(2_FIDELITY_LOGOS)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
ASSET ALLOCATION
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND CLASS C
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 8 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT SUMMARY 11 A summary of the fund's
investments.
INVESTMENTS 12 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 25 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 34 Notes to the financial
statements.
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
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. The Advisor Asset Allocation Fund is already
diversified because it invests in stocks, bonds and short-term and
money market instruments, both in the U.S. and overseas. If you have a
short investment time horizon, you might want to consider moving some
of your investment into a money market fund, which seeks income and a
stable share price by investing in high-quality, short-term
investments. Of course, it's important to remember that an investment
in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although
money market funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at
$1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in these
types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - CLASS A
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the
total return would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIOD ENDED MAY 31, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV ASSET ALLOCATION 3.70%
- - CL A
FIDELITY ADV ASSET ALLOCATION -2.26%
- - CL A (INCL. 5.75% SALES
CHARGE)
Fidelity Aggressive Composite 4.73%
S&P 500(registered trademark) 6.81%
LB Aggregate Bond -0.52%
LB 3 Month T-Bill 1.92%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, since the fund started on
December 28, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund
that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your investment
would be $1,050. You can compare Class A's returns to the performance
of the Fidelity Aggressive Asset Allocation Composite Index, a
hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices. The composite index
combines the total returns of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, the
Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index and the Lehman Brothers 3 Month
Treasury Bill Index, weighted according to the fund's neutral mix *.
The benchmarks listed in the table above include reinvested dividends
and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class A shares' cumulative return
and show you what would have happened if Class A shares had performed
at a constant rate each year. These numbers will be reported once the
fund is a year old. In addition, the growth of a hypothetical $10,000
investment in the fund will appear in the fund's next report six
months from now.
* CURRENTLY 70% STOCKS, 25% BONDS AND 5% SHORT-TERM/MONEY MARKET
INSTRUMENTS.
FIDELITY ADVISOR ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - CLASS T
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the
total return would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIOD ENDED MAY 31, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV ASSET ALLOCATION 3.70%
- - CL T
FIDELITY ADV ASSET ALLOCATION 0.07%
- - CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
Fidelity Aggressive Composite 4.73%
S&P 500 6.81%
LB Aggregate Bond -0.52%
LB 3 Month T-Bill 1.92%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, since the fund started on
December 28, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund
that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your investment
would be $1,050. You can compare Class T's returns to the performance
of the Fidelity Aggressive Asset Allocation Composite Index, a
hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices. The composite index
combines the total returns of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, the
Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index and the Lehman Brothers 3 Month
Treasury Bill Index, weighted according to the fund's neutral mix *.
The benchmarks listed in the table above include reinvested dividends
and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class T shares' cumulative return
and show you what would have happened if Class T shares had performed
at a constant rate each year. These numbers will be reported once the
fund is a year old. In addition, the growth of a hypothetical $10,000
investment in the fund will appear in the fund's next report six
months from now.
* CURRENTLY 70% STOCKS, 25% BONDS AND 5% SHORT-TERM/MONEY MARKET
INSTRUMENTS.
FIDELITY ADVISOR ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - CLASS B
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). Class B shares' contingent deferred sales charge included in
the life of fund total return is 5%. If Fidelity had not reimbursed
certain class expenses, the total return would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIOD ENDED MAY 31, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV ASSET ALLOCATION 3.50%
- - CL B
FIDELITY ADV ASSET ALLOCATION -1.50%
- - CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Aggressive Composite 4.73%
S&P 500 6.81%
LB Aggregate Bond -0.52%
LB 3 Month T-Bill 1.92%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, since the fund started on
December 28, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund
that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your investment
would be $1,050. You can compare Class B's returns to the performance
of the Fidelity Aggressive Asset Allocation Composite Index, a
hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices. The composite index
combines the total returns of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, the
Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index and the Lehman Brothers 3 Month
Treasury Bill Index, weighted according to the fund's neutral mix *.
The benchmarks listed in the table above include reinvested dividends
and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class B shares' cumulative return
and show you what would have happened if Class B shares had performed
at a constant rate each year. These numbers will be reported once the
fund is a year old. In addition, the growth of a hypothetical $10,000
investment in the fund will appear in the fund's next report six
months from now.
* CURRENTLY 70% STOCKS, 25% BONDS AND 5% SHORT-TERM/MONEY MARKET
INSTRUMENTS.
FIDELITY ADVISOR ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - CLASS C
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charge included in
the life of fund total return is 1%. If Fidelity had not reimbursed
certain class expenses, the total return would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIOD ENDED MAY 31, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV ASSET ALLOCATION 3.50%
- - CL C
FIDELITY ADV ASSET ALLOCATION 2.50%
- - CL C (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Aggressive Composite 4.73%
S&P 500 6.81%
LB Aggregate Bond -0.52%
LB 3 Month T-Bill 1.92%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, since the fund started on
December 28, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund
that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your investment
would be $1,050. You can compare Class C's returns to the performance
of the Fidelity Aggressive Asset Allocation Composite Index, a
hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices. The composite index
combines the total returns of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, the
Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index and the Lehman Brothers 3 Month
Treasury Bill Index, weighted according to the fund's neutral mix *.
The benchmarks listed in the table above include reinvested dividends
and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class C shares' cumulative return
and show you what would have happened if Class C shares had performed
at a constant rate each year. These numbers will be reported once the
fund is a year old. In addition, the growth of a hypothetical $10,000
investment in the fund will appear in the fund's next report six
months from now.
* CURRENTLY 70% STOCKS, 25% BONDS AND 5% SHORT-TERM/MONEY MARKET
INSTRUMENTS.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Bullish sentiment surrounding
domestic equity markets for much of
the six-month period that ended
May 31, 1999, was quelled by the
Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias
in mid-May toward raising interest
rates. Signs of continued strength
and emerging inflationary
pressures in the U.S. economy
fueled uncertainty, inducing stock
markets to give back some of their
gains, but not before the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - could lock in
a healthy return of 16.75% for the
period. The technology-laden
NASDAQ returned 26.93%, while
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index
produced a return of 12.61%. The
last two months of the period were
marked by the market's sudden
rotation to economically sensitive
cyclical and out-of-favor value
stocks. The movement away from
large-company growth stocks was
reflected in the rebound of the
small-cap universe, as portrayed by
the Russell 2000 Index, which
outpaced its larger-cap
counterparts in the S&P 500 by a
total of 8.51% for April and May.
Rising interest rates were not
well-received by the taxable-bond
market, as it struggled during the
period. The Lehman Brothers
Aggregate Bond Index - a widely
followed measure of taxable bond
performance - returned
- -0.76%. Bond bears were on the
prowl late in the period as a sharp
rise in consumer prices sparked the
worst Treasury sell-off in three
years, pushing bond prices down
and bringing yields up to the
pre-crisis levels of last summer.
(photograph of Richard Habermann)
An interview with Richard Habermann, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, DICK?
A. The fund commenced operations on December 28, 1998. From that date
through May 31, 1999, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C
shares returned 3.70%, 3.70%, 3.50% and 3.50%, respectively. The
Fidelity Aggressive Asset Allocation Composite Index returned 4.73%
during the same period. Going forward, we'll look at the fund's
performance in six- and 12-month intervals and compare it to its peer
group.
Q. WHAT WAS YOUR ALLOCATION STRATEGY DURING THE PERIOD AND HOW DID IT
AFFECT PERFORMANCE?
A. The fund's neutral mix of investments typically calls for 70% to be
invested in stocks, 25% in bonds and 5% in short-term and money market
instruments. Having close to 30% of the fund invested in bonds and
other short-term investments hurt in an equity-driven market. That
being said, a slight emphasis on equities relative to the neutral mix
helped performance, as did the fund's exposure to high-yield bond
issues.
Q. HOW DID THE FUND'S STOCK SUBPORTFOLIO PERFORM DURING THE PERIOD?
A. Individual security selection within the equity portfolio - which
is managed by Brad Lewis - was solid, but a narrow equity market
during the early stages of the period proved restrictive. The fund got
great results from some of its technology positions, including Sun
Microsystems and Lexmark International Group. Sun - which supplies
enterprise network computing products - was well-positioned within its
field, and Lexmark, a manufacturer of laser and inkjet printers,
benefited from increased demand for reasonably priced home and office
printers. Through the first couple of months of the period, however,
not owning enough of other technology names such as Lucent
Technologies hurt. Individual detractors, meanwhile, included names
such as Guidant Corp. and Intel. Guidant, which manufactures and
markets cardiac-related equipment, was hurt by falling revenues, while
chipmaker Intel was negatively affected by price-cutting within the
personal computer market.
Q. HOW DID THE BOND PORTION OF THE FUND FARE DURING THE PERIOD?
A. Despite rising interest rates, the fund's high-yield investments -
managed by Fred Hoff - performed quite well during the period as yield
spreads tightened relative to U.S. Treasuries. In addition, investor
perceptions of default risk - a key driver of performance within this
sector - were kept at bay due to improving global economies and
several domestic interest-rate cuts in the fall of 1998. In terms of
individual holdings, the fund's stake in Nextel Communications
performed well as the company continued to add wireless subscribers at
a rapid rate and also received an equity infusion from Microsoft.
Other investments that performed well included Chesapeake Energy and
Ocean Energy, each of which benefited as gas and oil prices rebounded.
Rising interest rates, however, spelled trouble for the fund's
investment-grade bond positions. Charlie Morrison, who manages this
portion of the fund, invested primarily in Treasuries during the
period. An overall increase in investor confidence, however, lured
buyers away from safer Treasuries in favor of higher-yielding
alternatives. This, combined with the tighter spreads between
high-yield bonds and Treasuries, made for a somewhat flat performance
period for the investment-grade subportfolio.
Q. WHAT WAS YOUR STRATEGY WITH RESPECT TO THE FUND'S SHORT-TERM/MONEY
MARKET INVESTMENTS DURING THE PERIOD?
A. Considering the general consensus that interest rates would be
headed upward, the manager of this subportfolio - John Todd - focused
primarily on short-term repurchase agreements during the period.
Repurchase agreements, commonly known as repos - are short-term
securities whereby the seller agrees to repurchase the securities at
an agreed-upon price and time. The benefit to the fund during the
period was that repos offered an effective vehicle in which to invest
assets on a temporary basis. They also provided an adequate level of
liquidity which, given the interest-rate outlook, was desirable. In
fact, some market followers feel the Fed may raise rates more than
once in the coming months. As more money comes into the fund and
market conditions settle, John will begin to look at other types of
money market instruments with varying maturities.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING MONTHS?
A. Through the last couple months of the period, the market began to
show signs of increased breadth. Whereas stocks of larger companies
dominated in past periods, stocks of smaller companies finally began
to perform well. If world economies can continue to improve and more
stocks participate in the market's gains, that could play to
Fidelity's research strengths.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
(checkmark)FUND FACTS
GOAL: maximum total return
over the long term through
investing in stocks, bonds
and short-term and money
market instruments
START DATE: December 28,
1998
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $13 million
MANAGER: Richard Habermann,
since inception; joined
Fidelity in 1968
DICK HABERMANN TALKS ABOUT
HOW THE FUND IS MANAGED:
"The fund's equity, bond and money
market subportfolios are managed
by separate managers. My role
involves making tactical allocation
strategy decisions. While this
process can add value over time, it's
important for investors to
remember that good security
selection within each of the
subportfolios will be the primary
driver of excess returns over time.
"The fund's equity investments are
chosen using a computer-aided
quantitative discipline. From
models, we try to use historical
research and information to identify
stocks with the highest expected
return. In terms of the bond
portfolio, we avoid making any
interest-rate bets. That's a losing
proposition. Instead, we actively
select bonds and take a hands-on
approach to managing the fund's
bond exposure. The fund will
typically be overweighted in
corporate bonds and other
securities, but we also use high-yield
bonds to try to increase the fund's
long-term return and yield. We
also rely heavily on our dedicated
high-yield research group, one of
the largest in the industry.
"The end result, we hope, is an
asset allocation fund that leverages
what Fidelity does best in each of
these sectors."
INVESTMENT SUMMARY
TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS
Microsoft Corp. 3.4
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 3.2
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 3.2
Guidant Corp. 2.7
BellSouth Corp. 2.7
Amgen, Inc. 2.6
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 2.4
Fannie Mae 2.3
Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter & 2.3
Co.
American International Group, 2.1
Inc.
TOP TEN MARKET SECTORS
(STOCKS ONLY) AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS
FINANCE 11.7
UTILITIES 11.7
TECHNOLOGY 10.2
HEALTH 9.4
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 8.5
NONDURABLES 7.8
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 4.7
EQUIPMENT
ENERGY 3.4
DURABLES 1.8
MEDIA & LEISURE 1.7
ASSET ALLOCATION
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 *
Stock class 74%
Bond class 19%
Short-term class 7%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 6%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 74.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 19.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 7.0
ASSET ALLOCATION IN THE PIE CHART REFLECT THE CATEGORIZATION OF ASSETS
AS DEFINED IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS IN EFFECT AS OF THE TIME PERIOD
INDICATED ABOVE. FINANCIAL STATEMENT CATEGORIZATIONS CONFORM TO
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND WILL DIFFER FROM THE PIE CHART.
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
COMMON STOCKS - 71.8%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.5%
Boeing Co. 250 $ 10,563
United Technologies Corp. 1,050 65,166
75,729
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.3%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.3%
Ashland, Inc. 900 36,675
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.9%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.7%
Fortune Brands, Inc. 470 19,211
Masco Corp. 2,870 81,974
101,185
CONSTRUCTION - 0.2%
Kaufman & Broad Home Corp. 860 20,748
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 121,933
ESTATE
DURABLES - 1.8%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
1.1%
Ford Motor Co. 2,880 164,340
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.3%
Maytag Corp. 610 43,043
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.4%
VF Corp. 1,110 51,060
TOTAL DURABLES 258,443
ENERGY - 3.4%
OIL & GAS - 3.4%
Chevron Corp. 1,600 148,300
Coastal Corp. (The) 1,100 42,419
Exxon Corp. 650 51,919
Mobil Corp. 520 52,650
Sunoco, Inc. 600 18,263
Texaco, Inc. 2,530 165,715
479,266
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
FINANCE - 11.7%
BANKS - 1.1%
Chase Manhattan Corp. 2,180 $ 158,050
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.6%
Citigroup, Inc. 1,400 92,750
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 3.3%
Fannie Mae 4,780 325,040
Freddie Mac 2,550 148,697
473,737
INSURANCE - 4.4%
AFLAC, Inc. 510 26,010
Allstate Corp. 3,690 134,454
American General Corp. 910 65,748
American International Group, 2,680 306,358
Inc.
Lincoln National Corp. 770 78,348
Nationwide Financial 380 16,411
Services, Inc. Class A
627,329
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 2.3%
Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter & 3,350 323,275
Co.
TOTAL FINANCE 1,675,141
HEALTH - 9.4%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 4.9%
Amgen, Inc. (a) 5,970 377,603
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 4,280 293,715
Schering-Plough Corp. 830 37,402
708,720
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 4.5%
Cardinal Health, Inc. 880 53,130
Guidant Corp. 7,770 388,500
Johnson & Johnson 2,140 198,218
639,848
TOTAL HEALTH 1,348,568
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 4.7%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.9%
General Electric Co. 2,810 285,742
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT -
CONTINUED
General Instrument Corp. (a) 690 $ 26,694
Honeywell, Inc. 1,020 96,518
408,954
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.8%
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 2,560 163,040
Tyco International Ltd. 1,080 94,365
257,405
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 666,359
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 1.7%
PUBLISHING - 1.7%
Gannet, Inc. 730 52,743
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 3,630 188,306
241,049
NONDURABLES - 7.8%
BEVERAGES - 0.9%
Anheuser-Busch Companies, 1,830 133,704
Inc.
FOODS - 2.5%
Heinz (H.J.) Co. 3,350 161,847
Quaker Oats Co. 2,910 192,242
354,089
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.2%
Avon Products, Inc. 1,200 59,325
Clorox Co. 1,070 108,003
167,328
TOBACCO - 3.2%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 12,060 465,064
TOTAL NONDURABLES 1,120,185
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 8.5%
APPAREL STORES - 0.9%
Gap, Inc. 1,260 78,829
TJX Companies, Inc. 1,750 52,500
131,329
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
DRUG STORES - 0.2%
Walgreen Co. 1,250 $ 29,063
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
4.4%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 1,940 122,220
Federated Department Stores, 750 40,875
Inc. (a)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 10,890 464,186
627,281
GROCERY STORES - 1.0%
Safeway, Inc. (a) 3,010 139,965
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 2.0%
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 5,620 291,889
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 1,219,527
SERVICES - 0.2%
ADVERTISING - 0.2%
Interpublic Group of 410 31,058
Companies, Inc.
TECHNOLOGY - 10.2%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 2.7%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 400 43,600
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 5,900 335,563
379,163
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 3.9%
International Business 540 62,809
Machines Corp.
Microsoft Corp. (a) 5,960 480,892
Novell, Inc. (a) 750 17,625
561,326
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 1.4%
Lexmark International Group, 1,490 202,826
Inc. Class A (a)
ELECTRONICS - 2.2%
Intel Corp. 3,540 191,381
Motorola, Inc. 780 64,594
Texas Instruments, Inc. 530 57,969
313,944
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 1,457,259
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - 10.7%
CELLULAR - 0.6%
ALLTEL Corp. 1,170 $ 83,874
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 4.2%
DTE Energy Co. 2,110 91,917
Edison International 1,950 53,625
Energy East Corp. 400 11,100
GPU, Inc. 1,040 45,305
PECO Energy Co. 2,710 132,621
PG&E Corp. 1,000 33,750
PP&L Resources, Inc. 290 8,700
Public Service Enterprise 2,620 109,876
Group, Inc.
Reliant Energy, Inc. 3,640 111,020
597,914
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 5.9%
Ameritech Corp. 2,340 154,001
AT&T Corp. 670 37,185
BellSouth Corp. 8,230 388,353
CenturyTel, Inc. 630 24,137
Pathnet, Inc. warrants 30 300
4/15/08 (a)(d)
SBC Communications, Inc. 1,740 88,958
Sprint Corp. (FON Group) 1,340 151,085
844,019
TOTAL UTILITIES 1,525,807
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 10,256,999
(Cost $10,275,500)
NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS - 1.0%
UTILITIES - 1.0%
CELLULAR - 0.6%
Nextel Communications, Inc.:
11.125% pay-in-kind 74 72,890
Series D, 13% pay-in-kind 10 10,600
83,490
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 0.4%
Hyperion Telecommunication, 4 3,720
Inc. 12.875% pay-in-kind
NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. 581 $ 29,776
14% pay-in-kind
WinStar Communications, Inc. 30 25,050
14.25%
58,546
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE 142,036
PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $134,597)
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CORPORATE BONDS - 12.7%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.2%
HEALTH - 0.1%
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.1%
Total Renal Care Holdings, B1 $ 20,000 16,400
Inc. 7% 5/15/09 (d)
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.1%
RESTAURANTS - 0.1%
CKE Restaurants, Inc. 4.25% B1 10,000 7,750
3/15/04
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS 24,150
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS - 12.5%
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 1.3%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.9%
Acetex Corp. yankee 9.75% B1 20,000 19,000
10/1/03
Lyondell Chemical Co.:
9.625% 5/1/07 (d) Ba3 10,000 10,150
9.875% 5/1/07 (d) Ba3 20,000 20,050
10.875% 5/1/09 (d) B2 10,000 10,150
Pioneer Americas Acquisition B2 10,000 8,500
Corp. 9.25% 6/15/07
Sterling Chemicals, Inc.:
11.25% 4/1/07 B3 30,000 27,750
11.75% 8/15/06 B3 30,000 28,350
123,950
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
BASIC INDUSTRIES - CONTINUED
METALS & MINING - 0.3%
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical B3 $ 50,000 $ 50,750
Corp. 12.75% 2/1/03
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.1%
Gaylord Container Corp. Caa1 10,000 9,375
9.375% 6/15/07
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 184,075
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.7%
CONSTRUCTION - 0.3%
U.S. Home Corp. 8.875% 2/15/09 B1 40,000 38,300
ENGINEERING - 0.1%
Anteon Corp. 12% 5/15/09 (d) B3 20,000 20,000
REAL ESTATE - 0.3%
LNR Property Corp. 9.375% B1 50,000 47,875
3/15/08
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 106,175
ESTATE
DURABLES - 0.2%
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.1%
Corning Consumer Products Co. B3 20,000 17,500
9.625% 5/1/08
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.1%
Worldtex, Inc. 9.625% 12/15/07 B1 10,000 8,700
TOTAL DURABLES 26,200
ENERGY - 0.9%
COAL - 0.1%
P&L Coal Holdings Corp. B2 20,000 19,950
9.625% 5/15/08
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.2%
R&B Falcon Corp. 6.5% 4/15/03 Ba3 40,000 33,600
OIL & GAS - 0.6%
Chesapeake Energy Corp. B3 10,000 8,850
9.625% 5/1/05
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Comstock Resources, Inc. B2 $ 30,000 $ 30,075
11.25% 5/1/07 (d)
Ocean Energy, Inc. 8.875% B1 40,000 40,200
7/15/07
79,125
TOTAL ENERGY 132,675
FINANCE - 1.1%
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 1.1%
AMRESCO, Inc.:
9.875% 3/15/05 Caa3 20,000 16,300
10% 3/15/04 Caa3 40,000 33,200
ContiFinancial Corp. 8.375% Caa1 10,000 8,700
8/15/03
Macsaver Financial Services,
Inc.:
7.4% 2/15/02 Ba1 10,000 7,700
7.6% 8/1/07 Ba1 20,000 15,600
Ono Finance PLC 13% 5/1/09 - 20,000 20,000
unit (d)
RBF Finance Co. 11% 3/15/06 Ba3 60,000 60,300
(d)
161,800
HEALTH - 0.5%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 0.2%
Global Health Sciences, Inc. Caa1 30,000 22,200
11% 5/1/08
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.3%
Fountain View, Inc. 11.25% Caa1 50,000 42,000
4/15/08
TOTAL HEALTH 64,200
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.4%
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.2%
Dunlop Standard Aero Holdings B3 20,000 20,000
PLC 11.875% 5/15/09 (d)
Tokheim Corp. 11.375% 8/1/08 B3 10,000 9,825
(d)
29,825
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.2%
IT Group, Inc. (The) 11.25% B3 $ 30,000 $ 29,700
4/1/09 (d)
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 59,525
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 4.3%
BROADCASTING - 2.8%
Bresnan Communications Group B2 20,000 13,200
LLC/Bresnan Capital Corp. 0%
2/1/09 (c)(d)
Chancellor Media Corp.:
8.125% 12/15/07 B1 50,000 49,375
9% 10/1/08 B1 20,000 20,700
Charter Communications B2 50,000 48,875
Holdings LLC/Charter
Communications Holdings
Capital Corp. 8.625% 4/1/09
(d)
Classic Cable, Inc. 9.875% B3 10,000 10,450
8/1/08 (d)
Diamond Cable Communications B3 80,000 62,800
PLC 0% 2/15/07 (c)
Falcon Holding Group B2 20,000 13,950
LP/Falcon Funding Corp. 0%
4/15/10 (c)
FrontierVision Operating B3 20,000 22,400
Partners LP/ FrontierVision
Capital Corp. 11% 10/15/06
Golden Sky DBS, Inc. 0% Caa1 30,000 17,700
3/1/07 (c)(d)
Knology Holding, Inc. 0% - 30,000 17,550
10/15/07 (c)
NTL, Inc. 0% 4/1/08 (c) B3 20,000 13,400
Spectrasite Holdings, Inc. 0% - 30,000 17,025
4/15/09 (c)(d)
TeleWest Communications PLC B1 20,000 13,050
0% 4/15/09 (c)(d)
Telewest PLC 0% 10/1/07 (c) B1 50,000 43,625
United International B3 50,000 32,500
Holdings, Inc. 0% 2/15/08 (c)
396,600
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.5%
Bally Total Fitness Holding B3 50,000 49,000
Corp. 9.875% 10/15/07
Regal Cinemas, Inc. 8.875% B3 30,000 27,675
12/15/10
76,675
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
LODGING & GAMING - 0.7%
Coast Hotels & Casinos, Inc. B3 $ 30,000 $ 29,025
9.5% 4/1/09 (d)
HMH Properties, Inc. 7.875% Ba2 30,000 27,750
8/1/08
Host Marriott LP 8.375% Ba2 40,000 38,600
2/15/06 (d)
95,375
RESTAURANTS - 0.3%
CKE Restaurants, Inc. 9.125% B1 20,000 19,150
5/1/09 (d)
Domino's, Inc. 10.375% B3 20,000 20,400
1/15/09 (d)
NE Restaurant, Inc. 10.75% B3 10,000 9,275
7/15/08
48,825
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 617,475
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 0.2%
GROCERY STORES - 0.2%
Jitney-Jungle Stores of Caa1 20,000 15,000
America, Inc. 10.375% 9/15/07
Pathmark Stores, Inc. 9.625% Caa1 10,000 10,150
5/1/03
25,150
TECHNOLOGY - 0.4%
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 0.2%
Rhythms NetConnections, Inc. - 25,000 23,500
12.75% 4/15/09 (d)
ELECTRONICS - 0.2%
Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. B3 30,000 30,075
10.375% 10/1/07 (d)
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 53,575
UTILITIES - 2.5%
CELLULAR - 0.4%
Millicom International Caa1 10,000 7,450
Cellular SA 0% 6/1/06 (c)
Nextel Communications, Inc. B2 10,000 6,625
0% 2/15/08 (c)
Teligent, Inc. 0% 3/1/08 (c) Caa1 50,000 28,750
Tritel Pcs, Inc. 0% 5/15/09 B3 20,000 10,150
(c)(d)
52,975
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 2.1%
Covad Communications Group, B3 $ 40,000 $ 21,600
Inc. 0% 3/15/08 (c)
GST Network Funding, Inc. 0% - 20,000 11,350
5/1/08 (c)(d)
GST Telecommunications, Inc. - 50,000 52,500
12.75% 11/15/07
Hyperion Telecommunications, Caa1 10,000 10,125
Inc. 12% 11/1/07 (d)
Intermedia Communications, B2 40,000 37,400
Inc. 8.6% 6/1/08
IXC Communications, Inc. 9% B3 30,000 28,950
4/15/08
KMC Telecom Holdings, Inc. Caa2 20,000 20,000
13.5% 5/15/09 (d)
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. B3 30,000 28,350
9.625% 10/1/07
Pathnet, Inc. 12.25% 4/15/08 - 30,000 16,800
WinStar Communications, Inc.:
0% 10/15/05 (c) Caa1 20,000 16,300
0% 10/15/05 (c) Caa1 30,000 39,300
15% 3/1/07 CCC 20,000 21,200
303,875
TOTAL UTILITIES 356,850
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS 1,787,700
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS 1,811,850
(Cost $1,809,933)
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS -
5.8%
U.S. Treasury Bonds:
6.875% 8/15/25 Aaa 65,000 71,713
7.625% 2/15/25 Aaa 47,000 56,385
8.875% 8/15/17 Aaa 70,000 90,901
9.875% 11/15/15 Aaa 10,000 13,872
U.S. Treasury Notes:
6.625% 6/30/01 Aaa 281,000 287,323
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS -
CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
U.S. Treasury Notes: -
continued
6.875% 3/31/00 Aaa $ 60,000 $ 60,869
7% 7/15/06 Aaa 234,000 249,905
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS 830,968
(Cost $843,754)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 8.7%
MATURITY AMOUNT
Investments in repurchase
agreements (U.S. Treasury
obligations), in a joint
trading account at:
4.8%, dated 5/28/99 due 6/1/99 $ 1,149,613 1,149,000
4.83%, dated 5/28/99 due 100,054 100,000
6/1/99
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 1,249,000
(Cost $1,249,000)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 14,290,853
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $14,312,784)
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LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) Standard & Poor's credit ratings are used in the absence of a
rating by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
(c) Debt obligation initially issued in zero coupon form which
converts to coupon form at a specified rate and date. The rate shown
is the rate at period end.
(d) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the
Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified
institutional buyers. At the period end, the value of these securities
amounted to $579,625 or 4.2% of net assets.
OTHER INFORMATION
The composition of long-term debt holdings as a percentage of total
value of investments in securities, is as follows (ratings are
unaudited):
MOODY'S RATINGS S&P RATINGS
Aaa, Aa, A 5.8% AAA, AA, A 5.8%
Baa 0.0% BBB 0.0%
Ba 1.5% BB 1.7%
B 7.8% B 7.5%
Caa 2.1% CCC 2.1%
Ca, C 0.0% CC, C 0.0%
D 0.0%
The percentage not rated by Moody's or S&P amounted to 1.1%. FMR has
determined that unrated debt securities that are lower quality account
for 1.1% of the total value of investment in securities.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $14,323,999. Net unrealized depreciation
aggregated $33,146, of which $442,868 related to appreciated
investment securities and $476,014 related to depreciated investment
securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 14,290,853
value (including repurchase
agreements of $1,249,000)
(cost $14,312,784) - See
accompanying schedule
Cash 10,989
Receivable for investments 95,790
sold
Receivable for fund shares 317,788
sold
Dividends receivable 12,903
Interest receivable 47,867
Prepaid expenses 48,704
Receivable from investment 10,645
adviser for expense
reductions
TOTAL ASSETS 14,835,539
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 1,024,289
purchased
Payable for fund shares 11,339
redeemed
Distribution fees payable 6,952
Other payables and accrued 23,880
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,066,460
NET ASSETS $ 13,769,079
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 13,785,820
Undistributed net investment 31,682
income
Accumulated undistributed net (26,492)
realized gain (loss) on
investments
Net unrealized appreciation (21,931)
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS $ 13,769,079
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $10.37
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($1,065,360 (divided by)
102,699 shares)
Maximum offering price per $11.00
share (100/94.25 of $10.37)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.37
redemption price per share
($5,901,530 (divided by)
569,281 shares)
Maximum offering price per $10.75
share (100/96.50 of $10.37)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.35
offering price per share
($3,924,147 (divided by)
379,149 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.35
offering price per share
($2,093,343 (divided by)
202,351 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $10.39
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($784,699 (divided by)
75,536 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 32,603
Dividends
Interest 66,942
TOTAL INCOME 99,545
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 18,858
Transfer agent fees 7,897
Distribution fees 20,489
Accounting fees and expenses 25,706
Non-interested trustees' 7
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 8,728
Registration fees 57,756
Audit 11,220
Legal 3
Miscellaneous 120
Total expenses before 150,784
reductions
Expense reductions (82,921) 67,863
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 31,682
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (26,492)
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on
investment securities
Change in net unrealized (21,931)
appreciation (depreciation)
on investment securities
NET GAIN (LOSS) (48,423)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ (16,741)
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS) TO MAY 31, 1999
(UNAUDITED)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 31,682
income
Net realized gain (loss) (26,492)
Change in net unrealized (21,931)
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN (16,741)
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Share transactions - net 13,785,820
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 13,769,079
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period -
End of period (including $ 13,769,079
undistributed net investment
income of $31,682)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .06
Net realized and unrealized .31 G
gain (loss)
Total from investment .37
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.37
TOTAL RETURN B, C 3.70%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 1,065
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.75% A, F
net assets
Ratio of net investment 1.38% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 111% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS'
EXPENSE RATIO WOULD HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G THE AMOUNT SHOWN FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH
THE AGGREGATE NET LOSS ON INVESTMENTS FOR THE PERIOD DUE TO THE TIMING
OF SALES AND REPURCHASES OF CLASS SHARES IN RELATION TO FLUCTUATING
MARKET VALUES OF THE INVESTMENTS OF THE FUND.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .05
Net realized and unrealized .32 H
gain (loss)
Total from investment .37
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.37
TOTAL RETURN B, C 3.70%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 5,902
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.00% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.99% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.13% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 111% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS'
EXPENSE RATIO WOULD HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
H THE AMOUNT SHOWN FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH
THE AGGREGATE NET LOSS ON INVESTMENTS FOR THE PERIOD DUE TO THE TIMING
OF SALES AND REPURCHASES OF CLASS SHARES IN RELATION TO FLUCTUATING
MARKET VALUES OF THE INVESTMENTS OF THE FUND.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .03
Net realized and unrealized .32 G
gain (loss)
Total from investment .35
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.35
TOTAL RETURN B, C 3.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 3,924
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of net investment .63% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 111% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G THE AMOUNT SHOWN FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH
THE AGGREGATE NET LOSS ON INVESTMENTS FOR THE PERIOD DUE TO THE TIMING
OF SALES AND REPURCHASES OF CLASS SHARES IN RELATION TO FLUCTUATING
MARKET VALUES OF THE INVESTMENTS OF THE FUND.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .03
Net realized and unrealized .32 G
gain (loss)
Total from investment .35
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.35
TOTAL RETURN B, C 3.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 2,093
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of net investment .63% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 111% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G THE AMOUNT SHOWN FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH
THE AGGREGATE NET LOSS ON INVESTMENTS FOR THE PERIOD DUE TO THE TIMING
OF SALES AND REPURCHASES OF CLASS SHARES IN RELATION TO FLUCTUATING
MARKET VALUES OF THE INVESTMENTS OF THE FUND.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .07
Net realized and unrealized .32 G
gain (loss)
Total from investment .39
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.39
TOTAL RETURN B, C 3.90%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 785
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of net investment 1.63% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 111% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN FOR PERIOD OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR IS ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G THE AMOUNT SHOWN FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH
THE AGGREGATE NET LOSS ON INVESTMENTS FOR THE PERIOD DUE TO THE TIMING
OF SALES AND REPURCHASES OF CLASS SHARES IN RELATION TO FLUCTUATING
MARKET VALUES OF THE INVESTMENTS OF THE FUND.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund (the fund) is a fund of
Fidelity Advisor Series I (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 (the 1940 Act), as an
open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts
business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase.Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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. Equity securities for which quotations are readily
available are valued at the last sale price, or if no sale price, at
the closing bid price. Debt securities for which quotations are
readily available are valued by a pricing service at their market
values as determined by their most recent bid prices in the principal
market (sales prices if the principal market is an exchange) in which
such securities are normally traded. Securities (including restricted
securities) for which market quotations are not readily available are
valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under
consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the
Board of Trustees. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions
represent net gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign
currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference
between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S.
dollar amount actually received, and gains and losses between trade
and settlement
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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. The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment
company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. By so
qualifying, the fund will not be 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 funds
are 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 trust can be directly attributed to a fund.
Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among the
funds in the trust.
PREPAID EXPENSES. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) bears
all organizational expenses of the funds except for the cost of
registering and qualifying shares of each class for distribution under
federal and state securities law. These registration expenses are
borne by the fund and amortized over one year.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Distributions are recorded on the
ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance
with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted
accounting principles. These differences may result in distribution
reclassifications.
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 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 fund, along with other
affiliated entities of 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.
RESTRICTED SECURITIES. The fund is permitted to invest in securities
that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These
securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from
registration or to the public if the securities are registered.
Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations
and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult.
At the end of the period, the fund had no investments in restricted
securities (excluding 144A issues).
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $16,464,609 and $3,383,404, respectively of which U.S.
government and government agency obligations aggregated $1,028,798 and
$182,597, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from: .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
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
MANAGEMENT FEE - CONTINUED
effect during the period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates,
as they resulted in the same or a lower management fee. For the
period, the management fee was equivalent to an annualized rate of
.58% of average net assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
CLASS C 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 874 $ 661
CLASS T 6,255 1,131
CLASS B 8,507 6,986
CLASS C 4,853 4,794
$ 20,489 $ 13,572
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on .25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 7,757 $ 7,244
CLASS T 15,787 12,054
CLASS B - - *
CLASS C 4 4 *
$ 23,548 $ 19,302
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS,
BANKS, AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE
MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the
fund(collectively referred to as the transfer agent) for the fund's
Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C and Institutional Class. FIIOC
receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the
account size and type of account of
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
TRANSFER AGENT FEES - CONTINUED
the shareholders of the respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for
typesetting, printing and mailing of all shareholder reports, except
proxy statements. For the period, the following amounts were paid to
FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 1,005 .29 *
CLASS T 2,484 .20 *
CLASS B 2,266 .27 *
CLASS C 1,376 .29 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 766 .26 *
$ 7,897
* ANNUALIZED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc., an affiliate of FMR,
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 $584 for the period.
5. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse operating expenses (excluding
interest, taxes, securities lending fees, brokerage commissions and
extraordinary expenses, if any) above the following annual rates or
range of annual rates of average net assets for each of the following
classes:
FMR EXPENSE LIMITATIONS REIMBURSEMENT
CLASS A 1.75% $ 9,050
CLASS T 2.00% 31,561
CLASS B 2.50% 22,047
CLASS C 2.50% 12,638
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1.50% 7,556
$ 82,852
5. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS - CONTINUED
In addition, the fund has entered into an arrangement with each class'
transfer agent whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash
balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses. During the period
Class T's expenses were reduced by $69 under the transfer agent
arrangement.
6. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period FDC, an affiliate of FMR was record owner of
approximately 23% of the total outstanding shares of the fund. In
addition, one unaffiliated shareholder was record owner of more than
10% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
DECEMBER 28, 1998 DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO MAY 31, 1999 TO MAY 31, 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 102,757 $ 1,048,500
Shares redeemed (58) (600)
Net increase (decrease) 102,699 $ 1,047,900
CLASS T Shares sold 601,001 $ 6,270,921
Shares redeemed (31,720) (335,145)
Net increase (decrease) 569,281 $ 5,935,776
CLASS B Shares sold 381,453 $ 3,964,489
Shares redeemed (2,304) (24,022)
Net increase (decrease) 379,149 $ 3,940,467
CLASS C Shares sold 203,570 $ 2,108,953
Shares redeemed (1,219) (12,683)
Net increase (decrease) 202,351 $ 2,096,270
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 75,536 $ 765,407
sold
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INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc. (FIMM),
Merrimack, NH
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Robert A. Lawrence, Vice President
Richard C. Habermann, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENTS
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Quincy, MA
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuantSM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
(Fidelity Logo Graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
ASSET ALLOCATION
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(Fidelity Logo Graphics)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 5 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT SUMMARY 8 A summary of the fund's
investments.
INVESTMENTS 9 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 31 Notes to the financial
statements.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
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. The Advisor Asset Allocation Fund is already
diversified because it invests in stocks, bonds and short-term and
money market instruments, both in the U.S. and overseas. If you have a
short investment time horizon, you might want to consider moving some
of your investment into a money market fund, which seeks income and a
stable share price by investing in high-quality, short-term
investments. Of course, it's important to remember that an investment
in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although
money market funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at
$1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in these
types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR ASSET ALLOCATION FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the
total return would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIOD ENDED MAY 31, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV ASSET ALLOCATION 3.90%
- - INST CL
Fidelity Aggressive Composite 4.73%
S&P 500(registered trademark) 6.81%
LB Aggregate Bond -0.52%
LB 3 Month T-Bill 1.92%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, since the fund
started on December 28, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000
in a fund that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your
investment would be $1,050. You can compare Institutional Class'
returns to the performance of the Fidelity Aggressive Asset Allocation
Composite Index, a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices. The
composite index combines the total returns of the Standard & Poor's
500 Index, the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index and the Lehman
Brothers 3 Month Treasury Bill Index, weighted according to the fund's
neutral mix *. The benchmarks listed in the table above include
reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect
of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Institutional Class shares'
cumulative return and show you what would have happened if
Institutional Class shares had performed at a constant rate each year.
These numbers will be reported once the fund is a year old. In
addition, the growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the fund
will appear in the fund's next report six months from now.
* CURRENTLY 70% STOCKS, 25% BONDS AND 5% SHORT-TERM/MONEY MARKET
INSTRUMENTS.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Bullish sentiment surrounding
domestic equity markets for much of
the six-month period that ended
May 31, 1999, was quelled by the
Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias
in mid-May toward raising interest
rates. Signs of continued strength
and emerging inflationary
pressures in the U.S. economy
fueled uncertainty, inducing stock
markets to give back some of their
gains, but not before the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - could lock in
a healthy return of 16.75% for the
period. The technology-laden
NASDAQ returned 26.93%, while
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index
produced a return of 12.61%. The
last two months of the period were
marked by the market's sudden
rotation to economically sensitive
cyclical and out-of-favor value
stocks. The movement away from
large-company growth stocks was
reflected in the rebound of the
small-cap universe, as portrayed by
the Russell 2000 Index, which
outpaced its larger-cap
counterparts in the S&P 500 by a
total of 8.51% for April and May.
Rising interest rates were not
well-received by the taxable-bond
market, as it struggled during the
period. The Lehman Brothers
Aggregate Bond Index - a widely
followed measure of taxable bond
performance - returned
- -0.76%. Bond bears were on the
prowl late in the period as a sharp
rise in consumer prices sparked the
worst Treasury sell-off in three
years, pushing bond prices down
and bringing yields up to the
pre-crisis levels of last summer.
(photograph of Richard Habermann)
An interview with Richard Habermann, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, DICK?
A. The fund commenced operations on December 28, 1998. From that date
through May 31, 1999, the fund's Institutional Class shares returned
3.90%. The Fidelity Aggressive Asset Allocation Composite Index
returned 4.73% during the same period. Going forward, we'll look at
the fund's performance in six- and 12-month intervals and compare it
to its peer group.
Q. WHAT WAS YOUR ALLOCATION STRATEGY DURING THE PERIOD AND HOW DID IT
AFFECT PERFORMANCE?
A. The fund's neutral mix of investments typically calls for 70% to be
invested in stocks, 25% in bonds and 5% in short-term and money market
instruments. Having close to 30% of the fund invested in bonds and
other short-term investments hurt in an equity-driven market. That
being said, a slight emphasis on equities relative to the neutral mix
helped performance, as did the fund's exposure to high-yield bond
issues.
Q. HOW DID THE FUND'S STOCK SUBPORTFOLIO PERFORM DURING THE PERIOD?
A. Individual security selection within the equity portfolio - which
is managed by Brad Lewis - was solid, but a narrow equity market
during the early stages of the period proved restrictive. The fund got
great results from some of its technology positions, including Sun
Microsystems and Lexmark International Group. Sun - which supplies
enterprise network computing products - was well-positioned within its
field, and Lexmark, a manufacturer of laser and inkjet printers,
benefited from increased demand for reasonably priced home and office
printers. Through the first couple of months of the period, however,
not owning enough of other technology names such as Lucent
Technologies hurt. Individual detractors, meanwhile, included names
such as Guidant Corp. and Intel. Guidant, which manufactures and
markets cardiac-related equipment, was hurt by falling revenues, while
chipmaker Intel was negatively affected by price-cutting within the
personal computer market.
Q. HOW DID THE BOND PORTION OF THE FUND FARE DURING THE PERIOD?
A. Despite rising interest rates, the fund's high-yield investments -
managed by Fred Hoff - performed quite well during the period as yield
spreads tightened relative to U.S. Treasuries. In addition, investor
perceptions of default risk - a key driver of performance within this
sector - were kept at bay due to improving global economies and
several domestic interest-rate cuts in the fall of 1998. In terms of
individual holdings, the fund's stake in Nextel Communications
performed well as the company continued to add wireless subscribers at
a rapid rate and also received an equity infusion from Microsoft.
Other investments that performed well included Chesapeake Energy and
Ocean Energy, each of which benefited as gas and oil prices rebounded.
Rising interest rates, however, spelled trouble for the fund's
investment-grade bond positions. Charlie Morrison, who manages this
portion of the fund, invested primarily in Treasuries during the
period. An overall increase in investor confidence, however, lured
buyers away from safer Treasuries in favor of higher-yielding
alternatives. This, combined with the tighter spreads between
high-yield bonds and Treasuries, made for a somewhat flat performance
period for the investment-grade subportfolio.
Q. WHAT WAS YOUR STRATEGY WITH RESPECT TO THE FUND'S SHORT-TERM/MONEY
MARKET INVESTMENTS DURING THE PERIOD?
A. Considering the general consensus that interest rates would be
headed upward, the manager of this subportfolio - John Todd - focused
primarily on short-term repurchase agreements during the period.
Repurchase agreements, commonly known as repos - are short-term
securities whereby the seller agrees to repurchase the securities at
an agreed-upon price and time. The benefit to the fund during the
period was that repos offered an effective vehicle in which to invest
assets on a temporary basis. They also provided an adequate level of
liquidity which, given the interest-rate outlook, was desirable. In
fact, some market followers feel the Fed may raise rates more than
once in the coming months. As more money comes into the fund and
market conditions settle, John will begin to look at other types of
money market instruments with varying maturities.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING MONTHS?
A. Through the last couple months of the period, the market began to
show signs of increased breadth. Whereas stocks of larger companies
dominated in past periods, stocks of smaller companies finally began
to perform well. If world economies can continue to improve and more
stocks participate in the market's gains, that could play to
Fidelity's research strengths.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
(checkmark)FUND FACTS
GOAL: maximum total return
over the long term through
investing in stocks, bonds
and short-term and money
market instruments
START DATE: December 28,
1998
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $13 million
MANAGER: Richard Habermann,
since inception; joined
Fidelity in 1968
DICK HABERMANN TALKS ABOUT
HOW THE FUND IS MANAGED:
"The fund's equity, bond and money
market subportfolios are managed
by separate managers. My role
involves making tactical allocation
strategy decisions. While this
process can add value over time, it's
important for investors to
remember that good security
selection within each of the
subportfolios will be the primary
driver of excess returns over time.
"The fund's equity investments are
chosen using a computer-aided
quantitative discipline. From
models, we try to use historical
research and information to identify
stocks with the highest expected
return. In terms of the bond
portfolio, we avoid making any
interest-rate bets. That's a losing
proposition. Instead, we actively
select bonds and take a hands-on
approach to managing the fund's
bond exposure. The fund will
typically be overweighted in
corporate bonds and other
securities, but we also use high-yield
bonds to try to increase the fund's
long-term return and yield. We
also rely heavily on our dedicated
high-yield research group, one of
the largest in the industry.
"The end result, we hope, is an
asset allocation fund that leverages
what Fidelity does best in each of
these sectors."
INVESTMENT SUMMARY
TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS
Microsoft Corp. 3.4
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 3.2
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 3.2
Guidant Corp. 2.7
BellSouth Corp. 2.7
Amgen, Inc. 2.6
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 2.4
Fannie Mae 2.3
Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter & 2.3
Co.
American International Group, 2.1
Inc.
TOP TEN MARKET SECTORS
(STOCKS ONLY) AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS
FINANCE 11.7
UTILITIES 11.7
TECHNOLOGY 10.2
HEALTH 9.4
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 8.5
NONDURABLES 7.8
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 4.7
EQUIPMENT
ENERGY 3.4
DURABLES 1.8
MEDIA & LEISURE 1.7
ASSET ALLOCATION
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 *
Stock class 74%
Bond class 19%
Short-term class 7%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 6%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 74.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 19.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 7.0
ASSET ALLOCATION IN THE PIE CHART REFLECT THE CATEGORIZATION OF ASSETS
AS DEFINED IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS IN EFFECT AS OF THE TIME PERIOD
INDICATED ABOVE. FINANCIAL STATEMENT CATEGORIZATIONS CONFORM TO
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND WILL DIFFER FROM THE PIE CHART.
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
COMMON STOCKS - 71.8%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.5%
Boeing Co. 250 $ 10,563
United Technologies Corp. 1,050 65,166
75,729
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.3%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.3%
Ashland, Inc. 900 36,675
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.9%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.7%
Fortune Brands, Inc. 470 19,211
Masco Corp. 2,870 81,974
101,185
CONSTRUCTION - 0.2%
Kaufman & Broad Home Corp. 860 20,748
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 121,933
ESTATE
DURABLES - 1.8%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
1.1%
Ford Motor Co. 2,880 164,340
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.3%
Maytag Corp. 610 43,043
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.4%
VF Corp. 1,110 51,060
TOTAL DURABLES 258,443
ENERGY - 3.4%
OIL & GAS - 3.4%
Chevron Corp. 1,600 148,300
Coastal Corp. (The) 1,100 42,419
Exxon Corp. 650 51,919
Mobil Corp. 520 52,650
Sunoco, Inc. 600 18,263
Texaco, Inc. 2,530 165,715
479,266
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
FINANCE - 11.7%
BANKS - 1.1%
Chase Manhattan Corp. 2,180 $ 158,050
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.6%
Citigroup, Inc. 1,400 92,750
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 3.3%
Fannie Mae 4,780 325,040
Freddie Mac 2,550 148,697
473,737
INSURANCE - 4.4%
AFLAC, Inc. 510 26,010
Allstate Corp. 3,690 134,454
American General Corp. 910 65,748
American International Group, 2,680 306,358
Inc.
Lincoln National Corp. 770 78,348
Nationwide Financial 380 16,411
Services, Inc. Class A
627,329
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 2.3%
Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter & 3,350 323,275
Co.
TOTAL FINANCE 1,675,141
HEALTH - 9.4%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 4.9%
Amgen, Inc. (a) 5,970 377,603
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 4,280 293,715
Schering-Plough Corp. 830 37,402
708,720
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 4.5%
Cardinal Health, Inc. 880 53,130
Guidant Corp. 7,770 388,500
Johnson & Johnson 2,140 198,218
639,848
TOTAL HEALTH 1,348,568
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 4.7%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.9%
General Electric Co. 2,810 285,742
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT -
CONTINUED
General Instrument Corp. (a) 690 $ 26,694
Honeywell, Inc. 1,020 96,518
408,954
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.8%
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 2,560 163,040
Tyco International Ltd. 1,080 94,365
257,405
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 666,359
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 1.7%
PUBLISHING - 1.7%
Gannet, Inc. 730 52,743
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 3,630 188,306
241,049
NONDURABLES - 7.8%
BEVERAGES - 0.9%
Anheuser-Busch Companies, 1,830 133,704
Inc.
FOODS - 2.5%
Heinz (H.J.) Co. 3,350 161,847
Quaker Oats Co. 2,910 192,242
354,089
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.2%
Avon Products, Inc. 1,200 59,325
Clorox Co. 1,070 108,003
167,328
TOBACCO - 3.2%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 12,060 465,064
TOTAL NONDURABLES 1,120,185
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 8.5%
APPAREL STORES - 0.9%
Gap, Inc. 1,260 78,829
TJX Companies, Inc. 1,750 52,500
131,329
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
DRUG STORES - 0.2%
Walgreen Co. 1,250 $ 29,063
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
4.4%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 1,940 122,220
Federated Department Stores, 750 40,875
Inc. (a)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 10,890 464,186
627,281
GROCERY STORES - 1.0%
Safeway, Inc. (a) 3,010 139,965
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 2.0%
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 5,620 291,889
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 1,219,527
SERVICES - 0.2%
ADVERTISING - 0.2%
Interpublic Group of 410 31,058
Companies, Inc.
TECHNOLOGY - 10.2%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 2.7%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 400 43,600
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 5,900 335,563
379,163
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 3.9%
International Business 540 62,809
Machines Corp.
Microsoft Corp. (a) 5,960 480,892
Novell, Inc. (a) 750 17,625
561,326
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 1.4%
Lexmark International Group, 1,490 202,826
Inc. Class A (a)
ELECTRONICS - 2.2%
Intel Corp. 3,540 191,381
Motorola, Inc. 780 64,594
Texas Instruments, Inc. 530 57,969
313,944
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 1,457,259
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - 10.7%
CELLULAR - 0.6%
ALLTEL Corp. 1,170 $ 83,874
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 4.2%
DTE Energy Co. 2,110 91,917
Edison International 1,950 53,625
Energy East Corp. 400 11,100
GPU, Inc. 1,040 45,305
PECO Energy Co. 2,710 132,621
PG&E Corp. 1,000 33,750
PP&L Resources, Inc. 290 8,700
Public Service Enterprise 2,620 109,876
Group, Inc.
Reliant Energy, Inc. 3,640 111,020
597,914
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 5.9%
Ameritech Corp. 2,340 154,001
AT&T Corp. 670 37,185
BellSouth Corp. 8,230 388,353
CenturyTel, Inc. 630 24,137
Pathnet, Inc. warrants 30 300
4/15/08 (a)(d)
SBC Communications, Inc. 1,740 88,958
Sprint Corp. (FON Group) 1,340 151,085
844,019
TOTAL UTILITIES 1,525,807
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 10,256,999
(Cost $10,275,500)
NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS - 1.0%
UTILITIES - 1.0%
CELLULAR - 0.6%
Nextel Communications, Inc.:
11.125% pay-in-kind 74 72,890
Series D, 13% pay-in-kind 10 10,600
83,490
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 0.4%
Hyperion Telecommunication, 4 3,720
Inc. 12.875% pay-in-kind
NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. 581 $ 29,776
14% pay-in-kind
WinStar Communications, Inc. 30 25,050
14.25%
58,546
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE 142,036
PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $134,597)
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CORPORATE BONDS - 12.7%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.2%
HEALTH - 0.1%
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.1%
Total Renal Care Holdings, B1 $ 20,000 16,400
Inc. 7% 5/15/09 (d)
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.1%
RESTAURANTS - 0.1%
CKE Restaurants, Inc. 4.25% B1 10,000 7,750
3/15/04
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS 24,150
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS - 12.5%
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 1.3%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.9%
Acetex Corp. yankee 9.75% B1 20,000 19,000
10/1/03
Lyondell Chemical Co.:
9.625% 5/1/07 (d) Ba3 10,000 10,150
9.875% 5/1/07 (d) Ba3 20,000 20,050
10.875% 5/1/09 (d) B2 10,000 10,150
Pioneer Americas Acquisition B2 10,000 8,500
Corp. 9.25% 6/15/07
Sterling Chemicals, Inc.:
11.25% 4/1/07 B3 30,000 27,750
11.75% 8/15/06 B3 30,000 28,350
123,950
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
BASIC INDUSTRIES - CONTINUED
METALS & MINING - 0.3%
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical B3 $ 50,000 $ 50,750
Corp. 12.75% 2/1/03
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.1%
Gaylord Container Corp. Caa1 10,000 9,375
9.375% 6/15/07
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 184,075
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.7%
CONSTRUCTION - 0.3%
U.S. Home Corp. 8.875% 2/15/09 B1 40,000 38,300
ENGINEERING - 0.1%
Anteon Corp. 12% 5/15/09 (d) B3 20,000 20,000
REAL ESTATE - 0.3%
LNR Property Corp. 9.375% B1 50,000 47,875
3/15/08
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 106,175
ESTATE
DURABLES - 0.2%
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.1%
Corning Consumer Products Co. B3 20,000 17,500
9.625% 5/1/08
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.1%
Worldtex, Inc. 9.625% 12/15/07 B1 10,000 8,700
TOTAL DURABLES 26,200
ENERGY - 0.9%
COAL - 0.1%
P&L Coal Holdings Corp. B2 20,000 19,950
9.625% 5/15/08
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.2%
R&B Falcon Corp. 6.5% 4/15/03 Ba3 40,000 33,600
OIL & GAS - 0.6%
Chesapeake Energy Corp. B3 10,000 8,850
9.625% 5/1/05
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Comstock Resources, Inc. B2 $ 30,000 $ 30,075
11.25% 5/1/07 (d)
Ocean Energy, Inc. 8.875% B1 40,000 40,200
7/15/07
79,125
TOTAL ENERGY 132,675
FINANCE - 1.1%
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 1.1%
AMRESCO, Inc.:
9.875% 3/15/05 Caa3 20,000 16,300
10% 3/15/04 Caa3 40,000 33,200
ContiFinancial Corp. 8.375% Caa1 10,000 8,700
8/15/03
Macsaver Financial Services,
Inc.:
7.4% 2/15/02 Ba1 10,000 7,700
7.6% 8/1/07 Ba1 20,000 15,600
Ono Finance PLC 13% 5/1/09 - 20,000 20,000
unit (d)
RBF Finance Co. 11% 3/15/06 Ba3 60,000 60,300
(d)
161,800
HEALTH - 0.5%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 0.2%
Global Health Sciences, Inc. Caa1 30,000 22,200
11% 5/1/08
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.3%
Fountain View, Inc. 11.25% Caa1 50,000 42,000
4/15/08
TOTAL HEALTH 64,200
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.4%
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.2%
Dunlop Standard Aero Holdings B3 20,000 20,000
PLC 11.875% 5/15/09 (d)
Tokheim Corp. 11.375% 8/1/08 B3 10,000 9,825
(d)
29,825
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.2%
IT Group, Inc. (The) 11.25% B3 $ 30,000 $ 29,700
4/1/09 (d)
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 59,525
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 4.3%
BROADCASTING - 2.8%
Bresnan Communications Group B2 20,000 13,200
LLC/Bresnan Capital Corp. 0%
2/1/09 (c)(d)
Chancellor Media Corp.:
8.125% 12/15/07 B1 50,000 49,375
9% 10/1/08 B1 20,000 20,700
Charter Communications B2 50,000 48,875
Holdings LLC/Charter
Communications Holdings
Capital Corp. 8.625% 4/1/09
(d)
Classic Cable, Inc. 9.875% B3 10,000 10,450
8/1/08 (d)
Diamond Cable Communications B3 80,000 62,800
PLC 0% 2/15/07 (c)
Falcon Holding Group B2 20,000 13,950
LP/Falcon Funding Corp. 0%
4/15/10 (c)
FrontierVision Operating B3 20,000 22,400
Partners LP/ FrontierVision
Capital Corp. 11% 10/15/06
Golden Sky DBS, Inc. 0% Caa1 30,000 17,700
3/1/07 (c)(d)
Knology Holding, Inc. 0% - 30,000 17,550
10/15/07 (c)
NTL, Inc. 0% 4/1/08 (c) B3 20,000 13,400
Spectrasite Holdings, Inc. 0% - 30,000 17,025
4/15/09 (c)(d)
TeleWest Communications PLC B1 20,000 13,050
0% 4/15/09 (c)(d)
Telewest PLC 0% 10/1/07 (c) B1 50,000 43,625
United International B3 50,000 32,500
Holdings, Inc. 0% 2/15/08 (c)
396,600
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.5%
Bally Total Fitness Holding B3 50,000 49,000
Corp. 9.875% 10/15/07
Regal Cinemas, Inc. 8.875% B3 30,000 27,675
12/15/10
76,675
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
LODGING & GAMING - 0.7%
Coast Hotels & Casinos, Inc. B3 $ 30,000 $ 29,025
9.5% 4/1/09 (d)
HMH Properties, Inc. 7.875% Ba2 30,000 27,750
8/1/08
Host Marriott LP 8.375% Ba2 40,000 38,600
2/15/06 (d)
95,375
RESTAURANTS - 0.3%
CKE Restaurants, Inc. 9.125% B1 20,000 19,150
5/1/09 (d)
Domino's, Inc. 10.375% B3 20,000 20,400
1/15/09 (d)
NE Restaurant, Inc. 10.75% B3 10,000 9,275
7/15/08
48,825
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 617,475
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 0.2%
GROCERY STORES - 0.2%
Jitney-Jungle Stores of Caa1 20,000 15,000
America, Inc. 10.375% 9/15/07
Pathmark Stores, Inc. 9.625% Caa1 10,000 10,150
5/1/03
25,150
TECHNOLOGY - 0.4%
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 0.2%
Rhythms NetConnections, Inc. - 25,000 23,500
12.75% 4/15/09 (d)
ELECTRONICS - 0.2%
Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. B3 30,000 30,075
10.375% 10/1/07 (d)
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 53,575
UTILITIES - 2.5%
CELLULAR - 0.4%
Millicom International Caa1 10,000 7,450
Cellular SA 0% 6/1/06 (c)
Nextel Communications, Inc. B2 10,000 6,625
0% 2/15/08 (c)
Teligent, Inc. 0% 3/1/08 (c) Caa1 50,000 28,750
Tritel Pcs, Inc. 0% 5/15/09 B3 20,000 10,150
(c)(d)
52,975
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 2.1%
Covad Communications Group, B3 $ 40,000 $ 21,600
Inc. 0% 3/15/08 (c)
GST Network Funding, Inc. 0% - 20,000 11,350
5/1/08 (c)(d)
GST Telecommunications, Inc. - 50,000 52,500
12.75% 11/15/07
Hyperion Telecommunications, Caa1 10,000 10,125
Inc. 12% 11/1/07 (d)
Intermedia Communications, B2 40,000 37,400
Inc. 8.6% 6/1/08
IXC Communications, Inc. 9% B3 30,000 28,950
4/15/08
KMC Telecom Holdings, Inc. Caa2 20,000 20,000
13.5% 5/15/09 (d)
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. B3 30,000 28,350
9.625% 10/1/07
Pathnet, Inc. 12.25% 4/15/08 - 30,000 16,800
WinStar Communications, Inc.:
0% 10/15/05 (c) Caa1 20,000 16,300
0% 10/15/05 (c) Caa1 30,000 39,300
15% 3/1/07 CCC 20,000 21,200
303,875
TOTAL UTILITIES 356,850
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS 1,787,700
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS 1,811,850
(Cost $1,809,933)
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS -
5.8%
U.S. Treasury Bonds:
6.875% 8/15/25 Aaa 65,000 71,713
7.625% 2/15/25 Aaa 47,000 56,385
8.875% 8/15/17 Aaa 70,000 90,901
9.875% 11/15/15 Aaa 10,000 13,872
U.S. Treasury Notes:
6.625% 6/30/01 Aaa 281,000 287,323
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS -
CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
U.S. Treasury Notes: -
continued
6.875% 3/31/00 Aaa $ 60,000 $ 60,869
7% 7/15/06 Aaa 234,000 249,905
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS 830,968
(Cost $843,754)
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CASH EQUIVALENTS - 8.7%
MATURITY AMOUNT
Investments in repurchase
agreements (U.S. Treasury
obligations), in a joint
trading account at:
4.8%, dated 5/28/99 due 6/1/99 $ 1,149,613 1,149,000
4.83%, dated 5/28/99 due 100,054 100,000
6/1/99
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 1,249,000
(Cost $1,249,000)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 14,290,853
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $14,312,784)
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) Standard & Poor's credit ratings are used in the absence of a
rating by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
(c) Debt obligation initially issued in zero coupon form which
converts to coupon form at a specified rate and date. The rate shown
is the rate at period end.
(d) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the
Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified
institutional buyers. At the period end, the value of these securities
amounted to $579,625 or 4.2% of net assets.
OTHER INFORMATION
The composition of long-term debt holdings as a percentage of total
value of investments in securities, is as follows (ratings are
unaudited):
MOODY'S RATINGS S&P RATINGS
Aaa, Aa, A 5.8% AAA, AA, A 5.8%
Baa 0.0% BBB 0.0%
Ba 1.5% BB 1.7%
B 7.8% B 7.5%
Caa 2.1% CCC 2.1%
Ca, C 0.0% CC, C 0.0%
D 0.0%
The percentage not rated by Moody's or S&P amounted to 1.1%. FMR has
determined that unrated debt securities that are lower quality account
for 1.1% of the total value of investment in securities.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $14,323,999. Net unrealized depreciation
aggregated $33,146, of which $442,868 related to appreciated
investment securities and $476,014 related to depreciated investment
securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 14,290,853
value (including repurchase
agreements of $1,249,000)
(cost $14,312,784) - See
accompanying schedule
Cash 10,989
Receivable for investments 95,790
sold
Receivable for fund shares 317,788
sold
Dividends receivable 12,903
Interest receivable 47,867
Prepaid expenses 48,704
Receivable from investment 10,645
adviser for expense
reductions
TOTAL ASSETS 14,835,539
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 1,024,289
purchased
Payable for fund shares 11,339
redeemed
Distribution fees payable 6,952
Other payables and accrued 23,880
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,066,460
NET ASSETS $ 13,769,079
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 13,785,820
Undistributed net investment 31,682
income
Accumulated undistributed net (26,492)
realized gain (loss) on
investments
Net unrealized appreciation (21,931)
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS $ 13,769,079
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $10.37
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($1,065,360 (divided by)
102,699 shares)
Maximum offering price per $11.00
share (100/94.25 of $10.37)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.37
redemption price per share
($5,901,530 (divided by)
569,281 shares)
Maximum offering price per $10.75
share (100/96.50 of $10.37)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.35
offering price per share
($3,924,147 (divided by)
379,149 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.35
offering price per share
($2,093,343 (divided by)
202,351 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $10.39
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($784,699 (divided by)
75,536 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 32,603
Dividends
Interest 66,942
TOTAL INCOME 99,545
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 18,858
Transfer agent fees 7,897
Distribution fees 20,489
Accounting fees and expenses 25,706
Non-interested trustees' 7
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 8,728
Registration fees 57,756
Audit 11,220
Legal 3
Miscellaneous 120
Total expenses before 150,784
reductions
Expense reductions (82,921) 67,863
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 31,682
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (26,492)
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on
investment securities
Change in net unrealized (21,931)
appreciation (depreciation)
on investment securities
NET GAIN (LOSS) (48,423)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ (16,741)
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS) TO MAY 31, 1999
(UNAUDITED)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 31,682
income
Net realized gain (loss) (26,492)
Change in net unrealized (21,931)
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN (16,741)
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Share transactions - net 13,785,820
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 13,769,079
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period -
End of period (including $ 13,769,079
undistributed net investment
income of $31,682)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .06
Net realized and unrealized .31 G
gain (loss)
Total from investment .37
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.37
TOTAL RETURN B, C 3.70%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 1,065
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.75% A, F
net assets
Ratio of net investment 1.38% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 111% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G THE AMOUNT SHOWN FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH
THE AGGREGATE NET LOSS ON INVESTMENTS FOR THE PERIOD DUE TO THE TIMING
OF SALES AND REPURCHASES OF CLASS SHARES IN RELATION TO FLUCTUATING
MARKET VALUES OF THE INVESTMENTS OF THE FUND.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .05
Net realized and unrealized .32 H
gain (loss)
Total from investment .37
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.37
TOTAL RETURN B, C 3.70%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 5,902
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.00% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.99% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.13% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 111% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
H THE AMOUNT SHOWN FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH
THE AGGREGATE NET LOSS ON INVESTMENTS FOR THE PERIOD DUE TO THE TIMING
OF SALES AND REPURCHASES OF CLASS SHARES IN RELATION TO FLUCTUATING
MARKET VALUES OF THE INVESTMENTS OF THE FUND.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .03
Net realized and unrealized .32 G
gain (loss)
Total from investment .35
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.35
TOTAL RETURN B, C 3.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 3,924
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of net investment .63% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 111% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G THE AMOUNT SHOWN FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH
THE AGGREGATE NET LOSS ON INVESTMENTS FOR THE PERIOD DUE TO THE TIMING
OF SALES AND REPURCHASES OF CLASS SHARES IN RELATION TO FLUCTUATING
MARKET VALUES OF THE INVESTMENTS OF THE FUND.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .03
Net realized and unrealized .32 G
gain (loss)
Total from investment .35
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.35
TOTAL RETURN B, C 3.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 2,093
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of net investment .63% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 111% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G THE AMOUNT SHOWN FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH
THE AGGREGATE NET LOSS ON INVESTMENTS FOR THE PERIOD DUE TO THE TIMING
OF SALES AND REPURCHASES OF CLASS SHARES IN RELATION TO FLUCTUATING
MARKET VALUES OF THE INVESTMENTS OF THE FUND.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .07
Net realized and unrealized .32 G
gain (loss)
Total from investment .39
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.39
TOTAL RETURN B, C 3.90%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 785
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of net investment 1.63% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 111% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN FOR PERIOD OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR IS ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G THE AMOUNT SHOWN FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH
THE AGGREGATE NET LOSS ON INVESTMENTS FOR THE PERIOD DUE TO THE TIMING
OF SALES AND REPURCHASES OF CLASS SHARES IN RELATION TO FLUCTUATING
MARKET VALUES OF THE INVESTMENTS OF THE FUND.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund (the fund) is a fund of
Fidelity Advisor Series I (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 (the 1940 Act), as an
open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts
business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase.Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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. Equity securities for which quotations are readily
available are valued at the last sale price, or if no sale price, at
the closing bid price. Debt securities for which quotations are
readily available are valued by a pricing service at their market
values as determined by their most recent bid prices in the principal
market (sales prices if the principal market is an exchange) in which
such securities are normally traded. Securities (including restricted
securities) for which market quotations are not readily available are
valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under
consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the
Board of Trustees. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions
represent net gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign
currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference
between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S.
dollar amount actually received, and gains and losses between trade
and settlement
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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. The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment
company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. By so
qualifying, the fund will not be 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 funds
are 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 trust can be directly attributed to a fund.
Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among the
funds in the trust.
PREPAID EXPENSES. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) bears
all organizational expenses of the funds except for the cost of
registering and qualifying shares of each class for distribution under
federal and state securities law. These registration expenses are
borne by the fund and amortized over one year.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Distributions are recorded on the
ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance
with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted
accounting principles. These differences may result in distribution
reclassifications.
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 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 fund, along with other
affiliated entities of 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.
RESTRICTED SECURITIES. The fund is permitted to invest in securities
that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These
securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from
registration or to the public if the securities are registered.
Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations
and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult.
At the end of the period, the fund had no investments in restricted
securities (excluding 144A issues).
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $16,464,609 and $3,383,404, respectively of which U.S.
government and government agency obligations aggregated $1,028,798 and
$182,597, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from: .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
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
MANAGEMENT FEE - CONTINUED
effect during the period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates,
as they resulted in the same or a lower management fee. For the
period, the management fee was equivalent to an annualized rate of
.58% of average net assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
CLASS C 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 874 $ 661
CLASS T 6,255 1,131
CLASS B 8,507 6,986
CLASS C 4,853 4,794
$ 20,489 $ 13,572
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on .25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 7,757 $ 7,244
CLASS T 15,787 12,054
CLASS B - - *
CLASS C 4 4 *
$ 23,548 $ 19,302
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS,
BANKS, AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE
MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the
fund(collectively referred to as the transfer agent) for the fund's
Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C and Institutional Class. FIIOC
receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the
account size and type of account of
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
TRANSFER AGENT FEES - CONTINUED
the shareholders of the respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for
typesetting, printing and mailing of all shareholder reports, except
proxy statements. For the period, the following amounts were paid to
FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 1,005 .29 *
CLASS T 2,484 .20 *
CLASS B 2,266 .27 *
CLASS C 1,376 .29 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 766 .26 *
$ 7,897
* ANNUALIZED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc., an affiliate of FMR,
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 $584 for the period.
5. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse operating expenses (excluding
interest, taxes, securities lending fees, brokerage commissions and
extraordinary expenses, if any) above the following annual rates or
range of annual rates of average net assets for each of the following
classes:
FMR EXPENSE LIMITATIONS REIMBURSEMENT
CLASS A 1.75% $ 9,050
CLASS T 2.00% 31,561
CLASS B 2.50% 22,047
CLASS C 2.50% 12,638
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1.50% 7,556
$ 82,852
5. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS - CONTINUED
In addition, the fund has entered into an arrangement with each class'
transfer agent whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash
balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses. During the period
Class T's expenses were reduced by $69 under the transfer agent
arrangement.
6. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period FDC, an affiliate of FMR was record owner of
approximately 23% of the total outstanding shares of the fund. In
addition, one unaffiliated shareholder was record owner of more than
10% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
DECEMBER 28, 1998 DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO MAY 31, 1999 TO MAY 31, 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 102,757 $ 1,048,500
Shares redeemed (58) (600)
Net increase (decrease) 102,699 $ 1,047,900
CLASS T Shares sold 601,001 $ 6,270,921
Shares redeemed (31,720) (335,145)
Net increase (decrease) 569,281 $ 5,935,776
CLASS B Shares sold 381,453 $ 3,964,489
Shares redeemed (2,304) (24,022)
Net increase (decrease) 379,149 $ 3,940,467
CLASS C Shares sold 203,570 $ 2,108,953
Shares redeemed (1,219) (12,683)
Net increase (decrease) 202,351 $ 2,096,270
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 75,536 $ 765,407
sold
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INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc. (FIMM),
Merrimack, NH
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Robert A. Lawrence, Vice President
Richard C. Habermann, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENTS
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Quincy, MA
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuantSM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
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Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
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MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
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(FIDELITY_LOGO)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
DIVIDEND GROWTH
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND CLASS C
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(2_FIDELITY_LOGOS)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 8 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT SUMMARY 11 A summary of the fund's
investments.
INVESTMENTS 12 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 18 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 27 Notes to the financial
statements.
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McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
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trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND - CLASS A
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value).
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIOD ENDED MAY 31, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV DIVIDEND GROWTH 7.40%
- - CL A
FIDELITY ADV DIVIDEND GROWTH 1.22%
- - CL A (INCL. 5.75% SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 6.81%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, since the fund started on
December 28, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund
that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your investment
would be $1,050. You can compare Class A's returns to the performance
of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of common stocks. This benchmark includes reinvested dividends
and capital gains, if any, and excludes the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class A shares' cumulative return
and show you what would have happened if Class A shares had performed
at a constant rate each year. These numbers will be reported once the
fund is a year old. In addition, the growth of a hypothetical $10,000
investment in the fund will appear in the fund's next report six
months from now.
FIDELITY ADVISOR DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND - CLASS T
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value).
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIOD ENDED MAY 31, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV DIVIDEND GROWTH 7.40%
- - CL T
FIDELITY ADV DIVIDEND GROWTH 3.64%
- - CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 6.81%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, since the fund started on
December 28, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund
that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your investment
would be $1,050. You can compare Class T's returns to the performance
of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of common stocks. This benchmark includes reinvested dividends
and capital gains, if any, and excludes the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class T shares' cumulative return
and show you what would have happened if Class T shares had performed
at a constant rate each year. These numbers will be reported once the
fund is a year old. In addition, the growth of a hypothetical $10,000
investment in the fund will appear in the fund's next report six
months from now.
FIDELITY ADVISOR DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND - CLASS B
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). Class B shares' contingent deferred sales charge included in
the life of fund total return is 5%.
PERIOD ENDED MAY 31, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV DIVIDEND GROWTH 7.10%
- - CL B
FIDELITY ADV DIVIDEND GROWTH 2.10%
- - CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 6.81%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, since the fund started on
December 28, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund
that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your investment
would be $1,050. You can compare Class B's returns to the performance
of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of common stocks. This benchmark includes reinvested dividends
and capital gains, if any, and excludes the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class B shares' cumulative return
and show you what would have happened if Class B shares had performed
at a constant rate each year. These numbers will be reported once the
fund is a year old. In addition, the growth of a hypothetical $10,000
investment in the fund will appear in the fund's next report six
months from now.
FIDELITY ADVISOR DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND - CLASS C
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charge included in
the life of fund total return is 1%.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIOD ENDED MAY 31, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV DIVIDEND GROWTH 7.20%
- - CL C
FIDELITY ADV DIVIDEND GROWTH 6.20%
- - CL C (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 6.81%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, since the fund started on
December 28, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund
that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your investment
would be $1,050. You can compare Class C's returns to the performance
of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of common stocks. This benchmark includes reinvested dividends
and capital gains, if any, and excludes the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class C shares' cumulative return
and show you what would have happened if Class C shares had performed
at a constant rate each year. These numbers will be reported once the
fund is a year old. In addition, the growth of a hypothetical $10,000
investment in the fund will appear in the fund's next report six
months from now.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of Charles Mangum)
An interview with Charles Mangum, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, CHARLES?
A. From the fund's inception on December 28, 1998, through May 31,
1999, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned
7.40%, 7.40%, 7.10% and 7.20%, respectively. During this same time
period, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index returned 6.81%. Going forward,
we'll look at the fund's performance in six- and 12-month intervals
and compare it to its peer group.
Q. WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE?
A. While the fund managed to top the S&P 500's return, the market
environment during the period was not particularly conducive to a
strong return. I tend to focus on what I call stable-growth stocks,
and in doing so I try to minimize the volatility in the portfolio.
Through much of this period, though, investors - perhaps spurred on by
the perception of an imminent economic recovery - favored stocks with
more inherent volatility. Riskier small-cap stocks, for instance,
outperformed larger stocks for the first time in quite a while. This
change in sentiment hurt some of the fund's stable-growth names,
particularly finance stocks such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Investors also favored cyclical stocks - or those stocks that
typically perform in line with economic swings - towards the end of
the period. On a positive note, I'm happy with the way the fund
performed after a difficult start. Several good sector plays helped
performance.
Q. WAS THE FUND'S EXPOSURE TO ENERGY-RELATED STOCKS ONE EXAMPLE?
A. Yes, it was. Energy stocks endured a miserable stretch in late 1998
and early 1999, as the price of oil fell to near-historic lows. I
sensed an opportunity should the price bounce back, so I added to the
fund's stakes in oil exploration and drilling companies such as ENSCO
International and Mobil. Eventually, OPEC announced that it would cut
back on the world's oil supply, the price began to climb and these
stocks benefited. On the flip side, the fund's underweighting in
technology stocks - around 11% of assets at the end of the period
compared to just over 20% for the S&P 500 - hurt.
Q. AT THE CLOSE OF THE PERIOD, THE FUND'S COMBINED INVESTMENTS IN THE
HEALTH AND FINANCE SECTORS TOTALED AROUND 37%. HOW DID THESE GROUPS
PERFORM DURING THE PERIOD?
A. Each had a tough time for different reasons. Within the health
group, pharmaceutical stocks declined due to skepticism toward high
valuations and fewer exciting product announcements. Schering-Plough,
for instance - the fund's fifth-largest holding at the end of the
period - detracted from performance. Finance stocks suffered mainly
from the volatility I mentioned as well as the general consensus that
the next Federal Reserve Board interest-rate move would be upward.
Comerica, a Midwest regional bank with sound fundamentals, was one
such stock that declined during the period. One thing to keep in mind
is that this fund will typically have high exposure to both health and
finance stocks. In looking for stable growth and dividend payouts, my
experience has taught me that these two areas typically offer good
opportunities.
Q. WHICH INDIVIDUAL STOCKS PERFORMED WELL DURING THE PERIOD? WHICH
ONES WOULD YOU CLASSIFY AS DISAPPOINTING?
A. Two of the fund's better-performing stocks were Microsoft and
Johnson & Johnson. Microsoft continued to flex its muscles in several
growth areas of the technology industry, while Johnson & Johnson
enjoyed a favorable sales period. On the other hand, I'd label Philip
Morris and Cardinal Health as being disappointments. Philip Morris
continued to be dogged by ongoing tobacco litigation suits, while
Cardinal Health was plagued by fears of government pricing
intervention within the pharmaceuticals industry.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. Despite the climate we witnessed during this period, I'm optimistic
that stable growth stocks will fall back into favor among investors. A
little bit of uncertainty would contribute to that goal, and Y2K may
be just what the doctor ordered. In terms of the portfolio, I don't
foresee any major changes, but I may look for more opportunities
within the supermarket group. As we neared the end of the period,
grocery-store stocks had gotten quite cheap and many had maintained
consistent earnings-growth track records.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: to increase the value of
the fund's shares by investing
mainly in equity securities of
companies that have the
potential to increase their
current dividend or begin
paying a dividend
START DATE: December 28,
1998
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $445 million
MANAGER: Charles Mangum,
since inception; joined
Fidelity in 1990
(checkmark)
CHARLES MANGUM TALKS
ABOUT HIS INVESTING STYLE:
"While the market environment
over the past five months hasn't
rewarded stable-growth
companies, it does nonetheless
provide an effective backdrop for
explaining my investment
approach.
"First and foremost, I believe in
showing patience toward a
particular stock. Investors may
notice that many of the names I've
mentioned as being laggards -
including Fannie Mae,
Schering-Plough and Philip
Morris - still reside in the fund's
top-10 list of holdings. That's
because I believe in each of these
companies and prefer to take a
long-term view of their prospects.
Each of these companies has
shown consistency in generating
solid earnings growth over time, is
capable of paying out steady
dividends and - in my opinion -
is well-run. I don't believe in
turning my back on companies
such as these based on short-term
market swings. In my experience,
companies that have good
earnings-growth track records
over prolonged periods of time are
going to win out in the end.
"I also try to avoid sector rotation,
or simply jumping headfirst into
an industry that may be
performing well at the time. While
this can result in eye-catching
returns on an occasional basis, too
much rotation can be a losing
proposition over the long haul."
INVESTMENT SUMMARY
TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS
Fannie Mae 5.4
Johnson & Johnson 4.1
Microsoft Corp. 3.3
General Electric Co. 3.1
Schering-Plough Corp. 3.1
Associates First Capital 2.8
Corp. Class A
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 2.6
MCI WorldCom, Inc. 2.2
Comerica, Inc. 2.2
Freddie Mac 2.1
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS
FINANCE 21.6
HEALTH 15.8
TECHNOLOGY 10.7
UTILITIES 9.9
NONDURABLES 7.5
ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 *
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 97.8
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 2.2
Stocks 97.8%
Short-term investments 2.2%
*FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 1.7%
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
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COMMON STOCKS - 97.8%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 2.4%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.6%
Cordant Technologies, Inc. 50,430 $ 2,445,855
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 1.0%
Raytheon Co. Class A 67,510 4,485,196
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.8%
General Dynamics Corp. 53,720 3,532,090
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 10,463,141
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.9%
METALS & MINING - 0.5%
Alcoa, Inc. 37,720 2,074,600
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.4%
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 66,060 2,014,830
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 4,089,430
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.6%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.5%
Masco Corp. 83,530 2,385,826
REAL ESTATE - 0.1%
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. 13,300 245,219
Class A
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 2,631,045
ESTATE
DURABLES - 1.5%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.5%
AutoZone, Inc. (a) 73,200 2,118,225
HOME FURNISHINGS - 1.0%
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 106,530 4,314,465
TOTAL DURABLES 6,432,690
ENERGY - 7.2%
ENERGY SERVICES - 2.2%
ENSCO International, Inc. 104,000 1,846,000
Global Marine, Inc. (a) 166,520 2,341,688
Halliburton Co. 82,880 3,429,160
Schlumberger Ltd. 31,480 1,894,702
9,511,550
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - 5.0%
BP Amoco PLC sponsored ADR 21,440 $ 2,296,760
Chevron Corp. 25,000 2,317,188
Exxon Corp. 87,690 7,004,239
Mobil Corp. 70,400 7,128,000
Santa Fe Snyder Corp. (a) 360,980 3,068,330
21,814,517
TOTAL ENERGY 31,326,067
FINANCE - 21.6%
BANKS - 3.2%
Chase Manhattan Corp. 60,950 4,418,875
Comerica, Inc. 156,870 9,480,831
13,899,706
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 5.8%
Associates First Capital 295,150 12,101,150
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 35,560 2,355,850
Fleet Financial Group, Inc. 225,730 9,283,146
Household International, Inc. 39,960 1,733,265
25,473,411
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 7.5%
Fannie Mae 346,900 23,589,194
Freddie Mac 160,450 9,356,241
32,945,435
INSURANCE - 3.9%
AFLAC, Inc. 33,800 1,723,800
American International Group, 37,863 4,328,214
Inc.
Hartford Financial Services 63,630 4,024,598
Group, Inc.
MGIC Investment Corp. 40,530 1,950,506
Travelers Property Casualty 126,370 4,991,615
Corp. Class A
17,018,733
SAVINGS & LOANS - 1.0%
Charter One Financial, Inc. 80,820 2,298,319
Washington Mutual, Inc. 59,280 2,263,755
4,562,074
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.2%
Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter & 9,640 $ 930,260
Co.
TOTAL FINANCE 94,829,619
HEALTH - 15.8%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 7.0%
American Home Products Corp. 68,640 3,955,380
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 92,660 6,358,793
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 30,300 2,164,556
Merck & Co., Inc. 66,920 4,517,100
Schering-Plough Corp. 300,560 13,543,985
30,539,814
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 8.8%
Abbott Laboratories 102,700 4,640,756
Becton, Dickinson & Co. 185,370 7,183,088
Cardinal Health, Inc. 149,570 9,030,289
Johnson & Johnson 193,310 17,905,339
38,759,472
TOTAL HEALTH 69,299,286
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 5.1%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 5.1%
Emerson Electric Co. 35,240 2,250,955
General Electric Co. 133,840 13,609,855
Honeywell, Inc. 30,000 2,838,750
Koninklijke (Royal) Philips 40,000 3,440,000
Electronics NV ADR
22,139,560
MEDIA & LEISURE - 4.2%
BROADCASTING - 1.9%
CBS Corp. (a) 85,800 3,582,150
Time Warner, Inc. 68,200 4,641,863
8,224,013
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.2%
Viacom, Inc. Class B 21,500 827,750
(non-vtg.) (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
RESTAURANTS - 2.1%
McDonald's Corp. 119,180 $ 4,588,430
Tricon Global Restaurants, 81,300 4,735,725
Inc. (a)
9,324,155
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 18,375,918
NONDURABLES - 7.5%
FOODS - 1.0%
Quaker Oats Co. 68,120 4,500,178
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 3.9%
Alberto-Culver Co.:
Class A 13,190 300,897
Class B 123,800 3,272,963
Clorox Co. 43,690 4,409,959
Gillette Co. 45,620 2,326,620
Procter & Gamble Co. 73,920 6,902,280
17,212,719
TOBACCO - 2.6%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 292,320 11,272,590
TOTAL NONDURABLES 32,985,487
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 6.8%
APPAREL STORES - 0.5%
Gap, Inc. 37,950 2,374,247
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
3.7%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 112,760 7,103,880
Federated Department Stores, 84,140 4,585,630
Inc. (a)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 108,020 4,604,353
16,293,863
GROCERY STORES - 1.0%
Albertson's, Inc. 40,100 2,145,350
Kroger Co. (a) 2,100 122,981
Safeway, Inc. (a) 45,900 2,134,350
4,402,681
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.6%
Home Depot, Inc. 63,630 3,618,956
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - CONTINUED
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 44,030 $ 2,286,808
Staples, Inc. (a) 32,100 922,875
6,828,639
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 29,899,430
SERVICES - 2.6%
ADVERTISING - 2.6%
Clear Channel Communications, 67,786 4,478,113
Inc. (a)
Omnicom Group, Inc. 96,300 6,741,000
11,219,113
TECHNOLOGY - 10.7%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 2.0%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 57,140 6,228,260
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 40,940 2,328,463
8,556,723
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 5.7%
Automatic Data Processing, 52,300 2,154,106
Inc.
DST Systems, Inc. (a) 64,800 3,499,200
International Business 41,400 4,815,338
Machines Corp.
Microsoft Corp. (a) 179,680 14,497,930
24,966,574
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 0.7%
Hewlett-Packard Co. 9,600 905,400
Xerox Corp. 40,240 2,260,985
3,166,385
ELECTRONICS - 2.3%
Intel Corp. 41,380 2,237,106
Motorola, Inc. 10,800 894,375
Texas Instruments, Inc. 63,540 6,949,688
10,081,169
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 46,770,851
TRANSPORTATION - 1.0%
RAILROADS - 1.0%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 140,210 4,346,510
Corp.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - 9.9%
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 2.0%
CMS Energy Corp. 42,090 $ 1,957,185
Duke Energy Corp. 40,330 2,432,403
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. 93,660 2,312,231
PG&E Corp. 68,280 2,304,450
9,006,269
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 7.9%
AT&T Corp. 159,216 8,836,488
Bell Atlantic Corp. 83,280 4,559,580
GTE Corp. 36,020 2,271,511
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 111,330 9,616,129
SBC Communications, Inc. 180,820 9,244,423
34,528,131
TOTAL UTILITIES 43,534,400
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 428,342,547
(Cost $426,432,025)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 2.2%
MATURITY AMOUNT
Investments in repurchase $ 9,751,198 9,746,000
agreements (U.S. Treasury
obligations), in a joint
trading account at 4.8%,
dated 5/28/99 due 6/1/99
(Cost $9,746,000)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 438,088,547
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $436,178,025)
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LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $437,352,908. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $735,639, of which $17,639,411 related to appreciated
investment securities and $16,903,772 related to depreciated
investment securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 438,088,547
value (including repurchase
agreements of $9,746,000)
(cost $436,178,025) - See
accompanying schedule
Cash 665
Receivable for investments 6,587,153
sold
Receivable for fund shares 9,673,432
sold
Dividends receivable 315,280
Prepaid expenses 48,701
TOTAL ASSETS 454,713,778
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 8,631,288
purchased
Payable for fund shares 330,893
redeemed
Accrued management fee 193,952
Distribution fees payable 228,834
Other payables and accrued 204,979
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 9,589,946
NET ASSETS $ 445,123,832
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 443,955,744
Accumulated net investment (363,750)
loss
Accumulated undistributed net (378,684)
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 1,910,522
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS $ 445,123,832
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $10.74
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($21,808,035 (divided by)
2,031,122 shares)
Maximum offering price per $11.40
share (100/94.25 of $10.74)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.74
redemption price per share
($178,534,999 (divided by)
16,631,066 shares)
Maximum offering price per $11.13
share (100/96.50 of $10.74)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.71
offering price per share
($140,941,896 (divided by)
13,156,998 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.72
offering price per share
($75,298,007 (divided by)
7,026,017 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $10.76
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($28,540,895 (divided
by) 2,653,644 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 849,437
Dividends
Interest 219,484
TOTAL INCOME 1,068,921
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 451,818
Transfer agent fees 186,773
Distribution fees 512,608
Accounting fees and expenses 42,140
Non-interested trustees' 130
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 27,396
Registration fees 228,743
Audit 10,647
Legal 24
Miscellaneous 1,370
Total expenses before 1,461,649
reductions
Expense reductions (28,978) 1,432,671
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (363,750)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities (380,162)
Foreign currency transactions 1,478 (378,684)
Change in net unrealized 1,910,522
appreciation (depreciation)
on investment securities
NET GAIN (LOSS) 1,531,838
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 1,168,088
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO MAY 31, 1999
(UNAUDITED)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (363,750)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) (378,684)
Change in net unrealized 1,910,522
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 1,168,088
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Share transactions - net 443,955,744
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 445,123,832
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period -
End of period (including $ 445,123,832
accumulated net investment
loss of $363,750)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.00)
Net realized and unrealized .74
gain (loss)
Total from investment .74
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.74
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.40%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 21,808
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.54% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.50% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.10)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 109% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.01)
Net realized and unrealized .75
gain (loss)
Total from investment .74
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.74
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.40%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 178,535
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.74% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.70% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.31)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 109% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.04)
Net realized and unrealized .75
gain (loss)
Total from investment .71
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.71
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.10%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 140,942
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.27% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.23% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.83)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 109% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.03)
Net realized and unrealized .75
gain (loss)
Total from investment .72
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.72
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.20%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 75,298
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.26% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.21% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.82)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 109% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .01
Net realized and unrealized .75
gain (loss)
Total from investment .76
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.76
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.60%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 28,541
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.22% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.19% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .21% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 109% A
A ANNUALIZED
B TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
C THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity
Advisor Series I (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 (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management
investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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. The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment
company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. By so
qualifying, the fund will not be 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.
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.
PREPAID EXPENSES. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) bears
all organizational expenses of the funds except for the cost of
registering and qualifying shares of each class for distribution under
federal and state securities law. These registration expenses are
borne by the fund and amortized over one year.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Distributions are recorded on the
ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance
with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted
accounting principles. These differences may result in distribution
reclassifications.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
Accumulated net investment loss and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
may include temporary book and tax basis differences that will reverse
in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining at fiscal
year end is distributed in the following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
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 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.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $512,914,489 and $86,102,302, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .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 resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annualized rate of .58% of average net
assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN - CONTINUED
the distribution of each class of shares and providing shareholder
support services. For the period, this fee was based on the following
annual rates of the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
CLASS C 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 8,360 $ -
CLASS T 160,948 77
CLASS B 236,180 177,144
CLASS C 107,120 105,461
$ 512,608 $ 282,682
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on 0.25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 209,109 $ 111,028
CLASS T 585,061 230,228
CLASS B 30,140 30,140 *
CLASS C 5,283 5,283 *
$ 829,593 $ 376,679
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 9,431 .29 *
CLASS T 75,397 .24 *
CLASS B 59,097 .25 *
CLASS C 25,489 .24 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 17,359 .23 *
$ 186,773
* ANNUALIZED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc., an affiliate of FMR,
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 $36,024 for the
period.
5. 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 $28,805 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into an arrangement with its
custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash
balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses. During the period,
the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $173 under the custodian
arrangement.
6. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, one shareholder was record owner of
approximately 12% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the period is as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
DECEMBER 28, 1998 DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO MAY 31, TO MAY 31,
1999 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 2,376,373 $ 25,672,834
Shares redeemed (345,251) (3,831,943)
Net increase (decrease) 2,031,122 $ 21,840,891
CLASS T Shares sold 17,156,631 $ 183,697,746
Shares redeemed (525,565) (5,647,219)
Net increase (decrease) 16,631,066 $ 178,050,527
CLASS B Shares sold 13,430,922 $ 143,593,917
Shares redeemed (273,924) (2,924,141)
Net increase (decrease) 13,156,998 $ 140,669,776
CLASS C Shares sold 7,131,473 $ 76,912,185
Shares redeemed (105,456) (1,130,552)
Net increase (decrease) 7,026,017 $ 75,781,633
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 2,687,709 $ 27,980,807
sold
Shares redeemed (34,065) (367,890)
Net increase (decrease) 2,653,644 $ 27,612,917
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INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Abigail P. Johnson, Vice President
Charles A. Mangum, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENTS
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Quincy, MA
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
ADGF-SANN-0799 80192
1.721239.100
(Fidelity Logo Graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
DIVIDEND GROWTH
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(Fidelity Logos)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 5 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT SUMMARY 8 A summary of the fund's
investments.
INVESTMENTS 9 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 15 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 24 Notes to the financial
statements.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
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All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
(recycle logo)This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based
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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 ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value).
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIOD ENDED MAY 31, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV DIVIDEND GROWTH 7.60%
- - INST CL
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 6.81%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, since the fund
started on December 28, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000
in a fund that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your
investment would be $1,050. You can compare Institutional Class'
returns to the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a
market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. This benchmark
includes reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and excludes
the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Institutional Class shares'
cumulative return and show you what would have happened if
Institutional Class shares had performed at a constant rate each year.
These numbers will be reported once the fund is a year old. In
addition, the growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the fund
will appear in the fund's next report six months from now.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of Charles Mangum)
An interview with Charles Mangum, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, CHARLES?
A. From the fund's inception on December 28, 1998, through May 31,
1999, the fund's Institutional Class shares returned 7.60%. During
this same time period, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index returned 6.81%.
Going forward, we'll look at the fund's performance in six- and
12-month intervals and compare it to its peer group.
Q. WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE?
A. While the fund managed to top the S&P 500's return, the market
environment during the period was not particularly conducive to a
strong return. I tend to focus on what I call stable-growth stocks,
and in doing so I try to minimize the volatility in the portfolio.
Through much of this period, though, investors - perhaps spurred on by
the perception of an imminent economic recovery - favored stocks with
more inherent volatility. Riskier small-cap stocks, for instance,
outperformed larger stocks for the first time in quite a while. This
change in sentiment hurt some of the fund's stable-growth names,
particularly finance stocks such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Investors also favored cyclical stocks - or those stocks that
typically perform in line with economic swings - towards the end of
the period. On a positive note, I'm happy with the way the fund
performed after a difficult start. Several good sector plays helped
performance.
Q. WAS THE FUND'S EXPOSURE TO ENERGY-RELATED STOCKS ONE EXAMPLE?
A. Yes, it was. Energy stocks endured a miserable stretch in late 1998
and early 1999, as the price of oil fell to near-historic lows. I
sensed an opportunity should the price bounce back, so I added to the
fund's stakes in oil exploration and drilling companies such as ENSCO
International and Mobil. Eventually, OPEC announced that it would cut
back on the world's oil supply, the price began to climb and these
stocks benefited. On the flip side, the fund's underweighting in
technology stocks - around 11% of assets at the end of the period
compared to just over 20% for the S&P 500 - hurt.
Q. AT THE CLOSE OF THE PERIOD, THE FUND'S COMBINED INVESTMENTS IN THE
HEALTH AND FINANCE SECTORS TOTALED AROUND 37%. HOW DID THESE GROUPS
PERFORM DURING THE PERIOD?
A. Each had a tough time for different reasons. Within the health
group, pharmaceutical stocks declined due to skepticism toward high
valuations and fewer exciting product announcements. Schering-Plough,
for instance - the fund's fifth-largest holding at the end of the
period - detracted from performance. Finance stocks suffered mainly
from the volatility I mentioned as well as the general consensus that
the next Federal Reserve Board interest-rate move would be upward.
Comerica, a Midwest regional bank with sound fundamentals, was one
such stock that declined during the period. One thing to keep in mind
is that this fund will typically have high exposure to both health and
finance stocks. In looking for stable growth and dividend payouts, my
experience has taught me that these two areas typically offer good
opportunities.
Q. WHICH INDIVIDUAL STOCKS PERFORMED WELL DURING THE PERIOD? WHICH
ONES WOULD YOU CLASSIFY AS DISAPPOINTING?
A. Two of the fund's better-performing stocks were Microsoft and
Johnson & Johnson. Microsoft continued to flex its muscles in several
growth areas of the technology industry, while Johnson & Johnson
enjoyed a favorable sales period. On the other hand, I'd label Philip
Morris and Cardinal Health as being disappointments. Philip Morris
continued to be dogged by ongoing tobacco litigation suits, while
Cardinal Health was plagued by fears of government pricing
intervention within the pharmaceuticals industry.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. Despite the climate we witnessed during this period, I'm optimistic
that stable growth stocks will fall back into favor among investors. A
little bit of uncertainty would contribute to that goal, and Y2K may
be just what the doctor ordered. In terms of the portfolio, I don't
foresee any major changes, but I may look for more opportunities
within the supermarket group. As we neared the end of the period,
grocery-store stocks had gotten quite cheap and many had maintained
consistent earnings-growth track records.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: to increase the value of
the fund's shares by investing
mainly in equity securities of
companies that have the
potential to increase their
current dividend or begin
paying a dividend
START DATE: December 28,
1998
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $445 million
MANAGER: Charles Mangum,
since inception; joined
Fidelity in 1990
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CHARLES MANGUM TALKS
ABOUT HIS INVESTING STYLE:
"While the market environment
over the past five months hasn't
rewarded stable-growth
companies, it does nonetheless
provide an effective backdrop for
explaining my investment
approach.
"First and foremost, I believe in
showing patience toward a
particular stock. Investors may
notice that many of the names I've
mentioned as being laggards -
including Fannie Mae,
Schering-Plough and Philip
Morris - still reside in the fund's
top-10 list of holdings. That's
because I believe in each of these
companies and prefer to take a
long-term view of their prospects.
Each of these companies has
shown consistency in generating
solid earnings growth over time, is
capable of paying out steady
dividends and - in my opinion -
is well-run. I don't believe in
turning my back on companies
such as these based on short-term
market swings. In my experience,
companies that have good
earnings-growth track records
over prolonged periods of time are
going to win out in the end.
"I also try to avoid sector rotation,
or simply jumping headfirst into
an industry that may be
performing well at the time. While
this can result in eye-catching
returns on an occasional basis, too
much rotation can be a losing
proposition over the long haul."
INVESTMENT SUMMARY
TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS
Fannie Mae 5.4
Johnson & Johnson 4.1
Microsoft Corp. 3.3
General Electric Co. 3.1
Schering-Plough Corp. 3.1
Associates First Capital 2.8
Corp. Class A
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 2.6
MCI WorldCom, Inc. 2.2
Comerica, Inc. 2.2
Freddie Mac 2.1
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS
FINANCE 21.6
HEALTH 15.8
TECHNOLOGY 10.7
UTILITIES 9.9
NONDURABLES 7.5
ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 *
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 97.8
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 2.2
Stocks 97.8%
Short-term investments 2.2%
*FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 1.7%
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
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COMMON STOCKS - 97.8%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 2.4%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.6%
Cordant Technologies, Inc. 50,430 $ 2,445,855
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 1.0%
Raytheon Co. Class A 67,510 4,485,196
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.8%
General Dynamics Corp. 53,720 3,532,090
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 10,463,141
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.9%
METALS & MINING - 0.5%
Alcoa, Inc. 37,720 2,074,600
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.4%
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 66,060 2,014,830
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 4,089,430
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.6%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.5%
Masco Corp. 83,530 2,385,826
REAL ESTATE - 0.1%
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. 13,300 245,219
Class A
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 2,631,045
ESTATE
DURABLES - 1.5%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.5%
AutoZone, Inc. (a) 73,200 2,118,225
HOME FURNISHINGS - 1.0%
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 106,530 4,314,465
TOTAL DURABLES 6,432,690
ENERGY - 7.2%
ENERGY SERVICES - 2.2%
ENSCO International, Inc. 104,000 1,846,000
Global Marine, Inc. (a) 166,520 2,341,688
Halliburton Co. 82,880 3,429,160
Schlumberger Ltd. 31,480 1,894,702
9,511,550
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - 5.0%
BP Amoco PLC sponsored ADR 21,440 $ 2,296,760
Chevron Corp. 25,000 2,317,188
Exxon Corp. 87,690 7,004,239
Mobil Corp. 70,400 7,128,000
Santa Fe Snyder Corp. (a) 360,980 3,068,330
21,814,517
TOTAL ENERGY 31,326,067
FINANCE - 21.6%
BANKS - 3.2%
Chase Manhattan Corp. 60,950 4,418,875
Comerica, Inc. 156,870 9,480,831
13,899,706
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 5.8%
Associates First Capital 295,150 12,101,150
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 35,560 2,355,850
Fleet Financial Group, Inc. 225,730 9,283,146
Household International, Inc. 39,960 1,733,265
25,473,411
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 7.5%
Fannie Mae 346,900 23,589,194
Freddie Mac 160,450 9,356,241
32,945,435
INSURANCE - 3.9%
AFLAC, Inc. 33,800 1,723,800
American International Group, 37,863 4,328,214
Inc.
Hartford Financial Services 63,630 4,024,598
Group, Inc.
MGIC Investment Corp. 40,530 1,950,506
Travelers Property Casualty 126,370 4,991,615
Corp. Class A
17,018,733
SAVINGS & LOANS - 1.0%
Charter One Financial, Inc. 80,820 2,298,319
Washington Mutual, Inc. 59,280 2,263,755
4,562,074
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.2%
Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter & 9,640 $ 930,260
Co.
TOTAL FINANCE 94,829,619
HEALTH - 15.8%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 7.0%
American Home Products Corp. 68,640 3,955,380
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 92,660 6,358,793
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 30,300 2,164,556
Merck & Co., Inc. 66,920 4,517,100
Schering-Plough Corp. 300,560 13,543,985
30,539,814
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 8.8%
Abbott Laboratories 102,700 4,640,756
Becton, Dickinson & Co. 185,370 7,183,088
Cardinal Health, Inc. 149,570 9,030,289
Johnson & Johnson 193,310 17,905,339
38,759,472
TOTAL HEALTH 69,299,286
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 5.1%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 5.1%
Emerson Electric Co. 35,240 2,250,955
General Electric Co. 133,840 13,609,855
Honeywell, Inc. 30,000 2,838,750
Koninklijke (Royal) Philips 40,000 3,440,000
Electronics NV ADR
22,139,560
MEDIA & LEISURE - 4.2%
BROADCASTING - 1.9%
CBS Corp. (a) 85,800 3,582,150
Time Warner, Inc. 68,200 4,641,863
8,224,013
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.2%
Viacom, Inc. Class B 21,500 827,750
(non-vtg.) (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
RESTAURANTS - 2.1%
McDonald's Corp. 119,180 $ 4,588,430
Tricon Global Restaurants, 81,300 4,735,725
Inc. (a)
9,324,155
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 18,375,918
NONDURABLES - 7.5%
FOODS - 1.0%
Quaker Oats Co. 68,120 4,500,178
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 3.9%
Alberto-Culver Co.:
Class A 13,190 300,897
Class B 123,800 3,272,963
Clorox Co. 43,690 4,409,959
Gillette Co. 45,620 2,326,620
Procter & Gamble Co. 73,920 6,902,280
17,212,719
TOBACCO - 2.6%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 292,320 11,272,590
TOTAL NONDURABLES 32,985,487
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 6.8%
APPAREL STORES - 0.5%
Gap, Inc. 37,950 2,374,247
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
3.7%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 112,760 7,103,880
Federated Department Stores, 84,140 4,585,630
Inc. (a)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 108,020 4,604,353
16,293,863
GROCERY STORES - 1.0%
Albertson's, Inc. 40,100 2,145,350
Kroger Co. (a) 2,100 122,981
Safeway, Inc. (a) 45,900 2,134,350
4,402,681
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.6%
Home Depot, Inc. 63,630 3,618,956
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - CONTINUED
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 44,030 $ 2,286,808
Staples, Inc. (a) 32,100 922,875
6,828,639
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 29,899,430
SERVICES - 2.6%
ADVERTISING - 2.6%
Clear Channel Communications, 67,786 4,478,113
Inc. (a)
Omnicom Group, Inc. 96,300 6,741,000
11,219,113
TECHNOLOGY - 10.7%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 2.0%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 57,140 6,228,260
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 40,940 2,328,463
8,556,723
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 5.7%
Automatic Data Processing, 52,300 2,154,106
Inc.
DST Systems, Inc. (a) 64,800 3,499,200
International Business 41,400 4,815,338
Machines Corp.
Microsoft Corp. (a) 179,680 14,497,930
24,966,574
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 0.7%
Hewlett-Packard Co. 9,600 905,400
Xerox Corp. 40,240 2,260,985
3,166,385
ELECTRONICS - 2.3%
Intel Corp. 41,380 2,237,106
Motorola, Inc. 10,800 894,375
Texas Instruments, Inc. 63,540 6,949,688
10,081,169
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 46,770,851
TRANSPORTATION - 1.0%
RAILROADS - 1.0%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 140,210 4,346,510
Corp.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - 9.9%
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 2.0%
CMS Energy Corp. 42,090 $ 1,957,185
Duke Energy Corp. 40,330 2,432,403
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. 93,660 2,312,231
PG&E Corp. 68,280 2,304,450
9,006,269
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 7.9%
AT&T Corp. 159,216 8,836,488
Bell Atlantic Corp. 83,280 4,559,580
GTE Corp. 36,020 2,271,511
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 111,330 9,616,129
SBC Communications, Inc. 180,820 9,244,423
34,528,131
TOTAL UTILITIES 43,534,400
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 428,342,547
(Cost $426,432,025)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 2.2%
MATURITY AMOUNT
Investments in repurchase $ 9,751,198 9,746,000
agreements (U.S. Treasury
obligations), in a joint
trading account at 4.8%,
dated 5/28/99 due 6/1/99
(Cost $9,746,000)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 438,088,547
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $436,178,025)
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LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost
of investment securities for income tax purposes was $437,352,908. Net
unrealized appreciation aggregated $735,639, of which $17,639,411
related to appreciated investment securities and $16,903,772 related
to depreciated investment securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 438,088,547
value (including repurchase
agreements of $9,746,000)
(cost $436,178,025) - See
accompanying schedule
Cash 665
Receivable for investments 6,587,153
sold
Receivable for fund shares 9,673,432
sold
Dividends receivable 315,280
Prepaid expenses 48,701
TOTAL ASSETS 454,713,778
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 8,631,288
purchased
Payable for fund shares 330,893
redeemed
Accrued management fee 193,952
Distribution fees payable 228,834
Other payables and accrued 204,979
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 9,589,946
NET ASSETS $ 445,123,832
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 443,955,744
Accumulated net investment (363,750)
loss
Accumulated undistributed net (378,684)
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 1,910,522
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS $ 445,123,832
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $10.74
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($21,808,035 (divided by)
2,031,122 shares)
Maximum offering price per $11.40
share (100/94.25 of $10.74)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.74
redemption price per share
($178,534,999 (divided by)
16,631,066 shares)
Maximum offering price per $11.13
share (100/96.50 of $10.74)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.71
offering price per share
($140,941,896 (divided by)
13,156,998 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.72
offering price per share
($75,298,007 (divided by)
7,026,017 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $10.76
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($28,540,895 (divided
by) 2,653,644 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 849,437
Dividends
Interest 219,484
TOTAL INCOME 1,068,921
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 451,818
Transfer agent fees 186,773
Distribution fees 512,608
Accounting fees and expenses 42,140
Non-interested trustees' 130
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 27,396
Registration fees 228,743
Audit 10,647
Legal 24
Miscellaneous 1,370
Total expenses before 1,461,649
reductions
Expense reductions (28,978) 1,432,671
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (363,750)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities (380,162)
Foreign currency transactions 1,478 (378,684)
Change in net unrealized 1,910,522
appreciation (depreciation)
on investment securities
NET GAIN (LOSS) 1,531,838
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 1,168,088
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO MAY 31, 1999
(UNAUDITED)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (363,750)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) (378,684)
Change in net unrealized 1,910,522
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 1,168,088
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Share transactions - net 443,955,744
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 445,123,832
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period -
End of period (including $ 445,123,832
accumulated net investment
loss of $363,750)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.00)
Net realized and unrealized .74
gain (loss)
Total from investment .74
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.74
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.40%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 21,808
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.54% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.50% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.10)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 109% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.01)
Net realized and unrealized .75
gain (loss)
Total from investment .74
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.74
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.40%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 178,535
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.74% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.70% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.31)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 109% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.04)
Net realized and unrealized .75
gain (loss)
Total from investment .71
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.71
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.10%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 140,942
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.27% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.23% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.83)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 109% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.03)
Net realized and unrealized .75
gain (loss)
Total from investment .72
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.72
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.20%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 75,298
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.26% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.21% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.82)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 109% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .01
Net realized and unrealized .75
gain (loss)
Total from investment .76
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.76
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.60%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 28,541
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.22% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.19% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .21% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 109% A
A ANNUALIZED
B TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
C THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity
Advisor Series I (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 (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management
investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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. The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment
company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. By so
qualifying, the fund will not be 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.
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.
PREPAID EXPENSES. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) bears
all organizational expenses of the funds except for the cost of
registering and qualifying shares of each class for distribution under
federal and state securities law. These registration expenses are
borne by the fund and amortized over one year.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Distributions are recorded on the
ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance
with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted
accounting principles. These differences may result in distribution
reclassifications.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
Accumulated net investment loss and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
may include temporary book and tax basis differences that will reverse
in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining at fiscal
year end is distributed in the following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
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 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.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $512,914,489 and $86,102,302, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .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 resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annualized rate of .58% of average net
assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN - CONTINUED
the distribution of each class of shares and providing shareholder
support services. For the period, this fee was based on the following
annual rates of the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
CLASS C 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 8,360 $ -
CLASS T 160,948 77
CLASS B 236,180 177,144
CLASS C 107,120 105,461
$ 512,608 $ 282,682
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on 0.25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 209,109 $ 111,028
CLASS T 585,061 230,228
CLASS B 30,140 30,140 *
CLASS C 5,283 5,283 *
$ 829,593 $ 376,679
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 9,431 .29 *
CLASS T 75,397 .24 *
CLASS B 59,097 .25 *
CLASS C 25,489 .24 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 17,359 .23 *
$ 186,773
* ANNUALIZED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc., an affiliate of FMR,
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 $36,024 for the
period.
5. 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 $28,805 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into an arrangement with its
custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash
balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses. During the period,
the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $173 under the custodian
arrangement.
6. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, one shareholder was record owner of
approximately 12% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the period is as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
DECEMBER 28, 1998 DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO MAY 31, TO MAY 31,
1999 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 2,376,373 $ 25,672,834
Shares redeemed (345,251) (3,831,943)
Net increase (decrease) 2,031,122 $ 21,840,891
CLASS T Shares sold 17,156,631 $ 183,697,746
Shares redeemed (525,565) (5,647,219)
Net increase (decrease) 16,631,066 $ 178,050,527
CLASS B Shares sold 13,430,922 $ 143,593,917
Shares redeemed (273,924) (2,924,141)
Net increase (decrease) 13,156,998 $ 140,669,776
CLASS C Shares sold 7,131,473 $ 76,912,185
Shares redeemed (105,456) (1,130,552)
Net increase (decrease) 7,026,017 $ 75,781,633
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 2,687,709 $ 27,980,807
sold
Shares redeemed (34,065) (367,890)
Net increase (decrease) 2,653,644 $ 27,612,917
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INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Abigail P. Johnson, Vice President
Charles A. Mangum, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENTS
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Quincy, MA
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
ADGFI-SANN-0799 80193
1.721251.100
(Fidelity logo graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
GROWTH & INCOME
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND CLASS C
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(Fidelity Logos)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 12 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 15 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the last six months.
INVESTMENTS 16 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 27 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 36 Notes to the financial
statements.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR GROWTH & INCOME FUND - CLASS A
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the
life of fund total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 13.40% 20.94% 74.75%
- - CL A
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 6.88% 13.98% 64.70%
- - CL A (INCL. 5.75% SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 12.61% 21.03% 82.58%
Growth & Income Funds Average 11.03% 11.47% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one year or since
the fund started on December 31, 1996. 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 Class A's
returns to the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a
market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. To measure how
Class A's performance stacked up against its peers, you can compare it
to the growth and income funds average, which reflects the performance
of mutual funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The
past six months average represents a peer group of 884 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 20.94% 25.98%
- - CL A
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 13.98% 22.93%
- - CL A (INCL. 5.75% SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 21.03% 28.29%
Growth & Income Funds Average 11.47% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class A's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class A had performed at a constant
rate each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Growth & Income -CL A S&P 500
00272 SP001
1996/12/31 9425.00 10000.00
1997/01/31 9632.35 10624.80
1997/02/28 9698.33 10708.10
1997/03/31 9264.28 10268.10
1997/04/30 9754.85 10881.11
1997/05/31 10292.59 11543.55
1997/06/30 10792.53 12060.70
1997/07/31 11680.88 13020.37
1997/08/31 11076.05 12290.97
1997/09/30 11643.08 12964.15
1997/10/31 11293.41 12531.14
1997/11/30 11784.84 13111.21
1997/12/31 12063.90 13336.33
1998/01/31 12121.48 13483.83
1998/02/28 12946.86 14456.28
1998/03/31 13609.30 15196.59
1998/04/30 13705.34 15349.47
1998/05/31 13618.90 15085.61
1998/06/30 14263.14 15698.39
1998/07/31 14330.47 15531.20
1998/08/31 12204.94 13285.70
1998/09/30 12753.01 14136.78
1998/10/31 13686.63 15286.67
1998/11/30 14524.00 16213.19
1998/12/31 15747.32 17147.40
1999/01/31 16277.37 17864.50
1999/02/28 15968.98 17309.27
1999/03/31 16662.87 18001.82
1999/04/30 17029.08 18699.03
1999/05/28 16470.12 18257.54
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990616 111150 R00000000000032
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund - Class A on
December 31, 1996, when the fund started, and the current 5.75% sales
charge was paid. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the
investment would have grown to $16,470 - a 64.70% 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 investment would have grown to
$18,258 - an 82.58% 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 or
bonds will vary. That means if
you sell your shares during
a market downturn, you might
lose money. But if you can
ride out the market's ups and
downs, you may have a gain.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR GROWTH & INCOME FUND - CLASS T
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value).
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 13.28% 20.73% 73.93%
- - CL T
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 9.31% 16.50% 67.85%
- - CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 82.58%
Growth & Income Funds Average 11.03% 11.47% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one year or since
the fund started on December 31, 1996. 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 Class T's
returns to the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a
market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. To measure how
Class T's performance stacked up against its peers, you can compare it
to the growth and income funds average, which reflects the performance
of mutual funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The
past six months average represents a peer group of 884 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 20.73% 25.74%
- - CL T
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 16.50% 23.90%
- - CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 21.03% 28.29%
Growth & Income Funds Average 11.47% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class T's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class T had performed at a constant
rate each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Growth & Income -CL T S&P 500
00274 SP001
1996/12/31 9650.00 10000.00
1997/01/31 9852.65 10624.80
1997/02/28 9910.55 10708.10
1997/03/31 9456.48 10268.10
1997/04/30 9968.42 10881.11
1997/05/31 10509.34 11543.55
1997/06/30 11030.92 12060.70
1997/07/31 11930.02 13020.37
1997/08/31 11311.29 12290.97
1997/09/30 11891.35 12964.15
1997/10/31 11533.65 12531.14
1997/11/30 12046.04 13111.21
1997/12/31 12321.85 13336.33
1998/01/31 12380.76 13483.83
1998/02/28 13225.13 14456.28
1998/03/31 13902.81 15196.59
1998/04/30 14001.06 15349.47
1998/05/31 13902.81 15085.61
1998/06/30 14561.49 15698.39
1998/07/31 14630.32 15531.20
1998/08/31 12457.40 13285.70
1998/09/30 13008.00 14136.78
1998/10/31 13961.73 15286.67
1998/11/30 14817.13 16213.19
1998/12/31 16056.48 17147.40
1999/01/31 16587.76 17864.50
1999/02/28 16272.93 17309.27
1999/03/31 16991.14 18001.82
1999/04/30 17355.16 18699.03
1999/05/28 16784.53 18257.54
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990614 092827 R00000000000032
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund - Class T on
December 31, 1996, when the fund started, and the current 3.50% sales
charge was paid. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the
investment would have grown to $16,785 - a 67.85% 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 investment would have grown to
$18,258 - an 82.58% 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 or
bonds will vary. That means if
you sell your shares during
a market downturn, you might
lose money. But if you can
ride out the market's ups and
downs, you may have a gain.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR GROWTH & INCOME FUND - CLASS B
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). Class B shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in
the past six months, past one year and life of fund total return
figures are 5%, 5% and 3%, respectively. If Fidelity had not
reimbursed certain class expenses, the life of fund total returns
would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 13.02% 20.07% 71.83%
- - CL B
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 8.02% 15.07% 68.83%
- - CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 82.58%
Growth & Income Funds Average 11.03% 11.47% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one year or since
the fund started on December 31, 1996. 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 Class B's
returns to the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a
market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. To measure how
Class B's performance stacked up against its peers, you can compare it
to the growth and income funds average, which reflects the performance
of mutual funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The
past six months average represents a peer group of 884 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 20.07% 25.11%
- - CL B
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 15.07% 24.20%
- - CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 21.03% 28.29%
Growth & Income Funds Average 11.47% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class B's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class B had performed at a constant
rate each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Growth & Income -CL B S&P 500
00244 SP001
1996/12/31 10000.00 10000.00
1997/01/31 10210.00 10624.80
1997/02/28 10270.00 10708.10
1997/03/31 9799.46 10268.10
1997/04/30 10329.97 10881.11
1997/05/31 10880.50 11543.55
1997/06/30 11411.01 12060.70
1997/07/31 12331.90 13020.37
1997/08/31 11691.29 12290.97
1997/09/30 12281.86 12964.15
1997/10/31 11911.50 12531.14
1997/11/30 12421.99 13111.21
1997/12/31 12707.01 13336.33
1998/01/31 12757.76 13483.83
1998/02/28 13630.60 14456.28
1998/03/31 14320.76 15196.59
1998/04/30 14412.11 15349.47
1998/05/31 14310.61 15085.61
1998/06/30 14980.47 15698.39
1998/07/31 15041.37 15531.20
1998/08/31 12808.50 13285.70
1998/09/30 13366.72 14136.78
1998/10/31 14330.91 15286.67
1998/11/30 15203.76 16213.19
1998/12/31 16462.28 17147.40
1999/01/31 17010.34 17864.50
1999/02/28 16675.41 17309.27
1999/03/31 17406.17 18001.82
1999/04/30 17771.55 18699.03
1999/05/28 16883.00 18257.54
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990614 092259 R00000000000032
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund - Class B on
December 31, 1996, when the fund started. As the chart shows, by May
31, 1999, the value of the investment, including the effect of the
applicable contingent deferred sales charge, would have grown to
$16,883 - a 68.83% 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
investment would have grown to $18,258 - an 82.58% 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 or
bonds will vary. That means if
you sell your shares during
a market downturn, you might
lose money. But if you can
ride out the market's ups and
downs, you may have a gain.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR GROWTH & INCOME FUND - CLASS C
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class C shares took place on November
3, 1997. Class C shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee that is reflected in
returns after November 3, 1997. Returns prior to November 3, 1997 are
those of Class B shares and reflect Class B shares 1.00% 12b-1 fee.
Class C's contingent deferred sales charges included in the past six
months, past one year and life of fund total return figures are 1%, 1%
and 0%, respectively. If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class
expenses, the life of fund total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 13.02% 20.16% 71.54%
- - CL C
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 12.02% 19.16% 71.54%
- - CL C (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 82.58%
Growth & Income Funds Average 11.03% 11.47% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one year or since
the fund started on December 31, 1996. 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 Class C's
returns to the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a
market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. To measure how
Class C's performance stacked up against its peers, you can compare it
to the growth and income funds average, which reflects the performance
of mutual funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The
past six months average represents a peer group of 884 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 20.16% 25.02%
- - CL C
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 19.16% 25.02%
- - CL C (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 21.03% 28.29%
Growth & Income Funds Average 11.47% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class C's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class C had performed at a constant
rate each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Growth & Income -CL C S&P 500
00481 SP001
1996/12/31 10000.00 10000.00
1997/01/31 10210.00 10624.80
1997/02/28 10270.00 10708.10
1997/03/31 9799.46 10268.10
1997/04/30 10329.97 10881.11
1997/05/31 10880.50 11543.55
1997/06/30 11411.01 12060.70
1997/07/31 12331.90 13020.37
1997/08/31 11691.29 12290.97
1997/09/30 12281.86 12964.15
1997/10/31 11911.50 12531.14
1997/11/30 12421.24 13111.21
1997/12/31 12705.87 13336.33
1998/01/31 12756.53 13483.83
1998/02/28 13607.65 14456.28
1998/03/31 14296.64 15196.59
1998/04/30 14387.83 15349.47
1998/05/31 14276.38 15085.61
1998/06/30 14945.11 15698.39
1998/07/31 15005.90 15531.20
1998/08/31 12776.80 13285.70
1998/09/30 13334.07 14136.78
1998/10/31 14306.77 15286.67
1998/11/30 15178.15 16213.19
1998/12/31 16434.55 17147.40
1999/01/31 16981.69 17864.50
1999/02/28 16647.33 17309.27
1999/03/31 17366.72 18001.82
1999/04/30 17741.61 18699.03
1999/05/28 17153.94 18257.54
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990614 092449 R00000000000032
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund - Class C on
December 31, 1996, when the fund started. As the chart shows, by May
31, 1999, the value of the investment, would have grown to $17,154 - a
71.54% 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
investment would have grown to $18,258 - an 82.58% 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 or
bonds will vary. That means if
you sell your shares during
a market downturn, you might
lose money. But if you can
ride out the market's ups and
downs, you may have a gain.
(checkmark)
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of Beth Terrana)
An interview with Beth Terrana, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor
Growth & Income Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, BETH?
A. The fund performed very well during the period. For the six months
ending May 31, 1999, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C
shares returned 13.40%, 13.28%, 13.02% and 13.02%, respectively. This
outperformed both the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Lipper
growth and income funds average, which returned 12.61% and 11.03%,
respectively, during the same period. For the one-year period ending
May 31, 1999, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares
returned 20.94%, 20.73%, 20.07% and 20.16%, respectively, slightly
underperforming the 21.03% return of the S&P 500, but soundly
outdistancing the 11.47% return of its Lipper peer average.
Q. WHAT WERE SOME OF THE FACTORS BEHIND THE FUND'S OUTPERFORMANCE OF
BOTH ITS BENCHMARK AND ITS PEER GROUP DURING THE PERIOD?
A. Advisor Growth & Income outperformed the S&P 500 and its Lipper
peers because of its stock selection among large, dominant companies
with strong earnings growth, heavy domestic exposure and rising
returns on invested capital. Time Warner, the top contributor during
the period, continued to be rewarded for its improving financial
returns. America Online, MCI WorldCom and Microsoft, all strong
contributors to performance, benefited from the increasing penetration
of the Internet as a viable medium through which people and businesses
communicate. General Electric also was a strong-performing holding.
During a period where many globally diversified companies encountered
a variety of obstacles, GE's obsessive focus on productivity and its
push to grow the services component of its businesses allowed it to
report double-digit earnings growth. Omnicom Group, a leading
advertising company, was also a major contributor.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DID NOT PERFORM AS YOU HOPED?
A. CVS underperformed the market during the period. After its stock
hit an all-time high last summer, the company stopped beating earnings
estimates and improvements in return on investment stalled. There were
also fears about the impact of the Internet on CVS. Many investors
worried that online drug stores would take market share from
traditional drug store chains. However, I believe people want to speak
to the pharmacist in person, so I am not sure the consumer has a good
reason to use the Internet to fill a prescription. Accordingly, I
maintained my holdings in CVS. Tobacco giant Philip Morris also
underperformed, due almost entirely to its ongoing struggle with
litigation. Several pharmaceutical holdings, including Merck and
Schering-Plough, also had a poor showing.
Q. THE PERIOD WITNESSED A DRAMATIC SHIFT FROM GROWTH TO CYCLICAL
STOCKS. CAN YOU DESCRIBE THIS SCENARIO IN MORE DETAIL?
A. As corporate earnings improve in general, cyclical industries often
gain pricing power, value stocks start to rebound and attractive
investments can be found in more places than just a narrow band of
large growth stocks. This is exactly what happened during the period
and, as a result, there was a move away from the narrow group of
large-cap growth stocks that have been so dominant in recent years. As
we entered 1999, low and declining interest rates, low unemployment
and record levels of consumer confidence kept the U.S. economy
healthy. Then, as improving economic and financial conditions spread
to Asia, Latin America and other parts of the world, many companies
began to report positive earnings growth and the market broadened.
Consequently, I selectively added to the fund's positions in
economically sensitive industries such as chemicals and integrated
energy.
Q. WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE FUND DURING THE NEXT FEW MONTHS?
A. A concerted effort by the world's central banks to lower rates is
starting to bear fruit and there are clear signs that the global
economy is improving. At the same time, the U.S. economy remains quite
strong. With this backdrop, it is difficult to imagine that the
storybook scenario that we have benefited from will continue. There
are inklings of some inflation creeping into the system and declining
interest rates are no longer aiding the stock market. It is unclear
how strong the global upturn will be simply because there is so much
overcapacity still to be filled - yet the risk of a sustained global
economic recovery appears too great to ignore.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: seeks a high total
return through a combination of
current income and capital
appreciation
START DATE: December 31,
1996
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $1.4 billion
MANAGER: Beth Terrana,
since inception; joined
Fidelity in 1983
(checkmark)
BETH TERRANA ON HOW THE
INTERNET BOOM IS CHANGING
COMPANIES' BUSINESS MODELS:
"The market tends to focus on the
Internet's obvious beneficiaries,
such as America Online and
Amazon.com. What many
investors don't focus on is how the
Internet can and will change the
nature of logistics, distribution,
employee training and customer
interaction across multiple
industries and business models.
Those companies that can
execute well will benefit from
improved productivity and
potentially dramatically
decreased costs. This will allow
them to reduce prices and
increase market share in their
respective industries, while
simultaneously improving their
profitability and asset utilization.
The ability to reduce prices
while maintaining profitability
will be critical because the
Internet will make pricing
transparent; businesses and
consumers will know what they
can buy things for and what
everyone else is selling them for.
For many companies, the Internet
may provide a way to completely
reinvent historic business
practices. Within all industries, the
valuation gap between those
companies using the Internet to
improve their financial returns
and increase their market share,
and those who are not, may widen.
Consequently, I am spending
considerable time identifying
companies that will be major
beneficiaries of the Internet
where I believe it becomes a true
`game changer' for the company's
financial model."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
General Electric Co. 3.5 3.2
Time Warner, Inc. 2.7 3.6
Microsoft Corp. 2.7 2.2
MCI WorldCom, Inc. 2.5 1.9
Citigroup, Inc. 2.1 1.7
American Express Co. 2.0 1.6
Chase Manhattan Corp. 1.8 1.5
AT&T Corp. 1.6 0.9
International Business 1.5 1.1
Machines Corp.
Exxon Corp. 1.5 0.5
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 14.2 12.2
FINANCE 12.7 14.6
MEDIA & LEISURE 10.3 8.7
HEALTH 8.8 10.3
UTILITIES 8.3 7.3
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 * AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 94.3% Stocks 87.6%
Bonds 0.0% Bonds 1.3%
Convertible Securities 0.9% Convertible Securities 1.7%
Short-Term Investments 4.8% Short-Term Investments 9.4%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.2% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 3.0%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 94.3 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 87.59999999999999
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 1.3
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.9 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 1.7
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.8 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 9.4
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INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
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COMMON STOCKS - 94.3%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 2.0%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.8%
Boeing Co. 176,900 $ 7,474
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. (a) 17,700 1,093
Textron, Inc. 121,000 10,777
United Technologies Corp. 111,700 6,932
26,276
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.2%
General Dynamics Corp. 42,700 2,808
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 29,084
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 4.1%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 2.0%
Air Products & Chemicals, 4,300 176
Inc.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 124,700 8,160
Co.
Imperial Chemical Industries 75,300 827
PLC Class L
Lyondell Chemical Co. 112,400 2,143
Morton International, Inc. 65,200 2,543
Praxair, Inc. 221,400 10,807
Rohm & Haas Co. 99,000 3,972
28,628
IRON & STEEL - 0.2%
Nucor Corp. 59,700 2,981
METALS & MINING - 0.8%
Alcoa, Inc. 203,000 11,165
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.5%
Corning, Inc. 75,000 4,097
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 106,500 3,248
7,345
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.6%
Champion International Corp. 41,100 2,106
Georgia-Pacific Corp. 37,900 3,276
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 71,400 4,190
9,572
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 59,691
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
1.2%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.8%
Masco Corp. 405,300 $ 11,576
ENGINEERING - 0.2%
Fluor Corp. 73,500 2,738
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - 0.2%
Duke Realty Investments, Inc. 47,200 1,092
Equity Residential Properties 30,700 1,472
Trust (SBI)
2,564
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 16,878
ESTATE
DURABLES - 3.1%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
1.7%
Danaher Corp. 79,400 4,799
Delphi Automotive Systems 51,581 1,012
Corp. (a)
Eaton Corp. 27,100 2,363
Ford Motor Co. 205,200 11,709
General Motors Corp. 73,800 5,092
24,975
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.7%
Minnesota Mining & 114,200 9,793
Manufacturing Co.
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.6%
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 109,700 2,893
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 154,770 6,268
9,161
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.1%
NIKE, Inc. Class B 16,300 993
TOTAL DURABLES 44,922
ENERGY - 6.2%
ENERGY SERVICES - 1.0%
Halliburton Co. 199,900 8,271
Schlumberger Ltd. 106,300 6,398
14,669
OIL & GAS - 5.2%
BP Amoco PLC sponsored ADR 82,677 8,857
Chevron Corp. 51,500 4,773
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Exxon Corp. 272,600 $ 21,774
Mobil Corp. 136,700 13,841
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (NY 296,000 16,743
Registry Gilder 1.25)
Texaco, Inc. 125,700 8,233
USX-Marathon Group 60,000 1,796
76,017
TOTAL ENERGY 90,686
FINANCE - 12.5%
BANKS - 4.3%
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 208,300 7,447
Bank One Corp. 226,500 12,811
BankBoston Corp. 68,800 3,259
Chase Manhattan Corp. 366,800 26,593
Comerica, Inc. 1,750 106
Firstar Corp. 73,300 2,112
U.S. Bancorp 239,400 7,781
Wells Fargo & Co. 91,900 3,676
63,785
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 4.5%
American Express Co. 242,400 29,376
Associates First Capital 136,100 5,580
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 462,350 30,631
65,587
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 2.0%
Fannie Mae 231,100 15,715
Freddie Mac 224,200 13,074
28,789
INSURANCE - 1.3%
American International Group, 134,150 15,335
Inc.
Hartford Financial Services 24,300 1,537
Group, Inc.
MBIA, Inc. 38,300 2,616
19,488
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.4%
Cendant Corp. (a) 288,700 $ 5,323
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (a) 1,800 122
5,445
TOTAL FINANCE 183,094
HEALTH - 8.8%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 5.0%
American Home Products Corp. 123,100 7,094
Amgen, Inc. (a) 80,400 5,085
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 251,700 17,273
Cytyc Corp. (a) 19,300 400
Elan Corp. PLC sponsored ADR 11,600 626
(a)
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 103,700 7,408
Merck & Co., Inc. 244,600 16,511
Quintiles Transnational Corp. 29,700 1,207
(a)
Schering-Plough Corp. 333,400 15,024
Warner-Lambert Co. 35,800 2,220
72,848
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 3.8%
Abbott Laboratories 72,600 3,281
Becton, Dickinson & Co. 133,800 5,185
Biomet, Inc. 10,800 431
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) 141,200 5,357
Cardinal Health, Inc. 344,706 20,812
Guidant Corp. 87,400 4,370
Johnson & Johnson 139,800 12,949
Medtronic, Inc. 47,900 3,401
Stryker Corp. 5,800 345
56,131
TOTAL HEALTH 128,979
HOLDING COMPANIES - 0.3%
ABB AB Series A 278,400 3,788
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 8.0%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 4.1%
Emerson Electric Co. 145,500 $ 9,294
General Electric Co. 495,200 50,351
59,645
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 3.5%
Caterpillar, Inc. 42,600 2,338
Deere & Co. 134,800 5,131
Dover Corp. 55,600 2,095
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 99,230 7,616
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 115,750 7,372
Parker-Hannifin Corp. 101,000 4,412
Stanley Works 40,700 1,325
Tyco International Ltd. 238,108 20,805
51,094
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.4%
Waste Management, Inc. 125,500 6,636
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 117,375
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 9.9%
BROADCASTING - 4.3%
CBS Corp. (a) 187,400 7,824
Clear Channel Communications, 65,700 4,340
Inc. (a)
Comcast Corp. Class A 199,200 7,669
(special)
Time Warner, Inc. 574,533 39,104
USA Networks, Inc. (a) 92,400 3,696
62,633
ENTERTAINMENT - 2.0%
Carnival Corp. 52,100 2,136
Disney (Walt) Co. 223,100 6,498
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. 198,800 5,069
(a)
News Corp. Ltd. sponsored:
ADR 98,000 3,252
ADR (ltd. vtg.) 83,900 2,554
Viacom, Inc. Class B 255,400 9,833
(non-vtg.) (a)
29,342
LODGING & GAMING - 0.1%
Marriott International, Inc. 43,700 1,663
Class A
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
PUBLISHING - 1.5%
Harcourt General, Inc. 67,500 $ 3,320
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 335,900 17,425
Meredith Corp. 38,400 1,342
Reader's Digest Association, 7,900 289
Inc. Class A (non-vtg.)
22,376
RESTAURANTS - 2.0%
McDonald's Corp. 423,900 16,320
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. (a) 72,600 2,605
Tricon Global Restaurants, 169,200 9,856
Inc. (a)
28,781
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 144,795
NONDURABLES - 5.9%
BEVERAGES - 0.8%
Anheuser-Busch Companies, 89,800 6,561
Inc.
Coca-Cola Co. (The) 74,800 5,110
11,671
FOODS - 0.7%
Dean Foods Co. 61,300 2,299
Flowers Industries, Inc. 62,600 1,393
Heinz (H.J.) Co. 50,300 2,430
Keebler Foods Co. (a) 126,700 4,244
10,366
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 3.4%
Avon Products, Inc. 239,100 11,821
Clorox Co. 96,170 9,707
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 70,300 7,021
Ecolab, Inc. 143,350 6,092
Procter & Gamble Co. 140,800 13,147
Unilever PLC 157,321 1,386
49,174
TOBACCO - 1.0%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 380,900 14,688
TOTAL NONDURABLES 85,899
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 7.2%
APPAREL STORES - 0.4%
TJX Companies, Inc. 199,700 $ 5,991
DRUG STORES - 1.2%
CVS Corp. 372,450 17,133
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
3.4%
Costco Companies, Inc. (a) 76,600 5,554
Dayton Hudson Corp. 206,500 13,010
Nordstrom, Inc. 252,600 8,967
Saks, Inc. (a) 248,675 6,870
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 360,000 15,345
49,746
GROCERY STORES - 0.9%
Kroger Co. (a) 132,000 7,730
Safeway, Inc. (a) 120,700 5,613
13,343
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.3%
Home Depot, Inc. 215,200 12,240
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 39,000 2,026
Office Depot, Inc. (a) 49,800 1,040
Staples, Inc. (a) 146,700 4,218
19,524
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 105,737
SERVICES - 1.7%
ADVERTISING - 1.2%
Interpublic Group of 31,900 2,416
Companies, Inc.
Omnicom Group, Inc. 215,500 15,085
Outdoor Systems, Inc. (a) 14,200 425
Young & Rubicam, Inc. 7,000 268
18,194
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - 0.2%
Apollo Group, Inc. Class A (a) 78,700 2,199
PRINTING - 0.1%
Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co. 46,700 1,693
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
SERVICES - CONTINUED
SERVICES - 0.2%
Robert Half International, 101,600 $ 2,864
Inc. (a)
ServiceMaster Co. 35,500 643
3,507
TOTAL SERVICES 25,593
TECHNOLOGY - 14.1%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 2.9%
ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 83,600 4,086
(a)
Ascend Communications, Inc. 88,100 8,166
(a)
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 117,450 12,802
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 150,300 8,548
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 125,900 8,939
42,541
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 7.4%
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) 24,900 2,957
America Online, Inc. 85,000 10,147
At Home Corp. Series A (a) 17,600 2,231
Automatic Data Processing, 38,300 1,577
Inc.
Compuware Corp. (a) 200 6
Electronic Data Systems Corp. 13,500 759
Excite, Inc. (a) 12,300 1,636
First Data Corp. 74,000 3,325
IMS Health, Inc. 267,700 6,592
International Business 187,800 21,843
Machines Corp.
Intuit, Inc. (a) 67,100 5,460
Microsoft Corp. (a) 481,300 38,835
Unisys Corp. (a) 268,918 10,202
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) 18,300 2,708
108,278
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 2.0%
Compaq Computer Corp. 67,200 1,592
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 66,600 4,246
SCI Systems, Inc. (a) 15,400 639
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) 109,700 6,555
Xerox Corp. 298,700 16,783
29,815
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - 1.8%
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 60,400 $ 2,322
Intel Corp. 108,000 5,839
Motorola, Inc. 66,000 5,466
Texas Instruments, Inc. 113,500 12,414
26,041
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 206,675
TRANSPORTATION - 1.0%
RAILROADS - 1.0%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 207,900 6,445
Corp.
CSX Corp. 68,700 3,225
Union Pacific Corp. 92,000 5,250
14,920
UTILITIES - 8.3%
CELLULAR - 1.3%
AirTouch Communications, Inc. 67,400 6,774
(a)
ALLTEL Corp. 110,600 7,929
China Telecom (Hong Kong) 1,738,000 3,726
Ltd. (a)
18,429
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 1.4%
AES Corp. (a) 85,100 4,234
CMS Energy Corp. 1,200 56
Duke Energy Corp. 20,600 1,242
Entergy Corp. 123,000 3,990
Illinova Corp. 40,000 1,088
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. 78,200 1,931
PECO Energy Co. 46,300 2,266
PG&E Corp. 102,500 3,459
Unicom Corp. 62,300 2,636
20,902
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 5.6%
AT&T Corp. 422,259 23,435
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 413,226 35,692
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
Qwest Communications 114,000 $ 4,838
International, Inc. (a)
SBC Communications, Inc. 338,600 17,311
81,276
TOTAL UTILITIES 120,607
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 1,378,723
(Cost $1,186,161)
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
- - 0.4%
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.4%
BROADCASTING - 0.4%
MediaOne Group, Inc. 72,500 6,072
(AirTouch Communucations,
Inc.) $3.63 PIES (Cost
$5,695)
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CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.5%
MOODY'S RATINGS PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)
FINANCE - 0.2%
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.2%
Elan Finance Corp. Ltd. 0% Baa3 $ 4,800 2,448
12/14/18 liquid yield option
notes (c)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.1%
Waste Management, Inc. 4% Ba1 1,393 1,826
2/1/02
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 0.1%
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 0.1%
Home Depot, Inc. 3.25% 10/1/01 A1 451 1,113
TECHNOLOGY - 0.1%
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 0.1%
EMC Corp. 3.25% 3/15/02 Ba2 262 1,152
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS 6,539
(Cost $5,262)
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CASH EQUIVALENTS - 4.8%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 70,635,888 $ 70,636
(Cost $70,636)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 1,461,970
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $1,267,754)
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SECURITY TYPE ABBREVIATIONS
PIES - Premium Income Equity
Securities
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.82%. The yield refers to the income earned by investing in
the fund over the seven-day period, expressed as an annual percentage.
(c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the
Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified
institutional buyers. At the period end, the value of these securities
amounted to $2,448,000 or 0.2% of net assets.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $1,272,515,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $189,455,000, of which $227,962,000 related to appreciated
investment securities and $38,507,000 related to depreciated
investment securities.
At November 30, 1998, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of
approximately $13,634,000, all of which will expire on November 30,
2006.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 1,461,970
value (cost $1,267,754) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 762
sold
Receivable for fund shares 13,423
sold
Dividends receivable 1,529
Interest receivable 381
TOTAL ASSETS 1,478,065
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 13,442
purchased
Payable for fund shares 1,629
redeemed
Accrued management fee 583
Distribution fees payable 745
Other payables and accrued 439
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 16,838
NET ASSETS $ 1,461,227
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 1,264,012
Accumulated undistributed net 3,003
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 194,212
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 1,461,227
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $17.09
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($83,918
(divided by) 4,910 shares)
Maximum offering price per $18.13
share (100/94.25 of $17.09)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $17.06
redemption price per share
($749,607 (divided by)
43,941 shares)
Maximum offering price per $17.68
share (100/96.50 of $17.06)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $16.93
offering price per share
($345,885 (divided by)
20,435 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $16.93
offering price per share
($164,522 (divided by) 9,720
shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $17.12
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($117,295 (divided by)
6,850 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX
MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999
(UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 5,805
Dividends
Interest 2,102
TOTAL INCOME 7,907
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 2,691
Transfer agent fees 1,174
Distribution fees 3,326
Accounting fees and expenses 203
Non-interested trustees' 2
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 16
Registration fees 274
Audit 10
Legal 1
Total expenses before 7,697
reductions
Expense reductions (82) 7,615
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 292
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 23,176
Foreign currency transactions 5 23,181
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 77,909
Assets and liabilities in (5) 77,904
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 101,085
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 101,377
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 292 $ 1,202
income
Net realized gain (loss) 23,181 (20,101)
Change in net unrealized 77,904 105,448
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 101,377 86,549
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (520) (1,050)
From net investment income
From net realized gain - (3,581)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (520) (4,631)
Share transactions - net 610,550 424,331
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 711,407 506,249
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 749,820 243,571
End of period (including $ 1,461,227 $ 749,820
undistributed net investment
income of $0 and $228,
respectively)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 15.09 $ 12.47 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .03 .06 .04
Net realized and unrealized 1.99 2.79 2.46
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.02 2.85 2.50
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.02) (.05) (.03)
From net realized gain - (.18) -
Total distributions (.02) (.23) (.03)
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.09 $ 15.09 $ 12.47
TOTAL RETURN B, C 13.40% 23.24% 25.04%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 84 $ 35 $ 7
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.08% A 1.12% 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.07% A, G 1.11% G 1.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .37% A .46% .34% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 44% A 54% 82% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 15.07 $ 12.46 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .01 .04 .03
Net realized and unrealized 1.99 2.78 2.45
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.00 2.82 2.48
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.01) (.03) (.02)
From net realized gain - (.18) -
Total distributions (.01) (.21) (.02)
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.06 $ 15.07 $ 12.46
TOTAL RETURN B, C 13.28% 23.00% 24.83%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 750 $ 400 $ 133
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.30% A 1.31% 1.59% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.29% A, F 1.30% F 1.59% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .15% A .27% .24% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 44% A 54% 82% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS T
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 14.98 $ 12.41 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.03) (.03) (.04)
Net realized and unrealized 1.98 2.77 2.46
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.95 2.74 2.42
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - (.01)
From net realized gain - (.17) -
Total distributions - (.17) (.01)
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.93 $ 14.98 $ 12.41
TOTAL RETURN B, C 13.02% 22.39% 24.22%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 346 $ 158 $ 29
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.83% A 1.83% 2.25% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.81% A, G 1.82% G 2.25% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.37)% A (.25)% (.42)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 44% A 54% 82% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS B
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 14.98 $ 12.45 $ 12.22
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.03) (.04) -
Net realized and unrealized 1.98 2.76 .23
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.95 2.72 .23
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - (.01) -
From net realized gain - (.18) -
Total distributions - (.19) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.93 $ 14.98 $ 12.45
TOTAL RETURN B, C 13.02% 22.20% 1.88%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 165 $ 60 $ 0.4
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.81% A 1.87% 2.24% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.80% A, G 1.85% G 2.24% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.36)% A (.27)% .19% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 44% A 54% 82% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS C
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 15.10 $ 12.47 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .06 .11 .07
Net realized and unrealized 1.99 2.79 2.45
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.05 2.90 2.52
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.03) (.09) (.05)
From net realized gain - (.18) -
Total distributions (.03) (.27) (.05)
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.12 $ 15.10 $ 12.47
TOTAL RETURN B, C 13.60% 23.69% 25.26%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 117 $ 97 $ 74
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .76% A .76% 1.19% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .75% A, F .75% F 1.19% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .69% A .82% .64% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 44% A 54% 82% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity
Advisor Series I (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 (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management
investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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, 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.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Distributions are recorded on the
ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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 foreign currency transactions, non-taxable dividends,
capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
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 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.
INTERFUND LENDING PROGRAM. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by
the SEC, the fund, along with other registered investment companies
having management contracts with FMR, may participate in an interfund
lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility
allowing the fund to borrow from, or lend money to, other
participating funds.
RESTRICTED SECURITIES. The fund is permitted to invest in securities
that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These
securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from
registration or to the public if the securities are registered.
Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations
and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult.
At the end of the period, the fund had no investments in restricted
securities (excluding 144A issues).
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $834,579,000 and $229,164,000, respectively, of which U.S.
government and government agency obligations aggregated $0 and
$9,236,000, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .2500% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .20%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect during the
period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates, as they resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annualized rate of .49% of average net
assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00%*
CLASS C 1.00%*
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 76,000 $ 1,000
CLASS T 1,457,000 22,000
CLASS B 1,246,000 935,000
CLASS C 547,000 509,000
$ 3,326,000 $ 1,467,000
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on 0.25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 510,000 $ 210,000
CLASS T 1,113,000 392,000
CLASS B 251,000 251,000*
CLASS C 22,000 22,000*
$ 1,896,000 $ 875,000
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 73,000 .24*
CLASS T 610,000 .21*
CLASS B 278,000 .23*
CLASS C 115,000 .21*
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 98,000 .18*
$ 1,174,000
* ANNUALIZED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc., an affiliate of FMR,
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 $49,000 for the
period.
5. INTERFUND LENDING PROGRAM.
The fund participated in the interfund lending program as a lender.
The average daily loan balance during the period for which the loan
was outstanding amounted to $14,217,000. The weighted average interest
rate was 4.93%. Interest earned from the interfund lending program
amounted to $4,000 and is included in interest income on the Statement
of Operations.
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 $76,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into an arrangement with each class'
transfer agent whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash
balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses. During the period
each applicable class' expenses were reduced as follows under the
transfer agent arrangements:
TRANSFER AGENT CREDITS
CLASS T $ 6,000
7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998
FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME
Class A $ 49 $ 57
Class T 278 439
Class B - 2
Class C - 1
Institutional Class 193 551
Total $ 520 $ 1,050
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ - $ 105
Class T - 1,993
Class B - 411
Class C - 12
Institutional Class - 1,060
Total $ - $ 3,581
$ 520 $ 4,631
8. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 3,011 1,986 $ 50,833
Reinvestment of distributions 3 11 42
Shares redeemed (398) (263) (6,754)
Net increase (decrease) 2,616 1,734 $ 44,121
CLASS T Shares sold 22,270 19,561 $ 378,617
Reinvestment of distributions 17 187 261
Shares redeemed (4,918) (3,889) (83,250)
Net increase (decrease) 17,369 15,859 $ 295,628
CLASS B Shares sold 10,779 8,867 $ 181,888
Reinvestment of distributions - 28 -
Shares redeemed (906) (655) (15,298)
Net increase (decrease) 9,873 8,240 $ 166,590
CLASS C Shares sold 6,068 4,221 $ 102,463
Reinvestment of distributions - 1 -
Shares redeemed (331) (270) (5,589)
Net increase (decrease) 5,737 3,952 $ 96,874
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 1,309 2,227 $ 22,255
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 10 113 156
Shares redeemed (896) (1,839) (15,074)
Net increase (decrease) 423 501 $ 7,337
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1998
CLASS A Shares sold $ 27,926
Reinvestment of distributions 145
Shares redeemed (3,668)
Net increase (decrease) $ 24,403
CLASS T Shares sold $ 272,785
Reinvestment of distributions 2,329
Shares redeemed (53,697)
Net increase (decrease) $ 221,417
CLASS B Shares sold $ 124,614
Reinvestment of distributions 336
Shares redeemed (8,961)
Net increase (decrease) $ 115,989
CLASS C Shares sold $ 59,143
Reinvestment of distributions 10
Shares redeemed (3,679)
Net increase (decrease) $ 55,474
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 31,070
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 1,421
Shares redeemed (25,443)
Net increase (decrease) $ 7,048
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9. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of Fidelity Advisor
Growth & Income Fund, the Board of Trustees has determined not to
retain PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent auditor
and voted to appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ended
November 30, 1999. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 1998 and
November 30, 1997, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's audit reports
contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion; nor were their
reports qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting
principles. Further, there were no disagreements between the fund and
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on accounting principles, financial
statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved to the
satisfaction of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP would have caused them to
make reference to the disagreement in their report.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Richard A. Spillane Jr., Vice President
Beth F. Terrana, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENTS
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
The Chase Manhattan Bank
New York, NY
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
AGAI-SANN-0799 80251
1.704634.101
(Fidelity logo Graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
GROWTH & INCOME
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(Fidelity Logo Graphics)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 6 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 9 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the last 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 30 Notes to the financial
statements.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR GROWTH & INCOME FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value).
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 13.60% 21.32% 76.00%
- - INST CL
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 12.61% 21.03% 82.58%
Growth & Income Funds Average 11.03% 11.47% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one
year or since the fund started on December 31, 1996. 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
Institutional Class' return to the performance of the Standard &
Poor's 500 Index - a market capitalization-weighted index of common
stocks. To measure how Institutional Class' performance stacked up
against its peers, you can compare it to the growth and income funds
average, which reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar
objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months average
represents a peer group of 884 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 21.32% 26.36%
- - INST CL
S&P 500 21.03% 28.29%
Growth & Income Funds Average 11.47% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Institutional Class' cumulative
return and show you what would have happened if Institutional Class
had performed at a constant rate each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Growth & Income -CL I S&P 500
00276 SP001
1996/12/31 10000.00 10000.00
1997/01/31 10220.00 10624.80
1997/02/28 10290.00 10708.10
1997/03/31 9818.94 10268.10
1997/04/30 10349.96 10881.11
1997/05/31 10911.04 11543.55
1997/06/30 11452.03 12060.70
1997/07/31 12395.50 13020.37
1997/08/31 11753.14 12290.97
1997/09/30 12365.39 12964.15
1997/10/31 11993.72 12531.14
1997/11/30 12526.11 13111.21
1997/12/31 12823.00 13336.33
1998/01/31 12894.47 13483.83
1998/02/28 13772.48 14456.28
1998/03/31 14487.60 15196.59
1998/04/30 14600.07 15349.47
1998/05/31 14508.05 15085.61
1998/06/30 15194.27 15698.39
1998/07/31 15265.99 15531.20
1998/08/31 13011.95 13285.70
1998/09/30 13595.65 14136.78
1998/10/31 14590.95 15286.67
1998/11/30 15493.91 16213.19
1998/12/31 16798.58 17147.40
1999/01/31 17374.30 17864.50
1999/02/28 17045.32 17309.27
1999/03/31 17806.09 18001.82
1999/04/30 18196.75 18699.03
1999/05/28 17600.48 18257.54
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990614 092651 R00000000000032
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund - Institutional
Class on December 31, 1996, when the fund started. As the chart shows,
by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to
$17,600 - a 76.00% 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
investment would have grown to $18,258 - an 82.58% 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 or
bonds will vary. That means if
you sell your shares during
a market downturn, you might
lose money. But if you can
ride out the market's ups and
downs, you may have a gain.
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FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of Beth Terrana)
An interview with Beth Terrana, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor
Growth & Income Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, BETH?
A. The fund performed very well during the period. For the six months
ending May 31, 1999, the fund's Institutional Class shares returned
13.60%. This outperformed both the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the
Lipper growth and income funds average, which returned 12.61% and
11.03%, respectively, during the same period. For the one-year period
ending May 31, 1999, the fund's Institutional Class shares returned
21.32%, edging the 21.03% return of the S&P 500, and soundly
outdistancing the 11.47% return of its Lipper peer average.
Q. WHAT WERE SOME OF THE FACTORS BEHIND THE FUND'S OUTPERFORMANCE OF
BOTH ITS BENCHMARK AND ITS PEER GROUP DURING THE PERIOD?
A. Advisor Growth & Income outperformed the S&P 500 and its Lipper
peers because of its stock selection among large, dominant companies
with strong earnings growth, heavy domestic exposure and rising
returns on invested capital. Time Warner, the top contributor during
the period, continued to be rewarded for its improving financial
returns. America Online, MCI WorldCom and Microsoft, all strong
contributors to performance, benefited from the increasing penetration
of the Internet as a viable medium through which people and businesses
communicate. General Electric also was a strong-performing holding.
During a period where many globally diversified companies encountered
a variety of obstacles, GE's obsessive focus on productivity and its
push to grow the services component of its businesses allowed it to
report double-digit earnings growth. Omnicom Group, a leading
advertising company, was also a major contributor.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DID NOT PERFORM AS YOU HOPED?
A. CVS underperformed the market during the period. After its stock
hit an all-time high last summer, the company stopped beating earnings
estimates and improvements in return on investment stalled. There were
also fears about the impact of the Internet on CVS. Many investors
worried that online drug stores would take market share from
traditional drug store chains. However, I believe people want to speak
to the pharmacist in person, so I am not sure the consumer has a good
reason to use the Internet to fill a prescription. Accordingly, I
maintained my holdings in CVS. Tobacco giant Philip Morris also
underperformed, due almost entirely to its ongoing struggle with
litigation. Several pharmaceutical holdings, including Merck and
Schering-Plough, also had a poor showing.
Q. THE PERIOD WITNESSED A DRAMATIC SHIFT FROM GROWTH TO CYCLICAL
STOCKS. CAN YOU DESCRIBE THIS SCENARIO IN MORE DETAIL?
A. As corporate earnings improve in general, cyclical industries often
gain pricing power, value stocks start to rebound and attractive
investments can be found in more places than just a narrow band of
large growth stocks. This is exactly what happened during the period
and, as a result, there was a move away from the narrow group of
large-cap growth stocks that have been so dominant in recent years. As
we entered 1999, low and declining interest rates, low unemployment
and record levels of consumer confidence kept the U.S. economy
healthy. Then, as improving economic and financial conditions spread
to Asia, Latin America and other parts of the world, many companies
began to report positive earnings growth and the market broadened.
Consequently, I selectively added to the fund's positions in
economically sensitive industries such as chemicals and integrated
energy.
Q. WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE FUND DURING THE NEXT FEW MONTHS?
A. A concerted effort by the world's central banks to lower rates is
starting to bear fruit and there are clear signs that the global
economy is improving. At the same time, the U.S. economy remains quite
strong. With this backdrop, it is difficult to imagine that the
storybook scenario that we have benefited from will continue. There
are inklings of some inflation creeping into the system and declining
interest rates are no longer aiding the stock market. It is unclear
how strong the global upturn will be simply because there is so much
overcapacity still to be filled - yet the risk of a sustained global
economic recovery appears too great to ignore.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: seeks a high total
return through a combination of
current income and capital
appreciation
START DATE: December 31,
1996
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $1.4 billion
MANAGER: Beth Terrana,
since inception; joined
Fidelity in 1983
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BETH TERRANA ON HOW THE
INTERNET BOOM IS CHANGING
COMPANIES' BUSINESS MODELS:
"The market tends to focus on the
Internet's obvious beneficiaries,
such as America Online and
Amazon.com. What many
investors don't focus on is how the
Internet can and will change the
nature of logistics, distribution,
employee training and customer
interaction across multiple
industries and business models.
Those companies that can
execute well will benefit from
improved productivity and
potentially dramatically
decreased costs. This will allow
them to reduce prices and
increase market share in their
respective industries, while
simultaneously improving their
profitability and asset utilization.
The ability to reduce prices
while maintaining profitability
will be critical because the
Internet will make pricing
transparent; businesses and
consumers will know what they
can buy things for and what
everyone else is selling them for.
For many companies, the Internet
may provide a way to completely
reinvent historic business
practices. Within all industries, the
valuation gap between those
companies using the Internet to
improve their financial returns
and increase their market share,
and those who are not, may widen.
Consequently, I am spending
considerable time identifying
companies that will be major
beneficiaries of the Internet
where I believe it becomes a true
`game changer' for the company's
financial model."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
General Electric Co. 3.5 3.2
Time Warner, Inc. 2.7 3.6
Microsoft Corp. 2.7 2.2
MCI WorldCom, Inc. 2.5 1.9
Citigroup, Inc. 2.1 1.7
American Express Co. 2.0 1.6
Chase Manhattan Corp. 1.8 1.5
AT&T Corp. 1.6 0.9
International Business 1.5 1.1
Machines Corp.
Exxon Corp. 1.5 0.5
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 14.2 12.2
FINANCE 12.7 14.6
MEDIA & LEISURE 10.3 8.7
HEALTH 8.8 10.3
UTILITIES 8.3 7.3
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 *
Stocks 94.3%
Bonds 0.0%
Convertible Securities 0.9%
Short-Term Investments 4.8%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.2%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 94.3
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.9
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.8
ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 87.6%
Bonds 1.3%
Convertible Securities 1.7%
Short-Term Investments 9.4%
** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 3.0%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 87.59999999999999
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 1.3
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 1.7
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 9.4
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
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COMMON STOCKS - 94.3%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 2.0%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.8%
Boeing Co. 176,900 $ 7,474
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. (a) 17,700 1,093
Textron, Inc. 121,000 10,777
United Technologies Corp. 111,700 6,932
26,276
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.2%
General Dynamics Corp. 42,700 2,808
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 29,084
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 4.1%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 2.0%
Air Products & Chemicals, 4,300 176
Inc.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 124,700 8,160
Co.
Imperial Chemical Industries 75,300 827
PLC Class L
Lyondell Chemical Co. 112,400 2,143
Morton International, Inc. 65,200 2,543
Praxair, Inc. 221,400 10,807
Rohm & Haas Co. 99,000 3,972
28,628
IRON & STEEL - 0.2%
Nucor Corp. 59,700 2,981
METALS & MINING - 0.8%
Alcoa, Inc. 203,000 11,165
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.5%
Corning, Inc. 75,000 4,097
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 106,500 3,248
7,345
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.6%
Champion International Corp. 41,100 2,106
Georgia-Pacific Corp. 37,900 3,276
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 71,400 4,190
9,572
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 59,691
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
1.2%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.8%
Masco Corp. 405,300 $ 11,576
ENGINEERING - 0.2%
Fluor Corp. 73,500 2,738
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - 0.2%
Duke Realty Investments, Inc. 47,200 1,092
Equity Residential Properties 30,700 1,472
Trust (SBI)
2,564
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 16,878
ESTATE
DURABLES - 3.1%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
1.7%
Danaher Corp. 79,400 4,799
Delphi Automotive Systems 51,581 1,012
Corp. (a)
Eaton Corp. 27,100 2,363
Ford Motor Co. 205,200 11,709
General Motors Corp. 73,800 5,092
24,975
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.7%
Minnesota Mining & 114,200 9,793
Manufacturing Co.
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.6%
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 109,700 2,893
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 154,770 6,268
9,161
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.1%
NIKE, Inc. Class B 16,300 993
TOTAL DURABLES 44,922
ENERGY - 6.2%
ENERGY SERVICES - 1.0%
Halliburton Co. 199,900 8,271
Schlumberger Ltd. 106,300 6,398
14,669
OIL & GAS - 5.2%
BP Amoco PLC sponsored ADR 82,677 8,857
Chevron Corp. 51,500 4,773
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Exxon Corp. 272,600 $ 21,774
Mobil Corp. 136,700 13,841
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (NY 296,000 16,743
Registry Gilder 1.25)
Texaco, Inc. 125,700 8,233
USX-Marathon Group 60,000 1,796
76,017
TOTAL ENERGY 90,686
FINANCE - 12.5%
BANKS - 4.3%
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 208,300 7,447
Bank One Corp. 226,500 12,811
BankBoston Corp. 68,800 3,259
Chase Manhattan Corp. 366,800 26,593
Comerica, Inc. 1,750 106
Firstar Corp. 73,300 2,112
U.S. Bancorp 239,400 7,781
Wells Fargo & Co. 91,900 3,676
63,785
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 4.5%
American Express Co. 242,400 29,376
Associates First Capital 136,100 5,580
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 462,350 30,631
65,587
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 2.0%
Fannie Mae 231,100 15,715
Freddie Mac 224,200 13,074
28,789
INSURANCE - 1.3%
American International Group, 134,150 15,335
Inc.
Hartford Financial Services 24,300 1,537
Group, Inc.
MBIA, Inc. 38,300 2,616
19,488
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.4%
Cendant Corp. (a) 288,700 $ 5,323
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (a) 1,800 122
5,445
TOTAL FINANCE 183,094
HEALTH - 8.8%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 5.0%
American Home Products Corp. 123,100 7,094
Amgen, Inc. (a) 80,400 5,085
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 251,700 17,273
Cytyc Corp. (a) 19,300 400
Elan Corp. PLC sponsored ADR 11,600 626
(a)
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 103,700 7,408
Merck & Co., Inc. 244,600 16,511
Quintiles Transnational Corp. 29,700 1,207
(a)
Schering-Plough Corp. 333,400 15,024
Warner-Lambert Co. 35,800 2,220
72,848
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 3.8%
Abbott Laboratories 72,600 3,281
Becton, Dickinson & Co. 133,800 5,185
Biomet, Inc. 10,800 431
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) 141,200 5,357
Cardinal Health, Inc. 344,706 20,812
Guidant Corp. 87,400 4,370
Johnson & Johnson 139,800 12,949
Medtronic, Inc. 47,900 3,401
Stryker Corp. 5,800 345
56,131
TOTAL HEALTH 128,979
HOLDING COMPANIES - 0.3%
ABB AB Series A 278,400 3,788
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 8.0%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 4.1%
Emerson Electric Co. 145,500 $ 9,294
General Electric Co. 495,200 50,351
59,645
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 3.5%
Caterpillar, Inc. 42,600 2,338
Deere & Co. 134,800 5,131
Dover Corp. 55,600 2,095
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 99,230 7,616
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 115,750 7,372
Parker-Hannifin Corp. 101,000 4,412
Stanley Works 40,700 1,325
Tyco International Ltd. 238,108 20,805
51,094
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.4%
Waste Management, Inc. 125,500 6,636
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 117,375
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 9.9%
BROADCASTING - 4.3%
CBS Corp. (a) 187,400 7,824
Clear Channel Communications, 65,700 4,340
Inc. (a)
Comcast Corp. Class A 199,200 7,669
(special)
Time Warner, Inc. 574,533 39,104
USA Networks, Inc. (a) 92,400 3,696
62,633
ENTERTAINMENT - 2.0%
Carnival Corp. 52,100 2,136
Disney (Walt) Co. 223,100 6,498
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. 198,800 5,069
(a)
News Corp. Ltd. sponsored:
ADR 98,000 3,252
ADR (ltd. vtg.) 83,900 2,554
Viacom, Inc. Class B 255,400 9,833
(non-vtg.) (a)
29,342
LODGING & GAMING - 0.1%
Marriott International, Inc. 43,700 1,663
Class A
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
PUBLISHING - 1.5%
Harcourt General, Inc. 67,500 $ 3,320
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 335,900 17,425
Meredith Corp. 38,400 1,342
Reader's Digest Association, 7,900 289
Inc. Class A (non-vtg.)
22,376
RESTAURANTS - 2.0%
McDonald's Corp. 423,900 16,320
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. (a) 72,600 2,605
Tricon Global Restaurants, 169,200 9,856
Inc. (a)
28,781
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 144,795
NONDURABLES - 5.9%
BEVERAGES - 0.8%
Anheuser-Busch Companies, 89,800 6,561
Inc.
Coca-Cola Co. (The) 74,800 5,110
11,671
FOODS - 0.7%
Dean Foods Co. 61,300 2,299
Flowers Industries, Inc. 62,600 1,393
Heinz (H.J.) Co. 50,300 2,430
Keebler Foods Co. (a) 126,700 4,244
10,366
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 3.4%
Avon Products, Inc. 239,100 11,821
Clorox Co. 96,170 9,707
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 70,300 7,021
Ecolab, Inc. 143,350 6,092
Procter & Gamble Co. 140,800 13,147
Unilever PLC 157,321 1,386
49,174
TOBACCO - 1.0%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 380,900 14,688
TOTAL NONDURABLES 85,899
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 7.2%
APPAREL STORES - 0.4%
TJX Companies, Inc. 199,700 $ 5,991
DRUG STORES - 1.2%
CVS Corp. 372,450 17,133
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
3.4%
Costco Companies, Inc. (a) 76,600 5,554
Dayton Hudson Corp. 206,500 13,010
Nordstrom, Inc. 252,600 8,967
Saks, Inc. (a) 248,675 6,870
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 360,000 15,345
49,746
GROCERY STORES - 0.9%
Kroger Co. (a) 132,000 7,730
Safeway, Inc. (a) 120,700 5,613
13,343
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.3%
Home Depot, Inc. 215,200 12,240
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 39,000 2,026
Office Depot, Inc. (a) 49,800 1,040
Staples, Inc. (a) 146,700 4,218
19,524
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 105,737
SERVICES - 1.7%
ADVERTISING - 1.2%
Interpublic Group of 31,900 2,416
Companies, Inc.
Omnicom Group, Inc. 215,500 15,085
Outdoor Systems, Inc. (a) 14,200 425
Young & Rubicam, Inc. 7,000 268
18,194
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - 0.2%
Apollo Group, Inc. Class A (a) 78,700 2,199
PRINTING - 0.1%
Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co. 46,700 1,693
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
SERVICES - CONTINUED
SERVICES - 0.2%
Robert Half International, 101,600 $ 2,864
Inc. (a)
ServiceMaster Co. 35,500 643
3,507
TOTAL SERVICES 25,593
TECHNOLOGY - 14.1%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 2.9%
ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 83,600 4,086
(a)
Ascend Communications, Inc. 88,100 8,166
(a)
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 117,450 12,802
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 150,300 8,548
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 125,900 8,939
42,541
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 7.4%
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) 24,900 2,957
America Online, Inc. 85,000 10,147
At Home Corp. Series A (a) 17,600 2,231
Automatic Data Processing, 38,300 1,577
Inc.
Compuware Corp. (a) 200 6
Electronic Data Systems Corp. 13,500 759
Excite, Inc. (a) 12,300 1,636
First Data Corp. 74,000 3,325
IMS Health, Inc. 267,700 6,592
International Business 187,800 21,843
Machines Corp.
Intuit, Inc. (a) 67,100 5,460
Microsoft Corp. (a) 481,300 38,835
Unisys Corp. (a) 268,918 10,202
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) 18,300 2,708
108,278
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 2.0%
Compaq Computer Corp. 67,200 1,592
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 66,600 4,246
SCI Systems, Inc. (a) 15,400 639
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) 109,700 6,555
Xerox Corp. 298,700 16,783
29,815
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - 1.8%
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 60,400 $ 2,322
Intel Corp. 108,000 5,839
Motorola, Inc. 66,000 5,466
Texas Instruments, Inc. 113,500 12,414
26,041
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 206,675
TRANSPORTATION - 1.0%
RAILROADS - 1.0%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 207,900 6,445
Corp.
CSX Corp. 68,700 3,225
Union Pacific Corp. 92,000 5,250
14,920
UTILITIES - 8.3%
CELLULAR - 1.3%
AirTouch Communications, Inc. 67,400 6,774
(a)
ALLTEL Corp. 110,600 7,929
China Telecom (Hong Kong) 1,738,000 3,726
Ltd. (a)
18,429
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 1.4%
AES Corp. (a) 85,100 4,234
CMS Energy Corp. 1,200 56
Duke Energy Corp. 20,600 1,242
Entergy Corp. 123,000 3,990
Illinova Corp. 40,000 1,088
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. 78,200 1,931
PECO Energy Co. 46,300 2,266
PG&E Corp. 102,500 3,459
Unicom Corp. 62,300 2,636
20,902
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 5.6%
AT&T Corp. 422,259 23,435
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 413,226 35,692
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
Qwest Communications 114,000 $ 4,838
International, Inc. (a)
SBC Communications, Inc. 338,600 17,311
81,276
TOTAL UTILITIES 120,607
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 1,378,723
(Cost $1,186,161)
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
- - 0.4%
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.4%
BROADCASTING - 0.4%
MediaOne Group, Inc. 72,500 6,072
(AirTouch Communucations,
Inc.) $3.63 PIES (Cost
$5,695)
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CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.5%
MOODY'S RATINGS PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)
FINANCE - 0.2%
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.2%
Elan Finance Corp. Ltd. 0% Baa3 $ 4,800 2,448
12/14/18 liquid yield option
notes (c)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.1%
Waste Management, Inc. 4% Ba1 1,393 1,826
2/1/02
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 0.1%
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 0.1%
Home Depot, Inc. 3.25% 10/1/01 A1 451 1,113
TECHNOLOGY - 0.1%
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 0.1%
EMC Corp. 3.25% 3/15/02 Ba2 262 1,152
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS 6,539
(Cost $5,262)
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CASH EQUIVALENTS - 4.8%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 70,635,888 $ 70,636
(Cost $70,636)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 1,461,970
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $1,267,754)
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SECURITY TYPE ABBREVIATIONS
PIES - Premium Income Equity
Securities
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.82%. The yield refers to the income earned by investing in
the fund over the seven-day period, expressed as an annual percentage.
(c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the
Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified
institutional buyers. At the period end, the value of these securities
amounted to $2,448,000 or 0.2% of net assets.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $1,272,515,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $189,455,000, of which $227,962,000 related to appreciated
investment securities and $38,507,000 related to depreciated
investment securities.
At November 30, 1998, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of
approximately $13,634,000, all of which will expire on November 30,
2006.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 1,461,970
value (cost $1,267,754) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 762
sold
Receivable for fund shares 13,423
sold
Dividends receivable 1,529
Interest receivable 381
TOTAL ASSETS 1,478,065
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 13,442
purchased
Payable for fund shares 1,629
redeemed
Accrued management fee 583
Distribution fees payable 745
Other payables and accrued 439
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 16,838
NET ASSETS $ 1,461,227
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 1,264,012
Accumulated undistributed net 3,003
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 194,212
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 1,461,227
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $17.09
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($83,918
(divided by) 4,910 shares)
Maximum offering price per $18.13
share (100/94.25 of $17.09)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $17.06
redemption price per share
($749,607 (divided by)
43,941 shares)
Maximum offering price per $17.68
share (100/96.50 of $17.06)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $16.93
offering price per share
($345,885 (divided by)
20,435 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $16.93
offering price per share
($164,522 (divided by) 9,720
shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $17.12
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($117,295 (divided by)
6,850 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX
MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999
(UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 5,805
Dividends
Interest 2,102
TOTAL INCOME 7,907
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 2,691
Transfer agent fees 1,174
Distribution fees 3,326
Accounting fees and expenses 203
Non-interested trustees' 2
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 16
Registration fees 274
Audit 10
Legal 1
Total expenses before 7,697
reductions
Expense reductions (82) 7,615
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 292
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 23,176
Foreign currency transactions 5 23,181
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 77,909
Assets and liabilities in (5) 77,904
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 101,085
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 101,377
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 292 $ 1,202
income
Net realized gain (loss) 23,181 (20,101)
Change in net unrealized 77,904 105,448
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 101,377 86,549
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (520) (1,050)
From net investment income
From net realized gain - (3,581)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (520) (4,631)
Share transactions - net 610,550 424,331
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 711,407 506,249
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 749,820 243,571
End of period (including $ 1,461,227 $ 749,820
undistributed net investment
income of $0 and $228,
respectively)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 15.09 $ 12.47 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .03 .06 .04
Net realized and unrealized 1.99 2.79 2.46
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.02 2.85 2.50
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.02) (.05) (.03)
From net realized gain - (.18) -
Total distributions (.02) (.23) (.03)
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.09 $ 15.09 $ 12.47
TOTAL RETURN B, C 13.40% 23.24% 25.04%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 84 $ 35 $ 7
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.08% A 1.12% 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.07% A, G 1.11% G 1.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .37% A .46% .34% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 44% A 54% 82% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 15.07 $ 12.46 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .01 .04 .03
Net realized and unrealized 1.99 2.78 2.45
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.00 2.82 2.48
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.01) (.03) (.02)
From net realized gain - (.18) -
Total distributions (.01) (.21) (.02)
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.06 $ 15.07 $ 12.46
TOTAL RETURN B, C 13.28% 23.00% 24.83%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 750 $ 400 $ 133
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.30% A 1.31% 1.59% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.29% A, F 1.30% F 1.59% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .15% A .27% .24% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 44% A 54% 82% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS T
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 14.98 $ 12.41 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.03) (.03) (.04)
Net realized and unrealized 1.98 2.77 2.46
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.95 2.74 2.42
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - (.01)
From net realized gain - (.17) -
Total distributions - (.17) (.01)
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.93 $ 14.98 $ 12.41
TOTAL RETURN B, C 13.02% 22.39% 24.22%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 346 $ 158 $ 29
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.83% A 1.83% 2.25% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.81% A, G 1.82% G 2.25% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.37)% A (.25)% (.42)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 44% A 54% 82% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS B
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 14.98 $ 12.45 $ 12.22
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.03) (.04) -
Net realized and unrealized 1.98 2.76 .23
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.95 2.72 .23
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - (.01) -
From net realized gain - (.18) -
Total distributions - (.19) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.93 $ 14.98 $ 12.45
TOTAL RETURN B, C 13.02% 22.20% 1.88%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 165 $ 60 $ 0.4
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.81% A 1.87% 2.24% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.80% A, G 1.85% G 2.24% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.36)% A (.27)% .19% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 44% A 54% 82% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS C
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 15.10 $ 12.47 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .06 .11 .07
Net realized and unrealized 1.99 2.79 2.45
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.05 2.90 2.52
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.03) (.09) (.05)
From net realized gain - (.18) -
Total distributions (.03) (.27) (.05)
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.12 $ 15.10 $ 12.47
TOTAL RETURN B, C 13.60% 23.69% 25.26%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 117 $ 97 $ 74
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .76% A .76% 1.19% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .75% A, F .75% F 1.19% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .69% A .82% .64% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 44% A 54% 82% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity
Advisor Series I (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 (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management
investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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, 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.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Distributions are recorded on the
ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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 foreign currency transactions, non-taxable dividends,
capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
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 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.
INTERFUND LENDING PROGRAM. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by
the SEC, the fund, along with other registered investment companies
having management contracts with FMR, may participate in an interfund
lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility
allowing the fund to borrow from, or lend money to, other
participating funds.
RESTRICTED SECURITIES. The fund is permitted to invest in securities
that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These
securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from
registration or to the public if the securities are registered.
Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations
and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult.
At the end of the period, the fund had no investments in restricted
securities (excluding 144A issues).
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $834,579,000 and $229,164,000, respectively, of which U.S.
government and government agency obligations aggregated $0 and
$9,236,000, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .2500% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .20%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect during the
period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates, as they resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annualized rate of .49% of average net
assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00%*
CLASS C 1.00%*
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 76,000 $ 1,000
CLASS T 1,457,000 22,000
CLASS B 1,246,000 935,000
CLASS C 547,000 509,000
$ 3,326,000 $ 1,467,000
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on 0.25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 510,000 $ 210,000
CLASS T 1,113,000 392,000
CLASS B 251,000 251,000*
CLASS C 22,000 22,000*
$ 1,896,000 $ 875,000
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 73,000 .24*
CLASS T 610,000 .21*
CLASS B 278,000 .23*
CLASS C 115,000 .21*
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 98,000 .18*
$ 1,174,000
* ANNUALIZED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc., an affiliate of FMR,
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 $49,000 for the
period.
5. INTERFUND LENDING PROGRAM.
The fund participated in the interfund lending program as a lender.
The average daily loan balance during the period for which the loan
was outstanding amounted to $14,217,000. The weighted average interest
rate was 4.93%. Interest earned from the interfund lending program
amounted to $4,000 and is included in interest income on the Statement
of Operations.
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 $76,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into an arrangement with each class'
transfer agent whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash
balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses. During the period
each applicable class' expenses were reduced as follows under the
transfer agent arrangements:
TRANSFER AGENT CREDITS
CLASS T $ 6,000
7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998
FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME
Class A $ 49 $ 57
Class T 278 439
Class B - 2
Class C - 1
Institutional Class 193 551
Total $ 520 $ 1,050
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ - $ 105
Class T - 1,993
Class B - 411
Class C - 12
Institutional Class - 1,060
Total $ - $ 3,581
$ 520 $ 4,631
8. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 3,011 1,986 $ 50,833
Reinvestment of distributions 3 11 42
Shares redeemed (398) (263) (6,754)
Net increase (decrease) 2,616 1,734 $ 44,121
CLASS T Shares sold 22,270 19,561 $ 378,617
Reinvestment of distributions 17 187 261
Shares redeemed (4,918) (3,889) (83,250)
Net increase (decrease) 17,369 15,859 $ 295,628
CLASS B Shares sold 10,779 8,867 $ 181,888
Reinvestment of distributions - 28 -
Shares redeemed (906) (655) (15,298)
Net increase (decrease) 9,873 8,240 $ 166,590
CLASS C Shares sold 6,068 4,221 $ 102,463
Reinvestment of distributions - 1 -
Shares redeemed (331) (270) (5,589)
Net increase (decrease) 5,737 3,952 $ 96,874
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 1,309 2,227 $ 22,255
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 10 113 156
Shares redeemed (896) (1,839) (15,074)
Net increase (decrease) 423 501 $ 7,337
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1998
CLASS A Shares sold $ 27,926
Reinvestment of distributions 145
Shares redeemed (3,668)
Net increase (decrease) $ 24,403
CLASS T Shares sold $ 272,785
Reinvestment of distributions 2,329
Shares redeemed (53,697)
Net increase (decrease) $ 221,417
CLASS B Shares sold $ 124,614
Reinvestment of distributions 336
Shares redeemed (8,961)
Net increase (decrease) $ 115,989
CLASS C Shares sold $ 59,143
Reinvestment of distributions 10
Shares redeemed (3,679)
Net increase (decrease) $ 55,474
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 31,070
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 1,421
Shares redeemed (25,443)
Net increase (decrease) $ 7,048
</TABLE>
9. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of Fidelity Advisor
Growth & Income Fund, the Board of Trustees has determined not to
retain PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent auditor
and voted to appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ended
November 30, 1999. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 1998 and
November 30, 1997, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's audit reports
contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion; nor were their
reports qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting
principles. Further, there were no disagreements between the fund and
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on accounting principles, financial
statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved to the
satisfaction of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP would have caused them to
make reference to the disagreement in their report.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Richard A. Spillane Jr., Vice President
Beth F. Terrana, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENTS
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
The Chase Manhattan Bank
New York, NY
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
AGAII-SANN-0799 80254
1.704641.101
(Fidelity Logo Graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
BALANCED FUND -
CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B
AND CLASS C
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(Fidelity Logo Graphics)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 12 The managers' review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 16 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the past six months.
INVESTMENTS 17 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 48 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 57 Notes to the financial
statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 67 The auditors' opinion.
OTHER FUND INFORMATION 68
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR BALANCED FUND - CLASS A
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class A shares took place on September
3, 1996. Class A shares bear a 0.25% 12b-1 fee. Returns prior to
September 3, 1996 are those of Class T, the original class of the
fund, and reflect Class T shares' 0.50% 12b-1 fee (0.65% prior to
January 1, 1996). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class
expenses, the past five years and past 10 years total returns would
have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
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PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL A 6.28% 9.27% 76.40% 217.65%
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL A 0.17% 2.99% 66.26% 199.39%
(INCL. 5.75% SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Balanced Composite 7.14% 14.73% 134.64% 282.74%
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
LB Aggregate Bond -0.76% 4.35% 45.89% 126.33%
Balanced Funds Average 6.33% 8.71% 102.69% 215.47%
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Class A's returns to the performance
of the Fidelity Balanced Composite Index, a hypothetical combination
of unmanaged indices. The composite index combines the total returns
of the Standard & Poor's(registered trademark) 500 Index and the
Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index. To measure how Class A's
performance stacked up against its peers, you can compare it to the
balanced funds average, which reflects the performance of mutual funds
with similar objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months
average represents a peer group of 446 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL A 9.27% 12.02% 12.25%
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL A 2.99% 10.70% 11.59%
(INCL. 5.75% SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Balanced Composite 14.73% 18.60% 14.36%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class A shares' cumulative return
and show you what would have happened if Class A shares had performed
at a constant rate each year.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Balanced -CL A 60 S&P/40 LB Agg S&P 500 LB Aggregate Bond
00249 F0021 SP001 LB001
1989/05/31 9425.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 9554.92 10087.40 9943.00 10304.00
1989/07/31 9988.88 10719.88 10840.85 10523.48
1989/08/31 10143.87 10782.48 11053.33 10367.73
1989/09/30 10159.70 10777.96 11008.01 10420.60
1989/10/31 10003.04 10733.98 10752.63 10676.95
1989/11/30 10206.70 10906.15 10971.98 10778.38
1989/12/31 10307.57 11074.98 11235.31 10807.48
1990/01/31 9808.96 10576.39 10481.42 10678.87
1990/02/28 9834.75 10671.79 10616.63 10713.05
1990/03/31 9972.40 10844.45 10897.97 10720.55
1990/04/30 9841.87 10641.88 10625.52 10621.92
1990/05/31 10207.35 11390.43 11661.51 10936.32
1990/06/30 10250.65 11417.31 11582.21 11112.40
1990/07/31 10224.23 11458.41 11545.15 11265.75
1990/08/31 9598.98 10775.49 10501.47 11114.79
1990/09/30 9377.43 10496.41 9990.05 11207.04
1990/10/31 9288.20 10522.65 9947.09 11349.37
1990/11/30 9707.56 11021.00 10589.67 11593.38
1990/12/31 10004.22 11274.26 10885.12 11774.24
1991/01/31 10520.75 11625.12 11359.71 11920.24
1991/02/28 11136.95 12163.36 12171.93 12021.56
1991/03/31 11419.82 12373.54 12466.50 12104.51
1991/04/30 11639.43 12444.82 12496.41 12235.24
1991/05/31 12124.40 12796.26 13036.26 12306.20
1991/06/30 11875.91 12442.06 12439.20 12300.05
1991/07/31 12383.82 12859.11 13018.87 12471.02
1991/08/31 12697.80 13153.07 13327.41 12740.40
1991/09/30 12791.29 13128.08 13104.85 12999.03
1991/10/31 13163.94 13291.92 13280.45 13143.32
1991/11/30 12856.51 13019.44 12745.25 13264.23
1991/12/31 13453.83 14067.76 14203.30 13658.18
1992/01/31 13542.34 13834.24 13939.12 13472.43
1992/02/29 13827.55 13978.11 14120.33 13560.00
1992/03/31 13778.46 13783.26 13844.98 13484.07
1992/04/30 13887.57 14066.09 14252.03 13581.15
1992/05/31 14165.33 14213.79 14321.86 13837.83
1992/06/30 14036.53 14165.17 14108.47 14028.80
1992/07/31 14446.42 14628.38 14685.50 14314.98
1992/08/31 14446.42 14507.54 14384.45 14459.57
1992/09/30 14565.94 14679.31 14554.19 14631.63
1992/10/31 14515.57 14632.05 14605.13 14437.03
1992/11/30 14606.23 14932.59 15103.16 14439.92
1992/12/31 14691.53 15137.76 15288.93 14669.52
1993/01/31 14968.72 15330.32 15417.36 14951.17
1993/02/28 15288.57 15562.72 15627.03 15212.82
1993/03/31 15865.60 15785.89 15956.76 15276.71
1993/04/30 16317.06 15600.88 15570.61 15383.65
1993/05/31 16628.79 15859.86 15987.90 15403.65
1993/06/30 16521.72 16002.28 16034.27 15682.45
1993/07/31 16695.06 16000.36 15970.13 15771.84
1993/08/31 17301.76 16476.21 16575.40 16047.85
1993/09/30 17140.00 16417.88 16447.77 16091.18
1993/10/31 17369.26 16646.09 16788.24 16150.72
1993/11/30 17140.00 16494.61 16628.75 16013.43
1993/12/31 17579.16 16649.99 16829.96 16099.91
1994/01/31 18067.78 17079.56 17402.17 16317.26
1994/02/28 17749.61 16682.97 16930.58 16033.34
1994/03/31 17040.73 16081.72 16192.40 15637.31
1994/04/30 16903.31 16153.76 16399.67 15512.21
1994/05/31 16972.02 16312.07 16668.62 15510.66
1994/06/30 16649.92 16057.93 16260.24 15476.54
1994/07/31 16971.88 16501.77 16793.57 15784.52
1994/08/31 17178.85 16915.64 17482.11 15803.46
1994/09/30 17064.06 16567.51 17053.80 15571.15
1994/10/31 16902.75 16785.21 17437.51 15557.14
1994/11/30 16672.31 16403.65 16802.44 15522.91
1994/12/31 16683.83 16594.88 17051.62 15630.02
1995/01/31 16637.36 16984.50 17493.76 15939.49
1995/02/28 16927.81 17543.32 18175.50 16318.85
1995/03/31 17209.07 17896.75 18711.85 16418.40
1995/04/30 17396.50 18313.20 19262.92 16648.26
1995/05/31 17736.23 19035.88 20032.86 17292.55
1995/06/30 17949.16 19356.79 20498.22 17418.78
1995/07/31 18220.76 19724.88 21177.94 17380.46
1995/08/31 18268.00 19850.05 21231.10 17590.76
1995/09/30 18444.49 20429.67 22127.05 17761.39
1995/10/31 18230.02 20492.14 22048.06 17992.29
1995/11/30 18742.37 21154.86 23015.97 18262.18
1995/12/31 19029.91 21517.79 23459.25 18517.85
1996/01/31 19199.50 22014.08 24257.81 18640.06
1996/02/29 18884.55 21983.30 24482.68 18315.73
1996/03/31 18740.07 22048.77 24718.45 18187.52
1996/04/30 18715.67 22194.38 25082.80 18085.67
1996/05/31 18813.27 22520.06 25729.68 18049.50
1996/06/30 18923.59 22692.25 25827.71 18291.36
1996/07/31 18529.86 22115.23 24686.64 18340.75
1996/08/31 18677.51 22380.04 25207.28 18309.57
1996/09/30 19405.23 23291.53 26625.95 18628.15
1996/10/31 19914.26 23883.79 27360.29 19041.70
1996/11/30 20981.98 25130.38 29428.46 19367.31
1996/12/31 20610.44 24738.20 28845.48 19187.19
1997/01/31 21315.93 25696.26 30647.75 19246.67
1997/02/28 21643.48 25842.83 30888.02 19294.79
1997/03/31 20894.52 25090.96 29618.84 19080.62
1997/04/30 21757.72 26140.26 31387.08 19366.83
1997/05/31 22633.62 27194.45 33297.93 19550.81
1997/06/30 23495.91 28054.88 34789.67 19783.47
1997/07/31 24760.10 29697.27 37557.89 20317.62
1997/08/31 23661.92 28598.11 35453.89 20144.92
1997/09/30 24620.27 29707.20 37395.70 20443.07
1997/10/31 24093.43 29284.17 36146.69 20739.49
1997/11/30 24671.67 30151.39 37819.92 20834.89
1997/12/31 25164.82 30583.82 38469.29 21045.33
1998/01/31 25400.26 30943.37 38894.76 21314.71
1998/02/28 26342.04 32272.45 41699.85 21297.65
1998/03/31 27259.14 33307.94 43835.29 21370.07
1998/04/30 27440.50 33578.27 44276.28 21481.19
1998/05/31 27398.64 33359.54 43515.17 21685.26
1998/06/30 28002.00 34285.78 45282.75 21869.22
1998/07/31 27945.80 34095.79 44800.49 21915.63
1998/08/31 25037.42 31360.04 38323.24 22272.34
1998/09/30 26359.12 32859.07 40778.22 22793.77
1998/10/31 27236.34 34393.38 44095.13 22673.52
1998/11/30 28170.16 35722.04 46767.73 22801.93
1998/12/31 29077.90 36999.99 49462.49 22870.50
1999/01/31 29421.03 38034.11 51531.01 23033.85
1999/02/28 28873.30 37059.22 49929.43 22631.69
1999/03/31 29639.33 38031.11 51927.10 22757.25
1999/04/30 30694.50 38963.10 53938.24 22829.39
1999/05/28 29938.56 38274.00 52664.76 22633.00
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990614 104031 R00000000000123
</TABLE>
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund - Class A on May 31, 1989,
and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. As the chart shows, by
May 31, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to $29,939
- - a 199.39% increase on the initial investment. For comparison, look
at how both the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, a market
capitalization-weighted index of common stocks, and the Lehman
Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, a market value-weighted index of
investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government,
corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, with
maturities of one year or more, did over the same period. With
dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested, the Standard & Poor's
500 Index would have grown to $52,665 - a 426.65% increase. If $10,000
was invested in the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, it would
have grown to $22,633 - a 126.33% increase. You can also look at how
the Fidelity Balanced Composite Index did over the same period. The
composite index combines the total returns of the Standard & Poor's
500 Index (60%) and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index (40%).
With dividends and interest, if any, reinvested, the same $10,000
would have grown to $38,274 - a 282.74% 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 or
bonds will vary. That means if
you sell your shares during a
market downturn, you might
lose money. But if you can
ride out the market's ups and
downs, you may have a gain.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR BALANCED FUND - CLASS T
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value).
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL T 6.09% 9.01% 76.49% 217.82%
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL T 2.38% 5.20% 70.32% 206.70%
(INCL. 3.50% SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Balanced Composite 7.14% 14.73% 134.64% 282.74%
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
LB Aggregate Bond -0.76% 4.35% 45.89% 126.33%
Balanced Funds Average 6.33% 8.71% 102.69% 215.47%
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Class T's returns to the performance
of the Fidelity Balanced Composite Index, a hypothetical combination
of unmanaged indices. The composite index combines the total returns
of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate
Bond Index. To measure how Class T's performance stacked up against
its peers, you can compare it to the balanced funds average, which
reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives
tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months average represents a peer
group of 446 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL T 9.01% 12.03% 12.26%
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL T 5.20% 11.24% 11.86%
(INCL. 3.50% SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Balanced Composite 14.73% 18.60% 14.36%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class T shares' cumulative return
and show you what would have happened if Class T shares had performed
at a constant rate each year.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Balanced -CL T 60 S&P/40 LB Agg S&P 500 LB Aggregate Bond
00170 F0021 SP001 LB001
1989/05/31 9650.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 9783.02 10087.40 9943.00 10304.00
1989/07/31 10227.34 10719.88 10840.85 10523.48
1989/08/31 10386.03 10782.48 11053.33 10367.73
1989/09/30 10402.24 10777.96 11008.01 10420.60
1989/10/31 10241.83 10733.98 10752.63 10676.95
1989/11/30 10450.36 10906.15 10971.98 10778.38
1989/12/31 10553.64 11074.98 11235.31 10807.48
1990/01/31 10043.12 10576.39 10481.42 10678.87
1990/02/28 10069.53 10671.79 10616.63 10713.05
1990/03/31 10210.47 10844.45 10897.97 10720.55
1990/04/30 10076.82 10641.88 10625.52 10621.92
1990/05/31 10451.03 11390.43 11661.51 10936.32
1990/06/30 10495.36 11417.31 11582.21 11112.40
1990/07/31 10468.31 11458.41 11545.15 11265.75
1990/08/31 9828.13 10775.49 10501.47 11114.79
1990/09/30 9601.29 10496.41 9990.05 11207.04
1990/10/31 9509.94 10522.65 9947.09 11349.37
1990/11/30 9939.30 11021.00 10589.67 11593.38
1990/12/31 10243.05 11274.26 10885.12 11774.24
1991/01/31 10771.91 11625.12 11359.71 11920.24
1991/02/28 11402.82 12163.36 12171.93 12021.56
1991/03/31 11692.44 12373.54 12466.50 12104.51
1991/04/30 11917.29 12444.82 12496.41 12235.24
1991/05/31 12413.85 12796.26 13036.26 12306.20
1991/06/30 12159.42 12442.06 12439.20 12300.05
1991/07/31 12679.46 12859.11 13018.87 12471.02
1991/08/31 13000.93 13153.07 13327.41 12740.40
1991/09/30 13096.65 13128.08 13104.85 12999.03
1991/10/31 13478.20 13291.92 13280.45 13143.32
1991/11/30 13163.43 13019.44 12745.25 13264.23
1991/12/31 13775.01 14067.76 14203.30 13658.18
1992/01/31 13865.63 13834.24 13939.12 13472.43
1992/02/29 14157.65 13978.11 14120.33 13560.00
1992/03/31 14107.39 13783.26 13844.98 13484.07
1992/04/30 14219.11 14066.09 14252.03 13581.15
1992/05/31 14503.49 14213.79 14321.86 13837.83
1992/06/30 14371.62 14165.17 14108.47 14028.80
1992/07/31 14791.30 14628.38 14685.50 14314.98
1992/08/31 14791.30 14507.54 14384.45 14459.57
1992/09/30 14913.67 14679.31 14554.19 14631.63
1992/10/31 14862.10 14632.05 14605.13 14437.03
1992/11/30 14954.92 14932.59 15103.16 14439.92
1992/12/31 15042.25 15137.76 15288.93 14669.52
1993/01/31 15326.07 15330.32 15417.36 14951.17
1993/02/28 15653.55 15562.72 15627.03 15212.82
1993/03/31 16244.36 15785.89 15956.76 15276.71
1993/04/30 16706.59 15600.88 15570.61 15383.65
1993/05/31 17025.76 15859.86 15987.90 15403.65
1993/06/30 16916.14 16002.28 16034.27 15682.45
1993/07/31 17093.62 16000.36 15970.13 15771.84
1993/08/31 17714.80 16476.21 16575.40 16047.85
1993/09/30 17549.18 16417.88 16447.77 16091.18
1993/10/31 17783.91 16646.09 16788.24 16150.72
1993/11/30 17549.18 16494.61 16628.75 16013.43
1993/12/31 17998.82 16649.99 16829.96 16099.91
1994/01/31 18499.11 17079.56 17402.17 16317.26
1994/02/28 18173.34 16682.97 16930.58 16033.34
1994/03/31 17447.54 16081.72 16192.40 15637.31
1994/04/30 17306.83 16153.76 16399.67 15512.21
1994/05/31 17377.19 16312.07 16668.62 15510.66
1994/06/30 17047.40 16057.93 16260.24 15476.54
1994/07/31 17377.04 16501.77 16793.57 15784.52
1994/08/31 17588.96 16915.64 17482.11 15803.46
1994/09/30 17471.42 16567.51 17053.80 15571.15
1994/10/31 17306.26 16785.21 17437.51 15557.14
1994/11/30 17070.32 16403.65 16802.44 15522.91
1994/12/31 17082.12 16594.88 17051.62 15630.02
1995/01/31 17034.54 16984.50 17493.76 15939.49
1995/02/28 17331.93 17543.32 18175.50 16318.85
1995/03/31 17619.89 17896.75 18711.85 16418.40
1995/04/30 17811.80 18313.20 19262.92 16648.26
1995/05/31 18159.64 19035.88 20032.86 17292.55
1995/06/30 18377.66 19356.79 20498.22 17418.78
1995/07/31 18655.74 19724.88 21177.94 17380.46
1995/08/31 18704.10 19850.05 21231.10 17590.76
1995/09/30 18884.81 20429.67 22127.05 17761.39
1995/10/31 18665.22 20492.14 22048.06 17992.29
1995/11/30 19189.80 21154.86 23015.97 18262.18
1995/12/31 19484.21 21517.79 23459.25 18517.85
1996/01/31 19657.84 22014.08 24257.81 18640.06
1996/02/29 19335.38 21983.30 24482.68 18315.73
1996/03/31 19187.44 22048.77 24718.45 18187.52
1996/04/30 19162.46 22194.38 25082.80 18085.67
1996/05/31 19262.39 22520.06 25729.68 18049.50
1996/06/30 19375.35 22692.25 25827.71 18291.36
1996/07/31 18972.22 22115.23 24686.64 18340.75
1996/08/31 19123.39 22380.04 25207.28 18309.57
1996/09/30 19868.13 23291.53 26625.95 18628.15
1996/10/31 20401.33 23883.79 27360.29 19041.70
1996/11/30 21493.12 25130.38 29428.46 19367.31
1996/12/31 21125.97 24738.20 28845.48 19187.19
1997/01/31 21848.22 25696.26 30647.75 19246.67
1997/02/28 22183.56 25842.83 30888.02 19294.79
1997/03/31 21416.37 25090.96 29618.84 19080.62
1997/04/30 22313.59 26140.26 31387.08 19366.83
1997/05/31 23210.81 27194.45 33297.93 19550.81
1997/06/30 24107.11 28054.88 34789.67 19783.47
1997/07/31 25415.86 29697.27 37557.89 20317.62
1997/08/31 24290.34 28598.11 35453.89 20144.92
1997/09/30 25285.79 29707.20 37395.70 20443.07
1997/10/31 24758.73 29284.17 36146.69 20739.49
1997/11/30 25338.49 30151.39 37819.92 20834.89
1997/12/31 25844.19 30583.82 38469.29 21045.33
1998/01/31 26085.59 30943.37 38894.76 21314.71
1998/02/28 27037.00 32272.45 41699.85 21297.65
1998/03/31 27991.38 33307.94 43835.29 21370.07
1998/04/30 28177.22 33578.27 44276.28 21481.19
1998/05/31 28134.33 33359.54 43515.17 21685.26
1998/06/30 28738.08 34285.78 45282.75 21869.22
1998/07/31 28680.52 34095.79 44800.49 21915.63
1998/08/31 25701.66 31360.04 38323.24 22272.34
1998/09/30 27055.30 32859.07 40778.22 22793.77
1998/10/31 27953.29 34393.38 44095.13 22673.52
1998/11/30 28909.20 35722.04 46767.73 22801.93
1998/12/31 29837.78 36999.99 49462.49 22870.50
1999/01/31 30188.75 38034.11 51531.01 23033.85
1999/02/28 29612.51 37059.22 49929.43 22631.69
1999/03/31 30363.80 38031.11 51927.10 22757.25
1999/04/30 31426.37 38963.10 53938.24 22829.39
1999/05/28 30669.69 38274.00 52664.76 22633.00
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990614 142159 R00000000000123
</TABLE>
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund - Class T on May 31, 1989,
and the current 3.50% sales charge was paid. As the chart shows, by
May 31, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to $30,670
- - a 206.70% increase on the initial investment. For comparison, look
at how both the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, a market
capitalization-weighted index of common stocks, and the Lehman
Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, a market value-weighted index of
investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government,
corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, with
maturities of one year or more, did over the same period. With
dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested, the Standard & Poor's
500 Index would have grown to $52,665 - a 426.65% increase. If $10,000
was invested in the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, it would
have grown to $22,633 - a 126.33% increase. You can also look at how
the Fidelity Balanced Composite Index did over the same period. The
composite index combines the total returns of the Standard & Poor's
500 Index (60%) and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index (40%).
With dividends and interest, if any, reinvested, the same $10,000
would have grown to $38,274 - a 282.74% 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 or
bonds will vary. That means if
you sell your shares during a
market downturn, you might
lose money. But if you can
ride out the market's ups and
downs, you may have a gain.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR BALANCED FUND - CLASS B
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class B shares took place on December
31, 1996. Class B shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. Returns prior to
December 31, 1996 are those of Class T, the original class of the
fund, and reflect Class T shares' 0.50% 12b-1 fee (0.65% prior to
January 1, 1996). Had Class B shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected,
returns prior to December 31, 1996 would have been lower. Class B
shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past six
months, past one year, past five years and past 10 years total return
figures are 5%, 5%, 2% and 0%, respectively.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL B 5.73% 8.31% 73.62% 212.65%
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL B 0.96% 3.49% 71.62% 212.65%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Balanced Composite 7.14% 14.73% 134.64% 282.74%
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
LB Aggregate Bond -0.76% 4.35% 45.89% 126.33%
Balanced Funds Average 6.33% 8.71% 102.69% 215.47%
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Class B's returns to the performance
of the Fidelity Balanced Composite Index, a hypothetical combination
of unmanaged indices. The composite index combines the total returns
of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate
Bond Index. To measure how Class B's performance stacked up against
its peers, you can compare it to the balanced funds average, which
reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives
tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months average represents a peer
group of 446 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL B 8.31% 11.67% 12.07%
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL B 3.49% 11.41% 12.07%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Balanced Composite 14.73% 18.60% 14.36%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class B shares' cumulative return
and show you what would have happened if Class B shares had performed
at a constant rate each year.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Balanced -CL B 60 S&P/40 LB Agg S&P 500 LB Aggregate Bond
00241 F0021 SP001 LB001
1989/05/31 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 10137.84 10087.40 9943.00 10304.00
1989/07/31 10598.28 10719.88 10840.85 10523.48
1989/08/31 10762.72 10782.48 11053.33 10367.73
1989/09/30 10779.52 10777.96 11008.01 10420.60
1989/10/31 10613.30 10733.98 10752.63 10676.95
1989/11/30 10829.39 10906.15 10971.98 10778.38
1989/12/31 10936.41 11074.98 11235.31 10807.48
1990/01/31 10407.38 10576.39 10481.42 10678.87
1990/02/28 10434.74 10671.79 10616.63 10713.05
1990/03/31 10580.80 10844.45 10897.97 10720.55
1990/04/30 10442.30 10641.88 10625.52 10621.92
1990/05/31 10830.08 11390.43 11661.51 10936.32
1990/06/30 10876.02 11417.31 11582.21 11112.40
1990/07/31 10847.99 11458.41 11545.15 11265.75
1990/08/31 10184.59 10775.49 10501.47 11114.79
1990/09/30 9949.52 10496.41 9990.05 11207.04
1990/10/31 9854.86 10522.65 9947.09 11349.37
1990/11/30 10299.79 11021.00 10589.67 11593.38
1990/12/31 10614.56 11274.26 10885.12 11774.24
1991/01/31 11162.60 11625.12 11359.71 11920.24
1991/02/28 11816.39 12163.36 12171.93 12021.56
1991/03/31 12116.52 12373.54 12466.50 12104.51
1991/04/30 12349.53 12444.82 12496.41 12235.24
1991/05/31 12864.09 12796.26 13036.26 12306.20
1991/06/30 12600.43 12442.06 12439.20 12300.05
1991/07/31 13139.33 12859.11 13018.87 12471.02
1991/08/31 13472.47 13153.07 13327.41 12740.40
1991/09/30 13571.66 13128.08 13104.85 12999.03
1991/10/31 13967.05 13291.92 13280.45 13143.32
1991/11/30 13640.86 13019.44 12745.25 13264.23
1991/12/31 14274.62 14067.76 14203.30 13658.18
1992/01/31 14368.53 13834.24 13939.12 13472.43
1992/02/29 14671.14 13978.11 14120.33 13560.00
1992/03/31 14619.05 13783.26 13844.98 13484.07
1992/04/30 14734.83 14066.09 14252.03 13581.15
1992/05/31 15029.52 14213.79 14321.86 13837.83
1992/06/30 14892.87 14165.17 14108.47 14028.80
1992/07/31 15327.77 14628.38 14685.50 14314.98
1992/08/31 15327.77 14507.54 14384.45 14459.57
1992/09/30 15454.58 14679.31 14554.19 14631.63
1992/10/31 15401.14 14632.05 14605.13 14437.03
1992/11/30 15497.33 14932.59 15103.16 14439.92
1992/12/31 15587.83 15137.76 15288.93 14669.52
1993/01/31 15881.94 15330.32 15417.36 14951.17
1993/02/28 16221.29 15562.72 15627.03 15212.82
1993/03/31 16833.53 15785.89 15956.76 15276.71
1993/04/30 17312.53 15600.88 15570.61 15383.65
1993/05/31 17643.27 15859.86 15987.90 15403.65
1993/06/30 17529.68 16002.28 16034.27 15682.45
1993/07/31 17713.59 16000.36 15970.13 15771.84
1993/08/31 18357.31 16476.21 16575.40 16047.85
1993/09/30 18185.68 16417.88 16447.77 16091.18
1993/10/31 18428.93 16646.09 16788.24 16150.72
1993/11/30 18185.68 16494.61 16628.75 16013.43
1993/12/31 18651.63 16649.99 16829.96 16099.91
1994/01/31 19170.06 17079.56 17402.17 16317.26
1994/02/28 18832.48 16682.97 16930.58 16033.34
1994/03/31 18080.35 16081.72 16192.40 15637.31
1994/04/30 17934.54 16153.76 16399.67 15512.21
1994/05/31 18007.45 16312.07 16668.62 15510.66
1994/06/30 17665.70 16057.93 16260.24 15476.54
1994/07/31 18007.30 16501.77 16793.57 15784.52
1994/08/31 18226.90 16915.64 17482.11 15803.46
1994/09/30 18105.10 16567.51 17053.80 15571.15
1994/10/31 17933.95 16785.21 17437.51 15557.14
1994/11/30 17689.45 16403.65 16802.44 15522.91
1994/12/31 17701.68 16594.88 17051.62 15630.02
1995/01/31 17652.37 16984.50 17493.76 15939.49
1995/02/28 17960.54 17543.32 18175.50 16318.85
1995/03/31 18258.96 17896.75 18711.85 16418.40
1995/04/30 18457.83 18313.20 19262.92 16648.26
1995/05/31 18818.28 19035.88 20032.86 17292.55
1995/06/30 19044.21 19356.79 20498.22 17418.78
1995/07/31 19332.37 19724.88 21177.94 17380.46
1995/08/31 19382.49 19850.05 21231.10 17590.76
1995/09/30 19569.75 20429.67 22127.05 17761.39
1995/10/31 19342.19 20492.14 22048.06 17992.29
1995/11/30 19885.80 21154.86 23015.97 18262.18
1995/12/31 20190.89 21517.79 23459.25 18517.85
1996/01/31 20370.82 22014.08 24257.81 18640.06
1996/02/29 20036.66 21983.30 24482.68 18315.73
1996/03/31 19883.36 22048.77 24718.45 18187.52
1996/04/30 19857.47 22194.38 25082.80 18085.67
1996/05/31 19961.03 22520.06 25729.68 18049.50
1996/06/30 20078.08 22692.25 25827.71 18291.36
1996/07/31 19660.33 22115.23 24686.64 18340.75
1996/08/31 19816.99 22380.04 25207.28 18309.57
1996/09/30 20588.73 23291.53 26625.95 18628.15
1996/10/31 21141.27 23883.79 27360.29 19041.70
1996/11/30 22272.67 25130.38 29428.46 19367.31
1996/12/31 21892.20 24738.20 28845.48 19187.19
1997/01/31 22641.56 25696.26 30647.75 19246.67
1997/02/28 22962.72 25842.83 30888.02 19294.79
1997/03/31 22167.65 25090.96 29618.84 19080.62
1997/04/30 23070.53 26140.26 31387.08 19366.83
1997/05/31 23986.88 27194.45 33297.93 19550.81
1997/06/30 24888.88 28054.88 34789.67 19783.47
1997/07/31 26230.20 29697.27 37557.89 20317.62
1997/08/31 25051.46 28598.11 35453.89 20144.92
1997/09/30 26041.09 29707.20 37395.70 20443.07
1997/10/31 25482.67 29284.17 36146.69 20739.49
1997/11/30 26068.33 30151.39 37819.92 20834.89
1997/12/31 26576.60 30583.82 38469.29 21045.33
1998/01/31 26811.01 30943.37 38894.76 21314.71
1998/02/28 27792.62 32272.45 41699.85 21297.65
1998/03/31 28747.21 33307.94 43835.29 21370.07
1998/04/30 28923.93 33578.27 44276.28 21481.19
1998/05/31 28865.02 33359.54 43515.17 21685.26
1998/06/30 29486.46 34285.78 45282.75 21869.22
1998/07/31 29412.41 34095.79 44800.49 21915.63
1998/08/31 26331.96 31360.04 38323.24 22272.34
1998/09/30 27710.07 32859.07 40778.22 22793.77
1998/10/31 28603.47 34393.38 44095.13 22673.52
1998/11/30 29571.31 35722.04 46767.73 22801.93
1998/12/31 30509.05 36999.99 49462.49 22870.50
1999/01/31 30853.20 38034.11 51531.01 23033.85
1999/02/28 30277.58 37059.22 49929.43 22631.69
1999/03/31 30983.76 38031.11 51927.10 22757.25
1999/04/30 32057.86 38963.10 53938.24 22829.39
1999/05/28 31264.67 38274.00 52664.76 22633.00
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990614 104029 R00000000000123
</TABLE>
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund - Class B on May 31, 1989.
As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment would
have grown to $31,265 - a 212.65% increase on the initial investment.
For comparison, look at how both the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, a
market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks, and the Lehman
Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, a market value-weighted index of
investment grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government,
corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, with
maturities of one year or more, did over the same period. With
dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested, the Standard & Poor's
500 Index would have grown to $52,665 - a 426.65% increase. If $10,000
was invested in the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, it would
have grown to $22,633 - a 126.33% increase. You can also look at how
the Fidelity Balanced Composite Index did over the same period. The
composite index combines the total returns of the Standard & Poor's
500 Index (60%) and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index (40%).
With dividends and interest, if any, reinvested, the same $10,000
would have grown to $38,274 - a 282.74% 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 or
bonds will vary. That means if
you sell your shares during a
market downturn, you might
lose money. But if you can
ride out the market's ups and
downs, you may have a gain.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR BALANCED FUND - CLASS C
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class C shares took place on November
3, 1997. Class C shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. Returns between
December 31, 1996 and November 3, 1997 are those of Class B shares and
reflect Class B shares' 1.00% 12b-1 fee. Returns prior to December 31,
1996 are those of Class T, the original class of the fund, and reflect
Class T shares' 0.50% 12b-1 fee (0.65% prior to January 1, 1996). Had
Class C shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to December
31, 1996 would have been lower. Class C shares' contingent deferred
sales charge included in the past six months, past one year, past five
years and past 10 years total return figures are 1%, 1%, 0% and 0%,
respectively. If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses,
the past one year, past five year and past 10 year total returns would
have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL C 5.61% 8.19% 73.47% 212.38%
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL C 4.66% 7.23% 73.47% 212.38%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Balanced Composite 7.14% 14.73% 134.64% 282.74%
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
LB Aggregate Bond -0.76% 4.35% 45.89% 126.33%
Balanced Funds Average 6.33% 8.71% 102.69% 215.47%
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Class C's returns to the performance
of the Fidelity Balanced Composite Index, a hypothetical combination
of unmanaged indices. The composite index combines the total returns
of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate
Bond Index. To measure how Class C's performance stacked up against
its peers, you can compare it to the balanced funds average, which
reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives
tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months average represents a peer
group of 446 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL C 8.19% 11.65% 12.06%
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL C 7.23% 11.65% 12.06%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Balanced Composite 14.73% 18.60% 14.36%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class C shares' cumulative return
and show you what would have happened if Class C shares had performed
at a constant rate each year.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Balanced -CL C 60 S&P/40 LB Agg S&P 500 LB Aggregate Bond
00478 F0021 SP001 LB001
1989/05/31 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 10137.84 10087.40 9943.00 10304.00
1989/07/31 10598.28 10719.88 10840.85 10523.48
1989/08/31 10762.72 10782.48 11053.33 10367.73
1989/09/30 10779.52 10777.96 11008.01 10420.60
1989/10/31 10613.30 10733.98 10752.63 10676.95
1989/11/30 10829.39 10906.15 10971.98 10778.38
1989/12/31 10936.41 11074.98 11235.31 10807.48
1990/01/31 10407.38 10576.39 10481.42 10678.87
1990/02/28 10434.74 10671.79 10616.63 10713.05
1990/03/31 10580.80 10844.45 10897.97 10720.55
1990/04/30 10442.30 10641.88 10625.52 10621.92
1990/05/31 10830.08 11390.43 11661.51 10936.32
1990/06/30 10876.02 11417.31 11582.21 11112.40
1990/07/31 10847.99 11458.41 11545.15 11265.75
1990/08/31 10184.59 10775.49 10501.47 11114.79
1990/09/30 9949.52 10496.41 9990.05 11207.04
1990/10/31 9854.86 10522.65 9947.09 11349.37
1990/11/30 10299.79 11021.00 10589.67 11593.38
1990/12/31 10614.56 11274.26 10885.12 11774.24
1991/01/31 11162.60 11625.12 11359.71 11920.24
1991/02/28 11816.39 12163.36 12171.93 12021.56
1991/03/31 12116.52 12373.54 12466.50 12104.51
1991/04/30 12349.53 12444.82 12496.41 12235.24
1991/05/31 12864.09 12796.26 13036.26 12306.20
1991/06/30 12600.43 12442.06 12439.20 12300.05
1991/07/31 13139.33 12859.11 13018.87 12471.02
1991/08/31 13472.47 13153.07 13327.41 12740.40
1991/09/30 13571.66 13128.08 13104.85 12999.03
1991/10/31 13967.05 13291.92 13280.45 13143.32
1991/11/30 13640.86 13019.44 12745.25 13264.23
1991/12/31 14274.62 14067.76 14203.30 13658.18
1992/01/31 14368.53 13834.24 13939.12 13472.43
1992/02/29 14671.14 13978.11 14120.33 13560.00
1992/03/31 14619.05 13783.26 13844.98 13484.07
1992/04/30 14734.83 14066.09 14252.03 13581.15
1992/05/31 15029.52 14213.79 14321.86 13837.83
1992/06/30 14892.87 14165.17 14108.47 14028.80
1992/07/31 15327.77 14628.38 14685.50 14314.98
1992/08/31 15327.77 14507.54 14384.45 14459.57
1992/09/30 15454.58 14679.31 14554.19 14631.63
1992/10/31 15401.14 14632.05 14605.13 14437.03
1992/11/30 15497.33 14932.59 15103.16 14439.92
1992/12/31 15587.83 15137.76 15288.93 14669.52
1993/01/31 15881.94 15330.32 15417.36 14951.17
1993/02/28 16221.29 15562.72 15627.03 15212.82
1993/03/31 16833.53 15785.89 15956.76 15276.71
1993/04/30 17312.53 15600.88 15570.61 15383.65
1993/05/31 17643.27 15859.86 15987.90 15403.65
1993/06/30 17529.68 16002.28 16034.27 15682.45
1993/07/31 17713.59 16000.36 15970.13 15771.84
1993/08/31 18357.31 16476.21 16575.40 16047.85
1993/09/30 18185.68 16417.88 16447.77 16091.18
1993/10/31 18428.93 16646.09 16788.24 16150.72
1993/11/30 18185.68 16494.61 16628.75 16013.43
1993/12/31 18651.63 16649.99 16829.96 16099.91
1994/01/31 19170.06 17079.56 17402.17 16317.26
1994/02/28 18832.48 16682.97 16930.58 16033.34
1994/03/31 18080.35 16081.72 16192.40 15637.31
1994/04/30 17934.54 16153.76 16399.67 15512.21
1994/05/31 18007.45 16312.07 16668.62 15510.66
1994/06/30 17665.70 16057.93 16260.24 15476.54
1994/07/31 18007.30 16501.77 16793.57 15784.52
1994/08/31 18226.90 16915.64 17482.11 15803.46
1994/09/30 18105.10 16567.51 17053.80 15571.15
1994/10/31 17933.95 16785.21 17437.51 15557.14
1994/11/30 17689.45 16403.65 16802.44 15522.91
1994/12/31 17701.68 16594.88 17051.62 15630.02
1995/01/31 17652.37 16984.50 17493.76 15939.49
1995/02/28 17960.54 17543.32 18175.50 16318.85
1995/03/31 18258.96 17896.75 18711.85 16418.40
1995/04/30 18457.83 18313.20 19262.92 16648.26
1995/05/31 18818.28 19035.88 20032.86 17292.55
1995/06/30 19044.21 19356.79 20498.22 17418.78
1995/07/31 19332.37 19724.88 21177.94 17380.46
1995/08/31 19382.49 19850.05 21231.10 17590.76
1995/09/30 19569.75 20429.67 22127.05 17761.39
1995/10/31 19342.19 20492.14 22048.06 17992.29
1995/11/30 19885.80 21154.86 23015.97 18262.18
1995/12/31 20190.89 21517.79 23459.25 18517.85
1996/01/31 20370.82 22014.08 24257.81 18640.06
1996/02/29 20036.66 21983.30 24482.68 18315.73
1996/03/31 19883.36 22048.77 24718.45 18187.52
1996/04/30 19857.47 22194.38 25082.80 18085.67
1996/05/31 19961.03 22520.06 25729.68 18049.50
1996/06/30 20078.08 22692.25 25827.71 18291.36
1996/07/31 19660.33 22115.23 24686.64 18340.75
1996/08/31 19816.99 22380.04 25207.28 18309.57
1996/09/30 20588.73 23291.53 26625.95 18628.15
1996/10/31 21141.27 23883.79 27360.29 19041.70
1996/11/30 22272.67 25130.38 29428.46 19367.31
1996/12/31 21892.20 24738.20 28845.48 19187.19
1997/01/31 22641.56 25696.26 30647.75 19246.67
1997/02/28 22962.72 25842.83 30888.02 19294.79
1997/03/31 22167.65 25090.96 29618.84 19080.62
1997/04/30 23070.53 26140.26 31387.08 19366.83
1997/05/31 23986.88 27194.45 33297.93 19550.81
1997/06/30 24888.88 28054.88 34789.67 19783.47
1997/07/31 26230.20 29697.27 37557.89 20317.62
1997/08/31 25051.46 28598.11 35453.89 20144.92
1997/09/30 26041.09 29707.20 37395.70 20443.07
1997/10/31 25482.67 29284.17 36146.69 20739.49
1997/11/30 26081.09 30151.39 37819.92 20834.89
1997/12/31 26601.88 30583.82 38469.29 21045.33
1998/01/31 26821.24 30943.37 38894.76 21314.71
1998/02/28 27801.08 32272.45 41699.85 21297.65
1998/03/31 28754.41 33307.94 43835.29 21370.07
1998/04/30 28931.00 33578.27 44276.28 21481.19
1998/05/31 28872.13 33359.54 43515.17 21685.26
1998/06/30 29478.29 34285.78 45282.75 21869.22
1998/07/31 29404.30 34095.79 44800.49 21915.63
1998/08/31 26326.24 31360.04 38323.24 22272.34
1998/09/30 27703.21 32859.07 40778.22 22793.77
1998/10/31 28595.90 34393.38 44095.13 22673.52
1998/11/30 29577.86 35722.04 46767.73 22801.93
1998/12/31 30499.50 36999.99 49462.49 22870.50
1999/01/31 30843.18 38034.11 51531.01 23033.85
1999/02/28 30251.93 37059.22 49929.43 22631.69
1999/03/31 30940.54 38031.11 51927.10 22757.25
1999/04/30 32013.15 38963.10 53938.24 22829.39
1999/05/28 31237.57 38274.00 52664.76 22633.00
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$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund - Class C on May 31, 1989.
As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment would
have grown to $31,238 - a 212.38% increase on the initial investment.
For comparison, look at how both the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, a
market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks, and the Lehman
Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, a market value-weighted index of
investment grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government,
corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities, with
maturities of one year or more, did over the same period. With
dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested, the Standard & Poor's
500 Index would have grown to $52,665 - a 426.65% increase. If $10,000
was invested in the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, it would
have grown to $22,633 - a 126.33% increase. You can also look at how
the Fidelity Balanced Composite Index did over the same period. The
composite index combines the total returns of the Standard & Poor's
500 Index (60%) and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index (40%).
With dividends and interest, if any, reinvested, the same $10,000
would have grown to $38,274 - a 282.74% 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 or
bonds will vary. That means if
you sell your shares during a
market downturn, you might
lose money. But if you can
ride out the market's ups and
downs, you may have a gain.
(checkmark)
FUND TALK: THE MANAGERS' OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Bullish sentiment surrounding
domestic equity markets for much of
the six-month period that ended
May 31, 1999, was quelled by the
Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias
in mid-May toward raising interest
rates. Signs of continued strength
and emerging inflationary
pressures in the U.S. economy
fueled uncertainty, inducing stock
markets to give back some of their
gains, but not before the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - could lock in
a healthy return of 16.75% for the
period. The technology-laden
NASDAQ returned 26.93%, while
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index
produced a return of 12.61%. The
last two months of the period were
marked by the market's sudden
rotation to economically sensitive
cyclical and out-of-favor value
stocks. The movement away from
large-company growth stocks was
reflected in the rebound of the
small-cap universe, as portrayed by
the Russell 2000 Index, which
outpaced its larger-cap
counterparts in the S&P 500 by a
total of 8.51% for April and May.
Rising interest rates were not
well-received by the taxable-bond
market, as it struggled during the
period. The Lehman Brothers
Aggregate Bond Index - a widely
followed measure of taxable bond
performance - returned -0.76%.
Bond bears were on the prowl
late in the period as a sharp rise in
consumer prices sparked the worst
Treasury sell-off in three years,
pushing bond prices down and
bringing yields up to the pre-crisis
levels of last summer.
(photographs of John Avery and Kevin Grant)
An interview with John Avery (left), Lead Portfolio Manager of
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund, and Kevin Grant, manager for
fixed-income investments
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, JOHN?
J.A. For the six months that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's Class A,
Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned 6.28%, 6.09%, 5.73% and
5.61%, respectively. The balanced funds average tracked by Lipper Inc.
returned 6.33% over the same period. Given the fund's mix of equities
and fixed-income securities, its returns typically fall somewhere
between those of its two benchmark indexes - the Standard & Poor's 500
Index and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, which had
six-month returns of 12.61% and -0.76%, respectively. For the 12
months ending May 31, 1999, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and
Class C shares had respective returns of 9.27%, 9.01%, 8.31% and
8.19%, compared to the 8.71% return posted by the balanced funds
average, and the 21.03% and 4.35% returns recorded by the S&P 500 and
the Lehman Brothers index, respectively.
Q. OVERALL, WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE?
J.A. The fund's equity subportfolio benefited from its broad exposure
to telecommunications stocks due to growing interest in the Internet
and in voice and data solutions. A sizable overweighting in energy,
specifically in oil-sensitive stocks, delivered strong returns amid
the recovery in oil prices. The fund also was well-positioned in the
industrial machinery sector, which benefited from a rotation toward
cyclical stocks late in the period. On the other hand, the fund
maintained its traditional underweighting in technology throughout a
volatile period, which detracted from performance despite its
strong-performing holdings there. In addition, weakness in finance
holdings amid deteriorating interest-rate conditions detracted from
relative performance.
Q. WHAT WERE SOME OF YOUR INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OVER THE SIX-MONTH
PERIOD?
J.A. I increased the equity weighting of the fund early in the period
to capitalize on some strong investment opportunities. As the fund's
equity stake approached 65% in May, amid growing volatility, I
returned it to a more neutral equity stance in the neighborhood of
60%. I also made some sector shifts, reducing our holdings in
financial stocks because of the uncertainty in the interest-rate
picture, and paring down our weighting in health care, specifically
pharmaceuticals, as earnings prospects slackened for some companies on
concerns over patent expirations and the threat of government
regulation. I broadened the fund's exposure to the strong growth of
the Internet by investing in stocks such as AT&T, MCI WorldCom and IBM
given the robustness of their underlying Internet-related businesses.
Q. HOW DID YOU POSITION THE FUND'S EQUITY SUBPORTFOLIO IN RESPONSE TO
THE MARKET'S ROTATION TO CYCLICALS LATE IN THE PERIOD?
J.A. As a rule, the fund has limited exposure to cyclical companies,
because many of them do not fit my long-term investment profile. I
did, however, add to a few cyclical names during the rotation, but
these were companies that I knew very well. Such companies included
Praxair, an industrial gas giant; Textron, a global, multi-industrial
company that generates the same earnings growth as General Electric,
but sells at half the price-to-earnings multiple; Alcoa, one of the
best-managed commodity metal companies in the world; and Exxon, a
strong grower expected to benefit further from the cost efficiencies
gained as a result of its merger with Mobil. As you can see, I will
own only what I consider to be the highest-quality cyclical stocks
with the best long-term prospects, and I will do so independent of
market trends.
Q. WHICH STOCKS WERE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTORS? WHICH HURT PERFORMANCE?
J.A. Top holding MCI WorldCom soared as investors viewed the company
as ideally positioned to capture the benefits of data delivery and the
Internet. The market rewarded the stock of Williams Companies, an
energy-service provider and communications concern that doubly
benefited from the rebound in oil and the booming growth in
telecommunications. Also, Motorola benefited from a strong product
pipeline and a massive restructuring effort. Switching to detractors,
Philip Morris had a poor six months, suffering from concerns about
further litigation against it. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,
historically strong stocks, were depressed in light of the
deteriorating interest-rate environment and the negative psychology
that pervaded the financial sector during the period.
Q. TURNING TO YOU, KEVIN, HOW DID THE BOND SUBPORTFOLIO FARE?
K.G. Much of the period through March was marked by the rebound in
spread securities - mortgages, corporates and the like - from the
depressed levels of last fall. Supported by rising interest rates over
the period, spread products outperformed Treasuries by wide margins.
Fueling the rally in mortgages was an overall slowdown in refinancing
activity. The fund's bond subportfolio was well-positioned to take
advantage of these favorable conditions, with its significant
overweighting in corporates and mortgages, and underweighting in
Treasuries relative to the Lehman index. Concern over a potential
Federal Reserve Board rate hike late in the period halted the
rally in the spread sectors, but our overweighting in this area was
critical to the overall success of the subportolio over the six-month
period.
Q. JOHN, WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
J.A. I'm optimistic. I'm also cautious because I still have concerns
about growth stocks in a rising interest-rate environment. I plan to
maintain the fund's technology underweighting until after the Year
2000 changeover because some companies may choose to abandon
purchasing and installing new technology until the second quarter of
the new year. I still don't see much inflation anywhere on the
horizon, and I'm waiting for a sign that tells me that cyclicals are
beginning to slow. Until then, I'll keep talking to the companies and
managing the portfolio from the bottom up, all while staying close to
the 60/40 asset-allocation model.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGERS ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: both income and growth
of capital by investing in a
diversified portfolio of equity
and fixed-income securities
START DATE: January 6, 1987
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $3.2 billion
MANAGER: John Avery, since
1998, and Kevin Grant,
since 1996; John Avery
joined Fidelity in 1995;
Kevin Grant joined Fidelity in
1993
(checkmark)
JOHN AVERY ON GROWTH
VERSUS VALUE:
"There are some great potential
investment opportunities out
there on both sides of the growth
and value fence, but I'm not going
to be swept up in market
sentiment and make a huge bet on
value. There are so many
conflicting pieces of data out
there at all levels that it is
becoming increasingly difficult to
pick the rose without its thorns, if
you will. What I'm hoping is that
we're in a stock picker's market
now, as opposed to one that's
driven by style shifts. I prefer not
having to choose either growth or
value, or make asset-allocation or
industry bets for that matter.
"My investment philosophy is growth
at a reasonable price. I tend to favor
slightly `growthier' companies
over their value counterparts
simply because they have stronger
long-term fundamentals and
generally more robust business
models. You won't see many
high-flying technology stocks in
this fund, although you may see one
or two of them from time to time if
the price is right."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP FIVE STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
MCI WorldCom, Inc. 2.6 1.8
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 2.0 2.0
Exxon Corp. 1.9 0.8
Freddie Mac 1.8 1.9
SBC Communications, Inc. 1.4 1.0
TOP FIVE BOND ISSUERS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
(WITH MATURITIES MORE THAN % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
ONE YEAR) THESE ISSUERS 6 MONTHS AGO
Fannie Mae 7.2 7.9
U.S. Treasury Obligations 3.6 2.1
Government National Mortgage 1.8 1.7
Association
Comdisco, Inc. 0.5 0.4
Federal Home Loan Bank 0.4 0.4
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
FINANCE 15.5 18.0
UTILITIES 13.1 10.3
ENERGY 8.5 5.8
TECHNOLOGY 6.8 7.7
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 5.4 5.0
EQUIPMENT
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 * AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 61.5% Stocks 60.9%
Bonds 30.5% Bonds 31.8%
Convertible Securities 0.9% Convertible Securities 0.7%
Certificates of Deposit 0.0% Certificates of Deposit 0.1%
Short-Term Investments 7.1% Short-Term Investments 6.5%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.8% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 7.0%
</TABLE>
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 61.0
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 30.5
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 1.4
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 7.1
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 60.0
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 31.4
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 1.2
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.9
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 6.5
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCKS - 60.5%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 2.5%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.2%
Textron, Inc. 428,100 $ 38,128
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.7%
Raytheon Co. Class B 336,000 22,869
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.6%
General Dynamics Corp. 327,500 21,533
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 82,530
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 4.2%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 3.5%
Air Products & Chemicals, 373,900 15,330
Inc.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 145,000 9,488
Co.
Eastman Chemical Co. 241,800 12,241
Hoechst AG 278,900 12,421
IMC Global, Inc. 366,627 7,676
Lyondell Chemical Co. 428,900 8,176
Praxair, Inc. 717,100 35,003
Union Carbide Corp. 290,000 14,881
115,216
METALS & MINING - 0.7%
Alcoa, Inc. 399,400 21,967
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 137,183
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.3%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.3%
Masco Corp. 324,500 9,269
DURABLES - 2.4%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
1.2%
Federal-Mogul Corp. 208,900 9,636
Ford Motor Co. 512,600 29,250
38,886
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.7%
Minnesota Mining & 270,700 23,213
Manufacturing Co.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
DURABLES - CONTINUED
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.5%
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 562,600 $ 14,839
TOTAL DURABLES 76,938
ENERGY - 7.9%
ENERGY SERVICES - 1.4%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 272,100 8,469
Halliburton Co. 315,600 13,058
McDermott International, Inc. 281,100 7,203
R&B Falcon Corp. unit (a)(f) 920 948
Schlumberger Ltd. 264,600 15,926
45,604
OIL & GAS - 6.5%
Apache Corp. 145,400 5,234
Atlantic Richfield Co. 96,700 8,093
BP Amoco PLC 1,698,559 30,326
Chevron Corp. 167,700 15,544
Conoco, Inc. Class A 338,100 9,171
Exxon Corp. 780,000 62,303
Mobil Corp. 284,300 28,785
Texaco, Inc. 203,800 13,349
Total SA Class B 116,400 14,157
USX-Marathon Group 758,300 22,702
209,664
TOTAL ENERGY 255,268
FINANCE - 10.9%
BANKS - 4.2%
Bank of America Corp. 465,600 30,119
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 885,300 31,649
Bank One Corp. 344,800 19,503
Chase Manhattan Corp. 355,700 25,788
U.S. Bancorp 795,900 25,867
Wells Fargo & Co. 133,400 5,336
138,262
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 2.5%
American Express Co. 253,600 30,733
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE -
CONTINUED
Associates First Capital 543,938 $ 22,301
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 422,500 27,991
Olympic Financial Ltd. 46 0
warrants 3/15/07 (a)
81,025
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 2.8%
Fannie Mae 491,300 33,408
Freddie Mac 981,300 57,222
90,630
INSURANCE - 1.4%
American International Group, 212,400 24,280
Inc.
Hartford Financial Services 319,300 20,196
Group, Inc.
44,476
TOTAL FINANCE 354,393
HEALTH - 4.8%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 4.1%
American Home Products Corp. 361,000 20,803
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 368,380 25,280
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 324,400 23,174
Merck & Co., Inc. 415,500 28,046
Schering-Plough Corp. 437,100 19,697
Warner-Lambert Co. 251,800 15,612
132,612
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 0.7%
Johnson & Johnson 157,900 14,625
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a) 258,900 8,754
23,379
TOTAL HEALTH 155,991
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 4.9%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 1.6%
Emerson Electric Co. 192,800 12,315
General Electric Co. 400,400 40,716
Loral Space & Communications 300 5
Ltd. (a)
53,036
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 2.3%
Case Corp. 96,700 $ 4,545
Caterpillar, Inc. 367,700 20,178
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 146,200 9,311
Tyco International Ltd. 450,295 39,345
73,379
POLLUTION CONTROL - 1.0%
Browning-Ferris Industries, 193,200 8,018
Inc.
Waste Management, Inc. 483,000 25,539
33,557
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 159,972
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 2.4%
BROADCASTING - 1.5%
Benedek Communications Corp. 10,500 21
warrants 7/1/07 (a)
CBS Corp. (a) 350,700 14,642
CS Wireless Systems, Inc. 109 0
(a)(f)
NTL, Inc. warrants 12/31/08 2,137 107
(a)
Teletrac Holdings, Inc. 380 0
warrants 8/1/07 (a)
Time Warner, Inc. 505,498 34,405
UIH Australia/Pacific, Inc. 4,430 4
warrants 5/15/06 (a)
49,179
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.3%
Disney (Walt) Co. 273,600 7,969
PUBLISHING - 0.4%
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 250,300 12,984
RESTAURANTS - 0.2%
McDonald's Corp. 156,300 6,018
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 76,150
NONDURABLES - 2.3%
FOODS - 0.7%
Heinz (H.J.) Co. 244,400 11,808
Nabisco Holdings Corp. Class A 245,400 10,276
22,084
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.7%
Procter & Gamble Co. 126,300 $ 11,793
Unilever NV 194,200 12,684
24,477
TOBACCO - 0.9%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 737,320 28,433
TOTAL NONDURABLES 74,994
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 1.5%
APPAREL STORES - 0.2%
Mothers Work, Inc. (a)(h) 70 1
TJX Companies, Inc. 209,609 6,288
6,289
DRUG STORES - 0.3%
CVS Corp. 221,200 10,175
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
0.7%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 180,100 11,346
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 289,200 12,327
23,673
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 0.3%
Toys R Us, Inc. (a) 345,200 7,961
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 48,098
TECHNOLOGY - 6.0%
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 2.0%
International Business 369,400 42,966
Machines Corp.
Microsoft Corp. (a) 236,300 19,066
Rhythms NetConnections, Inc. 5,590 814
warrants 5/15/08 (a)(f)
Unisys Corp. (a) 100,763 3,823
66,669
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 2.8%
Hewlett-Packard Co. 193,300 18,231
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 1,007,100 64,203
Xerox Corp. 156,700 8,805
91,239
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - 1.2%
Insilco Corp. warrants 600 $ 0
8/15/07 (a)
Motorola, Inc. 279,600 23,154
Texas Instruments, Inc. 136,200 14,897
38,051
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 195,959
TRANSPORTATION - 0.7%
RAILROADS - 0.7%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 387,900 12,025
Corp.
Union Pacific Corp. 194,800 11,116
23,141
UTILITIES - 9.7%
CELLULAR - 0.8%
AirTouch Communications, Inc. 58,900 5,919
(a)
ALLTEL Corp. 270,900 19,420
Loral Orion Network Systems,
Inc.:
warrants 1/15/07 (CV ratio 6,760 41
.47) (a)
warrants 1/15/07 (CV ratio 1,445 12
.6) (a)
McCaw International Ltd. 6,190 15
warrants 4/15/07 (a)(f)
Microcell Telecommunications, 43,047 292
Inc. Class B (a)
Orbital Imaging Corp. 120 4
warrants 3/1/05 (a)(f)
25,703
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 1.1%
CMS Energy Corp. 290,500 13,508
Entergy Corp. 216,700 7,029
PG&E Corp. 390,800 13,190
33,727
GAS - 1.0%
Williams Companies, Inc. 641,900 33,258
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 6.8%
AT&T Corp. 672,132 37,303
BellSouth Corp. 254,900 12,028
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. 703,800 17,023
Covad Communications Group, 1,340 1,469
Inc. warrants 3/15/08 (a)(f)
DTI Holdings, Inc. warrants 1,500 0
3/1/08 (a)(f)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
KMC Telecom Holdings, Inc. 610 $ 2
warrants 4/15/08 (a)(f)
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 979,913 84,640
Pathnet, Inc. warrants 820 8
4/15/08 (a)(f)
SBC Communications, Inc. 889,600 45,481
Sprint Corp. (FON Group) 200,700 22,629
220,583
TOTAL UTILITIES 313,271
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 1,963,157
(Cost $1,425,992)
PREFERRED STOCKS - 1.7%
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
- - 0.7%
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.1%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.1%
Monsanto Co. $1.625 ACES 92,100 3,822
DURABLES - 0.0%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.0%
Automatic Common Exchangeable 59,900 988
Securities Trust II
(Republic Industries, Inc.)
$1.55 ACES
ENERGY - 0.1%
OIL & GAS - 0.1%
Apache Corp. $2.015 ACES 42,000 1,454
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
Loral Space & Communications 70,900 3,350
Ltd. Series C, $3.00 (f)
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.4%
BROADCASTING - 0.3%
MediaOne Group, Inc. 114,500 9,589
(AirTouch Communucations,
Inc.) $3.63 PIES
PREFERRED STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
- - CONTINUED
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
LODGING & GAMING - 0.1%
Host Marriott Financial Trust 70,900 $ 3,013
$3.375 QUIPS (f)
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 12,602
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED 22,216
STOCKS
NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS - 1.0%
FINANCE - 0.1%
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.1%
Fresenius Medical Care 1,931 1,862
Capital Trust II 7.875%
INSURANCE - 0.0%
American Annuity Group 1,000 1,033
Capital Trust II 8.875%
TOTAL FINANCE 2,895
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.3%
BROADCASTING - 0.3%
Adelphia Communications Corp. 5,170 587
$13.00
Citadel Broadcasting Co. 6,525 786
Series B, 13.25% pay-in-kind
CSC Holdings, Inc.:
11.125% pay-in-kind 40,713 4,702
Series H, 11.75% pay-in-kind 9,032 1,039
Granite Broadcasting Corp. 947 947
12.75% pay-in-kind
8,061
PUBLISHING - 0.0%
PRIMEDIA, Inc. 8.625% 7,700 732
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 8,793
TECHNOLOGY - 0.0%
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 0.0%
Concentric Network Corp. 803 795
13.5% pay-in-kind
PREFERRED STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS - CONTINUED
UTILITIES - 0.6%
CELLULAR - 0.2%
Nextel Communications, Inc.:
11.125% pay-in-kind 3,939 $ 3,880
Series D, 13% pay-in-kind 3,332 3,532
7,412
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 0.4%
e.spire Communications, Inc.:
$127.50 pay-in-kind 1,069 492
14.75% pay-in-kind 323 162
ICG Holdings, Inc.:
14% pay-in-kind 2 2
14.25% pay-in-kind 1,950 1,931
Intermedia Communications, 2,740 2,850
Inc. 13.5% pay-in-kind
IXC Communications, Inc. 1,102 1,058
12.5% pay-in-kind
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. 99,603 5,105
14% pay-in-kind
WinStar Communications, Inc. 608 508
14.25%
12,108
TOTAL UTILITIES 19,520
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE 32,003
PREFERRED STOCKS
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS 54,219
(Cost $55,496)
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CORPORATE BONDS - 14.5%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.2%
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.1%
WMX Technologies, Inc. 2% Baa3 $ 3,511 3,779
1/24/05
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - CONTINUED
TECHNOLOGY - 0.1%
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 0.1%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.75% 2/1/09 Caa3 $ 2,005 $ 1,887
(f)
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS 5,666
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS - 14.3%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.2%
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.2%
Raytheon Co. 6.45% 8/15/02 Baa1 8,000 8,019
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.5%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.2%
Huntsman Corp.: 9.5% 7/1/07 B2 3,130 3,001
(f)
Koppers Industries, Inc. B2 740 744
9.875% 12/1/07
Lyondell Chemical Co.:
9.625% 5/1/07 (f) Ba3 1,090 1,106
9.875% 5/1/07 (f) Ba3 1,370 1,373
10.875% 5/1/09 (f) B2 660 670
PCI Chemicals Canada, Inc. B2 60 50
9.25% 10/15/07
Pioneer Americas Acquisition B2 190 162
Corp. 9.25% 6/15/07
7,106
IRON & STEEL - 0.0%
GS Technologies Operating, B2 540 486
Inc. 12.25% 10/1/05
METALS & MINING - 0.0%
Doe Run Resources Corp. B3 130 111
11.3541% 3/15/03 (g)
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical
Corp.:
9.875% 2/15/02 B1 150 152
12.75% 2/1/03 B3 240 244
Metals USA, Inc. 8.625% B2 870 818
2/15/08
1,325
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
BASIC INDUSTRIES - CONTINUED
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.1%
Gaylord Container Corp. Caa1 $ 1,110 $ 1,041
9.375% 6/15/07
Packaging Corp. of America B3 1,060 1,076
9.625% 4/1/09 (f)
2,117
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.2%
APP Finance II Mauritius Ltd. B3 2,265 1,359
12% 3/15/04
Container Corp. of America B2 110 114
gtd. 9.75% 4/1/03
Fort James Corp. 6.625% Baa2 390 389
9/15/04
Indah Kiat Finance Mauritius Caa1 380 239
Ltd. 10% 7/1/07
Millar Western Forest B3 1,160 1,090
Products Ltd. 9.875% 5/15/08
Pindo Deli Finance Mauritius Caa1 330 205
Ltd. 10.25% 10/1/02
Stone Container Corp.:
10.75% 10/1/02 B1 650 676
12.58% 8/1/16 (g) B2 111 123
Tjiwi Kimia Finance Mauritius Caa1 610 384
Ltd. 10% 8/1/04
4,579
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 15,613
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.4%
CONSTRUCTION - 0.0%
Delaware Webb Corp. 10.25% B2 570 570
2/15/10
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock B3 730 759
Corp. 11.25% 8/15/08
1,329
REAL ESTATE - 0.1%
LNR Property Corp. 9.375% B1 2,870 2,748
3/15/08
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - 0.3%
CenterPoint Properties Trust Baa2 1,190 1,138
6.75% 4/1/05
Equity Office Properties Trust:
6.5% 1/15/04 Baa1 4,000 3,899
6.625% 2/15/05 Baa1 1,250 1,210
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
CONTINUED
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - CONTINUED
Equity Office Properties
Trust: - continued
6.75% 2/15/08 Baa1 $ 2,310 $ 2,213
ProLogis Trust 6.7% 4/15/04 Baa1 625 609
9,069
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 13,146
ESTATE
DURABLES - 0.1%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.0%
Blue Bird Body Co. 10.75% B2 490 510
11/15/06
Federal-Mogul Corp. 7.5% Ba2 620 593
1/15/09 (f)
1,103
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.0%
Corning Consumer Products Co. B3 620 543
9.625% 5/1/08
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.0%
Omega Cabinets Ltd. 10.5% B3 290 293
6/15/07
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.1%
Synthetic Industries, Inc. B2 990 1,015
9.25% 2/15/07
Worldtex, Inc. 9.625% 12/15/07 B1 575 500
1,515
TOTAL DURABLES 3,454
ENERGY - 0.5%
COAL - 0.1%
P&L Coal Holdings Corp.:
8.875% 5/15/08 Ba3 250 251
9.625% 5/15/08 B2 1,960 1,955
2,206
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.0%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 6.875% A2 635 607
1/15/29 (f)
Ocean Rig Norway AS 10.25% B3 580 464
6/1/08
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
ENERGY - CONTINUED
ENERGY SERVICES - CONTINUED
R&B Falcon Corp.:
9.5% 12/15/08 (f) Ba3 $ 670 $ 596
12.25% 3/15/06 (f) Ba3 350 354
2,021
OIL & GAS - 0.4%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 7.2% Baa1 2,750 2,647
3/15/29
Apache Corp. 7.7% 3/15/26 Baa1 600 618
Apache Finance Property Ltd. Baa1 1,000 968
6.5% 12/15/07
Belden & Blake Corp. 9.875% Caa1 270 207
6/15/07
Chesapeake Energy Corp.:
7.875% 3/15/04 B3 140 119
8.5% 3/15/12 B3 120 94
9.125% 4/15/06 B3 120 101
9.625% 5/1/05 B3 840 743
Conoco, Inc.:
5.9% 4/15/04 A3 950 929
6.95% 4/15/29 A3 1,575 1,509
Flores & Rucks, Inc. 9.75% B1 850 882
10/1/06
Great Lakes Carbon Corp. B3 2,010 2,040
10.25% 5/15/08 pay-in-kind
Gulf Canada Resources Ltd.:
8.35% 8/1/06 Ba1 50 49
8.375% 11/15/05 Ba1 250 251
HS Resources, Inc. 9.25% B2 50 50
11/15/06
Occidental Petroleum Corp. Baa3 1,000 1,002
6.39% 11/9/00
Ocean Energy, Inc.:
8.375% 7/1/08 B1 480 475
8.875% 7/15/07 B1 110 111
Plains Resources, Inc.:
Series B 10.25% 3/15/06 B2 630 649
Series D, 10.25% 3/15/06 B2 230 237
Seven Seas Petroleum, Inc. Caa1 300 156
12.5% 5/15/05
13,837
TOTAL ENERGY 18,064
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
FINANCE - 4.5%
BANKS - 2.4%
ABN-Amro Bank NV, Chicago A1 $ 5,000 $ 5,033
6.625% 10/31/01
Bank of New York A1 5,000 4,965
Institutional Capital Trust
A 7.78% 12/1/26 (f)
BankAmerica Corp. 10% 2/1/03 Aa3 350 390
BanPonce Financial Corp.:
6.69% 9/21/00 A3 2,250 2,266
6.75% 8/9/01 A3 3,850 3,858
6.88% 6/16/00 A3 2,500 2,522
Barclays Bank PLC yankee:
5.875% 7/15/00 A1 4,500 4,490
5.95% 7/15/01 A1 5,500 5,461
Capital One Bank:
6.375% 2/15/03 Baa3 2,700 2,640
6.42% 11/12/99 Baa3 5,000 5,016
Capital One Financial Corp. Ba1 2,550 2,419
7.125% 8/1/08
Central Fidelity Banks, Inc. A1 9,045 9,531
8.15% 11/15/02
First Chicago NBD A1 6,000 5,907
Institutional Capital B
7.75% 12/1/26 (f)
First Tennessee National Baa1 720 717
Corp. 6.75% 11/15/05
Kansallis-Osake-Pankki (NY A3 710 772
Branch) yankee 10% 5/1/02
Korea Development Bank:
6.625% 11/21/03 Baa3 1,825 1,735
7.125% 9/17/01 Baa3 545 538
MBNA Corp.:
6.34% 6/2/03 Baa2 850 837
6.875% 11/15/02 Baa2 3,700 3,703
NB Capital Trust IV 8.25% Aa2 3,315 3,469
4/15/27
Provident Bank 6.125% 12/15/00 A3 3,420 3,408
Summit Bancorp 8.625% 12/10/02 BBB+ 1,250 1,332
Union Planters Corp. 6.75% Baa2 400 393
11/1/05
Wachovia Corp. 6.605% 10/1/25 A1 7,550 7,443
78,845
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 2.0%
Ahmanson Capital Trust I A3 1,700 1,732
8.36% 12/1/26 (f)
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
FINANCE - CONTINUED
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE -
CONTINUED
AMRESCO, Inc.:
9.875% 3/15/05 Caa3 $ 900 $ 734
10% 3/15/04 Caa3 203 168
Associates Corp. of North Aa3 2,450 2,417
America 6% 4/15/03
AT&T Capital Corp.:
6.25% 5/15/01 Baa3 6,560 6,500
7.5% 11/15/00 Baa3 4,940 4,992
BankBoston Capital Trust II A2 8,000 7,791
7.75% 12/15/26
Citigroup, Inc. 5.8% 3/15/04 Aa2 5,000 4,852
ContiFinancial Corp. 8.125% Caa1 210 189
4/1/08
Delta Financial Corp. 9.5% B3 160 134
8/1/04
ERP Operating LP 6.55% A3 850 848
11/15/01
First Security Capital I A3 1,280 1,333
8.41% 12/15/26
First Union Institutional BBB+ 1,300 1,337
Capital I 8.04% 12/1/26
Fleet Capital Trust II 7.92% A2 600 602
12/11/26
Ford Motor Credit Co. 6.5% A1 3,000 3,019
2/28/02
GS Escrow Corp. 7.125% 8/1/05 Ba1 4,500 4,369
Imperial Credit Capital Trust B2 510 413
I 10.25% 6/14/02
Imperial Credit Industries B3 1,500 1,215
9.875% 1/15/07
Macsaver Financial Services,
Inc.:
7.4% 2/15/02 Ba1 140 108
7.6% 8/1/07 Ba1 490 382
7.875% 8/1/03 Ba1 230 182
Ono Finance PLC 13% 5/1/09 - 340 340
unit (f)
PX Escrow Corp. 0% 2/1/06 (d) B3 270 162
RBF Finance Co.:
11% 3/15/06 (f) Ba3 470 472
11.375% 3/15/09 (f) Ba3 240 242
Spieker Properties LP:
6.8% 5/1/04 Baa2 810 796
6.875% 2/1/05 Baa2 11,225 10,954
Sprint Capital Corp.:
5.875% 5/1/04 Baa1 3,430 3,326
6.875% 11/15/28 Baa1 2,155 2,006
6.9% 5/1/19 Baa1 2,855 2,697
Trizec Finance Ltd. yankee Baa3 895 973
10.875% 10/15/05
65,285
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
FINANCE - CONTINUED
INSURANCE - 0.0%
Willis Corroon Corp. 9% Ba3 $ 690 $ 666
2/1/09 (f)
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.1%
Long Island Savings Bank FSB Baa3 1,700 1,695
6.2% 4/2/01
TOTAL FINANCE 146,491
HEALTH - 0.2%
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 0.0%
Wright Medical Technology, Caa3 1,191 774
Inc. 11.75% 7/1/00 (g)
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.2%
Fountain View, Inc. 11.25% Caa1 700 588
4/15/08
Harborside Healthcare Corp. B3 585 225
0% 8/1/08 (d)
Mariner Post-Acute Network, B3 920 322
Inc. 9.5% 11/1/07
Oxford Health Plans, Inc. 11% Caa1 860 890
5/15/05 (f)
Tenet Healthcare Corp.:
7.625% 6/1/08 Ba1 160 152
7.875% 1/15/03 Ba1 860 849
8% 1/15/05 Ba1 760 746
8.125% 12/1/08 Ba3 1,610 1,538
5,310
TOTAL HEALTH 6,084
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.3%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
Motors & Gears, Inc. 10.75% B3 1,570 1,578
11/15/06
Telex Communications, Inc. B2 550 424
10.5% 5/1/07
2,002
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.2%
Applied Power, Inc. 8.75% B1 360 348
4/1/09
Morris Material Handling, B2 1,090 600
Inc. 9.5% 4/1/08
Thermadyne Holdings Corp. 0% Caa1 1,080 540
6/1/08 (d)
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
Thermadyne Manufacturing LLC B3 $ 940 $ 881
9.875% 6/1/08
Tyco International Group SA Baa1 4,000 3,988
yankee 6.125% 6/15/01
6,357
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.0%
Envirosource, Inc. 9.75% Caa3 700 448
6/15/03
IT Group, Inc. (The) 11.25% B3 290 287
4/1/09 (f)
735
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 9,094
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 1.9%
BROADCASTING - 1.3%
ACME Television LLC/ACME B3 360 304
Financial Corp. 0% 9/30/04
(d)
Adelphia Communications Corp.:
7.75% 1/15/09 (f) B1 1,220 1,153
9.875% 3/1/05 B1 2,235 2,347
9.875% 3/1/07 B1 720 763
Ascent Entertainment Group, B3 2,350 1,692
Inc. 0% 12/15/04 (d)
Central European Media Caa1 150 128
Enterprises Ltd. 9.375%
8/15/04
Century Communications Corp., Ba3 980 436
Series B, 0% 1/15/08
Charter Communications
Holdings LLC/Charter
Communications Holdings
Capital Corp.:
0% 4/1/11 (d)(f) B2 640 395
8.625% 4/1/09 (f) B2 790 772
Continental Cablevision, Inc.:
8.3% 5/15/06 Baa3 1,640 1,775
9% 9/1/08 Baa3 2,510 2,860
Diamond Cable Communications B3 590 463
PLC 0% 2/15/07 (d)
EchoStar DBS Corp. 9.375% B2 1,720 1,731
2/1/09 (f)
Golden Sky DBS, Inc. 0% Caa1 420 248
3/1/07 (d)(f)
International Cabletel, Inc. B3 2,510 2,184
0% 2/1/06 (d)
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
BROADCASTING - CONTINUED
Iridium Operating LLC/Iridium
Capital Corp.:
10.875% 7/15/05 Caa3 $ 1,240 $ 260
11.25% 7/15/05 Caa3 820 172
NTL, Inc.:
0% 4/1/08 (d) B3 3,580 2,399
10% 2/15/07 B3 1,410 1,481
11.5% 10/1/08 (f) B3 610 657
Olympus Communications B1 1,690 1,842
LP/Olympus Capital Corp.
10.625% 11/15/06
Renaissance Media Group B3 400 272
LLC/Renaissance Media
Capital Corp. 0% 4/15/08 (d)
Satelites Mexicanos SA de CV:
8.75% 6/30/04 (f)(g) B1 1,556 1,470
10.125% 11/1/04 B3 1,730 1,384
Spectrasite Holdings, Inc. 0% - 220 125
4/15/09 (d)(f)
TCI Communications Financing A3 1,600 1,824
III 9.65% 3/31/27
Telewest PLC 0% 10/1/07 (d) B1 2,205 1,924
Time Warner, Inc. 6.85% Baa3 7,120 7,137
1/15/26
UIH Australia/Pacific, Inc.:
Series B 0% 5/15/06 (d) B2 3,750 2,625
Series D 0% 5/15/06 (d) B2 430 301
United International B3 1,760 1,144
Holdings, Inc. 0% 2/15/08 (d)
42,268
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.1%
AMC Entertainment, Inc.:
9.5% 3/15/09 B3 1,150 1,098
9.5% 2/1/11 B3 520 494
Carmike Cinemas, Inc. 9.375% B2 480 469
2/1/09 (f)
Harrahs Operating Co., Inc. Ba2 1,210 1,168
7.875% 12/15/05
Premier Parks, Inc.:
0% 4/1/08 (d) B3 880 601
9.25% 4/1/06 B3 70 71
3,901
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.0%
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. 12% - $ 760 $ 783
6/15/09 (f)
LODGING & GAMING - 0.2%
Circus Circus Enterprises, Ba2 590 528
Inc. 7.625% 7/15/13
Horseshoe Gaming LLC:
8.625% 5/15/09 (f) B2 970 941
9.375% 6/15/07 B2 190 193
Host Marriott LP 8.375% Ba2 190 183
2/15/06 (f)
KSL Recreation Group, Inc. B3 990 1,000
10.25% 5/1/07
Prime Hospitality Corp.:
9.25% 1/15/06 Ba2 140 145
9.75% 4/1/07 B1 230 236
Signature Resorts, Inc.:
9.25% 5/15/06 B2 900 864
9.75% 10/1/07 B3 1,590 1,463
Sun International Hotels Ba3 560 563
Ltd./Sun International North
America, Inc. yankee 9%
3/15/07
6,116
PUBLISHING - 0.2%
Big Flower Press Holdings, B2 1,770 1,717
Inc. 8.875% 7/1/07
News America, Inc. 6.625% Baa3 615 595
1/9/08
Time Warner Entertainment Co. Baa2 2,750 3,069
LP 8.375% 3/15/23
World Color Press, Inc. 7.75% B1 570 533
2/15/09
5,914
RESTAURANTS - 0.1%
AFC Enterprises, Inc. 10.25% B3 660 677
5/15/07
CKE Restaurants, Inc. 9.125% B1 690 661
5/1/09 (f)
Darden Restaurants, Inc. Baa1 205 190
6.375% 2/1/06
NE Restaurant, Inc. 10.75% B3 190 176
7/15/08
1,704
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 60,686
NONDURABLES - 0.7%
BEVERAGES - 0.2%
Seagram Co. Ltd. yankee Baa3 450 407
6.875% 9/1/23
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
BEVERAGES - CONTINUED
Seagram JE & Sons, Inc.:
6.625% 12/15/05 Baa3 $ 4,595 $ 4,492
7.6% 12/15/28 Baa3 1,000 995
5,894
FOODS - 0.1%
Aurora Foods, Inc. 8.75% B1 170 170
7/1/08
ConAgra, Inc. 7.125% 10/1/26 Baa1 3,600 3,547
International Home Foods, B2 180 191
Inc. 10.375% 11/1/06
3,908
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.0%
AKI Holding Corp. 0% 7/1/09 Caa1 180 69
(d)
AKI, Inc. 10.5% 7/1/08 B2 510 497
566
TOBACCO - 0.4%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. A2 10,000 10,127
6.95% 6/1/06
RJR Nabisco, Inc. 7.375% Baa2 2,000 1,979
5/15/03 (f)
12,106
TOTAL NONDURABLES 22,474
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 0.6%
APPAREL STORES - 0.1%
Mothers Work, Inc. 12.625% B3 160 166
8/1/05
Specialty Retailers, Inc.:
8.5% 7/15/05 B1 1,400 952
9% 7/15/07 B3 760 441
1,559
DRUG STORES - 0.1%
Rite Aid Corp. 6% 12/15/05 (f) Baa1 2,000 1,871
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
0.3%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 6.4% A3 425 424
2/15/03
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
CONTINUED
Federated Department Stores,
Inc.:
6.79% 7/15/27 Baa2 $ 7,000 $ 6,928
8.5% 6/15/03 Baa2 3,000 3,190
10,542
GROCERY STORES - 0.1%
Fleming Companies, Inc.:
Series B, 10.625% 7/31/07 B3 80 75
10.5% 12/1/04 B3 500 475
Jitney-Jungle Stores of
America, Inc.:
10.375% 9/15/07 Caa1 450 338
12% 3/1/06 B3 230 232
Kroger Co. 6% 7/1/00 Baa3 3,530 3,525
4,645
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 0.0%
Guitar Center, Inc. 11% 7/1/06 B1 530 554
TM Group Holdings PLC 11% B3 480 485
5/15/08 (f)
1,039
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 19,656
SERVICES - 0.3%
ADVERTISING - 0.1%
Clear Channel Communications, Baa3 4,200 3,990
Inc. 7.25% 10/15/27
LEASING & RENTAL - 0.1%
Anthony Crane Rentals B3 420 416
LP/Anthony Credit Capital
Corp. 10.375% 8/1/08
AP Holdings, Inc. 0% 3/15/08 Caa2 130 72
(d)
Apcoa, Inc. 9.25% 3/15/08 Caa1 1,030 937
Hollywood Entertainment Corp. B3 838 834
10.625% 8/15/04
Rent-A-Center, Inc. 11% B2 680 695
8/15/08
2,954
PRINTING - 0.1%
Sullivan Graphics, Inc. Caa1 1,810 1,855
12.75% 8/1/05
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
SERVICES - CONTINUED
SERVICES - 0.0%
Medaphis Corp. 9.5% 2/15/05 Caa1 $ 1,110 $ 788
SITEL Corp. 9.25% 3/15/06 B3 230 202
990
TOTAL SERVICES 9,789
TECHNOLOGY - 0.7%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.0%
Jordan Telecommunication
Products, Inc.:
0% 8/1/07 (d) B3 550 470
9.875% 8/1/07 B3 290 289
759
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 0.0%
Concentric Network Corp. - 260 273
12.75% 12/15/07
DecisionOne Corp. 9.75% B3 620 16
8/1/07 (c)
DecisionOne Holdings Corp. 0% Caa1 740 2
8/1/08 unit (c)(d)
Rhythms NetConnections, Inc.:
0% 5/15/08 (d) - 1,125 585
12.75% 4/15/09 (f) - 500 470
1,346
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 0.5%
Comdisco, Inc.:
5.75% 2/15/01 Baa1 6,000 5,943
5.95% 4/30/02 Baa1 2,500 2,460
6.1% 6/5/01 Baa1 3,000 2,986
6.375% 11/30/01 Baa1 4,500 4,498
15,887
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.1%
Telecommunications Techniques B3 1,620 1,620
Co. LLC 9.75% 5/15/08
ELECTRONICS - 0.1%
Communications Instruments, B3 400 368
Inc. 10% 9/15/04
Fairchild Semiconductor Corp.:
10.125% 3/15/07 B3 160 159
10.375% 10/1/07 (f) B3 720 722
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
Hadco Corp. 9.5% 6/15/08 B2 $ 870 $ 844
Insilco Corp. 12% 8/15/07 B3 600 597
Micron Technology, Inc. 6.5% B3 1,000 783
9/30/05 (h)
3,473
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 23,085
TRANSPORTATION - 0.6%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.1%
Atlas Air, Inc. 8.77% 1/2/11 Ba3 790 787
Delta Air Lines, Inc. Baa1 690 721
equipment trust certificate
8.54% 1/2/07
Kitty Hawk, Inc. 9.95% B1 1,960 1,921
11/15/04
3,429
RAILROADS - 0.5%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Corp.:
6.875% 12/1/27 Baa2 5,000 4,727
7.29% 6/1/36 Baa2 4,360 4,452
Norfolk Southern Corp. 7.05% Baa1 5,800 5,914
5/1/37
15,093
SHIPPING - 0.0%
Holt Group, Inc. 9.75% Caa1 1,370 891
1/15/06 (f)
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 19,413
UTILITIES - 2.8%
CELLULAR - 1.0%
Cable & Wireless Baa1 7,370 7,269
Communications PLC 6.375%
3/6/03
Cellnet Data Systems, Inc. 0% - 2,530 1,050
10/1/07 (d)
Dial Call Communications, B2 350 357
Inc. 10.25% 12/15/05
McCaw International Ltd. 0% Caa1 5,710 3,569
4/15/07 (d)
Millicom International Caa1 9,490 7,070
Cellular SA 0% 6/1/06 (d)
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
CELLULAR - CONTINUED
Nextel Communications, Inc.:
0% 9/15/07 (d) B2 $ 630 $ 441
0% 2/15/08 (d) B2 3,780 2,504
9.75% 8/15/04 B2 530 541
Nextel International, Inc. 0% Caa1 2,350 1,246
4/15/08 (d)
Orbital Imaging Corp.:
11.625% 3/1/05 - 300 276
11.625% 3/1/05 (f) - 250 228
Orion Network Systems, Inc. B1 3,650 1,825
0% 1/15/07 (d)
PageMart Nationwide, Inc. 0% B3 1,130 915
2/1/05 (d)
PageMart Wireless, Inc. 0% Caa2 2,390 717
2/1/08 (d)
Rogers Communications, Inc. B2 2,110 2,173
8.875% 7/15/07
Telesystem International
Wireless, Inc.:
0% 6/30/07 (d) Caa1 1,410 804
0% 11/1/07 (d) Caa1 1,290 645
Teligent, Inc.:
0% 3/1/08 (d) Caa1 1,795 1,032
11.5% 12/1/07 Caa1 200 198
32,860
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.5%
Avon Energy Partners Holdings Baa2 3,500 3,384
6.46% 3/4/08 (f)
DR Investments UK PLC yankee A2 5,000 5,055
7.1% 5/15/02 (f)
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. A3 7,040 6,370
7.75% 12/15/27 (f)
Texas Utilities Co. 6.375% Baa3 2,780 2,698
1/1/08
17,507
GAS - 0.3%
CMS Panhandle Holding Co.:
6.125% 3/15/04 (f) Baa3 1,550 1,519
7% 7/15/29 (f) Baa3 1,150 1,095
Columbia Gas System, Inc. A3 6,000 6,025
6.61% 11/28/02
8,639
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 1.0%
Alestra S. de R.L. de CV B2 400 378
12.625% 5/15/09 (f)
Call-Net Enterprises, Inc. B2 790 752
9.375% 5/15/09
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
Covad Communications Group,
Inc.:
0% 3/15/08 (d) B3 $ 980 $ 529
12.5% 2/15/09 B3 570 546
DTI Holdings, Inc. 0% 3/1/08 - 300 119
(d)
GCI, Inc. 9.75% 8/1/07 B2 290 289
GST Network Funding, Inc. 0% - 1,360 772
5/1/08 (d)(f)
GST Telecommunications, Inc. - 1,060 1,113
12.75% 11/15/07
Hermes Europe Railtel BV B3 560 571
10.375% 1/15/09
ICG Holdings, Inc. 0% 9/15/05 - 880 766
(d)
ICG Services, Inc.:
0% 2/15/08 (d) - 2,820 1,636
0% 5/1/08 (d) - 190 107
Intermedia Communications, B3 1,080 624
Inc. 0% 3/1/09 (d)(f)
IXC Communications, Inc. 9% B3 1,830 1,766
4/15/08
KMC Telecom Holdings, Inc.:
0% 2/15/08 (d) Caa2 1,060 564
13.5% 5/15/09 (f) Caa2 510 510
Logix Communications - 930 846
Enterprises, Inc. 12.25%
6/15/08
MCI WorldCom, Inc.:
6.4% 8/15/05 Baa2 4,000 3,919
8.875% 1/15/06 Baa2 5,667 6,049
Metromedia Fiber Network, B2 850 880
Inc. 10% 11/15/08
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc.:
0% 6/1/09 (d) B3 1,030 569
10.75% 6/1/09 B3 560 561
Pathnet, Inc. 12.25% 4/15/08 - 820 459
Telecomunicaciones de P R, Baa2 1,985 1,938
Inc. 6.65% 5/15/06 (f)
WinStar Communications, Inc.:
0% 10/15/05 (d) Caa1 660 538
0% 10/15/05 (d) Caa1 2,070 2,712
0% 3/15/08 (d) CCC 1,275 1,052
10% 3/15/08 CCC 1,140 946
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
WinStar Communications, Inc.:
- - continued
15% 3/1/07 CCC $ 170 $ 180
Winstar Equipment Corp. 12.5% B3 60 60
3/15/04
31,751
TOTAL UTILITIES 90,757
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS 465,825
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS 471,491
(Cost $486,092)
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - 4.6%
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - 1.0%
Fannie Mae 5.125% 2/13/04 Aaa 4,400 4,238
Farm Credit Systems Financial Aaa 3,400 3,811
Assistance Corp. 9.375%
7/21/03
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Aaa 1,720 1,777
Corp. 7.01% 2/10/04
Federal Home Loan Bank:
7.36% 7/1/04 Aaa 1,590 1,672
7.38% 8/5/04 Aaa 3,790 3,991
7.56% 9/1/04 Aaa 5,530 5,864
7.7% 9/20/04 Aaa 1,170 1,249
Government Trust Certificates
(assets of Trust guaranteed
by U.S. Government through
Defense Security Assistance
Agency):
Class 1-C, 9.25% 11/15/01 Aaa 1,113 1,166
Class 2-E 9.4% 5/15/02 Aaa 1,063 1,110
Guaranteed Export Trust
Certificates (assets of
Trust guaranteed by U.S.
Government through
Export-Import Bank):
Series 1993 C, 5.2% 10/15/04 Aaa 312 305
Series 1993 D, 5.23% 5/15/05 Aaa 551 538
Series 1994 A, 7.12% 4/15/06 Aaa 566 581
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - CONTINUED
Guaranteed Trade Trust Aaa $ 467 $ 489
Certificates (assets of
Trust guaranteed by U.S.
Government through
Export-Import Bank) Series
1994 B, 7.5% 1/26/06
Overseas Private Investment
Corp. U.S. Government
guaranteed participation
certificate:
Series 1994 195, 6.08% Aaa 1,520 1,530
8/15/04 (callable)
Series 1996-A1, 6.726% - 5,000 5,069
9/15/10 (callable)
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY 33,390
OBLIGATIONS
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS -
3.6%
U.S. Treasury Bonds:
5.25% 11/15/28 Aaa 2,215 2,005
7.625% 2/15/25 Aaa 7,000 8,398
8.75% 5/15/17 Aaa 10,700 13,733
8.875% 8/15/17 Aaa 5,030 6,532
9.875% 11/15/15 Aaa 16,585 23,007
14% 11/15/11 Aaa 2,695 3,980
U.S. Treasury Notes:
5.5% 5/15/09 Aaa 500 495
6.5% 5/31/02 Aaa 1,800 1,844
7% 7/15/06 Aaa 51,540 55,043
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY 115,037
OBLIGATIONS
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND 148,427
GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $152,973)
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY -
MORTGAGE SECURITIES - 9.0%
FANNIE MAE - 7.1%
5.5% 2/1/11 to 4/1/11 Aaa 14,486 13,880
6% 6/1/11 to 1/1/29 Aaa 53,906 51,844
6.5% 2/1/24 to 12/1/28 Aaa 140,194 137,033
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY -
MORTGAGE SECURITIES -
CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FANNIE MAE - CONTINUED
6.5% 6/1/29 Aaa $ 20,000 $ 19,550
7% 12/1/23 to 1/1/29 Aaa 7,565 7,570
TOTAL FANNIE MAE 229,877
FREDDIE MAC - 0.1%
7% 4/1/01 to 1/21/02 Aaa 1,213 1,223
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE
ASSOCIATION - 1.8%
6.5% 5/15/28 to 5/15/29 Aaa 15,001 14,631
7% 12/15/25 to 7/15/28 Aaa 2,316 2,316
7.5% 2/15/23 to 8/15/28 Aaa 33,259 34,028
8% 11/15/21 to 12/15/26 Aaa 8,185 8,515
TOTAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL 59,490
MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY 290,590
- - MORTGAGE SECURITIES
(Cost $294,897)
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 1.1%
Airplanes Pass Through Trust Ba2 1,040 988
10.875% 3/15/19
American Express Credit A1 1,600 1,579
Account Master Trust 6.1%
12/15/06
Chase Manhattan Grantor Trust:
6.61% 9/15/02 Aaa 1,960 1,971
6.76% 9/15/02 A3 490 493
Chevy Chase Auto Receivables
Trust:
5.9% 7/15/03 Aaa 1,877 1,878
5.91% 12/15/04 Aaa 1,117 1,119
6.6% 12/15/02 Aaa 588 592
Discover Card Master Trust I A2 2,000 1,971
5.85% 11/16/04
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust:
6.2% 12/15/02 Baa3 1,970 1,943
6.4% 5/15/02 A1 2,710 2,701
6.4% 12/15/02 Baa3 1,090 1,073
Green Tree Financial Corp. Aaa 105 105
6.1% 4/15/27
Key Auto Finance Trust:
6.3% 10/15/03 A2 1,955 1,955
6.65% 10/15/03 Baa3 573 576
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES -
CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
MBNA Master Credit Card Trust Aaa $ 9,000 $ 9,124
II 6.55% 1/15/07
Premier Auto Trust 5.59% Aaa 5,000 4,923
2/9/04
Sears Credit Account Master Aaa 3,140 3,148
Trust II 6.5% 10/15/03
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 36,139
(Cost $36,201)
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE
SECURITIES - 0.9%
Berkeley Federal Bank & Trust - 1,836 1,283
FSB Series 1994 Class 1-B
7.6128% 8/1/24 (f)(g)
CS First Boston Mortgage
Securities Corp.:
Series 1997 C2 Class D, 7.27% Baa2 3,070 2,792
1/17/35
Series 1998 FLI Class E, Baa2 5,360 5,249
5.7513% 1/10/13 (f)(g)
5.4013% 12/10/00 (f)(g) A2 2,400 2,373
DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. - 700 679
Series 1993-MF12 Class B-2,
10.1% 9/18/03 (f)
First Chicago/Lennar Trust I
Series 1997-CHL1:
Class D, 8.0984% 4/13/39 (g) - 700 580
Class E, 8.0984% 4/1/39 (g) - 650 474
General Motors Acceptance Ba3 500 390
Corp. Commercial Mortgage
Securities, Inc. Series
1996-C1 Class F, 7.86%
10/15/28 (f)
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Baa3 2,600 2,326
II Series 1998-GLII Class E,
7.1905% 4/13/31 (f)(g)
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc.:
Series 1996-MBL1 Class E, - 730 708
8.2731% 5/25/21 (f)(g)
Series 1998 CF1:
Class D, 7.35% 1/15/12 Baa2 2,451 2,294
Class E, 7.35% 12/15/12 Baa3 850 726
Penn Mutual Life Insurance - 1,250 801
Co. (The)/Penn Insurance &
Annuity Co. Series 1996-PML
Class K, 7.9% 11/15/26 (f)
Resolution Trust Corp. Series Ba3 231 187
1991 M2 Class A3, 7.2498%
9/25/20 (g)
Structured Asset Securities
Corp.:
sequential pay Series 1996 AAA 629 626
Class A-2A, 7.75% 2/25/28
Series 1993-C1 Class E, 6.6% B 500 300
10/25/24 (f)
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE
SECURITIES - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
Structured Asset Securities
Corp.: - continued
Series 1995-C1 Class E, BB $ 1,000 $ 931
7.375% 9/25/24 (f)
Thirteen Affiliates of Aaa 4,500 4,418
General Growth Properties,
Inc. sequential pay Series 1
Class A2, 6.602% 12/15/10 (f)
Wells Fargo Capital Markets Aaa 1,727 1,723
Apartment Financing Trust
Series APT Class 1, 6.56%
12/29/05 (f)
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE 28,860
SECURITIES
(Cost $29,274)
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - 0.5% (I)
Korean Republic:
8.75% 4/15/03 Baa3 1,890 1,981
8.875% 4/15/08 Baa3 4,190 4,433
Malaysian Government yankee Baa3 1,555 1,556
8.75% 6/1/09
Quebec Province yankee 6.86% A2 8,000 8,220
4/15/26 (e)
TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND 16,190
GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $15,687)
SUPRANATIONAL OBLIGATIONS -
0.1%
Inter American Development Aaa 4,000 3,988
Bank yankee 6.29% 7/16/27
(Cost $3,975)
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CASH EQUIVALENTS - 7.1%
SHARES
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 229,691,455 229,691
(Cost $229,691)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 3,242,752
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $2,730,278)
SECURITY TYPE ABBREVIATIONS
ACES - AUTOMATIC COMMON
EXCHANGE SECURITIES
PIES - PREMIUM INCOME
EQUITY SECURITIES
QUIPS - QUARTERLY INCOME
PREFERRED SECURITIES
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.82%. The yield refers to the income earned by investing in
the fund over the seven-day period, expressed as an annual percentage.
(c) Non-income producing - issuer filed for protection under the
Federal Bankruptcy Code or is in default of interest payment.
(d) Debt obligation initially issued in zero coupon form which
converts to coupon form at a specified rate and date. The rate shown
is the rate at period end.
(e) Debt obligation initially issued at one coupon which converts to a
higher coupon at a specified date. The rate shown is the rate at
period end.
(f) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the
Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified
institutional buyers. At the period end, the value of these securities
amounted to $95,447,000 or 3.0% of net assets.
(g) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities
represents the rate at period end.
(h) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered
under the Securities Act of 1933.
Additonal information on each holding is as follows:
SECURITY ACQUISITION DATE ACQUISITION COST (000S)
Micron Technology, Inc. 6.5% 3/3/99 $ 774
9/30/05
Mothers Work, Inc. 6/18/98 $ 1
(i) For foreign government obligations not individually rated by S&P
or Moody's, the ratings listed are assigned to securities by FMR, the
fund's investment advisor, based principally on S&P and Moody's
ratings of the sovereign credit of the issuing government.
(j) Standard & Poor's credit ratings are used in the absence of a
rating by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
OTHER INFORMATION
The composition of long-term debt holdings as a percentage of total
value of investments in securities, is as follows (ratings are
unaudited):
MOODY'S RATINGS S&P RATINGS
Aaa, Aa, A 18.5% AAA, AA, A 17.7%
Baa 6.5% BBB 6.8%
Ba 0.7% BB 0.8%
B 3.1% B 3.4%
Caa 1.0% CCC 0.5%
Ca, C 0.0% CC, C 0.0%
D 0.0%
The percentage not rated by Moody's or S&P amounted to 0.6%. FMR has
determined that unrated debt securities that are lower quality account
for 0.4% of the total value of investment in securities.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $2,732,991,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $509,761,000, of which $580,703,000 related to appreciated
investment securities and $70,942,000 related to depreciated
investment securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) MAY 31,
1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 3,242,752
value (cost $2,730,278) -
See accompanying schedule
Cash 12
Receivable for investments 973
sold
Receivable for fund shares 4,198
sold
Dividends receivable 5,038
Interest receivable 13,667
Other receivables 355
TOTAL ASSETS 3,266,995
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 30,619
purchased
Payable for fund shares 5,375
redeemed
Accrued management fee 1,187
Distribution fees payable 1,391
Other payables and accrued 635
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 39,207
NET ASSETS $ 3,227,788
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 2,559,180
Undistributed net investment 14,488
income
Accumulated undistributed net 141,658
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 512,462
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 3,227,788
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) MAY 31,
1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $19.01
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($38,889
(divided by) 2,046 shares)
Maximum offering price per $20.17
share (100/94.25 of $19.01)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $19.05
redemption price per share
($2,979,430 (divided by)
156,438 shares)
Maximum offering price per $19.74
share (100/96.50 of $19.05)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $18.92
offering price per share
($99,474 (divided by) 5,257
shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $18.93
offering price per share
($39,090 (divided by) 2,065
shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $19.14
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($70,905 (divided by)
3,705 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX
MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 18,272
Dividends
Interest 40,034
TOTAL INCOME 58,306
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 6,979
Transfer agent fees 2,681
Distribution fees 8,103
Accounting fees and expenses 446
Non-interested trustees' 10
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 46
Registration fees 124
Audit 21
Legal 6
Interest 1
Miscellaneous 10
Total expenses before 18,427
reductions
Expense reductions (193) 18,234
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 40,072
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 144,101
Foreign currency transactions 18 144,119
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 4,122
Assets and liabilities in (26) 4,096
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 148,215
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 188,287
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
1998 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 40,072 $ 7,198 $ 83,171
income
Net realized gain (loss) 144,119 7,162 324,897
Change in net unrealized 4,096 90,492 (33,461)
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 188,287 104,852 374,607
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (39,341) - (86,685)
From net investment income
From net realized gain (283,306) - (198,222)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (322,647) - (284,907)
Share transactions - net 210,427 (4,387) (2,113)
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 76,067 100,465 87,587
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 3,151,721 3,051,256 2,963,669
End of period (including $ 3,227,788 $ 3,151,721 $ 3,051,256
undistributed net investment
income of $14,488, $13,757
and $6,423, respectively)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,
1999 1998 H 1998 1997 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 19.91 $ 19.25 $ 18.75 $ 16.04 $ 15.22
of period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .26 .05 .53 .48 .08
Net realized and unrealized .88 .61 1.80 2.83 .88
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.14 .66 2.33 3.31 .96
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.26) - (.57) (.49) (.14)
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26) (.11) -
Total distributions (2.04) - (1.83) (.60) (.14)
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.01 $ 19.91 $ 19.25 $ 18.75 $ 16.04
TOTAL RETURN B, C 6.28% 3.43% 13.04% 20.99% 6.34%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 39 $ 17 $ 16 $ 8 $ 1
(in millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .93% A 1.02% A 1.05% 1.41% F 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .90% A, G 1.02% A 1.02% G 1.40% G 1.49% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.79% A 3.13% A 2.76% 2.68% 3.07% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 73% A 85% 70% 223%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1996.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
H ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,
1999 1998 F 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 19.96 $ 19.30 $ 18.79 $ 16.07 $ 15.30 $ 14.67
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .24 D .05 D .51 D .53 D .51 D .59
Net realized and unrealized .87 .61 1.80 2.84 .88 .54
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.11 .66 2.31 3.37 1.39 1.13
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.24) - (.54) (.54) (.59) (.50)
In excess of net investment - - - - - -
income
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26) (.11) (.03) -
Return of capital - - - - - -
Total distributions (2.02) - (1.80) (.65) (.62) (.50)
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.05 $ 19.96 $ 19.30 $ 18.79 $ 16.07 $ 15.30
TOTAL RETURN B, C 6.09% 3.42% 12.90% 21.36% 9.30% 7.85%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 2,979 $ 2,993 $ 2,903 $ 2,901 $ 2,993 $ 3,441
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.16% A 1.22% A 1.16% 1.17% 1.26% 1.47%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.15% A, E 1.22% A 1.15% E 1.17% 1.25% E 1.46% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.54% A 2.92% A 2.68% 2.98% 3.32% 3.99%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 73% A 85% 70% 223% 297%
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
1994
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 15.91
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .38
Net realized and unrealized (.79)
gain (loss)
Total from investment (.41)
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.28)
In excess of net investment (.02)
income
From net realized gain (.49)
Return of capital (.04)
Total distributions (.83)
Net asset value, end of period $ 14.67
TOTAL RETURN B, C (2.69)%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 3,129
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.59%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.58% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 3.79%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 202%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
F ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES WHICH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,
1999 1998 G 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 19.86 $ 19.21 $ 18.71 $ 16.36
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .18 .04 .38 .29
Net realized and unrealized .86 .61 1.81 2.38
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.04 .65 2.19 2.67
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.20) - (.43) (.32)
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26) -
Total distributions (1.98) - (1.69) (.32)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.92 $ 19.86 $ 19.21 $ 18.71
TOTAL RETURN B, C 5.73% 3.38% 12.25% 16.40%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 99 $ 57 $ 51 $ 16
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.71% A 1.80% A 1.74% 2.12% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.69% A, F 1.80% A 1.73% F 2.11% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.99% A 2.35% A 2.02% 1.88% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 73% A 85% 70%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS B
SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1997.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
G ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,
1999 1998 H 1998 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 19.88 $ 19.22 $ 19.05
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .19 .04 .36
Net realized and unrealized .83 .62 1.56
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.02 .66 1.92
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.19) - (.49)
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26)
Total distributions (1.97) - (1.75)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.93 $ 19.88 $ 19.22
TOTAL RETURN B, C 5.61% 3.43% 10.62%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 39 $ 21 $ 20
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.67% A 1.77% A 1.80% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.66% A, G 1.76% A, G 1.79% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.03% A 2.37% A 1.89% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 73% A 85%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS C
SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1998.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
H ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,
1999 1998 H 1998 1997 1996 1995 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 20.03 $ 19.35 $ 18.85 $ 16.11 $ 15.40 $ 15.23
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .28 D .05 D .60 D .61 D .54 D .25
Net realized and unrealized .90 .63 1.81 2.86 .87 .09
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.18 .68 2.41 3.47 1.41 .34
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.29) - (.65) (.62) (.67) (.17)
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26) (.11) (.03) -
Total distributions (2.07) - (1.91) (.73) (.70) (.17)
Net asset value, end of $ 19.14 $ 20.03 $ 19.35 $ 18.85 $ 16.11 $ 15.40
period
TOTAL RETURN B, C 6.46% 3.51% 13.45% 21.97% 9.41% 2.22%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 71 $ 63 $ 61 $ 39 $ 22 $ 1
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .64% A .66% A .65% .69% 1.06% .92% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .63% A, G .66% A .63% G .69% 1.03% G .91% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 3.06% A 3.48% A 3.15% 3.42% 3.54% 4.54% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 73% A 85% 70% 223% 297%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD JULY 3, 1995 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF INSTITUTIONAL
CLASS SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1995.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
H ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity
Advisor Series I (the trust) (formerly a fund of Fidelity Advisor
Series II) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares.
The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company
organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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. Equity securities for which quotations are readily
available are valued at the last sale price, or if no sale price, at
the closing bid price. Debt securities for which quotations are
readily available are valued by a pricing service at their market
values as determined by their most recent bid prices in the principal
market (sales prices if the principal market is an exchange) in which
such securities are normally traded. Securities (including restricted
securities) for which market quotations are not readily available are
valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under
consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the
Board of Trustees. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at each period's 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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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 the 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, 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 dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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, paydown gains/losses on certain
securities, foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment
companies (PFIC), market discount, partnerships, 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.
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS - CONTINUED
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 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.
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS. The fund may purchase or sell
securities on a delayed delivery basis. Payment and delivery may take
place a month or more after the date of the transaction. The price of
the underlying securities and the date when the securities will be
delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is
negotiated. The market values of the securities purchased or sold on a
delayed delivery basis are identified as such in the fund's schedule
of investments. The fund may receive compensation for interest forgone
in the purchase of a delayed delivery security. With respect to
purchase commitments, the fund identifies securities as segregated in
its custodial records with a value at least equal to the amount of the
commitment. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the
underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under
the contract.
RESTRICTED SECURITIES. The fund is permitted to invest in securities
that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These
securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from
registration or to the public if the securities are registered.
Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations
and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult.
At the end of the period, the fund had $784,000 invested in restricted
securities.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $1,473,206,000 and $1,626,310,000, respectively, of which
U.S. government and government agency obligations aggregated
$259,874,000 and $220,045,000, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .2500% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .15%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect during the
period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates, as they resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annualized rate of .44% of average net
assets.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00%*
CLASS C 1.00%*
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 34,000 $ -
CLASS T 7,534,000 54,000
CLASS B 386,000 290,000
CLASS C 149,000 117,000
$ 8,103,000 $ 461,000
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on 0.25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 156,000 $ $61,000
CLASS T 515,000 146,000
CLASS B 96,000 96,000*
CLASS C 6,000 6,000*
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 27,000 .20
CLASS T 2,495,000 .17
CLASS B 80,000 .21
CLASS C 26,000 .18
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 53,000 .16
$ 2,681,000
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of
FMR, 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 $112,000 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. The interest
rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time
to time. The average daily loan balance during the period for which
the loan was outstanding amounted to $3,482,000. The weighted average
interest rate was 5.17%.
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 $183,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into arrangements with its custodian
and each class' transfer agent whereby credits realized as a result of
uninvested cash balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses.
During the period, the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $7,000
under the custodian arrangement, and each applicable class' expenses
were reduced as follows under the transfer agent arrangements:
TRANSFER AGENT CREDITS
CLASS A $ 3,000
7. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, two shareholders were record owners of
approximately 22% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS
SIX MONTHS ONE MONTH YEAR ENDED
ENDED ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1998 A
MAY 31, NOVEMBER 30, 1998
1999
FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME
Class A $ 310 $ - $ 338
Class T 37,096 - 83,919
Class B 688 - 696
Class C 257 - 203
Institutional Class 990 - 1,529
Total $ 39,341 $ - $ 86,685
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 1,512 $ - $ 553
Class T 269,023 - 193,978
Class B 5,204 - 1,214
Class C 1,905 - 13
Institutional Class 5,662 - 2,464
Total $ 283,306 $ - $ 198,222
Total $ 322,647 $ - $ 284,907
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A DISTRIBUTIONS FOR CLASS C ARE FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997
(COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1998.
9. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Share transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SHARES
ONE MONTH YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
SIX MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
ENDED MAY 31,
1999 1998 1998A
CLASS A Shares sold 1,241 55 505
Reinvestment of distributions 97 - 45
Shares redeemed (139) (14) (147)
Net increase (decrease) 1,199 41 403
CLASS T Shares sold 16,253 1,793 25,522
Reinvestment of distributions 15,939 - 14,265
Shares redeemed (25,734) (2,264) (43,766)
Net increase (decrease) 6,458 (471) (3,979)
CLASS B Shares sold 2,778 246 2,157
Reinvestment of distributions 294 - 93
Shares redeemed (698) (29) (437)
Net increase (decrease) 2,374 217 1,813
CLASS C Shares sold 1,072 47 1,132
Reinvestment of distributions 91 - 9
Shares redeemed (160) (49) (78)
Net increase (decrease) 1,003 (2) 1,063
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 716 47 2,017
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 354 - 209
Shares redeemed (517) (49) (1,137)
Net increase (decrease) 553 (2) 1,089
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A SHARE TRANSACTIONS FOR CLASS C ARE FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997
(COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1998.
9. SHARE TRANSACTIONS - CONTINUED
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS DOLLARS
SIX MONTHS ONE MONTH YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
ENDED MAY 31, ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1998 A
CLASS A Shares sold $ 23,405 $ 1,069 $ 9,665
Reinvestment of distributions 1,757 - 832
Shares redeemed (2,613) (275) (2,810)
Net increase (decrease) $ 22,549 $ 794 $ 7,687
CLASS T Shares sold $ 307,737 $ 35,217 $ 487,737
Reinvestment of distributions 290,900 - 263,355
Shares redeemed (484,394) (44,571) (837,890)
Net increase (decrease) $ 114,243 $ (9,354) $ (86,798)
CLASS B Shares sold $ 52,234 $ 4,821 $ 41,474
Reinvestment of distributions 5,352 - 1,711
Shares redeemed (12,990) (572) (8,440)
Net increase (decrease) $ 44,596 $ 4,249 $ 34,745
CLASS C Shares sold $ 20,160 $ 924 $ 21,768
Reinvestment of distributions 1,650 - 173
Shares redeemed (3,029) (973) (1,484)
Net increase (decrease) $ 18,781 $ (49) $ 20,457
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 13,573 $ 933 $ 39,736
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 6,480 - 3,869
Shares redeemed (9,795) (960) (21,809)
Net increase (decrease) $ 10,258 $ (27) $ 21,796
</TABLE>
A SHARE TRANSACTIONS FOR CLASS C ARE FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997
(COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1998.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees and Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments, of Fidelity Advisor Balanced
Fund as of May 31, 1999, and the related statements of operations,
changes in net assets and financial highlights for the six months then
ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the
responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the one month ended November 30, 1998, the year ended October 31,
1998, and the financial highlights for the one month ended November
30, 1998, and for each of the years in the five-year period ended
October 31, 1998, were audited by other auditors whose report, dated
January 4, 1999, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements
and financial highlights.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included
confirmation of the securities owned at May 31, 1999 by correspondence
with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from
brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund at May 31, 1999, the results of its
operations, the changes in its net assets, and its financial
highlights for the six months then ended in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
July 12, 1999
OTHER FUND INFORMATION
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of Fidelity Advisor
Balanced Fund, the Board of Trustees has determined not to retain
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent auditor and
voted to appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ended
November 30, 1999. For the fiscal periods ended November 30, 1998,
October 31, 1998 and October 31, 1997, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's
audit reports contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion;
nor were their reports qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or
accounting principles. Further, there were no disagreements between
the fund and Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP on accounting principles,
financial statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved
to the satisfaction of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP would have caused
them to make reference to the disagreement in their report.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management &
Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Richard A. Spillane, Jr., Vice President
Kevin Grant, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributions Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENT
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
The Chase Manhattan Bank
New York, NY
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International
Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified
International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
AIG-SANN-0799 80323
1.703549.101
(Fidelity Logo Graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
BALANCED FUND -
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(Fidelity Logos)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 6 The managers' 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 42 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 51 Notes to the financial
statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 61 The auditor's opinion.
OTHER FUND INFORMATION 62
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
THIS REPORT 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 ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR BALANCED FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). Initial offering of Institutional Class shares took place on
July 3, 1995. Institutional Class shares are sold to eligible
investors without a sales load or 12b-1 fee. Returns prior to July 3,
1995 are those of Class T, the original class of the fund, and reflect
Class T shares' prior 0.65% 12b-1 fee. If Fidelity had not reimbursed
certain class expenses, the past five year and past 10 year total
returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
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PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - INST CL 6.46% 9.73% 80.72% 225.43%
Fidelity Balanced Composite 7.14% 14.73% 134.64% 282.74%
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
LB Aggregate Bond -0.76% 4.35% 45.89% 126.33%
Balanced Funds Average 6.33% 8.71% 102.69% 215.47%
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Institutional Class'
returns to the performance of the Fidelity Balanced Composite Index, a
hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices. The composite index
combines the total returns of the Standard & Poor's(registered
trademark) 500 Index and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index. To
measure how Institutional Class' performance stacked up against its
peers, you can compare it to the balanced funds average, which
reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives
tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months average represents a peer
group of 446 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - INST CL 9.73% 12.56% 12.52%
Fidelity Balanced Composite 14.73% 18.60% 14.36%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Institutional Class shares'
cumulative return and show you what would have happened if
Institutional Class shares had performed at a constant rate each year.
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$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Balanced -CL I 60 S&P/40 LB Agg S&P 500 LB Aggregate Bond
00642 F0021 SP001 LB001
1989/05/31 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 10137.84 10087.40 9943.00 10304.00
1989/07/31 10598.28 10719.88 10840.85 10523.48
1989/08/31 10762.72 10782.48 11053.33 10367.73
1989/09/30 10779.52 10777.96 11008.01 10420.60
1989/10/31 10613.30 10733.98 10752.63 10676.95
1989/11/30 10829.39 10906.15 10971.98 10778.38
1989/12/31 10936.41 11074.98 11235.31 10807.48
1990/01/31 10407.38 10576.39 10481.42 10678.87
1990/02/28 10434.74 10671.79 10616.63 10713.05
1990/03/31 10580.80 10844.45 10897.97 10720.55
1990/04/30 10442.30 10641.88 10625.52 10621.92
1990/05/31 10830.08 11390.43 11661.51 10936.32
1990/06/30 10876.02 11417.31 11582.21 11112.40
1990/07/31 10847.99 11458.41 11545.15 11265.75
1990/08/31 10184.59 10775.49 10501.47 11114.79
1990/09/30 9949.52 10496.41 9990.05 11207.04
1990/10/31 9854.86 10522.65 9947.09 11349.37
1990/11/30 10299.79 11021.00 10589.67 11593.38
1990/12/31 10614.56 11274.26 10885.12 11774.24
1991/01/31 11162.60 11625.12 11359.71 11920.24
1991/02/28 11816.39 12163.36 12171.93 12021.56
1991/03/31 12116.52 12373.54 12466.50 12104.51
1991/04/30 12349.53 12444.82 12496.41 12235.24
1991/05/31 12864.09 12796.26 13036.26 12306.20
1991/06/30 12600.43 12442.06 12439.20 12300.05
1991/07/31 13139.33 12859.11 13018.87 12471.02
1991/08/31 13472.47 13153.07 13327.41 12740.40
1991/09/30 13571.66 13128.08 13104.85 12999.03
1991/10/31 13967.05 13291.92 13280.45 13143.32
1991/11/30 13640.86 13019.44 12745.25 13264.23
1991/12/31 14274.62 14067.76 14203.30 13658.18
1992/01/31 14368.53 13834.24 13939.12 13472.43
1992/02/29 14671.14 13978.11 14120.33 13560.00
1992/03/31 14619.05 13783.26 13844.98 13484.07
1992/04/30 14734.83 14066.09 14252.03 13581.15
1992/05/31 15029.52 14213.79 14321.86 13837.83
1992/06/30 14892.87 14165.17 14108.47 14028.80
1992/07/31 15327.77 14628.38 14685.50 14314.98
1992/08/31 15327.77 14507.54 14384.45 14459.57
1992/09/30 15454.58 14679.31 14554.19 14631.63
1992/10/31 15401.14 14632.05 14605.13 14437.03
1992/11/30 15497.33 14932.59 15103.16 14439.92
1992/12/31 15587.83 15137.76 15288.93 14669.52
1993/01/31 15881.94 15330.32 15417.36 14951.17
1993/02/28 16221.29 15562.72 15627.03 15212.82
1993/03/31 16833.53 15785.89 15956.76 15276.71
1993/04/30 17312.53 15600.88 15570.61 15383.65
1993/05/31 17643.27 15859.86 15987.90 15403.65
1993/06/30 17529.68 16002.28 16034.27 15682.45
1993/07/31 17713.59 16000.36 15970.13 15771.84
1993/08/31 18357.31 16476.21 16575.40 16047.85
1993/09/30 18185.68 16417.88 16447.77 16091.18
1993/10/31 18428.93 16646.09 16788.24 16150.72
1993/11/30 18185.68 16494.61 16628.75 16013.43
1993/12/31 18651.63 16649.99 16829.96 16099.91
1994/01/31 19170.06 17079.56 17402.17 16317.26
1994/02/28 18832.48 16682.97 16930.58 16033.34
1994/03/31 18080.35 16081.72 16192.40 15637.31
1994/04/30 17934.54 16153.76 16399.67 15512.21
1994/05/31 18007.45 16312.07 16668.62 15510.66
1994/06/30 17665.70 16057.93 16260.24 15476.54
1994/07/31 18007.30 16501.77 16793.57 15784.52
1994/08/31 18226.90 16915.64 17482.11 15803.46
1994/09/30 18105.10 16567.51 17053.80 15571.15
1994/10/31 17933.95 16785.21 17437.51 15557.14
1994/11/30 17689.45 16403.65 16802.44 15522.91
1994/12/31 17701.68 16594.88 17051.62 15630.02
1995/01/31 17652.37 16984.50 17493.76 15939.49
1995/02/28 17960.54 17543.32 18175.50 16318.85
1995/03/31 18258.96 17896.75 18711.85 16418.40
1995/04/30 18457.83 18313.20 19262.92 16648.26
1995/05/31 18818.28 19035.88 20032.86 17292.55
1995/06/30 19044.21 19356.79 20498.22 17418.78
1995/07/31 19332.37 19724.88 21177.94 17380.46
1995/08/31 19395.02 19850.05 21231.10 17590.76
1995/09/30 19594.80 20429.67 22127.05 17761.39
1995/10/31 19506.13 20492.14 22048.06 17992.29
1995/11/30 20038.12 21154.86 23015.97 18262.18
1995/12/31 20356.81 21517.79 23459.25 18517.85
1996/01/31 20524.41 22014.08 24257.81 18640.06
1996/02/29 20202.10 21983.30 24482.68 18315.73
1996/03/31 20048.49 22048.77 24718.45 18187.52
1996/04/30 20035.49 22194.38 25082.80 18085.67
1996/05/31 20139.50 22520.06 25729.68 18049.50
1996/06/30 20257.33 22692.25 25827.71 18291.36
1996/07/31 19836.94 22115.23 24686.64 18340.75
1996/08/31 19981.45 22380.04 25207.28 18309.57
1996/09/30 20784.57 23291.53 26625.95 18628.15
1996/10/31 21340.95 23883.79 27360.29 19041.70
1996/11/30 22493.44 25130.38 29428.46 19367.31
1996/12/31 22123.83 24738.20 28845.48 19187.19
1997/01/31 22891.37 25696.26 30647.75 19246.67
1997/02/28 23254.93 25842.83 30888.02 19294.79
1997/03/31 22466.63 25090.96 29618.84 19080.62
1997/04/30 23404.44 26140.26 31387.08 19366.83
1997/05/31 24355.84 27194.45 33297.93 19550.81
1997/06/30 25292.52 28054.88 34789.67 19783.47
1997/07/31 26689.29 29697.27 37557.89 20317.62
1997/08/31 25525.32 28598.11 35453.89 20144.92
1997/09/30 26567.08 29707.20 37395.70 20443.07
1997/10/31 26028.56 29284.17 36146.69 20739.49
1997/11/30 26649.93 30151.39 37819.92 20834.89
1997/12/31 27194.67 30583.82 38469.29 21045.33
1998/01/31 27462.74 30943.37 38894.76 21314.71
1998/02/28 28475.47 32272.45 41699.85 21297.65
1998/03/31 29492.14 33307.94 43835.29 21370.07
1998/04/30 29702.37 33578.27 44276.28 21481.19
1998/05/31 29657.32 33359.54 43515.17 21685.26
1998/06/30 30322.44 34285.78 45282.75 21869.22
1998/07/31 30277.02 34095.79 44800.49 21915.63
1998/08/31 27128.21 31360.04 38323.24 22272.34
1998/09/30 28567.59 32859.07 40778.22 22793.77
1998/10/31 29529.00 34393.38 44095.13 22673.52
1998/11/30 30566.71 35722.04 46767.73 22801.93
1998/12/31 31563.03 36999.99 49462.49 22870.50
1999/01/31 31950.18 38034.11 51531.01 23033.85
1999/02/28 31359.14 37059.22 49929.43 22631.69
1999/03/31 32185.56 38031.11 51927.10 22757.25
1999/04/30 33341.73 38963.10 53938.24 22829.39
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$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund - Institutional Class on
May 31, 1989. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the
investment would have grown to $32,543 - a 225.43% increase on the
initial investment. For comparison, look at how both the Standard &
Poor's 500 Index, a market capitalization-weighted index of common
stocks, and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, a market
value-weighted index of investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues,
including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed
securities, with maturities of one year or more, did over the same
period. With dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested, the
Standard & Poor's 500 Index would have grown to $52,665 - a 426.65%
increase. If $10,000 was invested in the Lehman Brothers Aggregate
Bond Index, it would have grown to $22,633 - a 126.33% increase. You
can also look at how the Fidelity Balanced Composite Index did over
the same period. The composite index combines the total returns of the
Standard & Poor's 500 Index (60%) and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate
Bond Index (40%). With dividends and interest, if any, reinvested, the
same $10,000 would have grown to $38,274 - a 282.74% 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 or
bonds will vary. That means if
you sell your shares during a
market downturn, you might
lose money. But if you can
ride out the market's ups and
downs, you may have a gain.
(checkmark)
FUND TALK: THE MANAGERS' OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Bullish sentiment surrounding
domestic equity markets for much of
the six-month period that ended
May 31, 1999, was quelled by the
Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias
in mid-May toward raising interest
rates. Signs of continued strength
and emerging inflationary
pressures in the U.S. economy
fueled uncertainty, inducing stock
markets to give back some of their
gains, but not before the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - could lock in
a healthy return of 16.75% for the
period. The technology-laden
NASDAQ returned 26.93%, while
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index
produced a return of 12.61%. The
last two months of the period were
marked by the market's sudden
rotation to economically sensitive
cyclical and out-of-favor value
stocks. The movement away from
large-company growth stocks was
reflected in the rebound of the
small-cap universe, as portrayed by
the Russell 2000 Index, which
outpaced its larger-cap
counterparts in the S&P 500 by a
total of 8.51% for April and May.
Rising interest rates were not
well-received by the taxable-bond
market, as it struggled during the
period. The Lehman Brothers
Aggregate Bond Index - a widely
followed measure of taxable bond
performance - returned -0.76%.
Bond bears were on the prowl
late in the period as a sharp rise in
consumer prices sparked the worst
Treasury sell-off in three years,
pushing bond prices down and
bringing yields up to the pre-crisis
levels of last summer.
(photographs of John Avery and Kevin Grant)
An interview with John Avery (left), Lead Portfolio Manager of
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund, and Kevin Grant, manager for
fixed-income investments
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, JOHN?
A. For the six months that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's
Institutional Class shares returned 6.46%. That outpaced the 6.33%
return for the balanced funds average tracked by Lipper Inc. Given the
mix of equities and fixed-income securities owned by the fund, its
returns typically fall somewhere between those of its two benchmark
indexes - the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Lehman Brothers
Aggregate Bond Index. Those two indexes had six-month returns of
12.61% and -0.76%, respectively. For the 12 months that ended May 31,
1999, the fund's Institutional Class shares returned 9.73%, compared
to the 8.71% return posted by the balanced funds average, and the
21.03% and 4.35% returns recorded by the S&P 500 and the Lehman
Brothers index, respectively.
Q. OVERALL, WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE?
J.A. The fund's equity subportfolio benefited from its broad exposure
to telecommunications stocks due to growing interest in the Internet
and in voice and data solutions. A sizable overweighting in energy,
specifically in oil-sensitive stocks, delivered strong returns amid
the recovery in oil prices. The fund also was well-positioned in the
industrial machinery sector, which benefited from a rotation toward
cyclical stocks late in the period. On the other hand, the fund
maintained its traditional underweighting in technology throughout a
volatile period, which detracted from performance despite its
strong-performing holdings there. In addition, weakness in finance
holdings amid deteriorating interest-rate conditions detracted from
relative performance.
Q. WHAT WERE SOME OF YOUR INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OVER THE SIX-MONTH
PERIOD?
J.A. I increased the equity weighting of the fund early in the period
to capitalize on some strong investment opportunities. As the fund's
equity stake approached 65% in May, amid growing volatility, I
returned it to a more neutral equity stance in the neighborhood of
60%. I also made some sector shifts, reducing our holdings in
financial stocks because of the uncertainty in the interest-rate
picture, and paring down our weighting in health care, specifically
pharmaceuticals, as earnings prospects slackened for some companies on
concerns over patent expirations and the threat of government
regulation. I broadened the fund's exposure to the strong growth of
the Internet by investing in stocks such as AT&T, MCI WorldCom and IBM
given the robustness of their underlying Internet-related businesses.
Q. HOW DID YOU POSITION THE FUND'S EQUITY SUBPORTFOLIO IN RESPONSE TO
THE MARKET'S ROTATION TO CYCLICALS LATE IN THE PERIOD?
J.A. As a rule, the fund has limited exposure to cyclical companies,
because many of them do not fit my long-term investment profile. I
did, however, add to a few cyclical names during the rotation, but
these were companies that I knew very well. Such companies included
Praxair, an industrial gas giant; Textron, a global, multi-industrial
company that generates the same earnings growth as General Electric,
but sells at half the price-to-earnings multiple; Alcoa, one of the
best-managed commodity metal companies in the world; and Exxon, a
strong grower expected to benefit further from the cost efficiencies
gained as a result of its merger with Mobil. As you can see, I will
own only what I consider to be the highest-quality cyclical stocks
with the best long-term prospects, and I will do so independent of
market trends.
Q. WHICH STOCKS WERE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTORS? WHICH HURT PERFORMANCE?
J.A. Top holding MCI WorldCom soared as investors viewed the company
as ideally positioned to capture the benefits of data delivery and the
Internet. The market rewarded the stock of Williams Companies, an
energy-service provider and communications concern that doubly
benefited from the rebound in oil and the booming growth in
telecommunications. Also, Motorola benefited from a strong product
pipeline and a massive restructuring effort. Switching to detractors,
Philip Morris had a poor six months, suffering from concerns about
further litigation against it. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,
historically strong stocks, were depressed in light of the
deteriorating interest-rate environment and the negative psychology
that pervaded the financial sector during the period.
Q. TURNING TO YOU, KEVIN, HOW DID THE BOND SUBPORTFOLIO FARE?
K.G. Much of the period through March was marked by the rebound in
spread securities - mortgages, corporates and the like - from the
depressed levels of last fall. Supported by rising interest rates over
the period, spread products outperformed Treasuries by wide margins.
Fueling the rally in mortgages was an overall slowdown in refinancing
activity. The fund's bond subportfolio was well-positioned to take
advantage of these favorable conditions, with its significant
overweighting in corporates and mortgages, and underweighting in
Treasuries relative to the Lehman index. Concern over a potential
Federal Reserve Board rate hike late in the period halted the rally in
the spread sectors, but our overweighting in this area was critical to
the overall success of the subportolio over the six-month period.
Q. JOHN, WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
J.A. I'm optimistic. I'm also cautious because I still have concerns
about growth stocks in a rising interest-rate environment. I plan to
maintain the fund's technology underweighting until after the Year
2000 changeover because some companies may choose to abandon
purchasing and installing new technology until the second quarter of
the new year. I still don't see much inflation anywhere on the
horizon, and I'm waiting for a sign that tells me that cyclicals are
beginning to slow. Until then, I'll keep talking to the companies and
managing the portfolio from the bottom up, all while staying close to
the 60/40 asset-allocation model.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGERS ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: both income and growth
of capital by investing in a
diversified portfolio of equity
and fixed-income securities
START DATE: January 6, 1987
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $3.2 billion
MANAGER: John Avery, since
1998, and Kevin Grant,
since 1996; John Avery
joined Fidelity in 1995;
Kevin Grant joined Fidelity in
1993
(checkmark)
JOHN AVERY ON GROWTH
VERSUS VALUE:
"There are some great potential
investment opportunities out
there on both sides of the growth
and value fence, but I'm not going
to be swept up in market
sentiment and make a huge bet on
value. There are so many
conflicting pieces of data out
there at all levels that it is
becoming increasingly difficult to
pick the rose without its thorns, if
you will. What I'm hoping is that
we're in a stock picker's market
now, as opposed to one that's
driven by style shifts. I prefer not
having to choose either growth or
value, or make asset-allocation or
industry bets for that matter.
"My investment philosophy is growth
at a reasonable price. I tend to favor
slightly `growthier' companies
over their value counterparts
simply because they have stronger
long-term fundamentals and
generally more robust business
models. You won't see many
high-flying technology stocks in
this fund, although you may see one
or two of them from time to time if
the price is right."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP FIVE STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
MCI WorldCom, Inc. 2.6 1.8
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 2.0 2.0
Exxon Corp. 1.9 0.8
Freddie Mac 1.8 1.9
SBC Communications, Inc. 1.4 1.0
TOP FIVE BOND ISSUERS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
(WITH MATURITIES MORE THAN % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
ONE YEAR) THESE ISSUERS 6 MONTHS AGO
Fannie Mae 7.2 7.9
U.S. Treasury Obligations 3.6 2.1
Government National Mortgage 1.8 1.7
Association
Comdisco, Inc. 0.5 0.4
Federal Home Loan Bank 0.4 0.4
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
FINANCE 15.5 18.0
UTILITIES 13.1 10.3
ENERGY 8.5 5.8
TECHNOLOGY 6.8 7.7
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 5.4 5.0
EQUIPMENT
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 *
Stocks 61.5%
Bonds 30.5%
Convertible Securities 0.9%
Certificates of Deposit 0.0%
Short-Term Investments 7.1%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.8%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 61.0
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 30.5
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 1.4
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 7.1
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 60.9%
Bonds 31.8%
Convertible Securities 0.7%
Certificates of Deposit 0.1%
Short-Term Investments 6.5%
** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 7.0%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 60.0
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 31.4
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 1.2
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.9
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 6.5
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
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COMMON STOCKS - 60.5%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 2.5%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.2%
Textron, Inc. 428,100 $ 38,128
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.7%
Raytheon Co. Class B 336,000 22,869
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.6%
General Dynamics Corp. 327,500 21,533
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 82,530
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 4.2%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 3.5%
Air Products & Chemicals, 373,900 15,330
Inc.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 145,000 9,488
Co.
Eastman Chemical Co. 241,800 12,241
Hoechst AG 278,900 12,421
IMC Global, Inc. 366,627 7,676
Lyondell Chemical Co. 428,900 8,176
Praxair, Inc. 717,100 35,003
Union Carbide Corp. 290,000 14,881
115,216
METALS & MINING - 0.7%
Alcoa, Inc. 399,400 21,967
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 137,183
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.3%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.3%
Masco Corp. 324,500 9,269
DURABLES - 2.4%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
1.2%
Federal-Mogul Corp. 208,900 9,636
Ford Motor Co. 512,600 29,250
38,886
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.7%
Minnesota Mining & 270,700 23,213
Manufacturing Co.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
DURABLES - CONTINUED
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.5%
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 562,600 $ 14,839
TOTAL DURABLES 76,938
ENERGY - 7.9%
ENERGY SERVICES - 1.4%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 272,100 8,469
Halliburton Co. 315,600 13,058
McDermott International, Inc. 281,100 7,203
R&B Falcon Corp. unit (a)(f) 920 948
Schlumberger Ltd. 264,600 15,926
45,604
OIL & GAS - 6.5%
Apache Corp. 145,400 5,234
Atlantic Richfield Co. 96,700 8,093
BP Amoco PLC 1,698,559 30,326
Chevron Corp. 167,700 15,544
Conoco, Inc. Class A 338,100 9,171
Exxon Corp. 780,000 62,303
Mobil Corp. 284,300 28,785
Texaco, Inc. 203,800 13,349
Total SA Class B 116,400 14,157
USX-Marathon Group 758,300 22,702
209,664
TOTAL ENERGY 255,268
FINANCE - 10.9%
BANKS - 4.2%
Bank of America Corp. 465,600 30,119
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 885,300 31,649
Bank One Corp. 344,800 19,503
Chase Manhattan Corp. 355,700 25,788
U.S. Bancorp 795,900 25,867
Wells Fargo & Co. 133,400 5,336
138,262
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 2.5%
American Express Co. 253,600 30,733
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE -
CONTINUED
Associates First Capital 543,938 $ 22,301
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 422,500 27,991
Olympic Financial Ltd. 46 0
warrants 3/15/07 (a)
81,025
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 2.8%
Fannie Mae 491,300 33,408
Freddie Mac 981,300 57,222
90,630
INSURANCE - 1.4%
American International Group, 212,400 24,280
Inc.
Hartford Financial Services 319,300 20,196
Group, Inc.
44,476
TOTAL FINANCE 354,393
HEALTH - 4.8%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 4.1%
American Home Products Corp. 361,000 20,803
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 368,380 25,280
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 324,400 23,174
Merck & Co., Inc. 415,500 28,046
Schering-Plough Corp. 437,100 19,697
Warner-Lambert Co. 251,800 15,612
132,612
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 0.7%
Johnson & Johnson 157,900 14,625
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a) 258,900 8,754
23,379
TOTAL HEALTH 155,991
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 4.9%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 1.6%
Emerson Electric Co. 192,800 12,315
General Electric Co. 400,400 40,716
Loral Space & Communications 300 5
Ltd. (a)
53,036
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 2.3%
Case Corp. 96,700 $ 4,545
Caterpillar, Inc. 367,700 20,178
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 146,200 9,311
Tyco International Ltd. 450,295 39,345
73,379
POLLUTION CONTROL - 1.0%
Browning-Ferris Industries, 193,200 8,018
Inc.
Waste Management, Inc. 483,000 25,539
33,557
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 159,972
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 2.4%
BROADCASTING - 1.5%
Benedek Communications Corp. 10,500 21
warrants 7/1/07 (a)
CBS Corp. (a) 350,700 14,642
CS Wireless Systems, Inc. 109 0
(a)(f)
NTL, Inc. warrants 12/31/08 2,137 107
(a)
Teletrac Holdings, Inc. 380 0
warrants 8/1/07 (a)
Time Warner, Inc. 505,498 34,405
UIH Australia/Pacific, Inc. 4,430 4
warrants 5/15/06 (a)
49,179
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.3%
Disney (Walt) Co. 273,600 7,969
PUBLISHING - 0.4%
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 250,300 12,984
RESTAURANTS - 0.2%
McDonald's Corp. 156,300 6,018
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 76,150
NONDURABLES - 2.3%
FOODS - 0.7%
Heinz (H.J.) Co. 244,400 11,808
Nabisco Holdings Corp. Class A 245,400 10,276
22,084
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.7%
Procter & Gamble Co. 126,300 $ 11,793
Unilever NV 194,200 12,684
24,477
TOBACCO - 0.9%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 737,320 28,433
TOTAL NONDURABLES 74,994
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 1.5%
APPAREL STORES - 0.2%
Mothers Work, Inc. (a)(h) 70 1
TJX Companies, Inc. 209,609 6,288
6,289
DRUG STORES - 0.3%
CVS Corp. 221,200 10,175
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
0.7%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 180,100 11,346
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 289,200 12,327
23,673
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 0.3%
Toys R Us, Inc. (a) 345,200 7,961
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 48,098
TECHNOLOGY - 6.0%
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 2.0%
International Business 369,400 42,966
Machines Corp.
Microsoft Corp. (a) 236,300 19,066
Rhythms NetConnections, Inc. 5,590 814
warrants 5/15/08 (a)(f)
Unisys Corp. (a) 100,763 3,823
66,669
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 2.8%
Hewlett-Packard Co. 193,300 18,231
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 1,007,100 64,203
Xerox Corp. 156,700 8,805
91,239
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - 1.2%
Insilco Corp. warrants 600 $ 0
8/15/07 (a)
Motorola, Inc. 279,600 23,154
Texas Instruments, Inc. 136,200 14,897
38,051
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 195,959
TRANSPORTATION - 0.7%
RAILROADS - 0.7%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 387,900 12,025
Corp.
Union Pacific Corp. 194,800 11,116
23,141
UTILITIES - 9.7%
CELLULAR - 0.8%
AirTouch Communications, Inc. 58,900 5,919
(a)
ALLTEL Corp. 270,900 19,420
Loral Orion Network Systems,
Inc.:
warrants 1/15/07 (CV ratio 6,760 41
.47) (a)
warrants 1/15/07 (CV ratio 1,445 12
.6) (a)
McCaw International Ltd. 6,190 15
warrants 4/15/07 (a)(f)
Microcell Telecommunications, 43,047 292
Inc. Class B (a)
Orbital Imaging Corp. 120 4
warrants 3/1/05 (a)(f)
25,703
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 1.1%
CMS Energy Corp. 290,500 13,508
Entergy Corp. 216,700 7,029
PG&E Corp. 390,800 13,190
33,727
GAS - 1.0%
Williams Companies, Inc. 641,900 33,258
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 6.8%
AT&T Corp. 672,132 37,303
BellSouth Corp. 254,900 12,028
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. 703,800 17,023
Covad Communications Group, 1,340 1,469
Inc. warrants 3/15/08 (a)(f)
DTI Holdings, Inc. warrants 1,500 0
3/1/08 (a)(f)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
KMC Telecom Holdings, Inc. 610 $ 2
warrants 4/15/08 (a)(f)
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 979,913 84,640
Pathnet, Inc. warrants 820 8
4/15/08 (a)(f)
SBC Communications, Inc. 889,600 45,481
Sprint Corp. (FON Group) 200,700 22,629
220,583
TOTAL UTILITIES 313,271
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 1,963,157
(Cost $1,425,992)
PREFERRED STOCKS - 1.7%
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
- - 0.7%
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.1%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.1%
Monsanto Co. $1.625 ACES 92,100 3,822
DURABLES - 0.0%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.0%
Automatic Common Exchangeable 59,900 988
Securities Trust II
(Republic Industries, Inc.)
$1.55 ACES
ENERGY - 0.1%
OIL & GAS - 0.1%
Apache Corp. $2.015 ACES 42,000 1,454
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
Loral Space & Communications 70,900 3,350
Ltd. Series C, $3.00 (f)
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.4%
BROADCASTING - 0.3%
MediaOne Group, Inc. 114,500 9,589
(AirTouch Communucations,
Inc.) $3.63 PIES
PREFERRED STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
- - CONTINUED
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
LODGING & GAMING - 0.1%
Host Marriott Financial Trust 70,900 $ 3,013
$3.375 QUIPS (f)
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 12,602
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED 22,216
STOCKS
NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS - 1.0%
FINANCE - 0.1%
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.1%
Fresenius Medical Care 1,931 1,862
Capital Trust II 7.875%
INSURANCE - 0.0%
American Annuity Group 1,000 1,033
Capital Trust II 8.875%
TOTAL FINANCE 2,895
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.3%
BROADCASTING - 0.3%
Adelphia Communications Corp. 5,170 587
$13.00
Citadel Broadcasting Co. 6,525 786
Series B, 13.25% pay-in-kind
CSC Holdings, Inc.:
11.125% pay-in-kind 40,713 4,702
Series H, 11.75% pay-in-kind 9,032 1,039
Granite Broadcasting Corp. 947 947
12.75% pay-in-kind
8,061
PUBLISHING - 0.0%
PRIMEDIA, Inc. 8.625% 7,700 732
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 8,793
TECHNOLOGY - 0.0%
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 0.0%
Concentric Network Corp. 803 795
13.5% pay-in-kind
PREFERRED STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS - CONTINUED
UTILITIES - 0.6%
CELLULAR - 0.2%
Nextel Communications, Inc.:
11.125% pay-in-kind 3,939 $ 3,880
Series D, 13% pay-in-kind 3,332 3,532
7,412
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 0.4%
e.spire Communications, Inc.:
$127.50 pay-in-kind 1,069 492
14.75% pay-in-kind 323 162
ICG Holdings, Inc.:
14% pay-in-kind 2 2
14.25% pay-in-kind 1,950 1,931
Intermedia Communications, 2,740 2,850
Inc. 13.5% pay-in-kind
IXC Communications, Inc. 1,102 1,058
12.5% pay-in-kind
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. 99,603 5,105
14% pay-in-kind
WinStar Communications, Inc. 608 508
14.25%
12,108
TOTAL UTILITIES 19,520
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE 32,003
PREFERRED STOCKS
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS 54,219
(Cost $55,496)
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CORPORATE BONDS - 14.5%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.2%
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.1%
WMX Technologies, Inc. 2% Baa3 $ 3,511 3,779
1/24/05
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - CONTINUED
TECHNOLOGY - 0.1%
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 0.1%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.75% 2/1/09 Caa3 $ 2,005 $ 1,887
(f)
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS 5,666
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS - 14.3%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.2%
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.2%
Raytheon Co. 6.45% 8/15/02 Baa1 8,000 8,019
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.5%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.2%
Huntsman Corp.: 9.5% 7/1/07 B2 3,130 3,001
(f)
Koppers Industries, Inc. B2 740 744
9.875% 12/1/07
Lyondell Chemical Co.:
9.625% 5/1/07 (f) Ba3 1,090 1,106
9.875% 5/1/07 (f) Ba3 1,370 1,373
10.875% 5/1/09 (f) B2 660 670
PCI Chemicals Canada, Inc. B2 60 50
9.25% 10/15/07
Pioneer Americas Acquisition B2 190 162
Corp. 9.25% 6/15/07
7,106
IRON & STEEL - 0.0%
GS Technologies Operating, B2 540 486
Inc. 12.25% 10/1/05
METALS & MINING - 0.0%
Doe Run Resources Corp. B3 130 111
11.3541% 3/15/03 (g)
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical
Corp.:
9.875% 2/15/02 B1 150 152
12.75% 2/1/03 B3 240 244
Metals USA, Inc. 8.625% B2 870 818
2/15/08
1,325
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
BASIC INDUSTRIES - CONTINUED
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.1%
Gaylord Container Corp. Caa1 $ 1,110 $ 1,041
9.375% 6/15/07
Packaging Corp. of America B3 1,060 1,076
9.625% 4/1/09 (f)
2,117
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.2%
APP Finance II Mauritius Ltd. B3 2,265 1,359
12% 3/15/04
Container Corp. of America B2 110 114
gtd. 9.75% 4/1/03
Fort James Corp. 6.625% Baa2 390 389
9/15/04
Indah Kiat Finance Mauritius Caa1 380 239
Ltd. 10% 7/1/07
Millar Western Forest B3 1,160 1,090
Products Ltd. 9.875% 5/15/08
Pindo Deli Finance Mauritius Caa1 330 205
Ltd. 10.25% 10/1/02
Stone Container Corp.:
10.75% 10/1/02 B1 650 676
12.58% 8/1/16 (g) B2 111 123
Tjiwi Kimia Finance Mauritius Caa1 610 384
Ltd. 10% 8/1/04
4,579
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 15,613
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.4%
CONSTRUCTION - 0.0%
Delaware Webb Corp. 10.25% B2 570 570
2/15/10
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock B3 730 759
Corp. 11.25% 8/15/08
1,329
REAL ESTATE - 0.1%
LNR Property Corp. 9.375% B1 2,870 2,748
3/15/08
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - 0.3%
CenterPoint Properties Trust Baa2 1,190 1,138
6.75% 4/1/05
Equity Office Properties Trust:
6.5% 1/15/04 Baa1 4,000 3,899
6.625% 2/15/05 Baa1 1,250 1,210
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
CONTINUED
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - CONTINUED
Equity Office Properties
Trust: - continued
6.75% 2/15/08 Baa1 $ 2,310 $ 2,213
ProLogis Trust 6.7% 4/15/04 Baa1 625 609
9,069
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 13,146
ESTATE
DURABLES - 0.1%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.0%
Blue Bird Body Co. 10.75% B2 490 510
11/15/06
Federal-Mogul Corp. 7.5% Ba2 620 593
1/15/09 (f)
1,103
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.0%
Corning Consumer Products Co. B3 620 543
9.625% 5/1/08
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.0%
Omega Cabinets Ltd. 10.5% B3 290 293
6/15/07
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.1%
Synthetic Industries, Inc. B2 990 1,015
9.25% 2/15/07
Worldtex, Inc. 9.625% 12/15/07 B1 575 500
1,515
TOTAL DURABLES 3,454
ENERGY - 0.5%
COAL - 0.1%
P&L Coal Holdings Corp.:
8.875% 5/15/08 Ba3 250 251
9.625% 5/15/08 B2 1,960 1,955
2,206
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.0%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 6.875% A2 635 607
1/15/29 (f)
Ocean Rig Norway AS 10.25% B3 580 464
6/1/08
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
ENERGY - CONTINUED
ENERGY SERVICES - CONTINUED
R&B Falcon Corp.:
9.5% 12/15/08 (f) Ba3 $ 670 $ 596
12.25% 3/15/06 (f) Ba3 350 354
2,021
OIL & GAS - 0.4%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 7.2% Baa1 2,750 2,647
3/15/29
Apache Corp. 7.7% 3/15/26 Baa1 600 618
Apache Finance Property Ltd. Baa1 1,000 968
6.5% 12/15/07
Belden & Blake Corp. 9.875% Caa1 270 207
6/15/07
Chesapeake Energy Corp.:
7.875% 3/15/04 B3 140 119
8.5% 3/15/12 B3 120 94
9.125% 4/15/06 B3 120 101
9.625% 5/1/05 B3 840 743
Conoco, Inc.:
5.9% 4/15/04 A3 950 929
6.95% 4/15/29 A3 1,575 1,509
Flores & Rucks, Inc. 9.75% B1 850 882
10/1/06
Great Lakes Carbon Corp. B3 2,010 2,040
10.25% 5/15/08 pay-in-kind
Gulf Canada Resources Ltd.:
8.35% 8/1/06 Ba1 50 49
8.375% 11/15/05 Ba1 250 251
HS Resources, Inc. 9.25% B2 50 50
11/15/06
Occidental Petroleum Corp. Baa3 1,000 1,002
6.39% 11/9/00
Ocean Energy, Inc.:
8.375% 7/1/08 B1 480 475
8.875% 7/15/07 B1 110 111
Plains Resources, Inc.:
Series B 10.25% 3/15/06 B2 630 649
Series D, 10.25% 3/15/06 B2 230 237
Seven Seas Petroleum, Inc. Caa1 300 156
12.5% 5/15/05
13,837
TOTAL ENERGY 18,064
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
FINANCE - 4.5%
BANKS - 2.4%
ABN-Amro Bank NV, Chicago A1 $ 5,000 $ 5,033
6.625% 10/31/01
Bank of New York A1 5,000 4,965
Institutional Capital Trust
A 7.78% 12/1/26 (f)
BankAmerica Corp. 10% 2/1/03 Aa3 350 390
BanPonce Financial Corp.:
6.69% 9/21/00 A3 2,250 2,266
6.75% 8/9/01 A3 3,850 3,858
6.88% 6/16/00 A3 2,500 2,522
Barclays Bank PLC yankee:
5.875% 7/15/00 A1 4,500 4,490
5.95% 7/15/01 A1 5,500 5,461
Capital One Bank:
6.375% 2/15/03 Baa3 2,700 2,640
6.42% 11/12/99 Baa3 5,000 5,016
Capital One Financial Corp. Ba1 2,550 2,419
7.125% 8/1/08
Central Fidelity Banks, Inc. A1 9,045 9,531
8.15% 11/15/02
First Chicago NBD A1 6,000 5,907
Institutional Capital B
7.75% 12/1/26 (f)
First Tennessee National Baa1 720 717
Corp. 6.75% 11/15/05
Kansallis-Osake-Pankki (NY A3 710 772
Branch) yankee 10% 5/1/02
Korea Development Bank:
6.625% 11/21/03 Baa3 1,825 1,735
7.125% 9/17/01 Baa3 545 538
MBNA Corp.:
6.34% 6/2/03 Baa2 850 837
6.875% 11/15/02 Baa2 3,700 3,703
NB Capital Trust IV 8.25% Aa2 3,315 3,469
4/15/27
Provident Bank 6.125% 12/15/00 A3 3,420 3,408
Summit Bancorp 8.625% 12/10/02 BBB+ 1,250 1,332
Union Planters Corp. 6.75% Baa2 400 393
11/1/05
Wachovia Corp. 6.605% 10/1/25 A1 7,550 7,443
78,845
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 2.0%
Ahmanson Capital Trust I A3 1,700 1,732
8.36% 12/1/26 (f)
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
FINANCE - CONTINUED
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE -
CONTINUED
AMRESCO, Inc.:
9.875% 3/15/05 Caa3 $ 900 $ 734
10% 3/15/04 Caa3 203 168
Associates Corp. of North Aa3 2,450 2,417
America 6% 4/15/03
AT&T Capital Corp.:
6.25% 5/15/01 Baa3 6,560 6,500
7.5% 11/15/00 Baa3 4,940 4,992
BankBoston Capital Trust II A2 8,000 7,791
7.75% 12/15/26
Citigroup, Inc. 5.8% 3/15/04 Aa2 5,000 4,852
ContiFinancial Corp. 8.125% Caa1 210 189
4/1/08
Delta Financial Corp. 9.5% B3 160 134
8/1/04
ERP Operating LP 6.55% A3 850 848
11/15/01
First Security Capital I A3 1,280 1,333
8.41% 12/15/26
First Union Institutional BBB+ 1,300 1,337
Capital I 8.04% 12/1/26
Fleet Capital Trust II 7.92% A2 600 602
12/11/26
Ford Motor Credit Co. 6.5% A1 3,000 3,019
2/28/02
GS Escrow Corp. 7.125% 8/1/05 Ba1 4,500 4,369
Imperial Credit Capital Trust B2 510 413
I 10.25% 6/14/02
Imperial Credit Industries B3 1,500 1,215
9.875% 1/15/07
Macsaver Financial Services,
Inc.:
7.4% 2/15/02 Ba1 140 108
7.6% 8/1/07 Ba1 490 382
7.875% 8/1/03 Ba1 230 182
Ono Finance PLC 13% 5/1/09 - 340 340
unit (f)
PX Escrow Corp. 0% 2/1/06 (d) B3 270 162
RBF Finance Co.:
11% 3/15/06 (f) Ba3 470 472
11.375% 3/15/09 (f) Ba3 240 242
Spieker Properties LP:
6.8% 5/1/04 Baa2 810 796
6.875% 2/1/05 Baa2 11,225 10,954
Sprint Capital Corp.:
5.875% 5/1/04 Baa1 3,430 3,326
6.875% 11/15/28 Baa1 2,155 2,006
6.9% 5/1/19 Baa1 2,855 2,697
Trizec Finance Ltd. yankee Baa3 895 973
10.875% 10/15/05
65,285
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
FINANCE - CONTINUED
INSURANCE - 0.0%
Willis Corroon Corp. 9% Ba3 $ 690 $ 666
2/1/09 (f)
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.1%
Long Island Savings Bank FSB Baa3 1,700 1,695
6.2% 4/2/01
TOTAL FINANCE 146,491
HEALTH - 0.2%
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 0.0%
Wright Medical Technology, Caa3 1,191 774
Inc. 11.75% 7/1/00 (g)
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.2%
Fountain View, Inc. 11.25% Caa1 700 588
4/15/08
Harborside Healthcare Corp. B3 585 225
0% 8/1/08 (d)
Mariner Post-Acute Network, B3 920 322
Inc. 9.5% 11/1/07
Oxford Health Plans, Inc. 11% Caa1 860 890
5/15/05 (f)
Tenet Healthcare Corp.:
7.625% 6/1/08 Ba1 160 152
7.875% 1/15/03 Ba1 860 849
8% 1/15/05 Ba1 760 746
8.125% 12/1/08 Ba3 1,610 1,538
5,310
TOTAL HEALTH 6,084
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.3%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
Motors & Gears, Inc. 10.75% B3 1,570 1,578
11/15/06
Telex Communications, Inc. B2 550 424
10.5% 5/1/07
2,002
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.2%
Applied Power, Inc. 8.75% B1 360 348
4/1/09
Morris Material Handling, B2 1,090 600
Inc. 9.5% 4/1/08
Thermadyne Holdings Corp. 0% Caa1 1,080 540
6/1/08 (d)
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
Thermadyne Manufacturing LLC B3 $ 940 $ 881
9.875% 6/1/08
Tyco International Group SA Baa1 4,000 3,988
yankee 6.125% 6/15/01
6,357
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.0%
Envirosource, Inc. 9.75% Caa3 700 448
6/15/03
IT Group, Inc. (The) 11.25% B3 290 287
4/1/09 (f)
735
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 9,094
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 1.9%
BROADCASTING - 1.3%
ACME Television LLC/ACME B3 360 304
Financial Corp. 0% 9/30/04
(d)
Adelphia Communications Corp.:
7.75% 1/15/09 (f) B1 1,220 1,153
9.875% 3/1/05 B1 2,235 2,347
9.875% 3/1/07 B1 720 763
Ascent Entertainment Group, B3 2,350 1,692
Inc. 0% 12/15/04 (d)
Central European Media Caa1 150 128
Enterprises Ltd. 9.375%
8/15/04
Century Communications Corp., Ba3 980 436
Series B, 0% 1/15/08
Charter Communications
Holdings LLC/Charter
Communications Holdings
Capital Corp.:
0% 4/1/11 (d)(f) B2 640 395
8.625% 4/1/09 (f) B2 790 772
Continental Cablevision, Inc.:
8.3% 5/15/06 Baa3 1,640 1,775
9% 9/1/08 Baa3 2,510 2,860
Diamond Cable Communications B3 590 463
PLC 0% 2/15/07 (d)
EchoStar DBS Corp. 9.375% B2 1,720 1,731
2/1/09 (f)
Golden Sky DBS, Inc. 0% Caa1 420 248
3/1/07 (d)(f)
International Cabletel, Inc. B3 2,510 2,184
0% 2/1/06 (d)
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
BROADCASTING - CONTINUED
Iridium Operating LLC/Iridium
Capital Corp.:
10.875% 7/15/05 Caa3 $ 1,240 $ 260
11.25% 7/15/05 Caa3 820 172
NTL, Inc.:
0% 4/1/08 (d) B3 3,580 2,399
10% 2/15/07 B3 1,410 1,481
11.5% 10/1/08 (f) B3 610 657
Olympus Communications B1 1,690 1,842
LP/Olympus Capital Corp.
10.625% 11/15/06
Renaissance Media Group B3 400 272
LLC/Renaissance Media
Capital Corp. 0% 4/15/08 (d)
Satelites Mexicanos SA de CV:
8.75% 6/30/04 (f)(g) B1 1,556 1,470
10.125% 11/1/04 B3 1,730 1,384
Spectrasite Holdings, Inc. 0% - 220 125
4/15/09 (d)(f)
TCI Communications Financing A3 1,600 1,824
III 9.65% 3/31/27
Telewest PLC 0% 10/1/07 (d) B1 2,205 1,924
Time Warner, Inc. 6.85% Baa3 7,120 7,137
1/15/26
UIH Australia/Pacific, Inc.:
Series B 0% 5/15/06 (d) B2 3,750 2,625
Series D 0% 5/15/06 (d) B2 430 301
United International B3 1,760 1,144
Holdings, Inc. 0% 2/15/08 (d)
42,268
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.1%
AMC Entertainment, Inc.:
9.5% 3/15/09 B3 1,150 1,098
9.5% 2/1/11 B3 520 494
Carmike Cinemas, Inc. 9.375% B2 480 469
2/1/09 (f)
Harrahs Operating Co., Inc. Ba2 1,210 1,168
7.875% 12/15/05
Premier Parks, Inc.:
0% 4/1/08 (d) B3 880 601
9.25% 4/1/06 B3 70 71
3,901
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.0%
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. 12% - $ 760 $ 783
6/15/09 (f)
LODGING & GAMING - 0.2%
Circus Circus Enterprises, Ba2 590 528
Inc. 7.625% 7/15/13
Horseshoe Gaming LLC:
8.625% 5/15/09 (f) B2 970 941
9.375% 6/15/07 B2 190 193
Host Marriott LP 8.375% Ba2 190 183
2/15/06 (f)
KSL Recreation Group, Inc. B3 990 1,000
10.25% 5/1/07
Prime Hospitality Corp.:
9.25% 1/15/06 Ba2 140 145
9.75% 4/1/07 B1 230 236
Signature Resorts, Inc.:
9.25% 5/15/06 B2 900 864
9.75% 10/1/07 B3 1,590 1,463
Sun International Hotels Ba3 560 563
Ltd./Sun International North
America, Inc. yankee 9%
3/15/07
6,116
PUBLISHING - 0.2%
Big Flower Press Holdings, B2 1,770 1,717
Inc. 8.875% 7/1/07
News America, Inc. 6.625% Baa3 615 595
1/9/08
Time Warner Entertainment Co. Baa2 2,750 3,069
LP 8.375% 3/15/23
World Color Press, Inc. 7.75% B1 570 533
2/15/09
5,914
RESTAURANTS - 0.1%
AFC Enterprises, Inc. 10.25% B3 660 677
5/15/07
CKE Restaurants, Inc. 9.125% B1 690 661
5/1/09 (f)
Darden Restaurants, Inc. Baa1 205 190
6.375% 2/1/06
NE Restaurant, Inc. 10.75% B3 190 176
7/15/08
1,704
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 60,686
NONDURABLES - 0.7%
BEVERAGES - 0.2%
Seagram Co. Ltd. yankee Baa3 450 407
6.875% 9/1/23
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
BEVERAGES - CONTINUED
Seagram JE & Sons, Inc.:
6.625% 12/15/05 Baa3 $ 4,595 $ 4,492
7.6% 12/15/28 Baa3 1,000 995
5,894
FOODS - 0.1%
Aurora Foods, Inc. 8.75% B1 170 170
7/1/08
ConAgra, Inc. 7.125% 10/1/26 Baa1 3,600 3,547
International Home Foods, B2 180 191
Inc. 10.375% 11/1/06
3,908
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.0%
AKI Holding Corp. 0% 7/1/09 Caa1 180 69
(d)
AKI, Inc. 10.5% 7/1/08 B2 510 497
566
TOBACCO - 0.4%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. A2 10,000 10,127
6.95% 6/1/06
RJR Nabisco, Inc. 7.375% Baa2 2,000 1,979
5/15/03 (f)
12,106
TOTAL NONDURABLES 22,474
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 0.6%
APPAREL STORES - 0.1%
Mothers Work, Inc. 12.625% B3 160 166
8/1/05
Specialty Retailers, Inc.:
8.5% 7/15/05 B1 1,400 952
9% 7/15/07 B3 760 441
1,559
DRUG STORES - 0.1%
Rite Aid Corp. 6% 12/15/05 (f) Baa1 2,000 1,871
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
0.3%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 6.4% A3 425 424
2/15/03
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
CONTINUED
Federated Department Stores,
Inc.:
6.79% 7/15/27 Baa2 $ 7,000 $ 6,928
8.5% 6/15/03 Baa2 3,000 3,190
10,542
GROCERY STORES - 0.1%
Fleming Companies, Inc.:
Series B, 10.625% 7/31/07 B3 80 75
10.5% 12/1/04 B3 500 475
Jitney-Jungle Stores of
America, Inc.:
10.375% 9/15/07 Caa1 450 338
12% 3/1/06 B3 230 232
Kroger Co. 6% 7/1/00 Baa3 3,530 3,525
4,645
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 0.0%
Guitar Center, Inc. 11% 7/1/06 B1 530 554
TM Group Holdings PLC 11% B3 480 485
5/15/08 (f)
1,039
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 19,656
SERVICES - 0.3%
ADVERTISING - 0.1%
Clear Channel Communications, Baa3 4,200 3,990
Inc. 7.25% 10/15/27
LEASING & RENTAL - 0.1%
Anthony Crane Rentals B3 420 416
LP/Anthony Credit Capital
Corp. 10.375% 8/1/08
AP Holdings, Inc. 0% 3/15/08 Caa2 130 72
(d)
Apcoa, Inc. 9.25% 3/15/08 Caa1 1,030 937
Hollywood Entertainment Corp. B3 838 834
10.625% 8/15/04
Rent-A-Center, Inc. 11% B2 680 695
8/15/08
2,954
PRINTING - 0.1%
Sullivan Graphics, Inc. Caa1 1,810 1,855
12.75% 8/1/05
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
SERVICES - CONTINUED
SERVICES - 0.0%
Medaphis Corp. 9.5% 2/15/05 Caa1 $ 1,110 $ 788
SITEL Corp. 9.25% 3/15/06 B3 230 202
990
TOTAL SERVICES 9,789
TECHNOLOGY - 0.7%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.0%
Jordan Telecommunication
Products, Inc.:
0% 8/1/07 (d) B3 550 470
9.875% 8/1/07 B3 290 289
759
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 0.0%
Concentric Network Corp. - 260 273
12.75% 12/15/07
DecisionOne Corp. 9.75% B3 620 16
8/1/07 (c)
DecisionOne Holdings Corp. 0% Caa1 740 2
8/1/08 unit (c)(d)
Rhythms NetConnections, Inc.:
0% 5/15/08 (d) - 1,125 585
12.75% 4/15/09 (f) - 500 470
1,346
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 0.5%
Comdisco, Inc.:
5.75% 2/15/01 Baa1 6,000 5,943
5.95% 4/30/02 Baa1 2,500 2,460
6.1% 6/5/01 Baa1 3,000 2,986
6.375% 11/30/01 Baa1 4,500 4,498
15,887
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.1%
Telecommunications Techniques B3 1,620 1,620
Co. LLC 9.75% 5/15/08
ELECTRONICS - 0.1%
Communications Instruments, B3 400 368
Inc. 10% 9/15/04
Fairchild Semiconductor Corp.:
10.125% 3/15/07 B3 160 159
10.375% 10/1/07 (f) B3 720 722
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
Hadco Corp. 9.5% 6/15/08 B2 $ 870 $ 844
Insilco Corp. 12% 8/15/07 B3 600 597
Micron Technology, Inc. 6.5% B3 1,000 783
9/30/05 (h)
3,473
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 23,085
TRANSPORTATION - 0.6%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.1%
Atlas Air, Inc. 8.77% 1/2/11 Ba3 790 787
Delta Air Lines, Inc. Baa1 690 721
equipment trust certificate
8.54% 1/2/07
Kitty Hawk, Inc. 9.95% B1 1,960 1,921
11/15/04
3,429
RAILROADS - 0.5%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Corp.:
6.875% 12/1/27 Baa2 5,000 4,727
7.29% 6/1/36 Baa2 4,360 4,452
Norfolk Southern Corp. 7.05% Baa1 5,800 5,914
5/1/37
15,093
SHIPPING - 0.0%
Holt Group, Inc. 9.75% Caa1 1,370 891
1/15/06 (f)
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 19,413
UTILITIES - 2.8%
CELLULAR - 1.0%
Cable & Wireless Baa1 7,370 7,269
Communications PLC 6.375%
3/6/03
Cellnet Data Systems, Inc. 0% - 2,530 1,050
10/1/07 (d)
Dial Call Communications, B2 350 357
Inc. 10.25% 12/15/05
McCaw International Ltd. 0% Caa1 5,710 3,569
4/15/07 (d)
Millicom International Caa1 9,490 7,070
Cellular SA 0% 6/1/06 (d)
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
CELLULAR - CONTINUED
Nextel Communications, Inc.:
0% 9/15/07 (d) B2 $ 630 $ 441
0% 2/15/08 (d) B2 3,780 2,504
9.75% 8/15/04 B2 530 541
Nextel International, Inc. 0% Caa1 2,350 1,246
4/15/08 (d)
Orbital Imaging Corp.:
11.625% 3/1/05 - 300 276
11.625% 3/1/05 (f) - 250 228
Orion Network Systems, Inc. B1 3,650 1,825
0% 1/15/07 (d)
PageMart Nationwide, Inc. 0% B3 1,130 915
2/1/05 (d)
PageMart Wireless, Inc. 0% Caa2 2,390 717
2/1/08 (d)
Rogers Communications, Inc. B2 2,110 2,173
8.875% 7/15/07
Telesystem International
Wireless, Inc.:
0% 6/30/07 (d) Caa1 1,410 804
0% 11/1/07 (d) Caa1 1,290 645
Teligent, Inc.:
0% 3/1/08 (d) Caa1 1,795 1,032
11.5% 12/1/07 Caa1 200 198
32,860
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.5%
Avon Energy Partners Holdings Baa2 3,500 3,384
6.46% 3/4/08 (f)
DR Investments UK PLC yankee A2 5,000 5,055
7.1% 5/15/02 (f)
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. A3 7,040 6,370
7.75% 12/15/27 (f)
Texas Utilities Co. 6.375% Baa3 2,780 2,698
1/1/08
17,507
GAS - 0.3%
CMS Panhandle Holding Co.:
6.125% 3/15/04 (f) Baa3 1,550 1,519
7% 7/15/29 (f) Baa3 1,150 1,095
Columbia Gas System, Inc. A3 6,000 6,025
6.61% 11/28/02
8,639
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 1.0%
Alestra S. de R.L. de CV B2 400 378
12.625% 5/15/09 (f)
Call-Net Enterprises, Inc. B2 790 752
9.375% 5/15/09
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
Covad Communications Group,
Inc.:
0% 3/15/08 (d) B3 $ 980 $ 529
12.5% 2/15/09 B3 570 546
DTI Holdings, Inc. 0% 3/1/08 - 300 119
(d)
GCI, Inc. 9.75% 8/1/07 B2 290 289
GST Network Funding, Inc. 0% - 1,360 772
5/1/08 (d)(f)
GST Telecommunications, Inc. - 1,060 1,113
12.75% 11/15/07
Hermes Europe Railtel BV B3 560 571
10.375% 1/15/09
ICG Holdings, Inc. 0% 9/15/05 - 880 766
(d)
ICG Services, Inc.:
0% 2/15/08 (d) - 2,820 1,636
0% 5/1/08 (d) - 190 107
Intermedia Communications, B3 1,080 624
Inc. 0% 3/1/09 (d)(f)
IXC Communications, Inc. 9% B3 1,830 1,766
4/15/08
KMC Telecom Holdings, Inc.:
0% 2/15/08 (d) Caa2 1,060 564
13.5% 5/15/09 (f) Caa2 510 510
Logix Communications - 930 846
Enterprises, Inc. 12.25%
6/15/08
MCI WorldCom, Inc.:
6.4% 8/15/05 Baa2 4,000 3,919
8.875% 1/15/06 Baa2 5,667 6,049
Metromedia Fiber Network, B2 850 880
Inc. 10% 11/15/08
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc.:
0% 6/1/09 (d) B3 1,030 569
10.75% 6/1/09 B3 560 561
Pathnet, Inc. 12.25% 4/15/08 - 820 459
Telecomunicaciones de P R, Baa2 1,985 1,938
Inc. 6.65% 5/15/06 (f)
WinStar Communications, Inc.:
0% 10/15/05 (d) Caa1 660 538
0% 10/15/05 (d) Caa1 2,070 2,712
0% 3/15/08 (d) CCC 1,275 1,052
10% 3/15/08 CCC 1,140 946
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
WinStar Communications, Inc.:
- - continued
15% 3/1/07 CCC $ 170 $ 180
Winstar Equipment Corp. 12.5% B3 60 60
3/15/04
31,751
TOTAL UTILITIES 90,757
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS 465,825
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS 471,491
(Cost $486,092)
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - 4.6%
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - 1.0%
Fannie Mae 5.125% 2/13/04 Aaa 4,400 4,238
Farm Credit Systems Financial Aaa 3,400 3,811
Assistance Corp. 9.375%
7/21/03
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Aaa 1,720 1,777
Corp. 7.01% 2/10/04
Federal Home Loan Bank:
7.36% 7/1/04 Aaa 1,590 1,672
7.38% 8/5/04 Aaa 3,790 3,991
7.56% 9/1/04 Aaa 5,530 5,864
7.7% 9/20/04 Aaa 1,170 1,249
Government Trust Certificates
(assets of Trust guaranteed
by U.S. Government through
Defense Security Assistance
Agency):
Class 1-C, 9.25% 11/15/01 Aaa 1,113 1,166
Class 2-E 9.4% 5/15/02 Aaa 1,063 1,110
Guaranteed Export Trust
Certificates (assets of
Trust guaranteed by U.S.
Government through
Export-Import Bank):
Series 1993 C, 5.2% 10/15/04 Aaa 312 305
Series 1993 D, 5.23% 5/15/05 Aaa 551 538
Series 1994 A, 7.12% 4/15/06 Aaa 566 581
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - CONTINUED
Guaranteed Trade Trust Aaa $ 467 $ 489
Certificates (assets of
Trust guaranteed by U.S.
Government through
Export-Import Bank) Series
1994 B, 7.5% 1/26/06
Overseas Private Investment
Corp. U.S. Government
guaranteed participation
certificate:
Series 1994 195, 6.08% Aaa 1,520 1,530
8/15/04 (callable)
Series 1996-A1, 6.726% - 5,000 5,069
9/15/10 (callable)
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY 33,390
OBLIGATIONS
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS -
3.6%
U.S. Treasury Bonds:
5.25% 11/15/28 Aaa 2,215 2,005
7.625% 2/15/25 Aaa 7,000 8,398
8.75% 5/15/17 Aaa 10,700 13,733
8.875% 8/15/17 Aaa 5,030 6,532
9.875% 11/15/15 Aaa 16,585 23,007
14% 11/15/11 Aaa 2,695 3,980
U.S. Treasury Notes:
5.5% 5/15/09 Aaa 500 495
6.5% 5/31/02 Aaa 1,800 1,844
7% 7/15/06 Aaa 51,540 55,043
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY 115,037
OBLIGATIONS
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND 148,427
GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $152,973)
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY -
MORTGAGE SECURITIES - 9.0%
FANNIE MAE - 7.1%
5.5% 2/1/11 to 4/1/11 Aaa 14,486 13,880
6% 6/1/11 to 1/1/29 Aaa 53,906 51,844
6.5% 2/1/24 to 12/1/28 Aaa 140,194 137,033
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY -
MORTGAGE SECURITIES -
CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FANNIE MAE - CONTINUED
6.5% 6/1/29 Aaa $ 20,000 $ 19,550
7% 12/1/23 to 1/1/29 Aaa 7,565 7,570
TOTAL FANNIE MAE 229,877
FREDDIE MAC - 0.1%
7% 4/1/01 to 1/21/02 Aaa 1,213 1,223
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE
ASSOCIATION - 1.8%
6.5% 5/15/28 to 5/15/29 Aaa 15,001 14,631
7% 12/15/25 to 7/15/28 Aaa 2,316 2,316
7.5% 2/15/23 to 8/15/28 Aaa 33,259 34,028
8% 11/15/21 to 12/15/26 Aaa 8,185 8,515
TOTAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL 59,490
MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY 290,590
- - MORTGAGE SECURITIES
(Cost $294,897)
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 1.1%
Airplanes Pass Through Trust Ba2 1,040 988
10.875% 3/15/19
American Express Credit A1 1,600 1,579
Account Master Trust 6.1%
12/15/06
Chase Manhattan Grantor Trust:
6.61% 9/15/02 Aaa 1,960 1,971
6.76% 9/15/02 A3 490 493
Chevy Chase Auto Receivables
Trust:
5.9% 7/15/03 Aaa 1,877 1,878
5.91% 12/15/04 Aaa 1,117 1,119
6.6% 12/15/02 Aaa 588 592
Discover Card Master Trust I A2 2,000 1,971
5.85% 11/16/04
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust:
6.2% 12/15/02 Baa3 1,970 1,943
6.4% 5/15/02 A1 2,710 2,701
6.4% 12/15/02 Baa3 1,090 1,073
Green Tree Financial Corp. Aaa 105 105
6.1% 4/15/27
Key Auto Finance Trust:
6.3% 10/15/03 A2 1,955 1,955
6.65% 10/15/03 Baa3 573 576
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES -
CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
MBNA Master Credit Card Trust Aaa $ 9,000 $ 9,124
II 6.55% 1/15/07
Premier Auto Trust 5.59% Aaa 5,000 4,923
2/9/04
Sears Credit Account Master Aaa 3,140 3,148
Trust II 6.5% 10/15/03
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 36,139
(Cost $36,201)
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE
SECURITIES - 0.9%
Berkeley Federal Bank & Trust - 1,836 1,283
FSB Series 1994 Class 1-B
7.6128% 8/1/24 (f)(g)
CS First Boston Mortgage
Securities Corp.:
Series 1997 C2 Class D, 7.27% Baa2 3,070 2,792
1/17/35
Series 1998 FLI Class E, Baa2 5,360 5,249
5.7513% 1/10/13 (f)(g)
5.4013% 12/10/00 (f)(g) A2 2,400 2,373
DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. - 700 679
Series 1993-MF12 Class B-2,
10.1% 9/18/03 (f)
First Chicago/Lennar Trust I
Series 1997-CHL1:
Class D, 8.0984% 4/13/39 (g) - 700 580
Class E, 8.0984% 4/1/39 (g) - 650 474
General Motors Acceptance Ba3 500 390
Corp. Commercial Mortgage
Securities, Inc. Series
1996-C1 Class F, 7.86%
10/15/28 (f)
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Baa3 2,600 2,326
II Series 1998-GLII Class E,
7.1905% 4/13/31 (f)(g)
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc.:
Series 1996-MBL1 Class E, - 730 708
8.2731% 5/25/21 (f)(g)
Series 1998 CF1:
Class D, 7.35% 1/15/12 Baa2 2,451 2,294
Class E, 7.35% 12/15/12 Baa3 850 726
Penn Mutual Life Insurance - 1,250 801
Co. (The)/Penn Insurance &
Annuity Co. Series 1996-PML
Class K, 7.9% 11/15/26 (f)
Resolution Trust Corp. Series Ba3 231 187
1991 M2 Class A3, 7.2498%
9/25/20 (g)
Structured Asset Securities
Corp.:
sequential pay Series 1996 AAA 629 626
Class A-2A, 7.75% 2/25/28
Series 1993-C1 Class E, 6.6% B 500 300
10/25/24 (f)
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE
SECURITIES - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (J) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
Structured Asset Securities
Corp.: - continued
Series 1995-C1 Class E, BB $ 1,000 $ 931
7.375% 9/25/24 (f)
Thirteen Affiliates of Aaa 4,500 4,418
General Growth Properties,
Inc. sequential pay Series 1
Class A2, 6.602% 12/15/10 (f)
Wells Fargo Capital Markets Aaa 1,727 1,723
Apartment Financing Trust
Series APT Class 1, 6.56%
12/29/05 (f)
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE 28,860
SECURITIES
(Cost $29,274)
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - 0.5% (I)
Korean Republic:
8.75% 4/15/03 Baa3 1,890 1,981
8.875% 4/15/08 Baa3 4,190 4,433
Malaysian Government yankee Baa3 1,555 1,556
8.75% 6/1/09
Quebec Province yankee 6.86% A2 8,000 8,220
4/15/26 (e)
TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND 16,190
GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $15,687)
SUPRANATIONAL OBLIGATIONS -
0.1%
Inter American Development Aaa 4,000 3,988
Bank yankee 6.29% 7/16/27
(Cost $3,975)
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CASH EQUIVALENTS - 7.1%
SHARES
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 229,691,455 229,691
(Cost $229,691)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 3,242,752
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $2,730,278)
SECURITY TYPE ABBREVIATIONS
ACES - AUTOMATIC COMMON
EXCHANGE SECURITIES
PIES - PREMIUM INCOME
EQUITY SECURITIES
QUIPS - QUARTERLY INCOME
PREFERRED SECURITIES
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.82%. The yield refers to the income earned by investing in
the fund over the seven-day period, expressed as an annual percentage.
(c) Non-income producing - issuer filed for protection under the
Federal Bankruptcy Code or is in default of interest payment.
(d) Debt obligation initially issued in zero coupon form which
converts to coupon form at a specified rate and date. The rate shown
is the rate at period end.
(e) Debt obligation initially issued at one coupon which converts to a
higher coupon at a specified date. The rate shown is the rate at
period end.
(f) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the
Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified
institutional buyers. At the period end, the value of these securities
amounted to $95,447,000 or 3.0% of net assets.
(g) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities
represents the rate at period end.
(h) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered
under the Securities Act of 1933.
Additonal information on each holding is as follows:
SECURITY ACQUISITION DATE ACQUISITION COST (000S)
Micron Technology, Inc. 6.5% 3/3/99 $ 774
9/30/05
Mothers Work, Inc. 6/18/98 $ 1
(i) For foreign government obligations not individually rated by S&P
or Moody's, the ratings listed are assigned to securities by FMR, the
fund's investment advisor, based principally on S&P and Moody's
ratings of the sovereign credit of the issuing government.
(j) Standard & Poor's credit ratings are used in the absence of a
rating by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
OTHER INFORMATION
The composition of long-term debt holdings as a percentage of total
value of investments in securities, is as follows (ratings are
unaudited):
MOODY'S RATINGS S&P RATINGS
Aaa, Aa, A 18.5% AAA, AA, A 17.7%
Baa 6.5% BBB 6.8%
Ba 0.7% BB 0.8%
B 3.1% B 3.4%
Caa 1.0% CCC 0.5%
Ca, C 0.0% CC, C 0.0%
D 0.0%
The percentage not rated by Moody's or S&P amounted to 0.6%. FMR has
determined that unrated debt securities that are lower quality account
for 0.4% of the total value of investment in securities.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $2,732,991,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $509,761,000, of which $580,703,000 related to appreciated
investment securities and $70,942,000 related to depreciated
investment securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) MAY 31,
1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 3,242,752
value (cost $2,730,278) -
See accompanying schedule
Cash 12
Receivable for investments 973
sold
Receivable for fund shares 4,198
sold
Dividends receivable 5,038
Interest receivable 13,667
Other receivables 355
TOTAL ASSETS 3,266,995
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 30,619
purchased
Payable for fund shares 5,375
redeemed
Accrued management fee 1,187
Distribution fees payable 1,391
Other payables and accrued 635
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 39,207
NET ASSETS $ 3,227,788
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 2,559,180
Undistributed net investment 14,488
income
Accumulated undistributed net 141,658
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 512,462
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 3,227,788
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) MAY 31,
1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $19.01
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($38,889
(divided by) 2,046 shares)
Maximum offering price per $20.17
share (100/94.25 of $19.01)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $19.05
redemption price per share
($2,979,430 (divided by)
156,438 shares)
Maximum offering price per $19.74
share (100/96.50 of $19.05)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $18.92
offering price per share
($99,474 (divided by) 5,257
shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $18.93
offering price per share
($39,090 (divided by) 2,065
shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $19.14
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($70,905 (divided by)
3,705 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX
MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 18,272
Dividends
Interest 40,034
TOTAL INCOME 58,306
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 6,979
Transfer agent fees 2,681
Distribution fees 8,103
Accounting fees and expenses 446
Non-interested trustees' 10
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 46
Registration fees 124
Audit 21
Legal 6
Interest 1
Miscellaneous 10
Total expenses before 18,427
reductions
Expense reductions (193) 18,234
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 40,072
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 144,101
Foreign currency transactions 18 144,119
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 4,122
Assets and liabilities in (26) 4,096
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 148,215
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 188,287
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
1998 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 40,072 $ 7,198 $ 83,171
income
Net realized gain (loss) 144,119 7,162 324,897
Change in net unrealized 4,096 90,492 (33,461)
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 188,287 104,852 374,607
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (39,341) - (86,685)
From net investment income
From net realized gain (283,306) - (198,222)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (322,647) - (284,907)
Share transactions - net 210,427 (4,387) (2,113)
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 76,067 100,465 87,587
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 3,151,721 3,051,256 2,963,669
End of period (including $ 3,227,788 $ 3,151,721 $ 3,051,256
undistributed net investment
income of $14,488, $13,757
and $6,423, respectively)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,
1999 1998 H 1998 1997 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 19.91 $ 19.25 $ 18.75 $ 16.04 $ 15.22
of period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .26 .05 .53 .48 .08
Net realized and unrealized .88 .61 1.80 2.83 .88
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.14 .66 2.33 3.31 .96
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.26) - (.57) (.49) (.14)
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26) (.11) -
Total distributions (2.04) - (1.83) (.60) (.14)
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.01 $ 19.91 $ 19.25 $ 18.75 $ 16.04
TOTAL RETURN B, C 6.28% 3.43% 13.04% 20.99% 6.34%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 39 $ 17 $ 16 $ 8 $ 1
(in millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .93% A 1.02% A 1.05% 1.41% F 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .90% A, G 1.02% A 1.02% G 1.40% G 1.49% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.79% A 3.13% A 2.76% 2.68% 3.07% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 73% A 85% 70% 223%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1996.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
H ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,
1999 1998 F 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 19.96 $ 19.30 $ 18.79 $ 16.07 $ 15.30 $ 14.67
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .24 D .05 D .51 D .53 D .51 D .59
Net realized and unrealized .87 .61 1.80 2.84 .88 .54
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.11 .66 2.31 3.37 1.39 1.13
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.24) - (.54) (.54) (.59) (.50)
In excess of net investment - - - - - -
income
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26) (.11) (.03) -
Return of capital - - - - - -
Total distributions (2.02) - (1.80) (.65) (.62) (.50)
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.05 $ 19.96 $ 19.30 $ 18.79 $ 16.07 $ 15.30
TOTAL RETURN B, C 6.09% 3.42% 12.90% 21.36% 9.30% 7.85%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 2,979 $ 2,993 $ 2,903 $ 2,901 $ 2,993 $ 3,441
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.16% A 1.22% A 1.16% 1.17% 1.26% 1.47%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.15% A, E 1.22% A 1.15% E 1.17% 1.25% E 1.46% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.54% A 2.92% A 2.68% 2.98% 3.32% 3.99%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 73% A 85% 70% 223% 297%
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
1994
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 15.91
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .38
Net realized and unrealized (.79)
gain (loss)
Total from investment (.41)
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.28)
In excess of net investment (.02)
income
From net realized gain (.49)
Return of capital (.04)
Total distributions (.83)
Net asset value, end of period $ 14.67
TOTAL RETURN B, C (2.69)%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 3,129
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.59%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.58% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 3.79%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 202%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
F ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES WHICH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,
1999 1998 G 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 19.86 $ 19.21 $ 18.71 $ 16.36
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .18 .04 .38 .29
Net realized and unrealized .86 .61 1.81 2.38
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.04 .65 2.19 2.67
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.20) - (.43) (.32)
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26) -
Total distributions (1.98) - (1.69) (.32)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.92 $ 19.86 $ 19.21 $ 18.71
TOTAL RETURN B, C 5.73% 3.38% 12.25% 16.40%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 99 $ 57 $ 51 $ 16
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.71% A 1.80% A 1.74% 2.12% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.69% A, F 1.80% A 1.73% F 2.11% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.99% A 2.35% A 2.02% 1.88% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 73% A 85% 70%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS B
SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1997.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
G ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,
1999 1998 H 1998 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 19.88 $ 19.22 $ 19.05
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .19 .04 .36
Net realized and unrealized .83 .62 1.56
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.02 .66 1.92
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.19) - (.49)
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26)
Total distributions (1.97) - (1.75)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.93 $ 19.88 $ 19.22
TOTAL RETURN B, C 5.61% 3.43% 10.62%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 39 $ 21 $ 20
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.67% A 1.77% A 1.80% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.66% A, G 1.76% A, G 1.79% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.03% A 2.37% A 1.89% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 73% A 85%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS C
SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1998.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
H ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31,
1999 1998 H 1998 1997 1996 1995 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 20.03 $ 19.35 $ 18.85 $ 16.11 $ 15.40 $ 15.23
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .28 D .05 D .60 D .61 D .54 D .25
Net realized and unrealized .90 .63 1.81 2.86 .87 .09
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.18 .68 2.41 3.47 1.41 .34
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.29) - (.65) (.62) (.67) (.17)
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26) (.11) (.03) -
Total distributions (2.07) - (1.91) (.73) (.70) (.17)
Net asset value, end of $ 19.14 $ 20.03 $ 19.35 $ 18.85 $ 16.11 $ 15.40
period
TOTAL RETURN B, C 6.46% 3.51% 13.45% 21.97% 9.41% 2.22%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 71 $ 63 $ 61 $ 39 $ 22 $ 1
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .64% A .66% A .65% .69% 1.06% .92% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .63% A, G .66% A .63% G .69% 1.03% G .91% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 3.06% A 3.48% A 3.15% 3.42% 3.54% 4.54% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 73% A 85% 70% 223% 297%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD JULY 3, 1995 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF INSTITUTIONAL
CLASS SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1995.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
H ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity
Advisor Series I (the trust) (formerly a fund of Fidelity Advisor
Series II) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares.
The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company
organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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. Equity securities for which quotations are readily
available are valued at the last sale price, or if no sale price, at
the closing bid price. Debt securities for which quotations are
readily available are valued by a pricing service at their market
values as determined by their most recent bid prices in the principal
market (sales prices if the principal market is an exchange) in which
such securities are normally traded. Securities (including restricted
securities) for which market quotations are not readily available are
valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under
consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the
Board of Trustees. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at each period's 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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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 the 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, 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 dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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, paydown gains/losses on certain
securities, foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment
companies (PFIC), market discount, partnerships, 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.
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS - CONTINUED
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 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.
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS. The fund may purchase or sell
securities on a delayed delivery basis. Payment and delivery may take
place a month or more after the date of the transaction. The price of
the underlying securities and the date when the securities will be
delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is
negotiated. The market values of the securities purchased or sold on a
delayed delivery basis are identified as such in the fund's schedule
of investments. The fund may receive compensation for interest forgone
in the purchase of a delayed delivery security. With respect to
purchase commitments, the fund identifies securities as segregated in
its custodial records with a value at least equal to the amount of the
commitment. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the
underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under
the contract.
RESTRICTED SECURITIES. The fund is permitted to invest in securities
that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These
securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from
registration or to the public if the securities are registered.
Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations
and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult.
At the end of the period, the fund had $784,000 invested in restricted
securities.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $1,473,206,000 and $1,626,310,000, respectively, of which
U.S. government and government agency obligations aggregated
$259,874,000 and $220,045,000, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .2500% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .15%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect during the
period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates, as they resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annualized rate of .44% of average net
assets.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00%*
CLASS C 1.00%*
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 34,000 $ -
CLASS T 7,534,000 54,000
CLASS B 386,000 290,000
CLASS C 149,000 117,000
$ 8,103,000 $ 461,000
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on 0.25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 156,000 $ $61,000
CLASS T 515,000 146,000
CLASS B 96,000 96,000*
CLASS C 6,000 6,000*
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 27,000 .20
CLASS T 2,495,000 .17
CLASS B 80,000 .21
CLASS C 26,000 .18
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 53,000 .16
$ 2,681,000
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of
FMR, 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 $112,000 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. The interest
rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time
to time. The average daily loan balance during the period for which
the loan was outstanding amounted to $3,482,000. The weighted average
interest rate was 5.17%.
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 $183,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into arrangements with its custodian
and each class' transfer agent whereby credits realized as a result of
uninvested cash balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses.
During the period, the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $7,000
under the custodian arrangement, and each applicable class' expenses
were reduced as follows under the transfer agent arrangements:
TRANSFER AGENT CREDITS
CLASS A $ 3,000
7. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, two shareholders were record owners of
approximately 22% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS
SIX MONTHS ONE MONTH YEAR ENDED
ENDED ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1998 A
MAY 31, NOVEMBER 30, 1998
1999
FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME
Class A $ 310 $ - $ 338
Class T 37,096 - 83,919
Class B 688 - 696
Class C 257 - 203
Institutional Class 990 - 1,529
Total $ 39,341 $ - $ 86,685
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 1,512 $ - $ 553
Class T 269,023 - 193,978
Class B 5,204 - 1,214
Class C 1,905 - 13
Institutional Class 5,662 - 2,464
Total $ 283,306 $ - $ 198,222
Total $ 322,647 $ - $ 284,907
</TABLE>
A DISTRIBUTIONS FOR CLASS C ARE FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997
(COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1998.
9. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Share transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SHARES
ONE MONTH YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
SIX MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
ENDED MAY 31,
1999 1998 1998A
CLASS A Shares sold 1,241 55 505
Reinvestment of distributions 97 - 45
Shares redeemed (139) (14) (147)
Net increase (decrease) 1,199 41 403
CLASS T Shares sold 16,253 1,793 25,522
Reinvestment of distributions 15,939 - 14,265
Shares redeemed (25,734) (2,264) (43,766)
Net increase (decrease) 6,458 (471) (3,979)
CLASS B Shares sold 2,778 246 2,157
Reinvestment of distributions 294 - 93
Shares redeemed (698) (29) (437)
Net increase (decrease) 2,374 217 1,813
CLASS C Shares sold 1,072 47 1,132
Reinvestment of distributions 91 - 9
Shares redeemed (160) (49) (78)
Net increase (decrease) 1,003 (2) 1,063
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 716 47 2,017
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 354 - 209
Shares redeemed (517) (49) (1,137)
Net increase (decrease) 553 (2) 1,089
</TABLE>
A SHARE TRANSACTIONS FOR CLASS C ARE FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997
(COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1998.
9. SHARE TRANSACTIONS - CONTINUED
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS DOLLARS
SIX MONTHS ONE MONTH YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
ENDED MAY 31, ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1998 A
CLASS A Shares sold $ 23,405 $ 1,069 $ 9,665
Reinvestment of distributions 1,757 - 832
Shares redeemed (2,613) (275) (2,810)
Net increase (decrease) $ 22,549 $ 794 $ 7,687
CLASS T Shares sold $ 307,737 $ 35,217 $ 487,737
Reinvestment of distributions 290,900 - 263,355
Shares redeemed (484,394) (44,571) (837,890)
Net increase (decrease) $ 114,243 $ (9,354) $ (86,798)
CLASS B Shares sold $ 52,234 $ 4,821 $ 41,474
Reinvestment of distributions 5,352 - 1,711
Shares redeemed (12,990) (572) (8,440)
Net increase (decrease) $ 44,596 $ 4,249 $ 34,745
CLASS C Shares sold $ 20,160 $ 924 $ 21,768
Reinvestment of distributions 1,650 - 173
Shares redeemed (3,029) (973) (1,484)
Net increase (decrease) $ 18,781 $ (49) $ 20,457
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 13,573 $ 933 $ 39,736
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 6,480 - 3,869
Shares redeemed (9,795) (960) (21,809)
Net increase (decrease) $ 10,258 $ (27) $ 21,796
</TABLE>
A SHARE TRANSACTIONS FOR CLASS C ARE FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997
(COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1998.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees and Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments, of Fidelity Advisor Balanced
Fund as of May 31, 1999, and the related statements of operations,
changes in net assets and financial highlights for the six months then
ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the
responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the one month ended November 30, 1998, the year ended October 31,
1998, and the financial highlights for the one month ended November
30, 1998, and for each of the years in the five-year period ended
October 31, 1998, were audited by other auditors whose report, dated
January 4, 1999, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements
and financial highlights.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included
confirmation of the securities owned at May 31, 1999 by correspondence
with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from
brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements and financial highlights
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund at May 31, 1999, the results of its
operations, the changes in its net assets, and its financial
highlights for the six months then ended in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
July 12, 1999
OTHER FUND INFORMATION
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of Fidelity Advisor
Balanced Fund, the Board of Trustees has determined not to retain
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent auditor and
voted to appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ended
November 30, 1999. For the fiscal periods ended November 30, 1998,
October 31, 1998 and October 31, 1997, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's
audit reports contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion;
nor were their reports qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or
accounting principles. Further, there were no disagreements between
the fund and Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP on accounting principles,
financial statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved
to the satisfaction of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP would have caused
them to make reference to the disagreement in their report.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management &
Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Richard A. Spillane, Jr., Vice President
Kevin Grant, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributions Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENT
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
The Chase Manhattan Bank
New York, NY
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International
Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified
International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
AIGI-SANN-0799 80326
1.703550.101
(Fidelity logo Graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
RETIREMENT GROWTH
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND CLASS C
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(fidelity logo graphics)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 8 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT SUMMARY 11 A summary of the fund's
investments.
INVESTMENTS 12 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 18 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 27 Notes to the financial
statements.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR RETIREMENT GROWTH FUND - CLASS A
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the
total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIOD ENDED MAY 31, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV RETIREMENT 12.10%
GROWTH - CL A
FIDELITY ADV RETIREMENT 5.65%
GROWTH - CL A (INCL. 5.75%
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500(registered trademark) 6.81%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, since the fund started on
December 28, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund
that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your investment
would be $1,050. You can compare Class A's returns to the performance
of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of common stocks. This benchmark includes reinvested dividends
and capital gains, if any, and excludes the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class A shares' cumulative return
and show you what would have happened if Class A shares had performed
at a constant rate each year. These numbers will be reported once the
fund is a year old. In addition, the growth of a hypothetical $10,000
investment in the fund will appear in the fund's next report six
months from now.
FIDELITY ADVISOR RETIREMENT GROWTH FUND - CLASS T
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the
total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIOD ENDED MAY 31, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV RETIREMENT 11.90%
GROWTH - CL T
FIDELITY ADV RETIREMENT 7.98%
GROWTH - CL T (INCL. 3.50%
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 6.81%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, since the fund started on
December 28, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund
that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your investment
would be $1,050. You can compare Class T's returns to the performance
of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of common stocks. This benchmark includes reinvested dividends
and capital gains, if any, and excludes the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class T shares' cumulative return
and show you what would have happened if Class T shares had performed
at a constant rate each year. These numbers will be reported once the
fund is a year old. In addition, the growth of a hypothetical $10,000
investment in the fund will appear in the fund's next report six
months from now.
FIDELITY ADVISOR RETIREMENT GROWTH FUND - CLASS B
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). Class B shares' contingent deferred sales charge included in
the life of fund total return is 5%. If Fidelity had not reimbursed
certain class expenses, the total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIOD ENDED MAY 31, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV RETIREMENT 11.80%
GROWTH - CL B
FIDELITY ADV RETIREMENT 6.80%
GROWTH - CL B (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 6.81%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, since the fund started on
December 28, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund
that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your investment
would be $1,050. You can compare Class B's returns to the performance
of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of common stocks. This benchmark includes reinvested dividends
and capital gains, if any, and excludes the effects of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class B shares' cumulative return
and show you what would have happened if Class B shares had performed
at a constant rate each year. These numbers will be reported once the
fund is a year old. In addition, the growth of a hypothetical $10,000
investment in the fund will appear in the fund's next report six
months from now.
FIDELITY ADVISOR RETIREMENT GROWTH FUND - CLASS C
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charge included in
the life of fund total return is 1%. If Fidelity had not reimbursed
certain class expenses, the total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIOD ENDED MAY 31, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV RETIREMENT 11.80%
GROWTH - CL C
FIDELITY ADV RETIREMENT 10.80%
GROWTH - CL C (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 6.81%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, since the fund started on
December 28, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund
that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your investment
would be $1,050. You can compare Class C's returns to the performance
of the Standard & Poor's Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of common stocks. This benchmark includes reinvested dividends
and capital gains, if any, and excludes the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class C shares' cumulative return
and show you what would have happened if Class C shares had performed
at a constant rate each year. These numbers will be reported once the
fund is a year old. In addition, the growth of a hypothetical $10,000
investment in the fund will appear in the fund's next report six
months from now.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of Fergus Shiel)
An interview with Fergus Shiel, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor
Retirement Growth Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, FERGUS?
A. From the fund's inception on December 28, 1998, through May 31,
1999, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned
12.10%, 11.90%, 11.80% and 11.80%, respectively. In comparison the
Standard & Poor's 500 Index returned 6.81% during the same period.
Going forward, we'll look at the fund's performance in six- and
12-month intervals and compare it to its peer group.
Q. WHAT STRATEGIES ALLOWED THE FUND TO OUTPERFORM THE INDEX BY SUCH A
WIDE MARGIN?
A. The fund benefited from strong stock selection, particularly in
technology companies, and an overweighting in biotechnology shares
rather than large-cap pharmaceutical companies, which performed poorly
during the period. Fund performance also was helped by strength in
financial stocks, which benefited from the improving global economic
outlook and the strong domestic economy. While I sold off these
holdings during the period, top performers for the fund were
electronic brokerage start-up E*Trade Group and consumer finance
company Providian.
Q. YOU INDICATED THAT YOU SHIFTED ASSETS INTO BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES.
CAN YOU TELL US A BIT MORE ABOUT THIS INVESTMENT FOCUS AND SPECIFIC
HOLDINGS?
A. Sure. I made a large commitment to biotechnology stocks, which
occupy several of the top holdings in the fund. Leaders in the
biotechnology industry and strong contributors to the fund were
Immunex and Amgen. When these companies first started out they were
spending a lot of money on the research and development (R&D) of new
drugs, but they weren't making much money. Today, however, their R&D
spending is paying off and they are producing an array of effective
and profitable new products. As a result, the stock prices of these
companies rallied significantly as the market realized the potential
demand and profitability of these new drugs.
Q. WHAT ABOUT THE FUND'S TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES HOLDINGS?
A. In these sectors, the fund benefited from an eclectic mix of
companies in various industries, including wireless communications,
telecommunications and computer software. Top contributors from these
groups were Microsoft, MCI WorldCom and cellular telephone
manufacturer Nokia. Each of these holdings boosted fund performance as
they produced strong earnings growth resulting from their dominant
market positions.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DETRACTED FROM THE FUND'S RETURN?
A. The fund's exposure to pharmaceutical stocks such as Eli Lilly &
Co., and Schering-Plough hurt fund performance. The entire group came
under pressure toward the end of the period as investors shunned
expensive growth companies for cyclical and value stocks. In addition,
these companies suffered from the perception that their key products
may lose patent protection, and increased competition would put
pressure on earnings. My feeling is that, while these companies were
recently out of favor, they have the potential to perform well given
their defensive characteristics, especially if the global economy
doesn't turn around as anticipated.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. Given the increase in bond yields and concerns about inflation, the
stock market has been surprisingly resilient. However, I would not be
shocked if the market shifts gears and instead chooses to focus on the
negative message the bond market is sending. In response, we may see
short-term weakness in the equity market. Over the long term, though,
I think a short-term pull-back in the stock market is healthy and
would represent a buying opportunity given the positive outlook for
U.S. companies and stocks. There is still a lot of liquidity in the
market, in the form of new cash that eventually has to find a home.
The U.S. equity market will most likely be the primary beneficiary of
this steady flow of new 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 AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: to provide capital
appreciation
START DATE: December 28,
1998
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999
more than $18 million
MANAGER: J. Fergus Shiel,
since inception; joined
Fidelity in 1989
(checkmark)
FERGUS SHIEL ON INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INDUSTRY:
"The Internet and the changing
business environment offer
tremendous opportunities for the
telecommunications industry, namely
because the telephone companies
are going to be the primary carriers
of data and Internet traffic. Today,
telephone voice service accounts
for the majority of revenues and is
more profitable than data and
Internet service; however, data and
Internet traffic are growing
exponentially faster than voice
transmission.
"In general, the telephone business is
a `fixed-cost' business, and any
incremental increase in demand
quickly adds to earnings. As an
illustration, let's say a telephone
company with fixed costs and total
capacity for 100 calls carries 10 phone
calls a day, but then increases that
business to 20 calls a day. Given that
the costs are fixed, the revenue
generated by those extra 10 calls
goes straight to the bottom line. With
unused network capacity in the
industry that should be absorbed by
the massive increase in demand for
data and Internet traffic, we should
see strong earnings growth. We've
already seen the stock of many
telecommunications and Internet
equipment manufacturers benefit
from the surge in demand for data
and Internet access. On the other
hand, I don't believe the market has
fully recognized the potential of
many telecommunications companies,
and, as a result, I will be keeping a
close eye on them."
INVESTMENT SUMMARY
TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS
Safeway, Inc. 4.2
Genzyme Corp. (General 3.9
Division)
Microsoft Corp. 3.5
Ameritech Corp. 3.4
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 3.1
Immunex Corp. 2.7
Texas Instruments, Inc. 2.4
Schering-Plough Corp. 2.4
Biogen, Inc. 2.3
Associates First Capital 2.2
Corp. Class A
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS
TECHNOLOGY 28.4
HEALTH 25.0
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 10.7
FINANCE 7.4
MEDIA & LEISURE 6.3
ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 *
Stocks 94.6%
Short-Term Investments 5.4%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 13.0%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 94.59999999999999
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 5.4
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 0.0
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
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COMMON STOCKS - 94.6%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.7%
METALS & MINING - 0.7%
Belden, Inc. 5,200 $ 122,525
DURABLES - 1.6%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
1.6%
Ford Motor Co. 3,000 171,188
Meritor Automotive, Inc. 5,400 131,625
302,813
FINANCE - 7.4%
BANKS - 1.7%
Bank of Ireland, Inc.:
(Great Britain) 1,000 18,629
(Ireland) 9,900 183,281
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 3,000 107,250
309,160
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 3.2%
Associates First Capital 9,900 405,900
Corp. Class A
Household International, Inc. 3,860 167,428
573,328
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 1.7%
Fannie Mae 2,300 156,400
Freddie Mac 2,600 151,612
308,012
INSURANCE - 0.8%
ACE Ltd. 5,000 152,500
TOTAL FINANCE 1,343,000
HEALTH - 25.0%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 20.5%
Allergan, Inc. 3,000 279,000
Amgen, Inc. (a) 5,900 373,175
Biogen, Inc. (a) 3,800 414,675
Elan Corp. PLC sponsored ADR 6,000 324,000
(a)
Genzyme Corp. (General 17,500 709,844
Division)
Immunex Corp. (a) 3,700 485,163
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 2,600 185,738
Medimmune, Inc. (a) 2,300 146,338
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS -
CONTINUED
Merck & Co., Inc. 5,700 $ 384,750
Schering-Plough Corp. 9,500 428,094
3,730,777
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 3.7%
AmeriSource Health Corp. 8,500 251,281
Class A (a)
Guidant Corp. 4,500 225,000
Mentor Corp. 12,000 191,250
667,531
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.8%
Health Management Associates, 11,900 154,700
Inc. Class A (a)
TOTAL HEALTH 4,553,008
HOLDING COMPANIES - 0.0%
Kinnevik Investment AB rights 1,360 949
7/30/99 (a)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 2.6%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.6%
General Electric Co. 1,000 101,688
POLLUTION CONTROL - 2.0%
Waste Management, Inc. 7,000 370,125
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 471,813
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 6.3%
BROADCASTING - 1.6%
MediaOne Group, Inc. 2,200 162,525
Nielsen Media Research, Inc. 5,200 139,100
301,625
ENTERTAINMENT - 1.4%
Disney (Walt) Co. 4,000 116,500
Viacom, Inc. Class B 3,500 134,750
(non-vtg.) (a)
251,250
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 1.9%
Hasbro, Inc. 12,000 343,500
LODGING & GAMING - 0.8%
Circus Circus Enterprises, 7,000 147,875
Inc. (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
RESTAURANTS - 0.6%
Starbucks Corp. (a) 3,000 $ 111,563
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 1,155,813
NONDURABLES - 2.1%
FOODS - 1.1%
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. 1,500 42,094
Class A (a)
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, 10,000 165,625
Inc.
207,719
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.0%
Clorox Co. 1,700 171,594
TOTAL NONDURABLES 379,313
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 10.7%
APPAREL STORES - 0.6%
Ross Stores, Inc. 2,200 101,063
DRUG STORES - 1.5%
Duane Reade, Inc. (a) 4,000 127,500
Walgreen Co. 6,000 139,500
267,000
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
2.8%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 3,000 189,000
Dollar General Corp. 7,125 189,258
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 6,100 136,106
514,364
GROCERY STORES - 4.2%
Safeway, Inc. (a) 16,500 767,245
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.6%
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) 6,300 215,381
PETsMART, Inc. (a) 8,700 78,300
293,681
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 1,943,353
SERVICES - 2.5%
ADVERTISING - 0.9%
Interpublic Group of 2,100 159,075
Companies, Inc.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
SERVICES - CONTINUED
SERVICES - 1.6%
Marlborough International PLC 122,400 $ 289,795
(a)
TOTAL SERVICES 448,870
TECHNOLOGY - 28.4%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 6.0%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 800 87,200
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 3,500 199,063
Newbridge Networks Corp. (a) 9,000 248,354
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 7,900 560,900
1,095,517
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 16.0%
Affiliated Computer Services, 5,000 216,875
Inc. Class A (a)
BMC Software, Inc. 2,000 98,875
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) 5,500 271,906
CompuCom Systems, Inc. (a) 30,000 123,750
Computer Sciences Corp. (a) 3,500 226,406
Electronic Data Systems Corp. 2,500 140,625
IMS Health, Inc. 12,800 315,200
International Business 2,000 232,625
Machines Corp.
Legato Systems, Inc. (a) 3,100 169,725
Microsoft Corp. (a) 8,000 645,500
Siebel Systems, Inc. 2,000 91,063
Stonesoft Oyj (a) 20,900 236,516
Veritas Software Corp. (a) 1,500 132,375
2,901,441
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 3.5%
Hewlett-Packard Co. 1,200 113,175
Lexmark International Group, 2,000 272,250
Inc. Class A (a)
Xerox Corp. 4,500 252,844
638,269
ELECTRONICS - 2.9%
Broadcom Corp. Class A (a) 1,000 95,750
Texas Instruments, Inc. 4,000 437,500
533,250
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 5,168,477
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TRANSPORTATION - 2.0%
RAILROADS - 1.1%
Canadian National Railway Co. 3,100 $ 198,445
SHIPPING - 0.9%
Irish Continental Group PLC 800 10,764
Peninsular & Oriental Steam 10,200 149,006
Navigation Co.
159,770
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 358,215
UTILITIES - 5.3%
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 5.3%
Ameritech Corp. 9,410 619,296
BellSouth Corp. 2,760 130,237
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 2,500 215,938
965,471
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 17,213,620
(Cost $17,259,065)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 5.4%
MATURITY AMOUNT
Investments in repurchase $ 987,526 987,000
agreements (U.S. Treasury
obligations), in a joint
trading account at 4.8%,
dated 5/28/99 due 6/1/99
(Cost $987,000)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 18,200,620
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $18,246,065)
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LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of
total value of investments in securities, is as follows:
United States of America 87.0%
Ireland 4.6
Finland 4.4
Canada 2.4
Others (individually less 1.6
than 1%)
100.0%
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $18,352,541. Net unrealized depreciation
aggregated $151,921, of which $676,303 related to appreciated
investment securities and $828,224 related to depreciated investment
securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 18,200,620
value (including repurchase
agreements of $987,000)
(cost $18,246,065) - See
accompanying schedule
Cash 129,994
Receivable for investments 1,293,648
sold
Receivable for fund shares 229,457
sold
Dividends receivable 8,234
Interest receivable 118
Prepaid expenses 48,263
Receivable from investment 9,744
adviser for expense
reductions
TOTAL ASSETS 19,920,078
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 1,819,278
purchased
Payable for fund shares 5,892
redeemed
Distribution fees payable 8,923
Other payables and accrued 26,616
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,860,709
NET ASSETS $ 18,059,369
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 17,900,649
Accumulated net investment (31,782)
(loss)
Accumulated undistributed net 235,961
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation (45,459)
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 18,059,369
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $11.21
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($1,493,843 (divided by)
133,294 shares)
Maximum offering price per $11.89
share (100/94.25 of $11.21)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $11.19
redemption price per share
($8,734,882 (divided by)
780,430 shares)
Maximum offering price per $11.60
share (100/96.50 of $11.19)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $11.18
offering price per share
($4,614,879 (divided by)
412,883 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $11.18
offering price per share
($2,776,013 (divided by)
248,399 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $11.22
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($439,752 (divided by)
39,201 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 18,646
Dividends
Interest 13,536
TOTAL INCOME 32,182
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 17,935
Transfer agent fees 10,002
Distribution fees 19,940
Accounting fees and expenses 25,684
Custodian fees and expenses 10,584
Registration fees 59,333
Audit 11,082
Miscellaneous 202
Total expenses before 154,762
reductions
Expense reductions (90,798) 63,964
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (31,782)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 235,497
Foreign currency transactions 464 235,961
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (45,445)
Assets and liabilities in (14) (45,459)
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 190,502
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 158,720
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (31,782)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 235,961
Change in net unrealized (45,459)
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 158,720
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Share transactions - net 17,900,649
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 18,059,369
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period -
End of period (including $ 18,059,369
accumulated net investment
loss of $31,782)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.03)
Net realized and unrealized 1.24
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.21
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 11.21
TOTAL RETURN B, C 12.10%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 1,494
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.75% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.72% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.66)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 399% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.04)
Net realized and unrealized 1.23
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.19
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 11.19
TOTAL RETURN B, C 11.90%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 8,735
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.00% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.96% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.90)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 399% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.06)
Net realized and unrealized 1.24
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.18
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 11.18
TOTAL RETURN B, C 11.80%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 4,615
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.46% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.40)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 399% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.06)
Net realized and unrealized 1.24
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.18
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 11.18
TOTAL RETURN B, C 11.80%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 2,776
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.46% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.40)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 399% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.02)
Net realized and unrealized 1.24
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.22
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 11.22
TOTAL RETURN B, C 12.20%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 440
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.47% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.41)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 399% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund (the fund) is a fund of
Fidelity Advisor Series I (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 (the 1940 Act), as an
open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts
business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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. The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment
company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. By so
qualifying, the fund will not be 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.
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.
PREPAID EXPENSES. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) bears
all organizational expenses of the fund except for the cost of
registering and qualifying shares of the fund for distribution under
federal and state securities law. These registration expenses are
borne by the fund and amortized over one year.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Distributions are recorded on the
ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance
with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted
accounting principles. These differences may result in distribution
reclassifications.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
Accumulated net investment loss and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
may include temporary book and tax basis differences that will reverse
in a subsequentperiod. Any taxable income or gain remaining at fiscal
year end is distributed in the following year.
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
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 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.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $31,439,798 and $14,416,230, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .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 resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annualized rate of .58% of average net
assets.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
CLASS C 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 657 $ 212
CLASS T 7,492 171
CLASS B 7,196 5,560
CLASS C 4,595 4,158
$ 19,940 $ 10,101
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on 0.25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 17,457 $ 6,430
CLASS T 39,842 10,533
CLASS B 4,100 4,100 *
CLASS C 113 113 *
$ 61,512 $ 21,176
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 1,055 .41 *
CLASS T 4,322 .29 *
CLASS B 2,640 .37 *
CLASS C 1,382 .31 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 603 .45 *
$ 10,002
* ANNUALIZED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.(FSC), an affiliate of
FMR, 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 $3,091 for the period.
5. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse operating expenses (excluding
interest, taxes, securities lending fees, brokerage commissions and
extraordinary expenses, if any) above the following annual rates or
range of annual rates of average net assets for each of the following
classes:
FMR EXPENSE LIMITATIONS REIMBURSEMENT
CLASS A 1.75% $ 7,818
CLASS T 2.00% 43,135
CLASS B 2.50% 21,304
CLASS C 2.50% 13,316
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1.50% 4,139
$ 89,712
FMR has also 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 $1,072 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into an arrangement with its
custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash
balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses. During the period,
the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $14 under the custodian
arrangement.
6. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, FMR and its affiliates were record owners of
approximately 6% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the period is as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
DECEMBER 28, 1998 DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO MAY 31, TO MAY 31,
1999 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 135,181 $ 1,490,511
Shares redeemed (1,887) (20,629)
Net increase (decrease) 133,294 $ 1,469,882
CLASS T Shares sold 798,219 $ 8,864,532
Shares redeemed (17,789) (202,962)
Net increase (decrease) 780,430 $ 8,661,570
CLASS B Shares sold 436,487 $ 4,869,018
Shares redeemed (23,604) (268,685)
Net increase (decrease) 412,883 $ 4,600,333
CLASS C Shares sold 258,657 $ 2,871,351
Shares redeemed (10,258) (114,475)
Net increase (decrease) 248,399 $ 2,756,876
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 41,490 $ 437,942
sold
Shares redeemed (2,289) (25,954)
Net increase (decrease) 39,201 $ 411,988
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INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Abigail P. Johnson, Vice President
J. Fergus Shiel, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENTS
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Quincy, MA
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
ARG-SANN-0799 80312
1.721258.100
(Fidelity Logo Graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
RETIREMENT GROWTH
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 5 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT SUMMARY 8 A summary of the fund's
investments.
INVESTMENTS 9 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 15 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 24 Notes to the financial
statements.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR RETIREMENT GROWTH FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the
total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIOD ENDED MAY 31, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV RETIREMENT 12.20%
GROWTH - INSTITUTIONAL CL
S&P 500(registered trademark) 6.81%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, since the fund
started on December 28, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000
in a fund that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your
investment would be $1,050. You can compare Institutional Class'
returns to the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a
market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. This benchmark
includes reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and excludes
the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Institutional Class shares'
cumulative return and show you what would have happened if
Institutional Class shares had performed at a constant rate each year.
These numbers will be reported once the fund is a year old. In
addition, the growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the fund
will appear in the fund's next report six months from now.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of Fergus Shiel)
An interview with Fergus Shiel, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor
Retirement Growth Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, FERGUS?
A. From the fund's inception on December 28, 1998, through May 31,
1999, the fund's Institutional Class shares returned 12.20%. In
comparison the Standard & Poor's 500 Index returned 6.81%, during the
same period. Going forward, we'll look at the fund's performance in
six and 12-month intervals and compare it to its peer group.
Q. WHAT STRATEGIES ALLOWED THE FUND TO OUTPERFORM THE INDEX BY SUCH A
WIDE MARGIN?
A. The fund benefited from strong stock selection, particularly in
technology companies, and an overweighting in biotechnology shares
rather than large-cap pharmaceutical companies, which performed poorly
during the period. Fund performance also was helped by strength in
financial stocks, which benefited from the improving global economic
outlook and the strong domestic economy. While I sold off these
holdings during the period, top performers for the fund were
electronic brokerage start-up E*Trade Group and consumer finance
company Providian.
Q. YOU INDICATED THAT YOU SHIFTED ASSETS INTO BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES.
CAN YOU TELL US A BIT MORE ABOUT THIS INVESTMENT FOCUS AND SPECIFIC
HOLDINGS?
A. Sure. I made a large commitment to biotechnology stocks, which
occupy several of the top holdings in the fund. Leaders in the
biotechnology industry and strong contributors to the fund were
Immunex and Amgen. When these companies first started out they were
spending a lot of money on the research and development (R&D) of new
drugs, but they weren't making much money. Today, however, their R&D
spending is paying off and they are producing an array of effective
and profitable new products. As a result, the stock prices of these
companies rallied significantly as the market realized the potential
demand and profitability of these new drugs.
Q. WHAT ABOUT THE FUND'S TECHNOLOGY AND UTILITIES HOLDINGS?
A. In these sectors, the fund benefited from an eclectic mix of
companies in various industries, including wireless communications,
telecommunications and computer software. Top contributors from these
groups were Microsoft, MCI WorldCom and cellular telephone
manufacturer Nokia. Each of these holdings boosted fund performance as
they produced strong earnings growth resulting from their dominant
market positions.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DETRACTED FROM THE FUND'S RETURN?
A. The fund's exposure to pharmaceutical stocks such as Eli Lilly &
Co., and Schering-Plough hurt fund performance. The entire group came
under pressure toward the end of the period as investors shunned
expensive growth companies for cyclical and value stocks. In addition,
these companies suffered from the perception that their key products
may lose patent protection, and increased competition would put
pressure on earnings. My feeling is that, while these companies were
recently out of favor, they have the potential to perform well given
their defensive characteristics, especially if the global economy
doesn't turn around as anticipated.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. Given the increase in bond yields and concerns about inflation, the
stock market has been surprisingly resilient. However, I would not be
shocked if the market shifts gears and instead chooses to focus on the
negative message the bond market is sending. In response, we may see
short-term weakness in the equity market. Over the long term, though,
I think a short-term pull-back in the stock market is healthy and
would represent a buying opportunity given the positive outlook for
U.S. companies and stocks. There is still a lot of liquidity in the
market, in the form of new cash that eventually has to find a home.
The U.S. equity market will most likely be the primary beneficiary of
this steady flow of new 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 AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: to provide capital
appreciation
START DATE: December 28,
1998
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999
more than $18 million
MANAGER: J. Fergus Shiel,
since inception; joined
Fidelity in 1989
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FERGUS SHIEL ON INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INDUSTRY:
"The Internet and the changing
business environment offer
tremendous opportunities for the
telecommunications industry, namely
because the telephone companies
are going to be the primary carriers
of data and Internet traffic. Today,
telephone voice service accounts
for the majority of revenues and is
more profitable than data and
Internet service; however, data and
Internet traffic are growing
exponentially faster than voice
transmission.
"In general, the telephone business is
a `fixed-cost' business, and any
incremental increase in demand
quickly adds to earnings. As an
illustration, let's say a telephone
company with fixed costs and total
capacity for 100 calls carries 10 phone
calls a day, but then increases that
business to 20 calls a day. Given that
the costs are fixed, the revenue
generated by those extra 10 calls
goes straight to the bottom line. With
unused network capacity in the
industry that should be absorbed by
the massive increase in demand for
data and Internet traffic, we should
see strong earnings growth. We've
already seen the stock of many
telecommunications and Internet
equipment manufacturers benefit
from the surge in demand for data
and Internet access. On the other
hand, I don't believe the market has
fully recognized the potential of
many telecommunications companies,
and, as a result, I will be keeping a
close eye on them."
INVESTMENT SUMMARY
TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS
Safeway, Inc. 4.2
Genzyme Corp. (General 3.9
Division)
Microsoft Corp. 3.5
Ameritech Corp. 3.4
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 3.1
Immunex Corp. 2.7
Texas Instruments, Inc. 2.4
Schering-Plough Corp. 2.4
Biogen, Inc. 2.3
Associates First Capital 2.2
Corp. Class A
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS
TECHNOLOGY 28.4
HEALTH 25.0
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 10.7
FINANCE 7.4
MEDIA & LEISURE 6.3
ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 *
Stocks 94.6%
Short-Term Investments 5.4%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 13.0%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 94.59999999999999
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 5.4
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 0.0
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
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COMMON STOCKS - 94.6%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.7%
METALS & MINING - 0.7%
Belden, Inc. 5,200 $ 122,525
DURABLES - 1.6%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
1.6%
Ford Motor Co. 3,000 171,188
Meritor Automotive, Inc. 5,400 131,625
302,813
FINANCE - 7.4%
BANKS - 1.7%
Bank of Ireland, Inc.:
(Great Britain) 1,000 18,629
(Ireland) 9,900 183,281
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 3,000 107,250
309,160
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 3.2%
Associates First Capital 9,900 405,900
Corp. Class A
Household International, Inc. 3,860 167,428
573,328
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 1.7%
Fannie Mae 2,300 156,400
Freddie Mac 2,600 151,612
308,012
INSURANCE - 0.8%
ACE Ltd. 5,000 152,500
TOTAL FINANCE 1,343,000
HEALTH - 25.0%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 20.5%
Allergan, Inc. 3,000 279,000
Amgen, Inc. (a) 5,900 373,175
Biogen, Inc. (a) 3,800 414,675
Elan Corp. PLC sponsored ADR 6,000 324,000
(a)
Genzyme Corp. (General 17,500 709,844
Division)
Immunex Corp. (a) 3,700 485,163
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 2,600 185,738
Medimmune, Inc. (a) 2,300 146,338
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS -
CONTINUED
Merck & Co., Inc. 5,700 $ 384,750
Schering-Plough Corp. 9,500 428,094
3,730,777
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 3.7%
AmeriSource Health Corp. 8,500 251,281
Class A (a)
Guidant Corp. 4,500 225,000
Mentor Corp. 12,000 191,250
667,531
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.8%
Health Management Associates, 11,900 154,700
Inc. Class A (a)
TOTAL HEALTH 4,553,008
HOLDING COMPANIES - 0.0%
Kinnevik Investment AB rights 1,360 949
7/30/99 (a)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 2.6%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.6%
General Electric Co. 1,000 101,688
POLLUTION CONTROL - 2.0%
Waste Management, Inc. 7,000 370,125
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 471,813
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 6.3%
BROADCASTING - 1.6%
MediaOne Group, Inc. 2,200 162,525
Nielsen Media Research, Inc. 5,200 139,100
301,625
ENTERTAINMENT - 1.4%
Disney (Walt) Co. 4,000 116,500
Viacom, Inc. Class B 3,500 134,750
(non-vtg.) (a)
251,250
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 1.9%
Hasbro, Inc. 12,000 343,500
LODGING & GAMING - 0.8%
Circus Circus Enterprises, 7,000 147,875
Inc. (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
RESTAURANTS - 0.6%
Starbucks Corp. (a) 3,000 $ 111,563
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 1,155,813
NONDURABLES - 2.1%
FOODS - 1.1%
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. 1,500 42,094
Class A (a)
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, 10,000 165,625
Inc.
207,719
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.0%
Clorox Co. 1,700 171,594
TOTAL NONDURABLES 379,313
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 10.7%
APPAREL STORES - 0.6%
Ross Stores, Inc. 2,200 101,063
DRUG STORES - 1.5%
Duane Reade, Inc. (a) 4,000 127,500
Walgreen Co. 6,000 139,500
267,000
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
2.8%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 3,000 189,000
Dollar General Corp. 7,125 189,258
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 6,100 136,106
514,364
GROCERY STORES - 4.2%
Safeway, Inc. (a) 16,500 767,245
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.6%
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) 6,300 215,381
PETsMART, Inc. (a) 8,700 78,300
293,681
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 1,943,353
SERVICES - 2.5%
ADVERTISING - 0.9%
Interpublic Group of 2,100 159,075
Companies, Inc.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
SERVICES - CONTINUED
SERVICES - 1.6%
Marlborough International PLC 122,400 $ 289,795
(a)
TOTAL SERVICES 448,870
TECHNOLOGY - 28.4%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 6.0%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 800 87,200
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 3,500 199,063
Newbridge Networks Corp. (a) 9,000 248,354
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 7,900 560,900
1,095,517
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 16.0%
Affiliated Computer Services, 5,000 216,875
Inc. Class A (a)
BMC Software, Inc. 2,000 98,875
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) 5,500 271,906
CompuCom Systems, Inc. (a) 30,000 123,750
Computer Sciences Corp. (a) 3,500 226,406
Electronic Data Systems Corp. 2,500 140,625
IMS Health, Inc. 12,800 315,200
International Business 2,000 232,625
Machines Corp.
Legato Systems, Inc. (a) 3,100 169,725
Microsoft Corp. (a) 8,000 645,500
Siebel Systems, Inc. 2,000 91,063
Stonesoft Oyj (a) 20,900 236,516
Veritas Software Corp. (a) 1,500 132,375
2,901,441
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 3.5%
Hewlett-Packard Co. 1,200 113,175
Lexmark International Group, 2,000 272,250
Inc. Class A (a)
Xerox Corp. 4,500 252,844
638,269
ELECTRONICS - 2.9%
Broadcom Corp. Class A (a) 1,000 95,750
Texas Instruments, Inc. 4,000 437,500
533,250
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 5,168,477
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TRANSPORTATION - 2.0%
RAILROADS - 1.1%
Canadian National Railway Co. 3,100 $ 198,445
SHIPPING - 0.9%
Irish Continental Group PLC 800 10,764
Peninsular & Oriental Steam 10,200 149,006
Navigation Co.
159,770
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 358,215
UTILITIES - 5.3%
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 5.3%
Ameritech Corp. 9,410 619,296
BellSouth Corp. 2,760 130,237
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 2,500 215,938
965,471
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 17,213,620
(Cost $17,259,065)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 5.4%
MATURITY AMOUNT
Investments in repurchase $ 987,526 987,000
agreements (U.S. Treasury
obligations), in a joint
trading account at 4.8%,
dated 5/28/99 due 6/1/99
(Cost $987,000)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 18,200,620
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $18,246,065)
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LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of
total value of investments in securities, is as follows:
United States of America 87.0%
Ireland 4.6
Finland 4.4
Canada 2.4
Others (individually less 1.6
than 1%)
100.0%
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $18,352,541. Net unrealized depreciation
aggregated $151,921, of which $676,303 related to appreciated
investment securities and $828,224 related to depreciated investment
securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 18,200,620
value (including repurchase
agreements of $987,000)
(cost $18,246,065) - See
accompanying schedule
Cash 129,994
Receivable for investments 1,293,648
sold
Receivable for fund shares 229,457
sold
Dividends receivable 8,234
Interest receivable 118
Prepaid expenses 48,263
Receivable from investment 9,744
adviser for expense
reductions
TOTAL ASSETS 19,920,078
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 1,819,278
purchased
Payable for fund shares 5,892
redeemed
Distribution fees payable 8,923
Other payables and accrued 26,616
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,860,709
NET ASSETS $ 18,059,369
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 17,900,649
Accumulated net investment (31,782)
(loss)
Accumulated undistributed net 235,961
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation (45,459)
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 18,059,369
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $11.21
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($1,493,843 (divided by)
133,294 shares)
Maximum offering price per $11.89
share (100/94.25 of $11.21)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $11.19
redemption price per share
($8,734,882 (divided by)
780,430 shares)
Maximum offering price per $11.60
share (100/96.50 of $11.19)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $11.18
offering price per share
($4,614,879 (divided by)
412,883 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $11.18
offering price per share
($2,776,013 (divided by)
248,399 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $11.22
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($439,752 (divided by)
39,201 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 18,646
Dividends
Interest 13,536
TOTAL INCOME 32,182
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 17,935
Transfer agent fees 10,002
Distribution fees 19,940
Accounting fees and expenses 25,684
Custodian fees and expenses 10,584
Registration fees 59,333
Audit 11,082
Miscellaneous 202
Total expenses before 154,762
reductions
Expense reductions (90,798) 63,964
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (31,782)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 235,497
Foreign currency transactions 464 235,961
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (45,445)
Assets and liabilities in (14) (45,459)
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 190,502
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 158,720
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (31,782)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 235,961
Change in net unrealized (45,459)
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 158,720
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Share transactions - net 17,900,649
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 18,059,369
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period -
End of period (including $ 18,059,369
accumulated net investment
loss of $31,782)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.03)
Net realized and unrealized 1.24
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.21
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 11.21
TOTAL RETURN B, C 12.10%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 1,494
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.75% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.72% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.66)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 399% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.04)
Net realized and unrealized 1.23
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.19
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 11.19
TOTAL RETURN B, C 11.90%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 8,735
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.00% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.96% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.90)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 399% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.06)
Net realized and unrealized 1.24
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.18
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 11.18
TOTAL RETURN B, C 11.80%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 4,615
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.46% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.40)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 399% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.06)
Net realized and unrealized 1.24
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.18
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 11.18
TOTAL RETURN B, C 11.80%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 2,776
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.46% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.40)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 399% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
MAY 31, 1999 E
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.02)
Net realized and unrealized 1.24
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.22
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 11.22
TOTAL RETURN B, C 12.20%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 440
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.47% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.41)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 399% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURN FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO MAY
31, 1999.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund (the fund) is a fund of
Fidelity Advisor Series I (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 (the 1940 Act), as an
open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts
business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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. The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment
company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. By so
qualifying, the fund will not be 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.
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.
PREPAID EXPENSES. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) bears
all organizational expenses of the fund except for the cost of
registering and qualifying shares of the fund for distribution under
federal and state securities law. These registration expenses are
borne by the fund and amortized over one year.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Distributions are recorded on the
ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance
with income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted
accounting principles. These differences may result in distribution
reclassifications.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
Accumulated net investment loss and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
may include temporary book and tax basis differences that will reverse
in a subsequentperiod. Any taxable income or gain remaining at fiscal
year end is distributed in the following year.
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
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 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.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $31,439,798 and $14,416,230, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .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 resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annualized rate of .58% of average net
assets.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
CLASS C 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 657 $ 212
CLASS T 7,492 171
CLASS B 7,196 5,560
CLASS C 4,595 4,158
$ 19,940 $ 10,101
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on 0.25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 17,457 $ 6,430
CLASS T 39,842 10,533
CLASS B 4,100 4,100 *
CLASS C 113 113 *
$ 61,512 $ 21,176
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 1,055 .41 *
CLASS T 4,322 .29 *
CLASS B 2,640 .37 *
CLASS C 1,382 .31 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 603 .45 *
$ 10,002
* ANNUALIZED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.(FSC), an affiliate of
FMR, 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 $3,091 for the period.
5. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse operating expenses (excluding
interest, taxes, securities lending fees, brokerage commissions and
extraordinary expenses, if any) above the following annual rates or
range of annual rates of average net assets for each of the following
classes:
FMR EXPENSE LIMITATIONS REIMBURSEMENT
CLASS A 1.75% $ 7,818
CLASS T 2.00% 43,135
CLASS B 2.50% 21,304
CLASS C 2.50% 13,316
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1.50% 4,139
$ 89,712
FMR has also 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 $1,072 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into an arrangement with its
custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash
balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses. During the period,
the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $14 under the custodian
arrangement.
6. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, FMR and its affiliates were record owners of
approximately 6% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the period is as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
DECEMBER 28, 1998 DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO MAY 31, TO MAY 31,
1999 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 135,181 $ 1,490,511
Shares redeemed (1,887) (20,629)
Net increase (decrease) 133,294 $ 1,469,882
CLASS T Shares sold 798,219 $ 8,864,532
Shares redeemed (17,789) (202,962)
Net increase (decrease) 780,430 $ 8,661,570
CLASS B Shares sold 436,487 $ 4,869,018
Shares redeemed (23,604) (268,685)
Net increase (decrease) 412,883 $ 4,600,333
CLASS C Shares sold 258,657 $ 2,871,351
Shares redeemed (10,258) (114,475)
Net increase (decrease) 248,399 $ 2,756,876
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 41,490 $ 437,942
sold
Shares redeemed (2,289) (25,954)
Net increase (decrease) 39,201 $ 411,988
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INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Abigail P. Johnson, Vice President
J. Fergus Shiel, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENTS
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Quincy, MA
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
ARGI-SANN-0799 80313
1.721260.100
(Fidelity Logo Graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
SMALL CAP
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND
CLASS C
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(fidelity logos)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 12 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 15 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the last six months.
INVESTMENTS 16 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 26 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 35 Notes to the financial
statements.
Third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR SMALL CAP FUND - CLASS A
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 class' dividend income and
capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that
have grown in value). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class
expenses, the life of fund total return would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL A 31.46% 62.35%
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL A 23.90% 53.01%
(INCL. 5.75% SALES CHARGE)
Russell 2000 (registered 11.03% 25.63%
trademark)
Small Cap Funds Average 9.39% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months or since the fund
started on September 9, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000
in a fund that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your
investment would be $1,050. You can compare Class A's returns to the
performance of the Russell 2000 Index - a market
capitalization-weighted index of 2,000 small company stocks. To
measure how the fund's performance stacked up against its peers, you
can compare it to the small cap funds average, which reflects the
performance of mutual funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper
Inc. The past six months average represents a peer group of 745 mutual
funds. These benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital
gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
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. These numbers will be reported once the fund
is a year old.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Small Cap -CL A Russell 2000
00294 RS002
1998/09/09 9425.00 10000.00
1998/09/30 9594.65 10330.77
1998/10/31 10593.70 10752.10
1998/11/30 11639.88 11315.43
1998/12/31 13100.75 12015.65
1999/01/31 13835.48 12175.32
1999/02/28 13296.44 11189.19
1999/03/31 14119.19 11363.87
1999/04/30 15187.83 12382.15
1999/05/28 15301.31 12563.02
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990614 134102 R00000000000012
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund - Class A on September 9,
1998, when the fund started, and the current 5.75% sales charge was
paid. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment
would have grown to $15,301 - a 53.01% increase on the initial
investment. For comparison, look at how the Russell 2000 Index did
over the same period. With dividends and capital gains, if any,
reinvested, the same $10,000 investment would have grown to $12,563 -
a 25.63% 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 or
bonds will vary. That means if
you sell your shares during
a market downturn, you might
lose money. But if you can
ride out the market's ups and
downs, you may have a gain.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR SMALL CAP FUND - CLASS T
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 class' dividend income and
capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that
have grown in value). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class
expenses, the life of fund total return would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL T 31.32% 62.05%
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL T 26.72% 56.38%
(INCL. 3.50% SALES CHARGE)
Russell 2000 11.03% 25.63%
Small Cap Funds Average 9.39% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months or since the fund
started on September 9, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000
in a fund that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your
investment would be $1,050. You can compare Class T's returns to the
performance of the Russell 2000 Index - a market
capitalization-weighted index of 2,000 small company stocks. To
measure how the fund's performance stacked up against its peers, you
can compare it to the small cap funds average, which reflects the
performance of mutual funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper
Inc. The past six months average represents a peer group of 745 mutual
funds. These benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital
gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
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. These numbers will be reported once the fund
is a year old.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Small Cap -CL T Russell 2000
00299 RS002
1998/09/09 9650.00 10000.00
1998/09/30 9823.70 10330.77
1998/10/31 10856.25 10752.10
1998/11/30 11908.10 11315.43
1998/12/31 13394.20 12015.65
1999/01/31 14146.47 12175.32
1999/02/28 13594.56 11189.19
1999/03/31 14427.27 11363.87
1999/04/30 15521.42 12382.15
1999/05/28 15637.62 12563.02
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990614 134614 R00000000000012
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund - Class T on September 9,
1998, when the fund started, and the current 3.50% sales charge was
paid. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment
would have grown to $15,638 - a 56.38% increase on the initial
investment. For comparison, look at how the Russell 2000 Index did
over the same period. With dividends and capital gains, if any,
reinvested, the same $10,000 investment would have grown to $12,563 -
a 25.63% 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 or
bonds will vary. That means if
you sell your shares during
a market downturn, you might
lose money. But if you can
ride out the market's ups and
downs, you may have a gain.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR SMALL CAP FUND - CLASS B
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 class' dividend income and
capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that
have grown in value). Class B shares' contingent deferred sales
charges included in the past six months and life of fund total return
figures are 5% and 5%, respectively. If Fidelity had not reimbursed
certain class expenses, the life of fund total return would have been
lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL B 30.99% 61.25%
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL B 25.99% 56.25%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
Russell 2000 11.03% 25.63%
Small Cap Funds Average 9.39% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months or since the fund
started on September 9, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000
in a fund that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your
investment would be $1,050. You can compare Class B's returns to the
performance of the Russell 2000 Index - a market
capitalization-weighted index of 2,000 small company stocks. To
measure how the fund's performance stacked up against its peers, you
can compare it to the small cap funds average, which reflects the
performance of mutual funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper
Inc. The past six months average represents a peer group of 745 mutual
funds. These benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital
gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
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. These numbers will be reported once the fund
is a year old.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Small Cap -CL B Russell 2000
00296 RS002
1998/09/09 10000.00 10000.00
1998/09/30 10170.00 10330.77
1998/10/31 11230.00 10752.10
1998/11/30 12310.00 11315.43
1998/12/31 13850.00 12015.65
1999/01/31 14619.52 12175.32
1999/02/28 14047.59 11189.19
1999/03/31 14900.48 11363.87
1999/04/30 16014.25 12382.15
1999/05/28 15625.00 12563.02
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990614 134214 R00000000000012
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund - Class B on September 9,
1998, when the fund started. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the
value of the investment, including the effect of the applicable
contingent deferred sales charge, would have grown to $15,625 - a
56.25% increase on the initial investment. For comparison, look at how
the Russell 2000 Index did over the same period. With dividends and
capital gains, if any, reinvested, the same $10,000 investment would
have grown to $12,563 - a 25.63% 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 or
bonds will vary. That means if
you sell your shares during
a market downturn, you might
lose money. But if you can
ride out the market's ups and
downs, you may have a gain.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR SMALL CAP FUND - CLASS C
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 class' dividend income and
capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that
have grown in value). Class C shares' contingent deferred sales
charges included in the past six months and life of fund total return
figures are 1% and 1%, repectively. If Fidelity had not reimbursed
certain class expenses, the life of fund total return would have been
lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL C 30.99% 61.65%
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL C 29.99% 60.65%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
Russell 2000 11.03% 25.63%
Small Cap Funds Average 9.39% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months or since the fund
started on September 9, 1998. For example, if you had invested $1,000
in a fund that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your
investment would be $1,050. You can compare Class C's returns to the
performance of the Russell 2000 Index - a market
capitalization-weighted index of 2,000 small company stocks. To
measure how the fund's performance stacked up against its peers, you
can compare it to the small cap funds average, which reflects the
performance of mutual funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper
Inc. The past six months average represents a peer group of 745 mutual
funds. These benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital
gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
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. These numbers will be reported once the fund
is a year old.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Small Cap -CL C Russell 2000
00297 RS002
1998/09/09 10000.00 10000.00
1998/09/30 10180.00 10330.77
1998/10/31 11250.00 10752.10
1998/11/30 12340.00 11315.43
1998/12/31 13880.00 12015.65
1999/01/31 14659.56 12175.32
1999/02/28 14077.59 11189.19
1999/03/31 14940.51 11363.87
1999/04/30 16054.27 12382.15
1999/05/28 16065.00 12563.02
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990614 134402 R00000000000012
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund - Class C on September 9,
1998, when the fund started. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the
value of the investment, including the effect of the applicable
contingent deferred sales charge, would have grown to $16,065 - a
60.65% increase on the initial investment. For comparison, look at how
the Russell 2000 Index did over the same period. With dividends and
capital gains, if any, reinvested, the same $10,000 investment would
have grown to $12,563 - a 25.63% 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 or
bonds will vary. That means if
you sell your shares during
a market downturn, you might
lose money. But if you can
ride out the market's ups and
downs, you may have a gain.
(checkmark)
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of Hary Lange)
An interview with Harry Lange, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor
Small Cap Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, HARRY?
A. Very well. For the six months that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's
Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned 31.46%, 31.32%,
30.99% and 30.99%, respectively. These returns easily topped the
Russell 2000 Index, which returned 11.03% during the same period. The
small cap funds average - as tracked by Lipper Inc. - had a six-month
return of 9.39% as of May 31, 1999. From September 9, 1998 - the date
of the fund's inception - through May 31, 1999, the fund's Class A,
Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned 62.35%, 62.05%, 61.25%
and 61.65%, respectively. The Russell 2000 Index returned 25.63% in
that time period. In future reports, we'll look at the fund's six- and
12-month performance.
Q. CAN YOU HIGHLIGHT THE MAIN FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND'S
STRONG SHOWING?
A. Much of the fund's performance can be traced to fortuitous timing
and good stock picking. When the fund commenced operations, small-cap
stock valuations were pretty beaten down. My early strategy was to
look for names that I felt could snap back sharply in the event of an
upswing. This led me to several semiconductor-related names, including
KLA-Tencor and Teradyne. When business prospects for these types of
companies began to improve in late 1998, both of these investments
prospered. Following the same line of thinking, I pared back the
fund's technology exposure during the first few months of 1999 and
allocated some of those assets to energy services stocks. At the time,
the price of oil was extremely low and I felt that oil exploration
companies such as BJ Services - the fund's second-largest holding at
the end of the period - and Rowan could benefit should the price rise.
Shortly thereafter, we began to see a steady climb in the price of oil
and these holdings performed very well. There's also an internal
factor I'd point to - the establishment of Fidelity's new small-cap
research team. Having a group of analysts concentrate solely on small
caps has been quite advantageous.
Q. WERE THERE ANY OTHER AREAS THAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION?
A. The fund also benefited from good stock selection in the Internet
category. While investors as a whole seemed a bit skeptical of
Internet stocks due to their high valuations, I was able to find
several small-cap names - including CMGI, RealNetworks and E*Trade -
that had favorable prospects. For the period, CMGI was the fund's best
individual contributor. The company has forged a niche as an Internet
venture capital company. If someone has a start-up Internet idea and
wants to seek capital, CMGI is the company they tend to turn to. One
well-known company spun off from CMGI, for instance, was Lycos.
RealNetworks, meanwhile, supports live audio and video streams over
the Web, and E*Trade blossomed along with the increased attraction to
online securities trading. Each of these holdings performed well
during the period.
Q. COMPARED TO SIX MONTHS AGO, HARRY, ONLY THREE OF THE FUND'S TOP 10
STOCKS REMAIN IN THE TOP 10. IS THIS ROTATION BY DESIGN?
A. Some of it is, some of it isn't. For example, there are some names
that gradually fell out of my favor during the period due to weakening
business profiles. HMT Technology, which was the fund's fourth-largest
position six months ago - was a big disappointment and fell out of the
top 10. Celestial Seasonings - the popular maker of teas - would be
another detractor that lost its spot in the top 10. But another part
of this rotation has to do simply with market reaction and the fact
that I have similar-sized stakes in many of the fund's top 20 or so
holdings. By nature, the slightest market shift within the small-cap
universe can cause one stock to leapfrog another stock within the
portfolio. This happens on a daily basis.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING MONTHS?
A. If we continue to see merger and acquisitions within industries
such as technology, small caps may be able to sustain the momentum
they established during this past period. If this takes place, more
money should flow into small-cap stocks and small-cap funds. From a
portfolio perspective, areas such as biotechnology and health care
could present some interesting opportunities.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: seeks long-term growth
of capital by investing
primarily in equity securities
of companies with small
market capitalizations
START DATE: September 9,
1998
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $470 million
MANAGER: Harry Lange, since
inception; research director,
Fidelity Investments Far East,
1988-1992; joined Fidelity
in 1987
(checkmark)
HARRY LANGE TALKS ABOUT THE
TURNAROUND IN SMALL-CAP
STOCK PERFORMANCE:
"For the first time in five years, the
Russell 2000 Index - a gauge of
smaller stocks - outperformed
the large-cap oriented S&P 500
during a six-month period. I think
the seeds of this turnaround can
be traced to both company
takeovers and the Internet.
"Platinum Technology, for
instance, which the fund owned
during the period, was trading at
9 7/8 per share when it was
acquired by Computer Associates.
Computer Associates paid 29 3/4
per share for Platinum, or roughly
three times the closing price. When
companies pay a premium like that,
other small technology companies
tend to benefit vicariously.
"Small-cap companies also offer
more Internet-related
opportunities. A lot of the big
companies tend to do things the
old-fashioned way. Smaller
companies - particularly newer
ones - are quicker to adapt their
business models to the Internet to
take advantage. With the Internet
gaining in popularity, larger
companies may look upon this
capability favorably when looking
to acquire a smaller firm.
"Along with these factors, I'd also
point to a renewed sense of
investor optimism. We've begun to
see signs of gradual improvement
in overseas markets such as
Japan, which has been plagued by
downtrodden economic
conditions for a significant
amount of time. When investors
see trouble spots such as Japan
begin to turn the corner, there's
more of a willingness to take risks
with smaller stocks."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
Canandaigua Wine, Inc. Class A 2.8 0.0
BJ Services Co. 2.7 0.0
Pegasus Systems, Inc. 2.6 3.8
Medpartners, Inc. 2.6 3.2
Modis Professional Services, 2.5 1.0
Inc.
Cytyc Corp. 2.2 3.5
Medco Research, Inc. 2.1 1.2
Harnischfeger Industries, Inc. 2.0 0.0
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 1.9 0.0
Rayovac Corp. 1.9 1.8
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 19.8 31.1
SERVICES 10.9 10.9
MEDIA & LEISURE 8.7 3.9
HEALTH 8.6 11.4
ENERGY 6.7 1.5
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 * AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 92.8% Stocks 87.2%
Short-Term Investments 7.2% Short-Term Investments 12.8%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 2.3% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 3.1%
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Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 92.8
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 7.2
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 87.2
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 12.8
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
COMMON STOCKS - 92.7%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.6%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.4%
BE Aerospace, Inc. (a) 100,000 $ 1,787,500
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.2%
Herley Industries, Inc. 66,600 861,638
Nichols Research Corp. (a) 10,000 202,500
1,064,138
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 2,851,638
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 2.3%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 1.3%
Arch Chemicals, Inc. (a) 82,200 1,895,738
Georgia Gulf Corp. 200,000 2,987,500
Witco Corp. 50,000 875,000
5,758,238
METALS & MINING - 0.8%
Cable Design Technology Corp. 275,000 3,884,375
(a)
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.2%
Mercer International, Inc. 83,750 486,797
(SBI)
Pentair, Inc. 13,570 598,776
1,085,573
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 10,728,186
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
6.4%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.3%
Owens-Corning 400 15,750
Rock of Ages Corp. Class A (a) 25,000 265,625
Southdown, Inc. 19,300 1,223,138
1,504,513
CONSTRUCTION - 0.7%
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a) 45,000 1,001,250
Lennar Corp. 50,000 1,131,250
Pulte Corp. 50,000 1,190,625
3,323,125
REAL ESTATE - 2.1%
Boardwalk Equities, Inc. (a) 50,000 543,072
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
CONTINUED
REAL ESTATE - CONTINUED
Catellus Development Corp. (a) 13,990 $ 215,096
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. 470,000 8,665,625
Class A
9,423,793
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - 3.3%
Alexandria Real Estate 20,000 632,500
Equities, Inc.
Apartment Investment & 73,740 3,097,080
Management Co. Class A
CenterPoint Properties Trust 11,820 424,043
Colonial Properties Trust 13,800 387,263
(SBI)
Duke Realty Investments, Inc. 29,580 684,038
Glenborough Realty Trust, 105,670 1,935,082
Inc.
Home Properties of N.Y., Inc. 95,959 2,500,931
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. 10,000 323,750
Patriot American Hospitality, 930,280 4,825,828
Inc. unit
Urban Shopping Centers, Inc. 14,930 492,690
15,303,205
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 29,554,636
ESTATE
DURABLES - 4.1%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
1.6%
Copart, Inc. (a) 350,000 6,387,500
Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack 50,000 943,750
Spartan Motors, Inc. 20,000 115,000
7,446,250
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.4%
CompX International, Inc. (a) 122,934 1,859,377
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.6%
Fossil, Inc. (a) 62,200 2,608,513
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.1%
Restoration Hardware, Inc. 50,000 596,875
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 1.4%
Galey & Lord, Inc. (a) 15,350 63,319
Liz Claiborne, Inc. 110,000 3,960,000
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
DURABLES - CONTINUED
TEXTILES & APPAREL - CONTINUED
Quaker Fabric Corp. (a) 374,620 $ 1,884,807
Supreme International Corp. 39,600 423,225
(a)
6,331,351
TOTAL DURABLES 18,842,366
ENERGY - 6.7%
ENERGY SERVICES - 6.0%
BJ Services Co. (a) 450,000 12,403,125
Nabors Industries, Inc. (a) 100,000 2,000,000
Oceaneering International, 200,000 3,087,500
Inc. (a)
Rowan Companies, Inc. (a) 430,000 7,256,250
Smith International, Inc. 60,000 2,595,000
Tidewater, Inc. 14,520 371,168
27,713,043
OIL & GAS - 0.7%
Cooper Cameron Corp. (a) 69,170 2,503,089
Kerr-McGee Corp. 14,501 674,297
3,177,386
TOTAL ENERGY 30,890,429
FINANCE - 3.6%
BANKS - 0.7%
Bank of The Ozarks, Inc. 30,500 579,500
Cathay Bancorp, Inc. 13,000 456,625
Sterling Bancorp 50,000 1,025,000
Westamerica Bancorp. 27,630 954,962
Whitney Holding Corp. 10,000 407,500
3,423,587
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.2%
Investors Financial Services 600 21,150
Corp.
Long Beach Financial Corp. (a) 53,510 765,862
787,012
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
INSURANCE - 0.5%
American Bankers Insurance 20,000 $ 1,072,500
Group, Inc.
PMI Group, Inc. 20,000 1,170,000
2,242,500
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.7%
Dime Bancorp, Inc. 116,970 2,383,264
Washington Federal, Inc. 34,188 769,230
3,152,494
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 1.5%
E*Trade Group, Inc. (a) 20,000 890,000
Everen Capital Corp. 40,000 1,172,500
Hambrecht & Quist Group (a) 70,000 2,515,625
Knight/Trimark Group, Inc. 40,000 2,240,000
Class A (a)
6,818,125
TOTAL FINANCE 16,423,718
HEALTH - 8.6%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 5.8%
Aviron (a) 30,000 648,750
Biomatrix, Inc. (a) 60,000 1,837,500
Chirex, Inc. (a) 400 12,075
Cytyc Corp. (a) 491,200 10,192,400
Medco Research, Inc. (a) 412,780 9,700,330
Medimmune, Inc. (a) 5,200 330,850
Sepracor, Inc. (a) 35,000 2,231,250
SuperGen, Inc. (a) 100,000 1,743,750
26,696,905
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 1.6%
Bindley Western Industries, 100,000 3,012,500
Inc.
ESC Medical Systems Ltd. (a) 295,350 1,809,019
Physiometrix, Inc. (a) 169,000 200,688
Scott Technologies, Inc. 50,000 943,750
Class A (a)
Wesley Jessen Visioncare, 50,000 1,556,250
Inc. (a)
7,522,207
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 1.2%
Health Management Associates, 401,800 $ 5,223,400
Inc. Class A (a)
TOTAL HEALTH 39,442,512
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 5.7%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 3.3%
ANTEC Corp. (a) 100,000 2,931,250
Energy Conversion Devices, 20,000 173,750
Inc.
Pittway Corp. 70,000 1,876,875
Rayovac Corp. (a) 347,800 8,781,950
VWR Scientific Products Corp. 50,000 1,431,250
(a)
15,195,075
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 2.4%
Coltec Industries, Inc. (a) 50,000 1,000,000
Harnischfeger Industries, 1,250,000 8,984,375
Inc.
PRI Automation, Inc. (a) 38,200 935,900
10,920,275
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.0%
Waste Industries, Inc. (a) 5,000 80,625
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 26,195,975
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 8.7%
BROADCASTING - 4.1%
Capital Radio PLC 100,000 1,404,779
Heftel Broadcasting Corp. 36,400 2,261,350
Class A (a)
Nielsen Media Research, Inc. 270,000 7,222,500
Radio One, Inc. (a) 200,000 8,050,000
Scottish Radio Holdings PLC 5,100 69,438
19,008,067
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.1%
Dover Downs Entertainment, 34,300 653,844
Inc.
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 1.8%
Brass Eagle, Inc. (a) 2,900 57,275
Coachmen Industries, Inc. 120,000 2,640,000
Winnebago Industries, Inc. 327,500 5,403,750
8,101,025
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
LODGING & GAMING - 0.3%
WMS Industries, Inc. (a) 100,000 $ 1,356,250
PUBLISHING - 2.0%
Harte Hanks Communications, 75,200 1,710,800
Inc.
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. 250,000 7,281,250
Class B (a)
8,992,050
RESTAURANTS - 0.4%
Brinker International, Inc. 70,000 1,964,375
(a)
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 40,075,611
NONDURABLES - 5.9%
BEVERAGES - 5.2%
Canandaigua Wine, Inc. Class 260,000 12,934,993
A (a)
Celestial Seasonings, Inc. 426,720 8,214,360
(a)(c)
Golden State Vinters, Inc. 378,500 2,531,219
Class B (a)(c)
23,680,572
FOODS - 0.7%
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. 110,000 3,086,875
Class A (a)
Corn Products International, 8,090 238,655
Inc.
3,325,530
TOTAL NONDURABLES 27,006,102
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.2%
Placer Dome, Inc. 93,590 1,041,936
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 5.3%
APPAREL STORES - 1.0%
Baker (J.), Inc. 200,000 1,450,000
Chicos Fas, Inc. (a) 25,850 586,472
Venator Group, Inc. (a) 250,000 2,734,375
4,770,847
DRUG STORES - 0.7%
Duane Reade, Inc. (a) 100,000 3,187,500
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 3.6%
Barbeques Galore Ltd. 50,000 406,250
sponsored ADR (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - CONTINUED
Handleman Co. (a) 620,000 $ 7,323,750
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (a) 300,000 8,943,750
16,673,750
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 24,632,097
SERVICES - 10.9%
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - 0.2%
Quest Education Corp. (a) 60,000 675,000
PRINTING - 0.7%
Valassis Communications, Inc. 95,415 3,321,635
(a)
SERVICES - 10.0%
ACNielsen Corp. (a) 268,700 7,573,981
APAC Teleservices, Inc. (a) 130,000 479,375
Armor Holdings, Inc. (a) 500,000 5,218,750
International Telecom Data 115,300 1,441,250
Systems, Inc. (a)
Korn/Ferry International (a) 450,000 5,962,500
Market Facts, Inc. (a) 70,000 2,191,875
Medpartners, Inc. (a) 2,039,400 11,854,013
Modis Professional Services, 771,190 11,375,053
Inc. (a)
46,096,797
TOTAL SERVICES 50,093,432
TECHNOLOGY - 19.8%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
Xircom, Inc. (a) 9,400 237,350
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 15.2%
Acxiom Corp. (a) 50,000 1,350,000
Architel Systems Corp. (a) 35,800 269,758
Catalyst International, Inc. 100,000 1,675,000
(a)
CMGI, Inc. (a) 20,440 2,118,095
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 11,800 578,938
(a)
FactSet Research Systems, 52,500 2,244,375
Inc.
Fair, Isaac & Co., Inc. 69,460 2,274,815
Integrated Measurement 20,000 220,000
Systems, Inc. (a)
Made2Manage Systems, Inc. (a) 30,000 307,500
Medical Manager Corp. (a) 100,000 4,950,000
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Pacific Internet Ltd. (a) 100 $ 4,525
Pegasus Systems, Inc. (a) 348,360 12,149,055
Pervasive Software, Inc. (a) 200,000 3,425,000
Polycom, Inc. (a) 240,000 6,150,000
Project Software & 136,000 3,867,500
Development, Inc. (a)
QRS Corp. (a) 90,000 6,660,000
Rational Software Corp. (a) 59,600 2,015,225
RealNetworks, Inc. (a) 20,600 1,460,025
Sabre Group Holdings, Inc. 4,900 301,656
Class A (a)
Shared Medical Systems Corp. 100,000 6,575,000
Sportsline USA, Inc. (a) 125,100 4,652,156
Symantec Corp. (a) 70,000 1,715,000
Titan Corp. (a) 122,730 974,169
TSI International Software 20,000 442,500
Ltd. (a)
VeriSign, Inc. (a) 10,000 1,185,000
Visual Networks, Inc. (a) 80,000 2,360,000
69,925,292
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 0.4%
HMT Technology Corp. (a) 287,200 1,157,775
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. 10,000 731,250
(a)
1,889,025
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 1.0%
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 27,550 1,253,525
Sawtek, Inc. (a) 20,000 792,500
Teradyne, Inc. (a) 47,380 2,502,256
4,548,281
ELECTRONICS - 2.5%
AstroPower, Inc. (a) 200,000 2,612,500
Microchip Technology, Inc. (a) 39,540 1,734,818
Microsemi Corp. (a) 14,840 142,835
Power-One, Inc. (a) 162,500 2,650,781
Semtech Corp. (a) 108,820 4,550,036
11,690,970
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT - 0.6%
Gretag Imaging Holding AG 30,000 2,808,603
(Reg.)
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 91,099,521
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TRANSPORTATION - 2.2%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.0%
Travel Services 2,010 $ 16,520
International, Inc. (a)
SHIPPING - 0.4%
Sea Containers Ltd. Class A 50,000 1,687,500
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 1.8%
CNF Transportation, Inc. 6,180 256,470
Expeditors International of 100,000 5,562,500
Washington, Inc.
Swift Transportation Co., 38,205 698,435
Inc. (a)
USFreightways Corp. 50,000 1,968,750
8,486,155
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 10,190,175
UTILITIES - 1.7%
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.9%
Calpine Corp. (a) 73,900 4,004,456
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 0.8%
WinStar Communications, Inc. 74,720 3,693,970
(a)
TOTAL UTILITIES 7,698,426
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 426,766,760
(Cost $370,235,197)
NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS - 0.1%
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.1%
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - 0.1%
Patriot American Hospitality, 9,151 219,624
Inc. $3.75 (Cost $228,791)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 7.2%
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 33,250,227 33,250,227
(Cost $33,250,227)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 460,236,611
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $403,714,215)
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.82%. 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
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $407,095,187. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $53,141,424, of which $75,050,691 related to appreciated
investment securities and $21,909,267 related to depreciated
investment securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 460,236,611
value (cost $403,714,215) -
See accompanying schedule
Cash 176,330
Receivable for investments 8,310,101
sold
Receivable for fund shares 5,670,506
sold
Dividends receivable 113,485
Interest receivable 139,840
Prepaid expenses 19,083
TOTAL ASSETS 474,665,956
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 2,846,282
purchased
Payable for fund shares 379,614
redeemed
Accrued management fee 268,596
Distribution fees payable 219,993
Other payables and accrued 164,500
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 3,878,985
NET ASSETS $ 470,786,971
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 385,110,783
Accumulated net investment (1,328,191)
(loss)
Accumulated undistributed net 30,481,983
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 56,522,396
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS $ 470,786,971
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $16.18
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($31,821,276 (divided by)
1,966,329 shares)
Maximum offering price per $17.17
share (100/94.25 of $16.18)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $16.15
redemption price per share
($228,685,522 (divided by)
14,163,399 shares)
Maximum offering price per $16.74
share (100/96.50 of $16.15)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $16.07
offering price per share
($88,955,644 (divided by)
5,534,373 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $16.11
offering price per share
($72,649,072 (divided by)
4,508,205 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $16.21
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($48,675,457 (divided
by) 3,003,717 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER-SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 506,085
Dividends
Special dividend from 228,791
Patriot American
Hospitality, Inc.
Interest 514,159
TOTAL INCOME 1,249,035
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 1,113,055
Transfer agent fees 354,237
Distribution fees 912,874
Accounting fees and expenses 72,405
Non-interested trustees' 388
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 11,308
Registration fees 169,295
Audit 8,515
Legal 187
Miscellaneous 249
Total expenses before 2,642,513
reductions
Expense reductions (65,287) 2,577,226
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (1,328,191)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 31,117,055
Foreign currency transactions 13,623 31,130,678
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 40,165,414
Assets and liabilities in 21 40,165,435
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 71,296,113
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 69,967,922
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 SEPTEMBER 9, 1998
(UNAUDITED) (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (1,328,191) $ (98,459)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 31,130,678 239,240
Change in net unrealized 40,165,435 16,356,961
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 69,967,922 16,497,742
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (788,810) -
from net realized gains
Share transactions - net 260,232,985 124,877,132
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 329,412,097 141,374,874
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 141,374,874 -
End of period (including $ 470,786,971 $ 141,374,874
accumulated net investment
loss of $1,328,191 and $0,
respectively)
</TABLE>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998 G
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 12.35 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.04) H (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 3.92 2.36
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.88 2.35
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.18 $ 12.35
TOTAL RETURN B, C 31.46% 23.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 31,821 $ 9,587
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.43% A 1.75% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.39% A, F 1.68% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.55)% A (.40)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 106% A 204% A
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
G FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1998.
H INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE REFLECTS A SPECIAL DIVIDEND FROM PATRIOT
AMERICAN HOSPITALITY, INC. WHICH AMOUNTED TO $.01 PER SHARE.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998 G
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 12.34 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.06) H (.02)
Net realized and unrealized 3.92 2.36
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.86 2.34
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.15 $ 12.34
TOTAL RETURN B, C 31.32% 23.40%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 228,686 $ 72,428
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.66% A 2.00% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.62% A, F 1.93% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.78)% A (.63)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 106% A 204% A
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
G FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS T
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1998.
H INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE REFLECTS A SPECIAL DIVIDEND FROM PATRIOT
AMERICAN HOSPITALITY, INC. WHICH AMOUNTED TO $.01 PER SHARE.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998 G
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 12.31 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.10) H (.03)
Net realized and unrealized 3.91 2.34
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.81 2.31
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.07 $ 12.31
TOTAL RETURN B, C 30.99% 23.10%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 88,956 $ 24,344
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.22% A 2.50% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.17% A, F 2.43% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.33)% A (1.15)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 106% A 204% A
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
G FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS B
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1998.
H INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE REFLECTS A SPECIAL DIVIDEND FROM PATRIOT
AMERICAN HOSPITALITY, INC. WHICH AMOUNTED TO $.01 PER SHARE.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998 G
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 12.34 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.09) H (.03)
Net realized and unrealized 3.91 2.37
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.82 2.34
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.11 $ 12.34
TOTAL RETURN B, C 30.99% 23.40%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 72,649 $ 22,117
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.17% A 2.50% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.13% A, F 2.44% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.29)% A (1.15)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 106% A 204% A
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
G FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS C
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1998.
H INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE REFLECTS A SPECIAL DIVIDEND FROM PATRIOT
AMERICAN HOSPITALITY, INC. WHICH AMOUNTED TO $.01 PER SHARE.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 G
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 12.35 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.02) H -
Net realized and unrealized 3.93 2.35
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.91 2.35
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.21 $ 12.35
TOTAL RETURN B, C 31.70% 23.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 48,675 $ 12,898
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.13% A 1.50% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.08% A, F 1.42% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.25)% A (.15)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 106% A 204% A
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
C THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
G FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1998.
H INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE REFLECTS A SPECIAL DIVIDEND FROM PATRIOT
AMERICAN HOSPITALITY, INC. WHICH AMOUNTED TO $.01 PER SHARE.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity
Advisor Series I (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 (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management
investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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.
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.
PREPAID EXPENSES. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) bears
all organizational expenses of the funds except for the cost of
registering and qualifying shares of each class for distribution under
federal and state securities law. These registration expenses are
borne by the fund and amortized over one year.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Distributions are recorded on the
ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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 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 net investment loss and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
may include temporary book and tax basis differences that will reverse
in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining at fiscal
year end is distributed in the following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
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 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 $380,840,565 and $147,499,843, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .2500% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
MANAGEMENT FEE - CONTINUED
fee rate is .45%. In the event that these rates were lower than the
contractual rates in effect during the period, FMR voluntarily
implemented the above rates, as they resulted in the same or a lower
management fee. For the period, the management fee was equivalent to
an annualized rate of .74% of average net assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
CLASS C 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 26,124 $ 1,055
CLASS T 375,843 2,777
CLASS B 272,173 210,142
CLASS C 238,734 238,734
$ 912,874 $ 452,708
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
assets that do not remain in the fund for at least one year. The Class
A and Class T contingent deferred sales charge is based on 0.25% of
the lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or
the net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. A portion of the sales charges paid to
FDC are paid to securities dealers, banks and other financial
institutions.
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 133,656 $ 79,071
CLASS T 420,189 207,452
CLASS B 99,676 99,676*
CLASS C 21,275 21,275*
$ 674,796 $ 407,474
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 26,221 .26*
CLASS T 170,829 .23*
CLASS B 73,287 .27*
CLASS C 54,121 .23*
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 29,779 .20*
$ 354,237
* ANNUALIZED
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of
FMR, 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 $29,987 for the
period.
5. 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 $60,356 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into arrangements with its custodian
and each class' transfer agent whereby credits realized as a result of
uninvested cash balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses.
During the period, the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $4,649
under the custodian arrangement, and each applicable class' expenses
were reduced as follows under the transfer agent arrangements:
TRANSFER AGENT CREDITS
CLASS A $ 166
CLASS C 116
$ 282
6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
SIX MONTHS ENDED
MAY 31,
1999
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 53,944
Class T 394,577
Class B 138,774
Class C 127,440
Institutional Class 74,075
Total $ 788,810
7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 1,444,698 803,382 $ 21,092,800
Reinvestment of distributions 3,246 - 47,909
Shares redeemed (258,114) (26,883) (3,746,843)
Net increase (decrease) 1,189,830 776,499 $ 17,393,866
CLASS T Shares sold 11,189,435 5,958,472 $ 164,887,176
Reinvestment of distributions 24,369 - 359,185
Shares redeemed (2,921,392) (87,485) (43,515,602)
Net increase (decrease) 8,292,412 5,870,987 $ 121,730,759
CLASS B Shares sold 3,943,312 2,004,383 $ 57,915,326
Reinvestment of distributions 7,915 - 116,348
Shares redeemed (394,252) (26,985) (5,691,289)
Net increase (decrease) 3,556,975 1,977,398 $ 52,340,385
CLASS C Shares sold 3,022,945 1,833,835 $ 44,032,697
Reinvestment of distributions 7,697 - 113,449
Shares redeemed (314,746) (41,526) (4,561,621)
Net increase (decrease) 2,715,896 1,792,309 $ 39,584,525
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 2,176,062 1,065,454 $ 32,343,490
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 4,008 - 59,158
Shares redeemed (220,934) (20,873) (3,219,198)
Net increase (decrease) 1,959,136 1,044,581 $ 29,183,450
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SEPTEMBER 9, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO NOVEMBER 30,
1998
CLASS A Shares sold $ 8,780,684
Reinvestment of distributions -
Shares redeemed (306,364)
Net increase (decrease) $ 8,474,320
CLASS T Shares sold $ 65,079,821
Reinvestment of distributions -
Shares redeemed (935,799)
Net increase (decrease) $ 64,144,022
CLASS B Shares sold $ 22,156,184
Reinvestment of distributions -
Shares redeemed (321,811)
Net increase (decrease) $ 21,834,373
CLASS C Shares sold $ 19,957,700
Reinvestment of distributions -
Shares redeemed (489,364)
Net increase (decrease) $ 19,468,336
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 11,180,375
sold
Reinvestment of distributions -
Shares redeemed (224,294)
Net increase (decrease) $ 10,956,081
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8. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED COMPANIES.
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of
at least 5% of the voting securities. Transactions during the period
with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:
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SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS WITH
AFFILIATED COMPANIES
AFFILIATE PURCHASE COST SALES COST DIVIDEND INCOME VALUE
Celestial Seasonings, Inc. $ 120,238 $ - $ - $ 8,214,360
Golden State Vinters, Inc. 189,926 - - 2,531,219
Class B
TOTALS $ 310,164 $ - $ - $ 10,745,579
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INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Abigail P. Johnson, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENT
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Quincy, MA
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
ASCF-SANN-0799 80129
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(Fidelity Logo Graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
SMALL CAP
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(Fidelity Logos)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 6 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 9 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the last six months.
INVESTMENTS 10 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 20 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 29 Notes to the financial
statements.
Third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR SMALL CAP FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
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 class' dividend income and
capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that
have grown in value). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class
expenses, the life of fund total return would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - INST 31.70% 62.65%
CL
Russell 2000(registered 11.03% 25.63%
trademark)
Small Cap Funds Average 9.39% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, six months or since
the fund started on September 9, 1998. For example, if you had
invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5% return over the past year, the
value of your investment would be $1,050. You can compare
Institutional Class' returns to the performance of the Russell 2000
Index - a market capitalization-weighted index of 2,000 small company
stocks. To measure how the fund's performance stacked up against its
peers, you can compare it to the small cap funds average, which
reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives
tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months average represents a peer
group of 745 mutual funds. These benchmarks include reinvested
dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales
charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
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. These numbers will be reported once the fund
is a year old.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Small Cap -CL I Russell 2000
00298 RS002
1998/09/09 10000.00 10000.00
1998/09/30 10190.00 10330.77
1998/10/31 11250.00 10752.10
1998/11/30 12350.00 11315.43
1998/12/31 13900.00 12015.65
1999/01/31 14689.59 12175.32
1999/02/28 14117.66 11189.19
1999/03/31 15000.64 11363.87
1999/04/30 16134.47 12382.15
1999/05/28 16264.91 12563.02
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990614 134509 R00000000000012
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund - Institutional Class on
September 9, 1998, when the fund started. As the chart shows, by May
31, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to $16,265 - a
62.65% increase on the initial investment. For comparison, look at how
the Russell 2000 Index did over the same period. With dividends and
capital gains, if any, reinvested, the same $10,000 investment would
have grown to $12,563 - a 25.63% 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 or
bonds will vary. That means if
you sell your shares during
a market downturn, you might
lose money. But if you can
ride out the market's ups and
downs, you may have a gain.
(checkmark)
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of Harry Lange)
An interview with Harry Lange, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor
Small Cap Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, HARRY?
A. Very well. For the six months that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's
Institutional Class shares returned 31.70%. This easily topped the
Russell 2000 Index, which returned 11.03% during the same period. The
small cap funds average - as tracked by Lipper Inc. - had a six-month
return of 9.39% as of May 31, 1999. From September 9, 1998 - the date
of the fund's inception - through May 31, 1999, the fund's
Institutional Class shares returned 62.65%. The Russell 2000 Index
returned 25.63% in that time period. In future reports, we'll look at
the fund's six- and 12-month performance.
Q. CAN YOU HIGHLIGHT THE MAIN FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND'S
STRONG SHOWING?
A. Much of the fund's performance can be traced to fortuitous timing
and good stock picking. When the fund commenced operations, small-cap
stock valuations were pretty beaten down. My early strategy was to
look for names that I felt could snap back sharply in the event of an
upswing. This led me to several semiconductor-related names, including
KLA-Tencor and Teradyne. When business prospects for these types of
companies began to improve in late 1998, both of these investments
prospered. Following the same line of thinking, I pared back the
fund's technology exposure during the first few months of 1999 and
allocated some of those assets to energy services stocks. At the time,
the price of oil was extremely low and I felt that oil exploration
companies such as BJ Services - the fund's second-largest holding at
the end of the period - and Rowan could benefit should the price rise.
Shortly thereafter, we began to see a steady climb in the price of oil
and these holdings performed very well. There's also an internal
factor I'd point to - the establishment of Fidelity's new small-cap
research team. Having a group of analysts concentrate solely on small
caps has been quite advantageous.
Q. WERE THERE ANY OTHER AREAS THAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION?
A. The fund also benefited from good stock selection in the Internet
category. While investors as a whole seemed a bit skeptical of
Internet stocks due to their high valuations, I was able to find
several small-cap names - including CMGI, RealNetworks and E*Trade -
that had favorable prospects. For the period, CMGI was the fund's best
individual contributor. The company has forged a niche as an Internet
venture capital company. If someone has a start-up Internet idea and
wants to seek capital, CMGI is the company they tend to turn to. One
well-known company spun off from CMGI, for instance, was Lycos.
RealNetworks, meanwhile, supports live audio and video streams over
the Web, and E*Trade blossomed along with the increased attraction to
online securities trading. Each of these holdings performed well
during the period.
Q. COMPARED TO SIX MONTHS AGO, HARRY, ONLY THREE OF THE FUND'S TOP 10
STOCKS REMAIN IN THE TOP 10. IS THIS ROTATION BY DESIGN?
A. Some of it is, some of it isn't. For example, there are some names
that gradually fell out of my favor during the period due to weakening
business profiles. HMT Technology, which was the fund's fourth-largest
position six months ago - was a big disappointment and fell out of the
top 10. Celestial Seasonings - the popular maker of teas - would be
another detractor that lost its spot in the top 10. But another part
of this rotation has to do simply with market reaction and the fact
that I have similar-sized stakes in many of the fund's top 20 or so
holdings. By nature, the slightest market shift within the small-cap
universe can cause one stock to leapfrog another stock within the
portfolio. This happens on a daily basis.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING MONTHS?
A. If we continue to see merger and acquisitions within industries
such as technology, small caps may be able to sustain the momentum
they established during this past period. If this takes place, more
money should flow into small-cap stocks and small-cap funds. From a
portfolio perspective, areas such as biotechnology and health care
could present some interesting opportunities.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: seeks long-term growth
of capital by investing
primarily in equity securities
of companies with small
market capitalizations
START DATE: September 9,
1998
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $470 million
MANAGER: Harry Lange, since
inception; research director,
Fidelity Investments Far East,
1988-1992; joined Fidelity
in 1987
(checkmark)
HARRY LANGE TALKS ABOUT THE
TURNAROUND IN SMALL-CAP
STOCK PERFORMANCE:
"For the first time in five years, the
Russell 2000 Index - a gauge of
smaller stocks - outperformed
the large-cap oriented S&P 500
during a six-month period. I think
the seeds of this turnaround can
be traced to both company
takeovers and the Internet.
"Platinum Technology, for
instance, which the fund owned
during the period, was trading at
9 7/8 per share when it was
acquired by Computer Associates.
Computer Associates paid 29 3/4
per share for Platinum, or roughly
three times the closing price. When
companies pay a premium like that,
other small technology companies
tend to benefit vicariously.
"Small-cap companies also offer
more Internet-related
opportunities. A lot of the big
companies tend to do things the
old-fashioned way. Smaller
companies - particularly newer
ones - are quicker to adapt their
business models to the Internet to
take advantage. With the Internet
gaining in popularity, larger
companies may look upon this
capability favorably when looking
to acquire a smaller firm.
"Along with these factors, I'd also
point to a renewed sense of
investor optimism. We've begun to
see signs of gradual improvement
in overseas markets such as
Japan, which has been plagued by
downtrodden economic
conditions for a significant
amount of time. When investors
see trouble spots such as Japan
begin to turn the corner, there's
more of a willingness to take risks
with smaller stocks."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
Canandaigua Wine, Inc. Class A 2.8 0.0
BJ Services Co. 2.7 0.0
Pegasus Systems, Inc. 2.6 3.8
Medpartners, Inc. 2.6 3.2
Modis Professional Services, 2.5 1.0
Inc.
Cytyc Corp. 2.2 3.5
Medco Research, Inc. 2.1 1.2
Harnischfeger Industries, Inc. 2.0 0.0
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 1.9 0.0
Rayovac Corp. 1.9 1.8
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 19.8 31.1
SERVICES 10.9 10.9
MEDIA & LEISURE 8.7 3.9
HEALTH 8.6 11.4
ENERGY 6.7 1.5
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 *
Stocks 92.8%
Short-Term Investments 7.2%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 2.3%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 92.8
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 7.2
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 87.2%
Short-Term Investments 12.8%
** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 3.1%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 87.2
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 12.8
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
COMMON STOCKS - 92.7%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.6%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.4%
BE Aerospace, Inc. (a) 100,000 $ 1,787,500
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.2%
Herley Industries, Inc. 66,600 861,638
Nichols Research Corp. (a) 10,000 202,500
1,064,138
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 2,851,638
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 2.3%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 1.3%
Arch Chemicals, Inc. (a) 82,200 1,895,738
Georgia Gulf Corp. 200,000 2,987,500
Witco Corp. 50,000 875,000
5,758,238
METALS & MINING - 0.8%
Cable Design Technology Corp. 275,000 3,884,375
(a)
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.2%
Mercer International, Inc. 83,750 486,797
(SBI)
Pentair, Inc. 13,570 598,776
1,085,573
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 10,728,186
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
6.4%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.3%
Owens-Corning 400 15,750
Rock of Ages Corp. Class A (a) 25,000 265,625
Southdown, Inc. 19,300 1,223,138
1,504,513
CONSTRUCTION - 0.7%
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a) 45,000 1,001,250
Lennar Corp. 50,000 1,131,250
Pulte Corp. 50,000 1,190,625
3,323,125
REAL ESTATE - 2.1%
Boardwalk Equities, Inc. (a) 50,000 543,072
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
CONTINUED
REAL ESTATE - CONTINUED
Catellus Development Corp. (a) 13,990 $ 215,096
Stewart Enterprises, Inc. 470,000 8,665,625
Class A
9,423,793
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - 3.3%
Alexandria Real Estate 20,000 632,500
Equities, Inc.
Apartment Investment & 73,740 3,097,080
Management Co. Class A
CenterPoint Properties Trust 11,820 424,043
Colonial Properties Trust 13,800 387,263
(SBI)
Duke Realty Investments, Inc. 29,580 684,038
Glenborough Realty Trust, 105,670 1,935,082
Inc.
Home Properties of N.Y., Inc. 95,959 2,500,931
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. 10,000 323,750
Patriot American Hospitality, 930,280 4,825,828
Inc. unit
Urban Shopping Centers, Inc. 14,930 492,690
15,303,205
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 29,554,636
ESTATE
DURABLES - 4.1%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
1.6%
Copart, Inc. (a) 350,000 6,387,500
Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack 50,000 943,750
Spartan Motors, Inc. 20,000 115,000
7,446,250
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.4%
CompX International, Inc. (a) 122,934 1,859,377
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.6%
Fossil, Inc. (a) 62,200 2,608,513
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.1%
Restoration Hardware, Inc. 50,000 596,875
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 1.4%
Galey & Lord, Inc. (a) 15,350 63,319
Liz Claiborne, Inc. 110,000 3,960,000
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
DURABLES - CONTINUED
TEXTILES & APPAREL - CONTINUED
Quaker Fabric Corp. (a) 374,620 $ 1,884,807
Supreme International Corp. 39,600 423,225
(a)
6,331,351
TOTAL DURABLES 18,842,366
ENERGY - 6.7%
ENERGY SERVICES - 6.0%
BJ Services Co. (a) 450,000 12,403,125
Nabors Industries, Inc. (a) 100,000 2,000,000
Oceaneering International, 200,000 3,087,500
Inc. (a)
Rowan Companies, Inc. (a) 430,000 7,256,250
Smith International, Inc. 60,000 2,595,000
Tidewater, Inc. 14,520 371,168
27,713,043
OIL & GAS - 0.7%
Cooper Cameron Corp. (a) 69,170 2,503,089
Kerr-McGee Corp. 14,501 674,297
3,177,386
TOTAL ENERGY 30,890,429
FINANCE - 3.6%
BANKS - 0.7%
Bank of The Ozarks, Inc. 30,500 579,500
Cathay Bancorp, Inc. 13,000 456,625
Sterling Bancorp 50,000 1,025,000
Westamerica Bancorp. 27,630 954,962
Whitney Holding Corp. 10,000 407,500
3,423,587
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.2%
Investors Financial Services 600 21,150
Corp.
Long Beach Financial Corp. (a) 53,510 765,862
787,012
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
INSURANCE - 0.5%
American Bankers Insurance 20,000 $ 1,072,500
Group, Inc.
PMI Group, Inc. 20,000 1,170,000
2,242,500
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.7%
Dime Bancorp, Inc. 116,970 2,383,264
Washington Federal, Inc. 34,188 769,230
3,152,494
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 1.5%
E*Trade Group, Inc. (a) 20,000 890,000
Everen Capital Corp. 40,000 1,172,500
Hambrecht & Quist Group (a) 70,000 2,515,625
Knight/Trimark Group, Inc. 40,000 2,240,000
Class A (a)
6,818,125
TOTAL FINANCE 16,423,718
HEALTH - 8.6%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 5.8%
Aviron (a) 30,000 648,750
Biomatrix, Inc. (a) 60,000 1,837,500
Chirex, Inc. (a) 400 12,075
Cytyc Corp. (a) 491,200 10,192,400
Medco Research, Inc. (a) 412,780 9,700,330
Medimmune, Inc. (a) 5,200 330,850
Sepracor, Inc. (a) 35,000 2,231,250
SuperGen, Inc. (a) 100,000 1,743,750
26,696,905
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 1.6%
Bindley Western Industries, 100,000 3,012,500
Inc.
ESC Medical Systems Ltd. (a) 295,350 1,809,019
Physiometrix, Inc. (a) 169,000 200,688
Scott Technologies, Inc. 50,000 943,750
Class A (a)
Wesley Jessen Visioncare, 50,000 1,556,250
Inc. (a)
7,522,207
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 1.2%
Health Management Associates, 401,800 $ 5,223,400
Inc. Class A (a)
TOTAL HEALTH 39,442,512
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 5.7%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 3.3%
ANTEC Corp. (a) 100,000 2,931,250
Energy Conversion Devices, 20,000 173,750
Inc.
Pittway Corp. 70,000 1,876,875
Rayovac Corp. (a) 347,800 8,781,950
VWR Scientific Products Corp. 50,000 1,431,250
(a)
15,195,075
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 2.4%
Coltec Industries, Inc. (a) 50,000 1,000,000
Harnischfeger Industries, 1,250,000 8,984,375
Inc.
PRI Automation, Inc. (a) 38,200 935,900
10,920,275
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.0%
Waste Industries, Inc. (a) 5,000 80,625
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 26,195,975
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 8.7%
BROADCASTING - 4.1%
Capital Radio PLC 100,000 1,404,779
Heftel Broadcasting Corp. 36,400 2,261,350
Class A (a)
Nielsen Media Research, Inc. 270,000 7,222,500
Radio One, Inc. (a) 200,000 8,050,000
Scottish Radio Holdings PLC 5,100 69,438
19,008,067
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.1%
Dover Downs Entertainment, 34,300 653,844
Inc.
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 1.8%
Brass Eagle, Inc. (a) 2,900 57,275
Coachmen Industries, Inc. 120,000 2,640,000
Winnebago Industries, Inc. 327,500 5,403,750
8,101,025
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
LODGING & GAMING - 0.3%
WMS Industries, Inc. (a) 100,000 $ 1,356,250
PUBLISHING - 2.0%
Harte Hanks Communications, 75,200 1,710,800
Inc.
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. 250,000 7,281,250
Class B (a)
8,992,050
RESTAURANTS - 0.4%
Brinker International, Inc. 70,000 1,964,375
(a)
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 40,075,611
NONDURABLES - 5.9%
BEVERAGES - 5.2%
Canandaigua Wine, Inc. Class 260,000 12,934,993
A (a)
Celestial Seasonings, Inc. 426,720 8,214,360
(a)(c)
Golden State Vinters, Inc. 378,500 2,531,219
Class B (a)(c)
23,680,572
FOODS - 0.7%
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. 110,000 3,086,875
Class A (a)
Corn Products International, 8,090 238,655
Inc.
3,325,530
TOTAL NONDURABLES 27,006,102
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.2%
Placer Dome, Inc. 93,590 1,041,936
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 5.3%
APPAREL STORES - 1.0%
Baker (J.), Inc. 200,000 1,450,000
Chicos Fas, Inc. (a) 25,850 586,472
Venator Group, Inc. (a) 250,000 2,734,375
4,770,847
DRUG STORES - 0.7%
Duane Reade, Inc. (a) 100,000 3,187,500
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 3.6%
Barbeques Galore Ltd. 50,000 406,250
sponsored ADR (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - CONTINUED
Handleman Co. (a) 620,000 $ 7,323,750
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (a) 300,000 8,943,750
16,673,750
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 24,632,097
SERVICES - 10.9%
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - 0.2%
Quest Education Corp. (a) 60,000 675,000
PRINTING - 0.7%
Valassis Communications, Inc. 95,415 3,321,635
(a)
SERVICES - 10.0%
ACNielsen Corp. (a) 268,700 7,573,981
APAC Teleservices, Inc. (a) 130,000 479,375
Armor Holdings, Inc. (a) 500,000 5,218,750
International Telecom Data 115,300 1,441,250
Systems, Inc. (a)
Korn/Ferry International (a) 450,000 5,962,500
Market Facts, Inc. (a) 70,000 2,191,875
Medpartners, Inc. (a) 2,039,400 11,854,013
Modis Professional Services, 771,190 11,375,053
Inc. (a)
46,096,797
TOTAL SERVICES 50,093,432
TECHNOLOGY - 19.8%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
Xircom, Inc. (a) 9,400 237,350
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 15.2%
Acxiom Corp. (a) 50,000 1,350,000
Architel Systems Corp. (a) 35,800 269,758
Catalyst International, Inc. 100,000 1,675,000
(a)
CMGI, Inc. (a) 20,440 2,118,095
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 11,800 578,938
(a)
FactSet Research Systems, 52,500 2,244,375
Inc.
Fair, Isaac & Co., Inc. 69,460 2,274,815
Integrated Measurement 20,000 220,000
Systems, Inc. (a)
Made2Manage Systems, Inc. (a) 30,000 307,500
Medical Manager Corp. (a) 100,000 4,950,000
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Pacific Internet Ltd. (a) 100 $ 4,525
Pegasus Systems, Inc. (a) 348,360 12,149,055
Pervasive Software, Inc. (a) 200,000 3,425,000
Polycom, Inc. (a) 240,000 6,150,000
Project Software & 136,000 3,867,500
Development, Inc. (a)
QRS Corp. (a) 90,000 6,660,000
Rational Software Corp. (a) 59,600 2,015,225
RealNetworks, Inc. (a) 20,600 1,460,025
Sabre Group Holdings, Inc. 4,900 301,656
Class A (a)
Shared Medical Systems Corp. 100,000 6,575,000
Sportsline USA, Inc. (a) 125,100 4,652,156
Symantec Corp. (a) 70,000 1,715,000
Titan Corp. (a) 122,730 974,169
TSI International Software 20,000 442,500
Ltd. (a)
VeriSign, Inc. (a) 10,000 1,185,000
Visual Networks, Inc. (a) 80,000 2,360,000
69,925,292
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 0.4%
HMT Technology Corp. (a) 287,200 1,157,775
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. 10,000 731,250
(a)
1,889,025
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 1.0%
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 27,550 1,253,525
Sawtek, Inc. (a) 20,000 792,500
Teradyne, Inc. (a) 47,380 2,502,256
4,548,281
ELECTRONICS - 2.5%
AstroPower, Inc. (a) 200,000 2,612,500
Microchip Technology, Inc. (a) 39,540 1,734,818
Microsemi Corp. (a) 14,840 142,835
Power-One, Inc. (a) 162,500 2,650,781
Semtech Corp. (a) 108,820 4,550,036
11,690,970
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT - 0.6%
Gretag Imaging Holding AG 30,000 2,808,603
(Reg.)
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 91,099,521
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TRANSPORTATION - 2.2%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.0%
Travel Services 2,010 $ 16,520
International, Inc. (a)
SHIPPING - 0.4%
Sea Containers Ltd. Class A 50,000 1,687,500
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 1.8%
CNF Transportation, Inc. 6,180 256,470
Expeditors International of 100,000 5,562,500
Washington, Inc.
Swift Transportation Co., 38,205 698,435
Inc. (a)
USFreightways Corp. 50,000 1,968,750
8,486,155
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 10,190,175
UTILITIES - 1.7%
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.9%
Calpine Corp. (a) 73,900 4,004,456
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 0.8%
WinStar Communications, Inc. 74,720 3,693,970
(a)
TOTAL UTILITIES 7,698,426
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 426,766,760
(Cost $370,235,197)
NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS - 0.1%
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.1%
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - 0.1%
Patriot American Hospitality, 9,151 219,624
Inc. $3.75 (Cost $228,791)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 7.2%
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 33,250,227 33,250,227
(Cost $33,250,227)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 460,236,611
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $403,714,215)
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.82%. 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
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $407,095,187. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $53,141,424, of which $75,050,691 related to appreciated
investment securities and $21,909,267 related to depreciated
investment securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 460,236,611
value (cost $403,714,215) -
See accompanying schedule
Cash 176,330
Receivable for investments 8,310,101
sold
Receivable for fund shares 5,670,506
sold
Dividends receivable 113,485
Interest receivable 139,840
Prepaid expenses 19,083
TOTAL ASSETS 474,665,956
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 2,846,282
purchased
Payable for fund shares 379,614
redeemed
Accrued management fee 268,596
Distribution fees payable 219,993
Other payables and accrued 164,500
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 3,878,985
NET ASSETS $ 470,786,971
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 385,110,783
Accumulated net investment (1,328,191)
(loss)
Accumulated undistributed net 30,481,983
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 56,522,396
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS $ 470,786,971
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $16.18
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($31,821,276 (divided by)
1,966,329 shares)
Maximum offering price per $17.17
share (100/94.25 of $16.18)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $16.15
redemption price per share
($228,685,522 (divided by)
14,163,399 shares)
Maximum offering price per $16.74
share (100/96.50 of $16.15)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $16.07
offering price per share
($88,955,644 (divided by)
5,534,373 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $16.11
offering price per share
($72,649,072 (divided by)
4,508,205 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $16.21
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($48,675,457 (divided
by) 3,003,717 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER-SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 506,085
Dividends
Special dividend from 228,791
Patriot American
Hospitality, Inc.
Interest 514,159
TOTAL INCOME 1,249,035
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 1,113,055
Transfer agent fees 354,237
Distribution fees 912,874
Accounting fees and expenses 72,405
Non-interested trustees' 388
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 11,308
Registration fees 169,295
Audit 8,515
Legal 187
Miscellaneous 249
Total expenses before 2,642,513
reductions
Expense reductions (65,287) 2,577,226
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (1,328,191)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 31,117,055
Foreign currency transactions 13,623 31,130,678
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 40,165,414
Assets and liabilities in 21 40,165,435
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 71,296,113
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 69,967,922
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 SEPTEMBER 9, 1998
(UNAUDITED) (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (1,328,191) $ (98,459)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 31,130,678 239,240
Change in net unrealized 40,165,435 16,356,961
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 69,967,922 16,497,742
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (788,810) -
from net realized gains
Share transactions - net 260,232,985 124,877,132
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 329,412,097 141,374,874
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 141,374,874 -
End of period (including $ 470,786,971 $ 141,374,874
accumulated net investment
loss of $1,328,191 and $0,
respectively)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998 G
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 12.35 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.04) H (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 3.92 2.36
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.88 2.35
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.18 $ 12.35
TOTAL RETURN B, C 31.46% 23.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 31,821 $ 9,587
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.43% A 1.75% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.39% A, F 1.68% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.55)% A (.40)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 106% A 204% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
G FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1998.
H INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE REFLECTS A SPECIAL DIVIDEND FROM PATRIOT
AMERICAN HOSPITALITY, INC. WHICH AMOUNTED TO $.01 PER SHARE.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998 G
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 12.34 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.06) H (.02)
Net realized and unrealized 3.92 2.36
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.86 2.34
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.15 $ 12.34
TOTAL RETURN B, C 31.32% 23.40%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 228,686 $ 72,428
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.66% A 2.00% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.62% A, F 1.93% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.78)% A (.63)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 106% A 204% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
G FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS T
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1998.
H INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE REFLECTS A SPECIAL DIVIDEND FROM PATRIOT
AMERICAN HOSPITALITY, INC. WHICH AMOUNTED TO $.01 PER SHARE.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998 G
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 12.31 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.10) H (.03)
Net realized and unrealized 3.91 2.34
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.81 2.31
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.07 $ 12.31
TOTAL RETURN B, C 30.99% 23.10%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 88,956 $ 24,344
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.22% A 2.50% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.17% A, F 2.43% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.33)% A (1.15)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 106% A 204% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
G FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS B
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1998.
H INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE REFLECTS A SPECIAL DIVIDEND FROM PATRIOT
AMERICAN HOSPITALITY, INC. WHICH AMOUNTED TO $.01 PER SHARE.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
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<S> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998 G
(UNAUDITED)
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 12.34 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.09) H (.03)
Net realized and unrealized 3.91 2.37
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.82 2.34
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.11 $ 12.34
TOTAL RETURN B, C 30.99% 23.40%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 72,649 $ 22,117
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.17% A 2.50% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.13% A, F 2.44% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.29)% A (1.15)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 106% A 204% A
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
G FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS C
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1998.
H INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE REFLECTS A SPECIAL DIVIDEND FROM PATRIOT
AMERICAN HOSPITALITY, INC. WHICH AMOUNTED TO $.01 PER SHARE.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 G
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 12.35 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.02) H -
Net realized and unrealized 3.93 2.35
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.91 2.35
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.21 $ 12.35
TOTAL RETURN B, C 31.70% 23.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 48,675 $ 12,898
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.13% A 1.50% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.08% A, F 1.42% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.25)% A (.15)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 106% A 204% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
C THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
G FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1998.
H INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE REFLECTS A SPECIAL DIVIDEND FROM PATRIOT
AMERICAN HOSPITALITY, INC. WHICH AMOUNTED TO $.01 PER SHARE.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity
Advisor Series I (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 (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management
investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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.
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.
PREPAID EXPENSES. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) bears
all organizational expenses of the funds except for the cost of
registering and qualifying shares of each class for distribution under
federal and state securities law. These registration expenses are
borne by the fund and amortized over one year.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS. Distributions are recorded on the
ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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 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 net investment loss and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
may include temporary book and tax basis differences that will reverse
in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining at fiscal
year end is distributed in the following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
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 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 $380,840,565 and $147,499,843, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .2500% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
MANAGEMENT FEE - CONTINUED
fee rate is .45%. In the event that these rates were lower than the
contractual rates in effect during the period, FMR voluntarily
implemented the above rates, as they resulted in the same or a lower
management fee. For the period, the management fee was equivalent to
an annualized rate of .74% of average net assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
CLASS C 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 26,124 $ 1,055
CLASS T 375,843 2,777
CLASS B 272,173 210,142
CLASS C 238,734 238,734
$ 912,874 $ 452,708
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
assets that do not remain in the fund for at least one year. The Class
A and Class T contingent deferred sales charge is based on 0.25% of
the lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or
the net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. A portion of the sales charges paid to
FDC are paid to securities dealers, banks and other financial
institutions.
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 133,656 $ 79,071
CLASS T 420,189 207,452
CLASS B 99,676 99,676*
CLASS C 21,275 21,275*
$ 674,796 $ 407,474
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 26,221 .26*
CLASS T 170,829 .23*
CLASS B 73,287 .27*
CLASS C 54,121 .23*
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 29,779 .20*
$ 354,237
* ANNUALIZED
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of
FMR, 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 $29,987 for the
period.
5. 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 $60,356 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into arrangements with its custodian
and each class' transfer agent whereby credits realized as a result of
uninvested cash balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses.
During the period, the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $4,649
under the custodian arrangement, and each applicable class' expenses
were reduced as follows under the transfer agent arrangements:
TRANSFER AGENT CREDITS
CLASS A $ 166
CLASS C 116
$ 282
6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
SIX MONTHS ENDED
MAY 31,
1999
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 53,944
Class T 394,577
Class B 138,774
Class C 127,440
Institutional Class 74,075
Total $ 788,810
7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
SHARES DOLLARS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 1,444,698 803,382 $ 21,092,800
Reinvestment of distributions 3,246 - 47,909
Shares redeemed (258,114) (26,883) (3,746,843)
Net increase (decrease) 1,189,830 776,499 $ 17,393,866
CLASS T Shares sold 11,189,435 5,958,472 $ 164,887,176
Reinvestment of distributions 24,369 - 359,185
Shares redeemed (2,921,392) (87,485) (43,515,602)
Net increase (decrease) 8,292,412 5,870,987 $ 121,730,759
CLASS B Shares sold 3,943,312 2,004,383 $ 57,915,326
Reinvestment of distributions 7,915 - 116,348
Shares redeemed (394,252) (26,985) (5,691,289)
Net increase (decrease) 3,556,975 1,977,398 $ 52,340,385
CLASS C Shares sold 3,022,945 1,833,835 $ 44,032,697
Reinvestment of distributions 7,697 - 113,449
Shares redeemed (314,746) (41,526) (4,561,621)
Net increase (decrease) 2,715,896 1,792,309 $ 39,584,525
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 2,176,062 1,065,454 $ 32,343,490
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 4,008 - 59,158
Shares redeemed (220,934) (20,873) (3,219,198)
Net increase (decrease) 1,959,136 1,044,581 $ 29,183,450
</TABLE>
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<S> <C>
SEPTEMBER 9, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO NOVEMBER 30,
1998
CLASS A Shares sold $ 8,780,684
Reinvestment of distributions -
Shares redeemed (306,364)
Net increase (decrease) $ 8,474,320
CLASS T Shares sold $ 65,079,821
Reinvestment of distributions -
Shares redeemed (935,799)
Net increase (decrease) $ 64,144,022
CLASS B Shares sold $ 22,156,184
Reinvestment of distributions -
Shares redeemed (321,811)
Net increase (decrease) $ 21,834,373
CLASS C Shares sold $ 19,957,700
Reinvestment of distributions -
Shares redeemed (489,364)
Net increase (decrease) $ 19,468,336
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 11,180,375
sold
Reinvestment of distributions -
Shares redeemed (224,294)
Net increase (decrease) $ 10,956,081
</TABLE>
8. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED COMPANIES.
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of
at least 5% of the voting securities. Transactions during the period
with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:
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SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS WITH
AFFILIATED COMPANIES
AFFILIATE PURCHASE COST SALES COST DIVIDEND INCOME VALUE
Celestial Seasonings, Inc. $ 120,238 $ - $ - $ 8,214,360
Golden State Vinters, Inc. 189,926 - - 2,531,219
Class B
TOTALS $ 310,164 $ - $ - $ 10,745,579
</TABLE>
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Abigail P. Johnson, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENT
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Quincy, MA
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
ASCFI-SANN-0799 80130
1.721219.100
(Fidelity Logo Graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
TECHNOQUANTGROWTH SM
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND CLASS C
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
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CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 12 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 15 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the past six months.
INVESTMENTS 16 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 23 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 32 Notes to the financial
statements.
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR TECHNOQUANT GROWTH FUND - CLASS A
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the
total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 11.78% 14.72% 35.52%
GROWTH - CL A
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 5.36% 8.13% 27.73%
GROWTH - CL A (INCL. 5.75%
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 12.61% 21.03% 82.58%
Capital Appreciation Funds 17.09% 17.54% n/a
Average
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one year or since
the fund started on December 31, 1996. 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 Class A's
returns to those of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market
capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. To measure how Class
A'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 Inc. The
past six months average represents a peer group of 281 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 14.72% 13.40%
GROWTH - CL A
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 8.13% 10.66%
GROWTH - CL A (INCL. 5.75%
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 21.03% 28.29%
Capital Appreciation Funds 17.54% n/a
Average
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class A's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class A had performed at a constant
rate each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA TechnoQuant Growth - A S&P 500
00267 SP001
1996/12/31 9425.00 10000.00
1997/01/31 9698.33 10624.80
1997/02/28 9010.30 10708.10
1997/03/31 8557.90 10268.10
1997/04/30 8671.00 10881.11
1997/05/31 9425.00 11543.55
1997/06/30 9839.70 12060.70
1997/07/31 10819.90 13020.37
1997/08/31 10857.60 12290.97
1997/09/30 11526.78 12964.15
1997/10/31 10961.28 12531.14
1997/11/30 10725.65 13111.21
1997/12/31 10567.32 13336.33
1998/01/31 10411.26 13483.83
1998/02/28 11230.89 14456.28
1998/03/31 11777.32 15196.59
1998/04/30 11699.26 15349.47
1998/05/31 11133.32 15085.61
1998/06/30 11299.20 15698.39
1998/07/31 11191.86 15531.20
1998/08/31 9728.24 13285.70
1998/09/30 10362.48 14136.78
1998/10/31 10840.59 15286.67
1998/11/30 11426.05 16213.19
1998/12/31 12235.92 17147.40
1999/01/31 13406.82 17864.50
1999/02/28 12421.31 17309.27
1999/03/31 13250.70 18001.82
1999/04/30 13084.82 18699.03
1999/05/28 12772.58 18257.54
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990616 105804 R00000000000032
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant Growth Fund - Class A on
December 31, 1996, when the fund started, and the current 5.75% sales
charge was paid. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the
investment would have grown to $12,773 - a 27.73% 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 investment would have grown to
$18,258 - an 82.58% 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.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR TECHNOQUANT GROWTH FUND - CLASS T
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the
total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 11.56% 14.40% 34.78%
GROWTH - CL T
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 7.65% 10.39% 30.06%
GROWTH - CL T (INCL. 3.50%
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 82.58%
Capital Appreciation Funds 17.09% 17.54% n/a
Average
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one year or since
the fund started on December 31, 1996. 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 Class T's
returns to those of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market
capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. To measure how Class
T'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 Inc. The
past six months average represents a peer group of 281 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 14.40% 13.15%
GROWTH - CL T
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 10.39% 11.49%
GROWTH - CL T (INCL. 3.50%
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 21.03% 28.29%
Capital Appreciation Funds 17.54% n/a
Average
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class T's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class T had performed at a constant
rate each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA TechnoQuant Growth - T S&P 500
00269 SP001
1996/12/31 9650.00 10000.00
1997/01/31 9929.85 10624.80
1997/02/28 9215.75 10708.10
1997/03/31 8752.55 10268.10
1997/04/30 8868.35 10881.11
1997/05/31 9640.35 11543.55
1997/06/30 10064.95 12060.70
1997/07/31 11058.90 13020.37
1997/08/31 11097.50 12290.97
1997/09/30 11773.00 12964.15
1997/10/31 11194.00 12531.14
1997/11/30 10962.40 13111.21
1997/12/31 10790.34 13336.33
1998/01/31 10630.69 13483.83
1998/02/28 11469.16 14456.28
1998/03/31 12028.15 15196.59
1998/04/30 11948.29 15349.47
1998/05/31 11369.34 15085.61
1998/06/30 11529.05 15698.39
1998/07/31 11429.24 15531.20
1998/08/31 9931.96 13285.70
1998/09/30 10570.80 14136.78
1998/10/31 11059.91 15286.67
1998/11/30 11658.82 16213.19
1998/12/31 12477.33 17147.40
1999/01/31 13675.16 17864.50
1999/02/28 12666.99 17309.27
1999/03/31 13495.48 18001.82
1999/04/30 13325.79 18699.03
1999/05/28 13006.37 18257.54
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990616 110700 R00000000000032
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant Growth Fund - Class T on
December 31, 1996, when the fund started, and the current 3.50% sales
charge was paid. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the
investment would have grown to $13,006 - a 30.06% 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 investment would have grown to
$18,258 - an 82.58% 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.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR TECHNOQUANT GROWTH FUND - CLASS B
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). Class B's contingent deferred sales charge included in the
past six months, past one year and life of fund total return figures
are 5%, 5% and 4%, respectively. If Fidelity had not reimbursed
certain class expenses, the total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 11.29% 13.84% 33.18%
GROWTH - CL B
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 6.29% 8.84% 30.18%
GROWTH - CL B (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 82.58%
Capital Appreciation Funds 17.09% 17.54% n/a
Average
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one year or since
the fund started on December 31, 1996. 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 Class B's
returns to those of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market
capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. To measure how Class
B'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 Inc. The
past six months average represents a peer group of 281 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 13.84% 12.59%
GROWTH - CL B
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 8.84% 11.53%
GROWTH - CL B (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 21.03% 28.29%
Capital Appreciation Funds 17.54% n/a
Average
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class B's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class B had performed at a constant
rate each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA TechnoQuant Growth - B S&P 500
00268 SP001
1996/12/31 10000.00 10000.00
1997/01/31 10290.00 10624.80
1997/02/28 9540.00 10708.10
1997/03/31 9060.00 10268.10
1997/04/30 9170.00 10881.11
1997/05/31 9960.00 11543.55
1997/06/30 10400.00 12060.70
1997/07/31 11420.00 13020.37
1997/08/31 11460.00 12290.97
1997/09/30 12160.00 12964.15
1997/10/31 11550.00 12531.14
1997/11/30 11310.00 13111.21
1997/12/31 11130.72 13336.33
1998/01/31 10955.42 13483.83
1998/02/28 11821.95 14456.28
1998/03/31 12389.32 15196.59
1998/04/30 12306.79 15349.47
1998/05/31 11698.16 15085.61
1998/06/30 11863.21 15698.39
1998/07/31 11749.74 15531.20
1998/08/31 10202.36 13285.70
1998/09/30 10862.57 14136.78
1998/10/31 11357.73 15286.67
1998/11/30 11966.37 16213.19
1998/12/31 12801.95 17147.40
1999/01/31 14029.53 17864.50
1999/02/28 12987.64 17309.27
1999/03/31 13833.53 18001.82
1999/04/30 13658.16 18699.03
1999/05/28 13018.00 18257.54
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990616 105755 R00000000000032
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant Growth Fund - Class B on
December 31, 1996, when the fund started. As the chart shows, by May
31, 1999, the value of the investment, including the effect of the
applicable contingent deferred sales charge, would have grown to
$13,018 - a 30.18% 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
investment would have grown to $18,258 - an 82.58% 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.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR TECHNOQUANT GROWTH FUND - CLASS C
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class C shares took place on November
3, 1997. Class C shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee that is reflected in
returns after November 3, 1997. Returns prior to November 3, 1997 are
those of Class B shares and reflect Class B shares' 1.00% 12b-1 fee.
Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charge included in the past
six months, past one year and life of fund total return figures are
1%, 1% and 0%, respectively. If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain
class expenses, the total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 11.21% 13.66% 32.87%
GROWTH - CL C
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 10.21% 12.66% 32.87%
GROWTH - CL C (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 82.58%
Capital Appreciation Funds 17.09% 17.54% n/a
Average
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one year or since
the fund started on December 31, 1996. 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 Class C's
returns to those of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market
capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. To measure how Class
C'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 Inc. The
past six months average represents a peer group of 281 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 13.66% 12.48%
GROWTH - CL C
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 12.66% 12.48%
GROWTH - CL C (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 21.03% 28.29%
Capital Appreciation Funds 17.54% n/a
Average
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class C's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class C had performed at a constant
rate each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA TechnoQuant Growth - C S&P 500
00486 SP001
1996/12/31 10000.00 10000.00
1997/01/31 10290.00 10624.80
1997/02/28 9540.00 10708.10
1997/03/31 9060.00 10268.10
1997/04/30 9170.00 10881.11
1997/05/31 9960.00 11543.55
1997/06/30 10400.00 12060.70
1997/07/31 11420.00 13020.37
1997/08/31 11460.00 12290.97
1997/09/30 12160.00 12964.15
1997/10/31 11550.00 12531.14
1997/11/30 11312.07 13111.21
1997/12/31 11134.52 13336.33
1998/01/31 10969.77 13483.83
1998/02/28 11824.69 14456.28
1998/03/31 12391.21 15196.59
1998/04/30 12298.51 15349.47
1998/05/31 11690.79 15085.61
1998/06/30 11855.60 15698.39
1998/07/31 11742.29 15531.20
1998/08/31 10197.25 13285.70
1998/09/30 10846.17 14136.78
1998/10/31 11350.88 15286.67
1998/11/30 11948.30 16213.19
1998/12/31 12782.62 17147.40
1999/01/31 13998.05 17864.50
1999/02/28 12957.72 17309.27
1999/03/31 13802.34 18001.82
1999/04/30 13627.24 18699.03
1999/05/28 13287.33 18257.54
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990616 110006 R00000000000032
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant Growth Fund - Class C on
December 31, 1996, when the fund started. As the chart shows, by May
31, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to $13,287 - a
32.87% 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
investment would have grown to $18,258 - an 82.58% 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.
(checkmark)
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of Tim Krochuk)
An interview with Tim Krochuk, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor
TechnoQuant Growth Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, TIM?
A. For the six months that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's Class A,
Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned 11.78%, 11.56%, 11.29%
and 11.21%, respectively. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index returned
12.61% and the capital appreciation funds average, tracked by Lipper
Inc., returned 17.09% for the same time period. For the year that
ended May 31, 1999, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C
shares returned 14.72%, 14.40%, 13.84% and 13.66%, respectively. Over
the same 12 months, the S&P 500 returned 21.03%, while the peer group
returned 17.54%.
Q. WHY DID THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE FALL SHORT OF ITS PEER GROUP AND THE
S&P 500 DURING THE PERIOD?
A. The fund modestly underperformed the S&P 500 because of narrow
market leadership - only a short list of the largest, growth-oriented
stocks fully participated in the market's advance over the past six
months. While the fund had sizable positions in both large-cap and
high-growth technology stocks for much of the period, in April 1999 my
quantitative models suggested altering the fund's makeup by swapping
some large, technology stocks for more reasonably valued defensive and
cyclical stocks. These new holdings underperformed the technology
sector and limited the fund's gains. Relative to the peer group, the
story is similar - many funds maintained or increased their large-cap,
growth-oriented bias throughout the period.
Q. WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCED YOUR MODELS TO SHIFT DIRECTION?
A. Several conditions emerged during recent months that pointed to a
potential shift in the investment environment. First, we were entering
a seasonally weak market - historically, the May-to-October period has
been more difficult for the market indexes. Second, economic news from
Asia and other battered foreign markets was better than expected.
These signs of strength helped boost commodity prices, including crude
oil, metals and agricultural product prices. Third, manufacturing
activity has increased. Manufacturers may be building up to a major
production cycle during the second half of 1999, both to satisfy
increasing global demand and to supply inventory buildups in advance
of potential Year 2000 computer problems. These circumstances could
lead to higher interest rates and decreased market liquidity, both
conditions that would create an unfavorable climate for large, high
price-to-earnings stocks.
Q. WHICH HOLDINGS BENEFITED PERFORMANCE?
A. The biggest contributor to performance was the fund's investment in
large-cap technology stocks, particularly in the Internet sector. The
fund's total return benefited from Internet-related investments in
America Online, broadcast.com and eBay. All three are market leaders
in their niche - America Online is the nation's largest Internet
service provider, broadcast.com is a leading broadcaster of Web-based
media programming and eBay is the largest Internet auction house.
Q. WERE THERE ANY DISAPPOINTMENTS?
A. Unfortunately, yes. Although the models anticipated a
less-favorable environment for very large growth stocks, I may have
started swapping out of them too early. Many of the portfolio's more
defensive stocks - such as Albertson's, Heinz and Philip Morris -
detracted from performance. Although I expected these stocks to
perform well, they did not live up to their potential over the short
term.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING MONTHS?
A. I believe that by the second half of the year, market participation
should broaden to include a wider range of industry sectors and should
move down the capitalization spectrum. I expect to continue
repositioning the fund to reflect those conditions and, assuming they
materialize, a well-diversified portfolio of stocks including
industries such as energy, food and basic materials has the potential
to outperform narrowly focused, high-growth oriented portfolios.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: long-term capital
appreciation by investing
primarily in common stocks,
using a quantitative
approach that emphasizes
technical factors
START DATE: December 31,
1996
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $30 million
MANAGER: Tim Krochuk, since
inception; joined Fidelity in
1992
(checkmark)
TIM KROCHUK ON
DIVERSIFICATION:
"Traditionally, diversification has
been the Golden Rule of
investment management.
According to modern portfolio
theory, spreading assets among
several types of investments
reduces risk. Therefore,
sacrificing diversification to
invest all your assets in a single
stock or industry sector is a risky
proposition. While you might be
rewarded with superior returns,
you might also be punished with
severe losses. Although portfolio
diversification may generate
smaller short-term rewards, it
should offer significant downside
protection and more stable
returns over a longer time
horizon.
"Recently, however, investors who
spread their money around have
experienced negative
consequences as diversified
portfolios - including many
mutual funds - have appreciated
far less than the narrow handful of
market leaders. However, an
individual's ability to predict
market behavior is a high-risk
strategy. Over the past 30 years,
market leadership has fluctuated
widely. Although large-cap growth
stocks have dominated returns in
recent years, small stocks
outperformed in the early 1990s
and late 1970s, and international
stocks were on top in the 1980s.
Uncertainty about which stocks
will emerge as leaders - and how
long they will remain leaders - is
precisely the reason to hold a
diversified portfolio."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
Microsoft Corp. 3.5 4.5
AT&T Corp. 3.1 1.6
MCI WorldCom, Inc. 2.9 1.9
Quaker Oats Co. 2.7 2.6
Amgen, Inc. 2.7 3.5
Texas Instruments, Inc. 2.5 1.1
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 2.1 2.0
Biogen, Inc. 2.1 0.0
Alcoa, Inc. 2.1 0.0
General Electric Co. 2.1 1.6
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
Technology 21.8 25.0
Energy 11.1 5.5
Finance 10.8 8.3
Utilities 10.5 6.2
Nondurables 10.3 14.7
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 * AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 95.8% Stocks 94.0%
Short-Term Investments 4.2% Short-Term Investments 6.0%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 0.7% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 2.7%
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Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 95.8
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.2
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 94.0
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 6.0
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
COMMON STOCKS - 95.8%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.6%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.2%
Advanced Aerodynamics & 58,500 $ 197,438
Structures, Inc. Class A (a)
Boeing Co. 3,600 152,100
349,538
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.4%
General Dynamics Corp. 1,900 124,925
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 474,463
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 5.2%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 3.1%
Crompton & Knowles Corp. 13,700 247,456
Cytec Industries, Inc. (a) 5,500 150,906
Dow Chemical Co. 1,700 206,550
IMC Global, Inc. 5,900 123,531
Solutia, Inc. 9,100 204,181
932,624
METALS & MINING - 2.1%
Alcoa, Inc. 11,500 632,500
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 1,565,124
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.5%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.5%
Fastenal Co. 2,900 148,625
DURABLES - 0.9%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.0%
AutoNation, Inc. (a) 300 4,913
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.4%
Minnesota Mining & 1,200 102,900
Manufacturing Co.
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.5%
NIKE, Inc. Class B 2,600 158,438
TOTAL DURABLES 266,251
ENERGY - 11.1%
ENERGY SERVICES - 4.0%
ENSCO International, Inc. 12,100 214,775
Halliburton Co. 9,200 380,650
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
ENERGY SERVICES - CONTINUED
Smith International, Inc. 6,500 $ 281,125
Tidewater, Inc. 13,400 342,538
1,219,088
OIL & GAS - 7.1%
Amerada Hess Corp. 6,300 377,606
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 2,400 90,000
Apache Corp. 8,500 306,000
Burlington Resources, Inc. 2,700 115,931
Chevron Corp. 1,100 101,956
Kerr-McGee Corp. 2,600 120,900
Murphy Oil Corp. 1,900 93,219
Texaco, Inc. 6,200 406,100
Union Pacific Resources 16,300 227,181
Group, Inc.
Unocal Corp. 2,400 95,400
USX-Marathon Group 7,000 209,563
2,143,856
TOTAL ENERGY 3,362,944
FINANCE - 10.8%
BANKS - 1.7%
Bank One Corp. 2,800 158,375
Chase Manhattan Corp. 2,700 195,750
Wells Fargo & Co. 3,700 148,000
502,125
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 3.3%
American Express Co. 1,900 230,256
Citigroup, Inc. 7,500 496,875
Countrywide Credit 3,400 139,825
Industries, Inc.
MBNA Corp. 2,900 80,113
MicroFinancial, Inc. 5,000 60,625
1,007,694
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 2.5%
Fannie Mae 8,700 591,600
Freddie Mac 2,900 169,106
760,706
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
INSURANCE - 1.8%
Aetna, Inc. 3,800 $ 345,088
American General Corp. 2,600 187,850
532,938
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 1.5%
Ameritrade Holding Corp. 1,300 116,594
Class A (a)
Franklin Resources, Inc. 4,100 178,350
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (a) 1,000 67,938
Hambrecht & Quist Group (a) 2,800 100,625
463,507
TOTAL FINANCE 3,266,970
HEALTH - 5.8%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 5.2%
Alpharma, Inc. Class A 4,600 122,763
Amgen, Inc. (a) 13,000 822,250
Biogen, Inc. (a) 5,800 632,925
1,577,938
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 0.6%
VISX, Inc. (a) 3,200 166,200
TOTAL HEALTH 1,744,138
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 5.3%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 3.3%
General Electric Co. 6,200 630,463
General Instrument Corp. (a) 9,900 383,006
1,013,469
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.5%
Caterpillar, Inc. 2,700 148,163
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 2,000 153,500
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 2,300 146,481
Milacron, Inc. 400 8,525
456,669
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.5%
Waste Management, Inc. 2,600 $ 137,475
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 1,607,613
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 5.7%
BROADCASTING - 2.2%
Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. 5,047 232,793
Comcast Corp. Class A 11,600 446,600
(special)
679,393
PUBLISHING - 1.0%
Gannet, Inc. 2,200 158,950
Knight-Ridder, Inc. 2,900 152,794
311,744
RESTAURANTS - 2.5%
Buca, Inc. (a) 200 3,475
Starbucks Corp. (a) 4,400 163,625
Tricon Global Restaurants, 9,900 576,675
Inc. (a)
743,775
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 1,734,912
NONDURABLES - 10.3%
BEVERAGES - 1.8%
Canandaigua Wine, Inc. Class 500 24,875
A (a)
Coors (Adolph) Co. Class B 11,100 527,250
552,125
FOODS - 4.1%
Heinz (H.J.) Co. 8,700 420,319
Horizon Organic Holding Corp. 300 4,519
(a)
Quaker Oats Co. 12,500 825,781
1,250,619
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 3.4%
Clorox Co. 5,300 534,969
Procter & Gamble Co. 5,200 485,550
1,020,519
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
TOBACCO - 1.0%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 7,500 $ 289,219
TOTAL NONDURABLES 3,112,482
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 5.2%
APPAREL STORES - 0.6%
AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (a) 3,900 168,431
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
2.1%
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 15,100 643,638
GROCERY STORES - 1.5%
Albertson's, Inc. 2,800 149,800
Safeway, Inc. (a) 6,700 311,550
461,350
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.0%
Home Depot, Inc. 5,300 301,438
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 1,574,857
SERVICES - 1.1%
ADVERTISING - 0.3%
DoubleClick, Inc. (a) 500 48,719
TMP Worldwide, Inc. (a) 1,100 53,694
102,413
LEASING & RENTAL - 0.3%
Hertz Corp. Class A 1,500 82,406
SERVICES - 0.5%
Cintas Corp. 2,400 152,400
TOTAL SERVICES 337,219
TECHNOLOGY - 21.8%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 1.3%
Dycom Industries, Inc. (a) 3,600 173,700
Level One Communications, 1,400 63,350
Inc. (a)
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 2,700 153,563
390,613
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 8.4%
America Online, Inc. 3,900 465,563
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
barnesandnoble.com, Inc. 1,000 $ 23,188
Class A
broadcast.com, Inc. (a) 1,300 143,000
Brocade Communications 100 6,450
Systems, Inc.
CMGI, Inc. (a) 600 62,175
eBay, Inc. (a) 1,500 265,781
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 1,700 83,406
(a)
GeoTel Communications Corp. 1,100 61,050
(a)
Inktomi Corp. (a) 500 51,500
Microsoft Corp. (a) 13,300 1,073,139
Rational Software Corp. (a) 8,900 300,931
Scient Corp. 200 10,025
2,546,208
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 0.4%
Seagate Technology, Inc. (a) 4,300 129,806
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 3.2%
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 2,800 153,825
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 5,800 263,900
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, 12,200 257,725
Inc. (a)
Teradyne, Inc. (a) 5,300 279,906
955,356
ELECTRONICS - 8.5%
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 2,400 92,250
Celestica, Inc. (sub-vtg.) (a) 1,400 55,502
Flextronics International (a) 1,800 90,000
Intel Corp. 10,800 583,875
Molex, Inc. 5,500 168,438
Motorola, Inc. 4,800 397,500
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (a) 1,400 59,675
Sanmina Corp. (a) 3,200 239,950
Texas Instruments, Inc. 6,800 743,750
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 7,300 151,931
2,582,871
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 6,604,854
UTILITIES - 10.5%
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 2.4%
Consolidated Edison, Inc. 3,500 169,969
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
ELECTRIC UTILITY - CONTINUED
Duke Energy Corp. 2,900 $ 174,906
Entergy Corp. 3,500 113,531
FPL Group, Inc. 4,700 273,481
731,887
GAS - 0.4%
Williams Companies, Inc. 2,000 103,625
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 7.7%
AT&T Corp. 17,100 949,050
Global Crossing Ltd. (a) 1,100 52,181
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 10,300 889,663
Qwest Communications 3,600 152,775
International, Inc. (a)
SBC Communications, Inc. 5,800 296,525
2,340,194
TOTAL UTILITIES 3,175,706
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 28,976,158
(Cost $24,922,142)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 4.2%
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 1,267,058 1,267,058
(Cost $1,267,058)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 30,243,216
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $26,189,200)
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.82%. 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 May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $26,277,395. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $3,965,821, of which $4,902,749 related to appreciated
investment securities and $936,928 related to depreciated investment
securities.
At November 30, 1998, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of
approximately $333,194, all of which will expire on November 30, 2006.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 30,243,216
value (cost $26,189,200) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 1,412,521
sold
Receivable for fund shares 14,356
sold
Dividends receivable 23,564
Interest receivable 4,658
Other receivables 4,748
TOTAL ASSETS 31,703,063
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian bank $ 4,240
Payable for investments 1,023,714
purchased
Payable for fund shares 96,745
redeemed
Accrued management fee 6,465
Distribution fees payable 17,499
Other payables and accrued 20,014
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,168,677
NET ASSETS $ 30,534,386
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 23,013,024
Accumulated net investment (96,817)
(loss)
Accumulated undistributed net 3,564,163
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 4,054,016
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS $ 30,534,386
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $13.09
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($3,123,932 (divided by)
238,739 shares)
Maximum offering price per $13.89
share (100/94.25 of $13.09)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $13.03
redemption price per share
($13,979,661 (divided by)
1,073,042 shares)
Maximum offering price per $13.50
share (100/96.50 of $13.03)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $12.91
offering price per share
($11,443,011 (divided by)
886,434 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $12.90
offering price per share
($894,584 (divided by)
69,339 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $13.11
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($1,093,198 (divided
by) 83,382 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 129,063
Dividends
Interest 42,337
TOTAL INCOME 171,400
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 95,255
Transfer agent fees 48,251
Distribution fees 106,724
Accounting fees and expenses 30,454
Non-interested trustees' 53
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 3,174
Registration fees 36,682
Audit 13,017
Legal 47
Total expenses before 333,657
reductions
Expense reductions (65,440) 268,217
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (96,817)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 3,937,316
Foreign currency transactions (49) 3,937,267
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (235,251)
Assets and liabilities in (9) (235,260)
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 3,702,007
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 3,605,190
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (96,817) $ (83,345)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 3,937,267 (119,282)
Change in net unrealized (235,260) 2,192,105
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 3,605,190 1,989,478
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders - (868,298)
From net realized gain
In excess of net realized - (347,228)
gain
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS - (1,215,526)
Share transactions - net (4,857,190) (7,523,571)
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) (1,252,000) (6,749,619)
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 31,786,386 38,536,005
End of period (including $ 30,534,386 $ 31,786,386
accumulated net investment
loss of $96,817 and $0,
respectively)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 11.71 $ 11.38 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.01) .01 (.07)
Net realized and unrealized 1.39 .69 1.45
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.38 .70 1.38
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain - (.26) -
In excess of net realized gain - (.11) -
Total distributions - (.37) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.09 $ 11.71 $ 11.38
TOTAL RETURN B, C 11.78% 6.53% 13.80%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 3,124 $ 2,885 $ 5,376
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.30% A, F 1.61% 1.75% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.27% A, G 1.60% G 1.75% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.20)% A .09% (.73)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 172% A 358% 213% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 11.68 $ 11.36 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.03) (.02) (.10)
Net realized and unrealized 1.38 .70 1.46
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.35 .68 1.36
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain - (.26) -
In excess of net realized gain - (.10) -
Total distributions - (.36) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.03 $ 11.68 $ 11.36
TOTAL RETURN B, C 11.56% 6.35% 13.60%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 13,980 $ 16,368 $ 20,283
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.55% A, F 1.79% 2.00% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.52% A, G 1.76% G 2.00% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.45)% A (.11)% (1.00)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 172% A 358% 213% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS T
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 11.60 $ 11.31 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.06) (.09) (.15)
Net realized and unrealized 1.37 .71 1.46
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.31 .62 1.31
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain - (.24) -
In excess of net realized gain - (.09) -
Total distributions - (.33) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 12.91 $ 11.60 $ 11.31
TOTAL RETURN B, C 11.29% 5.80% 13.10%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 11,443 $ 10,994 $ 11,370
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.05% A, F 2.24% 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.02% A, G 2.22% G 2.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.95)% A (.58)% (1.51)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 172% A 358% 213% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS B
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 11.60 $ 11.36 $ 11.85
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.06) (.14) -
Net realized and unrealized 1.36 .74 (.49)
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.30 .60 (.49)
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain - (.26) -
In excess of net realized gain - (.10) -
Total distributions - (.36) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 12.90 $ 11.60 $ 11.36
TOTAL RETURN B, C 11.21% 5.62% (4.14)%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 895 $ 482 $ 48
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.05% A, F 2.50% F 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.02% A, G 2.47% G 2.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.95)% A (.88)% (.60)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 172% A 358% 213% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS C
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 11.72 $ 11.40 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D .00 .03 (.04)
Net realized and unrealized 1.39 .68 1.44
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.39 .71 1.40
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain - (.28) -
In excess of net realized gain - (.11) -
Total distributions - (.39) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.11 $ 11.72 $ 11.40
TOTAL RETURN B, C 11.86% 6.63% 14.00%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 1,093 $ 1,057 $ 1,459
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.05% A, F 1.50% F 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.02% A, G 1.48% G 1.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .05% A .17% (.42)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 172% A 358% 213% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant Growth Fund (the fund) is a fund of
Fidelity Advisor Series I (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 (the 1940 Act), as an
open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts
business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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.
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
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.
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 dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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 foreign currency transactions, capital loss
carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
Accumulated net investment loss and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
may include temporary book and tax basis differences that will reverse
in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining at fiscal
year end is distributed in the following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS. The fund generally uses foreign currency
contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated
securities. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign
currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts'
terms. The U.S. dollar value of foreign currency contracts is
determined using contractual currency exchange rates established at
the time of each trade.
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
JOINT TRADING ACCOUNT. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the fund, along with
other affiliated entities of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMR), may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint
trading accounts. These balances are invested in one or more
repurchase agreements for U.S. Treasury or Federal Agency obligations.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The underlying U.S. Treasury 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 funds' 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 $25,906,367 and $30,563,557, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .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 resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annualized rate of .59% of average net
assets.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00%*
CLASS C 1.00%*
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 3,770 $ 18
CLASS T 39,489 1,814
CLASS B 59,879 45,173
CLASS C 3,586 2,903
$ 106,724 $ 49,908
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on 0.25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 12,401 $ 3,588
CLASS T 13,906 3,178
CLASS B 17,081 17,081*
CLASS C 150 150*
$ 43,538 $ 23,997
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 5,040 .34*
CLASS T 23,914 .31*
CLASS B 16,488 .28*
CLASS C 1,574 .45*
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1,235 .22*
$ 48,251
* ANNUALIZED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc., an affiliate of FMR,
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 $2,062 for the period.
5. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse operating expenses (excluding
interest, taxes, security lending fees, brokerage commissions and
extraordinary expenses, if any) above the following annual rates or
range of annual rates of average net assets for each of the following
classes:
FMR EXPENSE LIMITATIONS REIMBURSEMENT
CLASS A 1.30% $ 6,042
CLASS T 1.55% 29,507
CLASS B 2.05% 21,217
CLASS C 2.05% 1,857
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1.05% 1,585
$ 60,208
Effective December 1, 1998, Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C and the
Institutional Class expense limitations were changed from 1.75%,
2.00%, 2.50%, 2.50% and 1.50% to 1.30% 1.55%, 2.05%, 2.05% and 1.05%
of each class' average net assets, respectively.
FMR has also 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 $5,035 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into an arrangement with its
custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash
balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses. During the period,
the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $197 under the custodian
arrangement.
6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ - $ 126,919
Class T - 463,390
Class B - 240,581
Class C - 1,353
Institutional Class - 36,055
Total $ - $ 868,298
IN EXCESS OF NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ - $ 50,754
Class T - 185,307
Class B - 96,208
Class C - 541
Institutional Class - 14,418
Total $ - $ 347,228
$ - $ 1,215,526
</TABLE>
7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 37,775 87,524 $ 498,559
Reinvestment of distributions - 9,071 -
Shares redeemed (45,310) (322,594) (574,771)
Net increase (decrease) (7,535) (225,999) $ (76,212)
CLASS T Shares sold 106,291 351,393 $ 1,402,977
Reinvestment of distributions - 55,234 -
Shares redeemed (435,057) (790,294) (5,682,406)
Net increase (decrease) (328,766) (383,667) $ (4,279,429)
CLASS B Shares sold 94,058 201,347 $ 1,231,541
Reinvestment of distributions - 19,253 -
Shares redeemed (155,150) (278,555) (2,012,882)
Net increase (decrease) (61,092) (57,955) $ (781,341)
CLASS C Shares sold 38,092 48,781 $ 499,795
Reinvestment of distributions - 105 -
Shares redeemed (10,333) (11,574) (133,929)
Net increase (decrease) 27,759 37,312 $ 365,866
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 241 14,757 $ 2,923
sold
Reinvestment of distributions - 4,196 -
Shares redeemed (7,030) (56,711) (88,997)
Net increase (decrease) (6,789) (37,758) $ (86,074)
</TABLE>
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<S> <C>
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1998
CLASS A Shares sold $ 966,657
Reinvestment of distributions 95,223
Shares redeemed (3,572,279)
Net increase (decrease) $ (2,510,399)
CLASS T Shares sold $ 3,954,534
Reinvestment of distributions 578,731
Shares redeemed (8,857,682)
Net increase (decrease) $ (4,324,417)
CLASS B Shares sold $ 2,255,629
Reinvestment of distributions 201,351
Shares redeemed (3,122,196)
Net increase (decrease) $ (665,216)
CLASS C Shares sold $ 545,490
Reinvestment of distributions 1,104
Shares redeemed (132,749)
Net increase (decrease) $ 413,845
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 165,746
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 44,046
Shares redeemed (647,176)
Net increase (decrease) $ (437,384)
</TABLE>
8. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, one shareholder was record owner of
approximately 15% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
9. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of Fidelity Advisor
TechnoQuant Growth Fund, the Board of Trustees has determined not to
retain PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent auditor
and voted to appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ended
November 30, 1999. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 1998 and
November 30, 1997, Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP's audit reports
contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion; nor were their
reports qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting
principles. Further, there were no disagreements between the fund and
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP on accounting principles, financial
statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved to the
satisfaction of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP would have caused them to
make reference to the disagreement in their report.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Robert A. Lawrence, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENTS
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
The Chase Manhattan Bank
New York, NY
ATQG-SANN-0799 80124
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(Fidelity logo Graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
TECHNOQUANTGROWTH SM
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(fidelity logo graphics)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 6 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 9 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the last six months.
INVESTMENTS 10 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 17 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 26 Notes to the financial
statements.
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McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR TECHNOQUANT GROWTH FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the
total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 11.86% 14.80% 35.98%
GROWTH - INST CL
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 12.61% 21.03% 82.58%
Capital Appreciation Funds 17.09% 17.54% n/a
Average
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one
year or since the fund started on December 31, 1996. 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
Institutional Class' returns to those of the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. To
measure how Institutional Class 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 Inc. The past six months average represents a peer
group of 281 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 14.80% 13.56%
GROWTH - INST CL
S&P 500 21.03% 28.29%
Capital Appreciation Funds 17.54% n/a
Average
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Institutional Class' cumulative
return and show you what would have happened if Institutional Class
had performed at a constant rate each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA TechnoQuant Growth - I S&P 500
00243 SP001
1996/12/31 10000.00 10000.00
1997/01/31 10290.00 10624.80
1997/02/28 9550.00 10708.10
1997/03/31 9070.00 10268.10
1997/04/30 9200.00 10881.11
1997/05/31 10000.00 11543.55
1997/06/30 10440.00 12060.70
1997/07/31 11480.00 13020.37
1997/08/31 11530.00 12290.97
1997/09/30 12240.00 12964.15
1997/10/31 11640.00 12531.14
1997/11/30 11400.00 13111.21
1997/12/31 11232.68 13336.33
1998/01/31 11066.79 13483.83
1998/02/28 11948.40 14456.28
1998/03/31 12529.22 15196.59
1998/04/30 12446.25 15349.47
1998/05/31 11844.68 15085.61
1998/06/30 12021.00 15698.39
1998/07/31 11906.91 15531.20
1998/08/31 10351.13 13285.70
1998/09/30 11014.93 14136.78
1998/10/31 11533.52 15286.67
1998/11/30 12155.83 16213.19
1998/12/31 13027.07 17147.40
1999/01/31 14271.69 17864.50
1999/02/28 13224.14 17309.27
1999/03/31 14105.74 18001.82
1999/04/30 13929.42 18699.03
1999/05/28 13597.52 18257.54
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990616 110126 R00000000000032
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant Growth Fund - Institutional
Class on December 31, 1996, when the fund started. As the chart shows,
by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to
$13,598 - a 35.98% 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
investment would have grown to $18,258 - an 82.58% 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
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of Tim Krochuk)
An interview with Tim Krochuk, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor
TechnoQuant Growth Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, TIM?
A. For the six months that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's
Institutional Class shares returned 11.86%, while the Standard &
Poor's 500 Index returned 12.61%. The capital appreciation funds
average, tracked by Lipper Inc., returned 17.09%. For the year that
ended May 31, 1999, the fund's Institutional Class shares returned
14.80%, while the S&P 500 and the peer group returned 21.03% and
17.54%, respectively.
Q. WHY DID THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE FALL SHORT OF ITS PEER GROUP AND THE
S&P 500 DURING THE PERIOD?
A. The fund modestly underperformed the S&P 500 because of narrow
market leadership - only a short list of the largest, growth-oriented
stocks fully participated in the market's advance over the past six
months. While the fund had sizable positions in both large-cap and
high-growth technology stocks for much of the period, in April 1999 my
quantitative models suggested altering the fund's makeup by swapping
some large, technology stocks for more reasonably valued defensive and
cyclical stocks. These new holdings underperformed the technology
sector and limited the fund's gains. Relative to the peer group, the
story is similar - many funds maintained or increased their large-cap,
growth-oriented bias throughout the period.
Q. WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCED YOUR MODELS TO SHIFT DIRECTION?
A. Several conditions emerged during recent months that pointed to a
potential shift in the investment environment. First, we were entering
a seasonally weak market - historically, the May-to-October period has
been more difficult for the market indexes. Second, economic news from
Asia and other battered foreign markets was better than expected.
These signs of strength helped boost commodity prices, including crude
oil, metals and agricultural product prices. Third, manufacturing
activity has increased. Manufacturers may be building up to a major
production cycle during the second half of 1999, both to satisfy
increasing global demand and to supply inventory buildups in advance
of potential Year 2000 computer problems. These circumstances could
lead to higher interest rates and decreased market liquidity, both
conditions that would create an unfavorable climate for large, high
price-to-earnings stocks.
Q. WHICH HOLDINGS BENEFITED PERFORMANCE?
A. The biggest contributor to performance was the fund's investment in
large-cap technology stocks, particularly in the Internet sector. The
fund's total return benefited from Internet-related investments in
America Online, broadcast.com and eBay. All three are market leaders
in their niche - America Online is the nation's largest Internet
service provider, broadcast.com is a leading broadcaster of Web-based
media programming and eBay is the largest Internet auction house.
Q. WERE THERE ANY DISAPPOINTMENTS?
A. Unfortunately, yes. Although the models anticipated a
less-favorable environment for very large growth stocks, I may have
started swapping out of them too early. Many of the portfolio's more
defensive stocks - such as Albertson's, Heinz and Philip Morris -
detracted from performance. Although I expected these stocks to
perform well, they did not live up to their potential over the short
term.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING MONTHS?
A. I believe that by the second half of the year, market participation
should broaden to include a wider range of industry sectors and should
move down the capitalization spectrum. I expect to continue
repositioning the fund to reflect those conditions and, assuming they
materialize, a well-diversified portfolio of stocks including
industries such as energy, food and basic materials has the potential
to outperform narrowly focused, high-growth oriented portfolios.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: long-term capital
appreciation by investing
primarily in common stocks,
using a quantitative
approach that emphasizes
technical factors
START DATE: December 31,
1996
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $30 million
MANAGER: Tim Krochuk, since
inception; joined Fidelity in
1992
(checkmark)
TIM KROCHUK ON
DIVERSIFICATION:
"Traditionally, diversification has
been the Golden Rule of
investment management.
According to modern portfolio
theory, spreading assets among
several types of investments
reduces risk. Therefore,
sacrificing diversification to
invest all your assets in a single
stock or industry sector is a risky
proposition. While you might be
rewarded with superior returns,
you might also be punished with
severe losses. Although portfolio
diversification may generate
smaller short-term rewards, it
should offer significant downside
protection and more stable
returns over a longer time
horizon.
"Recently, however, investors who
spread their money around have
experienced negative
consequences as diversified
portfolios - including many
mutual funds - have appreciated
far less than the narrow handful of
market leaders. However, an
individual's ability to predict
market behavior is a high-risk
strategy. Over the past 30 years,
market leadership has fluctuated
widely. Although large-cap growth
stocks have dominated returns in
recent years, small stocks
outperformed in the early 1990s
and late 1970s, and international
stocks were on top in the 1980s.
Uncertainty about which stocks
will emerge as leaders - and how
long they will remain leaders - is
precisely the reason to hold a
diversified portfolio."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
Microsoft Corp. 3.5 4.5
AT&T Corp. 3.1 1.6
MCI WorldCom, Inc. 2.9 1.9
Quaker Oats Co. 2.7 2.6
Amgen, Inc. 2.7 3.5
Texas Instruments, Inc. 2.5 1.1
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 2.1 2.0
Biogen, Inc. 2.1 0.0
Alcoa, Inc. 2.1 0.0
General Electric Co. 2.1 1.6
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
Technology 21.8 25.0
Energy 11.1 5.5
Finance 10.8 8.3
Utilities 10.5 6.2
Nondurables 10.3 14.7
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 *
Stocks 95.8%
Short-Term Investments 4.2%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 0.7%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 95.8
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.2
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 94.0%
Short-Term Investments 6.0%
** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 2.7%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 94.0
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 6.0
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
COMMON STOCKS - 95.8%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.6%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.2%
Advanced Aerodynamics & 58,500 $ 197,438
Structures, Inc. Class A (a)
Boeing Co. 3,600 152,100
349,538
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.4%
General Dynamics Corp. 1,900 124,925
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 474,463
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 5.2%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 3.1%
Crompton & Knowles Corp. 13,700 247,456
Cytec Industries, Inc. (a) 5,500 150,906
Dow Chemical Co. 1,700 206,550
IMC Global, Inc. 5,900 123,531
Solutia, Inc. 9,100 204,181
932,624
METALS & MINING - 2.1%
Alcoa, Inc. 11,500 632,500
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 1,565,124
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.5%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.5%
Fastenal Co. 2,900 148,625
DURABLES - 0.9%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.0%
AutoNation, Inc. (a) 300 4,913
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.4%
Minnesota Mining & 1,200 102,900
Manufacturing Co.
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.5%
NIKE, Inc. Class B 2,600 158,438
TOTAL DURABLES 266,251
ENERGY - 11.1%
ENERGY SERVICES - 4.0%
ENSCO International, Inc. 12,100 214,775
Halliburton Co. 9,200 380,650
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
ENERGY SERVICES - CONTINUED
Smith International, Inc. 6,500 $ 281,125
Tidewater, Inc. 13,400 342,538
1,219,088
OIL & GAS - 7.1%
Amerada Hess Corp. 6,300 377,606
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 2,400 90,000
Apache Corp. 8,500 306,000
Burlington Resources, Inc. 2,700 115,931
Chevron Corp. 1,100 101,956
Kerr-McGee Corp. 2,600 120,900
Murphy Oil Corp. 1,900 93,219
Texaco, Inc. 6,200 406,100
Union Pacific Resources 16,300 227,181
Group, Inc.
Unocal Corp. 2,400 95,400
USX-Marathon Group 7,000 209,563
2,143,856
TOTAL ENERGY 3,362,944
FINANCE - 10.8%
BANKS - 1.7%
Bank One Corp. 2,800 158,375
Chase Manhattan Corp. 2,700 195,750
Wells Fargo & Co. 3,700 148,000
502,125
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 3.3%
American Express Co. 1,900 230,256
Citigroup, Inc. 7,500 496,875
Countrywide Credit 3,400 139,825
Industries, Inc.
MBNA Corp. 2,900 80,113
MicroFinancial, Inc. 5,000 60,625
1,007,694
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 2.5%
Fannie Mae 8,700 591,600
Freddie Mac 2,900 169,106
760,706
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
INSURANCE - 1.8%
Aetna, Inc. 3,800 $ 345,088
American General Corp. 2,600 187,850
532,938
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 1.5%
Ameritrade Holding Corp. 1,300 116,594
Class A (a)
Franklin Resources, Inc. 4,100 178,350
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (a) 1,000 67,938
Hambrecht & Quist Group (a) 2,800 100,625
463,507
TOTAL FINANCE 3,266,970
HEALTH - 5.8%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 5.2%
Alpharma, Inc. Class A 4,600 122,763
Amgen, Inc. (a) 13,000 822,250
Biogen, Inc. (a) 5,800 632,925
1,577,938
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 0.6%
VISX, Inc. (a) 3,200 166,200
TOTAL HEALTH 1,744,138
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 5.3%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 3.3%
General Electric Co. 6,200 630,463
General Instrument Corp. (a) 9,900 383,006
1,013,469
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.5%
Caterpillar, Inc. 2,700 148,163
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 2,000 153,500
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 2,300 146,481
Milacron, Inc. 400 8,525
456,669
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.5%
Waste Management, Inc. 2,600 $ 137,475
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 1,607,613
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 5.7%
BROADCASTING - 2.2%
Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. 5,047 232,793
Comcast Corp. Class A 11,600 446,600
(special)
679,393
PUBLISHING - 1.0%
Gannet, Inc. 2,200 158,950
Knight-Ridder, Inc. 2,900 152,794
311,744
RESTAURANTS - 2.5%
Buca, Inc. (a) 200 3,475
Starbucks Corp. (a) 4,400 163,625
Tricon Global Restaurants, 9,900 576,675
Inc. (a)
743,775
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 1,734,912
NONDURABLES - 10.3%
BEVERAGES - 1.8%
Canandaigua Wine, Inc. Class 500 24,875
A (a)
Coors (Adolph) Co. Class B 11,100 527,250
552,125
FOODS - 4.1%
Heinz (H.J.) Co. 8,700 420,319
Horizon Organic Holding Corp. 300 4,519
(a)
Quaker Oats Co. 12,500 825,781
1,250,619
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 3.4%
Clorox Co. 5,300 534,969
Procter & Gamble Co. 5,200 485,550
1,020,519
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
TOBACCO - 1.0%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 7,500 $ 289,219
TOTAL NONDURABLES 3,112,482
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 5.2%
APPAREL STORES - 0.6%
AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (a) 3,900 168,431
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
2.1%
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 15,100 643,638
GROCERY STORES - 1.5%
Albertson's, Inc. 2,800 149,800
Safeway, Inc. (a) 6,700 311,550
461,350
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.0%
Home Depot, Inc. 5,300 301,438
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 1,574,857
SERVICES - 1.1%
ADVERTISING - 0.3%
DoubleClick, Inc. (a) 500 48,719
TMP Worldwide, Inc. (a) 1,100 53,694
102,413
LEASING & RENTAL - 0.3%
Hertz Corp. Class A 1,500 82,406
SERVICES - 0.5%
Cintas Corp. 2,400 152,400
TOTAL SERVICES 337,219
TECHNOLOGY - 21.8%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 1.3%
Dycom Industries, Inc. (a) 3,600 173,700
Level One Communications, 1,400 63,350
Inc. (a)
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 2,700 153,563
390,613
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 8.4%
America Online, Inc. 3,900 465,563
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
barnesandnoble.com, Inc. 1,000 $ 23,188
Class A
broadcast.com, Inc. (a) 1,300 143,000
Brocade Communications 100 6,450
Systems, Inc.
CMGI, Inc. (a) 600 62,175
eBay, Inc. (a) 1,500 265,781
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 1,700 83,406
(a)
GeoTel Communications Corp. 1,100 61,050
(a)
Inktomi Corp. (a) 500 51,500
Microsoft Corp. (a) 13,300 1,073,139
Rational Software Corp. (a) 8,900 300,931
Scient Corp. 200 10,025
2,546,208
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 0.4%
Seagate Technology, Inc. (a) 4,300 129,806
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 3.2%
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 2,800 153,825
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 5,800 263,900
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, 12,200 257,725
Inc. (a)
Teradyne, Inc. (a) 5,300 279,906
955,356
ELECTRONICS - 8.5%
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 2,400 92,250
Celestica, Inc. (sub-vtg.) (a) 1,400 55,502
Flextronics International (a) 1,800 90,000
Intel Corp. 10,800 583,875
Molex, Inc. 5,500 168,438
Motorola, Inc. 4,800 397,500
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (a) 1,400 59,675
Sanmina Corp. (a) 3,200 239,950
Texas Instruments, Inc. 6,800 743,750
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 7,300 151,931
2,582,871
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 6,604,854
UTILITIES - 10.5%
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 2.4%
Consolidated Edison, Inc. 3,500 169,969
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
ELECTRIC UTILITY - CONTINUED
Duke Energy Corp. 2,900 $ 174,906
Entergy Corp. 3,500 113,531
FPL Group, Inc. 4,700 273,481
731,887
GAS - 0.4%
Williams Companies, Inc. 2,000 103,625
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 7.7%
AT&T Corp. 17,100 949,050
Global Crossing Ltd. (a) 1,100 52,181
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 10,300 889,663
Qwest Communications 3,600 152,775
International, Inc. (a)
SBC Communications, Inc. 5,800 296,525
2,340,194
TOTAL UTILITIES 3,175,706
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 28,976,158
(Cost $24,922,142)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 4.2%
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 1,267,058 1,267,058
(Cost $1,267,058)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 30,243,216
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $26,189,200)
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.82%. 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 May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $26,277,395. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $3,965,821, of which $4,902,749 related to appreciated
investment securities and $936,928 related to depreciated investment
securities.
At November 30, 1998, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of
approximately $333,194, all of which will expire on November 30, 2006.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 30,243,216
value (cost $26,189,200) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 1,412,521
sold
Receivable for fund shares 14,356
sold
Dividends receivable 23,564
Interest receivable 4,658
Other receivables 4,748
TOTAL ASSETS 31,703,063
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian bank $ 4,240
Payable for investments 1,023,714
purchased
Payable for fund shares 96,745
redeemed
Accrued management fee 6,465
Distribution fees payable 17,499
Other payables and accrued 20,014
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,168,677
NET ASSETS $ 30,534,386
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 23,013,024
Accumulated net investment (96,817)
(loss)
Accumulated undistributed net 3,564,163
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 4,054,016
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS $ 30,534,386
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $13.09
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($3,123,932 (divided by)
238,739 shares)
Maximum offering price per $13.89
share (100/94.25 of $13.09)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $13.03
redemption price per share
($13,979,661 (divided by)
1,073,042 shares)
Maximum offering price per $13.50
share (100/96.50 of $13.03)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $12.91
offering price per share
($11,443,011 (divided by)
886,434 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $12.90
offering price per share
($894,584 (divided by)
69,339 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $13.11
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($1,093,198 (divided
by) 83,382 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 129,063
Dividends
Interest 42,337
TOTAL INCOME 171,400
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 95,255
Transfer agent fees 48,251
Distribution fees 106,724
Accounting fees and expenses 30,454
Non-interested trustees' 53
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 3,174
Registration fees 36,682
Audit 13,017
Legal 47
Total expenses before 333,657
reductions
Expense reductions (65,440) 268,217
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (96,817)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 3,937,316
Foreign currency transactions (49) 3,937,267
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (235,251)
Assets and liabilities in (9) (235,260)
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 3,702,007
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 3,605,190
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (96,817) $ (83,345)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 3,937,267 (119,282)
Change in net unrealized (235,260) 2,192,105
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 3,605,190 1,989,478
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders - (868,298)
From net realized gain
In excess of net realized - (347,228)
gain
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS - (1,215,526)
Share transactions - net (4,857,190) (7,523,571)
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) (1,252,000) (6,749,619)
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 31,786,386 38,536,005
End of period (including $ 30,534,386 $ 31,786,386
accumulated net investment
loss of $96,817 and $0,
respectively)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 11.71 $ 11.38 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.01) .01 (.07)
Net realized and unrealized 1.39 .69 1.45
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.38 .70 1.38
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain - (.26) -
In excess of net realized gain - (.11) -
Total distributions - (.37) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.09 $ 11.71 $ 11.38
TOTAL RETURN B, C 11.78% 6.53% 13.80%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 3,124 $ 2,885 $ 5,376
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.30% A, F 1.61% 1.75% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.27% A, G 1.60% G 1.75% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.20)% A .09% (.73)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 172% A 358% 213% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 11.68 $ 11.36 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.03) (.02) (.10)
Net realized and unrealized 1.38 .70 1.46
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.35 .68 1.36
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain - (.26) -
In excess of net realized gain - (.10) -
Total distributions - (.36) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.03 $ 11.68 $ 11.36
TOTAL RETURN B, C 11.56% 6.35% 13.60%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 13,980 $ 16,368 $ 20,283
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.55% A, F 1.79% 2.00% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.52% A, G 1.76% G 2.00% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.45)% A (.11)% (1.00)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 172% A 358% 213% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS T
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 11.60 $ 11.31 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.06) (.09) (.15)
Net realized and unrealized 1.37 .71 1.46
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.31 .62 1.31
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain - (.24) -
In excess of net realized gain - (.09) -
Total distributions - (.33) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 12.91 $ 11.60 $ 11.31
TOTAL RETURN B, C 11.29% 5.80% 13.10%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 11,443 $ 10,994 $ 11,370
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.05% A, F 2.24% 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.02% A, G 2.22% G 2.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.95)% A (.58)% (1.51)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 172% A 358% 213% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS B
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 11.60 $ 11.36 $ 11.85
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.06) (.14) -
Net realized and unrealized 1.36 .74 (.49)
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.30 .60 (.49)
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain - (.26) -
In excess of net realized gain - (.10) -
Total distributions - (.36) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 12.90 $ 11.60 $ 11.36
TOTAL RETURN B, C 11.21% 5.62% (4.14)%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 895 $ 482 $ 48
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.05% A, F 2.50% F 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.02% A, G 2.47% G 2.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.95)% A (.88)% (.60)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 172% A 358% 213% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS C
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 11.72 $ 11.40 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D .00 .03 (.04)
Net realized and unrealized 1.39 .68 1.44
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.39 .71 1.40
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain - (.28) -
In excess of net realized gain - (.11) -
Total distributions - (.39) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.11 $ 11.72 $ 11.40
TOTAL RETURN B, C 11.86% 6.63% 14.00%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 1,093 $ 1,057 $ 1,459
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.05% A, F 1.50% F 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.02% A, G 1.48% G 1.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .05% A .17% (.42)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 172% A 358% 213% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant Growth Fund (the fund) is a fund of
Fidelity Advisor Series I (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 (the 1940 Act), as an
open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts
business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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.
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
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.
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 dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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 foreign currency transactions, capital loss
carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
Accumulated net investment loss and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
may include temporary book and tax basis differences that will reverse
in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining at fiscal
year end is distributed in the following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS. The fund generally uses foreign currency
contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated
securities. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign
currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts'
terms. The U.S. dollar value of foreign currency contracts is
determined using contractual currency exchange rates established at
the time of each trade.
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
JOINT TRADING ACCOUNT. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the fund, along with
other affiliated entities of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMR), may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint
trading accounts. These balances are invested in one or more
repurchase agreements for U.S. Treasury or Federal Agency obligations.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The underlying U.S. Treasury 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 funds' 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 $25,906,367 and $30,563,557, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .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 resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annualized rate of .59% of average net
assets.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00%*
CLASS C 1.00%*
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 3,770 $ 18
CLASS T 39,489 1,814
CLASS B 59,879 45,173
CLASS C 3,586 2,903
$ 106,724 $ 49,908
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on 0.25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 12,401 $ 3,588
CLASS T 13,906 3,178
CLASS B 17,081 17,081*
CLASS C 150 150*
$ 43,538 $ 23,997
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 5,040 .34*
CLASS T 23,914 .31*
CLASS B 16,488 .28*
CLASS C 1,574 .45*
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1,235 .22*
$ 48,251
* ANNUALIZED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc., an affiliate of FMR,
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 $2,062 for the period.
5. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse operating expenses (excluding
interest, taxes, security lending fees, brokerage commissions and
extraordinary expenses, if any) above the following annual rates or
range of annual rates of average net assets for each of the following
classes:
FMR EXPENSE LIMITATIONS REIMBURSEMENT
CLASS A 1.30% $ 6,042
CLASS T 1.55% 29,507
CLASS B 2.05% 21,217
CLASS C 2.05% 1,857
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1.05% 1,585
$ 60,208
Effective December 1, 1998, Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C and the
Institutional Class expense limitations were changed from 1.75%,
2.00%, 2.50%, 2.50% and 1.50% to 1.30% 1.55%, 2.05%, 2.05% and 1.05%
of each class' average net assets, respectively.
FMR has also 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 $5,035 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into an arrangement with its
custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash
balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses. During the period,
the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $197 under the custodian
arrangement.
6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ - $ 126,919
Class T - 463,390
Class B - 240,581
Class C - 1,353
Institutional Class - 36,055
Total $ - $ 868,298
IN EXCESS OF NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ - $ 50,754
Class T - 185,307
Class B - 96,208
Class C - 541
Institutional Class - 14,418
Total $ - $ 347,228
$ - $ 1,215,526
</TABLE>
7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
SHARES DOLLARS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 37,775 87,524 $ 498,559
Reinvestment of distributions - 9,071 -
Shares redeemed (45,310) (322,594) (574,771)
Net increase (decrease) (7,535) (225,999) $ (76,212)
CLASS T Shares sold 106,291 351,393 $ 1,402,977
Reinvestment of distributions - 55,234 -
Shares redeemed (435,057) (790,294) (5,682,406)
Net increase (decrease) (328,766) (383,667) $ (4,279,429)
CLASS B Shares sold 94,058 201,347 $ 1,231,541
Reinvestment of distributions - 19,253 -
Shares redeemed (155,150) (278,555) (2,012,882)
Net increase (decrease) (61,092) (57,955) $ (781,341)
CLASS C Shares sold 38,092 48,781 $ 499,795
Reinvestment of distributions - 105 -
Shares redeemed (10,333) (11,574) (133,929)
Net increase (decrease) 27,759 37,312 $ 365,866
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 241 14,757 $ 2,923
sold
Reinvestment of distributions - 4,196 -
Shares redeemed (7,030) (56,711) (88,997)
Net increase (decrease) (6,789) (37,758) $ (86,074)
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1998
CLASS A Shares sold $ 966,657
Reinvestment of distributions 95,223
Shares redeemed (3,572,279)
Net increase (decrease) $ (2,510,399)
CLASS T Shares sold $ 3,954,534
Reinvestment of distributions 578,731
Shares redeemed (8,857,682)
Net increase (decrease) $ (4,324,417)
CLASS B Shares sold $ 2,255,629
Reinvestment of distributions 201,351
Shares redeemed (3,122,196)
Net increase (decrease) $ (665,216)
CLASS C Shares sold $ 545,490
Reinvestment of distributions 1,104
Shares redeemed (132,749)
Net increase (decrease) $ 413,845
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 165,746
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 44,046
Shares redeemed (647,176)
Net increase (decrease) $ (437,384)
</TABLE>
8. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, one shareholder was record owner of
approximately 15% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
9. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of Fidelity Advisor
TechnoQuant Growth Fund, the Board of Trustees has determined not to
retain PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent auditor
and voted to appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ended
November 30, 1999. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 1998 and
November 30, 1997, Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP's audit reports
contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion; nor were their
reports qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting
principles. Further, there were no disagreements between the fund and
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP on accounting principles, financial
statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved to the
satisfaction of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP would have caused them to
make reference to the disagreement in their report.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Robert A. Lawrence, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENT
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
The Chase Manhattan Bank
New York, NY
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
ATQGI-SANN-0799 80126
1.704629.101
(Fidelity logo graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
EQUITY GROWTH
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND CLASS C
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 12 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 15 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the past six months.
INVESTMENTS 16 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market value.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 26 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 35 Notes to the financial
statements.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR EQUITY GROWTH FUND - CLASS A
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class A shares took place on September
3, 1996. Class A shares bear a 0.25% 12b-1 fee that is reflected in
returns after September 3, 1996. Returns between September 10, 1992
(the date Class T shares were first offered) and September 3, 1996 are
those of Class T and reflect Class T shares' 0.50% 12b-1 fee (0.65%
prior to January 1, 1996). Returns prior to September 10, 1992 are
those of Institutional Class, the original class of the fund, which
does not bear a 12b-1 fee. Had Class A shares' 12b-1 fee been
reflected, returns prior to September 10, 1992 would have been lower.
If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the past five
years and past 10 years total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 16.24% 33.01% 198.92% 636.61%
CL A
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 9.56% 25.36% 181.73% 594.26%
CL A (INCL. 5.75% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell 3000 (registered 12.85% 24.16% 214.97% 430.60%
trademark) Growth
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
Growth Funds Average 13.69% 16.23% 156.99% 332.53%
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Class A's returns to those 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 Class A's performance stacked up
against its peers, you can compare it to the growth funds average,
which reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives
tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months average represents a peer
group of 1,115 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 33.01% 24.48% 22.10%
CL A
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 25.36% 23.02% 21.38%
CL A (INCL. 5.75% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Growth 24.16% 25.79% 18.16%
S&P 500 21.03% 25.87% 18.07%
Growth Funds Average 16.23% 20.36% 15.36%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class A's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class A had performed at a constant
rate each year.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Equity Growth -CL A Russell 3000 Growth
00245 RS007
1989/05/31 9425.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 9075.27 9912.32
1989/07/31 9697.67 10872.91
1989/08/31 10077.04 11062.33
1989/09/30 10355.64 11118.41
1989/10/31 10225.24 10891.46
1989/11/30 10266.73 11162.45
1989/12/31 10569.02 11365.13
1990/01/31 9598.95 10433.50
1990/02/28 9985.63 10529.33
1990/03/31 10569.02 10953.04
1990/04/30 10358.73 10797.26
1990/05/31 11830.80 11908.33
1990/06/30 11932.55 12032.91
1990/07/31 11593.37 11897.72
1990/08/31 10114.52 10724.47
1990/09/30 9280.12 10122.95
1990/10/31 9395.44 10131.93
1990/11/30 10548.67 10826.62
1990/12/31 11301.67 11216.08
1991/01/31 12943.32 11814.53
1991/02/28 14110.12 12774.71
1991/03/31 15494.00 13299.76
1991/04/30 15439.73 13232.06
1991/05/31 16246.99 13824.81
1991/06/30 14897.03 13152.74
1991/07/31 16104.53 13852.33
1991/08/31 16972.85 14322.74
1991/09/30 17013.55 14099.26
1991/10/31 17061.04 14340.48
1991/11/30 16470.85 13952.45
1991/12/31 18614.71 15888.10
1992/01/31 19135.94 15594.68
1992/02/29 19234.31 15627.31
1992/03/31 18326.31 15171.18
1992/04/30 17947.98 15220.72
1992/05/31 17864.75 15324.31
1992/06/30 17274.56 14905.29
1992/07/31 17879.88 15560.43
1992/08/31 17448.59 15344.29
1992/09/30 17773.95 15537.79
1992/10/31 18704.64 15796.34
1992/11/30 19922.87 16533.86
1992/12/31 20456.12 16717.78
1993/01/31 21028.88 16553.43
1993/02/28 20479.76 16246.76
1993/03/31 21121.69 16566.89
1993/04/30 20765.92 15913.59
1993/05/31 21964.70 16498.58
1993/06/30 22049.77 16360.95
1993/07/31 21670.81 16105.46
1993/08/31 22459.68 16774.87
1993/09/30 23117.07 16706.97
1993/10/31 23395.50 17173.30
1993/11/30 22815.45 17008.14
1993/12/31 23494.69 17335.20
1994/01/31 24314.62 17741.17
1994/02/28 24111.45 17440.00
1994/03/31 23128.14 16576.27
1994/04/30 23371.94 16650.29
1994/05/31 23225.66 16845.83
1994/06/30 22209.84 16328.94
1994/07/31 22681.18 16855.41
1994/08/31 23705.13 17823.75
1994/09/30 23217.53 17611.48
1994/10/31 23973.30 18004.20
1994/11/30 23176.90 17413.49
1994/12/31 23286.69 17717.11
1995/01/31 23081.41 18020.72
1995/02/28 23968.21 18783.52
1995/03/31 24871.43 19333.03
1995/04/30 25947.09 19742.88
1995/05/31 26842.10 20390.27
1995/06/30 28886.66 21236.26
1995/07/31 31037.97 22196.85
1995/08/31 31358.21 22247.21
1995/09/30 32236.79 23212.69
1995/10/31 32072.57 23108.70
1995/11/30 32704.83 24018.92
1995/12/31 32400.91 24195.91
1996/01/31 33159.28 24903.25
1996/02/29 33897.51 25425.04
1996/03/31 34132.00 25504.15
1996/04/30 35148.15 26305.69
1996/05/31 36094.81 27270.56
1996/06/30 35634.51 27112.13
1996/07/31 33471.94 25345.31
1996/08/31 34253.59 26119.12
1996/09/30 36555.11 27964.03
1996/10/31 36728.81 27994.21
1996/11/30 38908.75 29967.58
1996/12/31 37653.95 29490.65
1997/01/31 39906.87 31429.36
1997/02/28 38987.61 31058.87
1997/03/31 36815.62 29332.61
1997/04/30 38681.19 31080.75
1997/05/31 41411.94 33520.67
1997/06/30 43115.28 34844.36
1997/07/31 46368.76 37802.08
1997/08/31 44530.23 35900.64
1997/09/30 47098.76 37779.86
1997/10/31 45269.25 36291.46
1997/11/30 46585.05 37584.58
1997/12/31 46650.08 37966.36
1998/01/31 47234.03 38943.18
1998/02/28 50829.49 41919.10
1998/03/31 52586.13 43598.26
1998/04/30 53592.86 44170.04
1998/05/31 52195.76 42734.60
1998/06/30 55472.77 45156.33
1998/07/31 56592.49 44549.53
1998/08/31 47357.31 37568.53
1998/09/30 52195.76 40524.39
1998/10/31 55842.58 43691.71
1998/11/30 59725.68 47020.01
1998/12/31 64788.30 51260.74
1999/01/31 69994.63 54218.44
1999/02/28 66545.41 51558.93
1999/03/31 70180.44 54212.33
1999/04/30 70389.49 54607.56
1999/05/28 69425.56 53060.13
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990621 161954 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund - Class A on May 31,
1989, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. As the chart shows,
by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to
$69,426 - a 594.26% 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 investment would have grown to $53,060 - a 430.60%
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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FIDELITY ADVISOR EQUITY GROWTH FUND - CLASS T
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class T shares took place on September
10, 1992. Class T shares bear a 0.50% 12b-1 fee (0.65% prior to
January 1, 1996) that is reflected in returns after September 10,
1992. Returns prior to that date are those of the Institutional Class,
the original class of the fund, which does not bear a 12b-1 fee. Had
Class T shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to September
10, 1992 would have been lower. If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain
class expenses, the past five years and past 10 years total returns
would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 16.16% 32.80% 198.50% 635.59%
CL T
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 12.10% 28.15% 188.06% 609.85%
CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Growth 12.85% 24.16% 214.97% 430.60%
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
Growth Funds Average 13.69% 16.23% 156.99% 332.53%
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Class T's returns to those 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 Class T's performance stacked up
against its peers, you can compare it to the growth funds average,
which reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives
tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months average represents a peer
group of 1,115 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 32.80% 24.45% 22.09%
CL T
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 28.15% 23.57% 21.65%
CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Growth 24.16% 25.79% 18.16%
S&P 500 21.03% 25.87% 18.07%
Growth Funds Average 16.23% 20.36% 15.36%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class T's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class T had performed at a constant
rate each year.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Equity Growth -CL T Russell 3000 Growth
00286 RS007
1989/05/31 9650.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 9291.92 9912.32
1989/07/31 9929.18 10872.91
1989/08/31 10317.61 11062.33
1989/09/30 10602.86 11118.41
1989/10/31 10469.34 10891.46
1989/11/30 10511.82 11162.45
1989/12/31 10821.34 11365.13
1990/01/31 9828.11 10433.50
1990/02/28 10224.01 10529.33
1990/03/31 10821.34 10953.04
1990/04/30 10606.02 10797.26
1990/05/31 12113.23 11908.33
1990/06/30 12217.41 12032.91
1990/07/31 11870.13 11897.72
1990/08/31 10355.98 10724.47
1990/09/30 9501.66 10122.95
1990/10/31 9619.74 10131.93
1990/11/30 10800.50 10826.62
1990/12/31 11571.47 11216.08
1991/01/31 13252.32 11814.53
1991/02/28 14446.97 12774.71
1991/03/31 15863.88 13299.76
1991/04/30 15808.32 13232.06
1991/05/31 16634.85 13824.81
1991/06/30 15252.67 13152.74
1991/07/31 16488.99 13852.33
1991/08/31 17378.04 14322.74
1991/09/30 17419.71 14099.26
1991/10/31 17468.33 14340.48
1991/11/30 16864.06 13952.45
1991/12/31 19059.09 15888.10
1992/01/31 19592.77 15594.68
1992/02/29 19693.48 15627.31
1992/03/31 18763.81 15171.18
1992/04/30 18376.45 15220.72
1992/05/31 18291.23 15324.31
1992/06/30 17686.95 14905.29
1992/07/31 18306.72 15560.43
1992/08/31 17865.13 15344.29
1992/09/30 18198.26 15537.79
1992/10/31 19151.17 15796.34
1992/11/30 20398.48 16533.86
1992/12/31 20944.46 16717.78
1993/01/31 21530.90 16553.43
1993/02/28 20968.67 16246.76
1993/03/31 21625.92 16566.89
1993/04/30 21261.66 15913.59
1993/05/31 22489.06 16498.58
1993/06/30 22576.16 16360.95
1993/07/31 22188.15 16105.46
1993/08/31 22995.85 16774.87
1993/09/30 23668.94 16706.97
1993/10/31 23954.01 17173.30
1993/11/30 23360.11 17008.14
1993/12/31 24055.57 17335.20
1994/01/31 24895.07 17741.17
1994/02/28 24687.06 17440.00
1994/03/31 23680.27 16576.27
1994/04/30 23929.89 16650.29
1994/05/31 23780.12 16845.83
1994/06/30 22740.05 16328.94
1994/07/31 23222.64 16855.41
1994/08/31 24271.03 17823.75
1994/09/30 23771.80 17611.48
1994/10/31 24545.61 18004.20
1994/11/30 23730.20 17413.49
1994/12/31 23842.61 17717.11
1995/01/31 23632.43 18020.72
1995/02/28 24540.40 18783.52
1995/03/31 25465.18 19333.03
1995/04/30 26566.51 19742.88
1995/05/31 27482.89 20390.27
1995/06/30 29576.27 21236.26
1995/07/31 31778.93 22196.85
1995/08/31 32106.81 22247.21
1995/09/30 33006.37 23212.69
1995/10/31 32838.23 23108.70
1995/11/30 33485.58 24018.92
1995/12/31 33174.41 24195.91
1996/01/31 33950.89 24903.25
1996/02/29 34706.73 25425.04
1996/03/31 34946.83 25504.15
1996/04/30 35987.23 26305.69
1996/05/31 36956.49 27270.56
1996/06/30 36485.20 27112.13
1996/07/31 34271.01 25345.31
1996/08/31 35071.32 26119.12
1996/09/30 37427.78 27964.03
1996/10/31 37614.52 27994.21
1996/11/30 39846.49 29967.58
1996/12/31 38563.12 29490.65
1997/01/31 40877.81 31429.36
1997/02/28 39940.83 31058.87
1997/03/31 37717.81 29332.61
1997/04/30 39637.69 31080.75
1997/05/31 42448.62 33520.67
1997/06/30 44193.96 34844.36
1997/07/31 47546.86 37802.08
1997/08/31 45663.73 35900.64
1997/09/30 48281.74 37779.86
1997/10/31 46389.42 36291.46
1997/11/30 47739.77 37584.58
1997/12/31 47791.61 37966.36
1998/01/31 48394.94 38943.18
1998/02/28 52076.71 41919.10
1998/03/31 53870.66 43598.26
1998/04/30 54882.37 44170.04
1998/05/31 53453.46 42734.60
1998/06/30 56801.48 45156.33
1998/07/31 57938.34 44549.53
1998/08/31 48467.95 37568.53
1998/09/30 53422.17 40524.39
1998/10/31 57145.66 43691.71
1998/11/30 61109.04 47020.01
1998/12/31 66295.11 51260.74
1999/01/31 71630.68 54218.44
1999/02/28 68083.79 51558.93
1999/03/31 71783.36 54212.33
1999/04/30 71994.76 54607.56
1999/05/28 70984.72 53060.13
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990621 162854 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund - Class T on May 31,
1989, and the current 3.50% sales charge was paid. As the chart shows,
by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to
$70,985 - a 609.85% 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 investment would have grown to $53,060 - a 430.60%
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.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR EQUITY GROWTH FUND - CLASS B
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class B shares took place on December
31, 1996. Class B shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee that is reflected in
returns after December 31, 1996. Returns between September 10, 1992
(the date Class T shares were first offered) and December 31, 1996 are
those of Class T and reflect Class T shares' 0.50% 12b-1 fee (0.65%
prior to January 1, 1996). Returns prior to September 10, 1992 are
those of Institutional Class, the original class of the fund, which
does not bear a 12b-1 fee. Had Class B shares' 12b-1 fee been
reflected, returns prior to December 31, 1996 would have been lower.
Class B's contingent deferred sales charge included in the past six
months, past one year, past five years, and past 10 years total return
figures are 5%, 5%, 2% and 0%, respectively. If Fidelity had not
reimbursed certain class expenses, the past five years and past 10
years total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
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PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 15.83% 32.07% 194.16% 624.88%
CL B
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 10.83% 27.07% 192.16% 624.88%
CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Growth 12.85% 24.16% 214.97% 430.60%
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
Growth Funds Average 13.69% 16.23% 156.99% 332.53%
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Class B's returns to those 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 Class B's performance stacked up
against its peers, you can compare it to the growth funds average,
which reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives
tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months average represents a peer
group of 1,115 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 32.07% 24.08% 21.91%
CL B
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 27.07% 23.91% 21.91%
CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Growth 24.16% 25.79% 18.16%
S&P 500 21.03% 25.87% 18.07%
Growth Funds Average 16.23% 20.36% 15.36%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class B's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class B had performed at a constant
rate each year.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Equity Growth -CL B Russell 3000 Growth
00242 RS007
1989/05/31 10000.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 9628.93 9912.32
1989/07/31 10289.31 10872.91
1989/08/31 10691.82 11062.33
1989/09/30 10987.42 11118.41
1989/10/31 10849.06 10891.46
1989/11/30 10893.08 11162.45
1989/12/31 11213.82 11365.13
1990/01/31 10184.57 10433.50
1990/02/28 10594.83 10529.33
1990/03/31 11213.82 10953.04
1990/04/30 10990.69 10797.26
1990/05/31 12552.57 11908.33
1990/06/30 12660.53 12032.91
1990/07/31 12300.65 11897.72
1990/08/31 10731.58 10724.47
1990/09/30 9846.28 10122.95
1990/10/31 9968.64 10131.93
1990/11/30 11192.23 10826.62
1990/12/31 11991.16 11216.08
1991/01/31 13732.97 11814.53
1991/02/28 14970.95 12774.71
1991/03/31 16439.26 13299.76
1991/04/30 16381.68 13232.06
1991/05/31 17238.19 13824.81
1991/06/30 15805.87 13152.74
1991/07/31 17087.04 13852.33
1991/08/31 18008.33 14322.74
1991/09/30 18051.51 14099.26
1991/10/31 18101.90 14340.48
1991/11/30 17475.71 13952.45
1991/12/31 19750.35 15888.10
1992/01/31 20303.38 15594.68
1992/02/29 20407.75 15627.31
1992/03/31 19444.36 15171.18
1992/04/30 19042.95 15220.72
1992/05/31 18954.64 15324.31
1992/06/30 18328.44 14905.29
1992/07/31 18970.70 15560.43
1992/08/31 18513.09 15344.29
1992/09/30 18858.30 15537.79
1992/10/31 19845.78 15796.34
1992/11/30 21138.32 16533.86
1992/12/31 21704.11 16717.78
1993/01/31 22311.81 16553.43
1993/02/28 21729.19 16246.76
1993/03/31 22410.28 16566.89
1993/04/30 22032.81 15913.59
1993/05/31 23304.72 16498.58
1993/06/30 23394.99 16360.95
1993/07/31 22992.90 16105.46
1993/08/31 23829.90 16774.87
1993/09/30 24527.40 16706.97
1993/10/31 24822.81 17173.30
1993/11/30 24207.37 17008.14
1993/12/31 24928.05 17335.20
1994/01/31 25798.00 17741.17
1994/02/28 25582.44 17440.00
1994/03/31 24539.14 16576.27
1994/04/30 24797.81 16650.29
1994/05/31 24642.61 16845.83
1994/06/30 23564.82 16328.94
1994/07/31 24064.92 16855.41
1994/08/31 25151.33 17823.75
1994/09/30 24633.99 17611.48
1994/10/31 25435.87 18004.20
1994/11/30 24590.88 17413.49
1994/12/31 24707.36 17717.11
1995/01/31 24489.56 18020.72
1995/02/28 25430.46 18783.52
1995/03/31 26388.79 19333.03
1995/04/30 27530.07 19742.88
1995/05/31 28479.68 20390.27
1995/06/30 30648.98 21236.26
1995/07/31 32931.54 22196.85
1995/08/31 33271.31 22247.21
1995/09/30 34203.49 23212.69
1995/10/31 34029.25 23108.70
1995/11/30 34700.08 24018.92
1995/12/31 34377.63 24195.91
1996/01/31 35182.26 24903.25
1996/02/29 35965.53 25425.04
1996/03/31 36214.33 25504.15
1996/04/30 37292.46 26305.69
1996/05/31 38296.88 27270.56
1996/06/30 37808.49 27112.13
1996/07/31 35514.00 25345.31
1996/08/31 36343.33 26119.12
1996/09/30 38785.27 27964.03
1996/10/31 38978.78 27994.21
1996/11/30 41291.70 29967.58
1996/12/31 39961.78 29490.65
1997/01/31 42333.64 31429.36
1997/02/28 41329.34 31058.87
1997/03/31 39005.11 29332.61
1997/04/30 40975.45 31080.75
1997/05/31 43844.88 33520.67
1997/06/30 45633.49 34844.36
1997/07/31 49067.24 37802.08
1997/08/31 47087.33 35900.64
1997/09/30 49765.47 37779.86
1997/10/31 47804.69 36291.46
1997/11/30 49172.45 37584.58
1997/12/31 49197.06 37966.36
1998/01/31 49793.98 38943.18
1998/02/28 53559.82 41919.10
1998/03/31 55377.43 43598.26
1998/04/30 56389.64 44170.04
1998/05/31 54887.65 42734.60
1998/06/30 58305.21 45156.33
1998/07/31 59448.02 44549.53
1998/08/31 49696.02 37568.53
1998/09/30 54757.05 40524.39
1998/10/31 58544.65 43691.71
1998/11/30 62582.59 47020.01
1998/12/31 67871.11 51260.74
1999/01/31 73285.92 54218.44
1999/02/28 69629.60 51558.93
1999/03/31 73384.08 54212.33
1999/04/30 73555.85 54607.56
1999/05/28 72488.40 53060.13
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990621 163555 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund - Class B on May 31,
1989. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment
would have been $72,488 - a 624.88% 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 investment would have grown to $53,060 -
a 430.60% 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.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR EQUITY GROWTH FUND - CLASS C
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class C shares took place on November
3, 1997. Class C shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee that is reflected in
returns after November 3, 1997. Returns between December 31, 1996 (the
date Class B shares were first offered) and November 3, 1997 are those
of Class B shares and reflect Class B shares' 1.00% 12b-1 fee. Returns
between September 10, 1992 (the date Class T shares were first
offered) and December 31, 1996 are those of Class T shares, and
reflect Class T shares' 0.50% 12b-1 fee (0.65% prior to January 1,
1996). Returns prior to September 10, 1992 are those of Institutional
Class, the original class of the fund which does not bear a 12b-1 fee.
Had Class C shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to
December 31, 1996 would have been lower. Class C shares' contingent
deferred sales charge included in the past six months, past one year,
past five years, and past 10 years total return figures are 1%, 1%, 0%
and 0%, respectively. If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class
expenses, the past five years and past 10 years total returns would
have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 15.85% 32.04% 194.29% 625.20%
CL C
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 14.85% 31.04% 194.29% 625.20%
CL C (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Growth 12.85% 24.16% 214.97% 430.60%
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
Growth Funds Average 13.69% 16.23% 156.99% 332.53%
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Class C's returns to those 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 Class C's performance stacked up
against its peers, you can compare it to the growth funds average,
which reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives
tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months average represents a peer
group of 1,115 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 32.04% 24.09% 21.91%
CL C
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 31.04% 24.09% 21.91%
CL C (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Growth 24.16% 25.79% 18.16%
S&P 500 21.03% 25.87% 18.07%
Growth Funds Average 16.23% 20.36% 15.36%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class C's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class C had performed at a constant
rate each year.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Equity Growth -CL C Russell 3000 Growth
00479 RS007
1989/05/31 10000.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 9628.93 9912.32
1989/07/31 10289.31 10872.91
1989/08/31 10691.82 11062.33
1989/09/30 10987.42 11118.41
1989/10/31 10849.06 10891.46
1989/11/30 10893.08 11162.45
1989/12/31 11213.82 11365.13
1990/01/31 10184.57 10433.50
1990/02/28 10594.83 10529.33
1990/03/31 11213.82 10953.04
1990/04/30 10990.69 10797.26
1990/05/31 12552.57 11908.33
1990/06/30 12660.53 12032.91
1990/07/31 12300.65 11897.72
1990/08/31 10731.58 10724.47
1990/09/30 9846.28 10122.95
1990/10/31 9968.64 10131.93
1990/11/30 11192.23 10826.62
1990/12/31 11991.16 11216.08
1991/01/31 13732.97 11814.53
1991/02/28 14970.95 12774.71
1991/03/31 16439.26 13299.76
1991/04/30 16381.68 13232.06
1991/05/31 17238.19 13824.81
1991/06/30 15805.87 13152.74
1991/07/31 17087.04 13852.33
1991/08/31 18008.33 14322.74
1991/09/30 18051.51 14099.26
1991/10/31 18101.90 14340.48
1991/11/30 17475.71 13952.45
1991/12/31 19750.35 15888.10
1992/01/31 20303.38 15594.68
1992/02/29 20407.75 15627.31
1992/03/31 19444.36 15171.18
1992/04/30 19042.95 15220.72
1992/05/31 18954.64 15324.31
1992/06/30 18328.44 14905.29
1992/07/31 18970.70 15560.43
1992/08/31 18513.09 15344.29
1992/09/30 18858.30 15537.79
1992/10/31 19845.78 15796.34
1992/11/30 21138.32 16533.86
1992/12/31 21704.11 16717.78
1993/01/31 22311.81 16553.43
1993/02/28 21729.19 16246.76
1993/03/31 22410.28 16566.89
1993/04/30 22032.81 15913.59
1993/05/31 23304.72 16498.58
1993/06/30 23394.99 16360.95
1993/07/31 22992.90 16105.46
1993/08/31 23829.90 16774.87
1993/09/30 24527.40 16706.97
1993/10/31 24822.81 17173.30
1993/11/30 24207.37 17008.14
1993/12/31 24928.05 17335.20
1994/01/31 25798.00 17741.17
1994/02/28 25582.44 17440.00
1994/03/31 24539.14 16576.27
1994/04/30 24797.81 16650.29
1994/05/31 24642.61 16845.83
1994/06/30 23564.82 16328.94
1994/07/31 24064.92 16855.41
1994/08/31 25151.33 17823.75
1994/09/30 24633.99 17611.48
1994/10/31 25435.87 18004.20
1994/11/30 24590.88 17413.49
1994/12/31 24707.36 17717.11
1995/01/31 24489.56 18020.72
1995/02/28 25430.46 18783.52
1995/03/31 26388.79 19333.03
1995/04/30 27530.07 19742.88
1995/05/31 28479.68 20390.27
1995/06/30 30648.98 21236.26
1995/07/31 32931.54 22196.85
1995/08/31 33271.31 22247.21
1995/09/30 34203.49 23212.69
1995/10/31 34029.25 23108.70
1995/11/30 34700.08 24018.92
1995/12/31 34377.63 24195.91
1996/01/31 35182.26 24903.25
1996/02/29 35965.53 25425.04
1996/03/31 36214.33 25504.15
1996/04/30 37292.46 26305.69
1996/05/31 38296.88 27270.56
1996/06/30 37808.49 27112.13
1996/07/31 35514.00 25345.31
1996/08/31 36343.33 26119.12
1996/09/30 38785.27 27964.03
1996/10/31 38978.78 27994.21
1996/11/30 41291.70 29967.58
1996/12/31 39961.78 29490.65
1997/01/31 42333.64 31429.36
1997/02/28 41329.34 31058.87
1997/03/31 39005.11 29332.61
1997/04/30 40975.45 31080.75
1997/05/31 43844.88 33520.67
1997/06/30 45633.49 34844.36
1997/07/31 49067.24 37802.08
1997/08/31 47087.33 35900.64
1997/09/30 49765.47 37779.86
1997/10/31 47804.69 36291.46
1997/11/30 49171.35 37584.58
1997/12/31 49195.33 37966.36
1998/01/31 49827.81 38943.18
1998/02/28 53589.61 41919.10
1998/03/31 55406.03 43598.26
1998/04/30 56416.34 44170.04
1998/05/31 54922.37 42734.60
1998/06/30 58329.49 45156.33
1998/07/31 59468.78 44549.53
1998/08/31 49720.33 37568.53
1998/09/30 54771.90 40524.39
1998/10/31 58565.95 43691.71
1998/11/30 62596.45 47020.01
1998/12/31 67886.96 51260.74
1999/01/31 73319.89 54218.44
1999/02/28 69659.96 51558.93
1999/03/31 73416.84 54212.33
1999/04/30 73586.51 54607.56
1999/05/28 72520.04 53060.13
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990621 163934 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth - Class C on May 31, 1989.
As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment would
have been $72,520 - a 625.20% 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 investment would have grown to $53,060 - a 430.60%
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
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of Jennifer Uhrig)
An interview with Jennifer Uhrig, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, JENNIFER?
A. For the six months that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's Class A,
Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned 16.24%, 16.16%, 15.83%
and 15.85%, respectively. During that same time, the growth funds
average tracked by Lipper Inc. returned 13.69%, while the Russell 3000
Growth Index and Standard & Poor's 500 Index posted returns of 12.85%
and 12.61%, respectively. For the 12 months that ended May 31, 1999,
the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned
33.01%, 32.80%, 32.07% and 32.04%, respectively, while the Lipper peer
group returned 16.23%. The Russell index returned 24.16% and the S&P
500 returned 21.03% during the same period.
Q. EARLIER IN THE PERIOD, THE FUND CHANGED ITS BENCHMARK TO THE
RUSSELL 3000 GROWTH INDEX. WHY?
A. Given the fund's focus on stocks with "growth" characteristics, the
Russell 3000 Growth Index conforms more closely with the fund's
investment strategy than the S&P 500 index, which is not
style-specific and thus measures the performance of both growth and
value stocks. We believe that the new index more accurately reflects
how the fund is performing relative to its universe of stocks. By
making the change, we present shareholders with a better yardstick
against which they can evaluate the fund's performance.
Q. OVERALL, WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND'S SOUND PERFORMANCE
RELATIVE TO ITS BENCHMARK?
A. Much of the fund's success can be attributed to strong stock
picking within the media/leisure and technology sectors. Cable stocks
and certain large-cap tech stocks, such as Microsoft, were strong
contributors. Also fueling performance was the fund's overweighting in
oil-sensitive energy stocks, especially relative to the growth
universe, during the recovery in oil prices. An underweighting in
nondurables also helped as many of these companies confronted
disappointing earnings overseas.
Q. WHAT WERE YOUR PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES DURING THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD?
HOW DID YOU POSITION THE FUND IN LIGHT OF THE DRAMATIC RISE IN
CYCLICAL STOCKS IN RECENT MONTHS?
A. Most notably, I decreased the fund's weighting in technology,
specifically among the larger-caps, as I became increasingly concerned
about their high valuation levels. In health care, I added to the
fund's positions in the fastest-growing drug stocks, such as Eli Lilly
and Warner-Lambert as they sold off. I also increased the fund's
weighting in financial stocks, which had underperformed in 1998. Since
this is a growth fund, I'm not going to have huge cyclical exposure. I
did, however, add some cyclical, or economically sensitive, stocks
along the way. Lastly, I managed to expose the portfolio to the
Internet by buying more AT&T, and its newly acquired broadband
capabilities, without having to pay the stratospheric prices
characteristic of many stocks in this industry.
Q. WHICH STOCKS PERFORMED WELL FOR THE FUND?
A. Microsoft was up strongly over the past six months, driven by a
robust product cycle including the much-anticipated releases of both
Office 2000 and Windows 2000. Also helping performance was MCI
WorldCom, an industry leader in data, Internet and international
communications services, which enjoyed strong revenue growth and the
cost benefits associated with acquisitions. Cisco Systems' shares also
soared as the firm continued to reap the benefits of its dominant
market share in providing data network equipment to meet the growing
demands of the Internet and various telecommunications networks.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DETRACTED FROM PERFORMANCE?
A. Philip Morris, in spite of its attractive valuation and impressive
fundamentals, suffered from the potential for further litigation. Drug
stocks in general - including Merck, Warner-Lambert and Eli Lilly -
underwent severe corrections as the market rotated away from these
expensive stocks in favor of attractively valued cyclical stocks late
in the period.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. I'll continue to pursue growth prospects that tend to thrive
irrespective of the economy's ebbs and flows. I may, however, consider
limited exposure to cyclicals if it appears the worldwide economy is
accelerating. Under these circumstances, certain traditional cyclicals
may show better growth than the average growth stock. However, I feel
that a lot of the valuation discrepancy between growth and value has
already been corrected, and I remain confident in the availability of
attractive opportunities in the growth universe. The biggest risk to
growth stocks today is higher interest rates, which pose a threat to
high price-to-earnings ratios. If the economy can stay healthy without
generating appreciable inflation and, hence, higher rates, growth
stocks should continue to perform well.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: to achieve capital
appreciation by investing
primarily in common stock of
companies with
above-average growth
characteristics
START DATE: November 22,
1983
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $8.9 billion
MANAGER: Jennifer Uhrig,
since 1997; joined Fidelity
in 1987
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JENNIFER UHRIG ON THE STATE
OF PHARMACEUTICALS:
"Pharmaceutical stocks, which were
among the fund's best performers in
1998, suffered a meaningful
correction in the first half of 1999,
with some stocks declining as
much as 20-30% in the midst of a
rising market. This
underperformance was largely
related to a rotation from
predictable growth stocks to
cyclicals, or companies more
sensitive to faster economic
growth. This phenomenon was
brought about by continued
economic strength in the U.S.,
combined with the recovery in Asia
and a stronger-than-expected
economy in Brazil. In addition, drug
companies have struggled with a
lack of high-profile new drug
launches after an unusually good
year in 1998. Finally, the prospect
of government-sponsored drug
benefits for seniors, and the
ensuing price pressures that
could result, cast a cloud over the
group. Recently, valuations for
pharmaceuticals in general have
become quite reasonable as they
have reached the lower-end of their
historical ranges. At the same time,
business has remained healthy. The
benefits of patent protection and
high barriers to entry have helped
pharmaceuticals maintain strong
levels of profitability. Drug stocks
also have benefited from favorable
demographics, namely an aging
population, which favors drug
consumption. While further political
posturing may continue to impede
the performance of the group, these
stocks should perform better if the
economy cools and predictable
growth once again returns to
favor."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 2.7 3.9
Warner-Lambert Co. 2.5 2.2
Microsoft Corp. 2.4 4.5
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 2.3 2.4
AT&T Corp. 2.3 1.2
Cisco Systems, Inc. 2.2 1.3
Merck & Co., Inc. 2.0 3.6
Fannie Mae 1.9 1.5
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 1.9 0.7
Johnson & Johnson 1.8 1.3
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 26.4 30.9
HEALTH 17.7 16.8
MEDIA & LEISURE 10.2 7.7
FINANCE 9.7 7.5
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 9.4 8.6
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 *
Stocks 96.4%
Short-Term Investments 3.6%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 5.8%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 96.40000000000001
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 3.6
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 92.5%
Short-Term Investments 7.5%
** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.2%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 92.5
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 7.5
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
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COMMON STOCKS - 96.4%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 2.7%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 1.5%
Cytec Industries, Inc. (a) 814,500 $ 22,348
Eastman Chemical Co. 539,600 27,317
Great Lakes Chemical Corp. 845,400 38,202
NOVA Chemicals Corp. 1,190,700 25,461
Solutia, Inc. 638,600 14,329
Union Carbide Corp. 87,400 4,485
132,142
METALS & MINING - 0.8%
Alcoa, Inc. 642,900 35,360
Commscope, Inc. (a) 658,100 17,275
Falconbridge Ltd. 387,600 4,499
Inco Ltd. 1,471,500 20,977
78,111
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.4%
Bemis Co., Inc. 131,000 4,945
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 928,200 28,310
33,255
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 243,508
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.2%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.1%
Owens-Corning 186,300 7,336
ENGINEERING - 0.1%
Stolt Comex Seaway SA 656,100 7,299
Stolt Comex Seaway SA 131,400 1,413
sponsored ADR Class A
8,712
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 16,048
ESTATE
DURABLES - 0.5%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.1%
Eaton Corp. 99,300 8,658
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
DURABLES - CONTINUED
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.4%
Matsushita Electric 426,000 $ 7,671
Industrial Co. Ltd.
Sony Corp. 291,900 27,274
34,945
TOTAL DURABLES 43,603
ENERGY - 5.0%
ENERGY SERVICES - 1.9%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 926,230 28,829
BJ Services Co. (a) 490,600 13,522
Coflexip SA sponsored ADR 601,800 24,674
Halliburton Co. 1,096,400 45,364
Schlumberger Ltd. 644,600 38,797
Smith International, Inc. 523,600 22,646
173,832
OIL & GAS - 3.1%
Apache Corp. 548,300 19,739
Exxon Corp. 1,165,800 93,118
Newfield Exploration Co. (a) 1,050,900 26,667
Noble Affiliates, Inc. 1,015,700 26,916
Tosco Corp. 1,648,200 42,132
USX-Marathon Group 1,155,800 34,602
Vastar Resources, Inc. 171,600 9,438
Weatherford International, 810,400 26,743
Inc. (a)
279,355
TOTAL ENERGY 453,187
FINANCE - 9.7%
BANKS - 1.0%
Bank of Ireland, Inc. (Great 1,216,519 22,662
Britain)
Chase Manhattan Corp. 566,600 41,079
U.S. Bancorp 734,700 23,878
87,619
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 2.3%
American Express Co. 669,604 81,148
Associates First Capital 827,200 33,915
Corp. Class A
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE -
CONTINUED
Citigroup, Inc. 607,200 $ 40,227
Household International, Inc. 891,890 38,686
Providian Financial Corp. 139,700 13,402
207,378
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 2.7%
Fannie Mae 2,509,000 170,612
Freddie Mac 1,176,600 68,610
239,222
INSURANCE - 2.9%
Allmerica Financial Corp. 426,900 25,000
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. 368,000 21,459
American International Group, 750,700 85,814
Inc.
CIGNA Corp. 756,400 70,534
Mutual Risk Management Ltd. 82,700 3,019
Progressive Corp. 247,000 34,673
UNUM Corp. 427,200 22,989
263,488
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.2%
Washington Mutual, Inc. 560,100 21,389
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.6%
Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. 2,288,000 12,003
Nikko Securities Co. Ltd. 1,826,000 7,928
Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. 3,318,000 32,903
52,834
TOTAL FINANCE 871,930
HEALTH - 17.7%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 13.6%
American Home Products Corp. 660,800 38,079
Amgen, Inc. (a) 648,600 41,024
Biogen, Inc. (a) 324,600 35,422
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2,477,300 170,005
Chiron Corp. (a) 1,083,200 22,883
Elan Corp. PLC sponsored ADR 1,053,800 56,905
(a)
Genzyme Corp. (General 824,800 33,456
Division)
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 2,935,900 209,733
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS -
CONTINUED
Medimmune, Inc. (a) 160,200 $ 10,193
Merck & Co., Inc. 2,697,600 182,088
PE Corp.:
(Celera Genomics Group) (a) 136,850 2,326
(Biosystems Group) 273,700 30,569
Pfizer, Inc. 616,600 65,976
Quintiles Transnational Corp. 728,600 29,599
(a)
Schering-Plough Corp. 1,319,800 59,473
Sepracor, Inc. (a) 40,600 2,588
Takeda Chemical Industries 230,000 10,156
Ltd.
Warner-Lambert Co. 3,576,900 221,768
XOMA Ltd. (a) 52 -
1,222,243
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 2.7%
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) 1,264,900 47,987
Guidant Corp. 570,000 28,500
Johnson & Johnson 1,763,300 163,326
U.S. Surgical Corp. rights 2 -
6/30/00 (a)
239,813
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 1.4%
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. 1,011,600 23,836
Health Management Associates, 1,656,775 21,538
Inc. Class A (a)
HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (a) 1,624,700 21,730
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a) 1,211,900 29,692
United HealthCare Corp. 524,100 30,529
127,325
TOTAL HEALTH 1,589,381
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.6%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.9%
General Electric Co. 767,900 78,086
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.7%
ASM Lithography Holding N V 610,700 26,947
(a)
Case Corp. 625,700 29,408
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
Deere & Co. 80,700 $ 3,072
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 40,400 2,573
62,000
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 140,086
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 10.2%
BROADCASTING - 5.5%
Cablevision Systems Corp. 522,200 41,189
Class A (a)
CBS Corp. (a) 1,407,300 58,755
Clear Channel Communications, 422,000 27,878
Inc. (a)
Comcast Corp. Class A 2,407,200 92,677
(special)
Cox Communications, Inc. 1,576,400 61,578
Class A (a)
MediaOne Group, Inc. 1,653,500 122,152
NTL, Inc. (a) 345,000 32,581
Time Warner, Inc. 863,572 58,777
495,587
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.7%
Disney (Walt) Co. 1,840,300 53,599
King World Productions, Inc. 309,100 10,316
(a)
63,915
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.2%
Harley-Davidson, Inc. 375,600 19,179
PUBLISHING - 0.3%
Reader's Digest Association, 699,960 25,636
Inc. Class A (non-vtg.)
RESTAURANTS - 3.5%
Brinker International, Inc. 1,172,700 32,909
(a)
Darden Restaurants, Inc. 1,472,200 31,376
McDonald's Corp. 3,350,800 129,006
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. (a) 1,288,000 46,207
Papa John's International, 209,000 8,256
Inc. (a)
Tricon Global Restaurants, 850,180 49,523
Inc. (a)
Wendy's International, Inc. 657,300 17,911
315,188
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 919,505
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONDURABLES - 5.3%
FOODS - 0.6%
American Italian Pasta Co. 418,600 $ 11,512
Class A (a)
Keebler Foods Co. (a) 404,300 13,544
Nabisco Holdings Corp. Class A 596,200 24,966
50,022
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 2.0%
Avon Products, Inc. 962,000 47,559
Gillette Co. 862,000 43,962
Procter & Gamble Co. 932,200 87,044
178,565
TOBACCO - 2.7%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 6,317,000 243,590
TOTAL NONDURABLES 472,177
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.6%
Barrick Gold Corp. 960,500 16,594
Homestake Mining Co. 1,508,200 11,783
Newmont Mining Corp. 986,000 17,563
Placer Dome, Inc. 956,200 10,645
56,585
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 9.4%
APPAREL STORES - 1.0%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class 422,200 35,518
A (a)
TJX Companies, Inc. 1,259,900 37,797
World Co. Ltd. 237,700 14,327
87,642
DRUG STORES - 1.0%
CVS Corp. 1,347,954 62,006
Walgreen Co. 1,373,200 31,927
93,933
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
4.6%
Consolidated Stores Corp. (a) 368,500 12,667
Costco Companies, Inc. (a) 509,800 36,961
Dayton Hudson Corp. 1,330,850 83,844
Federated Department Stores, 1,240,900 67,629
Inc. (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
CONTINUED
Ito-Yokado Co. Ltd. 224,000 $ 13,280
Nordstrom, Inc. 2,208,000 78,384
Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd. 83,100 16,256
Saks, Inc. (a) 863,821 23,863
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 1,940,600 82,718
415,602
GROCERY STORES - 0.5%
Safeway, Inc. (a) 897,300 41,724
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 2.3%
Circuit City Stores, Inc. - 531,400 38,161
Circuit City Group
Home Depot, Inc. 1,143,100 65,014
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 1,119,300 58,134
Office Depot, Inc. (a) 1,280,800 26,737
Staples, Inc. (a) 593,595 17,066
205,112
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 844,013
TECHNOLOGY - 26.4%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 5.2%
ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 989,400 48,357
(a)
Ascend Communications, Inc. 1,026,100 95,107
(a)
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 1,834,425 199,952
Copper Mountain Networks, 2,200 141
Inc.
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 80,400 4,573
Newbridge Networks Corp. (a) 809,000 22,324
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 742,200 52,696
Tellabs, Inc. (a) 755,000 44,168
467,318
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 10.7%
Adobe Systems, Inc. 159,600 11,830
America Online, Inc. 285,400 34,070
At Home Corp. Series A (a) 162,000 20,534
Automatic Data Processing, 800,400 32,966
Inc.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Autoweb.Com, Inc. (a) 270,500 $ 4,227
Brocade Communications 1,700 110
Systems, Inc.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 2,055,200 26,461
(a)
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) 865,800 42,803
Compuware Corp. (a) 1,601,600 49,750
DST Systems, Inc. (a) 225,400 12,172
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) 520,400 25,467
Electronic Data Systems Corp. 1,202,200 67,624
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 759,100 37,243
(a)
Excite, Inc. (a) 341,100 45,366
First Data Corp. 1,009,300 45,355
IMS Health, Inc. 779,200 19,188
International Business 425,600 49,503
Machines Corp.
Intuit, Inc. (a) 386,400 31,443
Keane, Inc. (a) 767,200 22,249
Legato Systems, Inc. (a) 585,600 32,062
Microsoft Corp. (a) 2,669,500 215,395
Oracle Corp. (a) 607,050 15,062
Policy Management Systems 729,500 26,536
Corp. (a)
SAP AG (Systeme Anwendungen 452,400 15,212
Produkte) sponsored ADR
Siebel Systems, Inc. 535,800 24,396
Synopsys, Inc. (a) 496,200 22,019
Veritas Software Corp. (a) 341,600 30,146
959,189
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 4.1%
Adaptec, Inc. (a) 1,266,500 39,103
CDW Computer Centers, Inc. (a) 808,600 35,174
EMC Corp. (a) 704,200 70,156
Hewlett-Packard Co. 282,900 26,681
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) 513,400 14,889
Lexmark International Group, 180,100 24,516
Inc. Class A (a)
Maxtor Corp. (a) 1,244,700 7,352
Network Appliance, Inc. (a) 572,400 26,992
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 544,700 34,725
Quantum Corp. (a) 692,700 13,724
Redback Networks, Inc. 1,200 131
SCI Systems, Inc. (a) 86,300 3,581
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - CONTINUED
Tech Data Corp. (a) 590,100 $ 21,705
Xerox Corp. 898,900 50,507
369,236
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 1.1%
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 53,500 2,939
JDS Fitel, Inc. (a) 337,200 22,868
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 173,950 7,915
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) 474,300 23,152
Teradyne, Inc. (a) 475,700 25,123
Waters Corp. (a) 171,700 16,934
98,931
ELECTRONICS - 5.3%
Altera Corp. (a) 568,900 19,805
Broadcom Corp. Class A (a) 75,300 7,210
Intel Corp. 1,570,000 84,878
Linear Technology Corp. 528,000 27,984
Maker Communications, Inc. 1,300 30
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 2,083,200 79,031
Motorola, Inc. 1,504,700 124,608
Taiwan Semiconductor 1,053,800 27,596
Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR
(a)
Texas Instruments, Inc. 730,700 79,920
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. 213,400 11,724
(a)
Xilinx, Inc. (a) 371,900 16,526
479,312
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 2,373,986
TRANSPORTATION - 0.7%
RAILROADS - 0.7%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 326,000 10,106
Corp.
Canadian National Railway Co. 60,600 3,879
Union Pacific Corp. 586,700 33,479
Wisconsin Central 696,000 13,746
Transportation Corp. (a)
61,210
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - 6.4%
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.2%
AES Corp. (a) 421,200 $ 20,955
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 6.2%
AT&T Corp. 3,685,311 204,535
Global TeleSystems Group, 232,900 17,700
Inc. (a)
Intermedia Communications, 295,400 7,477
Inc. (a)
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 1,815,080 156,778
McLeodUSA, Inc. Class A (a) 713,100 38,151
Metromedia Fiber Network, 873,800 35,280
Inc. Class A (a)
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. 478,500 36,605
Class A (a)
Sprint Corp. (FON Group) 225,400 25,414
Time Warner Telecom, Inc. 162,500 4,164
WinStar Communications, Inc. 562,000 27,784
(a)
553,888
TOTAL UTILITIES 574,843
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 8,660,062
(Cost $6,619,067)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 3.6%
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 323,174,981 323,175
(Cost $323,175)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 8,983,237
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $6,942,242)
</TABLE>
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.82%. 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 May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $6,979,977,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $2,003,260,000, of which $2,294,190,000 related to
appreciated investment securities and $290,930,000 related to
depreciated investment securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 8,983,237
value (cost $6,942,242) -
See accompanying schedule
Foreign currency held at 4,131
value (cost $4,131)
Receivable for investments 77,182
sold
Receivable for fund shares 35,966
sold
Dividends receivable 5,724
Interest receivable 1,477
Other receivables 1,346
TOTAL ASSETS 9,109,063
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 131,979
purchased
Payable for fund shares 13,409
redeemed
Accrued management fee 4,364
Distribution fees payable 3,576
Other payables and accrued 1,937
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 155,265
NET ASSETS $ 8,953,798
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 6,145,859
Accumulated net investment (14,831)
loss
Accumulated undistributed net 781,807
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 2,040,963
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 8,953,798
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $59.78
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($231,596
(divided by) 3,874 shares)
Maximum offering price per $63.43
share (100/94.25 of $59.78)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $60.44
redemption price per share
($6,507,748 (divided by)
107,676 shares)
Maximum offering price per $62.63
share (100/96.50 of $60.44)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $59.08
offering price per share
($772,624 (divided by)
13,078 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $59.84
offering price per share
($217,314 (divided by)
3,631.6 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $61.62
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($1,224,516 (divided
by) 19,873.5 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGES.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX
MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999
(UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 25,618
Dividends
Interest 11,044
TOTAL INCOME 36,662
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 23,590
Transfer agent fees 7,289
Distribution fees 18,628
Accounting fees and expenses 466
Non-interested trustees' 24
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 81
Registration fees 709
Audit 24
Interest 4
Miscellaneous 6
Total expenses before 50,821
reductions
Expense reductions (421) 50,400
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (13,738)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 833,549
Foreign currency transactions 380 833,929
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 263,180
Assets and liabilities in (51) 263,129
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 1,097,058
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 1,083,320
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
(UNAUDITED)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (13,738) $ (19,703)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 833,929 920,930
Change in net unrealized 263,129 544,677
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 1,083,320 1,445,904
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders - (1,050)
From net investment income
In excess of net investment (1,093) -
income
From net realized gain (800,499) (622,707)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (801,592) (623,757)
Share transactions - net 1,934,335 576,380
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 2,216,063 1,398,527
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 6,737,735 5,339,208
End of period (including $ 8,953,798 $ 6,737,735
accumulated net investment
loss of $14,831 and $0
respectively)
</TABLE>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 F
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 58.14 $ 51.69 $ 44.80 $ 39.47
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) E (.05) (.13) (.06) .04
Net realized and unrealized 8.71 12.76 8.54 5.29
gain (loss)
Total from investment 8.66 12.63 8.48 5.33
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - (.03) I (.36) -
From net realized gain (7.02) (6.15) I (1.23) -
Total distributions (7.02) (6.18) (1.59) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 59.78 $ 58.14 $ 51.69 $ 44.80
TOTAL RETURN B, C 16.24% 28.21% 19.73% 13.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 232 $ 92 $ 29 $ 4
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.12% A 1.12% 1.32% G 1.52% A, D, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.11% A, H 1.10% H 1.30% H 1.50% A, H
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.19)% A (.26)% (.12)% .38% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 122% 108% 76%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D LIMITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A STATE EXPENSE LIMITATION.
E NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
F FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
G FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
H FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
I THE AMOUNTS SHOWN REFLECT CERTAIN RECLASSIFICATIONS RELATED TO BOOK
TO TAX DIFFERENCES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 58.59 $ 51.97 $ 44.81 $ 39.83 $ 28.52 $ 29.50
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) (.11) D (.21) D (.04) D .22 D .06 .08
Net realized and unrealized 8.82 12.87 8.60 6.90 11.54 .39
gain (loss)
Total from investment 8.71 12.66 8.56 7.12 11.60 .47
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - (.17) (.03) (.08) -
From net realized gain (6.86) (6.04) (1.23) (2.11) (.16) (1.45)
In excess of net realized gain - - - - (.05) -
Total distributions (6.86) (6.04) (1.40) (2.14) (.29) (1.45)
Net asset value, end of period $ 60.44 $ 58.59 $ 51.97 $ 44.81 $ 39.83 $ 28.52
TOTAL RETURN B, C 16.16% 28.00% 19.81% 19.00% 41.11% 1.58%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 6,508 $ 5,187 $ 4,206 $ 3,537 $ 2,051 $ 874
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.31% A 1.29% 1.31% E 1.36% 1.55% 1.71%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.30% A, F 1.27% F 1.29% F 1.34% F 1.54% F 1.70% F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net invest- ment (.38)% A (.41)% (.08)% .54% .21% .15%
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 122% 108% 76% 97% 137%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 57.50 $ 51.41 $ 41.81
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.27) (.52) (.32)
Net realized and unrealized 8.64 12.68 9.95
gain (loss)
Total from investment 8.37 12.16 9.63
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (6.79) (6.07) (.03)
Net asset value, end of period $ 59.08 $ 57.50 $ 51.41
TOTAL RETURN B, C 15.83% 27.27% 23.05%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 773 $ 307 $ 71
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.89% A 1.88% 1.93% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.88% A, G 1.85% G 1.90% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.95)% A (1.01)% (.73)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 122% 108%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS B
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 58.24 $ 51.95 $ 51.84
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.27) (.54) (.02)
Net realized and unrealized 8.76 12.87 .13
gain (loss)
Total from investment 8.49 12.33 .11
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (6.89) (6.04) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 59.84 $ 58.24 $ 51.95
TOTAL RETURN B, C 15.85% 27.30% 0.21%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 217 $ 64 $ 1
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.87% A 1.89% 1.95% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.86% A, G 1.86% G 1.89% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.93)% A (1.03)% (.82)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 122% 108%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS C
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 59.71 $ 52.86 $ 45.52 $ 40.39 $ 28.90 $ 29.74
period
Income from Invest- ment
Operations
Net investment income .04 D .06 D .22 D .45 D .28 .30
Net realized and unrealized 9.00 13.08 8.72 7.00 11.69 .42
gain (loss)
Total from investment 9.04 13.14 8.94 7.45 11.97 .72
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - (.05) F (.37) (.21) (.27) (.11)
In excess of net investment (.06) - - - - -
income
From net realized gain (7.07) (6.24) F (1.23) (2.11) (.16) (1.45)
In excess of net realized gain - - - - (.05) -
Total distributions (7.13) (6.29) (1.60) (2.32) (.48) (1.56)
Net asset value, end of period $ 61.62 $ 59.71 $ 52.86 $ 45.52 $ 40.39 $ 28.90
TOTAL RETURN B, C 16.50% 28.67% 20.46% 19.68% 42.15% 2.46%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 1,224 $ 1,088 $ 1,032 $ 1,324 $ 791 $ 410
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .79% A .76% .77% .79% .83% .86%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .78% A, E .74% E .75% E .77% E .83% .84% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net invest- ment .14% A .12% .46% 1.11% .92% 1.00%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 122% 108% 76% 97% 137%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
C THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
F THE AMOUNTS SHOWN REFLECT CERTAIN RECLASSIFICATIONS RELATED TO BOOK
TO TAX DIFFERENCES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity
Advisor Series I (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 (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management
investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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.
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 dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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 net investment loss and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDER - CONTINUED
may include temporary book and tax basis differences which will
reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining
at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS. The fund generally uses foreign currency
contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated
securities. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign
currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts'
terms. The U.S. dollar value of foreign currency contracts is
determined using contractual currency exchange rates established at
the time of each trade.
JOINT TRADING ACCOUNT. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the fund, along with
other affiliated entities of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMR), may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint
trading accounts. These balances are invested in one or more
repurchase agreements for U.S. Treasury or Federal Agency obligations.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The underlying U.S. Treasury 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 $4,980,714,000 and $3,651,728,000, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .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 resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annualized rate of .59% of average net
assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
CLASS C 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 200,000 $ 0
CLASS T 15,141,000 131,000
CLASS B 2,627,000 1,971,000
CLASS C 660,000 552,000
$ 18,628,000 $ 2,654,000
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on 0.25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 1,278,000 $ 632,000
CLASS T 2,539,000 950,000
CLASS B 550,000 550,000*
CLASS C 44,000 44,000*
$ 4,411,000 $ 2,176,000
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 185,000 .23 *
CLASS T 5,359,000 .18 *
CLASS B 619,000 .24 *
CLASS C 141,000 .22 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 985,000 .17 *
$ 7,289,000
* ANNUALIZED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc., an affiliate of FMR,
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 $521,000 for the
period.
5. 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 $382,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into arrangements with its custodian
and each class' transfer agent whereby credits realized as a result of
uninvested cash balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses.
During the period, the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $38,000
under the custodian arrangement, and each applicable class' expenses
were reduced as follows under the transfer agent arrangements:
TRANSFER AGENT CREDITS
CLASS A $ 1,000
6. BANK BORROWINGS.
The fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or
emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions. The fund has
established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest
rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time
to time. The average daily loan balance during the period for which
the loan was outstanding amounted to $6,805,000. The weighted average
interest rate was 5.0%.
7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998
FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME
Class A $ - $ 15
Class T - -
Class B - -
Class C - -
Institutional Class - 1,035
Total $ - $ 1,050
IN EXCESS OF NET INVESTMENT
INCOME
Class A $ - $ -
Class T - -
Class B - -
Class C - -
Institutional Class 1,093 -
Total $ 1,093 $ -
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 11,749 $ 3,543
Class T 611,628 488,378
Class B 38,740 9,146
Class C 8,557 223
Institutional Class 129,825 121,417
Total $ 800,499 $ 622,707
8. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SHARES DOLLARS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 2,345 1,200 $ 139,387
Reinvestment of distributions 208 77 11,343
Shares redeemed (254) (254) (15,139)
Net increase (decrease) 2,299 1,023 $ 135,591
CLASS T Shares sold 24,129 26,408 $ 1,447,760
Reinvestment of distributions 10,473 10,178 576,270
Shares redeemed (15,464) (28,971) (921,458)
Net increase (decrease) 19,138 7,615 $ 1,102,572
CLASS B Shares sold 7,710 4,256 $ 454,845
Reinvestment of distributions 665 193 35,862
Shares redeemed (630) (507) (36,958)
Net increase (decrease) 7,745 3,942 $ 453,749
CLASS C Shares sold 2,919 1,458 $ 173,944
Reinvestment of distributions 141 4 7,730
Shares redeemed (531) (377) (31,183)
Net increase (decrease) 2,529 1,085 $ 150,491
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 3,554 6,340 $ 216,245
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 1,855 1,960 103,777
Shares redeemed (3,754) (9,614) (228,090)
Net increase (decrease) 1,655 (1,314) $ 91,932
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1998
CLASS A Shares sold $ 61,899
Reinvestment of distributions 3,416
Shares redeemed (13,114)
Net increase (decrease) $ 52,201
CLASS T Shares sold $ 1,365,162
Reinvestment of distributions 457,907
Shares redeemed (1,483,407)
Net increase (decrease) $ 339,662
CLASS B Shares sold $ 218,844
Reinvestment of distributions 8,586
Shares redeemed (25,743)
Net increase (decrease) $ 201,687
CLASS C Shares sold $ 75,711
Reinvestment of distributions 187
Shares redeemed (19,681)
Net increase (decrease) $ 56,217
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 327,822
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 89,402
Shares redeemed (490,611)
Net increase (decrease) $ (73,387)
</TABLE>
9. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of Fidelity Advisor
Equity Growth Fund, the Board of Trustees has determined not to retain
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent auditor and voted
to appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ended November
30, 1999. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 1998 and November
30, 1997, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's audit reports contained no
adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion; nor were their reports
qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
Further, there were no disagreements between the fund and
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on accounting principles, financial
statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved to the
satisfaction of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP would have caused them to
make reference to the disagreement in their report.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Abigail P. Johnson, Vice President
Jennifer Uhrig, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENT
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
The Chase Manhattan Bank
New York, NY
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
EPT-SANN-0799 79619
1.704747.101
(Fidelity Logo Graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
EQUITY GROWTH
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(Fidelity Logo Graphics)(REGISTERED TRADEMARK)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 6 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 9 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the past six months.
INVESTMENTS 10 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market value.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 20 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 29 Notes to the financial
statements.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR EQUITY GROWTH FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value).
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 16.50% 33.54% 207.81% 668.60%
INST CL
Russell 3000 (registered 12.85% 24.16% 214.97% 430.60%
trademark) Growth
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
Growth Funds Average 13.69% 16.23% 156.99% 332.53%
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Institutional Class'
returns to those 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
Institutional Class' performance stacked up against its peers, you can
compare it to the growth funds average, which reflects the performance
of mutual funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The
past six months average represents a peer group of 1,152 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 33.54% 25.22% 22.62%
INST CL
Russell 3000 Growth 24.16% 25.79% 18.16%
S&P 500 21.03% 25.87% 18.07%
Growth Funds Average 16.23% 20.36% 15.36%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Institutional Class' cumulative
return and show you what would have happened if Institutional Class
had performed at a constant rate each year.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Equity Growth -CL I Russell 3000 Growth
00086 RS007
1989/05/31 10000.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 9628.93 9912.32
1989/07/31 10289.31 10872.91
1989/08/31 10691.82 11062.33
1989/09/30 10987.42 11118.41
1989/10/31 10849.06 10891.46
1989/11/30 10893.08 11162.45
1989/12/31 11213.82 11365.13
1990/01/31 10184.57 10433.50
1990/02/28 10594.83 10529.33
1990/03/31 11213.82 10953.04
1990/04/30 10990.69 10797.26
1990/05/31 12552.57 11908.33
1990/06/30 12660.53 12032.91
1990/07/31 12300.65 11897.72
1990/08/31 10731.58 10724.47
1990/09/30 9846.28 10122.95
1990/10/31 9968.64 10131.93
1990/11/30 11192.23 10826.62
1990/12/31 11991.16 11216.08
1991/01/31 13732.97 11814.53
1991/02/28 14970.95 12774.71
1991/03/31 16439.26 13299.76
1991/04/30 16381.68 13232.06
1991/05/31 17238.19 13824.81
1991/06/30 15805.87 13152.74
1991/07/31 17087.04 13852.33
1991/08/31 18008.33 14322.74
1991/09/30 18051.51 14099.26
1991/10/31 18101.90 14340.48
1991/11/30 17475.71 13952.45
1991/12/31 19750.35 15888.10
1992/01/31 20303.38 15594.68
1992/02/29 20407.75 15627.31
1992/03/31 19444.36 15171.18
1992/04/30 19042.95 15220.72
1992/05/31 18954.64 15324.31
1992/06/30 18328.44 14905.29
1992/07/31 18970.70 15560.43
1992/08/31 18513.09 15344.29
1992/09/30 18858.30 15537.79
1992/10/31 19853.80 15796.34
1992/11/30 21170.43 16533.86
1992/12/31 21752.58 16717.78
1993/01/31 22360.72 16553.43
1993/02/28 21794.11 16246.76
1993/03/31 22483.90 16566.89
1993/04/30 22122.58 15913.59
1993/05/31 23420.04 16498.58
1993/06/30 23518.59 16360.95
1993/07/31 23124.42 16105.46
1993/08/31 23986.66 16774.87
1993/09/30 24709.30 16706.97
1993/10/31 25021.34 17173.30
1993/11/30 24421.88 17008.14
1993/12/31 25169.70 17335.20
1994/01/31 26077.89 17741.17
1994/02/28 25870.09 17440.00
1994/03/31 24822.48 16576.27
1994/04/30 25108.19 16650.29
1994/05/31 24969.66 16845.83
1994/06/30 23887.41 16328.94
1994/07/31 24415.55 16855.41
1994/08/31 25532.43 17823.75
1994/09/30 25021.61 17611.48
1994/10/31 25852.78 18004.20
1994/11/30 25021.61 17413.49
1994/12/31 25158.88 17717.11
1995/01/31 24947.54 18020.72
1995/02/28 25925.01 18783.52
1995/03/31 26920.09 19333.03
1995/04/30 28091.30 19742.88
1995/05/31 29086.38 20390.27
1995/06/30 31314.31 21236.26
1995/07/31 33665.53 22196.85
1995/08/31 34026.58 22247.21
1995/09/30 35004.05 23212.69
1995/10/31 34845.54 23108.70
1995/11/30 35567.63 24018.92
1995/12/31 35251.71 24195.91
1996/01/31 36096.35 24903.25
1996/02/29 36919.27 25425.04
1996/03/31 37190.46 25504.15
1996/04/30 38321.98 26305.69
1996/05/31 39369.33 27270.56
1996/06/30 38883.06 27112.13
1996/07/31 36535.86 25345.31
1996/08/31 37405.54 26119.12
1996/09/30 39939.77 27964.03
1996/10/31 40154.85 27994.21
1996/11/30 42567.51 29967.58
1996/12/31 41206.88 29490.65
1997/01/31 43699.65 31429.36
1997/02/28 42719.92 31058.87
1997/03/31 40362.76 29332.61
1997/04/30 42438.62 31080.75
1997/05/31 45465.10 33520.67
1997/06/30 47346.95 34844.36
1997/07/31 50965.14 37802.08
1997/08/31 48976.59 35900.64
1997/09/30 51799.36 37779.86
1997/10/31 49801.11 36291.46
1997/11/30 51275.55 37584.58
1997/12/31 51348.63 37966.36
1998/01/31 52020.97 38943.18
1998/02/28 55998.79 41919.10
1998/03/31 57954.55 43598.26
1998/04/30 59070.54 44170.04
1998/05/31 57556.76 42734.60
1998/06/30 61192.04 45156.33
1998/07/31 62440.64 44549.53
1998/08/31 52253.01 37568.53
1998/09/30 57623.06 40524.39
1998/10/31 61667.17 43691.71
1998/11/30 65976.47 47020.01
1998/12/31 71617.83 51260.74
1999/01/31 77433.66 54218.44
1999/02/28 73629.33 51558.93
1999/03/31 77670.65 54212.33
1999/04/30 77932.59 54607.56
1999/05/28 76859.89 53060.13
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990621 165649 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund - Institutional Class
on May 31, 1989. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the
investment would have grown to $76,860 - a 668.60% 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 investment would have
grown to $53,060 - a 430.60% 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
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of Jennifer Uhrig)
An interview with Jennifer Uhrig, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, JENNIFER?
A. For the six months that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's
Institutional Class shares returned 16.50%. That outpaced the 13.69%
return for the growth funds average tracked by Lipper Inc. During the
same period, the Russell 3000 Growth Index and Standard & Poor's 500
Index returned 12.85% and 12.61% respectively. For the 12 months that
ended May 31, 1999, the fund's Institutional Class shares returned
33.54%, while the Lipper peer group returned 16.23%. The Russell index
returned 24.16% and the S&P 500 returned 21.03% during the same
period.
Q. EARLIER IN THE PERIOD, THE FUND CHANGED ITS BENCHMARK TO THE
RUSSELL 3000 GROWTH INDEX. WHY?
A. Given the fund's focus on stocks with "growth" characteristics, the
Russell 3000 Growth Index conforms more closely with the fund's
investment strategy than the S&P 500 index, which is not
style-specific and thus measures the performance of both growth and
value stocks. We believe that the new index more accurately reflects
how the fund is performing relative to its universe of stocks. By
making the change, we present shareholders with a better yardstick
against which they can evaluate the fund's performance.
Q. OVERALL, WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND'S SOUND PERFORMANCE
RELATIVE TO ITS BENCHMARK?
A. Much of the fund's success can be attributed to strong stock
picking within the media/leisure and technology sectors. Cable stocks
and certain large-cap tech stocks, such as Microsoft, were strong
contributors. Also fueling performance was the fund's overweighting in
oil-sensitive energy stocks, especially relative to the growth
universe, during the recovery in oil prices. An underweighting in
nondurables also helped as many of these companies confronted
disappointing earnings overseas.
Q. WHAT WERE YOUR PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES DURING THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD?
HOW DID YOU POSITION THE FUND IN LIGHT OF THE DRAMATIC RISE IN
CYCLICAL STOCKS IN RECENT MONTHS?
A. Most notably, I decreased the fund's weighting in technology,
specifically among the larger-caps, as I became increasingly concerned
about their high valuation levels. In health care, I added to the
fund's positions in the fastest-growing drug stocks, such as Eli Lilly
and Warner-Lambert as they sold off. I also increased the fund's
weighting in financial stocks, which had underperformed in 1998. Since
this is a growth fund, I'm not going to have huge cyclical exposure. I
did, however, add some cyclical, or economically sensitive, stocks
along the way. Lastly, I managed to expose the portfolio to the
Internet by buying more AT&T, and its newly acquired broadband
capabilities, without having to pay the stratospheric prices
characteristic of many stocks in this industry.
Q. WHICH STOCKS PERFORMED WELL FOR THE FUND?
A. Microsoft was up strongly over the past six months, driven by a
robust product cycle including the much-anticipated releases of both
Office 2000 and Windows 2000. Also helping performance was MCI
WorldCom, an industry leader in data, Internet and international
communications services, which enjoyed strong revenue growth and the
cost benefits associated with acquisitions. Cisco Systems' shares also
soared as the firm continued to reap the benefits of its dominant
market share in providing data network equipment to meet the growing
demands of the Internet and various telecommunications networks.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DETRACTED FROM PERFORMANCE?
A. Philip Morris, in spite of its attractive valuation and impressive
fundamentals, suffered from the potential for further litigation. Drug
stocks in general - including Merck, Warner-Lambert and Eli Lilly -
underwent severe corrections as the market rotated away from these
expensive stocks in favor of attractively valued cyclical stocks late
in the period.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. I'll continue to pursue growth prospects that tend to thrive
irrespective of the economy's ebbs and flows. I may, however, consider
limited exposure to cyclicals if it appears the worldwide economy is
accelerating. Under these circumstances, certain traditional cyclicals
may show better growth than the average growth stock. However, I feel
that a lot of the valuation discrepancy between growth and value has
already been corrected, and I remain confident in the availability of
attractive opportunities in the growth universe. The biggest risk to
growth stocks today is higher interest rates, which pose a threat to
high price-to-earnings ratios. If the economy can stay healthy without
generating appreciable inflation and, hence, higher rates, growth
stocks should continue to perform well.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: to achieve capital
appreciation by investing
primarily in common stock of
companies with
above-average growth
characteristics
START DATE: November 22,
1983
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $8.9 billion
MANAGER: Jennifer Uhrig,
since 1997; joined Fidelity
in 1987
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JENNIFER UHRIG ON THE STATE
OF PHARMACEUTICALS:
"Pharmaceutical stocks, which were
among the fund's best performers in
1998, suffered a meaningful
correction in the first half of 1999,
with some stocks declining as
much as 20-30% in the midst of a
rising market. This
underperformance was largely
related to a rotation from
predictable growth stocks to
cyclicals, or companies more
sensitive to faster economic
growth. This phenomenon was
brought about by continued
economic strength in the U.S.,
combined with the recovery in Asia
and a stronger-than-expected
economy in Brazil. In addition, drug
companies have struggled with a
lack of high-profile new drug
launches after an unusually good
year in 1998. Finally, the prospect
of government-sponsored drug
benefits for seniors, and the
ensuing price pressures that
could result, cast a cloud over the
group. Recently, valuations for
pharmaceuticals in general have
become quite reasonable as they
have reached the lower-end of their
historical ranges. At the same time,
business has remained healthy. The
benefits of patent protection and
high barriers to entry have helped
pharmaceuticals maintain strong
levels of profitability. Drug stocks
also have benefited from favorable
demographics, namely an aging
population, which favors drug
consumption. While further political
posturing may continue to impede
the performance of the group, these
stocks should perform better if the
economy cools and predictable
growth once again returns to
favor."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 2.7 3.9
Warner-Lambert Co. 2.5 2.2
Microsoft Corp. 2.4 4.5
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 2.3 2.4
AT&T Corp. 2.3 1.2
Cisco Systems, Inc. 2.2 1.3
Merck & Co., Inc. 2.0 3.6
Fannie Mae 1.9 1.5
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 1.9 0.7
Johnson & Johnson 1.8 1.3
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 26.4 30.9
HEALTH 17.7 16.8
MEDIA & LEISURE 10.2 7.7
FINANCE 9.7 7.5
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 9.4 8.6
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 *
Stocks 96.4%
Short-Term Investments 3.6%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 5.8%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 96.40000000000001
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 3.6
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 92.5%
Short-Term Investments 7.5%
** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.2%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 92.5
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 7.5
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
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COMMON STOCKS - 96.4%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 2.7%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 1.5%
Cytec Industries, Inc. (a) 814,500 $ 22,348
Eastman Chemical Co. 539,600 27,317
Great Lakes Chemical Corp. 845,400 38,202
NOVA Chemicals Corp. 1,190,700 25,461
Solutia, Inc. 638,600 14,329
Union Carbide Corp. 87,400 4,485
132,142
METALS & MINING - 0.8%
Alcoa, Inc. 642,900 35,360
Commscope, Inc. (a) 658,100 17,275
Falconbridge Ltd. 387,600 4,499
Inco Ltd. 1,471,500 20,977
78,111
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.4%
Bemis Co., Inc. 131,000 4,945
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 928,200 28,310
33,255
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 243,508
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.2%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.1%
Owens-Corning 186,300 7,336
ENGINEERING - 0.1%
Stolt Comex Seaway SA 656,100 7,299
Stolt Comex Seaway SA 131,400 1,413
sponsored ADR Class A
8,712
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 16,048
ESTATE
DURABLES - 0.5%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.1%
Eaton Corp. 99,300 8,658
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
DURABLES - CONTINUED
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.4%
Matsushita Electric 426,000 $ 7,671
Industrial Co. Ltd.
Sony Corp. 291,900 27,274
34,945
TOTAL DURABLES 43,603
ENERGY - 5.0%
ENERGY SERVICES - 1.9%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 926,230 28,829
BJ Services Co. (a) 490,600 13,522
Coflexip SA sponsored ADR 601,800 24,674
Halliburton Co. 1,096,400 45,364
Schlumberger Ltd. 644,600 38,797
Smith International, Inc. 523,600 22,646
173,832
OIL & GAS - 3.1%
Apache Corp. 548,300 19,739
Exxon Corp. 1,165,800 93,118
Newfield Exploration Co. (a) 1,050,900 26,667
Noble Affiliates, Inc. 1,015,700 26,916
Tosco Corp. 1,648,200 42,132
USX-Marathon Group 1,155,800 34,602
Vastar Resources, Inc. 171,600 9,438
Weatherford International, 810,400 26,743
Inc. (a)
279,355
TOTAL ENERGY 453,187
FINANCE - 9.7%
BANKS - 1.0%
Bank of Ireland, Inc. (Great 1,216,519 22,662
Britain)
Chase Manhattan Corp. 566,600 41,079
U.S. Bancorp 734,700 23,878
87,619
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 2.3%
American Express Co. 669,604 81,148
Associates First Capital 827,200 33,915
Corp. Class A
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE -
CONTINUED
Citigroup, Inc. 607,200 $ 40,227
Household International, Inc. 891,890 38,686
Providian Financial Corp. 139,700 13,402
207,378
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 2.7%
Fannie Mae 2,509,000 170,612
Freddie Mac 1,176,600 68,610
239,222
INSURANCE - 2.9%
Allmerica Financial Corp. 426,900 25,000
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. 368,000 21,459
American International Group, 750,700 85,814
Inc.
CIGNA Corp. 756,400 70,534
Mutual Risk Management Ltd. 82,700 3,019
Progressive Corp. 247,000 34,673
UNUM Corp. 427,200 22,989
263,488
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.2%
Washington Mutual, Inc. 560,100 21,389
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.6%
Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. 2,288,000 12,003
Nikko Securities Co. Ltd. 1,826,000 7,928
Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. 3,318,000 32,903
52,834
TOTAL FINANCE 871,930
HEALTH - 17.7%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 13.6%
American Home Products Corp. 660,800 38,079
Amgen, Inc. (a) 648,600 41,024
Biogen, Inc. (a) 324,600 35,422
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2,477,300 170,005
Chiron Corp. (a) 1,083,200 22,883
Elan Corp. PLC sponsored ADR 1,053,800 56,905
(a)
Genzyme Corp. (General 824,800 33,456
Division)
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 2,935,900 209,733
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS -
CONTINUED
Medimmune, Inc. (a) 160,200 $ 10,193
Merck & Co., Inc. 2,697,600 182,088
PE Corp.:
(Celera Genomics Group) (a) 136,850 2,326
(Biosystems Group) 273,700 30,569
Pfizer, Inc. 616,600 65,976
Quintiles Transnational Corp. 728,600 29,599
(a)
Schering-Plough Corp. 1,319,800 59,473
Sepracor, Inc. (a) 40,600 2,588
Takeda Chemical Industries 230,000 10,156
Ltd.
Warner-Lambert Co. 3,576,900 221,768
XOMA Ltd. (a) 52 -
1,222,243
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 2.7%
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) 1,264,900 47,987
Guidant Corp. 570,000 28,500
Johnson & Johnson 1,763,300 163,326
U.S. Surgical Corp. rights 2 -
6/30/00 (a)
239,813
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 1.4%
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. 1,011,600 23,836
Health Management Associates, 1,656,775 21,538
Inc. Class A (a)
HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (a) 1,624,700 21,730
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a) 1,211,900 29,692
United HealthCare Corp. 524,100 30,529
127,325
TOTAL HEALTH 1,589,381
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.6%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.9%
General Electric Co. 767,900 78,086
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.7%
ASM Lithography Holding N V 610,700 26,947
(a)
Case Corp. 625,700 29,408
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
Deere & Co. 80,700 $ 3,072
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 40,400 2,573
62,000
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 140,086
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 10.2%
BROADCASTING - 5.5%
Cablevision Systems Corp. 522,200 41,189
Class A (a)
CBS Corp. (a) 1,407,300 58,755
Clear Channel Communications, 422,000 27,878
Inc. (a)
Comcast Corp. Class A 2,407,200 92,677
(special)
Cox Communications, Inc. 1,576,400 61,578
Class A (a)
MediaOne Group, Inc. 1,653,500 122,152
NTL, Inc. (a) 345,000 32,581
Time Warner, Inc. 863,572 58,777
495,587
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.7%
Disney (Walt) Co. 1,840,300 53,599
King World Productions, Inc. 309,100 10,316
(a)
63,915
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.2%
Harley-Davidson, Inc. 375,600 19,179
PUBLISHING - 0.3%
Reader's Digest Association, 699,960 25,636
Inc. Class A (non-vtg.)
RESTAURANTS - 3.5%
Brinker International, Inc. 1,172,700 32,909
(a)
Darden Restaurants, Inc. 1,472,200 31,376
McDonald's Corp. 3,350,800 129,006
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. (a) 1,288,000 46,207
Papa John's International, 209,000 8,256
Inc. (a)
Tricon Global Restaurants, 850,180 49,523
Inc. (a)
Wendy's International, Inc. 657,300 17,911
315,188
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 919,505
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONDURABLES - 5.3%
FOODS - 0.6%
American Italian Pasta Co. 418,600 $ 11,512
Class A (a)
Keebler Foods Co. (a) 404,300 13,544
Nabisco Holdings Corp. Class A 596,200 24,966
50,022
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 2.0%
Avon Products, Inc. 962,000 47,559
Gillette Co. 862,000 43,962
Procter & Gamble Co. 932,200 87,044
178,565
TOBACCO - 2.7%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 6,317,000 243,590
TOTAL NONDURABLES 472,177
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.6%
Barrick Gold Corp. 960,500 16,594
Homestake Mining Co. 1,508,200 11,783
Newmont Mining Corp. 986,000 17,563
Placer Dome, Inc. 956,200 10,645
56,585
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 9.4%
APPAREL STORES - 1.0%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class 422,200 35,518
A (a)
TJX Companies, Inc. 1,259,900 37,797
World Co. Ltd. 237,700 14,327
87,642
DRUG STORES - 1.0%
CVS Corp. 1,347,954 62,006
Walgreen Co. 1,373,200 31,927
93,933
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
4.6%
Consolidated Stores Corp. (a) 368,500 12,667
Costco Companies, Inc. (a) 509,800 36,961
Dayton Hudson Corp. 1,330,850 83,844
Federated Department Stores, 1,240,900 67,629
Inc. (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
CONTINUED
Ito-Yokado Co. Ltd. 224,000 $ 13,280
Nordstrom, Inc. 2,208,000 78,384
Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd. 83,100 16,256
Saks, Inc. (a) 863,821 23,863
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 1,940,600 82,718
415,602
GROCERY STORES - 0.5%
Safeway, Inc. (a) 897,300 41,724
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 2.3%
Circuit City Stores, Inc. - 531,400 38,161
Circuit City Group
Home Depot, Inc. 1,143,100 65,014
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 1,119,300 58,134
Office Depot, Inc. (a) 1,280,800 26,737
Staples, Inc. (a) 593,595 17,066
205,112
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 844,013
TECHNOLOGY - 26.4%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 5.2%
ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 989,400 48,357
(a)
Ascend Communications, Inc. 1,026,100 95,107
(a)
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 1,834,425 199,952
Copper Mountain Networks, 2,200 141
Inc.
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 80,400 4,573
Newbridge Networks Corp. (a) 809,000 22,324
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 742,200 52,696
Tellabs, Inc. (a) 755,000 44,168
467,318
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 10.7%
Adobe Systems, Inc. 159,600 11,830
America Online, Inc. 285,400 34,070
At Home Corp. Series A (a) 162,000 20,534
Automatic Data Processing, 800,400 32,966
Inc.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Autoweb.Com, Inc. (a) 270,500 $ 4,227
Brocade Communications 1,700 110
Systems, Inc.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 2,055,200 26,461
(a)
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) 865,800 42,803
Compuware Corp. (a) 1,601,600 49,750
DST Systems, Inc. (a) 225,400 12,172
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) 520,400 25,467
Electronic Data Systems Corp. 1,202,200 67,624
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 759,100 37,243
(a)
Excite, Inc. (a) 341,100 45,366
First Data Corp. 1,009,300 45,355
IMS Health, Inc. 779,200 19,188
International Business 425,600 49,503
Machines Corp.
Intuit, Inc. (a) 386,400 31,443
Keane, Inc. (a) 767,200 22,249
Legato Systems, Inc. (a) 585,600 32,062
Microsoft Corp. (a) 2,669,500 215,395
Oracle Corp. (a) 607,050 15,062
Policy Management Systems 729,500 26,536
Corp. (a)
SAP AG (Systeme Anwendungen 452,400 15,212
Produkte) sponsored ADR
Siebel Systems, Inc. 535,800 24,396
Synopsys, Inc. (a) 496,200 22,019
Veritas Software Corp. (a) 341,600 30,146
959,189
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 4.1%
Adaptec, Inc. (a) 1,266,500 39,103
CDW Computer Centers, Inc. (a) 808,600 35,174
EMC Corp. (a) 704,200 70,156
Hewlett-Packard Co. 282,900 26,681
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) 513,400 14,889
Lexmark International Group, 180,100 24,516
Inc. Class A (a)
Maxtor Corp. (a) 1,244,700 7,352
Network Appliance, Inc. (a) 572,400 26,992
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 544,700 34,725
Quantum Corp. (a) 692,700 13,724
Redback Networks, Inc. 1,200 131
SCI Systems, Inc. (a) 86,300 3,581
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - CONTINUED
Tech Data Corp. (a) 590,100 $ 21,705
Xerox Corp. 898,900 50,507
369,236
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 1.1%
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 53,500 2,939
JDS Fitel, Inc. (a) 337,200 22,868
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 173,950 7,915
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) 474,300 23,152
Teradyne, Inc. (a) 475,700 25,123
Waters Corp. (a) 171,700 16,934
98,931
ELECTRONICS - 5.3%
Altera Corp. (a) 568,900 19,805
Broadcom Corp. Class A (a) 75,300 7,210
Intel Corp. 1,570,000 84,878
Linear Technology Corp. 528,000 27,984
Maker Communications, Inc. 1,300 30
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 2,083,200 79,031
Motorola, Inc. 1,504,700 124,608
Taiwan Semiconductor 1,053,800 27,596
Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR
(a)
Texas Instruments, Inc. 730,700 79,920
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. 213,400 11,724
(a)
Xilinx, Inc. (a) 371,900 16,526
479,312
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 2,373,986
TRANSPORTATION - 0.7%
RAILROADS - 0.7%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 326,000 10,106
Corp.
Canadian National Railway Co. 60,600 3,879
Union Pacific Corp. 586,700 33,479
Wisconsin Central 696,000 13,746
Transportation Corp. (a)
61,210
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - 6.4%
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.2%
AES Corp. (a) 421,200 $ 20,955
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 6.2%
AT&T Corp. 3,685,311 204,535
Global TeleSystems Group, 232,900 17,700
Inc. (a)
Intermedia Communications, 295,400 7,477
Inc. (a)
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 1,815,080 156,778
McLeodUSA, Inc. Class A (a) 713,100 38,151
Metromedia Fiber Network, 873,800 35,280
Inc. Class A (a)
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. 478,500 36,605
Class A (a)
Sprint Corp. (FON Group) 225,400 25,414
Time Warner Telecom, Inc. 162,500 4,164
WinStar Communications, Inc. 562,000 27,784
(a)
553,888
TOTAL UTILITIES 574,843
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 8,660,062
(Cost $6,619,067)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 3.6%
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 323,174,981 323,175
(Cost $323,175)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 8,983,237
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $6,942,242)
</TABLE>
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.82%. 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 May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $6,979,977,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $2,003,260,000, of which $2,294,190,000 related to
appreciated investment securities and $290,930,000 related to
depreciated investment securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 8,983,237
value (cost $6,942,242) -
See accompanying schedule
Foreign currency held at 4,131
value (cost $4,131)
Receivable for investments 77,182
sold
Receivable for fund shares 35,966
sold
Dividends receivable 5,724
Interest receivable 1,477
Other receivables 1,346
TOTAL ASSETS 9,109,063
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 131,979
purchased
Payable for fund shares 13,409
redeemed
Accrued management fee 4,364
Distribution fees payable 3,576
Other payables and accrued 1,937
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 155,265
NET ASSETS $ 8,953,798
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 6,145,859
Accumulated net investment (14,831)
loss
Accumulated undistributed net 781,807
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 2,040,963
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 8,953,798
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $59.78
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($231,596
(divided by) 3,874 shares)
Maximum offering price per $63.43
share (100/94.25 of $59.78)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $60.44
redemption price per share
($6,507,748 (divided by)
107,676 shares)
Maximum offering price per $62.63
share (100/96.50 of $60.44)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $59.08
offering price per share
($772,624 (divided by)
13,078 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $59.84
offering price per share
($217,314 (divided by)
3,631.6 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $61.62
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($1,224,516 (divided
by) 19,873.5 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGES.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX
MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999
(UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 25,618
Dividends
Interest 11,044
TOTAL INCOME 36,662
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 23,590
Transfer agent fees 7,289
Distribution fees 18,628
Accounting fees and expenses 466
Non-interested trustees' 24
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 81
Registration fees 709
Audit 24
Interest 4
Miscellaneous 6
Total expenses before 50,821
reductions
Expense reductions (421) 50,400
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (13,738)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 833,549
Foreign currency transactions 380 833,929
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 263,180
Assets and liabilities in (51) 263,129
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 1,097,058
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 1,083,320
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
(UNAUDITED)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (13,738) $ (19,703)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 833,929 920,930
Change in net unrealized 263,129 544,677
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 1,083,320 1,445,904
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders - (1,050)
From net investment income
In excess of net investment (1,093) -
income
From net realized gain (800,499) (622,707)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (801,592) (623,757)
Share transactions - net 1,934,335 576,380
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 2,216,063 1,398,527
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 6,737,735 5,339,208
End of period (including $ 8,953,798 $ 6,737,735
accumulated net investment
loss of $14,831 and $0
respectively)
</TABLE>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 F
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 58.14 $ 51.69 $ 44.80 $ 39.47
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) E (.05) (.13) (.06) .04
Net realized and unrealized 8.71 12.76 8.54 5.29
gain (loss)
Total from investment 8.66 12.63 8.48 5.33
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - (.03) I (.36) -
From net realized gain (7.02) (6.15) I (1.23) -
Total distributions (7.02) (6.18) (1.59) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 59.78 $ 58.14 $ 51.69 $ 44.80
TOTAL RETURN B, C 16.24% 28.21% 19.73% 13.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 232 $ 92 $ 29 $ 4
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.12% A 1.12% 1.32% G 1.52% A, D, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.11% A, H 1.10% H 1.30% H 1.50% A, H
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.19)% A (.26)% (.12)% .38% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 122% 108% 76%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D LIMITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A STATE EXPENSE LIMITATION.
E NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
F FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
G FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
H FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
I THE AMOUNTS SHOWN REFLECT CERTAIN RECLASSIFICATIONS RELATED TO BOOK
TO TAX DIFFERENCES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 58.59 $ 51.97 $ 44.81 $ 39.83 $ 28.52 $ 29.50
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) (.11) D (.21) D (.04) D .22 D .06 .08
Net realized and unrealized 8.82 12.87 8.60 6.90 11.54 .39
gain (loss)
Total from investment 8.71 12.66 8.56 7.12 11.60 .47
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - (.17) (.03) (.08) -
From net realized gain (6.86) (6.04) (1.23) (2.11) (.16) (1.45)
In excess of net realized gain - - - - (.05) -
Total distributions (6.86) (6.04) (1.40) (2.14) (.29) (1.45)
Net asset value, end of period $ 60.44 $ 58.59 $ 51.97 $ 44.81 $ 39.83 $ 28.52
TOTAL RETURN B, C 16.16% 28.00% 19.81% 19.00% 41.11% 1.58%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 6,508 $ 5,187 $ 4,206 $ 3,537 $ 2,051 $ 874
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.31% A 1.29% 1.31% E 1.36% 1.55% 1.71%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.30% A, F 1.27% F 1.29% F 1.34% F 1.54% F 1.70% F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net invest- ment (.38)% A (.41)% (.08)% .54% .21% .15%
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 122% 108% 76% 97% 137%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 57.50 $ 51.41 $ 41.81
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.27) (.52) (.32)
Net realized and unrealized 8.64 12.68 9.95
gain (loss)
Total from investment 8.37 12.16 9.63
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (6.79) (6.07) (.03)
Net asset value, end of period $ 59.08 $ 57.50 $ 51.41
TOTAL RETURN B, C 15.83% 27.27% 23.05%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 773 $ 307 $ 71
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.89% A 1.88% 1.93% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.88% A, G 1.85% G 1.90% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.95)% A (1.01)% (.73)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 122% 108%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS B
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 58.24 $ 51.95 $ 51.84
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.27) (.54) (.02)
Net realized and unrealized 8.76 12.87 .13
gain (loss)
Total from investment 8.49 12.33 .11
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (6.89) (6.04) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 59.84 $ 58.24 $ 51.95
TOTAL RETURN B, C 15.85% 27.30% 0.21%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 217 $ 64 $ 1
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.87% A 1.89% 1.95% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.86% A, G 1.86% G 1.89% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.93)% A (1.03)% (.82)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 122% 108%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS C
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 59.71 $ 52.86 $ 45.52 $ 40.39 $ 28.90 $ 29.74
period
Income from Invest- ment
Operations
Net investment income .04 D .06 D .22 D .45 D .28 .30
Net realized and unrealized 9.00 13.08 8.72 7.00 11.69 .42
gain (loss)
Total from investment 9.04 13.14 8.94 7.45 11.97 .72
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - (.05) F (.37) (.21) (.27) (.11)
In excess of net investment (.06) - - - - -
income
From net realized gain (7.07) (6.24) F (1.23) (2.11) (.16) (1.45)
In excess of net realized gain - - - - (.05) -
Total distributions (7.13) (6.29) (1.60) (2.32) (.48) (1.56)
Net asset value, end of period $ 61.62 $ 59.71 $ 52.86 $ 45.52 $ 40.39 $ 28.90
TOTAL RETURN B, C 16.50% 28.67% 20.46% 19.68% 42.15% 2.46%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 1,224 $ 1,088 $ 1,032 $ 1,324 $ 791 $ 410
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .79% A .76% .77% .79% .83% .86%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .78% A, E .74% E .75% E .77% E .83% .84% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net invest- ment .14% A .12% .46% 1.11% .92% 1.00%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 97% A 122% 108% 76% 97% 137%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
C THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
F THE AMOUNTS SHOWN REFLECT CERTAIN RECLASSIFICATIONS RELATED TO BOOK
TO TAX DIFFERENCES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity
Advisor Series I (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 (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management
investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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.
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 dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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 net investment loss and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDER - CONTINUED
may include temporary book and tax basis differences which will
reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining
at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS. The fund generally uses foreign currency
contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated
securities. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign
currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts'
terms. The U.S. dollar value of foreign currency contracts is
determined using contractual currency exchange rates established at
the time of each trade.
JOINT TRADING ACCOUNT. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the fund, along with
other affiliated entities of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMR), may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint
trading accounts. These balances are invested in one or more
repurchase agreements for U.S. Treasury or Federal Agency obligations.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The underlying U.S. Treasury 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 $4,980,714,000 and $3,651,728,000, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .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 resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annualized rate of .59% of average net
assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
CLASS C 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 200,000 $ 0
CLASS T 15,141,000 131,000
CLASS B 2,627,000 1,971,000
CLASS C 660,000 552,000
$ 18,628,000 $ 2,654,000
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on 0.25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 1,278,000 $ 632,000
CLASS T 2,539,000 950,000
CLASS B 550,000 550,000*
CLASS C 44,000 44,000*
$ 4,411,000 $ 2,176,000
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 185,000 .23 *
CLASS T 5,359,000 .18 *
CLASS B 619,000 .24 *
CLASS C 141,000 .22 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 985,000 .17 *
$ 7,289,000
* ANNUALIZED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc., an affiliate of FMR,
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 $521,000 for the
period.
5. 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 $382,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into arrangements with its custodian
and each class' transfer agent whereby credits realized as a result of
uninvested cash balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses.
During the period, the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $38,000
under the custodian arrangement, and each applicable class' expenses
were reduced as follows under the transfer agent arrangements:
TRANSFER AGENT CREDITS
CLASS A $ 1,000
6. BANK BORROWINGS.
The fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or
emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions. The fund has
established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest
rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time
to time. The average daily loan balance during the period for which
the loan was outstanding amounted to $6,805,000. The weighted average
interest rate was 5.0%.
7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998
FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME
Class A $ - $ 15
Class T - -
Class B - -
Class C - -
Institutional Class - 1,035
Total $ - $ 1,050
IN EXCESS OF NET INVESTMENT
INCOME
Class A $ - $ -
Class T - -
Class B - -
Class C - -
Institutional Class 1,093 -
Total $ 1,093 $ -
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 11,749 $ 3,543
Class T 611,628 488,378
Class B 38,740 9,146
Class C 8,557 223
Institutional Class 129,825 121,417
Total $ 800,499 $ 622,707
8. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SHARES DOLLARS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 2,345 1,200 $ 139,387
Reinvestment of distributions 208 77 11,343
Shares redeemed (254) (254) (15,139)
Net increase (decrease) 2,299 1,023 $ 135,591
CLASS T Shares sold 24,129 26,408 $ 1,447,760
Reinvestment of distributions 10,473 10,178 576,270
Shares redeemed (15,464) (28,971) (921,458)
Net increase (decrease) 19,138 7,615 $ 1,102,572
CLASS B Shares sold 7,710 4,256 $ 454,845
Reinvestment of distributions 665 193 35,862
Shares redeemed (630) (507) (36,958)
Net increase (decrease) 7,745 3,942 $ 453,749
CLASS C Shares sold 2,919 1,458 $ 173,944
Reinvestment of distributions 141 4 7,730
Shares redeemed (531) (377) (31,183)
Net increase (decrease) 2,529 1,085 $ 150,491
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 3,554 6,340 $ 216,245
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 1,855 1,960 103,777
Shares redeemed (3,754) (9,614) (228,090)
Net increase (decrease) 1,655 (1,314) $ 91,932
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1998
CLASS A Shares sold $ 61,899
Reinvestment of distributions 3,416
Shares redeemed (13,114)
Net increase (decrease) $ 52,201
CLASS T Shares sold $ 1,365,162
Reinvestment of distributions 457,907
Shares redeemed (1,483,407)
Net increase (decrease) $ 339,662
CLASS B Shares sold $ 218,844
Reinvestment of distributions 8,586
Shares redeemed (25,743)
Net increase (decrease) $ 201,687
CLASS C Shares sold $ 75,711
Reinvestment of distributions 187
Shares redeemed (19,681)
Net increase (decrease) $ 56,217
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 327,822
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 89,402
Shares redeemed (490,611)
Net increase (decrease) $ (73,387)
</TABLE>
9. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of Fidelity Advisor
Equity Growth Fund, the Board of Trustees has determined not to retain
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent auditor and voted
to appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ended November
30, 1999. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 1998 and November
30, 1997, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's audit reports contained no
adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion; nor were their reports
qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
Further, there were no disagreements between the fund and
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on accounting principles, financial
statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved to the
satisfaction of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP would have caused them to
make reference to the disagreement in their report.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Abigail P. Johnson, Vice President
Jennifer Uhrig, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENT
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
The Chase Manhattan Bank
New York, NY
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
EPGI-SANN-0799 79620
1.704748.101
(Fidelity Logo Graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
EQUITY INCOME
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND CLASS C
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(Fidelity logo graphics)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 12 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 15 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the past six months.
INVESTMENTS 16 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 25 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 34 Notes to the financial
statements.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR EQUITY INCOME FUND - CLASS A
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class A shares took place on September
3, 1996. Class A shares bear a 0.25% 12b-1 fee that is reflected in
returns after September 3, 1996. Returns between September 10, 1992
(the date Class T shares were first offered) and September 3, 1996 are
those of Class T and reflect Class T shares' 0.50% 12b-1 fee (0.65%
prior to January 1, 1996). Returns prior to September 10, 1992 are
those of the Institutional Class, the original class of the fund,
which does not bear a 12b-1 fee. Had Class A shares' 12b-1 fee been
reflected, returns prior to September 10, 1992 would have been lower.
If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the past five
year and past 10 year total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 8.60% 8.98% 142.75% 284.86%
CL A
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 2.36% 2.72% 128.79% 262.73%
CL A (INCL. 5.75% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Value 12.73% 12.34% 174.04% 353.68%
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
Equity Income Funds Average 8.63% 8.72% 130.18% 257.86%
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Class A's returns to the performance
of the Russell 3000 Value Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of U.S. domiciled value-oriented stocks and the performance of
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of common stocks. To measure how Class A's performance stacked
up against its peers, you can compare it to the equity income funds
average, which reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar
objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months average
represents a peer group of 240 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 8.98% 19.41% 14.43%
CL A
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 2.72% 18.00% 13.75%
CL A (INCL. 5.75% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Value 12.34% 22.34% 16.33%
S&P 500 21.03% 25.87% 18.07%
Equity Income Funds Average 8.72% 18.04% 13.46%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class A's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class A had performed at a constant
rate each year.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Equity Income -CL A Russell 3000 Value
00246 RS008
1989/05/31 9425.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 9463.13 9954.64
1989/07/31 10060.80 10599.07
1989/08/31 10191.66 10857.52
1989/09/30 10060.20 10757.27
1989/10/31 9508.64 10351.66
1989/11/30 9633.55 10464.88
1989/12/31 9773.83 10677.40
1990/01/31 9155.79 10005.91
1990/02/28 9172.14 10257.70
1990/03/31 9172.14 10377.78
1990/04/30 8817.14 9975.60
1990/05/31 9397.76 10781.85
1990/06/30 9356.10 10552.18
1990/07/31 9205.33 10440.10
1990/08/31 8506.30 9502.33
1990/09/30 7863.04 9025.06
1990/10/31 7684.33 8877.54
1990/11/30 8197.76 9489.37
1990/12/31 8378.24 9732.96
1991/01/31 8804.55 10190.22
1991/02/28 9434.07 10889.35
1991/03/31 9584.63 11081.10
1991/04/30 9584.40 11163.25
1991/05/31 10109.29 11585.44
1991/06/30 9645.29 11094.63
1991/07/31 10173.15 11547.51
1991/08/31 10388.61 11766.70
1991/09/30 10334.79 11686.84
1991/10/31 10506.98 11876.30
1991/11/30 10080.90 11275.14
1991/12/31 10875.77 12206.04
1992/01/31 10985.26 12290.29
1992/02/29 11324.66 12611.26
1992/03/31 11140.67 12431.72
1992/04/30 11537.74 12916.42
1992/05/31 11639.59 13000.29
1992/06/30 11510.00 12895.64
1992/07/31 11808.96 13392.74
1992/08/31 11528.60 12994.57
1992/09/30 11603.95 13179.64
1992/10/31 11754.70 13214.91
1992/11/30 12169.65 13679.21
1992/12/31 12472.71 14024.78
1993/01/31 12861.69 14459.93
1993/02/28 13194.70 14931.10
1993/03/31 13623.24 15381.30
1993/04/30 13556.46 15170.11
1993/05/31 13766.98 15488.99
1993/06/30 13901.52 15814.35
1993/07/31 14094.01 15999.62
1993/08/31 14585.86 16581.53
1993/09/30 14489.21 16641.57
1993/10/31 14663.19 16666.16
1993/11/30 14363.55 16314.69
1993/12/31 14721.19 16640.62
1994/01/31 15397.80 17266.75
1994/02/28 14991.83 16727.53
1994/03/31 14349.86 16093.01
1994/04/30 14845.36 16386.73
1994/05/31 14942.51 16554.85
1994/06/30 14844.00 16155.15
1994/07/31 15351.48 16636.23
1994/08/31 16141.99 17132.56
1994/09/30 15867.95 16604.21
1994/10/31 16181.39 16778.42
1994/11/30 15632.87 16100.64
1994/12/31 15672.05 16316.97
1995/01/31 15912.38 16757.84
1995/02/28 16473.17 17416.18
1995/03/31 17005.18 17768.23
1995/04/30 17458.52 18326.31
1995/05/31 17942.08 19060.33
1995/06/30 18194.40 19356.90
1995/07/31 18851.79 20033.93
1995/08/31 19074.29 20348.23
1995/09/30 19660.63 21040.31
1995/10/31 19437.44 20768.51
1995/11/30 20238.88 21798.34
1995/12/31 20772.84 22358.52
1996/01/31 21388.61 23002.38
1996/02/29 21461.64 23193.75
1996/03/31 21618.55 23596.49
1996/04/30 21765.19 23738.87
1996/05/31 21932.77 24064.81
1996/06/30 21807.27 24055.27
1996/07/31 20987.92 23106.83
1996/08/31 21387.09 23803.49
1996/09/30 22143.66 24718.00
1996/10/31 22586.96 25603.35
1996/11/30 24043.50 27410.65
1996/12/31 23777.94 27186.70
1997/01/31 24573.08 28410.56
1997/02/28 24769.14 28812.92
1997/03/31 23784.40 27803.43
1997/04/30 24790.46 28894.60
1997/05/31 26212.05 30576.72
1997/06/30 27501.72 31912.24
1997/07/31 29499.05 34207.96
1997/08/31 28313.82 33158.13
1997/09/30 29795.50 35182.19
1997/10/31 28509.13 34201.54
1997/11/30 29344.72 35599.73
1997/12/31 29924.99 36655.43
1998/01/31 29853.97 36122.50
1998/02/28 31974.62 38530.06
1998/03/31 33424.90 40809.61
1998/04/30 33578.38 41075.79
1998/05/31 33283.21 40385.95
1998/06/30 33674.29 40833.25
1998/07/31 33165.32 39891.54
1998/08/31 28194.08 33928.81
1998/09/30 29566.52 35873.43
1998/10/31 31986.90 38509.14
1998/11/30 33398.78 40242.80
1998/12/31 34831.04 41604.12
1999/01/31 34152.47 41835.83
1999/02/28 33467.43 41072.28
1999/03/31 34138.98 41835.80
1999/04/30 36946.47 45737.04
1999/05/28 36272.67 45367.71
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990624 154010 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund - Class A on May 31,
1989, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. As the chart shows,
by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to
$36,273 - a 262.73% increase on the initial investment. For
comparison, look at how the Russell 3000 Value Index did over the same
period. With dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested, the same
$10,000 investment would have grown to $45,368 - a 353.68% increase.
Beginning with this report, the fund will compare its performance to
that of the Russell 3000 Value Index, rather than the Standard &
Poor's 500 Index. The Russell 3000 Value 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.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR EQUITY INCOME FUND - CLASS T
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class T shares took place on September
10, 1992. Class T shares bear a 0.50% 12b-1 fee (0.65% prior to
January 1, 1996) that is reflected in returns after September 10,
1992. Returns prior to that date are those of the Institutional Class,
the original class of the fund, which does not bear a 12b-1 fee. Had
Class T shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to September
10, 1992 would have been lower. If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain
class expenses, the past 10 year total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
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PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 8.50% 8.75% 142.44% 284.36%
CL T
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 4.70% 4.94% 133.95% 270.91%
CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Value 12.73% 12.34% 174.04% 353.68%
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
Equity Income Funds Average 8.63% 8.72% 130.18% 257.86%
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Class T's returns to the performance
of the Russell 3000 Value Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of U.S. domiciled value-oriented stocks and the performance of
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of common stocks. To measure how Class T's performance stacked
up against its peers, you can compare it to the equity income funds
average, which reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar
objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months average
represents a peer group of 240 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 8.75% 19.38% 14.41%
CL T
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 4.94% 18.53% 14.01%
CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Value 12.34% 22.34% 16.33%
S&P 500 21.03% 25.87% 18.07%
Equity Income Funds Average 8.72% 18.04% 13.46%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class T's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class T had performed at a constant
rate each year.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Equity Income -CL T Russell 3000 Value
00280 RS008
1989/05/31 9650.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 9689.04 9954.64
1989/07/31 10300.98 10599.07
1989/08/31 10434.96 10857.52
1989/09/30 10300.37 10757.27
1989/10/31 9735.64 10351.66
1989/11/30 9863.53 10464.88
1989/12/31 10007.15 10677.40
1990/01/31 9374.36 10005.91
1990/02/28 9391.10 10257.70
1990/03/31 9391.10 10377.78
1990/04/30 9027.63 9975.60
1990/05/31 9622.11 10781.85
1990/06/30 9579.46 10552.18
1990/07/31 9425.09 10440.10
1990/08/31 8709.37 9502.33
1990/09/30 8050.75 9025.06
1990/10/31 7867.78 8877.54
1990/11/30 8393.47 9489.37
1990/12/31 8578.25 9732.96
1991/01/31 9014.74 10190.22
1991/02/28 9659.28 10889.35
1991/03/31 9813.44 11081.10
1991/04/30 9813.21 11163.25
1991/05/31 10350.63 11585.44
1991/06/30 9875.55 11094.63
1991/07/31 10416.01 11547.51
1991/08/31 10636.61 11766.70
1991/09/30 10581.51 11686.84
1991/10/31 10757.81 11876.30
1991/11/30 10321.56 11275.14
1991/12/31 11135.41 12206.04
1992/01/31 11247.51 12290.29
1992/02/29 11595.01 12611.26
1992/03/31 11406.63 12431.72
1992/04/30 11813.18 12916.42
1992/05/31 11917.46 13000.29
1992/06/30 11784.77 12895.64
1992/07/31 12090.87 13392.74
1992/08/31 11803.82 12994.57
1992/09/30 11880.97 13179.64
1992/10/31 12035.32 13214.91
1992/11/30 12460.17 13679.21
1992/12/31 12770.46 14024.78
1993/01/31 13168.73 14459.93
1993/02/28 13509.69 14931.10
1993/03/31 13948.46 15381.30
1993/04/30 13880.09 15170.11
1993/05/31 14095.63 15488.99
1993/06/30 14233.39 15814.35
1993/07/31 14430.47 15999.62
1993/08/31 14934.07 16581.53
1993/09/30 14835.10 16641.57
1993/10/31 15013.24 16666.16
1993/11/30 14706.45 16314.69
1993/12/31 15072.62 16640.62
1994/01/31 15765.39 17266.75
1994/02/28 15349.73 16727.53
1994/03/31 14692.43 16093.01
1994/04/30 15199.75 16386.73
1994/05/31 15299.23 16554.85
1994/06/30 15198.36 16155.15
1994/07/31 15717.97 16636.23
1994/08/31 16527.35 17132.56
1994/09/30 16246.76 16604.21
1994/10/31 16567.68 16778.42
1994/11/30 16006.06 16100.64
1994/12/31 16046.18 16316.97
1995/01/31 16292.25 16757.84
1995/02/28 16866.43 17416.18
1995/03/31 17411.14 17768.23
1995/04/30 17875.30 18326.31
1995/05/31 18370.40 19060.33
1995/06/30 18628.75 19356.90
1995/07/31 19301.83 20033.93
1995/08/31 19529.64 20348.23
1995/09/30 20129.98 21040.31
1995/10/31 19901.47 20768.51
1995/11/30 20722.04 21798.34
1995/12/31 21268.75 22358.52
1996/01/31 21899.21 23002.38
1996/02/29 21973.99 23193.75
1996/03/31 22134.64 23596.49
1996/04/30 22284.78 23738.87
1996/05/31 22456.37 24064.81
1996/06/30 22327.86 24055.27
1996/07/31 21488.96 23106.83
1996/08/31 21897.66 23803.49
1996/09/30 22682.97 24718.00
1996/10/31 23146.99 25603.35
1996/11/30 24636.16 27410.65
1996/12/31 24375.53 27186.70
1997/01/31 25187.31 28410.56
1997/02/28 25387.47 28812.92
1997/03/31 24372.53 27803.43
1997/04/30 25409.42 28894.60
1997/05/31 26881.14 30576.72
1997/06/30 28207.36 31912.24
1997/07/31 30242.13 34207.96
1997/08/31 29034.68 33158.13
1997/09/30 30555.35 35182.19
1997/10/31 29233.19 34201.54
1997/11/30 30084.75 35599.73
1997/12/31 30687.47 36655.43
1998/01/31 30615.24 36122.50
1998/02/28 32774.62 38530.06
1998/03/31 34263.18 40809.61
1998/04/30 34407.40 41075.79
1998/05/31 34106.95 40385.95
1998/06/30 34504.61 40833.25
1998/07/31 33974.88 39891.54
1998/08/31 28870.22 33928.81
1998/09/30 30266.38 35873.43
1998/10/31 32750.39 38509.14
1998/11/30 34185.33 40242.80
1998/12/31 35640.05 41604.12
1999/01/31 34950.86 41835.83
1999/02/28 34255.13 41072.28
1999/03/31 34924.72 41835.80
1999/04/30 37787.60 45737.04
1999/05/28 37090.88 45367.71
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990624 145922 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund - Class T on May 31,
1989, and the current 3.50% sales charge was paid. As the chart shows,
by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to
$37,091 - a 270.91% increase on the initial investment. For
comparison, look at how the Russell 3000 Value Index did over the same
period. With dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested, the same
$10,000 investment would have grown to $45,368 - a 353.68% increase.
Beginning with this report, the fund will compare its performance to
that of the Russell 3000 Value Index, rather than the Standard &
Poor's 500 Index. The Russell 3000 Value 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.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR EQUITY INCOME FUND - CLASS B
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). Initial offering of Class B shares took place on June 30,
1994. Class B shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee that is reflected in
returns after June 30, 1994. Returns between September 10, 1992 (the
date Class T shares were first offered) and June 30, 1994 are those of
Class T, and reflect Class T shares' prior 0.65% 12b-1 fee. Returns
prior to September 10, 1992 are those of the Institutional Class, the
original class of the fund, which does not bear a 12b-1 fee. Had Class
B shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to June 30, 1994
would have been lower. Class B shares' contingent deferred sales
charge included in the past six months, past one year, past five
years, and past 10 years total return figures are 5%, 5%, 2% and 0%,
respectively. If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses,
the past five year and past 10 year total returns would have been
lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
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PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 8.20% 8.20% 136.92% 275.62%
CL B
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 3.20% 3.20% 134.92% 275.62%
CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Value 12.73% 12.34% 174.04% 353.68%
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
Equity Income Funds Average 8.63% 8.72% 130.18% 257.86%
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Class B's returns to the performance
of the Russell 3000 Value Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of U.S. domiciled value-oriented stocks and the performance of
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a widely recognized, market
capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. To measure how Class
B's performance stacked up against its peers, you can compare it to
the equity income funds average, which reflects the performance of
mutual funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The past
six months average represents a peer group of 240 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 8.20% 18.83% 14.15%
CL B
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 3.20% 18.63% 14.15%
CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Value 12.34% 22.34% 16.33%
S&P 500 21.03% 25.87% 18.07%
Equity Income Funds Average 8.72% 18.04% 13.46%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class B's cumulative return and
shows you what would have happened if Class B had performed at a
constant rate each year.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Equity Income -CL B Russell 3000 Value
00180 RS008
1989/05/31 10000.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 10040.45 9954.64
1989/07/31 10674.59 10599.07
1989/08/31 10813.43 10857.52
1989/09/30 10673.95 10757.27
1989/10/31 10088.74 10351.66
1989/11/30 10221.27 10464.88
1989/12/31 10370.11 10677.40
1990/01/31 9714.36 10005.91
1990/02/28 9731.71 10257.70
1990/03/31 9731.71 10377.78
1990/04/30 9355.06 9975.60
1990/05/31 9971.10 10781.85
1990/06/30 9926.90 10552.18
1990/07/31 9766.93 10440.10
1990/08/31 9025.25 9502.33
1990/09/30 8342.75 9025.06
1990/10/31 8153.14 8877.54
1990/11/30 8697.89 9489.37
1990/12/31 8889.38 9732.96
1991/01/31 9341.69 10190.22
1991/02/28 10009.62 10889.35
1991/03/31 10169.37 11081.10
1991/04/30 10169.13 11163.25
1991/05/31 10726.04 11585.44
1991/06/30 10233.73 11094.63
1991/07/31 10793.79 11547.51
1991/08/31 11022.40 11766.70
1991/09/30 10965.29 11686.84
1991/10/31 11147.99 11876.30
1991/11/30 10695.91 11275.14
1991/12/31 11539.28 12206.04
1992/01/31 11655.45 12290.29
1992/02/29 12015.55 12611.26
1992/03/31 11820.34 12431.72
1992/04/30 12241.63 12916.42
1992/05/31 12349.70 13000.29
1992/06/30 12212.20 12895.64
1992/07/31 12529.40 13392.74
1992/08/31 12231.94 12994.57
1992/09/30 12311.88 13179.64
1992/10/31 12471.83 13214.91
1992/11/30 12912.09 13679.21
1992/12/31 13233.64 14024.78
1993/01/31 13646.35 14459.93
1993/02/28 13999.68 14931.10
1993/03/31 14454.37 15381.30
1993/04/30 14383.51 15170.11
1993/05/31 14606.88 15488.99
1993/06/30 14749.62 15814.35
1993/07/31 14953.85 15999.62
1993/08/31 15475.72 16581.53
1993/09/30 15373.16 16641.57
1993/10/31 15557.76 16666.16
1993/11/30 15239.84 16314.69
1993/12/31 15619.30 16640.62
1994/01/31 16337.19 17266.75
1994/02/28 15906.45 16727.53
1994/03/31 15225.32 16093.01
1994/04/30 15751.04 16386.73
1994/05/31 15854.12 16554.85
1994/06/30 15749.60 16155.15
1994/07/31 16288.05 16636.23
1994/08/31 17137.14 17132.56
1994/09/30 16846.28 16604.21
1994/10/31 17158.24 16778.42
1994/11/30 16575.90 16100.64
1994/12/31 16617.73 16316.97
1995/01/31 16851.48 16757.84
1995/02/28 17435.86 17416.18
1995/03/31 18010.88 17768.23
1995/04/30 18480.92 18326.31
1995/05/31 18983.00 19060.33
1995/06/30 19239.78 19356.90
1995/07/31 19936.49 20033.93
1995/08/31 20161.57 20348.23
1995/09/30 20772.35 21040.31
1995/10/31 20525.32 20768.51
1995/11/30 21373.83 21798.34
1995/12/31 21928.15 22358.52
1996/01/31 22557.40 23002.38
1996/02/29 22634.65 23193.75
1996/03/31 22789.44 23596.49
1996/04/30 22933.33 23738.87
1996/05/31 23099.35 24064.81
1996/06/30 22955.57 24055.27
1996/07/31 22079.49 23106.83
1996/08/31 22500.90 23803.49
1996/09/30 23288.39 24718.00
1996/10/31 23755.27 25603.35
1996/11/30 25267.07 27410.65
1996/12/31 24998.66 27186.70
1997/01/31 25822.42 28410.56
1997/02/28 26005.47 28812.92
1997/03/31 24962.79 27803.43
1997/04/30 26005.29 28894.60
1997/05/31 27517.49 30576.72
1997/06/30 28845.97 31912.24
1997/07/31 30923.61 34207.96
1997/08/31 29672.44 33158.13
1997/09/30 31222.12 35182.19
1997/10/31 29843.66 34201.54
1997/11/30 30705.20 35599.73
1997/12/31 31310.97 36655.43
1998/01/31 31212.41 36122.50
1998/02/28 33399.73 38530.06
1998/03/31 34899.30 40809.61
1998/04/30 35046.86 41075.79
1998/05/31 34714.84 40385.95
1998/06/30 35108.78 40833.25
1998/07/31 34555.01 39891.54
1998/08/31 29349.61 33928.81
1998/09/30 30752.38 35873.43
1998/10/31 33263.79 38509.14
1998/11/30 34716.46 40242.80
1998/12/31 36175.30 41604.12
1999/01/31 35459.67 41835.83
1999/02/28 34737.32 41072.28
1999/03/31 35395.17 41835.80
1999/04/30 38284.58 45737.04
1999/05/28 37562.22 45367.71
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990624 150026 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund - Class B on May 31,
1989. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the
investment, would have grown to $37,562 - a 275.62% increase on the
initial investment. For comparison, look at how the Russell 3000 Value
Index did over the same period. With dividends, and capital gains, if
any, reinvested, the same $10,000 investment would have grown to
$45,368 - a 353.68% increase. Beginning with this report, the fund
will compare its performance to that of the Russell 3000 Value Index,
rather than the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The Russell 3000 Value
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.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR EQUITY INCOME FUND - CLASS C
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class C shares took place on November
3, 1997. Class C shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee that is reflected in
returns after November 3, 1997. Returns between June 30, 1994 (the
date Class B shares were first offered) and November 3, 1997 are those
of Class B shares and reflect Class B shares' 1.00% 12b-1 fee. Returns
between September 10, 1992 (the date Class T shares were first
offered) and June 30, 1994 are those of Class T shares, and reflect
Class T shares' prior 0.65% 12b-1 fee. Returns prior to September 10,
1992 are those of the Institutional Class, the original class of the
fund, which does not bear a 12b-1 fee. Had Class C shares' 12b-1 fee
been reflected, returns prior to June 30, 1994 would have been lower.
Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past
six months, past one year, past five years and past 10 years total
return figures are 1%, 1%, 0% and 0%, respectively. If Fidelity had
not reimbursed certain class expenses, the past five year and past 10
year total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 8.22% 8.15% 136.72% 275.30%
CL C
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 7.22% 7.15% 136.72% 275.30%
CL C (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Value 12.73% 12.34% 174.04% 353.68%
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
Equity Income Funds Average 8.63% 8.72% 130.18% 257.86%
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Class C's returns to the performance
of the Russell 3000 Value Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of U.S. domiciled value-oriented stocks and the performance of
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of common stocks. To measure how Class C's performance stacked
up against its peers, you can compare it to the equity income funds
average, which reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar
objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months average
represents a peer group of 240 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 8.15% 18.81% 14.14%
CL C
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 7.15% 18.81% 14.14%
CL C (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Value 12.34% 22.34% 16.33%
S&P 500 21.03% 25.87% 18.07%
Equity Income Funds Average 8.72% 18.04% 13.46%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class C's cumulative return and
shows you what would have happened if Class C had performed at a
constant rate each year.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Equity Income -CL C Russell 3000 Value
00480 RS008
1989/05/31 10000.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 10040.45 9954.64
1989/07/31 10674.59 10599.07
1989/08/31 10813.43 10857.52
1989/09/30 10673.95 10757.27
1989/10/31 10088.74 10351.66
1989/11/30 10221.27 10464.88
1989/12/31 10370.11 10677.40
1990/01/31 9714.36 10005.91
1990/02/28 9731.71 10257.70
1990/03/31 9731.71 10377.78
1990/04/30 9355.06 9975.60
1990/05/31 9971.10 10781.85
1990/06/30 9926.90 10552.18
1990/07/31 9766.93 10440.10
1990/08/31 9025.25 9502.33
1990/09/30 8342.75 9025.06
1990/10/31 8153.14 8877.54
1990/11/30 8697.89 9489.37
1990/12/31 8889.38 9732.96
1991/01/31 9341.69 10190.22
1991/02/28 10009.62 10889.35
1991/03/31 10169.37 11081.10
1991/04/30 10169.13 11163.25
1991/05/31 10726.04 11585.44
1991/06/30 10233.73 11094.63
1991/07/31 10793.79 11547.51
1991/08/31 11022.40 11766.70
1991/09/30 10965.29 11686.84
1991/10/31 11147.99 11876.30
1991/11/30 10695.91 11275.14
1991/12/31 11539.28 12206.04
1992/01/31 11655.45 12290.29
1992/02/29 12015.55 12611.26
1992/03/31 11820.34 12431.72
1992/04/30 12241.63 12916.42
1992/05/31 12349.70 13000.29
1992/06/30 12212.20 12895.64
1992/07/31 12529.40 13392.74
1992/08/31 12231.94 12994.57
1992/09/30 12311.88 13179.64
1992/10/31 12471.83 13214.91
1992/11/30 12912.09 13679.21
1992/12/31 13233.64 14024.78
1993/01/31 13646.35 14459.93
1993/02/28 13999.68 14931.10
1993/03/31 14454.37 15381.30
1993/04/30 14383.51 15170.11
1993/05/31 14606.88 15488.99
1993/06/30 14749.62 15814.35
1993/07/31 14953.85 15999.62
1993/08/31 15475.72 16581.53
1993/09/30 15373.16 16641.57
1993/10/31 15557.76 16666.16
1993/11/30 15239.84 16314.69
1993/12/31 15619.30 16640.62
1994/01/31 16337.19 17266.75
1994/02/28 15906.45 16727.53
1994/03/31 15225.32 16093.01
1994/04/30 15751.04 16386.73
1994/05/31 15854.12 16554.85
1994/06/30 15749.60 16155.15
1994/07/31 16288.05 16636.23
1994/08/31 17137.14 17132.56
1994/09/30 16846.28 16604.21
1994/10/31 17158.24 16778.42
1994/11/30 16575.90 16100.64
1994/12/31 16617.73 16316.97
1995/01/31 16851.48 16757.84
1995/02/28 17435.86 17416.18
1995/03/31 18010.88 17768.23
1995/04/30 18480.92 18326.31
1995/05/31 18983.00 19060.33
1995/06/30 19239.78 19356.90
1995/07/31 19936.49 20033.93
1995/08/31 20161.57 20348.23
1995/09/30 20772.35 21040.31
1995/10/31 20525.32 20768.51
1995/11/30 21373.83 21798.34
1995/12/31 21928.15 22358.52
1996/01/31 22557.40 23002.38
1996/02/29 22634.65 23193.75
1996/03/31 22789.44 23596.49
1996/04/30 22933.33 23738.87
1996/05/31 23099.35 24064.81
1996/06/30 22955.57 24055.27
1996/07/31 22079.49 23106.83
1996/08/31 22500.90 23803.49
1996/09/30 23288.39 24718.00
1996/10/31 23755.27 25603.35
1996/11/30 25267.07 27410.65
1996/12/31 24998.66 27186.70
1997/01/31 25822.42 28410.56
1997/02/28 26005.47 28812.92
1997/03/31 24962.79 27803.43
1997/04/30 26005.29 28894.60
1997/05/31 27517.49 30576.72
1997/06/30 28845.97 31912.24
1997/07/31 30923.61 34207.96
1997/08/31 29672.44 33158.13
1997/09/30 31222.12 35182.19
1997/10/31 29843.66 34201.54
1997/11/30 30715.86 35599.73
1997/12/31 31320.05 36655.43
1998/01/31 31221.77 36122.50
1998/02/28 33402.88 38530.06
1998/03/31 34898.59 40809.61
1998/04/30 35033.57 41075.79
1998/05/31 34702.25 40385.95
1998/06/30 35083.28 40833.25
1998/07/31 34530.50 39891.54
1998/08/31 29322.06 33928.81
1998/09/30 30722.44 35873.43
1998/10/31 33228.39 38509.14
1998/11/30 34677.91 40242.80
1998/12/31 36145.78 41604.12
1999/01/31 35431.76 41835.83
1999/02/28 34698.15 41072.28
1999/03/31 35367.19 41835.80
1999/04/30 38251.15 45737.04
1999/05/28 37530.16 45367.71
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990624 150119 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund - Class C on May 31,
1989. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the
investment, would have grown to $37,530 - a 275.30% increase on the
initial investment. For comparison, look at how the Russell 3000 Value
Index did over the same period. With dividends and capital gains, if
any, reinvested, the same $10,000 investment would have grown to
$45,368 - a 353.68% increase. Beginning with this report, the fund
will compare its performance to that of the Russell 3000 Value Index,
rather than the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The Russell 3000 Value
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
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(Photograph of Bob Chow)
An interview with Bob Chow, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor
Equity Income Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, BOB?
A. For the six months that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's Class A,
Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned 8.60%, 8.50%, 8.20% and
8.22%, respectively. In comparison, the equity income funds average
tracked by Lipper Inc. returned 8.63%, while the Russell 3000 Value
Index and the Standard and Poor's 500 Index returned 12.73% and
12.61%, respectively, during the same period. For the 12-month period
that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and
Class C shares returned 8.98%, 8.75%, 8.20% and 8.15%, respectively.
During the same period, the Lipper average returned 8.72%, while the
Russell 3000 and the S&P 500 indexes returned 12.34% and 21.03%,
respectively.
Q. STARTING WITH THIS REPORT, THE FUND COMPARES ITS PERFORMANCE TO THE
RUSSELL 3000 VALUE INDEX. WHY THE CHANGE?
A. Given the fund's focus on stocks with "value" characteristics, the
Russell 3000 Value Index more closely reflects the fund's investment
strategy than the S&P 500 index, which measures the performance of
both growth and value stocks. The Russell 3000 Value Index focuses on
large, mid- and small-cap companies with value characteristics -
rather than growth stocks. In managing the fund, I concentrate on
stocks with value characteristics - stocks that I think are either
misperceived or mis-priced, where a company's business fundamentals
argue for a higher valuation, or that may be in the early stages of
turning around its operations. Given that this is an equity-income
fund, I also look for stocks that have dividend yields either equal to
or greater than the S&P 500's.
Q. WHAT FACTORS CAUSED THE FUND TO LAG THE INDEX, YET PERFORM IN LINE
WITH THE LIPPER GROUP?
A. While the Russell 3000 Value Index more closely reflects the
strategy of the fund, nearly 50% of the index is in two sectors,
finance and utilities. As a result, it is not as diversified as the
fund. The fund's underweighted position in financial stocks relative
to the index detracted from the fund's performance as financial stocks
rallied significantly during the period. In addition, individual
securities, such as Time Warner, which did not meet my criteria as a
value stock, but is included in the index, contributed considerably to
the index's total return. Relative to the Lipper average, the fund
benefited from its overweighted positions in the industrial machinery
and energy sectors, with strong stock selection in these groups.
Q. DID ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL HOLDINGS HURT THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE?
A. The fund's investment in drug store chain Rite Aid detracted from
total return. The stock took a hit as the company's expansion plans
increased operating costs, resulting in a negative impact on profits.
The fund no longer owned Rite Aid at the close of the period. Another
disappointment for the fund was UNOVA. The market reacted negatively
to the automated industrial equipment company as earnings disappointed
and synergies from recent acquisitions took longer than anticipated.
Q. WHAT STOCKS MADE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE?
A. Citigroup, AT&T and IBM were the top contributors during the
period. Citigroup shares rebounded nicely as the merger between this
banking giant and Travelers showed promising results and the global
economic environment improved. Bowater, a leading supplier of
newsprint, was an example of an undervalued cyclical stock that was
poised for a rebound. Its stock price improved as the world economy
picked up steam, which should help earnings. IBM's shares surged as
the company produced strong sales results.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. Six months ago, the global economy appeared to be perched at the
edge of a deflationary abyss. Today, conditions seem much improved as
South Korea, Brazil, Europe and even Japan have shown signs that their
economies are stabilizing. In some cases, overseas economies have
exhibited positive signs of improvement with growth in gross domestic
product and stronger consumer spending. In this very different market
environment, I think a portfolio of mid-cap value stocks, combined
with some cyclical exposure, can outperform the broader market over
the coming months. As a result, the fund continues to hold U.S.
equities that stand to benefit from an improving global environment.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: seeks to maintain a yield
that exceeds the composite
dividend yield of the S&P
500; also considers the
potential for achieving
capital appreciation
START DATE: April 25, 1983
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $4.3 billion
MANAGER: Bob Chow, since
1996; joined Fidelity in
1989
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BOB CHOW ON THE IMPROVING
GLOBAL ECONOMY AND CHANGES
TO HIS INVESTMENT STRATEGY:
"Two of the most important
developments during the period
were signs of an improving global
economy and the broadening of
market leadership into cyclicals,
energy, and mid- and small-cap
value stocks. Over the past year, the
incredible rally in blue-chip
stocks was a bit overdone, in my
opinion. Given the market's bias
toward growth and its aversion to
value stocks, the fund lagged
during the first quarter of 1999.
Recently, however, this trend
started to reverse course as the
global economy began to pick up
steam. In response, I increased the
fund's weightings in value stocks
that stand to benefit from the
improving global economy.
Specifically, I increased the fund's
holdings in basic industries such
as chemicals, metals and paper
products. I also increased the fund's
exposure to energy stocks and to the
industrial machinery sector. On the
other hand, I reduced the fund's
holdings in the pharmaceutical
and telecommunication
industries, which I believe have
above average risk of valuation
declines relative to other sectors.
I also took profits in General
Electric because I believe the
premium investors paid for safety,
in stocks such as GE, is no longer
necessary in an environment of
recovering global economies."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
Waste Management, Inc. 2.3 0.7
Exxon Corp. 2.2 0.7
Fleet Financial Group, Inc. 2.1 3.3
Household International, Inc. 2.0 0.5
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. 1.9 0.0
(NY Registry Gilder 1.25)
Bowater, Inc. 1.8 1.6
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 1.7 1.6
AT&T Corp. 1.6 2.0
Federated Department Stores, 1.6 1.6
Inc.
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 1.6 2.3
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
FINANCE 21.2 18.5
ENERGY 11.3 10.1
BASIC INDUSTRIES 11.0 7.7
TECHNOLOGY 9.5 8.5
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 8.3 6.3
EQUIPMENT
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 * AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 98.2% Stocks 94.1%
Short-Term Investments 1.8% Short-Term Investments 5.9%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.3% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 6.0%
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Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 98.2
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 1.8
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 94.09999999999999
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 5.9
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
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COMMON STOCKS - 98.2%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 2.8%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.7%
GenCorp, Inc. 1,225,200 $ 29,941
Lockheed Martin Corp. 900,000 36,394
United Technologies Corp. 140,000 8,689
75,024
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 1.1%
Litton Industries, Inc. (a) 593,000 38,508
Raytheon Co. Class B 130,000 8,848
47,356
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 122,380
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 11.0%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 4.1%
Arch Chemicals, Inc. (a) 629,950 14,528
Crompton & Knowles Corp. 1,500,000 27,094
Dexter Corp. 1,100,000 42,625
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 300,000 19,631
Co.
Georgia Gulf Corp. 183,320 2,738
IMC Global, Inc. 1,800,000 37,688
Millennium Chemicals, Inc. 575,600 14,354
Nalco Chemical Co. 446,900 14,971
Solutia, Inc. 189,500 4,252
177,881
IRON & STEEL - 0.4%
Nucor Corp. 370,000 18,477
METALS & MINING - 2.1%
Alcoa, Inc. 950,000 52,250
Olin Corp. 1,600,000 21,200
Phelps Dodge Corp. 400,000 20,725
94,175
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 4.4%
Bowater, Inc. 1,600,000 82,400
Champion International Corp. 600,000 30,750
Chesapeake Corp. 600,000 21,638
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
BASIC INDUSTRIES - CONTINUED
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS -
CONTINUED
Georgia-Pacific Corp. 200,000 $ 17,288
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 730,000 42,842
194,918
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 485,451
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
2.0%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 1.4%
Ferro Corp. 974,400 28,319
USG Corp. 580,000 32,843
61,162
CONSTRUCTION - 0.3%
Centex Corp. 220,000 8,154
Lennar Corp. 350,000 7,919
16,073
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - 0.3%
Duke Realty Investments, Inc. 223,672 5,172
Public Storage, Inc. 240,000 7,005
12,177
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 89,412
ESTATE
DURABLES - 3.6%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
1.9%
Ford Motor Co. 600,000 34,238
TRW, Inc. 1,000,000 50,063
84,301
CONSUMER DURABLES - 1.0%
Minnesota Mining & 500,000 42,875
Manufacturing Co.
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.4%
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 700,000 18,463
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.3%
Reebok International Ltd. (a) 700,000 13,913
TOTAL DURABLES 159,552
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
ENERGY - 11.3%
ENERGY SERVICES - 1.7%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 800,000 $ 24,900
Halliburton Co. 600,000 24,825
Schlumberger Ltd. 400,000 24,075
73,800
OIL & GAS - 9.6%
Apache Corp. 650,000 23,400
BP Amoco PLC sponsored ADR 450,000 48,206
Chevron Corp. 400,000 37,075
Exxon Corp. 1,200,000 95,850
Kerr-McGee Corp. 1,300,000 60,450
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (NY 1,500,000 84,844
Registry Gilder 1.25)
Tosco Corp. 350,000 8,947
Total SA sponsored ADR 380,000 23,109
Weatherford International, 1,300,000 42,900
Inc. (a)
424,781
TOTAL ENERGY 498,581
FINANCE - 21.2%
BANKS - 6.1%
Bank of America Corp. 660,000 42,694
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 1,200,000 42,900
Bank One Corp. 740,000 41,856
Chase Manhattan Corp. 550,000 39,875
Comerica, Inc. 1,079,000 65,212
Mellon Bank Corp. 1,000,000 35,688
268,225
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 7.2%
American Express Co. 280,000 33,933
Associates First Capital 400,000 16,400
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 900,000 59,625
Countrywide Credit 600,000 24,675
Industries, Inc.
Fleet Financial Group, Inc. 2,300,000 94,588
Household International, Inc. 2,000,000 86,750
315,971
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 1.8%
Fannie Mae 650,000 $ 44,200
Freddie Mac 600,000 34,988
79,188
INSURANCE - 4.4%
American International Group, 200,000 22,863
Inc.
Hartford Financial Services 600,000 37,950
Group, Inc.
MBIA, Inc. 640,000 43,720
MGIC Investment Corp. 250,000 12,031
PMI Group, Inc. 1,100,000 64,350
PXRE Corp. (c) 660,000 12,293
193,207
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.6%
Washington Federal, Inc. 480,000 10,800
Washington Mutual, Inc. 500,000 19,094
29,894
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 1.1%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (a) 16,000 1,087
Lehman Brothers Holdings, 850,000 46,431
Inc.
47,518
TOTAL FINANCE 934,003
HEALTH - 4.3%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 2.6%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 640,000 43,920
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 300,000 21,431
Merck & Co., Inc. 700,000 47,250
112,601
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 1.7%
Cardinal Health, Inc. 220,000 13,283
Johnson & Johnson 400,000 37,050
Mallinckrodt, Inc. 700,000 24,238
74,571
TOTAL HEALTH 187,172
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 8.3%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.0%
General Electric Co. 440,000 $ 44,743
Harris Corp. 600,000 22,688
Honeywell, Inc. 200,000 18,925
86,356
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 2.3%
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 200,000 12,737
Kennametal, Inc. 320,000 9,100
Timken Co. 1,000,000 20,563
Tyco International Ltd. 400,000 34,950
UNOVA, Inc. (a) 1,653,600 23,977
Watts Industries, Inc. Class A 136,300 2,309
103,636
POLLUTION CONTROL - 4.0%
Browning-Ferris Industries, 1,000,000 41,500
Inc.
Republic Services, Inc. Class 1,370,000 32,195
A (a)
Waste Management, Inc. 1,900,000 100,445
174,140
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 364,132
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 1.2%
BROADCASTING - 0.3%
Time Warner, Inc. 180,000 12,251
PUBLISHING - 0.7%
Belo (A.H.) Corp. Class A 1,000,000 22,063
Meredith Corp. 200,000 6,988
29,051
RESTAURANTS - 0.2%
CKE Restaurants, Inc. 300,000 5,513
Foodmaker, Inc. (a) 176,100 4,755
10,268
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 51,570
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONDURABLES - 4.2%
BEVERAGES - 1.5%
PepsiCo, Inc. 1,000,000 $ 35,813
Whitman Corp. 1,700,000 28,900
64,713
FOODS - 0.4%
Interstate Bakeries Corp. 400,000 8,750
Lance, Inc. 500,000 7,281
16,031
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.7%
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 400,000 17,075
Unilever NV 232,142 15,162
32,237
TOBACCO - 1.6%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 1,800,000 69,413
TOTAL NONDURABLES 182,394
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 7.5%
APPAREL STORES - 1.4%
Ross Stores, Inc. 800,000 36,750
TJX Companies, Inc. 360,000 10,800
United Stationers, Inc. (a) 755,400 14,164
61,714
DRUG STORES - 0.6%
CVS Corp. 200,000 9,200
General Nutrition Companies, 1,100,000 18,219
Inc. (a)
27,419
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
4.2%
Consolidated Stores Corp. (a) 380,000 13,063
Dayton Hudson Corp. 500,000 31,500
Federated Department Stores, 1,300,000 70,850
Inc. (a)
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. Class B 470,000 6,022
(non vtg.) (a)
May Department Stores Co. 1,000,000 43,313
(The)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 440,000 18,755
183,503
GROCERY STORES - 0.4%
Safeway, Inc. (a) 320,000 14,880
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 0.9%
Borders Group, Inc. (a) 250,000 $ 4,281
Home Depot, Inc. 340,000 19,338
Officemax, Inc. (a) 1,500,000 17,250
40,869
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 328,385
SERVICES - 1.5%
PRINTING - 0.7%
Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co. 350,000 12,688
Reynolds & Reynolds Co. Class 700,000 15,313
A
28,001
SERVICES - 0.8%
ACNielsen Corp. (a) 1,000,000 28,188
G & K Services, Inc. Class A 168,000 7,938
36,126
TOTAL SERVICES 64,127
TECHNOLOGY - 9.5%
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 4.3%
CompUSA, Inc. (a) 300,000 2,419
Electronic Data Systems Corp. 460,000 25,875
International Business 560,000 65,135
Machines Corp.
Keane, Inc. (a) 500,000 14,500
Microsoft Corp. (a) 100,000 8,069
Networks Associates, Inc. (a) 1,000,000 14,688
Symantec Corp. (a) 232,500 5,696
Unisys Corp. (a) 900,000 34,144
Wang Laboratories, Inc. (a) 700,000 20,256
190,782
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 3.8%
Hewlett-Packard Co. 720,000 67,905
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 1,200,000 76,500
Xerox Corp. 400,000 22,475
166,880
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.5%
Tektronix, Inc. 1,000,000 $ 23,188
ELECTRONICS - 0.9%
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 450,000 17,072
Texas Instruments, Inc. 200,000 21,875
38,947
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 419,797
TRANSPORTATION - 1.7%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.2%
AMR Corp. (a) 100,000 6,506
RAILROADS - 1.4%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 1,100,000 34,100
Corp.
CSX Corp. 600,000 28,163
62,263
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.1%
Consolidated Freightways 470,000 6,286
Corp. (a)
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 75,055
UTILITIES - 8.1%
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 2.3%
CMS Energy Corp. 700,000 32,550
Duke Energy Corp. 450,000 27,141
Entergy Corp. 480,000 15,570
PG&E Corp. 700,000 23,625
98,886
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 5.8%
Ameritech Corp. 660,000 43,436
AT&T Corp. 1,300,000 72,150
Bell Atlantic Corp. 580,000 31,755
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 500,000 43,187
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
Sprint Corp. (FON Group) 200,000 $ 22,550
U.S. WEST, Inc. 800,000 43,250
256,328
TOTAL UTILITIES 355,214
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 4,317,225
(Cost $3,391,898)
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
- - 0.0%
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.0%
PUBLISHING - 0.0%
Taylor (J.N.) Holdings Ltd. 50,000 0
9.5% (a) (Cost $235)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 1.8%
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 79,244,563 79,245
(Cost $79,245)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 4,396,470
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $3,471,378)
</TABLE>
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.82%. 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
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $3,480,250,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $916,220,000, of which $1,010,850,000 related to
appreciated investment securities and $94,630,000 related to
depreciated investment securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 4,396,470
value (cost $3,471,378) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 7,091
sold
Receivable for fund shares 5,473
sold
Dividends receivable 8,461
Interest receivable 525
Other receivables 36
TOTAL ASSETS 4,418,056
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 49,785
purchased
Payable for fund shares 7,614
redeemed
Accrued management fee 1,785
Distribution fees payable 2,045
Other payables and accrued 643
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 61,872
NET ASSETS $ 4,356,184
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 3,051,680
Undistributed net investment 5,653
income
Accumulated undistributed net 373,769
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 925,082
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 4,356,184
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $29.07
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($96,598
(divided by) 3,323 shares)
Maximum offering price per $30.84
share (100/94.25 of $29.07)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $29.28
redemption price per share
($2,769,064 (divided by)
94,557 shares)
Maximum offering price per $30.34
share (100/96.50 of $29.28)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $29.12
offering price per share
($944,005 (divided by)
32,415 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $29.15
offering price per share
($55,469 (divided by) 1,903
shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $29.55
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($491,048 (divided by)
16,618 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX
MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999
(UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 34,531
Dividends (including $343
received from affiliated
issuers)
Interest 4,556
TOTAL INCOME 39,087
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 10,203
Transfer agent fees 4,033
Distribution fees 11,595
Accounting fees and expenses 447
Non-interested trustees' 11
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 38
Registration fees 148
Audit 15
Legal 8
Total expenses before 26,498
reductions
Expense reductions (518) 25,980
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 13,107
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 376,005
Foreign currency transactions (61) 375,944
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (47,816)
Assets and liabilities in (28) (47,844)
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 328,100
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 341,207
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
(UNAUDITED)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 13,107 $ 25,816
income
Net realized gain (loss) 375,944 223,136
Change in net unrealized (47,844) 212,047
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 341,207 460,999
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (11,683) (25,412)
From net investment income
From net realized gain (187,705) (218,223)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (199,388) (243,635)
Share transactions - net 105,792 528,457
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 247,611 745,821
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 4,108,573 3,362,752
End of period (including $ 4,356,184 $ 4,108,573
undistributed net investment
income of $5,653 and $4,229,
respectively)
</TABLE>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 F
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 28.15 $ 26.69 $ 22.78 $ 20.38
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income E .12 .24 .23 .06
Net realized and unrealized 2.20 3.19 4.61 2.44
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.32 3.43 4.84 2.50
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.11) (.25) (.34) (.10)
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) (.59) -
Total distributions (1.40) (1.97) (.93) (.10)
Net asset value, end of period $ 29.07 $ 28.15 $ 26.69 $ 22.78
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.60% 13.82% 22.05% 12.31%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 96,598 $ 65,436 $ 25,659 $ 3,306
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.01% A 1.03% 1.26% G 1.46% A, D, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .98% A, H 1.02% H 1.25% H 1.44% A, H
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .90% A .89% .93% 1.27% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 120% A 59% 55% 78%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D LIMITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A STATE EXPENSE LIMITATION.
E NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
F FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
G FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
H FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 28.35 $ 26.85 $ 22.83 $ 19.95 $ 15.96
period
Income from Invest- ment
Operations
Net investment income .10 D .19 D .26 D .30 D .31
Net realized and unrealized 2.21 3.22 4.62 3.35 4.26
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.31 3.41 4.88 3.65 4.57
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.09) (.19) (.27) (.31) (.30)
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) (.59) (.46) (.28)
Total distributions (1.38) (1.91) (.86) (.77) (.58)
Net asset value, end of period $ 29.28 $ 28.35 $ 26.85 $ 22.83 $ 19.95
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.50% 13.63% 22.12% 18.89% 29.46%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 2,769,064 $ 2,635,406 $ 2,190,070 $ 1,672,994 $ 880,054
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.23% A 1.21% 1.23% 1.27% 1.48%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.20% A, E 1.20% E 1.21% E 1.26% E 1.47% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net invest- ment .68% A .72% 1.05% 1.45% 1.78%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 120% A 59% 55% 78% 80%
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
1994
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 14.86
period
Income from Invest- ment
Operations
Net investment income .28 D
Net realized and unrealized 1.03
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.31
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.21)
From net realized gain -
Total distributions (.21)
Net asset value, end of period $ 15.96
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.84%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 179,501
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.67%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.64% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net invest- ment 1.69%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 140%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 28.20 $ 26.73 $ 22.73 $ 19.90 $ 15.94
period
Income from Invest- ment
Operations
Net investment income .02 D .05 D .13 D .19 D .26
Net realized and unrealized 2.20 3.21 4.61 3.33 4.23
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.22 3.26 4.74 3.52 4.49
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.01) (.07) (.15) (.23) (.25)
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) (.59) (.46) (.28)
Total distributions (1.30) (1.79) (.74) (.69) (.53)
Net asset value, end of period $ 29.12 $ 28.20 $ 26.73 $ 22.73 $ 19.90
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.20% 13.06% 21.52% 18.22% 28.95%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 944,005 $ 877,573 $ 682,308 $ 500,447 $ 270,101
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.74% A 1.74% 1.74% F 1.81% 1.85%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.72% A, G 1.72% G 1.73% G 1.79% G 1.84% G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net invest- ment .17% A .19% .53% .92% 1.41%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 120% A 59% 55% 78% 80%
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
1994 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 15.21
period
Income from Invest- ment
Operations
Net investment income .08 D
Net realized and unrealized .72
gain (loss)
Total from investment .80
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.07)
From net realized gain -
Total distributions (.07)
Net asset value, end of period $ 15.94
TOTAL RETURN B, C 5.25%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 35,373
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.24% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.18% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net invest- ment 1.15% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 140%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD JUNE 30, 1994 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS B
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1994.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 28.23 $ 26.84 $ 26.65
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .02 .02 .02
Net realized and unrealized 2.21 3.21 .17
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.23 3.23 .19
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.02) (.12) -
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) -
Total distributions (1.31) (1.84) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 29.15 $ 28.23 $ 26.84
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.22% 12.90% .71%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 55,469 $ 37,014 $ 684
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.76% A 1.84% 1.85% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.73% A, G 1.82% G 1.81% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .15% A .07% 1.24% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 120% A 59% 55%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS C
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 28.59 $ 27.07 $ 23.00 $ 20.09 $ 16.07
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .17 D .34 D .39 D .42 D .45
Net realized and unrealized 2.23 3.24 4.68 3.37 4.28
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.40 3.58 5.07 3.79 4.73
operations
Less Distributions
From net invest- ment income (.15) (.34) (.41) (.42) (.43)
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) (.59) (.46) (.28)
Total distributions (1.44) (2.06) (1.00) (.88) (.71)
Net asset value, end of period $ 29.55 $ 28.59 $ 27.07 $ 23.00 $ 20.09
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.77% 14.23% 22.87% 19.54% 30.43%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 491,048 $ 493,144 $ 464,031 $ 343,867 $ 297,453
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .70% A .68% .69% .71% .74%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .68% A, E .67% E .67% E .70% E .73% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.21% A 1.25% 1.60% 2.02% 2.52%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 120% A 59% 55% 78% 80%
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
1994
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 14.93
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .41 D
Net realized and unrealized 1.05
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.46
operations
Less Distributions
From net invest- ment income (.32)
From net realized gain -
Total distributions (.32)
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.07
TOTAL RETURN B, C 9.82%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 197,533
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .73%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .71% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.62%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 140%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
C THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity
Advisor Series I (the trust) (formerly a fund of Fidelity Advisor
Series III) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares.
The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company
organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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.
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 dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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), non-taxable dividends and
losses deferred due to wash sales. The fund also utilized earnings and
profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part
of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
Undistributed net investment income and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS - CONTINUED
transactions may include temporary book and tax basis differences
which will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain
remaining at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS. The fund generally uses foreign currency
contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated
securities. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign
currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts'
terms. The U.S. dollar value of foreign currency contracts is
determined using contractual currency exchange rates established at
the time of each trade.
JOINT TRADING ACCOUNT. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the fund, along with
other affiliated entities of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMR), may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint
trading accounts. These balances are invested in one or more
repurchase agreements for U.S. Treasury or Federal Agency obligations.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The underlying U.S. Treasury 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 $2,518,826,000 and $2,380,187,000, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .2500% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .20%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect during the
period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates, as they resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annualized rate of .49% of average net
assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
CLASS C 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 101,000 $ 0
CLASS T 6,734,000 113,000
CLASS B 4,529,000 3,404,000
CLASS C 231,000 182,000
$ 11,595,000 $ 3,699,000
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on 0.25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 386,000 $ 171,000
CLASS T 705,000 202,000
CLASS B 933,000 933,000 *
CLASS C 18,000 18,000 *
$ 2,042,000 $ 1,324,000
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 93,000 .24 *
CLASS T 2,559,000 .19 *
CLASS B 906,000 .20 *
CLASS C 50,000 .22 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 425,000 .18 *
$ 4,033,000
* ANNUALIZED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of
FMR, 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 $343,000 for the
period.
5. 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 $516,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into an arrangements with each
class' transfer agent whereby credits realized as a result of
uninvested cash balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses.
During the period,each applicable class' expenses were reduced as
follows under the transfer agent arrangements:
TRANSFER AGENT CREDITS
CLASS A $ 2,000
6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME
Class A $ 291,000 $ 412,000
Class T 8,468,000 17,008,000
Class B 312,000 1,994,000
Class C 31,000 38,000
Institutional Class 2,581,000 5,960,000
Total $ 11,683,000 $ 25,412,000
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 3,101,000 $ 1,745,000
Class T 120,154,000 142,228,000
Class B 40,402,000 44,523,000
Class C 1,765,000 120,000
Institutional Class 22,283,000 29,607,000
Total $ 187,705,000 $ 218,223,000
$ 199,388,000 $ 243,635,000
</TABLE>
7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
SHARES DOLLARS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 1,676 $ 35,974
1,282
Reinvestment of distributions 119 81 3,256
Shares redeemed (402) (394) (11,267)
Net increase (decrease) 999 1,363 $ 27,963
CLASS T Shares sold 13,056 29,496 $ 368,765
Reinvestment of distributions 4,460 5,979 122,683
Shares redeemed (15,903) (24,087) (447,763)
Net increase (decrease) 1,613 11,388 $ 43,685
CLASS B Shares sold 3,625 7,788 $ 101,792
Reinvestment of distributions 1,306 1,630 35,730
Shares redeemed (3,639) (3,817) (102,001)
Net increase (decrease) 1,292 5,601 $ 35,521
CLASS C Shares sold 783 1,373 $ 22,073
Reinvestment of distributions 58 6 1,585
Shares redeemed (249) (93) (7,028)
Net increase (decrease) 592 1,286 $ 16,630
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 1,269 4,647 $ 36,249
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 809 1,179 22,437
Shares redeemed (2,710) (5,719) (76,693)
Net increase (decrease) (632) 107 $ (18,007)
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1998
CLASS A Shares sold $ 45,746
Reinvestment of distributions 2,044
Shares redeemed (10,576)
Net increase (decrease) $ 37,214
CLASS T Shares sold $ 803,775
Reinvestment of distributions 151,631
Shares redeemed (653,931)
Net increase (decrease) $ 301,475
CLASS B Shares sold $ 212,094
Reinvestment of distributions 41,041
Shares redeemed (102,483)
Net increase (decrease) $ 150,652
CLASS C Shares sold $ 37,538
Reinvestment of distributions 145
Shares redeemed (2,412)
Net increase (decrease) $ 35,271
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 128,397
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 30,191
Shares redeemed (154,743)
Net increase (decrease) $ 3,845
</TABLE>
8. 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 COST SALES COST DIVIDEND INCOME VALUE
AFFILIATE
PXRE Corp. $ - $ - $ 343 $ 12,293
</TABLE>
9. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of Fidelity Advisor
Equity Income Fund, the Board of Trustees has determined not to retain
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent auditor and voted
to appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ended November
30, 1999. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 1998 and November
30, 1997, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's audit reports contained no
adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion; nor were their reports
qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
Further, there were no disagreements between the fund and
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on accounting principles, financial
statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved to the
satisfaction of Pricewaterhouse-Coopers LLP would have caused them to
make reference to the disagreement in their report.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Richard A. Spillane Jr., Vice President
C. Robert Chow, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENTS
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
The Chase Manhattan Bank
New York, NY
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
EPI-SANN-0799 80247
1.704674.101
(Fidelity Logo Graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
EQUITY INCOME
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(Fidelity logo graphics)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 6 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 9 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the past six months.
INVESTMENTS 10 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 19 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 28 Notes to the financial
statements.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR EQUITY INCOME FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the
past 10 year total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 8.77% 9.34% 150.19% 301.94%
INST CL
Russell 3000 Value 12.73% 12.34% 174.04% 353.68%
S&P 500(registered trademark) 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
Equity Income Funds Average 8.63% 8.72% 130.18% 257.86%
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Institutional Class'
returns to the performance of the Russell 3000 Value Index - a market
capitalization-weighted index of U.S. domiciled value-oriented stocks
and the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market
capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. To measure how
Institutional Class' performance stacked up against its peers, you can
compare it to the equity income funds average, which reflects the
performance of mutual funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper
Inc. The past six months average represents a peer group of 240 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 9.34% 20.13% 14.93%
INST CL
Russell 3000 Value 12.34% 22.34% 16.33%
S&P 500 21.03% 25.87% 18.07%
Equity Income Funds Average 8.72% 18.04% 13.46%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Institutional Class' cumulative
return and show you what would have happened if Institutional Class
had performed at a constant rate each year.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Equity Income -CL I Russell 3000 Value
00080 RS008
1989/05/31 10000.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 10040.45 9954.64
1989/07/31 10674.59 10599.07
1989/08/31 10813.43 10857.52
1989/09/30 10673.95 10757.27
1989/10/31 10088.74 10351.66
1989/11/30 10221.27 10464.88
1989/12/31 10370.11 10677.40
1990/01/31 9714.36 10005.91
1990/02/28 9731.71 10257.70
1990/03/31 9731.71 10377.78
1990/04/30 9355.06 9975.60
1990/05/31 9971.10 10781.85
1990/06/30 9926.90 10552.18
1990/07/31 9766.93 10440.10
1990/08/31 9025.25 9502.33
1990/09/30 8342.75 9025.06
1990/10/31 8153.14 8877.54
1990/11/30 8697.89 9489.37
1990/12/31 8889.38 9732.96
1991/01/31 9341.69 10190.22
1991/02/28 10009.62 10889.35
1991/03/31 10169.37 11081.10
1991/04/30 10169.13 11163.25
1991/05/31 10726.04 11585.44
1991/06/30 10233.73 11094.63
1991/07/31 10793.79 11547.51
1991/08/31 11022.40 11766.70
1991/09/30 10965.29 11686.84
1991/10/31 11147.99 11876.30
1991/11/30 10695.91 11275.14
1991/12/31 11539.28 12206.04
1992/01/31 11655.45 12290.29
1992/02/29 12015.55 12611.26
1992/03/31 11820.34 12431.72
1992/04/30 12241.63 12916.42
1992/05/31 12349.70 13000.29
1992/06/30 12212.20 12895.64
1992/07/31 12529.40 13392.74
1992/08/31 12231.94 12994.57
1992/09/30 12331.81 13179.64
1992/10/31 12481.81 13214.91
1992/11/30 12932.11 13679.21
1992/12/31 13263.81 14024.78
1993/01/31 13666.77 14459.93
1993/02/28 14020.52 14931.10
1993/03/31 14485.98 15381.30
1993/04/30 14435.31 15170.11
1993/05/31 14669.48 15488.99
1993/06/30 14822.96 15814.35
1993/07/31 15027.92 15999.62
1993/08/31 15572.27 16581.53
1993/09/30 15479.58 16641.57
1993/10/31 15664.96 16666.16
1993/11/30 15376.59 16314.69
1993/12/31 15757.66 16640.62
1994/01/31 16499.19 17266.75
1994/02/28 16087.23 16727.53
1994/03/31 15401.63 16093.01
1994/04/30 15940.94 16386.73
1994/05/31 16065.40 16554.85
1994/06/30 15969.79 16155.15
1994/07/31 16523.35 16636.23
1994/08/31 17400.70 17132.56
1994/09/30 17117.37 16604.21
1994/10/31 17453.62 16778.42
1994/11/30 16886.19 16100.64
1994/12/31 16938.99 16316.97
1995/01/31 17208.21 16757.84
1995/02/28 17822.02 17416.18
1995/03/31 18416.13 17768.23
1995/04/30 18915.33 18326.31
1995/05/31 19457.94 19060.33
1995/06/30 19729.90 19356.90
1995/07/31 20461.05 20033.93
1995/08/31 20712.03 20348.23
1995/09/30 21366.44 21040.31
1995/10/31 21136.22 20768.51
1995/11/30 22024.20 21798.34
1995/12/31 22612.55 22358.52
1996/01/31 23290.08 23002.38
1996/02/29 23391.69 23193.75
1996/03/31 23572.87 23596.49
1996/04/30 23743.03 23738.87
1996/05/31 23935.88 24064.81
1996/06/30 23811.38 24055.27
1996/07/31 22922.73 23106.83
1996/08/31 23378.45 23803.49
1996/09/30 24221.80 24718.00
1996/10/31 24725.47 25603.35
1996/11/30 26328.05 27410.65
1996/12/31 26062.95 27186.70
1997/01/31 26960.46 28410.56
1997/02/28 27173.02 28812.92
1997/03/31 26116.77 27803.43
1997/04/30 27231.66 28894.60
1997/05/31 28820.96 30576.72
1997/06/30 30255.29 31912.24
1997/07/31 32446.15 34207.96
1997/08/31 31172.12 33158.13
1997/09/30 32827.52 35182.19
1997/10/31 31405.43 34201.54
1997/11/30 32349.51 35599.73
1997/12/31 33005.86 36655.43
1998/01/31 32941.56 36122.50
1998/02/28 35285.38 38530.06
1998/03/31 36900.86 40809.61
1998/04/30 37080.68 41075.79
1998/05/31 36759.57 40385.95
1998/06/30 37211.19 40833.25
1998/07/31 36657.15 39891.54
1998/08/31 31168.24 33928.81
1998/09/30 32687.83 35873.43
1998/10/31 35376.27 38509.14
1998/11/30 36953.15 40242.80
1998/12/31 38540.51 41604.12
1999/01/31 37814.80 41835.83
1999/02/28 37068.54 41072.28
1999/03/31 37813.22 41835.80
1999/04/30 40928.05 45737.04
1999/05/28 40193.55 45367.71
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990624 150457 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund - Institutional Class
on May 31, 1989. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the
investment would have grown to $40,194 - a 301.94% increase on the
initial investment. For comparison, look at how the Russell 3000 Value
Index did over the same period. With dividends and capital gains, if
any, reinvested, the same $10,000 investment would have grown to
$45,368 - a 353.68% increase. Beginning with this report, the fund
will compare its performance to that of the Russell 3000 Value Index,
rather than the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The Russell 3000 Value
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
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of Bob Chow)
An interview with Bob Chow, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor
Equity Income Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, BOB?
A. For the six months that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's
Institutional Class shares returned 8.77%. In comparison, the equity
income funds average tracked by Lipper Inc. returned 8.63%, while the
Russell 3000 Value Index and the Standard and Poor's 500 Index
returned 12.73% and 12.61%, respectively, during the same period. For
the 12-month period that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's Institutional
Class shares returned 9.34%. During the same period, the Lipper
average returned 8.72% and the Russell 3000 and S&P 500 indexes
returned 12.34% and 21.03%, respectively.
Q. STARTING WITH THIS REPORT, THE FUND COMPARES ITS PERFORMANCE TO THE
RUSSELL 3000 VALUE INDEX. WHY THE CHANGE?
A. Given the fund's focus on stocks with "value" characteristics, the
Russell 3000 Value Index more closely reflects the fund's investment
strategy than the S&P 500 index, which measures the performance of
both growth and value stocks. The Russell 3000 Value Index focuses on
large, mid- and small-cap companies with value characteristics -
rather than growth stocks. In managing the fund, I concentrate on
stocks with value characteristics - stocks that I think are either
misperceived or mis-priced, where a company's business fundamentals
argue for a higher valuation, or that may be in the early stages of
turning around its operations. Given that this is an equity-income
fund, I also look for stocks that have dividend yields either equal to
or greater than the S&P 500's.
Q. WHAT FACTORS CAUSED THE FUND TO LAG THE INDEX, YET PERFORM IN LINE
WITH THE LIPPER GROUP?
A. While the Russell 3000 Value Index more closely reflects the
strategy of the fund, nearly 50% of the index is in two sectors,
finance and utilities. As a result, it is not as diversified as the
fund. The fund's underweighted position in financial stocks relative
to the index detracted from the fund's performance as financial stocks
rallied significantly during the period. In addition, individual
securities, such as Time Warner, which did not meet my criteria as a
value stock, but is included in the index, contributed considerably to
the index's total return. Relative to the Lipper average, the fund
benefited from its overweighted positions in the industrial machinery
and energy sectors, with strong stock selection in these groups.
Q. DID ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL HOLDINGS HURT THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE?
A. The fund's investment in drug store chain Rite Aid detracted from
total return. The stock took a hit as the company's expansion plans
increased operating costs, resulting in a negative impact on profits.
The fund no longer owned Rite Aid at the close of the period. Another
disappointment for the fund was UNOVA. The market reacted negatively
to the automated industrial equipment company as earnings disappointed
and synergies from recent acquisitions took longer than anticipated.
Q. WHAT STOCKS MADE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE?
A. Citigroup, AT&T and IBM were the top contributors during the
period. Citigroup shares rebounded nicely as the merger between this
banking giant and Travelers showed promising results and the global
economic environment improved. Bowater, a leading supplier of
newsprint, was an example of an undervalued cyclical stock that was
poised for a rebound. Its stock price improved as the world economy
picked up steam, which should help earnings. IBM's shares surged as
the company produced strong sales results.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. Six months ago, the global economy appeared to be perched at the
edge of a deflationary abyss. Today, conditions seem much improved as
South Korea, Brazil, Europe and even Japan have shown signs that their
economies are stabilizing. In some cases, overseas economies have
exhibited positive signs of improvement with growth in gross domestic
product and stronger consumer spending. In this very different market
environment, I think a portfolio of mid-cap value stocks, combined
with some cyclical exposure, can outperform the broader market over
the coming months. As a result, the fund continues to hold U.S.
equities that stand to benefit from an improving global environment.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: seeks to maintain a yield
that exceeds the composite
dividend yield of the S&P
500; also considers the
potential for achieving
capital appreciation
START DATE: April 25, 1983
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $4.3 billion
MANAGER: Bob Chow, since
1996; joined Fidelity in
1989
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BOB CHOW ON THE IMPROVING
GLOBAL ECONOMY AND CHANGES
TO HIS INVESTMENT STRATEGY:
"Two of the most important
developments during the period
were signs of an improving global
economy and the broadening of
market leadership into cyclicals,
energy, and mid- and small-cap
value stocks. Over the past year, the
incredible rally in blue-chip
stocks was a bit overdone, in my
opinion. Given the market's bias
toward growth and its aversion to
value stocks, the fund lagged
during the first quarter of 1999.
Recently, however, this trend
started to reverse course as the
global economy began to pick up
steam. In response, I increased the
fund's weightings in value stocks
that stand to benefit from the
improving global economy.
Specifically, I increased the fund's
holdings in basic industries such
as chemicals, metals and paper
products. I also increased the fund's
exposure to energy stocks and to the
industrial machinery sector. On the
other hand, I reduced the fund's
holdings in the pharmaceutical
and telecommunication
industries, which I believe have
above average risk of valuation
declines relative to other sectors.
I also took profits in General
Electric because I believe the
premium investors paid for safety,
in stocks such as GE, is no longer
necessary in an environment of
recovering global economies."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
Waste Management, Inc. 2.3 0.7
Exxon Corp. 2.2 0.7
Fleet Financial Group, Inc. 2.1 3.3
Household International, Inc. 2.0 0.5
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. 1.9 0.0
(NY Registry Gilder 1.25)
Bowater, Inc. 1.8 1.6
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 1.7 1.6
AT&T Corp. 1.6 2.0
Federated Department Stores, 1.6 1.6
Inc.
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 1.6 2.3
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
FINANCE 21.2 18.5
ENERGY 11.3 10.1
BASIC INDUSTRIES 11.0 7.7
TECHNOLOGY 9.5 8.5
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 8.3 6.3
EQUIPMENT
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 *
Stocks 98.2%
Short-Term Investments 1.8%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.3%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 98.2
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 1.8
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 94.1%
Short-Term Investments 5.9%
** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 6.0%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 94.09999999999999
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 5.9
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
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COMMON STOCKS - 98.2%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 2.8%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.7%
GenCorp, Inc. 1,225,200 $ 29,941
Lockheed Martin Corp. 900,000 36,394
United Technologies Corp. 140,000 8,689
75,024
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 1.1%
Litton Industries, Inc. (a) 593,000 38,508
Raytheon Co. Class B 130,000 8,848
47,356
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 122,380
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 11.0%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 4.1%
Arch Chemicals, Inc. (a) 629,950 14,528
Crompton & Knowles Corp. 1,500,000 27,094
Dexter Corp. 1,100,000 42,625
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 300,000 19,631
Co.
Georgia Gulf Corp. 183,320 2,738
IMC Global, Inc. 1,800,000 37,688
Millennium Chemicals, Inc. 575,600 14,354
Nalco Chemical Co. 446,900 14,971
Solutia, Inc. 189,500 4,252
177,881
IRON & STEEL - 0.4%
Nucor Corp. 370,000 18,477
METALS & MINING - 2.1%
Alcoa, Inc. 950,000 52,250
Olin Corp. 1,600,000 21,200
Phelps Dodge Corp. 400,000 20,725
94,175
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 4.4%
Bowater, Inc. 1,600,000 82,400
Champion International Corp. 600,000 30,750
Chesapeake Corp. 600,000 21,638
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
BASIC INDUSTRIES - CONTINUED
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS -
CONTINUED
Georgia-Pacific Corp. 200,000 $ 17,288
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 730,000 42,842
194,918
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 485,451
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
2.0%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 1.4%
Ferro Corp. 974,400 28,319
USG Corp. 580,000 32,843
61,162
CONSTRUCTION - 0.3%
Centex Corp. 220,000 8,154
Lennar Corp. 350,000 7,919
16,073
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - 0.3%
Duke Realty Investments, Inc. 223,672 5,172
Public Storage, Inc. 240,000 7,005
12,177
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 89,412
ESTATE
DURABLES - 3.6%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
1.9%
Ford Motor Co. 600,000 34,238
TRW, Inc. 1,000,000 50,063
84,301
CONSUMER DURABLES - 1.0%
Minnesota Mining & 500,000 42,875
Manufacturing Co.
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.4%
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 700,000 18,463
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.3%
Reebok International Ltd. (a) 700,000 13,913
TOTAL DURABLES 159,552
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
ENERGY - 11.3%
ENERGY SERVICES - 1.7%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 800,000 $ 24,900
Halliburton Co. 600,000 24,825
Schlumberger Ltd. 400,000 24,075
73,800
OIL & GAS - 9.6%
Apache Corp. 650,000 23,400
BP Amoco PLC sponsored ADR 450,000 48,206
Chevron Corp. 400,000 37,075
Exxon Corp. 1,200,000 95,850
Kerr-McGee Corp. 1,300,000 60,450
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (NY 1,500,000 84,844
Registry Gilder 1.25)
Tosco Corp. 350,000 8,947
Total SA sponsored ADR 380,000 23,109
Weatherford International, 1,300,000 42,900
Inc. (a)
424,781
TOTAL ENERGY 498,581
FINANCE - 21.2%
BANKS - 6.1%
Bank of America Corp. 660,000 42,694
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 1,200,000 42,900
Bank One Corp. 740,000 41,856
Chase Manhattan Corp. 550,000 39,875
Comerica, Inc. 1,079,000 65,212
Mellon Bank Corp. 1,000,000 35,688
268,225
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 7.2%
American Express Co. 280,000 33,933
Associates First Capital 400,000 16,400
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 900,000 59,625
Countrywide Credit 600,000 24,675
Industries, Inc.
Fleet Financial Group, Inc. 2,300,000 94,588
Household International, Inc. 2,000,000 86,750
315,971
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 1.8%
Fannie Mae 650,000 $ 44,200
Freddie Mac 600,000 34,988
79,188
INSURANCE - 4.4%
American International Group, 200,000 22,863
Inc.
Hartford Financial Services 600,000 37,950
Group, Inc.
MBIA, Inc. 640,000 43,720
MGIC Investment Corp. 250,000 12,031
PMI Group, Inc. 1,100,000 64,350
PXRE Corp. (c) 660,000 12,293
193,207
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.6%
Washington Federal, Inc. 480,000 10,800
Washington Mutual, Inc. 500,000 19,094
29,894
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 1.1%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (a) 16,000 1,087
Lehman Brothers Holdings, 850,000 46,431
Inc.
47,518
TOTAL FINANCE 934,003
HEALTH - 4.3%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 2.6%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 640,000 43,920
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 300,000 21,431
Merck & Co., Inc. 700,000 47,250
112,601
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 1.7%
Cardinal Health, Inc. 220,000 13,283
Johnson & Johnson 400,000 37,050
Mallinckrodt, Inc. 700,000 24,238
74,571
TOTAL HEALTH 187,172
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 8.3%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.0%
General Electric Co. 440,000 $ 44,743
Harris Corp. 600,000 22,688
Honeywell, Inc. 200,000 18,925
86,356
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 2.3%
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 200,000 12,737
Kennametal, Inc. 320,000 9,100
Timken Co. 1,000,000 20,563
Tyco International Ltd. 400,000 34,950
UNOVA, Inc. (a) 1,653,600 23,977
Watts Industries, Inc. Class A 136,300 2,309
103,636
POLLUTION CONTROL - 4.0%
Browning-Ferris Industries, 1,000,000 41,500
Inc.
Republic Services, Inc. Class 1,370,000 32,195
A (a)
Waste Management, Inc. 1,900,000 100,445
174,140
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 364,132
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 1.2%
BROADCASTING - 0.3%
Time Warner, Inc. 180,000 12,251
PUBLISHING - 0.7%
Belo (A.H.) Corp. Class A 1,000,000 22,063
Meredith Corp. 200,000 6,988
29,051
RESTAURANTS - 0.2%
CKE Restaurants, Inc. 300,000 5,513
Foodmaker, Inc. (a) 176,100 4,755
10,268
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 51,570
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONDURABLES - 4.2%
BEVERAGES - 1.5%
PepsiCo, Inc. 1,000,000 $ 35,813
Whitman Corp. 1,700,000 28,900
64,713
FOODS - 0.4%
Interstate Bakeries Corp. 400,000 8,750
Lance, Inc. 500,000 7,281
16,031
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.7%
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 400,000 17,075
Unilever NV 232,142 15,162
32,237
TOBACCO - 1.6%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 1,800,000 69,413
TOTAL NONDURABLES 182,394
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 7.5%
APPAREL STORES - 1.4%
Ross Stores, Inc. 800,000 36,750
TJX Companies, Inc. 360,000 10,800
United Stationers, Inc. (a) 755,400 14,164
61,714
DRUG STORES - 0.6%
CVS Corp. 200,000 9,200
General Nutrition Companies, 1,100,000 18,219
Inc. (a)
27,419
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
4.2%
Consolidated Stores Corp. (a) 380,000 13,063
Dayton Hudson Corp. 500,000 31,500
Federated Department Stores, 1,300,000 70,850
Inc. (a)
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. Class B 470,000 6,022
(non vtg.) (a)
May Department Stores Co. 1,000,000 43,313
(The)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 440,000 18,755
183,503
GROCERY STORES - 0.4%
Safeway, Inc. (a) 320,000 14,880
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 0.9%
Borders Group, Inc. (a) 250,000 $ 4,281
Home Depot, Inc. 340,000 19,338
Officemax, Inc. (a) 1,500,000 17,250
40,869
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 328,385
SERVICES - 1.5%
PRINTING - 0.7%
Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons Co. 350,000 12,688
Reynolds & Reynolds Co. Class 700,000 15,313
A
28,001
SERVICES - 0.8%
ACNielsen Corp. (a) 1,000,000 28,188
G & K Services, Inc. Class A 168,000 7,938
36,126
TOTAL SERVICES 64,127
TECHNOLOGY - 9.5%
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 4.3%
CompUSA, Inc. (a) 300,000 2,419
Electronic Data Systems Corp. 460,000 25,875
International Business 560,000 65,135
Machines Corp.
Keane, Inc. (a) 500,000 14,500
Microsoft Corp. (a) 100,000 8,069
Networks Associates, Inc. (a) 1,000,000 14,688
Symantec Corp. (a) 232,500 5,696
Unisys Corp. (a) 900,000 34,144
Wang Laboratories, Inc. (a) 700,000 20,256
190,782
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 3.8%
Hewlett-Packard Co. 720,000 67,905
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 1,200,000 76,500
Xerox Corp. 400,000 22,475
166,880
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.5%
Tektronix, Inc. 1,000,000 $ 23,188
ELECTRONICS - 0.9%
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 450,000 17,072
Texas Instruments, Inc. 200,000 21,875
38,947
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 419,797
TRANSPORTATION - 1.7%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.2%
AMR Corp. (a) 100,000 6,506
RAILROADS - 1.4%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 1,100,000 34,100
Corp.
CSX Corp. 600,000 28,163
62,263
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.1%
Consolidated Freightways 470,000 6,286
Corp. (a)
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 75,055
UTILITIES - 8.1%
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 2.3%
CMS Energy Corp. 700,000 32,550
Duke Energy Corp. 450,000 27,141
Entergy Corp. 480,000 15,570
PG&E Corp. 700,000 23,625
98,886
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 5.8%
Ameritech Corp. 660,000 43,436
AT&T Corp. 1,300,000 72,150
Bell Atlantic Corp. 580,000 31,755
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 500,000 43,187
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
Sprint Corp. (FON Group) 200,000 $ 22,550
U.S. WEST, Inc. 800,000 43,250
256,328
TOTAL UTILITIES 355,214
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 4,317,225
(Cost $3,391,898)
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
- - 0.0%
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.0%
PUBLISHING - 0.0%
Taylor (J.N.) Holdings Ltd. 50,000 0
9.5% (a) (Cost $235)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 1.8%
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 79,244,563 79,245
(Cost $79,245)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 4,396,470
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $3,471,378)
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LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.82%. 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
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $3,480,250,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $916,220,000, of which $1,010,850,000 related to
appreciated investment securities and $94,630,000 related to
depreciated investment securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 4,396,470
value (cost $3,471,378) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 7,091
sold
Receivable for fund shares 5,473
sold
Dividends receivable 8,461
Interest receivable 525
Other receivables 36
TOTAL ASSETS 4,418,056
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 49,785
purchased
Payable for fund shares 7,614
redeemed
Accrued management fee 1,785
Distribution fees payable 2,045
Other payables and accrued 643
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 61,872
NET ASSETS $ 4,356,184
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 3,051,680
Undistributed net investment 5,653
income
Accumulated undistributed net 373,769
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 925,082
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 4,356,184
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $29.07
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($96,598
(divided by) 3,323 shares)
Maximum offering price per $30.84
share (100/94.25 of $29.07)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $29.28
redemption price per share
($2,769,064 (divided by)
94,557 shares)
Maximum offering price per $30.34
share (100/96.50 of $29.28)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $29.12
offering price per share
($944,005 (divided by)
32,415 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $29.15
offering price per share
($55,469 (divided by) 1,903
shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $29.55
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($491,048 (divided by)
16,618 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX
MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999
(UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 34,531
Dividends (including $343
received from affiliated
issuers)
Interest 4,556
TOTAL INCOME 39,087
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 10,203
Transfer agent fees 4,033
Distribution fees 11,595
Accounting fees and expenses 447
Non-interested trustees' 11
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 38
Registration fees 148
Audit 15
Legal 8
Total expenses before 26,498
reductions
Expense reductions (518) 25,980
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 13,107
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 376,005
Foreign currency transactions (61) 375,944
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (47,816)
Assets and liabilities in (28) (47,844)
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 328,100
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 341,207
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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<S> <C> <C>
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
(UNAUDITED)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 13,107 $ 25,816
income
Net realized gain (loss) 375,944 223,136
Change in net unrealized (47,844) 212,047
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 341,207 460,999
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (11,683) (25,412)
From net investment income
From net realized gain (187,705) (218,223)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (199,388) (243,635)
Share transactions - net 105,792 528,457
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 247,611 745,821
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 4,108,573 3,362,752
End of period (including $ 4,356,184 $ 4,108,573
undistributed net investment
income of $5,653 and $4,229,
respectively)
</TABLE>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 F
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 28.15 $ 26.69 $ 22.78 $ 20.38
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income E .12 .24 .23 .06
Net realized and unrealized 2.20 3.19 4.61 2.44
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.32 3.43 4.84 2.50
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.11) (.25) (.34) (.10)
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) (.59) -
Total distributions (1.40) (1.97) (.93) (.10)
Net asset value, end of period $ 29.07 $ 28.15 $ 26.69 $ 22.78
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.60% 13.82% 22.05% 12.31%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 96,598 $ 65,436 $ 25,659 $ 3,306
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.01% A 1.03% 1.26% G 1.46% A, D, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .98% A, H 1.02% H 1.25% H 1.44% A, H
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .90% A .89% .93% 1.27% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 120% A 59% 55% 78%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D LIMITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A STATE EXPENSE LIMITATION.
E NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
F FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
G FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
H FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 28.35 $ 26.85 $ 22.83 $ 19.95 $ 15.96
period
Income from Invest- ment
Operations
Net investment income .10 D .19 D .26 D .30 D .31
Net realized and unrealized 2.21 3.22 4.62 3.35 4.26
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.31 3.41 4.88 3.65 4.57
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.09) (.19) (.27) (.31) (.30)
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) (.59) (.46) (.28)
Total distributions (1.38) (1.91) (.86) (.77) (.58)
Net asset value, end of period $ 29.28 $ 28.35 $ 26.85 $ 22.83 $ 19.95
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.50% 13.63% 22.12% 18.89% 29.46%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 2,769,064 $ 2,635,406 $ 2,190,070 $ 1,672,994 $ 880,054
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.23% A 1.21% 1.23% 1.27% 1.48%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.20% A, E 1.20% E 1.21% E 1.26% E 1.47% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net invest- ment .68% A .72% 1.05% 1.45% 1.78%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 120% A 59% 55% 78% 80%
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
1994
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 14.86
period
Income from Invest- ment
Operations
Net investment income .28 D
Net realized and unrealized 1.03
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.31
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.21)
From net realized gain -
Total distributions (.21)
Net asset value, end of period $ 15.96
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.84%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 179,501
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.67%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.64% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net invest- ment 1.69%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 140%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 28.20 $ 26.73 $ 22.73 $ 19.90 $ 15.94
period
Income from Invest- ment
Operations
Net investment income .02 D .05 D .13 D .19 D .26
Net realized and unrealized 2.20 3.21 4.61 3.33 4.23
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.22 3.26 4.74 3.52 4.49
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.01) (.07) (.15) (.23) (.25)
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) (.59) (.46) (.28)
Total distributions (1.30) (1.79) (.74) (.69) (.53)
Net asset value, end of period $ 29.12 $ 28.20 $ 26.73 $ 22.73 $ 19.90
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.20% 13.06% 21.52% 18.22% 28.95%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 944,005 $ 877,573 $ 682,308 $ 500,447 $ 270,101
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.74% A 1.74% 1.74% F 1.81% 1.85%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.72% A, G 1.72% G 1.73% G 1.79% G 1.84% G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net invest- ment .17% A .19% .53% .92% 1.41%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 120% A 59% 55% 78% 80%
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
1994 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 15.21
period
Income from Invest- ment
Operations
Net investment income .08 D
Net realized and unrealized .72
gain (loss)
Total from investment .80
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.07)
From net realized gain -
Total distributions (.07)
Net asset value, end of period $ 15.94
TOTAL RETURN B, C 5.25%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 35,373
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.24% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.18% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net invest- ment 1.15% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 140%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD JUNE 30, 1994 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS B
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1994.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 28.23 $ 26.84 $ 26.65
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .02 .02 .02
Net realized and unrealized 2.21 3.21 .17
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.23 3.23 .19
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.02) (.12) -
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) -
Total distributions (1.31) (1.84) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 29.15 $ 28.23 $ 26.84
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.22% 12.90% .71%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 55,469 $ 37,014 $ 684
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.76% A 1.84% 1.85% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.73% A, G 1.82% G 1.81% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .15% A .07% 1.24% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 120% A 59% 55%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS C
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 28.59 $ 27.07 $ 23.00 $ 20.09 $ 16.07
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .17 D .34 D .39 D .42 D .45
Net realized and unrealized 2.23 3.24 4.68 3.37 4.28
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.40 3.58 5.07 3.79 4.73
operations
Less Distributions
From net invest- ment income (.15) (.34) (.41) (.42) (.43)
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) (.59) (.46) (.28)
Total distributions (1.44) (2.06) (1.00) (.88) (.71)
Net asset value, end of period $ 29.55 $ 28.59 $ 27.07 $ 23.00 $ 20.09
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.77% 14.23% 22.87% 19.54% 30.43%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 491,048 $ 493,144 $ 464,031 $ 343,867 $ 297,453
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .70% A .68% .69% .71% .74%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .68% A, E .67% E .67% E .70% E .73% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.21% A 1.25% 1.60% 2.02% 2.52%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 120% A 59% 55% 78% 80%
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
1994
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 14.93
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .41 D
Net realized and unrealized 1.05
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.46
operations
Less Distributions
From net invest- ment income (.32)
From net realized gain -
Total distributions (.32)
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.07
TOTAL RETURN B, C 9.82%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 197,533
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .73%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .71% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.62%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 140%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
C THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity
Advisor Series I (the trust) (formerly a fund of Fidelity Advisor
Series III) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares.
The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company
organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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.
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 dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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), non-taxable dividends and
losses deferred due to wash sales. The fund also utilized earnings and
profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part
of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
Undistributed net investment income and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS - CONTINUED
transactions may include temporary book and tax basis differences
which will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain
remaining at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS. The fund generally uses foreign currency
contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated
securities. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign
currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts'
terms. The U.S. dollar value of foreign currency contracts is
determined using contractual currency exchange rates established at
the time of each trade.
JOINT TRADING ACCOUNT. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the fund, along with
other affiliated entities of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMR), may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint
trading accounts. These balances are invested in one or more
repurchase agreements for U.S. Treasury or Federal Agency obligations.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The underlying U.S. Treasury 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 $2,518,826,000 and $2,380,187,000, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .2500% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .20%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect during the
period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates, as they resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annualized rate of .49% of average net
assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
CLASS C 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 101,000 $ 0
CLASS T 6,734,000 113,000
CLASS B 4,529,000 3,404,000
CLASS C 231,000 182,000
$ 11,595,000 $ 3,699,000
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on 0.25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 386,000 $ 171,000
CLASS T 705,000 202,000
CLASS B 933,000 933,000 *
CLASS C 18,000 18,000 *
$ 2,042,000 $ 1,324,000
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 93,000 .24 *
CLASS T 2,559,000 .19 *
CLASS B 906,000 .20 *
CLASS C 50,000 .22 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 425,000 .18 *
$ 4,033,000
* ANNUALIZED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of
FMR, 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 $343,000 for the
period.
5. 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 $516,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into an arrangements with each
class' transfer agent whereby credits realized as a result of
uninvested cash balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses.
During the period,each applicable class' expenses were reduced as
follows under the transfer agent arrangements:
TRANSFER AGENT CREDITS
CLASS A $ 2,000
6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME
Class A $ 291,000 $ 412,000
Class T 8,468,000 17,008,000
Class B 312,000 1,994,000
Class C 31,000 38,000
Institutional Class 2,581,000 5,960,000
Total $ 11,683,000 $ 25,412,000
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 3,101,000 $ 1,745,000
Class T 120,154,000 142,228,000
Class B 40,402,000 44,523,000
Class C 1,765,000 120,000
Institutional Class 22,283,000 29,607,000
Total $ 187,705,000 $ 218,223,000
$ 199,388,000 $ 243,635,000
</TABLE>
7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
SHARES DOLLARS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 1,676 $ 35,974
1,282
Reinvestment of distributions 119 81 3,256
Shares redeemed (402) (394) (11,267)
Net increase (decrease) 999 1,363 $ 27,963
CLASS T Shares sold 13,056 29,496 $ 368,765
Reinvestment of distributions 4,460 5,979 122,683
Shares redeemed (15,903) (24,087) (447,763)
Net increase (decrease) 1,613 11,388 $ 43,685
CLASS B Shares sold 3,625 7,788 $ 101,792
Reinvestment of distributions 1,306 1,630 35,730
Shares redeemed (3,639) (3,817) (102,001)
Net increase (decrease) 1,292 5,601 $ 35,521
CLASS C Shares sold 783 1,373 $ 22,073
Reinvestment of distributions 58 6 1,585
Shares redeemed (249) (93) (7,028)
Net increase (decrease) 592 1,286 $ 16,630
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 1,269 4,647 $ 36,249
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 809 1,179 22,437
Shares redeemed (2,710) (5,719) (76,693)
Net increase (decrease) (632) 107 $ (18,007)
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1998
CLASS A Shares sold $ 45,746
Reinvestment of distributions 2,044
Shares redeemed (10,576)
Net increase (decrease) $ 37,214
CLASS T Shares sold $ 803,775
Reinvestment of distributions 151,631
Shares redeemed (653,931)
Net increase (decrease) $ 301,475
CLASS B Shares sold $ 212,094
Reinvestment of distributions 41,041
Shares redeemed (102,483)
Net increase (decrease) $ 150,652
CLASS C Shares sold $ 37,538
Reinvestment of distributions 145
Shares redeemed (2,412)
Net increase (decrease) $ 35,271
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 128,397
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 30,191
Shares redeemed (154,743)
Net increase (decrease) $ 3,845
</TABLE>
8. 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
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS PURCHASE COST SALES COST DIVIDEND INCOME VALUE
AFFILIATE
PXRE Corp. $ - $ - $ 343 $ 12,293
</TABLE>
9. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of Fidelity Advisor
Equity Income Fund, the Board of Trustees has determined not to retain
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent auditor and voted
to appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ended November
30, 1999. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 1998 and November
30, 1997, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's audit reports contained no
adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion; nor were their reports
qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
Further, there were no disagreements between the fund and
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on accounting principles, financial
statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved to the
satisfaction of Pricewaterhouse-Coopers LLP would have caused them to
make reference to the disagreement in their report.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Richard A. Spillane Jr., Vice President
C. Robert Chow, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENTS
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
The Chase Manhattan Bank
New York, NY
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
EPII-SANN-0799 80253
1.704676.101
(Fidelity Logo Graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND CLASS C
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(Fidelity Logo Graphics)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 12 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 15 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the past six months.
INVESTMENTS 16 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 28 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 37 Footnotes to the financial
statements.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND - CLASS A
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class A shares took place on September
3, 1996. Class A shares bear a 0.25% 12b-1 fee. Returns prior to
September 3, 1996 are those of Class T, the original class of the
fund, and reflect Class T shares' 0.50% 12b-1 fee (0.65% prior to
January 1, 1996). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class
expenses, the past five years and 10 years total returns would have
been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 8.07% 16.56% 156.70% 428.39%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL A
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 1.86% 9.85% 141.94% 398.00%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL A (INCL.
5.75% SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
Growth Funds Average 13.69% 16.23% 156.99% 332.53%
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Class A's returns to the performance
of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of common stocks. To measure how Class A's performance stacked
up against its peers, you can compare it to the growth funds average,
which reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives
tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months average represents a peer
group of 1,115 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 16.56% 20.75% 18.11%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL A
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 9.85% 19.33% 17.41%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL A (INCL.
5.75% SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 21.03% 25.87% 18.07%
Growth Funds Average 16.23% 20.36% 15.36%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class A's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class A shares had performed at a
constant rate each year.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Growth Opp -CL A S&P 500
00248 SP001
1989/05/31 9425.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 9020.42 9943.00
1989/07/31 9527.57 10840.85
1989/08/31 9880.86 11053.33
1989/09/30 9783.99 11008.01
1989/10/31 9419.30 10752.63
1989/11/30 9481.98 10971.98
1989/12/31 9578.20 11235.31
1990/01/31 8888.33 10481.42
1990/02/28 9103.91 10616.63
1990/03/31 9337.98 10897.97
1990/04/30 9030.00 10625.52
1990/05/31 10107.93 11661.51
1990/06/30 10163.37 11582.21
1990/07/31 9793.79 11545.15
1990/08/31 8715.86 10501.47
1990/09/30 8038.30 9990.05
1990/10/31 8001.34 9947.09
1990/11/30 8851.37 10589.67
1990/12/31 9420.46 10885.12
1991/01/31 10548.18 11359.71
1991/02/28 11495.21 12171.93
1991/03/31 11812.96 12466.50
1991/04/30 12055.95 12496.41
1991/05/31 12716.38 13036.26
1991/06/30 11819.19 12439.20
1991/07/31 12647.84 13018.87
1991/08/31 13140.05 13327.41
1991/09/30 12840.99 13104.85
1991/10/31 12822.30 13280.45
1991/11/30 12062.18 12745.25
1991/12/31 13441.20 14203.30
1992/01/31 13828.73 13939.12
1992/02/29 14454.22 14120.33
1992/03/31 13971.50 13844.98
1992/04/30 14352.23 14252.03
1992/05/31 14556.20 14321.86
1992/06/30 14223.06 14108.47
1992/07/31 14712.57 14685.50
1992/08/31 14304.64 14384.45
1992/09/30 14345.43 14554.19
1992/10/31 14372.63 14605.13
1992/11/30 15066.11 15103.16
1992/12/31 15460.88 15288.93
1993/01/31 15932.25 15417.36
1993/02/28 15975.76 15627.03
1993/03/31 16570.41 15956.76
1993/04/30 16599.41 15570.61
1993/05/31 17063.53 15987.90
1993/06/30 17128.80 16034.27
1993/07/31 17244.83 15970.13
1993/08/31 17774.21 16575.40
1993/09/30 17839.48 16447.77
1993/10/31 18412.37 16788.24
1993/11/30 18325.35 16628.75
1993/12/31 18889.07 16829.96
1994/01/31 19934.28 17402.17
1994/02/28 19633.50 16930.58
1994/03/31 18798.83 16192.40
1994/04/30 19295.12 16399.67
1994/05/31 19400.40 16668.62
1994/06/30 18874.03 16260.24
1994/07/31 19407.92 16793.57
1994/08/31 20227.54 17482.11
1994/09/30 19618.46 17053.80
1994/10/31 20017.00 17437.51
1994/11/30 19377.84 16802.44
1994/12/31 19428.71 17051.62
1995/01/31 19580.00 17493.76
1995/02/28 20177.20 18175.50
1995/03/31 20694.77 18711.85
1995/04/30 21395.47 19262.92
1995/05/31 22287.28 20032.86
1995/06/30 23043.73 20498.22
1995/07/31 23808.14 21177.94
1995/08/31 23975.35 21231.10
1995/09/30 24429.22 22127.05
1995/10/31 24596.43 22048.06
1995/11/30 25193.63 23015.97
1995/12/31 25847.48 23459.25
1996/01/31 26255.95 24257.81
1996/02/29 26182.42 24482.68
1996/03/31 26141.58 24718.45
1996/04/30 26574.55 25082.80
1996/05/31 27113.72 25729.68
1996/06/30 27260.76 25827.71
1996/07/31 26492.85 24686.64
1996/08/31 26705.25 25207.28
1996/09/30 27963.32 26625.95
1996/10/31 28910.95 27360.29
1996/11/30 31182.00 29428.46
1996/12/31 30420.53 28845.48
1997/01/31 31928.12 30647.75
1997/02/28 32196.72 30888.02
1997/03/31 30602.48 29618.84
1997/04/30 31988.77 31387.08
1997/05/31 33964.25 33297.93
1997/06/30 35029.96 34789.67
1997/07/31 37620.60 37557.89
1997/08/31 36242.97 35453.89
1997/09/30 37681.25 37395.70
1997/10/31 36884.13 36146.69
1997/11/30 38140.46 37819.92
1997/12/31 39159.11 38469.29
1998/01/31 39242.21 38894.76
1998/02/28 41829.71 41699.85
1998/03/31 43128.13 43835.29
1998/04/30 43128.13 44276.28
1998/05/31 42726.46 43515.17
1998/06/30 43679.26 45282.75
1998/07/31 43716.62 44800.49
1998/08/31 38102.59 38323.24
1998/09/30 40353.80 40778.22
1998/10/31 43258.91 44095.13
1998/11/30 46079.93 46767.73
1998/12/31 48638.28 49462.49
1999/01/31 49116.38 51531.01
1999/02/28 46937.56 49929.43
1999/03/31 48100.25 51927.10
1999/04/30 50064.12 53938.24
1999/05/28 49800.32 52664.76
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990615 105251 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund - Class A on
May 31, 1989, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. As the
chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment would have
grown to $49,800 - a 398.00% 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 $52,665 - a 426.65% 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.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND - CLASS T
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value).
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 7.96% 16.33% 155.79% 426.51%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL T
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 4.18% 12.26% 146.83% 408.08%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL T (INCL.
3.50% SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
Growth Funds Average 13.69% 16.23% 156.99% 332.53%
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Class T's returns to the performance
of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of common stocks. To measure how Class T's performance stacked
up against its peers, you can compare it to the growth funds average,
which reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives
tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months average represents a peer
group of 1,115 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 16.33% 20.66% 18.07%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL T
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 12.26% 19.81% 17.65%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL T (INCL.
3.50% SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 21.03% 25.87% 18.07%
Growth Funds Average 16.23% 20.36% 15.36%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class T's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class T shares had performed at a
constant rate each year.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Growth Opp -CL T S&P 500
00168 SP001
1989/05/31 9650.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 9235.76 9943.00
1989/07/31 9755.02 10840.85
1989/08/31 10116.75 11053.33
1989/09/30 10017.56 11008.01
1989/10/31 9644.17 10752.63
1989/11/30 9708.34 10971.98
1989/12/31 9806.86 11235.31
1990/01/31 9100.52 10481.42
1990/02/28 9321.25 10616.63
1990/03/31 9560.90 10897.97
1990/04/30 9245.57 10625.52
1990/05/31 10349.23 11661.51
1990/06/30 10405.99 11582.21
1990/07/31 10027.59 11545.15
1990/08/31 8923.93 10501.47
1990/09/30 8230.20 9990.05
1990/10/31 8192.36 9947.09
1990/11/30 9062.68 10589.67
1990/12/31 9645.35 10885.12
1991/01/31 10799.99 11359.71
1991/02/28 11769.63 12171.93
1991/03/31 12094.97 12466.50
1991/04/30 12343.76 12496.41
1991/05/31 13019.95 13036.26
1991/06/30 12101.35 12439.20
1991/07/31 12949.78 13018.87
1991/08/31 13453.74 13327.41
1991/09/30 13147.54 13104.85
1991/10/31 13128.40 13280.45
1991/11/30 12350.14 12745.25
1991/12/31 13762.07 14203.30
1992/01/31 14158.86 13939.12
1992/02/29 14799.28 14120.33
1992/03/31 14305.04 13844.98
1992/04/30 14694.86 14252.03
1992/05/31 14903.69 14321.86
1992/06/30 14562.60 14108.47
1992/07/31 15063.80 14685.50
1992/08/31 14646.13 14384.45
1992/09/30 14687.90 14554.19
1992/10/31 14715.74 14605.13
1992/11/30 15425.77 15103.16
1992/12/31 15829.97 15288.93
1993/01/31 16312.59 15417.36
1993/02/28 16357.14 15627.03
1993/03/31 16965.99 15956.76
1993/04/30 16995.69 15570.61
1993/05/31 17470.88 15987.90
1993/06/30 17537.71 16034.27
1993/07/31 17656.51 15970.13
1993/08/31 18198.53 16575.40
1993/09/30 18265.35 16447.77
1993/10/31 18851.92 16788.24
1993/11/30 18762.82 16628.75
1993/12/31 19340.00 16829.96
1994/01/31 20410.17 17402.17
1994/02/28 20102.21 16930.58
1994/03/31 19247.61 16192.40
1994/04/30 19755.75 16399.67
1994/05/31 19863.54 16668.62
1994/06/30 19324.60 16260.24
1994/07/31 19871.23 16793.57
1994/08/31 20710.43 17482.11
1994/09/30 20086.81 17053.80
1994/10/31 20494.86 17437.51
1994/11/30 19840.44 16802.44
1994/12/31 19892.53 17051.62
1995/01/31 20047.43 17493.76
1995/02/28 20658.88 18175.50
1995/03/31 21188.81 18711.85
1995/04/30 21906.24 19262.92
1995/05/31 22819.34 20032.86
1995/06/30 23593.84 20498.22
1995/07/31 24376.50 21177.94
1995/08/31 24547.71 21231.10
1995/09/30 25012.41 22127.05
1995/10/31 25183.62 22048.06
1995/11/30 25795.07 23015.97
1995/12/31 26464.53 23459.25
1996/01/31 26882.75 24257.81
1996/02/29 26807.47 24482.68
1996/03/31 26765.65 24718.45
1996/04/30 27208.95 25082.80
1996/05/31 27760.99 25729.68
1996/06/30 27911.55 25827.71
1996/07/31 27125.31 24686.64
1996/08/31 27342.78 25207.28
1996/09/30 28630.88 26625.95
1996/10/31 29617.86 27360.29
1996/11/30 31943.13 29428.46
1996/12/31 31157.02 28845.48
1997/01/31 32692.81 30647.75
1997/02/28 32966.43 30888.02
1997/03/31 31333.55 29618.84
1997/04/30 32745.77 31387.08
1997/05/31 34767.00 33297.93
1997/06/30 35852.64 34789.67
1997/07/31 38509.38 37557.89
1997/08/31 37097.16 35453.89
1997/09/30 38562.33 37395.70
1997/10/31 37741.48 36146.69
1997/11/30 39012.48 37819.92
1997/12/31 40055.60 38469.29
1998/01/31 40130.44 38894.76
1998/02/28 42776.09 41699.85
1998/03/31 44103.65 43835.29
1998/04/30 44094.17 44276.28
1998/05/31 43676.94 43515.17
1998/06/30 44644.16 45282.75
1998/07/31 44672.61 44800.49
1998/08/31 38926.14 38323.24
1998/09/30 41220.94 40778.22
1998/10/31 44189.00 44095.13
1998/11/30 47062.23 46767.73
1998/12/31 49661.30 49462.49
1999/01/31 50155.17 51531.01
1999/02/28 47910.00 49929.43
1999/03/31 49086.98 51927.10
1999/04/30 51094.77 53938.24
1999/05/28 50807.95 52664.76
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990615 112048 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund - Class T on
May 31, 1989, and the current 3.50% sales charge was paid. As the
chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment would have
grown to $50,808 - a 408.08% 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 investment would have grown to $52,665 - a 426.65%
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.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND - CLASS B
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class B shares took place on March 3,
1997. Class B shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. Returns prior to March 3,
1997 are those of Class T, the original class of the fund, and reflect
Class T shares' 0.50% 12b-1 fee (0.65% prior to January 1, 1996). Had
Class B shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to March 3,
1997 would have been lower. Class B shares' contingent deferred sales
charges included in the past six months, past one year, past five
years and past 10 years total return figures are 5%, 5%, 2% and 0%,
respectively. If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses,
the past five years and 10 years total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 7.67% 15.67% 152.61% 419.98%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL B
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 2.67% 10.67% 150.61% 419.98%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL B (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
Growth Funds Average 13.69% 16.23% 156.99% 332.53%
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Class B's returns to the performance
of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of common stocks. To measure how Class B's performance stacked
up against its peers, you can compare it to the growth funds average,
which reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives
tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months average represents a peer
group of 1,115 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 15.67% 20.36% 17.92%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL B
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 10.67% 20.17% 17.92%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL B (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 21.03% 25.87% 18.07%
Growth Funds Average 16.23% 20.36% 15.36%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class B's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class B shares had performed at a
constant rate each year.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Growth Opp -CL B S&P 500
00278 SP001
1989/05/31 10000.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 9570.74 9943.00
1989/07/31 10108.83 10840.85
1989/08/31 10483.68 11053.33
1989/09/30 10380.89 11008.01
1989/10/31 9993.95 10752.63
1989/11/30 10060.46 10971.98
1989/12/31 10162.55 11235.31
1990/01/31 9430.59 10481.42
1990/02/28 9659.32 10616.63
1990/03/31 9907.67 10897.97
1990/04/30 9580.90 10625.52
1990/05/31 10724.60 11661.51
1990/06/30 10783.41 11582.21
1990/07/31 10391.29 11545.15
1990/08/31 9247.59 10501.47
1990/09/30 8528.70 9990.05
1990/10/31 8489.49 9947.09
1990/11/30 9391.37 10589.67
1990/12/31 9995.19 10885.12
1991/01/31 11191.70 11359.71
1991/02/28 12196.51 12171.93
1991/03/31 12533.65 12466.50
1991/04/30 12791.46 12496.41
1991/05/31 13492.18 13036.26
1991/06/30 12540.26 12439.20
1991/07/31 13419.46 13018.87
1991/08/31 13941.70 13327.41
1991/09/30 13624.39 13104.85
1991/10/31 13604.56 13280.45
1991/11/30 12798.07 12745.25
1991/12/31 14261.22 14203.30
1992/01/31 14672.39 13939.12
1992/02/29 15336.04 14120.33
1992/03/31 14823.87 13844.98
1992/04/30 15227.83 14252.03
1992/05/31 15444.24 14321.86
1992/06/30 15090.78 14108.47
1992/07/31 15610.15 14685.50
1992/08/31 15177.34 14384.45
1992/09/30 15220.62 14554.19
1992/10/31 15249.47 14605.13
1992/11/30 15985.26 15103.16
1992/12/31 16404.12 15288.93
1993/01/31 16904.24 15417.36
1993/02/28 16950.41 15627.03
1993/03/31 17581.33 15956.76
1993/04/30 17612.11 15570.61
1993/05/31 18104.54 15987.90
1993/06/30 18173.79 16034.27
1993/07/31 18296.90 15970.13
1993/08/31 18858.58 16575.40
1993/09/30 18927.83 16447.77
1993/10/31 19535.67 16788.24
1993/11/30 19443.34 16628.75
1993/12/31 20041.45 16829.96
1994/01/31 21150.43 17402.17
1994/02/28 20831.30 16930.58
1994/03/31 19945.71 16192.40
1994/04/30 20472.28 16399.67
1994/05/31 20583.97 16668.62
1994/06/30 20025.49 16260.24
1994/07/31 20591.95 16793.57
1994/08/31 21461.59 17482.11
1994/09/30 20815.34 17053.80
1994/10/31 21238.19 17437.51
1994/11/30 20560.04 16802.44
1994/12/31 20614.02 17051.62
1995/01/31 20774.54 17493.76
1995/02/28 21408.17 18175.50
1995/03/31 21957.31 18711.85
1995/04/30 22700.77 19262.92
1995/05/31 23646.99 20032.86
1995/06/30 24449.58 20498.22
1995/07/31 25260.62 21177.94
1995/08/31 25438.04 21231.10
1995/09/30 25919.60 22127.05
1995/10/31 26097.01 22048.06
1995/11/30 26730.64 23015.97
1995/12/31 27424.39 23459.25
1996/01/31 27857.77 24257.81
1996/02/29 27779.76 24482.68
1996/03/31 27736.42 24718.45
1996/04/30 28195.81 25082.80
1996/05/31 28767.87 25729.68
1996/06/30 28923.89 25827.71
1996/07/31 28109.13 24686.64
1996/08/31 28334.49 25207.28
1996/09/30 29669.30 26625.95
1996/10/31 30692.08 27360.29
1996/11/30 33101.68 29428.46
1996/12/31 32287.07 28845.48
1997/01/31 33878.56 30647.75
1997/02/28 34162.10 30888.02
1997/03/31 32470.00 29618.84
1997/04/30 33915.15 31387.08
1997/05/31 35991.40 33297.93
1997/06/30 37088.97 34789.67
1997/07/31 39823.77 37557.89
1997/08/31 38342.04 35453.89
1997/09/30 39832.92 37395.70
1997/10/31 38964.00 36146.69
1997/11/30 40262.80 37819.92
1997/12/31 41315.60 38469.29
1998/01/31 41373.52 38894.76
1998/02/28 44077.35 41699.85
1998/03/31 45424.35 43835.29
1998/04/30 45394.85 44276.28
1998/05/31 44952.41 43515.17
1998/06/30 45925.78 45282.75
1998/07/31 45935.62 44800.49
1998/08/31 40006.85 38323.24
1998/09/30 42337.06 40778.22
1998/10/31 45365.35 44095.13
1998/11/30 48295.32 46767.73
1998/12/31 50944.14 49462.49
1999/01/31 51414.31 51531.01
1999/02/28 49101.02 49929.43
1999/03/31 50278.13 51927.10
1999/04/30 52315.05 53938.24
1999/05/28 51997.75 52664.76
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990615 105603 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund - Class B on
May 31, 1989. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the
investment would have grown to $51,998 - a 419.98% 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 investment would have grown to
$52,665 - a 426.65% 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.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND - CLASS C
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class C shares took place on November
3, 1997. Class C shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. Returns between March
3, 1997 and November 3, 1997 are those of Class B and reflect Class B
shares' 1.00% 12b-1 fee. Returns prior to March 3, 1997 are those of
Class T, the original class of the fund, and reflect Class T shares'
0.50% 12b-1 fee (0.65% prior to January 1, 1996). Had Class C shares'
12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to March 3, 1997 would have
been lower. Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charge included
in the past six months, past one year, past five years and past 10
years total return figures are 1%, 1%, 0%, and 0%, respectively. If
Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the past five
years and 10 years total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 7.65% 15.66% 152.58% 419.91%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL C
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 6.65% 14.66% 152.58% 419.91%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL C (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
Growth Funds Average 13.69% 16.23% 156.99% 332.53%
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Class C's returns to the performance
of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of common stocks. To measure how Class C's performance stacked
up against its peers, you can compare it to the growth funds average,
which reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives
tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months average represents a peer
group of 1,115 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 15.66% 20.36% 17.92%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL C
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 14.66% 20.36% 17.92%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL C (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 21.03% 25.87% 18.07%
Growth Funds Average 16.23% 20.36% 15.36%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class C's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class C shares had performed at a
constant rate each year.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Growth Opp -CL C S&P 500
00482 SP001
1989/05/31 10000.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 9570.74 9943.00
1989/07/31 10108.83 10840.85
1989/08/31 10483.68 11053.33
1989/09/30 10380.89 11008.01
1989/10/31 9993.95 10752.63
1989/11/30 10060.46 10971.98
1989/12/31 10162.55 11235.31
1990/01/31 9430.59 10481.42
1990/02/28 9659.32 10616.63
1990/03/31 9907.67 10897.97
1990/04/30 9580.90 10625.52
1990/05/31 10724.60 11661.51
1990/06/30 10783.41 11582.21
1990/07/31 10391.29 11545.15
1990/08/31 9247.59 10501.47
1990/09/30 8528.70 9990.05
1990/10/31 8489.49 9947.09
1990/11/30 9391.37 10589.67
1990/12/31 9995.19 10885.12
1991/01/31 11191.70 11359.71
1991/02/28 12196.51 12171.93
1991/03/31 12533.65 12466.50
1991/04/30 12791.46 12496.41
1991/05/31 13492.18 13036.26
1991/06/30 12540.26 12439.20
1991/07/31 13419.46 13018.87
1991/08/31 13941.70 13327.41
1991/09/30 13624.39 13104.85
1991/10/31 13604.56 13280.45
1991/11/30 12798.07 12745.25
1991/12/31 14261.22 14203.30
1992/01/31 14672.39 13939.12
1992/02/29 15336.04 14120.33
1992/03/31 14823.87 13844.98
1992/04/30 15227.83 14252.03
1992/05/31 15444.24 14321.86
1992/06/30 15090.78 14108.47
1992/07/31 15610.15 14685.50
1992/08/31 15177.34 14384.45
1992/09/30 15220.62 14554.19
1992/10/31 15249.47 14605.13
1992/11/30 15985.26 15103.16
1992/12/31 16404.12 15288.93
1993/01/31 16904.24 15417.36
1993/02/28 16950.41 15627.03
1993/03/31 17581.33 15956.76
1993/04/30 17612.11 15570.61
1993/05/31 18104.54 15987.90
1993/06/30 18173.79 16034.27
1993/07/31 18296.90 15970.13
1993/08/31 18858.58 16575.40
1993/09/30 18927.83 16447.77
1993/10/31 19535.67 16788.24
1993/11/30 19443.34 16628.75
1993/12/31 20041.45 16829.96
1994/01/31 21150.43 17402.17
1994/02/28 20831.30 16930.58
1994/03/31 19945.71 16192.40
1994/04/30 20472.28 16399.67
1994/05/31 20583.97 16668.62
1994/06/30 20025.49 16260.24
1994/07/31 20591.95 16793.57
1994/08/31 21461.59 17482.11
1994/09/30 20815.34 17053.80
1994/10/31 21238.19 17437.51
1994/11/30 20560.04 16802.44
1994/12/31 20614.02 17051.62
1995/01/31 20774.54 17493.76
1995/02/28 21408.17 18175.50
1995/03/31 21957.31 18711.85
1995/04/30 22700.77 19262.92
1995/05/31 23646.99 20032.86
1995/06/30 24449.58 20498.22
1995/07/31 25260.62 21177.94
1995/08/31 25438.04 21231.10
1995/09/30 25919.60 22127.05
1995/10/31 26097.01 22048.06
1995/11/30 26730.64 23015.97
1995/12/31 27424.39 23459.25
1996/01/31 27857.77 24257.81
1996/02/29 27779.76 24482.68
1996/03/31 27736.42 24718.45
1996/04/30 28195.81 25082.80
1996/05/31 28767.87 25729.68
1996/06/30 28923.89 25827.71
1996/07/31 28109.13 24686.64
1996/08/31 28334.49 25207.28
1996/09/30 29669.30 26625.95
1996/10/31 30692.08 27360.29
1996/11/30 33101.68 29428.46
1996/12/31 32287.07 28845.48
1997/01/31 33878.56 30647.75
1997/02/28 34162.10 30888.02
1997/03/31 32470.00 29618.84
1997/04/30 33915.15 31387.08
1997/05/31 35991.40 33297.93
1997/06/30 37088.97 34789.67
1997/07/31 39823.77 37557.89
1997/08/31 38342.04 35453.89
1997/09/30 39832.92 37395.70
1997/10/31 38964.00 36146.69
1997/11/30 40279.15 37819.92
1997/12/31 41328.20 38469.29
1998/01/31 41385.94 38894.76
1998/02/28 44088.21 41699.85
1998/03/31 45429.56 43835.29
1998/04/30 45400.19 44276.28
1998/05/31 44949.81 43515.17
1998/06/30 45928.89 45282.75
1998/07/31 45928.89 44800.49
1998/08/31 40005.43 38323.24
1998/09/30 42345.44 40778.22
1998/10/31 45370.81 44095.13
1998/11/30 48298.28 46767.73
1998/12/31 50940.36 49462.49
1999/01/31 51409.27 51531.01
1999/02/28 49091.97 49929.43
1999/03/31 50276.14 51927.10
1999/04/30 52307.60 53938.24
1999/05/28 51991.15 52664.76
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990615 111656 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund - Class C on
May 31, 1989. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the
investment would have grown to $51,991 - a 419.91% 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 investment would have grown to
$52,665 - a 426.65% 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.
(checkmark)
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of George Vanderheiden)
An interview with George Vanderheiden, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, GEORGE?
A. For the six-month period ending May 31, 1999, the fund's Class A,
Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned 8.07%, 7.96%, 7.67% and
7.65%, respectively. In the same period, the Standard & Poor's 500
Index returned 12.61%, while the growth funds average, as measured by
Lipper Inc., was 13.69%. For the 12 months that ended May 31, 1999,
the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned
16.56%, 16.33%, 15.67% and 15.66%, respectively, while the S&P 500 and
the Lipper average returned 21.03% and 16.23%, respectively, during
the same period.
Q. WHY DID THE FUND'S RETURNS TRAIL THOSE OF IT BENCHMARK AND PEER
GROUP OVER THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD?
A. The main cause for the fund's underperformance was that, at the
period's outset, I had the fund tilted toward value stocks. Value
stocks are those that are misperceived or mispriced, where the
company's fundamentals argue for a higher valuation. I've used this
approach several times during my 12-year tenure with the fund. In this
case, however, my prediction was early. During the first half of the
period, it remained a very narrow, growth-oriented market. However, by
mid-April, my strategy of tilting the fund toward value began to pay
off.
Q. HOW DID THE MARKET ENVIRONMENT CHANGE DURING THE COURSE OF THE
SIX-MONTH PERIOD?
A. For the first half of the period, the markets were enjoying the
benefits of aggressive domestic and global central bank easings, which
were intended to increase liquidity and investor confidence and
stimulate economic growth. Those measures were successful. However,
the extremely narrow market participation through the first quarter of
1999 quickly broadened as the investment markets realized that the
emerging markets of Asia and South America were beginning to
stabilize. With prospects of deflation now dimming, markets felt that
a reflationary environment would be positive for value, cyclical and
small- to mid-cap stocks. Therefore, investors rotated out of high
valuation, large-cap growth stocks into value and cyclical names. The
fund was well-positioned for this rotation, and outperformed both its
benchmark and peer group over the last three months of the period.
Q. WHAT WERE SOME OF THE BRIGHT SPOTS FOR THE FUND, GEORGE?
A. Technology holding Solectron was the largest contributor to
performance. The company is a contract electronic manufacturer -
meaning technology companies outsource their manufacturing to
Solectron. Its stock has increased 10-fold since 1992, and its
earnings growth rate was very strong. U.K.-based telecommunications
company Vodafone was also a solid contributor, based on its solid
earnings growth. MCI WorldCom is another telecommunications company
that performed well. Its focus on the high-growth areas of Internet,
data and international communications gained the company 4% of the
global telecom market.
Q. WHICH HOLDINGS DIDN'T PERFORM UP TO YOUR EXPECTATIONS?
A. Philip Morris was the largest detractor to performance. Its stock
was punished due to the company's ongoing litigation battles. However,
its earnings were growing at almost twice the rate of the S&P 500, and
it has consistently gained market share over time. Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac, which provide housing-related financial services for low-
and moderate-income families, also underperformed. Nervous sentiment
concerning recent legislative issues drove share prices down. However,
based on their strong fundamentals, I felt these stocks were unfairly
punished and I remain bullish about their prospects. The fund's bond
holdings, which accounted for approximately 7% of investments at the
end of the period, fared poorly.
Q. WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, GEORGE?
A. The improved world economy and strong U.S. economy bode well for
value stocks, as does improved pricing power across such cyclical
industries as homebuilders, chemicals and several others. However, I
don't think cyclicals have as much earnings punch going up as they
normally would because we're not having this shift coming out of a
recession. Also, a couple of cyclical industries had some "give backs"
- - paper companies and airlines raised prices earlier this year, but
are now giving them back because the demand hasn't been strong enough.
I think the easy money has been made in this shift; now it has to be
uncovered industry by industry and stock by stock.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: to provide capital
growth by investing primarily
in common stocks and
securities convertible into
common stocks
START DATE: November 18,
1987
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $29.7 billion
MANAGER: George
Vanderheiden, since 1987;
joined Fidelity in 1971
(checkmark)
GEORGE VANDERHEIDEN ON
HIS SHIFT FROM GROWTH TO
VALUE STOCKS:
"There are a couple of reasons why
I made a transition from growth to
value. First, when the corporate
earnings outlook is slipping,
growth tends to outperform value.
This is because growth becomes
scarcer, so investors lean toward
companies with consistently
strong growth prospects year after
year. When earnings get better,
you can find growth in many more
places, not just a narrow band of
growth stocks. That's when value
stocks start to rebound. The rate
of earnings growth bottomed out
in the third quarter of 1998, then
improved in the fourth quarter
and in the first quarter of 1999. We
had over 120 interest-rate cuts in
75 countries since last October.
This massive reflationary effort -
the attempt to jumpstart global
economies - is the bull case for
value and cyclical stocks.
"Over the past three decades, each
time we had shifts from growth to
value, they happened right when
we saw the first quarter of improved
earnings. The other indicator of a
trend toward value is increased
pricing power - a company's
ability to price their products
higher than inflation. That also
translates to increased earnings.
Several cyclical industries are
gaining pricing power. If this
pricing sticks, these companies can
surprise on the upside, and that's
why I've tilted the fund to be a
more value-oriented portfolio."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
Fannie Mae 5.3 5.4
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 4.5 6.0
Freddie Mac 3.1 3.2
Fleet Financial Group, Inc. 2.8 2.9
Solectron Corp. 2.3 2.1
MCI WorldCom, Inc. 2.0 2.0
Home Depot, Inc. 1.9 2.4
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. 1.9 2.3
Vodafone Group PLC sponsored 1.6 2.1
ADR
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 1.5 2.3
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
FINANCE 19.8 19.4
TECHNOLOGY 11.1 12.2
HEALTH 9.8 9.1
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 8.0 9.1
ENERGY 7.1 5.4
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999* AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 87.7% Stocks 85.1%
Bonds 7.3% Bonds 9.4%
Short-Term Investments 5.0% Short-Term Investments 5.5%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 6.7% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 8.3%
</TABLE>
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 87.7
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 7.3
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 5.0
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 85.09999999999999
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 9.4
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 5.5
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
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COMMON STOCKS - 87.7%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.4%
Boeing Co. 2,582,000 $ 109,090
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 1.4%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.7%
Cabot Corp. 2,274,900 53,745
Dow Chemical Co. 103,300 12,551
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 1,324,000 86,639
Co.
Engelhard Corp. 706,600 14,309
Praxair, Inc. 405,400 19,789
Raychem Corp. 855,900 29,743
216,776
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.6%
Bemis Co., Inc. 87,300 3,296
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 6,080,000 185,440
188,736
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.1%
Westvaco Corp. 517,700 14,787
Willamette Industries, Inc. 125,400 5,314
20,101
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 425,613
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
1.9%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.5%
Armstrong World Industries, 493,000 28,717
Inc.
Owens-Corning 2,520,400 99,241
Sherwin-Williams Co. 464,200 14,303
142,261
CONSTRUCTION - 1.3%
Centex Corp. (c) 3,295,800 122,151
D.R. Horton, Inc. 3,015,180 51,258
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. 1,624,552 41,325
Kaufman & Broad Home Corp. (c) 3,964,500 95,644
Lennar Corp. (c) 2,699,800 61,083
371,461
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
CONTINUED
ENGINEERING - 0.1%
Fluor Corp. 1,042,000 $ 38,815
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 552,537
ESTATE
DURABLES - 6.6%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
4.9%
AutoNation, Inc. (a) 10,275,800 168,266
AutoZone, Inc. (a) 1,449,600 41,948
Cummins Engine Co., Inc. (c) 2,248,300 113,820
Dana Corp. 3,506,600 181,028
Delphi Automotive Systems 4,653,648 91,328
Corp. (a)
Discount Auto Parts, Inc. 1,273,500 31,519
(a)(c)
Eaton Corp. 1,414,500 123,327
General Motors Corp. 6,084,639 419,840
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 805,900 48,102
Lear Corp. (a) 2,175,000 106,983
Magna International, Inc. 2,194,100 132,561
Class A
1,458,722
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.1%
Minnesota Mining & 401,800 34,454
Manufacturing Co.
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.1%
Whirlpool Corp. 239,100 15,422
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.3%
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 2,470,887 100,071
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 1.2%
Burlington Industries, Inc. 5,768,700 56,605
(a)(c)
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (a) 1,285,400 39,526
Liz Claiborne, Inc. (c) 4,375,400 157,514
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Class 393,900 8,124
A (a)
Warnaco Group, Inc. Class A 3,524,400 103,970
(c)
365,739
TOTAL DURABLES 1,974,408
ENERGY - 7.1%
ENERGY SERVICES - 1.0%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 607,900 18,921
Halliburton Co. 2,943,100 121,771
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
ENERGY SERVICES - CONTINUED
McDermott International, Inc. 3,188,200 $ 81,698
(c)
Schlumberger Ltd. 1,435,800 86,417
308,807
OIL & GAS - 6.1%
Amerada Hess Corp. 3,759,200 225,317
Apache Corp. 686,100 24,700
BP Amoco PLC sponsored ADR 3,250,928 348,256
Chevron Corp. 1,060,000 98,249
Cooper Cameron Corp. (a) 1,552,700 56,188
Elf Aquitaine SA sponsored ADR 287,447 20,409
Exxon Corp. 4,983,600 398,065
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 7,652,200 161,653
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (NY 3,318,300 187,691
Registry Gilder 1.25)
Tosco Corp. 7,503,800 191,816
Total SA:
Class B 197,574 24,030
sponsored ADR 392,652 23,878
Union Pacific Resources 1,596,900 22,257
Group, Inc.
USX-Marathon Group 756,600 22,651
1,805,160
TOTAL ENERGY 2,113,967
FINANCE - 19.8%
BANKS - 3.4%
Bank of America Corp. 6,739,900 435,987
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd. 4,547,000 60,569
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd. 1,493,200 20,158
ADR
Bank One Corp. 4,510,900 255,148
BankBoston Corp. 3,334,800 157,986
Wells Fargo & Co. 2,508,300 100,332
1,030,180
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 3.1%
Associates First Capital 1,236,800 50,709
Corp. Class A
Concord EFS, Inc. (a) 322,900 10,938
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE -
CONTINUED
Fleet Financial Group, Inc. 20,341,020 $ 836,524
Household International, Inc. 694,700 30,133
928,304
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 8.4%
Fannie Mae 23,165,960 1,575,275
Freddie Mac 15,776,000 919,938
2,495,213
INSURANCE - 3.9%
Allmerica Financial Corp. 1,082,700 63,406
Allstate Corp. 871,764 31,765
American International Group, 2,672,362 305,484
Inc.
CIGNA Corp. 3,398,700 316,929
MGIC Investment Corp. (c) 8,241,400 396,617
PMI Group, Inc. 177,500 10,384
Torchmark Corp. 42,000 1,402
Travelers Property Casualty 876,100 34,606
Corp. Class A
1,160,593
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.7%
Golden State Bancorp, Inc. 2,291,100 56,275
Golden West Financial Corp. 5,840 554
Washington Mutual, Inc. 4,178,400 159,563
216,392
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.3%
Kokusai Securities Co. Ltd. 578,000 6,454
Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. 7,338,000 72,768
79,222
TOTAL FINANCE 5,909,904
HEALTH - 9.8%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 3.2%
American Home Products Corp. 2,752,800 158,630
Amgen, Inc. (a) 3,150,400 199,263
AstraZeneca Group PLC 1,157,423 45,495
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 1,585,400 113,257
Merck & Co., Inc. 3,230,800 218,079
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS -
CONTINUED
Schering-Plough Corp. 4,845,100 $ 218,332
Warner-Lambert Co. 174,900 10,844
963,900
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 3.1%
AmeriSource Health Corp. 3,344,800 98,881
Class A (a)(c)
Baxter International, Inc. 793,800 51,250
Biomet, Inc. 625,500 24,981
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) 884,300 33,548
Cardinal Health, Inc. 5,221,300 315,236
Johnson & Johnson 4,132,400 382,764
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a) 757,000 25,596
U.S. Surgical Corp. rights 2 0
6/30/00 (a)
932,256
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 3.5%
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. 24,058,263 566,873
HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (a) 837,400 11,200
Humana, Inc. (a) 6,266,200 78,719
Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc. 1,266,224 12,662
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a) 8,191,600 200,694
Triad Hospitals, Inc. 1,266,224 12,821
United HealthCare Corp. 2,450,300 142,730
1,025,699
TOTAL HEALTH 2,921,855
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 4.4%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 3.1%
Emerson Electric Co. 3,613,000 230,780
General Electric Co. 1,688,600 171,710
Grainger (W.W.), Inc. 1,190,900 63,192
Koninklijke (Royal) Philips 1,725,000 160,850
Electronics NV
Koninklijke (Royal) Philips 2,112,000 181,632
Electronics NV ADR
Loral Space & Communications 38,100 633
Ltd. (a)
Thomas & Betts Corp. 2,350,400 100,627
909,424
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.6%
Caterpillar, Inc. 673,700 36,969
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
Deere & Co. 539,800 $ 20,546
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 379,700 29,142
Parker-Hannifin Corp. 298,200 13,028
Tyco International Ltd. 753,520 65,839
Ultratech Stepper, Inc. (a)(c) 1,342,800 17,624
183,148
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.7%
Republic Services, Inc. Class 2,376,800 55,855
A (a)
Waste Management, Inc. 3,131,400 165,573
221,428
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 1,314,000
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 3.3%
BROADCASTING - 1.3%
AT&T Corp. (Liberty Media 2,631,255 174,814
Group) Class A (a)
Cox Communications, Inc. 748,400 29,234
Class A (a)
MediaOne Group, Inc. 1,767,500 130,574
TCA Cable TV, Inc. 815,300 46,166
380,788
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.4%
Cedar Fair LP (depository 1,362,000 33,965
unit)
Disney (Walt) Co. 265,600 7,736
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. 2,270,600 57,900
(a)
Royal Carribean Cruises Ltd. 732,500 28,659
128,260
LODGING & GAMING - 0.8%
Gtech Holdings Corp. (a) 196,200 4,844
Mirage Resorts, Inc. (a) 3,012,900 61,764
Promus Hotel Corp. (a)(c) 4,451,800 111,295
Sun International Hotels Ltd. 1,141,900 50,458
(a)
228,361
PUBLISHING - 0.1%
Reader's Digest Association, 793,600 29,066
Inc. Class A (non-vtg.)
RESTAURANTS - 0.7%
McDonald's Corp. 2,074,100 79,853
Papa John's International, 582,300 23,001
Inc. (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
RESTAURANTS - CONTINUED
Tricon Global Restaurants, 93,100 $ 5,423
Inc. (a)
Wendy's International, Inc. 4,329,200 117,971
226,248
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 992,723
NONDURABLES - 4.7%
BEVERAGES - 0.1%
PepsiCo, Inc. 827,100 29,621
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.1%
Procter & Gamble Co. 304,500 28,433
TOBACCO - 4.5%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 34,365,100 1,325,204
TOTAL NONDURABLES 1,383,258
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.1%
Barrick Gold Corp. 685,100 11,836
Newmont Mining Corp. 609,000 10,848
Placer Dome, Inc. 723,100 8,050
30,734
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 8.0%
APPAREL STORES - 0.6%
Gap, Inc. 872,400 54,580
Ross Stores, Inc. 247,200 11,356
TJX Companies, Inc. 3,487,300 104,619
170,555
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
2.4%
Federated Department Stores, 2,959,113 161,272
Inc. (a)
Saks, Inc. (a) 3,691,440 101,976
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 10,563,500 450,269
713,517
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
GROCERY STORES - 0.5%
Kroger Co. (a) 323,800 $ 18,963
Safeway, Inc. (a) 2,530,800 117,682
136,645
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 4.5%
Circuit City Stores, Inc. - 2,434,100 174,799
Circuit City Group
Home Depot, Inc. 10,184,000 579,215
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 8,520,600 442,539
Office Depot, Inc. (a) 4,637,000 96,797
Officemax, Inc. (a) 1,027,425 11,815
Staples, Inc. (a) 1,524,900 43,841
1,349,006
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 2,369,723
SERVICES - 0.5%
ADVERTISING - 0.2%
Interpublic Group of 381,150 28,872
Companies, Inc.
Omnicom Group, Inc. 227,300 15,911
Young & Rubicam, Inc. 693,500 26,526
71,309
SERVICES - 0.3%
Service Corp. International 3,983,200 76,428
TOTAL SERVICES 147,737
TECHNOLOGY - 11.1%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.0%
Globalstar Telecommunications 19,100 338
Ltd. (a)
Inet Technologies, Inc. 14,400 246
584
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 3.8%
Automatic Data Processing, 1,615,100 66,522
Inc.
Black Box Corp. (a) 724,600 33,060
BMC Software, Inc. 2,183,300 107,937
Ceridian Corp. (a) 48,300 1,594
Compuware Corp. (a) 4,148,400 128,860
DST Systems, Inc. (a) 227,400 12,280
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 813,800 $ 39,927
(a)
First Data Corp. 2,092,100 94,014
Galileo International, Inc. 456,400 20,538
IMS Health, Inc. 2,039,400 50,220
International Business 1,850,600 215,248
Machines Corp.
Microsoft Corp. (a) 3,145,100 253,770
Policy Management Systems 2,747,300 99,933
Corp. (a)(c)
1,123,903
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 1.8%
Compaq Computer Corp. 7,602,800 180,091
Hewlett-Packard Co. 194,400 18,334
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) 529,900 15,367
SCI Systems, Inc. (a)(c) 4,027,600 167,145
Tech Data Corp. (a)(c) 3,990,700 146,783
527,720
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.7%
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 761,200 41,818
Cognex Corp. (a) 252,300 6,781
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 376,800 17,144
LAM Research Corp. (a)(c) 2,110,500 58,566
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) 368,300 17,978
Thermo Electron Corp. (a) 4,090,400 78,229
220,516
ELECTRONICS - 4.8%
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 378,900 14,564
Conexant Systems, Inc. (a) 147,900 5,731
Etec Systems, Inc. (a) 356,100 9,548
Flextronics International (a) 136,800 6,840
Intel Corp. 2,487,600 134,486
International Rectifier Corp. 972,000 10,571
(a)
Methode Electronics, Inc. 632,500 11,662
Class A
Micrel, Inc. (a) 385,100 21,566
Microchip Technology, Inc. (a) 1,857,000 81,476
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 6,214,500 235,763
Molex, Inc. Class A 2,221,852 59,573
Motorola, Inc. 1,593,700 131,978
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
National Semiconductor Corp. 1,074,200 $ 20,813
(a)
Solectron Corp. (a) 12,445,900 681,413
1,425,984
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 3,298,707
TRANSPORTATION - 2.5%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 1.9%
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a) 413,500 17,160
AMR Corp. (a) 4,790,400 311,675
Continental Airlines, Inc. 311,700 12,234
Class B (a)
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2,716,000 155,831
Northwest Airlines Corp. 482,600 16,046
Class A (a)
UAL Corp. (a) 482,800 32,468
US Airways Group, Inc. (a) 240,600 11,684
557,098
RAILROADS - 0.4%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 2,692,600 83,471
Corp.
CSX Corp. 1,141,200 53,565
137,036
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.2%
Airborne Freight Corp. (c) 2,452,600 63,461
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 757,595
UTILITIES - 6.1%
CELLULAR - 1.6%
Vodafone Group PLC sponsored 2,579,800 493,709
ADR
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.2%
AES Corp. (a) 373,000 18,557
PG&E Corp. 1,023,819 34,554
53,111
GAS - 0.1%
Enron Corp. 379,900 27,115
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 4.2%
Ameritech Corp. 258,700 17,026
AT&T Corp. 2,862,699 158,880
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
Bell Atlantic Corp. 2,112,192 $ 115,643
BellSouth Corp. 1,396,500 65,897
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 6,770,504 584,802
SBC Communications, Inc. 2,466,700 126,110
Sprint Corp. (FON Group) 1,523,100 171,730
1,240,088
TOTAL UTILITIES 1,814,023
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 26,115,874
(Cost $17,656,951)
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U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS -
7.3%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)
U.S. Treasury Bond stripped
principal:
0% 2/15/19 Aaa $ 10,000 2,974
0% 8/15/19 Aaa 45,000 13,064
0% 8/15/20 Aaa 862,300 235,244
U.S. Treasury Bonds:
6.25% 8/15/23 Aaa 330,750 337,570
7.625% 11/15/22 Aaa 128,000 151,940
8.125% 8/15/19 Aaa 1,176,000 1,445,198
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS 2,185,990
(Cost $1,971,290)
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CASH EQUIVALENTS - 5.0%
SHARES
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 1,486,119,814 1,486,120
(Cost $1,486,120)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 29,787,984
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $21,114,361)
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.82%. 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.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $21,131,558,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $8,656,426,000, of which $9,581,620,000 related to
appreciated investment securities and $925,194,000 related to
depreciated investment securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 29,787,984
value (cost $21,114,361) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 150,321
sold
Receivable for fund shares 44,694
sold
Dividends receivable 34,744
Interest receivable 40,160
Other receivables 669
TOTAL ASSETS 30,058,572
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 212,699
purchased
Payable for fund shares 67,253
redeemed
Accrued management fee 11,131
Distribution fees payable 13,311
Other payables and accrued 5,236
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 309,630
NET ASSETS $ 29,748,942
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 18,515,187
Undistributed net investment 83,107
income
Accumulated undistributed net 2,477,097
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 8,673,551
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 29,748,942
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $50.97
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($539,141
(divided by) 10,578.6 shares)
Maximum offering price per $54.08
share (100/94.25 of $50.97)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $51.37
redemption price per share
($25,976,345 (divided by)
505,656 shares)
Maximum offering price per $53.23
share (100/96.50 of $51.37)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $50.80
offering price per share
($2,040,965 (divided by)
40,178 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $50.93
offering price per share
($563,381 (divided by)
11,061 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $51.38
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($629,110 (divided by)
12,243.2 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX
MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999
(UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 156,656
Dividends (including $3,451
received from affiliated
issuers)
Interest 104,558
TOTAL INCOME 261,214
EXPENSES
Management fee Basic fee $ 85,032
Performance adjustment (20,192)
Transfer agent fees 24,850
Distribution fees 76,075
Accounting fees and expenses 600
Non-interested trustees' 63
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 362
Registration fees 818
Audit 60
Legal 20
Total expenses before 167,688
reductions
Expense reductions (1,256) 166,432
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 94,782
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 2,511,754
(including realized gain
(loss) of $166,305 on
sales of investments in
affiliated issuers)
Foreign currency transactions 66 2,511,820
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (402,472)
Assets and liabilities in (175) (402,647)
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 2,109,173
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 2,203,955
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
(UNAUDITED)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 94,782 $ 222,413
income
Net realized gain (loss) 2,511,820 1,043,142
Change in net unrealized (402,647) 3,286,573
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 2,203,955 4,552,128
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (195,067) (230,393)
From net investment income
From net realized gain (939,866) (1,268,193)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (1,134,933) (1,498,586)
Share transactions - net 1,167,639 3,085,219
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 2,236,661 6,138,761
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 27,512,281 21,373,520
End of period (including $ 29,748,942 $ 27,512,281
undistributed net investment
income of $83,107 and
$204,660, respectively)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 I 1997 H 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 49.33 $ 44.02 $ 42.57 $ 35.39 $ 32.86
period
Income from Invest- ment
Operations
Net investment income D .22 .48 .04 .54 .09
Net realized and unrealized 3.58 8.03 1.41 8.80 2.44
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.80 8.51 1.45 9.34 2.53
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.47) (.60) - (.72) -
From net realized gain (1.69) (2.60) - (1.44) -
Total distributions (2.16) (3.20) - (2.16) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 50.97 $ 49.33 $ 44.02 $ 42.57 $ 35.39
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.07% 20.82% 3.41% 27.58% 7.70%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 539 $ 359 $ 143 $ 130 $ 10
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .95% A .97% 1.10% A, F 1.05% 1.48% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .94% A, G .96% G 1.09% A, G 1.04% G 1.47% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net invest- ment .89% A 1.06% 1.22% A 1.36% 1.74% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 53% A 25% 33% A 35% 33%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1996.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
H YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31
I ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1997
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA (UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 G 1997 F 1996 F
Net asset value, beginning of $ 49.63 $ 44.20 $ 42.76 $ 35.41 $ 30.89
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .17 D .42 D .03 D .55 D .61 D
Net realized and unrealized 3.61 8.08 1.41 8.78 4.72
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.78 8.50 1.44 9.33 5.33
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.35) (.47) - (.54) (.41)
From net realized gain (1.69) (2.60) - (1.44) (.40)
Total distributions (2.04) (3.07) - (1.98) (.81)
Net asset value, end of period $ 51.37 $ 49.63 $ 44.20 $ 42.76 $ 35.41
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.96% 20.63% 3.37% 27.43% 17.61%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 25,976 $ 24,802 $ 20,411 $ 19,652 $ 14,315
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.14% A 1.14% 1.28% A 1.18% 1.34%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.13% A, E 1.13% E 1.27% A, E 1.17% E 1.34%
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .69% A .92% 1.03% A 1.39% 1.88%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 53% A 25% 33% A 35% 33%
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SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA 1995 F 1994 F
Net asset value, beginning of $ 26.62 $ 25.39
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .39 .22
Net realized and unrealized 5.31 1.92
gain (loss)
Total from investment 5.70 2.14
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.27) (.07)
From net realized gain (1.16) (.84)
Total distributions (1.43) (.91)
Net asset value, end of period $ 30.89 $ 26.62
TOTAL RETURN B, C 22.88% 8.71%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 9,691 $ 4,599
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.59% 1.63%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.58% E 1.62% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.56% 1.12%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 39% 43%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
F YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31
G ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1997
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES WHICH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 H 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 49.12 $ 44.02 $ 42.60 $ 37.62
of period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .03 .14 .02 .13
Net realized and unrealized 3.58 8.04 1.40 4.85
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.61 8.18 1.42 4.98
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.24) (.48) - -
From net realized gain (1.69) (2.60) - -
Total distributions (1.93) (3.08) - -
Net asset value, end of period $ 50.80 $ 49.12 $ 44.02 $ 42.60
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.67% 19.95% 3.33% 13.24%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 2,041 $ 1,432 $ 423 $ 371
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.70% A 1.71% 1.85% A, F 1.75% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.69% A, G 1.70% G 1.84% A, G 1.74% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .13% A .31% .47% A .48% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 53% A 25% 33% A 35%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 3, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS B
SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
H ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1997
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 49.33 $ 44.20 $ 43.62
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .03 .12 .02
Net realized and unrealized 3.58 8.08 .56
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.61 8.20 .58
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.32) (.47) -
From net realized gain (1.69) (2.60) -
Total distributions (2.01) (3.07) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 50.93 $ 49.33 $ 44.20
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.65% 19.91% 1.33%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 563 $ 301 $ 6
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.69% A 1.70% 1.85% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.68% A, G 1.70% 1.84% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .14% A .27% .74% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 53% A 25% 33% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS C
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA (UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 H 1997 G 1996 G
Net asset value, beginning of $ 49.78 $ 44.31 $ 42.85 $ 35.47 $ 30.97
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .30 D .65 D .05 D .75 D .77 D
Net realized and unrealized 3.59 8.10 1.41 8.78 4.74
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.89 8.75 1.46 9.53 5.51
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.60) (.68) - (.71) (.61)
From net realized gain (1.69) (2.60) - (1.44) (.40)
Total distributions (2.29) (3.28) - (2.15) (1.01)
Net asset value, end of period $ 51.38 $ 49.78 $ 44.31 $ 42.85 $ 35.47
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.21% 21.29% 3.41% 28.07% 18.25%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 629 $ 618 $ 392 $ 375 $ 250
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .63% A .62% .71% A .66% .85%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .62% A, F .61% F .70% A, F .65% F .84% F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.20% A 1.43% 1.60% A 1.91% 2.38%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 53% A 25% 33% A 35% 33%
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SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA 1995 E
Net asset value, beginning of $ 29.04
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .12
Net realized and unrealized 1.81
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.93
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income -
From net realized gain -
Total distributions -
Net asset value, end of period $ 30.97
TOTAL RETURN B, C 6.65%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 72
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .82% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .81% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.33% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 39%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD JULY 3, 1995 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF INSTITUTIONAL
CLASS SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1995.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
G YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31
H ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1997
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES WHICH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund (the fund) is a fund of
Fidelity Advisor Series I (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 (the 1940 Act), as an
open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts
business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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, 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 dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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 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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS - CONTINUED
transactions may include temporary book and tax basis differences
which will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain
remaining at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS. The fund generally uses foreign currency
contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated
securities. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign
currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts'
terms. The U.S. dollar value of foreign currency contracts is
determined using contractual currency exchange rates established at
the time of each trade.
JOINT TRADING ACCOUNT. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the fund, along with
other affiliated entities of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMR), may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint
trading accounts. These balances are invested in one or more
repurchase agreements for U.S. Treasury or Federal Agency obligations.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The underlying U.S. Treasury 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 $7,434,672,000 and $7,215,036,000, respectively, of which
U.S. government and government agency obligations aggregated
$28,798,000 and $201,746,000, 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 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 investment performance of the asset-weighted
average return of all classes as compared to the appropriate index
over a specified period of time. For the period, the management fee
was equivalent to an annualized rate of .45% of average net assets
after the performance adjustment.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
CLASS C 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN - CONTINUED
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 564,000 $ 1,000
CLASS T 64,595,000 792,000
CLASS B 8,762,000 6,573,000
CLASS C 2,154,000 1,789,000
$ 76,075,000 $ 9,155,000
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on 0.25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 1,953,000 $ 796,000
CLASS T 6,015,000 2,342,000
CLASS B 2,322,000 2,322,000 *
CLASS C 151,000 151,000 *
$ 10,441,000 $ 5,611,000
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
TRANSFER AGENT FEES - CONTINUED
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 500,000 .23 *
CLASS T 21,489,000 .17 *
CLASS B 1,891,000 .22 *
CLASS C 439,000 .21*
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 531,000 .16 *
$ 24,850,000
* ANNUALIZED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc., an affiliate of FMR,
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 $1,200,000 for the
period.
5. 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 $1,198,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into arrangements with its custodian
and each class' transfer agent whereby credits realized as a result of
uninvested cash balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses.
During the period, the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $2,000
under the custodian arrangement, and each applicable class' expenses
were reduced as follows under the transfer agent arrangements:
TRANSFER AGENT CREDITS
CLASS A $ 4,000
CLASS T 52,000
$ 56,000
6. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, one shareholder was record owner of
approximately 12% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998
FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME
Class A $ 3,446 $ 1,998
Class T 175,050 217,401
Class B 7,090 4,810
Class C 2,000 114
Institutional Class 7,481 6,070
Total $ 195,067 $ 230,393
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 12,417 $ 8,735
Class T 845,707 1,209,164
Class B 50,007 26,330
Class C 10,642 675
Institutional Class 21,093 23,289
Total $ 939,866 $ 1,268,193
$ 1,134,933 $ 1,498,586
8. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 4,018 5,006 $ 200,397
Reinvestment of distributions 317 245 14,915
Shares redeemed (1,035) (1,215) (51,705)
Net increase (decrease) 3,300 4,036 $ 163,607
CLASS T Shares sold 49,072 100,805 $ 2,458,526
Reinvestment of distributions 20,264 32,321 961,462
Shares redeemed (63,386) (95,176) (3,195,092)
Net increase (decrease) 5,950 37,950 $ 224,896
CLASS B Shares sold 12,466 21,067 $ 619,463
Reinvestment of distributions 1,064 667 50,034
Shares redeemed (2,497) (2,187) (124,660)
Net increase (decrease) 11,033 19,547 $ 544,837
CLASS C Shares sold 5,523 6,462 $ 275,361
Reinvestment of distributions 217 15 10,228
Shares redeemed (782) (506) (39,126)
Net increase (decrease) 4,958 5,971 $ 246,463
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 2,735 6,993 $ 136,380
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 506 595 23,925
Shares redeemed (3,422) (4,004) (172,469)
Net increase (decrease) (181) 3,584 $ (12,164)
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1998
CLASS A Shares sold $ 225,955
Reinvestment of distributions 10,085
Shares redeemed (55,006)
Net increase (decrease) $ 181,034
CLASS T Shares sold $ 4,546,813
Reinvestment of distributions 1,340,827
Shares redeemed (4,297,357)
Net increase (decrease) $ 1,590,283
CLASS B Shares sold $ 950,442
Reinvestment of distributions 27,524
Shares redeemed (97,688)
Net increase (decrease) $ 880,278
CLASS C Shares sold $ 292,437
Reinvestment of distributions 602
Shares redeemed (22,628)
Net increase (decrease) $ 270,411
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 319,599
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 24,612
Shares redeemed (180,998)
Net increase (decrease) $ 163,213
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9. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED COMPANIES.
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of
at least 5% of the voting securities. Transactions during the period
with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:
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SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS WITH
AFFILIATED COMPANIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS PURCHASE COST SALES COST DIVIDEND INCOME VALUE
Airborne Freight Corp. $ - $ - $ - $ 63,461
AmeriSource Health Corp. 25,140 - - 98,881
Class A
Burlington Industries, Inc. 2,908 - - 56,605
Centex Corp. 7,821 - - 122,151
Cummins Engine Co., Inc. 3,385 - 1,213 113,820
Discount Auto Parts, Inc. - - - 31,519
Kaufman & Broad Home Corp. 26,193 - 566 95,644
LAM Research Corp. - - - 58,566
Lennar Corp. 5,773 - 31 61,083
Liz Claiborne, Inc. - - 984 157,514
MGIC Investment Corp. 98,015 - 386 396,617
McDermott International, Inc. 4,695 - - 81,698
Policy Management Systems 34,501 - - 99,933
Corp.
Promus Hotel Corp. 2,687 - - 111,295
Revlon, Inc. Class A - 6,519 - -
SCI Systems, Inc. 11,136 5,019 - 167,145
Solectron Corp. - 67,697 - -
Tech Data Corp. 44,825 - - 146,783
Ultratech Stepper, Inc. - 8,847 - 17,624
Warnaco Group, Inc. Class A 15,813 - 271 103,970
TOTALS $ 282,892 $ 88,082 $ 3,451 $ 1,984,309
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10. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of Fidelity Advisor
Growth Opportunities Fund, the Board of Trustees has determined not to
retain PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent auditor
and voted to appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ended
November 30, 1999. For the fiscal periods ended November 30, 1998,
November 30, 1997 and October 31, 1997, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's
audit reports contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion;
nor were their reports qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or
accounting principles. Further, there were no disagreements between
the fund and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on accounting principles,
financial statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved
to the satisfaction of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP would have caused
them to make reference to the disagreement in their report.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Abigail P. Johnson, Vice President
George A. Vanderheiden, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENTS
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Boston, MA
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
GO-SANN-0799 80317
1.704615.101
(Fidelity Logo Graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(REGISTERED TRADEMARK)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 6 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 9 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the past six months.
INVESTMENTS 10 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 22 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 31 Footnotes to the financial
statements.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Institutional Class shares took place
on July 3, 1995. Institutional Class shares are sold to eligible
investors without a sales load or 12b-1 fee. Returns prior to July 3,
1995 are those of Class T, the original class of the fund, and reflect
Class T shares' prior 0.65% 12b-1 fee.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
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PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 8.21% 16.92% 161.26% 437.77%
OPPORTUNITIES - INST CL
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
Growth Funds Average 13.69% 16.23% 156.99% 332.53%
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Institutional Class'
returns to the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a
market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. To measure how
Institutional Class' performance stacked up against its peers, you can
compare it to the growth funds average, which reflects the performance
of mutual funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The
past six months average represents a peer group of 1,115 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 16.92% 21.18% 18.32%
OPPORTUNITIES - INST CL
S&P 500 21.03% 25.87% 18.07%
Growth Funds Average 16.23% 20.36% 15.36%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Institutional Class shares'
cumulative return and show you what would have happened if
Institutional Class shares had performed at a constant rate each year.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Growth Opp -CL I S&P 500
00688 SP001
1989/05/31 10000.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 9570.74 9943.00
1989/07/31 10108.83 10840.85
1989/08/31 10483.68 11053.33
1989/09/30 10380.89 11008.01
1989/10/31 9993.95 10752.63
1989/11/30 10060.46 10971.98
1989/12/31 10162.55 11235.31
1990/01/31 9430.59 10481.42
1990/02/28 9659.32 10616.63
1990/03/31 9907.67 10897.97
1990/04/30 9580.90 10625.52
1990/05/31 10724.60 11661.51
1990/06/30 10783.41 11582.21
1990/07/31 10391.29 11545.15
1990/08/31 9247.59 10501.47
1990/09/30 8528.70 9990.05
1990/10/31 8489.49 9947.09
1990/11/30 9391.37 10589.67
1990/12/31 9995.19 10885.12
1991/01/31 11191.70 11359.71
1991/02/28 12196.51 12171.93
1991/03/31 12533.65 12466.50
1991/04/30 12791.46 12496.41
1991/05/31 13492.18 13036.26
1991/06/30 12540.26 12439.20
1991/07/31 13419.46 13018.87
1991/08/31 13941.70 13327.41
1991/09/30 13624.39 13104.85
1991/10/31 13604.56 13280.45
1991/11/30 12798.07 12745.25
1991/12/31 14261.22 14203.30
1992/01/31 14672.39 13939.12
1992/02/29 15336.04 14120.33
1992/03/31 14823.87 13844.98
1992/04/30 15227.83 14252.03
1992/05/31 15444.24 14321.86
1992/06/30 15090.78 14108.47
1992/07/31 15610.15 14685.50
1992/08/31 15177.34 14384.45
1992/09/30 15220.62 14554.19
1992/10/31 15249.47 14605.13
1992/11/30 15985.26 15103.16
1992/12/31 16404.12 15288.93
1993/01/31 16904.24 15417.36
1993/02/28 16950.41 15627.03
1993/03/31 17581.33 15956.76
1993/04/30 17612.11 15570.61
1993/05/31 18104.54 15987.90
1993/06/30 18173.79 16034.27
1993/07/31 18296.90 15970.13
1993/08/31 18858.58 16575.40
1993/09/30 18927.83 16447.77
1993/10/31 19535.67 16788.24
1993/11/30 19443.34 16628.75
1993/12/31 20041.45 16829.96
1994/01/31 21150.43 17402.17
1994/02/28 20831.30 16930.58
1994/03/31 19945.71 16192.40
1994/04/30 20472.28 16399.67
1994/05/31 20583.97 16668.62
1994/06/30 20025.49 16260.24
1994/07/31 20591.95 16793.57
1994/08/31 21461.59 17482.11
1994/09/30 20815.34 17053.80
1994/10/31 21238.19 17437.51
1994/11/30 20560.04 16802.44
1994/12/31 20614.02 17051.62
1995/01/31 20774.54 17493.76
1995/02/28 21408.17 18175.50
1995/03/31 21957.31 18711.85
1995/04/30 22700.77 19262.92
1995/05/31 23646.99 20032.86
1995/06/30 24449.58 20498.22
1995/07/31 25285.97 21177.94
1995/08/31 25471.83 21231.10
1995/09/30 25970.29 22127.05
1995/10/31 26164.60 22048.06
1995/11/30 26823.57 23015.97
1995/12/31 27536.85 23459.25
1996/01/31 27981.69 24257.81
1996/02/29 27911.91 24482.68
1996/03/31 27877.02 24718.45
1996/04/30 28356.76 25082.80
1996/05/31 28949.89 25729.68
1996/06/30 29098.17 25827.71
1996/07/31 28295.70 24686.64
1996/08/31 28531.21 25207.28
1996/09/30 29891.91 26625.95
1996/10/31 30938.61 27360.29
1996/11/30 33380.90 29428.46
1996/12/31 32577.33 28845.48
1997/01/31 34195.56 30647.75
1997/02/28 34491.46 30888.02
1997/03/31 32799.26 29618.84
1997/04/30 34297.28 31387.08
1997/05/31 36433.34 33297.93
1997/06/30 37579.98 34789.67
1997/07/31 40381.83 37557.89
1997/08/31 38911.55 35453.89
1997/09/30 40465.05 37395.70
1997/10/31 39623.57 36146.69
1997/11/30 40973.64 37819.92
1997/12/31 42090.69 38469.29
1998/01/31 42189.44 38894.76
1998/02/28 44984.77 41699.85
1998/03/31 46402.40 43835.29
1998/04/30 46412.38 44276.28
1998/05/31 45993.08 43515.17
1998/06/30 47031.35 45282.75
1998/07/31 47081.26 44800.49
1998/08/31 41051.35 38323.24
1998/09/30 43487.27 40778.22
1998/10/31 46632.02 44095.13
1998/11/30 49696.89 46767.73
1998/12/31 52458.95 49462.49
1999/01/31 53002.51 51531.01
1999/02/28 50647.54 49929.43
1999/03/31 51913.99 51927.10
1999/04/30 54059.63 53938.24
1999/05/28 53777.03 52664.76
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990615 111911 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund - Institutional
Class on May 31, 1989. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value
of the investment would have grown to $53,777 - a 437.77% 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
$52,665 - a 426.65% 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.
(checkmark)
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of George Vanderheiden)
An interview with George Vanderheiden, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, GEORGE?
A. For the six-month period ending May 31, 1999, the fund's
Institutional Class shares returned 8.21%. In the same period, the
Standard & Poor's 500 Index returned 12.61%, while the growth funds
average, as measured by Lipper Inc., was 13.69%. For the 12 months
that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's Institutional Class shares
returned 16.92%, while the S&P 500 and the growth funds average
returned 21.03% and 16.23%, respectively, during the same time frame.
Q. WHY DID THE FUND'S RETURNS TRAIL THOSE OF IT BENCHMARK AND PEER
GROUP OVER THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD?
A. The main cause for the fund's underperformance was that, at the
period's outset, I had the fund tilted toward value stocks. Value
stocks are those that are misperceived or mispriced, where the
company's fundamentals argue for a higher valuation. I've used this
approach several times during my 12-year tenure with the fund. In this
case, however, my prediction was early. During the first half of the
period, it remained a very narrow, growth-oriented market. However, by
mid-April, my strategy of tilting the fund toward value began to pay
off.
Q. HOW DID THE MARKET ENVIRONMENT CHANGE DURING THE COURSE OF THE
SIX-MONTH PERIOD?
A. For the first half of the period, the markets were enjoying the
benefits of aggressive domestic and global central bank easings, which
were intended to increase liquidity and investor confidence and
stimulate economic growth. Those measures were successful. However,
the extremely narrow market participation through the first quarter of
1999 quickly broadened as the investment markets realized that the
emerging markets of Asia and South America were beginning to
stabilize. With prospects of deflation now dimming, markets felt that
a reflationary environment would be positive for value, cyclical and
small- to mid-cap stocks. Therefore, investors rotated out of high
valuation, large-cap growth stocks into value and cyclical names. The
fund was well-positioned for this rotation, and outperformed both its
benchmark and peer group over the last three months of the period.
Q. WHAT WERE SOME OF THE BRIGHT SPOTS FOR THE FUND, GEORGE?
A. Technology holding Solectron was the largest contributor to
performance. The company is a contract electronic manufacturer -
meaning technology companies outsource their manufacturing to
Solectron. Its stock has increased 10-fold since 1992, and its
earnings growth rate was very strong. U.K.-based telecommunications
company Vodafone was also a solid contributor, based on its solid
earnings growth. MCI WorldCom is another telecommunications company
that performed well. Its focus on the high-growth areas of Internet,
data and international communications gained the company 4% of the
global telecom market.
Q. WHICH HOLDINGS DIDN'T PERFORM UP TO YOUR EXPECTATIONS?
A. Philip Morris was the largest detractor to performance. Its stock
was punished due to the company's ongoing litigation battles. However,
its earnings were growing at almost twice the rate of the S&P 500, and
it has consistently gained market share over time. Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac, which provide housing-related financial services for low-
and moderate-income families, also underperformed. Nervous sentiment
concerning recent legislative issues drove share prices down. However,
based on their strong fundamentals, I felt these stocks were unfairly
punished and I remain bullish about their prospects. The fund's bond
holdings, which accounted for approximately 7% of investments at the
end of the period, fared poorly.
Q. WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, GEORGE?
A. The improved world economy and strong U.S. economy bode well for
value stocks, as does improved pricing power across such cyclical
industries as homebuilders, chemicals and several others. However, I
don't think cyclicals have as much earnings punch going up as they
normally would because we're not having this shift coming out of a
recession. Also, a couple of cyclical industries had some "give backs"
- - paper companies and airlines raised prices earlier this year, but
are now giving them back because the demand hasn't been strong enough.
I think the easy money has been made in this shift; now it has to be
uncovered industry by industry and stock by stock.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: to provide capital
growth by investing primarily
in common stocks and
securities convertible into
common stocks
START DATE: November 18,
1987
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $29.7 billion
MANAGER: George
Vanderheiden, since 1987;
joined Fidelity in 1971
(checkmark)
GEORGE VANDERHEIDEN ON
HIS SHIFT FROM GROWTH TO
VALUE STOCKS:
"There are a couple of reasons why
I made a transition from growth to
value. First, when the corporate
earnings outlook is slipping,
growth tends to outperform value.
This is because growth becomes
scarcer, so investors lean toward
companies with consistently
strong growth prospects year after
year. When earnings get better,
you can find growth in many more
places, not just a narrow band of
growth stocks. That's when value
stocks start to rebound. The rate
of earnings growth bottomed out
in the third quarter of 1998, then
improved in the fourth quarter
and in the first quarter of 1999. We
had over 120 interest-rate cuts in
75 countries since last October.
This massive reflationary effort -
the attempt to jumpstart global
economies - is the bull case for
value and cyclical stocks.
"Over the past three decades, each
time we had shifts from growth to
value, they happened right when
we saw the first quarter of improved
earnings. The other indicator of a
trend toward value is increased
pricing power - a company's
ability to price their products
higher than inflation. That also
translates to increased earnings.
Several cyclical industries are
gaining pricing power. If this
pricing sticks, these companies can
surprise on the upside, and that's
why I've tilted the fund to be a
more value-oriented portfolio."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
Fannie Mae 5.3 5.4
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 4.5 6.0
Freddie Mac 3.1 3.2
Fleet Financial Group, Inc. 2.8 2.9
Solectron Corp. 2.3 2.1
MCI WorldCom, Inc. 2.0 2.0
Home Depot, Inc. 1.9 2.4
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. 1.9 2.3
Vodafone Group PLC sponsored 1.6 2.1
ADR
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 1.5 2.3
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
FINANCE 19.8 19.4
TECHNOLOGY 11.1 12.2
HEALTH 9.8 9.1
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 8.0 9.1
ENERGY 7.1 5.4
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999* AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 87.7% Stocks 85.1%
Bonds 7.3% Bonds 9.4%
Short-Term Investments 5.0% Short-Term Investments 5.5%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 6.7% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 8.3%
</TABLE>
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 87.7
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 7.3
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 5.0
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 85.09999999999999
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 9.4
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 5.5
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
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COMMON STOCKS - 87.7%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.4%
Boeing Co. 2,582,000 $ 109,090
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 1.4%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.7%
Cabot Corp. 2,274,900 53,745
Dow Chemical Co. 103,300 12,551
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 1,324,000 86,639
Co.
Engelhard Corp. 706,600 14,309
Praxair, Inc. 405,400 19,789
Raychem Corp. 855,900 29,743
216,776
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.6%
Bemis Co., Inc. 87,300 3,296
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 6,080,000 185,440
188,736
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.1%
Westvaco Corp. 517,700 14,787
Willamette Industries, Inc. 125,400 5,314
20,101
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 425,613
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
1.9%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.5%
Armstrong World Industries, 493,000 28,717
Inc.
Owens-Corning 2,520,400 99,241
Sherwin-Williams Co. 464,200 14,303
142,261
CONSTRUCTION - 1.3%
Centex Corp. (c) 3,295,800 122,151
D.R. Horton, Inc. 3,015,180 51,258
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. 1,624,552 41,325
Kaufman & Broad Home Corp. (c) 3,964,500 95,644
Lennar Corp. (c) 2,699,800 61,083
371,461
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
CONTINUED
ENGINEERING - 0.1%
Fluor Corp. 1,042,000 $ 38,815
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 552,537
ESTATE
DURABLES - 6.6%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
4.9%
AutoNation, Inc. (a) 10,275,800 168,266
AutoZone, Inc. (a) 1,449,600 41,948
Cummins Engine Co., Inc. (c) 2,248,300 113,820
Dana Corp. 3,506,600 181,028
Delphi Automotive Systems 4,653,648 91,328
Corp. (a)
Discount Auto Parts, Inc. 1,273,500 31,519
(a)(c)
Eaton Corp. 1,414,500 123,327
General Motors Corp. 6,084,639 419,840
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 805,900 48,102
Lear Corp. (a) 2,175,000 106,983
Magna International, Inc. 2,194,100 132,561
Class A
1,458,722
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.1%
Minnesota Mining & 401,800 34,454
Manufacturing Co.
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.1%
Whirlpool Corp. 239,100 15,422
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.3%
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 2,470,887 100,071
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 1.2%
Burlington Industries, Inc. 5,768,700 56,605
(a)(c)
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (a) 1,285,400 39,526
Liz Claiborne, Inc. (c) 4,375,400 157,514
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Class 393,900 8,124
A (a)
Warnaco Group, Inc. Class A 3,524,400 103,970
(c)
365,739
TOTAL DURABLES 1,974,408
ENERGY - 7.1%
ENERGY SERVICES - 1.0%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 607,900 18,921
Halliburton Co. 2,943,100 121,771
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
ENERGY SERVICES - CONTINUED
McDermott International, Inc. 3,188,200 $ 81,698
(c)
Schlumberger Ltd. 1,435,800 86,417
308,807
OIL & GAS - 6.1%
Amerada Hess Corp. 3,759,200 225,317
Apache Corp. 686,100 24,700
BP Amoco PLC sponsored ADR 3,250,928 348,256
Chevron Corp. 1,060,000 98,249
Cooper Cameron Corp. (a) 1,552,700 56,188
Elf Aquitaine SA sponsored ADR 287,447 20,409
Exxon Corp. 4,983,600 398,065
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 7,652,200 161,653
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (NY 3,318,300 187,691
Registry Gilder 1.25)
Tosco Corp. 7,503,800 191,816
Total SA:
Class B 197,574 24,030
sponsored ADR 392,652 23,878
Union Pacific Resources 1,596,900 22,257
Group, Inc.
USX-Marathon Group 756,600 22,651
1,805,160
TOTAL ENERGY 2,113,967
FINANCE - 19.8%
BANKS - 3.4%
Bank of America Corp. 6,739,900 435,987
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd. 4,547,000 60,569
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd. 1,493,200 20,158
ADR
Bank One Corp. 4,510,900 255,148
BankBoston Corp. 3,334,800 157,986
Wells Fargo & Co. 2,508,300 100,332
1,030,180
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 3.1%
Associates First Capital 1,236,800 50,709
Corp. Class A
Concord EFS, Inc. (a) 322,900 10,938
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE -
CONTINUED
Fleet Financial Group, Inc. 20,341,020 $ 836,524
Household International, Inc. 694,700 30,133
928,304
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 8.4%
Fannie Mae 23,165,960 1,575,275
Freddie Mac 15,776,000 919,938
2,495,213
INSURANCE - 3.9%
Allmerica Financial Corp. 1,082,700 63,406
Allstate Corp. 871,764 31,765
American International Group, 2,672,362 305,484
Inc.
CIGNA Corp. 3,398,700 316,929
MGIC Investment Corp. (c) 8,241,400 396,617
PMI Group, Inc. 177,500 10,384
Torchmark Corp. 42,000 1,402
Travelers Property Casualty 876,100 34,606
Corp. Class A
1,160,593
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.7%
Golden State Bancorp, Inc. 2,291,100 56,275
Golden West Financial Corp. 5,840 554
Washington Mutual, Inc. 4,178,400 159,563
216,392
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.3%
Kokusai Securities Co. Ltd. 578,000 6,454
Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. 7,338,000 72,768
79,222
TOTAL FINANCE 5,909,904
HEALTH - 9.8%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 3.2%
American Home Products Corp. 2,752,800 158,630
Amgen, Inc. (a) 3,150,400 199,263
AstraZeneca Group PLC 1,157,423 45,495
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 1,585,400 113,257
Merck & Co., Inc. 3,230,800 218,079
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS -
CONTINUED
Schering-Plough Corp. 4,845,100 $ 218,332
Warner-Lambert Co. 174,900 10,844
963,900
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 3.1%
AmeriSource Health Corp. 3,344,800 98,881
Class A (a)(c)
Baxter International, Inc. 793,800 51,250
Biomet, Inc. 625,500 24,981
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) 884,300 33,548
Cardinal Health, Inc. 5,221,300 315,236
Johnson & Johnson 4,132,400 382,764
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a) 757,000 25,596
U.S. Surgical Corp. rights 2 0
6/30/00 (a)
932,256
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 3.5%
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. 24,058,263 566,873
HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (a) 837,400 11,200
Humana, Inc. (a) 6,266,200 78,719
Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc. 1,266,224 12,662
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a) 8,191,600 200,694
Triad Hospitals, Inc. 1,266,224 12,821
United HealthCare Corp. 2,450,300 142,730
1,025,699
TOTAL HEALTH 2,921,855
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 4.4%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 3.1%
Emerson Electric Co. 3,613,000 230,780
General Electric Co. 1,688,600 171,710
Grainger (W.W.), Inc. 1,190,900 63,192
Koninklijke (Royal) Philips 1,725,000 160,850
Electronics NV
Koninklijke (Royal) Philips 2,112,000 181,632
Electronics NV ADR
Loral Space & Communications 38,100 633
Ltd. (a)
Thomas & Betts Corp. 2,350,400 100,627
909,424
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.6%
Caterpillar, Inc. 673,700 36,969
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
Deere & Co. 539,800 $ 20,546
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 379,700 29,142
Parker-Hannifin Corp. 298,200 13,028
Tyco International Ltd. 753,520 65,839
Ultratech Stepper, Inc. (a)(c) 1,342,800 17,624
183,148
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.7%
Republic Services, Inc. Class 2,376,800 55,855
A (a)
Waste Management, Inc. 3,131,400 165,573
221,428
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 1,314,000
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 3.3%
BROADCASTING - 1.3%
AT&T Corp. (Liberty Media 2,631,255 174,814
Group) Class A (a)
Cox Communications, Inc. 748,400 29,234
Class A (a)
MediaOne Group, Inc. 1,767,500 130,574
TCA Cable TV, Inc. 815,300 46,166
380,788
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.4%
Cedar Fair LP (depository 1,362,000 33,965
unit)
Disney (Walt) Co. 265,600 7,736
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. 2,270,600 57,900
(a)
Royal Carribean Cruises Ltd. 732,500 28,659
128,260
LODGING & GAMING - 0.8%
Gtech Holdings Corp. (a) 196,200 4,844
Mirage Resorts, Inc. (a) 3,012,900 61,764
Promus Hotel Corp. (a)(c) 4,451,800 111,295
Sun International Hotels Ltd. 1,141,900 50,458
(a)
228,361
PUBLISHING - 0.1%
Reader's Digest Association, 793,600 29,066
Inc. Class A (non-vtg.)
RESTAURANTS - 0.7%
McDonald's Corp. 2,074,100 79,853
Papa John's International, 582,300 23,001
Inc. (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
RESTAURANTS - CONTINUED
Tricon Global Restaurants, 93,100 $ 5,423
Inc. (a)
Wendy's International, Inc. 4,329,200 117,971
226,248
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 992,723
NONDURABLES - 4.7%
BEVERAGES - 0.1%
PepsiCo, Inc. 827,100 29,621
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.1%
Procter & Gamble Co. 304,500 28,433
TOBACCO - 4.5%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 34,365,100 1,325,204
TOTAL NONDURABLES 1,383,258
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.1%
Barrick Gold Corp. 685,100 11,836
Newmont Mining Corp. 609,000 10,848
Placer Dome, Inc. 723,100 8,050
30,734
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 8.0%
APPAREL STORES - 0.6%
Gap, Inc. 872,400 54,580
Ross Stores, Inc. 247,200 11,356
TJX Companies, Inc. 3,487,300 104,619
170,555
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
2.4%
Federated Department Stores, 2,959,113 161,272
Inc. (a)
Saks, Inc. (a) 3,691,440 101,976
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 10,563,500 450,269
713,517
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
GROCERY STORES - 0.5%
Kroger Co. (a) 323,800 $ 18,963
Safeway, Inc. (a) 2,530,800 117,682
136,645
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 4.5%
Circuit City Stores, Inc. - 2,434,100 174,799
Circuit City Group
Home Depot, Inc. 10,184,000 579,215
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 8,520,600 442,539
Office Depot, Inc. (a) 4,637,000 96,797
Officemax, Inc. (a) 1,027,425 11,815
Staples, Inc. (a) 1,524,900 43,841
1,349,006
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 2,369,723
SERVICES - 0.5%
ADVERTISING - 0.2%
Interpublic Group of 381,150 28,872
Companies, Inc.
Omnicom Group, Inc. 227,300 15,911
Young & Rubicam, Inc. 693,500 26,526
71,309
SERVICES - 0.3%
Service Corp. International 3,983,200 76,428
TOTAL SERVICES 147,737
TECHNOLOGY - 11.1%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.0%
Globalstar Telecommunications 19,100 338
Ltd. (a)
Inet Technologies, Inc. 14,400 246
584
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 3.8%
Automatic Data Processing, 1,615,100 66,522
Inc.
Black Box Corp. (a) 724,600 33,060
BMC Software, Inc. 2,183,300 107,937
Ceridian Corp. (a) 48,300 1,594
Compuware Corp. (a) 4,148,400 128,860
DST Systems, Inc. (a) 227,400 12,280
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 813,800 $ 39,927
(a)
First Data Corp. 2,092,100 94,014
Galileo International, Inc. 456,400 20,538
IMS Health, Inc. 2,039,400 50,220
International Business 1,850,600 215,248
Machines Corp.
Microsoft Corp. (a) 3,145,100 253,770
Policy Management Systems 2,747,300 99,933
Corp. (a)(c)
1,123,903
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 1.8%
Compaq Computer Corp. 7,602,800 180,091
Hewlett-Packard Co. 194,400 18,334
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) 529,900 15,367
SCI Systems, Inc. (a)(c) 4,027,600 167,145
Tech Data Corp. (a)(c) 3,990,700 146,783
527,720
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.7%
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 761,200 41,818
Cognex Corp. (a) 252,300 6,781
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 376,800 17,144
LAM Research Corp. (a)(c) 2,110,500 58,566
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) 368,300 17,978
Thermo Electron Corp. (a) 4,090,400 78,229
220,516
ELECTRONICS - 4.8%
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 378,900 14,564
Conexant Systems, Inc. (a) 147,900 5,731
Etec Systems, Inc. (a) 356,100 9,548
Flextronics International (a) 136,800 6,840
Intel Corp. 2,487,600 134,486
International Rectifier Corp. 972,000 10,571
(a)
Methode Electronics, Inc. 632,500 11,662
Class A
Micrel, Inc. (a) 385,100 21,566
Microchip Technology, Inc. (a) 1,857,000 81,476
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 6,214,500 235,763
Molex, Inc. Class A 2,221,852 59,573
Motorola, Inc. 1,593,700 131,978
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
National Semiconductor Corp. 1,074,200 $ 20,813
(a)
Solectron Corp. (a) 12,445,900 681,413
1,425,984
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 3,298,707
TRANSPORTATION - 2.5%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 1.9%
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a) 413,500 17,160
AMR Corp. (a) 4,790,400 311,675
Continental Airlines, Inc. 311,700 12,234
Class B (a)
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2,716,000 155,831
Northwest Airlines Corp. 482,600 16,046
Class A (a)
UAL Corp. (a) 482,800 32,468
US Airways Group, Inc. (a) 240,600 11,684
557,098
RAILROADS - 0.4%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 2,692,600 83,471
Corp.
CSX Corp. 1,141,200 53,565
137,036
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.2%
Airborne Freight Corp. (c) 2,452,600 63,461
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 757,595
UTILITIES - 6.1%
CELLULAR - 1.6%
Vodafone Group PLC sponsored 2,579,800 493,709
ADR
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.2%
AES Corp. (a) 373,000 18,557
PG&E Corp. 1,023,819 34,554
53,111
GAS - 0.1%
Enron Corp. 379,900 27,115
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 4.2%
Ameritech Corp. 258,700 17,026
AT&T Corp. 2,862,699 158,880
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
Bell Atlantic Corp. 2,112,192 $ 115,643
BellSouth Corp. 1,396,500 65,897
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 6,770,504 584,802
SBC Communications, Inc. 2,466,700 126,110
Sprint Corp. (FON Group) 1,523,100 171,730
1,240,088
TOTAL UTILITIES 1,814,023
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 26,115,874
(Cost $17,656,951)
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U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS -
7.3%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)
U.S. Treasury Bond stripped
principal:
0% 2/15/19 Aaa $ 10,000 2,974
0% 8/15/19 Aaa 45,000 13,064
0% 8/15/20 Aaa 862,300 235,244
U.S. Treasury Bonds:
6.25% 8/15/23 Aaa 330,750 337,570
7.625% 11/15/22 Aaa 128,000 151,940
8.125% 8/15/19 Aaa 1,176,000 1,445,198
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS 2,185,990
(Cost $1,971,290)
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CASH EQUIVALENTS - 5.0%
SHARES
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 1,486,119,814 1,486,120
(Cost $1,486,120)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 29,787,984
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $21,114,361)
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.82%. 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.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $21,131,558,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $8,656,426,000, of which $9,581,620,000 related to
appreciated investment securities and $925,194,000 related to
depreciated investment securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 29,787,984
value (cost $21,114,361) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 150,321
sold
Receivable for fund shares 44,694
sold
Dividends receivable 34,744
Interest receivable 40,160
Other receivables 669
TOTAL ASSETS 30,058,572
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 212,699
purchased
Payable for fund shares 67,253
redeemed
Accrued management fee 11,131
Distribution fees payable 13,311
Other payables and accrued 5,236
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 309,630
NET ASSETS $ 29,748,942
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 18,515,187
Undistributed net investment 83,107
income
Accumulated undistributed net 2,477,097
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 8,673,551
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 29,748,942
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $50.97
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($539,141
(divided by) 10,578.6 shares)
Maximum offering price per $54.08
share (100/94.25 of $50.97)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $51.37
redemption price per share
($25,976,345 (divided by)
505,656 shares)
Maximum offering price per $53.23
share (100/96.50 of $51.37)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $50.80
offering price per share
($2,040,965 (divided by)
40,178 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $50.93
offering price per share
($563,381 (divided by)
11,061 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $51.38
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($629,110 (divided by)
12,243.2 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX
MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999
(UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 156,656
Dividends (including $3,451
received from affiliated
issuers)
Interest 104,558
TOTAL INCOME 261,214
EXPENSES
Management fee Basic fee $ 85,032
Performance adjustment (20,192)
Transfer agent fees 24,850
Distribution fees 76,075
Accounting fees and expenses 600
Non-interested trustees' 63
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 362
Registration fees 818
Audit 60
Legal 20
Total expenses before 167,688
reductions
Expense reductions (1,256) 166,432
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 94,782
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 2,511,754
(including realized gain
(loss) of $166,305 on
sales of investments in
affiliated issuers)
Foreign currency transactions 66 2,511,820
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (402,472)
Assets and liabilities in (175) (402,647)
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 2,109,173
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 2,203,955
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
(UNAUDITED)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 94,782 $ 222,413
income
Net realized gain (loss) 2,511,820 1,043,142
Change in net unrealized (402,647) 3,286,573
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 2,203,955 4,552,128
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (195,067) (230,393)
From net investment income
From net realized gain (939,866) (1,268,193)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (1,134,933) (1,498,586)
Share transactions - net 1,167,639 3,085,219
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 2,236,661 6,138,761
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 27,512,281 21,373,520
End of period (including $ 29,748,942 $ 27,512,281
undistributed net investment
income of $83,107 and
$204,660, respectively)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 I 1997 H 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 49.33 $ 44.02 $ 42.57 $ 35.39 $ 32.86
period
Income from Invest- ment
Operations
Net investment income D .22 .48 .04 .54 .09
Net realized and unrealized 3.58 8.03 1.41 8.80 2.44
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.80 8.51 1.45 9.34 2.53
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.47) (.60) - (.72) -
From net realized gain (1.69) (2.60) - (1.44) -
Total distributions (2.16) (3.20) - (2.16) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 50.97 $ 49.33 $ 44.02 $ 42.57 $ 35.39
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.07% 20.82% 3.41% 27.58% 7.70%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 539 $ 359 $ 143 $ 130 $ 10
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .95% A .97% 1.10% A, F 1.05% 1.48% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .94% A, G .96% G 1.09% A, G 1.04% G 1.47% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net invest- ment .89% A 1.06% 1.22% A 1.36% 1.74% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 53% A 25% 33% A 35% 33%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1996.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
H YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31
I ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1997
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA (UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 G 1997 F 1996 F
Net asset value, beginning of $ 49.63 $ 44.20 $ 42.76 $ 35.41 $ 30.89
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .17 D .42 D .03 D .55 D .61 D
Net realized and unrealized 3.61 8.08 1.41 8.78 4.72
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.78 8.50 1.44 9.33 5.33
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.35) (.47) - (.54) (.41)
From net realized gain (1.69) (2.60) - (1.44) (.40)
Total distributions (2.04) (3.07) - (1.98) (.81)
Net asset value, end of period $ 51.37 $ 49.63 $ 44.20 $ 42.76 $ 35.41
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.96% 20.63% 3.37% 27.43% 17.61%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 25,976 $ 24,802 $ 20,411 $ 19,652 $ 14,315
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.14% A 1.14% 1.28% A 1.18% 1.34%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.13% A, E 1.13% E 1.27% A, E 1.17% E 1.34%
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .69% A .92% 1.03% A 1.39% 1.88%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 53% A 25% 33% A 35% 33%
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SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA 1995 F 1994 F
Net asset value, beginning of $ 26.62 $ 25.39
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .39 .22
Net realized and unrealized 5.31 1.92
gain (loss)
Total from investment 5.70 2.14
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.27) (.07)
From net realized gain (1.16) (.84)
Total distributions (1.43) (.91)
Net asset value, end of period $ 30.89 $ 26.62
TOTAL RETURN B, C 22.88% 8.71%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 9,691 $ 4,599
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.59% 1.63%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.58% E 1.62% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.56% 1.12%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 39% 43%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
F YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31
G ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1997
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES WHICH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 H 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 49.12 $ 44.02 $ 42.60 $ 37.62
of period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .03 .14 .02 .13
Net realized and unrealized 3.58 8.04 1.40 4.85
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.61 8.18 1.42 4.98
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.24) (.48) - -
From net realized gain (1.69) (2.60) - -
Total distributions (1.93) (3.08) - -
Net asset value, end of period $ 50.80 $ 49.12 $ 44.02 $ 42.60
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.67% 19.95% 3.33% 13.24%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 2,041 $ 1,432 $ 423 $ 371
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.70% A 1.71% 1.85% A, F 1.75% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.69% A, G 1.70% G 1.84% A, G 1.74% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .13% A .31% .47% A .48% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 53% A 25% 33% A 35%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 3, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS B
SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
H ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1997
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 49.33 $ 44.20 $ 43.62
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .03 .12 .02
Net realized and unrealized 3.58 8.08 .56
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.61 8.20 .58
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.32) (.47) -
From net realized gain (1.69) (2.60) -
Total distributions (2.01) (3.07) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 50.93 $ 49.33 $ 44.20
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.65% 19.91% 1.33%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 563 $ 301 $ 6
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.69% A 1.70% 1.85% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.68% A, G 1.70% 1.84% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .14% A .27% .74% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 53% A 25% 33% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS C
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA (UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 H 1997 G 1996 G
Net asset value, beginning of $ 49.78 $ 44.31 $ 42.85 $ 35.47 $ 30.97
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .30 D .65 D .05 D .75 D .77 D
Net realized and unrealized 3.59 8.10 1.41 8.78 4.74
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.89 8.75 1.46 9.53 5.51
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.60) (.68) - (.71) (.61)
From net realized gain (1.69) (2.60) - (1.44) (.40)
Total distributions (2.29) (3.28) - (2.15) (1.01)
Net asset value, end of period $ 51.38 $ 49.78 $ 44.31 $ 42.85 $ 35.47
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.21% 21.29% 3.41% 28.07% 18.25%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 629 $ 618 $ 392 $ 375 $ 250
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .63% A .62% .71% A .66% .85%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .62% A, F .61% F .70% A, F .65% F .84% F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.20% A 1.43% 1.60% A 1.91% 2.38%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 53% A 25% 33% A 35% 33%
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SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA 1995 E
Net asset value, beginning of $ 29.04
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .12
Net realized and unrealized 1.81
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.93
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income -
From net realized gain -
Total distributions -
Net asset value, end of period $ 30.97
TOTAL RETURN B, C 6.65%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 72
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .82% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .81% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.33% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 39%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD JULY 3, 1995 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF INSTITUTIONAL
CLASS SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1995.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
G YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31
H ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1997
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES WHICH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund (the fund) is a fund of
Fidelity Advisor Series I (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 (the 1940 Act), as an
open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts
business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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, 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 dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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 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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS - CONTINUED
transactions may include temporary book and tax basis differences
which will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain
remaining at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS. The fund generally uses foreign currency
contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated
securities. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign
currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts'
terms. The U.S. dollar value of foreign currency contracts is
determined using contractual currency exchange rates established at
the time of each trade.
JOINT TRADING ACCOUNT. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the fund, along with
other affiliated entities of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMR), may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint
trading accounts. These balances are invested in one or more
repurchase agreements for U.S. Treasury or Federal Agency obligations.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The underlying U.S. Treasury 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 $7,434,672,000 and $7,215,036,000, respectively, of which
U.S. government and government agency obligations aggregated
$28,798,000 and $201,746,000, 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 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 investment performance of the asset-weighted
average return of all classes as compared to the appropriate index
over a specified period of time. For the period, the management fee
was equivalent to an annualized rate of .45% of average net assets
after the performance adjustment.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
CLASS C 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN - CONTINUED
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 564,000 $ 1,000
CLASS T 64,595,000 792,000
CLASS B 8,762,000 6,573,000
CLASS C 2,154,000 1,789,000
$ 76,075,000 $ 9,155,000
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on 0.25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 1,953,000 $ 796,000
CLASS T 6,015,000 2,342,000
CLASS B 2,322,000 2,322,000 *
CLASS C 151,000 151,000 *
$ 10,441,000 $ 5,611,000
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
TRANSFER AGENT FEES - CONTINUED
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 500,000 .23 *
CLASS T 21,489,000 .17 *
CLASS B 1,891,000 .22 *
CLASS C 439,000 .21*
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 531,000 .16 *
$ 24,850,000
* ANNUALIZED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc., an affiliate of FMR,
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 $1,200,000 for the
period.
5. 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 $1,198,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into arrangements with its custodian
and each class' transfer agent whereby credits realized as a result of
uninvested cash balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses.
During the period, the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $2,000
under the custodian arrangement, and each applicable class' expenses
were reduced as follows under the transfer agent arrangements:
TRANSFER AGENT CREDITS
CLASS A $ 4,000
CLASS T 52,000
$ 56,000
6. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, one shareholder was record owner of
approximately 12% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998
FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME
Class A $ 3,446 $ 1,998
Class T 175,050 217,401
Class B 7,090 4,810
Class C 2,000 114
Institutional Class 7,481 6,070
Total $ 195,067 $ 230,393
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 12,417 $ 8,735
Class T 845,707 1,209,164
Class B 50,007 26,330
Class C 10,642 675
Institutional Class 21,093 23,289
Total $ 939,866 $ 1,268,193
$ 1,134,933 $ 1,498,586
8. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
SHARES DOLLARS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 4,018 5,006 $ 200,397
Reinvestment of distributions 317 245 14,915
Shares redeemed (1,035) (1,215) (51,705)
Net increase (decrease) 3,300 4,036 $ 163,607
CLASS T Shares sold 49,072 100,805 $ 2,458,526
Reinvestment of distributions 20,264 32,321 961,462
Shares redeemed (63,386) (95,176) (3,195,092)
Net increase (decrease) 5,950 37,950 $ 224,896
CLASS B Shares sold 12,466 21,067 $ 619,463
Reinvestment of distributions 1,064 667 50,034
Shares redeemed (2,497) (2,187) (124,660)
Net increase (decrease) 11,033 19,547 $ 544,837
CLASS C Shares sold 5,523 6,462 $ 275,361
Reinvestment of distributions 217 15 10,228
Shares redeemed (782) (506) (39,126)
Net increase (decrease) 4,958 5,971 $ 246,463
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 2,735 6,993 $ 136,380
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 506 595 23,925
Shares redeemed (3,422) (4,004) (172,469)
Net increase (decrease) (181) 3,584 $ (12,164)
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1998
CLASS A Shares sold $ 225,955
Reinvestment of distributions 10,085
Shares redeemed (55,006)
Net increase (decrease) $ 181,034
CLASS T Shares sold $ 4,546,813
Reinvestment of distributions 1,340,827
Shares redeemed (4,297,357)
Net increase (decrease) $ 1,590,283
CLASS B Shares sold $ 950,442
Reinvestment of distributions 27,524
Shares redeemed (97,688)
Net increase (decrease) $ 880,278
CLASS C Shares sold $ 292,437
Reinvestment of distributions 602
Shares redeemed (22,628)
Net increase (decrease) $ 270,411
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 319,599
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 24,612
Shares redeemed (180,998)
Net increase (decrease) $ 163,213
</TABLE>
9. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED COMPANIES.
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of
at least 5% of the voting securities. Transactions during the period
with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:
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SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS WITH
AFFILIATED COMPANIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS PURCHASE COST SALES COST DIVIDEND INCOME VALUE
Airborne Freight Corp. $ - $ - $ - $ 63,461
AmeriSource Health Corp. 25,140 - - 98,881
Class A
Burlington Industries, Inc. 2,908 - - 56,605
Centex Corp. 7,821 - - 122,151
Cummins Engine Co., Inc. 3,385 - 1,213 113,820
Discount Auto Parts, Inc. - - - 31,519
Kaufman & Broad Home Corp. 26,193 - 566 95,644
LAM Research Corp. - - - 58,566
Lennar Corp. 5,773 - 31 61,083
Liz Claiborne, Inc. - - 984 157,514
MGIC Investment Corp. 98,015 - 386 396,617
McDermott International, Inc. 4,695 - - 81,698
Policy Management Systems 34,501 - - 99,933
Corp.
Promus Hotel Corp. 2,687 - - 111,295
Revlon, Inc. Class A - 6,519 - -
SCI Systems, Inc. 11,136 5,019 - 167,145
Solectron Corp. - 67,697 - -
Tech Data Corp. 44,825 - - 146,783
Ultratech Stepper, Inc. - 8,847 - 17,624
Warnaco Group, Inc. Class A 15,813 - 271 103,970
TOTALS $ 282,892 $ 88,082 $ 3,451 $ 1,984,309
</TABLE>
10. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of Fidelity Advisor
Growth Opportunities Fund, the Board of Trustees has determined not to
retain PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent auditor
and voted to appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ended
November 30, 1999. For the fiscal periods ended November 30, 1998,
November 30, 1997 and October 31, 1997, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's
audit reports contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion;
nor were their reports qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or
accounting principles. Further, there were no disagreements between
the fund and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on accounting principles,
financial statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved
to the satisfaction of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP would have caused
them to make reference to the disagreement in their report.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Abigail P. Johnson, Vice President
George A. Vanderheiden, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
* INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENTS
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Boston, MA
GOI-SANN-0799 80318
1.704617.101
FIDELITY ADVISOR
LARGE CAP
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND CLASS C
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(REGISTERED TRADEMARK)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 12 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 15 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the past six months.
INVESTMENTS 16 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 24 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 33 Notes to the financial
statements.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR LARGE CAP FUND - CLASS A
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class A shares took place on September
3, 1996. Class A shares bear a 0.25% 12b-1 fee that is reflected in
returns after September 3, 1996. Returns prior to September 3, 1996
are those of Class T and reflect Class T shares' 0.50% 12b-1 fee. If
Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the total returns
would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL A 13.88% 26.77% 102.81%
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL A 7.33% 19.48% 91.15%
(INCL. 5.75% SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 12.61% 21.03% 115.19%
Growth Funds Average 13.69% 16.23% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one year or since
the fund started on February 20, 1996. 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 Class A's
returns to the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a
market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. To measure how
Class A's performance stacked up against its peers, you can compare it
to the growth funds average, which reflects the performance of mutual
funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six
months average represents a peer group of 1,115 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL A 26.77% 24.08%
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL A 19.48% 21.86%
(INCL. 5.75% SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 21.03% 26.35%
Growth Funds Average 16.23% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS take Class A's cumulative return and show you
what would have happened if Class A had performed at a constant rate
each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Large Cap -CL A S&P 500
00250 SP001
1996/02/20 9425.00 10000.00
1996/02/29 9453.28 10003.76
1996/03/31 9481.55 10100.10
1996/04/30 9547.53 10248.98
1996/05/31 9745.45 10513.30
1996/06/30 9792.58 10553.35
1996/07/31 9321.33 10087.11
1996/08/31 9622.93 10299.84
1996/09/30 10273.25 10879.52
1996/10/31 10386.35 11179.57
1996/11/30 11149.78 12024.64
1996/12/31 10885.74 11786.43
1997/01/31 11435.96 12522.85
1997/02/28 11236.66 12621.03
1997/03/31 10648.25 12102.43
1997/04/30 11132.27 12824.94
1997/05/31 11863.03 13605.73
1997/06/30 12280.61 14215.26
1997/07/31 13210.67 15346.37
1997/08/31 12736.15 14486.67
1997/09/30 13409.97 15280.10
1997/10/31 12906.98 14769.75
1997/11/30 13248.63 15453.44
1997/12/31 13472.27 15718.77
1998/01/31 13553.08 15892.62
1998/02/28 14593.29 17038.80
1998/03/31 15269.93 17911.36
1998/04/30 15370.92 18091.54
1998/05/31 15078.05 17780.55
1998/06/30 15997.07 18502.80
1998/07/31 16027.37 18305.74
1998/08/31 13643.97 15659.10
1998/09/30 14764.97 16662.22
1998/10/31 15744.59 18017.52
1998/11/30 16784.81 19109.57
1998/12/31 18246.29 20210.66
1999/01/31 19383.45 21055.87
1999/02/28 18609.41 20401.45
1999/03/31 19673.72 21217.71
1999/04/30 19673.72 22039.48
1999/05/28 19114.69 21519.12
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990615 163611 R00000000000043
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund - Class A on February 20,
1996, when the fund started, and the current 5.75% sales charge was
paid. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment
would have grown to $19,115 - a 91.15% 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 investment would have grown to
$21,519 - a 115.19% 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.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR LARGE CAP FUND - CLASS T
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the
life of fund total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL T 13.84% 26.60% 102.80%
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL T 9.85% 22.16% 95.71%
(INCL. 3.50% SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 115.19%
Growth Funds Average 13.69% 16.23% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one year or since
the fund started on February 20, 1996. 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 Class T's
returns to the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a
market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. To measure how
Class T's performance stacked up against its peers, you can compare it
to the growth funds average, which reflects the performance of mutual
funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six
months average represents a peer group of 1,115 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL T 26.60% 24.08%
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL T 22.16% 22.74%
(INCL. 3.50% SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 21.03% 26.35%
Growth Funds Average 16.23% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS take Class T's cumulative return and show you
what would have happened if Class T had performed at a constant rate
each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Large Cap -CL T S&P 500
00534 SP001
1996/02/20 9650.00 10000.00
1996/02/29 9678.95 10003.76
1996/03/31 9707.90 10100.10
1996/04/30 9775.45 10248.98
1996/05/31 9978.10 10513.30
1996/06/30 10026.35 10553.35
1996/07/31 9543.85 10087.11
1996/08/31 9852.65 10299.84
1996/09/30 10518.50 10879.52
1996/10/31 10634.30 11179.57
1996/11/30 11406.30 12024.64
1996/12/31 11135.97 11786.43
1997/01/31 11698.46 12522.85
1997/02/28 11494.76 12621.03
1997/03/31 10893.34 12102.43
1997/04/30 11388.05 12824.94
1997/05/31 12144.67 13605.73
1997/06/30 12561.78 14215.26
1997/07/31 13522.10 15346.37
1997/08/31 13046.79 14486.67
1997/09/30 13735.51 15280.10
1997/10/31 13221.40 14769.75
1997/11/30 13560.90 15453.44
1997/12/31 13788.50 15718.77
1998/01/31 13871.01 15892.62
1998/02/28 14953.87 17038.80
1998/03/31 15655.16 17911.36
1998/04/30 15747.98 18091.54
1998/05/31 15459.21 17780.55
1998/06/30 16397.70 18502.80
1998/07/31 16428.64 18305.74
1998/08/31 13984.45 15659.10
1998/09/30 15129.20 16662.22
1998/10/31 16129.56 18017.52
1998/11/30 17191.80 19109.57
1998/12/31 18684.08 20210.66
1999/01/31 19856.04 21055.87
1999/02/28 19054.77 20401.45
1999/03/31 20141.42 21217.71
1999/04/30 20141.42 22039.48
1999/05/28 19570.66 21519.12
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990615 164101 R00000000000043
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund - Class T on February 20,
1996, when the fund started, and the current 3.50% sales charge was
paid. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment
would have grown to $19,571 - a 95.71% increase on the initial
investment. For comparison, look at how the Standard & Poor's 500
Index did over the same period. With dividends and capital gains, if
any, reinvested, the same $10,000 investment would have grown to
$21,519 - a 115.19% 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.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR LARGE CAP FUND - CLASS B
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). Class B shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in
the past six months, past one year and the life of fund total return
figures are 5%, 5% and 3%, respectively. If Fidelity had not
reimbursed certain class expenses, the life of fund total returns
would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL B 13.50% 25.85% 99.17%
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL B 8.50% 20.85% 96.17%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 115.19%
Growth Funds Average 13.69% 16.23% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one year or since
the fund started on February 20, 1996. 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 Class B's
returns to the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a
market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. To measure how
Class B's performance stacked up against its peers, you can compare it
to the growth funds average, which reflects the performance of mutual
funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six
months average represents a peer group of 1,115 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL B 25.85% 23.40%
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL B 20.85% 22.83%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 21.03% 26.35%
Growth Funds Average 16.23% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS take Class B's cumulative return and show you
what would have happened if Class B had performed at a constant rate
each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Large Cap -CL B S&P 500
00535 SP001
1996/02/20 10000.00 10000.00
1996/02/29 10020.00 10003.76
1996/03/31 10060.00 10100.10
1996/04/30 10120.00 10248.98
1996/05/31 10330.00 10513.30
1996/06/30 10370.00 10553.35
1996/07/31 9860.00 10087.11
1996/08/31 10180.00 10299.84
1996/09/30 10860.00 10879.52
1996/10/31 10970.00 11179.57
1996/11/30 11770.00 12024.64
1996/12/31 11479.86 11786.43
1997/01/31 12052.28 12522.85
1997/02/28 11831.32 12621.03
1997/03/31 11218.67 12102.43
1997/04/30 11720.85 12824.94
1997/05/31 12484.16 13605.73
1997/06/30 12916.03 14215.26
1997/07/31 13890.26 15346.37
1997/08/31 13398.12 14486.67
1997/09/30 14101.17 15280.10
1997/10/31 13568.86 14769.75
1997/11/30 13910.34 15453.44
1997/12/31 14144.86 15718.77
1998/01/31 14219.32 15892.62
1998/02/28 15325.39 17038.80
1998/03/31 16037.95 17911.36
1998/04/30 16123.03 18091.54
1998/05/31 15825.25 17780.55
1998/06/30 16771.78 18502.80
1998/07/31 16793.05 18305.74
1998/08/31 14283.14 15659.10
1998/09/30 15453.01 16662.22
1998/10/31 16463.36 18017.52
1998/11/30 17548.16 19109.57
1998/12/31 19061.91 20210.66
1999/01/31 20232.31 21055.87
1999/02/28 19409.04 20401.45
1999/03/31 20514.26 21217.71
1999/04/30 20502.98 22039.48
1999/05/28 19617.00 21519.12
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990615 163741 R00000000000043
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund - Class B on February 20,
1996, when the fund started. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the
value of the investment, including the effect of the applicable
contingent deferred sales charge, would have grown to $19,617 - a
96.17% 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
investment would have grown to $21,519 - a 115.19% 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.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR LARGE CAP FUND - CLASS C
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class C shares took place on November
3, 1997. Class C shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. Returns between
February 20, 1996 and November 3, 1997 are those of Class B, and
reflect Class B shares' 1.00% 12b-1 fee. Class C shares' contingent
deferred sales charges included in the past six months, past one year
and the life of fund total return figures are 1%, 1% and 0%,
respectively. If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses,
the total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL C 13.43% 25.49% 98.48%
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL C 12.43% 24.49% 98.48%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 115.19%
Growth Funds Average 13.69% 16.23% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one year or since
the fund started on February 20, 1996. 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 Class C's
returns to the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a
market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. To measure how
Class C's performance stacked up against its peers, you can compare it
to the growth funds average, which reflects the performance of mutual
funds with similar objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six
months average represents a peer group of 1,115 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL C 25.49% 23.27%
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL C 24.49% 23.27%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 21.03% 26.35%
Growth Funds Average 16.23% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS take Class C's cumulative return and show you
what would have happened if Class C had performed at a constant rate
each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Large Cap -CL C S&P 500
00483 SP001
1996/02/20 10000.00 10000.00
1996/02/29 10020.00 10003.76
1996/03/31 10060.00 10100.10
1996/04/30 10120.00 10248.98
1996/05/31 10330.00 10513.30
1996/06/30 10370.00 10553.35
1996/07/31 9860.00 10087.11
1996/08/31 10180.00 10299.84
1996/09/30 10860.00 10879.52
1996/10/31 10970.00 11179.57
1996/11/30 11770.00 12024.64
1996/12/31 11479.86 11786.43
1997/01/31 12052.28 12522.85
1997/02/28 11831.32 12621.03
1997/03/31 11218.67 12102.43
1997/04/30 11720.85 12824.94
1997/05/31 12484.16 13605.73
1997/06/30 12916.03 14215.26
1997/07/31 13890.26 15346.37
1997/08/31 13398.12 14486.67
1997/09/30 14101.17 15280.10
1997/10/31 13568.86 14769.75
1997/11/30 13910.25 15453.44
1997/12/31 14133.78 15718.77
1998/01/31 14218.42 15892.62
1998/02/28 15329.23 17038.80
1998/03/31 16027.46 17911.36
1998/04/30 16112.09 18091.54
1998/05/31 15815.87 17780.55
1998/06/30 16746.84 18502.80
1998/07/31 16768.00 18305.74
1998/08/31 14260.73 15659.10
1998/09/30 15413.86 16662.22
1998/10/31 16418.88 18017.52
1998/11/30 17497.96 19109.57
1998/12/31 18995.11 20210.66
1999/01/31 20162.74 21055.87
1999/02/28 19341.38 20401.45
1999/03/31 20444.03 21217.71
1999/04/30 20432.78 22039.48
1999/05/28 19847.70 21519.12
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990615 163921 R00000000000043
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund - Class C on February 20,
1996, when the fund started. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the
value of the investment, would have grown to $19,848 - a 98.48%
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 investment
would have grown to $21,519 - a 115.19% 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.
(checkmark)
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(Photograph of Karen Firestone)
An interview with Karen Firestone, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
Advisor Large Cap Stock Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, KAREN?
A. For the six months that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's Class A,
Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned 13.88%, 13.84%, 13.50%
and 13.43%, respectively, while, over the same period, the growth
funds average tracked by Lipper Inc. returned 13.69% and the Standard
& Poor's 500 Index returned 12.61%. For the 12 months that ended May
31, 1999, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares
returned 26.77%, 26.60%, 25.85% and 25.49%, respectively, while the
growth funds average returned 16.23% and the S&P 500 Index returned
21.03%.
Q. CLEARLY, THE FUND BENEFITED FROM A MARKET THAT CONTINUED TO FAVOR
LARGE-CAPITALIZATION STOCKS FOR MOST OF THE PERIOD. WHAT OTHER FACTORS
CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND'S SOLID PERFORMANCE OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS?
A. One reason the fund performed in line with its peers and
outperformed the S&P 500 index was that it continued to have a large
weighting in some of the market's largest-cap stocks - the top
performers for most of the period. A good example of this is General
Electric, one of the fund's top holdings at the end of the period and
one of the largest-capitalization companies in the world. During the
period, GE's earnings growth continued to beat expectations. It
benefited from management's efforts to streamline its product line and
cut costs. The other factor that boosted the fund's performance was
good stock selection.
Q. WHAT OTHER STOCKS HELPED THE FUND PERFORM WELL?
A. The fund's largest holding, Microsoft, was the strongest
contributor to the fund over the period. The company continued to meet
or exceed investors' expectations. America Online, also a large
holding, was a terrific growth stock. AOL is an incredible franchise
that derives the great majority of its revenue from subscriber fees,
which provided a steady revenue stream over the period. In addition,
it has become a brand name with extremely loyal members and is on the
leading edge of electronic commerce. Another strong-performing top
holding was Cisco Systems, the leader in the switching business - a
business that's becoming synonymous with Internet-related industries.
Its product development was phenomenal, and the company produced
earnings that met or beat market expectations.
Q. FROM THAT LIST OF COMPANY NAMES, IT APPEARS THAT THE FUND STRONGLY
BENEFITED FROM ITS HOLDINGS IN ITS LARGEST SECTOR, TECHNOLOGY . . .
A. That's true. Since the focus of this fund is growth, and the
leading growth sector over the period was technology, I placed strong
emphasis on many aspects of the sector, including software, storage,
telecommunications and the Internet. The fund also benefited from
owning the largest-cap companies in those industries - the technology
stocks that performed the best over the period.
Q. DO YOU REGRET ANY OF THE INVESTMENT CHOICES YOU MADE OVER THE
PERIOD?
A. Sure. While there were no stocks that were major detractors, some
of the fund's utility holdings had a tough time. Alcatel, a French
telecommunications company, and Northern Telecom, an equipment
supplier, were hurt when orders for big pieces of telecommunications
equipment fell through or were postponed. At the end of the period,
the fund did not hold either of these stocks.
Q. KAREN, WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE FUND?
A. I think we are seeing some type of worldwide economic recovery
underway, and, as a result, cyclical stocks - those stocks that tend
to perform well when the general economy is strong - are performing
better. Overall, however, the market seems to be in a revolving
pattern. By this I mean that market leadership is moving from big
growth stocks, like communications and technology stocks, to cyclicals
and back again. Ultimately, I will have to live with that volatility
and be comfortable with the fundamentals of the positions I own. I
will continue to look for companies with earnings acceleration
underway that I think will result in higher stock prices.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: to seek long-term
growth of capital
START DATE: February 20,
1996
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $268 million
MANAGER: Karen Firestone,
since 1998; joined Fidelity
in 1983
(checkmark)
KAREN FIRESTONE ON THE
UTILITY SECTOR:
"To me, the term `utilities' is just a
pseudonym for
telecommunications, and the
telecommunications industry -
whether you're talking about
long-distance carriers or cable
companies - is now competing in
the same universe as the Internet.
As a result, we can no longer look at
utilities as just phone companies:
They are now providers of very
high-speed telecommunications,
which are a critical component of
the technology revolution. As a
result, the line between utilities
and technology is constantly
blurring, and I expect to see even
more of this going forward.
"MCI WorldCom, one of the fund's
top holdings over the period, helped
the fund's utility stocks outperform
those held by the S&P 500 index.
Investors were enthusiastic about
the giant telecommunications
company because it was expected
to benefit heavily from increased
data traffic due to the Internet."
(solid bullet) Over the period, the fund held a
much lower percentage of stocks
in the financial sector than did its
peers, which benefited the fund over
the period since the sector turned
in a relatively weak performance.
The fund manager preferred to
wait on the sidelines because she
believed that financial markets
would be negatively affected by
economic slowdowns in Asia and
some Third World countries.
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
Microsoft Corp. 4.3 3.4
General Electric Co. 3.6 3.4
Merck & Co., Inc. 2.8 2.4
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 2.4 2.5
Cisco Systems, Inc. 2.2 1.6
Intel Corp. 2.1 2.9
Procter & Gamble Co. 2.1 1.6
Coca-Cola Co. (The) 1.8 2.0
Johnson & Johnson 1.5 1.3
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 1.5 1.9
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 20.6 22.4
HEALTH 19.0 21.9
MEDIA & LEISURE 10.9 6.6
NONDURABLES 10.7 12.8
FINANCE 6.6 9.7
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 * AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 94.5% Stocks 95.8%
Short-Term Investments 5.5% Short-Term Investments 4.2%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.2% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 5.8%
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Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 94.5
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 5.5
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 95.8
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.2
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
COMMON STOCKS - 94.5%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.5%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.9%
Boeing Co. 32,300 $ 1,364,675
Cordant Technologies, Inc. 21,700 1,052,450
2,417,125
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.6%
Litton Industries, Inc. (a) 8,800 571,450
Raytheon Co. Class B 16,800 1,143,450
1,714,900
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 4,132,025
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 1.8%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.7%
Monsanto Co. 46,300 1,921,450
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 1.1%
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. 40,500 1,270,688
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 51,740 1,578,070
2,848,758
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 4,770,208
DURABLES - 1.1%
CONSUMER DURABLES - 1.1%
Minnesota Mining & 33,400 2,864,050
Manufacturing Co.
ENERGY - 4.4%
ENERGY SERVICES - 1.4%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 28,200 877,725
Halliburton Co. 28,200 1,166,775
Schlumberger Ltd. 29,200 1,757,475
3,801,975
OIL & GAS - 3.0%
Exxon Corp. 46,000 3,674,250
Texaco, Inc. 20,700 1,355,850
Total SA sponsored ADR 25,800 1,568,963
USX-Marathon Group 50,000 1,496,875
8,095,938
TOTAL ENERGY 11,897,913
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
FINANCE - 6.6%
BANKS - 1.1%
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 47,760 $ 1,707,420
BankBoston Corp. 14,800 701,150
Comerica, Inc. 12,500 755,469
3,164,039
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 1.8%
American Express Co. 11,930 1,445,767
Associates First Capital 37,200 1,525,200
Corp. Class A
Fleet Financial Group, Inc. 27,300 1,122,713
Household International, Inc. 17,390 754,291
4,847,971
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 2.2%
Fannie Mae 58,770 3,996,360
Freddie Mac 32,700 1,906,819
5,903,179
INSURANCE - 1.5%
American International Group, 17,900 2,046,194
Inc.
CIGNA Corp. 12,500 1,165,625
Hartford Financial Services 12,300 777,975
Group, Inc.
3,989,794
TOTAL FINANCE 17,904,983
HEALTH - 19.0%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 13.8%
American Home Products Corp. 48,740 2,808,643
Amgen, Inc. (a) 48,400 3,061,300
Banyu Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 42,000 716,606
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 55,960 3,840,255
Genzyme Corp. (General 24,100 977,556
Division)
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 57,000 4,071,938
Merck & Co., Inc. 111,940 7,555,950
PE Corp. (Biosystems Group) 7,300 815,319
Pfizer, Inc. 37,400 4,001,800
Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc. 32,700 1,812,806
QLT PhotoTherapeutics, Inc. 12,600 554,687
(a)
Quintiles Transnational Corp. 34,100 1,385,313
(a)
Schering-Plough Corp. 49,520 2,231,495
SmithKline Beecham PLC 33,400 2,191,875
sponsored ADR
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS -
CONTINUED
Warner-Lambert Co. 9,200 $ 570,400
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 23,200 888,850
(a)
37,484,793
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 4.9%
Abbott Laboratories 84,100 3,800,269
Baxter International, Inc. 22,900 1,478,481
Becton, Dickinson & Co. 8,000 310,000
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) 53,000 2,010,688
Guidant Corp. 29,300 1,465,000
Johnson & Johnson 44,840 4,153,305
13,217,743
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.3%
United HealthCare Corp. 16,200 943,650
TOTAL HEALTH 51,646,186
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 4.6%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 4.3%
Emerson Electric Co. 17,500 1,117,813
General Electric Co. 97,000 9,863,688
General Instrument Corp. (a) 20,300 785,356
11,766,857
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.3%
Case Corp. 18,400 864,800
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 12,631,657
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 10.9%
BROADCASTING - 5.8%
AT&T Corp. (Liberty Media 31,048 2,062,752
Group) Class A (a)
Cablevision Systems Corp. 22,400 1,766,800
Class A (a)
Canal Plus SA 1,900 549,922
CBS Corp. (a) 83,000 3,465,250
Comcast Corp. Class A 84,700 3,260,950
(special)
MediaOne Group, Inc. 11,800 871,725
TCA Cable TV, Inc. 22,500 1,274,063
Television Francaise 1 SA 2,000 479,780
(T.F.1)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
BROADCASTING - CONTINUED
Time Warner, Inc. 20,113 $ 1,368,941
Univision Communications, 9,000 533,813
Inc. Class A (a)
15,633,996
ENTERTAINMENT - 1.9%
Disney (Walt) Co. 109,200 3,180,450
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. 76,800 1,958,400
(a)
5,138,850
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.4%
Hasbro, Inc. 40,000 1,145,000
PUBLISHING - 1.5%
New York Times Co. (The) 49,400 1,685,775
Class A
Tribune Co. 30,900 2,439,169
4,124,944
RESTAURANTS - 1.3%
McDonald's Corp. 71,800 2,764,300
Tricon Global Restaurants, 14,900 867,925
Inc. (a)
3,632,225
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 29,675,015
NONDURABLES - 10.7%
BEVERAGES - 4.2%
Anheuser-Busch Companies, 38,900 2,842,131
Inc.
Coca-Cola Co. (The) 72,000 4,918,500
PepsiCo, Inc. 103,680 3,713,040
11,473,671
FOODS - 0.9%
Heinz (H.J.) Co. 29,500 1,425,219
Quaker Oats Co. 16,400 1,083,425
2,508,644
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 3.2%
Gillette Co. 57,800 2,947,800
Procter & Gamble Co. 62,100 5,798,588
8,746,388
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
TOBACCO - 2.4%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 166,080 $ 6,404,460
TOTAL NONDURABLES 29,133,163
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.6%
Barrick Gold Corp. 26,300 454,372
Newmont Mining Corp. 29,800 530,813
Placer Dome, Inc. 57,000 634,580
1,619,765
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 5.7%
DRUG STORES - 1.1%
CVS Corp. 21,700 998,200
General Nutrition Companies, 38,400 636,000
Inc. (a)
Walgreen Co. 55,600 1,292,700
2,926,900
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
2.8%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 34,600 2,179,800
Federated Department Stores, 39,400 2,147,300
Inc. (a)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 79,700 3,397,213
7,724,313
GROCERY STORES - 0.8%
Albertson's, Inc. 15,500 829,250
Safeway, Inc. (a) 27,800 1,292,700
2,121,950
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.0%
Home Depot, Inc. 46,200 2,627,625
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 15,400,788
SERVICES - 1.5%
ADVERTISING - 1.5%
DoubleClick, Inc. (a) 7,500 730,781
Omnicom Group, Inc. 15,140 1,059,800
TMP Worldwide, Inc. (a) 30,300 1,479,019
WPP Group PLC sponsored ADR 10,200 832,575
4,102,175
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - 20.6%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 3.5%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 54,862 $ 5,979,958
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 49,400 2,809,625
Newbridge Networks Corp. (a) 23,300 642,960
9,432,543
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 9.5%
Affymetrix, Inc. (a) 32,800 1,152,100
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) 3,700 439,375
America Online, Inc. 24,700 2,948,563
At Home Corp. Series A (a) 3,800 481,650
Automatic Data Processing, 38,600 1,589,838
Inc.
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) 20,800 1,028,300
Electronic Data Systems Corp. 8,300 466,875
First Data Corp. 45,700 2,053,644
International Business 11,800 1,372,488
Machines Corp.
Legato Systems, Inc. (a) 15,300 837,675
Microsoft Corp. (a) 144,400 11,651,262
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) 11,400 1,687,200
25,708,970
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 3.0%
Dell Computer Corp. (a) 47,500 1,635,781
EMC Corp. (a) 23,500 2,341,188
Hewlett-Packard Co. 36,700 3,461,269
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 11,820 753,525
8,191,763
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.6%
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 17,700 972,394
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 13,800 627,900
1,600,294
ELECTRONICS - 4.0%
Altera Corp. (a) 25,000 870,313
Intel Corp. 107,600 5,817,125
Linear Technology Corp. 11,100 588,300
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 13,300 504,569
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
Motorola, Inc. 18,800 $ 1,556,875
Texas Instruments, Inc. 14,700 1,607,813
10,944,995
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 55,878,565
TRANSPORTATION - 1.1%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.7%
AMR Corp. (a) 17,900 1,164,619
Southwest Airlines Co. 26,800 859,275
2,023,894
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.4%
CNF Transportation, Inc. 25,700 1,066,550
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 3,090,444
UTILITIES - 4.4%
CELLULAR - 1.0%
AirTouch Communications, Inc. 6,400 643,200
(a)
ALLTEL Corp. 19,600 1,405,075
Nextel Communications, Inc. 15,900 586,313
Class A (a)
2,634,588
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 3.4%
AT&T Corp. 37,450 2,078,475
DDI Corp. 92 422,119
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 32,733 2,827,313
Metromedia Fiber Network, 18,400 742,900
Inc. Class A (a)
SBC Communications, Inc. 17,500 894,688
Sprint Corp. (FON Group) 19,800 2,232,450
9,197,945
TOTAL UTILITIES 11,832,533
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 256,579,470
(Cost $222,685,061)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 5.5%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 14,824,061 $ 14,824,061
(Cost $14,824,061)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 271,403,531
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $237,509,122)
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.82%. 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 May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $238,758,882. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $32,644,649, of which $42,120,499 related to appreciated
investment securities and $9,475,850 related to depreciated investment
securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 271,403,531
value (cost $237,509,122) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 2,790,536
sold
Receivable for fund shares 1,591,616
sold
Dividends receivable 201,637
Interest receivable 57,188
Other receivables 585
TOTAL ASSETS 276,045,093
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 6,501,223
purchased
Payable for fund shares 526,382
redeemed
Accrued management fee 129,484
Distribution fees payable 139,646
Other payables and accrued 98,510
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 7,395,245
NET ASSETS $ 268,649,848
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 228,476,899
Accumulated net investment (604,934)
loss
Accumulated undistributed net 6,881,424
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 33,896,459
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 268,649,848
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $17.78
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($12,009,785 (divided by)
675,420 shares)
Maximum offering price per $18.86
share (100/94.25 of $17.78)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $17.83
redemption price per share
($157,070,558 (divided by)
8,808,668 shares)
Maximum offering price per $18.48
share (100/96.50 of $17.83)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $17.66
offering price per share
($72,990,233 (divided by)
4,133,643 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $17.64
offering price per share
($15,168,520 (divided by)
859,967 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $17.93
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($11,410,752 (divided
by) 636,468 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 751,466
Dividends
Interest 259,706
TOTAL INCOME 1,011,172
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 594,182
Transfer agent fees 228,000
Distribution fees 629,118
Accounting fees and expenses 48,522
Non-interested trustees' 287
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 11,338
Registration fees 101,296
Audit 15,568
Legal 201
Total expenses before 1,628,512
reductions
Expense reductions (17,565) 1,610,947
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (599,775)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 8,169,687
Foreign currency transactions 11,527 8,181,214
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 9,937,610
Assets and liabilities in 1,834 9,939,444
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 18,120,658
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 17,520,883
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
(UNAUDITED)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (599,775) $ (434,512)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 8,181,214 10,372,174
Change in net unrealized 9,939,444 13,461,652
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 17,520,883 23,399,314
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders
In excess of net investment (5,159) -
income
From net realized gain (8,682,764) (4,313,011)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (8,687,923) (4,313,011)
Share transactions - net 123,744,417 44,376,848
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 132,577,377 63,463,151
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 136,072,471 72,609,320
End of period (including $ 268,649,848 $ 136,072,471
accumulated net investment
loss of $604,934 and $0,
respectively)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 16.62 $ 13.96 $ 11.83 $ 10.21
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.02) (.05) (.04) -
Net realized and unrealized 2.23 3.54 2.25 1.62
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.21 3.49 2.21 1.62
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (1.05) (.83) (.08) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.78 $ 16.62 $ 13.96 $ 11.83
TOTAL RETURN B, C 13.88% 26.69% 18.82% 15.87%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 12,010 $ 4,254 $ 2,330 $ 503
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.30% A, F 1.46% F 1.75% F 1.75% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.28% A, G 1.44% G 1.72% G 1.75% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.27)% A (.31)% (.34)% .11% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 84% A 141% 93% 59% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 16.67 $ 13.98 $ 11.82 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.04) (.05) (.02) (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 2.25 3.56 2.24 1.83
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.21 3.51 2.22 1.82
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (1.05) (.82) (.06) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.83 $ 16.67 $ 13.98 $ 11.82
TOTAL RETURN B, C 13.84% 26.77% 18.89% 18.20%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 157,071 $ 81,455 $ 42,753 $ 26,133
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.50% A 1.46% 1.62% 2.00% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.48% A, G 1.44% G 1.60% G 2.00% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.47)% A (.31)% (.18)% (.14)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 84% A 141% 93% 59% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 20, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS T
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 16.50 $ 13.85 $ 11.77 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.09) (.13) (.09) (.05)
Net realized and unrealized 2.23 3.54 2.22 1.82
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.14 3.41 2.13 1.77
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.98) (.76) (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.66 $ 16.50 $ 13.85 $ 11.77
TOTAL RETURN B, C 13.50% 26.15% 18.18% 17.70%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 72,990 $ 37,229 $ 20,926 $ 9,721
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.02% A 2.00% 2.16% 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.01% A, G 1.98% G 2.14% G 2.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.00)% A (.85)% (.73)% (.64)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 84% A 141% 93% 59% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 20, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS B
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 16.54 $ 13.98 $ 13.97
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.09) (.21) (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 2.22 3.59 .02
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.13 3.38 .01
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (1.03) (.82) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.64 $ 16.54 $ 13.98
TOTAL RETURN B, C 13.43% 25.79% .07%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 15,169 $ 4,393 $ 41
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.05% A, F 2.50% F 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.03% A, G 2.48% G 2.35% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.02)% A (1.40)% (.62)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 84% A 141% 93%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS C
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 F
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 16.77 $ 14.05 $ 11.86 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .01 .03 .04 E .03
Net realized and unrealized 2.25 3.56 2.24 1.83
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.26 3.59 2.28 1.86
operations
Less Distributions
In excess of net investment (.01) - - -
income
From net realized gain (1.09) (.87) I (.09) -
Total distributions (1.10) (.87) (.09) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.93 $ 16.77 $ 14.05 $ 11.86
TOTAL RETURN B, C 14.10% 27.35% 19.39% 18.60%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 11,411 $ 8,742 $ 6,560 $ 9,144
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .96% A .99% 1.15% 1.50% A, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .94% A, H .97% H 1.12% H 1.48% A, H
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .07% A .18% .32% .38% A
income to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 84% A 141% 93% 59% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E DURING THE PERIOD, A SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDER REDEMPTION CAUSED AN
UNUSUALLY HIGH LEVEL OF INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE.
F FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 20, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
G FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
H FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
I THE AMOUNT SHOWN REFLECTS CERTAIN RECLASSIFICATIONS RELATED TO BOOK
TO TAX DIFFERENCES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund(the fund) is a fund of Fidelity
Advisor Series I (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 (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management
investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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.
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 dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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 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 net investment loss and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
may include temporary book and tax basis differences that will reverse
in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining at fiscal
year end is distributed in the following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
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 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 $190,443,395 and $80,689,013, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .2500% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
MANAGEMENT FEE - CONTINUED
fee rate is .30%. In the event that these rates were lower than the
contractual rates in effect during the period, FMR voluntarily
implemented the above rates, as they resulted in the same or a lower
management fee. For the period, the management fee was equivalent to
an annualized rate of .59% of average net assets .
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
CLASS C 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 9,846 $ 35
CLASS T 305,276 205
CLASS B 270,325 203,027
CLASS C 43,671 40,070
$ 629,118 $ 243,337
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
assets that do not remain in the fund for at least one year. The Class
A and Class T contingent deferred sales charge is based on 0.25% of
the lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or
the net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. A portion of the sales charges paid to
FDC are paid to securities dealers, banks and other financial
institutions.
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 115,287 $ 41,919
CLASS T 153,980 49,919
CLASS B 38,707 38,707 *
CLASS C 1,963 1,963 *
$ 309,937 $ 132,508
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 10,789 .28 *
CLASS T 132,796 .22 *
CLASS B 62,974 .24 *
CLASS C 11,370 .26 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 10,071 .19 *
$ 228,000
* ANNUALIZED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc., an affiliate of FMR,
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.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
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 $19,460 for the
period.
5. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse operating expenses (excluding
interest, taxes, securities lending fees, brokerage commissions and
extraordinary expenses, if any) above the following annual rates or
range of annual rates of average net assets for each of the following
classes:
FMR EXPENSE LIMITATIONS REIMBURSEMENT
CLASS A 1.30% $ 87
CLASS C 2.05% 73
$ 160
FMR has also 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 $17,364 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into an arrangement with its
custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash
balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses. During the period,
the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $41 under the custodian
arrangement.
6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998
IN EXCESS OF NET INVESTMENT
INCOME
Institutional Class $ 5,159 $ -
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 291,566 $ 144,680
Class T 5,269,667 2,603,039
Class B 2,268,599 1,174,205
Class C 287,884 4,554
Institutional Class 565,048 386,533
Total $ 8,682,764 $ 4,313,011
$ 8,687,923 $ 4,313,011
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7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 458,057 149,566 $ 8,215,874
Reinvestment of distributions 17,446 10,836 285,354
Shares redeemed (55,984) (71,452) (986,839)
Net increase (decrease) 419,519 88,950 $ 7,514,389
CLASS T Shares sold 4,717,752 3,016,885 $ 84,829,264
Reinvestment of distributions 309,036 194,189 5,070,579
Shares redeemed (1,102,964) (1,383,470) (19,655,469)
Net increase (decrease) 3,923,824 1,827,604 $ 70,244,374
CLASS B Shares sold 1,984,259 1,003,260 $ 35,490,491
Reinvestment of distributions 116,077 85,310 1,891,943
Shares redeemed (222,950) (342,947) (3,933,573)
Net increase (decrease) 1,877,386 745,623 $ 33,448,861
CLASS C Shares sold 615,096 296,148 $ 10,995,228
Reinvestment of distributions 15,644 323 254,928
Shares redeemed (36,378) (33,774) (640,069)
Net increase (decrease) 594,362 262,697 $ 10,610,087
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 299,328 436,413 $ 5,337,085
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 32,819 28,359 540,107
Shares redeemed (216,825) (410,609) (3,950,486)
Net increase (decrease) 115,322 54,163 $ 1,926,706
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YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1998
CLASS A Shares sold $ 2,255,465
Reinvestment of distributions 140,431
Shares redeemed (1,071,670)
Net increase (decrease) $ 1,324,226
CLASS T Shares sold $ 45,639,086
Reinvestment of distributions 2,524,317
Shares redeemed (20,914,015)
Net increase (decrease) $ 27,249,388
CLASS B Shares sold $ 15,065,539
Reinvestment of distributions 1,102,243
Shares redeemed (5,096,726)
Net increase (decrease) $ 11,071,056
CLASS C Shares sold $ 4,585,462
Reinvestment of distributions 4,193
Shares redeemed (479,818)
Net increase (decrease) $ 4,109,837
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 6,728,785
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 368,930
Shares redeemed (6,475,374)
Net increase (decrease) $ 622,341
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8. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of Fidelity Advisor
Large Cap Fund, the Board of Trustees has determined not to retain
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent auditor and voted
to appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ended November
30, 1999. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 1998 and November
30, 1997, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's audit reports contained no
adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion; nor were their reports
qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
Further, there were no disagreements between the fund and
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on accounting principles, financial
statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved to the
satisfaction of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP would have caused them to
make reference to the disagreement in their report.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Abigail P. Johnson, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENT
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Boston, MA
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
IC-SANN-0799 79621
1.704742.101
(Fidelity Logo Graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
LARGE CAP
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(Fidelity logo Graphics)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 6 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 9 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the past six months.
INVESTMENTS 10 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 18 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 27 Notes to the financial
statements.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR LARGE CAP FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the
life of fund total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - INST 14.10% 27.22% 105.75%
CL
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 12.61% 21.03% 115.19%
Growth Funds Average 13.69% 16.23% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one
year or since the fund started on February 20, 1996. 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 Institutional Class' returns to the performance of the Standard &
Poor's 500 Index - a market capitalization-weighted index of common
stocks. To measure how Institutional Class' performance stacked up
against its peers, you can compare it to the growth funds average,
which reflects the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives
tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months average represents a peer
group of 1,115 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - INST 27.22% 24.63%
CL
S&P 500 21.03% 26.35%
Growth Funds Average 16.23% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS take Institutional Class' cumulative return and
show you what would have happened if
Institutional Class had performed at a constant rate each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Large Cap -CL I S&P 500
00536 SP001
1996/02/20 10000.00 10000.00
1996/02/29 10020.00 10003.76
1996/03/31 10060.00 10100.10
1996/04/30 10140.00 10248.98
1996/05/31 10350.00 10513.30
1996/06/30 10400.00 10553.35
1996/07/31 9900.00 10087.11
1996/08/31 10220.00 10299.84
1996/09/30 10910.00 10879.52
1996/10/31 11040.00 11179.57
1996/11/30 11860.00 12024.64
1996/12/31 11579.86 11786.43
1997/01/31 12164.08 12522.85
1997/02/28 11952.44 12621.03
1997/03/31 11337.69 12102.43
1997/04/30 11861.74 12824.94
1997/05/31 12647.82 13605.73
1997/06/30 13091.25 14215.26
1997/07/31 14099.04 15346.37
1997/08/31 13605.22 14486.67
1997/09/30 14330.84 15280.10
1997/10/31 13796.71 14769.75
1997/11/30 14159.51 15453.44
1997/12/31 14398.17 15718.77
1998/01/31 14494.94 15892.62
1998/02/28 15634.75 17038.80
1998/03/31 16365.95 17911.36
1998/04/30 16473.48 18091.54
1998/05/31 16172.40 17780.55
1998/06/30 17161.67 18502.80
1998/07/31 17193.93 18305.74
1998/08/31 14645.48 15659.10
1998/09/30 15849.81 16662.22
1998/10/31 16903.60 18017.52
1998/11/30 18032.65 19109.57
1998/12/31 19601.75 20210.66
1999/01/31 20838.44 21055.87
1999/02/28 20000.77 20401.45
1999/03/31 21148.26 21217.71
1999/04/30 21159.73 22039.48
1999/05/28 20574.51 21519.12
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990615 163932 R00000000000043
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund - Institutional Class on
February 20, 1996, when the fund started. As the chart shows, by May
31, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to $20,575 - a
105.75% 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
investment would have grown to $21,519 - a 115.19% 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
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of Karen Firestone)
An interview with Karen Firestone, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
Advisor Large Cap Stock Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, KAREN?
A. For the six months that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's
Institutional Class shares returned 14.10%, while over the same
period, the growth funds average tracked by Lipper Inc. returned
13.69% and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index returned 12.61%. For the 12
months that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's Institutional shares
returned 27.22%, while the growth funds average returned 16.23% and
the S&P 500 Index returned 21.03%.
Q. CLEARLY, THE FUND BENEFITED FROM A MARKET THAT CONTINUED TO FAVOR
LARGE-CAPITALIZATION STOCKS FOR MOST OF THE PERIOD. WHAT OTHER FACTORS
CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND'S SOLID PERFORMANCE OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS?
A. One reason the fund performed in line with its peers and
outperformed the S&P 500 index was that it continued to have a large
weighting in some of the market's largest-cap stocks - the top
performers for most of the period. A good example of this is General
Electric, one of the fund's top holdings at the end of the period and
one of the largest-capitalization companies in the world. During the
period, GE's earnings growth continued to beat expectations. It
benefited from management's efforts to streamline its product line and
cut costs. The other factor that boosted the fund's performance was
good stock selection.
Q. WHAT OTHER STOCKS HELPED THE FUND PERFORM WELL?
A. The fund's largest holding, Microsoft, was the strongest
contributor to the fund over the period. The company continued to meet
or exceed investors' expectations. America Online, also a large
holding, was a terrific growth stock. AOL is an incredible franchise
that derives the great majority of its revenue from subscriber fees,
which provided a steady revenue stream over the period. In addition,
it has become a brand name with extremely loyal members and is on the
leading edge of electronic commerce. Another strong-performing top
holding was Cisco Systems, the leader in the switching business - a
business that's becoming synonymous with Internet-related industries.
Its product development was phenomenal, and the company produced
earnings that met or beat market expectations.
Q. FROM THAT LIST OF COMPANY NAMES, IT APPEARS THAT THE FUND STRONGLY
BENEFITED FROM ITS HOLDINGS IN ITS LARGEST SECTOR, TECHNOLOGY . . .
A. That's true. Since the focus of this fund is growth, and the
leading growth sector over the period was technology, I placed strong
emphasis on many aspects of the sector, including software, storage,
telecommunications and the Internet. The fund also benefited from
owning the largest-cap companies in those industries - the technology
stocks that performed the best over the period.
Q. DO YOU REGRET ANY OF THE INVESTMENT CHOICES YOU MADE OVER THE
PERIOD?
A. Sure. While there were no stocks that were major detractors, some
of the fund's utility holdings had a tough time. Alcatel, a French
telecommunications company, and Northern Telecom, an equipment
supplier, were hurt when orders for big pieces of telecommunications
equipment fell through or were postponed. At the end of the period,
the fund did not hold either of these stocks.
Q. KAREN, WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE FUND?
A. I think we are seeing some type of worldwide economic recovery
underway, and, as a result, cyclical stocks - those stocks that tend
to perform well when the general economy is strong - are performing
better. Overall, however, the market seems to be in a revolving
pattern. By this I mean that market leadership is moving from big
growth stocks, like communications and technology stocks, to cyclicals
and back again. Ultimately, I will have to live with that volatility
and be comfortable with the fundamentals of the positions I own. I
will continue to look for companies with earnings acceleration
underway that I think will result in higher stock prices.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: to seek long-term
growth of capital
START DATE: February 20,
1996
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $268 million
MANAGER: Karen Firestone,
since 1998; joined Fidelity
in 1983
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KAREN FIRESTONE ON THE
UTILITY SECTOR:
"To me, the term `utilities' is just a
pseudonym for
telecommunications, and the
telecommunications industry -
whether you're talking about
long-distance carriers or cable
companies - is now competing in
the same universe as the Internet.
As a result, we can no longer look at
utilities as just phone companies:
They are now providers of very
high-speed telecommunications,
which are a critical component of
the technology revolution. As a
result, the line between utilities
and technology is constantly
blurring, and I expect to see even
more of this going forward.
"MCI WorldCom, one of the fund's
top holdings over the period, helped
the fund's utility stocks outperform
those held by the S&P 500 index.
Investors were enthusiastic about
the giant telecommunications
company because it was expected
to benefit heavily from increased
data traffic due to the Internet."
(solid bullet) Over the period, the fund held a
much lower percentage of stocks
in the financial sector than did its
peers, which benefited the fund over
the period since the sector turned
in a relatively weak performance.
The fund manager preferred to
wait on the sidelines because she
believed that financial markets
would be negatively affected by
economic slowdowns in Asia and
some Third World countries.
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
Microsoft Corp. 4.3 3.4
General Electric Co. 3.6 3.4
Merck & Co., Inc. 2.8 2.4
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 2.4 2.5
Cisco Systems, Inc. 2.2 1.6
Intel Corp. 2.1 2.9
Procter & Gamble Co. 2.1 1.6
Coca-Cola Co. (The) 1.8 2.0
Johnson & Johnson 1.5 1.3
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 1.5 1.9
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 20.6 22.4
HEALTH 19.0 21.9
MEDIA & LEISURE 10.9 6.6
NONDURABLES 10.7 12.8
FINANCE 6.6 9.7
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 *
Stocks 94.5%
Short-Term Investments 5.5%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.2%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 94.5
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 5.5
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 95.8%
Short-Term Investments 4.2%
** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 5.8%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 95.8
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.2
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
COMMON STOCKS - 94.5%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.5%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.9%
Boeing Co. 32,300 $ 1,364,675
Cordant Technologies, Inc. 21,700 1,052,450
2,417,125
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.6%
Litton Industries, Inc. (a) 8,800 571,450
Raytheon Co. Class B 16,800 1,143,450
1,714,900
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 4,132,025
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 1.8%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.7%
Monsanto Co. 46,300 1,921,450
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 1.1%
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. 40,500 1,270,688
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 51,740 1,578,070
2,848,758
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 4,770,208
DURABLES - 1.1%
CONSUMER DURABLES - 1.1%
Minnesota Mining & 33,400 2,864,050
Manufacturing Co.
ENERGY - 4.4%
ENERGY SERVICES - 1.4%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 28,200 877,725
Halliburton Co. 28,200 1,166,775
Schlumberger Ltd. 29,200 1,757,475
3,801,975
OIL & GAS - 3.0%
Exxon Corp. 46,000 3,674,250
Texaco, Inc. 20,700 1,355,850
Total SA sponsored ADR 25,800 1,568,963
USX-Marathon Group 50,000 1,496,875
8,095,938
TOTAL ENERGY 11,897,913
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
FINANCE - 6.6%
BANKS - 1.1%
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 47,760 $ 1,707,420
BankBoston Corp. 14,800 701,150
Comerica, Inc. 12,500 755,469
3,164,039
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 1.8%
American Express Co. 11,930 1,445,767
Associates First Capital 37,200 1,525,200
Corp. Class A
Fleet Financial Group, Inc. 27,300 1,122,713
Household International, Inc. 17,390 754,291
4,847,971
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 2.2%
Fannie Mae 58,770 3,996,360
Freddie Mac 32,700 1,906,819
5,903,179
INSURANCE - 1.5%
American International Group, 17,900 2,046,194
Inc.
CIGNA Corp. 12,500 1,165,625
Hartford Financial Services 12,300 777,975
Group, Inc.
3,989,794
TOTAL FINANCE 17,904,983
HEALTH - 19.0%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 13.8%
American Home Products Corp. 48,740 2,808,643
Amgen, Inc. (a) 48,400 3,061,300
Banyu Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 42,000 716,606
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 55,960 3,840,255
Genzyme Corp. (General 24,100 977,556
Division)
Lilly (Eli) & Co. 57,000 4,071,938
Merck & Co., Inc. 111,940 7,555,950
PE Corp. (Biosystems Group) 7,300 815,319
Pfizer, Inc. 37,400 4,001,800
Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc. 32,700 1,812,806
QLT PhotoTherapeutics, Inc. 12,600 554,687
(a)
Quintiles Transnational Corp. 34,100 1,385,313
(a)
Schering-Plough Corp. 49,520 2,231,495
SmithKline Beecham PLC 33,400 2,191,875
sponsored ADR
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS -
CONTINUED
Warner-Lambert Co. 9,200 $ 570,400
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 23,200 888,850
(a)
37,484,793
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 4.9%
Abbott Laboratories 84,100 3,800,269
Baxter International, Inc. 22,900 1,478,481
Becton, Dickinson & Co. 8,000 310,000
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) 53,000 2,010,688
Guidant Corp. 29,300 1,465,000
Johnson & Johnson 44,840 4,153,305
13,217,743
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.3%
United HealthCare Corp. 16,200 943,650
TOTAL HEALTH 51,646,186
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 4.6%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 4.3%
Emerson Electric Co. 17,500 1,117,813
General Electric Co. 97,000 9,863,688
General Instrument Corp. (a) 20,300 785,356
11,766,857
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.3%
Case Corp. 18,400 864,800
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 12,631,657
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 10.9%
BROADCASTING - 5.8%
AT&T Corp. (Liberty Media 31,048 2,062,752
Group) Class A (a)
Cablevision Systems Corp. 22,400 1,766,800
Class A (a)
Canal Plus SA 1,900 549,922
CBS Corp. (a) 83,000 3,465,250
Comcast Corp. Class A 84,700 3,260,950
(special)
MediaOne Group, Inc. 11,800 871,725
TCA Cable TV, Inc. 22,500 1,274,063
Television Francaise 1 SA 2,000 479,780
(T.F.1)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
BROADCASTING - CONTINUED
Time Warner, Inc. 20,113 $ 1,368,941
Univision Communications, 9,000 533,813
Inc. Class A (a)
15,633,996
ENTERTAINMENT - 1.9%
Disney (Walt) Co. 109,200 3,180,450
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. 76,800 1,958,400
(a)
5,138,850
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.4%
Hasbro, Inc. 40,000 1,145,000
PUBLISHING - 1.5%
New York Times Co. (The) 49,400 1,685,775
Class A
Tribune Co. 30,900 2,439,169
4,124,944
RESTAURANTS - 1.3%
McDonald's Corp. 71,800 2,764,300
Tricon Global Restaurants, 14,900 867,925
Inc. (a)
3,632,225
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 29,675,015
NONDURABLES - 10.7%
BEVERAGES - 4.2%
Anheuser-Busch Companies, 38,900 2,842,131
Inc.
Coca-Cola Co. (The) 72,000 4,918,500
PepsiCo, Inc. 103,680 3,713,040
11,473,671
FOODS - 0.9%
Heinz (H.J.) Co. 29,500 1,425,219
Quaker Oats Co. 16,400 1,083,425
2,508,644
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 3.2%
Gillette Co. 57,800 2,947,800
Procter & Gamble Co. 62,100 5,798,588
8,746,388
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
TOBACCO - 2.4%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 166,080 $ 6,404,460
TOTAL NONDURABLES 29,133,163
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.6%
Barrick Gold Corp. 26,300 454,372
Newmont Mining Corp. 29,800 530,813
Placer Dome, Inc. 57,000 634,580
1,619,765
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 5.7%
DRUG STORES - 1.1%
CVS Corp. 21,700 998,200
General Nutrition Companies, 38,400 636,000
Inc. (a)
Walgreen Co. 55,600 1,292,700
2,926,900
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
2.8%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 34,600 2,179,800
Federated Department Stores, 39,400 2,147,300
Inc. (a)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 79,700 3,397,213
7,724,313
GROCERY STORES - 0.8%
Albertson's, Inc. 15,500 829,250
Safeway, Inc. (a) 27,800 1,292,700
2,121,950
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.0%
Home Depot, Inc. 46,200 2,627,625
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 15,400,788
SERVICES - 1.5%
ADVERTISING - 1.5%
DoubleClick, Inc. (a) 7,500 730,781
Omnicom Group, Inc. 15,140 1,059,800
TMP Worldwide, Inc. (a) 30,300 1,479,019
WPP Group PLC sponsored ADR 10,200 832,575
4,102,175
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - 20.6%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 3.5%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 54,862 $ 5,979,958
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 49,400 2,809,625
Newbridge Networks Corp. (a) 23,300 642,960
9,432,543
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 9.5%
Affymetrix, Inc. (a) 32,800 1,152,100
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) 3,700 439,375
America Online, Inc. 24,700 2,948,563
At Home Corp. Series A (a) 3,800 481,650
Automatic Data Processing, 38,600 1,589,838
Inc.
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) 20,800 1,028,300
Electronic Data Systems Corp. 8,300 466,875
First Data Corp. 45,700 2,053,644
International Business 11,800 1,372,488
Machines Corp.
Legato Systems, Inc. (a) 15,300 837,675
Microsoft Corp. (a) 144,400 11,651,262
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) 11,400 1,687,200
25,708,970
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 3.0%
Dell Computer Corp. (a) 47,500 1,635,781
EMC Corp. (a) 23,500 2,341,188
Hewlett-Packard Co. 36,700 3,461,269
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 11,820 753,525
8,191,763
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.6%
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 17,700 972,394
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 13,800 627,900
1,600,294
ELECTRONICS - 4.0%
Altera Corp. (a) 25,000 870,313
Intel Corp. 107,600 5,817,125
Linear Technology Corp. 11,100 588,300
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 13,300 504,569
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
Motorola, Inc. 18,800 $ 1,556,875
Texas Instruments, Inc. 14,700 1,607,813
10,944,995
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 55,878,565
TRANSPORTATION - 1.1%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.7%
AMR Corp. (a) 17,900 1,164,619
Southwest Airlines Co. 26,800 859,275
2,023,894
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.4%
CNF Transportation, Inc. 25,700 1,066,550
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 3,090,444
UTILITIES - 4.4%
CELLULAR - 1.0%
AirTouch Communications, Inc. 6,400 643,200
(a)
ALLTEL Corp. 19,600 1,405,075
Nextel Communications, Inc. 15,900 586,313
Class A (a)
2,634,588
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 3.4%
AT&T Corp. 37,450 2,078,475
DDI Corp. 92 422,119
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 32,733 2,827,313
Metromedia Fiber Network, 18,400 742,900
Inc. Class A (a)
SBC Communications, Inc. 17,500 894,688
Sprint Corp. (FON Group) 19,800 2,232,450
9,197,945
TOTAL UTILITIES 11,832,533
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 256,579,470
(Cost $222,685,061)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 5.5%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 14,824,061 $ 14,824,061
(Cost $14,824,061)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 271,403,531
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $237,509,122)
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.82%. 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 May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $238,758,882. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $32,644,649, of which $42,120,499 related to appreciated
investment securities and $9,475,850 related to depreciated investment
securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 271,403,531
value (cost $237,509,122) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 2,790,536
sold
Receivable for fund shares 1,591,616
sold
Dividends receivable 201,637
Interest receivable 57,188
Other receivables 585
TOTAL ASSETS 276,045,093
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 6,501,223
purchased
Payable for fund shares 526,382
redeemed
Accrued management fee 129,484
Distribution fees payable 139,646
Other payables and accrued 98,510
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 7,395,245
NET ASSETS $ 268,649,848
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 228,476,899
Accumulated net investment (604,934)
loss
Accumulated undistributed net 6,881,424
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 33,896,459
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 268,649,848
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $17.78
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($12,009,785 (divided by)
675,420 shares)
Maximum offering price per $18.86
share (100/94.25 of $17.78)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $17.83
redemption price per share
($157,070,558 (divided by)
8,808,668 shares)
Maximum offering price per $18.48
share (100/96.50 of $17.83)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $17.66
offering price per share
($72,990,233 (divided by)
4,133,643 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $17.64
offering price per share
($15,168,520 (divided by)
859,967 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $17.93
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($11,410,752 (divided
by) 636,468 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 751,466
Dividends
Interest 259,706
TOTAL INCOME 1,011,172
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 594,182
Transfer agent fees 228,000
Distribution fees 629,118
Accounting fees and expenses 48,522
Non-interested trustees' 287
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 11,338
Registration fees 101,296
Audit 15,568
Legal 201
Total expenses before 1,628,512
reductions
Expense reductions (17,565) 1,610,947
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (599,775)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 8,169,687
Foreign currency transactions 11,527 8,181,214
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 9,937,610
Assets and liabilities in 1,834 9,939,444
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 18,120,658
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 17,520,883
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
(UNAUDITED)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (599,775) $ (434,512)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 8,181,214 10,372,174
Change in net unrealized 9,939,444 13,461,652
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 17,520,883 23,399,314
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders
In excess of net investment (5,159) -
income
From net realized gain (8,682,764) (4,313,011)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (8,687,923) (4,313,011)
Share transactions - net 123,744,417 44,376,848
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 132,577,377 63,463,151
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 136,072,471 72,609,320
End of period (including $ 268,649,848 $ 136,072,471
accumulated net investment
loss of $604,934 and $0,
respectively)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 16.62 $ 13.96 $ 11.83 $ 10.21
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.02) (.05) (.04) -
Net realized and unrealized 2.23 3.54 2.25 1.62
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.21 3.49 2.21 1.62
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (1.05) (.83) (.08) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.78 $ 16.62 $ 13.96 $ 11.83
TOTAL RETURN B, C 13.88% 26.69% 18.82% 15.87%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 12,010 $ 4,254 $ 2,330 $ 503
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.30% A, F 1.46% F 1.75% F 1.75% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.28% A, G 1.44% G 1.72% G 1.75% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.27)% A (.31)% (.34)% .11% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 84% A 141% 93% 59% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 16.67 $ 13.98 $ 11.82 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.04) (.05) (.02) (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 2.25 3.56 2.24 1.83
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.21 3.51 2.22 1.82
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (1.05) (.82) (.06) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.83 $ 16.67 $ 13.98 $ 11.82
TOTAL RETURN B, C 13.84% 26.77% 18.89% 18.20%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 157,071 $ 81,455 $ 42,753 $ 26,133
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.50% A 1.46% 1.62% 2.00% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.48% A, G 1.44% G 1.60% G 2.00% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.47)% A (.31)% (.18)% (.14)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 84% A 141% 93% 59% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 20, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS T
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 16.50 $ 13.85 $ 11.77 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.09) (.13) (.09) (.05)
Net realized and unrealized 2.23 3.54 2.22 1.82
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.14 3.41 2.13 1.77
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.98) (.76) (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.66 $ 16.50 $ 13.85 $ 11.77
TOTAL RETURN B, C 13.50% 26.15% 18.18% 17.70%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 72,990 $ 37,229 $ 20,926 $ 9,721
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.02% A 2.00% 2.16% 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.01% A, G 1.98% G 2.14% G 2.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.00)% A (.85)% (.73)% (.64)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 84% A 141% 93% 59% A
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 20, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS B
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 16.54 $ 13.98 $ 13.97
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.09) (.21) (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 2.22 3.59 .02
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.13 3.38 .01
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (1.03) (.82) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.64 $ 16.54 $ 13.98
TOTAL RETURN B, C 13.43% 25.79% .07%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 15,169 $ 4,393 $ 41
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.05% A, F 2.50% F 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.03% A, G 2.48% G 2.35% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.02)% A (1.40)% (.62)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 84% A 141% 93%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS C
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 F
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 16.77 $ 14.05 $ 11.86 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .01 .03 .04 E .03
Net realized and unrealized 2.25 3.56 2.24 1.83
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.26 3.59 2.28 1.86
operations
Less Distributions
In excess of net investment (.01) - - -
income
From net realized gain (1.09) (.87) I (.09) -
Total distributions (1.10) (.87) (.09) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.93 $ 16.77 $ 14.05 $ 11.86
TOTAL RETURN B, C 14.10% 27.35% 19.39% 18.60%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 11,411 $ 8,742 $ 6,560 $ 9,144
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .96% A .99% 1.15% 1.50% A, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .94% A, H .97% H 1.12% H 1.48% A, H
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .07% A .18% .32% .38% A
income to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 84% A 141% 93% 59% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E DURING THE PERIOD, A SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDER REDEMPTION CAUSED AN
UNUSUALLY HIGH LEVEL OF INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE.
F FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 20, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
G FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
H FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
I THE AMOUNT SHOWN REFLECTS CERTAIN RECLASSIFICATIONS RELATED TO BOOK
TO TAX DIFFERENCES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund(the fund) is a fund of Fidelity
Advisor Series I (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 (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management
investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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.
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 dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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 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 net investment loss and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
may include temporary book and tax basis differences that will reverse
in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining at fiscal
year end is distributed in the following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
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 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 $190,443,395 and $80,689,013, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .2500% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
MANAGEMENT FEE - CONTINUED
fee rate is .30%. In the event that these rates were lower than the
contractual rates in effect during the period, FMR voluntarily
implemented the above rates, as they resulted in the same or a lower
management fee. For the period, the management fee was equivalent to
an annualized rate of .59% of average net assets .
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
CLASS C 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 9,846 $ 35
CLASS T 305,276 205
CLASS B 270,325 203,027
CLASS C 43,671 40,070
$ 629,118 $ 243,337
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
assets that do not remain in the fund for at least one year. The Class
A and Class T contingent deferred sales charge is based on 0.25% of
the lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or
the net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. A portion of the sales charges paid to
FDC are paid to securities dealers, banks and other financial
institutions.
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 115,287 $ 41,919
CLASS T 153,980 49,919
CLASS B 38,707 38,707 *
CLASS C 1,963 1,963 *
$ 309,937 $ 132,508
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 10,789 .28 *
CLASS T 132,796 .22 *
CLASS B 62,974 .24 *
CLASS C 11,370 .26 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 10,071 .19 *
$ 228,000
* ANNUALIZED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc., an affiliate of FMR,
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.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
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 $19,460 for the
period.
5. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse operating expenses (excluding
interest, taxes, securities lending fees, brokerage commissions and
extraordinary expenses, if any) above the following annual rates or
range of annual rates of average net assets for each of the following
classes:
FMR EXPENSE LIMITATIONS REIMBURSEMENT
CLASS A 1.30% $ 87
CLASS C 2.05% 73
$ 160
FMR has also 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 $17,364 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into an arrangement with its
custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash
balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses. During the period,
the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $41 under the custodian
arrangement.
6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998
IN EXCESS OF NET INVESTMENT
INCOME
Institutional Class $ 5,159 $ -
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 291,566 $ 144,680
Class T 5,269,667 2,603,039
Class B 2,268,599 1,174,205
Class C 287,884 4,554
Institutional Class 565,048 386,533
Total $ 8,682,764 $ 4,313,011
$ 8,687,923 $ 4,313,011
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7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
SHARES DOLLARS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 458,057 149,566 $ 8,215,874
Reinvestment of distributions 17,446 10,836 285,354
Shares redeemed (55,984) (71,452) (986,839)
Net increase (decrease) 419,519 88,950 $ 7,514,389
CLASS T Shares sold 4,717,752 3,016,885 $ 84,829,264
Reinvestment of distributions 309,036 194,189 5,070,579
Shares redeemed (1,102,964) (1,383,470) (19,655,469)
Net increase (decrease) 3,923,824 1,827,604 $ 70,244,374
CLASS B Shares sold 1,984,259 1,003,260 $ 35,490,491
Reinvestment of distributions 116,077 85,310 1,891,943
Shares redeemed (222,950) (342,947) (3,933,573)
Net increase (decrease) 1,877,386 745,623 $ 33,448,861
CLASS C Shares sold 615,096 296,148 $ 10,995,228
Reinvestment of distributions 15,644 323 254,928
Shares redeemed (36,378) (33,774) (640,069)
Net increase (decrease) 594,362 262,697 $ 10,610,087
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 299,328 436,413 $ 5,337,085
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 32,819 28,359 540,107
Shares redeemed (216,825) (410,609) (3,950,486)
Net increase (decrease) 115,322 54,163 $ 1,926,706
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1998
CLASS A Shares sold $ 2,255,465
Reinvestment of distributions 140,431
Shares redeemed (1,071,670)
Net increase (decrease) $ 1,324,226
CLASS T Shares sold $ 45,639,086
Reinvestment of distributions 2,524,317
Shares redeemed (20,914,015)
Net increase (decrease) $ 27,249,388
CLASS B Shares sold $ 15,065,539
Reinvestment of distributions 1,102,243
Shares redeemed (5,096,726)
Net increase (decrease) $ 11,071,056
CLASS C Shares sold $ 4,585,462
Reinvestment of distributions 4,193
Shares redeemed (479,818)
Net increase (decrease) $ 4,109,837
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 6,728,785
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 368,930
Shares redeemed (6,475,374)
Net increase (decrease) $ 622,341
</TABLE>
8. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of Fidelity Advisor
Large Cap Fund, the Board of Trustees has determined not to retain
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent auditor and voted
to appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ended November
30, 1999. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 1998 and November
30, 1997, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's audit reports contained no
adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion; nor were their reports
qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
Further, there were no disagreements between the fund and
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on accounting principles, financial
statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved to the
satisfaction of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP would have caused them to
make reference to the disagreement in their report.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Abigail P. Johnson, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENT
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Boston, MA
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
LCI-sann-0799 79623
1.704743.101
(Fidelity Logo Graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
MID CAP
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND CLASS C
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(Fidelity Logo Graphics)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 12 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 15 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the last six months.
INVESTMENTS 16 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 28 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 37 Notes to the financial
statements.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR MID CAP FUND - CLASS A
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class A shares took place on September
3, 1996. Class A shares bear a 0.25% 12b-1 fee that is reflected in
returns after September 3, 1996. Returns prior to September 3, 1996
are those of Class T and reflect Class T shares' 0.50% 12b-1 fee. If
Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the life of fund
total return would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL A 15.14% 12.11% 79.62%
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL A 8.52% 5.67% 69.29%
(INCL. 5.75% SALES CHARGE)
S&P MidCap 400 (registered 13.70% 11.93% 83.81%
trademark)
Mid-Cap Funds Average 16.23% 9.80% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one year or since
the fund started on February 20, 1996. 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 Class A's
returns to the performance of the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index -
a market capitalization-weighted index of 400 medium-capitalization
stocks. To measure how Class A's performance stacked up against its
peers, you can compare it to the mid-cap funds average, which reflects
the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives tracked by
Lipper Inc. The past six months average represents a peer group of 390
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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL A 12.11% 19.57%
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL A 5.67% 17.43%
(INCL. 5.75% SALES CHARGE)
S&P MidCap 400 11.93% 20.41%
Mid-Cap Funds Average 9.80% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS take Class A's cumulative return and show you
what would have happened if Class A had performed at a constant rate
each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Mid Cap -CL A S&P MidCap 400
00251 SP004
1996/02/20 9425.00 10000.00
1996/02/29 9594.65 10122.33
1996/03/31 9670.05 10243.60
1996/04/30 10141.30 10556.44
1996/05/31 10621.98 10699.16
1996/06/30 10150.73 10538.56
1996/07/31 9509.83 9825.63
1996/08/31 10160.15 10392.28
1996/09/30 10829.33 10845.38
1996/10/31 10537.15 10876.94
1996/11/30 11027.25 11489.64
1996/12/31 10887.64 11502.39
1997/01/31 11262.08 11934.19
1997/02/28 11060.46 11836.09
1997/03/31 10465.19 11331.52
1997/04/30 10762.82 11625.34
1997/05/31 11674.93 12641.86
1997/06/30 12299.00 12996.97
1997/07/31 13259.11 14283.80
1997/08/31 13230.30 14266.52
1997/09/30 13902.38 15086.56
1997/10/31 13268.71 14430.14
1997/11/30 13479.93 14644.00
1997/12/31 13866.58 15212.33
1998/01/31 13737.97 14922.69
1998/02/28 14874.75 16159.03
1998/03/31 15657.63 16887.81
1998/04/30 15593.29 17196.01
1998/05/31 15099.97 16422.36
1998/06/30 15550.39 16525.99
1998/07/31 15121.41 15885.27
1998/08/31 12354.52 12928.39
1998/09/30 12869.29 14135.25
1998/10/31 13834.49 15398.52
1998/11/30 14703.16 16166.91
1998/12/31 15886.12 18120.19
1999/01/31 16085.81 17414.77
1999/02/28 15220.50 16502.94
1999/03/31 15919.40 16964.03
1999/04/30 17006.58 18302.15
1999/05/28 16928.93 18381.40
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990615 164118 R00000000000043
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund - Class A on February 20,
1996, when the fund started, and the current 5.75% sales charge was
paid. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment
would have grown to $16,929 - a 69.29% increase on the initial
investment. For comparison, look at how the Standard & Poor's MidCap
400 Index did over the same period. With dividends and capital gains,
if any, reinvested, the same $10,000 investment would have grown to
$18,381 - an 83.81% 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.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR MID CAP FUND - CLASS T
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value).
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL T 15.05% 11.88% 79.30%
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL T 11.02% 7.96% 73.03%
(INCL. 3.50% SALES CHARGE)
S&P MidCap 400 13.70% 11.93% 83.81%
Mid-Cap Funds Average 16.23% 9.80% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one year or since
the fund started on February 20, 1996. 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 Class T's
returns to the performance of the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index -
a market capitalization-weighted index of 400 medium-capitalization
stocks. To measure how Class T's performance stacked up against its
peers, you can compare it to the mid-cap funds average, which reflects
the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives tracked by
Lipper Inc. The past six months average represents a peer group of 390
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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL T 11.88% 19.50%
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL T 7.96% 18.21%
(INCL. 3.50% SALES CHARGE)
S&P MidCap 400 11.93% 20.41%
Mid-Cap Funds Average 9.80% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS take Class T's cumulative return and show you
what would have happened if Class T had performed at a constant rate
each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Mid Cap -CL T S&P MidCap 400
00531 SP004
1996/02/20 9650.00 10000.00
1996/02/29 9823.70 10122.33
1996/03/31 9900.90 10243.60
1996/04/30 10383.40 10556.44
1996/05/31 10875.55 10699.16
1996/06/30 10393.05 10538.56
1996/07/31 9736.85 9825.63
1996/08/31 10402.70 10392.28
1996/09/30 11078.20 10845.38
1996/10/31 10788.70 10876.94
1996/11/30 11290.50 11489.64
1996/12/31 11156.94 11502.39
1997/01/31 11529.49 11934.19
1997/02/28 11323.61 11836.09
1997/03/31 10715.76 11331.52
1997/04/30 11019.68 11625.34
1997/05/31 11960.87 12641.86
1997/06/30 12598.13 12996.97
1997/07/31 13578.53 14283.80
1997/08/31 13558.92 14266.52
1997/09/30 14235.39 15086.56
1997/10/31 13598.13 14430.14
1997/11/30 13813.82 14644.00
1997/12/31 14196.99 15212.33
1998/01/31 14076.76 14922.69
1998/02/28 15247.09 16159.03
1998/03/31 16045.54 16887.81
1998/04/30 15979.91 17196.01
1998/05/31 15465.84 16422.36
1998/06/30 15925.22 16525.99
1998/07/31 15476.78 15885.27
1998/08/31 12643.93 12928.39
1998/09/30 13168.93 14135.25
1998/10/31 14153.32 15398.52
1998/11/30 15039.27 16166.91
1998/12/31 16242.41 18120.19
1999/01/31 16456.72 17414.77
1999/02/28 15565.65 16502.94
1999/03/31 16276.25 16964.03
1999/04/30 17392.92 18302.15
1999/05/28 17302.68 18381.40
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990615 164709 R00000000000043
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund - Class T on February 20,
1996, when the fund started, and the current 3.50% sales charge was
paid. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment
would have grown to $17,303 - a 73.03% increase on the initial
investment. For comparison, look at how the Standard & Poor's MidCap
400 Index did over the same period. With dividends and capital gains,
if any, reinvested, the same $10,000 investment would have grown to
$18,381 - an 83.81% 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.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR MID CAP FUND - CLASS B
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). Class B shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in
the past six months, past one year and life of fund total return
figures are 5%, 5% and 3%, respectively.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL B 14.76% 11.31% 75.69%
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL B 9.76% 6.31% 72.69%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
S&P MidCap 400 13.70% 11.93% 83.81%
Mid-Cap Funds Average 16.23% 9.80% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one year or since
the fund started on February 20, 1996. 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 Class B's
returns to the performance of the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index -
a market capitalization-weighted index of 400 medium-capitalization
stocks. To measure how Class B's performance stacked up against its
peers, you can compare it to the mid-cap funds average, which reflects
the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives tracked by
Lipper Inc. The past six months average represents a peer group of 390
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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL B 11.31% 18.76%
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL B 6.31% 18.14%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
S&P MidCap 400 11.93% 20.41%
Mid-Cap Funds Average 9.80% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS take Class B's cumulative return and show you
what would have happened if Class B had performed at a constant rate
each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Mid Cap -CL B S&P MidCap 400
00532 SP004
1996/02/20 10000.00 10000.00
1996/02/29 10170.00 10122.33
1996/03/31 10240.00 10243.60
1996/04/30 10730.00 10556.44
1996/05/31 11240.00 10699.16
1996/06/30 10730.00 10538.56
1996/07/31 10050.00 9825.63
1996/08/31 10720.00 10392.28
1996/09/30 11410.00 10845.38
1996/10/31 11110.00 10876.94
1996/11/30 11610.00 11489.64
1996/12/31 11471.34 11502.39
1997/01/31 11856.42 11934.19
1997/02/28 11633.48 11836.09
1997/03/31 11005.19 11331.52
1997/04/30 11309.20 11625.34
1997/05/31 12261.76 12641.86
1997/06/30 12920.45 12996.97
1997/07/31 13913.56 14283.80
1997/08/31 13883.16 14266.52
1997/09/30 14582.38 15086.56
1997/10/31 13913.56 14430.14
1997/11/30 14126.36 14644.00
1997/12/31 14532.01 15212.33
1998/01/31 14396.81 14922.69
1998/02/28 15580.57 16159.03
1998/03/31 16381.02 16887.81
1998/04/30 16313.38 17196.01
1998/05/31 15783.50 16422.36
1998/06/30 16245.73 16525.99
1998/07/31 15783.50 15885.27
1998/08/31 12886.10 12928.39
1998/09/30 13415.98 14135.25
1998/10/31 14419.36 15398.52
1998/11/30 15310.00 16166.91
1998/12/31 16536.44 18120.19
1999/01/31 16733.71 17414.77
1999/02/28 15828.56 16502.94
1999/03/31 16548.04 16964.03
1999/04/30 17662.08 18302.15
1999/05/28 17269.00 18381.40
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$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund - Class B on February 20,
1996, when the fund started. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the
value of the investment, including the effect of the applicable
contingent deferred sales charge, would have been $17,269 - a 72.69%
increase on the initial investment. For comparison, look at how the
Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index did over the same period. With
dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested, the same $10,000
investment would have grown to $18,381 - an 83.81% 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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FIDELITY ADVISOR MID CAP FUND - CLASS C
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class C shares took place on November
3, 1997. Class C shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. Returns prior to
November 3, 1997 are those of Class B and reflect Class B shares'
1.00% 12b-1 fee. Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charge
included in the past six months, past one year and life of fund total
return figures are 1%, 1% and 0%, respectively. If Fidelity had not
reimbursed certain class expenses, the past one year and life of fund
total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL C 14.71% 11.29% 75.16%
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL C 13.71% 10.29% 75.16%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
S&P MidCap 400 13.70% 11.93% 83.81%
Mid-Cap Funds Average 16.23% 9.80% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one year or since
the fund started on February 20, 1996. 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 Class C's
returns to the performance of the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index -
a market capitalization-weighted index of 400 medium-capitalization
stocks. To measure how Class C's performance stacked up against its
peers, you can compare it to the mid-cap funds average, which reflects
the performance of mutual funds with similar objectives tracked by
Lipper Inc. The past six months average represents a peer group of 390
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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL C 11.29% 18.66%
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL C 10.29% 18.66%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
S&P MidCap 400 11.93% 20.41%
Mid-Cap Funds Average 9.80% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS take Class C's cumulative return and show you
what would have happened if Class C had performed at a constant rate
each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Mid Cap -CL C S&P MidCap 400
00484 SP004
1996/02/20 10000.00 10000.00
1996/02/29 10170.00 10122.33
1996/03/31 10240.00 10243.60
1996/04/30 10730.00 10556.44
1996/05/31 11240.00 10699.16
1996/06/30 10730.00 10538.56
1996/07/31 10050.00 9825.63
1996/08/31 10720.00 10392.28
1996/09/30 11410.00 10845.38
1996/10/31 11110.00 10876.94
1996/11/30 11610.00 11489.64
1996/12/31 11471.34 11502.39
1997/01/31 11856.42 11934.19
1997/02/28 11633.48 11836.09
1997/03/31 11005.19 11331.52
1997/04/30 11309.20 11625.34
1997/05/31 12261.76 12641.86
1997/06/30 12920.45 12996.97
1997/07/31 13913.56 14283.80
1997/08/31 13883.16 14266.52
1997/09/30 14582.38 15086.56
1997/10/31 13913.56 14430.14
1997/11/30 14127.17 14644.00
1997/12/31 14530.54 15212.33
1998/01/31 14385.10 14922.69
1998/02/28 15571.73 16159.03
1998/03/31 16366.55 16887.81
1998/04/30 16288.19 17196.01
1998/05/31 15739.65 16422.36
1998/06/30 16198.63 16525.99
1998/07/31 15739.65 15885.27
1998/08/31 12851.44 12928.39
1998/09/30 13377.58 14135.25
1998/10/31 14373.91 15398.52
1998/11/30 15269.48 16166.91
1998/12/31 16477.62 18120.19
1999/01/31 16685.33 17414.77
1999/02/28 15773.75 16502.94
1999/03/31 16489.16 16964.03
1999/04/30 17608.44 18302.15
1999/05/28 17516.13 18381.40
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$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund - Class C on February 20,
1996, when the fund started. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the
value of the investment, including the effect of the applicable
contingent deferred sales charge, would have been $17,516 - a 75.16%
increase on the initial investment. For comparison, look at how the
Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index did over the same period. With
dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested, the same $10,000
investment would have grown to $18,381 - an 83.81% 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.
(checkmark)
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of Katherine Collins)
An interview with Katherine Collins, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, KATHERINE?
A. During the six months that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's Class A,
Class T, Class B and Class C shares had total returns of 15.14%,
15.05%, 14.76% and 14.71%, respectively. During the same period, the
Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index had a return of 13.70% and the
mid-cap stock funds average return was 16.23%, as monitored by Lipper
Inc. For the 12-month period that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's Class
A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares had total returns of 12.11%,
11.88%, 11.31% and 11.29%, respectively, while the Standard & Poor's
MidCap 400 Index had an 11.93% increase and the Lipper average return
was 9.80%.
Q. WHAT FACTORS AFFECTED PERFORMANCE DURING THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD?
A. The fund's diversified approach helped performance as both growth
stocks and cyclical issues did well during different parts of the
period. I tried to keep the fund firmly in the growth style, but also
had some balance with cyclical issues and other value stocks. The fund
did better than the S&P mid-cap index because of the strong
performance of both technology and traditional growth stocks, which
tend to have above-average earnings growth. I manage the fund to be
somewhat more aggressive than the S&P mid-cap index, although it is
often less aggressive than many competitive funds. The fund also did
well when compared with the more aggressive growth funds in the Lipper
group when value stocks tended to be in favor.
Q. WHAT WAS YOUR STRATEGY IN TECHNOLOGY, WHICH, AT 14.8% OF
INVESTMENTS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD, WAS YOUR LARGEST INDUSTRY
WEIGHTING?
A. I emphasized both Internet-related stocks and semiconductor
equipment stocks, both of which did well. In the Internet, I invested
in a number of companies that provide the infrastructure and software
enabling companies to operate on the Web. Successful infrastructure
investments included VeriSign, which provides security systems for
Internet transactions; Exodus Communications, which helps companies
with their Web systems; and Inktomi and RealNetworks, two software
companies. America Online was a positive contributor, although I sold
most of the position to take profits and in recognition that it had
grown to be a large-cap company. Semiconductor equipment companies
included Applied Materials and Teradyne, both of which helped
performance.
Q. WHAT OTHER AREAS HELPED PERFORMANCE?
A. Performance was helped by the media and leisure industry, which at
11.8% of investments accounted for the largest overweighting compared
to the S&P mid- cap index. I invested in a number of broadcasting and
programming companies, including Clear Channel, Westwood One and
Univision. All did well as advertising sales remained healthy. Energy,
a cyclical industry that I increased during the period, also did well.
Another significant contributor to performance was E*Trade, the online
brokerage company. Unlike many consumer-related companies, it has
shown it can earn a profit.
Q. WERE THERE ANY DISAPPOINTMENTS?
A. Service Corp., which owns a chain of funeral homes, was a major
disappointment. The company failed to meet analysts' earnings
expectations because of a decline in the death rate and because of
earnings shortfalls in acquired properties. Another poor performer was
Network Associates, a software company specializing in security
programs. The fund has sold its position in Network Associates.
Relative performance was hurt because I did not buy QUALCOMM, the
cellular phone company, early enough. Its stock did very well after
the company sold some unprofitable operations.
Q. WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. I am more optimistic than I was six months ago. Mid-cap stocks
remain undervalued when compared to large-cap stocks. The economy is
continuing to grow and corporate profits are increasing. However, I
emphasize stock selection rather than concentrating on macro-economic
issues. I think Fidelity's emphasis on research gives me an advantage
in finding good companies at attractive stock prices.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: long-term growth of
capital by investing mainly in
equity securities of
companies with
medium-sized market
capitalizations
START DATE: February 20,
1996
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $593 million
MANAGER: Katherine Collins,
since 1997; joined Fidelity
in 1990
(checkmark)
KATHERINE COLLINS ON THE
RELATIVE INEFFICIENCY OF THE
MID-CAP STOCK MARKET:
"The mid-cap stock market is less
efficient than the large-cap stock
market simply because there are
fewer equity analysts following
mid-cap companies. A company
larger than $15 billion in market
capitalization is likely to have
more than twice as many analysts
covering it as a mid-cap company.
This means that there is a greater
opportunity for an independent
analyst to discover discrepancies
between a mid-cap company's
fundamental outlook and the
market valuation of its stock.
"That's where Fidelity's proven
strength - independent equity
research - comes in.
"A recent Reuters poll of more
than 1,000 executives in small-and
mid-cap companies ranked
Fidelity as the No.1 buy-side - or
investment-side - research
organization in every category. We
have invested more people and
technology in independent
research, covering industries from
large-cap through small-cap. This
allows us to develop insights
across the entire industry and
relate trends to specific
companies.
"Our analysts may discover an
exciting new product, or they may
discover hidden value in a company's
operations, or they may better
understand the challenges of a
proposed merger. This kind of
bottom-up research can uncover
exciting investment opportunities
in an inefficient market."
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
NOTE TO SHAREHOLDERS: Effective August 2, 1999, David Felman will
succeed Katherine Collins as Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor Mid
Cap Fund.
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 1.9 1.7
Clear Channel Communications, 1.6 0.6
Inc.
QUALCOMM, Inc. 1.6 0.0
Cardinal Health, Inc. 1.4 1.3
Westwood One, Inc. 1.3 1.3
USA Networks, Inc. 1.2 1.3
VWR Scientific Products Corp. 1.1 0.8
Nordstrom, Inc. 1.0 0.4
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 1.0 0.4
U.S. Foodservice 1.0 0.9
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 14.8 14.1
MEDIA & LEISURE 11.8 13.0
FINANCE 9.4 9.0
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 9.3 8.5
UTILITIES 7.6 3.3
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 * AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 95.2% Stocks 92.3%
Short-Term Investments 4.8% Short-Term Investments 7.7%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 1.2% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 0.7%
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Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 95.2
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.8
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 92.3
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 7.7
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
COMMON STOCKS - 95.2%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.4%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.9%
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. (a) 87,300 $ 5,390,775
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.2%
Litton Industries, Inc. (a) 17,900 1,162,381
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.3%
General Dynamics Corp. 30,700 2,018,525
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 8,571,681
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 2.3%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 1.2%
Cytec Industries, Inc. (a) 70,300 1,928,856
Hercules, Inc. 3,600 125,775
IMC Global, Inc. 63,800 1,335,813
Ivex Packaging Corp. (a) 135,200 2,602,600
Solutia, Inc. 44,300 993,981
6,987,025
IRON & STEEL - 0.6%
Nucor Corp. 45,600 2,277,150
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (a) 58,000 989,625
3,266,775
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.5%
Bemis Co., Inc. 36,400 1,374,100
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 35,600 1,085,800
Silgan Holdings, Inc. (a) 32,200 648,025
3,107,925
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 13,361,725
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
4.8%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 2.4%
Armstrong World Industries, 12,700 739,775
Inc.
Carlisle Companies, Inc. 98,200 4,590,850
Dayton Superior Corp. Class A 68,400 1,226,925
(a)
Elcor Corp. 23,740 958,503
Fortune Brands, Inc. 53,300 2,178,638
Justin Industries, Inc. 140,200 1,883,938
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
CONTINUED
BUILDING MATERIALS - CONTINUED
Masco Corp. 65,900 $ 1,882,269
Sherwin-Williams Co. 30,400 936,700
14,397,598
CONSTRUCTION - 1.3%
Centex Corp. 81,600 3,024,300
Granite Construction, Inc. 39,100 1,097,244
Jacobs Engineering Group, 56,600 2,104,813
Inc. (a)
Lennar Corp. 75,300 1,703,663
7,930,020
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - 1.1%
Alexandria Real Estate 13,800 436,425
Equities, Inc.
Apartment Investment & 60,400 2,536,800
Management Co. Class A
Duke Realty Investments, Inc. 29,700 686,813
Home Properties of N.Y., Inc. 47,500 1,237,969
Public Storage, Inc. 50,000 1,459,375
6,357,382
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 28,685,000
ESTATE
DURABLES - 7.5%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
2.4%
Barrett Resources Corp. (a) 38,400 1,298,400
Casey's General Stores, Inc. 140,800 1,892,000
Danaher Corp. 84,900 5,131,144
Navistar International Corp. 38,300 1,891,063
(a)
SPX Corp. 48,155 3,738,032
13,950,639
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.2%
Black & Decker Corp. 23,700 1,349,419
HOME FURNISHINGS - 3.0%
Bassett Furniture Industries, 46,100 1,106,400
Inc.
Furniture Brands 32,500 788,125
International, Inc. (a)
Knoll, Inc. (a) 18,600 451,050
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 428,100 11,291,113
Miller (Herman), Inc. 42,000 847,875
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
DURABLES - CONTINUED
HOME FURNISHINGS - CONTINUED
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 36,400 $ 1,474,200
Restoration Hardware, Inc. 155,500 1,856,281
17,815,044
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 1.9%
Liz Claiborne, Inc. 33,620 1,210,320
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) 98,250 2,861,531
Quiksilver, Inc. (a) 28,350 807,975
Shaw Industries, Inc. (a) 41,400 698,625
WestPoint Stevens, Inc. Class 182,200 5,762,075
A (a)
11,340,526
TOTAL DURABLES 44,455,628
ENERGY - 7.1%
ENERGY SERVICES - 2.0%
ENSCO International, Inc. 188,300 3,342,325
Halliburton Co. 110,000 4,551,250
Schlumberger Ltd. 44,800 2,696,400
Transocean Offshore, Inc. 46,800 1,152,450
11,742,425
OIL & GAS - 5.1%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 75,600 2,835,000
Apache Corp. 150,000 5,400,000
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. Class A 40,000 715,000
Coastal Corp. (The) 50,500 1,947,406
Conoco, Inc. Class A 33,200 900,550
Enron Oil & Gas Co. 71,300 1,359,156
Kerr-McGee Corp. 39,027 1,814,756
Noble Affiliates, Inc. 42,900 1,136,850
Nuevo Energy Co. (a) 82,200 1,253,550
Santa Fe Snyder Corp. (a) 308,535 2,622,548
Stone Energy Corp. (a) 28,400 1,070,325
Tosco Corp. 170,500 4,358,406
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock 78,500 1,727,000
Corp.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
USX-Marathon Group 23,200 $ 694,550
Vastar Resources, Inc. 50,700 2,788,500
30,623,597
TOTAL ENERGY 42,366,022
FINANCE - 9.4%
BANKS - 2.2%
Amcore Financial, Inc. 13,200 279,675
Comerica, Inc. 74,450 4,499,572
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 87,200 6,104,000
Westamerica Bancorp. 51,500 1,779,969
Whitney Holding Corp. 15,200 619,400
13,282,616
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 1.4%
Associates First Capital 122,600 5,026,600
Corp. Class A
Household International, Inc. 17,700 767,738
Providian Financial Corp. 22,550 2,163,391
7,957,729
INSURANCE - 4.7%
AFLAC, Inc. 51,700 2,636,700
Allmerica Financial Corp. 57,000 3,338,063
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. 88,700 5,172,319
American Bankers Insurance 40,800 2,187,900
Group, Inc.
CIGNA Corp. 54,200 5,054,150
Financial Security Assurance 25,000 1,418,750
Holdings Ltd.
MBIA, Inc. 53,100 3,627,394
Protective Life Corp. 57,200 2,069,925
Reliastar Financial Corp. 60,798 2,526,917
28,032,118
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.5%
Commercial Federal Corp. 28,800 657,000
Richmond County Financial 41,300 753,725
Corp.
Webster Financial Corp. 43,400 1,261,313
2,672,038
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.6%
E*Trade Group, Inc. (a) 87,000 $ 3,871,500
TOTAL FINANCE 55,816,001
HEALTH - 7.3%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 1.4%
PE Corp. (Biosystems Group) 38,100 4,255,294
Quintiles Transnational Corp. 98,000 3,981,250
(a)
8,236,544
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 5.3%
Becton, Dickinson & Co. 46,700 1,809,625
Biomet, Inc. 86,200 3,442,613
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) 15,100 572,856
Cardinal Health, Inc. 141,000 8,512,875
Cyberonics, Inc. (a) 51,700 597,781
Guidant Corp. 45,800 2,290,000
Heartport, Inc. (a) 63,600 198,750
Medtronic, Inc. 60,132 4,269,372
Millipore Corp. 53,600 1,788,900
Novoste Corp. (a) 33,200 846,600
Pall Corp. 112,400 2,255,025
Sybron International, Inc. (a) 197,900 4,972,238
31,556,635
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.6%
Health Management Associates, 113,275 1,472,575
Inc. Class A (a)
Trigon Healthcare, Inc. (a) 19,100 728,188
Wellpoint Health Networks, 15,300 1,261,294
Inc. (a)
3,462,057
TOTAL HEALTH 43,255,236
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 3.3%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 1.8%
American Power Conversion 36,500 1,421,219
Corp. (a)
Emerson Electric Co. 34,700 2,216,463
General Electric Co. 8,700 884,681
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT -
CONTINUED
Thomas & Betts Corp. 3,500 $ 149,844
VWR Scientific Products Corp. 221,200 6,331,850
(a)
11,004,057
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.5%
ASM Lithography Holding N V 41,600 1,835,600
(a)
Gorman-Rupp Co. 43,000 696,063
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 16,300 1,251,025
Kaydon Corp. 15,800 526,338
Manitowoc Co., Inc. 61,700 2,097,800
PRI Automation, Inc. (a) 91,100 2,231,950
8,638,776
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 19,642,833
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 11.8%
BROADCASTING - 6.6%
American Tower Corp. Class A 18,000 405,000
(a)
AT&T Corp. (Liberty Media 19,812 1,316,260
Group) Class A (a)
CBS Corp. (a) 69,700 2,909,975
Clear Channel Communications, 145,430 9,607,496
Inc. (a)
Cox Communications, Inc. 35,800 1,398,438
Class A (a)
Hearst-Argyle Television, 26,900 665,775
Inc. (a)
Infinity Broadcasting Corp. 52,000 1,329,250
Class A (a)
MediaOne Group, Inc. 19,000 1,403,625
Nielsen Media Research, Inc. 17,700 473,475
Sinclair Broadcast Group, 40,600 563,325
Inc. Class A (a)
Univision Communications, 63,500 3,766,344
Inc. Class A (a)
USA Networks, Inc. (a) 171,400 6,856,000
Westwood One, Inc. (a) 225,300 7,829,175
Young Broadcasting, Inc. 22,900 930,313
Class A (a)
39,454,451
ENTERTAINMENT - 2.2%
Cinar Films, Inc. Class B 64,500 1,531,875
(sub. vtg.) (a)
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. 100,800 2,570,400
(a)
Pixar (a) 64,200 2,535,900
Premier Parks, Inc. (a) 153,700 5,475,563
Ticketmaster Online 33,300 940,725
CitySearch, Inc. (a)
13,054,463
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 1.5%
Harley-Davidson, Inc. 89,600 $ 4,575,200
Hasbro, Inc. 73,600 2,106,800
Mattel, Inc. 69,000 1,824,188
8,506,188
PUBLISHING - 0.4%
Belo (A.H.) Corp. Class A 54,000 1,191,375
Meredith Corp. 36,100 1,261,244
2,452,619
RESTAURANTS - 1.1%
Papa John's International, 62,300 2,460,850
Inc. (a)
Starbucks Corp. (a) 113,000 4,202,188
6,663,038
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 70,130,759
NONDURABLES - 4.9%
BEVERAGES - 1.2%
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B 21,300 1,420,444
Celestial Seasonings, Inc. (a) 10,500 202,125
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. 6,700 364,313
Consolidated
Coors (Adolph) Co. Class B 78,800 3,743,000
Whitman Corp. 70,000 1,190,000
6,919,882
FOODS - 3.7%
American Italian Pasta Co. 22,600 621,500
Class A (a)
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. 110,000 3,086,875
Class A (a)
Dean Foods Co. 102,400 3,840,000
Earthgrains Co. 140,500 3,292,969
Flowers Industries, Inc. 108,400 2,411,900
Interstate Bakeries Corp. 109,600 2,397,500
Keebler Foods Co. (a) 70,200 2,351,700
Michael Foods, Inc. 64,300 1,511,050
Suiza Foods Corp. (a) 15,400 564,025
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. 52,745 2,185,621
22,263,140
TOTAL NONDURABLES 29,183,022
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 9.3%
APPAREL STORES - 1.5%
American Eagle Outfitters, 39,600 $ 1,616,175
Inc. (a)
Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (a) 141,300 891,956
Ross Stores, Inc. 34,400 1,580,250
TJX Companies, Inc. 136,600 4,098,000
Wet Seal, Inc. Class A (a) 30,900 857,475
9,043,856
DRUG STORES - 0.6%
CVS Corp. 58,338 2,683,548
Duane Reade, Inc. (a) 19,100 608,813
3,292,361
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
3.5%
Ames Department Stores, Inc. 28,700 1,176,700
(a)
Dayton Hudson Corp. 33,000 2,079,000
Dollar General Corp. 62,500 1,660,156
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (a) 127,075 4,272,897
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 57,600 1,285,200
Nordstrom, Inc. 172,700 6,130,850
Saks, Inc. (a) 140,998 3,895,070
Tuesday Morning Corp. (a) 18,600 381,300
20,881,173
GROCERY STORES - 2.6%
Kroger Co. (a) 87,600 5,130,075
Safeway, Inc. (a) 94,700 4,403,550
U.S. Foodservice (a) 133,460 5,938,970
15,472,595
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.1%
Action Performance Companies, 20,500 779,000
Inc. (a)
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) 69,700 2,382,869
Borders Group, Inc. (a) 57,900 991,538
Office Depot, Inc. (a) 99,150 2,069,756
Staples, Inc. (a) 11,400 327,750
6,550,913
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 55,240,898
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
SERVICES - 3.6%
ADVERTISING - 1.8%
Getty Images, Inc. (a) 34,800 $ 761,250
Omnicom Group, Inc. 77,500 5,425,000
Outdoor Systems, Inc. (a) 137,800 4,125,388
10,311,638
PRINTING - 0.1%
Schawk, Inc. Class A 59,200 706,700
SERVICES - 1.7%
Borg-Warner Security Corp. 201,800 3,291,863
International Telecom Data 53,300 666,250
Systems, Inc. (a)
Pittston Co. (Brinks Group) 17,000 484,500
Service Corp. International 285,700 5,481,869
9,924,482
TOTAL SERVICES 20,942,820
TECHNOLOGY - 14.8%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
Andrew Corp. (a) 58,700 909,850
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 9.2%
AdForce, Inc. (a) 28,600 829,400
Adobe Systems, Inc. 19,000 1,408,375
Affiliated Computer Services, 48,700 2,112,363
Inc. Class A (a)
America Online, Inc. 9,900 1,181,813
At Home Corp. Series A (a) 14,700 1,863,225
Autodesk, Inc. 27,600 762,450
Careerbuilder, Inc. 38,300 450,025
DST Systems, Inc. (a) 51,200 2,764,800
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 57,700 2,830,906
(a)
Excite, Inc. (a) 5,300 704,900
Exodus Communications, Inc. 50,100 3,757,500
(a)
GeoTel Communications Corp. 67,500 3,746,250
(a)
Inktomi Corp. (a) 29,600 3,048,800
Intuit, Inc. (a) 50,600 4,117,575
Legato Systems, Inc. (a) 60,900 3,334,275
Lycos, Inc. (a) 12,600 1,266,300
Mentor Graphics Corp. (a) 59,400 749,925
Novell, Inc. (a) 11,600 272,600
Polycom, Inc. (a) 56,200 1,440,125
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
RealNetworks, Inc. (a) 28,000 $ 1,984,500
Sabre Group Holdings, Inc. 26,800 1,649,875
Class A (a)
Siebel Systems, Inc. 30,678 1,396,808
Sportsline USA, Inc. (a) 20,400 758,625
Synopsys, Inc. (a) 14,200 630,125
VeriSign, Inc. (a) 26,800 3,175,800
Veritas Software Corp. (a) 33,600 2,965,200
Visual Networks, Inc. (a) 24,800 731,600
Wang Laboratories, Inc. (a) 89,300 2,584,119
Xoom.com, Inc. (a) 47,000 2,162,000
54,680,259
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 1.8%
Adaptec, Inc. (a) 28,500 879,938
Apple Computer, Inc. (a) 29,100 1,282,219
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) 43,185 2,917,687
Gateway 2000, Inc. (a) 19,100 1,161,519
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) 58,200 1,687,800
Lexmark International Group, 12,700 1,728,788
Inc. Class A (a)
SCI Systems, Inc. (a) 5,600 232,400
Symbol Technologies, Inc. 13,500 675,000
10,565,351
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 1.1%
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 16,300 895,481
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 20,400 928,200
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) 18,700 912,794
Teradyne, Inc. (a) 40,600 2,144,188
Waters Corp. (a) 14,500 1,430,063
6,310,726
ELECTRONICS - 2.6%
Altera Corp. (a) 53,400 1,858,988
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 52,000 1,998,750
Broadcom Corp. Class A (a) 28,300 2,709,725
Conexant Systems, Inc. (a) 15,200 589,000
Flextronics International (a) 27,000 1,350,000
International Rectifier Corp. 85,300 927,638
(a)
Linear Technology Corp. 63,900 3,386,700
MIPS Technologies, Inc. 11,500 344,281
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
Uniphase Corp. (a) 13,200 $ 1,768,800
Xilinx, Inc. (a) 9,600 426,600
15,360,482
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 87,826,668
TRANSPORTATION - 0.1%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.1%
Atlantic Coast Airlines 11,600 203,000
Holdings (a)
SkyWest, Inc. 11,500 267,375
470,375
UTILITIES - 7.6%
CELLULAR - 2.3%
ALLTEL Corp. 27,700 1,985,744
QUALCOMM, Inc. 95,000 9,238,750
SkyTel Communications, Inc. 116,400 2,364,375
(a)
13,588,869
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 3.0%
AES Corp. (a) 68,800 3,422,800
Calpine Corp. (a) 46,300 2,508,881
CMS Energy Corp. 55,100 2,562,150
Duke Energy Corp. 18,000 1,085,625
Energy East Corp. 28,800 799,200
Entergy Corp. 47,400 1,537,538
Illinova Corp. 23,000 625,313
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. 89,400 2,207,063
PG&E Corp. 74,700 2,521,125
Unicom Corp. 9,700 410,431
17,680,126
GAS - 1.2%
Enron Corp. 36,900 2,633,738
Ocean Energy, Inc. (a) 241,100 2,380,863
Williams Companies, Inc. 44,100 2,284,931
7,299,532
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 1.1%
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. 117,400 2,839,613
COMSAT Corp. Series 1 15,000 489,375
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
Qwest Communications 27,600 $ 1,171,275
International, Inc. (a)
WinStar Communications, Inc. 40,600 2,007,163
(a)
6,507,426
TOTAL UTILITIES 45,075,953
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 565,024,621
(Cost $476,804,481)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 4.8%
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 28,583,116 28,583,116
(Cost $28,583,116)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 593,607,737
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $505,387,597)
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.82%. 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 May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $508,117,344. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $85,490,393, of which $111,113,538 related to appreciated
investment securities and $25,623,145 related to depreciated
investment securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 593,607,737
value (cost $505,387,597) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 1,919,840
sold
Receivable for fund shares 4,726,823
sold
Dividends receivable 368,915
Interest receivable 130,582
Other receivables 90,027
TOTAL ASSETS 600,843,924
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian bank $ 421,932
Payable for investments 4,490,487
purchased
Payable for fund shares 1,646,639
redeemed
Accrued management fee 287,451
Distribution fees payable 271,110
Other payables and accrued 158,098
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 7,275,717
NET ASSETS $ 593,568,207
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 467,047,838
Accumulated net investment (1,493,881)
(loss)
Accumulated undistributed net 39,794,110
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 88,220,140
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS $ 593,568,207
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $15.26
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($15,734,038 (divided by)
1,031,330 shares)
Maximum offering price per $16.19
share (100/94.25 of $15.26)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $15.34
redemption price per share
($423,588,413 (divided by)
27,618,035 shares)
Maximum offering price per $15.90
share (100/96.50 of $15.34)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $15.14
offering price per share
($89,538,731 (divided by)
5,913,765 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $15.18
offering price per share
($21,317,058 (divided by)
1,404,482 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $15.37
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($43,389,967 (divided
by) 2,823,131 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 1,680,958
Dividends
Interest 699,122
TOTAL INCOME 2,380,080
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 1,603,037
Transfer agent fees 614,479
Distribution fees 1,509,772
Accounting fees and expenses 127,109
Non-interested trustees' 865
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 24,636
Registration fees 41,472
Audit 14,345
Total expenses before 3,935,715
reductions
Expense reductions (61,754) 3,873,961
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (1,493,881)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 42,999,813
Foreign currency transactions 4,925 43,004,738
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 33,798,203
Assets and liabilities in 273 33,798,476
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 76,803,214
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 75,309,333
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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<S> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
(UNAUDITED)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (1,493,881) $ (2,650,445)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 43,004,738 21,447,832
Change in net unrealized 33,798,476 16,594,090
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 75,309,333 35,391,477
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (15,557,622) (43,421,664)
from net realized gains
Share transactions - net 25,980,136 94,908,223
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 85,731,847 86,878,036
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 507,836,360 420,958,324
End of period (including $ 593,568,207 $ 507,836,360
accumulated net investment
loss of $1,493,881 and $0,
respectively)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
<TABLE>
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 13.71 $ 14.04 $ 11.70 $ 10.74
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.02) (.05) (.09) (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 2.03 1.17 2.64 .97
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.01 1.12 2.55 .96
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.46) (1.45) (.21) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 15.26 $ 13.71 $ 14.04 $ 11.70
TOTAL RETURN B, C 15.14% 9.07% 22.24% 8.94%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 15,734 $ 11,340 $ 4,670 $ 1,239
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.19% A 1.30% 1.62% F 1.56% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.17% A, G 1.27% G 1.58% G 1.56% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.29)% A (.36)% (.71)% (.33)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 124% A 139% 208% 101% A
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 13.75 $ 14.09 $ 11.70 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.04) (.07) (.07) (.03)
Net realized and unrealized 2.05 1.17 2.64 1.73
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.01 1.10 2.57 1.70
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.42) (1.44) (.18) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 15.34 $ 13.75 $ 14.09 $ 11.70
TOTAL RETURN B, C 15.05% 8.87% 22.35% 17.00%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 423,588 $ 367,035 $ 326,642 $ 187,040
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.41% A 1.42% 1.48% 1.60% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.38% A, F 1.39% F 1.44% F 1.60% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.50)% A (.51)% (.53)% (.37)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 124% A 139% 208% 101% A
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 20, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS T
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 13.58 $ 13.94 $ 11.61 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.07) (.14) (.14) (.10)
Net realized and unrealized 2.02 1.17 2.62 1.71
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.95 1.03 2.48 1.61
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.39) (1.39) (.15) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 15.14 $ 13.58 $ 13.94 $ 11.61
TOTAL RETURN B, C 14.76% 8.38% 21.67% 16.10%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 89,539 $ 82,317 $ 58,758 $ 32,727
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.93% A 1.94% 2.03% 2.38% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.91% A, F 1.91% F 1.98% F 2.37% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.03)% A (1.02)% (1.08)% (1.14)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 124% A 139% 208% 101% A
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 20, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS B
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 13.64 $ 14.08 $ 14.16
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.07) (.15) (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 2.02 1.15 (.07)
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.95 1.00 (.08)
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.41) (1.44) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 15.18 $ 13.64 $ 14.08
TOTAL RETURN B, C 14.71% 8.09% (.56)%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 21,317 $ 12,593 $ 345
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.94% A 2.15% F 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.92% A, G 2.11% G 2.40% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.04)% A (1.16)% (1.07)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 124% A 139% 208% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS C
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 13.82 $ 14.12 $ 11.70 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D .00 .01 .01 (.02)
Net realized and unrealized 2.04 1.18 2.63 1.72
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.04 1.19 2.64 1.70
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.49) (1.49) (.22) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 15.37 $ 13.82 $ 14.12 $ 11.70
TOTAL RETURN B, C 15.27% 9.60% 23.04% 17.00%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 43,390 $ 34,551 $ 30,542 $ 3,600
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .87% A .87% .91% 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .84% A, G .84% G .84% G 1.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .04% A .04% .08% (.27)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 124% A 139% 208% 101% A
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A ANNUALIZED
B TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
C THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 20, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor
Series I(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 (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment
company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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.
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 dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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 non-taxable dividends, net operating losses and losses
deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. The fund also
utilized earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on
redemption of shares as a part of the dividends paid deduction for
income tax purposes.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
Accumulated net investment loss and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
may include temporary book and tax basis differences that will reverse
in a subsequent period. Any taxable 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 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 $334,646,522 and $318,239,982, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .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 resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annualized rate of .59% of average net assets
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
CLASS C 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 16,655 $ 27
CLASS T 985,122 25,726
CLASS B 425,716 319,815
CLASS C 82,279 62,628
$ 1,509,772 $ 408,196
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
of purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on 0.25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 54,455 $ 21,402
CLASS T 174,402 62,868
CLASS B 169,807 169,807 *
CLASS C 4,441 4,441 *
$ 403,105 $ 258,518
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC :
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 17,040 .26 *
CLASS T 436,884 .23 *
CLASS B 101,270 .24 *
CLASS C 20,675 .26 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 38,610 .20 *
$ 614,479
* ANNUALIZED
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of
FMR, 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 $34,502 for the
period.
5. 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 $61,277 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into an arrangement with its
custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash
balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses. During the period,
the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $477 under this arrangement.
6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 380,123 $ 509,696
Class T 11,172,328 33,726,237
Class B 2,365,092 5,942,258
Class C 389,625 66,029
Institutional Class 1,250,454 3,177,444
Total $ 15,557,622 $ 43,421,664
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7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 605,274 $ 4,775,206
326,922
Reinvestment of distributions 27,137 38,750 362,550
Shares redeemed (149,882) (149,559) (2,163,803)
Net increase (decrease) 204,177 494,465 $ 2,973,953
CLASS T Shares sold 8,533,759 11,223,902 $ 125,917,307
Reinvestment of distributions 782,801 2,565,624 10,520,812
Shares redeemed (8,389,356) (10,288,334) (122,871,448)
Net increase (decrease) 927,204 3,501,192 $ 13,566,671
CLASS B Shares sold 1,055,579 2,302,521 $ 15,131,661
Reinvestment of distributions 148,162 425,511 1,970,339
Shares redeemed (1,349,975) (882,420) (19,170,817)
Net increase (decrease) (146,234) 1,845,612 $ (2,068,817)
CLASS C Shares sold 864,038 981,412 $ 12,554,486
Reinvestment of distributions 26,885 4,909 358,373
Shares redeemed (409,947) (87,336) (5,946,740)
Net increase (decrease) 480,976 898,985 $ 6,966,119
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 668,785 1,778,897 $ 9,711,774
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 85,211 239,320 1,145,239
Shares redeemed (431,364) (1,680,567) (6,314,803)
Net increase (decrease) 322,632 337,650 $ 4,542,210
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YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1998
CLASS A Shares sold $ 8,283,209
Reinvestment of distributions 480,632
Shares redeemed (2,024,735)
Net increase (decrease) $ 6,739,106
CLASS T Shares sold $ 153,194,207
Reinvestment of distributions 31,975,856
Shares redeemed (139,358,688)
Net increase (decrease) $ 45,811,375
CLASS B Shares sold $ 31,321,307
Reinvestment of distributions 5,260,655
Shares redeemed (11,531,684)
Net increase (decrease) $ 25,050,278
CLASS C Shares sold $ 13,382,594
Reinvestment of distributions 61,138
Shares redeemed (1,098,482)
Net increase (decrease) $ 12,345,250
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 24,392,821
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 2,980,284
Shares redeemed (22,410,891)
Net increase (decrease) $ 4,962,214
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8. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of Fidelity Advisor
Mid Cap Fund, the Board of Trustees has determined not to retain
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent auditor and voted
to appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ended November
30, 1999. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 1998 and November
30, 1997, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's audit reports contained no
adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion; nor were their reports
qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
Further, there were no disagreements between the fund and
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on accounting principles, financial
statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved to the
satisfaction of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP would have caused them to
make reference to the disagreement in their report.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Abigail P. Johnson, Vice President
Katherine Collins, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENT
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Boston, MA
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
MC-SANN-0799 80257
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FIDELITY ADVISOR
MID CAP
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
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CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 6 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 9 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the last 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 31 Notes to the financial
statements.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR MID CAP FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the
life of fund total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - INST CL 15.27% 12.50% 81.87%
S&P MidCap 400 (registered 13.70% 11.93% 83.81%
trademark)
Mid-Cap Funds Average 16.23% 9.80% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, six months, one
year or since the fund started on February 20, 1996. 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
Institutional Class' returns to the performance of the Standard &
Poor's MidCap 400 Index - a market capitalization-weighted index of
400 medium capitalization stocks. To measure how Institutional Class'
performance stacked up against its peers, you can compare it to the
mid-cap funds average, which reflects the performance of mutual funds
with similar objectives tracked by Lipper Inc. The past six months
average represents a peer group of 390 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 MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - INST CL 12.50% 20.02%
S&P MidCap 400 11.93% 20.41%
Mid-Cap Funds Average 9.80% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS take Institutional Class' cumulative return and
show you what would have happened
if Institutional Class had performed at a constant rate each year.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Mid Cap -CL I S&P MidCap 400
00533 SP004
1996/02/20 10000.00 10000.00
1996/02/29 10180.00 10122.33
1996/03/31 10250.00 10243.60
1996/04/30 10750.00 10556.44
1996/05/31 11260.00 10699.16
1996/06/30 10770.00 10538.56
1996/07/31 10100.00 9825.63
1996/08/31 10780.00 10392.28
1996/09/30 11480.00 10845.38
1996/10/31 11180.00 10876.94
1996/11/30 11700.00 11489.64
1996/12/31 11571.96 11502.39
1997/01/31 11969.58 11934.19
1997/02/28 11755.48 11836.09
1997/03/31 11133.55 11331.52
1997/04/30 11449.61 11625.34
1997/05/31 12428.38 12641.86
1997/06/30 13101.29 12996.97
1997/07/31 14131.04 14283.80
1997/08/31 14110.65 14266.52
1997/09/30 14834.53 15086.56
1997/10/31 14161.63 14430.14
1997/11/30 14396.12 14644.00
1997/12/31 14818.42 15212.33
1998/01/31 14692.93 14922.69
1998/02/28 15925.91 16159.03
1998/03/31 16759.31 16887.81
1998/04/30 16702.22 17196.01
1998/05/31 16165.65 16422.36
1998/06/30 16656.56 16525.99
1998/07/31 16199.90 15885.27
1998/08/31 13243.05 12928.39
1998/09/30 13802.45 14135.25
1998/10/31 14829.93 15398.52
1998/11/30 15777.49 16166.91
1998/12/31 17050.84 18120.19
1999/01/31 17275.66 17414.77
1999/02/28 16340.88 16502.94
1999/03/31 17098.17 16964.03
1999/04/30 18281.44 18302.15
1999/05/28 18186.77 18381.40
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990615 164628 R00000000000043
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund - Institutional Class on
February 20, 1996, when the fund started. As the chart shows, by May
31, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to $18,187 - an
81.87% increase on the initial investment. For comparison, look at how
the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index did over the same period. With
dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested, the same $10,000
investment would have grown to $18,381 - an 83.81% 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
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of Katherine Collins)
An interview with Katherine Collins, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, KATHERINE?
A. During the six months that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's
Institutional Class had a total return of 15.27%, while the Standard &
Poor's MidCap 400 Index had a return of 13.70% and the mid-cap stock
funds average return was 16.23%, as monitored by Lipper Inc. For the
12-month period that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's Institutional
Class had a total return of 12.50%. During the same period, the
Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index had an 11.93% increase and the
Lipper average return was 9.80%.
Q. WHAT FACTORS AFFECTED PERFORMANCE DURING THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD?
A. The fund's diversified approach helped performance as both growth
stocks and cyclical issues did well during different parts of the
period. I tried to keep the fund firmly in the growth style, but also
had some balance with cyclical issues and other value stocks. The fund
did better than the S&P mid-cap index because of the strong
performance of both technology and traditional growth stocks, which
tend to have above-average earnings growth. I manage the fund to be
somewhat more aggressive than the S&P mid-cap index, although it is
often less aggressive than many competitive funds. The fund also did
well when compared with the more aggressive growth funds in the Lipper
group when value stocks tended to be in favor.
Q. WHAT WAS YOUR STRATEGY IN TECHNOLOGY, WHICH, AT 14.8% OF
INVESTMENTS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD, WAS YOUR LARGEST INDUSTRY
WEIGHTING?
A. I emphasized both Internet-related stocks and semiconductor
equipment stocks, both of which did well. In the Internet, I invested
in a number of companies that provide the infrastructure and software
enabling companies to operate on the Web. Successful infrastructure
investments included VeriSign, which provides security systems for
Internet transactions; Exodus Communications, which helps companies
with their Web systems; and Inktomi and RealNetworks, two software
companies. America Online was a positive contributor, although I sold
most of the position to take profits and in recognition that it had
grown to be a large-cap company. Semiconductor equipment companies
included Applied Materials and Teradyne, both of which helped
performance.
Q. WHAT OTHER AREAS HELPED PERFORMANCE?
A. Performance was helped by the media and leisure industry, which at
11.8% of investments accounted for the largest overweighting compared
to the S&P mid- cap index. I invested in a number of broadcasting and
programming companies, including Clear Channel, Westwood One and
Univision. All did well as advertising sales remained healthy. Energy,
a cyclical industry that I increased during the period, also did well.
Another significant contributor to performance was E*Trade, the online
brokerage company. Unlike many consumer-related companies, it has
shown it can earn a profit.
Q. WERE THERE ANY DISAPPOINTMENTS?
A. Service Corp., which owns a chain of funeral homes, was a major
disappointment. The company failed to meet analysts' earnings
expectations because of a decline in the death rate and because of
earnings shortfalls in acquired properties. Another poor performer was
Network Associates, a software company specializing in security
programs. The fund has sold its position in Network Associates.
Relative performance was hurt because I did not buy QUALCOMM, the
cellular phone company, early enough. Its stock did very well after
the company sold some unprofitable operations.
Q. WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. I am more optimistic than I was six months ago. Mid-cap stocks
remain undervalued when compared to large-cap stocks. The economy is
continuing to grow and corporate profits are increasing. However, I
emphasize stock selection rather than concentrating on macro-economic
issues. I think Fidelity's emphasis on research gives me an advantage
in finding good companies at attractive stock prices.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: long-term growth of
capital by investing mainly in
equity securities of
companies with
medium-sized market
capitalizations
START DATE: February 20,
1996
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $593 million
MANAGER: Katherine Collins,
since 1997; joined Fidelity
in 1990
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KATHERINE COLLINS ON THE
RELATIVE INEFFICIENCY OF THE
MID-CAP STOCK MARKET:
"The mid-cap stock market is less
efficient than the large-cap stock
market simply because there are
fewer equity analysts following
mid-cap companies. A company
larger than $15 billion in market
capitalization is likely to have
more than twice as many analysts
covering it as a mid-cap company.
This means that there is a greater
opportunity for an independent
analyst to discover discrepancies
between a mid-cap company's
fundamental outlook and the
market valuation of its stock.
"That's where Fidelity's proven
strength - independent equity
research - comes in.
"A recent Reuters poll of more
than 1,000 executives in small-and
mid-cap companies ranked
Fidelity as the No.1 buy-side - or
investment-side - research
organization in every category. We
have invested more people and
technology in independent
research, covering industries from
large-cap through small-cap. This
allows us to develop insights
across the entire industry and
relate trends to specific
companies.
"Our analysts may discover an
exciting new product, or they may
discover hidden value in a company's
operations, or they may better
understand the challenges of a
proposed merger. This kind of
bottom-up research can uncover
exciting investment opportunities
in an inefficient market."
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
NOTE TO SHAREHOLDERS: Effective August 2, 1999, David Felman will
succeed Katherine Collins as Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor Mid
Cap Fund.
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 1.9 1.7
Clear Channel Communications, 1.6 0.6
Inc.
QUALCOMM, Inc. 1.6 0.0
Cardinal Health, Inc. 1.4 1.3
Westwood One, Inc. 1.3 1.3
USA Networks, Inc. 1.2 1.3
VWR Scientific Products Corp. 1.1 0.8
Nordstrom, Inc. 1.0 0.4
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 1.0 0.4
U.S. Foodservice 1.0 0.9
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 14.8 14.1
MEDIA & LEISURE 11.8 13.0
FINANCE 9.4 9.0
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 9.3 8.5
UTILITIES 7.6 3.3
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 *
Stocks 95.2%
Short-Term Investments 4.8%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 1.2%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 95.2
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.8
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 92.3%
Short-Term Investments 7.7%
** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 0.7%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 92.3
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 7.7
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
COMMON STOCKS - 95.2%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.4%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.9%
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. (a) 87,300 $ 5,390,775
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.2%
Litton Industries, Inc. (a) 17,900 1,162,381
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.3%
General Dynamics Corp. 30,700 2,018,525
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 8,571,681
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 2.3%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 1.2%
Cytec Industries, Inc. (a) 70,300 1,928,856
Hercules, Inc. 3,600 125,775
IMC Global, Inc. 63,800 1,335,813
Ivex Packaging Corp. (a) 135,200 2,602,600
Solutia, Inc. 44,300 993,981
6,987,025
IRON & STEEL - 0.6%
Nucor Corp. 45,600 2,277,150
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (a) 58,000 989,625
3,266,775
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.5%
Bemis Co., Inc. 36,400 1,374,100
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 35,600 1,085,800
Silgan Holdings, Inc. (a) 32,200 648,025
3,107,925
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 13,361,725
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
4.8%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 2.4%
Armstrong World Industries, 12,700 739,775
Inc.
Carlisle Companies, Inc. 98,200 4,590,850
Dayton Superior Corp. Class A 68,400 1,226,925
(a)
Elcor Corp. 23,740 958,503
Fortune Brands, Inc. 53,300 2,178,638
Justin Industries, Inc. 140,200 1,883,938
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
CONTINUED
BUILDING MATERIALS - CONTINUED
Masco Corp. 65,900 $ 1,882,269
Sherwin-Williams Co. 30,400 936,700
14,397,598
CONSTRUCTION - 1.3%
Centex Corp. 81,600 3,024,300
Granite Construction, Inc. 39,100 1,097,244
Jacobs Engineering Group, 56,600 2,104,813
Inc. (a)
Lennar Corp. 75,300 1,703,663
7,930,020
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - 1.1%
Alexandria Real Estate 13,800 436,425
Equities, Inc.
Apartment Investment & 60,400 2,536,800
Management Co. Class A
Duke Realty Investments, Inc. 29,700 686,813
Home Properties of N.Y., Inc. 47,500 1,237,969
Public Storage, Inc. 50,000 1,459,375
6,357,382
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 28,685,000
ESTATE
DURABLES - 7.5%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
2.4%
Barrett Resources Corp. (a) 38,400 1,298,400
Casey's General Stores, Inc. 140,800 1,892,000
Danaher Corp. 84,900 5,131,144
Navistar International Corp. 38,300 1,891,063
(a)
SPX Corp. 48,155 3,738,032
13,950,639
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.2%
Black & Decker Corp. 23,700 1,349,419
HOME FURNISHINGS - 3.0%
Bassett Furniture Industries, 46,100 1,106,400
Inc.
Furniture Brands 32,500 788,125
International, Inc. (a)
Knoll, Inc. (a) 18,600 451,050
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 428,100 11,291,113
Miller (Herman), Inc. 42,000 847,875
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
DURABLES - CONTINUED
HOME FURNISHINGS - CONTINUED
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 36,400 $ 1,474,200
Restoration Hardware, Inc. 155,500 1,856,281
17,815,044
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 1.9%
Liz Claiborne, Inc. 33,620 1,210,320
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) 98,250 2,861,531
Quiksilver, Inc. (a) 28,350 807,975
Shaw Industries, Inc. (a) 41,400 698,625
WestPoint Stevens, Inc. Class 182,200 5,762,075
A (a)
11,340,526
TOTAL DURABLES 44,455,628
ENERGY - 7.1%
ENERGY SERVICES - 2.0%
ENSCO International, Inc. 188,300 3,342,325
Halliburton Co. 110,000 4,551,250
Schlumberger Ltd. 44,800 2,696,400
Transocean Offshore, Inc. 46,800 1,152,450
11,742,425
OIL & GAS - 5.1%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 75,600 2,835,000
Apache Corp. 150,000 5,400,000
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. Class A 40,000 715,000
Coastal Corp. (The) 50,500 1,947,406
Conoco, Inc. Class A 33,200 900,550
Enron Oil & Gas Co. 71,300 1,359,156
Kerr-McGee Corp. 39,027 1,814,756
Noble Affiliates, Inc. 42,900 1,136,850
Nuevo Energy Co. (a) 82,200 1,253,550
Santa Fe Snyder Corp. (a) 308,535 2,622,548
Stone Energy Corp. (a) 28,400 1,070,325
Tosco Corp. 170,500 4,358,406
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock 78,500 1,727,000
Corp.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
USX-Marathon Group 23,200 $ 694,550
Vastar Resources, Inc. 50,700 2,788,500
30,623,597
TOTAL ENERGY 42,366,022
FINANCE - 9.4%
BANKS - 2.2%
Amcore Financial, Inc. 13,200 279,675
Comerica, Inc. 74,450 4,499,572
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 87,200 6,104,000
Westamerica Bancorp. 51,500 1,779,969
Whitney Holding Corp. 15,200 619,400
13,282,616
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 1.4%
Associates First Capital 122,600 5,026,600
Corp. Class A
Household International, Inc. 17,700 767,738
Providian Financial Corp. 22,550 2,163,391
7,957,729
INSURANCE - 4.7%
AFLAC, Inc. 51,700 2,636,700
Allmerica Financial Corp. 57,000 3,338,063
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. 88,700 5,172,319
American Bankers Insurance 40,800 2,187,900
Group, Inc.
CIGNA Corp. 54,200 5,054,150
Financial Security Assurance 25,000 1,418,750
Holdings Ltd.
MBIA, Inc. 53,100 3,627,394
Protective Life Corp. 57,200 2,069,925
Reliastar Financial Corp. 60,798 2,526,917
28,032,118
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.5%
Commercial Federal Corp. 28,800 657,000
Richmond County Financial 41,300 753,725
Corp.
Webster Financial Corp. 43,400 1,261,313
2,672,038
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.6%
E*Trade Group, Inc. (a) 87,000 $ 3,871,500
TOTAL FINANCE 55,816,001
HEALTH - 7.3%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 1.4%
PE Corp. (Biosystems Group) 38,100 4,255,294
Quintiles Transnational Corp. 98,000 3,981,250
(a)
8,236,544
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 5.3%
Becton, Dickinson & Co. 46,700 1,809,625
Biomet, Inc. 86,200 3,442,613
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) 15,100 572,856
Cardinal Health, Inc. 141,000 8,512,875
Cyberonics, Inc. (a) 51,700 597,781
Guidant Corp. 45,800 2,290,000
Heartport, Inc. (a) 63,600 198,750
Medtronic, Inc. 60,132 4,269,372
Millipore Corp. 53,600 1,788,900
Novoste Corp. (a) 33,200 846,600
Pall Corp. 112,400 2,255,025
Sybron International, Inc. (a) 197,900 4,972,238
31,556,635
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.6%
Health Management Associates, 113,275 1,472,575
Inc. Class A (a)
Trigon Healthcare, Inc. (a) 19,100 728,188
Wellpoint Health Networks, 15,300 1,261,294
Inc. (a)
3,462,057
TOTAL HEALTH 43,255,236
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 3.3%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 1.8%
American Power Conversion 36,500 1,421,219
Corp. (a)
Emerson Electric Co. 34,700 2,216,463
General Electric Co. 8,700 884,681
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT -
CONTINUED
Thomas & Betts Corp. 3,500 $ 149,844
VWR Scientific Products Corp. 221,200 6,331,850
(a)
11,004,057
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.5%
ASM Lithography Holding N V 41,600 1,835,600
(a)
Gorman-Rupp Co. 43,000 696,063
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 16,300 1,251,025
Kaydon Corp. 15,800 526,338
Manitowoc Co., Inc. 61,700 2,097,800
PRI Automation, Inc. (a) 91,100 2,231,950
8,638,776
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 19,642,833
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 11.8%
BROADCASTING - 6.6%
American Tower Corp. Class A 18,000 405,000
(a)
AT&T Corp. (Liberty Media 19,812 1,316,260
Group) Class A (a)
CBS Corp. (a) 69,700 2,909,975
Clear Channel Communications, 145,430 9,607,496
Inc. (a)
Cox Communications, Inc. 35,800 1,398,438
Class A (a)
Hearst-Argyle Television, 26,900 665,775
Inc. (a)
Infinity Broadcasting Corp. 52,000 1,329,250
Class A (a)
MediaOne Group, Inc. 19,000 1,403,625
Nielsen Media Research, Inc. 17,700 473,475
Sinclair Broadcast Group, 40,600 563,325
Inc. Class A (a)
Univision Communications, 63,500 3,766,344
Inc. Class A (a)
USA Networks, Inc. (a) 171,400 6,856,000
Westwood One, Inc. (a) 225,300 7,829,175
Young Broadcasting, Inc. 22,900 930,313
Class A (a)
39,454,451
ENTERTAINMENT - 2.2%
Cinar Films, Inc. Class B 64,500 1,531,875
(sub. vtg.) (a)
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. 100,800 2,570,400
(a)
Pixar (a) 64,200 2,535,900
Premier Parks, Inc. (a) 153,700 5,475,563
Ticketmaster Online 33,300 940,725
CitySearch, Inc. (a)
13,054,463
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 1.5%
Harley-Davidson, Inc. 89,600 $ 4,575,200
Hasbro, Inc. 73,600 2,106,800
Mattel, Inc. 69,000 1,824,188
8,506,188
PUBLISHING - 0.4%
Belo (A.H.) Corp. Class A 54,000 1,191,375
Meredith Corp. 36,100 1,261,244
2,452,619
RESTAURANTS - 1.1%
Papa John's International, 62,300 2,460,850
Inc. (a)
Starbucks Corp. (a) 113,000 4,202,188
6,663,038
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 70,130,759
NONDURABLES - 4.9%
BEVERAGES - 1.2%
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B 21,300 1,420,444
Celestial Seasonings, Inc. (a) 10,500 202,125
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. 6,700 364,313
Consolidated
Coors (Adolph) Co. Class B 78,800 3,743,000
Whitman Corp. 70,000 1,190,000
6,919,882
FOODS - 3.7%
American Italian Pasta Co. 22,600 621,500
Class A (a)
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. 110,000 3,086,875
Class A (a)
Dean Foods Co. 102,400 3,840,000
Earthgrains Co. 140,500 3,292,969
Flowers Industries, Inc. 108,400 2,411,900
Interstate Bakeries Corp. 109,600 2,397,500
Keebler Foods Co. (a) 70,200 2,351,700
Michael Foods, Inc. 64,300 1,511,050
Suiza Foods Corp. (a) 15,400 564,025
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. 52,745 2,185,621
22,263,140
TOTAL NONDURABLES 29,183,022
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 9.3%
APPAREL STORES - 1.5%
American Eagle Outfitters, 39,600 $ 1,616,175
Inc. (a)
Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (a) 141,300 891,956
Ross Stores, Inc. 34,400 1,580,250
TJX Companies, Inc. 136,600 4,098,000
Wet Seal, Inc. Class A (a) 30,900 857,475
9,043,856
DRUG STORES - 0.6%
CVS Corp. 58,338 2,683,548
Duane Reade, Inc. (a) 19,100 608,813
3,292,361
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
3.5%
Ames Department Stores, Inc. 28,700 1,176,700
(a)
Dayton Hudson Corp. 33,000 2,079,000
Dollar General Corp. 62,500 1,660,156
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (a) 127,075 4,272,897
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 57,600 1,285,200
Nordstrom, Inc. 172,700 6,130,850
Saks, Inc. (a) 140,998 3,895,070
Tuesday Morning Corp. (a) 18,600 381,300
20,881,173
GROCERY STORES - 2.6%
Kroger Co. (a) 87,600 5,130,075
Safeway, Inc. (a) 94,700 4,403,550
U.S. Foodservice (a) 133,460 5,938,970
15,472,595
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.1%
Action Performance Companies, 20,500 779,000
Inc. (a)
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) 69,700 2,382,869
Borders Group, Inc. (a) 57,900 991,538
Office Depot, Inc. (a) 99,150 2,069,756
Staples, Inc. (a) 11,400 327,750
6,550,913
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 55,240,898
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
SERVICES - 3.6%
ADVERTISING - 1.8%
Getty Images, Inc. (a) 34,800 $ 761,250
Omnicom Group, Inc. 77,500 5,425,000
Outdoor Systems, Inc. (a) 137,800 4,125,388
10,311,638
PRINTING - 0.1%
Schawk, Inc. Class A 59,200 706,700
SERVICES - 1.7%
Borg-Warner Security Corp. 201,800 3,291,863
International Telecom Data 53,300 666,250
Systems, Inc. (a)
Pittston Co. (Brinks Group) 17,000 484,500
Service Corp. International 285,700 5,481,869
9,924,482
TOTAL SERVICES 20,942,820
TECHNOLOGY - 14.8%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
Andrew Corp. (a) 58,700 909,850
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 9.2%
AdForce, Inc. (a) 28,600 829,400
Adobe Systems, Inc. 19,000 1,408,375
Affiliated Computer Services, 48,700 2,112,363
Inc. Class A (a)
America Online, Inc. 9,900 1,181,813
At Home Corp. Series A (a) 14,700 1,863,225
Autodesk, Inc. 27,600 762,450
Careerbuilder, Inc. 38,300 450,025
DST Systems, Inc. (a) 51,200 2,764,800
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 57,700 2,830,906
(a)
Excite, Inc. (a) 5,300 704,900
Exodus Communications, Inc. 50,100 3,757,500
(a)
GeoTel Communications Corp. 67,500 3,746,250
(a)
Inktomi Corp. (a) 29,600 3,048,800
Intuit, Inc. (a) 50,600 4,117,575
Legato Systems, Inc. (a) 60,900 3,334,275
Lycos, Inc. (a) 12,600 1,266,300
Mentor Graphics Corp. (a) 59,400 749,925
Novell, Inc. (a) 11,600 272,600
Polycom, Inc. (a) 56,200 1,440,125
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
RealNetworks, Inc. (a) 28,000 $ 1,984,500
Sabre Group Holdings, Inc. 26,800 1,649,875
Class A (a)
Siebel Systems, Inc. 30,678 1,396,808
Sportsline USA, Inc. (a) 20,400 758,625
Synopsys, Inc. (a) 14,200 630,125
VeriSign, Inc. (a) 26,800 3,175,800
Veritas Software Corp. (a) 33,600 2,965,200
Visual Networks, Inc. (a) 24,800 731,600
Wang Laboratories, Inc. (a) 89,300 2,584,119
Xoom.com, Inc. (a) 47,000 2,162,000
54,680,259
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 1.8%
Adaptec, Inc. (a) 28,500 879,938
Apple Computer, Inc. (a) 29,100 1,282,219
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) 43,185 2,917,687
Gateway 2000, Inc. (a) 19,100 1,161,519
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) 58,200 1,687,800
Lexmark International Group, 12,700 1,728,788
Inc. Class A (a)
SCI Systems, Inc. (a) 5,600 232,400
Symbol Technologies, Inc. 13,500 675,000
10,565,351
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 1.1%
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 16,300 895,481
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 20,400 928,200
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) 18,700 912,794
Teradyne, Inc. (a) 40,600 2,144,188
Waters Corp. (a) 14,500 1,430,063
6,310,726
ELECTRONICS - 2.6%
Altera Corp. (a) 53,400 1,858,988
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 52,000 1,998,750
Broadcom Corp. Class A (a) 28,300 2,709,725
Conexant Systems, Inc. (a) 15,200 589,000
Flextronics International (a) 27,000 1,350,000
International Rectifier Corp. 85,300 927,638
(a)
Linear Technology Corp. 63,900 3,386,700
MIPS Technologies, Inc. 11,500 344,281
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
Uniphase Corp. (a) 13,200 $ 1,768,800
Xilinx, Inc. (a) 9,600 426,600
15,360,482
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 87,826,668
TRANSPORTATION - 0.1%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.1%
Atlantic Coast Airlines 11,600 203,000
Holdings (a)
SkyWest, Inc. 11,500 267,375
470,375
UTILITIES - 7.6%
CELLULAR - 2.3%
ALLTEL Corp. 27,700 1,985,744
QUALCOMM, Inc. 95,000 9,238,750
SkyTel Communications, Inc. 116,400 2,364,375
(a)
13,588,869
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 3.0%
AES Corp. (a) 68,800 3,422,800
Calpine Corp. (a) 46,300 2,508,881
CMS Energy Corp. 55,100 2,562,150
Duke Energy Corp. 18,000 1,085,625
Energy East Corp. 28,800 799,200
Entergy Corp. 47,400 1,537,538
Illinova Corp. 23,000 625,313
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. 89,400 2,207,063
PG&E Corp. 74,700 2,521,125
Unicom Corp. 9,700 410,431
17,680,126
GAS - 1.2%
Enron Corp. 36,900 2,633,738
Ocean Energy, Inc. (a) 241,100 2,380,863
Williams Companies, Inc. 44,100 2,284,931
7,299,532
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 1.1%
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. 117,400 2,839,613
COMSAT Corp. Series 1 15,000 489,375
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
Qwest Communications 27,600 $ 1,171,275
International, Inc. (a)
WinStar Communications, Inc. 40,600 2,007,163
(a)
6,507,426
TOTAL UTILITIES 45,075,953
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 565,024,621
(Cost $476,804,481)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 4.8%
Taxable Central Cash Fund (b) 28,583,116 28,583,116
(Cost $28,583,116)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 593,607,737
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $505,387,597)
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) At period end, the seven-day yield on the Taxable Central Cash
Fund was 4.82%. 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 May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $508,117,344. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $85,490,393, of which $111,113,538 related to appreciated
investment securities and $25,623,145 related to depreciated
investment securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 593,607,737
value (cost $505,387,597) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 1,919,840
sold
Receivable for fund shares 4,726,823
sold
Dividends receivable 368,915
Interest receivable 130,582
Other receivables 90,027
TOTAL ASSETS 600,843,924
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian bank $ 421,932
Payable for investments 4,490,487
purchased
Payable for fund shares 1,646,639
redeemed
Accrued management fee 287,451
Distribution fees payable 271,110
Other payables and accrued 158,098
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 7,275,717
NET ASSETS $ 593,568,207
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 467,047,838
Accumulated net investment (1,493,881)
(loss)
Accumulated undistributed net 39,794,110
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 88,220,140
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS $ 593,568,207
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $15.26
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($15,734,038 (divided by)
1,031,330 shares)
Maximum offering price per $16.19
share (100/94.25 of $15.26)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $15.34
redemption price per share
($423,588,413 (divided by)
27,618,035 shares)
Maximum offering price per $15.90
share (100/96.50 of $15.34)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $15.14
offering price per share
($89,538,731 (divided by)
5,913,765 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $15.18
offering price per share
($21,317,058 (divided by)
1,404,482 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $15.37
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($43,389,967 (divided
by) 2,823,131 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 1,680,958
Dividends
Interest 699,122
TOTAL INCOME 2,380,080
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 1,603,037
Transfer agent fees 614,479
Distribution fees 1,509,772
Accounting fees and expenses 127,109
Non-interested trustees' 865
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 24,636
Registration fees 41,472
Audit 14,345
Total expenses before 3,935,715
reductions
Expense reductions (61,754) 3,873,961
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (1,493,881)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 42,999,813
Foreign currency transactions 4,925 43,004,738
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 33,798,203
Assets and liabilities in 273 33,798,476
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 76,803,214
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 75,309,333
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
<TABLE>
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<S> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
(UNAUDITED)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (1,493,881) $ (2,650,445)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 43,004,738 21,447,832
Change in net unrealized 33,798,476 16,594,090
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 75,309,333 35,391,477
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (15,557,622) (43,421,664)
from net realized gains
Share transactions - net 25,980,136 94,908,223
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 85,731,847 86,878,036
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 507,836,360 420,958,324
End of period (including $ 593,568,207 $ 507,836,360
accumulated net investment
loss of $1,493,881 and $0,
respectively)
</TABLE>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 13.71 $ 14.04 $ 11.70 $ 10.74
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.02) (.05) (.09) (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 2.03 1.17 2.64 .97
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.01 1.12 2.55 .96
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.46) (1.45) (.21) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 15.26 $ 13.71 $ 14.04 $ 11.70
TOTAL RETURN B, C 15.14% 9.07% 22.24% 8.94%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 15,734 $ 11,340 $ 4,670 $ 1,239
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.19% A 1.30% 1.62% F 1.56% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.17% A, G 1.27% G 1.58% G 1.56% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.29)% A (.36)% (.71)% (.33)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 124% A 139% 208% 101% A
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 13.75 $ 14.09 $ 11.70 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.04) (.07) (.07) (.03)
Net realized and unrealized 2.05 1.17 2.64 1.73
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.01 1.10 2.57 1.70
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.42) (1.44) (.18) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 15.34 $ 13.75 $ 14.09 $ 11.70
TOTAL RETURN B, C 15.05% 8.87% 22.35% 17.00%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 423,588 $ 367,035 $ 326,642 $ 187,040
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.41% A 1.42% 1.48% 1.60% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.38% A, F 1.39% F 1.44% F 1.60% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.50)% A (.51)% (.53)% (.37)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 124% A 139% 208% 101% A
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 20, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS T
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 13.58 $ 13.94 $ 11.61 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.07) (.14) (.14) (.10)
Net realized and unrealized 2.02 1.17 2.62 1.71
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.95 1.03 2.48 1.61
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.39) (1.39) (.15) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 15.14 $ 13.58 $ 13.94 $ 11.61
TOTAL RETURN B, C 14.76% 8.38% 21.67% 16.10%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 89,539 $ 82,317 $ 58,758 $ 32,727
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.93% A 1.94% 2.03% 2.38% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.91% A, F 1.91% F 1.98% F 2.37% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.03)% A (1.02)% (1.08)% (1.14)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 124% A 139% 208% 101% A
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 20, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS B
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 13.64 $ 14.08 $ 14.16
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.07) (.15) (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 2.02 1.15 (.07)
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.95 1.00 (.08)
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.41) (1.44) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 15.18 $ 13.64 $ 14.08
TOTAL RETURN B, C 14.71% 8.09% (.56)%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 21,317 $ 12,593 $ 345
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.94% A 2.15% F 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.92% A, G 2.11% G 2.40% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.04)% A (1.16)% (1.07)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 124% A 139% 208% A
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS C
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 13.82 $ 14.12 $ 11.70 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D .00 .01 .01 (.02)
Net realized and unrealized 2.04 1.18 2.63 1.72
gain (loss)
Total from investment 2.04 1.19 2.64 1.70
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.49) (1.49) (.22) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 15.37 $ 13.82 $ 14.12 $ 11.70
TOTAL RETURN B, C 15.27% 9.60% 23.04% 17.00%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 43,390 $ 34,551 $ 30,542 $ 3,600
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .87% A .87% .91% 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .84% A, G .84% G .84% G 1.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .04% A .04% .08% (.27)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 124% A 139% 208% 101% A
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
C THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 20, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1996.
F FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
G FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund (the fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor
Series I(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 (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment
company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional
Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting
privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to
matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically
convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from
the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and
unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the fund,
and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a
pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each
class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class of shares
differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and certain
other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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.
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 dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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 non-taxable dividends, net operating losses and losses
deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. The fund also
utilized earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on
redemption of shares as a part of the dividends paid deduction for
income tax purposes.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
Accumulated net investment loss and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
may include temporary book and tax basis differences that will reverse
in a subsequent period. Any taxable 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 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 $334,646,522 and $318,239,982, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a
fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net assets of
the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a series of
rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all the mutual
funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .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 resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annualized rate of .59% of average net assets
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares (collectively referred to as "the
Plans"). Under certain of the Plans, the class pays Fidelity
Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, a distribution
and service fee. A portion of this fee may be reallowed to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions for the distribution
of each class of shares and providing shareholder support services.
For the period, this fee was based on the following annual rates of
the average net assets of each applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
CLASS C 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 16,655 $ 27
CLASS T 985,122 25,726
CLASS B 425,716 319,815
CLASS C 82,279 62,628
$ 1,509,772 $ 408,196
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
of purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. In addition, purchases of Class A and
Class T shares that were subject to a finder's fee bear a contingent
deferred sales charge on assets that do not remain in the fund for at
least one year. The Class A and Class T contingent deferred sales
charge is based on 0.25% of the lesser of the cost of shares at the
initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the redeemed
shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A
portion of the sales charges paid to FDC are paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 54,455 $ 21,402
CLASS T 174,402 62,868
CLASS B 169,807 169,807 *
CLASS C 4,441 4,441 *
$ 403,105 $ 258,518
* WHEN CLASS B AND CLASS C SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS
COMMISSIONS FROM ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the fund.
FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing
and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For
the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC :
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 17,040 .26 *
CLASS T 436,884 .23 *
CLASS B 101,270 .24 *
CLASS C 20,675 .26 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 38,610 .20 *
$ 614,479
* ANNUALIZED
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
ACCOUNTING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of
FMR, 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 $34,502 for the
period.
5. 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 $61,277 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into an arrangement with its
custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash
balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses. During the period,
the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $477 under this arrangement.
6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 380,123 $ 509,696
Class T 11,172,328 33,726,237
Class B 2,365,092 5,942,258
Class C 389,625 66,029
Institutional Class 1,250,454 3,177,444
Total $ 15,557,622 $ 43,421,664
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7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
SHARES DOLLARS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 605,274 $ 4,775,206
326,922
Reinvestment of distributions 27,137 38,750 362,550
Shares redeemed (149,882) (149,559) (2,163,803)
Net increase (decrease) 204,177 494,465 $ 2,973,953
CLASS T Shares sold 8,533,759 11,223,902 $ 125,917,307
Reinvestment of distributions 782,801 2,565,624 10,520,812
Shares redeemed (8,389,356) (10,288,334) (122,871,448)
Net increase (decrease) 927,204 3,501,192 $ 13,566,671
CLASS B Shares sold 1,055,579 2,302,521 $ 15,131,661
Reinvestment of distributions 148,162 425,511 1,970,339
Shares redeemed (1,349,975) (882,420) (19,170,817)
Net increase (decrease) (146,234) 1,845,612 $ (2,068,817)
CLASS C Shares sold 864,038 981,412 $ 12,554,486
Reinvestment of distributions 26,885 4,909 358,373
Shares redeemed (409,947) (87,336) (5,946,740)
Net increase (decrease) 480,976 898,985 $ 6,966,119
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 668,785 1,778,897 $ 9,711,774
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 85,211 239,320 1,145,239
Shares redeemed (431,364) (1,680,567) (6,314,803)
Net increase (decrease) 322,632 337,650 $ 4,542,210
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<S> <C>
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1998
CLASS A Shares sold $ 8,283,209
Reinvestment of distributions 480,632
Shares redeemed (2,024,735)
Net increase (decrease) $ 6,739,106
CLASS T Shares sold $ 153,194,207
Reinvestment of distributions 31,975,856
Shares redeemed (139,358,688)
Net increase (decrease) $ 45,811,375
CLASS B Shares sold $ 31,321,307
Reinvestment of distributions 5,260,655
Shares redeemed (11,531,684)
Net increase (decrease) $ 25,050,278
CLASS C Shares sold $ 13,382,594
Reinvestment of distributions 61,138
Shares redeemed (1,098,482)
Net increase (decrease) $ 12,345,250
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 24,392,821
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 2,980,284
Shares redeemed (22,410,891)
Net increase (decrease) $ 4,962,214
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8. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of Fidelity Advisor
Mid Cap Fund, the Board of Trustees has determined not to retain
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent auditor and voted
to appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ended November
30, 1999. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 1998 and November
30, 1997, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's audit reports contained no
adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion; nor were their reports
qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
Further, there were no disagreements between the fund and
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on accounting principles, financial
statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved to the
satisfaction of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP would have caused them to
make reference to the disagreement in their report.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.)
Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Abigail P. Johnson, Vice President
Katherine Collins, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENT
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Boston, MA
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
MCI-SANN-0799 80260
1.704678.101
(Fidelity logo graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
VALUE STRATEGIES
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T AND CLASS B
(FORMERLY FIDELITY ADVISOR
STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND)
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(Fidelity logo graphics)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on stock market
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 12 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 15 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the past six months.
INVESTMENTS 16 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 23 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 32 Notes to the financial
statements.
PROXY VOTING RESULTS 40
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity
Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR VALUE STRATEGIES FUND - CLASS A
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class A shares took place on September
3, 1996. Class A shares bear a 0.25% 12b-1 fee that is reflected in
returns after September 3, 1996. Returns prior to September 3, 1996
are those of Class T and reflect Class T shares' 0.50% 12b-1 fee
(0.65% prior to January 1, 1996). If Fidelity had not reimbursed
certain class expenses, the past one year, five years and 10 years
total returns would have been lower. Prior to July 1, 1999, Advisor
Value Strategies operated under certain different investment policies.
Accordingly, the fund's historical performance may not represent its
current investment policies.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
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PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 15.20% 7.34% 92.63% 221.24%
- - CL A
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 8.58% 1.17% 81.55% 202.77%
- - CL A (INCL. 5.75% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell Midcap Value 9.74% 4.77% 141.92% 306.92%
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
Capital Appreciation Funds 17.09% 17.54% 137.43% 279.60%
Average
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Class A's returns to those of the
Russell Midcap Value Index - a market capitalization-weighted index of
medium-capitalization value-oriented stocks of U.S. corporations, and
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of common stocks. To measure how Class A'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 Inc. The past six months average
represents a peer group of 281 mutual funds. These benchmarks reflect
reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the
effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 7.34% 14.01% 12.38%
- - CL A
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 1.17% 12.67% 11.71%
- - CL A (INCL. 5.75% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell Midcap Value 4.77% 19.32% 15.07%
S&P 500 21.03% 25.87% 18.07%
Capital Appreciation Funds 17.54% 17.20% 12.89%
Average
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class A's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class A had performed at a constant
rate each year.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Strategic Opp -CL A Russell Midcap Value
00266 RS013
1989/05/31 9425.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 9498.63 10036.80
1989/07/31 10150.81 10675.53
1989/08/31 10282.30 10993.71
1989/09/30 10282.30 10825.12
1989/10/31 10113.99 10272.47
1989/11/30 10387.49 10340.14
1989/12/31 10712.01 10463.02
1990/01/31 10003.65 9720.41
1990/02/28 10057.72 9915.11
1990/03/31 10057.72 10029.68
1990/04/30 9646.76 9482.37
1990/05/31 9960.39 10250.50
1990/06/30 10057.72 10031.46
1990/07/31 10084.76 9747.71
1990/08/31 9376.39 8758.76
1990/09/30 9306.09 8071.35
1990/10/31 9300.69 7744.87
1990/11/30 9711.65 8431.68
1990/12/31 9943.93 8780.72
1991/01/31 10265.25 9329.22
1991/02/28 10879.70 10074.20
1991/03/31 11223.57 10410.19
1991/04/30 11375.77 10592.43
1991/05/31 11781.65 11070.88
1991/06/30 11409.59 10629.23
1991/07/31 11753.46 11140.92
1991/08/31 12007.13 11464.44
1991/09/30 12052.23 11362.34
1991/10/31 11809.83 11580.79
1991/11/30 11522.34 11037.64
1991/12/31 12238.92 12110.29
1992/01/31 12258.78 12421.94
1992/02/29 12497.07 12885.55
1992/03/31 12179.35 12689.66
1992/04/30 12411.02 13013.77
1992/05/31 12814.79 13134.28
1992/06/30 12814.79 13032.77
1992/07/31 13211.94 13555.15
1992/08/31 12980.27 13159.21
1992/09/30 12927.32 13422.18
1992/10/31 13033.23 13702.36
1992/11/30 13589.24 14279.95
1992/12/31 13814.38 14735.84
1993/01/31 14075.44 15108.63
1993/02/28 14474.28 15435.12
1993/03/31 14923.88 15971.15
1993/04/30 14626.56 15689.78
1993/05/31 14967.39 16043.57
1993/06/30 15090.67 16377.18
1993/07/31 15409.74 16557.05
1993/08/31 16374.21 17121.57
1993/09/30 16330.70 17077.05
1993/10/31 16845.56 16883.53
1993/11/30 16134.90 16492.94
1993/12/31 16637.51 17037.87
1994/01/31 16781.49 17534.13
1994/02/28 16181.58 17222.49
1994/03/31 15557.67 16555.27
1994/04/30 15685.65 16799.24
1994/05/31 15717.65 16820.61
1994/06/30 15717.65 16511.34
1994/07/31 16093.59 17171.44
1994/08/31 16189.58 17808.98
1994/09/30 15965.61 17252.17
1994/10/31 15797.63 17236.73
1994/11/30 15309.71 16476.31
1994/12/31 15444.65 16675.18
1995/01/31 16130.16 17145.91
1995/02/28 16543.11 18011.40
1995/03/31 16700.04 18349.76
1995/04/30 17063.44 18737.98
1995/05/31 17509.44 19491.27
1995/06/30 18426.21 19940.64
1995/07/31 19045.64 20635.76
1995/08/31 19590.75 21040.01
1995/09/30 20259.74 21522.62
1995/10/31 20185.41 21102.93
1995/11/30 20722.25 22256.92
1995/12/31 21338.18 22500.30
1996/01/31 21346.76 23047.61
1996/02/29 20921.88 23266.65
1996/03/31 20224.20 23757.57
1996/04/30 20756.18 23959.40
1996/05/31 21366.66 24187.94
1996/06/30 21340.50 24214.06
1996/07/31 19875.35 23062.45
1996/08/31 20625.37 24029.44
1996/09/30 21340.50 24911.55
1996/10/31 20948.05 25567.49
1996/11/30 21680.62 27172.03
1996/12/31 21665.62 27058.65
1997/01/31 22483.73 27908.70
1997/02/28 22177.14 28381.56
1997/03/31 20757.32 27519.50
1997/04/30 20867.31 28213.52
1997/05/31 23586.96 29876.63
1997/06/30 24456.84 30985.62
1997/07/31 25556.70 33286.24
1997/08/31 25966.65 32897.43
1997/09/30 28856.28 34937.78
1997/10/31 27516.45 33875.79
1997/11/30 27506.45 35018.89
1997/12/31 27281.96 36358.67
1998/01/31 27513.51 35652.28
1998/02/28 30098.74 38034.32
1998/03/31 30956.82 39992.34
1998/04/30 30032.74 39769.27
1998/05/31 28206.57 38840.41
1998/06/30 28382.59 38964.27
1998/07/31 27436.50 36988.70
1998/08/31 21770.99 31787.57
1998/09/30 23289.12 33642.41
1998/10/31 24367.22 35821.23
1998/11/30 26281.40 37079.83
1998/12/31 27469.25 38206.86
1999/01/31 27527.79 37316.46
1999/02/28 25864.34 36495.77
1999/03/31 25852.79 37017.05
1999/04/30 28994.86 40523.14
1999/05/28 30277.10 40692.29
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990616 103256 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund - Class A on May
31, 1989, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. As the chart
shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown
to $30,277 - a 202.77% increase on the initial investment. For
comparison, look at how the Russell Midcap Value Index did over the
same period. With dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested, the
same $10,000 investment would have grown to $40,692 - a 306.92%
increase. Beginning with this report, the fund will compare its
performance to that of the Russell Midcap Value Index rather than the
Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The Russell Midcap Value 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.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR VALUE STRATEGIES FUND - CLASS T
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). Class T shares bear a 0.50% 12b-1 fee (0.65% prior to January
1, 1996). If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses, the
past five years and 10 years total returns would have been lower.
Prior to July 1, 1999, Advisor Value Strategies operated under certain
different investment policies. Accordingly, the fund's historical
performance may not represent its current investment policies.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 15.15% 7.23% 92.92% 221.72%
- - CL T
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 11.12% 3.48% 86.17% 210.46%
- - CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell Midcap Value 9.74% 4.77% 141.92% 306.92%
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
Capital Appreciation Funds 17.09% 17.54% 137.43% 279.60%
Average
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Class T's returns to those of the
Russell Midcap Value Index - a market capitalization-weighted index of
medium-capitalization value-oriented stocks of U.S. corporations, and
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of common stocks. To measure how Class T'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 Inc. The past six months average
represents a peer group of 281 mutual funds. These benchmarks reflect
reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the
effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 7.23% 14.04% 12.40%
- - CL T
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 3.48% 13.23% 12.00%
- - CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell Midcap Value 4.77% 19.32% 15.07%
S&P 500 21.03% 25.87% 18.07%
Capital Appreciation Funds 17.54% 17.20% 12.89%
Average
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class T's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class T had performed at a constant
rate each year.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Strategic Opp -CL T Russell Midcap Value
00174 RS013
1989/05/31 9650.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 9725.39 10036.80
1989/07/31 10393.14 10675.53
1989/08/31 10527.76 10993.71
1989/09/30 10527.76 10825.12
1989/10/31 10355.44 10272.47
1989/11/30 10635.46 10340.14
1989/12/31 10967.74 10463.02
1990/01/31 10242.46 9720.41
1990/02/28 10297.82 9915.11
1990/03/31 10297.82 10029.68
1990/04/30 9877.05 9482.37
1990/05/31 10198.17 10250.50
1990/06/30 10297.82 10031.46
1990/07/31 10325.51 9747.71
1990/08/31 9600.23 8758.76
1990/09/30 9528.26 8071.35
1990/10/31 9522.72 7744.87
1990/11/30 9943.49 8431.68
1990/12/31 10181.32 8780.72
1991/01/31 10510.31 9329.22
1991/02/28 11139.43 10074.20
1991/03/31 11491.50 10410.19
1991/04/30 11647.34 10592.43
1991/05/31 12062.91 11070.88
1991/06/30 11681.97 10629.23
1991/07/31 12034.05 11140.92
1991/08/31 12293.77 11464.44
1991/09/30 12339.95 11362.34
1991/10/31 12091.76 11580.79
1991/11/30 11797.41 11037.64
1991/12/31 12531.10 12110.29
1992/01/31 12551.43 12421.94
1992/02/29 12795.41 12885.55
1992/03/31 12470.10 12689.66
1992/04/30 12707.30 13013.77
1992/05/31 13120.72 13134.28
1992/06/30 13120.72 13032.77
1992/07/31 13527.35 13555.15
1992/08/31 13290.15 13159.21
1992/09/30 13235.93 13422.18
1992/10/31 13344.36 13702.36
1992/11/30 13913.65 14279.95
1992/12/31 14144.16 14735.84
1993/01/31 14411.46 15108.63
1993/02/28 14819.82 15435.12
1993/03/31 15280.15 15971.15
1993/04/30 14975.74 15689.78
1993/05/31 15324.70 16043.57
1993/06/30 15450.92 16377.18
1993/07/31 15777.61 16557.05
1993/08/31 16765.10 17121.57
1993/09/30 16720.56 17077.05
1993/10/31 17247.71 16883.53
1993/11/30 16520.09 16492.94
1993/12/31 17034.69 17037.87
1994/01/31 17182.11 17534.13
1994/02/28 16567.87 17222.49
1994/03/31 15929.07 16555.27
1994/04/30 16060.11 16799.24
1994/05/31 16092.87 16820.61
1994/06/30 16092.87 16511.34
1994/07/31 16477.79 17171.44
1994/08/31 16576.06 17808.98
1994/09/30 16346.75 17252.17
1994/10/31 16174.77 17236.73
1994/11/30 15675.19 16476.31
1994/12/31 15813.35 16675.18
1995/01/31 16515.23 17145.91
1995/02/28 16938.04 18011.40
1995/03/31 17098.71 18349.76
1995/04/30 17470.79 18737.98
1995/05/31 17927.43 19491.27
1995/06/30 18866.09 19940.64
1995/07/31 19500.31 20635.76
1995/08/31 20058.43 21040.01
1995/09/30 20743.40 21522.62
1995/10/31 20667.29 21102.93
1995/11/30 21216.95 22256.92
1995/12/31 21847.58 22500.30
1996/01/31 21856.36 23047.61
1996/02/29 21421.35 23266.65
1996/03/31 20707.00 23757.57
1996/04/30 21251.69 23959.40
1996/05/31 21876.74 24187.94
1996/06/30 21849.95 24214.06
1996/07/31 20349.83 23062.45
1996/08/31 21117.75 24029.44
1996/09/30 21841.02 24911.55
1996/10/31 21448.13 25567.49
1996/11/30 22207.12 27172.03
1996/12/31 22181.10 27058.65
1997/01/31 23012.03 27908.70
1997/02/28 22710.85 28381.56
1997/03/31 21259.06 27519.50
1997/04/30 21370.74 28213.52
1997/05/31 24152.49 29876.63
1997/06/30 25056.05 30985.62
1997/07/31 26193.11 33286.24
1997/08/31 26609.36 32897.43
1997/09/30 29584.01 34937.78
1997/10/31 28213.44 33875.79
1997/11/30 28203.28 35018.89
1997/12/31 27950.77 36358.67
1998/01/31 28196.09 35652.28
1998/02/28 30866.60 38034.32
1998/03/31 31756.77 39992.34
1998/04/30 30822.09 39769.27
1998/05/31 28952.74 38840.41
1998/06/30 29130.77 38964.27
1998/07/31 28162.71 36988.70
1998/08/31 22332.11 31787.57
1998/09/30 23889.90 33642.41
1998/10/31 25013.74 35821.23
1998/11/30 26960.99 37079.83
1998/12/31 28184.87 38206.86
1999/01/31 28232.20 37316.46
1999/02/28 26527.53 36495.77
1999/03/31 26504.17 37017.05
1999/04/30 29726.71 40523.14
1999/05/28 31046.08 40692.29
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990616 104754 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund - Class T on May
31, 1989, and the current 3.50% sales charge was paid. As the chart
shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown
to $31,046 - a 210.46% increase on the initial investment. For
comparison, look at how the Russell Midcap Value Index did over the
same period. With dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested, the
same $10,000 investment would have grown to $40,692 - a 306.92%
increase. Beginning with this report, the fund will compare its
performance to that of the Russell Midcap Value Index rather than the
Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The Russell Midcap Value 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.
(checkmark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR VALUE STRATEGIES FUND - CLASS B
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Class B shares took place on June 30,
1994. Class B shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee that is reflected in
returns after June 30, 1994. Returns prior to June 30, 1994 are those
of Class T, and reflect Class T shares' 0.50% 12b-1 fee (0.65% prior
to January 1, 1996). Had Class B shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected,
returns prior to June 30, 1994 would have been lower. Class B shares'
contingent deferred sales charges included in the past six months,
past one year, past five years and past 10 years total return figures
are 5%, 5%, 2% and 0%, respectively. If Fidelity had not reimbursed
certain class expenses, the past five year and 10 year total returns
would have been lower. Prior to July 1, 1999, Advisor Value Strategies
operated under certain different investment policies. Accordingly, the
fund's historical performance may not represent its current investment
policies.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 14.85% 6.62% 88.23% 213.90%
- - CL B
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 9.85% 1.62% 86.23% 213.90%
- - CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell Midcap Value 9.74% 4.77% 141.92% 306.92%
S&P 500 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
Capital Appreciation Funds 17.09% 17.54% 137.43% 279.60%
Average
</TABLE>
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Class B's returns to those of the
Russell Midcap Value Index - a market capitalization-weighted index of
medium-capitalization value-oriented stocks of U.S. corporations, and
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a market capitalization-weighted
index of common stocks. To measure how Class B'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 Inc. The past six months average
represents a peer group of 281 mutual funds. These benchmarks reflect
reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the
effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 6.62% 13.48% 12.12%
- - CL B
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 1.62% 13.24% 12.12%
- - CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell Midcap Value 4.77% 19.32% 15.07%
S&P 500 21.03% 25.87% 18.07%
Capital Appreciation Funds 17.54% 17.20% 12.89%
Average
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Class B's cumulative return and show
you what would have happened if Class B had performed at a constant
rate each year.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
FA Strategic Opp -CL B Russell Midcap Value
00608 RS013
1989/05/31 10000.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 10078.13 10036.80
1989/07/31 10770.09 10675.53
1989/08/31 10909.60 10993.71
1989/09/30 10909.60 10825.12
1989/10/31 10731.03 10272.47
1989/11/30 11021.21 10340.14
1989/12/31 11365.53 10463.02
1990/01/31 10613.95 9720.41
1990/02/28 10671.32 9915.11
1990/03/31 10671.32 10029.68
1990/04/30 10235.29 9482.37
1990/05/31 10568.05 10250.50
1990/06/30 10671.32 10031.46
1990/07/31 10700.01 9747.71
1990/08/31 9948.42 8758.76
1990/09/30 9873.84 8071.35
1990/10/31 9868.10 7744.87
1990/11/30 10304.14 8431.68
1990/12/31 10550.59 8780.72
1991/01/31 10891.51 9329.22
1991/02/28 11543.45 10074.20
1991/03/31 11908.30 10410.19
1991/04/30 12069.78 10592.43
1991/05/31 12500.42 11070.88
1991/06/30 12105.67 10629.23
1991/07/31 12470.51 11140.92
1991/08/31 12739.66 11464.44
1991/09/30 12787.51 11362.34
1991/10/31 12530.33 11580.79
1991/11/30 12225.29 11037.64
1991/12/31 12985.59 12110.29
1992/01/31 13006.66 12421.94
1992/02/29 13259.49 12885.55
1992/03/31 12922.39 12689.66
1992/04/30 13168.19 13013.77
1992/05/31 13596.60 13134.28
1992/06/30 13596.60 13032.77
1992/07/31 14017.98 13555.15
1992/08/31 13772.17 13159.21
1992/09/30 13715.99 13422.18
1992/10/31 13828.36 13702.36
1992/11/30 14418.29 14279.95
1992/12/31 14657.17 14735.84
1993/01/31 14934.15 15108.63
1993/02/28 15357.32 15435.12
1993/03/31 15834.35 15971.15
1993/04/30 15518.90 15689.78
1993/05/31 15880.52 16043.57
1993/06/30 16011.32 16377.18
1993/07/31 16349.86 16557.05
1993/08/31 17373.16 17121.57
1993/09/30 17327.00 17077.05
1993/10/31 17873.28 16883.53
1993/11/30 17119.26 16492.94
1993/12/31 17652.53 17037.87
1994/01/31 17805.29 17534.13
1994/02/28 17168.78 17222.49
1994/03/31 16506.81 16555.27
1994/04/30 16642.60 16799.24
1994/05/31 16676.55 16820.61
1994/06/30 16676.55 16511.34
1994/07/31 17092.40 17171.44
1994/08/31 17185.76 17808.98
1994/09/30 16956.61 17252.17
1994/10/31 16761.42 17236.73
1994/11/30 16226.75 16476.31
1994/12/31 16378.84 16675.18
1995/01/31 17075.63 17145.91
1995/02/28 17507.81 18011.40
1995/03/31 17666.57 18349.76
1995/04/30 18045.83 18737.98
1995/05/31 18513.30 19491.27
1995/06/30 19483.50 19940.64
1995/07/31 20127.37 20635.76
1995/08/31 20683.03 21040.01
1995/09/30 21379.82 21522.62
1995/10/31 21300.43 21102.93
1995/11/30 21856.10 22256.92
1995/12/31 22495.90 22500.30
1996/01/31 22495.90 23047.61
1996/02/29 22042.07 23266.65
1996/03/31 21287.46 23757.57
1996/04/30 21846.43 23959.40
1996/05/31 22479.93 24187.94
1996/06/30 22433.35 24214.06
1996/07/31 20886.87 23062.45
1996/08/31 21669.43 24029.44
1996/09/30 22405.40 24911.55
1996/10/31 21995.49 25567.49
1996/11/30 22759.42 27172.03
1996/12/31 22721.27 27058.65
1997/01/31 23564.68 27908.70
1997/02/28 23240.93 28381.56
1997/03/31 21741.51 27519.50
1997/04/30 21847.10 28213.52
1997/05/31 24687.55 29876.63
1997/06/30 25595.64 30985.62
1997/07/31 26746.60 33286.24
1997/08/31 27158.41 32897.43
1997/09/30 30178.36 34937.78
1997/10/31 28763.42 33875.79
1997/11/30 28752.86 35018.89
1997/12/31 28507.58 36358.67
1998/01/31 28727.34 35652.28
1998/02/28 31438.56 38034.32
1998/03/31 32326.91 39992.34
1998/04/30 31357.80 39769.27
1998/05/31 29442.64 38840.41
1998/06/30 29604.16 38964.27
1998/07/31 28611.97 36988.70
1998/08/31 22681.91 31787.57
1998/09/30 24250.95 33642.41
1998/10/31 25370.05 35821.23
1998/11/30 27331.35 37079.83
1998/12/31 28565.51 38206.86
1999/01/31 28602.92 37316.46
1999/02/28 26857.65 36495.77
1999/03/31 26821.29 37017.05
1999/04/30 30081.54 40523.14
1999/05/28 31390.49 40692.29
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990616 104418 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund - Class B on May
31, 1989. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value of the
investment would have grown to $31,390 - a 213.90% increase on the
initial investment. For comparison, look at how the Russell Midcap
Value Index did over the same period. With dividends and capital
gains, if any, reinvested, the same $10,000 investment would have
grown to $40,692 - a 306.92% increase. Beginning with this report, the
fund will compare its performance to that of the Russell Midcap Value
Index rather than the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The Russell Midcap
Value 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.
(checkmark)
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of Harris Leviton)
An interview with Harris Leviton, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, HARRIS?
A. The fund showed a dramatic improvement during the past six months.
For the six months that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's Class A, Class
T and Class B shares returned 15.20%, 15.15% and 14.85%, respectively,
outperforming the fund's new benchmark, the Russell Midcap Value
Index, and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, which returned 9.74% and
12.61%, respectively. During the same period, the capital appreciation
funds average tracked by Lipper Inc. returned 17.09%. For the 12-
month period that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's Class A, Class T and
Class B shares returned 7.34%, 7.23% and 6.62%, respectively, while
the S&P 500, Lipper group and Russell index returned 21.03%, 17.54%
and 4.77%, respectively.
Q. WHAT FACTORS HELPED THE FUND OUTPERFORM THE S&P 500 AND THE RUSSELL
INDEX OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS?
A. Primarily, I held true to my convictions that market breadth would
expand and small-cap value stocks would come back into favor. While
the rotation into cyclical stocks was more dramatic, momentum in the
small-cap and value sectors improved markedly. The Russell 2000 Index
- - a measure of small-cap stock performance - dramatically outperformed
the large-cap oriented S&P 500 index during the past three months.
Fund performance received further support from strong results in the
recovering energy sector and solid stock selection in the industrial
machinery and the media and leisure sectors.
Q. WHAT CAUSED THE FUND TO LAG THE LIPPER GROUP?
A. Most likely, the Lipper group benefited from the strong rotation
into cyclical stocks and continued strength in the technology sector.
In addition, unlike myself, many fund managers jumped on the Internet
bandwagon, which boosted returns during the period.
Q. WHY DIDN'T YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE HYPE IN THE INTERNET SECTOR?
A. My focus is on undervalued assets, which can include companies with
low price-to-book ratios or significant hidden assets, companies with
either current high free cash flow or that offer the potential for
improving cash flow generation, and companies with strong balance
sheets, favorable debt/equity ratios and high returns on assets. While
I think the Internet offers some compelling growth stories, I have not
found many companies in this sector that meet my investment criteria.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DID MEET YOUR INVESTMENT CRITERIA?
A. The fund benefited from investments in the media and leisure
sector, led by WMS Industries and Foodmaker, Inc., and the industrial
machinery sector, represented by Case Corp., which was acquired at a
substantial premium during the period. These companies posted strong
results due to improving business fundamentals and growing market
shares. Last but not least, the force was with the toy industry as the
fund's holdings in Consolidated Stores benefited from the Star Wars
merchandising craze, as well as a turnaround in some of its other
businesses.
Q. WHICH HOLDINGS WERE DISAPPOINTMENTS?
A. Unlike many large-cap stocks that held up fairly well even after
missing earnings estimates, the market was not kind to its smaller-cap
brethren that missed their estimates. A good example was Cable Design
Technology, a leading manufacturer of advanced electronic data
transmission cables. Another disappointment for the fund was Maxwell
Shoe, which saw its stock price halved following concerns over a major
licensing agreement.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE MARKET?
A. The recent broadening out of market leadership and signs that the
global economy is recovering are developments that could continue to
benefit the types of stocks I focus on. As the market becomes
increasingly convinced that global economic strength and the threat of
inflation are on the horizon, the shift into cyclical and
value-oriented companies should continue. Beyond the changing global
environment and inflation fears, there is a compelling argument to
suggest that interest rates may increase, which is especially bad for
richly valued large-cap growth stocks. As a result, I'll continue to
choose value stocks that offer solid earnings growth and compelling
business prospects. These companies could outperform the broader
market.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: seeks capital
appreciation
START DATE: December 31,
1983
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $557 million
MANAGER: Harris Leviton,
since 1996; joined Fidelity in
1986
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HARRIS LEVITON ON THE FUND'S
RECENT NAME AND BENCHMARK
CHANGE AND CHANGES TO
CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL
INVESTMENT POLICIES:
"At the fund's June 16, 1999 meeting,
shareholders approved changes to
the fund's investment policies that
will reduce its emphasis on "special
situations" and increase its focus on
medium-sized companies that may
be undervalued in the marketplace.
The fund's new benchmark, the
Russell Midcap Value Index, reflects
the performance of medium-sized
U.S. companies with price
characteristics that suggest they
may be undervalued by the market.
"Changing the investment policies
and renaming it to Fidelity Advisor
Value Strategies Fund more clearly
define the portfolio as a value fund
that focuses on medium-sized
companies. I think it's important
to point out, however, that the
fund's investment objective of
capital appreciation has not
changed. My focus will continue to
be on undervalued assets or stocks
that appear inexpensive relative to
their earnings or growth potential."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
Foodmaker, Inc. 5.0 3.8
WMS Industries, Inc. 4.6 2.4
AFC Cable Systems, Inc. 3.9 4.1
Case Corp. 3.7 0.7
Cable Design Technology Corp. 3.6 4.3
USG Corp. 2.6 3.0
Midway Games, Inc. 2.5 2.3
Corn Products International, 2.5 2.2
Inc.
Whole Foods Market, Inc. 2.4 4.0
Hasbro, Inc. 2.3 0.0
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
MEDIA & LEISURE 14.3 13.3
BASIC INDUSTRIES 12.1 11.6
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 11.3 8.7
TECHNOLOGY 10.4 9.1
DURABLES 10.3 13.0
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 *
Stocks 99.3%
Convertible Securities 0.7%
Short-Term Investments 0.0%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 1.9%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 99.3
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.7000000000000001
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 0.0
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 95.7%
Convertible Securities 1.8%
Short-Term Investments 2.5%
** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 1.4%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 95.7
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 1.8
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 2.5
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
COMMON STOCKS - 99.3%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.5%
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.5%
Herley Industries, Inc. 208,666 $ 2,699,616
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 12.1%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.7%
Associated Materials, Inc. 74,000 1,045,250
Georgia Gulf Corp. 150,700 2,251,081
Hanna (M.A.) Co. 43,300 638,675
3,935,006
IRON & STEEL - 2.2%
Cold Metal Products, Inc. (a) 96,400 204,850
Nucor Corp. 112,300 5,607,981
Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. 240,000 3,285,000
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (a) 189,900 3,240,169
12,338,000
METALS & MINING - 8.8%
AFC Cable Systems, Inc. (a) 630,025 21,657,109
Belden, Inc. 216,500 5,101,281
Brush Wellman, Inc. 137,500 2,328,906
Cable Design Technology Corp. 1,394,850 19,702,256
(a)
48,789,552
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.4%
Mercer International, Inc. 407,900 2,370,919
(SBI)
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 67,433,477
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
9.7%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 5.1%
American Standard Companies, 190,000 8,787,500
Inc. (a)
Rock of Ages Corp. Class A (a) 172,800 1,836,000
USG Corp. 257,700 14,592,263
York International Corp. 74,900 3,159,844
28,375,607
CONSTRUCTION - 4.6%
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a) 237,000 5,273,250
Butler Manufacturing Co. 47,000 1,321,875
Engle Homes, Inc. 202,200 2,717,063
Lennar Corp. 124,100 2,807,763
M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. 222,600 4,312,875
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
CONTINUED
CONSTRUCTION - CONTINUED
NCI Building Systems, Inc. (a) 51,800 $ 1,307,950
U.S. Home Corp. (a) 230,800 7,962,600
25,703,376
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 54,078,983
ESTATE
DURABLES - 10.3%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
2.4%
American Axle & Manufacturing 200,000 3,037,500
Holdings, Inc. (a)
Navistar International Corp. 190,000 9,381,250
(a)
OmniQuip International, Inc. 60,000 633,750
13,052,500
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.5%
CompX International, Inc. (a) 144,100 2,179,513
Mikasa, Inc. 51,800 576,275
2,755,788
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.4%
Movado Group, Inc. 102,500 2,472,813
HOME FURNISHINGS - 4.1%
Bassett Furniture Industries, 194,300 4,663,200
Inc.
Furniture Brands 20,000 485,000
International, Inc. (a)
Heilig-Meyers Co. 135,600 940,725
Ladd Furniture, Inc. (a) 372,400 7,587,650
Maxim Group, Inc. (a)(b) 999,400 8,994,600
22,671,175
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 2.9%
Galey & Lord, Inc. (a) 115,800 477,675
Maxwell Shoe, Inc. Class A 879,600 7,311,675
(a)(b)
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) 90,000 2,621,250
Quaker Fabric Corp. (a) 95,000 477,969
Shaw Industries, Inc. (a) 300,000 5,062,500
Synthetic Industries, Inc. (a) 15,000 337,500
16,288,569
TOTAL DURABLES 57,240,845
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - 5.9%
ENERGY SERVICES - 5.9%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 300,000 $ 9,337,500
BJ Services Co. (a) 306,800 8,456,175
Santa Fe International Corp. 455,800 9,229,950
Smith International, Inc. 141,200 6,106,900
33,130,525
FINANCE - 0.2%
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.2%
Regent Pacific Group Ltd. 5,000,000 889,731
HEALTH - 7.5%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 3.0%
Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. 3,165,100 9,396,391
(a)(b)
Cytyc Corp. (a) 245,300 5,089,975
Natrol, Inc. (a) 95,000 819,375
Sepracor, Inc. (a) 20,000 1,275,000
16,580,741
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 4.5%
Cygnus, Inc. (a) 896,950 10,202,806
I-Stat Corp. (a)(b) 844,700 7,655,094
Oakley, Inc. (a) 445,700 3,621,313
Resound Corp. (a) 507,000 3,897,563
25,376,776
TOTAL HEALTH 41,957,517
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 6.2%
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 5.8%
Case Corp. 443,500 20,844,500
Columbus McKinnon Corp. 221,900 5,519,763
Hardinge, Inc. 17,500 315,000
Milacron, Inc. 130,500 2,781,281
TB Wood's Corp. 259,300 3,030,569
32,491,113
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.4%
Waste Management, Inc. 40,000 2,115,000
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 34,606,113
EQUIPMENT
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - 14.3%
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.1%
Film Roman, Inc. (a) 55,000 $ 213,125
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 2.4%
Hasbro, Inc. 435,000 12,451,875
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (a) 22,600 200,575
Silicon Gaming, Inc. (a)(b) 883,500 662,625
13,315,075
LODGING & GAMING - 4.6%
WMS Industries, Inc. (a)(b) 1,895,100 25,702,294
RESTAURANTS - 7.2%
CKE Restaurants, Inc. 251,600 4,623,150
Foodmaker, Inc. (a) 1,037,700 28,017,896
Morton's Restaurant Group, 424,800 7,487,100
Inc. (a)(b)
40,128,146
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 79,358,640
NONDURABLES - 4.4%
AGRICULTURE - 0.6%
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool:
Class B (non-vtg.) 478,300 2,743,626
Class B (non-vtg.) (c) 158,000 906,320
3,649,946
BEVERAGES - 0.1%
Celestial Seasonings, Inc. (a) 20,000 385,000
FOODS - 3.7%
Aurora Foods, Inc. (a) 251,900 4,282,300
Corn Products International, 463,300 13,667,350
Inc.
Tomkins PLC 3,457 12,473
Vlasic Foods International, 321,400 2,430,588
Inc. (a)
20,392,711
TOTAL NONDURABLES 24,427,657
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 11.3%
APPAREL STORES - 1.4%
Big Dog Holdings, Inc. (b) 1,011,600 $ 5,247,675
Wet Seal, Inc. Class A (a) 81,000 2,247,750
7,495,425
DRUG STORES - 1.4%
General Nutrition Companies, 482,100 7,984,781
Inc. (a)
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
4.0%
Consolidated Stores Corp. (a) 270,000 9,281,250
Freds, Inc. Class A (b) 761,375 9,897,875
Stein Mart, Inc. (a) 362,300 3,328,631
22,507,756
GROCERY STORES - 2.4%
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (a) 325,600 13,512,400
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 2.1%
Borders Group, Inc. (a) 340,000 5,822,500
Cameron Ashley Building 90,000 1,080,000
Products, Inc. (a)
Electronics Boutique Holding 55,000 935,000
Corp. (a)
Toys R Us, Inc. (a) 157,300 3,627,731
11,465,231
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 62,965,593
SERVICES - 1.8%
PRINTING - 0.3%
Schawk, Inc. Class A 152,500 1,820,469
SERVICES - 1.5%
CDI Corp. (a) 34,700 1,123,413
Service Corp. International 360,000 6,907,500
8,030,913
TOTAL SERVICES 9,851,382
TECHNOLOGY - 10.0%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.5%
Davox Corp. (a) 335,000 2,805,625
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 4.6%
3DO Co. (The) (a) 260,000 1,365,000
Activision, Inc. (a) 150,000 2,006,250
Eidos PLC sponsored ADR (a) 111,500 3,686,469
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
GT Interactive Software Corp. 823,700 $ 3,269,059
(a)
Interplay Entertainment Corp. 590,000 1,382,813
(a)
Midway Games, Inc. (a) 1,315,359 13,975,689
25,685,280
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 2.1%
Ciprico, Inc. (a) 115,200 1,008,000
Performance Technologies, 730,300 10,589,350
Inc. (a)(b)
11,597,350
ELECTRONICS - 2.8%
AVX Corp. 590,500 12,068,344
KEMET Corp. (a) 126,900 2,038,331
Richardson Electronics Ltd. 238,000 1,561,875
15,668,550
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 55,756,805
TRANSPORTATION - 5.0%
RAILROADS - 4.9%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 231,500 7,176,500
Corp.
CSX Corp. 203,300 9,542,394
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class 118,000 1,224,250
A (a)
Trinity Industries, Inc. 295,500 9,215,906
27,159,050
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.1%
SPACEHAB, Inc. (a) 90,000 495,000
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 27,654,050
UTILITIES - 0.1%
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.1%
CMS Energy Corp. 10,000 465,000
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 552,515,934
(Cost $524,371,209)
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CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.7%
MOODY'S RATINGS PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - 0.4%
ELECTRONICS - 0.4%
Richardson Electronics Ltd.:
7.25% 12/15/06 B3 $ 404,000 $ 286,840
8.25% 6/15/06 B3 1,978,000 1,542,840
1,829,680
TRANSPORTATION - 0.3%
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.3%
SPACEHAB, Inc. 8% 10/15/07 (c) - 2,500,000 1,825,000
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS 3,654,680
(Cost $4,560,430)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 556,170,614
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $528,931,639)
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LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) Affiliated company.
(c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the
Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified
institutional buyers. At the period end, the value of these securities
amounted to $2,731,320 or 0.5% of net assets.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $528,972,910. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $27,197,704, of which $125,116,115 related to appreciated
investment securities and $97,918,411 related to depreciated
investment securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 556,170,614
value (cost $528,931,639) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 4,220,037
sold
Receivable for fund shares 1,987,254
sold
Dividends receivable 257,971
Interest receivable 121,674
Other receivables 114,951
TOTAL ASSETS 562,872,501
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian bank $ 412,345
Payable for investments 3,627,730
purchased
Payable for fund shares 1,146,792
redeemed
Accrued management fee 164,824
Distribution fees payable 260,243
Other payables and accrued 132,838
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 5,744,772
NET ASSETS $ 557,127,729
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 446,236,253
Accumulated net investment (1,283,551)
loss
Accumulated undistributed net 84,937,367
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 27,237,660
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 557,127,729
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $26.21
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($4,509,515 (divided by)
172,032 shares)
Maximum offering price per $27.81
share (100/94.25 of $26.21)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $26.59
redemption price per share
($432,781,821 (divided by)
16,274,994 shares)
Maximum offering price per $27.55
share (100/96.50 of $26.59)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $25.90
offering price per share
($93,565,971 (divided by)
3,612,079 shares) A
INITIAL CLASS: NET ASSET $27.11
VALUE, offering price and
redemption price per share
($19,156,575 (divided by)
706,648 shares)
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $26.60
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($7,113,847 (divided
by) 267,454 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 1,631,396
Dividends (including $176,298
received from affiliated
issuers)
Interest 271,604
TOTAL INCOME 1,903,000
EXPENSES
Management fee Basic fee $ 1,583,165
Performance adjustment (653,148)
Transfer agent fees 553,405
Distribution fees 1,529,628
Accounting fees and expenses 126,103
Non-interested trustees' 1,159
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 11,072
Registration fees 46,457
Audit 18,071
Legal 9,995
Interest 10,358
Total expenses before 3,236,265
reductions
Expense reductions (49,714) 3,186,551
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (1,283,551)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 85,106,219
(including realized gain of
$5,476,233 on sales of
investments in affiliated
issuers)
Foreign currency transactions 2,403 85,108,622
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (9,065,047)
Assets and liabilities in (3,073) (9,068,120)
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 76,040,502
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 74,756,951
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
(UNAUDITED)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (1,283,551) $ (3,813,374)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 85,108,622 39,859,599
Change in net unrealized (9,068,120) (66,249,832)
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 74,756,951 (30,203,607)
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (27,598,935) (55,555,575)
from net realized gains
Share transactions - net (62,734,821) (9,889,615)
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) (15,576,805) (95,648,797)
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 572,704,534 668,353,331
End of period (including $ 557,127,729 $ 572,704,534
accumulated net investment
loss of $1,283,551 and $0,
respectively)
</TABLE>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 I 1996 F
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 23.89 $ 27.51 $ 22.51 $ 23.48
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) E (.04) (.14) (.13) .08
Net realized and unrealized 3.54 (1.09) 6.00 1.26
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.50 (1.23) 5.87 1.34
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - - (.37)
From net realized gain (1.18) (2.39) (.87) (1.94)
Total distributions (1.18) (2.39) (.87) (2.31)
Net asset value, end of period $ 26.21 $ 23.89 $ 27.51 $ 22.51
TOTAL RETURN B, C 15.20% (4.45)% 26.96% 5.80%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 4,510 $ 4,613 $ 2,309 $ 638
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.08% A 1.24% G 1.49% A, G .99% A, D
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.06% A, H 1.23% H 1.47% A, H .97% A, H
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.35)% A (.59)% (.59)% A 1.00% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 67% A 64% 61% A 151%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D LIMITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A STATE EXPENSE LIMITATION.
E NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
F FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO DECEMBER 31, 1996.
G FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
H FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
I ELEVEN MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 K 1996 J 1995 J
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 24.23 $ 27.78 $ 22.69 $ 24.88 $ 18.70
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) (.05) D (.13) D (.07) D .17 D .39
Net realized and unrealized 3.59 (1.10) 6.03 .18 6.73
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.54 (1.23) 5.96 .35 7.12
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - - (.19) (.39)
From net realized gain (1.18) (2.32) (.87) (2.35) (.55)
Total distributions (1.18) (2.32) (.87) (2.54) (.94)
Net asset value, end of period $ 26.59 $ 24.23 $ 27.78 $ 22.69 $ 24.88
TOTAL RETURN B, C 15.15% (4.40)% 27.15% 1.53% 38.16%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 432,782 $ 443,578 $ 529,043 $ 560,645 $ 619,993
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.14% A 1.16% 1.24% A 1.28% 1.61%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.12% A, F 1.15% F 1.23% A, F 1.27% F 1.61%
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.41)% A (.53)% (.29)% A .70% 1.90%
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 67% A 64% 61% A 151% 142%
A ANNUALIZED B THE TOTAL
RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN
LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES
NOT BEEN REDUCED DURING THE
PERIODS SHOWN. C TOTAL
RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE
ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND
FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE
YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED. D
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
PER SHARE HAS BEEN
CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING
THE PERIOD. E FMR AGREED TO
REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE
CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS
REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS'
EXPENSE RATIO WOULD HAVE
BEEN HIGHER. F FMR OR THE
FUND HAS ENTERED INTO
VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH
THIRD PARTIES WHO EITHER
PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF
THE CLASS' EXPENSES. G
INCLUDES REIMBURSEMENT OF
$.03 PER SHARE FOR
ADJUSTMENTS TO PRIOR
PERIOD'S FEES. H YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30 I THREE MONTHS
ENDED DECEMBER 31 J YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31 K ELEVEN
MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1994 I 1994 H 1993 H
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 19.96 $ 22.52 $ 19.53
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) .10 D .39 D .33
Net realized and unrealized (.75) (.81) 4.44
gain (loss)
Total from investment (.65) (.42) 4.77
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.35) (.43) (.57)
From net realized gain (.26) (1.71) (1.21)
Total distributions (.61) (2.14) (1.78)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.70 $ 19.96 $ 22.52
TOTAL RETURN B, C (3.26)% (2.24)% 26.33%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 375,691 $ 385,349 $ 269,833
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.73% A, E 1.85% 1.57% G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.73% A 1.84% F 1.57%
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.03% A 1.89% 2.06%
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 228% A 159% 183%
A ANNUALIZED B THE TOTAL
RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN
LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES
NOT BEEN REDUCED DURING THE
PERIODS SHOWN. C TOTAL
RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE
ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND
FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE
YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED. D
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
PER SHARE HAS BEEN
CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING
THE PERIOD. E FMR AGREED TO
REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE
CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS
REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS'
EXPENSE RATIO WOULD HAVE
BEEN HIGHER. F FMR OR THE
FUND HAS ENTERED INTO
VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH
THIRD PARTIES WHO EITHER
PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF
THE CLASS' EXPENSES. G
INCLUDES REIMBURSEMENT OF
$.03 PER SHARE FOR
ADJUSTMENTS TO PRIOR
PERIOD'S FEES. H YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30 I THREE MONTHS
ENDED DECEMBER 31 J YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31 K ELEVEN
MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30
</TABLE>
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES WHICH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 J 1996 I 1995 I
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 23.69 $ 27.23 $ 22.36 $ 24.56 $ 18.57
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) (.11) D (.27) D (.18) D .04 D .38
Net realized and unrealized 3.50 (1.07) 5.92 .18 6.54
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.39 (1.34) 5.74 .22 6.92
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - - (.07) (.38)
From net realized gain (1.18) (2.20) (.87) (2.35) (.55)
Total distributions (1.18) (2.20) (.87) (2.42) (.93)
Net asset value, end of period $ 25.90 $ 23.69 $ 27.23 $ 22.36 $ 24.56
TOTAL RETURN B, C 14.85% (4.94)% 26.55% 1.00% 37.35%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 93,566 $ 101,234 $ 109,646 $ 98,535 $ 87,566
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.69% A 1.71% 1.78% A 1.80% 2.11%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.67% A, G 1.70% G 1.77% A, G 1.79% G 2.10% G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.96)% A (1.07)% (.84)% A .18% 1.40%
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 67% A 64% 61% A 151% 142%
A ANNUALIZED B THE TOTAL
RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN
LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES
NOT BEEN REDUCED DURING THE
PERIODS SHOWN. C TOTAL
RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE AND FOR PERIODS OF
LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT
ANNUALIZED. D NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS
BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
DURING THE PERIOD. E FOR THE
PERIOD JUNE 30, 1994
(COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF
CLASS B SHARES) TO SEPTEMBER
30, 1994. F FMR AGREED TO
REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE
CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS
REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS'
EXPENSE RATIO WOULD HAVE
BEEN HIGHER. G FMR OR THE
FUND HAS ENTERED INTO
VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH
THIRD PARTIES WHO EITHER
PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF
THE CLASS' EXPENSES. H THREE
MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31 I
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 J
ELEVEN MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER
30
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
1994 H 1994 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 19.98 $ 19.65
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) .06 D .05 D
Net realized and unrealized (.74) .28
gain (loss)
Total from investment (.68) .33
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.47) -
From net realized gain (.26) -
Total distributions (.73) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.57 $ 19.98
TOTAL RETURN B, C (3.41)% 1.68%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 17,090 $ 8,824
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.58% A 2.63% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.53% A, G 2.63% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.22% A 1.11% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 228% A 159%
A ANNUALIZED B THE TOTAL
RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN
LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES
NOT BEEN REDUCED DURING THE
PERIODS SHOWN. C TOTAL
RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE AND FOR PERIODS OF
LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT
ANNUALIZED. D NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS
BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
DURING THE PERIOD. E FOR THE
PERIOD JUNE 30, 1994
(COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF
CLASS B SHARES) TO SEPTEMBER
30, 1994. F FMR AGREED TO
REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE
CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS
REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS'
EXPENSE RATIO WOULD HAVE
BEEN HIGHER. G FMR OR THE
FUND HAS ENTERED INTO
VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH
THIRD PARTIES WHO EITHER
PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF
THE CLASS' EXPENSES. H THREE
MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31 I
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 J
ELEVEN MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER
30
</TABLE>
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES WHICH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 K 1996 J 1995 J
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 24.61 $ 28.19 $ 22.90 $ 25.10 $ 18.86
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) .02 D (.02) D .04 D .28 D .50
Net realized and unrealized 3.66 (1.12) 6.12 .19 6.79
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.68 (1.14) 6.16 .47 7.29
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - E - (.32) (.50)
From net realized gain (1.18) (2.44) E (.87) (2.35) (.55)
Total distributions (1.18) (2.44) (.87) (2.67) (1.05)
Net asset value, end of period $ 27.11 $ 24.61 $ 28.19 $ 22.90 $ 25.10
TOTAL RETURN B, C 15.50% (3.98)% 27.79% 2.00% 38.75%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 19,157 $ 18,471 $ 21,792 $ 20,406 $ 23,428
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .60% A .70% .77% A .82% 1.04%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .58% A, F .69% F .76% A, F .81% F 1.03% F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .14% A (.06)% .18% A 1.16% 2.47%
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 67% A 64% 61% A 151% 142%
A ANNUALIZED B THE TOTAL
RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN
LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES
NOT BEEN REDUCED DURING THE
PERIODS SHOWN. C TOTAL
RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE
FORMER ONE TIME SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN
ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME
(LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN
CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING
THE PERIOD. E THE AMOUNTS
SHOWN REFLECT CERTAIN
RECLASSIFICATIONS RELATED TO
BOOK TO TAX DIFFERENCES. F
FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED
INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS
WITH THIRD PARTIES WHO
EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A
PORTION OF THE CLASS'
EXPENSES. G INCLUDES
REIMBURSEMENT OF $.03 PER
SHARE FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO
PRIOR PERIOD'S FEES. H YEAR
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30 I THREE
MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31 J
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 K
ELEVEN MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER
30
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1994 I 1994 H 1993 H
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 20.23 $ 22.72 $ 19.72
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) .13 D .54 D .45
Net realized and unrealized (.74) (.81) 4.46
gain (loss)
Total from investment (.61) (.27) 4.91
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.50) (.51) (.70)
From net realized gain (.26) (1.71) (1.21)
Total distributions (.76) (2.22) (1.91)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.86 $ 20.23 $ 22.72
TOTAL RETURN B, C (3.02)% (1.51)% 26.98%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 17,583 $ 18,850 $ 20,707
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.14% A 1.15% .89% G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.11% A, F 1.14% F .89%
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.65% A 2.60% 2.74%
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 228% A 159% 183%
A ANNUALIZED B THE TOTAL
RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN
LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES
NOT BEEN REDUCED DURING THE
PERIODS SHOWN. C TOTAL
RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE
FORMER ONE TIME SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN
ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME
(LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN
CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING
THE PERIOD. E THE AMOUNTS
SHOWN REFLECT CERTAIN
RECLASSIFICATIONS RELATED TO
BOOK TO TAX DIFFERENCES. F
FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED
INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS
WITH THIRD PARTIES WHO
EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A
PORTION OF THE CLASS'
EXPENSES. G INCLUDES
REIMBURSEMENT OF $.03 PER
SHARE FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO
PRIOR PERIOD'S FEES. H YEAR
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30 I THREE
MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31 J
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 K
ELEVEN MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER
30
</TABLE>
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES WHICH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 H 1996 G 1995 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 24.17 $ 27.63 $ 22.57 $ 24.80 $ 22.35
of period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) .02 D (.05) D (.05) D .29 D .55
Net realized and unrealized 3.59 (1.10) 5.98 .17 3.00
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.61 (1.15) 5.93 .46 3.55
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - - (.34) (.55)
From net realized gain (1.18) (2.31) (.87) (2.35) (.55)
Total distributions (1.18) (2.31) (.87) (2.69) (1.10)
Net asset value, end of $ 26.60 $ 24.17 $ 27.63 $ 22.57 $ 24.80
period
TOTAL RETURN B, C 15.49% (4.12)% 27.16% 1.99% 15.96%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 7,114 $ 4,808 $ 5,564 $ 41,832 $ 20,429
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .62% A .85% 1.06% A .78% .97% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .58% A, F .84% F 1.05% A, F .76% F .96% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .14% A (.20)% (.21)% A 1.21% 2.55% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 67% A 64% 61% A 151% 142%
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A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD JULY 3, 1995 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF INSTITUTIONAL
CLASS SHARES) TO DECEMBER 31, 1995.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
G YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
H ELEVEN MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund (formerly Advisor Strategic
Opportunities Fund)(the fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series I
(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 (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company
organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Initial Class, and
Institutional Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to
assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights
with respect to matters that affect that class. Class B shares will
automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of
seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income,
realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses
of the fund, and certain fund level expense reductions, if any, are
allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net
assets of each class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class
of shares differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and
certain other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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. On January 14, 1999, the Board of Trustees approved a
change in the name of Fidelity Advisor Strategic Opportunities Fund to
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund effective on or about July 1,
1999. 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.
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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.
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 dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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), non-taxable dividends,
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.
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
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 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 (excluding 144A issues).
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $179,455,661 and $258,459,753, 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 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 investment performance of the asset-weighted
average return of all classes as compared to the appropriate index
over a specified period of time. For the period, the management fee
was equivalent to an annualized rate of .35% of average net assets
after the performance adjustment. On June 16, 1999, the shareholders
of the fund approved the elimination of the performance adjustment
after an 18 month phase-out period ending December 31, 2000.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares, except for the Initial Class
(collectively referred to as "the Plans"). Under certain of the Plans,
the class pays Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate
of FMR, a distribution and service fee. A portion of this fee may be
reallowed to securities dealers, banks and other financial
institutions for the distribution of each class of shares and
providing shareholder support services. For the period, this fee was
based on the following annual rates of the average net assets of each
applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 5,297 $ 47
CLASS T 1,053,712 25,755
CLASS B 470,619 353,953
$ 1,529,628 $ 379,755
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B of the lesser of the cost of
shares at the initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the
redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains.
In addition, purchases of Class A and Class T shares that were subject
to a finder's fee bear a contingent deferred sales charge on assets
that do not remain in the fund for at least one year. The Class A and
Class T contingent deferred sales charge is based on 0.25% of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. A portion of the sales charges paid to
FDC are paid to securities dealers, banks and other financial
institutions.
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 15,463 $ 3,975
CLASS T 50,013 11,640
CLASS B 210,960 210,960*
$ 276,436 $ 226,575
* WHEN CLASS B SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS COMMISSIONS FROM
ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND OTHER FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent (collectively referred to
as the transfer agent) for the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and
Institutional Class. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an
affiliate of FMR, is the transfer agent for the Initial Class. FIIOC
and FSC receive account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC and FSC pay for typesetting,
printing and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy
statements. For the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC
or FSC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 8,176 .39 *
CLASS T 416,023 .20 *
CLASS B 110,643 .24 *
INITIAL CLASS 14,555 .16 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 4,008 .19 *
$ 553,405
* ANNUALIZED
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
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 $41,684 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. The interest
rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time
to time. The average daily loan balance during the period for which
loans were outstanding amounted to $2,539,552. The weighted average
interest rate was 5.10%.
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 $48,983 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into arrangements with its custodian
and each class' transfer agent whereby credits realized as a result of
uninvested cash balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses.
During the period, the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $75 under
the custodian arrangement, and the Institutional Class' transfer agent
fees were reduced by $656 under its transfer agent arrangement.
7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 222,049 $ 203,594
Class T 21,323,415 44,119,122
Class B 4,978,545 8,992,409
Initial Class 879,463 1,877,364
Institutional Class 195,463 363,086
Total $ 27,598,935 $ 55,555,575
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8. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 38,846 149,962 $ 940,001
Reinvestment of distributions 9,198 8,353 219,449
Shares redeemed (69,129) (49,135) (1,637,930)
Net increase (decrease) (21,085) 109,180 $ (478,480)
CLASS T Shares sold 3,057,696 4,972,644 $ 75,262,246
Reinvestment of distributions 765,935 1,556,391 18,545,502
Shares redeemed (5,856,282) (7,262,586) (141,575,464)
Net increase (decrease) (2,032,651) (733,551) $ (47,767,716)
CLASS B Shares sold 233,627 933,371 $ 5,581,747
Reinvestment of distributions 193,943 346,309 4,585,887
Shares redeemed (1,088,389) (1,032,851) (25,380,601)
Net increase (decrease) (660,819) 246,829 $ (15,212,967)
INITIAL CLASS Shares sold 1,104 2,933 $ 27,263
Reinvestment of distributions 31,786 68,311 782,724
Shares redeemed (76,680) (93,899) (1,855,451)
Net increase (decrease) (43,790) (22,655) $ (1,045,464)
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 158,023 220,720 $ 3,961,553
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 7,153 11,710 172,793
Shares redeemed (96,630) (234,866) (2,364,540)
Net increase (decrease) 68,546 (2,436) $ 1,769,806
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YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1998
CLASS A Shares sold $ 3,743,916
Reinvestment of distributions 200,346
Shares redeemed (1,208,504)
Net increase (decrease) $ 2,735,758
CLASS T Shares sold $ 126,364,372
Reinvestment of distributions 37,826,161
Shares redeemed (182,732,848)
Net increase (decrease) $ (18,542,315)
CLASS B Shares sold $ 23,549,084
Reinvestment of distributions 8,275,545
Shares redeemed (25,089,860)
Net increase (decrease) $ 6,734,769
INITIAL CLASS Shares sold $ 75,101
Reinvestment of distributions 1,679,237
Shares redeemed (2,355,583)
Net increase (decrease) $ (601,245)
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 5,783,275
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 283,206
Shares redeemed (6,283,063)
Net increase (decrease) $ (216,582)
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9. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED COMPANIES.
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of
at least 5% of the voting securities. Transactions during the period
with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:
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SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS WITH
AFFILIATED COMPANIES
AFFILIATE PURCHASE COST SALES COST DIVIDEND INCOME VALUE
AFC Cable Systems, Inc. $ - $ 1,826,820 $ - $ -
Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. 1,257,215 - - 9,396,391
Big Dog Holdings, Inc. - - 101,160 5,247,675
Freds, Inc. Class A 1,992,627 - 75,138 9,897,875
Harveys Casino Resorts - 6,582,078 - -
I-Stat Corp. 96,563 - - 7,655,094
Maxim Group, Inc. - - - 8,994,600
Maxwell Shoe, Inc. Class A 781,342 - - 7,311,675
Morton's Restaurant Group, - - - 7,487,100
Inc.
Performance Technologies, - - - 10,589,350
Inc.
Reno Air, Inc. - 2,835,000 - -
Silicon Gaming, Inc. - 418,852 - 662,625
WMS Industries, Inc. 770,608 - - 25,702,294
TOTALS $ 4,898,355 $ 11,662,750 $ 176,298 $ 92,944,679
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10. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of Fidelity Advisor
Value Strategies Fund (formerly Advisor Strategic Opportunities Fund),
the Board of Trustees has determined not to retain
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent auditor and voted
to appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ended November
30, 1999. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 1998 and November
30, 1997, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's audit reports contained no
adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion; nor were their reports
qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
Further, there were no disagreements between the fund and
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on accounting principles, financial
statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved to the
satisfaction of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP would have caused them to
make reference to the disagreement in their report.
PROXY VOTING RESULTS
A special meeting of the fund's shareholders was held on June 16,
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(A)
To eliminate certain fundamental investment policies of the fund.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
Affirmative 218,298,394.14 79.170
Against 40,319,702.00 14.622
Abstain 17,116,370.91 6.208
TOTAL 275,734,467.05 100.000
PROPOSAL 1(B)
To approve an amended management contract for the fund.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
Affirmative 190,684,652.43 69.155
Against 67,795,111.38 24.587
Abstain 17,254,703.24 6.258
TOTAL 275,734,467.05 100.000
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Abigail P. Johnson, Vice President
Harris Leviton, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karsetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENT
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Boston, MA
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International
Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified
International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Funds
SO-SANN-0799 79624
1.704744.101
(Fidelity Logo Graphic)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY ADVISOR
VALUE STRATEGIES
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
(FORMERLY FIDELITY ADVISOR
STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND)
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
MAY 31, 1999
(Fidelity logo graphics)(registered trademark)
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on stock market
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 17 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 26 Notes to the financial
statements.
PROXY VOTING RESULTS 34
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Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their
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All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered
trademarks or service marks of FMR Corp. or an affiliated company.
This report is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks.
THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
SUBMITTED FOR THE GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE FUND.
THIS REPORT IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS IN THE FUND UNLESS PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY AN EFFECTIVE
PROSPECTUS.
MUTUAL FUND SHARES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED
BY, ANY DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION. SHARES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC,
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO
INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
NEITHER THE FUND NOR FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION IS A BANK.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY FIDELITY ADVISOR FUND, INCLUDING CHARGES
AND EXPENSES, CONTACT YOUR INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOR A FREE
PROSPECTUS. READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
After its first-ever close above 11,000 on the first trading day of
May, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 450 points by
month's end. The Federal Reserve Board's shift in bias toward raising
rates to ward off inflation contributed to the decline. Government
securities followed a similar path during May, as expectations of an
eventual boost in interest rates drove the price of the bellwether
30-year Treasury consistently downwards.
While it's impossible to predict the future direction of the markets
with any degree of certainty, there are certain basic principles that
can help investors plan for their future needs.
First, investors are encouraged to take a long-term view of their
portfolios. If you can afford to leave your money invested through the
inevitable up and down cycles of the financial markets, you will
greatly reduce your vulnerability to any single decline. We know from
experience, for example, that stock prices have gone up over longer
periods of time, have significantly outperformed other types of
investments and have stayed ahead of inflation.
Second, you can further manage your investing risk through
diversification. A stock mutual fund, for instance, is already
diversified, because it invests in many different companies. You can
increase your diversification further by investing in a number of
different stock funds, or in such other investment categories as
bonds. If you have a short investment time horizon, you might want to
consider moving some of your investment into a money market fund,
which seeks income and a stable share price by investing in
high-quality, short-term investments. Of course, it's important to
remember that an investment in a money market fund is not insured or
guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other
government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the
value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose
money by investing in these types of funds.
Finally, no matter what your time horizon or portfolio diversity, it
makes good sense to follow a regular investment plan, investing a
certain amount of money in a fund at the same time each month or
quarter and periodically reviewing your overall portfolio. By doing
so, you won't get caught up in the excitement of a rapidly rising
market, nor will you buy all your shares at market highs. While this
strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - won't assure a profit or
protect you from a loss in a declining market, it should help you
lower the average cost of your purchases. Of course, you should
consider your financial ability to continue your purchases through
periods of low price levels before undertaking such a strategy.
Remember to contact your investment professional if you need help with
your investments.
Best regards,
Edward C. Johnson 3d
FIDELITY ADVISOR VALUE STRATEGIES FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
PERFORMANCE: THE BOTTOM LINE
There are several ways to evaluate 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 class' dividend income and capital gains
(the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in
value). The initial offering of Institutional Class shares took place
on July 3, 1995. Institutional Class shares are sold to eligible
investors without a sales load or 12b-1 fee. Returns prior to July 3,
1995 are those of Initial Class. If Fidelity had not reimbursed
certain class expenses, the past 10 years total returns would have
been lower. Prior to July 1, 1999, Advisor Value Strategies operated
under certain different investment policies. Accordingly, the fund's
historical performance may not represent its current investment
policies.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
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PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 6 MONTHS PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 15.49% 7.78% 96.80% 236.98%
- - INST CL
Russell Midcap Value 9.74% 4.77% 141.92% 306.92%
S&P 500(registered trademark) 12.61% 21.03% 215.95% 426.65%
Capital Appreciation Funds 17.09% 17.54% 137.43% 279.60%
Average
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CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, six months, 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 Institutional Class'
returns to those of the Russell Midcap Value Index - a market
capitalization-weighted index of medium-capitalization value-oriented
stocks of U.S. corporations, and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index - a
market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks. To measure how
Institutional Class' 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 Inc. The past six months average represents a peer group of 281
mutual funds. These benchmarks reflect the reinvestment of dividends
and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 7.78% 14.50% 12.92%
- - INST CL
Russell Midcap Value 4.77% 19.32% 15.07%
S&P 500 21.03% 25.87% 18.07%
Capital Appreciation Funds 17.54% 17.20% 12.89%
Average
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take the Institutional Class' cumulative
return and show you what would have happened if Institutional Class
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
FA Strategic Opp -CL I Russell Midcap Value
00694 RS013
1989/05/31 10000.00 10000.00
1989/06/30 10082.83 10036.80
1989/07/31 10773.05 10675.53
1989/08/31 10905.58 10993.71
1989/09/30 10916.62 10825.12
1989/10/31 10739.92 10272.47
1989/11/30 11038.10 10340.14
1989/12/31 11374.20 10463.02
1990/01/31 10636.14 9720.41
1990/02/28 10699.07 9915.11
1990/03/31 10710.51 10029.68
1990/04/30 10275.69 9482.37
1990/05/31 10613.25 10250.50
1990/06/30 10716.24 10031.46
1990/07/31 10756.29 9747.71
1990/08/31 10012.50 8758.76
1990/09/30 9938.12 8071.35
1990/10/31 9938.12 7744.87
1990/11/30 10378.67 8431.68
1990/12/31 10624.14 8780.72
1991/01/31 10977.88 9329.22
1991/02/28 11631.40 10074.20
1991/03/31 12003.12 10410.19
1991/04/30 12171.00 10592.43
1991/05/31 12608.68 11070.88
1991/06/30 12218.97 10629.23
1991/07/31 12590.69 11140.92
1991/08/31 12866.49 11464.44
1991/09/30 12920.45 11362.34
1991/10/31 12668.63 11580.79
1991/11/30 12368.85 11037.64
1991/12/31 13141.07 12110.29
1992/01/31 13169.34 12421.94
1992/02/29 13430.89 12885.55
1992/03/31 13098.65 12689.66
1992/04/30 13353.13 13013.77
1992/05/31 13791.40 13134.28
1992/06/30 13798.47 13032.77
1992/07/31 14222.61 13555.15
1992/08/31 13989.33 13159.21
1992/09/30 13939.85 13422.18
1992/10/31 14052.95 13702.36
1992/11/30 14653.81 14279.95
1992/12/31 14911.78 14735.84
1993/01/31 15192.25 15108.63
1993/02/28 15628.54 15435.12
1993/03/31 16127.16 15971.15
1993/04/30 15815.53 15689.78
1993/05/31 16197.28 16043.57
1993/06/30 16345.31 16377.18
1993/07/31 16703.69 16557.05
1993/08/31 17755.46 17121.57
1993/09/30 17700.92 17077.05
1993/10/31 18269.66 16883.53
1993/11/30 17506.15 16492.94
1993/12/31 18053.99 17037.87
1994/01/31 18226.35 17534.13
1994/02/28 17597.26 17222.49
1994/03/31 16933.70 16555.27
1994/04/30 17071.58 16799.24
1994/05/31 17123.29 16820.61
1994/06/30 17123.29 16511.34
1994/07/31 17554.17 17171.44
1994/08/31 17666.20 17808.98
1994/09/30 17433.52 17252.17
1994/10/31 17261.17 17236.73
1994/11/30 16735.49 16476.31
1994/12/31 16907.15 16675.18
1995/01/31 17642.24 17145.91
1995/02/28 18108.40 18011.40
1995/03/31 18278.73 18349.76
1995/04/30 18682.13 18737.98
1995/05/31 19184.15 19491.27
1995/06/30 20197.14 19940.64
1995/07/31 20893.86 20635.76
1995/08/31 21500.39 21040.01
1995/09/30 22251.78 21522.62
1995/10/31 22170.30 21102.93
1995/11/30 22776.84 22256.92
1995/12/31 23463.07 22500.30
1996/01/31 23481.99 23047.61
1996/02/29 23022.91 23266.65
1996/03/31 22253.23 23757.57
1996/04/30 22849.73 23959.40
1996/05/31 23523.20 24187.94
1996/06/30 23503.95 24214.06
1996/07/31 21897.26 23062.45
1996/08/31 22743.90 24029.44
1996/09/30 23532.82 24911.55
1996/10/31 23119.12 25567.49
1996/11/30 23946.52 27172.03
1996/12/31 23929.62 27058.65
1997/01/31 24820.23 27908.70
1997/02/28 24460.49 28381.56
1997/03/31 22907.61 27519.50
1997/04/30 23028.76 28213.52
1997/05/31 26024.37 29876.63
1997/06/30 27004.55 30985.62
1997/07/31 28227.03 33286.24
1997/08/31 28678.57 32897.43
1997/09/30 31894.45 34937.78
1997/10/31 30429.68 33875.79
1997/11/30 30429.68 35018.89
1997/12/31 30178.84 36358.67
1998/01/31 30445.00 35652.28
1998/02/28 33330.15 38034.32
1998/03/31 34295.89 39992.34
1998/04/30 33281.86 39769.27
1998/05/31 31265.88 38840.41
1998/06/30 31459.03 38964.27
1998/07/31 30432.93 36988.70
1998/08/31 24143.54 31787.57
1998/09/30 25845.66 33642.41
1998/10/31 27064.90 35821.23
1998/11/30 29177.46 37079.83
1998/12/31 30517.37 38206.86
1999/01/31 30594.04 37316.46
1999/02/28 28757.13 36495.77
1999/03/31 28744.46 37017.05
1999/04/30 32253.59 40523.14
1999/05/28 33697.78 40692.29
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19990531 19990616 104741 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund - Institutional
Class on May 31, 1989. As the chart shows, by May 31, 1999, the value
of the investment would have grown to $33,698 - a 236.98% increase on
the initial investment. For comparison, look at how the Russell Midcap
Value Index did over the same period. With dividends and capital
gains, if any, reinvested, the same $10,000 investment would have
grown to $40,692 - a 306.92% increase. Beginning with this report, the
fund will compare its performance to that of the Russell Midcap Value
Index rather than the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The Russell Midcap
Value 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.
(checkmark)
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
With the Federal Reserve Board's
shift in bias toward raising interest
rates to combat inflation, U.S.
equity markets stalled - at least
temporarily - toward the tail end
of the six-month period ending May
31, 1999. Just six months earlier, it
was the Fed's willingness to lower
rates that helped U.S. stock markets
shrug off the ill effects of worldwide
economic doldrums, spurring a
continuation of their bullish
performance into the spring. For the
six-month period, the Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of
30 blue-chip stocks - returned
16.75%. The tech-heavy NASDAQ
Index rose 26.93% for the period,
while the Standard & Poor's 500
Index - a popular performance
measure of U.S. stock markets -
returned 12.61%. For the month of
May itself, however, the returns for
all three indexes were in negative
territory, testament to the inflation
concerns of anxious investors. The
later stages of the period also were
characterized by a rotation out of
the recently favored large-cap growth
stocks, and into the smaller,
economically sensitive cyclical and
value stocks. What's more, the
previously beleaguered Russell
2000 Index - a popular
performance measure of
small-capitalization stocks -
demonstrated renewed strength,
soundly outperforming the S&P 500
during the last three months of the
period by a count of 12.28% to
5.48%.
(photograph of Harris Leviton)
An interview with Harris Leviton, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, HARRIS?
A. The fund showed a dramatic improvement during the past six months.
For the six months that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's Institutional
Class shares returned 15.49%, outperforming the fund's new benchmark,
the Russell Midcap Value Index, and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index,
which returned 9.74% and 12.61%, respectively. During the same period,
the capital appreciation funds average tracked by Lipper Inc. returned
17.09%. For the 12- month period that ended May 31, 1999, the fund's
Institutional Class shares returned 7.78%, while the S&P 500, Lipper
group and Russell Index returned 21.03%, 17.54% and 4.77%,
respectively.
Q. WHAT FACTORS HELPED THE FUND OUTPERFORM THE S&P 500 AND THE RUSSELL
INDEX OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS?
A. Primarily, I held true to my convictions that market breadth would
expand and small-cap value stocks would come back into favor. While
the rotation into cyclical stocks was more dramatic, momentum in the
small-cap and value sectors improved markedly. The Russell 2000 Index
- - a measure of small-cap stock performance - dramatically outperformed
the large-cap oriented S&P 500 index during the past three months.
Fund performance received further support from strong results in the
recovering energy sector and solid stock selection in the industrial
machinery and the media and leisure sectors.
Q. WHAT CAUSED THE FUND TO LAG THE LIPPER GROUP?
A. Most likely, the Lipper group benefited from the strong rotation
into cyclical stocks and continued strength in the technology sector.
In addition, unlike myself, many fund managers jumped on the Internet
bandwagon, which boosted returns during the period.
Q. WHY DIDN'T YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE HYPE IN THE INTERNET SECTOR?
A. My focus is on undervalued assets, which can include companies with
low price-to-book ratios or significant hidden assets, companies with
either current high free cash flow or that offer the potential for
improving cash flow generation, and companies with strong balance
sheets, favorable debt/equity ratios and high returns on assets. While
I think the Internet offers some compelling growth stories, I have not
found many companies in this sector that meet my investment criteria.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DID MEET YOUR INVESTMENT CRITERIA?
A. The fund benefited from investments in the media and leisure
sector, led by WMS Industries and Foodmaker, Inc., and the industrial
machinery sector, represented by Case Corp., which was acquired at a
substantial premium during the period. These companies posted strong
results due to improving business fundamentals and growing market
shares. Last but not least, the force was with the toy industry as the
fund's holdings in Consolidated Stores benefited from the Star Wars
merchandising craze, as well as a turnaround in some of its other
businesses.
Q. WHICH HOLDINGS WERE DISAPPOINTMENTS?
A. Unlike many large-cap stocks that held up fairly well even after
missing earnings estimates, the market was not kind to its smaller-cap
brethren that missed their estimates. A good example was Cable Design
Technology, a leading manufacturer of advanced electronic data
transmission cables. Another disappointment for the fund was Maxwell
Shoe, which saw its stock price halved following concerns over a major
licensing agreement.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE MARKET?
A. The recent broadening out of market leadership and signs that the
global economy is recovering are developments that could continue to
benefit the types of stocks I focus on. As the market becomes
increasingly convinced that global economic strength and the threat of
inflation are on the horizon, the shift into cyclical and
value-oriented companies should continue. Beyond the changing global
environment and inflation fears, there is a compelling argument to
suggest that interest rates may increase, which is especially bad for
richly valued large-cap growth stocks. As a result, I'll continue to
choose value stocks that offer solid earnings growth and compelling
business prospects. These companies could outperform the broader
market.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
FUND FACTS
GOAL: seeks capital
appreciation
START DATE: December 31,
1983
SIZE: as of May 31, 1999,
more than $557 million
MANAGER: Harris Leviton,
since 1996; joined Fidelity in
1986
(checkmark)
HARRIS LEVITON ON THE FUND'S
RECENT NAME AND BENCHMARK
CHANGE AND CHANGES TO
CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL
INVESTMENT POLICIES:
"At the fund's June 16, 1999 meeting,
shareholders approved changes to
the fund's investment policies that
will reduce its emphasis on "special
situations" and increase its focus on
medium-sized companies that may
be undervalued in the marketplace.
The fund's new benchmark, the
Russell Midcap Value Index, reflects
the performance of medium-sized
U.S. companies with price
characteristics that suggest they
may be undervalued by the market.
"Changing the investment policies
and renaming it to Fidelity Advisor
Value Strategies Fund more clearly
define the portfolio as a value fund
that focuses on medium-sized
companies. I think it's important
to point out, however, that the
fund's investment objective of
capital appreciation has not
changed. My focus will continue to
be on undervalued assets or stocks
that appear inexpensive relative to
their earnings or growth potential."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF MAY 31,
1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE STOCKS 6 MONTHS AGO
Foodmaker, Inc. 5.0 3.8
WMS Industries, Inc. 4.6 2.4
AFC Cable Systems, Inc. 3.9 4.1
Case Corp. 3.7 0.7
Cable Design Technology Corp. 3.6 4.3
USG Corp. 2.6 3.0
Midway Games, Inc. 2.5 2.3
Corn Products International, 2.5 2.2
Inc.
Whole Foods Market, Inc. 2.4 4.0
Hasbro, Inc. 2.3 0.0
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
MAY 31, 1999
% OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS % OF FUND'S INVESTMENTS IN
THESE MARKET SECTORS 6
MONTHS AGO
MEDIA & LEISURE 14.3 13.3
BASIC INDUSTRIES 12.1 11.6
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 11.3 8.7
TECHNOLOGY 10.4 9.1
DURABLES 10.3 13.0
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
INVESTMENTS)
AS OF MAY 31, 1999 *
Stocks 99.3%
Convertible Securities 0.7%
Short-Term Investments 0.0%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 1.9%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 99.3
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.7000000000000001
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 0.0
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 **
Stocks 95.7%
Convertible Securities 1.8%
Short-Term Investments 2.5%
** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 1.4%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 95.7
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 1.8
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 2.5
INVESTMENTS MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investment in Securities
COMMON STOCKS - 99.3%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.5%
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.5%
Herley Industries, Inc. 208,666 $ 2,699,616
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 12.1%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.7%
Associated Materials, Inc. 74,000 1,045,250
Georgia Gulf Corp. 150,700 2,251,081
Hanna (M.A.) Co. 43,300 638,675
3,935,006
IRON & STEEL - 2.2%
Cold Metal Products, Inc. (a) 96,400 204,850
Nucor Corp. 112,300 5,607,981
Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. 240,000 3,285,000
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (a) 189,900 3,240,169
12,338,000
METALS & MINING - 8.8%
AFC Cable Systems, Inc. (a) 630,025 21,657,109
Belden, Inc. 216,500 5,101,281
Brush Wellman, Inc. 137,500 2,328,906
Cable Design Technology Corp. 1,394,850 19,702,256
(a)
48,789,552
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.4%
Mercer International, Inc. 407,900 2,370,919
(SBI)
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 67,433,477
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
9.7%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 5.1%
American Standard Companies, 190,000 8,787,500
Inc. (a)
Rock of Ages Corp. Class A (a) 172,800 1,836,000
USG Corp. 257,700 14,592,263
York International Corp. 74,900 3,159,844
28,375,607
CONSTRUCTION - 4.6%
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a) 237,000 5,273,250
Butler Manufacturing Co. 47,000 1,321,875
Engle Homes, Inc. 202,200 2,717,063
Lennar Corp. 124,100 2,807,763
M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. 222,600 4,312,875
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
CONTINUED
CONSTRUCTION - CONTINUED
NCI Building Systems, Inc. (a) 51,800 $ 1,307,950
U.S. Home Corp. (a) 230,800 7,962,600
25,703,376
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 54,078,983
ESTATE
DURABLES - 10.3%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
2.4%
American Axle & Manufacturing 200,000 3,037,500
Holdings, Inc. (a)
Navistar International Corp. 190,000 9,381,250
(a)
OmniQuip International, Inc. 60,000 633,750
13,052,500
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.5%
CompX International, Inc. (a) 144,100 2,179,513
Mikasa, Inc. 51,800 576,275
2,755,788
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.4%
Movado Group, Inc. 102,500 2,472,813
HOME FURNISHINGS - 4.1%
Bassett Furniture Industries, 194,300 4,663,200
Inc.
Furniture Brands 20,000 485,000
International, Inc. (a)
Heilig-Meyers Co. 135,600 940,725
Ladd Furniture, Inc. (a) 372,400 7,587,650
Maxim Group, Inc. (a)(b) 999,400 8,994,600
22,671,175
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 2.9%
Galey & Lord, Inc. (a) 115,800 477,675
Maxwell Shoe, Inc. Class A 879,600 7,311,675
(a)(b)
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) 90,000 2,621,250
Quaker Fabric Corp. (a) 95,000 477,969
Shaw Industries, Inc. (a) 300,000 5,062,500
Synthetic Industries, Inc. (a) 15,000 337,500
16,288,569
TOTAL DURABLES 57,240,845
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - 5.9%
ENERGY SERVICES - 5.9%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 300,000 $ 9,337,500
BJ Services Co. (a) 306,800 8,456,175
Santa Fe International Corp. 455,800 9,229,950
Smith International, Inc. 141,200 6,106,900
33,130,525
FINANCE - 0.2%
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.2%
Regent Pacific Group Ltd. 5,000,000 889,731
HEALTH - 7.5%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 3.0%
Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. 3,165,100 9,396,391
(a)(b)
Cytyc Corp. (a) 245,300 5,089,975
Natrol, Inc. (a) 95,000 819,375
Sepracor, Inc. (a) 20,000 1,275,000
16,580,741
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 4.5%
Cygnus, Inc. (a) 896,950 10,202,806
I-Stat Corp. (a)(b) 844,700 7,655,094
Oakley, Inc. (a) 445,700 3,621,313
Resound Corp. (a) 507,000 3,897,563
25,376,776
TOTAL HEALTH 41,957,517
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 6.2%
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 5.8%
Case Corp. 443,500 20,844,500
Columbus McKinnon Corp. 221,900 5,519,763
Hardinge, Inc. 17,500 315,000
Milacron, Inc. 130,500 2,781,281
TB Wood's Corp. 259,300 3,030,569
32,491,113
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.4%
Waste Management, Inc. 40,000 2,115,000
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 34,606,113
EQUIPMENT
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - 14.3%
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.1%
Film Roman, Inc. (a) 55,000 $ 213,125
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 2.4%
Hasbro, Inc. 435,000 12,451,875
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (a) 22,600 200,575
Silicon Gaming, Inc. (a)(b) 883,500 662,625
13,315,075
LODGING & GAMING - 4.6%
WMS Industries, Inc. (a)(b) 1,895,100 25,702,294
RESTAURANTS - 7.2%
CKE Restaurants, Inc. 251,600 4,623,150
Foodmaker, Inc. (a) 1,037,700 28,017,896
Morton's Restaurant Group, 424,800 7,487,100
Inc. (a)(b)
40,128,146
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 79,358,640
NONDURABLES - 4.4%
AGRICULTURE - 0.6%
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool:
Class B (non-vtg.) 478,300 2,743,626
Class B (non-vtg.) (c) 158,000 906,320
3,649,946
BEVERAGES - 0.1%
Celestial Seasonings, Inc. (a) 20,000 385,000
FOODS - 3.7%
Aurora Foods, Inc. (a) 251,900 4,282,300
Corn Products International, 463,300 13,667,350
Inc.
Tomkins PLC 3,457 12,473
Vlasic Foods International, 321,400 2,430,588
Inc. (a)
20,392,711
TOTAL NONDURABLES 24,427,657
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 11.3%
APPAREL STORES - 1.4%
Big Dog Holdings, Inc. (b) 1,011,600 $ 5,247,675
Wet Seal, Inc. Class A (a) 81,000 2,247,750
7,495,425
DRUG STORES - 1.4%
General Nutrition Companies, 482,100 7,984,781
Inc. (a)
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
4.0%
Consolidated Stores Corp. (a) 270,000 9,281,250
Freds, Inc. Class A (b) 761,375 9,897,875
Stein Mart, Inc. (a) 362,300 3,328,631
22,507,756
GROCERY STORES - 2.4%
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (a) 325,600 13,512,400
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 2.1%
Borders Group, Inc. (a) 340,000 5,822,500
Cameron Ashley Building 90,000 1,080,000
Products, Inc. (a)
Electronics Boutique Holding 55,000 935,000
Corp. (a)
Toys R Us, Inc. (a) 157,300 3,627,731
11,465,231
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 62,965,593
SERVICES - 1.8%
PRINTING - 0.3%
Schawk, Inc. Class A 152,500 1,820,469
SERVICES - 1.5%
CDI Corp. (a) 34,700 1,123,413
Service Corp. International 360,000 6,907,500
8,030,913
TOTAL SERVICES 9,851,382
TECHNOLOGY - 10.0%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.5%
Davox Corp. (a) 335,000 2,805,625
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 4.6%
3DO Co. (The) (a) 260,000 1,365,000
Activision, Inc. (a) 150,000 2,006,250
Eidos PLC sponsored ADR (a) 111,500 3,686,469
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
GT Interactive Software Corp. 823,700 $ 3,269,059
(a)
Interplay Entertainment Corp. 590,000 1,382,813
(a)
Midway Games, Inc. (a) 1,315,359 13,975,689
25,685,280
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 2.1%
Ciprico, Inc. (a) 115,200 1,008,000
Performance Technologies, 730,300 10,589,350
Inc. (a)(b)
11,597,350
ELECTRONICS - 2.8%
AVX Corp. 590,500 12,068,344
KEMET Corp. (a) 126,900 2,038,331
Richardson Electronics Ltd. 238,000 1,561,875
15,668,550
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 55,756,805
TRANSPORTATION - 5.0%
RAILROADS - 4.9%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 231,500 7,176,500
Corp.
CSX Corp. 203,300 9,542,394
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class 118,000 1,224,250
A (a)
Trinity Industries, Inc. 295,500 9,215,906
27,159,050
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.1%
SPACEHAB, Inc. (a) 90,000 495,000
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 27,654,050
UTILITIES - 0.1%
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.1%
CMS Energy Corp. 10,000 465,000
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 552,515,934
(Cost $524,371,209)
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CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.7%
MOODY'S RATINGS PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - 0.4%
ELECTRONICS - 0.4%
Richardson Electronics Ltd.:
7.25% 12/15/06 B3 $ 404,000 $ 286,840
8.25% 6/15/06 B3 1,978,000 1,542,840
1,829,680
TRANSPORTATION - 0.3%
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.3%
SPACEHAB, Inc. 8% 10/15/07 (c) - 2,500,000 1,825,000
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS 3,654,680
(Cost $4,560,430)
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN $ 556,170,614
SECURITIES - 100%
(Cost $528,931,639)
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LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) Affiliated company.
(c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the
Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified
institutional buyers. At the period end, the value of these securities
amounted to $2,731,320 or 0.5% of net assets.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $528,972,910. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $27,197,704, of which $125,116,115 related to appreciated
investment securities and $97,918,411 related to depreciated
investment securities.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 556,170,614
value (cost $528,931,639) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 4,220,037
sold
Receivable for fund shares 1,987,254
sold
Dividends receivable 257,971
Interest receivable 121,674
Other receivables 114,951
TOTAL ASSETS 562,872,501
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian bank $ 412,345
Payable for investments 3,627,730
purchased
Payable for fund shares 1,146,792
redeemed
Accrued management fee 164,824
Distribution fees payable 260,243
Other payables and accrued 132,838
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 5,744,772
NET ASSETS $ 557,127,729
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 446,236,253
Accumulated net investment (1,283,551)
loss
Accumulated undistributed net 84,937,367
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 27,237,660
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 557,127,729
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
MAY 31, 1999 (UNAUDITED)
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $26.21
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($4,509,515 (divided by)
172,032 shares)
Maximum offering price per $27.81
share (100/94.25 of $26.21)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $26.59
redemption price per share
($432,781,821 (divided by)
16,274,994 shares)
Maximum offering price per $27.55
share (100/96.50 of $26.59)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $25.90
offering price per share
($93,565,971 (divided by)
3,612,079 shares) A
INITIAL CLASS: NET ASSET $27.11
VALUE, offering price and
redemption price per share
($19,156,575 (divided by)
706,648 shares)
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $26.60
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($7,113,847 (divided
by) 267,454 shares)
A REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 (UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 1,631,396
Dividends (including $176,298
received from affiliated
issuers)
Interest 271,604
TOTAL INCOME 1,903,000
EXPENSES
Management fee Basic fee $ 1,583,165
Performance adjustment (653,148)
Transfer agent fees 553,405
Distribution fees 1,529,628
Accounting fees and expenses 126,103
Non-interested trustees' 1,159
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 11,072
Registration fees 46,457
Audit 18,071
Legal 9,995
Interest 10,358
Total expenses before 3,236,265
reductions
Expense reductions (49,714) 3,186,551
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (1,283,551)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 85,106,219
(including realized gain of
$5,476,233 on sales of
investments in affiliated
issuers)
Foreign currency transactions 2,403 85,108,622
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (9,065,047)
Assets and liabilities in (3,073) (9,068,120)
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 76,040,502
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 74,756,951
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
(UNAUDITED)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (1,283,551) $ (3,813,374)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 85,108,622 39,859,599
Change in net unrealized (9,068,120) (66,249,832)
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 74,756,951 (30,203,607)
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (27,598,935) (55,555,575)
from net realized gains
Share transactions - net (62,734,821) (9,889,615)
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) (15,576,805) (95,648,797)
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 572,704,534 668,353,331
End of period (including $ 557,127,729 $ 572,704,534
accumulated net investment
loss of $1,283,551 and $0,
respectively)
</TABLE>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 I 1996 F
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 23.89 $ 27.51 $ 22.51 $ 23.48
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) E (.04) (.14) (.13) .08
Net realized and unrealized 3.54 (1.09) 6.00 1.26
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.50 (1.23) 5.87 1.34
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - - (.37)
From net realized gain (1.18) (2.39) (.87) (1.94)
Total distributions (1.18) (2.39) (.87) (2.31)
Net asset value, end of period $ 26.21 $ 23.89 $ 27.51 $ 22.51
TOTAL RETURN B, C 15.20% (4.45)% 26.96% 5.80%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 4,510 $ 4,613 $ 2,309 $ 638
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.08% A 1.24% G 1.49% A, G .99% A, D
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.06% A, H 1.23% H 1.47% A, H .97% A, H
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.35)% A (.59)% (.59)% A 1.00% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 67% A 64% 61% A 151%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D LIMITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A STATE EXPENSE LIMITATION.
E NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
F FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO DECEMBER 31, 1996.
G FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
H FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
I ELEVEN MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 K 1996 J 1995 J
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 24.23 $ 27.78 $ 22.69 $ 24.88 $ 18.70
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) (.05) D (.13) D (.07) D .17 D .39
Net realized and unrealized 3.59 (1.10) 6.03 .18 6.73
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.54 (1.23) 5.96 .35 7.12
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - - (.19) (.39)
From net realized gain (1.18) (2.32) (.87) (2.35) (.55)
Total distributions (1.18) (2.32) (.87) (2.54) (.94)
Net asset value, end of period $ 26.59 $ 24.23 $ 27.78 $ 22.69 $ 24.88
TOTAL RETURN B, C 15.15% (4.40)% 27.15% 1.53% 38.16%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 432,782 $ 443,578 $ 529,043 $ 560,645 $ 619,993
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.14% A 1.16% 1.24% A 1.28% 1.61%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.12% A, F 1.15% F 1.23% A, F 1.27% F 1.61%
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.41)% A (.53)% (.29)% A .70% 1.90%
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 67% A 64% 61% A 151% 142%
A ANNUALIZED B THE TOTAL
RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN
LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES
NOT BEEN REDUCED DURING THE
PERIODS SHOWN. C TOTAL
RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE
ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND
FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE
YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED. D
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
PER SHARE HAS BEEN
CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING
THE PERIOD. E FMR AGREED TO
REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE
CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS
REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS'
EXPENSE RATIO WOULD HAVE
BEEN HIGHER. F FMR OR THE
FUND HAS ENTERED INTO
VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH
THIRD PARTIES WHO EITHER
PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF
THE CLASS' EXPENSES. G
INCLUDES REIMBURSEMENT OF
$.03 PER SHARE FOR
ADJUSTMENTS TO PRIOR
PERIOD'S FEES. H YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30 I THREE MONTHS
ENDED DECEMBER 31 J YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31 K ELEVEN
MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1994 I 1994 H 1993 H
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 19.96 $ 22.52 $ 19.53
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) .10 D .39 D .33
Net realized and unrealized (.75) (.81) 4.44
gain (loss)
Total from investment (.65) (.42) 4.77
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.35) (.43) (.57)
From net realized gain (.26) (1.71) (1.21)
Total distributions (.61) (2.14) (1.78)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.70 $ 19.96 $ 22.52
TOTAL RETURN B, C (3.26)% (2.24)% 26.33%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 375,691 $ 385,349 $ 269,833
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.73% A, E 1.85% 1.57% G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.73% A 1.84% F 1.57%
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.03% A 1.89% 2.06%
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 228% A 159% 183%
A ANNUALIZED B THE TOTAL
RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN
LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES
NOT BEEN REDUCED DURING THE
PERIODS SHOWN. C TOTAL
RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE
ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND
FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE
YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED. D
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
PER SHARE HAS BEEN
CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING
THE PERIOD. E FMR AGREED TO
REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE
CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS
REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS'
EXPENSE RATIO WOULD HAVE
BEEN HIGHER. F FMR OR THE
FUND HAS ENTERED INTO
VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH
THIRD PARTIES WHO EITHER
PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF
THE CLASS' EXPENSES. G
INCLUDES REIMBURSEMENT OF
$.03 PER SHARE FOR
ADJUSTMENTS TO PRIOR
PERIOD'S FEES. H YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30 I THREE MONTHS
ENDED DECEMBER 31 J YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31 K ELEVEN
MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30
</TABLE>
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES WHICH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 J 1996 I 1995 I
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 23.69 $ 27.23 $ 22.36 $ 24.56 $ 18.57
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) (.11) D (.27) D (.18) D .04 D .38
Net realized and unrealized 3.50 (1.07) 5.92 .18 6.54
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.39 (1.34) 5.74 .22 6.92
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - - (.07) (.38)
From net realized gain (1.18) (2.20) (.87) (2.35) (.55)
Total distributions (1.18) (2.20) (.87) (2.42) (.93)
Net asset value, end of period $ 25.90 $ 23.69 $ 27.23 $ 22.36 $ 24.56
TOTAL RETURN B, C 14.85% (4.94)% 26.55% 1.00% 37.35%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 93,566 $ 101,234 $ 109,646 $ 98,535 $ 87,566
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.69% A 1.71% 1.78% A 1.80% 2.11%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.67% A, G 1.70% G 1.77% A, G 1.79% G 2.10% G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.96)% A (1.07)% (.84)% A .18% 1.40%
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 67% A 64% 61% A 151% 142%
A ANNUALIZED B THE TOTAL
RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN
LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES
NOT BEEN REDUCED DURING THE
PERIODS SHOWN. C TOTAL
RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE AND FOR PERIODS OF
LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT
ANNUALIZED. D NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS
BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
DURING THE PERIOD. E FOR THE
PERIOD JUNE 30, 1994
(COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF
CLASS B SHARES) TO SEPTEMBER
30, 1994. F FMR AGREED TO
REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE
CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS
REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS'
EXPENSE RATIO WOULD HAVE
BEEN HIGHER. G FMR OR THE
FUND HAS ENTERED INTO
VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH
THIRD PARTIES WHO EITHER
PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF
THE CLASS' EXPENSES. H THREE
MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31 I
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 J
ELEVEN MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER
30
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
1994 H 1994 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 19.98 $ 19.65
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) .06 D .05 D
Net realized and unrealized (.74) .28
gain (loss)
Total from investment (.68) .33
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.47) -
From net realized gain (.26) -
Total distributions (.73) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.57 $ 19.98
TOTAL RETURN B, C (3.41)% 1.68%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 17,090 $ 8,824
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.58% A 2.63% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.53% A, G 2.63% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.22% A 1.11% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 228% A 159%
A ANNUALIZED B THE TOTAL
RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN
LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES
NOT BEEN REDUCED DURING THE
PERIODS SHOWN. C TOTAL
RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE AND FOR PERIODS OF
LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT
ANNUALIZED. D NET INVESTMENT
INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS
BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
DURING THE PERIOD. E FOR THE
PERIOD JUNE 30, 1994
(COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF
CLASS B SHARES) TO SEPTEMBER
30, 1994. F FMR AGREED TO
REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE
CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS
REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS'
EXPENSE RATIO WOULD HAVE
BEEN HIGHER. G FMR OR THE
FUND HAS ENTERED INTO
VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH
THIRD PARTIES WHO EITHER
PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF
THE CLASS' EXPENSES. H THREE
MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31 I
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 J
ELEVEN MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER
30
</TABLE>
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES WHICH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 K 1996 J 1995 J
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 24.61 $ 28.19 $ 22.90 $ 25.10 $ 18.86
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) .02 D (.02) D .04 D .28 D .50
Net realized and unrealized 3.66 (1.12) 6.12 .19 6.79
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.68 (1.14) 6.16 .47 7.29
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - E - (.32) (.50)
From net realized gain (1.18) (2.44) E (.87) (2.35) (.55)
Total distributions (1.18) (2.44) (.87) (2.67) (1.05)
Net asset value, end of period $ 27.11 $ 24.61 $ 28.19 $ 22.90 $ 25.10
TOTAL RETURN B, C 15.50% (3.98)% 27.79% 2.00% 38.75%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 19,157 $ 18,471 $ 21,792 $ 20,406 $ 23,428
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .60% A .70% .77% A .82% 1.04%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .58% A, F .69% F .76% A, F .81% F 1.03% F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .14% A (.06)% .18% A 1.16% 2.47%
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 67% A 64% 61% A 151% 142%
A ANNUALIZED B THE TOTAL
RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN
LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES
NOT BEEN REDUCED DURING THE
PERIODS SHOWN. C TOTAL
RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE
FORMER ONE TIME SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN
ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME
(LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN
CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING
THE PERIOD. E THE AMOUNTS
SHOWN REFLECT CERTAIN
RECLASSIFICATIONS RELATED TO
BOOK TO TAX DIFFERENCES. F
FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED
INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS
WITH THIRD PARTIES WHO
EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A
PORTION OF THE CLASS'
EXPENSES. G INCLUDES
REIMBURSEMENT OF $.03 PER
SHARE FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO
PRIOR PERIOD'S FEES. H YEAR
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30 I THREE
MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31 J
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 K
ELEVEN MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER
30
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1994 I 1994 H 1993 H
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 20.23 $ 22.72 $ 19.72
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) .13 D .54 D .45
Net realized and unrealized (.74) (.81) 4.46
gain (loss)
Total from investment (.61) (.27) 4.91
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.50) (.51) (.70)
From net realized gain (.26) (1.71) (1.21)
Total distributions (.76) (2.22) (1.91)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.86 $ 20.23 $ 22.72
TOTAL RETURN B, C (3.02)% (1.51)% 26.98%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 17,583 $ 18,850 $ 20,707
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.14% A 1.15% .89% G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.11% A, F 1.14% F .89%
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.65% A 2.60% 2.74%
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 228% A 159% 183%
A ANNUALIZED B THE TOTAL
RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN
LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES
NOT BEEN REDUCED DURING THE
PERIODS SHOWN. C TOTAL
RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE
FORMER ONE TIME SALES CHARGE
AND FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN
ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME
(LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN
CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING
THE PERIOD. E THE AMOUNTS
SHOWN REFLECT CERTAIN
RECLASSIFICATIONS RELATED TO
BOOK TO TAX DIFFERENCES. F
FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED
INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS
WITH THIRD PARTIES WHO
EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A
PORTION OF THE CLASS'
EXPENSES. G INCLUDES
REIMBURSEMENT OF $.03 PER
SHARE FOR ADJUSTMENTS TO
PRIOR PERIOD'S FEES. H YEAR
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30 I THREE
MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31 J
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 K
ELEVEN MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER
30
</TABLE>
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES WHICH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(UNAUDITED) 1998 1997 H 1996 G 1995 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 24.17 $ 27.63 $ 22.57 $ 24.80 $ 22.35
of period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) .02 D (.05) D (.05) D .29 D .55
Net realized and unrealized 3.59 (1.10) 5.98 .17 3.00
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.61 (1.15) 5.93 .46 3.55
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - - (.34) (.55)
From net realized gain (1.18) (2.31) (.87) (2.35) (.55)
Total distributions (1.18) (2.31) (.87) (2.69) (1.10)
Net asset value, end of $ 26.60 $ 24.17 $ 27.63 $ 22.57 $ 24.80
period
TOTAL RETURN B, C 15.49% (4.12)% 27.16% 1.99% 15.96%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 7,114 $ 4,808 $ 5,564 $ 41,832 $ 20,429
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .62% A .85% 1.06% A .78% .97% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .58% A, F .84% F 1.05% A, F .76% F .96% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .14% A (.20)% (.21)% A 1.21% 2.55% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 67% A 64% 61% A 151% 142%
</TABLE>
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
C TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
D NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD JULY 3, 1995 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF INSTITUTIONAL
CLASS SHARES) TO DECEMBER 31, 1995.
F FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
G YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
H ELEVEN MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended May 31, 1999 (Unaudited)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund (formerly Advisor Strategic
Opportunities Fund)(the fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series I
(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 (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company
organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Initial Class, and
Institutional Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to
assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights
with respect to matters that affect that class. Class B shares will
automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of
seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income,
realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses
of the fund, and certain fund level expense reductions, if any, are
allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net
assets of each class to the total net assets of the fund. Each class
of shares differs in its respective distribution, transfer agent, and
certain other class-specific fees, expenses, and expense reductions.
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. On January 14, 1999, the Board of Trustees approved a
change in the name of Fidelity Advisor Strategic Opportunities Fund to
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund effective on or about July 1,
1999. 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.
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
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.
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 dividends and capital gain distributions are
declared separately for each class.
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), non-taxable dividends,
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.
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
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 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 (excluding 144A issues).
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $179,455,661 and $258,459,753, 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 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 investment performance of the asset-weighted
average return of all classes as compared to the appropriate index
over a specified period of time. For the period, the management fee
was equivalent to an annualized rate of .35% of average net assets
after the performance adjustment. On June 16, 1999, the shareholders
of the fund approved the elimination of the performance adjustment
after an 18 month phase-out period ending December 31, 2000.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Trustees have adopted separate distribution plans with
respect to each class of shares, except for the Initial Class
(collectively referred to as "the Plans"). Under certain of the Plans,
the class pays Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate
of FMR, a distribution and service fee. A portion of this fee may be
reallowed to securities dealers, banks and other financial
institutions for the distribution of each class of shares and
providing shareholder support services. For the period, this fee was
based on the following annual rates of the average net assets of each
applicable class:
CLASS A .25%
CLASS T .50%
CLASS B 1.00% *
* .75% REPRESENTS A DISTRIBUTION FEE AND .25% REPRESENTS A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE FEE.
For the period, each class paid FDC the following amounts, a portion
of which was retained by FDC:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 5,297 $ 47
CLASS T 1,053,712 25,755
CLASS B 470,619 353,953
$ 1,529,628 $ 379,755
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for
selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares of the
fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges
levied on Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of
purchase. Contingent deferred sales charges are based on declining
rates ranging from 5% to 1% for Class B of the lesser of the cost of
shares at the initial date of purchase or the net asset value of the
redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested dividends and capital gains.
In addition, purchases of Class A and Class T shares that were subject
to a finder's fee bear a contingent deferred sales charge on assets
that do not remain in the fund for at least one year. The Class A and
Class T contingent deferred sales charge is based on 0.25% of the
lesser of the cost of shares at the initial date of purchase or the
net asset value of the redeemed shares, excluding any reinvested
dividends and capital gains. A portion of the sales charges paid to
FDC are paid to securities dealers, banks and other financial
institutions.
For the period, sales charge amounts paid to and retained by FDC were
as follows:
PAID TO FDC RETAINED BY FDC
CLASS A $ 15,463 $ 3,975
CLASS T 50,013 11,640
CLASS B 210,960 210,960*
$ 276,436 $ 226,575
* WHEN CLASS B SHARES ARE INITIALLY SOLD, FDC PAYS COMMISSIONS FROM
ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SECURITIES DEALERS, BANKS, AND OTHER FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS THROUGH WHICH THE SALES ARE MADE.
TRANSFER AGENT FEES. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company, Inc., (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend
disbursing and shareholder servicing agent (collectively referred to
as the transfer agent) for the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and
Institutional Class. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an
affiliate of FMR, is the transfer agent for the Initial Class. FIIOC
and FSC receive account fees and asset-based fees that vary according
to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the
respective classes of the fund. FIIOC and FSC pay for typesetting,
printing and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy
statements. For the period, the following amounts were paid to FIIOC
or FSC:
AMOUNT % OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS
CLASS A $ 8,176 .39 *
CLASS T 416,023 .20 *
CLASS B 110,643 .24 *
INITIAL CLASS 14,555 .16 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 4,008 .19 *
$ 553,405
* ANNUALIZED
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
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 $41,684 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. The interest
rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time
to time. The average daily loan balance during the period for which
loans were outstanding amounted to $2,539,552. The weighted average
interest rate was 5.10%.
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 $48,983 under this arrangement.
In addition, the fund has entered into arrangements with its custodian
and each class' transfer agent whereby credits realized as a result of
uninvested cash balances were used to reduce a portion of expenses.
During the period, the fund's custodian fees were reduced by $75 under
the custodian arrangement, and the Institutional Class' transfer agent
fees were reduced by $656 under its transfer agent arrangement.
7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
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SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 222,049 $ 203,594
Class T 21,323,415 44,119,122
Class B 4,978,545 8,992,409
Initial Class 879,463 1,877,364
Institutional Class 195,463 363,086
Total $ 27,598,935 $ 55,555,575
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8. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SIX MONTHS ENDED MAY 31,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 38,846 149,962 $ 940,001
Reinvestment of distributions 9,198 8,353 219,449
Shares redeemed (69,129) (49,135) (1,637,930)
Net increase (decrease) (21,085) 109,180 $ (478,480)
CLASS T Shares sold 3,057,696 4,972,644 $ 75,262,246
Reinvestment of distributions 765,935 1,556,391 18,545,502
Shares redeemed (5,856,282) (7,262,586) (141,575,464)
Net increase (decrease) (2,032,651) (733,551) $ (47,767,716)
CLASS B Shares sold 233,627 933,371 $ 5,581,747
Reinvestment of distributions 193,943 346,309 4,585,887
Shares redeemed (1,088,389) (1,032,851) (25,380,601)
Net increase (decrease) (660,819) 246,829 $ (15,212,967)
INITIAL CLASS Shares sold 1,104 2,933 $ 27,263
Reinvestment of distributions 31,786 68,311 782,724
Shares redeemed (76,680) (93,899) (1,855,451)
Net increase (decrease) (43,790) (22,655) $ (1,045,464)
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 158,023 220,720 $ 3,961,553
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 7,153 11,710 172,793
Shares redeemed (96,630) (234,866) (2,364,540)
Net increase (decrease) 68,546 (2,436) $ 1,769,806
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YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1998
CLASS A Shares sold $ 3,743,916
Reinvestment of distributions 200,346
Shares redeemed (1,208,504)
Net increase (decrease) $ 2,735,758
CLASS T Shares sold $ 126,364,372
Reinvestment of distributions 37,826,161
Shares redeemed (182,732,848)
Net increase (decrease) $ (18,542,315)
CLASS B Shares sold $ 23,549,084
Reinvestment of distributions 8,275,545
Shares redeemed (25,089,860)
Net increase (decrease) $ 6,734,769
INITIAL CLASS Shares sold $ 75,101
Reinvestment of distributions 1,679,237
Shares redeemed (2,355,583)
Net increase (decrease) $ (601,245)
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 5,783,275
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 283,206
Shares redeemed (6,283,063)
Net increase (decrease) $ (216,582)
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9. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED COMPANIES.
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of
at least 5% of the voting securities. Transactions during the period
with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:
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SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS WITH
AFFILIATED COMPANIES
AFFILIATE PURCHASE COST SALES COST DIVIDEND INCOME VALUE
AFC Cable Systems, Inc. $ - $ 1,826,820 $ - $ -
Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. 1,257,215 - - 9,396,391
Big Dog Holdings, Inc. - - 101,160 5,247,675
Freds, Inc. Class A 1,992,627 - 75,138 9,897,875
Harveys Casino Resorts - 6,582,078 - -
I-Stat Corp. 96,563 - - 7,655,094
Maxim Group, Inc. - - - 8,994,600
Maxwell Shoe, Inc. Class A 781,342 - - 7,311,675
Morton's Restaurant Group, - - - 7,487,100
Inc.
Performance Technologies, - - - 10,589,350
Inc.
Reno Air, Inc. - 2,835,000 - -
Silicon Gaming, Inc. - 418,852 - 662,625
WMS Industries, Inc. 770,608 - - 25,702,294
TOTALS $ 4,898,355 $ 11,662,750 $ 176,298 $ 92,944,679
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10. CHANGE IN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of Fidelity Advisor
Value Strategies Fund (formerly Advisor Strategic Opportunities Fund),
the Board of Trustees has determined not to retain
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the fund's independent auditor and voted
to appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP for the fiscal year ended November
30, 1999. For the fiscal years ended November 30, 1998 and November
30, 1997, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's audit reports contained no
adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion; nor were their reports
qualified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
Further, there were no disagreements between the fund and
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on accounting principles, financial
statement disclosure or audit scope, which if not resolved to the
satisfaction of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP would have caused them to
make reference to the disagreement in their report.
PROXY VOTING RESULTS
A special meeting of the fund's shareholders was held on June 16,
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(A)
To eliminate certain fundamental investment policies of the fund.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
Affirmative 218,298,394.14 79.170
Against 40,319,702.00 14.622
Abstain 17,116,370.91 6.208
TOTAL 275,734,467.05 100.000
PROPOSAL 1(B)
To approve an amended management contract for the fund.
# OF % OF
VOTES CAST VOTES CAST
Affirmative 190,684,652.43 69.155
Against 67,795,111.38 24.587
Abstain 17,254,703.24 6.258
TOTAL 275,734,467.05 100.000
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISERS
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., London, England
Fidelity Management & Research
(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
OFFICERS
Edward C. Johnson 3d, President
Robert C. Pozen, Senior Vice President
Abigail P. Johnson, Vice President
Harris Leviton, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karsetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, Assistant Treasurer
Leonard M. Rush, Assistant Treasurer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
E. Bradley Jones *
Donald J. Kirk *
Peter S. Lynch
Marvin L. Mann *
William O. McCoy *
Gerald C. McDonough *
Robert C. Pozen
Thomas R. Williams *
ADVISORY BOARD
J. Gary Burkhead
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
TRANSFER AND SHAREHOLDER
SERVICING AGENT
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
CUSTODIAN
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Boston, MA
FOCUS FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Consumer
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Cyclical
Industries Fund
Fidelity Advisor Financial
Services Fund
Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund
Fidelity Advisor Natural
Resources Fund
Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund
Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
GROWTH FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Latin America Fund
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
Fidelity Advisor Europe Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor International
Capital Appreciation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified
International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant SM
Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund
GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund
TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor High Yield Fund
Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
Fidelity Advisor Government Investment Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond Fund
Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUNDS
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Funds
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