(2_FIDELITY_LOGOS)
FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
(registered trademark)
ASSET ALLOCATION
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND CLASS C
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
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 34 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 43 Notes to the financial
statements.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT 50 The auditors' opinion.
ACCOUNTANTS
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PROSPECTUS.
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INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
INVESTED.
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500 SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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 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 NOVEMBER 30, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV ASSET ALLOCATION 9.20%
- - CL A
FIDELITY ADV ASSET ALLOCATION 2.92%
- - CL A (INCL. 5.75% SALES
CHARGE)
Fidelity Adv Asset Allocation 10.51%
Composite
S&P 500(registered trademark) 14.67%
LB Aggregate Bond 0.20%
LB 3 Month T-Bill 4.48%
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 Advisor 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.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FA Asset Allocation CL A S&P 500 70 S&P/25 LBAgg/5 LB 3Mo LB Aggregate Bond
00726 SP001 F0022 LB001
1998/12/28 9425.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00
1998/12/31 9490.98 10031.66 10035.77 10054.20
1999/01/31 9933.95 10451.19 10349.38 10126.02
1999/02/28 9622.93 10126.36 10080.60 9949.22
1999/03/31 9896.25 10531.52 10379.06 10004.42
1999/04/30 10018.78 10939.40 10670.53 10036.13
1999/05/31 9773.73 10681.13 10472.78 9947.81
1999/06/30 10084.75 11273.93 10873.32 9916.04
1999/07/31 9867.98 10921.96 10626.56 9874.40
1999/08/31 9839.70 10867.89 10590.53 9869.38
1999/09/30 9660.63 10570.00 10420.44 9983.91
1999/10/31 10131.88 11238.87 10893.80 10020.74
1999/11/30 10292.10 11467.36 11050.85 10020.05
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991222 125843 R00000000000015
</TABLE>
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund - Class A on
December 28, 1998, when the fund started, and the current 5.75% sales
charge was paid. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value
of the investment would have grown to $10,292 - a 2.92% increase on
the initial investment. For comparison, look at how both the S&P 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 same $10,000
investment in the S&P 500 Index would have grown to $11,467 - a 14.67%
increase. If $10,000 was invested in the Lehman Brothers Aggregate
Bond Index, it would have grown to $10,020 - a 0.20% increase. You can
also look at how the Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Composite
Index, a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices, did over the
same period. The composite index combines the total returns of the S&P
500 Index (+70%), the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index (+25%) and
the Lehman Brothers 3-Month T-Bill Index (+5%) according to the fund's
neutral mix.* With dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested,
the same $10,000 investment would have grown to $11,051 - a 10.51%
increase.
UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. 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)
* 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 NOVEMBER 30, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV ASSET ALLOCATION 8.90%
- - CL T
FIDELITY ADV ASSET ALLOCATION 5.09%
- - CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
Fidelity Adv Asset Allocation 10.51%
Composite
S&P 500 14.67%
LB Aggregate Bond 0.20%
LB 3 Month T-Bill 4.48%
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 Advisor 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.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FA Asset Allocation CL T S&P 500 70 S&P/25 LBAgg/5 LB 3Mo LB Aggregate Bond
00730 SP001 F0022 LB001
1998/12/28 9650.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00
1998/12/31 9717.55 10031.66 10035.77 10054.20
1999/01/31 10171.10 10451.19 10349.38 10126.02
1999/02/28 9852.65 10126.36 10080.60 9949.22
1999/03/31 10132.50 10531.52 10379.06 10004.42
1999/04/30 10257.95 10939.40 10670.53 10036.13
1999/05/31 10007.05 10681.13 10472.78 9947.81
1999/06/30 10315.85 11273.93 10873.32 9916.04
1999/07/31 10084.25 10921.96 10626.56 9874.40
1999/08/31 10064.95 10867.89 10590.53 9869.38
1999/09/30 9871.95 10570.00 10420.44 9983.91
1999/10/31 10354.45 11238.87 10893.80 10020.74
1999/11/30 10508.85 11467.36 11050.85 10020.05
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991222 131655 R00000000000015
</TABLE>
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund - Class T on
December 28, 1998, when the fund started, and the current 3.50% sales
charge was paid. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value
of the investment would have grown to $10,509 - a 5.09% increase on
the initial investment. For comparison, look at how both the S&P 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 same $10,000
investment in the S&P 500 Index would have grown to $11,467 - a 14.67%
increase. If $10,000 was invested in the Lehman Brothers Aggregate
Bond Index, it would have grown to $10,020 - a 0.20% increase. You can
also look at how the Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Composite
Index, a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices, did over the
same period. The composite index combines the total returns of the S&P
500 Index (+70%), the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index (+25%) and
the Lehman Brothers 3-Month T-Bill Index (+5%) according to the fund's
neutral mix.* With dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested,
the same $10,000 investment would have grown to $11,051 - a 10.51%
increase.
UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. 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)
* 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 NOVEMBER 30, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV ASSET ALLOCATION 8.50%
- - CL B
FIDELITY ADV ASSET ALLOCATION 3.50%
- - CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Adv Asset Allocation 10.51%
Composite
S&P 500 14.67%
LB Aggregate Bond 0.20%
LB 3 Month T-Bill 4.48%
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 Advisor 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.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FA Asset Allocation CL B 70 S&P/25 LBAgg/5 LB 3Mo S&P 500 LB Aggregate Bond
00727 F0022 SP001 LB001
1998/12/28 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00
1998/12/31 10070.00 10035.77 10031.66 10054.20
1999/01/31 10540.00 10349.38 10451.19 10126.02
1999/02/28 10200.00 10080.60 10126.36 9949.22
1999/03/31 10490.00 10379.06 10531.52 10004.42
1999/04/30 10610.00 10670.53 10939.40 10036.13
1999/05/31 10350.00 10472.78 10681.13 9947.81
1999/06/30 10670.00 10873.32 11273.93 9916.04
1999/07/31 10430.00 10626.56 10921.96 9874.40
1999/08/31 10400.00 10590.53 10867.89 9869.38
1999/09/30 10210.00 10420.44 10570.00 9983.91
1999/10/31 10690.00 10893.80 11238.87 10020.74
1999/11/30 10350.00 11050.85 11467.36 10020.05
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991227 153455 R00000000000015
</TABLE>
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund - Class B on
December 28, 1998, when the fund started. As the chart shows, by
November 30, 1999, the value of the investment, including the effect
of the applicable contingent deferred sales charge, would have grown
to $10,350 - a 3.50% increase on the initial investment. For
comparison, look at how both the S&P 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 same $10,000
investment in the S&P 500 Index would have grown to $11,467 - a 14.67%
increase. If $10,000 was invested in the Lehman Brothers Aggregate
Bond Index, it would have grown to $10,020 - a 0.20% increase. You can
also look at how the Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Composite
Index, a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices, did over the
same period. The composite index combines the total returns of the S&P
500 Index (+70%), the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index (+25%) and
the Lehman Brothers 3-Month T-Bill Index (+5%) according to the fund's
neutral mix.* With dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested,
the same $10,000 investment would have grown to $11,051 - a 10.51%
increase.
UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. 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)
* 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 NOVEMBER 30, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV ASSET ALLOCATION 8.50%
- - CL C
FIDELITY ADV ASSET ALLOCATION 7.50%
- - CL C (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Adv Asset Allocation 10.51%
Composite
S&P 500 14.67%
LB Aggregate Bond 0.20%
LB 3 Month T-Bill 4.48%
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 Advisor 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.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FA Asset Allocation CL C S&P 500 70 S&P/25 LBAgg/5 LB 3Mo LB Aggregate Bond
00728 SP001 F0022 LB001
1998/12/28 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00
1998/12/31 10070.00 10031.66 10035.77 10054.20
1999/01/31 10540.00 10451.19 10349.38 10126.02
1999/02/28 10200.00 10126.36 10080.60 9949.22
1999/03/31 10490.00 10531.52 10379.06 10004.42
1999/04/30 10610.00 10939.40 10670.53 10036.13
1999/05/31 10350.00 10681.13 10472.78 9947.81
1999/06/30 10670.00 11273.93 10873.32 9916.04
1999/07/31 10420.00 10921.96 10626.56 9874.40
1999/08/31 10390.00 10867.89 10590.53 9869.38
1999/09/30 10200.00 10570.00 10420.44 9983.91
1999/10/31 10690.00 11238.87 10893.80 10020.74
1999/11/30 10750.00 11467.36 11050.85 10020.05
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991222 144326 R00000000000015
</TABLE>
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund - Class C on
December 28, 1998, when the fund started. As the chart shows, by
November 30, 1999, the value of the investment, including the effect
of the applicable contingent deferred sales charge, would have grown
to $10,750 - a 7.50% increase on the initial investment. For
comparison, look at how both the S&P 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 same $10,000
investment in the S&P 500 Index would have grown to $11,467 - a 14.67%
increase. If $10,000 was invested in the Lehman Brothers Aggregate
Bond Index, it would have grown to $10,020 - a 0.20% increase. You can
also look at how the Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Composite
Index, a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices, did over the
same period. The composite index combines the total returns of the S&P
500 Index (+70%), the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index (+25%) and
the Lehman Brothers 3-Month T-Bill Index (+5%) according to the fund's
neutral mix.* With dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested,
the same $10,000 investment would have grown to $11,051 - a 10.51%
increase.
UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. 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)
* CURRENTLY 70% STOCKS, 25% BONDS AND 5% SHORT-TERM/MONEY MARKET
INSTRUMENTS.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Technology stocks garnered the lion's
share of investors' affection, outpacing
the broader market by a wide margin
during the 12-month period that ended
November 30, 1999. But rising interest
rates spurred by strength in the
economy, along with several moves by
the Federal Reserve Board to tighten
monetary policy, kept most stocks
longing for attention during this time
frame. Tech stocks, seemingly bent on
re-writing the record books, shook off
the interest-rate concerns that
beleaguered most stocks over the
course of the period. The
technology-rich NASDAQ index
delivered a series of new highs en route
to closing out the period up 71.64%.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index, itself
powered by the narrow advances of a
small group of technology-oriented
stocks, posted a return of 20.90%.
For bonds, it was an uphill battle the
whole way. A deteriorating rate
picture weighed heavily on investors, as
bond prices generally declined during
the period. Treasuries had the roughest
time of it, wilting as all of 1998's
interest-rate cuts evaporated in the
span of a year. The struggle wasn't as
pronounced elsewhere in the bond
market, as spread sectors - namely,
corporates, mortgages and agencies
- - maintained their edge over
comparable duration Treasuries. As a
group, though, bonds couldn't keep
from slipping into the red, with the
Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond
Index - a widely followed measure
of taxable-bond performance -
retreating 0.04%.
(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. From December 28, 1998 - the fund's start date - through November
30, 1999, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares
returned 9.20%, 8.90%, 8.50% and 8.50%, respectively. The Fidelity
Advisor Asset Allocation Composite Index returned 10.51% during that
time. In future reports, we'll also compare the fund's performance to
that of its Lipper Inc. peer group.
Q. WHAT ASSET ALLOCATION STRATEGIES DID YOU PURSUE DURING THE PERIOD?
A. The fund's neutral allocation mix calls for 70% to be invested in
stocks, 25% in bonds and the rest in short-term and money market
instruments. With stocks performing well through much of the period, I
kept the fund's average equity exposure at around 74%. Timing, though,
is also important, and the fund would have benefited from additional
stock exposure at several junctures, particularly during the spring.
On the bond side, the fund was somewhat underweighted on average to
accommodate the equity position. My decision to lower the fund's
exposure to investment-grade bonds worked out nicely, as rising
interest rates detracted from returns. My focus within the bond
subportfolio was instead on high-yield securities, which performed
very well relative to the Treasury market.
Q. HOW DID THE FUND'S EQUITY SUBPORTFOLIO PERFORM DURING THE PERIOD?
A. The fund's equities performed nearly in line with the S&P 500
index, quite an accomplishment considering the narrowness of the
market during the period. By that, I mean that 10 of the major stocks
within the index generated 55% of its advance. Conversely, the bottom
450 stocks within the index produced a negative aggregate return. The
technology sector led the market, and Brad Lewis - who manages the
fund's stock positions - was able to find enough good names to
outperform the S&P 500 within the technology sector. Tech stocks that
performed well included Sun Microsystems, Lexmark International and
Texas Instruments. The fund's stake in biotechnology company Amgen -
which benefited from strong sales of its popular anemia drug, Epogen -
also fared well. Positions that didn't perform well included medical
device manufacturer Guidant, grocery-store chain Safeway and
BellSouth. Overall, the fund's individual stock selection was strong,
but industry weightings detracted somewhat.
Q. HOW DID YOU ALLOCATE INVESTMENTS WITHIN THE FUND'S BOND
SUBPORTFOLIO?
A. I continued to emphasize high-yield bonds, which clearly turned out
to be a wise strategy. These positions - managed by Fred Hoff - posted
attractive yields against the backdrop of a strong U.S. economy and a
favorable corporate earnings outlook. The best individual high-yield
performers included telecommunications names Nextel Communications,
WinStar and Teligent. As far as the fund's investment-grade bond
positions, rising interest rates pressured returns for much of the
period. This subportfolio, managed by Charlie Morrison, was invested
primarily in Treasuries. The increase in rates was a function of
strengthening economic growth in both the U.S. and abroad; concerns
about potential inflationary pressures arising from a two-fold
increase in oil prices; strong employment and consumption growth; and
a more aggressive Federal Reserve Board.
Q. HOW DID YOU POSITION THE FUND'S SHORT-TERM/MONEY MARKET
INVESTMENTS?
A. With interest rates spiking up,
John Todd - who manages this subportfolio - focused mainly on
repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements, or repos, are short-term
securities that the seller agrees to buy back at a specified price and
time. Repos offered the fund an effective sanctuary in which to invest
assets on a temporary basis during the period. They also provided an
adequate level of liquidity, which was desirable given the
interest-rate outlook. As more money comes into the fund and market
conditions settle, John will look at other types of money market
instruments with varying maturities.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. Despite the global economic growth we've seen recently, inflation
remains subdued. Corporate earnings appear to be on solid ground for
next year as well, which means there may be more market segments that
are reasonably valued. I don't anticipate making any major adjustments
to the fund's allocation mix.
DICK HABERMANN DISCUSSES
THE IMPORTANCE OF
EMPHASIZING HIGH-YIELD
BONDS IN '99:
"High-yield bonds played a central
role in shaping the fund's
performance during the period.
At times, in fact, the fund's high-yield
investments represented close to
two-thirds of the entire bond
subportfolio.
"A healthy stock market and resilient
U.S. economy proved favorable for
the high-yield marketplace in that
investors were more willing to take
risks. Of course, the attractive yield
spreads between high-yield bonds
and government bonds also helped.
"What's important for shareholders
to know is that Fred Hoff and his
management team go to great
lengths to pick the best high-yield
investments possible. Research is
important for any investment, but
the complexities involved in
high-yield investing place an even
higher premium on thorough,
bottom-up analysis. Fred and his
research group spend lots of time
meeting with company management
teams and scouring the ins and
outs of every credit. Specifically,
Fred looks for issues that show
earnings growth momentum or
that have the ability to pay down
debt.
"Lately, the telecommunications
and cable TV industries have been
sources of good opportunity.
Companies in these areas tend to
float debt offerings frequently, and
the fund has been able to capitalize
on the strong performance within
these groups."
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 November 30,
1999, more than $26 million
MANAGER: Richard
Habermann, since inception;
joined Fidelity in 1968
(checkmark)
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.
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
General Electric Co. 3.1 2.1
Texas Instruments, Inc. 3.1 0.4
Amgen, Inc. 3.0 2.8
SBC Communications, Inc. 2.9 0.6
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 2.6 3.4
Microsoft Corp. 2.6 3.5
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2.2 2.1
Chase Manhattan Corp. 1.8 1.2
Fannie Mae 1.8 2.3
Lexmark International Group, 1.8 1.5
Inc. Class A
24.9 19.9
TOP TEN MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
(STOCKS ONLY) % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 21.2 10.6
FINANCE 10.4 12.2
HEALTH 8.6 9.8
UTILITIES 8.3 12.1
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 6.0 8.9
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 5.1 4.8
EQUIPMENT
ENERGY 3.5 3.5
DURABLES 3.3 1.9
MEDIA & LEISURE 3.2 1.7
NONDURABLES 2.6 8.1
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stock Class 75% Stock Class 74%
Bond Class 22% Bond Class 19%
Short-Term Class 3% Short-Term Class 7%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 1% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 6%
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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.
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 75.0
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: 22.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 3.0
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 74.0
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 19.0
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: 7.0
PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 73.3%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.6%
Boeing Co. 1,220 $ 49,791
United Technologies Corp. 1,970 111,305
161,096
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.9%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.2%
Dow Chemical Co. 440 51,535
METALS & MINING - 0.5%
Alcoa, Inc. 2,100 137,550
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.2%
Champion International Corp. 390 21,621
Weyerhaeuser Co. 650 39,813
61,434
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 250,519
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.5%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.5%
Masco Corp. 5,400 136,350
DURABLES - 3.3%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.4%
Ford Motor Co. 2,060 104,030
CONSUMER DURABLES - 1.6%
Minnesota Mining & 4,400 420,475
Manufacturing Co.
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.5%
Black & Decker Corp. 1,850 83,019
Whirlpool Corp. 1,040 63,440
146,459
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.8%
NIKE, Inc. Class B 4,580 210,680
TOTAL DURABLES 881,644
ENERGY - 3.5%
OIL & GAS - 3.5%
Atlantic Richfield Co. 2,520 242,865
Chevron Corp. 3,500 309,969
Exxon Corp. 550 43,622
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Mobil Corp. 2,860 $ 298,334
The Coastal Corp. 540 19,035
913,825
FINANCE - 10.4%
BANKS - 2.6%
Chase Manhattan Corp. 6,270 484,358
J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. 1,340 176,210
UnionBanCal Corp. 410 18,066
678,634
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.5%
Citigroup, Inc. 2,380 128,223
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 2.2%
Fannie Mae 7,060 470,373
Freddie Mac 2,450 120,969
591,342
INSURANCE - 2.2%
AFLAC, Inc. 1,370 65,589
American International Group, 4,430 457,398
Inc.
Lincoln National Corp. 220 9,171
MGIC Investment Corp. 320 18,080
Nationwide Financial 770 27,672
Services, Inc. Class A
577,910
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.3%
Golden West Financial Corp. 740 74,694
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 2.6%
Lehman Brothers Holdings, 2,020 154,278
Inc.
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 940 75,788
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & 3,410 411,331
Co.
PaineWebber Group, Inc. 1,380 54,079
695,476
TOTAL FINANCE 2,746,279
HEALTH - 8.6%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 7.6%
Allergan, Inc. 690 67,879
Amgen, Inc. (a) 17,420 793,699
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS -
CONTINUED
Biogen, Inc. (a) 3,610 $ 263,756
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 7,950 580,847
Pfizer, Inc. 1,240 44,873
Schering-Plough Corp. 4,920 251,535
Symyx Technologies, Inc. 100 3,450
2,006,039
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 0.7%
Johnson & Johnson 1,870 194,013
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.3%
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. 1,680 45,780
United HealthCare Corp. 670 34,798
80,578
TOTAL HEALTH 2,280,630
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 5.1%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 3.6%
Emerson Electric Co. 970 55,290
General Electric Co. 6,220 808,600
General Instrument Corp. (a) 610 39,955
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. 660 38,486
942,331
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.5%
Dover Corp. 350 15,181
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 380 24,605
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 4,150 201,016
Metron Technology NV 100 1,594
Tyco International Ltd. 4,060 162,654
405,050
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 1,347,381
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 3.0%
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.2%
Carnival Corp. 870 38,389
Royal Carribean Cruises Ltd. 300 14,813
53,202
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
PUBLISHING - 2.3%
Gannet Co., Inc. 2,280 $ 163,162
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 6,830 387,176
Tribune Co. 1,000 48,063
598,401
RESTAURANTS - 0.5%
Jack in the Box, Inc. (a) 450 9,478
McDonald's Corp. 2,870 129,150
138,628
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 790,231
NONDURABLES - 2.6%
BEVERAGES - 0.6%
Anheuser-Busch Companies, 2,060 154,114
Inc.
FOODS - 1.4%
Quaker Oats Co. 5,620 366,705
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.2%
Procter & Gamble Co. 430 46,440
TOBACCO - 0.4%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 4,750 124,984
TOTAL NONDURABLES 692,243
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 6.0%
APPAREL STORES - 0.5%
The Limited, Inc. 1,160 49,228
TJX Companies, Inc. 3,260 85,371
134,599
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
3.8%
Costco Wholesale Corp. (a) 340 31,174
Dayton Hudson Corp. 3,660 258,259
Federated Department Stores, 550 25,884
Inc. (a)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 12,240 705,330
1,020,647
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.7%
Best Buy Co., Inc. (a) 870 54,375
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - CONTINUED
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 7,760 $ 386,545
SmarterKids.com, Inc. 100 1,531
442,451
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 1,597,697
SERVICES - 0.2%
ADVERTISING - 0.1%
Digital Impact, Inc. 100 5,388
Lifeminders.com, Inc. 100 2,138
7,526
LEASING & RENTAL - 0.1%
Hertz Corp. Class A 680 28,773
SERVICES - 0.0%
GetThere.com, Inc. 100 2,544
The Management Network Group, 100 3,375
Inc.
5,919
TOTAL SERVICES 42,218
TECHNOLOGY - 21.2%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 3.0%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 4,010 357,642
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 5,940 433,991
791,633
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 5.6%
Adobe Systems, Inc. 1,280 87,920
America Online, Inc. (a) 2,560 186,080
CacheFlow, Inc. 100 15,150
Computer Associates 4,490 291,850
International, Inc.
Exactis.com, Inc. 100 2,450
First Data Corp. 1,660 71,795
iManage, Inc. 100 3,788
Lycos, Inc. (a) 810 45,360
Mediaplex, Inc. 100 3,400
Metasolv Software, Inc. 100 6,169
Microsoft Corp. (a) 7,550 687,404
Novell, Inc. (a) 750 14,672
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Official Payments Corp. 100 $ 3,675
Retek, Inc. 100 6,781
Sabre Group Holdings, Inc. 340 15,470
Class A (a)
SciQuest.com, Inc. 200 6,600
Sterling Software, Inc. (a) 410 10,788
VERITAS Software Corp. (a) 315 28,842
1,488,194
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 2.9%
Adaptec, Inc. (a) 680 36,635
Apple Computer, Inc. (a) 2,470 241,751
International Business 210 21,643
Machines Corp.
Lexmark International Group, 5,620 466,460
Inc. Class A (a)
766,489
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 1.2%
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 700 68,206
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 980 82,871
Teradyne, Inc. (a) 3,530 153,776
304,853
ELECTRONICS - 8.5%
Conexant Systems, Inc. (a) 1,490 88,283
Intel Corp. 2,460 188,651
LSI Logic Corp. (a) 4,240 256,255
Maxim Integrated Products, 750 60,234
Inc. (a)
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 880 59,070
Motorola, Inc. 3,960 452,430
PMC-Sierra, Inc. (a) 460 47,409
Solectron Corp. (a) 310 25,536
Texas Instruments, Inc. 8,360 803,083
Virata Corp. 100 3,213
Xilinx, Inc. (a) 2,870 256,865
2,241,029
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 5,592,198
TRANSPORTATION - 0.1%
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.1%
United Parcel Service, Inc. 290 19,158
Class B
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - 7.3%
CELLULAR - 0.8%
ALLTEL Corp. 1,220 $ 105,530
QUALCOMM, Inc. (a) 280 101,448
TeleCorp PCS, Inc. 100 3,606
210,584
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 2.8%
DTE Energy Co. 3,790 125,307
Edison International 3,070 81,355
Florida Progress Corp. 1,460 62,415
GPU, Inc. 1,990 63,680
PP&L Resources, Inc. 2,440 56,273
Public Service Enterprise 4,940 172,900
Group, Inc.
Reliant Energy, Inc. 6,850 169,966
731,896
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 3.7%
BellSouth Corp. 4,260 196,759
Deltathree.com, Inc. 100 2,931
Ono Finance PLC rights 20 1,400
12/31/99 (a)(e)
Pathnet, Inc. warrants 30 300
4/15/08 (a)(e)
SBC Communications, Inc. 14,892 773,453
974,843
TOTAL UTILITIES 1,917,323
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 19,368,792
(Cost $18,028,014)
NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS - 1.3%
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.2%
BROADCASTING - 0.2%
CSC Holdings, Inc. 11.125% 131 14,214
pay-in-kind
Sinclair Capital 11.625% 254 25,400
39,614
NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
PUBLISHING - 0.0%
PRIMEDIA, Inc.:
$9.20 16 $ 1,472
8.625% 5 438
1,910
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 41,524
SERVICES - 0.1%
LEASING & RENTAL - 0.1%
Crown Castle International 29 30,305
Corp. 12.75% pay-in-kind
UTILITIES - 1.0%
CELLULAR - 0.4%
Nextel Communications, Inc.:
11.125% pay-in-kind 96 96,000
Series D, 13% pay-in-kind 10 10,700
106,700
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 0.6%
Adelphia Business Solution, 24 22,320
Inc. 12.875%
Intermedia Communications, 11 10,450
Inc. 13.5% pay-in-kind
IXC Communications, Inc. 51 55,845
12.5% pay-in-kind
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. 793 40,840
14% pay-in-kind
WinStar Communications, Inc. 40 32,400
14.25% (a)
161,855
TOTAL UTILITIES 268,555
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE 340,384
PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $329,974)
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CORPORATE BONDS - 13.8%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.2%
HEALTH - 0.2%
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.2%
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 6% B1 $ 30,000 $ 24,000
12/1/05
Total Renal Care Holdings, B1 30,000 18,300
Inc. 7% 5/15/09 (e)
42,300
NONDURABLES - 0.0%
FOODS - 0.0%
Chiquita Brands B3 10,000 7,750
International, Inc. 7%
3/28/01
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS 50,050
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS - 13.6%
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 1.1%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.6%
Huntsman Corp. 9.5% 7/1/07 (e) B2 10,000 9,400
Huntsman ICI Chemicals LLC B2 50,000 51,125
10.125% 7/1/09 (e)
Lyondell Chemical Co.:
9.625% 5/1/07 Ba3 10,000 10,300
9.875% 5/1/07 Ba3 50,000 51,375
10.875% 5/1/09 B2 10,000 10,400
Sterling Chemicals, Inc. Caa3 30,000 21,300
11.75% 8/15/06
153,900
IRON & STEEL - 0.1%
AK Steel Corp. 7.875% 2/15/09 Ba2 10,000 9,400
The LTV Corp. 11.75% 11/15/09 Ba3 20,000 20,625
(e)
30,025
METALS & MINING - 0.3%
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical B3 50,000 49,875
Corp. 12.75% 2/1/03
Metals USA, Inc. 8.625% B2 25,000 23,125
2/15/08
73,000
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.1%
Gaylord Container Corp. Caa1 40,000 37,300
9.375% 6/15/07
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 294,225
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.3%
CONSTRUCTION - 0.1%
U.S. Home Corp. 8.875% 2/15/09 B1 $ 40,000 $ 36,000
ENGINEERING - 0.0%
Anteon Corp. 12% 5/15/09 B3 10,000 9,350
REAL ESTATE - 0.2%
LNR Property Corp. 9.375% B1 50,000 46,250
3/15/08
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 91,600
ESTATE
DURABLES - 0.2%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.1%
Tenneco, Inc. 11.625% B2 20,000 20,050
10/15/09 (e)
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.0%
Corning Consumer Products Co. B3 10,000 7,850
9.625% 5/1/08
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.1%
Worldtex, Inc. 9.625% 12/15/07 B1 20,000 16,200
TOTAL DURABLES 44,100
ENERGY - 0.9%
COAL - 0.1%
P&L Coal Holdings Corp. B2 30,000 29,700
9.625% 5/15/08
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.3%
R&B Falcon Corp. 6.5% 4/15/03 Ba3 40,000 36,800
RBF Finance Co.:
11% 3/15/06 Ba3 10,000 10,750
11.375% 3/15/09 Ba3 25,000 27,000
74,550
OIL & GAS - 0.5%
Chesapeake Energy Corp. B3 105,000 100,800
9.625% 5/1/05
Ocean Energy, Inc. 8.875% Ba3 40,000 40,400
7/15/07
141,200
TOTAL ENERGY 245,450
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
FINANCE - 0.2%
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.2%
AMRESCO, Inc. 10% 3/15/04 Caa3 $ 20,000 $ 10,600
Macsaver Financial Services,
Inc.:
7.4% 2/15/02 Ba2 10,000 6,400
7.6% 8/1/07 Ba2 20,000 11,000
UNICCO Service Co./UNICCO B3 20,000 18,000
Finance Corp. 9.875% 10/15/07
46,000
HEALTH - 0.3%
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.3%
Fountain View, Inc. 11.25% Caa1 50,000 37,500
4/15/08
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 8.625% Ba3 55,000 52,525
1/15/07
90,025
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.5%
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
Dunlop Standard Aero Holdings B3 20,000 20,400
PLC 11.875% 5/15/09
Thermadyne Manufacturing LLC B3 8,000 6,800
9.875% 6/1/08
Tokheim Corp. 11.375% 8/1/08 B3 10,000 5,600
32,800
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.4%
Allied Waste North America,
Inc.:
7.375% 1/1/04 Ba2 10,000 9,200
10% 8/1/09 (e) B2 90,000 81,900
Browning-Ferris Industries, Ba3 20,000 17,900
Inc. 6.375% 1/15/08
109,000
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 141,800
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 4.4%
BROADCASTING - 3.1%
Adelphia Communications Corp. B1 75,000 76,500
9.875% 3/1/07
Benedek Communications Corp. B3 20,000 18,200
0% 5/15/06 (d)
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
BROADCASTING - CONTINUED
Chancellor Media Corp.:
8.125% 12/15/07 B1 $ 50,000 $ 49,250
9% 10/1/08 B1 15,000 15,713
Charter Communications B2 50,000 47,188
Holdings LLC/Charter
Communications Holdings
Capital Corp. 8.625% 4/1/09
Citadel Broadcasting Co. B3 20,000 21,000
10.25% 7/1/07
Comcast UK Cable Partners B2 50,000 46,375
Ltd. 0% 11/15/07 (d)
Diamond Cable Communications B3 110,000 88,000
PLC 0% 2/15/07 (d)
Earthwatch, Inc. 0% 7/15/07 - 20,000 14,000
unit (d)(e)
EchoStar DBS Corp.:
9.25% 2/1/06 B2 20,000 20,050
9.375% 2/1/09 B2 5,000 5,013
Falcon Holding Group
LP/Falcon Funding Corp.:
0% 4/15/10 (d) B2 30,000 21,825
8.375% 4/15/10 B2 50,000 50,000
FrontierVision Holdings B1 55,000 48,263
LP/FrontierVision Holdings
Capital Corp. 0% 9/15/07 (d)
FrontierVision Holdings Caa1 10,000 8,775
LP/FrontierVision Holdings
Capital II Corp. 0% 9/15/07
(d)
FrontierVision Operating B1 20,000 21,400
Partners LP/ FrontierVision
Capital Corp. 11% 10/15/06
Golden Sky DBS, Inc. 0% Caa1 50,000 27,250
3/1/07 (d)
Golden Sky Systems, Inc. B3 30,000 30,600
12.375% 8/1/06
Knology Holding, Inc. 0% - 38,000 22,895
10/15/07 (d)
Telewest PLC 0% 10/1/07 (d) B1 80,000 74,000
United International B3 70,000 44,188
Holdings, Inc. 0% 2/15/08
(d)
United Pan-Europe B2 70,000 71,925
Communications NV 10.875%
8/1/09 (e)
822,410
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.4%
AMC Entertainment, Inc. 9.5% B3 10,000 9,150
2/1/11
Bally Total Fitness Holding B3 28,000 27,300
Corp. 9.875% 10/15/07
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
ENTERTAINMENT - CONTINUED
Regal Cinemas, Inc.:
8.875% 12/15/10 Caa1 $ 30,000 $ 23,250
9.5% 6/1/08 Caa1 40,000 32,700
92,400
LODGING & GAMING - 0.5%
Coast Hotels & Casinos, Inc. B3 20,000 19,200
9.5% 4/1/09
Courtyard by Marriott II B- 20,000 19,500
LP/Courtyard II Finance Co.
10.75% 2/1/08
HMH Properties, Inc. 7.875% Ba2 10,000 9,000
8/1/08
Hollywood Casino Corp. 11.25% B3 50,000 51,750
5/1/07
Host Marriott LP 8.375% Ba2 40,000 37,600
2/15/06
137,050
PUBLISHING - 0.1%
Garden State Newspapers, Inc. B1 25,000 23,375
Series B, 8.75% 10/1/09
RESTAURANTS - 0.3%
CKE Restaurants, Inc. 9.125% B2 35,000 25,025
5/1/09
Domino's, Inc. 10.375% 1/15/09 B3 45,000 42,750
NE Restaurant, Inc. 10.75% B3 10,000 8,875
7/15/08
76,650
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 1,151,885
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 0.2%
GROCERY STORES - 0.2%
Pathmark Stores, Inc. 9.625% Caa1 35,000 33,775
5/1/03
Pueblo Xtra International, B3 10,000 7,000
Inc., 9.5% 8/1/03
40,775
SERVICES - 0.1%
La Petite Academy, Inc./La B3 50,000 37,000
Petite Academy Holding Co.
10% 5/15/08
TECHNOLOGY - 1.0%
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 0.5%
Concentric Network Corp. B- 35,000 36,750
12.75% 12/15/07
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
PSINet, Inc.:
10.5% 12/1/06 (e) B3 $ 50,000 $ 50,313
11% 8/1/09 B3 35,000 35,700
Verio, Inc. 10.625% 11/15/09 B3 20,000 20,250
(e)
143,013
ELECTRONICS - 0.5%
ChipPAC International Ltd. B3 40,000 40,800
12.75% 8/1/09 (e)
Details, Inc. 10% 11/15/05 B3 20,000 18,400
Fairchild Semiconductor Corp.:
10.125% 3/15/07 B3 5,000 5,013
10.375% 10/1/07 B3 30,000 30,450
SCG Holding B2 25,000 26,438
Corp./Semiconductor
Components Industries LLC
12% 8/1/09 (e)
121,101
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 264,114
TRANSPORTATION - 0.5%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.5%
Atlas Air, Inc. 9.25% 4/15/08 B3 30,000 28,500
Kitty Hawk, Inc. 9.95% B1 98,000 96,040
11/15/04
124,540
UTILITIES - 3.9%
CELLULAR - 0.7%
McCaw International Ltd. 0% Caa1 10,000 6,600
4/15/07 (d)
Millicom International Caa1 10,000 7,825
Cellular SA 0% 6/1/06 (d)
Nextel Communications, Inc. B1 140,000 100,800
0% 10/31/07 (d)
Nextel International, Inc. 0% Caa1 30,000 17,175
4/15/08 (d)
Telesystem International Caa1 20,000 9,950
Wireless, Inc. 0% 11/1/07
(d)
Voicestream Wireless B2 40,000 41,400
Corp./Voicestream Wireless
Holding Co. 10.375% 11/15/09
(e)
183,750
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 3.2%
Allegiance Telecom, Inc. 0% B3 $ 50,000 $ 35,250
2/15/08 (d)
Call-Net Enterprises, Inc. B2 14,000 11,130
9.375% 5/15/09
Covad Communications Group,
Inc.:
0% 3/15/08 (d) B3 10,000 6,175
12.5% 2/15/09 B3 12,000 12,390
e.spire Communications, Inc. - 35,000 22,750
13.75% 7/15/07
GST Network Funding, Inc. 0% - 80,000 38,800
5/1/08 (d)
GST Telecommunications, Inc. - 50,000 46,000
12.75% 11/15/07
GST USA, Inc. 0% 12/15/05 (d) - 5,000 3,700
Hyperion Telecommunications, Caa1 25,000 26,250
Inc. 12% 11/1/07
Intermedia Communications, B2 95,000 86,688
Inc. 8.6% 6/1/08
IXC Communications, Inc. 9% B1 20,000 20,200
4/15/08
KMC Telecom Holdings, Inc. Caa2 20,000 19,400
13.5% 5/15/09 (e)
Level 3 Communications, Inc. B3 10,000 6,075
0% 12/1/08 (d)
McLeodUSA, Inc. 9.5% 11/1/08 B1 80,000 80,600
Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc.:
10% 11/15/08 B2 20,000 20,250
10% 12/15/09 B2 40,000 40,500
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc.:
9.625% 10/1/07 B2 30,000 29,250
10.5% 12/1/09 (e) B2 30,000 30,375
10.75% 11/15/08 B3 20,000 20,400
Ono Finance PLC 13% 5/1/09 Caa1 20,000 20,600
Pathnet, Inc. 12.25% 4/15/08 - 30,000 19,200
Rhythms NetConnections, Inc.:
0% 5/15/08 (d) B3 65,000 33,800
12.75% 4/15/09 B3 45,000 42,750
Teligent, Inc.:
0% 3/1/08 (d) Caa1 50,000 28,625
11.5% 12/1/07 Caa1 30,000 28,800
WinStar Communications, Inc.:
0% 10/15/05 (d) Caa1 30,000 27,300
0% 10/15/05 (d) Caa1 30,000 42,000
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
WinStar Communications, Inc.:
- - continued
0% 3/15/08 (d) CCC $ 30,000 $ 27,900
15% 3/1/07 CCC 20,000 25,000
852,158
TOTAL UTILITIES 1,035,908
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS 3,607,422
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS 3,657,472
(Cost $3,686,862)
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS -
8.8%
U.S. Treasury Bonds:
6.875% 8/15/25 Aaa 396,000 413,076
7.625% 2/15/25 Aaa 47,000 53,353
8.875% 8/15/17 Aaa 70,000 86,199
9.875% 11/15/15 Aaa 10,000 13,148
U.S. Treasury Notes:
5.875% 11/15/04 Aaa 440,000 435,736
6% 8/15/09 Aaa 360,000 355,442
6.625% 6/30/01 Aaa 862,000 869,930
6.875% 3/31/00 Aaa 60,000 60,267
7% 7/15/06 Aaa 32,000 33,240
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS 2,320,391
(Cost $2,359,488)
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CASH EQUIVALENTS - 1.9%
MATURITY AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
Investments in repurchase $ 132,021 $ 132,000
agreements (U.S. Treasury
obligations), in a joint
trading account at 5.67%,
dated 11/30/99 due 12/1/99
SHARES
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 388,591 388,591
5.34% (c)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 520,591
(Cost $520,591)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 26,207,630
99.1%
(Cost $24,924,929)
NET OTHER ASSETS - 0.9% 226,785
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 26,434,415
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) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
(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) 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 $518,001 or 2.0% 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 8.9% AAA, AA, A 8.9%
Baa 0.0% BBB 0.0%
Ba 1.3% BB 1.3%
B 9.8% B 10.0%
Caa 1.8% CCC 1.9%
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 0.6% of the total value of investment in securities.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate
cost of investment securities for income tax purposes was $24,960,996.
Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $1,246,634, of which $2,072,443
related to appreciated investment securities and $825,809 related to
depreciated investment securities.
At November 30, 1999, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of
approximately $353,000 all of which will expire on November 30, 2007.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 26,207,630
value (including repurchase
agreements of $132,000)
(cost $24,924,929) - See
accompanying schedule
Cash 15,189
Receivable for investments 107,992
sold
Receivable for fund shares 273,550
sold
Dividends receivable 16,910
Interest receivable 109,417
Receivable from investment 21,869
adviser for expense
reductions
TOTAL ASSETS 26,752,557
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 205,923
purchased
Payable for fund shares 59,215
redeemed
Distribution fees payable 15,052
Other payables and accrued 37,952
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 318,142
NET ASSETS $ 26,434,415
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 25,440,770
Undistributed net investment 100,719
income
Accumulated undistributed net (389,775)
realized gain (loss) on
investments
Net unrealized appreciation 1,282,701
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS $ 26,434,415
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $10.92
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($1,819,474 (divided by)
166,690 shares)
Maximum offering price per $11.59
share (100/94.25 of $10.92)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.89
redemption price per share
($10,818,942 (divided by)
993,263 shares)
Maximum offering price per $11.28
share (100/96.50 of $10.89)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.85
offering price per share
($8,602,694 (divided by)
792,596 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.85
offering price per share
($4,217,483 (divided by)
388,815 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $10.95
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($975,822 (divided by)
89,145 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 NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 141,008
Dividends
Interest 270,417
TOTAL INCOME 411,425
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 79,626
Transfer agent fees 31,183
Distribution fees 93,317
Accounting fees and expenses 55,806
Non-interested trustees' 34
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 17,689
Registration fees 160,488
Audit 22,853
Legal 125
Miscellaneous 154
Total expenses before 461,275
reductions
Expense reductions (161,091) 300,184
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 111,241
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (389,248)
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on
investment securities
Change in net unrealized 1,282,701
appreciation (depreciation)
on investment securities
NET GAIN (LOSS) 893,453
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 1,004,694
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 111,241
income
Net realized gain (loss) (389,248)
Change in net unrealized 1,282,701
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 1,004,694
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Share transactions - net 25,429,721
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 26,434,415
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period -
End of period (including $ 26,434,415
undistributed net investment
income of $100,719)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
NOVEMBER 30, 1999 F
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .12
Net realized and unrealized .80
gain (loss)
Total from investment .92
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.92
TOTAL RETURN B, C 9.20%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 1,819
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.75% A, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.74% A, E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.24% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 115% 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 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 FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 1999.
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.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
NOVEMBER 30, 1999 F
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .10
Net realized and unrealized .79
gain (loss)
Total from investment .89
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.89
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.90%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 10,819
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.00% A, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.99% A, E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .99% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 115% 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 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 FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 1999.
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.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
NOVEMBER 30, 1999 F
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 .80
gain (loss)
Total from investment .85
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.85
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 8,603
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.50% A, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.49% A, E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .49% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 115% 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 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 FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 1999.
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.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
NOVEMBER 30, 1999 F
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 .80
gain (loss)
Total from investment .85
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.85
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 4,217
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.50% A, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.49% A, E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .49% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 115% 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 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 FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 1999.
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.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
NOVEMBER 30,
1999 F
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .14
Net realized and unrealized .81
gain (loss)
Total from investment .95
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.95
TOTAL RETURN B, C 9.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 976
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.50% A, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.49% A, E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.49% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 115% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD 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 FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
F FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 1999.
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.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended November 30, 1999
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. Foreign equity securities are valued based on
quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. 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. 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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
period end. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and
expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing
exchange rate on the respective dates of the transactions.
Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions
represent net gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign
currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference
between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S.
dollar amount actually received, and gains and losses between trade
and settlement date on purchases and sales of securities. The effects
of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in
securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or
loss on investment securities.
INCOME TAXES. 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, 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 non-taxable dividends 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.
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.
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. 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 $40,885,851 and $16,128,948, respectively, of which U.S.
government and government agency obligations aggregated $3,408,048 and
$1,038,457, 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 .2167% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect during the
period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates, as they resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. 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 Board of Trustees has 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 $ 3,029 $ 1,445
CLASS T 27,194 2,481
CLASS B 41,526 32,438
CLASS C 21,568 18,757
$ 93,317 $ 55,121
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 is 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 $ 37,606 $ 9,493
CLASS T 51,071 14,155
CLASS B 8,496 8,496 *
CLASS C 693 693 *
$ 97,866 $ 32,837
* 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 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 $ 3,164 .26 *
CLASS T 10,753 .20 *
CLASS B 10,002 .24 *
CLASS C 5,322 .25 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1,942 .26 *
$ 31,183
* ANNUALIZED
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
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 $887 for the period.
5. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse operating expenses (excluding
interest, taxes, 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% $ 14,586
CLASS T 2.00% 62,102
CLASS B 2.50% 49,043
CLASS C 2.50% 25,601
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1.50% 8,966
$ 160,298
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 $662 under this arrangement.
In addition, through an arrangement with the Fund's custodian, 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 $131 under the custodian arrangement.
6. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, FMR and its affiliates were record owners of
approximately 12% of the total outstanding shares of the fund. In
addition, 1 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 period are as follows:
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
SHARES DOLLARS
DECEMBER 28, 1998 DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO NOVEMBER 30, 1999 TO NOVEMBER 30,1999
CLASS A Shares sold 223,530 $ 2,339,996
Shares redeemed (56,840) (589,404)
Net increase (decrease) 166,690 $ 1,750,592
CLASS T Shares sold 1,158,501 $ 12,162,535
Shares redeemed (165,238) (1,741,383)
Net increase (decrease) 993,263 $ 10,421,152
CLASS B Shares sold 828,125 $ 8,657,396
Shares redeemed (35,529) (370,165)
Net increase (decrease) 792,596 $ 8,287,231
CLASS C Shares sold 409,194 $ 4,276,032
Shares redeemed (20,379) (217,273)
Net increase (decrease) 388,815 $ 4,058,759
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 90,420 $ 925,203
sold
Shares redeemed (1,275) (13,216)
Net increase (decrease) 89,145 $ 911,987
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and the Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of
operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund (a fund of Fidelity Advisor
Series I) at November 30, 1999, and the results of its operations, the
changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the periods
indicated, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. These financial statements and financial highlights
(hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the
responsibility of the Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund's
management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of
these financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which
included confirmation of securities at November 30, 1999 by
correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable
basis for the opinion expressed above.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 12, 2000
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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(registered trademark)
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 High Income 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
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
(registered trademark)
(2_FIDELITY_LOGOS)
FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
(registered trademark)
ASSET ALLOCATION
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
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 28 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 37 Notes to the financial
statements.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT 44 The auditors' opinion.
ACCOUNTANTS
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.
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.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500 SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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 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 NOVEMBER 30, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV ASSET ALLOCATION 9.50%
- - INST CL
Fidelity Adv Asset Allocation 10.51%
Composite
S&P 500(registered trademark) 14.67%
LB Aggregate Bond 0.20%
LB 3 Month T-Bill 4.48%
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 Advisor 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.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FA Asset Allocation CL I S&P 500 70 S&P/25 LBAgg/5 LB 3Mo LB Aggregate Bond
00729 SP001 F0022 LB001
1998/12/28 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00
1998/12/31 10070.00 10031.66 10035.77 10054.20
1999/01/31 10550.00 10451.19 10349.38 10126.02
1999/02/28 10210.00 10126.36 10080.60 9949.22
1999/03/31 10510.00 10531.52 10379.06 10004.42
1999/04/30 10640.00 10939.40 10670.53 10036.13
1999/05/31 10390.00 10681.13 10472.78 9947.81
1999/06/30 10720.00 11273.93 10873.32 9916.04
1999/07/31 10490.00 10921.96 10626.56 9874.40
1999/08/31 10460.00 10867.89 10590.53 9869.38
1999/09/30 10270.00 10570.00 10420.44 9983.91
1999/10/31 10780.00 11238.87 10893.80 10020.74
1999/11/30 10950.00 11467.36 11050.85 10020.05
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991222 141651 R00000000000015
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$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund - Institutional
Class on December 28, 1998, when the fund started. As the chart shows,
by November 30, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to
$10,950 - a 9.50% increase on the initial investment. For comparison,
look at how both the S&P 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 same $10,000 investment in the S&P 500
Index would have grown to $11,467 - a 14.67% increase. If $10,000 was
invested in the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, it would have
grown to $10,020 - a 0.20% increase. You can also look at how the
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Composite Index, a hypothetical
combination of unmanaged indices, did over the same period. The
composite index combines the total returns of the S&P 500 Index
(+70%), the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index (+25%) and the Lehman
Brothers 3-Month T-Bill Index (+5%) according to the fund's neutral
mix.* With dividends and capital gains, if any, reinvested, the same
$10,000 investment would have grown to $11,051 - a 10.51% increase.
UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. 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)
* CURRENTLY 70% STOCKS, 25% BONDS AND 5% SHORT-TERM/MONEY MARKET
INSTRUMENTS.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Technology stocks garnered the lion's
share of investors' affection, outpacing
the broader market by a wide margin
during the 12-month period that ended
November 30, 1999. But rising interest
rates spurred by strength in the
economy, along with several moves by
the Federal Reserve Board to tighten
monetary policy, kept most stocks
longing for attention during this time
frame. Tech stocks, seemingly bent on
re-writing the record books, shook off
the interest-rate concerns that
beleaguered most stocks over the
course of the period. The
technology-rich NASDAQ index
delivered a series of new highs en route
to closing out the period up 71.64%.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index, itself
powered by the narrow advances of a
small group of technology-oriented
stocks, posted a return of 20.90%.
For bonds, it was an uphill battle the
whole way. A deteriorating rate
picture weighed heavily on investors, as
bond prices generally declined during
the period. Treasuries had the roughest
time of it, wilting as all of 1998's
interest-rate cuts evaporated in the
span of a year. The struggle wasn't as
pronounced elsewhere in the bond
market, as spread sectors - namely,
corporates, mortgages and agencies
- - maintained their edge over
comparable duration Treasuries. As a
group, though, bonds couldn't keep
from slipping into the red, with the
Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond
Index - a widely followed measure
of taxable-bond performance -
retreating 0.04%.
(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. From December 28, 1998 - the fund's start date - through November
30, 1999, the fund's Institutional Class shares returned 9.50%. The
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Composite Index returned 10.51%
during that time. In future reports, we'll also compare the fund's
performance to that of its Lipper Inc. peer group.
Q. WHAT ASSET ALLOCATION STRATEGIES DID YOU PURSUE DURING THE PERIOD?
A. The fund's neutral allocation mix calls for 70% to be invested in
stocks, 25% in bonds and the rest in short-term and money market
instruments. With stocks performing well through much of the period, I
kept the fund's average equity exposure at around 74%. Timing, though,
is also important, and the fund would have benefited from additional
stock exposure at several junctures, particularly during the spring.
On the bond side, the fund was somewhat underweighted on average to
accommodate the equity position. My decision to lower the fund's
exposure to investment-grade bonds worked out nicely, as rising
interest rates detracted from returns. My focus within the bond
subportfolio was instead on high-yield securities, which performed
very well relative to the Treasury market.
Q. HOW DID THE FUND'S EQUITY SUBPORTFOLIO PERFORM DURING THE PERIOD?
A. The fund's equities performed nearly in line with the S&P 500
index, quite an accomplishment considering the narrowness of the
market during the period. By that, I mean that 10 of the major stocks
within the index generated 55% of its advance. Conversely, the bottom
450 stocks within the index produced a negative aggregate return. The
technology sector led the market, and Brad Lewis - who manages the
fund's stock positions - was able to find enough good names to
outperform the S&P 500 within the technology sector. Tech stocks that
performed well included Sun Microsystems, Lexmark International and
Texas Instruments. The fund's stake in biotechnology company Amgen -
which benefited from strong sales of its popular anemia drug, Epogen -
also fared well. Positions that didn't perform well included medical
device manufacturer Guidant, grocery-store chain Safeway and
BellSouth. Overall, the fund's individual stock selection was strong,
but industry weightings detracted somewhat.
Q. HOW DID YOU ALLOCATE INVESTMENTS WITHIN THE FUND'S BOND
SUBPORTFOLIO?
A. I continued to emphasize high-yield bonds, which clearly turned out
to be a wise strategy. These positions - managed by Fred Hoff - posted
attractive yields against the backdrop of a strong U.S. economy and a
favorable corporate earnings outlook. The best individual high-yield
performers included telecommunications names Nextel Communications,
WinStar and Teligent. As far as the fund's investment-grade bond
positions, rising interest rates pressured returns for much of the
period. This subportfolio, managed by Charlie Morrison, was invested
primarily in Treasuries. The increase in rates was a function of
strengthening economic growth in both the U.S. and abroad; concerns
about potential inflationary pressures arising from a two-fold
increase in oil prices; strong employment and consumption growth; and
a more aggressive Federal Reserve Board.
Q. HOW DID YOU POSITION THE FUND'S SHORT-TERM/MONEY MARKET
INVESTMENTS?
A. With interest rates spiking up,
John Todd - who manages this subportfolio - focused mainly on
repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements, or repos, are short-term
securities that the seller agrees to buy back at a specified price and
time. Repos offered the fund an effective sanctuary in which to invest
assets on a temporary basis during the period. They also provided an
adequate level of liquidity, which was desirable given the
interest-rate outlook. As more money comes into the fund and market
conditions settle, John will look at other types of money market
instruments with varying maturities.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. Despite the global economic growth we've seen recently, inflation
remains subdued. Corporate earnings appear to be on solid ground for
next year as well, which means there may be more market segments that
are reasonably valued. I don't anticipate making any major adjustments
to the fund's allocation mix.
DICK HABERMANN DISCUSSES
THE IMPORTANCE OF
EMPHASIZING HIGH-YIELD
BONDS IN '99:
"High-yield bonds played a central
role in shaping the fund's
performance during the period.
At times, in fact, the fund's high-yield
investments represented close to
two-thirds of the entire bond
subportfolio.
"A healthy stock market and resilient
U.S. economy proved favorable for
the high-yield marketplace in that
investors were more willing to take
risks. Of course, the attractive yield
spreads between high-yield bonds
and government bonds also helped.
"What's important for shareholders
to know is that Fred Hoff and his
management team go to great
lengths to pick the best high-yield
investments possible. Research is
important for any investment, but
the complexities involved in
high-yield investing place an even
higher premium on thorough,
bottom-up analysis. Fred and his
research group spend lots of time
meeting with company management
teams and scouring the ins and
outs of every credit. Specifically,
Fred looks for issues that show
earnings growth momentum or
that have the ability to pay down
debt.
"Lately, the telecommunications
and cable TV industries have been
sources of good opportunity.
Companies in these areas tend to
float debt offerings frequently, and
the fund has been able to capitalize
on the strong performance within
these groups."
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 November 30,
1999, more than $26 million
MANAGER: Richard
Habermann, since inception;
joined Fidelity in 1968
(checkmark)
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.
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
General Electric Co. 3.1 2.1
Texas Instruments, Inc. 3.1 0.4
Amgen, Inc. 3.0 2.8
SBC Communications, Inc. 2.9 0.6
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 2.6 3.4
Microsoft Corp. 2.6 3.5
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2.2 2.1
Chase Manhattan Corp. 1.8 1.2
Fannie Mae 1.8 2.3
Lexmark International Group, 1.8 1.5
Inc. Class A
24.9 19.9
TOP TEN MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
(STOCKS ONLY) % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 21.2 10.6
FINANCE 10.4 12.2
HEALTH 8.6 9.8
UTILITIES 8.3 12.1
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 6.0 8.9
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 5.1 4.8
EQUIPMENT
ENERGY 3.5 3.5
DURABLES 3.3 1.9
MEDIA & LEISURE 3.2 1.7
NONDURABLES 2.6 8.1
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stock Class 75% Stock Class 74%
Bond Class 22% Bond Class 19%
Short-Term Class 3% Short-Term Class 7%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 1% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 6%
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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.
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 75.0
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: 22.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 3.0
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 74.0
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 19.0
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: 7.0
PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 73.3%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.6%
Boeing Co. 1,220 $ 49,791
United Technologies Corp. 1,970 111,305
161,096
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.9%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.2%
Dow Chemical Co. 440 51,535
METALS & MINING - 0.5%
Alcoa, Inc. 2,100 137,550
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.2%
Champion International Corp. 390 21,621
Weyerhaeuser Co. 650 39,813
61,434
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 250,519
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.5%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.5%
Masco Corp. 5,400 136,350
DURABLES - 3.3%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.4%
Ford Motor Co. 2,060 104,030
CONSUMER DURABLES - 1.6%
Minnesota Mining & 4,400 420,475
Manufacturing Co.
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.5%
Black & Decker Corp. 1,850 83,019
Whirlpool Corp. 1,040 63,440
146,459
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.8%
NIKE, Inc. Class B 4,580 210,680
TOTAL DURABLES 881,644
ENERGY - 3.5%
OIL & GAS - 3.5%
Atlantic Richfield Co. 2,520 242,865
Chevron Corp. 3,500 309,969
Exxon Corp. 550 43,622
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Mobil Corp. 2,860 $ 298,334
The Coastal Corp. 540 19,035
913,825
FINANCE - 10.4%
BANKS - 2.6%
Chase Manhattan Corp. 6,270 484,358
J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. 1,340 176,210
UnionBanCal Corp. 410 18,066
678,634
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.5%
Citigroup, Inc. 2,380 128,223
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 2.2%
Fannie Mae 7,060 470,373
Freddie Mac 2,450 120,969
591,342
INSURANCE - 2.2%
AFLAC, Inc. 1,370 65,589
American International Group, 4,430 457,398
Inc.
Lincoln National Corp. 220 9,171
MGIC Investment Corp. 320 18,080
Nationwide Financial 770 27,672
Services, Inc. Class A
577,910
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.3%
Golden West Financial Corp. 740 74,694
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 2.6%
Lehman Brothers Holdings, 2,020 154,278
Inc.
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 940 75,788
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & 3,410 411,331
Co.
PaineWebber Group, Inc. 1,380 54,079
695,476
TOTAL FINANCE 2,746,279
HEALTH - 8.6%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 7.6%
Allergan, Inc. 690 67,879
Amgen, Inc. (a) 17,420 793,699
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS -
CONTINUED
Biogen, Inc. (a) 3,610 $ 263,756
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 7,950 580,847
Pfizer, Inc. 1,240 44,873
Schering-Plough Corp. 4,920 251,535
Symyx Technologies, Inc. 100 3,450
2,006,039
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 0.7%
Johnson & Johnson 1,870 194,013
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.3%
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. 1,680 45,780
United HealthCare Corp. 670 34,798
80,578
TOTAL HEALTH 2,280,630
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 5.1%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 3.6%
Emerson Electric Co. 970 55,290
General Electric Co. 6,220 808,600
General Instrument Corp. (a) 610 39,955
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. 660 38,486
942,331
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.5%
Dover Corp. 350 15,181
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 380 24,605
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 4,150 201,016
Metron Technology NV 100 1,594
Tyco International Ltd. 4,060 162,654
405,050
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 1,347,381
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 3.0%
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.2%
Carnival Corp. 870 38,389
Royal Carribean Cruises Ltd. 300 14,813
53,202
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
PUBLISHING - 2.3%
Gannet Co., Inc. 2,280 $ 163,162
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 6,830 387,176
Tribune Co. 1,000 48,063
598,401
RESTAURANTS - 0.5%
Jack in the Box, Inc. (a) 450 9,478
McDonald's Corp. 2,870 129,150
138,628
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 790,231
NONDURABLES - 2.6%
BEVERAGES - 0.6%
Anheuser-Busch Companies, 2,060 154,114
Inc.
FOODS - 1.4%
Quaker Oats Co. 5,620 366,705
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.2%
Procter & Gamble Co. 430 46,440
TOBACCO - 0.4%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 4,750 124,984
TOTAL NONDURABLES 692,243
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 6.0%
APPAREL STORES - 0.5%
The Limited, Inc. 1,160 49,228
TJX Companies, Inc. 3,260 85,371
134,599
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
3.8%
Costco Wholesale Corp. (a) 340 31,174
Dayton Hudson Corp. 3,660 258,259
Federated Department Stores, 550 25,884
Inc. (a)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 12,240 705,330
1,020,647
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.7%
Best Buy Co., Inc. (a) 870 54,375
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - CONTINUED
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 7,760 $ 386,545
SmarterKids.com, Inc. 100 1,531
442,451
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 1,597,697
SERVICES - 0.2%
ADVERTISING - 0.1%
Digital Impact, Inc. 100 5,388
Lifeminders.com, Inc. 100 2,138
7,526
LEASING & RENTAL - 0.1%
Hertz Corp. Class A 680 28,773
SERVICES - 0.0%
GetThere.com, Inc. 100 2,544
The Management Network Group, 100 3,375
Inc.
5,919
TOTAL SERVICES 42,218
TECHNOLOGY - 21.2%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 3.0%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 4,010 357,642
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 5,940 433,991
791,633
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 5.6%
Adobe Systems, Inc. 1,280 87,920
America Online, Inc. (a) 2,560 186,080
CacheFlow, Inc. 100 15,150
Computer Associates 4,490 291,850
International, Inc.
Exactis.com, Inc. 100 2,450
First Data Corp. 1,660 71,795
iManage, Inc. 100 3,788
Lycos, Inc. (a) 810 45,360
Mediaplex, Inc. 100 3,400
Metasolv Software, Inc. 100 6,169
Microsoft Corp. (a) 7,550 687,404
Novell, Inc. (a) 750 14,672
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Official Payments Corp. 100 $ 3,675
Retek, Inc. 100 6,781
Sabre Group Holdings, Inc. 340 15,470
Class A (a)
SciQuest.com, Inc. 200 6,600
Sterling Software, Inc. (a) 410 10,788
VERITAS Software Corp. (a) 315 28,842
1,488,194
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 2.9%
Adaptec, Inc. (a) 680 36,635
Apple Computer, Inc. (a) 2,470 241,751
International Business 210 21,643
Machines Corp.
Lexmark International Group, 5,620 466,460
Inc. Class A (a)
766,489
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 1.2%
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 700 68,206
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 980 82,871
Teradyne, Inc. (a) 3,530 153,776
304,853
ELECTRONICS - 8.5%
Conexant Systems, Inc. (a) 1,490 88,283
Intel Corp. 2,460 188,651
LSI Logic Corp. (a) 4,240 256,255
Maxim Integrated Products, 750 60,234
Inc. (a)
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 880 59,070
Motorola, Inc. 3,960 452,430
PMC-Sierra, Inc. (a) 460 47,409
Solectron Corp. (a) 310 25,536
Texas Instruments, Inc. 8,360 803,083
Virata Corp. 100 3,213
Xilinx, Inc. (a) 2,870 256,865
2,241,029
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 5,592,198
TRANSPORTATION - 0.1%
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.1%
United Parcel Service, Inc. 290 19,158
Class B
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - 7.3%
CELLULAR - 0.8%
ALLTEL Corp. 1,220 $ 105,530
QUALCOMM, Inc. (a) 280 101,448
TeleCorp PCS, Inc. 100 3,606
210,584
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 2.8%
DTE Energy Co. 3,790 125,307
Edison International 3,070 81,355
Florida Progress Corp. 1,460 62,415
GPU, Inc. 1,990 63,680
PP&L Resources, Inc. 2,440 56,273
Public Service Enterprise 4,940 172,900
Group, Inc.
Reliant Energy, Inc. 6,850 169,966
731,896
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 3.7%
BellSouth Corp. 4,260 196,759
Deltathree.com, Inc. 100 2,931
Ono Finance PLC rights 20 1,400
12/31/99 (a)(e)
Pathnet, Inc. warrants 30 300
4/15/08 (a)(e)
SBC Communications, Inc. 14,892 773,453
974,843
TOTAL UTILITIES 1,917,323
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 19,368,792
(Cost $18,028,014)
NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS - 1.3%
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.2%
BROADCASTING - 0.2%
CSC Holdings, Inc. 11.125% 131 14,214
pay-in-kind
Sinclair Capital 11.625% 254 25,400
39,614
NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
PUBLISHING - 0.0%
PRIMEDIA, Inc.:
$9.20 16 $ 1,472
8.625% 5 438
1,910
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 41,524
SERVICES - 0.1%
LEASING & RENTAL - 0.1%
Crown Castle International 29 30,305
Corp. 12.75% pay-in-kind
UTILITIES - 1.0%
CELLULAR - 0.4%
Nextel Communications, Inc.:
11.125% pay-in-kind 96 96,000
Series D, 13% pay-in-kind 10 10,700
106,700
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 0.6%
Adelphia Business Solution, 24 22,320
Inc. 12.875%
Intermedia Communications, 11 10,450
Inc. 13.5% pay-in-kind
IXC Communications, Inc. 51 55,845
12.5% pay-in-kind
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. 793 40,840
14% pay-in-kind
WinStar Communications, Inc. 40 32,400
14.25% (a)
161,855
TOTAL UTILITIES 268,555
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE 340,384
PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $329,974)
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CORPORATE BONDS - 13.8%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.2%
HEALTH - 0.2%
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.2%
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 6% B1 $ 30,000 $ 24,000
12/1/05
Total Renal Care Holdings, B1 30,000 18,300
Inc. 7% 5/15/09 (e)
42,300
NONDURABLES - 0.0%
FOODS - 0.0%
Chiquita Brands B3 10,000 7,750
International, Inc. 7%
3/28/01
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS 50,050
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS - 13.6%
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 1.1%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.6%
Huntsman Corp. 9.5% 7/1/07 (e) B2 10,000 9,400
Huntsman ICI Chemicals LLC B2 50,000 51,125
10.125% 7/1/09 (e)
Lyondell Chemical Co.:
9.625% 5/1/07 Ba3 10,000 10,300
9.875% 5/1/07 Ba3 50,000 51,375
10.875% 5/1/09 B2 10,000 10,400
Sterling Chemicals, Inc. Caa3 30,000 21,300
11.75% 8/15/06
153,900
IRON & STEEL - 0.1%
AK Steel Corp. 7.875% 2/15/09 Ba2 10,000 9,400
The LTV Corp. 11.75% 11/15/09 Ba3 20,000 20,625
(e)
30,025
METALS & MINING - 0.3%
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical B3 50,000 49,875
Corp. 12.75% 2/1/03
Metals USA, Inc. 8.625% B2 25,000 23,125
2/15/08
73,000
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.1%
Gaylord Container Corp. Caa1 40,000 37,300
9.375% 6/15/07
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 294,225
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.3%
CONSTRUCTION - 0.1%
U.S. Home Corp. 8.875% 2/15/09 B1 $ 40,000 $ 36,000
ENGINEERING - 0.0%
Anteon Corp. 12% 5/15/09 B3 10,000 9,350
REAL ESTATE - 0.2%
LNR Property Corp. 9.375% B1 50,000 46,250
3/15/08
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 91,600
ESTATE
DURABLES - 0.2%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.1%
Tenneco, Inc. 11.625% B2 20,000 20,050
10/15/09 (e)
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.0%
Corning Consumer Products Co. B3 10,000 7,850
9.625% 5/1/08
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.1%
Worldtex, Inc. 9.625% 12/15/07 B1 20,000 16,200
TOTAL DURABLES 44,100
ENERGY - 0.9%
COAL - 0.1%
P&L Coal Holdings Corp. B2 30,000 29,700
9.625% 5/15/08
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.3%
R&B Falcon Corp. 6.5% 4/15/03 Ba3 40,000 36,800
RBF Finance Co.:
11% 3/15/06 Ba3 10,000 10,750
11.375% 3/15/09 Ba3 25,000 27,000
74,550
OIL & GAS - 0.5%
Chesapeake Energy Corp. B3 105,000 100,800
9.625% 5/1/05
Ocean Energy, Inc. 8.875% Ba3 40,000 40,400
7/15/07
141,200
TOTAL ENERGY 245,450
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
FINANCE - 0.2%
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.2%
AMRESCO, Inc. 10% 3/15/04 Caa3 $ 20,000 $ 10,600
Macsaver Financial Services,
Inc.:
7.4% 2/15/02 Ba2 10,000 6,400
7.6% 8/1/07 Ba2 20,000 11,000
UNICCO Service Co./UNICCO B3 20,000 18,000
Finance Corp. 9.875% 10/15/07
46,000
HEALTH - 0.3%
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.3%
Fountain View, Inc. 11.25% Caa1 50,000 37,500
4/15/08
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 8.625% Ba3 55,000 52,525
1/15/07
90,025
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.5%
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
Dunlop Standard Aero Holdings B3 20,000 20,400
PLC 11.875% 5/15/09
Thermadyne Manufacturing LLC B3 8,000 6,800
9.875% 6/1/08
Tokheim Corp. 11.375% 8/1/08 B3 10,000 5,600
32,800
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.4%
Allied Waste North America,
Inc.:
7.375% 1/1/04 Ba2 10,000 9,200
10% 8/1/09 (e) B2 90,000 81,900
Browning-Ferris Industries, Ba3 20,000 17,900
Inc. 6.375% 1/15/08
109,000
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 141,800
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 4.4%
BROADCASTING - 3.1%
Adelphia Communications Corp. B1 75,000 76,500
9.875% 3/1/07
Benedek Communications Corp. B3 20,000 18,200
0% 5/15/06 (d)
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
BROADCASTING - CONTINUED
Chancellor Media Corp.:
8.125% 12/15/07 B1 $ 50,000 $ 49,250
9% 10/1/08 B1 15,000 15,713
Charter Communications B2 50,000 47,188
Holdings LLC/Charter
Communications Holdings
Capital Corp. 8.625% 4/1/09
Citadel Broadcasting Co. B3 20,000 21,000
10.25% 7/1/07
Comcast UK Cable Partners B2 50,000 46,375
Ltd. 0% 11/15/07 (d)
Diamond Cable Communications B3 110,000 88,000
PLC 0% 2/15/07 (d)
Earthwatch, Inc. 0% 7/15/07 - 20,000 14,000
unit (d)(e)
EchoStar DBS Corp.:
9.25% 2/1/06 B2 20,000 20,050
9.375% 2/1/09 B2 5,000 5,013
Falcon Holding Group
LP/Falcon Funding Corp.:
0% 4/15/10 (d) B2 30,000 21,825
8.375% 4/15/10 B2 50,000 50,000
FrontierVision Holdings B1 55,000 48,263
LP/FrontierVision Holdings
Capital Corp. 0% 9/15/07 (d)
FrontierVision Holdings Caa1 10,000 8,775
LP/FrontierVision Holdings
Capital II Corp. 0% 9/15/07
(d)
FrontierVision Operating B1 20,000 21,400
Partners LP/ FrontierVision
Capital Corp. 11% 10/15/06
Golden Sky DBS, Inc. 0% Caa1 50,000 27,250
3/1/07 (d)
Golden Sky Systems, Inc. B3 30,000 30,600
12.375% 8/1/06
Knology Holding, Inc. 0% - 38,000 22,895
10/15/07 (d)
Telewest PLC 0% 10/1/07 (d) B1 80,000 74,000
United International B3 70,000 44,188
Holdings, Inc. 0% 2/15/08
(d)
United Pan-Europe B2 70,000 71,925
Communications NV 10.875%
8/1/09 (e)
822,410
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.4%
AMC Entertainment, Inc. 9.5% B3 10,000 9,150
2/1/11
Bally Total Fitness Holding B3 28,000 27,300
Corp. 9.875% 10/15/07
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
ENTERTAINMENT - CONTINUED
Regal Cinemas, Inc.:
8.875% 12/15/10 Caa1 $ 30,000 $ 23,250
9.5% 6/1/08 Caa1 40,000 32,700
92,400
LODGING & GAMING - 0.5%
Coast Hotels & Casinos, Inc. B3 20,000 19,200
9.5% 4/1/09
Courtyard by Marriott II B- 20,000 19,500
LP/Courtyard II Finance Co.
10.75% 2/1/08
HMH Properties, Inc. 7.875% Ba2 10,000 9,000
8/1/08
Hollywood Casino Corp. 11.25% B3 50,000 51,750
5/1/07
Host Marriott LP 8.375% Ba2 40,000 37,600
2/15/06
137,050
PUBLISHING - 0.1%
Garden State Newspapers, Inc. B1 25,000 23,375
Series B, 8.75% 10/1/09
RESTAURANTS - 0.3%
CKE Restaurants, Inc. 9.125% B2 35,000 25,025
5/1/09
Domino's, Inc. 10.375% 1/15/09 B3 45,000 42,750
NE Restaurant, Inc. 10.75% B3 10,000 8,875
7/15/08
76,650
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 1,151,885
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 0.2%
GROCERY STORES - 0.2%
Pathmark Stores, Inc. 9.625% Caa1 35,000 33,775
5/1/03
Pueblo Xtra International, B3 10,000 7,000
Inc., 9.5% 8/1/03
40,775
SERVICES - 0.1%
La Petite Academy, Inc./La B3 50,000 37,000
Petite Academy Holding Co.
10% 5/15/08
TECHNOLOGY - 1.0%
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 0.5%
Concentric Network Corp. B- 35,000 36,750
12.75% 12/15/07
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
PSINet, Inc.:
10.5% 12/1/06 (e) B3 $ 50,000 $ 50,313
11% 8/1/09 B3 35,000 35,700
Verio, Inc. 10.625% 11/15/09 B3 20,000 20,250
(e)
143,013
ELECTRONICS - 0.5%
ChipPAC International Ltd. B3 40,000 40,800
12.75% 8/1/09 (e)
Details, Inc. 10% 11/15/05 B3 20,000 18,400
Fairchild Semiconductor Corp.:
10.125% 3/15/07 B3 5,000 5,013
10.375% 10/1/07 B3 30,000 30,450
SCG Holding B2 25,000 26,438
Corp./Semiconductor
Components Industries LLC
12% 8/1/09 (e)
121,101
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 264,114
TRANSPORTATION - 0.5%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.5%
Atlas Air, Inc. 9.25% 4/15/08 B3 30,000 28,500
Kitty Hawk, Inc. 9.95% B1 98,000 96,040
11/15/04
124,540
UTILITIES - 3.9%
CELLULAR - 0.7%
McCaw International Ltd. 0% Caa1 10,000 6,600
4/15/07 (d)
Millicom International Caa1 10,000 7,825
Cellular SA 0% 6/1/06 (d)
Nextel Communications, Inc. B1 140,000 100,800
0% 10/31/07 (d)
Nextel International, Inc. 0% Caa1 30,000 17,175
4/15/08 (d)
Telesystem International Caa1 20,000 9,950
Wireless, Inc. 0% 11/1/07
(d)
Voicestream Wireless B2 40,000 41,400
Corp./Voicestream Wireless
Holding Co. 10.375% 11/15/09
(e)
183,750
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 3.2%
Allegiance Telecom, Inc. 0% B3 $ 50,000 $ 35,250
2/15/08 (d)
Call-Net Enterprises, Inc. B2 14,000 11,130
9.375% 5/15/09
Covad Communications Group,
Inc.:
0% 3/15/08 (d) B3 10,000 6,175
12.5% 2/15/09 B3 12,000 12,390
e.spire Communications, Inc. - 35,000 22,750
13.75% 7/15/07
GST Network Funding, Inc. 0% - 80,000 38,800
5/1/08 (d)
GST Telecommunications, Inc. - 50,000 46,000
12.75% 11/15/07
GST USA, Inc. 0% 12/15/05 (d) - 5,000 3,700
Hyperion Telecommunications, Caa1 25,000 26,250
Inc. 12% 11/1/07
Intermedia Communications, B2 95,000 86,688
Inc. 8.6% 6/1/08
IXC Communications, Inc. 9% B1 20,000 20,200
4/15/08
KMC Telecom Holdings, Inc. Caa2 20,000 19,400
13.5% 5/15/09 (e)
Level 3 Communications, Inc. B3 10,000 6,075
0% 12/1/08 (d)
McLeodUSA, Inc. 9.5% 11/1/08 B1 80,000 80,600
Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc.:
10% 11/15/08 B2 20,000 20,250
10% 12/15/09 B2 40,000 40,500
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc.:
9.625% 10/1/07 B2 30,000 29,250
10.5% 12/1/09 (e) B2 30,000 30,375
10.75% 11/15/08 B3 20,000 20,400
Ono Finance PLC 13% 5/1/09 Caa1 20,000 20,600
Pathnet, Inc. 12.25% 4/15/08 - 30,000 19,200
Rhythms NetConnections, Inc.:
0% 5/15/08 (d) B3 65,000 33,800
12.75% 4/15/09 B3 45,000 42,750
Teligent, Inc.:
0% 3/1/08 (d) Caa1 50,000 28,625
11.5% 12/1/07 Caa1 30,000 28,800
WinStar Communications, Inc.:
0% 10/15/05 (d) Caa1 30,000 27,300
0% 10/15/05 (d) Caa1 30,000 42,000
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
WinStar Communications, Inc.:
- - continued
0% 3/15/08 (d) CCC $ 30,000 $ 27,900
15% 3/1/07 CCC 20,000 25,000
852,158
TOTAL UTILITIES 1,035,908
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS 3,607,422
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS 3,657,472
(Cost $3,686,862)
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS -
8.8%
U.S. Treasury Bonds:
6.875% 8/15/25 Aaa 396,000 413,076
7.625% 2/15/25 Aaa 47,000 53,353
8.875% 8/15/17 Aaa 70,000 86,199
9.875% 11/15/15 Aaa 10,000 13,148
U.S. Treasury Notes:
5.875% 11/15/04 Aaa 440,000 435,736
6% 8/15/09 Aaa 360,000 355,442
6.625% 6/30/01 Aaa 862,000 869,930
6.875% 3/31/00 Aaa 60,000 60,267
7% 7/15/06 Aaa 32,000 33,240
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS 2,320,391
(Cost $2,359,488)
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CASH EQUIVALENTS - 1.9%
MATURITY AMOUNT VALUE (NOTE 1)
Investments in repurchase $ 132,021 $ 132,000
agreements (U.S. Treasury
obligations), in a joint
trading account at 5.67%,
dated 11/30/99 due 12/1/99
SHARES
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 388,591 388,591
5.34% (c)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 520,591
(Cost $520,591)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 26,207,630
99.1%
(Cost $24,924,929)
NET OTHER ASSETS - 0.9% 226,785
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 26,434,415
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) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
(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) 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 $518,001 or 2.0% 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 8.9% AAA, AA, A 8.9%
Baa 0.0% BBB 0.0%
Ba 1.3% BB 1.3%
B 9.8% B 10.0%
Caa 1.8% CCC 1.9%
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 0.6% of the total value of investment in securities.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate
cost of investment securities for income tax purposes was $24,960,996.
Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $1,246,634, of which $2,072,443
related to appreciated investment securities and $825,809 related to
depreciated investment securities.
At November 30, 1999, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of
approximately $353,000 all of which will expire on November 30, 2007.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 26,207,630
value (including repurchase
agreements of $132,000)
(cost $24,924,929) - See
accompanying schedule
Cash 15,189
Receivable for investments 107,992
sold
Receivable for fund shares 273,550
sold
Dividends receivable 16,910
Interest receivable 109,417
Receivable from investment 21,869
adviser for expense
reductions
TOTAL ASSETS 26,752,557
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 205,923
purchased
Payable for fund shares 59,215
redeemed
Distribution fees payable 15,052
Other payables and accrued 37,952
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 318,142
NET ASSETS $ 26,434,415
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 25,440,770
Undistributed net investment 100,719
income
Accumulated undistributed net (389,775)
realized gain (loss) on
investments
Net unrealized appreciation 1,282,701
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS $ 26,434,415
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $10.92
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($1,819,474 (divided by)
166,690 shares)
Maximum offering price per $11.59
share (100/94.25 of $10.92)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.89
redemption price per share
($10,818,942 (divided by)
993,263 shares)
Maximum offering price per $11.28
share (100/96.50 of $10.89)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.85
offering price per share
($8,602,694 (divided by)
792,596 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.85
offering price per share
($4,217,483 (divided by)
388,815 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $10.95
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($975,822 (divided by)
89,145 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 NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 141,008
Dividends
Interest 270,417
TOTAL INCOME 411,425
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 79,626
Transfer agent fees 31,183
Distribution fees 93,317
Accounting fees and expenses 55,806
Non-interested trustees' 34
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 17,689
Registration fees 160,488
Audit 22,853
Legal 125
Miscellaneous 154
Total expenses before 461,275
reductions
Expense reductions (161,091) 300,184
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 111,241
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (389,248)
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on
investment securities
Change in net unrealized 1,282,701
appreciation (depreciation)
on investment securities
NET GAIN (LOSS) 893,453
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 1,004,694
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 111,241
income
Net realized gain (loss) (389,248)
Change in net unrealized 1,282,701
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 1,004,694
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Share transactions - net 25,429,721
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 26,434,415
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period -
End of period (including $ 26,434,415
undistributed net investment
income of $100,719)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
NOVEMBER 30, 1999 F
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .12
Net realized and unrealized .80
gain (loss)
Total from investment .92
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.92
TOTAL RETURN B, C 9.20%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 1,819
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.75% A, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.74% A, E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.24% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 115% 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 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 FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 1999.
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.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
NOVEMBER 30, 1999 F
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .10
Net realized and unrealized .79
gain (loss)
Total from investment .89
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.89
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.90%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 10,819
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.00% A, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.99% A, E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .99% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 115% 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 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 FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 1999.
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.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
NOVEMBER 30, 1999 F
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 .80
gain (loss)
Total from investment .85
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.85
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 8,603
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.50% A, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.49% A, E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .49% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 115% 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 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 FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 1999.
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.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS C
NOVEMBER 30, 1999 F
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 .80
gain (loss)
Total from investment .85
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.85
TOTAL RETURN B, C 8.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 4,217
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.50% A, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.49% A, E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .49% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 115% 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 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 FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 1999.
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.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
NOVEMBER 30,
1999 F
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .14
Net realized and unrealized .81
gain (loss)
Total from investment .95
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.95
TOTAL RETURN B, C 9.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 976
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.50% A, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.49% A, E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.49% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 115% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD 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 FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
F FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 1999.
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.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended November 30, 1999
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. Foreign equity securities are valued based on
quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. 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. 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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
period end. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and
expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing
exchange rate on the respective dates of the transactions.
Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions
represent net gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign
currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference
between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S.
dollar amount actually received, and gains and losses between trade
and settlement date on purchases and sales of securities. The effects
of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in
securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or
loss on investment securities.
INCOME TAXES. 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, 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 non-taxable dividends 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.
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.
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. 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 $40,885,851 and $16,128,948, respectively, of which U.S.
government and government agency obligations aggregated $3,408,048 and
$1,038,457, 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 .2167% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect during the
period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates, as they resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. 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 Board of Trustees has 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 $ 3,029 $ 1,445
CLASS T 27,194 2,481
CLASS B 41,526 32,438
CLASS C 21,568 18,757
$ 93,317 $ 55,121
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 is 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 $ 37,606 $ 9,493
CLASS T 51,071 14,155
CLASS B 8,496 8,496 *
CLASS C 693 693 *
$ 97,866 $ 32,837
* 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 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 $ 3,164 .26 *
CLASS T 10,753 .20 *
CLASS B 10,002 .24 *
CLASS C 5,322 .25 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1,942 .26 *
$ 31,183
* ANNUALIZED
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
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 $887 for the period.
5. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse operating expenses (excluding
interest, taxes, 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% $ 14,586
CLASS T 2.00% 62,102
CLASS B 2.50% 49,043
CLASS C 2.50% 25,601
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1.50% 8,966
$ 160,298
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 $662 under this arrangement.
In addition, through an arrangement with the Fund's custodian, 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 $131 under the custodian arrangement.
6. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, FMR and its affiliates were record owners of
approximately 12% of the total outstanding shares of the fund. In
addition, 1 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 period are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
DECEMBER 28, 1998 DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO NOVEMBER 30, 1999 TO NOVEMBER 30,1999
CLASS A Shares sold 223,530 $ 2,339,996
Shares redeemed (56,840) (589,404)
Net increase (decrease) 166,690 $ 1,750,592
CLASS T Shares sold 1,158,501 $ 12,162,535
Shares redeemed (165,238) (1,741,383)
Net increase (decrease) 993,263 $ 10,421,152
CLASS B Shares sold 828,125 $ 8,657,396
Shares redeemed (35,529) (370,165)
Net increase (decrease) 792,596 $ 8,287,231
CLASS C Shares sold 409,194 $ 4,276,032
Shares redeemed (20,379) (217,273)
Net increase (decrease) 388,815 $ 4,058,759
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 90,420 $ 925,203
sold
Shares redeemed (1,275) (13,216)
Net increase (decrease) 89,145 $ 911,987
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and the Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of
operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund (a fund of Fidelity Advisor
Series I) at November 30, 1999, and the results of its operations, the
changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the periods
indicated, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. These financial statements and financial highlights
(hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the
responsibility of the Fidelity Advisor Asset Allocation Fund's
management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of
these financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which
included confirmation of securities at November 30, 1999 by
correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable
basis for the opinion expressed above.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 12, 2000
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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 High Income 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
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
(registered trademark)
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FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
(registered trademark)
DIVIDEND GROWTH
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND CLASS C
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
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.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT 39 The auditors' opinion.
ACCOUNTANTS
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.
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.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
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DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500 SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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 NOVEMBER 30, 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) 14.67%
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.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Dividend Growth -CL A S&P 500
00714 SP001
1998/12/28 9425.00 10000.00
1998/12/31 9538.10 10031.66
1999/01/31 9773.73 10451.19
1999/02/28 9575.80 10126.36
1999/03/31 10084.75 10531.52
1999/04/30 10376.93 10939.40
1999/05/31 10122.45 10681.13
1999/06/30 10678.53 11273.93
1999/07/31 10386.35 10921.96
1999/08/31 10131.88 10867.89
1999/09/30 9651.20 10570.00
1999/10/31 10103.60 11238.87
1999/11/30 10122.45 11467.36
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991221 171230 R00000000000015
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund - Class A on
December 28, 1998, when the fund started, and the current 5.75% sales
charge was paid. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value
of the investment would have grown to $10,122 - a 1.22% 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 $11,467 - a 14.67% 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 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 NOVEMBER 30, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV DIVIDEND GROWTH 7.20%
- - CL T
FIDELITY ADV DIVIDEND GROWTH 3.45%
- - CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 14.67%
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.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Dividend Growth -CL T S&P 500
00720 SP001
1998/12/28 9650.00 10000.00
1998/12/31 9765.80 10031.66
1999/01/31 10007.05 10451.19
1999/02/28 9804.40 10126.36
1999/03/31 10315.85 10531.52
1999/04/30 10615.00 10939.40
1999/05/31 10364.10 10681.13
1999/06/30 10923.80 11273.93
1999/07/31 10624.65 10921.96
1999/08/31 10373.75 10867.89
1999/09/30 9871.95 10570.00
1999/10/31 10335.15 11238.87
1999/11/30 10344.80 11467.36
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991221 171200 R00000000000015
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund - Class T on
December 28, 1998, when the fund started, and the current 3.50% sales
charge was paid. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value
of the investment would have grown to $10,345 - a 3.45% 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 $11,467 - a 14.67% 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 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%.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV DIVIDEND GROWTH 6.70%
- - CL B
FIDELITY ADV DIVIDEND GROWTH 1.70%
- - CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 14.67%
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.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Dividend Growth -CL B S&P 500
00715 SP001
1998/12/28 10000.00 10000.00
1998/12/31 10110.00 10031.66
1999/01/31 10360.00 10451.19
1999/02/28 10150.00 10126.36
1999/03/31 10680.00 10531.52
1999/04/30 10980.00 10939.40
1999/05/31 10710.00 10681.13
1999/06/30 11290.00 11273.93
1999/07/31 10980.00 10921.96
1999/08/31 10710.00 10867.89
1999/09/30 10190.00 10570.00
1999/10/31 10670.00 11238.87
1999/11/30 10170.00 11467.36
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991221 171305 R00000000000015
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund - Class B on
December 28, 1998, when the fund started. As the chart shows, by
November 30, 1999, the value of the investment, including the effect
of the applicable contingent deferred sales charge, would have grown
to $10,170 - a 1.70% 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 $11,467 - a 14.67%
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 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 NOVEMBER 30, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV DIVIDEND GROWTH 6.80%
- - CL C
FIDELITY ADV DIVIDEND GROWTH 5.80%
- - CL C (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 14.67%
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.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Dividend Growth -CL C S&P 500
00716 SP001
1998/12/28 10000.00 10000.00
1998/12/31 10110.00 10031.66
1999/01/31 10360.00 10451.19
1999/02/28 10150.00 10126.36
1999/03/31 10690.00 10531.52
1999/04/30 10990.00 10939.40
1999/05/31 10720.00 10681.13
1999/06/30 11300.00 11273.93
1999/07/31 10980.00 10921.96
1999/08/31 10710.00 10867.89
1999/09/30 10200.00 10570.00
1999/10/31 10670.00 11238.87
1999/11/30 10580.00 11467.36
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991221 171027 R00000000000015
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund - Class C on
December 28, 1998, when the fund started. As the chart shows, by
November 30, 1999, the value of the investment, including the effect
of the contingent deferred sales charge, would have grown to $10,580 -
a 5.80% 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 $11,467 - a 14.67% 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
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000(registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(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 December 28, 1998 - the fund's start date - through November
30, 1999, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares
returned 7.40%, 7.20%, 6.70% and 6.80%, respectively. The Standard &
Poor's 500 Index returned 14.67% during this time. Going forward,
we'll look at the fund's performance in six- and 12-month intervals,
and compare its performance to its benchmark and a Lipper peer group
as well.
Q. WHAT HELD THE FUND BACK?
A. Mostly the investing climate. Investors continued to set their
sights on the high-growth segments of the market, namely technology.
To illustrate just how strong technology has been, the tech-heavy
NASDAQ index returned over 50% during the period, while the S&P 500
index - a broader sampling of stocks - returned around 14%. That's a
huge gap, and because the fund had very little exposure to the
smaller, growth-oriented tech names that did well, its relative return
suffered. I tend to gravitate more towards stable-growth areas,
including health and finance, and these sectors couldn't match the
momentum of the technology group.
Q. DESPITE A TOUGH PERIOD FOR DRUG STOCKS, THREE OF THE FUND'S TOP-20
POSITIONS FELL INTO THIS GROUP . . .
A. I still like them. Several of the fund's larger drug-stock names -
including Warner-Lambert, Eli Lilly and Schering-Plough - met or beat
their earnings expectations for the year, but were still down
significantly. Drug stocks have been hurt by several factors. First,
there has been a lot of concern over government intervention. The
government wants to find a way to provide more drug coverage to
Medicare recipients, and any time the government gets involved,
uncertainty becomes an issue for the drug companies. Second, the
earnings growth of the industry relative to the S&P 500 also has been
disappointing due to strong growth in S&P earnings. All that aside,
I've been patient with the fund's drug-stock positions. Valuations
finally reached more reasonable levels during the past six months, and
increased consolidation activity - spurred on by the ongoing takeover
battle between Warner Lambert, Pfizer and American Home Products -
could become reality in 2000.
Q. FINANCE STOCKS ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN 15% OF THE FUND'S NET ASSETS
AT THE END OF THE PERIOD. HOW DID THIS GROUP PERFORM?
A. Financials were hit very hard by rising interest rates and by the
fact that several banks in the group missed their earnings targets by
wide margins. What proved frustrating was that even though some banks
did hit their earnings goals, their stocks declined nonetheless. The
fund's positions in Comerica and FleetBoston Financial fell into this
category.
Q. YOU INCREASED THE FUND'S EXPOSURE TO RETAIL STOCKS DURING THE
PERIOD. HOW DID THIS STRATEGY WORK OUT?
A. Retail stocks mirrored the narrowness of markets past in that a
select group of well-known names were clear leaders. Examples included
Home Depot and Wal-Mart, each of which performed well for the fund.
There were plenty of stocks that didn't do well, though, mainly due to
earnings shortfalls. Saks Fifth Avenue was one example.
Q. WHICH OTHER INDIVIDUAL STOCKS PERFORMED WELL DURING THE PERIOD?
A. Texas Instruments was a strong performer. The company makes a
digital-processing chip that goes into most handheld devices, and it
was able to capitalize on the amazing growth within the wireless
communications industry. Other stocks that fared well included Cisco
Systems - the dominant player in the Internet infrastructure field -
and General Electric. Several of the fund's energy-related investments
- - including Mobil and ENSCO International - performed well early in
the period as the price of oil rebounded.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. I'm going to keep plugging away at what I do best: finding good
solid companies with attractive valuations and the ability to grow
their earnings over time. The market hasn't rewarded this type of
discipline for some time, but I'll remain patient. Hopefully, it's
true that good things come to those who wait.
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.
CHARLES MANGUM DISCUSSES
SOME TRENDS THAT EMERGED
FROM 1999'S STOCK MARKET:
"One common question I get is
`when will stable growth get back
on track?' I can't answer that, but
I can explain what makes
stable-growth stocks tick. In a
word, uncertainty. Be it economic
or market-related, a small dose of
uncertainty causes investors to
be a bit more cautious. In the
type of market we've seen lately,
though, caution has been thrown
to the wind.
"Investors feel bulletproof
because the market has done so
well. Companies that didn't exist
two years ago, for example, now
have market capitalizations of $15
billion despite having no
discernible earnings. As a result,
there are a lot of people playing
the market with newfound riches
and very little fear.
"Is there an end to all this? Just
like there's always a beginning,
there's always an end. The tricky
part is when."
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 November 30,
1999, more than $784 million
MANAGER: Charles Mangum,
since inception; joined
Fidelity in 1990
(checkmark)
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Cardinal Health, Inc. 4.8 2.0
Schering-Plough Corp. 4.7 3.1
Fannie Mae 4.6 5.3
Abbott Laboratories 3.9 1.1
SBC Communications, Inc. 3.2 2.1
Microsoft Corp. 3.2 3.2
General Electric Co. 2.9 3.1
Comerica, Inc. 2.8 2.1
Eli Lilly & Co. 2.7 0.5
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 2.3 0.5
35.1 23.0
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
HEALTH 20.5 15.6
TECHNOLOGY 16.6 10.5
FINANCE 15.2 21.3
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 9.7 6.7
UTILITIES 7.9 9.8
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 94.5% Stocks 96.2%
Convertible Securities 0.4% Convertible Securities 0.0%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 5.1% Net Other Assets 3.8%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 1.4% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 1.7%
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PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
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: 0.4
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: 5.1
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 96.2
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: 3.8
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 94.5%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.5%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.5%
Cordant Technologies, Inc. 126,430 $ 3,682,274
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 1.0%
General Dynamics Corp. 155,420 8,013,844
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 11,696,118
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.6%
METALS & MINING - 0.6%
Alcoa, Inc. 70,220 4,599,410
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.6%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.6%
Masco Corp. 178,030 4,495,258
DURABLES - 0.5%
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.5%
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 116,030 3,807,234
ENERGY - 5.7%
ENERGY SERVICES - 1.7%
ENSCO International, Inc. 104,000 2,086,500
Global Marine, Inc. (a) 283,020 4,333,744
Halliburton Co. 115,680 4,475,370
Schlumberger Ltd. 14,780 887,724
Unit Corp. (a) 200,200 1,151,150
12,934,488
OIL & GAS - 4.0%
Basin Exploration, Inc. (a) 24,600 435,113
Exxon Corp. 114,790 9,104,282
Mobil Corp. 131,800 13,748,387
Range Resources Corp. 250,000 828,125
Santa Fe Snyder Corp. (a) 813,680 6,509,440
St. Mary Land & Exploration 44,900 937,288
Co.
31,562,635
TOTAL ENERGY 44,497,123
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
FINANCE - 15.2%
BANKS - 3.9%
Comerica, Inc. 410,170 $ 21,739,010
FleetBoston Financial Corp. 236,930 8,958,916
30,697,926
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 2.4%
Associates First Capital 206,650 6,871,113
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 94,840 5,109,505
Household International, Inc. 169,560 6,708,218
18,688,836
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 5.1%
Fannie Mae 545,400 36,337,275
Freddie Mac 81,250 4,011,719
40,348,994
INSURANCE - 3.5%
American International Group, 101,828 10,513,741
Inc.
Hartford Financial Services 47,530 2,219,057
Group, Inc.
Hartford Life, Inc. Class A 70,400 3,150,400
MGIC Investment Corp. 67,030 3,787,195
Travelers Property Casualty 223,670 7,451,007
Corp. Class A
27,121,400
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.3%
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & 18,440 2,224,325
Co.
TOTAL FINANCE 119,081,481
HEALTH - 20.5%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 10.0%
American Home Products Corp. 43,840 2,279,680
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 39,360 2,875,740
Eli Lilly & Co. 294,000 21,094,500
Schering-Plough Corp. 726,860 37,160,718
Warner-Lambert Co. 167,200 14,995,750
78,406,388
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 10.5%
Abbott Laboratories 817,600 31,068,800
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - CONTINUED
Cardinal Health, Inc. 720,570 $ 37,694,809
Johnson & Johnson 134,110 13,913,913
82,677,522
TOTAL HEALTH 161,083,910
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 4.4%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 4.4%
General Electric Co. 173,340 22,534,200
Honeywell, Inc. 37,500 4,197,656
Koninklijke Philips 65,500 7,827,250
Electronics NV (NY shares)
34,559,106
MEDIA & LEISURE - 4.6%
BROADCASTING - 2.7%
CBS Corp. (a) 130,600 6,791,200
Clear Channel Communications, 70,000 5,626,250
Inc. (a)
Time Warner, Inc. 144,089 8,888,490
21,305,940
RESTAURANTS - 1.9%
McDonald's Corp. 121,280 5,457,600
Tricon Global Restaurants, 222,400 9,229,600
Inc. (a)
14,687,200
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 35,993,140
NONDURABLES - 4.8%
FOODS - 1.1%
Quaker Oats Co. 129,020 8,418,555
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 3.0%
Alberto-Culver Co.:
Class A 13,190 296,775
Class B 262,000 6,893,875
Clorox Co. 129,180 5,756,584
Gillette Co. 116,920 4,698,723
Procter & Gamble Co. 58,820 6,352,560
23,998,517
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
TOBACCO - 0.7%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 204,120 $ 5,370,908
TOTAL NONDURABLES 37,787,980
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 9.7%
APPAREL STORES - 0.7%
Gap, Inc. 126,475 5,122,238
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
5.5%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 219,160 15,464,477
Federated Department Stores, 209,440 9,856,770
Inc. (a)
Saks, Inc. (a) 548,300 9,595,250
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 141,020 8,126,278
43,042,775
GROCERY STORES - 1.6%
Kroger Co. (a) 199,900 4,260,369
Safeway, Inc. (a) 229,200 8,451,750
12,712,119
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.9%
Home Depot, Inc. 73,530 5,813,466
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 87,930 4,380,013
Staples, Inc. (a) 218,300 5,130,050
15,323,529
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 76,200,661
SERVICES - 0.7%
ADVERTISING - 0.6%
Omnicom Group, Inc. 54,000 4,758,750
SERVICES - 0.1%
H&R Block, Inc. 17,200 739,600
TOTAL SERVICES 5,498,350
TECHNOLOGY - 16.6%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 4.7%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 188,180 16,783,304
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT -
CONTINUED
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 245,440 $ 17,932,460
Nortel Networks Corp. 29,800 2,192,662
36,908,426
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 6.0%
America Online, Inc. (a) 103,200 7,501,350
Automatic Data Processing, 103,500 5,110,313
Inc.
DST Systems, Inc. (a) 120,600 7,590,263
Microsoft Corp. (a) 278,980 25,400,257
NCR Corp. (a) 34,400 1,128,750
46,730,933
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 2.4%
Dell Computer Corp. (a) 127,200 5,469,600
Hewlett-Packard Co. 62,100 5,891,738
International Business 71,300 7,348,356
Machines Corp.
18,709,694
ELECTRONICS - 3.5%
Intel Corp. 107,480 8,242,373
Linear Technology Corp. 77,300 5,493,131
Motorola, Inc. 43,400 4,958,450
Texas Instruments, Inc. 93,380 8,970,316
27,664,270
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 130,013,323
TRANSPORTATION - 1.2%
RAILROADS - 1.2%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 330,010 9,570,290
Corp.
UTILITIES - 7.9%
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.3%
CMS Energy Corp. 53,690 1,785,193
PG&E Corp. 50,380 1,127,253
2,912,446
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 7.6%
AT&T Corp. 199,916 11,170,307
Bell Atlantic Corp. 108,180 6,849,146
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 100,630 8,320,843
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
SBC Communications, Inc. 491,809 $ 25,543,330
Sprint Corp. (FON Group) 110,000 7,631,250
59,514,876
TOTAL UTILITIES 62,427,322
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 741,310,706
(Cost $725,206,152)
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
- - 0.4%
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.4%
BROADCASTING - 0.4%
Comcast Corp. $1.44 (Cost 35,000 3,108,438
$3,169,201)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 3.4%
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 26,786,335 26,786,335
5.34% (b) (Cost $26,786,335)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 771,205,479
98.3%
(Cost $755,161,688)
NET OTHER ASSETS - 1.7% 13,703,648
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 784,909,127
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate
cost of investment securities for income
tax purposes was $755,819,473. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated
$15,386,006, of which $55,868,513 related to appreciated investment
securities and $40,482,507 related to depreciated investment
securities.
At November 30, 1999, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of
approximately $11,880,000, all of which will expire on November 30,
2007.
The fund intends to elect to defer to its
fiscal year ending November 30, 2000 approximately $7,608,000 of
losses recognized during the period November 1, 1999 to November 30,
1999.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 771,205,479
value (cost $755,161,688) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 67,965,639
sold
Receivable for fund shares 2,669,895
sold
Dividends receivable 462,870
Interest receivable 91,981
TOTAL ASSETS 842,395,864
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 53,458,324
purchased
Accrued management fee 380,509
Distribution fees payable 486,526
Payable for fund shares 2,776,969
redeemed
Other payables and accrued 384,409
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 57,486,737
NET ASSETS $ 784,909,127
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 789,011,548
Accumulated undistributed net (20,145,334)
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 16,042,913
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 784,909,127
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $10.74
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($45,145,955 (divided by)
4,204,987 shares)
Maximum offering price per $11.34
share (100/94.75 of $10.74)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.72
redemption price per share
($286,043,882 (divided by)
26,676,821 shares)
Maximum offering price per $11.11
share (100/96.50 of $10.72)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.67
offering price per share
($271,503,622 (divided by)
25,439,114 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.68
offering price per share
($156,268,872 (divided by)
14,631,037 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $10.77
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($25,946,796 (divided
by) 2,408,828 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 NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 4,670,001
Dividends
Interest 795,952
TOTAL INCOME 5,465,953
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 2,368,705
Transfer agent fees 920,943
Distribution fees 2,907,338
Accounting fees and expenses 177,460
Non-interested trustees' 973
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 34,206
Registration fees 472,561
Audit 21,798
Legal 2,872
Miscellaneous 2,732
Total expenses before 6,909,588
reductions
Expense reductions (72,254) 6,837,334
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (1,371,381)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities (20,145,335)
Foreign currency transactions 1,478 (20,143,857)
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 16,043,791
Assets and liabilities in (878) 16,042,913
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) (4,100,944)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ (5,472,325)
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (1,371,381)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) (20,143,857)
Change in net unrealized 16,042,913
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN (5,472,325)
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Share transactions - net 790,381,452
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 784,909,127
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period -
End of period 784,909,127
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
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 .73 G
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 $ 45,146
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.25% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.23% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .10% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 67% 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 PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 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.
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
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
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 .73 G
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 $ 286,044
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.46% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.45% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.12)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 67% 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
NOVEMBER 30, 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.
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 B
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
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 .73 G
gain (loss)
Total from investment .67
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.67
TOTAL RETURN B, C 6.70%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 271,504
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.97% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.96% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.63)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 67% 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
NOVEMBER 30, 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.
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
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
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 .74 G
gain (loss)
Total from investment .68
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.68
TOTAL RETURN B, C 6.80%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 156,269
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.96% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.94% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.61)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 67% 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
NOVEMBER 30, 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.
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
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .04
Net realized and unrealized .73 G
gain (loss)
Total from investment .77
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.77
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.70%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 25,947
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .95% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .93% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .40% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 67% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD 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 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 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.
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 November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities for which exchange quotations are not readily
available (and in certain cases debt securities which trade on an
exchange) are valued primarily using dealer-supplied valuations or at
their fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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. 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 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 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 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. Income distributions from the Cash Fund
are declared daily and paid monthly from net interest income. Income
distributions earned by the fund are recorded as interest income in
the accompanying financial statements.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $1,014,723,804 and $266,203,115, 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 .2167% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect during the
period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates, as they resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. 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 Board of 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 $ 53,004 $ 39
CLASS T 791,189 223
CLASS B 1,335,895 1,002,065
CLASS C 727,250 663,283
$ 2,907,338 $ 1,665,610
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
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
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 is 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 $ 501,519 $ 263,249
CLASS T 1,261,417 477,827
CLASS B 230,193 230,193
CLASS C 50,060 50,060
$ 2,043,189 $ 1,021,329
* 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 $ 54,122 .25 *
CLASS T 349,761 .22 *
CLASS B 313,670 .23 *
CLASS C 159,391 .22 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 43,999 .20 *
$ 920,943
* 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 $71,565 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 $71,553 under this arrangement.
In addition, through an arrangement with the fund's custodian, credits
realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce a
portion of the fund's expenses. During the period, the fund's
custodian fees were reduced by $701 under this arrangement.
6. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, one shareholder was record owner of
approximately 13% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the period are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 A 1999 A
CLASS A Shares sold 4,960,844 $ 53,691,700
Shares redeemed (755,857) (8,269,214)
Net increase (decrease) 4,204,987 $ 45,422,486
CLASS T Shares sold 32,245,131 $ 347,975,055
Shares redeemed (5,568,310) (59,903,456)
Net increase (decrease) 26,676,821 $ 288,071,599
CLASS B Shares sold 27,253,818 $ 292,988,178
Shares redeemed (1,814,704) (19,340,195)
Net increase (decrease) 25,439,114 $ 273,647,983
CLASS C Shares sold 16,009,272 $ 172,895,905
Shares redeemed (1,378,235) (14,817,694)
Net increase (decrease) 14,631,037 $ 158,078,211
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 3,322,683 $ 34,793,729
sold
Shares redeemed (913,855) (9,632,556)
Net increase (decrease) 2,408,828 $ 25,161,173
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A SHARE TRANSACTIONS FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF
SALE OF SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1999.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and the Shareholders
of Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of
operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund(a fund of Fidelity Advisor
Series I) at November 30, 1999, and the results of its operations, the
changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the period
indicated, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. These financial statements and financial highlights
(hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the
responsibility of the Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund's
management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of
these financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which
included confirmation of securities at November 30, 1999 by
correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable
basis for the opinion expressed above.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 12, 2000
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
GENERAL DISTRIBUTOR
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
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DIVIDEND GROWTH
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
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 17 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 26 Notes to the financial
statements.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT 33 The auditors' opinion.
ACCOUNTANTS
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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
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500 SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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 NOVEMBER 30, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV DIVIDEND GROWTH 7.70%
- - INST CL
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 14.67%
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.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Dividend Growth -CL I S&P 500
00717 SP001
1998/12/28 10000.00 10000.00
1998/12/31 10120.00 10031.66
1999/01/31 10370.00 10451.19
1999/02/28 10170.00 10126.36
1999/03/31 10710.00 10531.52
1999/04/30 11020.00 10939.40
1999/05/31 10760.00 10681.13
1999/06/30 11350.00 11273.93
1999/07/31 11040.00 10921.96
1999/08/31 10780.00 10867.89
1999/09/30 10270.00 10570.00
1999/10/31 10750.00 11238.87
1999/11/30 10770.00 11467.36
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991221 171128 R00000000000015
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund - Institutional
Class on December 28, 1998, when the fund started. As the chart shows,
by November 30, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to
$10,770 - a 7.70% 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 $11,467 - a 14.67% 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
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000(registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
An interview with Charles Mangum, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity
Advisor Dividend Growth Fund
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, CHARLES?
A. From December 28, 1998 - the fund's start date - through November
30, 1999, the fund's Institutional Class shares returned 7.70%. The
Standard & Poor's 500 Index returned 14.67% during this time. Going
forward, we'll look at the fund's performance in six- and 12-month
intervals, and compare its performance to its benchmark and a Lipper
peer group.
Q. WHAT HELD THE FUND BACK?
A. Mostly the investing climate. Investors continued to set their
sights on the high-growth segments of the market, namely technology.
To illustrate just how strong technology has been, the tech-heavy
NASDAQ index returned over 50% during the period, while the S&P 500
index - a broader sampling of stocks - returned around 14%. That's a
huge gap, and because the fund had very little exposure to the
smaller, growth-oriented tech names that did well, its relative return
suffered. I tend to gravitate more towards stable-growth areas,
including health and finance, and these sectors couldn't match the
momentum of the technology group.
Q. DESPITE A TOUGH PERIOD FOR DRUG STOCKS, THREE OF THE FUND'S TOP-20
POSITIONS FELL INTO THIS GROUP . . .
A. I still like them. Several of the fund's larger drug-stock names -
including Warner-Lambert, Eli Lilly and Schering-Plough - met or beat
their earnings expectations for the year, but were still down
significantly. Drug stocks have been hurt by several factors. First,
there has been a lot of concern over government intervention. The
government wants to find a way to provide more drug coverage to
Medicare recipients, and any time the government gets involved,
uncertainty becomes an issue for the drug companies. Second, the
earnings growth of the industry relative to the S&P 500 also has been
disappointing due to strong growth in S&P earnings. All that aside,
I've been patient with the fund's drug-stock positions. Valuations
finally reached more reasonable levels during the past six months, and
increased consolidation activity - spurred on by the ongoing takeover
battle between Warner Lambert, Pfizer and American Home Products -
could become reality in 2000.
Q. FINANCE STOCKS ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN 15% OF THE FUND'S NET ASSETS
AT THE END OF THE PERIOD. HOW DID THIS GROUP PERFORM?
A. Financials were hit very hard by rising interest rates and by the
fact that several banks in the group missed their earnings targets by
wide margins. What proved frustrating was that even though some banks
did hit their earnings goals, their stocks declined nonetheless. The
fund's positions in Comerica and FleetBoston Financial fell into this
category.
Q. YOU INCREASED THE FUND'S EXPOSURE TO RETAIL STOCKS DURING THE
PERIOD. HOW DID THIS STRATEGY WORK OUT?
A. Retail stocks mirrored the narrowness of markets past in that a
select group of well-known names were clear leaders. Examples included
Home Depot and Wal-Mart, each of which performed well for the fund.
There were plenty of stocks that didn't do well, though, mainly due to
earnings shortfalls. Saks Fifth Avenue was one example.
Q. WHICH OTHER INDIVIDUAL STOCKS PERFORMED WELL DURING THE PERIOD?
A. Texas Instruments was a strong performer. The company makes a
digital-processing chip that goes into most handheld devices, and it
was able to capitalize on the amazing growth within the wireless
communications industry. Other stocks that fared well included Cisco
Systems - the dominant player in the Internet infrastructure field -
and General Electric. Several of the fund's energy-related investments
- - including Mobil and ENSCO International - performed well early in
the period as the price of oil rebounded.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. I'm going to keep plugging away at what I do best: finding good
solid companies with attractive valuations and the ability to grow
their earnings over time. The market hasn't rewarded this type of
discipline for some time, but I'll remain patient. Hopefully, it's
true that good things come to those who wait.
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.
CHARLES MANGUM DISCUSSES
SOME TRENDS THAT EMERGED
FROM 1999'S STOCK MARKET:
"One common question I get is
`when will stable growth get back
on track?' I can't answer that, but
I can explain what makes
stable-growth stocks tick. In a
word, uncertainty. Be it economic
or market-related, a small dose of
uncertainty causes investors to
be a bit more cautious. In the
type of market we've seen lately,
though, caution has been thrown
to the wind.
"Investors feel bulletproof
because the market has done so
well. Companies that didn't exist
two years ago, for example, now
have market capitalizations of $15
billion despite having no
discernible earnings. As a result,
there are a lot of people playing
the market with newfound riches
and very little fear.
"Is there an end to all this? Just
like there's always a beginning,
there's always an end. The tricky
part is when."
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 November 30,
1999, more than $784 million
MANAGER: Charles Mangum,
since inception; joined
Fidelity in 1990
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INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Cardinal Health, Inc. 4.8 2.0
Schering-Plough Corp. 4.7 3.1
Fannie Mae 4.6 5.3
Abbott Laboratories 3.9 1.1
SBC Communications, Inc. 3.2 2.1
Microsoft Corp. 3.2 3.2
General Electric Co. 2.9 3.1
Comerica, Inc. 2.8 2.1
Eli Lilly & Co. 2.7 0.5
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 2.3 0.5
35.1 23.0
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
HEALTH 20.5 15.6
TECHNOLOGY 16.6 10.5
FINANCE 15.2 21.3
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 9.7 6.7
UTILITIES 7.9 9.8
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 94.5% Stocks 96.2%
Convertible Securities 0.4% Convertible Securities 0.0%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 5.1% Net Other Assets 3.8%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 1.4% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 1.7%
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PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
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: 0.4
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: 5.1
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 96.2
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: 3.8
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 94.5%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.5%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.5%
Cordant Technologies, Inc. 126,430 $ 3,682,274
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 1.0%
General Dynamics Corp. 155,420 8,013,844
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 11,696,118
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.6%
METALS & MINING - 0.6%
Alcoa, Inc. 70,220 4,599,410
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.6%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.6%
Masco Corp. 178,030 4,495,258
DURABLES - 0.5%
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.5%
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. 116,030 3,807,234
ENERGY - 5.7%
ENERGY SERVICES - 1.7%
ENSCO International, Inc. 104,000 2,086,500
Global Marine, Inc. (a) 283,020 4,333,744
Halliburton Co. 115,680 4,475,370
Schlumberger Ltd. 14,780 887,724
Unit Corp. (a) 200,200 1,151,150
12,934,488
OIL & GAS - 4.0%
Basin Exploration, Inc. (a) 24,600 435,113
Exxon Corp. 114,790 9,104,282
Mobil Corp. 131,800 13,748,387
Range Resources Corp. 250,000 828,125
Santa Fe Snyder Corp. (a) 813,680 6,509,440
St. Mary Land & Exploration 44,900 937,288
Co.
31,562,635
TOTAL ENERGY 44,497,123
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
FINANCE - 15.2%
BANKS - 3.9%
Comerica, Inc. 410,170 $ 21,739,010
FleetBoston Financial Corp. 236,930 8,958,916
30,697,926
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 2.4%
Associates First Capital 206,650 6,871,113
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 94,840 5,109,505
Household International, Inc. 169,560 6,708,218
18,688,836
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 5.1%
Fannie Mae 545,400 36,337,275
Freddie Mac 81,250 4,011,719
40,348,994
INSURANCE - 3.5%
American International Group, 101,828 10,513,741
Inc.
Hartford Financial Services 47,530 2,219,057
Group, Inc.
Hartford Life, Inc. Class A 70,400 3,150,400
MGIC Investment Corp. 67,030 3,787,195
Travelers Property Casualty 223,670 7,451,007
Corp. Class A
27,121,400
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.3%
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & 18,440 2,224,325
Co.
TOTAL FINANCE 119,081,481
HEALTH - 20.5%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 10.0%
American Home Products Corp. 43,840 2,279,680
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 39,360 2,875,740
Eli Lilly & Co. 294,000 21,094,500
Schering-Plough Corp. 726,860 37,160,718
Warner-Lambert Co. 167,200 14,995,750
78,406,388
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 10.5%
Abbott Laboratories 817,600 31,068,800
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - CONTINUED
Cardinal Health, Inc. 720,570 $ 37,694,809
Johnson & Johnson 134,110 13,913,913
82,677,522
TOTAL HEALTH 161,083,910
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 4.4%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 4.4%
General Electric Co. 173,340 22,534,200
Honeywell, Inc. 37,500 4,197,656
Koninklijke Philips 65,500 7,827,250
Electronics NV (NY shares)
34,559,106
MEDIA & LEISURE - 4.6%
BROADCASTING - 2.7%
CBS Corp. (a) 130,600 6,791,200
Clear Channel Communications, 70,000 5,626,250
Inc. (a)
Time Warner, Inc. 144,089 8,888,490
21,305,940
RESTAURANTS - 1.9%
McDonald's Corp. 121,280 5,457,600
Tricon Global Restaurants, 222,400 9,229,600
Inc. (a)
14,687,200
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 35,993,140
NONDURABLES - 4.8%
FOODS - 1.1%
Quaker Oats Co. 129,020 8,418,555
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 3.0%
Alberto-Culver Co.:
Class A 13,190 296,775
Class B 262,000 6,893,875
Clorox Co. 129,180 5,756,584
Gillette Co. 116,920 4,698,723
Procter & Gamble Co. 58,820 6,352,560
23,998,517
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
TOBACCO - 0.7%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 204,120 $ 5,370,908
TOTAL NONDURABLES 37,787,980
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 9.7%
APPAREL STORES - 0.7%
Gap, Inc. 126,475 5,122,238
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
5.5%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 219,160 15,464,477
Federated Department Stores, 209,440 9,856,770
Inc. (a)
Saks, Inc. (a) 548,300 9,595,250
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 141,020 8,126,278
43,042,775
GROCERY STORES - 1.6%
Kroger Co. (a) 199,900 4,260,369
Safeway, Inc. (a) 229,200 8,451,750
12,712,119
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.9%
Home Depot, Inc. 73,530 5,813,466
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 87,930 4,380,013
Staples, Inc. (a) 218,300 5,130,050
15,323,529
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 76,200,661
SERVICES - 0.7%
ADVERTISING - 0.6%
Omnicom Group, Inc. 54,000 4,758,750
SERVICES - 0.1%
H&R Block, Inc. 17,200 739,600
TOTAL SERVICES 5,498,350
TECHNOLOGY - 16.6%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 4.7%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 188,180 16,783,304
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT -
CONTINUED
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 245,440 $ 17,932,460
Nortel Networks Corp. 29,800 2,192,662
36,908,426
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 6.0%
America Online, Inc. (a) 103,200 7,501,350
Automatic Data Processing, 103,500 5,110,313
Inc.
DST Systems, Inc. (a) 120,600 7,590,263
Microsoft Corp. (a) 278,980 25,400,257
NCR Corp. (a) 34,400 1,128,750
46,730,933
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 2.4%
Dell Computer Corp. (a) 127,200 5,469,600
Hewlett-Packard Co. 62,100 5,891,738
International Business 71,300 7,348,356
Machines Corp.
18,709,694
ELECTRONICS - 3.5%
Intel Corp. 107,480 8,242,373
Linear Technology Corp. 77,300 5,493,131
Motorola, Inc. 43,400 4,958,450
Texas Instruments, Inc. 93,380 8,970,316
27,664,270
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 130,013,323
TRANSPORTATION - 1.2%
RAILROADS - 1.2%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 330,010 9,570,290
Corp.
UTILITIES - 7.9%
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.3%
CMS Energy Corp. 53,690 1,785,193
PG&E Corp. 50,380 1,127,253
2,912,446
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 7.6%
AT&T Corp. 199,916 11,170,307
Bell Atlantic Corp. 108,180 6,849,146
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 100,630 8,320,843
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
SBC Communications, Inc. 491,809 $ 25,543,330
Sprint Corp. (FON Group) 110,000 7,631,250
59,514,876
TOTAL UTILITIES 62,427,322
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 741,310,706
(Cost $725,206,152)
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
- - 0.4%
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.4%
BROADCASTING - 0.4%
Comcast Corp. $1.44 (Cost 35,000 3,108,438
$3,169,201)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 3.4%
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 26,786,335 26,786,335
5.34% (b) (Cost $26,786,335)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 771,205,479
98.3%
(Cost $755,161,688)
NET OTHER ASSETS - 1.7% 13,703,648
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 784,909,127
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate
cost of investment securities for income
tax purposes was $755,819,473. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated
$15,386,006, of which $55,868,513 related to appreciated investment
securities and $40,482,507 related to depreciated investment
securities.
At November 30, 1999, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of
approximately $11,880,000, all of which will expire on November 30,
2007.
The fund intends to elect to defer to its
fiscal year ending November 30, 2000 approximately $7,608,000 of
losses recognized during the period November 1, 1999 to November 30,
1999.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 771,205,479
value (cost $755,161,688) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 67,965,639
sold
Receivable for fund shares 2,669,895
sold
Dividends receivable 462,870
Interest receivable 91,981
TOTAL ASSETS 842,395,864
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 53,458,324
purchased
Accrued management fee 380,509
Distribution fees payable 486,526
Payable for fund shares 2,776,969
redeemed
Other payables and accrued 384,409
expenses
TOTAL LIABILITIES 57,486,737
NET ASSETS $ 784,909,127
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 789,011,548
Accumulated undistributed net (20,145,334)
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 16,042,913
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 784,909,127
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $10.74
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($45,145,955 (divided by)
4,204,987 shares)
Maximum offering price per $11.34
share (100/94.75 of $10.74)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.72
redemption price per share
($286,043,882 (divided by)
26,676,821 shares)
Maximum offering price per $11.11
share (100/96.50 of $10.72)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.67
offering price per share
($271,503,622 (divided by)
25,439,114 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $10.68
offering price per share
($156,268,872 (divided by)
14,631,037 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $10.77
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($25,946,796 (divided
by) 2,408,828 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 NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 4,670,001
Dividends
Interest 795,952
TOTAL INCOME 5,465,953
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 2,368,705
Transfer agent fees 920,943
Distribution fees 2,907,338
Accounting fees and expenses 177,460
Non-interested trustees' 973
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 34,206
Registration fees 472,561
Audit 21,798
Legal 2,872
Miscellaneous 2,732
Total expenses before 6,909,588
reductions
Expense reductions (72,254) 6,837,334
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (1,371,381)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities (20,145,335)
Foreign currency transactions 1,478 (20,143,857)
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 16,043,791
Assets and liabilities in (878) 16,042,913
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) (4,100,944)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ (5,472,325)
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (1,371,381)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) (20,143,857)
Change in net unrealized 16,042,913
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN (5,472,325)
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Share transactions - net 790,381,452
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 784,909,127
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period -
End of period 784,909,127
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
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 .73 G
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 $ 45,146
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.25% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.23% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .10% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 67% 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 PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
E FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 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.
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
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
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 .73 G
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 $ 286,044
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.46% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.45% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.12)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 67% 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
NOVEMBER 30, 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.
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 B
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
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 .73 G
gain (loss)
Total from investment .67
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.67
TOTAL RETURN B, C 6.70%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 271,504
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.97% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.96% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.63)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 67% 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
NOVEMBER 30, 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.
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
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
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 .74 G
gain (loss)
Total from investment .68
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.68
TOTAL RETURN B, C 6.80%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 156,269
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.96% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.94% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.61)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 67% 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
NOVEMBER 30, 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.
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
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .04
Net realized and unrealized .73 G
gain (loss)
Total from investment .77
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 10.77
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.70%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 25,947
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .95% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .93% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .40% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 67% A
A ANNUALIZED
B THE TOTAL RETURN WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIOD 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 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 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.
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 November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities for which exchange quotations are not readily
available (and in certain cases debt securities which trade on an
exchange) are valued primarily using dealer-supplied valuations or at
their fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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. 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 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 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 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. Income distributions from the Cash Fund
are declared daily and paid monthly from net interest income. Income
distributions earned by the fund are recorded as interest income in
the accompanying financial statements.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $1,014,723,804 and $266,203,115, 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 .2167% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect during the
period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates, as they resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. 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 Board of 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 $ 53,004 $ 39
CLASS T 791,189 223
CLASS B 1,335,895 1,002,065
CLASS C 727,250 663,283
$ 2,907,338 $ 1,665,610
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
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
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 is 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 $ 501,519 $ 263,249
CLASS T 1,261,417 477,827
CLASS B 230,193 230,193
CLASS C 50,060 50,060
$ 2,043,189 $ 1,021,329
* 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 $ 54,122 .25 *
CLASS T 349,761 .22 *
CLASS B 313,670 .23 *
CLASS C 159,391 .22 *
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 43,999 .20 *
$ 920,943
* 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 $71,565 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 $71,553 under this arrangement.
In addition, through an arrangement with the fund's custodian, credits
realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce a
portion of the fund's expenses. During the period, the fund's
custodian fees were reduced by $701 under this arrangement.
6. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, one shareholder was record owner of
approximately 13% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the period are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
SHARES DOLLARS
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 A 1999 A
CLASS A Shares sold 4,960,844 $ 53,691,700
Shares redeemed (755,857) (8,269,214)
Net increase (decrease) 4,204,987 $ 45,422,486
CLASS T Shares sold 32,245,131 $ 347,975,055
Shares redeemed (5,568,310) (59,903,456)
Net increase (decrease) 26,676,821 $ 288,071,599
CLASS B Shares sold 27,253,818 $ 292,988,178
Shares redeemed (1,814,704) (19,340,195)
Net increase (decrease) 25,439,114 $ 273,647,983
CLASS C Shares sold 16,009,272 $ 172,895,905
Shares redeemed (1,378,235) (14,817,694)
Net increase (decrease) 14,631,037 $ 158,078,211
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 3,322,683 $ 34,793,729
sold
Shares redeemed (913,855) (9,632,556)
Net increase (decrease) 2,408,828 $ 25,161,173
</TABLE>
A SHARE TRANSACTIONS FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF
SALE OF SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1999.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and the Shareholders
of Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of
operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund(a fund of Fidelity Advisor
Series I) at November 30, 1999, and the results of its operations, the
changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the period
indicated, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. These financial statements and financial highlights
(hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the
responsibility of the Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Fund's
management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of
these financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which
included confirmation of securities at November 30, 1999 by
correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable
basis for the opinion expressed above.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 12, 2000
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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(registered trademark)
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 High Income 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
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
(registered trademark)
(2_FIDELITY_LOGOS)
FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
(registered trademark)
GROWTH & INCOME
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND CLASS C
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
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 27 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 36 Notes to the financial
statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 45 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 46
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.
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.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500 SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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 NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 22.31% 88.47%
- - CL A
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 15.27% 77.64%
- - CL A (INCL. 5.75% SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 20.90% 96.01%
Growth & Income Funds Average 13.48% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, 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
one year average represents a peer group of 894 mutual funds. These
benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and
exclude the effect of sales charges. Lipper has created new comparison
categories that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization, as well as by capitalization only. These averages are
listed on page 5 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 22.31% 24.27%
- - CL A
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 15.27% 21.77%
- - CL A (INCL. 5.75% SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500(registered trademark) 20.90% 25.95%
Growth & Income Funds Average 13.48% 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
1999/05/31 16470.12 18257.54
1999/06/30 17416.18 19270.84
1999/07/31 16875.55 18669.20
1999/08/31 16653.50 18576.79
1999/09/30 16276.99 18067.60
1999/10/31 17030.01 19210.91
1999/11/30 17763.73 19601.47
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991227 165715 R00000000000038
$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 November 30, 1999, the value
of the investment would have grown to $17,764 - a 77.64% 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 $19,601 - a 96.01% 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)
* THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP
VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE IS 12.16%; AND THE ONE YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE
ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGE IS 24.72%.
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 NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 22.05% 87.40%
- - CL T
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 17.78% 80.84%
- - CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 96.01%
Growth & Income Funds Average 13.48% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, 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
one year average represents a peer group of 894 mutual funds. These
benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and
exclude the effect of sales charges. Lipper has created new comparison
categories that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization, as well as by capitalization only. These averages are
listed on page 7 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 22.05% 24.03%
- - CL T
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 17.78% 22.52%
- - CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 25.95%
Growth & Income Funds Average 13.48% 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
1999/05/31 16784.53 18257.54
1999/06/30 17739.41 19270.84
1999/07/31 17188.13 18669.20
1999/08/31 16961.71 18576.79
1999/09/30 16567.94 18067.60
1999/10/31 17335.79 19210.91
1999/11/30 18083.96 19601.47
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991213 145917 R00000000000038
$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 November 30, 1999, the value
of the investment would have grown to $18,084 - an 80.84% 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 $19,601 - a 96.01% 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)
* THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP
VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 12.16%; AND THE ONE YEAR CUMULATIVE AND
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGE IS
24.72%.
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 one year and life of fund total return figures are 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 NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 21.43% 84.62%
- - CL B
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 16.43% 81.62%
- - CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 96.01%
Growth & Income Funds Average 13.48% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, 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
one year average represents a peer group of 894 mutual funds. These
benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and
exclude the effect of sales charges. Lipper has created new comparison
categories that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization, as well as by capitalization only. These averages are
listed on page 9 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 21.43% 23.39%
- - CL B
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 16.43% 22.70%
- - CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 25.95%
Growth & Income Funds Average 13.48% 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
1999/05/31 17182.88 18257.54
1999/06/30 18147.07 19270.84
1999/07/31 17578.71 18669.20
1999/08/31 17335.12 18576.79
1999/09/30 16929.15 18067.60
1999/10/31 17710.65 19210.91
1999/11/30 18162.00 19601.47
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991213 145636 R00000000000038
$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
November 30, 1999, the value of the investment, including the effect
of the applicable contingent deferred sales charge, would have grown
to $18,162 - an 81.62% 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 $19,601 - a 96.01%
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)
* THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP
VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 12.16%; AND THE ONE YEAR CUMULATIVE AND
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGE IS
24.72%.
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 one
year and life of fund total return figures are 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 NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 21.43% 84.31%
- - CL C
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 20.43% 84.31%
- - CL C (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 96.01%
Growth & Income Funds Average 13.48% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, 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
one year average represents a peer group of 894 mutual funds. These
benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and
exclude the effect of sales charges. Lipper has created new comparison
categories that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization, as well as by capitalization only. These averages are
listed on page 11 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 21.43% 23.32%
- - CL C
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 20.43% 23.32%
- - CL C (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 25.95%
Growth & Income Funds Average 13.48% 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
1999/05/31 17153.94 18257.54
1999/06/30 18116.51 19270.84
1999/07/31 17549.10 18669.20
1999/08/31 17305.93 18576.79
1999/09/30 16900.63 18067.60
1999/10/31 17680.82 19210.91
1999/11/30 18430.61 19601.47
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991213 145823 R00000000000038
$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
November 30, 1999, the value of the investment, would have grown to
$18,431 - an 84.31% 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 $19,601 - a 96.01%
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)
* THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP
VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 12.16%; AND THE ONE YEAR CUMULATIVE AND
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGE IS
24.72%.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000(registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(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 12 months
ending November 30, 1999, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and
Class C shares returned 22.31%, 22.05%, 21.43% and 21.43%,
respectively. This outdistanced the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, which
returned 20.90%, and also significantly outperformed the growth &
income funds average tracked by Lipper Inc., which returned 13.48%.
Q. WHAT WERE SOME OF THE FACTORS BEHIND THE FUND'S OUTPERFORMANCE OF
THE S&P 500 DURING THE PERIOD?
A. The fund outdistanced the S&P 500 because of strong stock selection
across several sectors. The top contributors to performance, relative
to the S&P 500, were the fund's telecommunication and financial
holdings. The fund's telecommunication stocks were focused on three
groups - wireless operators, equipment makers and infrastructure
suppliers. In the U.S., we are approaching close to 30% cellular
penetration in a number of markets, as a result of declining per
minute pricing. When you look at the experience in foreign markets,
once penetration hits 30%, cellular usage accelerated and quickly
advanced to 50%, 60% and even 70%. Several fund holdings benefited
from this growth in cellular penetration, including VoiceStream
Wireless, Alltel and Qualcomm. MCI WorldCom also was a top
contributor, as it benefited from increased data traffic over the
Internet. In finance, both Citigroup and American Express were top
performers during the period. American Express has a dominant global
franchise, continued to deliver strong revenue growth and has an
aggressive strategy to offer its financial and travel-related services
on the Internet. Citigroup benefited from its unique combination of
strong international brands and cost-cutting initiatives. Over the
year, however, the overall fundamentals of the finance sector
deteriorated. Revenue growth slowed, credit risk increased and many
banks poorly integrated recent mergers. Consequently, underweighting
the finance sector during the past year enhanced the fund's
performance.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DID NOT PERFORM AS YOU HOPED?
A. Xerox was a disappointment. For the past three years, Xerox had the
market for digital products largely to itself. Recently, Canon and
Ricoh have developed strong competing products. In addition, Xerox has
been slow to implement its announced sales force reorganization. These
two factors left Xerox vulnerable to increased competition and
earnings disappointments. The fund no longer held the stock at the end
of the period. Several of the fund's consumer nondurables holdings,
most notably Clorox, also detracted from returns. Clorox, along with
many consumer nondurables companies, was hurt by increased
competition, as well as by a slowdown in unit volumes.
Q. COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO, THE FUND'S TECHNOLOGY WEIGHTING INCREASED.
WHAT PROMPTED THESE CHANGES?
A. For most of the past year, I underweighted technology because I
have always been value-oriented and did not find many attractive
valuations in the sector. I concluded that this underweighting was a
mistake. Technology has done well for obvious reasons. In recent
years, many tech companies have had among the highest earnings growth
rates and the greatest improvements in return on capital. The market
has been willing to pay a premium for this superior growth, with the
expectation that earnings will continue to improve. Consequently, I
increased the fund's technology weighting. As I compared various
investment alternatives, I found a number of technology companies that
I believe have the ability to continuously improve profitability and
return on assets.
Q. THE HEALTH SECTOR, THE FUND'S SECOND-LARGEST INDUSTRY WEIGHTING,
STRUGGLED THROUGHOUT MUCH OF 1999. WHY?
A. Concerns about the sustainability of earnings growth drove the
sector down. After five years of enormous new product growth, the
fundamentals of many pharmaceutical companies have slipped. It's
important to remember, however, that the fund's sector positioning is
a by-product of my stock selection process. I am a bottom-up,
fundamental investor and build the fund one stock at a time.
Q. LOOKING AHEAD, WHAT AREAS OF THE MAR-
KET APPEAR PARTICULARLY INTERESTING TO YOU?
A. Although I primarily concentrate on U.S. companies, international
stocks are one area of focus for me. When comparing the relative
earnings growth rates between U.S. and foreign companies, many
opportunities now exist overseas that may not have several years ago.
In Europe, corporate restructuring has picked up, merger and
acquisition activity has been heavy and the economy is improving.
These three factors should drive better earnings growth and improve
profitability going forward. In Japan, the economy is also improving
and many companies finally seem to be serious about restructuring.
BETH TERRANA TALKS ABOUT
OPPORTUNITIES IN JAPAN:
"Japan appears to have many of the
conditions that helped propel the
U.S. market to dizzying heights over
the past few years - (1) improving
corporate earnings, (2) favorable
consumer demographics, and (3)
healthy capital markets activity.
First, if Japanese managements
remain committed to restructuring,
we could see the beginning of
long-term improvement in profitability
and earnings growth for Japanese
companies. Second, if even a modest
portion of Japanese consumer savings
is re-directed to the Japanese equity
market, the effect could be powerful.
Japanese households have among the
highest savings rates in the world,
close to 30% recently. In contrast,
according to the Federal Reserve
Board, the savings rate for U.S.
households is -1.3%. According to a
recent study by the Bank of Japan,
however, the average Japanese
household had only 9% of household
financial assets invested in equities
- - compared to 43% for U.S.
households. Most Japanese
consumers' savings are invested in
`postal savings,' which are
government-sponsored savings
accounts with low returns. Daiwa
Securities Group of Japan estimates
that more than $100 trillion yen
(about $1 trillion in U.S. dollars) in
postal savings will mature by the end
of 2001 - and thus be available for
investing in the stock market.
Finally, more corporate asset sales,
spin-offs, and mergers and
acquisitions should fuel increased
capital markets activity and help
sustain a vibrant Japanese
market."
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 November 30,
1999, more than $2.0
billion
MANAGER: Beth Terrana, since
inception; joined Fidelity in
1983
(checkmark)
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.
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
General Electric Co. 4.2 3.5
Microsoft Corp. 3.6 2.7
Chase Manhattan Corp. 2.0 1.8
Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.9 0.9
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 1.9 0.6
Citigroup, Inc. 1.8 2.1
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 1.8 0.6
Schering-Plough Corp. 1.7 1.0
Texas Instruments, Inc. 1.6 0.8
American Express Co. 1.6 2.0
22.1 16.0
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 25.3 14.2
HEALTH 12.0 8.8
FINANCE 10.6 12.7
MEDIA & LEISURE 10.6 10.3
UTILITIES 10.5 8.3
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 97.7% Stocks 94.4%
Convertible Securities 0.9% Convertible Securities 0.9%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 1.4% Net Other Assets 4.7%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 12.7% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.2%
</TABLE>
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 97.7
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.9
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: 1.4
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 94.40000000000001
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.9
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: 4.7
PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
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COMMON STOCKS - 97.7%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.6%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.2%
Boeing Co. 346,300 $ 14,133
British Aerospace PLC 114,616 657
Textron, Inc. 85,100 6,047
United Technologies Corp. 58,500 3,305
24,142
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.4%
General Dynamics Corp. 170,200 8,776
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 32,918
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 2.6%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 1.0%
Lyondell Chemical Co. 5,600 78
Monsanto Co. 132,100 5,573
Praxair, Inc. 255,700 11,411
Rohm & Haas Co. 98,048 3,591
20,653
IRON & STEEL - 0.2%
Nucor Corp. 60,200 3,036
METALS & MINING - 1.3%
Alcoa, Inc. 380,900 24,949
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.1%
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 103,400 2,475
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.0%
Champion International Corp. 9,300 516
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 51,629
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.6%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.3%
Masco Corp. 246,500 6,224
ENGINEERING - 0.3%
Fluor Corp. 123,100 5,178
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 11,402
ESTATE
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
DURABLES - 1.1%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.3%
Danaher Corp. 147,200 $ 7,231
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.1%
Minnesota Mining & 22,000 2,102
Manufacturing Co.
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.5%
Maytag Corp. 29,000 1,383
Sony Corp. 43,600 8,031
9,414
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.1%
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 109,700 2,352
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.1%
NIKE, Inc. Class B 27,000 1,242
TOTAL DURABLES 22,341
ENERGY - 3.9%
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.5%
Halliburton Co. 154,400 5,973
Schlumberger Ltd. 55,200 3,315
9,288
OIL & GAS - 3.4%
BP Amoco PLC sponsored ADR 165,354 10,076
Chevron Corp. 51,500 4,561
Exxon Corp. 279,000 22,128
Mobil Corp. 117,300 12,236
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (NY 323,000 18,734
Registry Gilder 1.25)
USX-Marathon Group 60,000 1,586
69,321
TOTAL ENERGY 78,609
FINANCE - 10.5%
BANKS - 3.4%
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 339,000 13,518
Chase Manhattan Corp. 524,300 40,502
Fuji Bank Ltd. 396,000 4,743
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
BANKS - CONTINUED
U.S. Bancorp 217,600 $ 7,439
Wells Fargo & Co. 36,200 1,683
67,885
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 3.6%
American Express Co. 207,600 31,412
Associates First Capital 136,100 4,525
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 693,525 37,364
73,301
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 1.1%
Fannie Mae 180,600 12,032
Freddie Mac 201,400 9,944
21,976
INSURANCE - 1.9%
AFLAC, Inc. 142,300 6,813
American International Group, 286,887 29,621
Inc.
MBIA, Inc. 38,300 1,915
38,349
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.5%
Nikko Securities Co. Ltd. 770,000 9,585
TOTAL FINANCE 211,096
HEALTH - 12.0%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 9.4%
American Home Products Corp. 372,000 19,344
Amgen, Inc. (a) 390,000 17,769
Biogen, Inc. (a) 83,600 6,108
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 379,500 27,727
Elan Corp. PLC sponsored ADR 79,100 2,165
(a)
Eli Lilly & Co. 382,500 27,444
Genentech, Inc. 191,600 16,454
Merck & Co., Inc. 195,200 15,323
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, 12,900 1,256
Inc. (a)
Pfizer, Inc. 39,700 1,437
Schering-Plough Corp. 659,200 33,702
Warner-Lambert Co. 226,200 20,287
189,016
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 2.6%
Abbott Laboratories 398,400 $ 15,139
Biomet, Inc. 143,900 4,560
Cardinal Health, Inc. 222,906 11,661
Guidant Corp. 101,800 5,090
Johnson & Johnson 132,500 13,747
Medtronic, Inc. 82,400 3,203
53,400
TOTAL HEALTH 242,416
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 8.5%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 6.2%
ABB Ltd. (Sweden) (a) 70,679 6,947
General Electric Co. 650,800 84,607
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. 950,000 11,682
Koninklijke Philips 51,500 6,154
Electronics NV (NY Shares)
L.M. Ericsson Telefon AB 150,300 7,243
sponsored ADR
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. 1,394,000 8,280
Omnipoint Corp. (a) 2,900 235
125,148
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 2.3%
Deere & Co. 254,500 10,928
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 36,030 2,333
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 129,850 6,290
Parker-Hannifin Corp. 54,200 2,551
Tyco International Ltd. 571,416 22,892
44,994
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 170,142
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 9.9%
BROADCASTING - 4.7%
CBS Corp. (a) 376,900 19,599
Clear Channel Communications, 174,400 14,017
Inc. (a)
Comcast Corp. Class A 624,800 28,233
(special)
Infinity Broadcasting Corp. 167,500 6,103
Class A
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
BROADCASTING - CONTINUED
Time Warner, Inc. 232,207 $ 14,324
USA Networks, Inc. (a) 292,700 11,708
93,984
ENTERTAINMENT - 2.2%
Carnival Corp. 211,300 9,324
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. 198,800 4,572
Class A
News Corp. Ltd. sponsored:
ADR 98,000 3,357
ADR (preferred ltd. vtg.) 83,900 2,596
Viacom, Inc. Class B 393,500 19,577
(non-vtg.) (a)
Walt Disney Co. 154,600 4,309
43,735
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.2%
Nintendo Co. Ltd. 28,200 4,702
PUBLISHING - 1.5%
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 496,800 28,162
Reader's Digest Association, 82,000 2,378
Inc. Class A (non-vtg.)
30,540
RESTAURANTS - 1.3%
McDonald's Corp. 423,900 19,076
Starbucks Corp. (a) 247,200 6,566
25,642
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 198,603
NONDURABLES - 2.6%
BEVERAGES - 0.4%
Anheuser-Busch Companies, 101,900 7,623
Inc.
FOODS - 0.3%
Flowers Industries, Inc. 75,600 1,238
Keebler Foods Co. (a) 148,600 4,096
5,334
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.4%
Avon Products, Inc. 75,700 2,758
Clorox Co. 323,140 14,400
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - CONTINUED
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 148,200 $ 8,132
Procter & Gamble Co. 34,900 3,769
29,059
TOBACCO - 0.5%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 380,900 10,022
TOTAL NONDURABLES 52,038
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 6.8%
APPAREL STORES - 0.8%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class 352,900 11,425
A (a)
Gap, Inc. 73,000 2,957
TJX Companies, Inc. 45,500 1,192
15,574
DRUG STORES - 1.0%
CVS Corp. 521,150 20,683
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
2.8%
Cifra SA de CV Series V (a) 2,248,000 4,186
Costco Wholesale Corp. (a) 150,200 13,771
Dayton Hudson Corp. 164,600 11,615
Federated Department Stores, 54,100 2,546
Inc. (a)
Kohls Corp. (a) 7,200 520
Nordstrom, Inc. 156,170 4,343
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 333,400 19,212
56,193
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 2.2%
Home Depot, Inc. 345,771 27,338
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 36,700 1,828
Staples, Inc. (a) 468,900 11,019
Tandy Corp. 30,800 2,360
Webvan Group, Inc. 55,500 1,370
43,915
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 136,365
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
SERVICES - 1.9%
ADVERTISING - 1.1%
DoubleClick, Inc. (a) 18,100 $ 2,897
Omnicom Group, Inc. 219,000 19,299
22,196
LEASING & RENTAL - 0.1%
Marubeni Corp. 803,000 3,125
SERVICES - 0.7%
Cendant Corp. (a) 288,700 4,782
Ecolab, Inc. 230,850 7,993
Gartner Group, Inc. Class B 75,454 835
(a)
13,610
TOTAL SERVICES 38,931
TECHNOLOGY - 25.2%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 6.7%
ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 121,100 6,456
(a)
Cabletron Systems, Inc. (a) 116,200 2,665
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 421,900 37,628
Jabil Circuit, Inc. (a) 57,600 3,683
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 500,780 36,588
Marconi PLC 267,300 3,422
NEC Corp. 222,000 5,190
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 271,900 37,573
Nortel Networks Corp. 16,200 1,192
134,397
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 8.1%
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) 26,900 2,288
America Online, Inc. (a) 256,200 18,623
At Home Corp. Series A (a) 124,830 6,054
Automatic Data Processing, 38,300 1,891
Inc.
BEA Systems, Inc. (a) 9,272 753
Computer Sciences Corp. (a) 68,800 4,489
Electronic Data Systems Corp. 16,600 1,068
Exodus Communications, Inc. 32,700 3,525
(a)
First Data Corp. 48,000 2,076
IMS Health, Inc. 323,000 7,611
Inktomi Corp. (a) 27,100 3,498
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Intuit, Inc. (a) 245,500 $ 12,275
Lycos, Inc. (a) 29,000 1,624
Microsoft Corp. (a) 790,000 71,927
RealNetworks, Inc. (a) 13,500 1,883
Unisys Corp. (a) 449,918 12,935
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) 54,200 11,531
164,051
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 5.7%
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) 22,400 2,708
Dell Computer Corp. (a) 408,100 17,548
EMC Corp. (a) 232,000 19,387
Fujitsu Ltd. 259,000 9,190
Hewlett-Packard Co. 103,700 9,839
Hitachi Ltd. 390,000 5,382
International Business 124,700 12,852
Machines Corp.
Lexmark International Group, 78,000 6,474
Inc. Class A (a)
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 190,600 9,137
SCI Systems, Inc. (a) 36,800 2,498
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) 146,700 19,401
114,416
ELECTRONICS - 4.7%
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 99,000 5,686
Flextronics International 11,200 929
Ltd. (a)
Intel Corp. 42,300 3,244
Motorola, Inc. 236,300 26,997
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. 34,400 7,122
Sanmina Corp. (a) 104,700 10,064
Solectron Corp. (a) 90,100 7,422
Texas Instruments, Inc. 337,500 32,421
93,885
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 506,749
TRANSPORTATION - 0.0%
RAILROADS - 0.0%
CSX Corp. 4,600 164
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - 10.5%
CELLULAR - 6.7%
ALLTEL Corp. 233,500 $ 20,198
China Telecom (Hong Kong) 2,588,700 13,607
Ltd. (a)
Mannesmann AG (Reg.) 66,300 13,982
Nextel Communications, Inc. 150,100 14,879
Class A (a)
QUALCOMM, Inc. (a) 26,300 9,529
Sprint Corp. Series 1 - PCS 182,950 16,786
Group
United States Cellular Corp. 43,300 5,147
(a)
Vodafone AirTouch PLC 491,000 23,169
sponsored ADR
VoiceStream Wireless Corp. (a) 148,800 13,727
Western Wireless Corp. Class A 56,300 3,297
134,321
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.9%
AES Corp. (a) 154,800 8,969
Illinova Corp. 159,000 5,108
PG&E Corp. 60,900 1,363
Unicom Corp. 62,300 1,990
17,430
GAS - 0.0%
Dynegy, Inc. 41,500 934
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 2.9%
AT&T Corp. 118,159 6,602
CenturyTel, Inc. 81,400 3,744
DDI Corp. 633 8,749
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 335,926 27,777
SBC Communications, Inc. 209,100 10,860
57,732
TOTAL UTILITIES 210,417
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 1,963,820
(Cost $1,600,466)
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
- - 0.7%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.7%
BROADCASTING - 0.7%
Comcast Corp.:
$1.44 43,600 $ 3,872
$1.63 22,200 2,026
MediaOne Group, Inc. 72,500 7,395
(Vodafone AirTouch PLC)
$3.63 PIES
(Cost $10,763) 13,293
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CORPORATE BONDS - 0.2%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.2%
FINANCE - 0.1%
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.1%
Elan Finance Corp. Ltd. Baa3 $ 4,800 2,424
liquid yield option notes 0%
12/14/18 (c)
TECHNOLOGY - 0.1%
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 0.1%
EMC Corp. 3.25% 3/15/02 Ba2 262 1,936
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS 4,360
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.0%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.0%
British Aerospace PLC 7.45% - GBP 36 57
11/30/03
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS 4,417
(Cost $3,125)
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CASH EQUIVALENTS - 3.9%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 31,898,786 $ 31,899
5.69% (b)
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 47,494,761 47,495
5.34% (b)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 79,394
(Cost $79,394)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 2,060,924
102.5%
(Cost $1,693,748)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (2.5)% (50,156)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 2,010,768
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SECURITY TYPE ABBREVIATIONS
PIES - Premium Income Equity
Securities
CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS
GBP - British pound
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
(c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the
Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified
institutional buyers. At the period end, the value of these securities
amounted to $2,424,000 or 0.1% of net assets.
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of
net assets, is as follows:
United States of America 87.3%
Japan 3.2
Finland 1.9
United Kingdom 1.8
Hong Kong 1.3
Netherlands 1.2
Others (individually less 3.3
than 1%)
100.0%
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $1,697,998,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $362,926,000, of which $413,925,000 related to appreciated
investment securities and $50,999,000 related to depreciated
investment securities.
At November 30, 1999, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of
approximately $25,110,000 of which $13,634,000 and $11,476,000 will
expire on November 30, 2006 and 2007, respectively.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS NOVEMBER
30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 2,060,924
value (cost $1,693,748) -
See accompanying schedule
Cash 9
Receivable for investments 6,305
sold
Receivable for fund shares 8,729
sold
Dividends receivable 1,322
Interest receivable 159
Other receivables 12
TOTAL ASSETS 2,077,460
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 27,916
purchased
Payable for fund shares 4,379
redeemed
Accrued management fee 781
Distribution fees payable 1,046
Other payables and accrued 671
expenses
Collateral on securities 31,899
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 66,692
NET ASSETS $ 2,010,768
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 1,679,229
Accumulated undistributed net (35,639)
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 367,178
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 2,010,768
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) NOVEMBER
30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $18.40
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($119,950
(divided by) 6,519 shares)
Maximum offering price per $19.52
share (100/94.25 of $18.40)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $18.37
redemption price per share
($998,599 (divided by)
54,371 shares)
Maximum offering price per $19.04
share (100/96.50 of $18.37)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $18.19
offering price per share
($507,721 (divided by)
27,918 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $18.19
offering price per share
($253,412 (divided by)
13,933 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $18.44
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($131,086 (divided by)
7,108 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR
ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 13,466
Dividends
Interest 4,309
Security lending 25
TOTAL INCOME 17,800
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 6,845
Transfer agent fees 3,049
Distribution fees 8,804
Accounting and security 481
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 4
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 59
Registration fees 491
Audit 30
Legal 4
Miscellaneous 6
Total expenses before 19,773
reductions
Expense reductions (233) 19,540
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (1,740)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities (15,481)
Foreign currency transactions (51) (15,532)
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 250,869
Assets and liabilities in 1 250,870
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 235,338
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 233,598
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (1,740) $ 1,202
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) (15,532) (20,101)
Change in net unrealized 250,870 105,448
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 233,598 86,549
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (228) (1,050)
From net investment income
In excess of net investment (292) -
income
From net realized gain - (3,581)
Return of capital (945) -
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (1,465) (4,631)
Share transactions - net 1,028,815 424,331
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 1,260,948 506,249
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 749,820 243,571
End of period (including $ 2,010,768 $ 749,820
undistributed net investment
income of $0 and $228,
respectively)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 .04 .06 .04
Net realized and unrealized 3.32 2.79 2.46
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.36 2.85 2.50
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.01) (.05) (.03)
In excess of net investment (.01) - -
income
From net realized gain - (.18) -
Return of capital (.03) - -
Total distributions (.05) (.23) (.03)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.40 $ 15.09 $ 12.47
TOTAL RETURN B, C 22.31% 23.24% 25.04%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 120 $ 35 $ 7
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.04% 1.12% 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.03% G 1.11% G 1.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .22% .46% .34% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 55% 54% 82% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 .00 .04 .03
Net realized and unrealized 3.32 2.78 2.45
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.32 2.82 2.48
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.00) (.03) (.02)
In excess of net investment (.01) - -
income
From net realized gain - (.18) -
Return of capital (.01) - -
Total distributions (.02) (.21) (.02)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.37 $ 15.07 $ 12.46
TOTAL RETURN B, C 22.05% 23.00% 24.83%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 999 $ 400 $ 133
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.27% 1.31% 1.59% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.25% F 1.30% F 1.59% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .00% .27% .24% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 55% 54% 82% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.09) (.03) (.04)
Net realized and unrealized 3.30 2.77 2.46
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.21 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 $ 18.19 $ 14.98 $ 12.41
TOTAL RETURN B, C 21.43% 22.39% 24.22%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 508 $ 158 $ 29
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.78% 1.83% 2.25% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.76% G 1.82% G 2.25% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.51)% (.25)% (.42)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 55% 54% 82% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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) (.08) (.04) -
D
Net realized and unrealized 3.29 2.76 .23
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.21 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 $ 18.19 $ 14.98 $ 12.45
TOTAL RETURN B, C 21.43% 22.20% 1.88%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 253 $ 60 $ 0.4
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.76% 1.87% 2.24% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.75% G 1.85% G 2.24% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.50)% (.27)% .19% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 55% 54% 82% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 .09 .11 .07
Net realized and unrealized 3.33 2.79 2.45
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.42 2.90 2.52
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.01) (.09) (.05)
In excess of net investment (.02) - -
income
From net realized gain - (.18) -
Return of capital (.05) - -
Total distributions (.08) (.27) (.05)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.44 $ 15.10 $ 12.47
TOTAL RETURN B, C 22.71% 23.69% 25.26%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 131 $ 97 $ 74
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .74% .76% 1.19% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .72% F .75% F 1.19% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .53% .82% .64% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 55% 54% 82% A
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 November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities (including restricted securities) for which
exchange quotations are not readily available (and in certain cases
debt securities which trade on an exchange) are valued primarily using
dealer-supplied valuations or at their fair value. Short-term
securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which
quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost or
original cost plus accrued interest, both of which approximate current
value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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, 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,
net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred
due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
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. For the period ended November 30, 1999, the fund's
distributions exceeded the aggregate amount of taxable
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS - CONTINUED
income and net realized gains resulting in a return of capital. This
was due to reductions in taxable income available for distribution
after certain distributions had been made. (The tax treatment of
distributions for the 1999 calendar year will be reported to
shareholders prior to February 1, 2000.)
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.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund(the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc., an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies and
other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Funds seek
preservation of capital, liquidity, and current income. Income
distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily and paid monthly
from net interest income. Income distributions earned by the fund are
recorded as either interest income or security lending income in the
accompanying financial statements.
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
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 $1,805,758,000 and $744,492,000, 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 .2167% 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 annual rate of .48% of average net assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Board of 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
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN - CONTINUED
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 $ 202,000 $ 1,000
CLASS T 3,635,000 65,000
CLASS B 3,370,000 2,529,000
CLASS C 1,597,000 1,329,000
$ 8,804,000 $ 3,924,000
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 is 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 $ 1,094,000 $ 437,000
CLASS T 2,019,000 716,000
CLASS B 750,000 750,000*
CLASS C 73,000 73,000*
$ 3,936,000 $ 1,976,000
* 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 $ 193,000 .24
CLASS T 1,548,000 .21
CLASS B 761,000 .22
CLASS C 337,000 .21
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 210,000 .18
$ 3,049,000
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.,
an affiliate of FMR, maintains the fund's accounting records and
administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is
based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $83,000 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. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $30,070,000. The fund received cash collateral of
$31,899,000 which was invested in cash equivalents.
7. 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 $223,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, through arrangements with the fund's custodian and each
class' transfer agent, 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 $1,000 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
CLASS T 8,000
$ 9,000
8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998
FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME
Class A $ 21 $ 57
Class T 122 439
Class B - 2
Class C - 1
Institutional Class 85 551
Total $ 228 $ 1,050
IN EXCESS OF NET INVESTMENT
INCOME
Class A $ 28 $ -
Class T 156 -
Class B - -
Class C - -
Institutional Class 108 -
Total $ 292 $ -
RETURN OF CAPITAL
Class A $ 151 $ -
Class T 449 -
Institutional Class 345 -
Total $ 945 $ -
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ - $ 105
Class T - 1,993
Class B - 411
Class C - 12
Institutional Class - 1,060
Total $ - $ 3,581
Total Distributions $ 1,465 $ 4,631
9. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1999 1998
CLASS A Shares sold 1,986 $ 92,591 $ 27,926
5,390
Reinvestment of
distributions 11 11 176 145
Shares redeemed (1,176) (263) (20,333) (3,668)
Net increase (decrease) 4,225 1,734 $ 72,434 $ 24,403
CLASS T Shares sold 38,799 19,561 $ 667,872 $ 272,785
Reinvestment of
distributions 41 187 684 2,329
Shares redeemed (11,041) (3,889) (190,532) (53,697)
Net increase (decrease) 27,799 15,859 $ 478,024 $ 221,417
CLASS B Shares sold 19,885 8,867 $ 340,104 $ 124,614
Reinvestment of
distributions - 28 - 336
Shares redeemed (2,529) (655) (43,498) (8,961)
Net increase (decrease) 17,356 8,240 $ 296,606 $ 115,989
CLASS C Shares sold 11,186 4,221 $ 191,357 $ 59,143
Reinvestment of
distributions - 1 - 10
Shares redeemed (1,236) (270) (21,381) (3,679)
Net increase (decrease) 9,950 3,952 $ 169,976 $ 55,474
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
Shares 2,418 2,227 $ 41,605 $ 31,070
sold
Reinvestment of
distributions 26 113 422 1,421
Shares redeemed (1,763) (1,839) (30,252) (25,443)
Net increase (decrease) 681 501 $ 11,775 $ 7,048
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments of Fidelity Advisor Growth &
Income as of November 30, 1999, and the related statements of
operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the year ended November 30, 1998, and the financial highlights for
each of the years in the two-year period ended November 30, 1998 were
audited by other auditors whose report, dated January 13, 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 November 30, 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 Growth & Income at November 30, 1999, the results of
its operations, the changes in its net assets, and its financial
highlights for the year then ended in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
A total of 100%, 100%, 0% and 0% of the dividends distributed by Class
A, Class T, Class B and Class C, respectively during the fiscal year
qualifies for the dividends-received deduction for corporate
shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2000 of amounts for use
in preparing 1999 income tax returns.
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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 (registered trademark)
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 High Income 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 FUND
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
(registered trademark)
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FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
(registered trademark)
GROWTH & INCOME
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 3 Ned Johnson on investing
strategies.
PERFORMANCE 4 How the fund has done over
time.
FUND TALK 6 The manager's review of fund
performance, strategy and
outlook.
INVESTMENT CHANGES 9 A summary of major shifts in
the fund's investments over
the past six months.
INVESTMENTS 10 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market values.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 21 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 30 Notes to the financial
statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 39 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 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:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500 SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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 NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 22.71% 90.13%
- - INST CL
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 20.90% 96.01%
Growth & Income Funds Average 13.48% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, 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 one year average represents
a peer group of 894 mutual funds. These benchmarks include reinvested
dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales
charges. Lipper has created new comparison categories that group funds
according to portfolio characteristics and capitalization, as well as
by capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 5 of this
report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH & INCOME 22.71% 24.64%
- - INST CL
S&P 500 20.90% 25.95%
Growth & Income Funds Average 13.48% 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
1999/05/31 17600.48 18257.54
1999/06/30 18621.11 19270.84
1999/07/31 18043.71 18669.20
1999/08/31 17806.57 18576.79
1999/09/30 17414.76 18067.60
1999/10/31 18229.31 19210.91
1999/11/30 19012.92 19601.47
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991213 145813 R00000000000038
$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 November 30, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to
$19,013 - a 90.13% 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 $19,601- a 96.01% 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)
* THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP
VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 12.16%; AND THE ONE YEAR CUMULATIVE AND
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGE IS
24.72%.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000(registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(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 12 months
ending November 30, 1999, the fund's Institutional Class shares
returned 22.71%. This outdistanced the Standard & Poor's 500 Index,
which returned 20.90%, and also significantly outperformed the growth
& income funds average tracked by Lipper Inc., which returned 13.48%.
Q. WHAT WERE SOME OF THE FACTORS BEHIND THE FUND'S OUTPERFORMANCE OF
THE S&P 500 DURING THE PERIOD?
A. The fund outdistanced the S&P 500 because of strong stock selection
across several sectors. The top contributors to performance, relative
to the S&P 500, were the fund's telecommunication and financial
holdings. The fund's telecommunication stocks were focused on three
groups - wireless operators, equipment makers and infrastructure
suppliers. In the U.S., we are approaching close to 30% cellular
penetration in a number of markets, as a result of declining per
minute pricing. When you look at the experience in foreign markets,
once penetration hits 30%, cellular usage accelerated and quickly
advanced to 50%, 60% and even 70%. Several fund holdings benefited
from this growth in cellular penetration, including VoiceStream
Wireless, Alltel and Qualcomm. MCI WorldCom also was a top
contributor, as it benefited from increased data traffic over the
Internet. In finance, both Citigroup and American Express were top
performers during the period. American Express has a dominant global
franchise, continued to deliver strong revenue growth and has an
aggressive strategy to offer its financial and travel-related services
on the Internet. Citigroup benefited from its unique combination of
strong international brands and cost-cutting initiatives. Over the
year, however, the overall fundamentals of the finance sector
deteriorated. Revenue growth slowed, credit risk increased and many
banks poorly integrated recent mergers. Consequently, underweighting
the finance sector during the past year enhanced the fund's
performance.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DID NOT PERFORM AS YOU HOPED?
A. Xerox was a disappointment. For the past three years, Xerox had the
market for digital products largely to itself. Recently, Canon and
Ricoh have developed strong competing products. In addition, Xerox has
been slow to implement its announced sales force reorganization. These
two factors left Xerox vulnerable to increased competition and
earnings disappointments. The fund no longer held the stock at the end
of the period. Several of the fund's consumer nondurables holdings,
most notably Clorox, also detracted from returns. Clorox, along with
many consumer nondurables companies, was hurt by increased
competition, as well as by a slowdown in unit volumes.
Q. COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO, THE FUND'S TECHNOLOGY WEIGHTING INCREASED.
WHAT PROMPTED THESE CHANGES?
A. For most of the past year, I underweighted technology because I
have always been value-oriented and did not find many attractive
valuations in the sector. I concluded that this underweighting was a
mistake. Technology has done well for obvious reasons. In recent
years, many tech companies have had among the highest earnings growth
rates and the greatest improvements in return on capital. The market
has been willing to pay a premium for this superior growth, with the
expectation that earnings will continue to improve. Consequently, I
increased the fund's technology weighting. As I compared various
investment alternatives, I found a number of technology companies that
I believe have the ability to continuously improve profitability and
return on assets.
Q. THE HEALTH SECTOR, THE FUND'S SECOND-LARGEST INDUSTRY WEIGHTING,
STRUGGLED THROUGHOUT MUCH OF 1999. WHY?
A. Concerns about the sustainability of earnings growth drove the
sector down. After five years of enormous new product growth, the
fundamentals of many pharmaceutical companies have slipped. It's
important to remember, however, that the fund's sector positioning is
a by-product of my stock selection process. I am a bottom-up,
fundamental investor and build the fund one stock at a time.
Q. LOOKING AHEAD, WHAT AREAS OF THE MAR-
KET APPEAR PARTICULARLY INTERESTING TO YOU?
A. Although I primarily concentrate on U.S. companies, international
stocks are one area of focus for me. When comparing the relative
earnings growth rates between U.S. and foreign companies, many
opportunities now exist overseas that may not have several years ago.
In Europe, corporate restructuring has picked up, merger and
acquisition activity has been heavy and the economy is improving.
These three factors should drive better earnings growth and improve
profitability going forward. In Japan, the economy is also improving
and many companies finally seem to be serious about restructuring.
BETH TERRANA TALKS ABOUT
OPPORTUNITIES IN JAPAN:
"Japan appears to have many of the
conditions that helped propel the
U.S. market to dizzying heights over
the past few years - (1) improving
corporate earnings, (2) favorable
consumer demographics, and (3)
healthy capital markets activity.
First, if Japanese managements
remain committed to restructuring,
we could see the beginning of
long-term improvement in profitability
and earnings growth for Japanese
companies. Second, if even a modest
portion of Japanese consumer savings
is re-directed to the Japanese equity
market, the effect could be powerful.
Japanese households have among the
highest savings rates in the world,
close to 30% recently. In contrast,
according to the Federal Reserve
Board, the savings rate for U.S.
households is -1.3%. According to a
recent study by the Bank of Japan,
however, the average Japanese
household had only 9% of household
financial assets invested in equities
- - compared to 43% for U.S.
households. Most Japanese
consumers' savings are invested in
`postal savings,' which are
government-sponsored savings
accounts with low returns. Daiwa
Securities Group of Japan estimates
that more than $100 trillion yen
(about $1 trillion in U.S. dollars) in
postal savings will mature by the end
of 2001 - and thus be available for
investing in the stock market.
Finally, more corporate asset sales,
spin-offs, and mergers and
acquisitions should fuel increased
capital markets activity and help
sustain a vibrant Japanese
market."
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 November 30,
1999, more than $2.0
billion
MANAGER: Beth Terrana, since
inception; joined Fidelity in
1983
(checkmark)
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.
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
General Electric Co. 4.2 3.5
Microsoft Corp. 3.6 2.7
Chase Manhattan Corp. 2.0 1.8
Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.9 0.9
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 1.9 0.6
Citigroup, Inc. 1.8 2.1
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 1.8 0.6
Schering-Plough Corp. 1.7 1.0
Texas Instruments, Inc. 1.6 0.8
American Express Co. 1.6 2.0
22.1 16.0
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 25.3 14.2
HEALTH 12.0 8.8
FINANCE 10.6 12.7
MEDIA & LEISURE 10.6 10.3
UTILITIES 10.5 8.3
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 97.7% Stocks 94.4%
Convertible Securities 0.9% Convertible Securities 0.9%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 1.4% Net Other Assets 4.7%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 12.7% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.2%
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Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 97.7
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.9
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: 1.4
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 94.40000000000001
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.9
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: 4.7
PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
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COMMON STOCKS - 97.7%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.6%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.2%
Boeing Co. 346,300 $ 14,133
British Aerospace PLC 114,616 657
Textron, Inc. 85,100 6,047
United Technologies Corp. 58,500 3,305
24,142
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.4%
General Dynamics Corp. 170,200 8,776
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 32,918
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 2.6%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 1.0%
Lyondell Chemical Co. 5,600 78
Monsanto Co. 132,100 5,573
Praxair, Inc. 255,700 11,411
Rohm & Haas Co. 98,048 3,591
20,653
IRON & STEEL - 0.2%
Nucor Corp. 60,200 3,036
METALS & MINING - 1.3%
Alcoa, Inc. 380,900 24,949
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.1%
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 103,400 2,475
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.0%
Champion International Corp. 9,300 516
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 51,629
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.6%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.3%
Masco Corp. 246,500 6,224
ENGINEERING - 0.3%
Fluor Corp. 123,100 5,178
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 11,402
ESTATE
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
DURABLES - 1.1%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.3%
Danaher Corp. 147,200 $ 7,231
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.1%
Minnesota Mining & 22,000 2,102
Manufacturing Co.
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.5%
Maytag Corp. 29,000 1,383
Sony Corp. 43,600 8,031
9,414
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.1%
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 109,700 2,352
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.1%
NIKE, Inc. Class B 27,000 1,242
TOTAL DURABLES 22,341
ENERGY - 3.9%
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.5%
Halliburton Co. 154,400 5,973
Schlumberger Ltd. 55,200 3,315
9,288
OIL & GAS - 3.4%
BP Amoco PLC sponsored ADR 165,354 10,076
Chevron Corp. 51,500 4,561
Exxon Corp. 279,000 22,128
Mobil Corp. 117,300 12,236
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (NY 323,000 18,734
Registry Gilder 1.25)
USX-Marathon Group 60,000 1,586
69,321
TOTAL ENERGY 78,609
FINANCE - 10.5%
BANKS - 3.4%
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 339,000 13,518
Chase Manhattan Corp. 524,300 40,502
Fuji Bank Ltd. 396,000 4,743
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
BANKS - CONTINUED
U.S. Bancorp 217,600 $ 7,439
Wells Fargo & Co. 36,200 1,683
67,885
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 3.6%
American Express Co. 207,600 31,412
Associates First Capital 136,100 4,525
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 693,525 37,364
73,301
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 1.1%
Fannie Mae 180,600 12,032
Freddie Mac 201,400 9,944
21,976
INSURANCE - 1.9%
AFLAC, Inc. 142,300 6,813
American International Group, 286,887 29,621
Inc.
MBIA, Inc. 38,300 1,915
38,349
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.5%
Nikko Securities Co. Ltd. 770,000 9,585
TOTAL FINANCE 211,096
HEALTH - 12.0%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 9.4%
American Home Products Corp. 372,000 19,344
Amgen, Inc. (a) 390,000 17,769
Biogen, Inc. (a) 83,600 6,108
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 379,500 27,727
Elan Corp. PLC sponsored ADR 79,100 2,165
(a)
Eli Lilly & Co. 382,500 27,444
Genentech, Inc. 191,600 16,454
Merck & Co., Inc. 195,200 15,323
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, 12,900 1,256
Inc. (a)
Pfizer, Inc. 39,700 1,437
Schering-Plough Corp. 659,200 33,702
Warner-Lambert Co. 226,200 20,287
189,016
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 2.6%
Abbott Laboratories 398,400 $ 15,139
Biomet, Inc. 143,900 4,560
Cardinal Health, Inc. 222,906 11,661
Guidant Corp. 101,800 5,090
Johnson & Johnson 132,500 13,747
Medtronic, Inc. 82,400 3,203
53,400
TOTAL HEALTH 242,416
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 8.5%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 6.2%
ABB Ltd. (Sweden) (a) 70,679 6,947
General Electric Co. 650,800 84,607
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. 950,000 11,682
Koninklijke Philips 51,500 6,154
Electronics NV (NY Shares)
L.M. Ericsson Telefon AB 150,300 7,243
sponsored ADR
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. 1,394,000 8,280
Omnipoint Corp. (a) 2,900 235
125,148
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 2.3%
Deere & Co. 254,500 10,928
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 36,030 2,333
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 129,850 6,290
Parker-Hannifin Corp. 54,200 2,551
Tyco International Ltd. 571,416 22,892
44,994
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 170,142
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 9.9%
BROADCASTING - 4.7%
CBS Corp. (a) 376,900 19,599
Clear Channel Communications, 174,400 14,017
Inc. (a)
Comcast Corp. Class A 624,800 28,233
(special)
Infinity Broadcasting Corp. 167,500 6,103
Class A
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
BROADCASTING - CONTINUED
Time Warner, Inc. 232,207 $ 14,324
USA Networks, Inc. (a) 292,700 11,708
93,984
ENTERTAINMENT - 2.2%
Carnival Corp. 211,300 9,324
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. 198,800 4,572
Class A
News Corp. Ltd. sponsored:
ADR 98,000 3,357
ADR (preferred ltd. vtg.) 83,900 2,596
Viacom, Inc. Class B 393,500 19,577
(non-vtg.) (a)
Walt Disney Co. 154,600 4,309
43,735
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.2%
Nintendo Co. Ltd. 28,200 4,702
PUBLISHING - 1.5%
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 496,800 28,162
Reader's Digest Association, 82,000 2,378
Inc. Class A (non-vtg.)
30,540
RESTAURANTS - 1.3%
McDonald's Corp. 423,900 19,076
Starbucks Corp. (a) 247,200 6,566
25,642
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 198,603
NONDURABLES - 2.6%
BEVERAGES - 0.4%
Anheuser-Busch Companies, 101,900 7,623
Inc.
FOODS - 0.3%
Flowers Industries, Inc. 75,600 1,238
Keebler Foods Co. (a) 148,600 4,096
5,334
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.4%
Avon Products, Inc. 75,700 2,758
Clorox Co. 323,140 14,400
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - CONTINUED
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 148,200 $ 8,132
Procter & Gamble Co. 34,900 3,769
29,059
TOBACCO - 0.5%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 380,900 10,022
TOTAL NONDURABLES 52,038
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 6.8%
APPAREL STORES - 0.8%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class 352,900 11,425
A (a)
Gap, Inc. 73,000 2,957
TJX Companies, Inc. 45,500 1,192
15,574
DRUG STORES - 1.0%
CVS Corp. 521,150 20,683
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
2.8%
Cifra SA de CV Series V (a) 2,248,000 4,186
Costco Wholesale Corp. (a) 150,200 13,771
Dayton Hudson Corp. 164,600 11,615
Federated Department Stores, 54,100 2,546
Inc. (a)
Kohls Corp. (a) 7,200 520
Nordstrom, Inc. 156,170 4,343
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 333,400 19,212
56,193
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 2.2%
Home Depot, Inc. 345,771 27,338
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 36,700 1,828
Staples, Inc. (a) 468,900 11,019
Tandy Corp. 30,800 2,360
Webvan Group, Inc. 55,500 1,370
43,915
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 136,365
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
SERVICES - 1.9%
ADVERTISING - 1.1%
DoubleClick, Inc. (a) 18,100 $ 2,897
Omnicom Group, Inc. 219,000 19,299
22,196
LEASING & RENTAL - 0.1%
Marubeni Corp. 803,000 3,125
SERVICES - 0.7%
Cendant Corp. (a) 288,700 4,782
Ecolab, Inc. 230,850 7,993
Gartner Group, Inc. Class B 75,454 835
(a)
13,610
TOTAL SERVICES 38,931
TECHNOLOGY - 25.2%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 6.7%
ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 121,100 6,456
(a)
Cabletron Systems, Inc. (a) 116,200 2,665
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 421,900 37,628
Jabil Circuit, Inc. (a) 57,600 3,683
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 500,780 36,588
Marconi PLC 267,300 3,422
NEC Corp. 222,000 5,190
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 271,900 37,573
Nortel Networks Corp. 16,200 1,192
134,397
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 8.1%
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) 26,900 2,288
America Online, Inc. (a) 256,200 18,623
At Home Corp. Series A (a) 124,830 6,054
Automatic Data Processing, 38,300 1,891
Inc.
BEA Systems, Inc. (a) 9,272 753
Computer Sciences Corp. (a) 68,800 4,489
Electronic Data Systems Corp. 16,600 1,068
Exodus Communications, Inc. 32,700 3,525
(a)
First Data Corp. 48,000 2,076
IMS Health, Inc. 323,000 7,611
Inktomi Corp. (a) 27,100 3,498
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Intuit, Inc. (a) 245,500 $ 12,275
Lycos, Inc. (a) 29,000 1,624
Microsoft Corp. (a) 790,000 71,927
RealNetworks, Inc. (a) 13,500 1,883
Unisys Corp. (a) 449,918 12,935
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) 54,200 11,531
164,051
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 5.7%
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) 22,400 2,708
Dell Computer Corp. (a) 408,100 17,548
EMC Corp. (a) 232,000 19,387
Fujitsu Ltd. 259,000 9,190
Hewlett-Packard Co. 103,700 9,839
Hitachi Ltd. 390,000 5,382
International Business 124,700 12,852
Machines Corp.
Lexmark International Group, 78,000 6,474
Inc. Class A (a)
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 190,600 9,137
SCI Systems, Inc. (a) 36,800 2,498
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) 146,700 19,401
114,416
ELECTRONICS - 4.7%
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 99,000 5,686
Flextronics International 11,200 929
Ltd. (a)
Intel Corp. 42,300 3,244
Motorola, Inc. 236,300 26,997
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. 34,400 7,122
Sanmina Corp. (a) 104,700 10,064
Solectron Corp. (a) 90,100 7,422
Texas Instruments, Inc. 337,500 32,421
93,885
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 506,749
TRANSPORTATION - 0.0%
RAILROADS - 0.0%
CSX Corp. 4,600 164
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - 10.5%
CELLULAR - 6.7%
ALLTEL Corp. 233,500 $ 20,198
China Telecom (Hong Kong) 2,588,700 13,607
Ltd. (a)
Mannesmann AG (Reg.) 66,300 13,982
Nextel Communications, Inc. 150,100 14,879
Class A (a)
QUALCOMM, Inc. (a) 26,300 9,529
Sprint Corp. Series 1 - PCS 182,950 16,786
Group
United States Cellular Corp. 43,300 5,147
(a)
Vodafone AirTouch PLC 491,000 23,169
sponsored ADR
VoiceStream Wireless Corp. (a) 148,800 13,727
Western Wireless Corp. Class A 56,300 3,297
134,321
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.9%
AES Corp. (a) 154,800 8,969
Illinova Corp. 159,000 5,108
PG&E Corp. 60,900 1,363
Unicom Corp. 62,300 1,990
17,430
GAS - 0.0%
Dynegy, Inc. 41,500 934
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 2.9%
AT&T Corp. 118,159 6,602
CenturyTel, Inc. 81,400 3,744
DDI Corp. 633 8,749
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 335,926 27,777
SBC Communications, Inc. 209,100 10,860
57,732
TOTAL UTILITIES 210,417
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 1,963,820
(Cost $1,600,466)
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
- - 0.7%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.7%
BROADCASTING - 0.7%
Comcast Corp.:
$1.44 43,600 $ 3,872
$1.63 22,200 2,026
MediaOne Group, Inc. 72,500 7,395
(Vodafone AirTouch PLC)
$3.63 PIES
(Cost $10,763) 13,293
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CORPORATE BONDS - 0.2%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.2%
FINANCE - 0.1%
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.1%
Elan Finance Corp. Ltd. Baa3 $ 4,800 2,424
liquid yield option notes 0%
12/14/18 (c)
TECHNOLOGY - 0.1%
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 0.1%
EMC Corp. 3.25% 3/15/02 Ba2 262 1,936
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS 4,360
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.0%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.0%
British Aerospace PLC 7.45% - GBP 36 57
11/30/03
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS 4,417
(Cost $3,125)
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CASH EQUIVALENTS - 3.9%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 31,898,786 $ 31,899
5.69% (b)
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 47,494,761 47,495
5.34% (b)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 79,394
(Cost $79,394)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 2,060,924
102.5%
(Cost $1,693,748)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (2.5)% (50,156)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 2,010,768
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SECURITY TYPE ABBREVIATIONS
PIES - Premium Income Equity
Securities
CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS
GBP - British pound
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
(c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the
Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in
transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified
institutional buyers. At the period end, the value of these securities
amounted to $2,424,000 or 0.1% of net assets.
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of
net assets, is as follows:
United States of America 87.3%
Japan 3.2
Finland 1.9
United Kingdom 1.8
Hong Kong 1.3
Netherlands 1.2
Others (individually less 3.3
than 1%)
100.0%
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $1,697,998,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $362,926,000, of which $413,925,000 related to appreciated
investment securities and $50,999,000 related to depreciated
investment securities.
At November 30, 1999, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of
approximately $25,110,000 of which $13,634,000 and $11,476,000 will
expire on November 30, 2006 and 2007, respectively.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS NOVEMBER
30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 2,060,924
value (cost $1,693,748) -
See accompanying schedule
Cash 9
Receivable for investments 6,305
sold
Receivable for fund shares 8,729
sold
Dividends receivable 1,322
Interest receivable 159
Other receivables 12
TOTAL ASSETS 2,077,460
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 27,916
purchased
Payable for fund shares 4,379
redeemed
Accrued management fee 781
Distribution fees payable 1,046
Other payables and accrued 671
expenses
Collateral on securities 31,899
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 66,692
NET ASSETS $ 2,010,768
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 1,679,229
Accumulated undistributed net (35,639)
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 367,178
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 2,010,768
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) NOVEMBER
30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $18.40
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($119,950
(divided by) 6,519 shares)
Maximum offering price per $19.52
share (100/94.25 of $18.40)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $18.37
redemption price per share
($998,599 (divided by)
54,371 shares)
Maximum offering price per $19.04
share (100/96.50 of $18.37)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $18.19
offering price per share
($507,721 (divided by)
27,918 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $18.19
offering price per share
($253,412 (divided by)
13,933 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $18.44
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($131,086 (divided by)
7,108 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR
ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 13,466
Dividends
Interest 4,309
Security lending 25
TOTAL INCOME 17,800
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 6,845
Transfer agent fees 3,049
Distribution fees 8,804
Accounting and security 481
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 4
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 59
Registration fees 491
Audit 30
Legal 4
Miscellaneous 6
Total expenses before 19,773
reductions
Expense reductions (233) 19,540
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (1,740)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities (15,481)
Foreign currency transactions (51) (15,532)
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 250,869
Assets and liabilities in 1 250,870
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 235,338
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 233,598
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (1,740) $ 1,202
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) (15,532) (20,101)
Change in net unrealized 250,870 105,448
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 233,598 86,549
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (228) (1,050)
From net investment income
In excess of net investment (292) -
income
From net realized gain - (3,581)
Return of capital (945) -
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (1,465) (4,631)
Share transactions - net 1,028,815 424,331
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 1,260,948 506,249
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 749,820 243,571
End of period (including $ 2,010,768 $ 749,820
undistributed net investment
income of $0 and $228,
respectively)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 .04 .06 .04
Net realized and unrealized 3.32 2.79 2.46
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.36 2.85 2.50
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.01) (.05) (.03)
In excess of net investment (.01) - -
income
From net realized gain - (.18) -
Return of capital (.03) - -
Total distributions (.05) (.23) (.03)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.40 $ 15.09 $ 12.47
TOTAL RETURN B, C 22.31% 23.24% 25.04%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 120 $ 35 $ 7
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.04% 1.12% 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.03% G 1.11% G 1.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .22% .46% .34% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 55% 54% 82% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 .00 .04 .03
Net realized and unrealized 3.32 2.78 2.45
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.32 2.82 2.48
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.00) (.03) (.02)
In excess of net investment (.01) - -
income
From net realized gain - (.18) -
Return of capital (.01) - -
Total distributions (.02) (.21) (.02)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.37 $ 15.07 $ 12.46
TOTAL RETURN B, C 22.05% 23.00% 24.83%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 999 $ 400 $ 133
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.27% 1.31% 1.59% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.25% F 1.30% F 1.59% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .00% .27% .24% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 55% 54% 82% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.09) (.03) (.04)
Net realized and unrealized 3.30 2.77 2.46
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.21 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 $ 18.19 $ 14.98 $ 12.41
TOTAL RETURN B, C 21.43% 22.39% 24.22%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 508 $ 158 $ 29
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.78% 1.83% 2.25% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.76% G 1.82% G 2.25% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.51)% (.25)% (.42)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 55% 54% 82% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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) (.08) (.04) -
D
Net realized and unrealized 3.29 2.76 .23
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.21 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 $ 18.19 $ 14.98 $ 12.45
TOTAL RETURN B, C 21.43% 22.20% 1.88%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 253 $ 60 $ 0.4
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.76% 1.87% 2.24% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.75% G 1.85% G 2.24% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.50)% (.27)% .19% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 55% 54% 82% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 .09 .11 .07
Net realized and unrealized 3.33 2.79 2.45
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.42 2.90 2.52
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.01) (.09) (.05)
In excess of net investment (.02) - -
income
From net realized gain - (.18) -
Return of capital (.05) - -
Total distributions (.08) (.27) (.05)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.44 $ 15.10 $ 12.47
TOTAL RETURN B, C 22.71% 23.69% 25.26%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 131 $ 97 $ 74
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .74% .76% 1.19% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .72% F .75% F 1.19% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .53% .82% .64% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 55% 54% 82% A
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 November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities (including restricted securities) for which
exchange quotations are not readily available (and in certain cases
debt securities which trade on an exchange) are valued primarily using
dealer-supplied valuations or at their fair value. Short-term
securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which
quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost or
original cost plus accrued interest, both of which approximate current
value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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, 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,
net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred
due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
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. For the period ended November 30, 1999, the fund's
distributions exceeded the aggregate amount of taxable
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS - CONTINUED
income and net realized gains resulting in a return of capital. This
was due to reductions in taxable income available for distribution
after certain distributions had been made. (The tax treatment of
distributions for the 1999 calendar year will be reported to
shareholders prior to February 1, 2000.)
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.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund(the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc., an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies and
other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Funds seek
preservation of capital, liquidity, and current income. Income
distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily and paid monthly
from net interest income. Income distributions earned by the fund are
recorded as either interest income or security lending income in the
accompanying financial statements.
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
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 $1,805,758,000 and $744,492,000, 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 .2167% 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 annual rate of .48% of average net assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Board of 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
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN - CONTINUED
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 $ 202,000 $ 1,000
CLASS T 3,635,000 65,000
CLASS B 3,370,000 2,529,000
CLASS C 1,597,000 1,329,000
$ 8,804,000 $ 3,924,000
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 is 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 $ 1,094,000 $ 437,000
CLASS T 2,019,000 716,000
CLASS B 750,000 750,000*
CLASS C 73,000 73,000*
$ 3,936,000 $ 1,976,000
* 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 $ 193,000 .24
CLASS T 1,548,000 .21
CLASS B 761,000 .22
CLASS C 337,000 .21
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 210,000 .18
$ 3,049,000
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.,
an affiliate of FMR, maintains the fund's accounting records and
administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is
based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $83,000 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. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $30,070,000. The fund received cash collateral of
$31,899,000 which was invested in cash equivalents.
7. 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 $223,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, through arrangements with the fund's custodian and each
class' transfer agent, 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 $1,000 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
CLASS T 8,000
$ 9,000
8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998
FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME
Class A $ 21 $ 57
Class T 122 439
Class B - 2
Class C - 1
Institutional Class 85 551
Total $ 228 $ 1,050
IN EXCESS OF NET INVESTMENT
INCOME
Class A $ 28 $ -
Class T 156 -
Class B - -
Class C - -
Institutional Class 108 -
Total $ 292 $ -
RETURN OF CAPITAL
Class A $ 151 $ -
Class T 449 -
Institutional Class 345 -
Total $ 945 $ -
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ - $ 105
Class T - 1,993
Class B - 411
Class C - 12
Institutional Class - 1,060
Total $ - $ 3,581
Total Distributions $ 1,465 $ 4,631
9. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1999 1998
CLASS A Shares sold 1,986 $ 92,591 $ 27,926
5,390
Reinvestment of
distributions 11 11 176 145
Shares redeemed (1,176) (263) (20,333) (3,668)
Net increase (decrease) 4,225 1,734 $ 72,434 $ 24,403
CLASS T Shares sold 38,799 19,561 $ 667,872 $ 272,785
Reinvestment of
distributions 41 187 684 2,329
Shares redeemed (11,041) (3,889) (190,532) (53,697)
Net increase (decrease) 27,799 15,859 $ 478,024 $ 221,417
CLASS B Shares sold 19,885 8,867 $ 340,104 $ 124,614
Reinvestment of
distributions - 28 - 336
Shares redeemed (2,529) (655) (43,498) (8,961)
Net increase (decrease) 17,356 8,240 $ 296,606 $ 115,989
CLASS C Shares sold 11,186 4,221 $ 191,357 $ 59,143
Reinvestment of
distributions - 1 - 10
Shares redeemed (1,236) (270) (21,381) (3,679)
Net increase (decrease) 9,950 3,952 $ 169,976 $ 55,474
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
Shares 2,418 2,227 $ 41,605 $ 31,070
sold
Reinvestment of
distributions 26 113 422 1,421
Shares redeemed (1,763) (1,839) (30,252) (25,443)
Net increase (decrease) 681 501 $ 11,775 $ 7,048
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments of Fidelity Advisor Growth &
Income as of November 30, 1999, and the related statements of
operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the year ended November 30, 1998, and the financial highlights for
each of the years in the two-year period ended November 30, 1998 were
audited by other auditors whose report, dated January 13, 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 November 30, 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 Growth & Income at November 30, 1999, the results of
its operations, the changes in its net assets, and its financial
highlights for the year then ended in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
A total of 97% of the dividends distributed by the Institutional Class
during the fiscal year qualifies for the dividends-received deduction
for corporate shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2000 of amounts for use
in preparing 1999 income tax returns.
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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 (registered trademark)
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 High Income 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 FUND
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
(registered trademark)
(2_FIDELITY_LOGOS)
FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
(registered trademark)
BALANCED FUND -
CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B
AND CLASS C
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
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 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 46 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 55 Notes to the financial
statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 64 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 65
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:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500 SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL A 5.65% 78.51% 191.60%
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL A -0.42% 68.25% 174.83%
(INCL. 5.75% SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Balanced Composite 12.26% 144.46% 267.69%
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
LB Aggregate Bond -0.04% 46.83% 111.49%
Balanced Funds Average 8.93% 108.48% 202.18%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare 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 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 one year average represents a peer
group of 444 mutual funds. These benchmarks include reinvested
dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales
charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL A 5.65% 12.29% 11.30%
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL A -0.42% 10.97% 10.64%
(INCL. 5.75% SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Balanced Composite 12.26% 19.58% 13.91%
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.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FA Balanced -CL A 60 S&P/40 LB Agg S&P 500 LB Aggregate Bond
00249 F0021 SP001 LB001
1989/11/30 9425.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 9518.15 10154.80 10240.00 10027.00
1990/01/31 9057.72 9697.63 9552.90 9907.68
1990/02/28 9081.53 9785.10 9676.13 9939.38
1990/03/31 9208.64 9943.43 9932.55 9946.34
1990/04/30 9088.11 9757.68 9684.23 9854.83
1990/05/31 9425.60 10444.04 10628.44 10146.54
1990/06/30 9465.59 10468.69 10556.17 10309.90
1990/07/31 9441.19 10506.37 10522.39 10452.17
1990/08/31 8863.82 9880.19 9571.17 10312.11
1990/09/30 8659.24 9624.30 9105.05 10397.70
1990/10/31 8576.85 9648.36 9065.90 10529.76
1990/11/30 8964.08 10105.30 9651.56 10756.15
1990/12/31 9238.03 10337.52 9920.84 10923.94
1991/01/31 9715.00 10659.23 10353.38 11059.40
1991/02/28 10284.00 11152.75 11093.65 11153.40
1991/03/31 10545.21 11345.47 11362.12 11230.36
1991/04/30 10748.00 11410.82 11389.39 11351.65
1991/05/31 11195.83 11733.06 11881.41 11417.49
1991/06/30 10966.37 11408.29 11337.24 11411.78
1991/07/31 11435.38 11790.70 11865.55 11570.40
1991/08/31 11725.32 12060.23 12146.77 11820.32
1991/09/30 11811.65 12037.32 11943.92 12060.28
1991/10/31 12155.76 12187.54 12103.97 12194.15
1991/11/30 11871.87 11937.70 11616.18 12306.33
1991/12/31 12423.44 12898.92 12945.07 12671.83
1992/01/31 12505.18 12684.80 12704.29 12499.49
1992/02/29 12768.54 12816.72 12869.44 12580.74
1992/03/31 12723.21 12638.06 12618.49 12510.29
1992/04/30 12823.97 12897.39 12989.47 12600.36
1992/05/31 13080.45 13032.81 13053.12 12838.51
1992/06/30 12961.51 12988.24 12858.63 13015.68
1992/07/31 13340.02 13412.95 13384.55 13281.20
1992/08/31 13340.02 13302.16 13110.16 13415.34
1992/09/30 13450.38 13459.66 13264.86 13574.98
1992/10/31 13403.87 13416.32 13311.29 13394.44
1992/11/30 13487.59 13691.89 13765.21 13397.11
1992/12/31 13566.35 13880.02 13934.52 13610.13
1993/01/31 13822.32 14056.57 14051.57 13871.44
1993/02/28 14117.66 14269.67 14242.67 14114.19
1993/03/31 14650.50 14474.30 14543.19 14173.47
1993/04/30 15067.39 14304.66 14191.25 14272.69
1993/05/31 15355.24 14542.12 14571.57 14291.24
1993/06/30 15256.37 14672.70 14613.83 14549.91
1993/07/31 15416.44 14670.94 14555.37 14632.85
1993/08/31 15976.67 15107.26 15107.02 14888.92
1993/09/30 15827.30 15053.78 14990.70 14929.12
1993/10/31 16039.00 15263.02 15301.01 14984.36
1993/11/30 15827.30 15124.13 15155.65 14856.99
1993/12/31 16232.82 15266.60 15339.03 14937.22
1994/01/31 16684.03 15660.48 15860.56 15138.87
1994/02/28 16390.22 15296.84 15430.73 14875.46
1994/03/31 15735.63 14745.54 14757.95 14508.03
1994/04/30 15608.73 14811.60 14946.86 14391.97
1994/05/31 15672.18 14956.76 15191.98 14390.53
1994/06/30 15374.75 14723.73 14819.78 14358.87
1994/07/31 15672.06 15130.70 15305.87 14644.61
1994/08/31 15863.18 15510.17 15933.41 14662.19
1994/09/30 15757.17 15190.97 15543.04 14446.65
1994/10/31 15608.22 15390.58 15892.76 14433.65
1994/11/30 15395.43 15040.73 15313.95 14401.90
1994/12/31 15406.07 15216.07 15541.05 14501.27
1995/01/31 15363.15 15573.31 15944.03 14788.39
1995/02/28 15631.36 16085.71 16565.37 15140.36
1995/03/31 15891.08 16409.77 17054.21 15232.71
1995/04/30 16064.16 16791.62 17556.46 15445.97
1995/05/31 16377.87 17454.25 18258.19 16043.73
1995/06/30 16574.49 17748.50 18682.33 16160.85
1995/07/31 16825.29 18086.00 19301.84 16125.30
1995/08/31 16868.91 18200.78 19350.28 16320.41
1995/09/30 17031.88 18732.24 20166.87 16478.72
1995/10/31 16833.84 18789.52 20094.87 16692.94
1995/11/30 17306.95 19397.18 20977.04 16943.34
1995/12/31 17572.47 19729.95 21381.05 17180.55
1996/01/31 17729.07 20185.01 22108.86 17293.94
1996/02/29 17438.24 20156.79 22313.81 16993.02
1996/03/31 17304.82 20216.81 22528.70 16874.07
1996/04/30 17282.29 20350.33 22860.77 16779.58
1996/05/31 17372.42 20648.95 23450.35 16746.02
1996/06/30 17474.29 20806.83 23539.69 16970.41
1996/07/31 17110.72 20277.75 22499.71 17016.23
1996/08/31 17247.06 20520.56 22974.23 16987.31
1996/09/30 17919.04 21356.32 24267.22 17282.89
1996/10/31 18389.09 21899.37 24936.51 17666.57
1996/11/30 19375.04 23042.38 26821.46 17968.66
1996/12/31 19031.95 22682.79 26290.13 17801.56
1997/01/31 19683.41 23561.24 27932.73 17856.74
1997/02/28 19985.87 23695.64 28151.73 17901.38
1997/03/31 19294.28 23006.24 26994.97 17702.68
1997/04/30 20091.37 23968.36 28606.57 17968.22
1997/05/31 20900.18 24934.95 30348.14 18138.91
1997/06/30 21696.44 25723.90 31707.74 18354.77
1997/07/31 22863.80 27229.82 34230.72 18850.35
1997/08/31 21849.73 26221.99 32313.12 18690.12
1997/09/30 22734.68 27238.93 34082.90 18966.73
1997/10/31 22248.19 26851.05 32944.54 19241.75
1997/11/30 22782.15 27646.22 34469.54 19330.26
1997/12/31 23237.52 28042.72 35061.38 19525.50
1998/01/31 23454.94 28372.39 35449.16 19775.42
1998/02/28 24324.58 29591.04 38005.75 19759.60
1998/03/31 25171.45 30540.50 39952.03 19826.79
1998/04/30 25338.91 30788.37 40353.94 19929.89
1998/05/31 25300.27 30587.81 39660.26 20119.22
1998/06/30 25857.42 31437.09 41271.26 20289.90
1998/07/31 25805.52 31262.89 40831.72 20332.95
1998/08/31 23119.88 28754.44 34928.27 20663.90
1998/09/30 24340.36 30128.92 37165.78 21147.68
1998/10/31 25150.39 31535.75 40188.84 21036.11
1998/11/30 26012.69 32754.02 42624.69 21155.24
1998/12/31 26850.92 33925.79 45080.72 21218.86
1999/01/31 27167.77 34873.99 46966.00 21370.42
1999/02/28 26661.98 33980.10 45506.29 20997.30
1999/03/31 27369.35 34871.24 47327.00 21113.80
1999/04/30 28343.71 35725.79 49159.97 21180.72
1999/05/31 27645.66 35093.94 47999.31 20994.33
1999/06/30 28246.55 36217.74 50663.27 20927.29
1999/07/31 27587.27 35478.47 49081.56 20839.39
1999/08/31 27250.30 35365.89 48838.61 20828.81
1999/09/30 26745.92 34948.42 47499.94 21070.51
1999/10/31 27483.13 36326.91 50505.74 21148.25
1999/11/30 27483.13 36769.02 51532.52 21149.00
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991215 153614 R00000000000123
</TABLE>
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund - Class A on November 30,
1989, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. As the chart shows,
by November 30, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to
$27,483 - a 174.83% 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 $51,533 - a 415.33% increase. If $10,000
was invested in the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, it would
have grown to $21,149 - a 111.49% 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 $36,769 - a 267.69% 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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL T 5.30% 78.33% 191.29%
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL T 1.61% 72.09% 181.10%
(INCL. 3.50% SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Balanced Composite 12.26% 144.46% 267.69%
S&P 500 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
LB Aggregate Bond -0.04% 46.83% 111.49%
Balanced Funds Average 8.93% 108.48% 202.18%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare 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 one year average represents a peer
group of 444 mutual funds. These benchmarks include reinvested
dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales
charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL T 5.30% 12.27% 11.28%
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL T 1.61% 11.47% 10.89%
(INCL. 3.50% SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Balanced Composite 12.26% 19.58% 13.91%
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.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FA Balanced -CL T 60 S&P/40 LB Agg S&P 500 LB Aggregate Bond
00170 F0021 SP001 LB001
1989/11/30 9650.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 9745.37 10154.80 10240.00 10027.00
1990/01/31 9273.95 9697.63 9552.90 9907.68
1990/02/28 9298.33 9785.10 9676.13 9939.38
1990/03/31 9428.48 9943.43 9932.55 9946.34
1990/04/30 9305.07 9757.68 9684.23 9854.83
1990/05/31 9650.62 10444.04 10628.44 10146.54
1990/06/30 9691.56 10468.69 10556.17 10309.90
1990/07/31 9666.58 10506.37 10522.39 10452.17
1990/08/31 9075.43 9880.19 9571.17 10312.11
1990/09/30 8865.96 9624.30 9105.05 10397.70
1990/10/31 8781.60 9648.36 9065.90 10529.76
1990/11/30 9178.08 10105.30 9651.56 10756.15
1990/12/31 9458.57 10337.52 9920.84 10923.94
1991/01/31 9946.92 10659.23 10353.38 11059.40
1991/02/28 10529.51 11152.75 11093.65 11153.40
1991/03/31 10796.95 11345.47 11362.12 11230.36
1991/04/30 11004.58 11410.82 11389.39 11351.65
1991/05/31 11463.11 11733.06 11881.41 11417.49
1991/06/30 11228.17 11408.29 11337.24 11411.78
1991/07/31 11708.38 11790.70 11865.55 11570.40
1991/08/31 12005.23 12060.23 12146.77 11820.32
1991/09/30 12093.62 12037.32 11943.92 12060.28
1991/10/31 12445.95 12187.54 12103.97 12194.15
1991/11/30 12155.28 11937.70 11616.18 12306.33
1991/12/31 12720.02 12898.92 12945.07 12671.83
1992/01/31 12803.71 12684.80 12704.29 12499.49
1992/02/29 13073.36 12816.72 12869.44 12580.74
1992/03/31 13026.95 12638.06 12618.49 12510.29
1992/04/30 13130.11 12897.39 12989.47 12600.36
1992/05/31 13392.71 13032.81 13053.12 12838.51
1992/06/30 13270.94 12988.24 12858.63 13015.68
1992/07/31 13658.48 13412.95 13384.55 13281.20
1992/08/31 13658.48 13302.16 13110.16 13415.34
1992/09/30 13771.48 13459.66 13264.86 13574.98
1992/10/31 13723.86 13416.32 13311.29 13394.44
1992/11/30 13809.57 13691.89 13765.21 13397.11
1992/12/31 13890.21 13880.02 13934.52 13610.13
1993/01/31 14152.29 14056.57 14051.57 13871.44
1993/02/28 14454.69 14269.67 14242.67 14114.19
1993/03/31 15000.25 14474.30 14543.19 14173.47
1993/04/30 15427.09 14304.66 14191.25 14272.69
1993/05/31 15721.81 14542.12 14571.57 14291.24
1993/06/30 15620.58 14672.70 14613.83 14549.91
1993/07/31 15784.47 14670.94 14555.37 14632.85
1993/08/31 16358.08 15107.26 15107.02 14888.92
1993/09/30 16205.14 15053.78 14990.70 14929.12
1993/10/31 16421.90 15263.02 15301.01 14984.36
1993/11/30 16205.14 15124.13 15155.65 14856.99
1993/12/31 16620.35 15266.60 15339.03 14937.22
1994/01/31 17082.32 15660.48 15860.56 15138.87
1994/02/28 16781.50 15296.84 15430.73 14875.46
1994/03/31 16111.29 14745.54 14757.95 14508.03
1994/04/30 15981.36 14811.60 14946.86 14391.97
1994/05/31 16046.32 14956.76 15191.98 14390.53
1994/06/30 15741.79 14723.73 14819.78 14358.87
1994/07/31 16046.19 15130.70 15305.87 14644.61
1994/08/31 16241.87 15510.17 15933.41 14662.19
1994/09/30 16133.34 15190.97 15543.04 14446.65
1994/10/31 15980.83 15390.58 15892.76 14433.65
1994/11/30 15762.96 15040.73 15313.95 14401.90
1994/12/31 15773.85 15216.07 15541.05 14501.27
1995/01/31 15729.91 15573.31 15944.03 14788.39
1995/02/28 16004.53 16085.71 16565.37 15140.36
1995/03/31 16270.44 16409.77 17054.21 15232.71
1995/04/30 16447.65 16791.62 17556.46 15445.97
1995/05/31 16768.85 17454.25 18258.19 16043.73
1995/06/30 16970.17 17748.50 18682.33 16160.85
1995/07/31 17226.96 18086.00 19301.84 16125.30
1995/08/31 17271.61 18200.78 19350.28 16320.41
1995/09/30 17438.48 18732.24 20166.87 16478.72
1995/10/31 17235.71 18789.52 20094.87 16692.94
1995/11/30 17720.11 19397.18 20977.04 16943.34
1995/12/31 17991.97 19729.95 21381.05 17180.55
1996/01/31 18152.31 20185.01 22108.86 17293.94
1996/02/29 17854.54 20156.79 22313.81 16993.02
1996/03/31 17717.94 20216.81 22528.70 16874.07
1996/04/30 17694.87 20350.33 22860.77 16779.58
1996/05/31 17787.15 20648.95 23450.35 16746.02
1996/06/30 17891.45 20806.83 23539.69 16970.41
1996/07/31 17519.20 20277.75 22499.71 17016.23
1996/08/31 17658.79 20520.56 22974.23 16987.31
1996/09/30 18346.49 21356.32 24267.22 17282.89
1996/10/31 18838.85 21899.37 24936.51 17666.57
1996/11/30 19847.03 23042.38 26821.46 17968.66
1996/12/31 19508.00 22682.79 26290.13 17801.56
1997/01/31 20174.94 23561.24 27932.73 17856.74
1997/02/28 20484.59 23695.64 28151.73 17901.38
1997/03/31 19776.15 23006.24 26994.97 17702.68
1997/04/30 20604.66 23968.36 28606.57 17968.22
1997/05/31 21433.17 24934.95 30348.14 18138.91
1997/06/30 22260.82 25723.90 31707.74 18354.77
1997/07/31 23469.34 27229.82 34230.72 18850.35
1997/08/31 22430.02 26221.99 32313.12 18690.12
1997/09/30 23349.23 27238.93 34082.90 18966.73
1997/10/31 22862.53 26851.05 32944.54 19241.75
1997/11/30 23397.90 27646.22 34469.54 19330.26
1997/12/31 23864.86 28042.72 35061.38 19525.50
1998/01/31 24087.78 28372.39 35449.16 19775.42
1998/02/28 24966.32 29591.04 38005.75 19759.60
1998/03/31 25847.60 30540.50 39952.03 19826.79
1998/04/30 26019.22 30788.37 40353.94 19929.89
1998/05/31 25979.61 30587.81 39660.26 20119.22
1998/06/30 26537.12 31437.09 41271.26 20289.90
1998/07/31 26483.96 31262.89 40831.72 20332.95
1998/08/31 23733.25 28754.44 34928.27 20663.90
1998/09/30 24983.22 30128.92 37165.78 21147.68
1998/10/31 25812.43 31535.75 40188.84 21036.11
1998/11/30 26695.13 32754.02 42624.69 21155.24
1998/12/31 27552.60 33925.79 45080.72 21218.86
1999/01/31 27876.69 34873.99 46966.00 21370.42
1999/02/28 27344.57 33980.10 45506.29 20997.30
1999/03/31 28038.33 34871.24 47327.00 21113.80
1999/04/30 29019.52 35725.79 49159.97 21180.72
1999/05/31 28320.80 35093.94 47999.31 20994.33
1999/06/30 28934.83 36217.74 50663.27 20927.29
1999/07/31 28246.26 35478.47 49081.56 20839.39
1999/08/31 27901.98 35365.89 48838.61 20828.81
1999/09/30 27372.21 34948.42 47499.94 21070.51
1999/10/31 28125.02 36326.91 50505.74 21148.25
1999/11/30 28109.97 36769.02 51532.52 21149.00
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991215 160503 R00000000000123
</TABLE>
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund - Class T on November 30,
1989, and the current 3.50% sales charge was paid. As the chart shows,
by November 30, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to
$28,110 - a 181.10% 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 $51,533 - a 415.33% increase. If $10,000
was invested in the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, it would
have grown to $21,149 - a 111.49% 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 $36,769 - a 267.69% 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 one
year, past five years and past 10 years total return figures are 5%,
2% and 0%, respectively.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL B 4.71% 75.04% 185.93%
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL B 0.04% 73.04% 185.93%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Balanced Composite 12.26% 144.46% 267.69%
S&P 500 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
LB Aggregate Bond -0.04% 46.83% 111.49%
Balanced Funds Average 8.93% 108.48% 202.18%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare 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 one year average represents a peer
group of 444 mutual funds. These benchmarks include reinvested
dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales
charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL B 4.71% 11.85% 11.08%
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL B 0.04% 11.59% 11.08%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Balanced Composite 12.26% 19.58% 13.91%
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.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FA Balanced -CL B 60 S&P/40 LB Agg S&P 500 LB Aggregate Bond
00241 F0021 SP001 LB001
1989/11/30 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 10098.83 10154.80 10240.00 10027.00
1990/01/31 9610.31 9697.63 9552.90 9907.68
1990/02/28 9635.58 9785.10 9676.13 9939.38
1990/03/31 9770.45 9943.43 9932.55 9946.34
1990/04/30 9642.56 9757.68 9684.23 9854.83
1990/05/31 10000.64 10444.04 10628.44 10146.54
1990/06/30 10043.06 10468.69 10556.17 10309.90
1990/07/31 10017.18 10506.37 10522.39 10452.17
1990/08/31 9404.59 9880.19 9571.17 10312.11
1990/09/30 9187.52 9624.30 9105.05 10397.70
1990/10/31 9100.10 9648.36 9065.90 10529.76
1990/11/30 9510.96 10105.30 9651.56 10756.15
1990/12/31 9801.63 10337.52 9920.84 10923.94
1991/01/31 10307.69 10659.23 10353.38 11059.40
1991/02/28 10911.41 11152.75 11093.65 11153.40
1991/03/31 11188.55 11345.47 11362.12 11230.36
1991/04/30 11403.71 11410.82 11389.39 11351.65
1991/05/31 11878.87 11733.06 11881.41 11417.49
1991/06/30 11635.41 11408.29 11337.24 11411.78
1991/07/31 12133.03 11790.70 11865.55 11570.40
1991/08/31 12440.65 12060.23 12146.77 11820.32
1991/09/30 12532.25 12037.32 11943.92 12060.28
1991/10/31 12897.36 12187.54 12103.97 12194.15
1991/11/30 12596.14 11937.70 11616.18 12306.33
1991/12/31 13181.37 12898.92 12945.07 12671.83
1992/01/31 13268.09 12684.80 12704.29 12499.49
1992/02/29 13547.52 12816.72 12869.44 12580.74
1992/03/31 13499.43 12638.06 12618.49 12510.29
1992/04/30 13606.33 12897.39 12989.47 12600.36
1992/05/31 13878.46 13032.81 13053.12 12838.51
1992/06/30 13752.27 12988.24 12858.63 13015.68
1992/07/31 14153.86 13412.95 13384.55 13281.20
1992/08/31 14153.86 13302.16 13110.16 13415.34
1992/09/30 14270.96 13459.66 13264.86 13574.98
1992/10/31 14221.61 13416.32 13311.29 13394.44
1992/11/30 14310.44 13691.89 13765.21 13397.11
1992/12/31 14394.00 13880.02 13934.52 13610.13
1993/01/31 14665.59 14056.57 14051.57 13871.44
1993/02/28 14978.95 14269.67 14242.67 14114.19
1993/03/31 15544.30 14474.30 14543.19 14173.47
1993/04/30 15986.62 14304.66 14191.25 14272.69
1993/05/31 16292.03 14542.12 14571.57 14291.24
1993/06/30 16187.13 14672.70 14613.83 14549.91
1993/07/31 16356.96 14670.94 14555.37 14632.85
1993/08/31 16951.38 15107.26 15107.02 14888.92
1993/09/30 16792.89 15053.78 14990.70 14929.12
1993/10/31 17017.51 15263.02 15301.01 14984.36
1993/11/30 16792.89 15124.13 15155.65 14856.99
1993/12/31 17223.16 15266.60 15339.03 14937.22
1994/01/31 17701.89 15660.48 15860.56 15138.87
1994/02/28 17390.15 15296.84 15430.73 14875.46
1994/03/31 16695.63 14745.54 14757.95 14508.03
1994/04/30 16560.99 14811.60 14946.86 14391.97
1994/05/31 16628.31 14956.76 15191.98 14390.53
1994/06/30 16312.74 14723.73 14819.78 14358.87
1994/07/31 16628.18 15130.70 15305.87 14644.61
1994/08/31 16830.96 15510.17 15933.41 14662.19
1994/09/30 16718.48 15190.97 15543.04 14446.65
1994/10/31 16560.44 15390.58 15892.76 14433.65
1994/11/30 16334.67 15040.73 15313.95 14401.90
1994/12/31 16345.96 15216.07 15541.05 14501.27
1995/01/31 16300.43 15573.31 15944.03 14788.39
1995/02/28 16585.00 16085.71 16565.37 15140.36
1995/03/31 16860.56 16409.77 17054.21 15232.71
1995/04/30 17044.20 16791.62 17556.46 15445.97
1995/05/31 17377.05 17454.25 18258.19 16043.73
1995/06/30 17585.67 17748.50 18682.33 16160.85
1995/07/31 17851.77 18086.00 19301.84 16125.30
1995/08/31 17898.05 18200.78 19350.28 16320.41
1995/09/30 18070.96 18732.24 20166.87 16478.72
1995/10/31 17860.84 18789.52 20094.87 16692.94
1995/11/30 18362.81 19397.18 20977.04 16943.34
1995/12/31 18644.53 19729.95 21381.05 17180.55
1996/01/31 18810.68 20185.01 22108.86 17293.94
1996/02/29 18502.11 20156.79 22313.81 16993.02
1996/03/31 18360.56 20216.81 22528.70 16874.07
1996/04/30 18336.65 20350.33 22860.77 16779.58
1996/05/31 18432.28 20648.95 23450.35 16746.02
1996/06/30 18540.36 20806.83 23539.69 16970.41
1996/07/31 18154.61 20277.75 22499.71 17016.23
1996/08/31 18299.27 20520.56 22974.23 16987.31
1996/09/30 19011.90 21356.32 24267.22 17282.89
1996/10/31 19522.13 21899.37 24936.51 17666.57
1996/11/30 20566.87 23042.38 26821.46 17968.66
1996/12/31 20215.54 22682.79 26290.13 17801.56
1997/01/31 20907.51 23561.24 27932.73 17856.74
1997/02/28 21204.08 23695.64 28151.73 17901.38
1997/03/31 20469.90 23006.24 26994.97 17702.68
1997/04/30 21303.63 23968.36 28606.57 17968.22
1997/05/31 22149.80 24934.95 30348.14 18138.91
1997/06/30 22982.72 25723.90 31707.74 18354.77
1997/07/31 24221.31 27229.82 34230.72 18850.35
1997/08/31 23132.85 26221.99 32313.12 18690.12
1997/09/30 24046.68 27238.93 34082.90 18966.73
1997/10/31 23531.03 26851.05 32944.54 19241.75
1997/11/30 24071.83 27646.22 34469.54 19330.26
1997/12/31 24541.18 28042.72 35061.38 19525.50
1998/01/31 24757.64 28372.39 35449.16 19775.42
1998/02/28 25664.07 29591.04 38005.75 19759.60
1998/03/31 26545.55 30540.50 39952.03 19826.79
1998/04/30 26708.74 30788.37 40353.94 19929.89
1998/05/31 26654.34 30587.81 39660.26 20119.22
1998/06/30 27228.18 31437.09 41271.26 20289.90
1998/07/31 27159.80 31262.89 40831.72 20332.95
1998/08/31 24315.27 28754.44 34928.27 20663.90
1998/09/30 25587.85 30128.92 37165.78 21147.68
1998/10/31 26412.82 31535.75 40188.84 21036.11
1998/11/30 27306.53 32754.02 42624.69 21155.24
1998/12/31 28172.46 33925.79 45080.72 21218.86
1999/01/31 28490.25 34873.99 46966.00 21370.42
1999/02/28 27958.72 33980.10 45506.29 20997.30
1999/03/31 28610.80 34871.24 47327.00 21113.80
1999/04/30 29602.65 35725.79 49159.97 21180.72
1999/05/31 28870.21 35093.94 47999.31 20994.33
1999/06/30 29484.33 36217.74 50663.27 20927.29
1999/07/31 28778.30 35478.47 49081.56 20839.39
1999/08/31 28409.94 35365.89 48838.61 20828.81
1999/09/30 27852.38 34948.42 47499.94 21070.51
1999/10/31 28608.06 36326.91 50505.74 21148.25
1999/11/30 28592.64 36769.02 51532.52 21149.00
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991215 155224 R00000000000123
</TABLE>
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund - Class B on November 30,
1989. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value of the
investment would have grown to $28,593 - a 185.93% 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 $51,533 - a 415.33%
increase. If $10,000 was invested in the Lehman Brothers Aggregate
Bond Index, it would have grown to $21,149 - a 111.49% 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 $36,769 - a 267.69% 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 one year, past five years and past
10 years total return figures are 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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL C 4.60% 74.89% 185.68%
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL C 3.66% 74.89% 185.68%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Balanced Composite 12.26% 144.46% 267.69%
S&P 500 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
LB Aggregate Bond -0.04% 46.83% 111.49%
Balanced Funds Average 8.93% 108.48% 202.18%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare 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 one year average represents a peer
group of 444 mutual funds. These benchmarks include reinvested
dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales
charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL C 4.60% 11.83% 11.07%
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - CL C 3.66% 11.83% 11.07%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
Fidelity Balanced Composite 12.26% 19.58% 13.91%
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.
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FA Balanced -CL C 60 S&P/40 LB Agg S&P 500 LB Aggregate Bond
00478 F0021 SP001 LB001
1989/11/30 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 10098.83 10154.80 10240.00 10027.00
1990/01/31 9610.31 9697.63 9552.90 9907.68
1990/02/28 9635.58 9785.10 9676.13 9939.38
1990/03/31 9770.45 9943.43 9932.55 9946.34
1990/04/30 9642.56 9757.68 9684.23 9854.83
1990/05/31 10000.64 10444.04 10628.44 10146.54
1990/06/30 10043.06 10468.69 10556.17 10309.90
1990/07/31 10017.18 10506.37 10522.39 10452.17
1990/08/31 9404.59 9880.19 9571.17 10312.11
1990/09/30 9187.52 9624.30 9105.05 10397.70
1990/10/31 9100.10 9648.36 9065.90 10529.76
1990/11/30 9510.96 10105.30 9651.56 10756.15
1990/12/31 9801.63 10337.52 9920.84 10923.94
1991/01/31 10307.69 10659.23 10353.38 11059.40
1991/02/28 10911.41 11152.75 11093.65 11153.40
1991/03/31 11188.55 11345.47 11362.12 11230.36
1991/04/30 11403.71 11410.82 11389.39 11351.65
1991/05/31 11878.87 11733.06 11881.41 11417.49
1991/06/30 11635.41 11408.29 11337.24 11411.78
1991/07/31 12133.03 11790.70 11865.55 11570.40
1991/08/31 12440.65 12060.23 12146.77 11820.32
1991/09/30 12532.25 12037.32 11943.92 12060.28
1991/10/31 12897.36 12187.54 12103.97 12194.15
1991/11/30 12596.14 11937.70 11616.18 12306.33
1991/12/31 13181.37 12898.92 12945.07 12671.83
1992/01/31 13268.09 12684.80 12704.29 12499.49
1992/02/29 13547.52 12816.72 12869.44 12580.74
1992/03/31 13499.43 12638.06 12618.49 12510.29
1992/04/30 13606.33 12897.39 12989.47 12600.36
1992/05/31 13878.46 13032.81 13053.12 12838.51
1992/06/30 13752.27 12988.24 12858.63 13015.68
1992/07/31 14153.86 13412.95 13384.55 13281.20
1992/08/31 14153.86 13302.16 13110.16 13415.34
1992/09/30 14270.96 13459.66 13264.86 13574.98
1992/10/31 14221.61 13416.32 13311.29 13394.44
1992/11/30 14310.44 13691.89 13765.21 13397.11
1992/12/31 14394.00 13880.02 13934.52 13610.13
1993/01/31 14665.59 14056.57 14051.57 13871.44
1993/02/28 14978.95 14269.67 14242.67 14114.19
1993/03/31 15544.30 14474.30 14543.19 14173.47
1993/04/30 15986.62 14304.66 14191.25 14272.69
1993/05/31 16292.03 14542.12 14571.57 14291.24
1993/06/30 16187.13 14672.70 14613.83 14549.91
1993/07/31 16356.96 14670.94 14555.37 14632.85
1993/08/31 16951.38 15107.26 15107.02 14888.92
1993/09/30 16792.89 15053.78 14990.70 14929.12
1993/10/31 17017.51 15263.02 15301.01 14984.36
1993/11/30 16792.89 15124.13 15155.65 14856.99
1993/12/31 17223.16 15266.60 15339.03 14937.22
1994/01/31 17701.89 15660.48 15860.56 15138.87
1994/02/28 17390.15 15296.84 15430.73 14875.46
1994/03/31 16695.63 14745.54 14757.95 14508.03
1994/04/30 16560.99 14811.60 14946.86 14391.97
1994/05/31 16628.31 14956.76 15191.98 14390.53
1994/06/30 16312.74 14723.73 14819.78 14358.87
1994/07/31 16628.18 15130.70 15305.87 14644.61
1994/08/31 16830.96 15510.17 15933.41 14662.19
1994/09/30 16718.48 15190.97 15543.04 14446.65
1994/10/31 16560.44 15390.58 15892.76 14433.65
1994/11/30 16334.67 15040.73 15313.95 14401.90
1994/12/31 16345.96 15216.07 15541.05 14501.27
1995/01/31 16300.43 15573.31 15944.03 14788.39
1995/02/28 16585.00 16085.71 16565.37 15140.36
1995/03/31 16860.56 16409.77 17054.21 15232.71
1995/04/30 17044.20 16791.62 17556.46 15445.97
1995/05/31 17377.05 17454.25 18258.19 16043.73
1995/06/30 17585.67 17748.50 18682.33 16160.85
1995/07/31 17851.77 18086.00 19301.84 16125.30
1995/08/31 17898.05 18200.78 19350.28 16320.41
1995/09/30 18070.96 18732.24 20166.87 16478.72
1995/10/31 17860.84 18789.52 20094.87 16692.94
1995/11/30 18362.81 19397.18 20977.04 16943.34
1995/12/31 18644.53 19729.95 21381.05 17180.55
1996/01/31 18810.68 20185.01 22108.86 17293.94
1996/02/29 18502.11 20156.79 22313.81 16993.02
1996/03/31 18360.56 20216.81 22528.70 16874.07
1996/04/30 18336.65 20350.33 22860.77 16779.58
1996/05/31 18432.28 20648.95 23450.35 16746.02
1996/06/30 18540.36 20806.83 23539.69 16970.41
1996/07/31 18154.61 20277.75 22499.71 17016.23
1996/08/31 18299.27 20520.56 22974.23 16987.31
1996/09/30 19011.90 21356.32 24267.22 17282.89
1996/10/31 19522.13 21899.37 24936.51 17666.57
1996/11/30 20566.87 23042.38 26821.46 17968.66
1996/12/31 20215.54 22682.79 26290.13 17801.56
1997/01/31 20907.51 23561.24 27932.73 17856.74
1997/02/28 21204.08 23695.64 28151.73 17901.38
1997/03/31 20469.90 23006.24 26994.97 17702.68
1997/04/30 21303.63 23968.36 28606.57 17968.22
1997/05/31 22149.80 24934.95 30348.14 18138.91
1997/06/30 22982.72 25723.90 31707.74 18354.77
1997/07/31 24221.31 27229.82 34230.72 18850.35
1997/08/31 23132.85 26221.99 32313.12 18690.12
1997/09/30 24046.68 27238.93 34082.90 18966.73
1997/10/31 23531.03 26851.05 32944.54 19241.75
1997/11/30 24083.62 27646.22 34469.54 19330.26
1997/12/31 24564.52 28042.72 35061.38 19525.50
1998/01/31 24767.09 28372.39 35449.16 19775.42
1998/02/28 25671.88 29591.04 38005.75 19759.60
1998/03/31 26552.20 30540.50 39952.03 19826.79
1998/04/30 26715.26 30788.37 40353.94 19929.89
1998/05/31 26660.91 30587.81 39660.26 20119.22
1998/06/30 27220.64 31437.09 41271.26 20289.90
1998/07/31 27152.31 31262.89 40831.72 20332.95
1998/08/31 24310.00 28754.44 34928.27 20663.90
1998/09/30 25581.50 30128.92 37165.78 21147.68
1998/10/31 26405.83 31535.75 40188.84 21036.11
1998/11/30 27312.58 32754.02 42624.69 21155.24
1998/12/31 28163.64 33925.79 45080.72 21218.86
1999/01/31 28480.99 34873.99 46966.00 21370.42
1999/02/28 27935.03 33980.10 45506.29 20997.30
1999/03/31 28570.90 34871.24 47327.00 21113.80
1999/04/30 29561.36 35725.79 49159.97 21180.72
1999/05/31 28845.18 35093.94 47999.31 20994.33
1999/06/30 29458.53 36217.74 50663.27 20927.29
1999/07/31 28753.49 35478.47 49081.56 20839.39
1999/08/31 28385.64 35365.89 48838.61 20828.81
1999/09/30 27828.87 34948.42 47499.94 21070.51
1999/10/31 28583.49 36326.91 50505.74 21148.25
1999/11/30 28568.09 36769.02 51532.52 21149.00
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991215 155347 R00000000000123
</TABLE>
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund - Class C on November 30,
1989. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value of the
investment would have grown to $28,568 - a 185.68% 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 $51,533 - a 415.33%
increase. If $10,000 was invested in the Lehman Brothers Aggregate
Bond Index, it would have grown to $21,149 - a 111.49% 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 $36,769 - a 267.69% 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
Technology stocks garnered the lion's
share of investors' affection, outpacing
the broader market by a wide margin
during the 12-month period that ended
November 30, 1999. But rising interest
rates spurred by strength in the
economy, along with several moves by
the Federal Reserve Board to tighten
monetary policy, kept most stocks
longing for attention during this time
frame. Tech stocks, seemingly bent on
re-writing the record books, shook off
the interest-rate concerns that
beleaguered most stocks over the
course of the period. The
technology-rich NASDAQ index
delivered a series of new highs en route
to closing out the period up 71.64%.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index, itself
powered by the narrow advances of a
small group of technology-oriented
stocks, posted a return of 20.90%.
For bonds, it was an uphill battle the
whole way. A deteriorating rate
picture weighed heavily on investors, as
bond prices generally declined during
the period. Treasuries had the roughest
time of it, wilting as all of 1998's
interest-rate cuts evaporated in the
span of a year. The struggle wasn't as
pronounced elsewhere in the bond
market, as spread sectors - namely,
corporates, mortgages and agencies
- - maintained their edge over
comparable duration Treasuries. As a
group, though, bonds couldn't keep
from slipping into the red, with the
Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond
Index - a widely followed measure
of taxable-bond performance -
retreating 0.04%.
(photograph of John Avery and Kevin Grant)
An interview with John Avery (right), 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 12 months that ended November 30, 1999, the fund's Class
A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned 5.65%, 5.30%, 4.71%
and 4.60%, respectively. The balanced funds average tracked by Lipper
Inc. returned 8.93% 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 12-month returns of 20.90% and -0.04%, respectively.
Q. WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE RELATIVE TO THAT OF ITS PEERS
AND BENCHMARKS?
J.A. Simply put, our underexposure to technology hurt. The fund was,
in essence, left by the wayside during the narrowly led advances of
technology stocks over the past 12 months. I found it difficult
gaining adequate exposure to the high-tech segment of the market, an
area I deemed far too richly valued. With technology representing over
one-quarter of the S&P 500 index - and even more in some cases with
respect to the fund's peer group - relative performance struggled to
keep pace during the sector's powerful rally.
Q. WHAT OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCED FUND PERFORMANCE?
J.A. With the notable exception of some of the strong, larger names,
such as American Express and American International Group, the fund's
overweighting in financials relative to its peers during a period of
rising interest rates detracted from returns. Many of our investments
in health care, most notably our stake in pharmaceutical firms, also
hurt performance. Investors punished the group for delivering earnings
growth that continued to lag the broader market. On the plus side, the
fund's positioning in energy helped, as a bullish market for oil and
related products fueled the industry's strong advances.
Q. WHAT STOCKS HELPED PERFORMANCE? WHICH HURT?
J.A. Telecommunications giant MCI WorldCom helped quite a bit, and
gave the fund exposure to the development of the Internet and the
soaring demand for voice and data delivery. Along those same lines,
Texas Instruments and Motorola were each big winners in the cellular
bonanza. GE rose sharply on consistently impressive earnings growth
related to the robustness of its underlying businesses. Switching to
detractors, Philip Morris continued its period-long swoon caused by
tobacco-related litigation. Eli Lilly was one of the drug stocks we
owned that faltered on deteriorating sales of its key product, Prozac.
Some of the financial stocks that hurt included Freddie Mac and US
Bancorp.
Q. TURNING TO YOU, KEVIN, HOW DID THE BOND PORTION OF THE FUND
PERFORM?
K.G. It was a difficult environment overall for bonds, as interest
rates rose steadily over the course of the period. In managing the
fund's fixed-income investments, I relied on sector allocation to help
pave an alternate path, one that led to positive returns. We reaped
the rewards of having an overweighting in spread sectors - namely,
corporates, mortgages and asset-backed securities - relative to the
Lehman Brothers index, as these securities outperformed Treasuries
during the 12-month period. Our stake in mortgage securities also
helped, as this sector benefited from favorable prepayment levels, as
well as declining interest-rate volatility later in the period. Within
corporates, we found ourselves in the right areas of the market. Our
stake in various telecommunications and energy names proved
particularly beneficial for the fund's bond subportfolio.
Q. JOHN, WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
J.A. I'm cautiously optimistic. Even with higher interest rates, many
companies continue to do very well, and more money continues to pour
into stocks. I'll remain focused on individual company fundamentals,
trying to add value from the bottom up. Due to their high valuations,
the fund will assuredly miss out on the growth potential pervading the
dot.com universe. However, to fill the void, I intend to pursue those
companies with strong businesses and attractive valuations that are
ideally positioned to benefit either directly or indirectly from the
technology boom.
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.
JOHN AVERY DISCUSSES
TECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPACT
ON BALANCED FUND INVESTING:
"When I look at my peer group,
it doesn't take long to see how
technology has transformed the
balanced fund universe. In the
past, traditional balanced funds
were known for their very
conservative investment styles.
Over the past two years or so,
we've seen them evolve to
something much `growthier' in
nature. Given this fund's growth
and income investment approach,
with an emphasis on growth at a
reasonable price, it has become
quite challenging for me to find
high-growth stocks within our
narrow valuation parameters. So,
today, in an attempt to add
comparable benefit to the fund, I
have to work hard reaching for
growth, taking hold of
opportunities that the bulls have
otherwise overlooked in their
haste. When it comes to
technology, I feel that value is truly
in the eyes of the beholder. Take
Microsoft, for example. Arguably the
biggest value stock in the entire
technology sector, Microsoft
presented the fund with a
tremendous buying opportunity, as
the stock traded flat in a tech-driven
market. Federal antitrust litigation
tempered the company's strong
business fundamentals and limited
the stock's advances. I've found that
in order to be successful, you have to
be creative in terms of how you
define technology and how you fit
it in the fund's investment-style
box."
FUND FACTS
GOAL: both income and
growth of capital
START DATE: January 6, 1987
SIZE: as of November 30,
1999, more than $3.1
billion
MANAGER: John Avery, since
1998, and Kevin Grant,
since 1996; John Avery
joined Fidelity in 1995;
Kevin Grant joined Fidelity in
1993
(checkmark)
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP FIVE STOCKS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Microsoft Corp. 2.8 0.6
General Electric Co. 2.5 1.2
American Express Co. 2.0 0.9
MCI WorldCom, Inc. 1.9 2.6
Exxon Corp. 1.8 1.9
11.0 7.2
TOP FIVE BOND ISSUERS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
(WITH MATURITIES GREATER THAN % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
ONE YEAR) MONTHS AGO
Fannie Mae 8.6 7.2
U.S. Treasury Obligations 5.3 3.6
Government National Mortgage 1.8 1.9
Association
Comdisco, Inc. 0.5 0.5
Freddie Mac 0.4 0.0
16.6 13.2
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
FINANCE 15.0 15.6
TECHNOLOGY 12.6 6.9
UTILITIES 12.0 13.1
HEALTH 6.8 5.0
MEDIA & LEISURE 6.3 5.0
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 61.8% Stocks 61.8%
Bonds 32.2% Bonds 30.7%
Convertible Securities 1.9% Convertible Securities 0.9%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 4.1% Net Other Assets 6.6%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 3.9% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.9%
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Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 61.8
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 32.2
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 1.9
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.1
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 61.8
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 30.7
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: 6.6
PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
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COMMON STOCKS - 60.8%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.4%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.9%
Boeing Co. 196,200 $ 8,007
Textron, Inc. 273,700 19,450
27,457
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.5%
General Dynamics Corp. 327,500 16,887
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 44,344
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 3.9%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 2.8%
Celanese AG (a) 27,890 445
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 182,320 10,837
Co.
Hoechst AG 278,900 13,762
Monsanto Co. 475,100 20,043
Praxair, Inc. 713,800 31,853
Sealed Air Corp. (a) 172,400 8,103
85,043
IRON & STEEL - 0.1%
AK Steel Holding Corp. 210,300 3,483
METALS & MINING - 0.9%
Alcoa, Inc. 444,900 29,141
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.1%
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. 197,300 4,020
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 121,687
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.2%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.2%
Masco Corp. 281,500 7,108
DURABLES - 1.2%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.3%
Ford Motor Co. 179,600 9,070
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.7%
Minnesota Mining & 244,500 23,365
Manufacturing Co.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
DURABLES - CONTINUED
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.2%
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 288,500 $ 6,185
TOTAL DURABLES 38,620
ENERGY - 5.2%
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.9%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 272,100 6,871
Halliburton Co. 238,800 9,239
Schlumberger Ltd. 191,600 11,508
27,618
OIL & GAS - 4.3%
BP Amoco PLC 1,984,118 20,151
Chevron Corp. 128,800 11,407
Exxon Corp. 709,100 56,240
Mobil Corp. 135,200 14,103
Sunoco, Inc. 224,000 5,726
Texaco, Inc. 157,900 9,622
USX-Marathon Group 566,900 14,987
132,236
TOTAL ENERGY 159,854
FINANCE - 11.1%
BANKS - 2.7%
Bank of America Corp. 327,400 19,153
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 885,300 35,301
Chase Manhattan Corp. 298,300 23,044
Wells Fargo & Co. 148,100 6,887
84,385
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 3.4%
American Express Co. 401,700 60,782
Arcadia Financial Ltd. 46 0
warrants 3/15/07 (a)
Associates First Capital 499,738 16,616
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 502,950 27,096
104,494
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 3.0%
Fannie Mae 660,600 $ 44,012
Freddie Mac 981,300 48,452
92,464
INSURANCE - 1.8%
AFLAC, Inc. 221,000 10,580
American International Group, 341,850 35,296
Inc.
Hartford Financial Services 225,400 10,523
Group, Inc.
56,399
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.2%
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & 59,500 7,177
Co.
TOTAL FINANCE 344,919
HEALTH - 6.5%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 5.5%
American Home Products Corp. 321,100 16,697
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 368,380 26,915
Eli Lilly & Co. 474,200 34,024
Merck & Co., Inc. 415,500 32,617
Schering-Plough Corp. 637,100 32,572
Warner-Lambert Co. 303,400 27,211
170,036
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 1.0%
Abbott Laboratories 239,600 9,105
Johnson & Johnson 222,000 23,033
32,138
TOTAL HEALTH 202,174
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 4.2%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.5%
General Electric Co. 592,300 76,999
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.7%
Caterpillar, Inc. 101,100 4,689
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 201,000 9,736
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
The Stanley Works 298,000 $ 9,275
Tyco International Ltd. 698,990 28,003
51,703
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 128,702
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 2.6%
BROADCASTING - 1.7%
Benedek Communications Corp. 10,500 21
warrants 7/1/07 (a)
CBS Corp. (a) 350,700 18,236
CS Wireless Systems, Inc. 109 0
(a)(g)
MediaOne Group, Inc. 19,500 1,545
NTL, Inc. warrants 10/14/08 2,137 107
(a)
Teletrac Holdings, Inc. 380 0
warrants 8/1/07 (a)
Time Warner, Inc. 501,746 30,951
UIH Australia/Pacific, Inc. 4,430 133
warrants 5/15/06 (a)
50,993
PUBLISHING - 0.5%
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 297,000 16,836
RESTAURANTS - 0.4%
McDonald's Corp. 254,600 11,457
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 79,286
NONDURABLES - 1.3%
FOODS - 0.4%
Nabisco Group Holdings Corp. 283,600 3,279
Nabisco Holdings Corp. Class A 245,400 8,175
11,454
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.6%
Clorox Co. 205,600 9,162
Procter & Gamble Co. 98,700 10,660
19,822
TOBACCO - 0.3%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 355,020 9,341
TOTAL NONDURABLES 40,617
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 2.4%
APPAREL STORES - 0.0%
Mothers Work, Inc. (a)(j) 70 $ 1
DRUG STORES - 0.3%
CVS Corp. 221,200 8,779
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
1.1%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 91,400 6,449
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 485,500 27,977
34,426
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.0%
Home Depot, Inc. 253,400 20,034
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 197,400 9,833
29,867
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 73,073
SERVICES - 0.3%
H&R Block, Inc. 220,200 9,469
TECHNOLOGY - 11.7%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 2.7%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 428,200 38,190
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 456,700 33,368
Tellabs, Inc. (a) 196,000 12,716
84,274
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 3.7%
America Online, Inc. (a) 157,800 11,470
Automatic Data Processing, 345,700 17,069
Inc.
Microsoft Corp. (a) 949,400 86,440
114,979
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 2.0%
Compaq Computer Corp. 338,300 8,267
Hewlett-Packard Co. 74,200 7,040
International Business 118,822 12,246
Machines Corp.
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 727,300 34,865
62,418
ELECTRONICS - 3.3%
Insilco Corp. warrants 600 0
8/15/07 (a)
Intel Corp. 227,800 17,469
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
Motorola, Inc. 422,900 $ 48,316
Texas Instruments, Inc. 366,900 35,245
101,030
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 362,701
TRANSPORTATION - 0.4%
RAILROADS - 0.4%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 200,000 5,800
Corp.
Union Pacific Corp. 143,700 6,763
12,563
UTILITIES - 8.4%
CELLULAR - 1.9%
ALLTEL Corp. 346,700 29,990
Loral Orion Network Systems,
Inc.:
warrants 1/15/07 (CV ratio 6,760 46
.47) (a)
warrants 1/15/07 (CV ratio 1,445 13
.6) (a)
Mannesmann AG (Reg.) 29,700 6,263
McCaw International Ltd. 6,190 14
warrants 4/15/07 (a)(g)
Nextel Communications, Inc. 97,300 9,645
Class A (a)
Orbital Imaging Corp. 120 2
warrants 3/1/05 (a)(g)
Sprint Corp. Series 1 (PCS 56,500 5,184
Group)
Vodafone AirTouch PLC 147,250 6,948
sponsored ADR
58,105
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.6%
CMS Energy Corp. 290,500 9,659
Entergy Corp. 226,500 6,243
PG&E Corp. 148,900 3,332
19,234
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 5.9%
AT&T Corp. 898,631 50,211
BellSouth Corp. 196,100 9,057
KMC Telecom Holdings, Inc. 610 2
warrants 4/15/08 (a)(g)
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 710,013 58,709
Pathnet, Inc. warrants 1,230 12
4/15/08 (a)(g)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
SBC Communications, Inc. 920,984 $ 47,834
Sprint Corp. (FON Group) 270,100 18,739
184,564
TOTAL UTILITIES 261,903
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 1,887,020
(Cost $1,405,183)
PREFERRED STOCKS - 2.6%
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
- - 1.6%
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.1%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.1%
Monsanto Co. $1.625 ACES 92,100 3,598
DURABLES - 0.0%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.0%
Automatic Common Exchangeable 59,900 562
Securities Trust II
(Republic Industries) $1.55
ACES
ENERGY - 0.0%
OIL & GAS - 0.0%
Apache Corp. $2.015 ACES 12,000 407
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
Loral Space & Communications 70,900 3,518
Ltd. Series C, $3.00 (g)
MEDIA & LEISURE - 1.4%
BROADCASTING - 1.3%
Comcast Corp.:
$1.44 41,400 3,677
$1.63 111,800 10,202
Cox Communications, Inc. 82,300 7,366
$6.858
MediaOne Group, Inc.:
$3.04 137,200 6,140
(Vodafone AirTouch PLC) $3.63 114,500 11,679
PIES
39,064
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 $ 2,393
$3.375 QUIPS (g)
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 41,457
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED 49,542
STOCKS
NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS - 1.0%
ENERGY - 0.0%
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.0%
R&B Falcon Corp. 13.875% 781 812
FINANCE - 0.0%
INSURANCE - 0.0%
American Annuity Group 1,000 954
Capital Trust II 8.875%
HEALTH - 0.1%
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.1%
Fresenius Medical Care 1,331 1,225
Capital Trust II 7.875%
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.2%
BROADCASTING - 0.2%
Adelphia Communications Corp. 5,170 579
$13.00
Citadel Broadcasting Co. 4,516 519
Series B, 13.25% pay-in-kind
CSC Holdings, Inc.:
11.125% pay-in-kind 35,508 3,853
Series H, 11.75% pay-in-kind 9,570 1,048
Granite Broadcasting Corp. 1,007 1,027
12.75% pay-in-kind
7,026
TECHNOLOGY - 0.0%
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 0.0%
Concentric Network Corp. 858 815
13.5% pay-in-kind
PREFERRED STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS - CONTINUED
UTILITIES - 0.7%
CELLULAR - 0.3%
Nextel Communications, Inc.:
11.125% pay-in-kind 3,525 $ 3,525
Series D, 13% pay-in-kind 3,551 3,800
7,325
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 0.4%
e.spire Communications, Inc.:
12.75% pay-in-kind 1,138 193
14.75% pay-in-kind 347 62
ICG Holdings, Inc.:
14% pay-in-kind 3 3
14.25% pay-in-kind 2,093 1,873
Intermedia Communications, 2,927 2,781
Inc. 13.5% pay-in-kind
IXC Communications, Inc. 972 1,064
12.5% pay-in-kind
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. 114,633 5,904
14% pay-in-kind
WinStar Communications, Inc. 608 492
14.25% (a)
12,372
TOTAL UTILITIES 19,697
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE 30,529
PREFERRED STOCKS
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS 80,071
(Cost $79,275)
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CORPORATE BONDS - 13.9%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.3%
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.1%
WMX Technologies, Inc. 2% Ba3 $ 3,511 2,870
1/24/05
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.1%
BROADCASTING - 0.1%
Liberty Media Corp. 4% Baa3 1,970 2,236
11/15/29 (g)
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) 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 $ 2,489
(g)
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS 7,595
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS - 13.6%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.1%
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.1%
Raytheon Co. 6.45% 8/15/02 Baa2 2,780 2,717
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.5%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.3%
Georgia Gulf Corp. 10.375% B1 110 115
11/1/07 (g)
Huntsman Corp.:
9.5% 7/1/07 (g) B2 600 564
9.5% 7/1/07 (g) B2 2,780 2,613
Huntsman ICI Chemicals LLC B2 730 746
10.125% 7/1/09 (g)
Lyondell Chemical Co.:
9.625% 5/1/07 Ba3 1,090 1,123
9.875% 5/1/07 Ba3 1,130 1,161
10.875% 5/1/09 B2 1,140 1,186
Zeneca Specialty Chemicals B2 480 492
PLC 11% 7/1/09 (g)
8,000
IRON & STEEL - 0.0%
Republic Tech International B3 630 441
LLC/RTI Capital Corp. 13.75%
7/15/09 unit (g)
METALS & MINING - 0.0%
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical
Corp.:
9.875% 2/15/02 B1 150 149
12.75% 2/1/03 B3 470 469
Metals USA, Inc. 8.625% B2 530 490
2/15/08
1,108
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
BASIC INDUSTRIES - CONTINUED
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.1%
Gaylord Container Corp. Caa1 $ 1,230 $ 1,147
9.375% 6/15/07
Packaging Corp. of America B3 1,370 1,415
9.625% 4/1/09
2,562
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.1%
APP Finance II Mauritius Ltd. B3 1,005 638
12% 3/15/04
Container Corp. of America B2 110 114
gtd. 9.75% 4/1/03
Fort James Corp. 6.625% Baa2 390 379
9/15/04
Indah Kiat Finance Mauritius Caa1 60 43
Ltd. 10% 7/1/07
Millar Western Forest B3 1,400 1,393
Products Ltd. 9.875% 5/15/08
Pindo Deli Finance Mauritius Caa1 120 91
Ltd. 10.25% 10/1/02
Repap New Brunswick, Inc. Caa1 1,080 1,010
yankee 10.625% 4/15/05
Stone Container Corp.:
10.75% 10/1/02 B1 650 668
12.58% 8/1/16 (h) B2 111 118
4,454
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 16,565
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.4%
CONSTRUCTION - 0.0%
Del Webb Corp. 10.25% 2/15/10 B2 360 340
(g)
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock B3 730 752
Corp. 11.25% 8/15/08
1,092
REAL ESTATE - 0.1%
Duke Realty LP 7.3% 6/30/03 Baa1 1,000 989
LNR Property Corp. 9.375% B1 2,870 2,655
3/15/08
3,644
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - 0.3%
CenterPoint Properties Trust Baa2 1,190 1,109
6.75% 4/1/05
Equity Office Properties Trust:
6.5% 1/15/04 Baa1 4,000 3,832
6.625% 2/15/05 Baa1 1,250 1,189
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) 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 $ 2,135
ProLogis Trust 6.7% 4/15/04 Baa1 625 592
8,857
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 13,593
ESTATE
DURABLES - 0.0%
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.0%
Corning Consumer Products Co. B3 150 118
9.625% 5/1/08
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.0%
Synthetic Industries, Inc. B2 990 1,064
9.25% 2/15/07
Worldtex, Inc. 9.625% 12/15/07 B1 215 174
1,238
TOTAL DURABLES 1,356
ENERGY - 0.5%
COAL - 0.1%
P&L Coal Holdings Corp. B2 1,270 1,257
9.625% 5/15/08
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.0%
R&B Falcon Corp. 12.25% Ba3 460 501
3/15/06
RBF Finance Co. 11.375% Ba3 240 259
3/15/09
760
OIL & GAS - 0.4%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 7.2% Baa1 2,750 2,524
3/15/29
Apache Corp.:
7.625% 7/1/19 Baa1 2,400 2,350
7.7% 3/15/26 Baa1 600 580
Apache Finance Property Ltd. Baa1 1,000 937
6.5% 12/15/07
Belden & Blake Corp. 9.875% Caa1 270 151
6/15/07
Chesapeake Energy Corp.:
7.875% 3/15/04 B3 140 126
8.5% 3/15/12 B3 120 100
9.625% 5/1/05 B3 630 605
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Conoco, Inc. 5.9% 4/15/04 A3 $ 950 $ 915
Flores & Rucks, Inc. 9.75% Ba3 850 931
10/1/06
Great Lakes Carbon Corp. B3 1,090 1,003
10.25% 5/15/08 pay-in-kind
Occidental Petroleum Corp. Baa3 1,000 997
6.39% 11/9/00
Plains Resources, Inc.:
Series B 10.25% 3/15/06 B2 630 586
Series D, 10.25% 3/15/06 B2 230 214
Seven Seas Petroleum, Inc. Caa1 160 64
12.5% 5/15/05
YPF Sociedad Anonima:
7.75% 8/27/07 B1 225 218
8% 2/15/04 B1 450 445
12,746
TOTAL ENERGY 14,763
FINANCE - 3.9%
BANKS - 2.0%
ABN-Amro Bank NV, Chicago A1 5,000 4,967
6.625% 10/31/01
Bank of New York A1 3,000 2,801
Institutional Capital Trust
A 7.78% 12/1/26 (g)
BanPonce Financial Corp. A3 3,850 3,822
6.75% 8/9/01
Barclays Bank PLC yankee:
5.875% 7/15/00 A1 2,430 2,420
5.95% 7/15/01 A1 5,500 5,416
Capital One Bank 6.375% Baa2 2,700 2,604
2/15/03
Capital One Financial Corp. Baa3 2,550 2,363
7.125% 8/1/08
Central Fidelity Banks, Inc. A1 9,045 9,285
8.15% 11/15/02
First Tennessee National Baa1 720 697
Corp. 6.75% 11/15/05
Kansallis-Osake-Pankki (NY A2 710 756
Branch) yankee 10% 5/1/02
Korea Development Bank:
6.625% 11/21/03 Baa3 1,825 1,759
7.125% 9/17/01 Baa3 270 268
7.375% 9/17/04 Baa3 650 639
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
FINANCE - CONTINUED
BANKS - CONTINUED
MBNA Corp.:
6.34% 6/2/03 Baa2 $ 850 $ 818
6.875% 11/15/02 Baa2 3,700 3,665
NB Capital Trust IV 8.25% Aa2 3,315 3,243
4/15/27
Provident Bank 6.125% 12/15/00 A3 3,420 3,386
Sanwa Finance Aruba AEC 8.35% Baa1 5,400 5,513
7/15/09
Summit Bancorp 8.625% 12/10/02 BBB+ 1,250 1,296
Union Planters Corp. 6.75% Baa2 400 381
11/1/05
Wachovia Corp. 6.605% 10/1/25 A1 7,550 7,351
63,450
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 1.8%
Ahmanson Capital Trust I A3 1,700 1,648
8.36% 12/1/26 (g)
Ameriserve Finance B2 220 176
Trust/Ameriserve Capital
Corp. 12% 9/15/06 (g)
AMRESCO, Inc.:
9.875% 3/15/05 Caa3 915 508
10% 3/15/04 Caa3 153 81
Associates Corp. of North Aa3 2,450 2,388
America 6% 4/15/03
AT&T Capital Corp.:
6.25% 5/15/01 A1 6,560 6,500
7.5% 11/15/00 A1 4,940 4,970
BankBoston Capital Trust II A2 5,000 4,579
7.75% 12/15/26
ERP Operating LP:
6.55% 11/15/01 A3 850 839
7.1% 6/23/04 A3 1,500 1,473
First Security Capital I A3 980 931
8.41% 12/15/26
Fleet Capital Trust II 7.92% A2 600 563
12/11/26
Ford Motor Credit Co. 6.5% A1 3,000 2,981
2/28/02
GS Escrow Corp. 7.125% 8/1/05 Ba1 4,500 4,018
Imperial Credit Capital Trust B2 510 398
I 10.25% 6/14/02
Imperial Credit Industries B3 1,500 1,110
9.875% 1/15/07
Macsaver Financial Services,
Inc.:
7.4% 2/15/02 Ba2 250 160
7.6% 8/1/07 Ba2 490 270
7.875% 8/1/03 Ba2 560 336
Popular North America, Inc. A3 4,750 4,722
7.375% 9/15/01
PX Escrow Corp. 0% 2/1/06 (e) B3 230 110
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
FINANCE - CONTINUED
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE -
CONTINUED
Spieker Properties LP:
6.8% 5/1/04 Baa2 $ 810 $ 781
6.875% 2/1/05 Baa2 11,225 10,765
Sprint Capital Corp.:
5.875% 5/1/04 Baa1 3,430 3,276
6.875% 11/15/28 Baa1 1,665 1,514
Trizec Finance Ltd. yankee Baa3 895 908
10.875% 10/15/05
TXU Eastern Funding 6.75% Baa1 810 751
5/15/09 (g)
WinStar Equipment II Corp. CCC+ 250 253
12.5% 3/15/04
57,009
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.1%
Long Island Savings Bank FSB Baa3 1,700 1,675
6.2% 4/2/01
TOTAL FINANCE 122,134
HEALTH - 0.2%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 0.0%
Global Health Sciences, Inc. Caa1 310 186
11% 5/1/08
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 0.1%
Wright Medical Technology, Caa3 1,191 1,191
Inc. 11.75% 7/1/00 (d)(h)
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.1%
Fountain View, Inc. 11.25% Caa1 700 525
4/15/08
Harborside Healthcare Corp. B3 585 164
0% 8/1/08 (e)
Mariner Post-Acute Network, B3 920 64
Inc. 9.5% 11/1/07 (d)
Oxford Health Plans, Inc. 11% Caa1 1,140 1,094
5/15/05
Tenet Healthcare Corp.:
7.875% 1/15/03 Ba1 390 378
8.125% 12/1/08 Ba3 1,030 948
Unilab Corp. 12.75% 10/1/09 B3 460 467
(g)
3,640
TOTAL HEALTH 5,017
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.3%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
Motors & Gears, Inc. 10.75% B3 $ 970 $ 931
11/15/06
Telex Communications, Inc. B2 550 355
10.5% 5/1/07
1,286
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
Applied Power, Inc. 8.75% B1 420 407
4/1/09
Dunlop Standard Aero Holdings B3 130 133
PLC 11.875% 5/15/09
Thermadyne Holdings Corp. 0% Caa1 1,080 491
6/1/08 (e)
Thermadyne Manufacturing LLC B3 770 655
9.875% 6/1/08
Tokheim Corp. 11.375% 8/1/08 B3 450 252
Tyco International Group SA Baa1 1,000 984
yankee 6.125% 6/15/01
2,922
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.1%
Allied Waste North America, B2 4,000 3,640
Inc. 10% 8/1/09 (g)
Envirosource, Inc. 9.75% Caa3 700 420
6/15/03
4,060
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 8,268
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 2.0%
BROADCASTING - 1.6%
Adelphia Communications Corp.:
7.75% 1/15/09 B1 780 712
9.875% 3/1/05 B1 2,235 2,280
9.875% 3/1/07 B1 720 734
Ascent Entertainment Group, B3 2,350 1,727
Inc. 0% 12/15/04 (e)
Century Communications Corp. B1 90 88
8.875% 1/15/07
Charter Communications
Holdings LLC/Charter
Communications Holdings
Capital Corp.:
0% 4/1/11 (e) B2 740 446
8.625% 4/1/09 B2 1,820 1,718
Clear Channel Communications, Baa3 4,200 3,805
Inc. 7.25% 10/15/27
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
BROADCASTING - CONTINUED
Continental Cablevision, Inc.:
8.3% 5/15/06 Baa2 $ 1,640 $ 1,712
9% 9/1/08 Baa2 2,510 2,752
Cox Communications, Inc. Baa2 1,880 1,912
7.75% 8/15/06
Diamond Cable Communications
PLC:
0% 2/15/07 (e) B3 780 624
yankee 0% 12/15/05 (e) B3 320 291
Earthwatch, Inc. 0% 7/15/07 - 1,160 812
unit (e)(g)
EchoStar DBS Corp. 9.375% B2 1,310 1,313
2/1/09
International Cabletel, Inc. B3 2,510 2,240
0% 2/1/06 (e)
LIN Holdings Corp. 0% 3/1/08 B3 790 533
(e)
Nielsen Media Research, Inc. Baa2 1,375 1,359
7.6% 6/15/09
NTL Communications Corp. B3 980 1,061
11.5% 10/1/08
NTL, Inc. 0% 4/1/08 (e) B3 1,660 1,145
Olympus Communications B1 1,690 1,775
LP/Olympus Capital Corp.
10.625% 11/15/06
Satelites Mexicanos SA de CV:
9.26% 6/30/04 (g)(h) B1 963 900
10.125% 11/1/04 B3 1,730 1,246
TCI Communications Financing A3 1,600 1,785
III 9.65% 3/31/27
Telewest PLC 0% 10/1/07 (e) B1 2,205 2,040
Time Warner, Inc. 6.85% Baa3 7,120 7,060
1/15/26
UIH Australia/Pacific, Inc.:
Series B 0% 5/15/06 (e) B2 3,960 3,247
Series D 0% 5/15/06 (e) B2 430 353
United International B3 3,105 1,960
Holdings, Inc. 0% 2/15/08 (e)
United Pan-Europe B2 910 935
Communications NV 10.875%
8/1/09 (g)
48,565
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.1%
AMC Entertainment, Inc.:
9.5% 3/15/09 B3 530 488
9.5% 2/1/11 B3 70 64
Cinemark USA, Inc. 9.625% B2 220 205
8/1/08
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
ENTERTAINMENT - CONTINUED
Hollywood Entertainment Corp. B3 $ 198 $ 180
10.625% 8/15/04
Premier Parks, Inc. 0% 4/1/08 B3 1,100 751
(e)
Regal Cinemas, Inc.:
8.875% 12/15/10 Caa1 250 194
9.5% 6/1/08 Caa1 1,340 1,095
2,977
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.0%
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. 12% - 760 703
6/15/09
LODGING & GAMING - 0.1%
Horseshoe Gaming LLC 8.625% B2 740 714
5/15/09
KSL Recreation Group, Inc. B3 990 970
10.25% 5/1/07
Signature Resorts, Inc.:
9.25% 5/15/06 B2 900 837
9.75% 10/1/07 B3 1,580 1,359
3,880
PUBLISHING - 0.1%
News America, Inc. 6.625% Baa3 615 577
1/9/08
Time Warner Entertainment Co. Baa2 2,750 2,917
LP 8.375% 3/15/23
3,494
RESTAURANTS - 0.1%
AFC Enterprises, Inc. 10.25% B3 690 683
5/15/07
CKE Restaurants, Inc. 9.125% B2 690 493
5/1/09
NE Restaurant, Inc. 10.75% B3 230 204
7/15/08
1,380
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 60,999
NONDURABLES - 0.6%
BEVERAGES - 0.1%
Seagram JE & Sons, Inc. Baa3 4,595 4,409
6.625% 12/15/05
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
FOODS - 0.1%
ConAgra, Inc. 7.125% 10/1/26 Baa1 $ 3,600 $ 3,426
International Home Foods, B2 180 187
Inc. 10.375% 11/1/06
3,613
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.0%
AKI Holding Corp. 0% 7/1/09 Caa1 180 84
(e)
TOBACCO - 0.4%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. A2 10,000 9,894
6.95% 6/1/06
RJR Nabisco, Inc. 7.375% Baa2 2,000 1,902
5/15/03
11,796
TOTAL NONDURABLES 19,902
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 0.6%
APPAREL STORES - 0.1%
Mothers Work, Inc. 12.625% B3 160 160
8/1/05
Specialty Retailers, Inc.:
8.5% 7/15/05 B1 1,400 1,015
9% 7/15/07 B3 760 437
1,612
DRUG STORES - 0.1%
Rite Aid Corp.:
6% 12/15/00 (g) B1 550 407
6.5% 12/15/05 (g) B1 2,255 1,398
7.125% 1/15/07 B1 940 564
2,369
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
0.3%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 6.4% A3 425 418
2/15/03
Federated Department Stores,
Inc.:
6.79% 7/15/27 Baa1 7,000 6,844
8.5% 6/15/03 Baa1 3,000 3,104
10,366
GROCERY STORES - 0.1%
Ameriserve Food Distribution,
Inc.:
8.875% 10/15/06 B3 645 348
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
GROCERY STORES - CONTINUED
Ameriserve Food Distribution,
Inc.: - continued
10.125% 7/15/07 Caa1 $ 770 $ 231
Jitney-Jungle Stores of
America, Inc.:
10.375% 9/15/07 (d) C 360 4
12% 3/1/06 (d) Caa3 230 60
Kroger Co. 6% 7/1/00 Baa3 2,660 2,641
3,284
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 17,631
SERVICES - 0.2%
LEASING & RENTAL - 0.0%
Rent-A-Center, Inc. 11% B2 730 741
8/15/08
PRINTING - 0.1%
Big Flower Press Holdings, B2 1,860 1,860
Inc. 8.875% 7/1/07
Sullivan Graphics, Inc. Caa1 1,810 1,828
12.75% 8/1/05
World Color Press, Inc. 7.75% Baa3 570 544
2/15/09
4,232
SERVICES - 0.1%
AP Holdings, Inc. 0% 3/15/08 Caa2 130 57
(e)
Apcoa, Inc. 9.25% 3/15/08 Caa1 1,030 742
Medaphis Corp. 9.5% 2/15/05 Caa1 1,110 849
SITEL Corp. 9.25% 3/15/06 B3 260 239
1,887
TOTAL SERVICES 6,860
TECHNOLOGY - 0.8%
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 0.1%
Concentric Network Corp. B- 480 504
12.75% 12/15/07
DecisionOne Corp. 9.75% B3 620 2
8/1/07 (d)
PSINet, Inc.:
10.5% 12/1/06 (g) B3 440 443
11% 8/1/09 B3 660 673
11.5% 11/1/08 B3 250 260
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Verio, Inc.:
10.625% 11/15/09 (g) B3 $ 430 $ 435
11.25% 12/1/08 B3 190 198
2,515
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 0.5%
Comdisco, Inc.:
5.95% 4/30/02 Baa1 2,500 2,417
6.375% 11/30/01 Baa1 4,500 4,420
7.25% 9/1/02 Baa1 9,000 8,935
15,772
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.0%
Telecommunications Techniques B3 1,570 1,413
Co. LLC 9.75% 5/15/08
ELECTRONICS - 0.2%
ChipPAC International Ltd. B3 610 622
12.75% 8/1/09 (g)
Communications Instruments, B3 400 332
Inc. 10% 9/15/04
Fairchild Semiconductor Corp.:
10.125% 3/15/07 B3 160 160
10.375% 10/1/07 B3 800 812
Hadco Corp. 9.5% 6/15/08 B2 760 735
Insilco Corp. 12% 8/15/07 B3 600 582
Intersil Corp. 13.25% 8/15/09 B3 590 708
unit (g)
Micron Technology, Inc. 6.5% B3 1,000 785
9/30/05 (j)
SCG Holding B2 760 804
Corp./Semiconductor
Components Industries LLC
12% 8/1/09 (g)
5,540
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 25,240
TRANSPORTATION - 0.6%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.1%
Atlas Air, Inc. 8.77% 1/2/11 Ba3 790 764
Continental Airlines, Inc.
pass thru trust certificates:
7.434% 3/15/06 Baa1 640 631
7.73% 9/15/12 Baa1 415 405
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
TRANSPORTATION - CONTINUED
AIR TRANSPORTATION - CONTINUED
Delta Air Lines, Inc. Baa1 $ 690 $ 688
equipment trust certificate
8.54% 1/2/07
Kitty Hawk, Inc. 9.95% B1 1,500 1,470
11/15/04
3,958
RAILROADS - 0.5%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Corp.:
6.875% 12/1/27 Baa2 5,000 4,449
7.29% 6/1/36 Baa2 4,360 4,310
Norfolk Southern Corp. 7.05% Baa1 5,800 5,756
5/1/37
14,515
SHIPPING - 0.0%
Holt Group, Inc. 9.75% 1/15/06 Caa1 540 351
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 18,824
UTILITIES - 2.9%
CELLULAR - 0.8%
Cable & Wireless Baa1 7,370 7,317
Communications PLC 6.375%
3/6/03
Cellnet Data Systems, Inc.:
0% 10/1/07 (e) - 2,530 278
15% 11/30/99 (j) - 52 52
McCaw International Ltd. 0% Caa1 5,710 3,769
4/15/07 (e)
Metrocall, Inc.:
10.375% 10/1/07 B3 520 294
11% 9/15/08 B3 250 148
Millicom International Caa1 6,200 4,852
Cellular SA 0% 6/1/06 (e)
Nextel Communications, Inc. B1 1,580 1,568
9.375% 11/15/09 (g)
Nextel International, Inc. 0% Caa1 2,290 1,311
4/15/08 (e)
Orbital Imaging Corp.:
11.625% 3/1/05 CCC+ 360 234
11.625% 3/1/05 CCC+ 250 163
Orion Network Systems, Inc. B2 1,270 584
0% 1/15/07 (e)
PageMart Nationwide, Inc. 0% B3 1,500 1,320
2/1/05 (e)
PageMart Wireless, Inc. 0% Caa2 1,990 637
2/1/08 (e)
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
CELLULAR - CONTINUED
Telesystem International
Wireless, Inc.:
0% 6/30/07 (e) Caa1 $ 1,410 $ 818
0% 11/1/07 (e) Caa1 1,290 642
Voicestream Wireless B2 1,120 1,159
Corp./Voicestream Wireless
Holding Co. 10.375% 11/15/09
(g)
25,146
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.5%
Avon Energy Partners Holdings Baa2 3,500 3,169
6.46% 3/4/08 (g)
DR Investments UK PLC yankee A2 5,000 4,993
7.1% 5/15/02 (g)
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. A3 5,790 4,972
7.75% 12/15/27 (g)
Texas Utilities Co. 6.375% Baa3 1,970 1,812
1/1/08
14,946
GAS - 0.3%
CMS Panhandle Holding Co.:
6.125% 3/15/04 Baa3 1,550 1,481
7% 7/15/29 Baa3 1,150 1,033
Columbia Energy Group 6.61% A3 6,000 5,884
11/28/02
8,398
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 1.3%
Allegiance Telecom, Inc. 0% B3 490 345
2/15/08 (e)
Call-Net Enterprises, Inc. B2 140 111
9.375% 5/15/09
Covad Communications Group,
Inc.:
0% 3/15/08 (e) B3 980 605
12.5% 2/15/09 B3 570 589
e.spire Communications, Inc.:
0% 11/1/05 (e) - 370 163
0% 4/1/06 (e) - 522 209
0% 7/1/08 (e) - 960 278
13.75% 7/15/07 - 150 98
GCI, Inc. 9.75% 8/1/07 B2 180 166
GST Network Funding, Inc. 0% - 1,050 509
5/1/08 (e)
GST Telecommunications, Inc. - 1,060 975
12.75% 11/15/07
GST USA, Inc. 0% 12/15/05 (e) - 950 703
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
ICG Holdings, Inc. 0% 9/15/05 B3 $ 880 $ 757
(e)
ICG Services, Inc.:
0% 2/15/08 (e) B3 2,730 1,399
0% 5/1/08 (e) B3 190 95
Intermedia Communications,
Inc.:
0% 3/1/09 (e) B3 1,290 748
8.875% 11/1/07 B2 190 177
KMC Telecom Holdings, Inc.:
0% 2/15/08 (e) Caa2 1,060 551
13.5% 5/15/09 (g) Caa2 510 495
Logix Communications - 930 651
Enterprises, Inc. 12.25%
6/15/08
MCI WorldCom, Inc.:
6.4% 8/15/05 A3 4,000 3,874
8.875% 1/15/06 A3 5,667 5,957
Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc.:
10% 11/15/08 B2 920 932
10% 12/15/09 B2 410 415
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc.:
10.75% 11/15/08 B3 40 41
10.75% 6/1/09 B2 780 797
Pathnet, Inc. 12.25% 4/15/08 - 1,230 787
Rhythms NetConnections, Inc.:
0% 5/15/08 (e) B3 1,515 788
12.75% 4/15/09 B3 500 475
Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Baa2 1,985 1,884
Rico, Inc. 6.65% 5/15/06
Teleglobe Canada, Inc.:
7.2% 7/20/09 Baa1 3,863 3,640
7.7% 7/20/29 Baa1 4,398 4,072
Teligent, Inc.:
0% 3/1/08 (e) Caa1 1,235 707
11.5% 12/1/07 Caa1 150 144
WinStar Communications, Inc.:
0% 10/15/05 (e) Caa1 1,380 1,256
0% 10/15/05 (e) Caa1 2,070 2,898
0% 3/15/08 (e) CCC 1,195 1,111
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
WinStar Communications, Inc.:
- - continued
10% 3/15/08 CCC $ 1,140 $ 1,003
15% 3/1/07 CCC 230 288
WinStar Equipment Corp. 12.5% B3 60 62
3/15/04
40,755
TOTAL UTILITIES 89,245
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS 423,114
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS 430,709
(Cost $452,454)
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - 6.9%
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - 1.3%
Fannie Mae 6.5% 4/29/09 Aaa 15,800 14,993
Farm Credit Systems Financial Aaa 3,400 3,706
Assistance Corp. 9.375%
7/21/03
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Aaa 1,720 1,720
Corp. 7.01% 2/10/04
Freddie Mac 6.25% 7/15/04 Aaa 12,080 11,925
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 895 923
Class 2-E, 9.4% 5/15/02 Aaa 830 855
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 284 273
Series 1993-D, 5.23% 5/15/05 Aaa 506 485
Series 1994-A, 7.12% 4/15/06 Aaa 535 535
Guaranteed Trade Trust Aaa 440 449
Certificates (assets of
Trust guaranteed by U.S.
Government through
Export-Import Bank) Series
1994-B, 7.5% 1/26/06
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - CONTINUED
Overseas Private Investment
Corp. U.S. Government
guaranteed participation
certificate:
Series 1994-195, 6.08% Aaa $ 1,405 $ 1,397
8/15/04 (callable)
Series 1996-A1, 6.726% - 4,783 4,751
9/15/10 (callable)
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY 42,012
OBLIGATIONS
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS -
5.6%
U.S. Treasury Bonds:
5.25% 2/15/29 Aaa 1,250 1,061
6.125% 8/15/29 Aaa 14,005 13,710
6.375% 8/15/27 Aaa 9,400 9,237
8.75% 5/15/17 Aaa 9,200 11,197
8.875% 8/15/17 Aaa 2,970 3,657
9.875% 11/15/15 Aaa 16,585 21,807
14% 11/15/11 Aaa 2,695 3,816
U.S. Treasury Notes:
4% 10/31/00 Aaa 8,100 7,967
5.875% 11/15/04 Aaa 52,550 52,041
6% 8/15/09 Aaa 29,900 29,521
6.5% 5/31/02 Aaa 6,450 6,521
U.S. Treasury Notes - coupon Aaa 28,470 12,978
STRIPS 0% 11/15/11
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY 173,513
OBLIGATIONS
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND 215,525
GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $221,524)
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY -
MORTGAGE SECURITIES - 9.9%
FANNIE MAE - 8.1%
5.5% 2/1/11 to 4/1/11 Aaa 13,282 12,544
6% 6/1/11 to 1/1/29 Aaa 51,429 48,443
6.5% 2/1/24 to 6/1/29 Aaa 130,209 124,338
7% 12/1/23 to 8/1/29 Aaa 7,051 6,896
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY -
MORTGAGE SECURITIES -
CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FANNIE MAE - CONTINUED
7.5% 5/1/25 to 10/1/29 Aaa $ 48,035 $ 47,952
8% 8/1/26 to 10/1/29 Aaa 11,673 11,843
TOTAL FANNIE MAE 252,016
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE
ASSOCIATION - 1.8%
6.5% 5/15/28 to 3/15/29 Aaa 14,702 13,993
7% 12/15/25 to 7/15/28 Aaa 2,211 2,159
7.5% 2/15/23 to 9/15/29 Aaa 30,769 30,722
8% 11/15/21 to 12/15/26 Aaa 7,235 7,359
TOTAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL 54,233
MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY 306,249
- - MORTGAGE SECURITIES
(Cost $315,275)
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.6%
Airplanes pass through trust Ba2 650 533
10.875% 3/15/19
American Express Credit A1 1,600 1,525
Account Master Trust 6.1%
12/15/06
Chase Manhattan Grantor Trust:
6.61% 9/15/02 Aaa 1,260 1,262
6.76% 9/15/02 A3 315 315
Chevy Chase Auto Receivables
Trust:
5.9% 7/15/03 Aaa 1,278 1,269
5.91% 12/15/04 Aaa 866 859
6.6% 12/15/02 Aaa 372 373
Discover Card Master Trust I A2 2,000 1,948
5.85% 11/16/04
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust:
6.2% 12/15/02 Baa2 1,970 1,927
6.4% 12/15/02 Baa2 1,090 1,076
6.87% 11/15/04 A2 1,550 1,537
Key Auto Finance Trust:
6.3% 10/15/03 A2 1,365 1,357
6.65% 10/15/03 Baa3 400 400
Premier Auto Trust 5.59% Aaa 5,000 4,881
2/9/04
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 19,262
(Cost $19,705)
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE
SECURITIES - 0.8%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
Berkeley Federal Bank & Trust - $ 1,836 $ 1,264
FSB Series 1994 Class 1B
7.3368% 8/1/24 (g)(h)
CS First Boston Mortgage
Securities Corp.:
Series 1997-C2 Class D, 7.27% Baa2 3,070 2,766
1/17/35
Series 1998-FL1:
Class D, 5.9% 12/10/00 (g)(h) A2 2,400 2,382
Class E, 6.25% 1/10/13 (g)(h) Baa2 5,360 5,268
First Chicago/Lennar Trust I
Series 1997-CHL1:
Class D, 8.0747% 4/13/39 (h) - 700 563
Class E, 8.0747% 4/1/39 (h) - 650 463
General Motors Acceptance Ba3 500 394
Corp. Commercial Mortgage
Securities, Inc. Series
1996-C1 Class F, 7.86%
10/15/28 (g)
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Baa3 2,600 2,198
II Series 1998-GLII Class E,
7.1905% 4/13/31 (g)(h)
Morgan Stanley Capital I, - 726 720
Inc. Series 1996-MBL1 Class
E, 8.4008% 5/25/21 (g)(h)
Penn Mutual Life Insurance - 1,250 821
Co. (The)/Penn Insurance &
Annuity Co. Series 1996-PML
Class K, 7.9% 11/15/26 (g)
Resolution Trust Corp. Series Ba3 218 176
1991-M2 Class A3, 7.2498%
9/25/20 (h)
Structured Asset Securities BB 1,000 889
Corp. Series 1995-C1 Class
E, 7.375% 9/25/24 (g)
Thirteen Affiliates of Aaa 4,500 4,299
General Growth Properties,
Inc. sequential pay Series 1
Class A2, 6.602% 12/15/10 (g)
Wells Fargo Capital Markets Aaa 1,727 1,701
Apartment Financing Trust
Series APT Class 1, 6.56%
12/29/05 (g)
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE 23,904
SECURITIES
(Cost $24,619)
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - 0.3% (I)
Korean Republic yankee:
8.75% 4/15/03 Baa3 855 887
8.875% 4/15/08 Baa3 1,340 1,401
Quebec Province yankee 6.86% A2 8,000 7,829
4/15/26 (f)
TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND 10,117
GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $10,007)
SUPRANATIONAL OBLIGATIONS -
0.1%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
Inter American Development Aaa $ 4,000 $ 3,863
Bank yankee 6.29% 7/16/27
(Cost $3,975)
</TABLE>
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 3.7%
SHARES
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 305,040 305
5.69% (c)
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 114,965,791 114,966
5.34% (c)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 115,271
(Cost $115,271)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 3,091,991
99.6%
(Cost $2,647,288)
NET OTHER ASSETS - 0.4% 12,490
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 3,104,481
SECURITY TYPE ABBREVIATIONS
ACES - Automatic Common Exchange
Securities
PIES - Premium Income Equity
Securities
QUIPS - Quarterly Income Preferred
Securities
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) S&P(registered trademark) credit ratings are used in the absence
of a rating by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
(c) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
(d) Non-income producing - issuer filed for protection under the
Federal Bankruptcy Code or is in default of interest payment.
(e) 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.
(f) 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.
(g) 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 $69,216,000 or 2.2% of net assets.
(h) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities
represents the rate at period end.
(i) For foreign government obligations not individually rated by S&P
or Moody's, the ratings listed have been assigned by FMR, the fund's
investment adviser, based principally on S&P and Moody's ratings of
the sovereign credit of the issuing government.
(j) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered
under the Securities Act of 1933.
Additional information on each holding is as follows:
SECURITY ACQUISITION DATE ACQUISITION COST (000S)
Cellnet Data Systems, Inc. 11/10/99 $ 52
15% 11/30/99
Micron Technology, Inc. 6.5% 3/3/99 $ 774
9/30/05
Mothers Work, Inc. 6/18/98 $ 1
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 21.5% AAA, AA, A 19.8%
Baa 5.8% BBB 6.1%
Ba 0.5% BB 0.6%
B 3.1% B 3.4%
Caa 1.1% CCC 0.6%
Ca, C 0.0% CC, C 0.0%
D 0.0%
The percentage not rated by Moody's or S&P amounted to 0.4%. FMR has
determined that unrated debt securities that are lower quality account
for 0.2% of the total value of investment in securities.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $2,652,624,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $439,367,000, of which $531,801,000 related to appreciated
investment securities and $92,434,000 related to depreciated
investment securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $296,669,000 as a capital
gain dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) NOVEMBER
30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 3,091,991
value (cost $2,647,288) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 8,324
sold
Receivable for fund shares 2,979
sold
Dividends receivable 2,568
Interest receivable 12,895
Other receivables 55
TOTAL ASSETS 3,118,812
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian bank $ 31
Payable for investments 859
purchased
Payable for fund shares 10,005
redeemed
Accrued management fee 1,124
Distribution fees payable 1,347
Other payables and accrued 660
expenses
Collateral on securities 305
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 14,331
NET ASSETS $ 3,104,481
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 2,499,509
Undistributed net investment 12,538
income
Accumulated undistributed net 147,734
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 444,700
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 3,104,481
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) NOVEMBER
30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $18.64
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($59,395
(divided by) 3,187 shares)
Maximum offering price per $19.78
share (100/94.25 of $18.64)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $18.67
redemption price per share
($2,801,528 (divided by)
150,041 shares)
Maximum offering price per $19.35
share (100/96.50 of $18.67)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $18.54
offering price per share
($123,916 (divided by) 6,684
shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $18.55
offering price per share
($52,529 (divided by) 2,832
shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $18.77
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($67,113 (divided by)
3,575 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 YEAR
ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 34,234
Dividends
Interest 80,689
Security lending 37
TOTAL INCOME 114,960
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 13,824
Transfer agent fees 5,841
Distribution fees 16,224
Accounting and security 901
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 14
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 97
Registration fees 224
Audit 73
Legal 18
Interest 1
Total expenses before 37,217
reductions
Expense reductions (378) 36,839
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 78,121
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 150,648
Foreign currency transactions 13 150,661
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (63,649)
Assets and liabilities in (17) (63,666)
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 86,995
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 165,116
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1998
1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 78,121 $ 7,198 $ 83,171
income
Net realized gain (loss) 150,661 7,162 324,897
Change in net unrealized (63,666) 90,492 (33,461)
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 165,116 104,852 374,607
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (79,816) - (86,685)
From net investment income
From net realized gain (283,307) - (198,222)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (363,123) - (284,907)
Share transactions - net 150,767 (4,387) (2,113)
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) (47,240) 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 $ 3,104,481 $ 3,151,721 $ 3,051,256
undistributed net investment
income of $12,538 and
$13,757 and $6,423,
respectively)
</TABLE>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 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 .50 .05 .53 .48 .08
Net realized and unrealized .53 .61 1.80 2.83 .88
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.03 .66 2.33 3.31 .96
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.52) - (.57) (.49) (.14)
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26) (.11) -
Total distributions (2.30) - (1.83) (.60) (.14)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.64 $ 19.91 $ 19.25 $ 18.75 $ 16.04
TOTAL RETURN B, C 5.65% 3.43% 13.04% 20.99% 6.34%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 59 $ 17 $ 16 $ 8 $ 1
(in millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .93% 1.02% A 1.05% 1.41% F 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .91% G 1.02% A 1.02% G 1.40% G 1.49% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.68% 3.13% A 2.76% 2.68% 3.07% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 93% 73% A 85% 70% 223%
</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 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
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 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 .46 D .05 D .51 D .53 D .51 D .59
Net realized and unrealized .51 .61 1.80 2.84 .88 .54
gain (loss)
Total from investment .97 .66 2.31 3.37 1.39 1.13
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.48) - (.54) (.54) (.59) (.50)
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26) (.11) (.03) -
Total distributions (2.26) - (1.80) (.65) (.62) (.50)
Net asset value, end of $ 18.67 $ 19.96 $ 19.30 $ 18.79 $ 16.07 $ 15.30
period
TOTAL RETURN B, C 5.30% 3.42% 12.90% 21.36% 9.30% 7.85%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 2,802 $ 2,993 $ 2,903 $ 2,901 $ 2,993 $ 3,441
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.16% 1.22% A 1.16% 1.17% 1.26% 1.47%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.14% E 1.22% A 1.15% E 1.17% 1.25% E 1.46% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.45% 2.92% A 2.68% 2.98% 3.32% 3.99%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 93% 73% A 85% 70% 223% 297%
</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.
F ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 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 .36 .04 .38 .29
Net realized and unrealized .50 .61 1.81 2.38
gain (loss)
Total from investment .86 .65 2.19 2.67
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.40) - (.43) (.32)
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26) -
Total distributions (2.18) - (1.69) (.32)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.54 $ 19.86 $ 19.21 $ 18.71
TOTAL RETURN B, C 4.71% 3.38% 12.25% 16.40%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 124 $ 57 $ 51 $ 16
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.69% 1.80% A 1.74% 2.12% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.68% F 1.80% A 1.73% F 2.11% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.91% 2.35% A 2.02% 1.88% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 93% 73% A 85% 70%
</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 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
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR 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 .36 .04 .36
Net realized and unrealized .48 .62 1.56
gain (loss)
Total from investment .84 .66 1.92
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.39) - (.49)
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26)
Total distributions (2.17) - (1.75)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.55 $ 19.88 $ 19.22
TOTAL RETURN B, C 4.60% 3.43% 10.62%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 53 $ 21 $ 20
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.66% 1.77% A 1.80% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.65% G 1.76% A, G 1.79% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.95% 2.37% A 1.89% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 93% 73% A 85%
</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 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
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 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 .56 D .05 D .60 D .61 D .54 D .25
Net realized and unrealized .53 .63 1.81 2.86 .87 .09
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.09 .68 2.41 3.47 1.41 .34
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.57) - (.65) (.62) (.67) (.17)
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26) (.11) (.03) -
Total distributions (2.35) - (1.91) (.73) (.70) (.17)
Net asset value, end of $ 18.77 $ 20.03 $ 19.35 $ 18.85 $ 16.11 $ 15.40
period
TOTAL RETURN B, C 5.95% 3.51% 13.45% 21.97% 9.41% 2.22%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 67 $ 63 $ 61 $ 39 $ 22 $ 1
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .64% .66% A .65% .69% 1.06% .92% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .63% G .66% A .63% G .69% 1.03% G .91% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.96% 3.48% A 3.15% 3.42% 3.54% 4.54% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 93% 73% A 85% 70% 223% 297%
</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 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 November 30, 1999
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Balanced 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. Foreign equity securities are valued based on
quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. 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. 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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
period end. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and
expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing
exchange rate on the respective dates of the transactions.
Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions
represent net gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign
currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference
between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S.
dollar amount actually received, and gains and losses between trade
and settlement date on purchases and sales of securities. The effects
of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in
securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or
loss on investment securities.
INCOME TAXES. As a qualified regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, the fund is not subject to
income taxes to the extent that it distributes substantially all of
its taxable income for its fiscal year. The schedule of investments
includes information regarding income taxes under the caption "Income
Tax Information."
INVESTMENT INCOME. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date, except certain dividends from foreign securities where the
ex-dividend date may have passed, are recorded as soon as the fund is
informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in
dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the
securities received. Interest income, 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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS - CONTINUED
differing treatments for litigation proceeds,paydown gains/losses on
certain securities, foreign currency transactions, non-taxable
dividends, market discount and losses deferred due to wash sales. The
fund also utilized earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on
redemption of shares as a part of the dividends paid deduction for
income tax purposes.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
Undistributed net investment income and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
may include temporary book and tax basis differences which will
reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining
at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS. The fund generally uses foreign currency
contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated
securities. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign
currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts'
terms. The U.S. dollar value of foreign currency contracts is
determined using contractual currency exchange rates established at
the time of each trade.
JOINT TRADING ACCOUNT. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the fund, along with
other affiliated entities 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.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund (the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS - CONTINUED
of FMR. The Cash Funds are open-end money market funds available only
to investment companies and other accounts managed by FMR and its
affiliates. The Cash Funds seek preservation of capital, liquidity,
and current income. Income distributions from the Cash Funds are
declared daily and paid monthly from net interest income. Income
distributions earned by the fund are recorded as either interest
income or security lending income in the accompanying financial
statements.
DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS. The fund may purchase or sell
securities on a delayed delivery basis. Payment and delivery may take
place after the customary settlement period for that security. The
price of the underlying securities and the date when the securities
will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction
is negotiated. The market values of the securities purchased on a
delayed delivery basis are identified as such in the fund's schedule
of investments. The fund may receive compensation for interest forgone
in the purchase of a delayed delivery security. With respect to
purchase commitments, the fund identifies securities as segregated in
its 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, restricted securities (excluding 144A
issues) amounted to $838,000.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $2,840,525,000 and $2,972,061,000, respectively, of which
U.S. government and government agency obligations aggregated
$670,847,000 and $537,520,000, 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 .2167% 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 annual rate of .43% 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 Board of 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 $ 96,000 $ 0
CLASS T 14,782,000 105,000
CLASS B 958,000 720,000
CLASS C 388,000 273,000
$ 16,224,000 $ 1,098,000
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 is 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 $ 296,000 $ 115,000
CLASS T 961,000 273,000
CLASS B 228,000 228,000 *
CLASS C 17,000 17,000 *
$ 1,502,000 $ 633,000
* 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 $ 79,000 .20
CLASS T 5,359,000 .18
CLASS B 212,000 .22
CLASS C 74,000 .19
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 117,000 .17
$ 5,841,000
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.,
an affiliate of FMR, maintains the fund's accounting records and
administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is
based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $226,000 for the
period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $280,000. The fund received cash collateral of
$305,000 which was invested in cash equivalents.
6. BANK BORROWINGS.
The fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or
emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions. The fund has
established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest
rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time
to time. The average daily loan balance during the period for which
the loan was outstanding amounted to $3,482,000. The weighted average
interest rate was 5.17%.
7. 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 $361,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, through an arrangement with the fund's custodian and each
class' transfer agent, 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 $15,000 under the custodian
arrangement, and each applicable class' expenses were reduced as
follows under the transfer agent arrangements:
TRANSFER AGENT CREDITS
Class A $ 2,000
8. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, one shareholder was record owner of
approximately 13% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
9. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
1999 1998 1998A
FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME
Class A $ 939 $ - $ 338
Class T 74,262 - 83,919
Class B 1,847 - 696
Class C 731 - 203
Institutional Class 2,037 - 1,529
Total $ 79,816 $ - $ 86,685
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 1,512 $ - $ 553
Class T 269,024 - 193,978
Class B 5,204 - 1,214
Class C 1,905 - 13
Institutional Class 5,662 - 2,464
Total $ 283,307 $ - $ 198,222
$ 363,123 $ - $ 284,907
</TABLE>
A DISTRIBUTIONS FOR CLASS C ARE FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3, 1997
(COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF SHARES) TO OCTOBER 31, 1998.
10. 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
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
1999 1998 1998A
CLASS A Shares sold 2,611 55 505
Reinvestment of distributions 128 - 45
Shares redeemed (399) (14) (147)
Net increase (decrease) 2,340 41 403
CLASS T Shares sold 28,944 1,793 25,522
Reinvestment of distributions 17,793 - 14,265
Shares redeemed (46,676) (2,264) (43,766)
Net increase (decrease) 61 (471) (3,979)
CLASS B Shares sold 4,784 246 2,157
Reinvestment of distributions 349 - 93
Shares redeemed (1,332) (29) (437)
Net increase (decrease) 3,801 217 1,813
CLASS C Shares sold 2,102 47 1,132
Reinvestment of distributions 109 - 9
Shares redeemed (441) (49) (78)
Net increase (decrease) 1,770 (2) 1,063
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 1,124 47 2,017
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 406 - 209
Shares redeemed (1,107) (49) (1,137)
Net increase (decrease) 423 (2) 1,089
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
1999 1998 1998A
CLASS A Shares sold $ 49,162 $ 1,069 $ 9,665
Reinvestment of distributions 2,356 - 832
Shares redeemed (7,485) (275) (2,810)
Net increase (decrease) $ 44,033 $ 794 $ 7,687
CLASS T Shares sold $ 546,131 $ 35,217 $ 487,737
Reinvestment of distributions 325,900 - 263,355
Shares redeemed (877,940) (44,571) (837,890)
Net increase (decrease) $ (5,909) $ (9,354) $ (86,798)
CLASS B Shares sold $ 89,864 $ 4,821 $ 41,474
Reinvestment of distributions 6,381 - 1,711
Shares redeemed (24,790) (572) (8,440)
Net increase (decrease) $ 71,455 $ 4,249 $ 34,745
CLASS C Shares sold $ 39,467 $ 924 $ 21,768
Reinvestment of distributions 2,008 - 173
Shares redeemed (8,264) (973) (1,484)
Net increase (decrease) $ 33,211 $ (49) $ 20,457
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 21,324 $ 933 $ 39,736
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 7,458 - 3,869
Shares redeemed (20,805) (960) (21,809)
Net increase (decrease) $ 7,977 $ (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 of Fidelity Advisor Series I 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 November 30, 1999, and the related statements of
operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statements of changes in net assets
for the one month ended November 30, 1998, and 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 four-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 November 30, 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 November 30,1999, the results of its
operations, the changes in its net assets, and its financial
highlights for the year then ended in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund voted to pay
to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date,
the following distributions derived from capital gains realized from
sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net
investment income:
PAY DATE RECORD DATE DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
Class A 12/20/99 12/17/99 $.11 $.76
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.05
Class T 12/20/99 12/17/99 $.10 $.76
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.05
Class B 12/20/99 12/17/99 $.07 $.76
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.05
Class C 12/20/99 12/17/99 $.08 $.76
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.05
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
A total of 7.92% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year
was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is
generally exempt from state income tax.
A total of 36%, 33%, 52% and 56% of the dividends distributed by Class
A, Class T, Class B and Class C, respectively during the fiscal year
qualifies for the dividends-received deduction for corporate
shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2000 of amounts for use
in preparing 1999 income tax returns.
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
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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(registered trademark)
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 High Income 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
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
(registered trademark)
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FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
(registered trademark)
BALANCED FUND -
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
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 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 40 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 49 Notes to the financial
statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 58 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 59
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:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500 SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - INST CL 5.95% 83.09% 199.06%
Fidelity Balanced Composite 12.26% 144.46% 267.69%
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
LB Aggregate Bond -0.04% 46.83% 111.49%
Balanced Funds Average 8.93% 108.48% 202.18%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five
years or 10 years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund
that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your investment
would be $1,050. You can compare 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 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 one year
average represents a peer group of 444 mutual funds. These benchmarks
include reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude
the effect of sales charges.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV BALANCED - INST CL 5.95% 12.86% 11.58%
Fidelity Balanced Composite 12.26% 19.58% 13.91%
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
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FA Balanced -CL I 60 S&P/40 LB Agg S&P 500 LB Aggregate Bond
00642 F0021 SP001 LB001
1989/11/30 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 10098.83 10154.80 10240.00 10027.00
1990/01/31 9610.31 9697.63 9552.90 9907.68
1990/02/28 9635.58 9785.10 9676.13 9939.38
1990/03/31 9770.45 9943.43 9932.55 9946.34
1990/04/30 9642.56 9757.68 9684.23 9854.83
1990/05/31 10000.64 10444.04 10628.44 10146.54
1990/06/30 10043.06 10468.69 10556.17 10309.90
1990/07/31 10017.18 10506.37 10522.39 10452.17
1990/08/31 9404.59 9880.19 9571.17 10312.11
1990/09/30 9187.52 9624.30 9105.05 10397.70
1990/10/31 9100.10 9648.36 9065.90 10529.76
1990/11/30 9510.96 10105.30 9651.56 10756.15
1990/12/31 9801.63 10337.52 9920.84 10923.94
1991/01/31 10307.69 10659.23 10353.38 11059.40
1991/02/28 10911.41 11152.75 11093.65 11153.40
1991/03/31 11188.55 11345.47 11362.12 11230.36
1991/04/30 11403.71 11410.82 11389.39 11351.65
1991/05/31 11878.87 11733.06 11881.41 11417.49
1991/06/30 11635.41 11408.29 11337.24 11411.78
1991/07/31 12133.03 11790.70 11865.55 11570.40
1991/08/31 12440.65 12060.23 12146.77 11820.32
1991/09/30 12532.25 12037.32 11943.92 12060.28
1991/10/31 12897.36 12187.54 12103.97 12194.15
1991/11/30 12596.14 11937.70 11616.18 12306.33
1991/12/31 13181.37 12898.92 12945.07 12671.83
1992/01/31 13268.09 12684.80 12704.29 12499.49
1992/02/29 13547.52 12816.72 12869.44 12580.74
1992/03/31 13499.43 12638.06 12618.49 12510.29
1992/04/30 13606.33 12897.39 12989.47 12600.36
1992/05/31 13878.46 13032.81 13053.12 12838.51
1992/06/30 13752.27 12988.24 12858.63 13015.68
1992/07/31 14153.86 13412.95 13384.55 13281.20
1992/08/31 14153.86 13302.16 13110.16 13415.34
1992/09/30 14270.96 13459.66 13264.86 13574.98
1992/10/31 14221.61 13416.32 13311.29 13394.44
1992/11/30 14310.44 13691.89 13765.21 13397.11
1992/12/31 14394.00 13880.02 13934.52 13610.13
1993/01/31 14665.59 14056.57 14051.57 13871.44
1993/02/28 14978.95 14269.67 14242.67 14114.19
1993/03/31 15544.30 14474.30 14543.19 14173.47
1993/04/30 15986.62 14304.66 14191.25 14272.69
1993/05/31 16292.03 14542.12 14571.57 14291.24
1993/06/30 16187.13 14672.70 14613.83 14549.91
1993/07/31 16356.96 14670.94 14555.37 14632.85
1993/08/31 16951.38 15107.26 15107.02 14888.92
1993/09/30 16792.89 15053.78 14990.70 14929.12
1993/10/31 17017.51 15263.02 15301.01 14984.36
1993/11/30 16792.89 15124.13 15155.65 14856.99
1993/12/31 17223.16 15266.60 15339.03 14937.22
1994/01/31 17701.89 15660.48 15860.56 15138.87
1994/02/28 17390.15 15296.84 15430.73 14875.46
1994/03/31 16695.63 14745.54 14757.95 14508.03
1994/04/30 16560.99 14811.60 14946.86 14391.97
1994/05/31 16628.31 14956.76 15191.98 14390.53
1994/06/30 16312.74 14723.73 14819.78 14358.87
1994/07/31 16628.18 15130.70 15305.87 14644.61
1994/08/31 16830.96 15510.17 15933.41 14662.19
1994/09/30 16718.48 15190.97 15543.04 14446.65
1994/10/31 16560.44 15390.58 15892.76 14433.65
1994/11/30 16334.67 15040.73 15313.95 14401.90
1994/12/31 16345.96 15216.07 15541.05 14501.27
1995/01/31 16300.43 15573.31 15944.03 14788.39
1995/02/28 16585.00 16085.71 16565.37 15140.36
1995/03/31 16860.56 16409.77 17054.21 15232.71
1995/04/30 17044.20 16791.62 17556.46 15445.97
1995/05/31 17377.05 17454.25 18258.19 16043.73
1995/06/30 17585.67 17748.50 18682.33 16160.85
1995/07/31 17851.77 18086.00 19301.84 16125.30
1995/08/31 17909.61 18200.78 19350.28 16320.41
1995/09/30 18094.09 18732.24 20166.87 16478.72
1995/10/31 18012.22 18789.52 20094.87 16692.94
1995/11/30 18503.46 19397.18 20977.04 16943.34
1995/12/31 18797.75 19729.95 21381.05 17180.55
1996/01/31 18952.51 20185.01 22108.86 17293.94
1996/02/29 18654.89 20156.79 22313.81 16993.02
1996/03/31 18513.04 20216.81 22528.70 16874.07
1996/04/30 18501.03 20350.33 22860.77 16779.58
1996/05/31 18597.08 20648.95 23450.35 16746.02
1996/06/30 18705.88 20806.83 23539.69 16970.41
1996/07/31 18317.69 20277.75 22499.71 17016.23
1996/08/31 18451.13 20520.56 22974.23 16987.31
1996/09/30 19192.75 21356.32 24267.22 17282.89
1996/10/31 19706.51 21899.37 24936.51 17666.57
1996/11/30 20770.73 23042.38 26821.46 17968.66
1996/12/31 20429.44 22682.79 26290.13 17801.56
1997/01/31 21138.19 23561.24 27932.73 17856.74
1997/02/28 21473.91 23695.64 28151.73 17901.38
1997/03/31 20745.98 23006.24 26994.97 17702.68
1997/04/30 21611.97 23968.36 28606.57 17968.22
1997/05/31 22490.50 24934.95 30348.14 18138.91
1997/06/30 23355.45 25723.90 31707.74 18354.77
1997/07/31 24645.24 27229.82 34230.72 18850.35
1997/08/31 23570.41 26221.99 32313.12 18690.12
1997/09/30 24532.39 27238.93 34082.90 18966.73
1997/10/31 24035.11 26851.05 32944.54 19241.75
1997/11/30 24608.89 27646.22 34469.54 19330.26
1997/12/31 25111.91 28042.72 35061.38 19525.50
1998/01/31 25359.45 28372.39 35449.16 19775.42
1998/02/28 26294.62 29591.04 38005.75 19759.60
1998/03/31 27233.43 30540.50 39952.03 19826.79
1998/04/30 27427.55 30788.37 40353.94 19929.89
1998/05/31 27385.96 30587.81 39660.26 20119.22
1998/06/30 28000.13 31437.09 41271.26 20289.90
1998/07/31 27958.20 31262.89 40831.72 20332.95
1998/08/31 25050.54 28754.44 34928.27 20663.90
1998/09/30 26379.68 30128.92 37165.78 21147.68
1998/10/31 27267.46 31535.75 40188.84 21036.11
1998/11/30 28225.70 32754.02 42624.69 21155.24
1998/12/31 29145.71 33925.79 45080.72 21218.86
1999/01/31 29503.22 34873.99 46966.00 21370.42
1999/02/28 28957.44 33980.10 45506.29 20997.30
1999/03/31 29720.57 34871.24 47327.00 21113.80
1999/04/30 30788.19 35725.79 49159.97 21180.72
1999/05/31 30050.27 35093.94 47999.31 20994.33
1999/06/30 30715.15 36217.74 50663.27 20927.29
1999/07/31 30003.05 35478.47 49081.56 20839.39
1999/08/31 29639.09 35365.89 48838.61 20828.81
1999/09/30 29093.78 34948.42 47499.94 21070.51
1999/10/31 29890.43 36326.91 50505.74 21148.25
1999/11/30 29906.36 36769.02 51532.52 21149.00
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991215 155659 R00000000000123
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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
November 30, 1989. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value
of the investment would have grown to $29,906 - a 199.06% 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 $51,533 - a 415.33%
increase. If $10,000 was invested in the Lehman Brothers Aggregate
Bond Index, it would have grown to $21,149 - a 111.49% 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 $36,769 - a 267.69% 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
Technology stocks garnered the lion's
share of investors' affection, outpacing
the broader market by a wide margin
during the 12-month period that ended
November 30, 1999. But rising interest
rates spurred by strength in the
economy, along with several moves by
the Federal Reserve Board to tighten
monetary policy, kept most stocks
longing for attention during this time
frame. Tech stocks, seemingly bent on
re-writing the record books, shook off
the interest-rate concerns that
beleaguered most stocks over the
course of the period. The
technology-rich NASDAQ index
delivered a series of new highs en route
to closing out the period up 71.64%.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index, itself
powered by the narrow advances of a
small group of technology-oriented
stocks, posted a return of 20.90%.
For bonds, it was an uphill battle the
whole way. A deteriorating rate
picture weighed heavily on investors, as
bond prices generally declined during
the period. Treasuries had the roughest
time of it, wilting as all of 1998's
interest-rate cuts evaporated in the
span of a year. The struggle wasn't as
pronounced elsewhere in the bond
market, as spread sectors - namely,
corporates, mortgages and agencies
- - maintained their edge over
comparable duration Treasuries. As a
group, though, bonds couldn't keep
from slipping into the red, with the
Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond
Index - a widely followed measure
of taxable-bond performance -
retreating 0.04%.
(photograph of John Avery)
An interview with John Avery (right), 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 12 months that ended November 30, 1999, the fund's
Institutional Class shares returned 5.95%, while the balanced funds
average tracked by Lipper Inc. returned 8.93% 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 12-month returns of 20.90% and -0.04%,
respectively.
Q. WHAT AFFECTED THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE RELATIVE TO THAT OF ITS PEERS
AND BENCHMARKS?
J.A. Simply put, our underexposure to technology hurt. The fund was,
in essence, left by the wayside during the narrowly led advances of
technology stocks over the past 12 months. I found it difficult
gaining adequate exposure to the high-tech segment of the market, an
area I deemed far too richly valued. With technology representing over
one-quarter of the S&P 500 index - and even more in some cases with
respect to the fund's peer group - relative performance struggled to
keep pace during the sector's powerful rally.
Q. WHAT OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCED FUND PERFORMANCE?
J.A. With the notable exception of some of the strong, larger names,
such as American Express and American International Group, the fund's
overweighting in financials relative to its peers during a period of
rising interest rates detracted from returns. Many of our investments
in health care, most notably our stake in pharmaceutical firms, also
hurt performance. Investors punished the group for delivering earnings
growth that continued to lag the broader market. On the plus side, the
fund's positioning in energy helped, as a bullish market for oil and
related products fueled the industry's strong advances.
Q. WHAT STOCKS HELPED PERFORMANCE? WHICH HURT?
J.A. Telecommunications giant MCI WorldCom helped quite a bit, and
gave the fund exposure to the development of the Internet and the
soaring demand for voice and data delivery. Along those same lines,
Texas Instruments and Motorola were each big winners in the cellular
bonanza. GE rose sharply on consistently impressive earnings growth
related to the robustness of its underlying businesses. Switching to
detractors, Philip Morris continued its period-long swoon caused by
tobacco-related litigation. Eli Lilly was one of the drug stocks we
owned that faltered on deteriorating sales of its key product, Prozac.
Some of the financial stocks that hurt included Freddie Mac and US
Bancorp.
Q. TURNING TO YOU, KEVIN, HOW DID THE BOND PORTION OF THE FUND
PERFORM?
K.G. It was a difficult environment overall for bonds, as interest
rates rose steadily over the course of the period. In managing the
fund's fixed-income investments, I relied on sector allocation to help
pave an alternate path, one that led to positive returns. We reaped
the rewards of having an overweighting in spread sectors - namely,
corporates, mortgages and asset-backed securities - relative to the
Lehman Brothers index, as these securities outperformed Treasuries
during the 12-month period. Our stake in mortgage securities also
helped, as this sector benefited from favorable prepayment levels, as
well as declining interest-rate volatility later in the period. Within
corporates, we found ourselves in the right areas of the market. Our
stake in various telecommunications and energy names proved
particularly beneficial for the fund's bond subportfolio.
Q. JOHN, WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
J.A. I'm cautiously optimistic. Even with higher interest rates, many
companies continue to do very well, and more money continues to pour
into stocks. I'll remain focused on individual company fundamentals,
trying to add value from the bottom up. Due to their high valuations,
the fund will assuredly miss out on the growth potential pervading the
dot.com universe. However, to fill the void, I intend to pursue those
companies with strong businesses and attractive valuations that are
ideally positioned to benefit either directly or indirectly from the
technology boom.
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.
JOHN AVERY DISCUSSES
TECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPACT
ON BALANCED FUND INVESTING:
"When I look at my peer group,
it doesn't take long to see how
technology has transformed the
balanced fund universe. In the
past, traditional balanced funds
were known for their very
conservative investment styles.
Over the past two years or so,
we've seen them evolve to
something much `growthier' in
nature. Given this fund's growth
and income investment approach,
with an emphasis on growth at a
reasonable price, it has become
quite challenging for me to find
high-growth stocks within our
narrow valuation parameters. So,
today, in an attempt to add
comparable benefit to the fund, I
have to work hard reaching for
growth, taking hold of
opportunities that the bulls have
otherwise overlooked in their
haste. When it comes to
technology, I feel that value is truly
in the eyes of the beholder. Take
Microsoft, for example. Arguably the
biggest value stock in the entire
technology sector, Microsoft
presented the fund with a
tremendous buying opportunity, as
the stock traded flat in a tech-driven
market. Federal antitrust litigation
tempered the company's strong
business fundamentals and limited
the stock's advances. I've found that
in order to be successful, you have to
be creative in terms of how you
define technology and how you fit
it in the fund's investment-style
box."
FUND FACTS
GOAL: both income and
growth of capital
START DATE: January 6, 1987
SIZE: as of November 30,
1999, more than $3.1
billion
MANAGER: John Avery, since
1998, and Kevin Grant,
since 1996; John Avery
joined Fidelity in 1995;
Kevin Grant joined Fidelity in
1993
(checkmark)
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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<S> <C> <C>
TOP FIVE STOCKS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Microsoft Corp. 2.8 0.6
General Electric Co. 2.5 1.2
American Express Co. 2.0 0.9
MCI WorldCom, Inc. 1.9 2.6
Exxon Corp. 1.8 1.9
11.0 7.2
TOP FIVE BOND ISSUERS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
(WITH MATURITIES GREATER THAN % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
ONE YEAR) MONTHS AGO
Fannie Mae 8.6 7.2
U.S. Treasury Obligations 5.3 3.6
Government National Mortgage 1.8 1.9
Association
Comdisco, Inc. 0.5 0.5
Freddie Mac 0.4 0.0
16.6 13.2
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
FINANCE 15.0 15.6
TECHNOLOGY 12.6 6.9
UTILITIES 12.0 13.1
HEALTH 6.8 5.0
MEDIA & LEISURE 6.3 5.0
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 61.8% Stocks 61.8%
Bonds 32.2% Bonds 30.7%
Convertible Securities 1.9% Convertible Securities 0.9%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 4.1% Net Other Assets 6.6%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 3.9% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.9%
</TABLE>
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 61.8
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 32.2
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 1.9
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.1
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 61.8
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 30.7
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: 6.6
PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
<TABLE>
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COMMON STOCKS - 60.8%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.4%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.9%
Boeing Co. 196,200 $ 8,007
Textron, Inc. 273,700 19,450
27,457
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.5%
General Dynamics Corp. 327,500 16,887
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 44,344
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 3.9%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 2.8%
Celanese AG (a) 27,890 445
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 182,320 10,837
Co.
Hoechst AG 278,900 13,762
Monsanto Co. 475,100 20,043
Praxair, Inc. 713,800 31,853
Sealed Air Corp. (a) 172,400 8,103
85,043
IRON & STEEL - 0.1%
AK Steel Holding Corp. 210,300 3,483
METALS & MINING - 0.9%
Alcoa, Inc. 444,900 29,141
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.1%
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. 197,300 4,020
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 121,687
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.2%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.2%
Masco Corp. 281,500 7,108
DURABLES - 1.2%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.3%
Ford Motor Co. 179,600 9,070
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.7%
Minnesota Mining & 244,500 23,365
Manufacturing Co.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
DURABLES - CONTINUED
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.2%
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 288,500 $ 6,185
TOTAL DURABLES 38,620
ENERGY - 5.2%
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.9%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 272,100 6,871
Halliburton Co. 238,800 9,239
Schlumberger Ltd. 191,600 11,508
27,618
OIL & GAS - 4.3%
BP Amoco PLC 1,984,118 20,151
Chevron Corp. 128,800 11,407
Exxon Corp. 709,100 56,240
Mobil Corp. 135,200 14,103
Sunoco, Inc. 224,000 5,726
Texaco, Inc. 157,900 9,622
USX-Marathon Group 566,900 14,987
132,236
TOTAL ENERGY 159,854
FINANCE - 11.1%
BANKS - 2.7%
Bank of America Corp. 327,400 19,153
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 885,300 35,301
Chase Manhattan Corp. 298,300 23,044
Wells Fargo & Co. 148,100 6,887
84,385
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 3.4%
American Express Co. 401,700 60,782
Arcadia Financial Ltd. 46 0
warrants 3/15/07 (a)
Associates First Capital 499,738 16,616
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 502,950 27,096
104,494
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 3.0%
Fannie Mae 660,600 $ 44,012
Freddie Mac 981,300 48,452
92,464
INSURANCE - 1.8%
AFLAC, Inc. 221,000 10,580
American International Group, 341,850 35,296
Inc.
Hartford Financial Services 225,400 10,523
Group, Inc.
56,399
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.2%
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & 59,500 7,177
Co.
TOTAL FINANCE 344,919
HEALTH - 6.5%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 5.5%
American Home Products Corp. 321,100 16,697
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 368,380 26,915
Eli Lilly & Co. 474,200 34,024
Merck & Co., Inc. 415,500 32,617
Schering-Plough Corp. 637,100 32,572
Warner-Lambert Co. 303,400 27,211
170,036
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 1.0%
Abbott Laboratories 239,600 9,105
Johnson & Johnson 222,000 23,033
32,138
TOTAL HEALTH 202,174
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 4.2%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.5%
General Electric Co. 592,300 76,999
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.7%
Caterpillar, Inc. 101,100 4,689
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 201,000 9,736
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
The Stanley Works 298,000 $ 9,275
Tyco International Ltd. 698,990 28,003
51,703
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 128,702
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 2.6%
BROADCASTING - 1.7%
Benedek Communications Corp. 10,500 21
warrants 7/1/07 (a)
CBS Corp. (a) 350,700 18,236
CS Wireless Systems, Inc. 109 0
(a)(g)
MediaOne Group, Inc. 19,500 1,545
NTL, Inc. warrants 10/14/08 2,137 107
(a)
Teletrac Holdings, Inc. 380 0
warrants 8/1/07 (a)
Time Warner, Inc. 501,746 30,951
UIH Australia/Pacific, Inc. 4,430 133
warrants 5/15/06 (a)
50,993
PUBLISHING - 0.5%
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 297,000 16,836
RESTAURANTS - 0.4%
McDonald's Corp. 254,600 11,457
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 79,286
NONDURABLES - 1.3%
FOODS - 0.4%
Nabisco Group Holdings Corp. 283,600 3,279
Nabisco Holdings Corp. Class A 245,400 8,175
11,454
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.6%
Clorox Co. 205,600 9,162
Procter & Gamble Co. 98,700 10,660
19,822
TOBACCO - 0.3%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 355,020 9,341
TOTAL NONDURABLES 40,617
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 2.4%
APPAREL STORES - 0.0%
Mothers Work, Inc. (a)(j) 70 $ 1
DRUG STORES - 0.3%
CVS Corp. 221,200 8,779
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
1.1%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 91,400 6,449
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 485,500 27,977
34,426
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.0%
Home Depot, Inc. 253,400 20,034
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 197,400 9,833
29,867
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 73,073
SERVICES - 0.3%
H&R Block, Inc. 220,200 9,469
TECHNOLOGY - 11.7%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 2.7%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 428,200 38,190
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 456,700 33,368
Tellabs, Inc. (a) 196,000 12,716
84,274
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 3.7%
America Online, Inc. (a) 157,800 11,470
Automatic Data Processing, 345,700 17,069
Inc.
Microsoft Corp. (a) 949,400 86,440
114,979
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 2.0%
Compaq Computer Corp. 338,300 8,267
Hewlett-Packard Co. 74,200 7,040
International Business 118,822 12,246
Machines Corp.
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 727,300 34,865
62,418
ELECTRONICS - 3.3%
Insilco Corp. warrants 600 0
8/15/07 (a)
Intel Corp. 227,800 17,469
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
Motorola, Inc. 422,900 $ 48,316
Texas Instruments, Inc. 366,900 35,245
101,030
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 362,701
TRANSPORTATION - 0.4%
RAILROADS - 0.4%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 200,000 5,800
Corp.
Union Pacific Corp. 143,700 6,763
12,563
UTILITIES - 8.4%
CELLULAR - 1.9%
ALLTEL Corp. 346,700 29,990
Loral Orion Network Systems,
Inc.:
warrants 1/15/07 (CV ratio 6,760 46
.47) (a)
warrants 1/15/07 (CV ratio 1,445 13
.6) (a)
Mannesmann AG (Reg.) 29,700 6,263
McCaw International Ltd. 6,190 14
warrants 4/15/07 (a)(g)
Nextel Communications, Inc. 97,300 9,645
Class A (a)
Orbital Imaging Corp. 120 2
warrants 3/1/05 (a)(g)
Sprint Corp. Series 1 (PCS 56,500 5,184
Group)
Vodafone AirTouch PLC 147,250 6,948
sponsored ADR
58,105
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.6%
CMS Energy Corp. 290,500 9,659
Entergy Corp. 226,500 6,243
PG&E Corp. 148,900 3,332
19,234
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 5.9%
AT&T Corp. 898,631 50,211
BellSouth Corp. 196,100 9,057
KMC Telecom Holdings, Inc. 610 2
warrants 4/15/08 (a)(g)
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 710,013 58,709
Pathnet, Inc. warrants 1,230 12
4/15/08 (a)(g)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
SBC Communications, Inc. 920,984 $ 47,834
Sprint Corp. (FON Group) 270,100 18,739
184,564
TOTAL UTILITIES 261,903
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 1,887,020
(Cost $1,405,183)
PREFERRED STOCKS - 2.6%
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
- - 1.6%
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.1%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.1%
Monsanto Co. $1.625 ACES 92,100 3,598
DURABLES - 0.0%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.0%
Automatic Common Exchangeable 59,900 562
Securities Trust II
(Republic Industries) $1.55
ACES
ENERGY - 0.0%
OIL & GAS - 0.0%
Apache Corp. $2.015 ACES 12,000 407
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
Loral Space & Communications 70,900 3,518
Ltd. Series C, $3.00 (g)
MEDIA & LEISURE - 1.4%
BROADCASTING - 1.3%
Comcast Corp.:
$1.44 41,400 3,677
$1.63 111,800 10,202
Cox Communications, Inc. 82,300 7,366
$6.858
MediaOne Group, Inc.:
$3.04 137,200 6,140
(Vodafone AirTouch PLC) $3.63 114,500 11,679
PIES
39,064
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 $ 2,393
$3.375 QUIPS (g)
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 41,457
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED 49,542
STOCKS
NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS - 1.0%
ENERGY - 0.0%
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.0%
R&B Falcon Corp. 13.875% 781 812
FINANCE - 0.0%
INSURANCE - 0.0%
American Annuity Group 1,000 954
Capital Trust II 8.875%
HEALTH - 0.1%
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.1%
Fresenius Medical Care 1,331 1,225
Capital Trust II 7.875%
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.2%
BROADCASTING - 0.2%
Adelphia Communications Corp. 5,170 579
$13.00
Citadel Broadcasting Co. 4,516 519
Series B, 13.25% pay-in-kind
CSC Holdings, Inc.:
11.125% pay-in-kind 35,508 3,853
Series H, 11.75% pay-in-kind 9,570 1,048
Granite Broadcasting Corp. 1,007 1,027
12.75% pay-in-kind
7,026
TECHNOLOGY - 0.0%
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 0.0%
Concentric Network Corp. 858 815
13.5% pay-in-kind
PREFERRED STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS - CONTINUED
UTILITIES - 0.7%
CELLULAR - 0.3%
Nextel Communications, Inc.:
11.125% pay-in-kind 3,525 $ 3,525
Series D, 13% pay-in-kind 3,551 3,800
7,325
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 0.4%
e.spire Communications, Inc.:
12.75% pay-in-kind 1,138 193
14.75% pay-in-kind 347 62
ICG Holdings, Inc.:
14% pay-in-kind 3 3
14.25% pay-in-kind 2,093 1,873
Intermedia Communications, 2,927 2,781
Inc. 13.5% pay-in-kind
IXC Communications, Inc. 972 1,064
12.5% pay-in-kind
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. 114,633 5,904
14% pay-in-kind
WinStar Communications, Inc. 608 492
14.25% (a)
12,372
TOTAL UTILITIES 19,697
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE 30,529
PREFERRED STOCKS
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS 80,071
(Cost $79,275)
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CORPORATE BONDS - 13.9%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)
CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.3%
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.1%
WMX Technologies, Inc. 2% Ba3 $ 3,511 2,870
1/24/05
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.1%
BROADCASTING - 0.1%
Liberty Media Corp. 4% Baa3 1,970 2,236
11/15/29 (g)
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) 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 $ 2,489
(g)
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS 7,595
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS - 13.6%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.1%
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.1%
Raytheon Co. 6.45% 8/15/02 Baa2 2,780 2,717
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.5%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.3%
Georgia Gulf Corp. 10.375% B1 110 115
11/1/07 (g)
Huntsman Corp.:
9.5% 7/1/07 (g) B2 600 564
9.5% 7/1/07 (g) B2 2,780 2,613
Huntsman ICI Chemicals LLC B2 730 746
10.125% 7/1/09 (g)
Lyondell Chemical Co.:
9.625% 5/1/07 Ba3 1,090 1,123
9.875% 5/1/07 Ba3 1,130 1,161
10.875% 5/1/09 B2 1,140 1,186
Zeneca Specialty Chemicals B2 480 492
PLC 11% 7/1/09 (g)
8,000
IRON & STEEL - 0.0%
Republic Tech International B3 630 441
LLC/RTI Capital Corp. 13.75%
7/15/09 unit (g)
METALS & MINING - 0.0%
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical
Corp.:
9.875% 2/15/02 B1 150 149
12.75% 2/1/03 B3 470 469
Metals USA, Inc. 8.625% B2 530 490
2/15/08
1,108
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
BASIC INDUSTRIES - CONTINUED
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.1%
Gaylord Container Corp. Caa1 $ 1,230 $ 1,147
9.375% 6/15/07
Packaging Corp. of America B3 1,370 1,415
9.625% 4/1/09
2,562
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.1%
APP Finance II Mauritius Ltd. B3 1,005 638
12% 3/15/04
Container Corp. of America B2 110 114
gtd. 9.75% 4/1/03
Fort James Corp. 6.625% Baa2 390 379
9/15/04
Indah Kiat Finance Mauritius Caa1 60 43
Ltd. 10% 7/1/07
Millar Western Forest B3 1,400 1,393
Products Ltd. 9.875% 5/15/08
Pindo Deli Finance Mauritius Caa1 120 91
Ltd. 10.25% 10/1/02
Repap New Brunswick, Inc. Caa1 1,080 1,010
yankee 10.625% 4/15/05
Stone Container Corp.:
10.75% 10/1/02 B1 650 668
12.58% 8/1/16 (h) B2 111 118
4,454
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 16,565
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.4%
CONSTRUCTION - 0.0%
Del Webb Corp. 10.25% 2/15/10 B2 360 340
(g)
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock B3 730 752
Corp. 11.25% 8/15/08
1,092
REAL ESTATE - 0.1%
Duke Realty LP 7.3% 6/30/03 Baa1 1,000 989
LNR Property Corp. 9.375% B1 2,870 2,655
3/15/08
3,644
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - 0.3%
CenterPoint Properties Trust Baa2 1,190 1,109
6.75% 4/1/05
Equity Office Properties Trust:
6.5% 1/15/04 Baa1 4,000 3,832
6.625% 2/15/05 Baa1 1,250 1,189
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) 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 $ 2,135
ProLogis Trust 6.7% 4/15/04 Baa1 625 592
8,857
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 13,593
ESTATE
DURABLES - 0.0%
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.0%
Corning Consumer Products Co. B3 150 118
9.625% 5/1/08
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.0%
Synthetic Industries, Inc. B2 990 1,064
9.25% 2/15/07
Worldtex, Inc. 9.625% 12/15/07 B1 215 174
1,238
TOTAL DURABLES 1,356
ENERGY - 0.5%
COAL - 0.1%
P&L Coal Holdings Corp. B2 1,270 1,257
9.625% 5/15/08
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.0%
R&B Falcon Corp. 12.25% Ba3 460 501
3/15/06
RBF Finance Co. 11.375% Ba3 240 259
3/15/09
760
OIL & GAS - 0.4%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 7.2% Baa1 2,750 2,524
3/15/29
Apache Corp.:
7.625% 7/1/19 Baa1 2,400 2,350
7.7% 3/15/26 Baa1 600 580
Apache Finance Property Ltd. Baa1 1,000 937
6.5% 12/15/07
Belden & Blake Corp. 9.875% Caa1 270 151
6/15/07
Chesapeake Energy Corp.:
7.875% 3/15/04 B3 140 126
8.5% 3/15/12 B3 120 100
9.625% 5/1/05 B3 630 605
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Conoco, Inc. 5.9% 4/15/04 A3 $ 950 $ 915
Flores & Rucks, Inc. 9.75% Ba3 850 931
10/1/06
Great Lakes Carbon Corp. B3 1,090 1,003
10.25% 5/15/08 pay-in-kind
Occidental Petroleum Corp. Baa3 1,000 997
6.39% 11/9/00
Plains Resources, Inc.:
Series B 10.25% 3/15/06 B2 630 586
Series D, 10.25% 3/15/06 B2 230 214
Seven Seas Petroleum, Inc. Caa1 160 64
12.5% 5/15/05
YPF Sociedad Anonima:
7.75% 8/27/07 B1 225 218
8% 2/15/04 B1 450 445
12,746
TOTAL ENERGY 14,763
FINANCE - 3.9%
BANKS - 2.0%
ABN-Amro Bank NV, Chicago A1 5,000 4,967
6.625% 10/31/01
Bank of New York A1 3,000 2,801
Institutional Capital Trust
A 7.78% 12/1/26 (g)
BanPonce Financial Corp. A3 3,850 3,822
6.75% 8/9/01
Barclays Bank PLC yankee:
5.875% 7/15/00 A1 2,430 2,420
5.95% 7/15/01 A1 5,500 5,416
Capital One Bank 6.375% Baa2 2,700 2,604
2/15/03
Capital One Financial Corp. Baa3 2,550 2,363
7.125% 8/1/08
Central Fidelity Banks, Inc. A1 9,045 9,285
8.15% 11/15/02
First Tennessee National Baa1 720 697
Corp. 6.75% 11/15/05
Kansallis-Osake-Pankki (NY A2 710 756
Branch) yankee 10% 5/1/02
Korea Development Bank:
6.625% 11/21/03 Baa3 1,825 1,759
7.125% 9/17/01 Baa3 270 268
7.375% 9/17/04 Baa3 650 639
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
FINANCE - CONTINUED
BANKS - CONTINUED
MBNA Corp.:
6.34% 6/2/03 Baa2 $ 850 $ 818
6.875% 11/15/02 Baa2 3,700 3,665
NB Capital Trust IV 8.25% Aa2 3,315 3,243
4/15/27
Provident Bank 6.125% 12/15/00 A3 3,420 3,386
Sanwa Finance Aruba AEC 8.35% Baa1 5,400 5,513
7/15/09
Summit Bancorp 8.625% 12/10/02 BBB+ 1,250 1,296
Union Planters Corp. 6.75% Baa2 400 381
11/1/05
Wachovia Corp. 6.605% 10/1/25 A1 7,550 7,351
63,450
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 1.8%
Ahmanson Capital Trust I A3 1,700 1,648
8.36% 12/1/26 (g)
Ameriserve Finance B2 220 176
Trust/Ameriserve Capital
Corp. 12% 9/15/06 (g)
AMRESCO, Inc.:
9.875% 3/15/05 Caa3 915 508
10% 3/15/04 Caa3 153 81
Associates Corp. of North Aa3 2,450 2,388
America 6% 4/15/03
AT&T Capital Corp.:
6.25% 5/15/01 A1 6,560 6,500
7.5% 11/15/00 A1 4,940 4,970
BankBoston Capital Trust II A2 5,000 4,579
7.75% 12/15/26
ERP Operating LP:
6.55% 11/15/01 A3 850 839
7.1% 6/23/04 A3 1,500 1,473
First Security Capital I A3 980 931
8.41% 12/15/26
Fleet Capital Trust II 7.92% A2 600 563
12/11/26
Ford Motor Credit Co. 6.5% A1 3,000 2,981
2/28/02
GS Escrow Corp. 7.125% 8/1/05 Ba1 4,500 4,018
Imperial Credit Capital Trust B2 510 398
I 10.25% 6/14/02
Imperial Credit Industries B3 1,500 1,110
9.875% 1/15/07
Macsaver Financial Services,
Inc.:
7.4% 2/15/02 Ba2 250 160
7.6% 8/1/07 Ba2 490 270
7.875% 8/1/03 Ba2 560 336
Popular North America, Inc. A3 4,750 4,722
7.375% 9/15/01
PX Escrow Corp. 0% 2/1/06 (e) B3 230 110
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
FINANCE - CONTINUED
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE -
CONTINUED
Spieker Properties LP:
6.8% 5/1/04 Baa2 $ 810 $ 781
6.875% 2/1/05 Baa2 11,225 10,765
Sprint Capital Corp.:
5.875% 5/1/04 Baa1 3,430 3,276
6.875% 11/15/28 Baa1 1,665 1,514
Trizec Finance Ltd. yankee Baa3 895 908
10.875% 10/15/05
TXU Eastern Funding 6.75% Baa1 810 751
5/15/09 (g)
WinStar Equipment II Corp. CCC+ 250 253
12.5% 3/15/04
57,009
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.1%
Long Island Savings Bank FSB Baa3 1,700 1,675
6.2% 4/2/01
TOTAL FINANCE 122,134
HEALTH - 0.2%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 0.0%
Global Health Sciences, Inc. Caa1 310 186
11% 5/1/08
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 0.1%
Wright Medical Technology, Caa3 1,191 1,191
Inc. 11.75% 7/1/00 (d)(h)
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.1%
Fountain View, Inc. 11.25% Caa1 700 525
4/15/08
Harborside Healthcare Corp. B3 585 164
0% 8/1/08 (e)
Mariner Post-Acute Network, B3 920 64
Inc. 9.5% 11/1/07 (d)
Oxford Health Plans, Inc. 11% Caa1 1,140 1,094
5/15/05
Tenet Healthcare Corp.:
7.875% 1/15/03 Ba1 390 378
8.125% 12/1/08 Ba3 1,030 948
Unilab Corp. 12.75% 10/1/09 B3 460 467
(g)
3,640
TOTAL HEALTH 5,017
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.3%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
Motors & Gears, Inc. 10.75% B3 $ 970 $ 931
11/15/06
Telex Communications, Inc. B2 550 355
10.5% 5/1/07
1,286
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.1%
Applied Power, Inc. 8.75% B1 420 407
4/1/09
Dunlop Standard Aero Holdings B3 130 133
PLC 11.875% 5/15/09
Thermadyne Holdings Corp. 0% Caa1 1,080 491
6/1/08 (e)
Thermadyne Manufacturing LLC B3 770 655
9.875% 6/1/08
Tokheim Corp. 11.375% 8/1/08 B3 450 252
Tyco International Group SA Baa1 1,000 984
yankee 6.125% 6/15/01
2,922
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.1%
Allied Waste North America, B2 4,000 3,640
Inc. 10% 8/1/09 (g)
Envirosource, Inc. 9.75% Caa3 700 420
6/15/03
4,060
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 8,268
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 2.0%
BROADCASTING - 1.6%
Adelphia Communications Corp.:
7.75% 1/15/09 B1 780 712
9.875% 3/1/05 B1 2,235 2,280
9.875% 3/1/07 B1 720 734
Ascent Entertainment Group, B3 2,350 1,727
Inc. 0% 12/15/04 (e)
Century Communications Corp. B1 90 88
8.875% 1/15/07
Charter Communications
Holdings LLC/Charter
Communications Holdings
Capital Corp.:
0% 4/1/11 (e) B2 740 446
8.625% 4/1/09 B2 1,820 1,718
Clear Channel Communications, Baa3 4,200 3,805
Inc. 7.25% 10/15/27
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
BROADCASTING - CONTINUED
Continental Cablevision, Inc.:
8.3% 5/15/06 Baa2 $ 1,640 $ 1,712
9% 9/1/08 Baa2 2,510 2,752
Cox Communications, Inc. Baa2 1,880 1,912
7.75% 8/15/06
Diamond Cable Communications
PLC:
0% 2/15/07 (e) B3 780 624
yankee 0% 12/15/05 (e) B3 320 291
Earthwatch, Inc. 0% 7/15/07 - 1,160 812
unit (e)(g)
EchoStar DBS Corp. 9.375% B2 1,310 1,313
2/1/09
International Cabletel, Inc. B3 2,510 2,240
0% 2/1/06 (e)
LIN Holdings Corp. 0% 3/1/08 B3 790 533
(e)
Nielsen Media Research, Inc. Baa2 1,375 1,359
7.6% 6/15/09
NTL Communications Corp. B3 980 1,061
11.5% 10/1/08
NTL, Inc. 0% 4/1/08 (e) B3 1,660 1,145
Olympus Communications B1 1,690 1,775
LP/Olympus Capital Corp.
10.625% 11/15/06
Satelites Mexicanos SA de CV:
9.26% 6/30/04 (g)(h) B1 963 900
10.125% 11/1/04 B3 1,730 1,246
TCI Communications Financing A3 1,600 1,785
III 9.65% 3/31/27
Telewest PLC 0% 10/1/07 (e) B1 2,205 2,040
Time Warner, Inc. 6.85% Baa3 7,120 7,060
1/15/26
UIH Australia/Pacific, Inc.:
Series B 0% 5/15/06 (e) B2 3,960 3,247
Series D 0% 5/15/06 (e) B2 430 353
United International B3 3,105 1,960
Holdings, Inc. 0% 2/15/08 (e)
United Pan-Europe B2 910 935
Communications NV 10.875%
8/1/09 (g)
48,565
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.1%
AMC Entertainment, Inc.:
9.5% 3/15/09 B3 530 488
9.5% 2/1/11 B3 70 64
Cinemark USA, Inc. 9.625% B2 220 205
8/1/08
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
ENTERTAINMENT - CONTINUED
Hollywood Entertainment Corp. B3 $ 198 $ 180
10.625% 8/15/04
Premier Parks, Inc. 0% 4/1/08 B3 1,100 751
(e)
Regal Cinemas, Inc.:
8.875% 12/15/10 Caa1 250 194
9.5% 6/1/08 Caa1 1,340 1,095
2,977
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.0%
Marvel Enterprises, Inc. 12% - 760 703
6/15/09
LODGING & GAMING - 0.1%
Horseshoe Gaming LLC 8.625% B2 740 714
5/15/09
KSL Recreation Group, Inc. B3 990 970
10.25% 5/1/07
Signature Resorts, Inc.:
9.25% 5/15/06 B2 900 837
9.75% 10/1/07 B3 1,580 1,359
3,880
PUBLISHING - 0.1%
News America, Inc. 6.625% Baa3 615 577
1/9/08
Time Warner Entertainment Co. Baa2 2,750 2,917
LP 8.375% 3/15/23
3,494
RESTAURANTS - 0.1%
AFC Enterprises, Inc. 10.25% B3 690 683
5/15/07
CKE Restaurants, Inc. 9.125% B2 690 493
5/1/09
NE Restaurant, Inc. 10.75% B3 230 204
7/15/08
1,380
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 60,999
NONDURABLES - 0.6%
BEVERAGES - 0.1%
Seagram JE & Sons, Inc. Baa3 4,595 4,409
6.625% 12/15/05
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
FOODS - 0.1%
ConAgra, Inc. 7.125% 10/1/26 Baa1 $ 3,600 $ 3,426
International Home Foods, B2 180 187
Inc. 10.375% 11/1/06
3,613
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.0%
AKI Holding Corp. 0% 7/1/09 Caa1 180 84
(e)
TOBACCO - 0.4%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. A2 10,000 9,894
6.95% 6/1/06
RJR Nabisco, Inc. 7.375% Baa2 2,000 1,902
5/15/03
11,796
TOTAL NONDURABLES 19,902
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 0.6%
APPAREL STORES - 0.1%
Mothers Work, Inc. 12.625% B3 160 160
8/1/05
Specialty Retailers, Inc.:
8.5% 7/15/05 B1 1,400 1,015
9% 7/15/07 B3 760 437
1,612
DRUG STORES - 0.1%
Rite Aid Corp.:
6% 12/15/00 (g) B1 550 407
6.5% 12/15/05 (g) B1 2,255 1,398
7.125% 1/15/07 B1 940 564
2,369
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
0.3%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 6.4% A3 425 418
2/15/03
Federated Department Stores,
Inc.:
6.79% 7/15/27 Baa1 7,000 6,844
8.5% 6/15/03 Baa1 3,000 3,104
10,366
GROCERY STORES - 0.1%
Ameriserve Food Distribution,
Inc.:
8.875% 10/15/06 B3 645 348
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
GROCERY STORES - CONTINUED
Ameriserve Food Distribution,
Inc.: - continued
10.125% 7/15/07 Caa1 $ 770 $ 231
Jitney-Jungle Stores of
America, Inc.:
10.375% 9/15/07 (d) C 360 4
12% 3/1/06 (d) Caa3 230 60
Kroger Co. 6% 7/1/00 Baa3 2,660 2,641
3,284
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 17,631
SERVICES - 0.2%
LEASING & RENTAL - 0.0%
Rent-A-Center, Inc. 11% B2 730 741
8/15/08
PRINTING - 0.1%
Big Flower Press Holdings, B2 1,860 1,860
Inc. 8.875% 7/1/07
Sullivan Graphics, Inc. Caa1 1,810 1,828
12.75% 8/1/05
World Color Press, Inc. 7.75% Baa3 570 544
2/15/09
4,232
SERVICES - 0.1%
AP Holdings, Inc. 0% 3/15/08 Caa2 130 57
(e)
Apcoa, Inc. 9.25% 3/15/08 Caa1 1,030 742
Medaphis Corp. 9.5% 2/15/05 Caa1 1,110 849
SITEL Corp. 9.25% 3/15/06 B3 260 239
1,887
TOTAL SERVICES 6,860
TECHNOLOGY - 0.8%
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 0.1%
Concentric Network Corp. B- 480 504
12.75% 12/15/07
DecisionOne Corp. 9.75% B3 620 2
8/1/07 (d)
PSINet, Inc.:
10.5% 12/1/06 (g) B3 440 443
11% 8/1/09 B3 660 673
11.5% 11/1/08 B3 250 260
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Verio, Inc.:
10.625% 11/15/09 (g) B3 $ 430 $ 435
11.25% 12/1/08 B3 190 198
2,515
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 0.5%
Comdisco, Inc.:
5.95% 4/30/02 Baa1 2,500 2,417
6.375% 11/30/01 Baa1 4,500 4,420
7.25% 9/1/02 Baa1 9,000 8,935
15,772
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.0%
Telecommunications Techniques B3 1,570 1,413
Co. LLC 9.75% 5/15/08
ELECTRONICS - 0.2%
ChipPAC International Ltd. B3 610 622
12.75% 8/1/09 (g)
Communications Instruments, B3 400 332
Inc. 10% 9/15/04
Fairchild Semiconductor Corp.:
10.125% 3/15/07 B3 160 160
10.375% 10/1/07 B3 800 812
Hadco Corp. 9.5% 6/15/08 B2 760 735
Insilco Corp. 12% 8/15/07 B3 600 582
Intersil Corp. 13.25% 8/15/09 B3 590 708
unit (g)
Micron Technology, Inc. 6.5% B3 1,000 785
9/30/05 (j)
SCG Holding B2 760 804
Corp./Semiconductor
Components Industries LLC
12% 8/1/09 (g)
5,540
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 25,240
TRANSPORTATION - 0.6%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.1%
Atlas Air, Inc. 8.77% 1/2/11 Ba3 790 764
Continental Airlines, Inc.
pass thru trust certificates:
7.434% 3/15/06 Baa1 640 631
7.73% 9/15/12 Baa1 415 405
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
TRANSPORTATION - CONTINUED
AIR TRANSPORTATION - CONTINUED
Delta Air Lines, Inc. Baa1 $ 690 $ 688
equipment trust certificate
8.54% 1/2/07
Kitty Hawk, Inc. 9.95% B1 1,500 1,470
11/15/04
3,958
RAILROADS - 0.5%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Corp.:
6.875% 12/1/27 Baa2 5,000 4,449
7.29% 6/1/36 Baa2 4,360 4,310
Norfolk Southern Corp. 7.05% Baa1 5,800 5,756
5/1/37
14,515
SHIPPING - 0.0%
Holt Group, Inc. 9.75% 1/15/06 Caa1 540 351
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 18,824
UTILITIES - 2.9%
CELLULAR - 0.8%
Cable & Wireless Baa1 7,370 7,317
Communications PLC 6.375%
3/6/03
Cellnet Data Systems, Inc.:
0% 10/1/07 (e) - 2,530 278
15% 11/30/99 (j) - 52 52
McCaw International Ltd. 0% Caa1 5,710 3,769
4/15/07 (e)
Metrocall, Inc.:
10.375% 10/1/07 B3 520 294
11% 9/15/08 B3 250 148
Millicom International Caa1 6,200 4,852
Cellular SA 0% 6/1/06 (e)
Nextel Communications, Inc. B1 1,580 1,568
9.375% 11/15/09 (g)
Nextel International, Inc. 0% Caa1 2,290 1,311
4/15/08 (e)
Orbital Imaging Corp.:
11.625% 3/1/05 CCC+ 360 234
11.625% 3/1/05 CCC+ 250 163
Orion Network Systems, Inc. B2 1,270 584
0% 1/15/07 (e)
PageMart Nationwide, Inc. 0% B3 1,500 1,320
2/1/05 (e)
PageMart Wireless, Inc. 0% Caa2 1,990 637
2/1/08 (e)
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
CELLULAR - CONTINUED
Telesystem International
Wireless, Inc.:
0% 6/30/07 (e) Caa1 $ 1,410 $ 818
0% 11/1/07 (e) Caa1 1,290 642
Voicestream Wireless B2 1,120 1,159
Corp./Voicestream Wireless
Holding Co. 10.375% 11/15/09
(g)
25,146
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.5%
Avon Energy Partners Holdings Baa2 3,500 3,169
6.46% 3/4/08 (g)
DR Investments UK PLC yankee A2 5,000 4,993
7.1% 5/15/02 (g)
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. A3 5,790 4,972
7.75% 12/15/27 (g)
Texas Utilities Co. 6.375% Baa3 1,970 1,812
1/1/08
14,946
GAS - 0.3%
CMS Panhandle Holding Co.:
6.125% 3/15/04 Baa3 1,550 1,481
7% 7/15/29 Baa3 1,150 1,033
Columbia Energy Group 6.61% A3 6,000 5,884
11/28/02
8,398
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 1.3%
Allegiance Telecom, Inc. 0% B3 490 345
2/15/08 (e)
Call-Net Enterprises, Inc. B2 140 111
9.375% 5/15/09
Covad Communications Group,
Inc.:
0% 3/15/08 (e) B3 980 605
12.5% 2/15/09 B3 570 589
e.spire Communications, Inc.:
0% 11/1/05 (e) - 370 163
0% 4/1/06 (e) - 522 209
0% 7/1/08 (e) - 960 278
13.75% 7/15/07 - 150 98
GCI, Inc. 9.75% 8/1/07 B2 180 166
GST Network Funding, Inc. 0% - 1,050 509
5/1/08 (e)
GST Telecommunications, Inc. - 1,060 975
12.75% 11/15/07
GST USA, Inc. 0% 12/15/05 (e) - 950 703
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
ICG Holdings, Inc. 0% 9/15/05 B3 $ 880 $ 757
(e)
ICG Services, Inc.:
0% 2/15/08 (e) B3 2,730 1,399
0% 5/1/08 (e) B3 190 95
Intermedia Communications,
Inc.:
0% 3/1/09 (e) B3 1,290 748
8.875% 11/1/07 B2 190 177
KMC Telecom Holdings, Inc.:
0% 2/15/08 (e) Caa2 1,060 551
13.5% 5/15/09 (g) Caa2 510 495
Logix Communications - 930 651
Enterprises, Inc. 12.25%
6/15/08
MCI WorldCom, Inc.:
6.4% 8/15/05 A3 4,000 3,874
8.875% 1/15/06 A3 5,667 5,957
Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc.:
10% 11/15/08 B2 920 932
10% 12/15/09 B2 410 415
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc.:
10.75% 11/15/08 B3 40 41
10.75% 6/1/09 B2 780 797
Pathnet, Inc. 12.25% 4/15/08 - 1,230 787
Rhythms NetConnections, Inc.:
0% 5/15/08 (e) B3 1,515 788
12.75% 4/15/09 B3 500 475
Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Baa2 1,985 1,884
Rico, Inc. 6.65% 5/15/06
Teleglobe Canada, Inc.:
7.2% 7/20/09 Baa1 3,863 3,640
7.7% 7/20/29 Baa1 4,398 4,072
Teligent, Inc.:
0% 3/1/08 (e) Caa1 1,235 707
11.5% 12/1/07 Caa1 150 144
WinStar Communications, Inc.:
0% 10/15/05 (e) Caa1 1,380 1,256
0% 10/15/05 (e) Caa1 2,070 2,898
0% 3/15/08 (e) CCC 1,195 1,111
CORPORATE BONDS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS -
CONTINUED
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
WinStar Communications, Inc.:
- - continued
10% 3/15/08 CCC $ 1,140 $ 1,003
15% 3/1/07 CCC 230 288
WinStar Equipment Corp. 12.5% B3 60 62
3/15/04
40,755
TOTAL UTILITIES 89,245
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS 423,114
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS 430,709
(Cost $452,454)
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - 6.9%
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - 1.3%
Fannie Mae 6.5% 4/29/09 Aaa 15,800 14,993
Farm Credit Systems Financial Aaa 3,400 3,706
Assistance Corp. 9.375%
7/21/03
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Aaa 1,720 1,720
Corp. 7.01% 2/10/04
Freddie Mac 6.25% 7/15/04 Aaa 12,080 11,925
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 895 923
Class 2-E, 9.4% 5/15/02 Aaa 830 855
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 284 273
Series 1993-D, 5.23% 5/15/05 Aaa 506 485
Series 1994-A, 7.12% 4/15/06 Aaa 535 535
Guaranteed Trade Trust Aaa 440 449
Certificates (assets of
Trust guaranteed by U.S.
Government through
Export-Import Bank) Series
1994-B, 7.5% 1/26/06
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - CONTINUED
Overseas Private Investment
Corp. U.S. Government
guaranteed participation
certificate:
Series 1994-195, 6.08% Aaa $ 1,405 $ 1,397
8/15/04 (callable)
Series 1996-A1, 6.726% - 4,783 4,751
9/15/10 (callable)
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY 42,012
OBLIGATIONS
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS -
5.6%
U.S. Treasury Bonds:
5.25% 2/15/29 Aaa 1,250 1,061
6.125% 8/15/29 Aaa 14,005 13,710
6.375% 8/15/27 Aaa 9,400 9,237
8.75% 5/15/17 Aaa 9,200 11,197
8.875% 8/15/17 Aaa 2,970 3,657
9.875% 11/15/15 Aaa 16,585 21,807
14% 11/15/11 Aaa 2,695 3,816
U.S. Treasury Notes:
4% 10/31/00 Aaa 8,100 7,967
5.875% 11/15/04 Aaa 52,550 52,041
6% 8/15/09 Aaa 29,900 29,521
6.5% 5/31/02 Aaa 6,450 6,521
U.S. Treasury Notes - coupon Aaa 28,470 12,978
STRIPS 0% 11/15/11
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY 173,513
OBLIGATIONS
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND 215,525
GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $221,524)
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY -
MORTGAGE SECURITIES - 9.9%
FANNIE MAE - 8.1%
5.5% 2/1/11 to 4/1/11 Aaa 13,282 12,544
6% 6/1/11 to 1/1/29 Aaa 51,429 48,443
6.5% 2/1/24 to 6/1/29 Aaa 130,209 124,338
7% 12/1/23 to 8/1/29 Aaa 7,051 6,896
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY -
MORTGAGE SECURITIES -
CONTINUED
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FANNIE MAE - CONTINUED
7.5% 5/1/25 to 10/1/29 Aaa $ 48,035 $ 47,952
8% 8/1/26 to 10/1/29 Aaa 11,673 11,843
TOTAL FANNIE MAE 252,016
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE
ASSOCIATION - 1.8%
6.5% 5/15/28 to 3/15/29 Aaa 14,702 13,993
7% 12/15/25 to 7/15/28 Aaa 2,211 2,159
7.5% 2/15/23 to 9/15/29 Aaa 30,769 30,722
8% 11/15/21 to 12/15/26 Aaa 7,235 7,359
TOTAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL 54,233
MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY 306,249
- - MORTGAGE SECURITIES
(Cost $315,275)
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.6%
Airplanes pass through trust Ba2 650 533
10.875% 3/15/19
American Express Credit A1 1,600 1,525
Account Master Trust 6.1%
12/15/06
Chase Manhattan Grantor Trust:
6.61% 9/15/02 Aaa 1,260 1,262
6.76% 9/15/02 A3 315 315
Chevy Chase Auto Receivables
Trust:
5.9% 7/15/03 Aaa 1,278 1,269
5.91% 12/15/04 Aaa 866 859
6.6% 12/15/02 Aaa 372 373
Discover Card Master Trust I A2 2,000 1,948
5.85% 11/16/04
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust:
6.2% 12/15/02 Baa2 1,970 1,927
6.4% 12/15/02 Baa2 1,090 1,076
6.87% 11/15/04 A2 1,550 1,537
Key Auto Finance Trust:
6.3% 10/15/03 A2 1,365 1,357
6.65% 10/15/03 Baa3 400 400
Premier Auto Trust 5.59% Aaa 5,000 4,881
2/9/04
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 19,262
(Cost $19,705)
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE
SECURITIES - 0.8%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
Berkeley Federal Bank & Trust - $ 1,836 $ 1,264
FSB Series 1994 Class 1B
7.3368% 8/1/24 (g)(h)
CS First Boston Mortgage
Securities Corp.:
Series 1997-C2 Class D, 7.27% Baa2 3,070 2,766
1/17/35
Series 1998-FL1:
Class D, 5.9% 12/10/00 (g)(h) A2 2,400 2,382
Class E, 6.25% 1/10/13 (g)(h) Baa2 5,360 5,268
First Chicago/Lennar Trust I
Series 1997-CHL1:
Class D, 8.0747% 4/13/39 (h) - 700 563
Class E, 8.0747% 4/1/39 (h) - 650 463
General Motors Acceptance Ba3 500 394
Corp. Commercial Mortgage
Securities, Inc. Series
1996-C1 Class F, 7.86%
10/15/28 (g)
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Baa3 2,600 2,198
II Series 1998-GLII Class E,
7.1905% 4/13/31 (g)(h)
Morgan Stanley Capital I, - 726 720
Inc. Series 1996-MBL1 Class
E, 8.4008% 5/25/21 (g)(h)
Penn Mutual Life Insurance - 1,250 821
Co. (The)/Penn Insurance &
Annuity Co. Series 1996-PML
Class K, 7.9% 11/15/26 (g)
Resolution Trust Corp. Series Ba3 218 176
1991-M2 Class A3, 7.2498%
9/25/20 (h)
Structured Asset Securities BB 1,000 889
Corp. Series 1995-C1 Class
E, 7.375% 9/25/24 (g)
Thirteen Affiliates of Aaa 4,500 4,299
General Growth Properties,
Inc. sequential pay Series 1
Class A2, 6.602% 12/15/10 (g)
Wells Fargo Capital Markets Aaa 1,727 1,701
Apartment Financing Trust
Series APT Class 1, 6.56%
12/29/05 (g)
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE 23,904
SECURITIES
(Cost $24,619)
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS - 0.3% (I)
Korean Republic yankee:
8.75% 4/15/03 Baa3 855 887
8.875% 4/15/08 Baa3 1,340 1,401
Quebec Province yankee 6.86% A2 8,000 7,829
4/15/26 (f)
TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND 10,117
GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $10,007)
SUPRANATIONAL OBLIGATIONS -
0.1%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) (B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
Inter American Development Aaa $ 4,000 $ 3,863
Bank yankee 6.29% 7/16/27
(Cost $3,975)
</TABLE>
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 3.7%
SHARES
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 305,040 305
5.69% (c)
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 114,965,791 114,966
5.34% (c)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 115,271
(Cost $115,271)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 3,091,991
99.6%
(Cost $2,647,288)
NET OTHER ASSETS - 0.4% 12,490
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 3,104,481
SECURITY TYPE ABBREVIATIONS
ACES - Automatic Common Exchange
Securities
PIES - Premium Income Equity
Securities
QUIPS - Quarterly Income Preferred
Securities
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) S&P(registered trademark) credit ratings are used in the absence
of a rating by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
(c) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
(d) Non-income producing - issuer filed for protection under the
Federal Bankruptcy Code or is in default of interest payment.
(e) 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.
(f) 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.
(g) 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 $69,216,000 or 2.2% of net assets.
(h) The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate securities
represents the rate at period end.
(i) For foreign government obligations not individually rated by S&P
or Moody's, the ratings listed have been assigned by FMR, the fund's
investment adviser, based principally on S&P and Moody's ratings of
the sovereign credit of the issuing government.
(j) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered
under the Securities Act of 1933.
Additional information on each holding is as follows:
SECURITY ACQUISITION DATE ACQUISITION COST (000S)
Cellnet Data Systems, Inc. 11/10/99 $ 52
15% 11/30/99
Micron Technology, Inc. 6.5% 3/3/99 $ 774
9/30/05
Mothers Work, Inc. 6/18/98 $ 1
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 21.5% AAA, AA, A 19.8%
Baa 5.8% BBB 6.1%
Ba 0.5% BB 0.6%
B 3.1% B 3.4%
Caa 1.1% CCC 0.6%
Ca, C 0.0% CC, C 0.0%
D 0.0%
The percentage not rated by Moody's or S&P amounted to 0.4%. FMR has
determined that unrated debt securities that are lower quality account
for 0.2% of the total value of investment in securities.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $2,652,624,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $439,367,000, of which $531,801,000 related to appreciated
investment securities and $92,434,000 related to depreciated
investment securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $296,669,000 as a capital
gain dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) NOVEMBER
30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 3,091,991
value (cost $2,647,288) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 8,324
sold
Receivable for fund shares 2,979
sold
Dividends receivable 2,568
Interest receivable 12,895
Other receivables 55
TOTAL ASSETS 3,118,812
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian bank $ 31
Payable for investments 859
purchased
Payable for fund shares 10,005
redeemed
Accrued management fee 1,124
Distribution fees payable 1,347
Other payables and accrued 660
expenses
Collateral on securities 305
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 14,331
NET ASSETS $ 3,104,481
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 2,499,509
Undistributed net investment 12,538
income
Accumulated undistributed net 147,734
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 444,700
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 3,104,481
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS) NOVEMBER
30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $18.64
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($59,395
(divided by) 3,187 shares)
Maximum offering price per $19.78
share (100/94.25 of $18.64)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $18.67
redemption price per share
($2,801,528 (divided by)
150,041 shares)
Maximum offering price per $19.35
share (100/96.50 of $18.67)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $18.54
offering price per share
($123,916 (divided by) 6,684
shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $18.55
offering price per share
($52,529 (divided by) 2,832
shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $18.77
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($67,113 (divided by)
3,575 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 YEAR
ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 34,234
Dividends
Interest 80,689
Security lending 37
TOTAL INCOME 114,960
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 13,824
Transfer agent fees 5,841
Distribution fees 16,224
Accounting and security 901
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 14
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 97
Registration fees 224
Audit 73
Legal 18
Interest 1
Total expenses before 37,217
reductions
Expense reductions (378) 36,839
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 78,121
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 150,648
Foreign currency transactions 13 150,661
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (63,649)
Assets and liabilities in (17) (63,666)
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 86,995
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 165,116
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1998
1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 78,121 $ 7,198 $ 83,171
income
Net realized gain (loss) 150,661 7,162 324,897
Change in net unrealized (63,666) 90,492 (33,461)
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 165,116 104,852 374,607
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (79,816) - (86,685)
From net investment income
From net realized gain (283,307) - (198,222)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (363,123) - (284,907)
Share transactions - net 150,767 (4,387) (2,113)
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) (47,240) 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 $ 3,104,481 $ 3,151,721 $ 3,051,256
undistributed net investment
income of $12,538 and
$13,757 and $6,423,
respectively)
</TABLE>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 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 .50 .05 .53 .48 .08
Net realized and unrealized .53 .61 1.80 2.83 .88
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.03 .66 2.33 3.31 .96
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.52) - (.57) (.49) (.14)
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26) (.11) -
Total distributions (2.30) - (1.83) (.60) (.14)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.64 $ 19.91 $ 19.25 $ 18.75 $ 16.04
TOTAL RETURN B, C 5.65% 3.43% 13.04% 20.99% 6.34%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 59 $ 17 $ 16 $ 8 $ 1
(in millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .93% 1.02% A 1.05% 1.41% F 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .91% G 1.02% A 1.02% G 1.40% G 1.49% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.68% 3.13% A 2.76% 2.68% 3.07% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 93% 73% A 85% 70% 223%
</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 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
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 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 .46 D .05 D .51 D .53 D .51 D .59
Net realized and unrealized .51 .61 1.80 2.84 .88 .54
gain (loss)
Total from investment .97 .66 2.31 3.37 1.39 1.13
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.48) - (.54) (.54) (.59) (.50)
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26) (.11) (.03) -
Total distributions (2.26) - (1.80) (.65) (.62) (.50)
Net asset value, end of $ 18.67 $ 19.96 $ 19.30 $ 18.79 $ 16.07 $ 15.30
period
TOTAL RETURN B, C 5.30% 3.42% 12.90% 21.36% 9.30% 7.85%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 2,802 $ 2,993 $ 2,903 $ 2,901 $ 2,993 $ 3,441
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.16% 1.22% A 1.16% 1.17% 1.26% 1.47%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.14% E 1.22% A 1.15% E 1.17% 1.25% E 1.46% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.45% 2.92% A 2.68% 2.98% 3.32% 3.99%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 93% 73% A 85% 70% 223% 297%
</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.
F ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 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 .36 .04 .38 .29
Net realized and unrealized .50 .61 1.81 2.38
gain (loss)
Total from investment .86 .65 2.19 2.67
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.40) - (.43) (.32)
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26) -
Total distributions (2.18) - (1.69) (.32)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.54 $ 19.86 $ 19.21 $ 18.71
TOTAL RETURN B, C 4.71% 3.38% 12.25% 16.40%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 124 $ 57 $ 51 $ 16
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.69% 1.80% A 1.74% 2.12% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.68% F 1.80% A 1.73% F 2.11% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.91% 2.35% A 2.02% 1.88% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 93% 73% A 85% 70%
</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 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
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR 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 .36 .04 .36
Net realized and unrealized .48 .62 1.56
gain (loss)
Total from investment .84 .66 1.92
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.39) - (.49)
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26)
Total distributions (2.17) - (1.75)
Net asset value, end of period $ 18.55 $ 19.88 $ 19.22
TOTAL RETURN B, C 4.60% 3.43% 10.62%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 53 $ 21 $ 20
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.66% 1.77% A 1.80% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.65% G 1.76% A, G 1.79% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.95% 2.37% A 1.89% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 93% 73% A 85%
</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 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
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 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 .56 D .05 D .60 D .61 D .54 D .25
Net realized and unrealized .53 .63 1.81 2.86 .87 .09
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.09 .68 2.41 3.47 1.41 .34
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.57) - (.65) (.62) (.67) (.17)
From net realized gain (1.78) - (1.26) (.11) (.03) -
Total distributions (2.35) - (1.91) (.73) (.70) (.17)
Net asset value, end of $ 18.77 $ 20.03 $ 19.35 $ 18.85 $ 16.11 $ 15.40
period
TOTAL RETURN B, C 5.95% 3.51% 13.45% 21.97% 9.41% 2.22%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 67 $ 63 $ 61 $ 39 $ 22 $ 1
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .64% .66% A .65% .69% 1.06% .92% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .63% G .66% A .63% G .69% 1.03% G .91% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 2.96% 3.48% A 3.15% 3.42% 3.54% 4.54% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 93% 73% A 85% 70% 223% 297%
</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 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 November 30, 1999
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Balanced 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. Foreign equity securities are valued based on
quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. 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. 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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
period end. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and
expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing
exchange rate on the respective dates of the transactions.
Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions
represent net gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign
currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference
between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S.
dollar amount actually received, and gains and losses between trade
and settlement date on purchases and sales of securities. The effects
of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in
securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or
loss on investment securities.
INCOME TAXES. As a qualified regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, the fund is not subject to
income taxes to the extent that it distributes substantially all of
its taxable income for its fiscal year. The schedule of investments
includes information regarding income taxes under the caption "Income
Tax Information."
INVESTMENT INCOME. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date, except certain dividends from foreign securities where the
ex-dividend date may have passed, are recorded as soon as the fund is
informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in
dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the
securities received. Interest income, 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
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS - CONTINUED
differing treatments for litigation proceeds,paydown gains/losses on
certain securities, foreign currency transactions, non-taxable
dividends, market discount and losses deferred due to wash sales. The
fund also utilized earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on
redemption of shares as a part of the dividends paid deduction for
income tax purposes.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
Undistributed net investment income and accumulated undistributed net
realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
may include temporary book and tax basis differences which will
reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or gain remaining
at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS. The fund generally uses foreign currency
contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated
securities. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign
currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts'
terms. The U.S. dollar value of foreign currency contracts is
determined using contractual currency exchange rates established at
the time of each trade.
JOINT TRADING ACCOUNT. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the fund, along with
other affiliated entities 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.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund (the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS - CONTINUED
of FMR. The Cash Funds are open-end money market funds available only
to investment companies and other accounts managed by FMR and its
affiliates. The Cash Funds seek preservation of capital, liquidity,
and current income. Income distributions from the Cash Funds are
declared daily and paid monthly from net interest income. Income
distributions earned by the fund are recorded as either interest
income or security lending income in the accompanying financial
statements.
DELAYED DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS. The fund may purchase or sell
securities on a delayed delivery basis. Payment and delivery may take
place after the customary settlement period for that security. The
price of the underlying securities and the date when the securities
will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction
is negotiated. The market values of the securities purchased on a
delayed delivery basis are identified as such in the fund's schedule
of investments. The fund may receive compensation for interest forgone
in the purchase of a delayed delivery security. With respect to
purchase commitments, the fund identifies securities as segregated in
its 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, restricted securities (excluding 144A
issues) amounted to $838,000.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $2,840,525,000 and $2,972,061,000, respectively, of which
U.S. government and government agency obligations aggregated
$670,847,000 and $537,520,000, 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 .2167% 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 annual rate of .43% 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 Board of 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 $ 96,000 $ 0
CLASS T 14,782,000 105,000
CLASS B 958,000 720,000
CLASS C 388,000 273,000
$ 16,224,000 $ 1,098,000
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 is 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 $ 296,000 $ 115,000
CLASS T 961,000 273,000
CLASS B 228,000 228,000 *
CLASS C 17,000 17,000 *
$ 1,502,000 $ 633,000
* 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 $ 79,000 .20
CLASS T 5,359,000 .18
CLASS B 212,000 .22
CLASS C 74,000 .19
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 117,000 .17
$ 5,841,000
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.,
an affiliate of FMR, maintains the fund's accounting records and
administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is
based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $226,000 for the
period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $280,000. The fund received cash collateral of
$305,000 which was invested in cash equivalents.
6. BANK BORROWINGS.
The fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or
emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions. The fund has
established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest
rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time
to time. The average daily loan balance during the period for which
the loan was outstanding amounted to $3,482,000. The weighted average
interest rate was 5.17%.
7. 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 $361,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, through an arrangement with the fund's custodian and each
class' transfer agent, 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 $15,000 under the custodian
arrangement, and each applicable class' expenses were reduced as
follows under the transfer agent arrangements:
TRANSFER AGENT CREDITS
Class A $ 2,000
8. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, one shareholder was record owner of
approximately 13% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
9. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
1999 1998 1998A
FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME
Class A $ 939 $ - $ 338
Class T 74,262 - 83,919
Class B 1,847 - 696
Class C 731 - 203
Institutional Class 2,037 - 1,529
Total $ 79,816 $ - $ 86,685
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 1,512 $ - $ 553
Class T 269,024 - 193,978
Class B 5,204 - 1,214
Class C 1,905 - 13
Institutional Class 5,662 - 2,464
Total $ 283,307 $ - $ 198,222
$ 363,123 $ - $ 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.
10. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Share transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SHARES
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
1999 1998 1998A
CLASS A Shares sold 2,611 55 505
Reinvestment of distributions 128 - 45
Shares redeemed (399) (14) (147)
Net increase (decrease) 2,340 41 403
CLASS T Shares sold 28,944 1,793 25,522
Reinvestment of distributions 17,793 - 14,265
Shares redeemed (46,676) (2,264) (43,766)
Net increase (decrease) 61 (471) (3,979)
CLASS B Shares sold 4,784 246 2,157
Reinvestment of distributions 349 - 93
Shares redeemed (1,332) (29) (437)
Net increase (decrease) 3,801 217 1,813
CLASS C Shares sold 2,102 47 1,132
Reinvestment of distributions 109 - 9
Shares redeemed (441) (49) (78)
Net increase (decrease) 1,770 (2) 1,063
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 1,124 47 2,017
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 406 - 209
Shares redeemed (1,107) (49) (1,137)
Net increase (decrease) 423 (2) 1,089
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
1999 1998 1998A
CLASS A Shares sold $ 49,162 $ 1,069 $ 9,665
Reinvestment of distributions 2,356 - 832
Shares redeemed (7,485) (275) (2,810)
Net increase (decrease) $ 44,033 $ 794 $ 7,687
CLASS T Shares sold $ 546,131 $ 35,217 $ 487,737
Reinvestment of distributions 325,900 - 263,355
Shares redeemed (877,940) (44,571) (837,890)
Net increase (decrease) $ (5,909) $ (9,354) $ (86,798)
CLASS B Shares sold $ 89,864 $ 4,821 $ 41,474
Reinvestment of distributions 6,381 - 1,711
Shares redeemed (24,790) (572) (8,440)
Net increase (decrease) $ 71,455 $ 4,249 $ 34,745
CLASS C Shares sold $ 39,467 $ 924 $ 21,768
Reinvestment of distributions 2,008 - 173
Shares redeemed (8,264) (973) (1,484)
Net increase (decrease) $ 33,211 $ (49) $ 20,457
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares $ 21,324 $ 933 $ 39,736
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 7,458 - 3,869
Shares redeemed (20,805) (960) (21,809)
Net increase (decrease) $ 7,977 $ (27) $ 21,796
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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.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I 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 November 30, 1999, and the related statements of
operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statements of changes in net assets
for the one month ended November 30, 1998, and 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 four-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 November 30, 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 November 30,1999, the results of its
operations, the changes in its net assets, and its financial
highlights for the year then ended in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund voted to pay
to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date,
the following distributions derived from capital gains realized from
sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net
investment income:
PAY DATE RECORD DATE DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
Institutional Class 12/20/99 12/17/99 $.12 $.76
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.05
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
A total of 7.92% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year
was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is
generally exempt from state income tax.
A total of 32% of the dividends distributed by the Institutional Class
during the fiscal year qualifies for the dividends-received deduction
for corporate shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2000 of amounts for use
in preparing 1999 income tax returns.
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
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Ralph F. Cox *
Phyllis Burke Davis *
Robert M. Gates *
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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(registered trademark)
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 High Income 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
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
(registered trademark)
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FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
(registered trademark)
RETIREMENT GROWTH
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND CLASS C
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
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 22 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 31 Notes to the financial
statements.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT 38 The auditors' opinion.
ACCOUNTANTS
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:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500 SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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 NOVEMBER 30, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV RETIREMENT 34.40%
GROWTH - CL A
FIDELITY ADV RETIREMENT 26.67%
GROWTH - CL A (INCL. 5.75%
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500(registered trademark) 14.67%
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.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Retirement Growth-CL A S&P 500
00721 SP001
1998/12/28 9425.00 10000.00
1998/12/31 9556.95 10031.66
1999/01/31 10216.70 10451.19
1999/02/28 9839.70 10126.36
1999/03/31 10527.73 10531.52
1999/04/30 10725.65 10939.40
1999/05/31 10565.43 10681.13
1999/06/30 11460.80 11273.93
1999/07/31 11385.40 10921.96
1999/08/31 11441.95 10867.89
1999/09/30 11130.93 10570.00
1999/10/31 11658.73 11238.87
1999/11/30 12676.63 11467.36
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991221 175320 R00000000000015
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund - Class A on
December 28, 1998, when the fund started, and the current 5.75% sales
charge was paid. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value
of the investment would have grown to $12,667 - a 26.67% 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 $11,467 - a 14.67% 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 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 NOVEMBER 30, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV RETIREMENT 34.00%
GROWTH - CL T
FIDELITY ADV RETIREMENT 29.31%
GROWTH - CL T (INCL. 3.50%
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 14.67%
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.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Retirement Growth-CL T S&P 500
00725 SP001
1998/12/28 9650.00 10000.00
1998/12/31 9785.10 10031.66
1999/01/31 10460.60 10451.19
1999/02/28 10074.60 10126.36
1999/03/31 10769.40 10531.52
1999/04/30 10972.05 10939.40
1999/05/31 10798.35 10681.13
1999/06/30 11705.45 11273.93
1999/07/31 11637.90 10921.96
1999/08/31 11686.15 10867.89
1999/09/30 11358.05 10570.00
1999/10/31 11908.10 11238.87
1999/11/30 12931.00 11467.36
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991221 175731 R00000000000015
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund - Class T on
December 28, 1998, when the fund started, and the current 3.50% sales
charge was paid. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value
of the investment would have grown to $12,931 - a 29.31% 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 $11,467 - a 14.67% 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 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 NOVEMBER 30, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV RETIREMENT 33.50%
GROWTH - CL B
FIDELITY ADV RETIREMENT 28.50%
GROWTH - CL B (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 14.67%
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.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Retirement Growth-CL B S&P 500
00722 SP001
1998/12/28 10000.00 10000.00
1998/12/31 10140.00 10031.66
1999/01/31 10830.00 10451.19
1999/02/28 10430.00 10126.36
1999/03/31 11150.00 10531.52
1999/04/30 11360.00 10939.40
1999/05/31 11180.00 10681.13
1999/06/30 12110.00 11273.93
1999/07/31 12030.00 10921.96
1999/08/31 12080.00 10867.89
1999/09/30 11740.00 10570.00
1999/10/31 12300.00 11238.87
1999/11/30 12850.00 11467.36
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991231 140804 R00000000000015
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund - Class B on
December 28, 1998, when the fund started. As the chart shows, by
November 30, 1999, the value of the investment, including the effect
of the applicable contingent deferred sales charge, would have grown
to $12,850 - a 28.50% 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 $11,467 - a 14.67%
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 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 NOVEMBER 30, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV RETIREMENT 33.50%
GROWTH - CL C
FIDELITY ADV RETIREMENT 32.50%
GROWTH - CL C (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 14.67%
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.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Retirement Growth-CL C S&P 500
00723 SP001
1998/12/28 10000.00 10000.00
1998/12/31 10140.00 10031.66
1999/01/31 10830.00 10451.19
1999/02/28 10430.00 10126.36
1999/03/31 11150.00 10531.52
1999/04/30 11360.00 10939.40
1999/05/31 11180.00 10681.13
1999/06/30 12110.00 11273.93
1999/07/31 12030.00 10921.96
1999/08/31 12080.00 10867.89
1999/09/30 11740.00 10570.00
1999/10/31 12300.00 11238.87
1999/11/30 13250.00 11467.36
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991231 141216 R00000000000015
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund - Class C on
December 28, 1998, when the fund started. As the chart shows, by
November 30, 1999, the value of the investment, including the effect
of the applicable contingent deferred sales charge, would have grown
to $13,250 - a 32.50% 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 $11,467 - a 14.67%
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
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000(registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(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. The fund did quite well. From its inception on December 28, 1998,
through November 30, 1999, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and
Class C shares returned 34.40%, 34.00%, 33.50% and 33.50%,
respectively. In comparison, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index returned
14.67% during the same period. Going forward, we'll look at the fund's
performance in six- and 12-month intervals and compare it with its
peer group.
Q. WHAT ACCOUNTED FOR THE FUND'S STRONG PERFORMANCE?
A. A substantial overweighting in technology - far and away the
strongest sector during the period - accounted for a lot of the fund's
outperformance relative to the index. Within technology, stock
selection also helped. The fund particularly benefited from
investments in subsectors such as wireless equipment and components,
Internet infrastructure and Internet software.
Q. HEALTH CARE WAS THE FUND'S SECOND-LARGEST SECTOR AT THE END OF THE
PERIOD. HOW DID THOSE STOCKS CONTRIBUTE TO PERFORMANCE?
A. Biotechnology stocks were a very positive influence on the fund's
performance, attracting greater attention from investors due to the
companies' promising product pipelines. The fund's overall weighting
of health care stocks fell from 25.2% of net assets six months ago to
12.0% at the end of the period, which still reflected a considerable
overweighting relative to the index. Most of the drop occurred because
I sold some of the fund's holdings of large drug company stocks. These
stocks suffered from the perception that large drug companies would be
increasingly vulnerable to competitive pressures due to expiring
patents on existing products as well as a lull in the development of
exciting new ones.
Q. THE FUND'S FINANCIAL HOLDINGS DIPPED FROM 7.4% OF NET ASSETS SIX
MONTHS AGO TO 4.8% AT THE END OF THE PERIOD. WHAT WAS YOUR REASONING
THERE?
A. I see the financial sector as a cyclical area and judged that we
were not at a particularly favorable stage of the cycle. Loan growth
was solid but unspectacular, and rising short-term interest rates made
it difficult for banks and other lending companies to expand their
interest margin - that is, the difference between the short-term
interest rates that determine their costs and the long-term rates on
which their revenues depend. Additionally, in the latter stages of a
credit cycle, lenders typically face higher costs as more borrowers
default on their loans.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DID WELL FOR THE FUND?
A. Immunex and Amgen were two of the fund's best performers. Immunex
was helped by promising research results on its anti-arthritis drug,
Enbrel, while Amgen enjoyed continued growth in two of its core
products, Epogen and Eupogen. Both stocks also benefited from positive
investor sentiment for the biotechnology industry. Another helpful
holding was Texas Instruments. The company continued to solidify its
position as a worldwide leader in the manufacture of DSP chips, which
are used in wireless communications. Cisco Systems also enjoyed nice
gains. The company manufactures the routers that enable the operation
of data networks on the Internet and has been one of the prime
beneficiaries of the exponential growth in data communications.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DETRACTED FROM PERFORMANCE?
A. Safeway, one of the fund's largest holdings at the end of the
period, also was its biggest detractor. The stock fell sharply at the
end of September after the company reported lower-than-expected sales
and earnings. I maintained the fund's position based on my belief that
the company's dedication to cost-cutting and renewed focus on revenue
growth would enable its stock to recover. Philip Morris and RJ
Reynolds also hurt performance. Investors fled these two tobacco
stocks when litigation pressures failed to subside after the
settlement of a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit at the state level. I
sold Philip Morris but held on to RJ Reynolds because of the latter's
exceptionally high dividend yield.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK, FERGUS?
A. Market conditions should be favorable, especially once Y2K concerns
are out of the way. Economic growth remains robust, with few signs of
inflationary pressures. Investors' recent narrow focus on technology
stocks is somewhat worrisome, but technology continues to be where
most of the growth is occurring. Moreover, the technology sector is
one of the best ways to play the accelerating global growth I see
occurring. Nonetheless, technology valuations are exceedingly high,
and I plan to be alert for opportunities in other market sectors as
they present themselves.
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.
FERGUS SHIEL ON
HEALTH CARE STOCKS:
"When looking at the health care
sector, it's important to look
`under the hood' at the different
subsectors that compose it. For
example, service companies such
as HMOs have encountered
considerable difficulties in the
past year or so due to rising costs
and uncertainty about Medicare
reimbursements.
"Even the large drug company
stocks, many of which were part of
the `nifty fifty' stocks that many
investors wanted to own when the
economy was softer, have faltered
lately. These stocks are
considered by many investors to
be defensive because of the
perception that the companies
can maintain steady earnings
growth in a variety of economic
environments. Now that the
concerns about a slowing economy
have passed, more investors are
willing to take a chance on the
stocks of smaller and mid-sized
companies in the biotechnology
and medical technology areas.
"Add to that the shifting dynamics
of the product pipelines I
mentioned earlier, which in the
case of some biotechnology
companies represent years of
research and development coming
to fruition, and the result is that
biotechnology has become the star
subsector in health care, at least for
the present."
FUND FACTS
GOAL: seeks capital appreciation
START DATE: December 28,
1998
SIZE: as of November 30,
1999, more than $63 million
MANAGER: J. Fergus Shiel, since
inception; joined Fidelity in
1989
(checkmark)
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Microsoft Corp. 3.9 3.6
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 3.5 3.1
Redback Networks, Inc. 3.3 0.0
L.M. Ericsson Telefon AB 2.9 0.0
sponsored ADR
Texas Instruments, Inc. 2.9 2.4
Vignette Corp. 2.9 0.0
Immunex Corp. 2.9 2.7
Cisco Systems, Inc. 2.8 0.5
Brocade Communications 2.7 0.0
Systems, Inc.
Safeway, Inc. 2.6 4.3
30.4 16.6
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 47.7 28.6
HEALTH 12.0 25.2
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 9.5 10.8
FINANCE 4.8 7.4
UTILITIES 4.2 5.3
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 94.0% Stocks 95.3%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 6.0% Net Other Assets 4.7%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 8.7% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 13.1
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PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
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
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 95.3
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: 4.7
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 94.0%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 1.6%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.6%
Praxair, Inc. 1,400 $ 62,475
Sealed Air Corp. (a) 7,100 333,700
396,175
IRON & STEEL - 1.0%
Bethlehem Steel Corp. (a) 80,000 500,000
USX-U.S. Steel Group 5,800 146,813
646,813
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 1,042,988
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.1%
ENGINEERING - 0.1%
Fluor Corp. 1,000 42,063
ENERGY - 0.8%
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.7%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 16,400 414,100
OIL & GAS - 0.1%
Exxon Corp. 1,000 79,313
TOTAL ENERGY 493,413
FINANCE - 4.8%
BANKS - 0.6%
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 9,000 358,875
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.7%
American Express Co. 3,200 484,200
INSURANCE - 0.5%
American International Group, 3,000 309,750
Inc.
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 3.0%
Charles Schwab Corp. 17,000 644,938
E*Trade Group, Inc. (a) 2,800 84,175
Lehman Brothers Holdings, 5,200 397,150
Inc.
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 5,000 403,125
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & 3,000 361,875
Co.
1,891,263
TOTAL FINANCE 3,044,088
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
HEALTH - 12.0%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 12.0%
American Home Products Corp. 8,000 $ 416,000
Amgen, Inc. (a) 28,800 1,312,200
Biogen, Inc. (a) 18,000 1,315,125
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 8,200 599,113
Elan Corp. PLC sponsored ADR 2,000 54,750
(a)
Genentech, Inc. 2,000 171,750
Genzyme Corp. - General 10,100 363,600
Division
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corp. (a) 3,900 494,325
Immunex Corp. (a) 26,200 1,856,925
Medimmune, Inc. (a) 8,800 1,057,650
7,641,438
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 2.9%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.9%
L.M. Ericsson Telefon AB 38,900 1,874,493
sponsored ADR
MEDIA & LEISURE - 3.3%
BROADCASTING - 3.1%
Clear Channel Communications, 6,000 482,250
Inc. (a)
EchoStar Communications Corp. 18,000 1,189,125
Class A (a)
USA Networks, Inc. (a) 7,000 280,000
1,951,375
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.2%
Hollywood Entertainment Corp. 10,000 141,250
(a)
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 2,092,625
NONDURABLES - 2.4%
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.1%
Clorox Co. 1,000 44,563
TOBACCO - 2.3%
RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, 69,000 1,470,563
Inc.
TOTAL NONDURABLES 1,515,126
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 9.5%
DRUG STORES - 0.4%
Walgreen Co. 9,500 276,688
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
2.7%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 8,000 $ 564,500
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 20,000 1,152,500
1,717,000
GROCERY STORES - 2.6%
Safeway, Inc. (a) 44,000 1,622,500
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 3.8%
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) 10,300 321,875
Best Buy Co., Inc. (a) 9,000 562,500
Circuit City Stores, Inc. - 4,500 218,250
Circuit City Group
Home Depot, Inc. 17,000 1,344,063
2,446,688
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 6,062,876
SERVICES - 3.4%
ADVERTISING - 2.3%
DoubleClick, Inc. (a) 4,000 640,250
Interpublic Group of 10,100 474,700
Companies, Inc.
Omnicom Group, Inc. 4,500 396,563
1,511,513
SERVICES - 1.1%
Ecolab, Inc. 10,000 346,250
Marlborough International PLC 122,400 339,646
(a)
685,896
TOTAL SERVICES 2,197,409
TECHNOLOGY - 47.7%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 8.0%
Advanced Fibre 38,000 1,056,875
Communications, Inc. (a)
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 20,000 1,783,750
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 16,000 2,211,000
5,051,625
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 25.4%
America Online, Inc. (a) 12,000 872,250
At Home Corp. Series A (a) 7,000 339,500
BEA Systems, Inc. (a) 4,000 325,000
BroadVision, Inc. (a) 4,500 418,781
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Business Objects SA sponsored 6,500 $ 575,250
ADR (a)
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) 7,000 664,125
Corsair Communictions, Inc. 38,500 409,063
(a)
Intertrust Technologies Corp. 3,000 385,688
Interwoven, Inc. 2,400 297,000
Legato Systems, Inc. (a) 12,000 810,375
Liberate Technologies 3,400 433,925
Mercury Interactive Corp. (a) 2,900 241,063
Microsoft Corp. (a) 27,000 2,458,258
MicroStrategy, Inc. Class A 400 49,000
(a)
Peregrine Systems, Inc. (a) 3,000 210,000
Phone.com, Inc. 9,400 1,363,000
Redback Networks, Inc. 15,000 2,099,063
VERITAS Software Corp. (a) 14,050 1,286,453
Vignette Corp. (a) 9,000 1,861,875
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) 5,000 1,063,750
16,163,419
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 3.8%
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) 3,400 410,975
Juniper Networks, Inc. 3,000 831,375
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) 9,000 1,190,250
2,432,600
ELECTRONICS - 10.5%
Altera Corp. (a) 4,600 247,825
Broadcom Corp. Class A (a) 1,000 179,063
Brocade Communications 6,000 1,739,625
Systems, Inc.
Motorola, Inc. 13,000 1,485,250
PMC-Sierra, Inc. (a) 4,000 412,250
QLogic Corp. (a) 1,600 181,000
Sanmina Corp. (a) 6,000 576,750
Texas Instruments, Inc. 19,500 1,873,219
6,694,982
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 30,342,626
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TRANSPORTATION - 1.3%
RAILROADS - 1.3%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 16,700 $ 484,300
Corp.
Union Pacific Corp. 7,000 329,438
813,738
UTILITIES - 4.2%
CELLULAR - 2.3%
QUALCOMM, Inc. (a) 4,000 1,449,250
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 1.9%
Esat Telecom Group PLC 7,600 494,475
sponsored ADR (a)
SBC Communications, Inc. 14,000 727,125
1,221,600
TOTAL UTILITIES 2,670,850
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 59,833,733
(Cost $51,498,545)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 8.9%
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 5,668,368 5,668,368
5.34% (b) (Cost $5,668,368)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 65,502,101
102.9%
(Cost $57,166,913)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (2.9)% (1,852,566)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 63,649,535
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $57,467,198. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $8,034,903, of which $9,716,418 related to appreciated
investment securities and $1,681,515 related to depreciated investment
securities.
At November 30, 1999, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of
approximately $416,000 all of which will expire on November 30, 2007.
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending November
30, 2000 approximately $436,000 of losses recognized during the period
November 1, 1999 to November 30, 1999.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 65,502,101
value (cost $57,166,913) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 4,384,292
sold
Receivable for fund shares 641,673
sold
Dividends receivable 9,703
Interest receivable 13,717
Other receivables 477
TOTAL ASSETS 70,551,963
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian bank $ 187,620
Payable for investments 3,207,117
purchased
Payable for fund shares 181,556
redeemed
Accrued management fee 25,699
Distribution fees payable 32,298
Other payables and accrued 53,338
expenses
Collateral on securities 3,214,800
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 6,902,428
NET ASSETS $ 63,649,535
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 56,217,440
Accumulated undistributed net (903,093)
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 8,335,188
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS $ 63,649,535
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $13.44
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($4,492,752 (divided by)
334,267 shares)
Maximum offering price per $14.26
share (100/94.25 of $13.44)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $13.40
redemption price per share
($31,971,408 (divided by)
2,386,403 shares)
Maximum offering price per $13.89
share (100/96.50 of $13.40)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $13.35
offering price per share
($17,163,294 (divided by)
1,285,475 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $13.35
offering price per share
($9,224,377 (divided by)
690,920 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $13.47
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($797,704 (divided by)
59,226 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 NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 95,831
Dividends
Interest 60,263
Security lending 2,554
TOTAL INCOME 158,648
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 120,548
Transfer agent fees 61,026
Distribution fees 141,119
Accounting and security 55,778
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 46
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 25,265
Registration fees 162,072
Audit 22,163
Legal 112
Miscellaneous 767
Total expenses before 588,896
reductions
Expense reductions (142,741) 446,155
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (287,507)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities (903,093)
Foreign currency transactions 170 (902,923)
Change in net unrealized 8,335,188
appreciation (depreciation)
on investment securities
NET GAIN (LOSS) 7,432,265
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 7,144,758
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS) TO NOVEMBER 30,
1999
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (287,507)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) (902,923)
Change in net unrealized 8,335,188
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 7,144,758
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Share transactions - net 56,504,777
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 63,649,535
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period -
End of period $ 63,649,535
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.10)
Net realized and unrealized 3.54
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.44
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.44
TOTAL RETURN B, C 34.40%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 4,493
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.75% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.70% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.94)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 381% A
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 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 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
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.13)
Net realized and unrealized 3.53
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.40
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.40
TOTAL RETURN B, C 34.00%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 31,971
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.00% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.95% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.19)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 381% A
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 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 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
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.19)
Net realized and unrealized 3.54
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.35
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.35
TOTAL RETURN B, C 33.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 17,163
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.45% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.69)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 381% A
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 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 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
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.19)
Net realized and unrealized 3.54
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.35
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.35
TOTAL RETURN B, C 33.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 9,224
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.45% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.69)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 381% A
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 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 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
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.08)
Net realized and unrealized 3.55
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.47
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.47
TOTAL RETURN B, C 34.70%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 798
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.45% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.69)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 381% A
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 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 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 November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities for which exchange quotations are not readily
available (and in certain cases debt securities which trade on an
exchange) are valued primarily using dealer-supplied valuations or at
their fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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. 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.
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 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. 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 $131,340,088 and $78,938,450, 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 .2167% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect during the
period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates,
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
MANAGEMENT FEE - CONTINUED
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 Board of 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 $ 4,140 $ 361
CLASS T 49,611 171
CLASS B 55,387 41,659
CLASS C 31,981 26,921
$ 141,119 $ 69,112
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
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A portion of the sales
charges paid to FDC is 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 $ 58,774 $ 15,689
CLASS T 145,287 37,241
CLASS B 21,237 21,237 *
CLASS C 2,381 2,381 *
$ 227,679 $ 76,548
* 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 $ 5,458 .33*
CLASS T 27,005 .27*
CLASS B 17,538 .31*
CLASS C 9,079 .28*
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1,946 .43*
$ 61,026
* ANNUALIZED
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.,
an affiliate of FMR, maintains the fund's accounting records and
administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is
based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $7,484 for the period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $3,088,093. The fund received cash collateral of
$3,214,800 which was invested in cash equivalents.
6. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse operating expenses (excluding
interest, taxes, certain 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% $ 11,246
CLASS T 2.00% 61,518
CLASS B 2.50% 36,585
CLASS C 2.50% 20,076
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1.50% 3,539
$ 132,964
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 $9,295 under this arrangement.
6. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS - CONTINUED
In addition, through an arrangement with the fund's custodian, 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 $482 under the custodian arrangement.
7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the period are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
DECEMBER 28, 1998 DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF (COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS) TO NOVEMBER 30, OPERATIONS) TO NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1999
CLASS A Shares sold $ 4,456,409
375,743
Shares redeemed (41,476) (503,397)
Net increase (decrease) 334,267 $ 3,953,012
CLASS T Shares sold 2,551,320 $ 30,521,657
Shares redeemed (164,917) (2,060,293)
Net increase (decrease) 2,386,403 $ 28,461,364
CLASS B Shares sold 1,391,638 $ 16,541,336
Shares redeemed (106,163) (1,281,245)
Net increase (decrease) 1,285,475 $ 15,260,091
CLASS C Shares sold 756,727 $ 8,960,631
Shares redeemed (65,807) (786,872)
Net increase (decrease) 690,920 $ 8,173,759
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 64,886 $ 726,218
sold
Shares redeemed (5,660) (69,667)
Net increase (decrease) 59,226 $ 656,551
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and the Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of
operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund (a fund of Fidelity Advisor
Series I) at November 30, 1999, and the results of its operations, the
changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the periods
indicated, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. These financial statements and financial highlights
(hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the
responsibility of the Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund's
management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of
these financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which
included confirmation of securities at November 30, 1999 by
correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable
basis for the opinion expressed above.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 12, 2000
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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(registered trademark)
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 High Income 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
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
(registered trademark)
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FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
(registered trademark)
RETIREMENT GROWTH
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
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 16 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 25 Notes to the financial
statements.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT 32 The auditors' opinion.
ACCOUNTANTS
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:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500 SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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 NOVEMBER 30, 1999 LIFE OF FUND
FIDELITY ADV RETIREMENT 34.70%
GROWTH - INSTITUTIONAL CL
S&P 500(registered trademark) 14.67%
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.
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND
FA Retirement Growth-CL I S&P 500
00724 SP001
1998/12/28 10000.00 10000.00
1998/12/31 10140.00 10031.66
1999/01/31 10840.00 10451.19
1999/02/28 10450.00 10126.36
1999/03/31 11180.00 10531.52
1999/04/30 11400.00 10939.40
1999/05/31 11220.00 10681.13
1999/06/30 12170.00 11273.93
1999/07/31 12100.00 10921.96
1999/08/31 12160.00 10867.89
1999/09/30 11830.00 10570.00
1999/10/31 12400.00 11238.87
1999/11/30 13470.00 11467.36
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991221 175635 R00000000000015
$10,000 OVER LIFE OF FUND: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund - Institutional
Class on December 28, 1998, when the fund started. As the chart shows,
by November 30, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to
$13,470 - a 34.70% 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 $11,467 - a 14.67% 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
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000(registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(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. The fund did quite well. From its inception on December 28, 1998,
through November 30, 1999, the fund's Institutional Class shares
returned 34.70%. In comparison, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index
returned 14.67% during the same period. Going forward, we'll look at
the fund's performance in six and 12-month intervals and compare it
with its peer group.
Q. WHAT ACCOUNTED FOR THE FUND'S STRONG PERFORMANCE?
A. A substantial overweighting in technology - far and away the
strongest sector during the period - accounted for a lot of the fund's
outperformance relative to the index. Within technology, stock
selection also helped. The fund particularly benefited from
investments in subsectors such as wireless equipment and components,
Internet infrastructure and Internet software.
Q. HEALTH CARE WAS THE FUND'S SECOND-LARGEST SECTOR AT THE END OF THE
PERIOD. HOW DID THOSE STOCKS CONTRIBUTE TO PERFORMANCE?
A. Biotechnology stocks were a very positive influence on the fund's
performance, attracting greater attention from investors due to the
companies' promising product pipelines. The fund's overall weighting
of health care stocks fell from 25.2% of net assets six months ago to
12.0% at the end of the period, which still reflected a considerable
overweighting relative to the index. Most of the drop occurred because
I sold some of the fund's holdings of large drug company stocks. These
stocks suffered from the perception that large drug companies would be
increasingly vulnerable to competitive pressures due to expiring
patents on existing products as well as a lull in the development of
exciting new ones.
Q. THE FUND'S FINANCIAL HOLDINGS DIPPED FROM 7.4% OF NET ASSETS SIX
MONTHS AGO TO 4.8% AT THE END OF THE PERIOD. WHAT WAS YOUR REASONING
THERE?
A. I see the financial sector as a cyclical area and judged that we
were not at a particularly favorable stage of the cycle. Loan growth
was solid but unspectacular, and rising short-term interest rates made
it difficult for banks and other lending companies to expand their
interest margin - that is, the difference between the short-term
interest rates that determine their costs and the long-term rates on
which their revenues depend. Additionally, in the latter stages of a
credit cycle, lenders typically face higher costs as more borrowers
default on their loans.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DID WELL FOR THE FUND?
A. Immunex and Amgen were two of the fund's best performers. Immunex
was helped by promising research results on its anti-arthritis drug,
Enbrel, while Amgen enjoyed continued growth in two of its core
products, Epogen and Eupogen. Both stocks also benefited from positive
investor sentiment for the biotechnology industry. Another helpful
holding was Texas Instruments. The company continued to solidify its
position as a worldwide leader in the manufacture of DSP chips, which
are used in wireless communications. Cisco Systems also enjoyed nice
gains. The company manufactures the routers that enable the operation
of data networks on the Internet and has been one of the prime
beneficiaries of the exponential growth in data communications.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DETRACTED FROM PERFORMANCE?
A. Safeway, one of the fund's largest holdings at the end of the
period, also was its biggest detractor. The stock fell sharply at the
end of September after the company reported lower-than-expected sales
and earnings. I maintained the fund's position based on my belief that
the company's dedication to cost-cutting and renewed focus on revenue
growth would enable its stock to recover. Philip Morris and RJ
Reynolds also hurt performance. Investors fled these two tobacco
stocks when litigation pressures failed to subside after the
settlement of a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit at the state level. I
sold Philip Morris but held on to RJ Reynolds because of the latter's
exceptionally high dividend yield.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK, FERGUS?
A. Market conditions should be favorable, especially once Y2K concerns
are out of the way. Economic growth remains robust, with few signs of
inflationary pressures. Investors' recent narrow focus on technology
stocks is somewhat worrisome, but technology continues to be where
most of the growth is occurring. Moreover, the technology sector is
one of the best ways to play the accelerating global growth I see
occurring. Nonetheless, technology valuations are exceedingly high,
and I plan to be alert for opportunities in other market sectors as
they present themselves.
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.
FERGUS SHIEL ON
HEALTH CARE STOCKS:
"When looking at the health care
sector, it's important to look
`under the hood' at the different
subsectors that compose it. For
example, service companies such
as HMOs have encountered
considerable difficulties in the
past year or so due to rising costs
and uncertainty about Medicare
reimbursements.
"Even the large drug company
stocks, many of which were part of
the `nifty fifty' stocks that many
investors wanted to own when the
economy was softer, have faltered
lately. These stocks are
considered by many investors to
be defensive because of the
perception that the companies
can maintain steady earnings
growth in a variety of economic
environments. Now that the
concerns about a slowing economy
have passed, more investors are
willing to take a chance on the
stocks of smaller and mid-sized
companies in the biotechnology
and medical technology areas.
"Add to that the shifting dynamics
of the product pipelines I
mentioned earlier, which in the
case of some biotechnology
companies represent years of
research and development coming
to fruition, and the result is that
biotechnology has become the star
subsector in health care, at least for
the present."
FUND FACTS
GOAL: seeks capital appreciation
START DATE: December 28,
1998
SIZE: as of November 30,
1999, more than $63 million
MANAGER: J. Fergus Shiel, since
inception; joined Fidelity in
1989
(checkmark)
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Microsoft Corp. 3.9 3.6
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 3.5 3.1
Redback Networks, Inc. 3.3 0.0
L.M. Ericsson Telefon AB 2.9 0.0
sponsored ADR
Texas Instruments, Inc. 2.9 2.4
Vignette Corp. 2.9 0.0
Immunex Corp. 2.9 2.7
Cisco Systems, Inc. 2.8 0.5
Brocade Communications 2.7 0.0
Systems, Inc.
Safeway, Inc. 2.6 4.3
30.4 16.6
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 47.7 28.6
HEALTH 12.0 25.2
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 9.5 10.8
FINANCE 4.8 7.4
UTILITIES 4.2 5.3
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 94.0% Stocks 95.3%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 6.0% Net Other Assets 4.7%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 8.7% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 13.1%
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PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
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
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 95.3
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: 4.7
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 94.0%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 1.6%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.6%
Praxair, Inc. 1,400 $ 62,475
Sealed Air Corp. (a) 7,100 333,700
396,175
IRON & STEEL - 1.0%
Bethlehem Steel Corp. (a) 80,000 500,000
USX-U.S. Steel Group 5,800 146,813
646,813
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 1,042,988
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.1%
ENGINEERING - 0.1%
Fluor Corp. 1,000 42,063
ENERGY - 0.8%
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.7%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 16,400 414,100
OIL & GAS - 0.1%
Exxon Corp. 1,000 79,313
TOTAL ENERGY 493,413
FINANCE - 4.8%
BANKS - 0.6%
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 9,000 358,875
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.7%
American Express Co. 3,200 484,200
INSURANCE - 0.5%
American International Group, 3,000 309,750
Inc.
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 3.0%
Charles Schwab Corp. 17,000 644,938
E*Trade Group, Inc. (a) 2,800 84,175
Lehman Brothers Holdings, 5,200 397,150
Inc.
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 5,000 403,125
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & 3,000 361,875
Co.
1,891,263
TOTAL FINANCE 3,044,088
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
HEALTH - 12.0%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 12.0%
American Home Products Corp. 8,000 $ 416,000
Amgen, Inc. (a) 28,800 1,312,200
Biogen, Inc. (a) 18,000 1,315,125
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 8,200 599,113
Elan Corp. PLC sponsored ADR 2,000 54,750
(a)
Genentech, Inc. 2,000 171,750
Genzyme Corp. - General 10,100 363,600
Division
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corp. (a) 3,900 494,325
Immunex Corp. (a) 26,200 1,856,925
Medimmune, Inc. (a) 8,800 1,057,650
7,641,438
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 2.9%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.9%
L.M. Ericsson Telefon AB 38,900 1,874,493
sponsored ADR
MEDIA & LEISURE - 3.3%
BROADCASTING - 3.1%
Clear Channel Communications, 6,000 482,250
Inc. (a)
EchoStar Communications Corp. 18,000 1,189,125
Class A (a)
USA Networks, Inc. (a) 7,000 280,000
1,951,375
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.2%
Hollywood Entertainment Corp. 10,000 141,250
(a)
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 2,092,625
NONDURABLES - 2.4%
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.1%
Clorox Co. 1,000 44,563
TOBACCO - 2.3%
RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, 69,000 1,470,563
Inc.
TOTAL NONDURABLES 1,515,126
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 9.5%
DRUG STORES - 0.4%
Walgreen Co. 9,500 276,688
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
2.7%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 8,000 $ 564,500
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 20,000 1,152,500
1,717,000
GROCERY STORES - 2.6%
Safeway, Inc. (a) 44,000 1,622,500
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 3.8%
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) 10,300 321,875
Best Buy Co., Inc. (a) 9,000 562,500
Circuit City Stores, Inc. - 4,500 218,250
Circuit City Group
Home Depot, Inc. 17,000 1,344,063
2,446,688
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 6,062,876
SERVICES - 3.4%
ADVERTISING - 2.3%
DoubleClick, Inc. (a) 4,000 640,250
Interpublic Group of 10,100 474,700
Companies, Inc.
Omnicom Group, Inc. 4,500 396,563
1,511,513
SERVICES - 1.1%
Ecolab, Inc. 10,000 346,250
Marlborough International PLC 122,400 339,646
(a)
685,896
TOTAL SERVICES 2,197,409
TECHNOLOGY - 47.7%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 8.0%
Advanced Fibre 38,000 1,056,875
Communications, Inc. (a)
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 20,000 1,783,750
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 16,000 2,211,000
5,051,625
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 25.4%
America Online, Inc. (a) 12,000 872,250
At Home Corp. Series A (a) 7,000 339,500
BEA Systems, Inc. (a) 4,000 325,000
BroadVision, Inc. (a) 4,500 418,781
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Business Objects SA sponsored 6,500 $ 575,250
ADR (a)
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) 7,000 664,125
Corsair Communictions, Inc. 38,500 409,063
(a)
Intertrust Technologies Corp. 3,000 385,688
Interwoven, Inc. 2,400 297,000
Legato Systems, Inc. (a) 12,000 810,375
Liberate Technologies 3,400 433,925
Mercury Interactive Corp. (a) 2,900 241,063
Microsoft Corp. (a) 27,000 2,458,258
MicroStrategy, Inc. Class A 400 49,000
(a)
Peregrine Systems, Inc. (a) 3,000 210,000
Phone.com, Inc. 9,400 1,363,000
Redback Networks, Inc. 15,000 2,099,063
VERITAS Software Corp. (a) 14,050 1,286,453
Vignette Corp. (a) 9,000 1,861,875
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) 5,000 1,063,750
16,163,419
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 3.8%
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) 3,400 410,975
Juniper Networks, Inc. 3,000 831,375
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) 9,000 1,190,250
2,432,600
ELECTRONICS - 10.5%
Altera Corp. (a) 4,600 247,825
Broadcom Corp. Class A (a) 1,000 179,063
Brocade Communications 6,000 1,739,625
Systems, Inc.
Motorola, Inc. 13,000 1,485,250
PMC-Sierra, Inc. (a) 4,000 412,250
QLogic Corp. (a) 1,600 181,000
Sanmina Corp. (a) 6,000 576,750
Texas Instruments, Inc. 19,500 1,873,219
6,694,982
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 30,342,626
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TRANSPORTATION - 1.3%
RAILROADS - 1.3%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 16,700 $ 484,300
Corp.
Union Pacific Corp. 7,000 329,438
813,738
UTILITIES - 4.2%
CELLULAR - 2.3%
QUALCOMM, Inc. (a) 4,000 1,449,250
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 1.9%
Esat Telecom Group PLC 7,600 494,475
sponsored ADR (a)
SBC Communications, Inc. 14,000 727,125
1,221,600
TOTAL UTILITIES 2,670,850
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 59,833,733
(Cost $51,498,545)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 8.9%
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 5,668,368 5,668,368
5.34% (b) (Cost $5,668,368)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 65,502,101
102.9%
(Cost $57,166,913)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (2.9)% (1,852,566)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 63,649,535
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $57,467,198. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $8,034,903, of which $9,716,418 related to appreciated
investment securities and $1,681,515 related to depreciated investment
securities.
At November 30, 1999, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of
approximately $416,000 all of which will expire on November 30, 2007.
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending November
30, 2000 approximately $436,000 of losses recognized during the period
November 1, 1999 to November 30, 1999.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 65,502,101
value (cost $57,166,913) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 4,384,292
sold
Receivable for fund shares 641,673
sold
Dividends receivable 9,703
Interest receivable 13,717
Other receivables 477
TOTAL ASSETS 70,551,963
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian bank $ 187,620
Payable for investments 3,207,117
purchased
Payable for fund shares 181,556
redeemed
Accrued management fee 25,699
Distribution fees payable 32,298
Other payables and accrued 53,338
expenses
Collateral on securities 3,214,800
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 6,902,428
NET ASSETS $ 63,649,535
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 56,217,440
Accumulated undistributed net (903,093)
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 8,335,188
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS $ 63,649,535
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $13.44
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($4,492,752 (divided by)
334,267 shares)
Maximum offering price per $14.26
share (100/94.25 of $13.44)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $13.40
redemption price per share
($31,971,408 (divided by)
2,386,403 shares)
Maximum offering price per $13.89
share (100/96.50 of $13.40)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $13.35
offering price per share
($17,163,294 (divided by)
1,285,475 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $13.35
offering price per share
($9,224,377 (divided by)
690,920 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $13.47
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($797,704 (divided by)
59,226 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 NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 95,831
Dividends
Interest 60,263
Security lending 2,554
TOTAL INCOME 158,648
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 120,548
Transfer agent fees 61,026
Distribution fees 141,119
Accounting and security 55,778
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 46
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 25,265
Registration fees 162,072
Audit 22,163
Legal 112
Miscellaneous 767
Total expenses before 588,896
reductions
Expense reductions (142,741) 446,155
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (287,507)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities (903,093)
Foreign currency transactions 170 (902,923)
Change in net unrealized 8,335,188
appreciation (depreciation)
on investment securities
NET GAIN (LOSS) 7,432,265
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 7,144,758
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS) TO NOVEMBER 30,
1999
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (287,507)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) (902,923)
Change in net unrealized 8,335,188
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 7,144,758
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Share transactions - net 56,504,777
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 63,649,535
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period -
End of period $ 63,649,535
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.10)
Net realized and unrealized 3.54
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.44
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.44
TOTAL RETURN B, C 34.40%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 4,493
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.75% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.70% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.94)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 381% A
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 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 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
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.13)
Net realized and unrealized 3.53
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.40
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.40
TOTAL RETURN B, C 34.00%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 31,971
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.00% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.95% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.19)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 381% A
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 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 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
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.19)
Net realized and unrealized 3.54
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.35
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.35
TOTAL RETURN B, C 33.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 17,163
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.45% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.69)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 381% A
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 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 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
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.19)
Net realized and unrealized 3.54
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.35
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.35
TOTAL RETURN B, C 33.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 9,224
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.45% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.69)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 381% A
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 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 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
PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.08)
Net realized and unrealized 3.55
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.47
operations
Net asset value, end of period $ 13.47
TOTAL RETURN B, C 34.70%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 798
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.45% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.69)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 381% A
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 28, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS) TO
NOVEMBER 30, 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 November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities for which exchange quotations are not readily
available (and in certain cases debt securities which trade on an
exchange) are valued primarily using dealer-supplied valuations or at
their fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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. 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.
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 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. 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 $131,340,088 and $78,938,450, 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 .2167% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect during the
period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates,
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
MANAGEMENT FEE - CONTINUED
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 Board of 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 $ 4,140 $ 361
CLASS T 49,611 171
CLASS B 55,387 41,659
CLASS C 31,981 26,921
$ 141,119 $ 69,112
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
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
any reinvested dividends and capital gains. A portion of the sales
charges paid to FDC is 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 $ 58,774 $ 15,689
CLASS T 145,287 37,241
CLASS B 21,237 21,237 *
CLASS C 2,381 2,381 *
$ 227,679 $ 76,548
* 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 $ 5,458 .33*
CLASS T 27,005 .27*
CLASS B 17,538 .31*
CLASS C 9,079 .28*
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1,946 .43*
$ 61,026
* ANNUALIZED
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.,
an affiliate of FMR, maintains the fund's accounting records and
administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is
based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $7,484 for the period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $3,088,093. The fund received cash collateral of
$3,214,800 which was invested in cash equivalents.
6. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse operating expenses (excluding
interest, taxes, certain 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% $ 11,246
CLASS T 2.00% 61,518
CLASS B 2.50% 36,585
CLASS C 2.50% 20,076
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1.50% 3,539
$ 132,964
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 $9,295 under this arrangement.
6. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS - CONTINUED
In addition, through an arrangement with the fund's custodian, 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 $482 under the custodian arrangement.
7. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the period are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
DECEMBER 28, 1998 DECEMBER 28, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF (COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS) TO NOVEMBER 30, OPERATIONS) TO NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1999
CLASS A Shares sold $ 4,456,409
375,743
Shares redeemed (41,476) (503,397)
Net increase (decrease) 334,267 $ 3,953,012
CLASS T Shares sold 2,551,320 $ 30,521,657
Shares redeemed (164,917) (2,060,293)
Net increase (decrease) 2,386,403 $ 28,461,364
CLASS B Shares sold 1,391,638 $ 16,541,336
Shares redeemed (106,163) (1,281,245)
Net increase (decrease) 1,285,475 $ 15,260,091
CLASS C Shares sold 756,727 $ 8,960,631
Shares redeemed (65,807) (786,872)
Net increase (decrease) 690,920 $ 8,173,759
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 64,886 $ 726,218
sold
Shares redeemed (5,660) (69,667)
Net increase (decrease) 59,226 $ 656,551
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and the Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of
operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund (a fund of Fidelity Advisor
Series I) at November 30, 1999, and the results of its operations, the
changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the periods
indicated, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. These financial statements and financial highlights
(hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the
responsibility of the Fidelity Advisor Retirement Growth Fund's
management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of
these financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which
included confirmation of securities at November 30, 1999 by
correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable
basis for the opinion expressed above.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 12, 2000
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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 (registered trademark)
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 High Income 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
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
(registered trademark)
(2_FIDELITY_LOGOS)
FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
(registered trademark)
SMALL CAP
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND
CLASS C
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
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.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT 44 The auditors' opinion.
ACCOUNTANTS
DISTRIBUTIONS 45
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:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500 SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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 returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL A 61.19% 99.07%
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL A 51.92% 87.63%
(INCL. 5.75% SALES CHARGE)
Russell 2000 (registered 15.67% 30.88%
trademark)
Small Cap Funds Average 27.90% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year 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 one year average represents a peer group of 753 mutual
funds. These benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital
gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges. Lipper has
created new comparison categories that group funds according to
portfolio characteristics and capitalization, as well as by
capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 5 of this
report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL A 61.19% 75.42%
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL A 51.92% 67.15%
(INCL. 5.75% SALES CHARGE)
Russell 2000 15.67% 24.57%
Small Cap Funds Average 27.90% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take the fund's cumulative return and
show you what would have happened if the fund had performed at a
constant rate each year.
$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
1999/05/31 15301.31 12563.02
1999/06/30 16237.54 13131.11
1999/07/31 16256.46 12770.81
1999/08/31 16369.94 12298.17
1999/09/30 16776.59 12300.86
1999/10/31 17117.04 12350.68
1999/11/30 18762.54 13088.13
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 170955 R00000000000018
$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 November 30, 1999, the value of the
investment would have grown to $18,763 - an 87.63% 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 $13,088 -
a 30.88% 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)
* THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER
SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND AVERAGES ARE 53.16% AND 53.16%, RESPECTIVELY;
AND THE ONE YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
LIPPER SMALL-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGES ARE 26.22% AND 26.22%,
RESPECTIVELY.
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 returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL T 60.75% 98.37%
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL T 55.13% 91.43%
(INCL. 3.50% SALES CHARGE)
Russell 2000 15.67% 30.88%
Small Cap Funds Average 27.90% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year 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 one year average represents a peer group of 753 mutual
funds. These benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital
gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges. Lipper has
created new comparison categories that group funds according to
portfolio characteristics and capitalization, as well as by
capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 7 of this
report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL T 60.75% 74.92%
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL T 55.13% 69.91%
(INCL. 3.50% SALES CHARGE)
Russell 2000 15.67% 24.57%
Small Cap Funds Average 27.90% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take the fund's cumulative return and
show you what would have happened if the fund had performed at a
constant rate each year.
$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
1999/05/31 15637.62 12563.02
1999/06/30 16576.84 13131.11
1999/07/31 16596.21 12770.81
1999/08/31 16712.40 12298.17
1999/09/30 17119.07 12300.86
1999/10/31 17457.97 12350.68
1999/11/30 19142.77 13088.13
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991227 140802 R00000000000018
$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 November 30, 1999, the value of the
investment would have grown to $19,143 - a 91.43% 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 $13,088 -
a 30.88% 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)
* THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER
SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND AVERAGES ARE 53.16% AND 53.16%, RESPECTIVELY;
AND THE ONE YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
LIPPER SMALL-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGES ARE 26.22% AND 26.22%,
RESPECTIVELY.
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 one year and life of fund total return
figures are 5% and 4%, respectively. If Fidelity had not reimbursed
certain class expenses, the life of fund total returns would have been
lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL B 60.01% 96.97%
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL B 55.01% 92.97%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
Russell 2000 15.67% 30.88%
Small Cap Funds Average 27.90% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year 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 one year average represents a peer group of 753 mutual
funds. These benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital
gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges. Lipper has
created new comparison categories that group funds according to
portfolio characteristics and capitalization, as well as by
capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 9 of this
report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL B 60.01% 73.91%
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL B 55.01% 71.02%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
Russell 2000 15.67% 24.57%
Small Cap Funds Average 27.90% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take the fund's cumulative return and
show you what would have happened if the fund had performed at a
constant rate each year.
$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
1999/05/31 16124.62 12563.02
1999/06/30 17097.92 13131.11
1999/07/31 17107.95 12770.81
1999/08/31 17218.33 12298.17
1999/09/30 17629.72 12300.86
1999/10/31 17970.88 12350.68
1999/11/30 19297.00 13088.13
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 171117 R00000000000018
$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 November 30, 1999,
the value of the investment, including the effect of the applicable
contingent deferred sales charge, would have grown to $19,297 - a
92.97% increase on the initial investment. For comparison, look at how
the Russell 2000 Index did over the same period. With dividends and
capital gains, if any, reinvested, the same $10,000 investment would
have grown to $13,088 - a 30.88% 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)
* THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER
SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND AVERAGES ARE 53.16% AND 53.16%, RESPECTIVELY;
AND THE ONE YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
LIPPER SMALL-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGES ARE 26.22% AND 26.22%,
RESPECTIVELY.
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 one year and life of fund total return
figures are 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 NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL C 60.02% 97.47%
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL C 59.02% 97.47%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
Russell 2000 15.67% 30.88%
Small Cap Funds Average 27.90% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year 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 one year average represents a peer group of 753 mutual
funds. These benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital
gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges. Lipper has
created new comparison categories that group funds according to
portfolio characteristics and capitalization, as well as by
capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 11 of this
report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL C 60.02% 74.27%
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - CL C 59.02% 74.27%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
Russell 2000 15.67% 24.57%
Small Cap Funds Average 27.90% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take the fund's cumulative return and
show you what would have happened if the fund had performed at a
constant rate each year
$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
1999/05/31 16164.65 12563.02
1999/06/30 17137.94 13131.11
1999/07/31 17147.97 12770.81
1999/08/31 17258.34 12298.17
1999/09/30 17679.77 12300.86
1999/10/31 18020.92 12350.68
1999/11/30 19746.76 13088.13
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 171125 R00000000000018
$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 November 30, 1999,
the value of the investment would have grown to $19,747 - a 97.47%
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 $13,088 - a 30.88% 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)
* THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER
SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND AVERAGES ARE 53.16% AND 53.16%, RESPECTIVELY;
AND THE ONE YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
LIPPER SMALL-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGES ARE 26.22% AND 26.22%,
RESPECTIVELY.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000(registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(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. Quite well. For the 12 months that ended November 30, 1999, the
fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned 61.19%,
60.75%, 60.01% and 60.02%, respectively. These returns easily topped
the Russell 2000 Index, which returned 15.67% during the 12-month
period. The small cap funds average, as tracked by Lipper Inc.,
returned 27.90% during this time frame.
Q. WHAT FACTORS HELPED THE FUND PERFORM SO WELL DURING THE PERIOD?
A. Good timing on industry cycles and good stock picking within those
industries. The fund was launched when small-cap stocks were beaten
down across the board. As a result, I positioned the fund aggressively
early on, with a particular emphasis on smaller-sized technology
names. When the Asian market troubles began to fade in early 1999, the
fund's semiconductor-related investments - such as KLA-Tencor and
Teradyne - were major beneficiaries. The fund no longer held Teradyne
at the close of the period. The fund's energy services holdings were
another case in point. The price of oil was very low early in the
period and, sensing that oil prices would rise, I added to the fund's
positions in names such as BJ Services and Rowan. When prices
recovered during the first quarter, these stocks registered impressive
gains.
Q. INTERNET STOCKS REMAINED AN EXTREMELY POPULAR SEGMENT OF THE
MARKET. HOW DID YOU PLAY THIS GROUP?
A. I've never seen a sector dominate the market the way technology has
in 1999, and Internet stocks have been a primary driver. One of the
concerns about picking stocks in this group, however, is that it can
be difficult to get a good grip on the long-term structure of the
Internet and which business models will prevail. My main goal when
sifting through potential buys is to look for companies with viable,
sustainable products. The fund's single best performer this period was
Massachusetts-based CMGI, the leading venture capital source for
Internet companies. RealNetworks - which produces live audio and video
streams for the Internet - also performed well.
Q. THE FUND'S EXPOSURE TO SERVICES-RELATED STOCKS WAS NEARLY TWICE
THAT OF THE RUSSELL 2000 DURING THE PERIOD. WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR
ATTENTION?
A. I was able to find a few companies with dominant market shares.
Examples included Nielsen Media Research - which measures TV ratings -
and AC Nielsen, a leader in gauging consumer shopping patterns. The
two companies, which were once associated with each other but are now
separate, also are working together to develop a system for measuring
Internet traffic and trends. Another example is Pegasus Systems, which
helps travel agents and consumers book travel reservations online.
Each of these stocks contributed positively to performance.
Q. HEALTH AND FINANCE STOCKS WERE THE WEAK LINKS IN THE MARKET DURING
THE PERIOD. WHAT WAS YOUR STRATEGY WITH RESPECT TO THESE GROUPS?
A. Biotechnology was one segment of the health industry that performed
well, mainly due to the growth-oriented market we witnessed. Cytyc -
which makes a popular Pap smear test - was a good gainer for the fund,
while Affymetrix, which manufactures semiconductor chips for gene and
DNA analysis, also fared well. As for finance, my worries over rising
interest rates kept me away from most bank stocks. This proved to be a
prudent strategy.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DIDN'T PERFORM WELL?
A. When Harnischfeger Industries filed for bankruptcy protection
during the period, it was a big surprise to me. I knew the company was
ailing - it makes heavy equipment for such cyclically depressed
industries as paper and coal mining - and that its revenues were
slipping. But in my mind, I felt that a company as established as
Harnischfeger would find a way to avoid bankruptcy. Unfortunately, I
was wrong and the stock significantly detracted. Disk-drive supplier
HMT Technology was another disappointment, as poor industry trends
took a toll.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. I don't know how long we'll stay in this technology bubble, but
there's bound to be a correction at some point. What concerns me is
that a lot of the people who own these stocks haven't done close to
the amount of research on them that we've done. There's an amazing
sense of invincibility out there. In terms of the small-cap universe,
I'm hopeful that the valuation gap between small stocks and large
stocks will continue to narrow. I may look to add to the fund's
services-related positions, mostly because so many companies in this
group are a natural fit for adapting their businesses to the Internet.
HARRY LANGE DISCUSSES A
FEW PORTFOLIO STRATEGIES:
"While the fund's name says
`Small Cap,' I do have the
flexibility to invest up to 35% of its
assets in stocks outside the
small-cap world. During this
particular period, however, I stayed
true to the Russell 2000, mainly
because I felt there was an
abundance of good opportunities
there. It didn't make sense to me to
venture outside the group. While
I'm sure this flexibility will come in
handy in the future, the fund was
100% small-cap during the period.
"Another conscious strategy of mine
was to increase the fund's industry
diversification. Among the fund's
top-10 investments at the close of
the period, six different industries
- - including technology,
nondurables, media and leisure,
basic industries, services and retail
- - were represented. I also tried to
avoid making big bets in any one
stock - at the end of the period,
these 10 holdings accounted for less
than 25% of the fund's total assets.
With the market so
momentum-driven, and with many
misunderstood technology stocks
driving that momentum, I felt a
lower concentration would offset
any mistakes."
FUND FACTS
GOAL: seeks long-term growth
of capital
START DATE: September 9, 1998
SIZE: as of November 30,
1999, more than $951 million
MANAGER: Harry Lange, since
inception; research director,
Fidelity Investments Far East,
1988-1992; joined Fidelity
in 1987
(checkmark)
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.
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Semtech Corp. 3.2 1.0
Canandaigua Brands, Inc. 2.6 2.8
Class A
Pegasus Systems, Inc. 2.6 2.6
Radio One, Inc. 2.4 1.7
ACNielsen Corp. 2.4 1.6
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 2.2 1.9
Korn/Ferry International 2.1 1.3
Visual Networks, Inc. 1.9 0.5
Cable Design Technology Corp. 1.8 0.8
Project Software & 1.8 0.8
Development, Inc.
23.0 15.0
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 31.0 19.4
SERVICES 9.5 10.6
MEDIA & LEISURE 7.8 8.5
HEALTH 6.2 8.4
NONDURABLES 5.9 5.7
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 93.1% Stocks 90.7%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 6.9% Net Other Assets 9.3%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 2.0% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 2.3%
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Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 93.09999999999999
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: 6.9
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 90.7
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: 9.300000000000001
PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 93.1%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.1%
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.1%
Herley Industries, Inc. 100,000 $ 1,356,250
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 2.7%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.8%
Arch Chemicals, Inc. 82,200 1,284,375
Georgia Gulf Corp. 100,000 2,550,000
Medical Manager Corp. (a) 62,500 3,785,156
7,619,531
METALS & MINING - 1.8%
Cable Design Technology Corp. 730,500 17,486,344
(a)
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.1%
Mercer International, Inc. 83,750 350,703
(SBI)
Pentair, Inc. 13,570 503,786
854,489
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 25,960,364
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
3.4%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.5%
Quixote Corp. 250,000 4,015,625
Rock of Ages Corp. Class A (a) 25,000 150,000
Southdown, Inc. 19,300 891,419
5,057,044
CONSTRUCTION - 1.4%
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a) 45,000 852,188
D.R. Horton, Inc. 200,000 2,750,000
Lennar Corp. 550,000 8,971,875
Pulte Corp. 50,000 1,003,125
13,577,188
REAL ESTATE - 0.1%
Boardwalk Equities, Inc. (a) 50,000 357,724
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - 1.4%
Alexandria Real Estate 20,000 586,250
Equities, Inc.
Apartment Investment & 73,740 2,742,206
Management Co. Class A
BRE Properties, Inc. Class A 100,000 2,300,000
CenterPoint Properties Trust 11,820 410,745
Duke-Weeks Realty Corp. 29,580 547,230
Glenborough Realty Trust, 105,670 1,386,919
Inc.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
CONTINUED
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - CONTINUED
Home Properties of New York, 99,588 $ 2,551,943
Inc.
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. 10,000 246,875
Reckson Associates Realty 100,000 2,018,750
Corp.
Urban Shopping Centers, Inc. 14,930 385,381
13,176,299
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 32,168,255
ESTATE
DURABLES - 4.2%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
1.5%
Copart, Inc. (a) 530,000 13,780,000
Spartan Motors, Inc. 20,000 83,750
13,863,750
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.2%
CompX International, Inc. 122,934 2,251,229
Class A (a)
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.1%
Fossil, Inc. (a) 48,300 1,014,300
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 2.4%
Galey & Lord, Inc. (a) 15,350 38,375
Liz Claiborne, Inc. 110,000 4,118,125
Perry Ellis International, 39,600 445,500
Inc. (a)
Polymer Group, Inc. 900,000 16,931,250
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class 200,000 837,500
A, (a)
22,370,750
TOTAL DURABLES 39,500,029
ENERGY - 4.0%
ENERGY SERVICES - 3.4%
BJ Services Co. (a) 480,000 16,740,000
Nabors Industries, Inc. (a) 100,000 2,656,250
Oceaneering International, 200,000 2,600,000
Inc. (a)
Rowan Companies, Inc. (a) 430,000 7,363,750
Smith International, Inc. (a) 60,000 2,392,500
Tidewater, Inc. 14,520 463,733
32,216,233
OIL & GAS - 0.6%
Cooper Cameron Corp. (a) 69,170 2,965,664
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Frontier Oil Corp. (a) 300,000 $ 1,631,250
Kerr-McGee Corp. 14,501 830,182
5,427,096
TOTAL ENERGY 37,643,329
FINANCE - 1.6%
BANKS - 0.5%
Bank of The Ozarks, Inc. 30,500 629,063
Cathay Bancorp, Inc. 13,000 526,500
First Union Corp. 33,144 1,282,258
Sterling Bancorp 70,000 1,312,500
Westamerica Bancorp. 27,630 868,618
Whitney Holding Corp. 10,000 380,000
4,998,939
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.0%
Investors Financial Services 600 27,450
Corp.
INSURANCE - 0.1%
PMI Group, Inc. 30,000 1,498,125
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.1%
Washington Federal, Inc. 34,188 713,675
Washington Mutual, Inc. 10,177 295,133
1,008,808
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.9%
Dain Rauscher Corp. 50,000 2,434,375
E*Trade Group, Inc. (a) 20,000 601,250
Hambrecht & Quist Group (a) 70,000 3,482,500
Knight/Trimark Group, Inc. 40,000 1,647,500
Class A (a)
8,165,625
TOTAL FINANCE 15,698,947
HEALTH - 6.2%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 5.1%
Aviron (a) 30,000 481,875
Chirex, Inc. (a) 50,400 1,751,400
Cytyc Corp. (a) 241,200 10,522,350
Medco Research, Inc. (a) 412,780 10,990,268
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS -
CONTINUED
PathoGenesis Corp. (a) 300,000 $ 5,850,000
Sepracor, Inc. (a) 35,000 3,399,375
SuperGen, Inc. (a) 450,000 15,018,750
48,014,018
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 1.1%
Bindley Western Industries, 333,333 4,416,662
Inc.
ESC Medical Systems Ltd. (a) 295,350 1,587,506
Physiometrix, Inc. (a) 169,000 411,938
Resmed, Inc. (a) 50,000 2,003,125
Scott Technologies, Inc. 50,000 1,031,250
Class A (a)
Wesley Jessen Visioncare, 50,000 1,428,125
Inc. (a)
10,878,606
TOTAL HEALTH 58,892,624
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 3.1%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.4%
ANTEC Corp. (a) 100,000 5,600,000
Energy Conversion Devices, 20,000 212,500
Inc. (a)
Pittway Corp. 99,800 2,819,350
Pittway Corp. Class A 90,200 2,796,200
Rayovac Corp. (a) 458,900 11,099,644
22,527,694
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.7%
PRI Automation, Inc. (a) 38,200 1,809,725
Varian Semiconductor 200,000 4,700,000
Equipment Associates, Inc.
(a)
6,509,725
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.0%
Waste Industries, Inc. (a) 5,000 64,375
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 29,101,794
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 7.8%
BROADCASTING - 4.4%
Capital Radio PLC 337,435 7,357,835
Hispanic Broadcasting Corp. 36,400 2,998,450
(a)
Radio One, Inc. 360,000 22,747,500
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
BROADCASTING - CONTINUED
Radio Unica Communications 320,300 $ 8,848,288
Corp. (a)
Scottish Radio Holdings PLC 5,100 95,320
42,047,393
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.7%
Brass Eagle, Inc. (a) 2,900 21,931
Coachmen Industries, Inc. 70,000 1,001,875
Winnebago Industries, Inc. 310,000 5,851,250
6,875,056
LODGING & GAMING - 1.1%
Dover Downs Entertainment, 34,300 621,688
Inc.
Interstate Hotels Corp. (a) 31,009 104,655
Prime Hospitality Corp. (a) 500,000 4,343,750
WMS Industries, Inc. (a) 473,800 5,389,475
10,459,568
PUBLISHING - 1.4%
Harte Hanks Communications, 75,200 1,555,700
Inc.
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. 550,000 11,446,875
Class B (a)
13,002,575
RESTAURANTS - 0.2%
Brinker International, Inc. 70,000 1,583,750
(a)
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 73,968,342
NONDURABLES - 5.9%
BEVERAGES - 4.6%
Canandaigua Brands, Inc. 460,000 24,495,000
Class A (a)
Celestial Seasonings, Inc. 560,920 11,604,033
(a)(c)
Golden State Vintners, Inc. 378,500 1,312,922
Class B (a)(c)
Robert Mondavi Corp. Class A 165,000 6,347,344
(a)
43,759,299
FOODS - 1.3%
American Italian Pasta Co. 144,900 4,356,056
Class A (a)
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. 180,000 3,251,250
Class A (a)
Corn Products International, 158,090 4,960,074
Inc.
12,567,380
TOTAL NONDURABLES 56,326,679
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.1%
Placer Dome, Inc. 93,590 $ 1,063,090
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 5.6%
APPAREL STORES - 0.2%
Chicos Fas, Inc. (a) 25,850 993,609
J. Baker, Inc. 200,000 1,025,000
2,018,609
DRUG STORES - 0.4%
Duane Reade, Inc. (a) 160,000 3,540,000
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
0.1%
Michaels Stores, Inc. (a) 30,000 941,250
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 4.9%
Barbeques Galore Ltd. 50,000 262,500
sponsored ADR (a)
Handleman Co. (a) 1,020,000 15,746,250
Sharper Image Corp. (a) 500,000 10,062,500
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (a) 380,000 20,710,000
46,781,250
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 53,281,109
SERVICES - 9.5%
ADVERTISING - 0.0%
Internet Capital Group, Inc. 1,000 168,000
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - 0.0%
Quest Education Corp. (a) 60,000 517,500
PRINTING - 0.4%
Valassis Communications, Inc. 95,415 3,756,966
(a)
SERVICES - 9.1%
ACNielsen Corp. (a) 910,000 22,579,375
Armor Holdings, Inc. (a) 730,000 8,623,125
Caremark Rx, Inc. (a) 1,986,900 9,065,231
Diamond Technology Partners, 180,000 9,450,000
Inc. Class A (a)
Heidrick & Struggles 112,600 2,969,825
International, Inc.
Korn/Ferry International 900,000 20,362,500
Modis Professional Services, 376,190 4,020,531
Inc. (a)
NCO Group, Inc. (a) 200,000 9,275,000
86,345,587
TOTAL SERVICES 90,788,053
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - 31.0%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.0%
Xircom, Inc. (a) 9,400 $ 493,500
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 23.9%
Affymetrix, Inc. (a) 100,000 9,800,000
Architel Systems Corp. (a) 35,800 490,411
At Plan, Inc. 305,000 4,270,000
Autodesk, Inc. 200,000 5,862,500
Catalyst International, Inc. 262,000 2,128,750
(a)
CMGI, Inc. (a) 20,440 3,007,235
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 11,800 525,838
(a)
FactSet Research Systems, 202,500 12,555,000
Inc.
Fair, Isaac & Co., Inc. 219,460 9,327,050
Hyperion Solutions Corp. (a) 200,000 5,475,000
National Computer Systems, 300,000 11,512,500
Inc.
National Instrument Corp. (a) 225,000 6,750,000
Pacific Internet Ltd. 100 4,450
Pegasus Systems, Inc. (a) 476,660 24,309,660
Pervasive Software, Inc. (a) 100,000 1,368,750
Polycom, Inc. (a) 250,000 16,000,000
Project Software & 194,900 17,394,825
Development, Inc. (a)
Rational Software Corp. (a) 59,600 3,047,050
RealNetworks, Inc. (a) 20,600 2,873,700
Sabre Group Holdings, Inc. 4,900 222,950
Class A (a)
Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. (a) 808,000 12,069,500
Shared Medical Systems Corp. 50,000 2,187,500
Sportsline USA, Inc. (a) 355,100 16,956,025
Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (a) 50,000 1,996,875
Symantec Corp. (a) 70,000 3,268,125
Talk City, Inc. 200,000 3,375,000
Technology Solutions, Inc. (a) 200,000 5,475,000
Titan Corp. (a) 122,730 3,321,381
TSI International Software 20,000 870,000
Ltd. (a)
Tumbleweed Communications 304,200 11,863,800
Corp.
VeriSign, Inc. (a) 20,000 3,716,250
Visual Networks, Inc. (a) 300,000 17,700,000
Webhire, Inc. (a)(c) 900,000 7,537,500
227,262,625
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 0.1%
Gadzoox Networks, Inc. 200 $ 15,800
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. 10,000 1,111,250
(a)
1,127,050
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.8%
DBT Online, Inc. (a) 189,800 3,653,650
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 27,550 2,329,697
Sawtek, Inc. (a) 40,000 1,825,000
7,808,347
ELECTRONICS - 5.8%
AstroPower, Inc. (a) 350,000 4,375,000
General Semiconductor, Inc. 100,000 1,375,000
(a)
Integrated Silicon Solution 400,000 3,637,500
(a)
Jenoptik AG 51,500 867,833
Microchip Technology, Inc. (a) 39,540 2,505,848
Microsemi Corp. (a) 14,840 114,083
Power-One, Inc. (a) 500,000 11,875,000
Semtech Corp. (a) 617,640 30,129,245
54,879,509
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT - 0.4%
Gretag Imaging Holding AG 30,000 3,742,204
(Reg.)
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 295,313,235
TRANSPORTATION - 5.3%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.7%
Preview Travel, Inc. (a) 148,700 6,933,138
Travel Services 2,010 20,100
International, Inc. (a)
6,953,238
RAILROADS - 0.9%
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. 466,290 8,451,506
SHIPPING - 0.2%
Sea Containers Ltd. Class A 50,000 1,553,125
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 3.5%
Air Express International 300,000 9,675,000
Corp.
CNF Transportation, Inc. 56,180 1,867,985
Expeditors International of 300,000 12,225,000
Washington, Inc.
Swift Transportation Co., 38,205 606,504
Inc. (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TRANSPORTATION - CONTINUED
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - CONTINUED
USFreightways Corp. 50,000 $ 2,087,500
Yellow Corp. (a) 400,000 6,725,000
33,186,989
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 50,144,858
UTILITIES - 2.6%
CELLULAR - 0.1%
Wireless Facilities, Inc. 17,400 939,600
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 1.2%
Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. 60,000 963,750
Black Hills Corp. 6,000 131,250
Calpine Corp. (a) 174,000 10,266,000
11,361,000
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 1.3%
FirstCom Corp. (a) 500,000 10,843,750
Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. 1,000 25,500
WinStar Communications, Inc. 34,720 1,762,040
(a)
12,631,290
TOTAL UTILITIES 24,931,890
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 886,138,848
(Cost $686,789,883)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 8.3%
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 78,346,755 78,346,755
5.34% (b) (Cost $78,346,755)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 964,485,603
101.4%
(Cost $765,136,638)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.4)% (12,853,716)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 951,631,887
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
(c) Affiliated company
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate
cost of investment securities for income
tax purposes was $766,786,122. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated
$197,699,481, of which $233,881,945 related to appreciated investment
securities and $36,182,464 related to depreciated investment
securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $484,000 as a capital gain
dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending November
30, 2000 approximately $301,000 of losses recognized during the period
November 1, 1999 to November 30, 1999.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 964,485,603
value (cost $765,136,638) -
See accompanying schedule
Cash 1,694,690
Receivable for investments 123,976
sold
Receivable for fund shares 6,891,835
sold
Dividends receivable 231,554
Interest receivable 305,574
Other receivables 57
TOTAL ASSETS 973,733,289
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 5,416,432
purchased
Payable for fund shares 1,421,602
redeemed
Accrued management fee 529,875
Distribution fees payable 461,185
Other payables and accrued 364,608
expenses
Collateral on securities 13,907,700
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 22,101,402
NET ASSETS $ 951,631,887
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 722,667,092
Undistributed net investment 10,393
income
Accumulated undistributed net 29,606,556
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 199,347,846
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 951,631,887
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $19.84
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($67,505,892 (divided by)
3,402,699 shares)
Maximum offering price per $21.05
share (100/94.25 of $19.84)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $19.77
redemption price per share
($457,496,173 (divided by)
23,144,587 shares)
Maximum offering price per $20.49
share (100/96.50 of $19.77)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $19.63
offering price per share
($199,729,031 (divided by)
10,175,239 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $19.68
offering price per share
($159,603,286 (divided by)
8,109,346 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $19.89
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($67,297,505 (divided
by) 3,382,727 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER-SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS APPLICABLE
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 1,716,415
Dividends
Special dividend from 228,791
Patriot American
Hospitality, Inc.
Interest 1,748,804
Security lending 93,583
TOTAL INCOME 3,787,593
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 3,503,993
Transfer agent fees 1,141,203
Distribution fees 2,957,084
Accounting and security 208,988
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 1,214
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 27,855
Registration fees 359,421
Audit 23,225
Legal 1,243
Miscellaneous 2,556
Total expenses before 8,226,782
reductions
Expense reductions (137,821) 8,088,961
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (4,301,368)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 34,555,326
Foreign currency transactions 11,800 34,567,126
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 182,991,983
Assets and liabilities in (1,098) 182,990,885
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 217,558,011
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 213,256,643
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 SEPTEMBER 9, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (4,301,368) $ (98,459)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 34,567,126 239,240
Change in net unrealized 182,990,885 16,356,961
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 213,256,643 16,497,742
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (788,924) -
from net realized gains
Share transactions - net 597,789,294 124,877,132
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 810,257,013 141,374,874
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 141,374,874 -
End of period (including $ 951,631,887 $ 141,374,874
undistributed net investment
income of $10,393 and $0,
respectively)
</TABLE>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.09) H (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 7.63 2.36
gain (loss)
Total from investment 7.54 2.35
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.84 $ 12.35
TOTAL RETURN B, C 61.19% 23.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 67,506 $ 9,587
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.36% 1.75% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.33% F 1.68% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.55)% (.40)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 62% 204% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 G
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 12.34 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.13) H (.02)
Net realized and unrealized 7.61 2.36
gain (loss)
Total from investment 7.48 2.34
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.77 $ 12.34
TOTAL RETURN B, C 60.75% 23.40%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 457,496 $ 72,428
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.59% 2.00% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.56% F 1.93% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.77)% (.63)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 62% 204% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 G
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 12.31 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.21) H (.03)
Net realized and unrealized 7.58 2.34
gain (loss)
Total from investment 7.37 2.31
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.63 $ 12.31
TOTAL RETURN B, C 60.01% 23.10%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 199,729 $ 24,344
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.12% 2.50% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.09% F 2.43% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.30)% (1.15)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 62% 204% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 G
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 12.34 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.21) H (.03)
Net realized and unrealized 7.60 2.37
gain (loss)
Total from investment 7.39 2.34
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.68 $ 12.34
TOTAL RETURN B, C 60.02% 23.40%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 159,603 $ 22,117
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.09% 2.50% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.06% F 2.44% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.27)% (1.15)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 62% 204% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.04) H -
Net realized and unrealized 7.63 2.35
gain (loss)
Total from investment 7.59 2.35
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.89 $ 12.35
TOTAL RETURN B, C 61.60% 23.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 67,298 $ 12,898
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.05% 1.50% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.02% F 1.42% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.24)% (.15)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 62% 204% A
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 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 November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities for which exchange quotations are not readily
available (and in certain cases debt securities which trade on an
exchange) are valued primarily using dealer-supplied valuations or at
their fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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 foreign currency transactions, non-taxable dividends,
net operating losses, 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.
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.
(FIMM), 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. 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 $825,608,054 and $279,379,707, 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 .2167% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .45%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect during the
period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates, as they resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annual rate of .73% of average net assets
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Board of 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 $ 83,344 $ 105
CLASS T 1,155,327 4,206
CLASS B 948,545 711,721
CLASS C 769,868 715,079
$ 2,957,084 $ 1,431,111
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 is 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 $ 361,064 $ 196,799
CLASS T 936,817 433,950
CLASS B 228,152 228,152*
CLASS C 42,883 42,883*
$ 1,568,916 $ 901,784
* 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 $ 84,833 .25
CLASS T 542,118 .23
CLASS B 252,643 .27
CLASS C 177,806 .23
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 83,803 .19
$ 1,141,203
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
(FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the fund's accounting records
and administers the security lending program. The security lending fee
is based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $64,626 for the
period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $13,515,075. The fund received cash collateral of
$13,907,700 which was invested in cash equivalents.
6. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR has directed certain portfolio trades to brokers who paid a
portion of the fund's expenses. For the period, the fund's expenses
were reduced by $125,505 under this arrangement.
In addition, through an arrangement with the fund's custodian, 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 $12,316 under the custodian arrangement.
7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 9, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 53,944 $ -
Class T 394,691 -
Class B 138,774 -
Class C 127,440 -
Institutional Class 74,075 -
Total $ 788,924 $ -
8. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS) TO NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 3,362,688 803,382 $ 54,944,862
Reinvestment of distributions 3,246 - 47,909
Shares redeemed (739,734) (26,883) (12,078,195)
Net increase (decrease) 2,626,200 776,499 $ 42,914,576
CLASS T Shares sold 24,254,133 5,958,472 $ 396,107,164
Reinvestment of distributions 24,377 - 359,304
Shares redeemed (7,004,910) (87,485) (114,581,457)
Net increase (decrease) 17,273,600 5,870,987 $ 281,885,011
CLASS B Shares sold 9,035,413 2,004,383 $ 147,071,700
Reinvestment of distributions 7,915 - 116,343
Shares redeemed (845,487) (26,985) (13,645,109)
Net increase (decrease) 8,197,841 1,977,398 $ 133,542,934
CLASS C Shares sold 7,189,595 1,833,835 $ 117,401,615
Reinvestment of distributions 7,697 - 113,449
Shares redeemed (880,255) (41,526) (14,187,112)
Net increase (decrease) 6,317,037 1,792,309 $ 103,327,952
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 3,500,162 1,065,454 $ 55,547,721
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 4,008 - 59,158
Shares redeemed (1,166,024) (20,873) (19,488,058)
Net increase (decrease) 2,338,146 1,044,581 $ 36,118,821
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<CAPTION>
<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
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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
Celestial Seasonings, Inc. $ 2,840,842 $ - $ - $ 11,604,033
Golden State Vintners, Inc. 189,926 - - 1,312,922
Class B
Webhire, Inc. 3,682,150 - - 7,537,500
TOTALS $ 6,712,918 $ - $ - $ 20,454,455
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and the Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of
operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund (a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series I)
at November 30, 1999, and the results of its operations, the changes
in its net assets and the financial highlights for the periods
indicated, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. These financial statements and financial highlights
(hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the
responsibility of the Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund's management;
our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these
financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which
included confirmation of securities at November 30, 1999 by
correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable
basis for the opinion expressed above.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 12, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund voted to pay
to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date,
the following distributions derived from capital gains realized from
sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net
investment income:
PAY DATE RECORD DATE DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
Class A 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $0.48
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $0.08
Class T 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $0.46
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $0.08
Class B 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $0.41
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $0.08
Class C 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $0.41
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $0.08
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
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
Bart A. Grenier, Vice President
Harry Lange, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, 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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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(registered trademark)
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 High Income 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
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
(registered trademark)
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FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
(registered trademark)
SMALL CAP
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
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.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT 38 The auditors' opinion.
ACCOUNTANTS
DISTRIBUTIONS 39
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:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500 SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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 returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - INST 61.60% 99.57%
CL
Russell 2000(registered 15.67% 30.88%
trademark)
Small Cap Funds Average 27.90% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, one year 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 one year average represents a peer
group of 753 mutual funds. These benchmarks include reinvested
dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales
charges. Lipper has created new comparison categories that group funds
according to portfolio characteristics and capitalization, as well as
by capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 5 of this
report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV SMALL CAP - INST 61.60% 75.79%
CL
Russell 2000 15.67% 24.57%
Small Cap Funds Average 27.90% n/a
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take the fund's cumulative return and
show you what would have happened if the fund had performed at a
constant rate each year.
$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
1999/05/31 16264.91 12563.02
1999/06/30 17248.23 13131.11
1999/07/31 17278.33 12770.81
1999/08/31 17408.77 12298.17
1999/09/30 17840.23 12300.86
1999/10/31 18201.45 12350.68
1999/11/30 19957.38 13088.13
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$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
November 30, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to
$19,957 - a 99.57% 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 $13,088 - a 30.88% 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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* THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER
SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND AVERAGES ARE 53.16% AND 53.16%, RESPECTIVELY;
AND THE ONE YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
LIPPER SMALL-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGES ARE 26.22% AND 26.22%,
RESPECTIVELY.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000(registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(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. Quite well. For the 12 months that ended November 30, 1999, the
fund's Institutional Class shares returned 61.60%. This easily topped
the Russell 2000 Index, which returned 15.67% during the 12-month
period. The small cap funds average, as tracked by Lipper Inc.,
returned 27.90%.
Q. WHAT FACTORS HELPED THE FUND PERFORM SO WELL DURING THE PERIOD?
A. Good timing on industry cycles and good stock picking within those
industries. The fund was launched when small-cap stocks were beaten
down across the board. As a result, I positioned the fund aggressively
early on, with a particular emphasis on smaller-sized technology
names. When the Asian market troubles began to fade in early 1999, the
fund's semiconductor-related investments - such as KLA-Tencor and
Teradyne - were major beneficiaries. The fund no longer held Teradyne
at the close of the period. The fund's energy services holdings were
another case in point. The price of oil was very low early in the
period and, sensing that oil prices would rise, I added to the fund's
positions in names such as BJ Services and Rowan. When prices
recovered during the first quarter, these stocks registered impressive
gains.
Q. INTERNET STOCKS REMAINED AN EXTREMELY POPULAR SEGMENT OF THE
MARKET. HOW DID YOU PLAY THIS GROUP?
A. I've never seen a sector dominate the market the way technology has
in 1999, and Internet stocks have been a primary driver. One of the
concerns about picking stocks in this group, however, is that it can
be difficult to get a good grip on the long-term structure of the
Internet and which business models will prevail. My main goal when
sifting through potential buys is to look for companies with viable,
sustainable products. The fund's single best performer this period was
Massachusetts-based CMGI, the leading venture capital source for
Internet companies. RealNetworks - which produces live audio and video
streams for the Internet - also performed well.
Q. THE FUND'S EXPOSURE TO SERVICES-RELATED STOCKS WAS NEARLY TWICE
THAT OF THE RUSSELL 2000 DURING THE PERIOD. WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR
ATTENTION?
A. I was able to find a few companies with dominant market shares.
Examples included Nielsen Media Research - which measures TV ratings -
and AC Nielsen, a leader in gauging consumer shopping patterns. The
two companies, which were once associated with each other but are now
separate, also are working together to develop a system for measuring
Internet traffic and trends. Another example is Pegasus Systems, which
helps travel agents and consumers book travel reservations online.
Each of these stocks contributed positively to performance.
Q. HEALTH AND FINANCE STOCKS WERE THE WEAK LINKS IN THE MARKET DURING
THE PERIOD. WHAT WAS YOUR STRATEGY WITH RESPECT TO THESE GROUPS?
A. Biotechnology was one segment of the health industry that performed
well, mainly due to the growth-oriented market we witnessed. Cytyc -
which makes a popular Pap smear test - was a good gainer for the fund,
while Affymetrix, which manufactures semiconductor chips for gene and
DNA analysis, also fared well. As for finance, my worries over rising
interest rates kept me away from most bank stocks. This proved to be a
prudent strategy.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DIDN'T PERFORM WELL?
A. When Harnischfeger Industries filed for bankruptcy protection
during the period, it was a big surprise to me. I knew the company was
ailing - it makes heavy equipment for such cyclically depressed
industries as paper and coal mining - and that its revenues were
slipping. But in my mind, I felt that a company as established as
Harnischfeger would find a way to avoid bankruptcy. Unfortunately, I
was wrong and the stock significantly detracted. Disk-drive supplier
HMT Technology was another disappointment, as poor industry trends
took a toll.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. I don't know how long we'll stay in this technology bubble, but
there's bound to be a correction at some point. What concerns me is
that a lot of the people who own these stocks haven't done close to
the amount of research on them that we've done. There's an amazing
sense of invincibility out there. In terms of the small-cap universe,
I'm hopeful that the valuation gap between small stocks and large
stocks will continue to narrow. I may look to add to the fund's
services-related positions, mostly because so many companies in this
group are a natural fit for adapting their businesses to the Internet.
HARRY LANGE DISCUSSES A
FEW PORTFOLIO STRATEGIES:
"While the fund's name says
`Small Cap,' I do have the
flexibility to invest up to 35% of its
assets in stocks outside the
small-cap world. During this
particular period, however, I stayed
true to the Russell 2000, mainly
because I felt there was an
abundance of good opportunities
there. It didn't make sense to me to
venture outside the group. While
I'm sure this flexibility will come in
handy in the future, the fund was
100% small-cap during the period.
"Another conscious strategy of mine
was to increase the fund's industry
diversification. Among the fund's
top-10 investments at the close of
the period, six different industries
- - including technology,
nondurables, media and leisure,
basic industries, services and retail
- - were represented. I also tried to
avoid making big bets in any one
stock - at the end of the period,
these 10 holdings accounted for less
than 25% of the fund's total assets.
With the market so
momentum-driven, and with many
misunderstood technology stocks
driving that momentum, I felt a
lower concentration would offset
any mistakes."
FUND FACTS
GOAL: seeks long-term growth
of capital
START DATE: September 9, 1998
SIZE: as of November 30,
1999, more than $951 million
MANAGER: Harry Lange, since
inception; research director,
Fidelity Investments Far East,
1988-1992; joined Fidelity
in 1987
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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.
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Semtech Corp. 3.2 1.0
Canandaigua Brands, Inc. 2.6 2.8
Class A
Pegasus Systems, Inc. 2.6 2.6
Radio One, Inc. 2.4 1.7
ACNielsen Corp. 2.4 1.6
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 2.2 1.9
Korn/Ferry International 2.1 1.3
Visual Networks, Inc. 1.9 0.5
Cable Design Technology Corp. 1.8 0.8
Project Software & 1.8 0.8
Development, Inc.
23.0 15.0
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 31.0 19.4
SERVICES 9.5 10.6
MEDIA & LEISURE 7.8 8.5
HEALTH 6.2 8.4
NONDURABLES 5.9 5.7
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 93.1% Stocks 90.7%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 6.9% Net Other Assets 9.3%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 2.0% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 2.3%
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PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 93.1%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.1%
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.1%
Herley Industries, Inc. 100,000 $ 1,356,250
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 2.7%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.8%
Arch Chemicals, Inc. 82,200 1,284,375
Georgia Gulf Corp. 100,000 2,550,000
Medical Manager Corp. (a) 62,500 3,785,156
7,619,531
METALS & MINING - 1.8%
Cable Design Technology Corp. 730,500 17,486,344
(a)
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.1%
Mercer International, Inc. 83,750 350,703
(SBI)
Pentair, Inc. 13,570 503,786
854,489
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 25,960,364
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
3.4%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.5%
Quixote Corp. 250,000 4,015,625
Rock of Ages Corp. Class A (a) 25,000 150,000
Southdown, Inc. 19,300 891,419
5,057,044
CONSTRUCTION - 1.4%
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a) 45,000 852,188
D.R. Horton, Inc. 200,000 2,750,000
Lennar Corp. 550,000 8,971,875
Pulte Corp. 50,000 1,003,125
13,577,188
REAL ESTATE - 0.1%
Boardwalk Equities, Inc. (a) 50,000 357,724
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - 1.4%
Alexandria Real Estate 20,000 586,250
Equities, Inc.
Apartment Investment & 73,740 2,742,206
Management Co. Class A
BRE Properties, Inc. Class A 100,000 2,300,000
CenterPoint Properties Trust 11,820 410,745
Duke-Weeks Realty Corp. 29,580 547,230
Glenborough Realty Trust, 105,670 1,386,919
Inc.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
CONTINUED
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - CONTINUED
Home Properties of New York, 99,588 $ 2,551,943
Inc.
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. 10,000 246,875
Reckson Associates Realty 100,000 2,018,750
Corp.
Urban Shopping Centers, Inc. 14,930 385,381
13,176,299
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 32,168,255
ESTATE
DURABLES - 4.2%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
1.5%
Copart, Inc. (a) 530,000 13,780,000
Spartan Motors, Inc. 20,000 83,750
13,863,750
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.2%
CompX International, Inc. 122,934 2,251,229
Class A (a)
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.1%
Fossil, Inc. (a) 48,300 1,014,300
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 2.4%
Galey & Lord, Inc. (a) 15,350 38,375
Liz Claiborne, Inc. 110,000 4,118,125
Perry Ellis International, 39,600 445,500
Inc. (a)
Polymer Group, Inc. 900,000 16,931,250
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class 200,000 837,500
A, (a)
22,370,750
TOTAL DURABLES 39,500,029
ENERGY - 4.0%
ENERGY SERVICES - 3.4%
BJ Services Co. (a) 480,000 16,740,000
Nabors Industries, Inc. (a) 100,000 2,656,250
Oceaneering International, 200,000 2,600,000
Inc. (a)
Rowan Companies, Inc. (a) 430,000 7,363,750
Smith International, Inc. (a) 60,000 2,392,500
Tidewater, Inc. 14,520 463,733
32,216,233
OIL & GAS - 0.6%
Cooper Cameron Corp. (a) 69,170 2,965,664
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Frontier Oil Corp. (a) 300,000 $ 1,631,250
Kerr-McGee Corp. 14,501 830,182
5,427,096
TOTAL ENERGY 37,643,329
FINANCE - 1.6%
BANKS - 0.5%
Bank of The Ozarks, Inc. 30,500 629,063
Cathay Bancorp, Inc. 13,000 526,500
First Union Corp. 33,144 1,282,258
Sterling Bancorp 70,000 1,312,500
Westamerica Bancorp. 27,630 868,618
Whitney Holding Corp. 10,000 380,000
4,998,939
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.0%
Investors Financial Services 600 27,450
Corp.
INSURANCE - 0.1%
PMI Group, Inc. 30,000 1,498,125
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.1%
Washington Federal, Inc. 34,188 713,675
Washington Mutual, Inc. 10,177 295,133
1,008,808
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.9%
Dain Rauscher Corp. 50,000 2,434,375
E*Trade Group, Inc. (a) 20,000 601,250
Hambrecht & Quist Group (a) 70,000 3,482,500
Knight/Trimark Group, Inc. 40,000 1,647,500
Class A (a)
8,165,625
TOTAL FINANCE 15,698,947
HEALTH - 6.2%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 5.1%
Aviron (a) 30,000 481,875
Chirex, Inc. (a) 50,400 1,751,400
Cytyc Corp. (a) 241,200 10,522,350
Medco Research, Inc. (a) 412,780 10,990,268
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS -
CONTINUED
PathoGenesis Corp. (a) 300,000 $ 5,850,000
Sepracor, Inc. (a) 35,000 3,399,375
SuperGen, Inc. (a) 450,000 15,018,750
48,014,018
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 1.1%
Bindley Western Industries, 333,333 4,416,662
Inc.
ESC Medical Systems Ltd. (a) 295,350 1,587,506
Physiometrix, Inc. (a) 169,000 411,938
Resmed, Inc. (a) 50,000 2,003,125
Scott Technologies, Inc. 50,000 1,031,250
Class A (a)
Wesley Jessen Visioncare, 50,000 1,428,125
Inc. (a)
10,878,606
TOTAL HEALTH 58,892,624
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 3.1%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.4%
ANTEC Corp. (a) 100,000 5,600,000
Energy Conversion Devices, 20,000 212,500
Inc. (a)
Pittway Corp. 99,800 2,819,350
Pittway Corp. Class A 90,200 2,796,200
Rayovac Corp. (a) 458,900 11,099,644
22,527,694
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.7%
PRI Automation, Inc. (a) 38,200 1,809,725
Varian Semiconductor 200,000 4,700,000
Equipment Associates, Inc.
(a)
6,509,725
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.0%
Waste Industries, Inc. (a) 5,000 64,375
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 29,101,794
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 7.8%
BROADCASTING - 4.4%
Capital Radio PLC 337,435 7,357,835
Hispanic Broadcasting Corp. 36,400 2,998,450
(a)
Radio One, Inc. 360,000 22,747,500
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
BROADCASTING - CONTINUED
Radio Unica Communications 320,300 $ 8,848,288
Corp. (a)
Scottish Radio Holdings PLC 5,100 95,320
42,047,393
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.7%
Brass Eagle, Inc. (a) 2,900 21,931
Coachmen Industries, Inc. 70,000 1,001,875
Winnebago Industries, Inc. 310,000 5,851,250
6,875,056
LODGING & GAMING - 1.1%
Dover Downs Entertainment, 34,300 621,688
Inc.
Interstate Hotels Corp. (a) 31,009 104,655
Prime Hospitality Corp. (a) 500,000 4,343,750
WMS Industries, Inc. (a) 473,800 5,389,475
10,459,568
PUBLISHING - 1.4%
Harte Hanks Communications, 75,200 1,555,700
Inc.
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. 550,000 11,446,875
Class B (a)
13,002,575
RESTAURANTS - 0.2%
Brinker International, Inc. 70,000 1,583,750
(a)
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 73,968,342
NONDURABLES - 5.9%
BEVERAGES - 4.6%
Canandaigua Brands, Inc. 460,000 24,495,000
Class A (a)
Celestial Seasonings, Inc. 560,920 11,604,033
(a)(c)
Golden State Vintners, Inc. 378,500 1,312,922
Class B (a)(c)
Robert Mondavi Corp. Class A 165,000 6,347,344
(a)
43,759,299
FOODS - 1.3%
American Italian Pasta Co. 144,900 4,356,056
Class A (a)
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. 180,000 3,251,250
Class A (a)
Corn Products International, 158,090 4,960,074
Inc.
12,567,380
TOTAL NONDURABLES 56,326,679
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.1%
Placer Dome, Inc. 93,590 $ 1,063,090
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 5.6%
APPAREL STORES - 0.2%
Chicos Fas, Inc. (a) 25,850 993,609
J. Baker, Inc. 200,000 1,025,000
2,018,609
DRUG STORES - 0.4%
Duane Reade, Inc. (a) 160,000 3,540,000
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
0.1%
Michaels Stores, Inc. (a) 30,000 941,250
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 4.9%
Barbeques Galore Ltd. 50,000 262,500
sponsored ADR (a)
Handleman Co. (a) 1,020,000 15,746,250
Sharper Image Corp. (a) 500,000 10,062,500
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (a) 380,000 20,710,000
46,781,250
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 53,281,109
SERVICES - 9.5%
ADVERTISING - 0.0%
Internet Capital Group, Inc. 1,000 168,000
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - 0.0%
Quest Education Corp. (a) 60,000 517,500
PRINTING - 0.4%
Valassis Communications, Inc. 95,415 3,756,966
(a)
SERVICES - 9.1%
ACNielsen Corp. (a) 910,000 22,579,375
Armor Holdings, Inc. (a) 730,000 8,623,125
Caremark Rx, Inc. (a) 1,986,900 9,065,231
Diamond Technology Partners, 180,000 9,450,000
Inc. Class A (a)
Heidrick & Struggles 112,600 2,969,825
International, Inc.
Korn/Ferry International 900,000 20,362,500
Modis Professional Services, 376,190 4,020,531
Inc. (a)
NCO Group, Inc. (a) 200,000 9,275,000
86,345,587
TOTAL SERVICES 90,788,053
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - 31.0%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.0%
Xircom, Inc. (a) 9,400 $ 493,500
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 23.9%
Affymetrix, Inc. (a) 100,000 9,800,000
Architel Systems Corp. (a) 35,800 490,411
At Plan, Inc. 305,000 4,270,000
Autodesk, Inc. 200,000 5,862,500
Catalyst International, Inc. 262,000 2,128,750
(a)
CMGI, Inc. (a) 20,440 3,007,235
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 11,800 525,838
(a)
FactSet Research Systems, 202,500 12,555,000
Inc.
Fair, Isaac & Co., Inc. 219,460 9,327,050
Hyperion Solutions Corp. (a) 200,000 5,475,000
National Computer Systems, 300,000 11,512,500
Inc.
National Instrument Corp. (a) 225,000 6,750,000
Pacific Internet Ltd. 100 4,450
Pegasus Systems, Inc. (a) 476,660 24,309,660
Pervasive Software, Inc. (a) 100,000 1,368,750
Polycom, Inc. (a) 250,000 16,000,000
Project Software & 194,900 17,394,825
Development, Inc. (a)
Rational Software Corp. (a) 59,600 3,047,050
RealNetworks, Inc. (a) 20,600 2,873,700
Sabre Group Holdings, Inc. 4,900 222,950
Class A (a)
Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. (a) 808,000 12,069,500
Shared Medical Systems Corp. 50,000 2,187,500
Sportsline USA, Inc. (a) 355,100 16,956,025
Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (a) 50,000 1,996,875
Symantec Corp. (a) 70,000 3,268,125
Talk City, Inc. 200,000 3,375,000
Technology Solutions, Inc. (a) 200,000 5,475,000
Titan Corp. (a) 122,730 3,321,381
TSI International Software 20,000 870,000
Ltd. (a)
Tumbleweed Communications 304,200 11,863,800
Corp.
VeriSign, Inc. (a) 20,000 3,716,250
Visual Networks, Inc. (a) 300,000 17,700,000
Webhire, Inc. (a)(c) 900,000 7,537,500
227,262,625
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 0.1%
Gadzoox Networks, Inc. 200 $ 15,800
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. 10,000 1,111,250
(a)
1,127,050
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.8%
DBT Online, Inc. (a) 189,800 3,653,650
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 27,550 2,329,697
Sawtek, Inc. (a) 40,000 1,825,000
7,808,347
ELECTRONICS - 5.8%
AstroPower, Inc. (a) 350,000 4,375,000
General Semiconductor, Inc. 100,000 1,375,000
(a)
Integrated Silicon Solution 400,000 3,637,500
(a)
Jenoptik AG 51,500 867,833
Microchip Technology, Inc. (a) 39,540 2,505,848
Microsemi Corp. (a) 14,840 114,083
Power-One, Inc. (a) 500,000 11,875,000
Semtech Corp. (a) 617,640 30,129,245
54,879,509
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT - 0.4%
Gretag Imaging Holding AG 30,000 3,742,204
(Reg.)
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 295,313,235
TRANSPORTATION - 5.3%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.7%
Preview Travel, Inc. (a) 148,700 6,933,138
Travel Services 2,010 20,100
International, Inc. (a)
6,953,238
RAILROADS - 0.9%
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. 466,290 8,451,506
SHIPPING - 0.2%
Sea Containers Ltd. Class A 50,000 1,553,125
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 3.5%
Air Express International 300,000 9,675,000
Corp.
CNF Transportation, Inc. 56,180 1,867,985
Expeditors International of 300,000 12,225,000
Washington, Inc.
Swift Transportation Co., 38,205 606,504
Inc. (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TRANSPORTATION - CONTINUED
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - CONTINUED
USFreightways Corp. 50,000 $ 2,087,500
Yellow Corp. (a) 400,000 6,725,000
33,186,989
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 50,144,858
UTILITIES - 2.6%
CELLULAR - 0.1%
Wireless Facilities, Inc. 17,400 939,600
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 1.2%
Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. 60,000 963,750
Black Hills Corp. 6,000 131,250
Calpine Corp. (a) 174,000 10,266,000
11,361,000
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 1.3%
FirstCom Corp. (a) 500,000 10,843,750
Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. 1,000 25,500
WinStar Communications, Inc. 34,720 1,762,040
(a)
12,631,290
TOTAL UTILITIES 24,931,890
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 886,138,848
(Cost $686,789,883)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 8.3%
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 78,346,755 78,346,755
5.34% (b) (Cost $78,346,755)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 964,485,603
101.4%
(Cost $765,136,638)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.4)% (12,853,716)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 951,631,887
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
(c) Affiliated company
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate
cost of investment securities for income
tax purposes was $766,786,122. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated
$197,699,481, of which $233,881,945 related to appreciated investment
securities and $36,182,464 related to depreciated investment
securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $484,000 as a capital gain
dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending November
30, 2000 approximately $301,000 of losses recognized during the period
November 1, 1999 to November 30, 1999.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 964,485,603
value (cost $765,136,638) -
See accompanying schedule
Cash 1,694,690
Receivable for investments 123,976
sold
Receivable for fund shares 6,891,835
sold
Dividends receivable 231,554
Interest receivable 305,574
Other receivables 57
TOTAL ASSETS 973,733,289
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 5,416,432
purchased
Payable for fund shares 1,421,602
redeemed
Accrued management fee 529,875
Distribution fees payable 461,185
Other payables and accrued 364,608
expenses
Collateral on securities 13,907,700
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 22,101,402
NET ASSETS $ 951,631,887
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 722,667,092
Undistributed net investment 10,393
income
Accumulated undistributed net 29,606,556
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 199,347,846
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 951,631,887
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $19.84
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($67,505,892 (divided by)
3,402,699 shares)
Maximum offering price per $21.05
share (100/94.25 of $19.84)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $19.77
redemption price per share
($457,496,173 (divided by)
23,144,587 shares)
Maximum offering price per $20.49
share (100/96.50 of $19.77)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $19.63
offering price per share
($199,729,031 (divided by)
10,175,239 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $19.68
offering price per share
($159,603,286 (divided by)
8,109,346 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $19.89
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($67,297,505 (divided
by) 3,382,727 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER-SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS APPLICABLE
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 1,716,415
Dividends
Special dividend from 228,791
Patriot American
Hospitality, Inc.
Interest 1,748,804
Security lending 93,583
TOTAL INCOME 3,787,593
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 3,503,993
Transfer agent fees 1,141,203
Distribution fees 2,957,084
Accounting and security 208,988
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 1,214
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 27,855
Registration fees 359,421
Audit 23,225
Legal 1,243
Miscellaneous 2,556
Total expenses before 8,226,782
reductions
Expense reductions (137,821) 8,088,961
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (4,301,368)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 34,555,326
Foreign currency transactions 11,800 34,567,126
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 182,991,983
Assets and liabilities in (1,098) 182,990,885
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 217,558,011
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 213,256,643
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 SEPTEMBER 9, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (4,301,368) $ (98,459)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 34,567,126 239,240
Change in net unrealized 182,990,885 16,356,961
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 213,256,643 16,497,742
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (788,924) -
from net realized gains
Share transactions - net 597,789,294 124,877,132
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 810,257,013 141,374,874
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 141,374,874 -
End of period (including $ 951,631,887 $ 141,374,874
undistributed net investment
income of $10,393 and $0,
respectively)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.09) H (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 7.63 2.36
gain (loss)
Total from investment 7.54 2.35
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.84 $ 12.35
TOTAL RETURN B, C 61.19% 23.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 67,506 $ 9,587
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.36% 1.75% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.33% F 1.68% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.55)% (.40)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 62% 204% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 G
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 12.34 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.13) H (.02)
Net realized and unrealized 7.61 2.36
gain (loss)
Total from investment 7.48 2.34
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.77 $ 12.34
TOTAL RETURN B, C 60.75% 23.40%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 457,496 $ 72,428
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.59% 2.00% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.56% F 1.93% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.77)% (.63)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 62% 204% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 G
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 12.31 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.21) H (.03)
Net realized and unrealized 7.58 2.34
gain (loss)
Total from investment 7.37 2.31
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.63 $ 12.31
TOTAL RETURN B, C 60.01% 23.10%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 199,729 $ 24,344
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.12% 2.50% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.09% F 2.43% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.30)% (1.15)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 62% 204% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 G
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 12.34 $ 10.00
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) D (.21) H (.03)
Net realized and unrealized 7.60 2.37
gain (loss)
Total from investment 7.39 2.34
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.68 $ 12.34
TOTAL RETURN B, C 60.02% 23.40%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 159,603 $ 22,117
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.09% 2.50% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.06% F 2.44% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.27)% (1.15)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 62% 204% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.04) H -
Net realized and unrealized 7.63 2.35
gain (loss)
Total from investment 7.59 2.35
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.89 $ 12.35
TOTAL RETURN B, C 61.60% 23.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 67,298 $ 12,898
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.05% 1.50% A, E
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.02% F 1.42% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.24)% (.15)% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 62% 204% A
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 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 November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities for which exchange quotations are not readily
available (and in certain cases debt securities which trade on an
exchange) are valued primarily using dealer-supplied valuations or at
their fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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 foreign currency transactions, non-taxable dividends,
net operating losses, 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.
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.
(FIMM), 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. 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 $825,608,054 and $279,379,707, 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 .2167% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .45%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect during the
period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates, as they resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annual rate of .73% of average net assets
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Board of 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 $ 83,344 $ 105
CLASS T 1,155,327 4,206
CLASS B 948,545 711,721
CLASS C 769,868 715,079
$ 2,957,084 $ 1,431,111
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 is 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 $ 361,064 $ 196,799
CLASS T 936,817 433,950
CLASS B 228,152 228,152*
CLASS C 42,883 42,883*
$ 1,568,916 $ 901,784
* 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 $ 84,833 .25
CLASS T 542,118 .23
CLASS B 252,643 .27
CLASS C 177,806 .23
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 83,803 .19
$ 1,141,203
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
(FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the fund's accounting records
and administers the security lending program. The security lending fee
is based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $64,626 for the
period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $13,515,075. The fund received cash collateral of
$13,907,700 which was invested in cash equivalents.
6. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR has directed certain portfolio trades to brokers who paid a
portion of the fund's expenses. For the period, the fund's expenses
were reduced by $125,505 under this arrangement.
In addition, through an arrangement with the fund's custodian, 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 $12,316 under the custodian arrangement.
7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 9, 1998
(COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS)
TO NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 53,944 $ -
Class T 394,691 -
Class B 138,774 -
Class C 127,440 -
Institutional Class 74,075 -
Total $ 788,924 $ -
8. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
(COMMENCEMENT OF
OPERATIONS) TO NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1999
CLASS A Shares sold 3,362,688 803,382 $ 54,944,862
Reinvestment of distributions 3,246 - 47,909
Shares redeemed (739,734) (26,883) (12,078,195)
Net increase (decrease) 2,626,200 776,499 $ 42,914,576
CLASS T Shares sold 24,254,133 5,958,472 $ 396,107,164
Reinvestment of distributions 24,377 - 359,304
Shares redeemed (7,004,910) (87,485) (114,581,457)
Net increase (decrease) 17,273,600 5,870,987 $ 281,885,011
CLASS B Shares sold 9,035,413 2,004,383 $ 147,071,700
Reinvestment of distributions 7,915 - 116,343
Shares redeemed (845,487) (26,985) (13,645,109)
Net increase (decrease) 8,197,841 1,977,398 $ 133,542,934
CLASS C Shares sold 7,189,595 1,833,835 $ 117,401,615
Reinvestment of distributions 7,697 - 113,449
Shares redeemed (880,255) (41,526) (14,187,112)
Net increase (decrease) 6,317,037 1,792,309 $ 103,327,952
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 3,500,162 1,065,454 $ 55,547,721
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 4,008 - 59,158
Shares redeemed (1,166,024) (20,873) (19,488,058)
Net increase (decrease) 2,338,146 1,044,581 $ 36,118,821
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<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>
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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS WITH
AFFILIATED COMPANIES
AFFILIATE PURCHASE COST SALES COST DIVIDEND INCOME VALUE
Celestial Seasonings, Inc. $ 2,840,842 $ - $ - $ 11,604,033
Golden State Vintners, Inc. 189,926 - - 1,312,922
Class B
Webhire, Inc. 3,682,150 - - 7,537,500
TOTALS $ 6,712,918 $ - $ - $ 20,454,455
</TABLE>
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and the Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of
operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund (a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series I)
at November 30, 1999, and the results of its operations, the changes
in its net assets and the financial highlights for the periods
indicated, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. These financial statements and financial highlights
(hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the
responsibility of the Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund's management;
our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these
financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which
included confirmation of securities at November 30, 1999 by
correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable
basis for the opinion expressed above.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 12, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Small Cap Fund voted to pay
to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date,
the following distributions derived from capital gains realized from
sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net
investment income:
PAY DATE RECORD DATE DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
Institutional Class 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $0.51
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $0.08
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
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
Bart A. Grenier, Vice President
Harry Lange, Vice President
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
Richard A. Silver, Treasurer
Matthew N. Karstetter, Deputy Treasurer
John H. Costello, 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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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
(registered trademark)
FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
TECHNOQUANT(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) GROWTH
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B
AND CLASS C
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 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 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 26 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 35 Notes to the financial
statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 43 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 44
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:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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 NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 28.18% 55.40%
GROWTH - CL A
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 20.81% 46.46%
GROWTH - CL A (INCL. 5.75%
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 20.90% 96.01%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% n/a
Average
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, 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 one year average
represents a peer group of 275 mutual funds. These benchmarks include
reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect
of sales charges. Lipper has created new comparison categories that
group funds according to portfolio characteristics and capitalization,
as well as by capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 5
of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 28.18% 16.32%
GROWTH - CL A
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 20.81% 13.98%
GROWTH - CL A (INCL. 5.75%
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 25.95%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% 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
1999/05/31 12772.58 18257.54
1999/06/30 13543.42 19270.84
1999/07/31 13338.52 18669.20
1999/08/31 13358.03 18576.79
1999/09/30 13153.12 18067.60
1999/10/31 14050.82 19210.91
1999/11/30 14646.02 19601.47
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991227 104804 R00000000000038
$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 November 30, 1999, the value
of the investment would have grown to $14,646 - a 46.46% 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 $19,601 - a 96.01% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER
MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGES ARE 20.54%, AND 20.54%, RESPECTIVELY;
AND THE ONE YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
LIPPER MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGES ARE 22.27% AND, 22.27%,
RESPECTIVELY.
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 NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 27.83% 54.43%
GROWTH - CL T
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 23.35% 49.03%
GROWTH - CL T (INCL. 3.50%
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 96.01%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% n/a
Average
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, 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 one year average
represents a peer group of 275 mutual funds. These benchmarks include
reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect
of sales charges. Lipper has created new comparison categories that
group funds according to portfolio characteristics and capitalization,
as well as by capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 7
of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 27.83% 16.07%
GROWTH - CL T
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 23.35% 14.66%
GROWTH - CL T (INCL. 3.50%
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 25.95%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% 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
1999/05/31 13006.37 18257.54
1999/06/30 13794.94 19270.84
1999/07/31 13575.34 18669.20
1999/08/31 13585.32 18576.79
1999/09/30 13385.68 18067.60
1999/10/31 14284.05 19210.91
1999/11/30 14902.92 19601.47
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991227 105250 R00000000000038
$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 November 30, 1999, the value
of the investment would have grown to $14,903 - a 49.03% 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 $19,601 - a 96.01% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER
MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGES ARE 20.54%, AND 20.54%, RESPECTIVELY;
AND THE ONE YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
LIPPER MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGES ARE 22.27% AND, 22.27%,
RESPECTIVELY.
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 one year and life of fund total return figures are 5% and 3%,
respectively. If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses,
the total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 27.24% 52.26%
GROWTH - CL B
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 22.24% 49.26%
GROWTH - CL B (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 96.01%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% n/a
Average
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, 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 one year average
represents a peer group of 275 mutual funds. These benchmarks include
reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect
of sales charges. Lipper has created new comparison categories that
group funds according to portfolio characteristics and capitalization,
as well as by capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 9
of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 27.24% 15.51%
GROWTH - CL B
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 22.24% 14.72%
GROWTH - CL B (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 25.95%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% 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
1999/05/31 13317.74 18257.54
1999/06/30 14122.38 19270.84
1999/07/31 13895.43 18669.20
1999/08/31 13905.74 18576.79
1999/09/30 13689.11 18067.60
1999/10/31 14607.22 19210.91
1999/11/30 14926.00 19601.47
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991227 104908 R00000000000038
$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
November 30, 1999, the value of the investment, including the effect
of the applicable contingent deferred sales charge, would have grown
to $14,926 - a 49.26% 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 $19,601 - a 96.01%
increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER
MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGES ARE 20.54%, AND 20.54%, RESPECTIVELY;
AND THE ONE YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
LIPPER MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGES ARE 22.27% AND, 22.27%,
RESPECTIVELY.
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
one year and life of fund total return figures are 1% and 0%,
respectively. If Fidelity had not reimbursed certain class expenses,
the total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 27.16% 51.93%
GROWTH - CL C
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 26.16% 51.93%
GROWTH - CL C (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 96.01%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% n/a
Average
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, 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 one year average
represents a peer group of 275 mutual funds. These benchmarks include
reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect
of sales charges. Lipper has created new comparison categories that
group funds according to portfolio characteristics and capitalization,
as well as by capitalization only. These averages are listed on page
11 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 27.16% 15.42%
GROWTH - CL C
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 26.16% 15.42%
GROWTH - CL C (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 25.95%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% 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
1999/05/31 13287.33 18257.54
1999/06/30 14090.75 19270.84
1999/07/31 13864.15 18669.20
1999/08/31 13874.45 18576.79
1999/09/30 13658.14 18067.60
1999/10/31 14574.86 19210.91
1999/11/30 15192.88 19601.47
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991227 105013 R00000000000038
$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
November 30, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to
$15,193 - a 51.93% 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 $19,601 - a 96.01% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER
MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGES ARE 20.54%, AND 20.54%, RESPECTIVELY;
AND THE ONE YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
LIPPER MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGES ARE 22.27% AND, 22.27%,
RESPECTIVELY.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000(registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(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 12 months that ended November 30, 1999, the fund's Class A,
Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned 28.18%, 27.83%, 27.24%
and 27.16%, respectively. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index returned
20.90% and the capital appreciation funds average, tracked by Lipper
Inc., returned 36.51% for the same time period.
Q. WHY DID THE FUND OUTPERFORM THE S&P 500 YET TRAIL ITS PEER GROUP
DURING THE PERIOD?
A. The fund outperformed the S&P 500 primarily because of the
portfolio's higher exposure to large, momentum-driven market sectors
such as technology and Internet services. Conversely, the fund lagged
its peer group because a relatively smaller proportion of the
portfolio's assets were invested in the same technology and Internet
sectors. In other words, my quantitative models suggested a portfolio
that was more concentrated than the broad market. At the same time,
they suggested a more diversified portfolio than the peer group, in
which many funds maintained or increased their large-cap growth bias
during the period.
Q. WHAT DROVE YOUR QUANTITATIVE MODELS OVER THE PAST YEAR?
A. The most important factor was market breadth - the number of stocks
and industries participating in the market's advance. Over the past 12
months, breadth took a roller-coaster ride, with as few as 30% and as
many as 64% of the stocks in the S&P fueling the market's rise. Early
in the period, only a few sectors - and only the largest stocks within
those sectors - were participating in the market's gain. At that time,
I added more technical measures - including market activity and
company size - to my models in order to reduce the risks associated
with being underrepresented in industry sectors experiencing positive
momentum. Over the course of the next several months, my models
increasingly gave more weight to these new factors. Although the fund
remained well diversified, with over 180 stocks at the end of
November, my models allocated more assets to larger stocks within
industries experiencing strong momentum, such as technology.
Q. WHICH HOLDINGS HELPED THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE?
A. The biggest contributors to performance reflected the fund's
strategic shift toward a higher concentration in market-leading
sectors. Five of the top-10 performers, for instance, were large-cap
technology stocks. America Online, Texas Instruments, Microsoft,
Teradyne and EMC Corp. all performed well on the basis of attractive
technical characteristics - including money inflows and trading volume
- - as well as strong market momentum and fundamentally attractive
business prospects. The fund sold its position in EMC before the
period ended. Biotechnology stocks such as Amgen and Biogen also
generated strong returns. The biotech sector was attractive for a
variety of reasons. Companies were relatively unaffected by changing
interest rates, and most were not subjected to significant political
or legal pressures. Also, the models' technical analysis suggested
that the biotechnology group was beginning to break out of its
four-year slump.
Q. WERE THERE ANY DISAPPOINTMENTS?
A. Fortunately, there weren't any large disappointments. However,
during the spring, my models began forecasting a more difficult
environment for large, high price-to-earnings stocks, mostly in
response to increasing manufacturing activity and potentially higher
interest rates and inflation. The models suggested boosting the
portfolio's allocation of defensive stocks that could stabilize the
fund's returns in a weak, late-cycle market environment. Many of these
stocks - including Philip Morris, Clorox and Heinz - failed to live up
to the potential my models suggested over the short term.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING MONTHS?
A. I expect volatility to continue on two fronts - price and market
breadth. We appear to be in a late-cycle market environment similar to
those seen in 1994 and 1987. The question is whether the current
environment will unfold like 1994 - with flat returns and significant
volatility - or like 1987 - with a sharp correction. In either case, I
believe an investor's best protection is to remain fully invested and
to remain diversified.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
(checkmark)FUND FACTS
GOAL: long-term capital
appreciation by investing
primarily in common stocks,
using a quantitative approach
that emphasizes technical
factors
START DATE: December 31,
1996
SIZE: as of November 30,
1999, more than $34 million
MANAGER: Tim Krochuk, since
inception; joined Fidelity in
1992
TIM KROCHUK ON
MARKET UNCERTAINTY
AND THE YEAR 2000:
"The market environment of the
past 18 months has convinced me
that volatility may be here to stay.
Between the Asian economic
crisis and recovery, a strong U.S.
economy and Federal Reserve Board
posturing, investors have become
conditioned to the uncertainty of
market highs one week followed by a
sell-off the next. As we look ahead,
Year 2000 - or Y2K - issues
further complicate the investment
environment. Uncertainty exists
over how Y2K may affect the
markets over the next several
months.
"In uncertain environments,
investors are often advised to
follow long-term market trends.
Over the past 10 years, the S&P
500 was up in 69% of the months,
and in 58% of the weeks. By
keeping assets in the stock
market, investors reduce the risk
of picking the `wrong' month or
week to be uninvested. Although
market volatility may be high, it is
important to stick with an
investment plan while this
perceived risk factor plays itself
out. By remaining invested with an
appropriately diversified
portfolio, investors may moderate
the dangers and participate in the
opportunities created by
uncertainty surrounding Y2K."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
General Electric Co. 4.0 2.1
Microsoft Corp. 3.6 3.5
Cisco Systems, Inc. 2.2 0.0
Alcoa, Inc. 2.2 2.1
MCI WorldCom, Inc. 2.1 2.9
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 2.0 2.1
Citigroup, Inc. 1.9 1.6
General Instrument Corp. 1.9 1.2
Intel Corp. 1.8 1.9
Quaker Oats Co. 1.8 2.7
23.5 20.1
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 33.1 21.6
ENERGY 8.5 11.0
UTILITIES 8.5 10.4
NONDURABLES 7.8 10.2
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 7.4 5.3
EQUIPMENT
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 95.3% Stocks 94.9%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 4.7% Net Other Assets 5.1%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 3.3% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 0.7%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 95.3 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 94.90000000000001
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.7 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 5.1
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PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 95.3%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.1%
Advanced Aerodynamics & 58,500 $ 117,000
Structures, Inc. Class A (a)
AlliedSignal, Inc. 2,100 125,606
Boeing Co. 3,500 142,844
385,450
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 3.8%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.8%
Dow Chemical Co. 1,700 199,113
Praxair, Inc. 1,600 71,400
270,513
METALS & MINING - 2.2%
Alcoa, Inc. 11,500 753,250
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.8%
International Paper Co. 1,800 93,938
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 2,700 172,463
Willamette Industries, Inc. 700 28,963
295,364
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 1,319,127
DURABLES - 0.7%
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.3%
Minnesota Mining & 1,200 114,675
Manufacturing Co.
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.4%
NIKE, Inc. Class B 3,000 138,000
TOTAL DURABLES 252,675
ENERGY - 8.5%
ENERGY SERVICES - 2.9%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 4,300 108,575
ENSCO International, Inc. 12,800 256,800
Halliburton Co. 3,600 139,275
Schlumberger Ltd. 2,500 150,156
Tidewater, Inc. 11,100 354,506
1,009,312
OIL & GAS - 5.6%
Amerada Hess Corp. 5,200 301,275
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 1,500 $ 45,188
Anderson Exploration Ltd. (a) 100 1,112
Apache Corp. 7,100 254,269
Burlington Resources, Inc. 2,800 94,150
EOG Resources, Inc. 2,800 51,800
Gulf Canada Resources Ltd. (a) 100 353
Kerr-McGee Corp. 2,600 148,850
Murphy Oil Corp. 2,000 113,000
Texaco, Inc. 5,000 304,688
The Coastal Corp. 3,400 119,850
Tom Brown, Inc. (a) 10,500 122,719
Union Pacific Resources 17,300 225,981
Group, Inc.
USX-Marathon Group 7,200 190,350
1,973,585
TOTAL ENERGY 2,982,897
FINANCE - 5.9%
BANKS - 0.5%
Wells Fargo & Co. 3,700 172,050
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 3.1%
American Express Co. 1,900 287,494
Citigroup, Inc. 12,650 681,519
MBNA Corp. 2,900 73,225
MicroFinancial, Inc. 5,000 56,563
1,098,801
INSURANCE - 0.9%
American General Corp. 2,600 190,613
Horace Mann Educators Corp. 2,900 63,619
Travelers Property Casualty 2,000 66,625
Corp. Class A
320,857
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.4%
Golden West Financial Corp. 1,400 141,313
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 1.0%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 1,000 75,125
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - CONTINUED
Hambrecht & Quist Group (a) 3,700 $ 184,075
Legg Mason, Inc. 2,100 73,894
333,094
TOTAL FINANCE 2,066,115
HEALTH - 6.3%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 4.7%
Allergan, Inc. 1,400 137,725
Alpharma, Inc. Class A 4,600 147,200
Amgen, Inc. (a) 7,800 355,388
Biogen, Inc. (a) 6,100 445,681
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 5,800 423,763
Symyx Technologies, Inc. 100 3,450
Warner-Lambert Co. 1,500 134,531
1,647,738
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 1.6%
Johnson & Johnson 4,100 425,375
VISX, Inc. (a) 1,700 131,856
557,231
TOTAL HEALTH 2,204,969
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 7.4%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 6.3%
General Electric Co. 10,700 1,390,977
General Instrument Corp. (a) 9,900 648,450
Interactive Pictures Corp. 3,900 85,800
Plug Power, Inc. (a) 100 1,838
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. 1,200 69,975
2,197,040
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.1%
Asyst Technologies, Inc. (a) 2,200 87,897
Caterpillar, Inc. 1,000 46,375
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 2,000 129,500
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 2,500 121,094
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
Metron Technology NV 100 $ 1,594
Milacron, Inc. 400 5,825
392,285
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 2,589,325
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 4.9%
BROADCASTING - 3.2%
AMFM, Inc. (a) 1,100 77,756
CBS Corp. (a) 3,483 181,116
Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. 5,047 350,136
Clear Channel Communications, 800 64,300
Inc. (a)
Spanish Broadcasting System, 500 15,875
Inc. Class A (a)
Time Warner, Inc. 5,100 314,606
Univision Communications, 1,200 105,000
Inc. Class A (a)
1,108,789
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.0%
Tickets.com, Inc. 100 2,094
LODGING & GAMING - 0.6%
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. 4,200 116,025
(a)
Promus Hotel Corp. (a) 2,900 92,981
209,006
PUBLISHING - 0.9%
Gannet Co., Inc. 2,200 157,438
Knight-Ridder, Inc. 3,000 163,688
321,126
RESTAURANTS - 0.2%
McDonald's Corp. 1,400 63,000
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 1,704,015
NONDURABLES - 7.8%
BEVERAGES - 1.3%
Adolph Coors Co. Class B 8,900 442,775
Canandaigua Brands, Inc. 500 26,625
Class A (a)
469,400
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
FOODS - 3.3%
Corn Products International, 2,500 $ 78,438
Inc.
Dean Foods Co. 3,900 154,781
General Mills, Inc. 2,200 82,913
H.J. Heinz Co. 4,900 205,188
Quaker Oats Co. 9,600 626,400
1,147,720
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 2.5%
Clorox Co. 5,000 222,813
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1,600 87,800
Procter & Gamble Co. 5,200 561,600
872,213
TOBACCO - 0.7%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 7,500 197,344
UST, Inc. 2,000 53,250
250,594
TOTAL NONDURABLES 2,739,927
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.3%
Newmont Mining Corp. 4,000 94,750
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 5.2%
APPAREL STORES - 0.8%
AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (a) 2,200 95,013
Gap, Inc. 2,300 93,150
The Limited, Inc. 1,600 67,900
256,063
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
2.0%
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 12,300 708,788
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 2.4%
Best Buy Co., Inc. (a) 2,700 168,750
E-Stamp Corp. 100 3,625
Home Depot, Inc. 5,300 419,031
Intimate Brands, Inc. Class A 2,300 98,613
Webvan Group, Inc. 6,000 148,125
838,144
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 1,802,995
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
SERVICES - 1.2%
ADVERTISING - 0.7%
Digital Impact, Inc. 100 $ 5,388
Interpublic Group of 2,400 112,800
Companies, Inc.
Lifeminders.com, Inc. 100 2,138
TMP Worldwide, Inc. (a) 1,200 113,775
234,101
LEASING & RENTAL - 0.5%
Ryder System, Inc. 7,900 178,244
SERVICES - 0.0%
Expedia, Inc. Class A 100 5,325
GetThere.com, Inc. 100 2,544
Jupiter Communications, Inc. 100 3,681
Korn/Ferry International 100 2,263
Netcentives, Inc. 100 2,625
The Management Network Group, 100 3,375
Inc.
19,813
TOTAL SERVICES 432,158
TECHNOLOGY - 33.1%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 5.6%
3Com Corp. (a) 2,300 91,569
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 8,730 778,607
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 7,200 526,050
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 4,200 580,388
1,976,614
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 11.1%
Akamai Technologies, Inc. 100 23,700
America Online, Inc. (a) 3,900 283,481
Be Free, Inc. 1,400 61,600
BEA Systems, Inc. (a) 1,200 97,500
BMC Software, Inc. (a) 1,000 72,813
CacheFlow, Inc. 100 15,150
CMGI, Inc. (a) 1,600 235,400
Compuware Corp. (a) 1,000 33,813
Concord Communications, Inc. 1,500 80,250
(a)
Cysive, Inc. 100 5,050
Data Return Corp. 100 2,706
eBay, Inc. (a) 800 132,050
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) 200 20,975
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 1,900 $ 84,669
(a)
iManage, Inc. 100 3,788
Inktomi Corp. (a) 1,000 129,063
Intertrust Technologies Corp. 100 12,856
Litton Industries, Inc. (a) 3,900 174,769
Mediaplex, Inc. 100 3,400
Metasolv Software, Inc. 100 6,169
Microsoft Corp. (a) 13,900 1,265,552
Official Payments Corp. 100 3,675
Open Market, Inc. (a) 6,200 228,238
Predictive Systems, Inc. (a) 100 4,506
Proxicom, Inc. 1,000 69,000
Quintus Corp. 100 5,550
Rational Software Corp. (a) 8,900 455,013
Retek, Inc. 100 6,781
Scient Corp. 200 29,000
SciQuest.com, Inc. 200 6,600
SonicWALL, Inc. 2,900 99,144
VERITAS Software Corp. (a) 2,400 219,750
ZapMe! Corp. (a) 500 5,313
3,877,324
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 0.7%
Immersion Corp. 1,500 40,594
Juniper Networks, Inc. 400 110,850
MTI Technology Corp. (a) 1,300 36,400
SmartDisk Corp. 100 3,575
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) 500 66,125
257,544
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 4.6%
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 1,900 80,156
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 6,200 524,288
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, 12,200 435,388
Inc. (a)
MKS Instruments, Inc. (a) 3,200 79,600
Rudolph Technologies, Inc. 100 2,850
Teradyne, Inc. (a) 10,900 474,831
1,597,113
ELECTRONICS - 11.1%
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 1,800 103,388
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
AVX Corp. 4,700 $ 192,406
Broadcom Corp. Class A (a) 900 161,156
Brocade Communications 600 173,963
Systems, Inc.
Celestica, Inc. (sub. vtg.) 2,800 193,680
(a)
Cobalt Networks, Inc. 100 16,881
Finisar Corp. 100 11,525
Flextronics International 2,800 232,225
Ltd. (a)
Intel Corp. 8,200 628,838
JNI Corp. 100 7,838
Kent Electronics Corp. (a) 3,000 68,813
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 2,600 174,525
Motorola, Inc. 4,800 548,400
Next Level Communications, 100 6,456
Inc.
Sage, Inc. 100 2,500
Sanmina Corp. (a) 3,200 307,600
Texas Instruments, Inc. 5,500 528,344
Virata Corp. 100 3,213
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 17,425 504,236
(a)
3,865,987
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 11,574,582
TRANSPORTATION - 0.6%
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.6%
United Parcel Service, Inc. 1,000 66,063
Class B
USFreightways Corp. 3,600 150,300
216,363
UTILITIES - 8.5%
CELLULAR - 0.8%
AirGate PCS, Inc. 200 7,875
QUALCOMM, Inc. (a) 700 253,619
TeleCorp PCS, Inc. 100 3,606
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
CELLULAR - CONTINUED
Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. 100 $ 4,675
Class A (a)
Wireless Facilities, Inc. 100 5,400
275,175
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 2.5%
AES Corp. (a) 1,300 75,319
Allegheny Energy, Inc. 2,000 58,000
Consolidated Edison, Inc. 1,100 37,950
Dominion Resources, Inc. 3,600 163,350
DTE Energy Co. 1,900 62,819
Duke Energy Corp. 1,500 76,031
Entergy Corp. 3,700 101,981
FirstEnergy Corp. 2,500 58,281
FPL Group, Inc. 4,800 210,000
Texas Utilities Co. 800 28,650
872,381
GAS - 0.9%
El Paso Energy Corp. 4,100 157,850
Equitable Resources, Inc. 2,700 93,994
Questar Corp. 3,400 58,438
310,282
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 4.3%
Allied Riser Communications 500 10,875
Corp.
AT&T Corp. 7,100 396,713
Deltathree.com, Inc. 100 2,931
iBasis, Inc. 100 3,388
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 8,700 719,381
SBC Communications, Inc. 7,200 373,950
1,507,238
TOTAL UTILITIES 2,965,076
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 33,330,424
(Cost $26,019,585)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 4.7%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 202,000 $ 202,000
5.69% (b)
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 1,451,258 1,451,258
5.34% (b)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 1,653,258
(Cost $1,653,258)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 34,983,682
100.0%
(Cost $27,672,843)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.0)% (2,622)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 34,981,060
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate
cost of investment securities for income tax purposes was $27,781,767.
Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $7,201,915, of which $8,138,065
related to appreciated investment securities and $936,150 related to
depreciated investment securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $206,000 as a capital gain
dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 34,983,682
value (cost $27,672,843) -
See accompanying schedule
Cash 37,553
Receivable for investments 489,764
sold
Receivable for fund shares 45,195
sold
Dividends receivable 29,513
Interest receivable 8,369
Other receivables 6,790
Receivable from investment 1,254
adviser for expense
reductions
TOTAL ASSETS 35,602,120
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 326,616
purchased
Payable for fund shares 37,321
redeemed
Distribution fees payable 19,181
Other payables and accrued 35,942
expenses
Collateral on securities 202,000
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 621,060
NET ASSETS $ 34,981,060
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 23,132,702
Accumulated undistributed net 4,537,519
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 7,310,839
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS $ 34,981,060
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $15.01
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($3,846,139 (divided by)
256,166 shares)
Maximum offering price per $15.93
share (100/94.25 of $15.01)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $14.93
redemption price per share
($15,988,678 (divided by)
1,071,071 shares)
Maximum offering price per $15.47
share (100/96.50 of $14.93)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $14.76
offering price per share
($13,056,421 (divided by)
884,787 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $14.75
offering price per share
($1,407,517 (divided by)
95,403 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $15.07
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($682,305 (divided by)
45,264 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 273,710
Dividends
Interest 86,639
Security lending 267
TOTAL INCOME 360,616
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 188,074
Transfer agent fees 102,294
Distribution fees 212,993
Accounting and security 60,492
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 98
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 6,519
Registration fees 78,528
Audit 26,718
Legal 152
Total expenses before 675,868
reductions
Expense reductions (129,510) 546,358
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (185,742)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 5,096,426
Foreign currency transactions (61) 5,096,365
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 3,021,572
Assets and liabilities in (9) 3,021,563
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 8,117,928
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 7,932,186
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (185,742) $ (83,345)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 5,096,365 (119,282)
Change in net unrealized 3,021,563 2,192,105
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 7,932,186 1,989,478
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders
From net realized gain - (868,298)
In excess of net realized - (347,228)
gain
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS - (1,215,526)
Share transactions - net (4,737,512) (7,523,571)
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 3,194,674 (6,749,619)
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 31,786,386 38,536,005
End of period $ 34,981,060 $ 31,786,386
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.02) .01 (.07)
Net realized and unrealized 3.32 .69 1.45
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.30 .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 $ 15.01 $ 11.71 $ 11.38
TOTAL RETURN B, C 28.18% 6.53% 13.80%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 3,846 $ 2,885 $ 5,376
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.30% F 1.61% 1.75% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.28% G 1.60% G 1.75% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.17)% .09% (.73)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 133% 358% 213% A
ANNUALIZED
ATHE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT BEEN
REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
B TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE AND FOR
PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED.
C NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
D FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 31, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CLASS A
SHARES) TO NOVEMBER 30, 1997.
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 T
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.06) (.02) (.10)
Net realized and unrealized 3.31 .70 1.46
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.25 .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 $ 14.93 $ 11.68 $ 11.36
TOTAL RETURN B, C 27.83% 6.35% 13.60%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 15,989 $ 16,368 $ 20,283
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.55% F 1.79% 2.00% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.53% G 1.76% G 2.00% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.42)% (.11)% (1.00)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 133% 358% 213% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.12) (.09) (.15)
Net realized and unrealized 3.28 .71 1.46
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.16 .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 $ 14.76 $ 11.60 $ 11.31
TOTAL RETURN B, C 27.24% 5.80% 13.10%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 13,056 $ 10,994 $ 11,370
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.05% F 2.24% 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.03% G 2.22% G 2.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.92)% (.58)% (1.51)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 133% 358% 213% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.12) (.14) -
Net realized and unrealized 3.27 .74 (.49)
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.15 .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 $ 14.75 $ 11.60 $ 11.36
TOTAL RETURN B, C 27.16% 5.62% (4.14)%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 1,408 $ 482 $ 48
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.05% F 2.50% F 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.03% G 2.47% G 2.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.92)% (.88)% (.60)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 133% 358% 213% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 .01 .03 (.04)
Net realized and unrealized 3.34 .68 1.44
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.35 .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 $ 15.07 $ 11.72 $ 11.40
TOTAL RETURN B, C 28.58% 6.63% 14.00%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 682 $ 1,057 $ 1,459
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.05% F 1.50% F 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.03% G 1.48% G 1.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .08% .17% (.42)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 133% 358% 213% A
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 November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities for which exchange quotations are not readily
available (and in certain cases debt securities which trade on an
exchange) are valued primarily using dealer-supplied valuations or at
their fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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 net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards and
losses deferred due to wash sales. The fund also utilized earnings and
profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part
of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and
foreign currency transactions may include temporary book and tax basis
differences that will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable
income or gain remaining at fiscal year end is distributed in the
following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS. The fund generally uses foreign currency
contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated
securities. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign
currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts'
terms. The U.S. dollar value of foreign currency contracts is
determined using contractual currency exchange rates established at
the time of each trade.
JOINT TRADING ACCOUNT. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the fund, along with
other affiliated entities of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMR), may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint
trading accounts. These balances are invested in one or more
repurchase agreements for U.S. Treasury or Federal Agency obligations.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The underlying U.S. Treasury or Federal Agency
securities are transferred to an account of the fund, or to the Joint
Trading Account, at a bank custodian. The securities are
marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the
principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued
interest). FMR, the fund's investment adviser, is responsible for
determining that the value of the underlying securities remains in
accordance with the market value requirements stated above.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund(the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc., an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies and
other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Funds seek
preservation of capital, liquidity, and current income. Income
distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily and paid monthly
from net interest income. Income distributions earned by the fund are
recorded as either interest income or security lending income in the
accompanying financial statements.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $40,576,919 and $45,295,755, 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 .2167% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
MANAGEMENT FEE - CONTINUED
during the period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates, as
they resulted in the same or a lower management fee. For the period,
the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of .58% of average
net assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Board of 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 $ 7,966 $ 18
CLASS T 75,621 3,109
CLASS B 120,321 90,650
CLASS C 9,085 5,683
$ 212,993 $ 99,460
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
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
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 is 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 $ 38,616 $ 9,042
CLASS T 23,530 5,494
CLASS B 43,813 43,813 *
CLASS C 663 663 *
$ 106,622 $ 59,012
* 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 $ 11,361 .36
CLASS T 48,527 .32
CLASS B 35,419 .29
CLASS C 4,390 .48
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 2,597 .25
$ 102,294
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.,
an affiliate of FMR, maintains the fund's accounting records and
administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is
based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $2,728 for the period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $183,700. The fund received cash collateral of
$202,000 which was invested in cash equivalents.
6. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse operating expenses (excluding
interest, taxes, certain 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% $ 13,485
CLASS T 1.55% 58,696
CLASS B 2.05% 43,504
CLASS C 2.05% 4,979
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1.05% 3,302
$ 123,966
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 $5,408 under this arrangement.
In addition, through an arrangement with the fund's custodian, 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 $136 under the custodian arrangement.
7. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, one shareholder was record owner of
approximately 14% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 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
Total Distributions $ - $ 1,215,526
9. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1999 1998
CLASS A Shares sold 111,910 87,524 $ 1,546,501 $ 966,657
Reinvestment of distributions - 9,071 - 95,223
Shares redeemed (102,018) (322,594) (1,354,413) (3,572,279)
Net increase (decrease) 9,892 (225,999) $ 192,088 $ (2,510,399)
CLASS T Shares sold 250,329 351,393 $ 3,433,718 $ 3,954,534
Reinvestment of distributions - 55,234 - 578,731
Shares redeemed (581,066) (790,294) (7,698,800) (8,857,682)
Net increase (decrease) (330,737) (383,667) $ (4,265,082) $ (4,324,417)
CLASS B Shares sold 163,478 201,347 $ 2,192,596 $ 2,255,629
Reinvestment of distributions - 19,253 - 201,351
Shares redeemed (226,217) (278,555) (2,987,363) (3,122,196)
Net increase (decrease) (62,739) (57,955) $ (794,767) $ (665,216)
CLASS C Shares sold 73,222 48,781 $ 989,398 $ 545,490
Reinvestment of distributions - 105 - 1,104
Shares redeemed (19,399) (11,574) (258,167) (132,749)
Net increase (decrease) 53,823 37,312 $ 731,231 $ 413,845
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares - 14,757 $ - $ 165,746
sold
Reinvestment of distributions - 4,196 - 44,046
Shares redeemed (44,907) (56,711) (600,982) (647,176)
Net increase (decrease) (44,907) (37,758) $ (600,982) $ (437,384)
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of Fidelity
Advisor TechnoQuant Growth Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments of Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant
Growth Fund as of November 30, 1999, and the related statements of
operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the year ended November 30, 1998, and the financial highlights for
each of the years in the two-year period ended November 30, 1998 were
audited by other auditors whose report, dated January 13, 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 November 30, 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 TechnoQuant Growth Fund at November 30, 1999, the
results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and its
financial highlights for the year then ended in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant Growth Fund
voted to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on
record date, the following distributions derived from capital gains
realized from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived
from net investment income:
PAY DATE RECORD DATE DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
Class A 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $1.64
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.08
Class T 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $1.60
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.08
Class B 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $1.54
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.08
Class C 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $1.58
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.08
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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(registered trademark)
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 High Income 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
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
(registered trademark)
FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
TECHNOQUANT(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) GROWTH
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 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 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 20 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 29 Notes to the financial
statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 37 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 38
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:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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 NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 28.58% 56.30%
GROWTH - INST CL
S&P 500(registered trademark) 20.90% 96.01%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% n/a
Average
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, 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 one year average represents a peer
group of 275 mutual funds. These benchmarks include reinvested
dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales
charges.
Lipper has created new comparison categories that group funds
accordingly to portfolio characteristics and capitalization, as well
as by capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 5 of this
report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV TECHNOQUANT 28.58% 16.55%
GROWTH - INST CL
S&P 500 20.90% 25.95%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% 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
1999/05/31 13597.52 18257.54
1999/06/30 14437.64 19270.84
1999/07/31 14219.84 18669.20
1999/08/31 14230.21 18576.79
1999/09/30 14022.77 18067.60
1999/10/31 14976.98 19210.91
1999/11/30 15630.41 19601.47
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991227 105115 R00000000000038
$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 November 30, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to
$15,630 - a 56.30% 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 $19,601 - a 96.01% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER
MULTI-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGES ARE 20.54%, AND 20.54%, RESPECTIVELY;
AND THE ONE YEAR, CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
LIPPER MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGES ARE 22.27% AND, 22.27%,
RESPECTIVELY.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000(registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(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 12 months that ended November 30, 1999, the fund's
Institutional Class shares returned 28.58%, while the Standard &
Poor's 500 Index returned 20.90%. The capital appreciation funds
average, tracked by Lipper Inc., returned 36.51% for the same time
period.
Q. WHY DID THE FUND OUTPERFORM THE S&P 500 YET TRAIL ITS PEER GROUP
DURING THE PERIOD?
A. The fund outperformed the S&P 500 primarily because of the
portfolio's higher exposure to large, momentum-driven market sectors
such as technology and Internet services. Conversely, the fund lagged
its peer group because a relatively smaller proportion of the
portfolio's assets were invested in the same technology and Internet
sectors. In other words, my quantitative models suggested a portfolio
that was more concentrated than the broad market. At the same time,
they suggested a more diversified portfolio than the peer group, in
which many funds maintained or increased their large-cap growth bias
during the period.
Q. WHAT DROVE YOUR QUANTITATIVE MODELS OVER THE PAST YEAR?
A. The most important factor was market breadth - the number of stocks
and industries participating in the market's advance. Over the past 12
months, breadth took a roller-coaster ride, with as few as 30% and as
many as 64% of the stocks in the S&P fueling the market's rise. Early
in the period, only a few sectors - and only the largest stocks within
those sectors - were participating in the market's gain. At that time,
I added more technical measures - including market activity and
company size - to my models in order to reduce the risks associated
with being underrepresented in industry sectors experiencing positive
momentum. Over the course of the next several months, my models
increasingly gave more weight to these new factors. Although the fund
remained well diversified, with over 180 stocks at the end of
November, my models allocated more assets to larger stocks within
industries experiencing strong momentum, such as technology.
Q. WHICH HOLDINGS HELPED THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE?
A. The biggest contributors to performance reflected the fund's
strategic shift toward a higher concentration in market-leading
sectors. Five of the top-10 performers, for instance, were large-cap
technology stocks. America Online, Texas Instruments, Microsoft,
Teradyne and EMC Corp. all performed well on the basis of attractive
technical characteristics - including money inflows and trading volume
- - as well as strong market momentum and fundamentally attractive
business prospects. The fund sold its position in EMC before the
period ended. Biotechnology stocks such as Amgen and Biogen also
generated strong returns. The biotech sector was attractive for a
variety of reasons. Companies were relatively unaffected by changing
interest rates, and most were not subjected to significant political
or legal pressures. Also, the models' technical analysis suggested
that the biotechnology group was beginning to break out of its
four-year slump.
Q. WERE THERE ANY DISAPPOINTMENTS?
A. Fortunately, there weren't any large disappointments. However,
during the spring, my models began forecasting a more difficult
environment for large, high price-to-earnings stocks, mostly in
response to increasing manufacturing activity and potentially higher
interest rates and inflation. The models suggested boosting the
portfolio's allocation of defensive stocks that could stabilize the
fund's returns in a weak, late-cycle market environment. Many of these
stocks - including Philip Morris, Clorox and Heinz - failed to live up
to the potential my models suggested over the short term.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING MONTHS?
A. I expect volatility to continue on two fronts - price and market
breadth. We appear to be in a late-cycle market environment similar to
those seen in 1994 and 1987. The question is whether the current
environment will unfold like 1994 - with flat returns and significant
volatility - or like 1987 - with a sharp correction. In either case, I
believe an investor's best protection is to remain fully invested and
to remain diversified.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
(checkmark)FUND FACTS
GOAL: long-term capital
appreciation by investing
primarily in common stocks,
using a quantitative approach
that emphasizes technical
factors
START DATE: December 31,
1996
SIZE: as of November 30,
1999, more than $34 million
MANAGER: Tim Krochuk, since
inception; joined Fidelity in
1992
TIM KROCHUK ON
MARKET UNCERTAINTY
AND THE YEAR 2000:
"The market environment of the
past 18 months has convinced me
that volatility may be here to stay.
Between the Asian economic
crisis and recovery, a strong U.S.
economy and Federal Reserve Board
posturing, investors have become
conditioned to the uncertainty of
market highs one week followed by a
sell-off the next. As we look ahead,
Year 2000 - or Y2K - issues
further complicate the investment
environment. Uncertainty exists
over how Y2K may affect the
markets over the next several
months.
"In uncertain environments,
investors are often advised to
follow long-term market trends.
Over the past 10 years, the S&P
500 was up in 69% of the months,
and in 58% of the weeks. By
keeping assets in the stock
market, investors reduce the risk
of picking the `wrong' month or
week to be uninvested. Although
market volatility may be high, it is
important to stick with an
investment plan while this
perceived risk factor plays itself
out. By remaining invested with an
appropriately diversified
portfolio, investors may moderate
the dangers and participate in the
opportunities created by
uncertainty surrounding Y2K."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
General Electric Co. 4.0 2.1
Microsoft Corp. 3.6 3.5
Cisco Systems, Inc. 2.2 0.0
Alcoa, Inc. 2.2 2.1
MCI WorldCom, Inc. 2.1 2.9
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 2.0 2.1
Citigroup, Inc. 1.9 1.6
General Instrument Corp. 1.9 1.2
Intel Corp. 1.8 1.9
Quaker Oats Co. 1.8 2.7
23.5 20.1
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 33.1 21.6
ENERGY 8.5 11.0
UTILITIES 8.5 10.4
NONDURABLES 7.8 10.2
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 7.4 5.3
EQUIPMENT
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 95.3% Stocks 94.9%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 4.7% Net Other Assets 5.1%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 3.3% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 0.7%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 95.3 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 94.90000000000001
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.7 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 5.1
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PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 95.3%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.1%
Advanced Aerodynamics & 58,500 $ 117,000
Structures, Inc. Class A (a)
AlliedSignal, Inc. 2,100 125,606
Boeing Co. 3,500 142,844
385,450
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 3.8%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.8%
Dow Chemical Co. 1,700 199,113
Praxair, Inc. 1,600 71,400
270,513
METALS & MINING - 2.2%
Alcoa, Inc. 11,500 753,250
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.8%
International Paper Co. 1,800 93,938
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 2,700 172,463
Willamette Industries, Inc. 700 28,963
295,364
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 1,319,127
DURABLES - 0.7%
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.3%
Minnesota Mining & 1,200 114,675
Manufacturing Co.
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.4%
NIKE, Inc. Class B 3,000 138,000
TOTAL DURABLES 252,675
ENERGY - 8.5%
ENERGY SERVICES - 2.9%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 4,300 108,575
ENSCO International, Inc. 12,800 256,800
Halliburton Co. 3,600 139,275
Schlumberger Ltd. 2,500 150,156
Tidewater, Inc. 11,100 354,506
1,009,312
OIL & GAS - 5.6%
Amerada Hess Corp. 5,200 301,275
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 1,500 $ 45,188
Anderson Exploration Ltd. (a) 100 1,112
Apache Corp. 7,100 254,269
Burlington Resources, Inc. 2,800 94,150
EOG Resources, Inc. 2,800 51,800
Gulf Canada Resources Ltd. (a) 100 353
Kerr-McGee Corp. 2,600 148,850
Murphy Oil Corp. 2,000 113,000
Texaco, Inc. 5,000 304,688
The Coastal Corp. 3,400 119,850
Tom Brown, Inc. (a) 10,500 122,719
Union Pacific Resources 17,300 225,981
Group, Inc.
USX-Marathon Group 7,200 190,350
1,973,585
TOTAL ENERGY 2,982,897
FINANCE - 5.9%
BANKS - 0.5%
Wells Fargo & Co. 3,700 172,050
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 3.1%
American Express Co. 1,900 287,494
Citigroup, Inc. 12,650 681,519
MBNA Corp. 2,900 73,225
MicroFinancial, Inc. 5,000 56,563
1,098,801
INSURANCE - 0.9%
American General Corp. 2,600 190,613
Horace Mann Educators Corp. 2,900 63,619
Travelers Property Casualty 2,000 66,625
Corp. Class A
320,857
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.4%
Golden West Financial Corp. 1,400 141,313
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 1.0%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 1,000 75,125
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - CONTINUED
Hambrecht & Quist Group (a) 3,700 $ 184,075
Legg Mason, Inc. 2,100 73,894
333,094
TOTAL FINANCE 2,066,115
HEALTH - 6.3%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 4.7%
Allergan, Inc. 1,400 137,725
Alpharma, Inc. Class A 4,600 147,200
Amgen, Inc. (a) 7,800 355,388
Biogen, Inc. (a) 6,100 445,681
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 5,800 423,763
Symyx Technologies, Inc. 100 3,450
Warner-Lambert Co. 1,500 134,531
1,647,738
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 1.6%
Johnson & Johnson 4,100 425,375
VISX, Inc. (a) 1,700 131,856
557,231
TOTAL HEALTH 2,204,969
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 7.4%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 6.3%
General Electric Co. 10,700 1,390,977
General Instrument Corp. (a) 9,900 648,450
Interactive Pictures Corp. 3,900 85,800
Plug Power, Inc. (a) 100 1,838
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. 1,200 69,975
2,197,040
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.1%
Asyst Technologies, Inc. (a) 2,200 87,897
Caterpillar, Inc. 1,000 46,375
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 2,000 129,500
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 2,500 121,094
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
Metron Technology NV 100 $ 1,594
Milacron, Inc. 400 5,825
392,285
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 2,589,325
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 4.9%
BROADCASTING - 3.2%
AMFM, Inc. (a) 1,100 77,756
CBS Corp. (a) 3,483 181,116
Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. 5,047 350,136
Clear Channel Communications, 800 64,300
Inc. (a)
Spanish Broadcasting System, 500 15,875
Inc. Class A (a)
Time Warner, Inc. 5,100 314,606
Univision Communications, 1,200 105,000
Inc. Class A (a)
1,108,789
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.0%
Tickets.com, Inc. 100 2,094
LODGING & GAMING - 0.6%
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. 4,200 116,025
(a)
Promus Hotel Corp. (a) 2,900 92,981
209,006
PUBLISHING - 0.9%
Gannet Co., Inc. 2,200 157,438
Knight-Ridder, Inc. 3,000 163,688
321,126
RESTAURANTS - 0.2%
McDonald's Corp. 1,400 63,000
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 1,704,015
NONDURABLES - 7.8%
BEVERAGES - 1.3%
Adolph Coors Co. Class B 8,900 442,775
Canandaigua Brands, Inc. 500 26,625
Class A (a)
469,400
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
FOODS - 3.3%
Corn Products International, 2,500 $ 78,438
Inc.
Dean Foods Co. 3,900 154,781
General Mills, Inc. 2,200 82,913
H.J. Heinz Co. 4,900 205,188
Quaker Oats Co. 9,600 626,400
1,147,720
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 2.5%
Clorox Co. 5,000 222,813
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1,600 87,800
Procter & Gamble Co. 5,200 561,600
872,213
TOBACCO - 0.7%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 7,500 197,344
UST, Inc. 2,000 53,250
250,594
TOTAL NONDURABLES 2,739,927
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.3%
Newmont Mining Corp. 4,000 94,750
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 5.2%
APPAREL STORES - 0.8%
AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (a) 2,200 95,013
Gap, Inc. 2,300 93,150
The Limited, Inc. 1,600 67,900
256,063
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
2.0%
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 12,300 708,788
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 2.4%
Best Buy Co., Inc. (a) 2,700 168,750
E-Stamp Corp. 100 3,625
Home Depot, Inc. 5,300 419,031
Intimate Brands, Inc. Class A 2,300 98,613
Webvan Group, Inc. 6,000 148,125
838,144
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 1,802,995
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
SERVICES - 1.2%
ADVERTISING - 0.7%
Digital Impact, Inc. 100 $ 5,388
Interpublic Group of 2,400 112,800
Companies, Inc.
Lifeminders.com, Inc. 100 2,138
TMP Worldwide, Inc. (a) 1,200 113,775
234,101
LEASING & RENTAL - 0.5%
Ryder System, Inc. 7,900 178,244
SERVICES - 0.0%
Expedia, Inc. Class A 100 5,325
GetThere.com, Inc. 100 2,544
Jupiter Communications, Inc. 100 3,681
Korn/Ferry International 100 2,263
Netcentives, Inc. 100 2,625
The Management Network Group, 100 3,375
Inc.
19,813
TOTAL SERVICES 432,158
TECHNOLOGY - 33.1%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 5.6%
3Com Corp. (a) 2,300 91,569
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 8,730 778,607
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 7,200 526,050
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 4,200 580,388
1,976,614
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 11.1%
Akamai Technologies, Inc. 100 23,700
America Online, Inc. (a) 3,900 283,481
Be Free, Inc. 1,400 61,600
BEA Systems, Inc. (a) 1,200 97,500
BMC Software, Inc. (a) 1,000 72,813
CacheFlow, Inc. 100 15,150
CMGI, Inc. (a) 1,600 235,400
Compuware Corp. (a) 1,000 33,813
Concord Communications, Inc. 1,500 80,250
(a)
Cysive, Inc. 100 5,050
Data Return Corp. 100 2,706
eBay, Inc. (a) 800 132,050
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) 200 20,975
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 1,900 $ 84,669
(a)
iManage, Inc. 100 3,788
Inktomi Corp. (a) 1,000 129,063
Intertrust Technologies Corp. 100 12,856
Litton Industries, Inc. (a) 3,900 174,769
Mediaplex, Inc. 100 3,400
Metasolv Software, Inc. 100 6,169
Microsoft Corp. (a) 13,900 1,265,552
Official Payments Corp. 100 3,675
Open Market, Inc. (a) 6,200 228,238
Predictive Systems, Inc. (a) 100 4,506
Proxicom, Inc. 1,000 69,000
Quintus Corp. 100 5,550
Rational Software Corp. (a) 8,900 455,013
Retek, Inc. 100 6,781
Scient Corp. 200 29,000
SciQuest.com, Inc. 200 6,600
SonicWALL, Inc. 2,900 99,144
VERITAS Software Corp. (a) 2,400 219,750
ZapMe! Corp. (a) 500 5,313
3,877,324
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 0.7%
Immersion Corp. 1,500 40,594
Juniper Networks, Inc. 400 110,850
MTI Technology Corp. (a) 1,300 36,400
SmartDisk Corp. 100 3,575
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) 500 66,125
257,544
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 4.6%
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 1,900 80,156
KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) 6,200 524,288
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, 12,200 435,388
Inc. (a)
MKS Instruments, Inc. (a) 3,200 79,600
Rudolph Technologies, Inc. 100 2,850
Teradyne, Inc. (a) 10,900 474,831
1,597,113
ELECTRONICS - 11.1%
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 1,800 103,388
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
AVX Corp. 4,700 $ 192,406
Broadcom Corp. Class A (a) 900 161,156
Brocade Communications 600 173,963
Systems, Inc.
Celestica, Inc. (sub. vtg.) 2,800 193,680
(a)
Cobalt Networks, Inc. 100 16,881
Finisar Corp. 100 11,525
Flextronics International 2,800 232,225
Ltd. (a)
Intel Corp. 8,200 628,838
JNI Corp. 100 7,838
Kent Electronics Corp. (a) 3,000 68,813
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 2,600 174,525
Motorola, Inc. 4,800 548,400
Next Level Communications, 100 6,456
Inc.
Sage, Inc. 100 2,500
Sanmina Corp. (a) 3,200 307,600
Texas Instruments, Inc. 5,500 528,344
Virata Corp. 100 3,213
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 17,425 504,236
(a)
3,865,987
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 11,574,582
TRANSPORTATION - 0.6%
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.6%
United Parcel Service, Inc. 1,000 66,063
Class B
USFreightways Corp. 3,600 150,300
216,363
UTILITIES - 8.5%
CELLULAR - 0.8%
AirGate PCS, Inc. 200 7,875
QUALCOMM, Inc. (a) 700 253,619
TeleCorp PCS, Inc. 100 3,606
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
CELLULAR - CONTINUED
Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. 100 $ 4,675
Class A (a)
Wireless Facilities, Inc. 100 5,400
275,175
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 2.5%
AES Corp. (a) 1,300 75,319
Allegheny Energy, Inc. 2,000 58,000
Consolidated Edison, Inc. 1,100 37,950
Dominion Resources, Inc. 3,600 163,350
DTE Energy Co. 1,900 62,819
Duke Energy Corp. 1,500 76,031
Entergy Corp. 3,700 101,981
FirstEnergy Corp. 2,500 58,281
FPL Group, Inc. 4,800 210,000
Texas Utilities Co. 800 28,650
872,381
GAS - 0.9%
El Paso Energy Corp. 4,100 157,850
Equitable Resources, Inc. 2,700 93,994
Questar Corp. 3,400 58,438
310,282
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 4.3%
Allied Riser Communications 500 10,875
Corp.
AT&T Corp. 7,100 396,713
Deltathree.com, Inc. 100 2,931
iBasis, Inc. 100 3,388
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 8,700 719,381
SBC Communications, Inc. 7,200 373,950
1,507,238
TOTAL UTILITIES 2,965,076
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 33,330,424
(Cost $26,019,585)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 4.7%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 202,000 $ 202,000
5.69% (b)
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 1,451,258 1,451,258
5.34% (b)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 1,653,258
(Cost $1,653,258)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 34,983,682
100.0%
(Cost $27,672,843)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.0)% (2,622)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 34,981,060
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate
cost of investment securities for income tax purposes was $27,781,767.
Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $7,201,915, of which $8,138,065
related to appreciated investment securities and $936,150 related to
depreciated investment securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $206,000 as a capital gain
dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 34,983,682
value (cost $27,672,843) -
See accompanying schedule
Cash 37,553
Receivable for investments 489,764
sold
Receivable for fund shares 45,195
sold
Dividends receivable 29,513
Interest receivable 8,369
Other receivables 6,790
Receivable from investment 1,254
adviser for expense
reductions
TOTAL ASSETS 35,602,120
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 326,616
purchased
Payable for fund shares 37,321
redeemed
Distribution fees payable 19,181
Other payables and accrued 35,942
expenses
Collateral on securities 202,000
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 621,060
NET ASSETS $ 34,981,060
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 23,132,702
Accumulated undistributed net 4,537,519
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 7,310,839
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS $ 34,981,060
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $15.01
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($3,846,139 (divided by)
256,166 shares)
Maximum offering price per $15.93
share (100/94.25 of $15.01)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $14.93
redemption price per share
($15,988,678 (divided by)
1,071,071 shares)
Maximum offering price per $15.47
share (100/96.50 of $14.93)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $14.76
offering price per share
($13,056,421 (divided by)
884,787 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $14.75
offering price per share
($1,407,517 (divided by)
95,403 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $15.07
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($682,305 (divided by)
45,264 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 273,710
Dividends
Interest 86,639
Security lending 267
TOTAL INCOME 360,616
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 188,074
Transfer agent fees 102,294
Distribution fees 212,993
Accounting and security 60,492
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 98
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 6,519
Registration fees 78,528
Audit 26,718
Legal 152
Total expenses before 675,868
reductions
Expense reductions (129,510) 546,358
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (185,742)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 5,096,426
Foreign currency transactions (61) 5,096,365
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 3,021,572
Assets and liabilities in (9) 3,021,563
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 8,117,928
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 7,932,186
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (185,742) $ (83,345)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 5,096,365 (119,282)
Change in net unrealized 3,021,563 2,192,105
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 7,932,186 1,989,478
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders
From net realized gain - (868,298)
In excess of net realized - (347,228)
gain
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS - (1,215,526)
Share transactions - net (4,737,512) (7,523,571)
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 3,194,674 (6,749,619)
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 31,786,386 38,536,005
End of period $ 34,981,060 $ 31,786,386
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.02) .01 (.07)
Net realized and unrealized 3.32 .69 1.45
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.30 .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 $ 15.01 $ 11.71 $ 11.38
TOTAL RETURN B, C 28.18% 6.53% 13.80%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 3,846 $ 2,885 $ 5,376
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.30% F 1.61% 1.75% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.28% G 1.60% G 1.75% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.17)% .09% (.73)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 133% 358% 213% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.06) (.02) (.10)
Net realized and unrealized 3.31 .70 1.46
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.25 .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 $ 14.93 $ 11.68 $ 11.36
TOTAL RETURN B, C 27.83% 6.35% 13.60%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 15,989 $ 16,368 $ 20,283
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.55% F 1.79% 2.00% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.53% G 1.76% G 2.00% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.42)% (.11)% (1.00)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 133% 358% 213% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.12) (.09) (.15)
Net realized and unrealized 3.28 .71 1.46
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.16 .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 $ 14.76 $ 11.60 $ 11.31
TOTAL RETURN B, C 27.24% 5.80% 13.10%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 13,056 $ 10,994 $ 11,370
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.05% F 2.24% 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.03% G 2.22% G 2.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.92)% (.58)% (1.51)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 133% 358% 213% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.12) (.14) -
Net realized and unrealized 3.27 .74 (.49)
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.15 .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 $ 14.75 $ 11.60 $ 11.36
TOTAL RETURN B, C 27.16% 5.62% (4.14)%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 1,408 $ 482 $ 48
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 2.05% F 2.50% F 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 2.03% G 2.47% G 2.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.92)% (.88)% (.60)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 133% 358% 213% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 .01 .03 (.04)
Net realized and unrealized 3.34 .68 1.44
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.35 .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 $ 15.07 $ 11.72 $ 11.40
TOTAL RETURN B, C 28.58% 6.63% 14.00%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 682 $ 1,057 $ 1,459
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.05% F 1.50% F 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.03% G 1.48% G 1.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .08% .17% (.42)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 133% 358% 213% A
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 November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities for which exchange quotations are not readily
available (and in certain cases debt securities which trade on an
exchange) are valued primarily using dealer-supplied valuations or at
their fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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 net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards and
losses deferred due to wash sales. The fund also utilized earnings and
profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as a part
of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder
distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital.
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and
foreign currency transactions may include temporary book and tax basis
differences that will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable
income or gain remaining at fiscal year end is distributed in the
following year.
SECURITY TRANSACTIONS. Security transactions are accounted for as of
trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the
basis of identified cost.
2. OPERATING POLICIES.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS. The fund generally uses foreign currency
contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated
securities. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign
currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts'
terms. The U.S. dollar value of foreign currency contracts is
determined using contractual currency exchange rates established at
the time of each trade.
JOINT TRADING ACCOUNT. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the fund, along with
other affiliated entities of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMR), may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint
trading accounts. These balances are invested in one or more
repurchase agreements for U.S. Treasury or Federal Agency obligations.
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The underlying U.S. Treasury or Federal Agency
securities are transferred to an account of the fund, or to the Joint
Trading Account, at a bank custodian. The securities are
marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the
principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued
interest). FMR, the fund's investment adviser, is responsible for
determining that the value of the underlying securities remains in
accordance with the market value requirements stated above.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund(the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc., an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies and
other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Funds seek
preservation of capital, liquidity, and current income. Income
distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily and paid monthly
from net interest income. Income distributions earned by the fund are
recorded as either interest income or security lending income in the
accompanying financial statements.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $40,576,919 and $45,295,755, 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 .2167% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
MANAGEMENT FEE - CONTINUED
during the period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates, as
they resulted in the same or a lower management fee. For the period,
the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of .58% of average
net assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Board of 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 $ 7,966 $ 18
CLASS T 75,621 3,109
CLASS B 120,321 90,650
CLASS C 9,085 5,683
$ 212,993 $ 99,460
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
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
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 is 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 $ 38,616 $ 9,042
CLASS T 23,530 5,494
CLASS B 43,813 43,813 *
CLASS C 663 663 *
$ 106,622 $ 59,012
* 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 $ 11,361 .36
CLASS T 48,527 .32
CLASS B 35,419 .29
CLASS C 4,390 .48
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 2,597 .25
$ 102,294
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.,
an affiliate of FMR, maintains the fund's accounting records and
administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is
based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $2,728 for the period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $183,700. The fund received cash collateral of
$202,000 which was invested in cash equivalents.
6. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse operating expenses (excluding
interest, taxes, certain 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% $ 13,485
CLASS T 1.55% 58,696
CLASS B 2.05% 43,504
CLASS C 2.05% 4,979
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1.05% 3,302
$ 123,966
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 $5,408 under this arrangement.
In addition, through an arrangement with the fund's custodian, 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 $136 under the custodian arrangement.
7. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, one shareholder was record owner of
approximately 14% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 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
Total Distributions $ - $ 1,215,526
9. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1999 1998
CLASS A Shares sold 111,910 87,524 $ 1,546,501 $ 966,657
Reinvestment of distributions - 9,071 - 95,223
Shares redeemed (102,018) (322,594) (1,354,413) (3,572,279)
Net increase (decrease) 9,892 (225,999) $ 192,088 $ (2,510,399)
CLASS T Shares sold 250,329 351,393 $ 3,433,718 $ 3,954,534
Reinvestment of distributions - 55,234 - 578,731
Shares redeemed (581,066) (790,294) (7,698,800) (8,857,682)
Net increase (decrease) (330,737) (383,667) $ (4,265,082) $ (4,324,417)
CLASS B Shares sold 163,478 201,347 $ 2,192,596 $ 2,255,629
Reinvestment of distributions - 19,253 - 201,351
Shares redeemed (226,217) (278,555) (2,987,363) (3,122,196)
Net increase (decrease) (62,739) (57,955) $ (794,767) $ (665,216)
CLASS C Shares sold 73,222 48,781 $ 989,398 $ 545,490
Reinvestment of distributions - 105 - 1,104
Shares redeemed (19,399) (11,574) (258,167) (132,749)
Net increase (decrease) 53,823 37,312 $ 731,231 $ 413,845
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares - 14,757 $ - $ 165,746
sold
Reinvestment of distributions - 4,196 - 44,046
Shares redeemed (44,907) (56,711) (600,982) (647,176)
Net increase (decrease) (44,907) (37,758) $ (600,982) $ (437,384)
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of Fidelity
Advisor TechnoQuant Growth Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments of Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant
Growth Fund as of November 30, 1999, and the related statements of
operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the year ended November 30, 1998, and the financial highlights for
each of the years in the two-year period ended November 30, 1998 were
audited by other auditors whose report, dated January 13, 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 November 30, 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 TechnoQuant Growth Fund at November 30, 1999, the
results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and its
financial highlights for the year then ended in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant Growth Fund
voted to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on
record date, the following distributions derived from capital gains
realized from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived
from net investment income:
PAY DATE RECORD DATE DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
Institutional Class 12/20/99 12/17/99 $0.01 $1.67
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.08
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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(registered trademark)
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 High Income 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
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
(2_FIDELITY_LOGOS)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
EQUITY GROWTH
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND CLASS C
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 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 value.
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.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 45 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 46
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:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY(REGISTERED 34.67% 247.05% 683.45%
TRADEMARK) ADV EQUITY GROWTH
- - CL A
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 26.93% 227.09% 638.41%
CL A (INCL. 5.75% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell 3000 (registered 31.56% 255.25% 454.20%
trademark) Growth
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 187.58% 344.65%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare Class A's returns to those of the Russell 3000
Growth Index - a market capitalization-weighted index of
growth-oriented stocks of U.S. domiciled corporations, 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 one year
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. Lipper has created new comparison
categories that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization, as well as by capitalization only. These averages are
listed on Page 5 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 34.67% 28.26% 22.86%
CL A
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 26.93% 26.75% 22.13%
CL A (INCL. 5.75% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Growth 31.56% 28.86% 18.68%
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 22.97% 15.68%
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
1989/11/30 9425.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 9702.51 10181.57
1990/01/31 8811.97 9346.96
1990/02/28 9166.94 9432.81
1990/03/31 9702.51 9812.40
1990/04/30 9509.46 9672.84
1990/05/31 10860.83 10668.20
1990/06/30 10954.25 10779.81
1990/07/31 10642.87 10658.70
1990/08/31 9285.27 9607.63
1990/09/30 8519.28 9068.76
1990/10/31 8625.15 9076.79
1990/11/30 9683.83 9699.15
1990/12/31 10375.09 10048.04
1991/01/31 11882.15 10584.17
1991/02/28 12953.29 11444.36
1991/03/31 14223.71 11914.73
1991/04/30 14173.89 11854.08
1991/05/31 14914.96 12385.10
1991/06/30 13675.68 11783.03
1991/07/31 14784.19 12409.76
1991/08/31 15581.31 12831.18
1991/09/30 15618.68 12630.97
1991/10/31 15662.27 12847.07
1991/11/30 15120.47 12499.45
1991/12/31 17088.56 14233.52
1992/01/31 17567.06 13970.66
1992/02/29 17657.36 13999.89
1992/03/31 16823.81 13591.26
1992/04/30 16476.50 13635.65
1992/05/31 16400.09 13728.45
1992/06/30 15858.28 13353.06
1992/07/31 16413.98 13939.98
1992/08/31 16018.05 13746.35
1992/09/30 16316.73 13919.70
1992/10/31 17171.12 14151.32
1992/11/30 18289.47 14812.03
1992/12/31 18779.00 14976.80
1993/01/31 19304.80 14829.57
1993/02/28 18800.71 14554.84
1993/03/31 19390.00 14841.63
1993/04/30 19063.40 14256.36
1993/05/31 20163.90 14780.43
1993/06/30 20242.00 14657.13
1993/07/31 19894.10 14428.25
1993/08/31 20618.30 15027.95
1993/09/30 21221.79 14967.12
1993/10/31 21477.39 15384.88
1993/11/30 20944.90 15236.92
1993/12/31 21568.45 15529.92
1994/01/31 22321.16 15893.61
1994/02/28 22134.65 15623.81
1994/03/31 21231.96 14850.03
1994/04/30 21455.76 14916.34
1994/05/31 21321.48 15091.52
1994/06/30 20388.94 14628.45
1994/07/31 20821.64 15100.10
1994/08/31 21761.64 15967.59
1994/09/30 21314.02 15777.44
1994/10/31 22007.82 16129.26
1994/11/30 21276.72 15600.07
1994/12/31 21377.50 15872.06
1995/01/31 21189.06 16144.05
1995/02/28 22003.15 16827.41
1995/03/31 22832.32 17319.71
1995/04/30 23819.79 17686.87
1995/05/31 24641.42 18266.84
1995/06/30 26518.36 19024.73
1995/07/31 28493.29 19885.28
1995/08/31 28787.27 19930.40
1995/09/30 29593.82 20795.34
1995/10/31 29443.07 20702.18
1995/11/30 30023.48 21517.61
1995/12/31 29744.49 21676.17
1996/01/31 30440.68 22309.84
1996/02/29 31118.38 22777.29
1996/03/31 31333.65 22848.17
1996/04/30 32266.49 23566.24
1996/05/31 33135.54 24430.62
1996/06/30 32712.97 24288.69
1996/07/31 30727.71 22705.87
1996/08/31 31445.27 23399.09
1996/09/30 33558.10 25051.88
1996/10/31 33717.56 25078.91
1996/11/30 35718.77 26846.78
1996/12/31 34566.85 26419.52
1997/01/31 36635.06 28156.33
1997/02/28 35791.16 27824.42
1997/03/31 33797.25 26277.93
1997/04/30 35509.87 27844.02
1997/05/31 38016.74 30029.85
1997/06/30 39580.43 31215.70
1997/07/31 42567.16 33865.40
1997/08/31 40879.37 32161.97
1997/09/30 43237.31 33845.49
1997/10/31 41557.79 32512.09
1997/11/30 42765.73 33670.55
1997/12/31 42825.42 34012.57
1998/01/31 43361.50 34887.67
1998/02/28 46662.18 37553.68
1998/03/31 48274.79 39057.97
1998/04/30 49198.98 39570.21
1998/05/31 47916.43 38284.25
1998/06/30 50924.77 40453.79
1998/07/31 51952.69 39910.17
1998/08/31 43474.66 33656.17
1998/09/30 47916.43 36304.21
1998/10/31 51264.27 39141.69
1998/11/30 54829.00 42123.38
1998/12/31 59476.55 45922.48
1999/01/31 64256.04 48572.17
1999/02/28 61089.61 46189.62
1999/03/31 64426.62 48566.69
1999/04/30 64618.52 48920.77
1999/05/31 63733.63 47534.49
1999/06/30 67838.25 50801.39
1999/07/31 66900.05 49189.15
1999/08/31 67262.54 49800.83
1999/09/30 65908.55 48890.11
1999/10/31 69725.32 52411.67
1999/11/30 73840.60 55419.59
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991213 145210 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund - Class A on November
30, 1989, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. As the chart
shows, by November 30, 1999, the value of the investment would have
grown to $73,841 - a 638.41% 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 $55,420 - a 454.20%
increase. Going forward, 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.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 45.45%, 208.48%,
415.05%, AND 45.45%, 24.90%, 17.55%, RESPECTIVELY; AND THE ONE YEAR,
FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR
THE MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGE ARE 22.27%, 165.26%, 311.14%, AND
22.27%, 21.17%, 14.82%, RESPECTIVELY.
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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 34.44% 246.20% 681.54%
CL T
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 29.73% 234.08% 654.18%
CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Growth 31.56% 255.25% 454.20%
S&P 500 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 187.58% 344.65%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare Class T's returns to those of the Russell 3000
Growth Index - a market capitalization-weighted index of
growth-oriented stocks of U.S. domiciled corporations, 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 one year
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. Lipper has created new comparison
categories that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization, as well as by capitalization only. These averages are
listed on Page 7 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 34.44% 28.19% 22.83%
CL T
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 29.73% 27.28% 22.39%
CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Growth 31.56% 28.86% 18.68%
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 22.97% 15.68%
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
1989/11/30 9650.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 9934.14 10181.57
1990/01/31 9022.34 9346.96
1990/02/28 9385.78 9432.81
1990/03/31 9934.14 9812.40
1990/04/30 9736.47 9672.84
1990/05/31 11120.11 10668.20
1990/06/30 11215.75 10779.81
1990/07/31 10896.94 10658.70
1990/08/31 9506.93 9607.63
1990/09/30 8722.66 9068.76
1990/10/31 8831.05 9076.79
1990/11/30 9915.01 9699.15
1990/12/31 10622.77 10048.04
1991/01/31 12165.81 10584.17
1991/02/28 13262.52 11444.36
1991/03/31 14563.26 11914.73
1991/04/30 14512.26 11854.08
1991/05/31 15271.02 12385.10
1991/06/30 14002.16 11783.03
1991/07/31 15137.12 12409.76
1991/08/31 15953.28 12831.18
1991/09/30 15991.54 12630.97
1991/10/31 16036.17 12847.07
1991/11/30 15481.44 12499.45
1991/12/31 17496.51 14233.52
1992/01/31 17986.43 13970.66
1992/02/29 18078.89 13999.89
1992/03/31 17225.44 13591.26
1992/04/30 16869.84 13635.65
1992/05/31 16791.60 13728.45
1992/06/30 16236.86 13353.06
1992/07/31 16805.83 13939.98
1992/08/31 16400.44 13746.35
1992/09/30 16706.26 13919.70
1992/10/31 17581.04 14151.32
1992/11/30 18726.09 14812.03
1992/12/31 19227.31 14976.80
1993/01/31 19765.66 14829.57
1993/02/28 19249.53 14554.84
1993/03/31 19852.89 14841.63
1993/04/30 19518.50 14256.36
1993/05/31 20645.27 14780.43
1993/06/30 20725.23 14657.13
1993/07/31 20369.03 14428.25
1993/08/31 21110.51 15027.95
1993/09/30 21728.41 14967.12
1993/10/31 21990.12 15384.88
1993/11/30 21444.91 15236.92
1993/12/31 22083.35 15529.92
1994/01/31 22854.02 15893.61
1994/02/28 22663.06 15623.81
1994/03/31 21738.82 14850.03
1994/04/30 21967.97 14916.34
1994/05/31 21830.48 15091.52
1994/06/30 20875.68 14628.45
1994/07/31 21318.71 15100.10
1994/08/31 22281.14 15967.59
1994/09/30 21822.84 15777.44
1994/10/31 22533.21 16129.26
1994/11/30 21784.65 15600.07
1994/12/31 21887.84 15872.06
1995/01/31 21694.90 16144.05
1995/02/28 22528.42 16827.41
1995/03/31 23377.39 17319.71
1995/04/30 24388.43 17686.87
1995/05/31 25229.67 18266.84
1995/06/30 27151.42 19024.73
1995/07/31 29173.50 19885.28
1995/08/31 29474.50 19930.40
1995/09/30 30300.31 20795.34
1995/10/31 30145.95 20702.18
1995/11/30 30740.22 21517.61
1995/12/31 30454.57 21676.17
1996/01/31 31167.38 22309.84
1996/02/29 31861.26 22777.29
1996/03/31 32081.67 22848.17
1996/04/30 33036.77 23566.24
1996/05/31 33926.57 24430.62
1996/06/30 33493.92 24288.69
1996/07/31 31461.26 22705.87
1996/08/31 32195.96 23399.09
1996/09/30 34359.22 25051.88
1996/10/31 34530.65 25078.91
1996/11/30 36579.63 26846.78
1996/12/31 35401.48 26419.52
1997/01/31 37526.39 28156.33
1997/02/28 36666.24 27824.42
1997/03/31 34625.48 26277.93
1997/04/30 36387.95 27844.02
1997/05/31 38968.42 30029.85
1997/06/30 40570.67 31215.70
1997/07/31 43648.68 33865.40
1997/08/31 41919.93 32161.97
1997/09/30 44323.31 33845.49
1997/10/31 42586.13 32512.09
1997/11/30 43825.77 33670.55
1997/12/31 43873.36 34012.57
1998/01/31 44427.23 34887.67
1998/02/28 47807.14 37553.68
1998/03/31 49454.01 39057.97
1998/04/30 50382.77 39570.21
1998/05/31 49071.02 38284.25
1998/06/30 52144.54 40453.79
1998/07/31 53188.20 39910.17
1998/08/31 44494.25 33656.17
1998/09/30 49042.30 36304.21
1998/10/31 52460.51 39141.69
1998/11/30 56098.95 42123.38
1998/12/31 60859.83 45922.48
1999/01/31 65757.96 48572.17
1999/02/28 62501.86 46189.62
1999/03/31 65898.12 48566.69
1999/04/30 66092.19 48920.77
1999/05/31 65164.96 47534.49
1999/06/30 69348.28 50801.39
1999/07/31 68377.92 49189.15
1999/08/31 68722.94 49800.83
1999/09/30 67342.87 48890.11
1999/10/31 71224.31 52411.67
1999/11/30 75418.41 55419.59
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991213 145529 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund - Class T on November
30, 1989, and the current 3.50% sales charge was paid. As the chart
shows, by November 30, 1999, the value of the investment would have
grown to $75,418 - a 654.18% 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 $55,420 - a 454.20%
increase. Going forward, 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.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 45.45%, 208.48%,
415.05%, AND 45.45%, 24.90%, 17.55%, RESPECTIVELY; AND THE ONE YEAR,
FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR
THE MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGE ARE 22.27%, 165.26%, 311.14%, AND
22.27%, 21.17%, 14.82%, RESPECTIVELY.
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 one
year, past five years, and past 10 years total return figures are 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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 33.69% 240.23% 668.06%
CL B
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 28.69% 238.23% 668.06%
CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Growth 31.56% 255.25% 454.20%
S&P 500 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 187.58% 344.65%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare Class B's returns to those of the Russell 3000
Growth Index - a market capitalization-weighted index of
growth-oriented stocks of U.S. domiciled corporations, 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 one year
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. Lipper has created new comparison
categories that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization, as well as by capitalization only. These averages are
listed on Page 9 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 33.69% 27.75% 22.61%
CL B
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 28.69% 27.60% 22.61%
CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Growth 31.56% 28.86% 18.68%
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 22.97% 15.68%
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
1989/11/30 10000.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 10294.44 10181.57
1990/01/31 9349.57 9346.96
1990/02/28 9726.20 9432.81
1990/03/31 10294.44 9812.40
1990/04/30 10089.61 9672.84
1990/05/31 11523.43 10668.20
1990/06/30 11622.54 10779.81
1990/07/31 11292.17 10658.70
1990/08/31 9851.74 9607.63
1990/09/30 9039.02 9068.76
1990/10/31 9151.35 9076.79
1990/11/30 10274.62 9699.15
1990/12/31 11008.05 10048.04
1991/01/31 12607.06 10584.17
1991/02/28 13743.54 11444.36
1991/03/31 15091.47 11914.73
1991/04/30 15038.61 11854.08
1991/05/31 15824.90 12385.10
1991/06/30 14510.01 11783.03
1991/07/31 15686.14 12409.76
1991/08/31 16531.90 12831.18
1991/09/30 16571.54 12630.97
1991/10/31 16617.79 12847.07
1991/11/30 16042.94 12499.45
1991/12/31 18131.10 14233.52
1992/01/31 18638.79 13970.66
1992/02/29 18734.60 13999.89
1992/03/31 17850.20 13591.26
1992/04/30 17481.70 13635.65
1992/05/31 17400.62 13728.45
1992/06/30 16825.76 13353.06
1992/07/31 17415.36 13939.98
1992/08/31 16995.27 13746.35
1992/09/30 17312.18 13919.70
1992/10/31 18218.70 14151.32
1992/11/30 19405.27 14812.03
1992/12/31 19924.67 14976.80
1993/01/31 20482.55 14829.57
1993/02/28 19947.70 14554.84
1993/03/31 20572.95 14841.63
1993/04/30 20226.42 14256.36
1993/05/31 21394.06 14780.43
1993/06/30 21476.92 14657.13
1993/07/31 21107.80 14428.25
1993/08/31 21876.18 15027.95
1993/09/30 22516.49 14967.12
1993/10/31 22787.68 15384.88
1993/11/30 22222.70 15236.92
1993/12/31 22884.30 15529.92
1994/01/31 23682.92 15893.61
1994/02/28 23485.04 15623.81
1994/03/31 22527.27 14850.03
1994/04/30 22764.74 14916.34
1994/05/31 22622.26 15091.52
1994/06/30 21632.83 14628.45
1994/07/31 22091.93 15100.10
1994/08/31 23089.27 15967.59
1994/09/30 22614.34 15777.44
1994/10/31 23350.48 16129.26
1994/11/30 22574.77 15600.07
1994/12/31 22681.70 15872.06
1995/01/31 22481.76 16144.05
1995/02/28 23345.52 16827.41
1995/03/31 24225.27 17319.71
1995/04/30 25272.98 17686.87
1995/05/31 26144.74 18266.84
1995/06/30 28136.19 19024.73
1995/07/31 30231.61 19885.28
1995/08/31 30543.52 19930.40
1995/09/30 31399.28 20795.34
1995/10/31 31239.33 20702.18
1995/11/30 31855.16 21517.61
1995/12/31 31559.14 21676.17
1996/01/31 32297.81 22309.84
1996/02/29 33016.85 22777.29
1996/03/31 33245.25 22848.17
1996/04/30 34235.00 23566.24
1996/05/31 35157.07 24430.62
1996/06/30 34708.72 24288.69
1996/07/31 32602.34 22705.87
1996/08/31 33363.68 23399.09
1996/09/30 35605.41 25051.88
1996/10/31 35783.06 25078.91
1996/11/30 37906.36 26846.78
1996/12/31 36685.47 26419.52
1997/01/31 38862.87 28156.33
1997/02/28 37940.91 27824.42
1997/03/31 35807.23 26277.93
1997/04/30 37616.03 27844.02
1997/05/31 40250.20 30029.85
1997/06/30 41892.17 31215.70
1997/07/31 45044.40 33865.40
1997/08/31 43226.82 32161.97
1997/09/30 45685.39 33845.49
1997/10/31 43885.37 32512.09
1997/11/30 45140.99 33670.55
1997/12/31 45163.58 34012.57
1998/01/31 45711.56 34887.67
1998/02/28 49168.65 37553.68
1998/03/31 50837.25 39057.97
1998/04/30 51766.47 39570.21
1998/05/31 50387.63 38284.25
1998/06/30 53524.99 40453.79
1998/07/31 54574.11 39910.17
1998/08/31 45621.64 33656.17
1998/09/30 50267.73 36304.21
1998/10/31 53744.80 39141.69
1998/11/30 57451.69 42123.38
1998/12/31 62306.62 45922.48
1999/01/31 67277.49 48572.17
1999/02/28 63920.94 46189.62
1999/03/31 67367.60 48566.69
1999/04/30 67525.29 48920.77
1999/05/31 66545.36 47534.49
1999/06/30 70791.73 50801.39
1999/07/31 69766.75 49189.15
1999/08/31 70082.13 49800.83
1999/09/30 68640.39 48890.11
1999/10/31 72571.38 52411.67
1999/11/30 76806.50 55419.59
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991213 145219 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund - Class B on November
30, 1989. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value of the
investment would have been $76,806 - a 668.06% 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 $55,420 -
a 454.20% increase. Going forward, 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.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 45.45%, 208.48%,
415.05%, AND 45.45%, 24.90%, 17.55%, RESPECTIVELY; AND THE ONE YEAR,
FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR
THE MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGE ARE 22.27%, 165.26%, 311.14%, AND
22.27%, 21.17%, 14.82%, RESPECTIVELY.
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 one year, past five years,
and past 10 years total return figures are 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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 33.72% 240.39% 668.43%
CL C
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 32.72% 240.39% 668.43%
CL C (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Growth 31.56% 255.25% 454.20%
S&P 500 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 187.58% 344.65%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare Class C's returns to those of the Russell 3000
Growth Index - a market capitalization-weighted index of
growth-oriented stocks of U.S. domiciled corporations, 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 one year
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. Lipper has created new comparison
categories that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization, as well as by capitalization only. These averages are
listed on Page 11 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 33.72% 27.76% 22.62%
CL C
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 32.72% 27.76% 22.62%
CL C (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Growth 31.56% 28.86% 18.68%
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 22.97% 15.68%
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
1989/11/30 10000.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 10294.44 10181.57
1990/01/31 9349.57 9346.96
1990/02/28 9726.20 9432.81
1990/03/31 10294.44 9812.40
1990/04/30 10089.61 9672.84
1990/05/31 11523.43 10668.20
1990/06/30 11622.54 10779.81
1990/07/31 11292.17 10658.70
1990/08/31 9851.74 9607.63
1990/09/30 9039.02 9068.76
1990/10/31 9151.35 9076.79
1990/11/30 10274.62 9699.15
1990/12/31 11008.05 10048.04
1991/01/31 12607.06 10584.17
1991/02/28 13743.54 11444.36
1991/03/31 15091.47 11914.73
1991/04/30 15038.61 11854.08
1991/05/31 15824.90 12385.10
1991/06/30 14510.01 11783.03
1991/07/31 15686.14 12409.76
1991/08/31 16531.90 12831.18
1991/09/30 16571.54 12630.97
1991/10/31 16617.79 12847.07
1991/11/30 16042.94 12499.45
1991/12/31 18131.10 14233.52
1992/01/31 18638.79 13970.66
1992/02/29 18734.60 13999.89
1992/03/31 17850.20 13591.26
1992/04/30 17481.70 13635.65
1992/05/31 17400.62 13728.45
1992/06/30 16825.76 13353.06
1992/07/31 17415.36 13939.98
1992/08/31 16995.27 13746.35
1992/09/30 17312.18 13919.70
1992/10/31 18218.70 14151.32
1992/11/30 19405.27 14812.03
1992/12/31 19924.67 14976.80
1993/01/31 20482.55 14829.57
1993/02/28 19947.70 14554.84
1993/03/31 20572.95 14841.63
1993/04/30 20226.42 14256.36
1993/05/31 21394.06 14780.43
1993/06/30 21476.92 14657.13
1993/07/31 21107.80 14428.25
1993/08/31 21876.18 15027.95
1993/09/30 22516.49 14967.12
1993/10/31 22787.68 15384.88
1993/11/30 22222.70 15236.92
1993/12/31 22884.30 15529.92
1994/01/31 23682.92 15893.61
1994/02/28 23485.04 15623.81
1994/03/31 22527.27 14850.03
1994/04/30 22764.74 14916.34
1994/05/31 22622.26 15091.52
1994/06/30 21632.83 14628.45
1994/07/31 22091.93 15100.10
1994/08/31 23089.27 15967.59
1994/09/30 22614.34 15777.44
1994/10/31 23350.48 16129.26
1994/11/30 22574.77 15600.07
1994/12/31 22681.70 15872.06
1995/01/31 22481.76 16144.05
1995/02/28 23345.52 16827.41
1995/03/31 24225.27 17319.71
1995/04/30 25272.98 17686.87
1995/05/31 26144.74 18266.84
1995/06/30 28136.19 19024.73
1995/07/31 30231.61 19885.28
1995/08/31 30543.52 19930.40
1995/09/30 31399.28 20795.34
1995/10/31 31239.33 20702.18
1995/11/30 31855.16 21517.61
1995/12/31 31559.14 21676.17
1996/01/31 32297.81 22309.84
1996/02/29 33016.85 22777.29
1996/03/31 33245.25 22848.17
1996/04/30 34235.00 23566.24
1996/05/31 35157.07 24430.62
1996/06/30 34708.72 24288.69
1996/07/31 32602.34 22705.87
1996/08/31 33363.68 23399.09
1996/09/30 35605.41 25051.88
1996/10/31 35783.06 25078.91
1996/11/30 37906.36 26846.78
1996/12/31 36685.47 26419.52
1997/01/31 38862.87 28156.33
1997/02/28 37940.91 27824.42
1997/03/31 35807.23 26277.93
1997/04/30 37616.03 27844.02
1997/05/31 40250.20 30029.85
1997/06/30 41892.17 31215.70
1997/07/31 45044.40 33865.40
1997/08/31 43226.82 32161.97
1997/09/30 45685.39 33845.49
1997/10/31 43885.37 32512.09
1997/11/30 45139.98 33670.55
1997/12/31 45161.99 34012.57
1998/01/31 45742.62 34887.67
1998/02/28 49196.01 37553.68
1998/03/31 50863.50 39057.97
1998/04/30 51790.98 39570.21
1998/05/31 50419.49 38284.25
1998/06/30 53547.28 40453.79
1998/07/31 54593.16 39910.17
1998/08/31 45643.95 33656.17
1998/09/30 50281.36 36304.21
1998/10/31 53764.35 39141.69
1998/11/30 57464.41 42123.38
1998/12/31 62321.17 45922.48
1999/01/31 67308.68 48572.17
1999/02/28 63948.81 46189.62
1999/03/31 67397.68 48566.69
1999/04/30 67553.44 48920.77
1999/05/31 66574.40 47534.49
1999/06/30 70824.30 50801.39
1999/07/31 69800.77 49189.15
1999/08/31 70123.40 49800.83
1999/09/30 68677.10 48890.11
1999/10/31 72615.49 52411.67
1999/11/30 76843.15 55419.59
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991223 085623 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth - Class C on November 30,
1989. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value of the
investment would have been $76,843 - a 668.43% 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 $55,420 -
a 454.20% increase. Going forward, 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.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 45.45%, 208.48%,
415.05%, AND 45.45%, 24.90%, 17.55%, RESPECTIVELY; AND THE ONE YEAR,
FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR
THE MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGE ARE 22.27%, 165.26%, 311.14%, AND
22.27%, 21.17%, 14.82%, RESPECTIVELY.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000(registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(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 12 months that ended November 30, 1999, the fund's Class A,
Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned 34.67%, 34.44%, 33.69%
and 33.72%, respectively. The Russell 3000 Growth Index returned
31.56% during the same period, while the growth funds average - as
tracked by Lipper Inc. - returned 27.23%.
Q. WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCED THE FUND'S STRONG PERFORMANCE?
A. The fund benefited both from what it owned and didn't own. If you
weren't in technology stocks during the period, chances are good that
you didn't beat your benchmarks. Fortunately, the fund was
well-represented in this area, particularly among mid-size technology
stocks in the semiconductor and storage subsectors. Conversely, my
decision to underweight consumer nondurables - such as Coca-Cola -
provided a performance boost.
Q. IN TERMS OF TECHNOLOGY, CAN YOU PROVIDE A PLAY-BY-PLAY OF YOUR
STOCK PICKING STRATEGY?
A. Sure. As we entered the period, my focus was on
semiconductor-related stocks. The economic recovery in Asia and
continued strong demand in the U.S. and Europe - particularly in the
communications area - led to a very good semiconductor market.
Investments in KLA-Tencor, Teradyne and ASM Lithography - companies
that supply equipment for semiconductor manufacturing - performed
well. The fund no longer held KLA-Tencor nor Teradyne at the close of
the period. In the second half of the period, I began to emphasize
other areas of technology, including storage companies such as EMC,
VERITAS Software, Legato Systems and Network Appliances. The amazing
growth of the Internet has created huge demand for data storage, and
these companies generated terrific returns. When people think of
technology, the big fish in the pond - Microsoft, Intel, Cisco Systems
- - tend to come to mind. While the fund had substantial positions in
both Microsoft and Cisco at the end of the period, I was underweighted
in these larger stocks relative to the index. Looking back, it was the
superior performance of the fund's mid-cap technology names that made
the technology sector a positive overall contributor during the
period.
Q. WHAT OTHER STOCKS OR AREAS
PERFORMED WELL FOR THE FUND?
A. In keeping with the information age theme, the fund's exposure to
wireless communications stocks helped tremendously. Investments in
Nokia and Texas Instruments - which makes a digital chip that goes
into most cell phones - performed well. Competitive local exchange
carriers such as McLeod, Metromedia Fiber and NEXTLINK also fared
nicely, as did cable TV-related positions such as Comcast and
MediaOne, the latter of which announced it was being acquired by AT&T.
Q. WHICH STOCKS WOULD YOU CATEGORIZE AS DISAPPOINTMENTS?
A. Philip Morris continued to be a drag on performance, as the ongoing
tobacco litigation gradually took its toll. Other disappointments
included drug stock Eli Lilly - which suffered due to a slowdown in
Prozac sales - and Avon, which had difficulty executing its business
plan at the same time as its business weakened in Latin America. I
sold off the fund's stake in Avon prior to the close of the period.
Q. DID THE FUND HAVE ANY EXPOSURE TO THE REVITALIZED JAPANESE MARKET?
A. It did. The fund's positions in Japanese brokerage houses such as
Daiwa Securities, Nikko Securities and Nomura Securities panned out
well, as did its stake in Softbank, a dominant, Internet-related
venture capital firm. The strength in Japan has been driven by a
modest recovery in the economy combined with increased restructuring
efforts on the part of old-line Japanese companies. Companies are
becoming more shareholder-oriented, slashing non-profitable businesses
and working hard to become more efficient. It's a glacial effort, but
at least it's underway. Additionally, demographics in Japan are
positive as more people enter their prime saving years. This could be
a big plus for the stock market.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. The big question is how long the technology bubble can last. The
tech stocks that performed best during the period were overpriced by
historical measures, and it's very difficult to determine how long
this will continue. Against this backdrop, my goal is to participate
in technology where I can find relatively underappreciated ideas and
emphasize relative values. One final note on Japan: It's important to
remember that the market was very strong during the period as the
economy showed signs of bottoming. Going forward, I think we'll see
volatility in the market as the economy moves forward in fits and
starts.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
(checkmark)FUND FACTS
GOAL: to achieve capital
appreciation by investing
primarily in common stock
of companies with
above-average growth
characteristics
START DATE: November 22,
1983
SIZE: as of November 30,
1999, more than $11.7 billion
MANAGER: Jennifer Uhrig,
since 1997; joined Fidelity
in 1987
JENNIFER UHRIG COVERS A
VARIETY OF TOPICS:
DRUG STOCKS: "Four of the fund's
top-10 holdings at the end of the
period fell into this group, but the
fund's overall weighting in drug stocks
was lighter than that of the index.
These stocks have done a bit better
recently, with the ongoing takeover
battle between Warner-Lambert and
Pfizer serving as a catalyst. While
product introductions this year were
not particularly exciting, and talk of
a Medicare drug benefit continues
to weigh on these stocks, this is still
a very good business with stable,
long-term growth."
FINANCE: "I've stayed away from
banks - mostly due to higher
interest rates - and instead have
favored stocks such as American
International Group, which could
benefit from strong insurance
trends in Asia, and American
Express, which has worked hard
to position itself as the credit card
of choice for Internet shoppers."
JAPAN: "Companies in Japan are
just beginning to offer incentives to
their executives. If the company
does well, they will do well. This
makes a huge difference. Another
positive trend concerns consumers
and their saving patterns. Many
consumers have their savings tied up
in low-yielding vehicles such as
CDs. When these come due,
consumers may well look to more
attractive, long-term strategies
such as stocks and mutual funds."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.5 2.2
Microsoft Corp. 3.0 2.4
Warner-Lambert Co. 2.2 2.5
Merck & Co., Inc. 2.1 2.0
Eli Lilly & Co. 2.0 2.4
General Electric Co. 1.9 0.9
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 1.9 0.9
Intel Corp. 1.8 1.0
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 1.7 1.9
Home Depot, Inc. 1.7 0.7
21.8 16.9
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 32.7 26.5
HEALTH 14.8 17.7
MEDIA & LEISURE 10.0 10.3
FINANCE 9.7 9.7
UTILITIES 7.8 6.4
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 98.1% Stocks 96.7%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 1.9% Net Other Assets 3.3%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 10.7% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 5.9%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 98.09999999999999 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 96.7
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 1.9 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 3.3
</TABLE>
PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
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COMMON STOCKS - 98.1%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.5%
Boeing Co. 676,020 $ 27,590
United Technologies Corp. 595,600 33,651
61,241
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 2.2%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.9%
Cytec Industries, Inc. (a) 783,600 18,366
Great Lakes Chemical Corp. 617,700 20,500
Monsanto Co. 568,500 23,984
NOVA Chemicals Corp. 1,418,700 29,344
Solutia, Inc. 702,900 10,544
102,738
IRON & STEEL - 0.1%
Nucor Corp. 220,700 11,132
METALS & MINING - 1.0%
Alcoa, Inc. 692,700 45,372
CommScope, Inc. (a) 833,000 35,090
Falconbridge Ltd. 418,800 6,461
Inco Ltd. 1,594,700 29,199
116,122
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.2%
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 1,052,100 25,185
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 255,177
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.1%
ENGINEERING - 0.1%
Stolt Comex Seaway SA (a) 705,500 8,290
Stolt Comex Seaway SA Class A 144,300 1,732
sponsored ADR (a)
10,022
DURABLES - 0.4%
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.4%
Sony Corp. 235,200 43,321
ENERGY - 3.6%
ENERGY SERVICES - 1.4%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 784,630 19,812
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
ENERGY SERVICES - CONTINUED
BJ Services Co. (a) 412,300 $ 14,379
Coflexip SA sponsored ADR 672,600 27,156
Halliburton Co. 1,090,100 42,173
Schlumberger Ltd. 156,200 9,382
Smith International, Inc. (a) 574,000 22,888
Weatherford International, 886,500 30,972
Inc. (a)
166,762
OIL & GAS - 2.2%
Apache Corp. 487,000 17,441
Exxon Corp. 1,296,600 102,837
Newfield Exploration Co. (a) 1,113,500 28,742
Noble Affiliates, Inc. 1,060,300 23,327
Sunoco, Inc. 896,300 22,912
Tosco Corp. 1,193,600 32,302
USX-Marathon Group 664,800 17,576
Vastar Resources, Inc. 194,800 10,909
256,046
TOTAL ENERGY 422,808
FINANCE - 9.7%
BANKS - 1.0%
Bank of Ireland, Inc. 1,310,373 10,809
Chase Manhattan Corp. 608,300 46,991
Mitsui Trust & Banking Co. 8,410,000 25,967
Ltd.
U.S. Bancorp 817,800 27,959
111,726
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 1.8%
American Express Co. 637,504 96,462
Associates First Capital 1,074,000 35,711
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 858,800 46,268
Household International, Inc. 900,890 35,641
214,082
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 2.3%
Fannie Mae 2,941,500 195,977
Freddie Mac 1,476,800 72,917
268,894
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
INSURANCE - 2.8%
AFLAC, Inc. 436,000 $ 20,874
Allmerica Financial Corp. 476,600 26,302
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. 406,000 22,127
American International Group, 1,489,212 153,761
Inc.
CIGNA Corp. 687,900 56,580
Xl Capital Ltd. 962,600 49,093
328,737
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 1.8%
Charles Schwab Corp. 1,413,900 53,640
Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. 3,834,000 54,793
Nikko Securities Co. Ltd. 3,865,000 48,114
Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. 3,204,000 57,158
213,705
TOTAL FINANCE 1,137,144
HEALTH - 14.8%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 13.3%
American Home Products Corp. 1,465,600 76,211
Amgen, Inc. (a) 1,393,100 63,473
Biogen, Inc. (a) 632,200 46,190
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2,732,200 199,621
Chiron Corp. (a) 1,094,400 35,910
Elan Corp. PLC sponsored ADR 1,777,880 48,669
(a)
Eli Lilly & Co. 3,224,400 231,351
Genentech, Inc. 581,800 49,962
Genzyme Corp. - General 981,300 35,327
Division
Medimmune, Inc. (a) 179,600 21,586
Merck & Co., Inc. 3,178,400 249,504
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, 121,500 11,827
Inc. (a)
PE Corp. - Celera Genomics 139,550 8,547
Group (a)
Pfizer, Inc. 3,495,800 126,504
Quintiles Transnational Corp. 698,200 15,404
(a)
Schering-Plough Corp. 1,490,400 76,197
Takeda Chemical Industries 251,000 14,811
Ltd.
Warner-Lambert Co. 2,823,400 253,224
XOMA Ltd. (a) 52 0
1,564,318
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 1.3%
Johnson & Johnson 1,227,700 $ 127,374
McKesson HBOC, Inc. 888,110 20,760
148,134
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.2%
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. 537,800 14,655
Health Management Associates, 574,275 7,071
Inc. Class A (a)
HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (a) 1,091,000 6,205
27,931
TOTAL HEALTH 1,740,383
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 3.5%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 3.2%
General Electric Co. 1,711,400 222,482
L. M. Ericsson Telefon AB 1,724,300 83,090
sponsored ADR
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. 7,319,000 43,475
Omnipoint Corp. (a) 314,400 25,466
374,513
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.3%
ASM Lithography Holding NV (a) 426,700 39,950
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 414,463
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 10.0%
BROADCASTING - 6.3%
AT&T Corp. - Liberty Media 864,060 36,129
Group Class A (a)
Cablevision Systems Corp. 659,800 45,238
Class A (a)
CBS Corp. (a) 1,739,834 90,471
Clear Channel Communications, 458,400 36,844
Inc. (a)
Comcast Corp. Class A 2,546,900 115,088
(special)
Cox Communications, Inc. 1,658,500 77,950
Class A (a)
MediaOne Group, Inc. 1,754,200 139,020
NTL, Inc. (a) 399,000 36,384
Time Warner, Inc. 1,641,598 101,266
UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. (a) 406,000 42,300
USA Networks, Inc. (a) 509,500 20,380
741,070
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.4%
Royal Carribean Cruises Ltd. 435,400 $ 21,498
Walt Disney Co. 1,045,700 29,149
50,647
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.3%
Harley-Davidson, Inc. 508,500 31,019
PUBLISHING - 0.2%
Reader's Digest Association, 662,760 19,220
Inc. Class A (non-vtg.)
RESTAURANTS - 2.8%
Brinker International, Inc. 1,299,100 29,392
(a)
Darden Restaurants, Inc. 1,624,600 28,938
McDonald's Corp. 3,620,200 162,909
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. (a) 1,137,500 26,802
Papa John's International, 209,300 7,515
Inc. (a)
Tricon Global Restaurants, 1,271,880 52,783
Inc. (a)
Wendy's International, Inc. 835,900 18,442
326,781
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 1,168,737
NONDURABLES - 3.7%
BEVERAGES - 0.3%
The Coca-Cola Co. 447,300 30,109
FOODS - 0.7%
American Italian Pasta Co. 465,100 13,982
Class A (a)
Bestfoods 636,100 34,866
Keebler Foods Co. (a) 551,500 15,201
Nabisco Holdings Corp. Class A 737,900 24,581
88,630
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.7%
Gillette Co. 1,820,700 73,169
Procter & Gamble Co. 1,132,600 122,321
195,490
TOBACCO - 1.0%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 4,676,500 123,050
TOTAL NONDURABLES 437,279
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.6%
Barrick Gold Corp. 1,038,800 $ 18,668
Homestake Mining Co. 1,629,400 13,443
Newmont Mining Corp. 1,066,300 25,258
Placer Dome, Inc. 1,033,000 11,734
69,103
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 7.4%
APPAREL STORES - 0.3%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class 275,890 8,932
A (a)
TJX Companies, Inc. 897,300 23,498
32,430
DRUG STORES - 0.7%
CVS Corp. 799,254 31,720
Walgreen Co. 1,687,500 49,148
80,868
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
3.4%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 1,325,050 93,499
Federated Department Stores, 697,600 32,831
Inc. (a)
Nordstrom, Inc. 1,794,400 49,907
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 3,825,000 220,416
396,653
GROCERY STORES - 0.4%
Safeway, Inc. (a) 1,462,000 53,911
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 2.6%
Best Buy Co., Inc. (a) 559,400 34,963
Home Depot, Inc. 2,512,300 198,629
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 698,200 34,779
Tiffany & Co., Inc. 476,100 36,898
305,269
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 869,131
SERVICES - 0.1%
Gartner Group, Inc. Class B 164,151 1,816
(a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
SERVICES - CONTINUED
GetThere.com, Inc. 211,700 $ 5,385
Profit Recovery Group 114,200 4,231
International, Inc. (a)
11,432
TECHNOLOGY - 32.7%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 6.6%
ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 766,200 40,848
(a)
Advanced Fibre 792,700 22,047
Communications, Inc. (a)
Aspect Telecommunications 189,600 6,257
Corp. (a)
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 4,649,150 414,638
Ditech Communications Corp. 103,500 10,712
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 1,564,792 114,328
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 380,200 52,539
Nortel Networks Corp. 869,500 63,977
Tellabs, Inc. (a) 758,400 49,201
774,547
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 11.7%
Adobe Systems, Inc. 466,400 32,036
Aspect Development, Inc. (a) 121,300 5,792
Automatic Data Processing, 1,203,700 59,433
Inc.
BEA Systems, Inc. (a) 110,400 8,970
BMC Software, Inc. (a) 628,500 45,763
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 1,031,400 18,307
(a)
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) 666,700 63,253
Compuware Corp. (a) 866,400 29,295
Concentric Network Corp. (a) 622,700 17,708
DST Systems, Inc. (a) 249,300 15,690
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) 648,100 67,969
Electronic Data Systems Corp. 1,080,600 69,496
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 773,000 34,447
(a)
Exodus Communications, Inc. 452,600 48,796
(a)
First Data Corp. 951,400 41,148
IMS Health, Inc. 671,100 15,813
Inktomi Corp. (a) 42,100 5,434
InsWeb Corp. 129,700 3,810
Intertrust Technologies Corp. 240,600 30,932
Intuit, Inc. (a) 1,240,000 62,000
Legato Systems, Inc. (a) 843,000 56,929
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Microsoft Corp. (a) 3,878,800 $ 353,153
New Era of Networks, Inc. (a) 270,000 12,994
Oracle Corp. (a) 757,650 51,378
Redback Networks, Inc. 164,300 22,992
SAP AG sponsored ADR 84,300 2,829
Siebel Systems, Inc. (a) 250,800 17,587
Synopsys, Inc. (a) 389,500 28,190
Verio, Inc. (a) 1,095,300 39,362
VERITAS Software Corp. (a) 629,800 57,666
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) 233,100 49,592
1,368,764
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 7.1%
Adaptec, Inc. (a) 678,600 36,560
CDW Computer Centers, Inc. (a) 868,200 61,045
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) 340,000 41,098
Crossroads Systems, Inc. 151,300 13,343
Dell Computer Corp. (a) 1,395,400 60,002
EMC Corp. (a) 1,770,482 147,946
Gateway, Inc. (a) 734,800 56,120
Hewlett-Packard Co. 798,900 75,796
International Business 1,051,100 108,329
Machines Corp.
Network Appliance, Inc. (a) 510,300 60,056
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 678,200 32,511
Ricoh Co. Ltd. 552,000 10,226
SCI Systems, Inc. (a) 195,600 13,276
Softbank Corp. 92,600 66,895
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) 398,700 52,728
835,931
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.5%
PE Corp. - Biosystems Group 558,200 45,563
Waters Corp. (a) 155,400 7,615
53,178
ELECTRONICS - 6.8%
Altera Corp. (a) 571,600 30,795
C-Cube Microsystems, Inc. (a) 190,000 8,505
Celestica, Inc. (sub. vtg.) 713,600 49,361
(a)
Chartered Semiconduct 716,200 38,138
Manufacturing Ltd. ADR
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
Epcos AG 127,500 $ 7,977
Harmonic, Inc. (a) 198,200 11,917
Intel Corp. 2,747,300 210,684
Linear Technology Corp. 503,600 35,787
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 509,700 34,214
Motorola, Inc. 1,056,500 120,705
Solectron Corp. (a) 353,800 29,144
Taiwan Semiconductor 921,636 33,006
Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
sponsored ADR (a)
Texas Instruments, Inc. 1,615,100 155,151
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. 728,700 32,837
(a)
798,221
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 3,830,641
TRANSPORTATION - 1.0%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.1%
Preview Travel, Inc. (a) 302,100 14,085
RAILROADS - 0.9%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 952,400 27,620
Corp.
Canadian National Railway Co. 1,181,400 34,931
Union Pacific Corp. 729,700 34,342
Wisconsin Central 678,900 9,526
Transportation Corp. (a)
106,419
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 120,504
UTILITIES - 7.8%
CELLULAR - 2.1%
Aerial Communications, Inc. 222,100 9,176
(a)
China Telecom (Hong Kong) 348,400 36,626
Ltd. sponsored ADR (a)
Mannesmann AG (Reg.) 264,000 55,675
Nextel Communications, Inc. 426,300 42,257
Class A (a)
Sprint Corp. Series 1 - PCS 520,800 47,783
Group
Vodafone AirTouch PLC 1,180,350 55,698
sponsored ADR
247,215
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.8%
AES Corp. (a) 688,000 39,861
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
ELECTRIC UTILITY - CONTINUED
Calpine Corp. (a) 390,200 $ 23,022
Tokyo Electric Power Co. 1,170,200 32,977
95,860
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 4.9%
AT&T Corp. 2,504,111 139,917
DDI Corp. 3,978 54,979
iBasis, Inc. 302,000 10,230
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 1,893,180 156,542
McLeodUSA, Inc. Class A (a) 1,188,600 51,110
Metromedia Fiber Network, 1,192,500 46,209
Inc. Class A (a)
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. 711,300 35,565
Class A (a)
Sprint Corp. - FON Group 547,600 37,990
Time Warner Telecom, Inc. 376,200 10,933
WinStar Communications, Inc. 587,700 29,826
(a)
573,301
TOTAL UTILITIES 916,376
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 11,507,762
(Cost $8,253,847)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 3.2%
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 93,895,800 93,896
5.69% (b)
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 283,704,925 283,705
5.34% (b)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 377,601
(Cost $377,601)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 11,885,363
101.3%
(Cost $8,631,448)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.3)% (154,293)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 11,731,070
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LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of
net assets, is as follows:
United States of America 89.3%
Japan 4.0
Canada 2.0
Others (individually less 4.7
than 1%)
100.0%
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $8,673,097,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $3,212,266,000, of which $3,554,432,000 related to
appreciated investment securities and $342,166,000 related to
depreciated investment securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $666,420,000 as a capital
gain
dividend for the purpose of the
dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 11,885,363
value (cost $8,631,448) -
See accompanying schedule
Cash 162
Receivable for investments 73,479
sold
Receivable for fund shares 29,010
sold
Dividends receivable 6,908
Interest receivable 1,818
Other receivables 1,151
TOTAL ASSETS 11,997,891
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 137,353
purchased
Payable for fund shares 22,587
redeemed
Accrued management fee 5,483
Distribution fees payable 4,792
Other payables and accrued 2,710
expenses
Collateral on securities 93,896
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 266,821
NET ASSETS $ 11,731,070
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 7,420,194
Accumulated undistributed net 1,056,963
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 3,253,913
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 11,731,070
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS)
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $69.26
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($403,179
(divided by) 5,821.50 shares)
Maximum offering price per $73.49
share (100/94.25 of $69.26)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $69.95
redemption price per share
($8,047,357 (divided by)
115,049 shares)
Maximum offering price per $72.49
share (100/96.50 of $69.95)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $68.19
offering price per share
($1,396,255 (divided by)
20,477 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $69.07
offering price per share
($436,450 (divided by) 6,319
shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $71.49
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($1,447,829 (divided
by) 20,251 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUEL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGES.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR
ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 59,008
Dividends
Interest 18,446
Security lending 168
TOTAL INCOME 77,622
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 52,943
Transfer agent fees 17,249
Distribution fees 43,632
Accounting and security 958
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 39
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 222
Registration fees 1,253
Audit 55
Interest 4
Total expenses before 116,355
reductions
Expense reductions (1,028) 115,327
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (37,705)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 1,147,442
Foreign currency transactions 459 1,147,901
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 1,476,100
Assets and liabilities in (21) 1,476,079
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 2,623,980
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 2,586,275
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (37,705) $ (19,703)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 1,147,901 920,930
Change in net unrealized 1,476,079 544,677
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 2,586,275 1,445,904
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders - (1,050)
From net investment income
From net realized gain (801,608) (622,707)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (801,608) (623,757)
Share transactions - net 3,208,668 576,380
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 4,993,335 1,398,527
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 6,737,735 5,339,208
End of period $ 11,731,070 $ 6,737,735
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.14) (.13) (.06) .04
Net realized and unrealized 18.28 12.76 8.54 5.29
gain (loss)
Total from investment 18.14 12.63 8.48 5.33
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - (.03) (.36) -
From net realized gain (7.02) (6.15) (1.23) -
Total distributions (7.02) (6.18) (1.59) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 69.26 $ 58.14 $ 51.69 $ 44.80
TOTAL RETURN B, C 34.67% 28.21% 19.73% 13.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 403 $ 92 $ 29 $ 4
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.09% 1.12% 1.32% G 1.52% A, D, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.08% H 1.10% H 1.30% H 1.50% A, H
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.23)% (.26)% (.12)% .38% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 82% 122% 108% 76%
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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 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.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 58.59 $ 51.97 $ 44.81 $ 39.83 $ 28.52
of period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) (.27) C (.21) C (.04) C .22 C .06
Net realized and unrealized 18.49 12.87 8.60 6.90 11.54
gain (loss)
Total from investment 18.22 12.66 8.56 7.12 11.60
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - (.17) (.03) (.08)
From net realized gain (6.86) (6.04) (1.23) (2.11) (.16)
In excess of net realized gain - - - - (.05)
Total distributions (6.86) (6.04) (1.40) (2.14) (.29)
Net asset value, end of period $ 69.95 $ 58.59 $ 51.97 $ 44.81 $ 39.83
TOTAL RETURN A, B 34.44% 28.00% 19.81% 19.00% 41.11%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 8,047 $ 5,187 $ 4,206 $ 3,537 $ 2,051
(in millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.29% 1.29% 1.31% D 1.36% 1.55%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.28% E 1.27% E 1.29% E 1.34% E 1.54% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.43)% (.41)% (.08)% .54% .21%
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 82% 122% 108% 76% 97%
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A THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
B TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE.
C NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
D FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.60) (.52) (.32)
Net realized and unrealized 18.08 12.68 9.95
gain (loss)
Total from investment 17.48 12.16 9.63
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (6.79) (6.07) (.03)
Net asset value, end of period $ 68.19 $ 57.50 $ 51.41
TOTAL RETURN B, C 33.69% 27.27% 23.05%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 1,396 $ 307 $ 71
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.85% 1.88% 1.93% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.84% G 1.85% G 1.90% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.98)% (1.01)% (.73)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 82% 122% 108%
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.60) (.54) (.02)
Net realized and unrealized 18.32 12.87 .13
gain (loss)
Total from investment 17.72 12.33 .11
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (6.89) (6.04) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 69.07 $ 58.24 $ 51.95
TOTAL RETURN B, C 33.72% 27.30% 0.21%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 436 $ 64 $ 1
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.82% 1.89% 1.95% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.81% G 1.86% G 1.89% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.96)% (1.03)% (.82)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 82% 122% 108%
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.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 59.71 $ 52.86 $ 45.52 $ 40.39 $ 28.90
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .05 B .06 B .22 B .45 B .28
Net realized and unrealized 18.86 13.08 8.72 7.00 11.69
gain (loss)
Total from investment 18.91 13.14 8.94 7.45 11.97
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - D (.05) (.37) (.21) (.27)
From net realized gain (7.13) D (6.24) (1.23) (2.11) (.16)
In excess of net realized gain - - - - (.05)
Total distributions (7.13) (6.29) (1.60) (2.32) (.48)
Net asset value, end of period $ 71.49 $ 59.71 $ 52.86 $ 45.52 $ 40.39
TOTAL RETURN A 35.16% 28.67% 20.46% 19.68% 42.15%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 1,448 $ 1,088 $ 1,032 $ 1,324 $ 791
(in millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .78% .76% .77% .79% .83%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .77% C .74% C .75% C .77% C .83%
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .08% .12% .46% 1.11% .92%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 82% 122% 108% 76% 97%
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A THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
B NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
C FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
D THE AMOUNTS SHOWN REFLECT CERTAIN RECLASSIFICATIONS RELATED TO BOOK
TO TAX DIFFERENCES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities (including restricted securities) for which
exchange quotations are not readily available (and in certain cases
debt securities which trade on an exchange) are valued primarily using
dealer-supplied valuations or at their fair value. Short-term
securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which
quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost or
original cost plus accrued interest, both of which approximate current
value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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 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 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, 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.
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.
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.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund (the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc., an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS - CONTINUED
and other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Funds
seek preservation of capital, liquidity, and current income. Income
distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily and paid monthly
from net interest income. Income distributions earned by the fund are
recorded as either interest income or security lending income in the
accompanying financial statements.
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 $9,849,575,000 and $7,199,703,000, 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 .2167% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect during the
period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates, as they resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annual rate of .58% of average net assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Board of 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.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN - CONTINUED
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 $ 590,000 $ -
CLASS T 32,968,000 176,000
CLASS B 7,865,000 5,902,000
CLASS C 2,209,000 1,761,000
$ 43,632,000 $ 7,839,000
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 is paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS - 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 $ 2,971,000 $ 1,533,000
CLASS T 4,876,000 1,876,000
CLASS B 1,664,000 1,664,000*
CLASS C 122,000 122,000*
$ 9,633,000 $ 5,195,000
* 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 $ 558,000 .24
CLASS T 12,147,000 .18
CLASS B 1,909,000 .24
CLASS C 487,000 .22
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 2,148,000 .17
$ 17,249,000
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.,
an affiliate of FMR, maintains the fund's accounting records and
administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is
based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $778,000 for the
period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $100,476,000. The fund received cash collateral of
$93,896,000 which was invested in cash equivalents, and U.S. Treasury
obligations valued at $11,070,000.
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. 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 $1,021,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, through arrangements with the fund's custodian and each
class' transfer agent, 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 $6,000 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
8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEARS 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
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 11,749 $ 3,543
Class T 611,659 488,378
Class B 38,743 9,146
Class C 8,557 223
Institutional Class 130,900 121,417
Total $ 801,608 $ 622,707
9. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS 1999 1998 1999 1998
CLASS A Shares sold 5,209 1,200 $ 322,503 $ 61,899
Reinvestment of distributions 208 77 11,343 3,416
Shares redeemed (1,170) (254) (74,185) (13,114)
Net increase (decrease) 4,247 1,023 $ 259,661 $ 52,201
CLASS T Shares sold 46,663 26,408 $ 2,907,843 $ 1,365,162
Reinvestment of distributions 10,473 10,178 576,282 457,907
Shares redeemed (30,625) (28,971) (1,896,299) (1,483,407)
Net increase (decrease) 26,511 7,615 $ 1,587,826 $ 339,662
CLASS B Shares sold 16,064 4,256 $ 981,876 $ 218,844
Reinvestment of distributions 665 193 35,866 8,586
Shares redeemed (1,585) (507) (97,048) (25,743)
Net increase (decrease) 15,144 3,942 $ 920,694 $ 201,687
CLASS C Shares sold 7,096 1,458 $ 441,106 $ 75,711
Reinvestment of distributions 141 4 7,730 187
Shares redeemed (2,021) (377) (125,985) (19,681)
Net increase (decrease) 5,216 1,085 $ 322,851 $ 56,217
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 6,381 6,340 $ 402,507 $ 327,822
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 1,855 1,960 103,777 89,402
Shares redeemed (6,204) (9,614) (388,648) (490,611)
Net increase (decrease) 2,032 (1,314) $ 117,636 $ (73,387)
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments of Fidelity Advisor Equity
Growth Fund as of November 30, 1999, and the related statements of
operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the year ended November 30, 1998, and the financial highlights for
each of the years in the four-year period ended November 30, 1998 were
audited by other auditors whose report, dated January 13, 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 November 30, 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 Equity Growth Fund at November 30, 1999, the results
of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and its financial
highlights for the year then ended in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund voted to
pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record
date, the following distributions derived from capital gains realized
from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net
investment income:
PAY DATE RECORD DATE DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
Class A 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $5.22
01/10/00 01/07/00 - $.44
Class T 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $5.03
01/10/00 01/07/00 - $.44
Class B 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $4.92
01/10/00 01/07/00 - $.44
Class C 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $4.97
01/10/00 01/07/00 - $.44
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
A total of 21%, 23%, 24% and 22% of the dividends distributed by Class
A, Class T, Class B and Class C, respectively during the fiscal year
qualifies for the dividends-received deduction for corporate
shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2000 of amounts for use
in preparing 1999 income tax returns.
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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 (registered trademark)
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 High Income 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 FUND
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
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FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
EQUITY GROWTH
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 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 past six months.
INVESTMENTS 10 A complete list of the fund's
investments with their
market value.
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.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 39 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 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
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DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY (REGISTERED 35.16% 256.38% 718.60%
TRADEMARK) ADV EQUITY GROWTH
- - INST CL
Russell 3000 (registered 31.56% 255.25% 454.20%
trademark) Growth
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 187.58% 344.65%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five
years or 10 years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund
that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your investment
would be $1,050. You can compare 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 one year
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. Lipper has created new comparison
categories that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization, as well as by capitalization only. These averages are
listed on Page 5 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY GROWTH - 35.16% 28.94% 23.40%
INST CL
Russell 3000 Growth 31.56% 28.86% 18.68%
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 22.97% 15.68%
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
1989/11/30 10000.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 10294.44 10181.57
1990/01/31 9349.57 9346.96
1990/02/28 9726.20 9432.81
1990/03/31 10294.44 9812.40
1990/04/30 10089.61 9672.84
1990/05/31 11523.43 10668.20
1990/06/30 11622.54 10779.81
1990/07/31 11292.17 10658.70
1990/08/31 9851.74 9607.63
1990/09/30 9039.02 9068.76
1990/10/31 9151.35 9076.79
1990/11/30 10274.62 9699.15
1990/12/31 11008.05 10048.04
1991/01/31 12607.06 10584.17
1991/02/28 13743.54 11444.36
1991/03/31 15091.47 11914.73
1991/04/30 15038.61 11854.08
1991/05/31 15824.90 12385.10
1991/06/30 14510.01 11783.03
1991/07/31 15686.14 12409.76
1991/08/31 16531.90 12831.18
1991/09/30 16571.54 12630.97
1991/10/31 16617.79 12847.07
1991/11/30 16042.94 12499.45
1991/12/31 18131.10 14233.52
1992/01/31 18638.79 13970.66
1992/02/29 18734.60 13999.89
1992/03/31 17850.20 13591.26
1992/04/30 17481.70 13635.65
1992/05/31 17400.62 13728.45
1992/06/30 16825.76 13353.06
1992/07/31 17415.36 13939.98
1992/08/31 16995.27 13746.35
1992/09/30 17312.18 13919.70
1992/10/31 18226.07 14151.32
1992/11/30 19434.75 14812.03
1992/12/31 19969.17 14976.80
1993/01/31 20527.45 14829.57
1993/02/28 20007.29 14554.84
1993/03/31 20640.53 14841.63
1993/04/30 20308.84 14256.36
1993/05/31 21499.93 14780.43
1993/06/30 21590.39 14657.13
1993/07/31 21228.54 14428.25
1993/08/31 22020.08 15027.95
1993/09/30 22683.48 14967.12
1993/10/31 22969.94 15384.88
1993/11/30 22419.63 15236.92
1993/12/31 23106.14 15529.92
1994/01/31 23939.86 15893.61
1994/02/28 23749.11 15623.81
1994/03/31 22787.38 14850.03
1994/04/30 23049.67 14916.34
1994/05/31 22922.50 15091.52
1994/06/30 21928.98 14628.45
1994/07/31 22413.81 15100.10
1994/08/31 23439.13 15967.59
1994/09/30 22970.19 15777.44
1994/10/31 23733.21 16129.26
1994/11/30 22970.19 15600.07
1994/12/31 23096.20 15872.06
1995/01/31 22902.19 16144.05
1995/02/28 23799.52 16827.41
1995/03/31 24713.02 17319.71
1995/04/30 25788.20 17686.87
1995/05/31 26701.70 18266.84
1995/06/30 28746.97 19024.73
1995/07/31 30905.42 19885.28
1995/08/31 31236.87 19930.40
1995/09/30 32134.20 20795.34
1995/10/31 31988.69 20702.18
1995/11/30 32651.58 21517.61
1995/12/31 32361.56 21676.17
1996/01/31 33136.95 22309.84
1996/02/29 33892.40 22777.29
1996/03/31 34141.36 22848.17
1996/04/30 35180.11 23566.24
1996/05/31 36141.59 24430.62
1996/06/30 35695.19 24288.69
1996/07/31 33540.43 22705.87
1996/08/31 34338.81 23399.09
1996/09/30 36665.26 25051.88
1996/10/31 36862.71 25078.91
1996/11/30 39077.56 26846.78
1996/12/31 37828.49 26419.52
1997/01/31 40116.88 28156.33
1997/02/28 39217.48 27824.42
1997/03/31 37053.57 26277.93
1997/04/30 38959.24 27844.02
1997/05/31 41737.59 30029.85
1997/06/30 43465.15 31215.70
1997/07/31 46786.71 33865.40
1997/08/31 44961.19 32161.97
1997/09/30 47552.53 33845.49
1997/10/31 45718.11 32512.09
1997/11/30 47071.66 33670.55
1997/12/31 47138.75 34012.57
1998/01/31 47755.97 34887.67
1998/02/28 51407.66 37553.68
1998/03/31 53203.08 39057.97
1998/04/30 54227.58 39570.21
1998/05/31 52837.91 38284.25
1998/06/30 56175.14 40453.79
1998/07/31 57321.37 39910.17
1998/08/31 47968.99 33656.17
1998/09/30 52898.77 36304.21
1998/10/31 56611.32 39141.69
1998/11/30 60567.31 42123.38
1998/12/31 65746.16 45922.48
1999/01/31 71085.17 48572.17
1999/02/28 67592.75 46189.62
1999/03/31 71302.74 48566.69
1999/04/30 71543.20 48920.77
1999/05/31 70558.45 47534.49
1999/06/30 75115.78 50801.39
1999/07/31 74096.68 49189.15
1999/08/31 74508.90 49800.83
1999/09/30 73031.77 48890.11
1999/10/31 77279.94 52411.67
1999/11/30 81860.17 55419.59
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991223 094349 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund - Institutional Class
on November 30, 1989. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the
value of the investment would have grown to $81,860 - a 718.60%
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 $55,420 - a 454.20% increase. Going forward, 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.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 45.45%, 208.48%,
415.05%, AND 45.45%, 24.90%, 17.55%, RESPECTIVELY; AND THE ONE YEAR,
FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR
THE MULTI-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGE ARE 22.27%, 165.26%, 311.14%, AND
22.27%, 21.17%, 14.82%, RESPECTIVELY.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000(registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(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 12 months that ended November 30, 1999, the fund's
Institutional Class shares returned 35.16%. The Russell 3000 Growth
Index returned 31.56% during the same period, while the growth funds
average - as tracked by Lipper Inc. - returned 27.23%.
Q. WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCED THE FUND'S STRONG PERFORMANCE?
A. The fund benefited both from what it owned and didn't own. If you
weren't in technology stocks during the period, chances are good that
you didn't beat your benchmarks. Fortunately, the fund was
well-represented in this area, particularly among mid-size technology
stocks in the semiconductor and storage subsectors. Conversely, my
decision to underweight consumer nondurables - such as Coca-Cola -
provided a performance boost.
Q. IN TERMS OF TECHNOLOGY, CAN YOU PROVIDE A PLAY-BY-PLAY OF YOUR
STOCK PICKING STRATEGY?
A. Sure. As we entered the period, my focus was on
semiconductor-related stocks. The economic recovery in Asia and
continued strong demand in the U.S. and Europe - particularly in the
communications area - led to a very good semiconductor market.
Investments in KLA-Tencor, Teradyne and ASM Lithography - companies
that supply equipment for semiconductor manufacturing - performed
well. The fund no longer held KLA-Tencor nor Teradyne at the close of
the period. In the second half of the period, I began to emphasize
other areas of technology, including storage companies such as EMC,
VERITAS Software, Legato Systems and Network Appliances. The amazing
growth of the Internet has created huge demand for data storage, and
these companies generated terrific returns. When people think of
technology, the big fish in the pond - Microsoft, Intel, Cisco Systems
- - tend to come to mind. While the fund had substantial positions in
both Microsoft and Cisco at the end of the period, I was underweighted
in these larger stocks relative to the index. Looking back, it was the
superior performance of the fund's mid-cap technology names that made
the technology sector a positive overall contributor during the
period.
Q. WHAT OTHER STOCKS OR AREAS
PERFORMED WELL FOR THE FUND?
A. In keeping with the information age theme, the fund's exposure to
wireless communications stocks helped tremendously. Investments in
Nokia and Texas Instruments - which makes a digital chip that goes
into most cell phones - performed well. Competitive local exchange
carriers such as McLeod, Metromedia Fiber and NEXTLINK also fared
nicely, as did cable TV-related positions such as Comcast and
MediaOne, the latter of which announced it was being acquired by AT&T.
Q. WHICH STOCKS WOULD YOU CATEGORIZE AS DISAPPOINTMENTS?
A. Philip Morris continued to be a drag on performance, as the ongoing
tobacco litigation gradually took its toll. Other disappointments
included drug stock Eli Lilly - which suffered due to a slowdown in
Prozac sales - and Avon, which had difficulty executing its business
plan at the same time as its business weakened in Latin America. I
sold off the fund's stake in Avon prior to the close of the period.
Q. DID THE FUND HAVE ANY EXPOSURE TO THE REVITALIZED JAPANESE MARKET?
A. It did. The fund's positions in Japanese brokerage houses such as
Daiwa Securities, Nikko Securities and Nomura Securities panned out
well, as did its stake in Softbank, a dominant, Internet-related
venture capital firm. The strength in Japan has been driven by a
modest recovery in the economy combined with increased restructuring
efforts on the part of old-line Japanese companies. Companies are
becoming more shareholder-oriented, slashing non-profitable businesses
and working hard to become more efficient. It's a glacial effort, but
at least it's underway. Additionally, demographics in Japan are
positive as more people enter their prime saving years. This could be
a big plus for the stock market.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. The big question is how long the technology bubble can last. The
tech stocks that performed best during the period were overpriced by
historical measures, and it's very difficult to determine how long
this will continue. Against this backdrop, my goal is to participate
in technology where I can find relatively underappreciated ideas and
emphasize relative values. One final note on Japan: It's important to
remember that the market was very strong during the period as the
economy showed signs of bottoming. Going forward, I think we'll see
volatility in the market as the economy moves forward in fits and
starts.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
(checkmark)FUND FACTS
GOAL: to achieve capital
appreciation by investing
primarily in common stock
of companies with
above-average growth
characteristics
START DATE: November 22,
1983
SIZE: as of November 30,
1999, more than $11.7 billion
MANAGER: Jennifer Uhrig,
since 1997; joined Fidelity
in 1987
JENNIFER UHRIG COVERS A
VARIETY OF TOPICS:
DRUG STOCKS: "Four of the fund's
top-10 holdings at the end of the
period fell into this group, but the
fund's overall weighting in drug stocks
was lighter than that of the index.
These stocks have done a bit better
recently, with the ongoing takeover
battle between Warner-Lambert and
Pfizer serving as a catalyst. While
product introductions this year were
not particularly exciting, and talk of
a Medicare drug benefit continues
to weigh on these stocks, this is still
a very good business with stable,
long-term growth."
FINANCE: "I've stayed away from
banks - mostly due to higher
interest rates - and instead have
favored stocks such as American
International Group, which could
benefit from strong insurance
trends in Asia, and American
Express, which has worked hard
to position itself as the credit card
of choice for Internet shoppers."
JAPAN: "Companies in Japan are
just beginning to offer incentives to
their executives. If the company
does well, they will do well. This
makes a huge difference. Another
positive trend concerns consumers
and their saving patterns. Many
consumers have their savings tied up
in low-yielding vehicles such as
CDs. When these come due,
consumers may well look to more
attractive, long-term strategies
such as stocks and mutual funds."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.5 2.2
Microsoft Corp. 3.0 2.4
Warner-Lambert Co. 2.2 2.5
Merck & Co., Inc. 2.1 2.0
Eli Lilly & Co. 2.0 2.4
General Electric Co. 1.9 0.9
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 1.9 0.9
Intel Corp. 1.8 1.0
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 1.7 1.9
Home Depot, Inc. 1.7 0.7
21.8 16.9
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 32.7 26.5
HEALTH 14.8 17.7
MEDIA & LEISURE 10.0 10.3
FINANCE 9.7 9.7
UTILITIES 7.8 6.4
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 98.1% Stocks 96.7%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 1.9% Net Other Assets 3.3%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 10.7% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 5.9%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 98.09999999999999 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 96.7
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 1.9 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 3.3
</TABLE>
PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
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COMMON STOCKS - 98.1%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.5%
Boeing Co. 676,020 $ 27,590
United Technologies Corp. 595,600 33,651
61,241
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 2.2%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.9%
Cytec Industries, Inc. (a) 783,600 18,366
Great Lakes Chemical Corp. 617,700 20,500
Monsanto Co. 568,500 23,984
NOVA Chemicals Corp. 1,418,700 29,344
Solutia, Inc. 702,900 10,544
102,738
IRON & STEEL - 0.1%
Nucor Corp. 220,700 11,132
METALS & MINING - 1.0%
Alcoa, Inc. 692,700 45,372
CommScope, Inc. (a) 833,000 35,090
Falconbridge Ltd. 418,800 6,461
Inco Ltd. 1,594,700 29,199
116,122
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.2%
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 1,052,100 25,185
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 255,177
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
0.1%
ENGINEERING - 0.1%
Stolt Comex Seaway SA (a) 705,500 8,290
Stolt Comex Seaway SA Class A 144,300 1,732
sponsored ADR (a)
10,022
DURABLES - 0.4%
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.4%
Sony Corp. 235,200 43,321
ENERGY - 3.6%
ENERGY SERVICES - 1.4%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 784,630 19,812
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
ENERGY SERVICES - CONTINUED
BJ Services Co. (a) 412,300 $ 14,379
Coflexip SA sponsored ADR 672,600 27,156
Halliburton Co. 1,090,100 42,173
Schlumberger Ltd. 156,200 9,382
Smith International, Inc. (a) 574,000 22,888
Weatherford International, 886,500 30,972
Inc. (a)
166,762
OIL & GAS - 2.2%
Apache Corp. 487,000 17,441
Exxon Corp. 1,296,600 102,837
Newfield Exploration Co. (a) 1,113,500 28,742
Noble Affiliates, Inc. 1,060,300 23,327
Sunoco, Inc. 896,300 22,912
Tosco Corp. 1,193,600 32,302
USX-Marathon Group 664,800 17,576
Vastar Resources, Inc. 194,800 10,909
256,046
TOTAL ENERGY 422,808
FINANCE - 9.7%
BANKS - 1.0%
Bank of Ireland, Inc. 1,310,373 10,809
Chase Manhattan Corp. 608,300 46,991
Mitsui Trust & Banking Co. 8,410,000 25,967
Ltd.
U.S. Bancorp 817,800 27,959
111,726
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 1.8%
American Express Co. 637,504 96,462
Associates First Capital 1,074,000 35,711
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 858,800 46,268
Household International, Inc. 900,890 35,641
214,082
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 2.3%
Fannie Mae 2,941,500 195,977
Freddie Mac 1,476,800 72,917
268,894
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
INSURANCE - 2.8%
AFLAC, Inc. 436,000 $ 20,874
Allmerica Financial Corp. 476,600 26,302
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. 406,000 22,127
American International Group, 1,489,212 153,761
Inc.
CIGNA Corp. 687,900 56,580
Xl Capital Ltd. 962,600 49,093
328,737
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 1.8%
Charles Schwab Corp. 1,413,900 53,640
Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. 3,834,000 54,793
Nikko Securities Co. Ltd. 3,865,000 48,114
Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. 3,204,000 57,158
213,705
TOTAL FINANCE 1,137,144
HEALTH - 14.8%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 13.3%
American Home Products Corp. 1,465,600 76,211
Amgen, Inc. (a) 1,393,100 63,473
Biogen, Inc. (a) 632,200 46,190
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2,732,200 199,621
Chiron Corp. (a) 1,094,400 35,910
Elan Corp. PLC sponsored ADR 1,777,880 48,669
(a)
Eli Lilly & Co. 3,224,400 231,351
Genentech, Inc. 581,800 49,962
Genzyme Corp. - General 981,300 35,327
Division
Medimmune, Inc. (a) 179,600 21,586
Merck & Co., Inc. 3,178,400 249,504
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, 121,500 11,827
Inc. (a)
PE Corp. - Celera Genomics 139,550 8,547
Group (a)
Pfizer, Inc. 3,495,800 126,504
Quintiles Transnational Corp. 698,200 15,404
(a)
Schering-Plough Corp. 1,490,400 76,197
Takeda Chemical Industries 251,000 14,811
Ltd.
Warner-Lambert Co. 2,823,400 253,224
XOMA Ltd. (a) 52 0
1,564,318
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 1.3%
Johnson & Johnson 1,227,700 $ 127,374
McKesson HBOC, Inc. 888,110 20,760
148,134
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.2%
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. 537,800 14,655
Health Management Associates, 574,275 7,071
Inc. Class A (a)
HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (a) 1,091,000 6,205
27,931
TOTAL HEALTH 1,740,383
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 3.5%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 3.2%
General Electric Co. 1,711,400 222,482
L. M. Ericsson Telefon AB 1,724,300 83,090
sponsored ADR
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. 7,319,000 43,475
Omnipoint Corp. (a) 314,400 25,466
374,513
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.3%
ASM Lithography Holding NV (a) 426,700 39,950
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 414,463
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 10.0%
BROADCASTING - 6.3%
AT&T Corp. - Liberty Media 864,060 36,129
Group Class A (a)
Cablevision Systems Corp. 659,800 45,238
Class A (a)
CBS Corp. (a) 1,739,834 90,471
Clear Channel Communications, 458,400 36,844
Inc. (a)
Comcast Corp. Class A 2,546,900 115,088
(special)
Cox Communications, Inc. 1,658,500 77,950
Class A (a)
MediaOne Group, Inc. 1,754,200 139,020
NTL, Inc. (a) 399,000 36,384
Time Warner, Inc. 1,641,598 101,266
UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. (a) 406,000 42,300
USA Networks, Inc. (a) 509,500 20,380
741,070
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.4%
Royal Carribean Cruises Ltd. 435,400 $ 21,498
Walt Disney Co. 1,045,700 29,149
50,647
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.3%
Harley-Davidson, Inc. 508,500 31,019
PUBLISHING - 0.2%
Reader's Digest Association, 662,760 19,220
Inc. Class A (non-vtg.)
RESTAURANTS - 2.8%
Brinker International, Inc. 1,299,100 29,392
(a)
Darden Restaurants, Inc. 1,624,600 28,938
McDonald's Corp. 3,620,200 162,909
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. (a) 1,137,500 26,802
Papa John's International, 209,300 7,515
Inc. (a)
Tricon Global Restaurants, 1,271,880 52,783
Inc. (a)
Wendy's International, Inc. 835,900 18,442
326,781
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 1,168,737
NONDURABLES - 3.7%
BEVERAGES - 0.3%
The Coca-Cola Co. 447,300 30,109
FOODS - 0.7%
American Italian Pasta Co. 465,100 13,982
Class A (a)
Bestfoods 636,100 34,866
Keebler Foods Co. (a) 551,500 15,201
Nabisco Holdings Corp. Class A 737,900 24,581
88,630
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.7%
Gillette Co. 1,820,700 73,169
Procter & Gamble Co. 1,132,600 122,321
195,490
TOBACCO - 1.0%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 4,676,500 123,050
TOTAL NONDURABLES 437,279
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.6%
Barrick Gold Corp. 1,038,800 $ 18,668
Homestake Mining Co. 1,629,400 13,443
Newmont Mining Corp. 1,066,300 25,258
Placer Dome, Inc. 1,033,000 11,734
69,103
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 7.4%
APPAREL STORES - 0.3%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class 275,890 8,932
A (a)
TJX Companies, Inc. 897,300 23,498
32,430
DRUG STORES - 0.7%
CVS Corp. 799,254 31,720
Walgreen Co. 1,687,500 49,148
80,868
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
3.4%
Dayton Hudson Corp. 1,325,050 93,499
Federated Department Stores, 697,600 32,831
Inc. (a)
Nordstrom, Inc. 1,794,400 49,907
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 3,825,000 220,416
396,653
GROCERY STORES - 0.4%
Safeway, Inc. (a) 1,462,000 53,911
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 2.6%
Best Buy Co., Inc. (a) 559,400 34,963
Home Depot, Inc. 2,512,300 198,629
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 698,200 34,779
Tiffany & Co., Inc. 476,100 36,898
305,269
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 869,131
SERVICES - 0.1%
Gartner Group, Inc. Class B 164,151 1,816
(a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
SERVICES - CONTINUED
GetThere.com, Inc. 211,700 $ 5,385
Profit Recovery Group 114,200 4,231
International, Inc. (a)
11,432
TECHNOLOGY - 32.7%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 6.6%
ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 766,200 40,848
(a)
Advanced Fibre 792,700 22,047
Communications, Inc. (a)
Aspect Telecommunications 189,600 6,257
Corp. (a)
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 4,649,150 414,638
Ditech Communications Corp. 103,500 10,712
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 1,564,792 114,328
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 380,200 52,539
Nortel Networks Corp. 869,500 63,977
Tellabs, Inc. (a) 758,400 49,201
774,547
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 11.7%
Adobe Systems, Inc. 466,400 32,036
Aspect Development, Inc. (a) 121,300 5,792
Automatic Data Processing, 1,203,700 59,433
Inc.
BEA Systems, Inc. (a) 110,400 8,970
BMC Software, Inc. (a) 628,500 45,763
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 1,031,400 18,307
(a)
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) 666,700 63,253
Compuware Corp. (a) 866,400 29,295
Concentric Network Corp. (a) 622,700 17,708
DST Systems, Inc. (a) 249,300 15,690
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) 648,100 67,969
Electronic Data Systems Corp. 1,080,600 69,496
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 773,000 34,447
(a)
Exodus Communications, Inc. 452,600 48,796
(a)
First Data Corp. 951,400 41,148
IMS Health, Inc. 671,100 15,813
Inktomi Corp. (a) 42,100 5,434
InsWeb Corp. 129,700 3,810
Intertrust Technologies Corp. 240,600 30,932
Intuit, Inc. (a) 1,240,000 62,000
Legato Systems, Inc. (a) 843,000 56,929
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Microsoft Corp. (a) 3,878,800 $ 353,153
New Era of Networks, Inc. (a) 270,000 12,994
Oracle Corp. (a) 757,650 51,378
Redback Networks, Inc. 164,300 22,992
SAP AG sponsored ADR 84,300 2,829
Siebel Systems, Inc. (a) 250,800 17,587
Synopsys, Inc. (a) 389,500 28,190
Verio, Inc. (a) 1,095,300 39,362
VERITAS Software Corp. (a) 629,800 57,666
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) 233,100 49,592
1,368,764
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 7.1%
Adaptec, Inc. (a) 678,600 36,560
CDW Computer Centers, Inc. (a) 868,200 61,045
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) 340,000 41,098
Crossroads Systems, Inc. 151,300 13,343
Dell Computer Corp. (a) 1,395,400 60,002
EMC Corp. (a) 1,770,482 147,946
Gateway, Inc. (a) 734,800 56,120
Hewlett-Packard Co. 798,900 75,796
International Business 1,051,100 108,329
Machines Corp.
Network Appliance, Inc. (a) 510,300 60,056
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 678,200 32,511
Ricoh Co. Ltd. 552,000 10,226
SCI Systems, Inc. (a) 195,600 13,276
Softbank Corp. 92,600 66,895
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) 398,700 52,728
835,931
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.5%
PE Corp. - Biosystems Group 558,200 45,563
Waters Corp. (a) 155,400 7,615
53,178
ELECTRONICS - 6.8%
Altera Corp. (a) 571,600 30,795
C-Cube Microsystems, Inc. (a) 190,000 8,505
Celestica, Inc. (sub. vtg.) 713,600 49,361
(a)
Chartered Semiconduct 716,200 38,138
Manufacturing Ltd. ADR
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
Epcos AG 127,500 $ 7,977
Harmonic, Inc. (a) 198,200 11,917
Intel Corp. 2,747,300 210,684
Linear Technology Corp. 503,600 35,787
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 509,700 34,214
Motorola, Inc. 1,056,500 120,705
Solectron Corp. (a) 353,800 29,144
Taiwan Semiconductor 921,636 33,006
Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
sponsored ADR (a)
Texas Instruments, Inc. 1,615,100 155,151
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. 728,700 32,837
(a)
798,221
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 3,830,641
TRANSPORTATION - 1.0%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.1%
Preview Travel, Inc. (a) 302,100 14,085
RAILROADS - 0.9%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 952,400 27,620
Corp.
Canadian National Railway Co. 1,181,400 34,931
Union Pacific Corp. 729,700 34,342
Wisconsin Central 678,900 9,526
Transportation Corp. (a)
106,419
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 120,504
UTILITIES - 7.8%
CELLULAR - 2.1%
Aerial Communications, Inc. 222,100 9,176
(a)
China Telecom (Hong Kong) 348,400 36,626
Ltd. sponsored ADR (a)
Mannesmann AG (Reg.) 264,000 55,675
Nextel Communications, Inc. 426,300 42,257
Class A (a)
Sprint Corp. Series 1 - PCS 520,800 47,783
Group
Vodafone AirTouch PLC 1,180,350 55,698
sponsored ADR
247,215
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.8%
AES Corp. (a) 688,000 39,861
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
ELECTRIC UTILITY - CONTINUED
Calpine Corp. (a) 390,200 $ 23,022
Tokyo Electric Power Co. 1,170,200 32,977
95,860
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 4.9%
AT&T Corp. 2,504,111 139,917
DDI Corp. 3,978 54,979
iBasis, Inc. 302,000 10,230
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 1,893,180 156,542
McLeodUSA, Inc. Class A (a) 1,188,600 51,110
Metromedia Fiber Network, 1,192,500 46,209
Inc. Class A (a)
NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. 711,300 35,565
Class A (a)
Sprint Corp. - FON Group 547,600 37,990
Time Warner Telecom, Inc. 376,200 10,933
WinStar Communications, Inc. 587,700 29,826
(a)
573,301
TOTAL UTILITIES 916,376
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 11,507,762
(Cost $8,253,847)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 3.2%
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 93,895,800 93,896
5.69% (b)
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 283,704,925 283,705
5.34% (b)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 377,601
(Cost $377,601)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 11,885,363
101.3%
(Cost $8,631,448)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.3)% (154,293)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 11,731,070
</TABLE>
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of
net assets, is
as follows:
United States of America 89.3%
Japan 4.0
Canada 2.0
Others (individually less 4.7
than 1%)
100.0%
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $8,673,097,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $3,212,266,000, of which $3,554,432,000 related to
appreciated investment securities and $342,166,000 related to
depreciated investment securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $666,420,000 as a capital
gain
dividend for the purpose of the
dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 11,885,363
value (cost $8,631,448) -
See accompanying schedule
Cash 162
Receivable for investments 73,479
sold
Receivable for fund shares 29,010
sold
Dividends receivable 6,908
Interest receivable 1,818
Other receivables 1,151
TOTAL ASSETS 11,997,891
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 137,353
purchased
Payable for fund shares 22,587
redeemed
Accrued management fee 5,483
Distribution fees payable 4,792
Other payables and accrued 2,710
expenses
Collateral on securities 93,896
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 266,821
NET ASSETS $ 11,731,070
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 7,420,194
Accumulated undistributed net 1,056,963
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 3,253,913
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 11,731,070
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS)
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $69.26
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($403,179
(divided by) 5,821.50 shares)
Maximum offering price per $73.49
share (100/94.25 of $69.26)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $69.95
redemption price per share
($8,047,357 (divided by)
115,049 shares)
Maximum offering price per $72.49
share (100/96.50 of $69.95)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $68.19
offering price per share
($1,396,255 (divided by)
20,477 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $69.07
offering price per share
($436,450 (divided by) 6,319
shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $71.49
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($1,447,829 (divided
by) 20,251 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUEL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGES.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 59,008
Dividends
Interest 18,446
Security lending 168
TOTAL INCOME 77,622
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 52,943
Transfer agent fees 17,249
Distribution fees 43,632
Accounting and security 958
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 39
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 222
Registration fees 1,253
Audit 55
Interest 4
Total expenses before 116,355
reductions
Expense reductions (1,028) 115,327
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (37,705)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 1,147,442
Foreign currency transactions 459 1,147,901
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 1,476,100
Assets and liabilities in (21) 1,476,079
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 2,623,980
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 2,586,275
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (37,705) $ (19,703)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 1,147,901 920,930
Change in net unrealized 1,476,079 544,677
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 2,586,275 1,445,904
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders - (1,050)
From net investment income
From net realized gain (801,608) (622,707)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (801,608) (623,757)
Share transactions - net 3,208,668 576,380
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 4,993,335 1,398,527
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 6,737,735 5,339,208
End of period $ 11,731,070 $ 6,737,735
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.14) (.13) (.06) .04
Net realized and unrealized 18.28 12.76 8.54 5.29
gain (loss)
Total from investment 18.14 12.63 8.48 5.33
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - (.03) (.36) -
From net realized gain (7.02) (6.15) (1.23) -
Total distributions (7.02) (6.18) (1.59) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 69.26 $ 58.14 $ 51.69 $ 44.80
TOTAL RETURN B, C 34.67% 28.21% 19.73% 13.50%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 403 $ 92 $ 29 $ 4
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.09% 1.12% 1.32% G 1.52% A, D, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.08% H 1.10% H 1.30% H 1.50% A, H
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.23)% (.26)% (.12)% .38% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 82% 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.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 58.59 $ 51.97 $ 44.81 $ 39.83 $ 28.52
of period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) (.27) C (.21) C (.04) C .22 C .06
Net realized and unrealized 18.49 12.87 8.60 6.90 11.54
gain (loss)
Total from investment 18.22 12.66 8.56 7.12 11.60
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - (.17) (.03) (.08)
From net realized gain (6.86) (6.04) (1.23) (2.11) (.16)
In excess of net realized gain - - - - (.05)
Total distributions (6.86) (6.04) (1.40) (2.14) (.29)
Net asset value, end of period $ 69.95 $ 58.59 $ 51.97 $ 44.81 $ 39.83
TOTAL RETURN A, B 34.44% 28.00% 19.81% 19.00% 41.11%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 8,047 $ 5,187 $ 4,206 $ 3,537 $ 2,051
(in millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.29% 1.29% 1.31% D 1.36% 1.55%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.28% E 1.27% E 1.29% E 1.34% E 1.54% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.43)% (.41)% (.08)% .54% .21%
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 82% 122% 108% 76% 97%
</TABLE>
A THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
B TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE.
C NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
D FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.60) (.52) (.32)
Net realized and unrealized 18.08 12.68 9.95
gain (loss)
Total from investment 17.48 12.16 9.63
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (6.79) (6.07) (.03)
Net asset value, end of period $ 68.19 $ 57.50 $ 51.41
TOTAL RETURN B, C 33.69% 27.27% 23.05%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 1,396 $ 307 $ 71
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.85% 1.88% 1.93% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.84% G 1.85% G 1.90% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.98)% (1.01)% (.73)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 82% 122% 108%
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.60) (.54) (.02)
Net realized and unrealized 18.32 12.87 .13
gain (loss)
Total from investment 17.72 12.33 .11
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (6.89) (6.04) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 69.07 $ 58.24 $ 51.95
TOTAL RETURN B, C 33.72% 27.30% 0.21%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 436 $ 64 $ 1
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.82% 1.89% 1.95% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.81% G 1.86% G 1.89% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.96)% (1.03)% (.82)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 82% 122% 108%
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.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 59.71 $ 52.86 $ 45.52 $ 40.39 $ 28.90
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .05 B .06 B .22 B .45 B .28
Net realized and unrealized 18.86 13.08 8.72 7.00 11.69
gain (loss)
Total from investment 18.91 13.14 8.94 7.45 11.97
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - D (.05) (.37) (.21) (.27)
From net realized gain (7.13) D (6.24) (1.23) (2.11) (.16)
In excess of net realized gain - - - - (.05)
Total distributions (7.13) (6.29) (1.60) (2.32) (.48)
Net asset value, end of period $ 71.49 $ 59.71 $ 52.86 $ 45.52 $ 40.39
TOTAL RETURN A 35.16% 28.67% 20.46% 19.68% 42.15%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 1,448 $ 1,088 $ 1,032 $ 1,324 $ 791
(in millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .78% .76% .77% .79% .83%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .77% C .74% C .75% C .77% C .83%
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .08% .12% .46% 1.11% .92%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 82% 122% 108% 76% 97%
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A THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
B NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
C FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
D THE AMOUNTS SHOWN REFLECT CERTAIN RECLASSIFICATIONS RELATED TO BOOK
TO TAX DIFFERENCES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities (including restricted securities) for which
exchange quotations are not readily available (and in certain cases
debt securities which trade on an exchange) are valued primarily using
dealer-supplied valuations or at their fair value. Short-term
securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which
quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost or
original cost plus accrued interest, both of which approximate current
value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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 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 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, 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.
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.
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.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund (the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc., an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS - CONTINUED
and other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Funds
seek preservation of capital, liquidity, and current income. Income
distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily and paid monthly
from net interest income. Income distributions earned by the fund are
recorded as either interest income or security lending income in the
accompanying financial statements.
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 $9,849,575,000 and $7,199,703,000, 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 .2167% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect during the
period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates, as they resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annual rate of .58% of average net assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Board of 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.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN - CONTINUED
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 $ 590,000 $ -
CLASS T 32,968,000 176,000
CLASS B 7,865,000 5,902,000
CLASS C 2,209,000 1,761,000
$ 43,632,000 $ 7,839,000
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 is paid to securities
dealers, banks and other financial institutions.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS - 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 $ 2,971,000 $ 1,533,000
CLASS T 4,876,000 1,876,000
CLASS B 1,664,000 1,664,000*
CLASS C 122,000 122,000*
$ 9,633,000 $ 5,195,000
* 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 $ 558,000 .24
CLASS T 12,147,000 .18
CLASS B 1,909,000 .24
CLASS C 487,000 .22
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 2,148,000 .17
$ 17,249,000
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.,
an affiliate of FMR, maintains the fund's accounting records and
administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is
based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $778,000 for the
period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $100,476,000. The fund received cash collateral of
$93,896,000 which was invested in cash equivalents, and U.S. Treasury
obligations valued at $11,070,000.
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. 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 $1,021,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, through arrangements with the fund's custodian and each
class' transfer agent, 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 $6,000 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
8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEARS 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
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 11,749 $ 3,543
Class T 611,659 488,378
Class B 38,743 9,146
Class C 8,557 223
Institutional Class 130,900 121,417
Total $ 801,608 $ 622,707
9. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS 1999 1998 1999 1998
CLASS A Shares sold 5,209 1,200 $ 322,503 $ 61,899
Reinvestment of distributions 208 77 11,343 3,416
Shares redeemed (1,170) (254) (74,185) (13,114)
Net increase (decrease) 4,247 1,023 $ 259,661 $ 52,201
CLASS T Shares sold 46,663 26,408 $ 2,907,843 $ 1,365,162
Reinvestment of distributions 10,473 10,178 576,282 457,907
Shares redeemed (30,625) (28,971) (1,896,299) (1,483,407)
Net increase (decrease) 26,511 7,615 $ 1,587,826 $ 339,662
CLASS B Shares sold 16,064 4,256 $ 981,876 $ 218,844
Reinvestment of distributions 665 193 35,866 8,586
Shares redeemed (1,585) (507) (97,048) (25,743)
Net increase (decrease) 15,144 3,942 $ 920,694 $ 201,687
CLASS C Shares sold 7,096 1,458 $ 441,106 $ 75,711
Reinvestment of distributions 141 4 7,730 187
Shares redeemed (2,021) (377) (125,985) (19,681)
Net increase (decrease) 5,216 1,085 $ 322,851 $ 56,217
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 6,381 6,340 $ 402,507 $ 327,822
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 1,855 1,960 103,777 89,402
Shares redeemed (6,204) (9,614) (388,648) (490,611)
Net increase (decrease) 2,032 (1,314) $ 117,636 $ (73,387)
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments of Fidelity Advisor Equity
Growth Fund as of November 30, 1999, and the related statements of
operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the year ended November 30, 1998, and the financial highlights for
each of the years in the four-year period ended November 30, 1998 were
audited by other auditors whose report, dated January 13, 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 November 30, 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 Equity Growth Fund at November 30, 1999, the results
of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and its financial
highlights for the year then ended in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund voted to
pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record
date, the following distributions derived from capital gains realized
from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net
investment income:
PAY DATE RECORD DATE DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
Institutional Class 12/20/99 12/17/99 $.03 $5.30
01/10/00 01/07/00 - $.44
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
A total of 19% of the dividends distributed by the Institutional Class
during the fiscal year qualifies for the dividends-received deduction
for corporate shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2000 of amounts for use
in preparing 1999 income tax returns.
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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 (registered trademark)
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 High Income 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 FUND
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
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FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
EQUITY INCOME
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND CLASS C
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 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 24 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 33 Notes to the financial
statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 42 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 43
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:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 4.06% 122.33% 260.78%
CL A
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - -1.92% 109.54% 240.04%
CL A (INCL. 5.75% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Value 9.54% 173.80% 321.25%
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Equity Income Funds Average 5.57% 125.73% 231.57%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return, over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare Class A's returns to the performance of the
Russell 3000 Value Index - a market capitalization-weighted index of
value-oriented stocks of U.S. domiciled corporations 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
one year average represents a peer group of 242 mutual funds. These
benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and
exclude the effect of sales charges. Lipper has created new comparison
categories that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization, as well as by capitalization only. These averages are
listed on page 5 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 4.06% 17.33% 13.69%
CL A
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - -1.92% 15.95% 13.02%
CL A (INCL. 5.75% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Value 9.54% 22.32% 15.47%
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Equity Income Funds Average 5.57% 17.57% 12.63%
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
1989/11/30 9425.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 9562.24 10203.08
1990/01/31 8957.58 9561.42
1990/02/28 8973.58 9802.02
1990/03/31 8973.58 9916.76
1990/04/30 8626.27 9532.46
1990/05/31 9194.32 10302.89
1990/06/30 9153.56 10083.42
1990/07/31 9006.06 9976.32
1990/08/31 8322.16 9080.21
1990/09/30 7692.82 8624.14
1990/10/31 7517.98 8483.17
1990/11/30 8020.30 9067.83
1990/12/31 8196.87 9300.60
1991/01/31 8613.95 9737.54
1991/02/28 9229.84 10405.62
1991/03/31 9377.14 10588.85
1991/04/30 9376.92 10667.35
1991/05/31 9890.44 11070.78
1991/06/30 9436.49 10601.78
1991/07/31 9952.92 11034.53
1991/08/31 10163.72 11243.99
1991/09/30 10111.06 11167.67
1991/10/31 10279.52 11348.72
1991/11/30 9862.67 10774.26
1991/12/31 10640.33 11663.81
1992/01/31 10747.45 11744.32
1992/02/29 11079.50 12051.03
1992/03/31 10899.50 11879.46
1992/04/30 11287.97 12342.63
1992/05/31 11387.62 12422.77
1992/06/30 11260.83 12322.78
1992/07/31 11553.32 12797.79
1992/08/31 11279.03 12417.31
1992/09/30 11352.75 12594.16
1992/10/31 11500.24 12627.86
1992/11/30 11906.20 13071.54
1992/12/31 12202.70 13401.76
1993/01/31 12583.26 13817.57
1993/02/28 12909.06 14267.81
1993/03/31 13328.32 14698.02
1993/04/30 13262.99 14496.21
1993/05/31 13468.95 14800.93
1993/06/30 13600.58 15111.83
1993/07/31 13788.90 15288.87
1993/08/31 14270.11 15844.93
1993/09/30 14175.54 15902.30
1993/10/31 14345.76 15925.80
1993/11/30 14052.61 15589.94
1993/12/31 14402.50 15901.39
1994/01/31 15064.47 16499.71
1994/02/28 14667.29 15984.45
1994/03/31 14039.22 15378.11
1994/04/30 14523.98 15658.79
1994/05/31 14619.03 15819.43
1994/06/30 14522.65 15437.49
1994/07/31 15019.15 15897.20
1994/08/31 15792.55 16371.48
1994/09/30 15524.44 15866.60
1994/10/31 15831.09 16033.08
1994/11/30 15294.44 15385.40
1994/12/31 15332.78 15592.12
1995/01/31 15567.91 16013.41
1995/02/28 16116.56 16642.50
1995/03/31 16637.05 16978.91
1995/04/30 17080.57 17512.20
1995/05/31 17553.67 18213.61
1995/06/30 17800.53 18497.01
1995/07/31 18443.69 19143.96
1995/08/31 18661.37 19444.30
1995/09/30 19235.02 20105.64
1995/10/31 19016.66 19845.91
1995/11/30 19800.75 20829.99
1995/12/31 20323.15 21365.29
1996/01/31 20925.59 21980.55
1996/02/29 20997.04 22163.41
1996/03/31 21150.55 22548.27
1996/04/30 21294.01 22684.32
1996/05/31 21457.97 22995.77
1996/06/30 21335.18 22986.67
1996/07/31 20533.57 22080.36
1996/08/31 20924.10 22746.07
1996/09/30 21664.29 23619.95
1996/10/31 22097.99 24465.98
1996/11/30 23523.00 26192.99
1996/12/31 23263.20 25978.98
1997/01/31 24041.12 27148.48
1997/02/28 24232.94 27532.97
1997/03/31 23269.52 26568.32
1997/04/30 24253.79 27611.01
1997/05/31 25644.61 29218.41
1997/06/30 26906.36 30494.60
1997/07/31 28860.46 32688.34
1997/08/31 27700.89 31685.14
1997/09/30 29150.49 33619.29
1997/10/31 27891.96 32682.20
1997/11/30 28709.47 34018.28
1997/12/31 29277.18 35027.09
1998/01/31 29207.69 34517.83
1998/02/28 31282.43 36818.44
1998/03/31 32701.31 38996.72
1998/04/30 32851.48 39251.08
1998/05/31 32562.70 38591.89
1998/06/30 32945.30 39019.32
1998/07/31 32447.36 38119.44
1998/08/31 27583.73 32421.59
1998/09/30 28926.46 34279.82
1998/10/31 31294.44 36798.45
1998/11/30 32675.76 38455.09
1998/12/31 34077.01 39755.94
1999/01/31 33413.14 39977.36
1999/02/28 32742.92 39247.73
1999/03/31 33399.94 39977.33
1999/04/30 36146.65 43705.27
1999/05/31 35487.44 43352.34
1999/06/30 36931.77 44633.54
1999/07/31 35536.27 43343.91
1999/08/31 34532.49 41738.94
1999/09/30 33194.17 40325.68
1999/10/31 34224.59 42419.79
1999/11/30 34003.78 42124.83
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991215 171706 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund - Class A on November
30, 1989, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. As the chart
shows, by November 30, 1999, the value of the investment would have
grown to $34,004 - a 240.04% 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 $42,125 - a 321.25% increase.
Going forward, 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.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER EQUITY INCOME FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATIONS. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE EQUITY INCOME FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 4.43%, 121.73%,
224.66%, AND 4.43%, 17.17%, 12.40%, RESPECTIVELY.
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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 3.89% 121.89% 260.07%
CL T
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 0.26% 114.12% 247.47%
CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Value 9.54% 173.80% 321.25%
S&P 500 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Equity Income Funds Average 5.57% 125.73% 231.57%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return, over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare Class T's returns to the performance of the
Russell 3000 Value Index - a market capitalization-weighted index of
value-oriented stocks of U.S. domiciled corporations 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
one year average represents a peer group of 242 mutual funds. These
benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and
exclude the effect of sales charges. Lipper has created new comparison
categories that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization, as well as by capitalization only. These averages are
listed on page 7 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 3.89% 17.28% 13.67%
CL T
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 0.26% 16.45% 13.26%
CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Value 9.54% 22.32% 15.47%
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Equity Income Funds Average 5.57% 17.57% 12.63%
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
1989/11/30 9650.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 9790.52 10203.08
1990/01/31 9171.42 9561.42
1990/02/28 9187.80 9802.02
1990/03/31 9187.80 9916.76
1990/04/30 8832.20 9532.46
1990/05/31 9413.81 10302.89
1990/06/30 9372.08 10083.42
1990/07/31 9221.06 9976.32
1990/08/31 8520.83 9080.21
1990/09/30 7876.47 8624.14
1990/10/31 7697.46 8483.17
1990/11/30 8211.76 9067.83
1990/12/31 8392.55 9300.60
1991/01/31 8819.58 9737.54
1991/02/28 9450.18 10405.62
1991/03/31 9601.00 10588.85
1991/04/30 9600.77 10667.35
1991/05/31 10126.55 11070.78
1991/06/30 9661.77 10601.78
1991/07/31 10190.52 11034.53
1991/08/31 10406.35 11243.99
1991/09/30 10352.44 11167.67
1991/10/31 10524.92 11348.72
1991/11/30 10098.12 10774.26
1991/12/31 10894.35 11663.81
1992/01/31 11004.02 11744.32
1992/02/29 11344.00 12051.03
1992/03/31 11159.70 11879.46
1992/04/30 11557.44 12342.63
1992/05/31 11659.47 12422.77
1992/06/30 11529.65 12322.78
1992/07/31 11829.12 12797.79
1992/08/31 11548.29 12417.31
1992/09/30 11623.77 12594.16
1992/10/31 11774.78 12627.86
1992/11/30 12190.43 13071.54
1992/12/31 12494.01 13401.76
1993/01/31 12883.65 13817.57
1993/02/28 13217.23 14267.81
1993/03/31 13646.51 14698.02
1993/04/30 13579.61 14496.21
1993/05/31 13790.49 14800.93
1993/06/30 13925.26 15111.83
1993/07/31 14118.08 15288.87
1993/08/31 14610.78 15844.93
1993/09/30 14513.95 15902.30
1993/10/31 14688.23 15925.80
1993/11/30 14388.08 15589.94
1993/12/31 14746.33 15901.39
1994/01/31 15424.10 16499.71
1994/02/28 15017.44 15984.45
1994/03/31 14374.37 15378.11
1994/04/30 14870.71 15658.79
1994/05/31 14968.03 15819.43
1994/06/30 14869.35 15437.49
1994/07/31 15377.70 15897.20
1994/08/31 16169.56 16371.48
1994/09/30 15895.05 15866.60
1994/10/31 16209.02 16033.08
1994/11/30 15659.56 15385.40
1994/12/31 15698.81 15592.12
1995/01/31 15939.56 16013.41
1995/02/28 16501.31 16642.50
1995/03/31 17034.22 16978.91
1995/04/30 17488.33 17512.20
1995/05/31 17972.72 18213.61
1995/06/30 18225.48 18497.01
1995/07/31 18883.99 19143.96
1995/08/31 19106.87 19444.30
1995/09/30 19694.21 20105.64
1995/10/31 19470.64 19845.91
1995/11/30 20273.45 20829.99
1995/12/31 20808.32 21365.29
1996/01/31 21425.14 21980.55
1996/02/29 21498.30 22163.41
1996/03/31 21655.47 22548.27
1996/04/30 21802.36 22684.32
1996/05/31 21970.23 22995.77
1996/06/30 21844.51 22986.67
1996/07/31 21023.76 22080.36
1996/08/31 21423.61 22746.07
1996/09/30 22191.92 23619.95
1996/10/31 22645.90 24465.98
1996/11/30 24102.84 26192.99
1996/12/31 23847.85 25978.98
1997/01/31 24642.05 27148.48
1997/02/28 24837.88 27532.97
1997/03/31 23844.91 26568.32
1997/04/30 24859.35 27611.01
1997/05/31 26299.21 29218.41
1997/06/30 27596.72 30494.60
1997/07/31 29587.45 32688.34
1997/08/31 28406.14 31685.14
1997/09/30 29893.89 33619.29
1997/10/31 28600.35 32682.20
1997/11/30 29433.47 34018.28
1997/12/31 30023.15 35027.09
1998/01/31 29952.48 34517.83
1998/02/28 32065.12 36818.44
1998/03/31 33521.45 38996.72
1998/04/30 33662.54 39251.08
1998/05/31 33368.60 38591.89
1998/06/30 33757.65 39019.32
1998/07/31 33239.39 38119.44
1998/08/31 28245.24 32421.59
1998/09/30 29611.17 34279.82
1998/10/31 32041.41 36798.45
1998/11/30 33445.29 38455.09
1998/12/31 34868.52 39755.94
1999/01/31 34194.24 39977.36
1999/02/28 33513.58 39247.73
1999/03/31 34168.66 39977.33
1999/04/30 36969.58 43705.27
1999/05/31 36287.94 43352.34
1999/06/30 37765.17 44633.54
1999/07/31 36337.49 43343.91
1999/08/31 35307.08 41738.94
1999/09/30 33926.33 40325.68
1999/10/31 34983.03 42419.79
1999/11/30 34746.82 42124.83
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991215 172503 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund - Class T on November
30, 1989, and the current 3.50% sales charge was paid. As the chart
shows, by November 30, 1999, the value of the investment would have
grown to $34,747 - a $247.47% 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 $42,125 - a 321.25% increase.
Going forward, 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.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER EQUITY INCOME FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATIONS. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE EQUITY INCOME FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 4.43%, 121.73%,
224.66%, AND 4.43%, 17.17%, 12.40%, RESPECTIVELY.
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 one year, past five years, and past 10
years total return figures are 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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 3.33% 116.41% 250.95%
CL B
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - -1.60% 114.41% 250.95%
CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Value 9.54% 173.80% 321.25%
S&P 500 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Equity Income Funds Average 5.57% 125.73% 231.57%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return, over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare Class B's returns to the performance of the
Russell 3000 Value Index - a market capitalization-weighted index of
value-oriented stocks of U.S. domiciled corporations 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
one year average represents a peer group of 242 mutual funds. These
benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and
exclude the effect of sales charges. Lipper has created new comparison
categories that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization, as well as by capitalization only. These averages are
listed on page 9 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 3.33% 16.70% 13.38%
CL B
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - -1.60% 16.48% 13.38%
CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Value 9.54% 22.32% 15.47%
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Equity Income Funds Average 5.57% 17.57% 12.63%
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
1989/11/30 10000.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 10145.61 10203.08
1990/01/31 9504.07 9561.42
1990/02/28 9521.04 9802.02
1990/03/31 9521.04 9916.76
1990/04/30 9152.54 9532.46
1990/05/31 9755.24 10302.89
1990/06/30 9712.00 10083.42
1990/07/31 9555.50 9976.32
1990/08/31 8829.87 9080.21
1990/09/30 8162.14 8624.14
1990/10/31 7976.64 8483.17
1990/11/30 8509.60 9067.83
1990/12/31 8696.94 9300.60
1991/01/31 9139.47 9737.54
1991/02/28 9792.93 10405.62
1991/03/31 9949.22 10588.85
1991/04/30 9948.98 10667.35
1991/05/31 10493.84 11070.78
1991/06/30 10012.19 10601.78
1991/07/31 10560.13 11034.53
1991/08/31 10783.78 11243.99
1991/09/30 10727.91 11167.67
1991/10/31 10906.66 11348.72
1991/11/30 10464.37 10774.26
1991/12/31 11289.48 11663.81
1992/01/31 11403.13 11744.32
1992/02/29 11755.44 12051.03
1992/03/31 11564.45 11879.46
1992/04/30 11976.63 12342.63
1992/05/31 12082.35 12422.77
1992/06/30 11947.83 12322.78
1992/07/31 12258.16 12797.79
1992/08/31 11967.14 12417.31
1992/09/30 12045.35 12594.16
1992/10/31 12201.84 12627.86
1992/11/30 12632.57 13071.54
1992/12/31 12947.16 13401.76
1993/01/31 13350.94 13817.57
1993/02/28 13696.62 14267.81
1993/03/31 14141.46 14698.02
1993/04/30 14072.14 14496.21
1993/05/31 14290.67 14800.93
1993/06/30 14430.32 15111.83
1993/07/31 14630.13 15288.87
1993/08/31 15140.70 15844.93
1993/09/30 15040.36 15902.30
1993/10/31 15220.97 15925.80
1993/11/30 14909.93 15589.94
1993/12/31 15281.17 15901.39
1994/01/31 15983.52 16499.71
1994/02/28 15562.11 15984.45
1994/03/31 14895.72 15378.11
1994/04/30 15410.06 15658.79
1994/05/31 15510.91 15819.43
1994/06/30 15408.65 15437.49
1994/07/31 15935.44 15897.20
1994/08/31 16766.15 16371.48
1994/09/30 16481.59 15866.60
1994/10/31 16786.80 16033.08
1994/11/30 16217.07 15385.40
1994/12/31 16257.98 15592.12
1995/01/31 16486.68 16013.41
1995/02/28 17058.41 16642.50
1995/03/31 17620.98 16978.91
1995/04/30 18080.84 17512.20
1995/05/31 18572.06 18213.61
1995/06/30 18823.28 18497.01
1995/07/31 19504.90 19143.96
1995/08/31 19725.12 19444.30
1995/09/30 20322.67 20105.64
1995/10/31 20080.99 19845.91
1995/11/30 20911.13 20829.99
1995/12/31 21453.45 21365.29
1996/01/31 22069.07 21980.55
1996/02/29 22144.65 22163.41
1996/03/31 22296.09 22548.27
1996/04/30 22436.87 22684.32
1996/05/31 22599.30 22995.77
1996/06/30 22458.63 22986.67
1996/07/31 21601.51 22080.36
1996/08/31 22013.80 22746.07
1996/09/30 22784.25 23619.95
1996/10/31 23241.02 24465.98
1996/11/30 24720.09 26192.99
1996/12/31 24457.49 25978.98
1997/01/31 25263.41 27148.48
1997/02/28 25442.50 27532.97
1997/03/31 24422.39 26568.32
1997/04/30 25442.33 27611.01
1997/05/31 26921.79 29218.41
1997/06/30 28221.51 30494.60
1997/07/31 30254.18 32688.34
1997/08/31 29030.08 31685.14
1997/09/30 30546.22 33619.29
1997/10/31 29197.60 32682.20
1997/11/30 30040.49 34018.28
1997/12/31 30633.15 35027.09
1998/01/31 30536.72 34517.83
1998/02/28 32676.69 36818.44
1998/03/31 34143.80 38996.72
1998/04/30 34288.17 39251.08
1998/05/31 33963.33 38591.89
1998/06/30 34348.74 39019.32
1998/07/31 33806.97 38119.44
1998/08/31 28714.25 32421.59
1998/09/30 30086.65 34279.82
1998/10/31 32543.69 36798.45
1998/11/30 33964.92 38455.09
1998/12/31 35392.17 39755.94
1999/01/31 34692.04 39977.36
1999/02/28 33985.32 39247.73
1999/03/31 34628.94 39977.33
1999/04/30 37455.79 43705.27
1999/05/31 36749.08 43352.34
1999/06/30 38226.09 44633.54
1999/07/31 36761.68 43343.91
1999/08/31 35701.25 41738.94
1999/09/30 34299.27 40325.68
1999/10/31 35347.44 42419.79
1999/11/30 35094.87 42124.83
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991215 171903 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund - Class B on November
30, 1989. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value of the
investment, would have grown to $35,095 - a 250.95% 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
$42,125 - a 321.25% increase. Going forward, 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.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER EQUITY INCOME FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATIONS. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE EQUITY INCOME FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 4.43%, 121.73%,
224.66%, AND 4.43%, 17.17%, 12.40%, RESPECTIVELY.
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
one year, past five years and past 10 years total return figures are,
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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 3.32% 116.16% 250.54%
CL C
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 2.34% 116.16% 250.54%
CL C (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Value 9.54% 173.80% 321.25%
S&P 500 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Equity Income Funds Average 5.57% 125.73% 231.57%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return, over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare Class C's returns to the performance of the
Russell 3000 Value Index - a market capitalization-weighted index of
value-oriented stocks of U.S. domiciled corporations 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
one year average represents a peer group of 242 mutual funds. These
benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and
exclude the effect of sales charges. Lipper has created new comparison
categories that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization, as well as by capitalization only. These averages are
listed on page 11 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 3.32% 16.67% 13.36%
CL C
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 2.34% 16.67% 13.36%
CL C (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell 3000 Value 9.54% 22.32% 15.47%
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Equity Income Funds Average 5.57% 17.57% 12.63%
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
1989/11/30 10000.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 10145.61 10203.08
1990/01/31 9504.07 9561.42
1990/02/28 9521.04 9802.02
1990/03/31 9521.04 9916.76
1990/04/30 9152.54 9532.46
1990/05/31 9755.24 10302.89
1990/06/30 9712.00 10083.42
1990/07/31 9555.50 9976.32
1990/08/31 8829.87 9080.21
1990/09/30 8162.14 8624.14
1990/10/31 7976.64 8483.17
1990/11/30 8509.60 9067.83
1990/12/31 8696.94 9300.60
1991/01/31 9139.47 9737.54
1991/02/28 9792.93 10405.62
1991/03/31 9949.22 10588.85
1991/04/30 9948.98 10667.35
1991/05/31 10493.84 11070.78
1991/06/30 10012.19 10601.78
1991/07/31 10560.13 11034.53
1991/08/31 10783.78 11243.99
1991/09/30 10727.91 11167.67
1991/10/31 10906.66 11348.72
1991/11/30 10464.37 10774.26
1991/12/31 11289.48 11663.81
1992/01/31 11403.13 11744.32
1992/02/29 11755.44 12051.03
1992/03/31 11564.45 11879.46
1992/04/30 11976.63 12342.63
1992/05/31 12082.35 12422.77
1992/06/30 11947.83 12322.78
1992/07/31 12258.16 12797.79
1992/08/31 11967.14 12417.31
1992/09/30 12045.35 12594.16
1992/10/31 12201.84 12627.86
1992/11/30 12632.57 13071.54
1992/12/31 12947.16 13401.76
1993/01/31 13350.94 13817.57
1993/02/28 13696.62 14267.81
1993/03/31 14141.46 14698.02
1993/04/30 14072.14 14496.21
1993/05/31 14290.67 14800.93
1993/06/30 14430.32 15111.83
1993/07/31 14630.13 15288.87
1993/08/31 15140.70 15844.93
1993/09/30 15040.36 15902.30
1993/10/31 15220.97 15925.80
1993/11/30 14909.93 15589.94
1993/12/31 15281.17 15901.39
1994/01/31 15983.52 16499.71
1994/02/28 15562.11 15984.45
1994/03/31 14895.72 15378.11
1994/04/30 15410.06 15658.79
1994/05/31 15510.91 15819.43
1994/06/30 15408.65 15437.49
1994/07/31 15935.44 15897.20
1994/08/31 16766.15 16371.48
1994/09/30 16481.59 15866.60
1994/10/31 16786.80 16033.08
1994/11/30 16217.07 15385.40
1994/12/31 16257.98 15592.12
1995/01/31 16486.68 16013.41
1995/02/28 17058.41 16642.50
1995/03/31 17620.98 16978.91
1995/04/30 18080.84 17512.20
1995/05/31 18572.06 18213.61
1995/06/30 18823.28 18497.01
1995/07/31 19504.90 19143.96
1995/08/31 19725.12 19444.30
1995/09/30 20322.67 20105.64
1995/10/31 20080.99 19845.91
1995/11/30 20911.13 20829.99
1995/12/31 21453.45 21365.29
1996/01/31 22069.07 21980.55
1996/02/29 22144.65 22163.41
1996/03/31 22296.09 22548.27
1996/04/30 22436.87 22684.32
1996/05/31 22599.30 22995.77
1996/06/30 22458.63 22986.67
1996/07/31 21601.51 22080.36
1996/08/31 22013.80 22746.07
1996/09/30 22784.25 23619.95
1996/10/31 23241.02 24465.98
1996/11/30 24720.09 26192.99
1996/12/31 24457.49 25978.98
1997/01/31 25263.41 27148.48
1997/02/28 25442.50 27532.97
1997/03/31 24422.39 26568.32
1997/04/30 25442.33 27611.01
1997/05/31 26921.79 29218.41
1997/06/30 28221.51 30494.60
1997/07/31 30254.18 32688.34
1997/08/31 29030.08 31685.14
1997/09/30 30546.22 33619.29
1997/10/31 29197.60 32682.20
1997/11/30 30050.93 34018.28
1997/12/31 30642.03 35027.09
1998/01/31 30545.88 34517.83
1998/02/28 32679.77 36818.44
1998/03/31 34143.10 38996.72
1998/04/30 34275.16 39251.08
1998/05/31 33951.02 38591.89
1998/06/30 34323.80 39019.32
1998/07/31 33782.98 38119.44
1998/08/31 28687.29 32421.59
1998/09/30 30057.36 34279.82
1998/10/31 32509.06 36798.45
1998/11/30 33927.20 38455.09
1998/12/31 35363.29 39755.94
1999/01/31 34664.73 39977.36
1999/02/28 33947.01 39247.73
1999/03/31 34601.56 39977.33
1999/04/30 37423.09 43705.27
1999/05/31 36717.70 43352.34
1999/06/30 38191.94 44633.54
1999/07/31 36730.29 43343.91
1999/08/31 35671.85 41738.94
1999/09/30 34259.90 40325.68
1999/10/31 35306.11 42419.79
1999/11/30 35054.01 42124.83
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991215 172139 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund - Class C on November
30, 1989. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value of the
investment, would have grown to $35,054 - a 250.54% 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
$42,125 - a 321.25% increase. Going forward, 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.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER EQUITY INCOME FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATIONS. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE EQUITY INCOME FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 4.43%, 121.73%,
224.66%, AND 4.43%, 17.17%, 12.40%, RESPECTIVELY.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000 (registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(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 12 months that ended November 30, 1999, the fund's Class A,
Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned 4.06%, 3.89%, 3.33% and
3.32%, respectively. During the same period, the equity income funds
average tracked by Lipper Inc. returned 5.57%, while the Russell 3000
returned 9.54%.
Q. WHY DID THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE LAG THE RETURNS OF THE INDEX AND ITS
PEER GROUP?
A. The fund's performance would have been more in line with the index
and its peer group, except for two factors. First, the fund's
performance was hurt by its holdings in two waste management
companies, Waste Management and Republic Services. Both companies
suffered from unexpected internal financial difficulties. Second,
Philip Morris, at one time one of the fund's larger holdings,
continued to experience ongoing and highly visible legal battles and
slow earnings growth during 1999, contributing to its weak
performance.
Q. WHAT STRATEGY DID YOU PURSUE DURING THE PAST YEAR IN THIS VERY
CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT FOR VALUE-ORIENTED INVESTING?
A. The market continued to favor primarily the largest stocks,
particularly in the technology sector, during 1999. In such a narrow
market, equity income funds such as mine, which emphasize income over
growth stocks, faced an uphill battle. I continued to follow my
bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach to try to maintain a
conservative risk profile with low price volatility. I searched for
dividend-paying stocks at reasonable prices, leading me to avoid most
large-cap, expensive stocks. However, I did add to the fund's
large-cap stocks on a company-by-company basis, being very careful to
select only those that were not too expensive and had good earnings
prospects. Examples include General Electric and Exxon. I also
continued to reduce the number of holdings, eliminating those names
with more modest short-term prospects and making it easier to track
the stocks in the portfolio.
Q. WERE THERE ANY OTHER DISAPPOINTMENTS?
A. Lockheed Martin management made many acquisitions, and tried to
integrate these disparate and traditionally slow-moving businesses too
quickly. As a result, Lockheed Martin was not able to make its
earnings targets, and its stock performed poorly. The fund no longer
holds this stock.
Q. WHICH STOCKS HELPED PERFORMANCE?
A. Performance was helped by stock selection within the energy,
cyclical and finance sectors. Within energy, fund holding Kerr-McGee
benefited from significantly improved oil prices and a well-timed
acquisition of a competitor, helping its stock performance. Lehman
Brothers, a medium-size company, contributed significantly to
performance. This investment-banking firm, which specializes in
fixed-income underwriting, was very cheaply priced last year, when I
bought the stock. Lehman came back strong this year, exceeding its
earnings targets as the industry settled down, and its stock performed
well. Alcoa also did very well. It's currently one of the best-managed
cyclical companies in its industry and, although aluminum hasn't moved
up in price, Alcoa continued to grow its earnings through a
combination of cost cutting, good capital management and successful
acquisition activity.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK, BOB?
A. I've made some changes to the fund that I believe have positioned
it well. The fund's top 20 holdings now account for about 40% of its
total net assets, giving the fund a sharper focus. I'm selecting
holdings for the fund that I believe demonstrate the potential for
positive return within a shorter time horizon, with relatively low
risk. However, no sector appears to be so undervalued that I'll step
in and make large bets right now. The fund is now poised to
conservatively take advantage of the market environment. However, if
the market were to continue to move in an identical manner next year
as it has in 1999, it would be to the benefit of more aggressive
funds.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
(checkmark)FUND FACTS
GOAL: to maintain a yield that
exceeds the composite
dividend yield of the S&P
500; also considers the
potential for capital
appreciation
START DATE: April 25, 1983
SIZE: as of November 30,
1999, more than $4.0
billion
MANAGER: Bob Chow, since
1996; joined Fidelity in
1989
BOB CHOW ON HOW HE FINDS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUND:
"The universe I follow is a large
one, consisting of dividend paying
large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap
stocks. I follow 500-600 companies
closely, watch their progress and
prepare to buy when the timing is
right at any given time. I look for
the opportunity to buy stocks that
have good business prospects and
are fundamentally sound, but which
may not be in favor for a variety of
reasons. Whenever the market
overreacts, there's the potential to
buy good companies that are
priced cheaply.
"I always consider the potential
for downside as well as the
prospects for return. I'm first and
foremost risk-averse, particularly in
a market such as we've had over the
past several years, where only a
small percentage of stocks have
performed well. Generally, I move
carefully and always know the
companies well that I buy for the
fund. In addition, my team of
Fidelity analysts helps in following
stocks, giving me ideas, along with
the research depth and breadth
that is crucial in managing a fund
of this type. The analysts help
comb through the thousands of
stocks out there, helping me find
the treasures others may miss. It's
the key to good performance over
the long term."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
General Electric Co. 4.2 1.0
Exxon Corp. 3.3 2.2
SBC Communications, Inc. 2.3 1.0
BP Amoco PLC sponsored ADR 2.3 1.1
AT&T Corp. 2.2 1.7
Minnesota Mining & 2.1 1.0
Manufacturing Co.
Bowater, Inc. 2.1 1.9
American Express Co. 2.1 0.8
Citigroup, Inc. 2.0 1.3
Fannie Mae 2.0 1.0
24.6 13.0
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
FINANCE 22.5 21.4
BASIC INDUSTRIES 11.0 11.1
UTILITIES 10.5 8.2
ENERGY 9.8 11.4
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 9.0 8.4
EQUIPMENT
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 95.3% Stocks 99.1%
Convertible Securities 0.3% Convertible Securities 0.0%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 4.4% Net Other Assets 0.9%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.2% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.3%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 95.3 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 99.09999999999999
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.3 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.4 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 0.9
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PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
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COMMON STOCKS - 95.3%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.7%
Boeing Co. 880,000 $ 35,915
GenCorp, Inc. 1,040,000 11,375
Textron, Inc. 300,000 21,319
68,609
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 11.0%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 3.1%
Arch Chemicals, Inc. 780,000 12,188
CK Witco Corp. 900,000 9,619
Dexter Corp. 1,100,000 39,738
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 500,000 29,719
Co.
Georgia Gulf Corp. 800,000 20,400
Millennium Chemicals, Inc. 600,000 11,738
123,402
IRON & STEEL - 0.7%
Bethlehem Steel Corp. (a) 1,400,000 8,750
Nucor Corp. 400,000 20,175
28,925
METALS & MINING - 2.7%
Alcoa, Inc. 900,000 58,950
Olin Corp. 1,600,000 28,700
Phelps Dodge Corp. 400,000 20,800
108,450
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 1.0%
American National Can Group, 300,000 3,881
Inc.
Ball Corp. 1,000,000 37,188
41,069
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 3.5%
Bowater, Inc. 1,700,000 83,300
Champion International Corp. 660,000 36,589
Chesapeake Corp. 137,800 4,401
Georgia-Pacific Corp. 380,000 15,129
139,419
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 441,265
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
3.5%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 1.2%
Ferro Corp. 1,000,000 $ 21,063
Omnova Solutions, Inc. 1,166,000 7,288
USG Corp. 400,000 19,850
48,201
CONSTRUCTION - 0.3%
Centex Corp. 220,000 5,225
Lennar Corp. 350,000 5,709
10,934
ENGINEERING - 1.0%
Fluor Corp. 1,000,000 42,063
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - 1.0%
Apartment Investment & 264,000 9,818
Management Co. Class A
Duke-Weeks Realty Corp. 300,000 5,550
Equity Office Properties Trust 850,000 18,647
Public Storage, Inc. 240,000 5,475
39,490
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 140,688
ESTATE
DURABLES - 3.9%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
1.2%
Ford Motor Co. 600,000 30,300
General Motors Corp. 250,000 18,000
48,300
CONSUMER DURABLES - 2.1%
Minnesota Mining & 900,000 86,006
Manufacturing Co.
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.6%
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 1,100,000 23,581
TOTAL DURABLES 157,887
ENERGY - 9.8%
ENERGY SERVICES - 3.1%
Halliburton Co. 1,000,000 38,688
Schlumberger Ltd. 500,000 30,031
Weatherford International, 1,600,000 55,900
Inc. (a)
124,619
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - 6.7%
Apache Corp. 400,000 $ 14,325
BP Amoco PLC sponsored ADR 1,500,000 91,406
Exxon Corp. 1,700,000 134,831
Kerr-McGee Corp. 360,000 20,610
Tesoro Petroleum Corp. (a) 794,500 9,534
270,706
TOTAL ENERGY 395,325
FINANCE - 22.5%
BANKS - 6.9%
Bank of America Corp. 800,000 46,800
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 900,000 35,888
Chase Manhattan Corp. 650,000 50,213
Comerica, Inc. 950,000 50,350
FleetBoston Financial Corp. 1,500,000 56,719
Mellon Financial Corp. 1,100,000 40,081
280,051
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 6.4%
American Express Co. 550,000 83,222
Associates First Capital 280,000 9,310
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 1,500,000 80,813
Countrywide Credit 700,000 19,687
Industries, Inc.
Household International, Inc. 1,600,000 63,300
256,332
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 3.9%
Fannie Mae 1,200,000 79,950
Freddie Mac 1,600,000 79,000
158,950
INSURANCE - 3.8%
American International Group, 680,000 70,210
Inc.
MBIA, Inc. 800,000 40,000
PMI Group, Inc. 825,000 41,198
151,408
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 1.5%
Lehman Brothers Holdings, 800,000 $ 61,100
Inc.
TOTAL FINANCE 907,841
HEALTH - 7.9%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 5.4%
American Home Products Corp. 550,000 28,600
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 800,000 58,450
Eli Lilly & Co. 560,000 40,180
Merck & Co., Inc. 900,000 70,650
Schering-Plough Corp. 400,000 20,450
218,330
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 2.5%
Abbott Laboratories 1,000,000 38,000
Becton, Dickinson & Co. 400,000 10,900
Johnson & Johnson 390,000 40,463
Mallinckrodt, Inc. 350,000 11,638
101,001
TOTAL HEALTH 319,331
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 9.0%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 4.9%
General Electric Co. 1,300,000 168,992
Koninklijke Philips 250,000 29,875
Electronics NV (NY Shares)
198,867
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 3.4%
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 200,000 9,687
Kennametal, Inc. 1,300,000 43,225
Timken Co. 1,600,000 30,600
Tyco International Ltd. 620,000 24,839
Varian Semiconductor 1,200,000 28,200
Equipment Associates, Inc.
(a)
136,551
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.7%
Republic Services, Inc. Class 700,000 $ 8,706
A (a)
Waste Management, Inc. 1,200,000 19,500
28,206
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 363,624
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 1.3%
BROADCASTING - 0.5%
CBS Corp. (a) 400,000 20,800
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.3%
Walt Disney Co. 400,000 11,150
PUBLISHING - 0.5%
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 380,000 21,541
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 53,491
NONDURABLES - 1.1%
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.4%
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 608,800 17,046
TOBACCO - 0.7%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 1,100,000 28,944
TOTAL NONDURABLES 45,990
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 4.8%
APPAREL STORES - 0.5%
Ross Stores, Inc. 1,000,000 19,188
DRUG STORES - 0.2%
CVS Corp. 200,000 7,938
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
3.2%
Federated Department Stores, 1,200,000 56,475
Inc. (a)
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. Class B 720,000 8,730
(non-vtg.) (a)
The May Department Stores Co. 1,100,000 36,988
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 440,000 25,355
127,548
GROCERY STORES - 0.2%
Safeway, Inc. (a) 260,000 9,588
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 0.7%
Home Depot, Inc. 340,000 $ 26,881
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 191,143
SERVICES - 0.5%
ACNielsen Corp. (a) 750,000 18,609
TECHNOLOGY - 7.0%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.5%
Nortel Networks Corp. 260,000 19,131
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 1.5%
Litton Industries, Inc. (a) 420,000 18,821
Microsoft Corp. (a) 350,000 31,866
Unisys Corp. (a) 400,000 11,500
62,187
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 3.4%
EMC Corp. (a) 220,000 18,384
International Business 300,000 30,919
Machines Corp.
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 950,000 45,541
UNOVA, Inc. (a)(c) 3,200,000 42,000
136,844
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.9%
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) 180,000 14,783
Tektronix, Inc. 600,000 20,400
35,183
ELECTRONICS - 0.7%
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 120,000 8,055
Texas Instruments, Inc. 200,000 19,213
27,268
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 280,613
TRANSPORTATION - 0.8%
RAILROADS - 0.8%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 1,100,000 31,900
Corp.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - 10.5%
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 1.2%
CMS Energy Corp. 400,000 $ 13,300
Duke Energy Corp. 300,000 15,206
Entergy Corp. 480,000 13,230
PG&E Corp. 383,000 8,570
50,306
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 9.3%
AT&T Corp. 1,600,000 89,400
Bell Atlantic Corp. 660,000 41,786
CenturyTel, Inc. 1,000,000 46,000
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 479,600 39,657
SBC Communications, Inc. 1,800,000 93,488
Sprint Corp. (FON Group) 233,500 16,199
U.S. WEST, Inc. 750,000 46,547
373,077
TOTAL UTILITIES 423,383
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 3,839,699
(Cost $3,194,116)
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
- - 0.3%
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.3%
BROADCASTING - 0.3%
MediaOne Group, Inc. 100,000 10,200
(Vodafone AirTouch PLC)
$3.63 PIES
PUBLISHING - 0.0%
Taylor (J.N.) Holdings Ltd. 50,000 0
9.5%
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 10,200
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED 10,200
STOCKS
(Cost $10,621)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 4.3%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 734,100 $ 734
5.69% (b)
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 174,686,205 174,686
5.34% (b)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 175,420
(Cost $175,420)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 4,025,319
99.9%
(Cost $3,380,157)
NET OTHER ASSETS - 0.1% 4,875
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 4,030,194
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SECURITY TYPE ABBREVIATIONS
PIES - Premium Income Equity
Securities
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
(c) Affiliated company
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $3,385,898,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $639,421,000, of which $819,176,000 related to appreciated
investment securities and $179,755,000 related to depreciated
investment securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $256,174,000 as a capital
gain dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending November
30, 2000 approximately $6,428,000 of losses recognized during the
period November 1, 1999 to November 30, 1999.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS)
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 4,025,319
value (cost $3,380,157) -
See accompanying schedule
Cash 38
Receivable for investments 92,782
sold
Receivable for fund shares 2,019
sold
Dividends receivable 6,531
Interest receivable 761
Other receivables 8
TOTAL ASSETS 4,127,458
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 78,913
purchased
Payable for fund shares 13,460
redeemed
Accrued management fee 1,642
Distribution fees payable 1,903
Other payables and accrued 612
expenses
Collateral on securities 734
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 97,264
NET ASSETS $ 4,030,194
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 2,927,302
Undistributed net investment 3,465
income
Accumulated undistributed net 454,262
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 645,165
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS $ 4,030,194
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS)
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $27.72
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($120,279
(divided by) 4,339 shares)
Maximum offering price per $29.41
share (100/94.25 of $27.72)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $27.95
redemption price per share
($2,493,618 (divided by)
89,216 shares)
Maximum offering price per $28.96
share (100/96.50 of $27.95)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $27.79
offering price per share
($893,463 (divided by)
32,151 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $27.81
offering price per share
($64,931 (divided by) 2,335
shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $28.19
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($457,903 (divided by)
16,243 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR
ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 68,151
Dividends (including $381
received from affiliated
issuers)
Interest 7,845
Security lending 20
TOTAL INCOME 76,016
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 20,466
Transfer agent fees 8,277
Distribution fees 23,389
Accounting and security 902
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 17
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 70
Registration fees 197
Audit 44
Legal 20
Miscellaneous 14
Total expenses before 53,396
reductions
Expense reductions (1,076) 52,320
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 23,696
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 456,334
(including realized loss of
$3,160 on sales of
investments in affiliated
issuers)
Foreign currency transactions (85) 456,249
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (327,746)
Assets and liabilities in (15) (327,761)
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 128,488
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 152,184
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 23,696 $ 25,816
income
Net realized gain (loss) 456,249 223,136
Change in net unrealized (327,761) 212,047
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 152,184 460,999
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (24,375) (25,412)
From net investment income
From net realized gain (187,706) (218,223)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (212,081) (243,635)
Share transactions - net (18,482) 528,457
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) (78,379) 745,821
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 4,108,573 3,362,752
End of period (including $ 4,030,194 $ 4,108,573
undistributed net investment
income of $3,465 and $4,229,
respectively)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 .23 .24 .23 .06
Net realized and unrealized .88 3.19 4.61 2.44
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.11 3.43 4.84 2.50
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.25) (.25) (.34) (.10)
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) (.59) -
Total distributions (1.54) (1.97) (.93) (.10)
Net asset value, end of period $ 27.72 $ 28.15 $ 26.69 $ 22.78
TOTAL RETURN B, C 4.06% 13.82% 22.05% 12.31%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 120,279 $ 65,436 $ 25,659 $ 3,306
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .99% 1.03% 1.26% G 1.46% A, D, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .96% H 1.02% H 1.25% H 1.44% A, H
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .83% .89% .93% 1.27% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 113% 59% 55% 78%
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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 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.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 28.35 $ 26.85 $ 22.83 $ 19.95 $ 15.96
of period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .17 C .19 C .26 C .30 C .31
Net realized and unrealized .90 3.22 4.62 3.35 4.26
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.07 3.41 4.88 3.65 4.57
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.18) (.19) (.27) (.31) (.30)
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) (.59) (.46) (.28)
Total distributions (1.47) (1.91) (.86) (.77) (.58)
Net asset value, end of period $ 27.95 $ 28.35 $ 26.85 $ 22.83 $ 19.95
TOTAL RETURN A, B 3.89% 13.63% 22.12% 18.89% 29.46%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 2,493,618 $ 2,635,406 $ 2,190,070 $ 1,672,994 $ 880,054
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.21% 1.21% 1.23% 1.27% 1.48%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.18% D 1.20% D 1.21% D 1.26% D 1.47% D
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .61% .72% 1.05% 1.45% 1.78%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 113% 59% 55% 78% 80%
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A THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
B TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE.
C NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
D FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 28.20 $ 26.73 $ 22.73 $ 19.90 $ 15.94
of period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .03 C .05 C .13 C .19 C .26
Net realized and unrealized .88 3.21 4.61 3.33 4.23
gain (loss)
Total from investment .91 3.26 4.74 3.52 4.49
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.03) (.07) (.15) (.23) (.25)
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) (.59) (.46) (.28)
Total distributions (1.32) (1.79) (.74) (.69) (.53)
Net asset value, end of period $ 27.79 $ 28.20 $ 26.73 $ 22.73 $ 19.90
TOTAL RETURN A, B 3.33% 13.06% 21.52% 18.22% 28.95%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 893,463 $ 877,573 $ 682,308 $ 500,447 $ 270,101
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.72% 1.74% 1.74% D 1.81% 1.85%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.69% E 1.72% E 1.73% E 1.79% E 1.84% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .10% .19% .53% .92% 1.41%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 113% 59% 55% 78% 80%
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A THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
B TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
C NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
D FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
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 C
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 .89 3.21 .17
gain (loss)
Total from investment .91 3.23 .19
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.04) (.12) -
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) -
Total distributions (1.33) (1.84) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 27.81 $ 28.23 $ 26.84
TOTAL RETURN B, C 3.32% 12.90% 0.71%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 64,931 $ 37,014 $ 684
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.73% 1.84% 1.85% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.70% G 1.82% G 1.81% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .09% .07% 1.24% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 113% 59% 55%
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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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 28.59 $ 27.07 $ 23.00 $ 20.09 $ 16.07
of period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .32 B .34 B .39 B .42 B .45
Net realized and unrealized .90 3.24 4.68 3.37 4.28
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.22 3.58 5.07 3.79 4.73
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.33) (.34) (.41) (.42) (.43)
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) (.59) (.46) (.28)
Total distributions (1.62) (2.06) (1.00) (.88) (.71)
Net asset value, end of period $ 28.19 $ 28.59 $ 27.07 $ 23.00 $ 20.09
TOTAL RETURN A 4.40% 14.23% 22.87% 19.54% 30.43%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 457,903 $ 493,144 $ 464,031 $ 343,867 $ 297,453
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .69% .68% .69% .71% .74%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .66% C .67% C .67% C .70% C .73% C
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.13% 1.25% 1.60% 2.02% 2.52%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 113% 59% 55% 78% 80%
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A THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
B NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
C FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities for which exchange quotations are not readily
available (and in certain cases debt securities which trade on an
exchange) are valued primarily using dealer supplied valuations or at
their fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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.
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 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,
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.
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.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund(the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc., an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies and
other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Funds seek
preservation of capital, liquidity, and current income. Income
distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily and paid monthly
from net interest income. Income distributions earned by the funds are
recorded as either interest income or security lending income in the
accompanying financial statements.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $4,580,194,000 and $4,709,281,000, 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 .2167% 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 annual rate of .48% of average net assets
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Board of 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 $ 243,000 $ 0
CLASS T 13,410,000 176,000
CLASS B 9,194,000 6,901,000
CLASS C 542,000 366,000
$ 23,389,000 $ 7,443,000
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 is 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 $ 768,000 $ 351,000
CLASS T 1,210,000 363,000
CLASS B 1,748,000 1,748,000*
CLASS C 32,000 32,000*
$ 3,758,000 $ 2,494,000
* 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 $ 225,000 .23
CLASS T 5,182,000 .19
CLASS B 1,889,000 .21
CLASS C 119,000 .22
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 862,000 .18
$ 8,277,000
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
(FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains each fund's accounting records
and administers the security lending program. The security lending fee
is based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $487,000 for the
period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $718,000. The fund received cash collateral of
$734,000 which was invested in cash equivalents.
6. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR has directed certain portfolio trades to brokers who paid a
portion of the fund's expenses. For the period, the fund's expenses
were reduced by $1,072,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, through arrangements with the fund's custodian and each
class' transfer agent, 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 $1,000 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. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998
FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME
Class A $ 811,000 $ 412,000
Class T 16,902,000 17,008,000
Class B 963,000 1,994,000
Class C 72,000 38,000
Institutional Class 5,627,000 5,960,000
Total $ 24,375,000 $ 25,412,000
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 3,101,000 $ 1,745,000
Class T 120,155,000 142,228,000
Class B 40,402,000 44,523,000
Class C 1,765,000 120,000
Institutional Class 22,283,000 29,607,000
Total $ 187,706,000 $ 218,223,000
$ 212,081,000 $ 243,635,000
8. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1999 1998
CLASS A Shares sold 2,776 1,676 $ 79,105 $ 45,746
Reinvestment of distributions 137 81 3,752 2,044
Shares redeemed (898) (394) (25,235) (10,576)
Net increase (decrease) 2,015 1,363 $ 57,622 $ 37,214
CLASS T Shares sold 21,844 29,496 $ 622,299 $ 803,775
Reinvestment of distributions 4,734 5,979 130,656 151,631
Shares redeemed (30,306) (24,087) (860,850) (653,931)
Net increase (decrease) (3,728) 11,388 $ (107,895) $ 301,475
CLASS B Shares sold 6,290 7,788 $ 178,412 $ 212,094
Reinvestment of distributions 1,326 1,630 36,300 41,041
Shares redeemed (6,588) (3,817) (185,915) (102,483)
Net increase (decrease) 1,028 5,601 $ 28,797 $ 150,652
CLASS C Shares sold 1,541 1,373 $ 43,796 $ 37,538
Reinvestment of distributions 59 6 1,620 145
Shares redeemed (576) (93) (16,333) (2,412)
Net increase (decrease) 1,024 1,286 $ 29,083 $ 35,271
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 3,228 4,647 $ 94,842 $ 128,397
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 887 1,179 24,727 30,191
Shares redeemed (5,122) (5,719) (145,658) (154,743)
Net increase (decrease) (1,007) 107 $ (26,089) $ 3,845
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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
AFFILIATE
PXRE Corp. $ - $ 4,103 $ 381 $ -
UNOVA, Inc. 8,985 4,810 - 42,000
TOTALS $ 8,985 $ 8,913 $ 381 $ 42,000
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments of Fidelity Advisor Equity
Income Fund as of November 30, 1999, and the related statements of
operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the year ended November 30, 1998, and the financial highlights for
each of the years in the four-year period ended November 30, 1998 were
audited by other auditors whose report, dated January 12, 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 November 30, 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 Equity Income Fund at November 30, 1999, the results
of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and its financial
highlights for the year then ended in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund voted to
pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record
date, the following distributions derived from capital gains realized
from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net
investment income:
PAY DATE RECORD DATE DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
Class A 12/20/99 12/17/99 $.06 $2.74
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.01
Class T 12/20/99 12/17/99 $.04 $2.74
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.01
Class B 12/20/99 12/17/99 $.01 $2.74
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.01
Class C 12/20/99 12/17/00 $.01 $2.74
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.01
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
A total of 100%, 100%, 100% and 100% of the dividends distributed by
Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C, respectively during the fiscal
year qualifies for the dividends-received deduction for corporate
shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2000 of amounts for use
in preparing 1999 income tax returns.
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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 (registered trademark)
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 High Income 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 FUND
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
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FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
EQUITY INCOME
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 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 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.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 36 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 37
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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
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BEFORE YOU INVEST OR SEND MONEY.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 4.40% 128.47% 277.44%
INST CL
Russell 3000 Value 9.54% 173.80% 321.25%
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Equity Income Funds Average 5.57% 125.73% 231.57%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five
years, or 10 years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund
that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your investment
would be $1,050. You can compare the Institutional Class' returns to
the performance of the Russell 3000 Value Index - a market
capitalization-weighted index of value-oriented stocks of U.S.
domiciled corporations 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 one year average represents a peer
group of 242 mutual funds. These benchmarks include reinvested
dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales
charges. Lipper has created new comparison categories that group funds
according to portfolio characteristics and capitalization, as well as
by capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 5 of this
report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV EQUITY INCOME - 4.40% 17.97% 14.21%
INST CL
Russell 3000 Value 9.54% 22.32% 15.47%
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Equity Income Funds Average 5.57% 17.57% 12.63%
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
1989/11/30 10000.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 10145.61 10203.08
1990/01/31 9504.07 9561.42
1990/02/28 9521.04 9802.02
1990/03/31 9521.04 9916.76
1990/04/30 9152.54 9532.46
1990/05/31 9755.24 10302.89
1990/06/30 9712.00 10083.42
1990/07/31 9555.50 9976.32
1990/08/31 8829.87 9080.21
1990/09/30 8162.14 8624.14
1990/10/31 7976.64 8483.17
1990/11/30 8509.60 9067.83
1990/12/31 8696.94 9300.60
1991/01/31 9139.47 9737.54
1991/02/28 9792.93 10405.62
1991/03/31 9949.22 10588.85
1991/04/30 9948.98 10667.35
1991/05/31 10493.84 11070.78
1991/06/30 10012.19 10601.78
1991/07/31 10560.13 11034.53
1991/08/31 10783.78 11243.99
1991/09/30 10727.91 11167.67
1991/10/31 10906.66 11348.72
1991/11/30 10464.37 10774.26
1991/12/31 11289.48 11663.81
1992/01/31 11403.13 11744.32
1992/02/29 11755.44 12051.03
1992/03/31 11564.45 11879.46
1992/04/30 11976.63 12342.63
1992/05/31 12082.35 12422.77
1992/06/30 11947.83 12322.78
1992/07/31 12258.16 12797.79
1992/08/31 11967.14 12417.31
1992/09/30 12064.85 12594.16
1992/10/31 12211.60 12627.86
1992/11/30 12652.15 13071.54
1992/12/31 12976.68 13401.76
1993/01/31 13370.91 13817.57
1993/02/28 13717.01 14267.81
1993/03/31 14172.39 14698.02
1993/04/30 14122.82 14496.21
1993/05/31 14351.91 14800.93
1993/06/30 14502.07 15111.83
1993/07/31 14702.60 15288.87
1993/08/31 15235.16 15844.93
1993/09/30 15144.48 15902.30
1993/10/31 15325.85 15925.80
1993/11/30 15043.72 15589.94
1993/12/31 15416.53 15901.39
1994/01/31 16142.02 16499.71
1994/02/28 15738.97 15984.45
1994/03/31 15068.21 15378.11
1994/04/30 15595.85 15658.79
1994/05/31 15717.61 15819.43
1994/06/30 15624.07 15437.49
1994/07/31 16165.65 15897.20
1994/08/31 17024.01 16371.48
1994/09/30 16746.81 15866.60
1994/10/31 17075.78 16033.08
1994/11/30 16520.64 15385.40
1994/12/31 16572.30 15592.12
1995/01/31 16835.68 16013.41
1995/02/28 17436.20 16642.50
1995/03/31 18017.45 16978.91
1995/04/30 18505.85 17512.20
1995/05/31 19036.71 18213.61
1995/06/30 19302.79 18497.01
1995/07/31 20018.10 19143.96
1995/08/31 20263.66 19444.30
1995/09/30 20903.89 20105.64
1995/10/31 20678.66 19845.91
1995/11/30 21547.42 20829.99
1995/12/31 22123.03 21365.29
1996/01/31 22785.90 21980.55
1996/02/29 22885.31 22163.41
1996/03/31 23062.56 22548.27
1996/04/30 23229.04 22684.32
1996/05/31 23417.71 22995.77
1996/06/30 23295.91 22986.67
1996/07/31 22426.50 22080.36
1996/08/31 22872.35 22746.07
1996/09/30 23697.45 23619.95
1996/10/31 24190.21 24465.98
1996/11/30 25758.10 26192.99
1996/12/31 25498.74 25978.98
1997/01/31 26376.81 27148.48
1997/02/28 26584.78 27532.97
1997/03/31 25551.40 26568.32
1997/04/30 26642.15 27611.01
1997/05/31 28197.04 29218.41
1997/06/30 29600.32 30494.60
1997/07/31 31743.76 32688.34
1997/08/31 30497.30 31685.14
1997/09/30 32116.87 33619.29
1997/10/31 30725.56 32682.20
1997/11/30 31649.20 34018.28
1997/12/31 32291.35 35027.09
1998/01/31 32228.44 34517.83
1998/02/28 34521.52 36818.44
1998/03/31 36102.03 38996.72
1998/04/30 36277.95 39251.08
1998/05/31 35963.80 38591.89
1998/06/30 36405.64 39019.32
1998/07/31 35863.59 38119.44
1998/08/31 30493.51 32421.59
1998/09/30 31980.21 34279.82
1998/10/31 34610.45 36798.45
1998/11/30 36153.19 38455.09
1998/12/31 37706.18 39755.94
1999/01/31 36996.18 39977.36
1999/02/28 36266.08 39247.73
1999/03/31 36994.64 39977.33
1999/04/30 40042.04 43705.27
1999/05/31 39323.44 43352.34
1999/06/30 40925.51 44633.54
1999/07/31 39403.33 43343.91
1999/08/31 38308.42 41738.94
1999/09/30 36820.45 40325.68
1999/10/31 37971.92 42419.79
1999/11/30 37744.31 42124.83
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991215 172252 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund - Institutional Class
on November 30, 1989. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the
value of the investment would have grown to $37,744 - a 277.44%
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 $42,125 - a 321.25% increase. Going forward, 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.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER EQUITY INCOME FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATIONS. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE EQUITY INCOME FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 4.43%, 121.73%,
224.66%, AND 4.43%, 17.17%, 12.40%, RESPECTIVELY.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000 (registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(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 12 months that ended November 30, 1999, the fund's
Institutional Class shares returned 4.40%. During the same period, the
equity income funds average tracked by Lipper Inc. returned 5.57%,
while the Russell 3000 Value Index returned 9.54%.
Q. WHY DID THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE LAG THE RETURNS OF THE INDEX AND ITS
PEER GROUP?
A. The fund's performance would have been more in line with the index
and its peer group, except for two factors. First, the fund's
performance was hurt by its holdings in two waste management
companies, Waste Management and Republic Services. Both companies
suffered from unexpected internal financial difficulties. Second,
Philip Morris, at one time one of the fund's larger holdings,
continued to experience ongoing and highly visible legal battles and
slow earnings growth during 1999, contributing to its weak
performance.
Q. WHAT STRATEGY DID YOU PURSUE DURING THE PAST YEAR IN THIS VERY
CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT FOR VALUE-ORIENTED INVESTING?
A. The market continued to favor primarily the largest stocks,
particularly in the technology sector, during 1999. In such a narrow
market, equity income funds such as mine, which emphasize income over
growth stocks, faced an uphill battle. I continued to follow my
bottom-up, value-oriented investment approach to try to maintain a
conservative risk profile with low price volatility. I searched for
dividend-paying stocks at reasonable prices, leading me to avoid most
large-cap, expensive stocks. However, I did add to the fund's
large-cap stocks on a company-by-company basis, being very careful to
select only those that were not too expensive and had good earnings
prospects. Examples include General Electric and Exxon. I also
continued to reduce the number of holdings, eliminating those names
with more modest short-term prospects and making it easier to track
the stocks in the portfolio.
Q. WERE THERE ANY OTHER DISAPPOINTMENTS?
A. Lockheed Martin management made many acquisitions, and tried to
integrate these disparate and traditionally slow-moving businesses too
quickly. As a result, Lockheed Martin was not able to make its
earnings targets, and its stock performed poorly. The fund no longer
holds this stock.
Q. WHICH STOCKS HELPED PERFORMANCE?
A. Performance was helped by stock selection within the energy,
cyclical and finance sectors. Within energy, fund holding Kerr-McGee
benefited from significantly improved oil prices and a well-timed
acquisition of a competitor, helping its stock performance. Lehman
Brothers, a medium-size company, contributed significantly to
performance. This investment-banking firm, which specializes in
fixed-income underwriting, was very cheaply priced last year, when I
bought the stock. Lehman came back strong this year, exceeding its
earnings targets as the industry settled down, and its stock performed
well. Alcoa also did very well. It's currently one of the best-managed
cyclical companies in its industry and, although aluminum hasn't moved
up in price, Alcoa continued to grow its earnings through a
combination of cost cutting, good capital management and successful
acquisition activity.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK, BOB?
A. I've made some changes to the fund that I believe have positioned
it well. The fund's top 20 holdings now account for about 40% of its
total net assets, giving the fund a sharper focus. I'm selecting
holdings for the fund that I believe demonstrate the potential for
positive return within a shorter time horizon, with relatively low
risk. However, no sector appears to be so undervalued that I'll step
in and make large bets right now. The fund is now poised to
conservatively take advantage of the market environment. However, if
the market were to continue to move in an identical manner next year
as it has in 1999, it would be to the benefit of more aggressive
funds.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
(checkmark)FUND FACTS
GOAL: to maintain a yield that
exceeds the composite
dividend yield of the S&P
500; also considers the
potential for capital
appreciation
START DATE: April 25, 1983
SIZE: as of November 30,
1999, more than $4.0
billion
MANAGER: Bob Chow, since
1996; joined Fidelity in
1989
BOB CHOW ON HOW HE FINDS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUND:
"The universe I follow is a large
one, consisting of dividend paying
large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap
stocks. I follow 500-600 companies
closely, watch their progress and
prepare to buy when the timing is
right at any given time. I look for
the opportunity to buy stocks that
have good business prospects and
are fundamentally sound, but which
may not be in favor for a variety of
reasons. Whenever the market
overreacts, there's the potential to
buy good companies that are
priced cheaply.
"I always consider the potential
for downside as well as the
prospects for return. I'm first and
foremost risk-averse, particularly in
a market such as we've had over the
past several years, where only a
small percentage of stocks have
performed well. Generally, I move
carefully and always know the
companies well that I buy for the
fund. In addition, my team of
Fidelity analysts helps in following
stocks, giving me ideas, along with
the research depth and breadth
that is crucial in managing a fund
of this type. The analysts help
comb through the thousands of
stocks out there, helping me find
the treasures others may miss. It's
the key to good performance over
the long term."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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<S> <C> <C>
TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
General Electric Co. 4.2 1.0
Exxon Corp. 3.3 2.2
SBC Communications, Inc. 2.3 1.0
BP Amoco PLC sponsored ADR 2.3 1.1
AT&T Corp. 2.2 1.7
Minnesota Mining & 2.1 1.0
Manufacturing Co.
Bowater, Inc. 2.1 1.9
American Express Co. 2.1 0.8
Citigroup, Inc. 2.0 1.3
Fannie Mae 2.0 1.0
24.6 13.0
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
FINANCE 22.5 21.4
BASIC INDUSTRIES 11.0 11.1
UTILITIES 10.5 8.2
ENERGY 9.8 11.4
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 9.0 8.4
EQUIPMENT
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 95.3% Stocks 99.1%
Convertible Securities 0.3% Convertible Securities 0.0%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 4.4% Net Other Assets 0.9%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.2% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.3%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 95.3 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 99.09999999999999
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.3 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.4 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 0.9
</TABLE>
PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCKS - 95.3%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.7%
Boeing Co. 880,000 $ 35,915
GenCorp, Inc. 1,040,000 11,375
Textron, Inc. 300,000 21,319
68,609
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 11.0%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 3.1%
Arch Chemicals, Inc. 780,000 12,188
CK Witco Corp. 900,000 9,619
Dexter Corp. 1,100,000 39,738
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 500,000 29,719
Co.
Georgia Gulf Corp. 800,000 20,400
Millennium Chemicals, Inc. 600,000 11,738
123,402
IRON & STEEL - 0.7%
Bethlehem Steel Corp. (a) 1,400,000 8,750
Nucor Corp. 400,000 20,175
28,925
METALS & MINING - 2.7%
Alcoa, Inc. 900,000 58,950
Olin Corp. 1,600,000 28,700
Phelps Dodge Corp. 400,000 20,800
108,450
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 1.0%
American National Can Group, 300,000 3,881
Inc.
Ball Corp. 1,000,000 37,188
41,069
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 3.5%
Bowater, Inc. 1,700,000 83,300
Champion International Corp. 660,000 36,589
Chesapeake Corp. 137,800 4,401
Georgia-Pacific Corp. 380,000 15,129
139,419
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 441,265
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
3.5%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 1.2%
Ferro Corp. 1,000,000 $ 21,063
Omnova Solutions, Inc. 1,166,000 7,288
USG Corp. 400,000 19,850
48,201
CONSTRUCTION - 0.3%
Centex Corp. 220,000 5,225
Lennar Corp. 350,000 5,709
10,934
ENGINEERING - 1.0%
Fluor Corp. 1,000,000 42,063
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
- - 1.0%
Apartment Investment & 264,000 9,818
Management Co. Class A
Duke-Weeks Realty Corp. 300,000 5,550
Equity Office Properties Trust 850,000 18,647
Public Storage, Inc. 240,000 5,475
39,490
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 140,688
ESTATE
DURABLES - 3.9%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
1.2%
Ford Motor Co. 600,000 30,300
General Motors Corp. 250,000 18,000
48,300
CONSUMER DURABLES - 2.1%
Minnesota Mining & 900,000 86,006
Manufacturing Co.
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.6%
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 1,100,000 23,581
TOTAL DURABLES 157,887
ENERGY - 9.8%
ENERGY SERVICES - 3.1%
Halliburton Co. 1,000,000 38,688
Schlumberger Ltd. 500,000 30,031
Weatherford International, 1,600,000 55,900
Inc. (a)
124,619
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - 6.7%
Apache Corp. 400,000 $ 14,325
BP Amoco PLC sponsored ADR 1,500,000 91,406
Exxon Corp. 1,700,000 134,831
Kerr-McGee Corp. 360,000 20,610
Tesoro Petroleum Corp. (a) 794,500 9,534
270,706
TOTAL ENERGY 395,325
FINANCE - 22.5%
BANKS - 6.9%
Bank of America Corp. 800,000 46,800
Bank of New York Co., Inc. 900,000 35,888
Chase Manhattan Corp. 650,000 50,213
Comerica, Inc. 950,000 50,350
FleetBoston Financial Corp. 1,500,000 56,719
Mellon Financial Corp. 1,100,000 40,081
280,051
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 6.4%
American Express Co. 550,000 83,222
Associates First Capital 280,000 9,310
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 1,500,000 80,813
Countrywide Credit 700,000 19,687
Industries, Inc.
Household International, Inc. 1,600,000 63,300
256,332
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 3.9%
Fannie Mae 1,200,000 79,950
Freddie Mac 1,600,000 79,000
158,950
INSURANCE - 3.8%
American International Group, 680,000 70,210
Inc.
MBIA, Inc. 800,000 40,000
PMI Group, Inc. 825,000 41,198
151,408
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 1.5%
Lehman Brothers Holdings, 800,000 $ 61,100
Inc.
TOTAL FINANCE 907,841
HEALTH - 7.9%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 5.4%
American Home Products Corp. 550,000 28,600
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 800,000 58,450
Eli Lilly & Co. 560,000 40,180
Merck & Co., Inc. 900,000 70,650
Schering-Plough Corp. 400,000 20,450
218,330
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 2.5%
Abbott Laboratories 1,000,000 38,000
Becton, Dickinson & Co. 400,000 10,900
Johnson & Johnson 390,000 40,463
Mallinckrodt, Inc. 350,000 11,638
101,001
TOTAL HEALTH 319,331
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 9.0%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 4.9%
General Electric Co. 1,300,000 168,992
Koninklijke Philips 250,000 29,875
Electronics NV (NY Shares)
198,867
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 3.4%
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 200,000 9,687
Kennametal, Inc. 1,300,000 43,225
Timken Co. 1,600,000 30,600
Tyco International Ltd. 620,000 24,839
Varian Semiconductor 1,200,000 28,200
Equipment Associates, Inc.
(a)
136,551
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.7%
Republic Services, Inc. Class 700,000 $ 8,706
A (a)
Waste Management, Inc. 1,200,000 19,500
28,206
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 363,624
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 1.3%
BROADCASTING - 0.5%
CBS Corp. (a) 400,000 20,800
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.3%
Walt Disney Co. 400,000 11,150
PUBLISHING - 0.5%
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 380,000 21,541
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 53,491
NONDURABLES - 1.1%
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.4%
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 608,800 17,046
TOBACCO - 0.7%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 1,100,000 28,944
TOTAL NONDURABLES 45,990
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 4.8%
APPAREL STORES - 0.5%
Ross Stores, Inc. 1,000,000 19,188
DRUG STORES - 0.2%
CVS Corp. 200,000 7,938
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
3.2%
Federated Department Stores, 1,200,000 56,475
Inc. (a)
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. Class B 720,000 8,730
(non-vtg.) (a)
The May Department Stores Co. 1,100,000 36,988
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 440,000 25,355
127,548
GROCERY STORES - 0.2%
Safeway, Inc. (a) 260,000 9,588
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - CONTINUED
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 0.7%
Home Depot, Inc. 340,000 $ 26,881
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 191,143
SERVICES - 0.5%
ACNielsen Corp. (a) 750,000 18,609
TECHNOLOGY - 7.0%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.5%
Nortel Networks Corp. 260,000 19,131
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 1.5%
Litton Industries, Inc. (a) 420,000 18,821
Microsoft Corp. (a) 350,000 31,866
Unisys Corp. (a) 400,000 11,500
62,187
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 3.4%
EMC Corp. (a) 220,000 18,384
International Business 300,000 30,919
Machines Corp.
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 950,000 45,541
UNOVA, Inc. (a)(c) 3,200,000 42,000
136,844
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.9%
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) 180,000 14,783
Tektronix, Inc. 600,000 20,400
35,183
ELECTRONICS - 0.7%
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 120,000 8,055
Texas Instruments, Inc. 200,000 19,213
27,268
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 280,613
TRANSPORTATION - 0.8%
RAILROADS - 0.8%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 1,100,000 31,900
Corp.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - 10.5%
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 1.2%
CMS Energy Corp. 400,000 $ 13,300
Duke Energy Corp. 300,000 15,206
Entergy Corp. 480,000 13,230
PG&E Corp. 383,000 8,570
50,306
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 9.3%
AT&T Corp. 1,600,000 89,400
Bell Atlantic Corp. 660,000 41,786
CenturyTel, Inc. 1,000,000 46,000
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 479,600 39,657
SBC Communications, Inc. 1,800,000 93,488
Sprint Corp. (FON Group) 233,500 16,199
U.S. WEST, Inc. 750,000 46,547
373,077
TOTAL UTILITIES 423,383
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 3,839,699
(Cost $3,194,116)
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
- - 0.3%
MEDIA & LEISURE - 0.3%
BROADCASTING - 0.3%
MediaOne Group, Inc. 100,000 10,200
(Vodafone AirTouch PLC)
$3.63 PIES
PUBLISHING - 0.0%
Taylor (J.N.) Holdings Ltd. 50,000 0
9.5%
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 10,200
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED 10,200
STOCKS
(Cost $10,621)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 4.3%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 734,100 $ 734
5.69% (b)
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 174,686,205 174,686
5.34% (b)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 175,420
(Cost $175,420)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 4,025,319
99.9%
(Cost $3,380,157)
NET OTHER ASSETS - 0.1% 4,875
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 4,030,194
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SECURITY TYPE ABBREVIATIONS
PIES - Premium Income Equity
Securities
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
(c) Affiliated company
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $3,385,898,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $639,421,000, of which $819,176,000 related to appreciated
investment securities and $179,755,000 related to depreciated
investment securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $256,174,000 as a capital
gain dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending November
30, 2000 approximately $6,428,000 of losses recognized during the
period November 1, 1999 to November 30, 1999.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS)
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 4,025,319
value (cost $3,380,157) -
See accompanying schedule
Cash 38
Receivable for investments 92,782
sold
Receivable for fund shares 2,019
sold
Dividends receivable 6,531
Interest receivable 761
Other receivables 8
TOTAL ASSETS 4,127,458
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 78,913
purchased
Payable for fund shares 13,460
redeemed
Accrued management fee 1,642
Distribution fees payable 1,903
Other payables and accrued 612
expenses
Collateral on securities 734
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 97,264
NET ASSETS $ 4,030,194
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 2,927,302
Undistributed net investment 3,465
income
Accumulated undistributed net 454,262
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 645,165
(depreciation) on investments
NET ASSETS $ 4,030,194
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS)
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $27.72
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($120,279
(divided by) 4,339 shares)
Maximum offering price per $29.41
share (100/94.25 of $27.72)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $27.95
redemption price per share
($2,493,618 (divided by)
89,216 shares)
Maximum offering price per $28.96
share (100/96.50 of $27.95)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $27.79
offering price per share
($893,463 (divided by)
32,151 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $27.81
offering price per share
($64,931 (divided by) 2,335
shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $28.19
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($457,903 (divided by)
16,243 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 68,151
Dividends (including $381
received from affiliated
issuers)
Interest 7,845
Security lending 20
TOTAL INCOME 76,016
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 20,466
Transfer agent fees 8,277
Distribution fees 23,389
Accounting and security 902
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 17
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 70
Registration fees 197
Audit 44
Legal 20
Miscellaneous 14
Total expenses before 53,396
reductions
Expense reductions (1,076) 52,320
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 23,696
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 456,334
(including realized loss of
$3,160 on sales of
investments in affiliated
issuers)
Foreign currency transactions (85) 456,249
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (327,746)
Assets and liabilities in (15) (327,761)
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 128,488
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 152,184
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 23,696 $ 25,816
income
Net realized gain (loss) 456,249 223,136
Change in net unrealized (327,761) 212,047
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 152,184 460,999
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (24,375) (25,412)
From net investment income
From net realized gain (187,706) (218,223)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (212,081) (243,635)
Share transactions - net (18,482) 528,457
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) (78,379) 745,821
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 4,108,573 3,362,752
End of period (including $ 4,030,194 $ 4,108,573
undistributed net investment
income of $3,465 and $4,229,
respectively)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 .23 .24 .23 .06
Net realized and unrealized .88 3.19 4.61 2.44
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.11 3.43 4.84 2.50
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.25) (.25) (.34) (.10)
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) (.59) -
Total distributions (1.54) (1.97) (.93) (.10)
Net asset value, end of period $ 27.72 $ 28.15 $ 26.69 $ 22.78
TOTAL RETURN B, C 4.06% 13.82% 22.05% 12.31%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 120,279 $ 65,436 $ 25,659 $ 3,306
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .99% 1.03% 1.26% G 1.46% A, D, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .96% H 1.02% H 1.25% H 1.44% A, H
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .83% .89% .93% 1.27% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 113% 59% 55% 78%
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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 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.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 28.35 $ 26.85 $ 22.83 $ 19.95 $ 15.96
of period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .17 C .19 C .26 C .30 C .31
Net realized and unrealized .90 3.22 4.62 3.35 4.26
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.07 3.41 4.88 3.65 4.57
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.18) (.19) (.27) (.31) (.30)
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) (.59) (.46) (.28)
Total distributions (1.47) (1.91) (.86) (.77) (.58)
Net asset value, end of period $ 27.95 $ 28.35 $ 26.85 $ 22.83 $ 19.95
TOTAL RETURN A, B 3.89% 13.63% 22.12% 18.89% 29.46%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 2,493,618 $ 2,635,406 $ 2,190,070 $ 1,672,994 $ 880,054
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.21% 1.21% 1.23% 1.27% 1.48%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.18% D 1.20% D 1.21% D 1.26% D 1.47% D
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .61% .72% 1.05% 1.45% 1.78%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 113% 59% 55% 78% 80%
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A THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
B TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE ONE TIME SALES CHARGE.
C NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
D FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 28.20 $ 26.73 $ 22.73 $ 19.90 $ 15.94
of period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .03 C .05 C .13 C .19 C .26
Net realized and unrealized .88 3.21 4.61 3.33 4.23
gain (loss)
Total from investment .91 3.26 4.74 3.52 4.49
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.03) (.07) (.15) (.23) (.25)
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) (.59) (.46) (.28)
Total distributions (1.32) (1.79) (.74) (.69) (.53)
Net asset value, end of period $ 27.79 $ 28.20 $ 26.73 $ 22.73 $ 19.90
TOTAL RETURN A, B 3.33% 13.06% 21.52% 18.22% 28.95%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 893,463 $ 877,573 $ 682,308 $ 500,447 $ 270,101
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.72% 1.74% 1.74% D 1.81% 1.85%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.69% E 1.72% E 1.73% E 1.79% E 1.84% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .10% .19% .53% .92% 1.41%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 113% 59% 55% 78% 80%
</TABLE>
A THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
B TOTAL RETURNS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
C NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
D FMR AGREED TO REIMBURSE A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES DURING THE
PERIOD. WITHOUT THIS REIMBURSEMENT, THE CLASS' EXPENSE RATIO WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIGHER.
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 C
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 .89 3.21 .17
gain (loss)
Total from investment .91 3.23 .19
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.04) (.12) -
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) -
Total distributions (1.33) (1.84) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 27.81 $ 28.23 $ 26.84
TOTAL RETURN B, C 3.32% 12.90% 0.71%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 64,931 $ 37,014 $ 684
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.73% 1.84% 1.85% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.70% G 1.82% G 1.81% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .09% .07% 1.24% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 113% 59% 55%
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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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 28.59 $ 27.07 $ 23.00 $ 20.09 $ 16.07
of period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .32 B .34 B .39 B .42 B .45
Net realized and unrealized .90 3.24 4.68 3.37 4.28
gain (loss)
Total from investment 1.22 3.58 5.07 3.79 4.73
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.33) (.34) (.41) (.42) (.43)
From net realized gain (1.29) (1.72) (.59) (.46) (.28)
Total distributions (1.62) (2.06) (1.00) (.88) (.71)
Net asset value, end of period $ 28.19 $ 28.59 $ 27.07 $ 23.00 $ 20.09
TOTAL RETURN A 4.40% 14.23% 22.87% 19.54% 30.43%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 457,903 $ 493,144 $ 464,031 $ 343,867 $ 297,453
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .69% .68% .69% .71% .74%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .66% C .67% C .67% C .70% C .73% C
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment 1.13% 1.25% 1.60% 2.02% 2.52%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 113% 59% 55% 78% 80%
</TABLE>
A THE TOTAL RETURNS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOWER HAD CERTAIN EXPENSES NOT
BEEN REDUCED DURING THE PERIODS SHOWN.
B NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE HAS BEEN CALCULATED BASED ON AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD.
C FMR OR THE FUND HAS ENTERED INTO VARYING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD
PARTIES WHO EITHER PAID OR REDUCED A PORTION OF THE CLASS' EXPENSES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities for which exchange quotations are not readily
available (and in certain cases debt securities which trade on an
exchange) are valued primarily using dealer supplied valuations or at
their fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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.
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 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,
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.
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.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund(the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc., an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies and
other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Funds seek
preservation of capital, liquidity, and current income. Income
distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily and paid monthly
from net interest income. Income distributions earned by the funds are
recorded as either interest income or security lending income in the
accompanying financial statements.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $4,580,194,000 and $4,709,281,000, 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 .2167% 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 annual rate of .48% of average net assets
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Board of 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 $ 243,000 $ 0
CLASS T 13,410,000 176,000
CLASS B 9,194,000 6,901,000
CLASS C 542,000 366,000
$ 23,389,000 $ 7,443,000
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 is 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 $ 768,000 $ 351,000
CLASS T 1,210,000 363,000
CLASS B 1,748,000 1,748,000*
CLASS C 32,000 32,000*
$ 3,758,000 $ 2,494,000
* 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 $ 225,000 .23
CLASS T 5,182,000 .19
CLASS B 1,889,000 .21
CLASS C 119,000 .22
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 862,000 .18
$ 8,277,000
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
(FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains each fund's accounting records
and administers the security lending program. The security lending fee
is based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $487,000 for the
period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $718,000. The fund received cash collateral of
$734,000 which was invested in cash equivalents.
6. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR has directed certain portfolio trades to brokers who paid a
portion of the fund's expenses. For the period, the fund's expenses
were reduced by $1,072,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, through arrangements with the fund's custodian and each
class' transfer agent, 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 $1,000 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. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998
FROM NET INVESTMENT INCOME
Class A $ 811,000 $ 412,000
Class T 16,902,000 17,008,000
Class B 963,000 1,994,000
Class C 72,000 38,000
Institutional Class 5,627,000 5,960,000
Total $ 24,375,000 $ 25,412,000
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 3,101,000 $ 1,745,000
Class T 120,155,000 142,228,000
Class B 40,402,000 44,523,000
Class C 1,765,000 120,000
Institutional Class 22,283,000 29,607,000
Total $ 187,706,000 $ 218,223,000
$ 212,081,000 $ 243,635,000
8. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1999 1998
CLASS A Shares sold 2,776 1,676 $ 79,105 $ 45,746
Reinvestment of distributions 137 81 3,752 2,044
Shares redeemed (898) (394) (25,235) (10,576)
Net increase (decrease) 2,015 1,363 $ 57,622 $ 37,214
CLASS T Shares sold 21,844 29,496 $ 622,299 $ 803,775
Reinvestment of distributions 4,734 5,979 130,656 151,631
Shares redeemed (30,306) (24,087) (860,850) (653,931)
Net increase (decrease) (3,728) 11,388 $ (107,895) $ 301,475
CLASS B Shares sold 6,290 7,788 $ 178,412 $ 212,094
Reinvestment of distributions 1,326 1,630 36,300 41,041
Shares redeemed (6,588) (3,817) (185,915) (102,483)
Net increase (decrease) 1,028 5,601 $ 28,797 $ 150,652
CLASS C Shares sold 1,541 1,373 $ 43,796 $ 37,538
Reinvestment of distributions 59 6 1,620 145
Shares redeemed (576) (93) (16,333) (2,412)
Net increase (decrease) 1,024 1,286 $ 29,083 $ 35,271
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 3,228 4,647 $ 94,842 $ 128,397
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 887 1,179 24,727 30,191
Shares redeemed (5,122) (5,719) (145,658) (154,743)
Net increase (decrease) (1,007) 107 $ (26,089) $ 3,845
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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
AFFILIATE
PXRE Corp. $ - $ 4,103 $ 381 $ -
UNOVA, Inc. 8,985 4,810 - 42,000
TOTALS $ 8,985 $ 8,913 $ 381 $ 42,000
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments of Fidelity Advisor Equity
Income Fund as of November 30, 1999, and the related statements of
operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the year ended November 30, 1998, and the financial highlights for
each of the years in the four-year period ended November 30, 1998 were
audited by other auditors whose report, dated January 12, 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 November 30, 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 Equity Income Fund at November 30, 1999, the results
of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and its financial
highlights for the year then ended in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund voted to
pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record
date, the following distributions derived from capital gains realized
from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net
investment income:
PAY DATE RECORD DATE DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
Institutional Class 12/20/99 12/17/99 $.08 $2.74
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.01
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
A total of 100% of the dividends distributed by the Institutional
Class during the fiscal year qualifies for the dividends-received
deduction for corporate shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2000 of amounts for use
in preparing 1999 income tax returns.
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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 (registered trademark)
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 High Income 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 FUND
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
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FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND CLASS C
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 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 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 28 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 37 Notes to the financial
statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 47 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 48
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:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 7.31% 155.18% 421.50%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL A
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 1.14% 140.51% 391.51%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL A (INCL.
5.75% SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 187.58% 344.65%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare 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 one year 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. Lipper has created new comparison categories that group funds
according to portfolio characteristics and capitalization, as well as
by capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 5 of this
report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 7.31% 20.61% 17.96%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL A
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 1.14% 19.19% 17.26%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL A (INCL.
5.75% SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 22.97% 15.68%
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
1989/11/30 9425.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 9520.64 10240.00
1990/01/31 8834.91 9552.90
1990/02/28 9049.20 9676.13
1990/03/31 9281.86 9932.55
1990/04/30 8975.73 9684.23
1990/05/31 10047.19 10628.44
1990/06/30 10102.29 10556.17
1990/07/31 9734.93 10522.39
1990/08/31 8663.48 9571.17
1990/09/30 7989.99 9105.05
1990/10/31 7953.26 9065.90
1990/11/30 8798.18 9651.56
1990/12/31 9363.85 9920.84
1991/01/31 10484.79 10353.38
1991/02/28 11426.13 11093.65
1991/03/31 11741.97 11362.12
1991/04/30 11983.50 11389.39
1991/05/31 12639.96 11881.41
1991/06/30 11748.16 11337.24
1991/07/31 12571.83 11865.55
1991/08/31 13061.08 12146.77
1991/09/30 12763.82 11943.92
1991/10/31 12745.24 12103.97
1991/11/30 11989.69 11616.18
1991/12/31 13360.42 12945.07
1992/01/31 13745.62 12704.29
1992/02/29 14367.35 12869.44
1992/03/31 13887.54 12618.49
1992/04/30 14265.98 12989.47
1992/05/31 14468.72 13053.12
1992/06/30 14137.58 12858.63
1992/07/31 14624.15 13384.55
1992/08/31 14218.68 13110.16
1992/09/30 14259.22 13264.86
1992/10/31 14286.26 13311.29
1992/11/30 14975.56 13765.21
1992/12/31 15367.96 13934.52
1993/01/31 15836.50 14051.57
1993/02/28 15879.75 14242.67
1993/03/31 16470.83 14543.19
1993/04/30 16499.66 14191.25
1993/05/31 16960.99 14571.57
1993/06/30 17025.86 14613.83
1993/07/31 17141.19 14555.37
1993/08/31 17667.39 15107.02
1993/09/30 17732.27 14990.70
1993/10/31 18301.72 15301.01
1993/11/30 18215.22 15155.65
1993/12/31 18775.55 15339.03
1994/01/31 19814.49 15860.56
1994/02/28 19515.51 15430.73
1994/03/31 18685.86 14757.95
1994/04/30 19179.17 14946.86
1994/05/31 19283.81 15191.98
1994/06/30 18760.60 14819.78
1994/07/31 19291.28 15305.87
1994/08/31 20105.99 15933.41
1994/09/30 19500.56 15543.04
1994/10/31 19896.70 15892.76
1994/11/30 19261.38 15313.95
1994/12/31 19311.96 15541.05
1995/01/31 19462.34 15944.03
1995/02/28 20055.94 16565.37
1995/03/31 20570.40 17054.21
1995/04/30 21266.90 17556.46
1995/05/31 22153.35 18258.19
1995/06/30 22905.25 18682.33
1995/07/31 23665.06 19301.84
1995/08/31 23831.27 19350.28
1995/09/30 24282.41 20166.87
1995/10/31 24448.62 20094.87
1995/11/30 25042.22 20977.04
1995/12/31 25692.15 21381.05
1996/01/31 26098.16 22108.86
1996/02/29 26025.08 22313.81
1996/03/31 25984.48 22528.70
1996/04/30 26414.84 22860.77
1996/05/31 26950.77 23450.35
1996/06/30 27096.94 23539.69
1996/07/31 26333.64 22499.71
1996/08/31 26544.77 22974.23
1996/09/30 27795.27 24267.22
1996/10/31 28737.21 24936.51
1996/11/30 30994.61 26821.46
1996/12/31 30237.71 26290.13
1997/01/31 31736.25 27932.73
1997/02/28 32003.23 28151.73
1997/03/31 30418.57 26994.97
1997/04/30 31796.53 28606.57
1997/05/31 33760.13 30348.14
1997/06/30 34819.44 31707.74
1997/07/31 37394.52 34230.72
1997/08/31 36025.16 32313.12
1997/09/30 37454.80 34082.90
1997/10/31 36662.47 32944.54
1997/11/30 37911.25 34469.54
1997/12/31 38923.78 35061.38
1998/01/31 39006.38 35449.16
1998/02/28 41578.33 38005.75
1998/03/31 42868.95 39952.03
1998/04/30 42868.95 40353.94
1998/05/31 42469.69 39660.26
1998/06/30 43416.76 41271.26
1998/07/31 43453.90 40831.72
1998/08/31 37873.60 34928.27
1998/09/30 40111.29 37165.78
1998/10/31 42998.94 40188.84
1998/11/30 45803.01 42624.69
1998/12/31 48345.98 45080.72
1999/01/31 48821.21 46966.00
1999/02/28 46655.48 45506.29
1999/03/31 47811.18 47327.00
1999/04/30 49763.25 49159.97
1999/05/31 49501.04 47999.31
1999/06/30 51589.07 50663.27
1999/07/31 50355.67 49081.56
1999/08/31 49102.85 48838.61
1999/09/30 47383.86 47499.94
1999/10/31 49141.70 50505.74
1999/11/30 49151.41 51532.52
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 101121 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund - Class A on
November 30, 1989, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. As the
chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value of the investment would
have grown to $49,151 - a 391.51% 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 $51,533 - a 415.33% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a fund
that invests in stocks will vary.
That means if you sell your
shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 12.16%, 174.55%,
302.85%, AND 12.16%, 22.23%, 14.82%, RESPECTIVELY; AND THE ONE YEAR,
FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR
THE LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGE ARE 24.72%, 207.41%, 367.89%, AND
24.72%, 24.89%, 16.42%, RESPECTIVELY.
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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 7.10% 154.04% 419.17%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL T
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 3.35% 145.15% 401.00%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL T (INCL.
3.50% SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 187.58% 344.65%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare 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 one year 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. Lipper has created new comparison categories that group funds
according to portfolio characteristics and capitalization, as well as
by capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 7 of this
report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 7.10% 20.50% 17.90%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL T
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 3.35% 19.64% 17.49%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL T (INCL.
3.50% SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 22.97% 15.68%
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
1989/11/30 9650.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 9747.93 10240.00
1990/01/31 9045.82 9552.90
1990/02/28 9265.23 9676.13
1990/03/31 9503.44 9932.55
1990/04/30 9190.01 9684.23
1990/05/31 10287.04 10628.44
1990/06/30 10343.46 10556.17
1990/07/31 9967.33 10522.39
1990/08/31 8870.30 9571.17
1990/09/30 8180.74 9105.05
1990/10/31 8143.12 9065.90
1990/11/30 9008.21 9651.56
1990/12/31 9587.39 9920.84
1991/01/31 10735.09 10353.38
1991/02/28 11698.90 11093.65
1991/03/31 12022.28 11362.12
1991/04/30 12269.58 11389.39
1991/05/31 12941.71 11881.41
1991/06/30 12028.62 11337.24
1991/07/31 12871.96 11865.55
1991/08/31 13372.89 12146.77
1991/09/30 13068.53 11943.92
1991/10/31 13049.50 12103.97
1991/11/30 12275.92 11616.18
1991/12/31 13679.37 12945.07
1992/01/31 14073.77 12704.29
1992/02/29 14710.34 12869.44
1992/03/31 14219.07 12618.49
1992/04/30 14606.55 12989.47
1992/05/31 14814.13 13053.12
1992/06/30 14475.08 12858.63
1992/07/31 14973.27 13384.55
1992/08/31 14558.11 13110.16
1992/09/30 14599.63 13264.86
1992/10/31 14627.31 13311.29
1992/11/30 15333.07 13765.21
1992/12/31 15734.84 13934.52
1993/01/31 16214.56 14051.57
1993/02/28 16258.84 14242.67
1993/03/31 16864.03 14543.19
1993/04/30 16893.55 14191.25
1993/05/31 17365.89 14571.57
1993/06/30 17432.31 14613.83
1993/07/31 17550.40 14555.37
1993/08/31 18089.16 15107.02
1993/09/30 18155.58 14990.70
1993/10/31 18738.63 15301.01
1993/11/30 18650.06 15155.65
1993/12/31 19223.77 15339.03
1994/01/31 20287.51 15860.56
1994/02/28 19981.40 15430.73
1994/03/31 19131.94 14757.95
1994/04/30 19637.02 14946.86
1994/05/31 19744.16 15191.98
1994/06/30 19208.47 14819.78
1994/07/31 19751.82 15305.87
1994/08/31 20585.97 15933.41
1994/09/30 19966.09 15543.04
1994/10/31 20371.69 15892.76
1994/11/30 19721.21 15313.95
1994/12/31 19772.98 15541.05
1995/01/31 19926.95 15944.03
1995/02/28 20534.73 16565.37
1995/03/31 21061.47 17054.21
1995/04/30 21774.59 17556.46
1995/05/31 22682.21 18258.19
1995/06/30 23452.06 18682.33
1995/07/31 24230.01 19301.84
1995/08/31 24400.19 19350.28
1995/09/30 24862.10 20166.87
1995/10/31 25032.27 20094.87
1995/11/30 25640.05 20977.04
1995/12/31 26305.49 21381.05
1996/01/31 26721.19 22108.86
1996/02/29 26646.36 22313.81
1996/03/31 26604.79 22528.70
1996/04/30 27045.44 22860.77
1996/05/31 27594.16 23450.35
1996/06/30 27743.81 23539.69
1996/07/31 26962.30 22499.71
1996/08/31 27178.46 22974.23
1996/09/30 28458.82 24267.22
1996/10/31 29439.87 24936.51
1996/11/30 31751.16 26821.46
1996/12/31 30969.78 26290.13
1997/01/31 32496.34 27932.73
1997/02/28 32768.31 28151.73
1997/03/31 31145.25 26994.97
1997/04/30 32548.98 28606.57
1997/05/31 34558.07 30348.14
1997/06/30 35637.18 31707.74
1997/07/31 38277.95 34230.72
1997/08/31 36874.22 32313.12
1997/09/30 38330.59 34082.90
1997/10/31 37514.67 32944.54
1997/11/30 38778.03 34469.54
1997/12/31 39814.88 35061.38
1998/01/31 39889.27 35449.16
1998/02/28 42519.02 38005.75
1998/03/31 43838.61 39952.03
1998/04/30 43829.18 40353.94
1998/05/31 43414.45 39660.26
1998/06/30 44375.87 41271.26
1998/07/31 44404.14 40831.72
1998/08/31 38692.21 34928.27
1998/09/30 40973.22 37165.78
1998/10/31 43923.44 40188.84
1998/11/30 46779.40 42624.69
1998/12/31 49362.86 45080.72
1999/01/31 49853.75 46966.00
1999/02/28 47622.08 45506.29
1999/03/31 48791.99 47327.00
1999/04/30 50787.71 49159.97
1999/05/31 50502.61 47999.31
1999/06/30 52626.14 50663.27
1999/07/31 51357.92 49081.56
1999/08/31 50070.04 48838.61
1999/09/30 48310.26 47499.94
1999/10/31 50099.53 50505.74
1999/11/30 50099.53 51532.52
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 101616 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund - Class T on
November 30, 1989, and the current 3.50% sales charge was paid. As the
chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value of the investment would
have grown to $50,100 - a 401.00% 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 $51,533 - a 415.33%
increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market, for
example, has a history of
long-term growth and short-term
volatility. In turn, the share price
and return of a fund that invests
in stocks will vary. That means if
you sell your shares during a
market downturn, you might
lose money. But if you can ride
out the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 12.16%, 174.55%,
302.85%, AND 12.16%, 22.23%, 14.82%, RESPECTIVELY; AND THE ONE YEAR,
FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR
THE LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGE ARE 24.72%, 207.41%, 367.89%, AND
24.72%, 24.89%, 16.42%, RESPECTIVELY.
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 one year, past five years and past 10
years total return figures are 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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 6.50% 150.17% 411.26%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL B
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 1.50% 148.17% 411.26%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL B (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 187.58% 344.65%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare 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 one year 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. Lipper has created new comparison categories that group funds
according to portfolio characteristics and capitalization, as well as
by capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 9 of this
report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 6.50% 20.13% 17.72%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL B
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 1.50% 19.94% 17.72%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL B (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 22.97% 15.68%
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
1989/11/30 10000.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 10101.48 10240.00
1990/01/31 9373.91 9552.90
1990/02/28 9601.28 9676.13
1990/03/31 9848.13 9932.55
1990/04/30 9523.32 9684.23
1990/05/31 10660.14 10628.44
1990/06/30 10718.61 10556.17
1990/07/31 10328.84 10522.39
1990/08/31 9192.02 9571.17
1990/09/30 8477.45 9105.05
1990/10/31 8438.47 9065.90
1990/11/30 9334.93 9651.56
1990/12/31 9935.12 9920.84
1991/01/31 11124.44 10353.38
1991/02/28 12123.21 11093.65
1991/03/31 12458.32 11362.12
1991/04/30 12714.59 11389.39
1991/05/31 13411.10 11881.41
1991/06/30 12464.89 11337.24
1991/07/31 13338.82 11865.55
1991/08/31 13857.91 12146.77
1991/09/30 13542.51 11943.92
1991/10/31 13522.80 12103.97
1991/11/30 12721.16 11616.18
1991/12/31 14175.51 12945.07
1992/01/31 14584.21 12704.29
1992/02/29 15243.87 12869.44
1992/03/31 14734.79 12618.49
1992/04/30 15136.32 12989.47
1992/05/31 15351.43 13053.12
1992/06/30 15000.09 12858.63
1992/07/31 15516.34 13384.55
1992/08/31 15086.13 13110.16
1992/09/30 15129.15 13264.86
1992/10/31 15157.83 13311.29
1992/11/30 15889.19 13765.21
1992/12/31 16305.53 13934.52
1993/01/31 16802.65 14051.57
1993/02/28 16848.54 14242.67
1993/03/31 17475.68 14543.19
1993/04/30 17506.27 14191.25
1993/05/31 17995.74 14571.57
1993/06/30 18064.57 14613.83
1993/07/31 18186.94 14555.37
1993/08/31 18745.24 15107.02
1993/09/30 18814.08 14990.70
1993/10/31 19418.27 15301.01
1993/11/30 19326.49 15155.65
1993/12/31 19921.01 15339.03
1994/01/31 21023.33 15860.56
1994/02/28 20706.11 15430.73
1994/03/31 19825.85 14757.95
1994/04/30 20349.25 14946.86
1994/05/31 20460.27 15191.98
1994/06/30 19905.15 14819.78
1994/07/31 20468.20 15305.87
1994/08/31 21332.61 15933.41
1994/09/30 20690.25 15543.04
1994/10/31 21110.56 15892.76
1994/11/30 20436.48 15313.95
1994/12/31 20490.14 15541.05
1995/01/31 20649.69 15944.03
1995/02/28 21279.51 16565.37
1995/03/31 21825.36 17054.21
1995/04/30 22564.34 17556.46
1995/05/31 23504.88 18258.19
1995/06/30 24302.65 18682.33
1995/07/31 25108.82 19301.84
1995/08/31 25285.17 19350.28
1995/09/30 25763.83 20166.87
1995/10/31 25940.18 20094.87
1995/11/30 26570.00 20977.04
1995/12/31 27259.58 21381.05
1996/01/31 27690.35 22108.86
1996/02/29 27612.81 22313.81
1996/03/31 27569.74 22528.70
1996/04/30 28026.36 22860.77
1996/05/31 28594.99 23450.35
1996/06/30 28750.06 23539.69
1996/07/31 27940.20 22499.71
1996/08/31 28164.21 22974.23
1996/09/30 29491.00 24267.22
1996/10/31 30507.64 24936.51
1996/11/30 32902.76 26821.46
1996/12/31 32093.04 26290.13
1997/01/31 33674.96 27932.73
1997/02/28 33956.80 28151.73
1997/03/31 32274.87 26994.97
1997/04/30 33711.33 28606.57
1997/05/31 35775.10 30348.14
1997/06/30 36866.08 31707.74
1997/07/31 39584.45 34230.72
1997/08/31 38111.62 32313.12
1997/09/30 39593.54 34082.90
1997/10/31 38729.84 32944.54
1997/11/30 40020.84 34469.54
1997/12/31 41067.30 35061.38
1998/01/31 41124.88 35449.16
1998/02/28 43812.46 38005.75
1998/03/31 45151.36 39952.03
1998/04/30 45122.05 40353.94
1998/05/31 44682.26 39660.26
1998/06/30 45649.79 41271.26
1998/07/31 45659.56 40831.72
1998/08/31 39766.43 34928.27
1998/09/30 42082.64 37165.78
1998/10/31 45092.73 40188.84
1998/11/30 48005.09 42624.69
1998/12/31 50637.99 45080.72
1999/01/31 51105.33 46966.00
1999/02/28 48805.94 45506.29
1999/03/31 49975.98 47327.00
1999/04/30 52000.66 49159.97
1999/05/31 51685.26 47999.31
1999/06/30 53832.03 50663.27
1999/07/31 52509.37 49081.56
1999/08/31 51166.37 48838.61
1999/09/30 49345.18 47499.94
1999/10/31 51146.02 50505.74
1999/11/30 51125.67 51532.52
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 101223 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund - Class B on
November 30, 1989. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value
of the investment would have grown to $51,126 - a 411.26% 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 $51,533 - a 415.33% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a fund
that invests in stocks will vary.
That means if you sell your
shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 12.16%, 174.55%,
302.85%, AND 12.16%, 22.23%, 14.82%, RESPECTIVELY; AND THE ONE YEAR,
FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR
THE LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGE ARE 24.72%, 207.41%, 367.89%, AND
24.72%, 24.89%, 16.42%, RESPECTIVELY.
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 one year, past five years and past 10 years total return
figures are 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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 6.50% 150.19% 411.31%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL C
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 5.50% 150.19% 411.31%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL C (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 187.58% 344.65%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare 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 one year 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. Lipper has created new comparison categories that group funds
according to portfolio characteristics and capitalization, as well as
by capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 11 of this
report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 6.50% 20.13% 17.72%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL C
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 5.50% 20.13% 17.72%
OPPORTUNITIES - CL C (INCL.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES
CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 22.97% 15.68%
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
1989/11/30 10000.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 10101.48 10240.00
1990/01/31 9373.91 9552.90
1990/02/28 9601.28 9676.13
1990/03/31 9848.13 9932.55
1990/04/30 9523.32 9684.23
1990/05/31 10660.14 10628.44
1990/06/30 10718.61 10556.17
1990/07/31 10328.84 10522.39
1990/08/31 9192.02 9571.17
1990/09/30 8477.45 9105.05
1990/10/31 8438.47 9065.90
1990/11/30 9334.93 9651.56
1990/12/31 9935.12 9920.84
1991/01/31 11124.44 10353.38
1991/02/28 12123.21 11093.65
1991/03/31 12458.32 11362.12
1991/04/30 12714.59 11389.39
1991/05/31 13411.10 11881.41
1991/06/30 12464.89 11337.24
1991/07/31 13338.82 11865.55
1991/08/31 13857.91 12146.77
1991/09/30 13542.51 11943.92
1991/10/31 13522.80 12103.97
1991/11/30 12721.16 11616.18
1991/12/31 14175.51 12945.07
1992/01/31 14584.21 12704.29
1992/02/29 15243.87 12869.44
1992/03/31 14734.79 12618.49
1992/04/30 15136.32 12989.47
1992/05/31 15351.43 13053.12
1992/06/30 15000.09 12858.63
1992/07/31 15516.34 13384.55
1992/08/31 15086.13 13110.16
1992/09/30 15129.15 13264.86
1992/10/31 15157.83 13311.29
1992/11/30 15889.19 13765.21
1992/12/31 16305.53 13934.52
1993/01/31 16802.65 14051.57
1993/02/28 16848.54 14242.67
1993/03/31 17475.68 14543.19
1993/04/30 17506.27 14191.25
1993/05/31 17995.74 14571.57
1993/06/30 18064.57 14613.83
1993/07/31 18186.94 14555.37
1993/08/31 18745.24 15107.02
1993/09/30 18814.08 14990.70
1993/10/31 19418.27 15301.01
1993/11/30 19326.49 15155.65
1993/12/31 19921.01 15339.03
1994/01/31 21023.33 15860.56
1994/02/28 20706.11 15430.73
1994/03/31 19825.85 14757.95
1994/04/30 20349.25 14946.86
1994/05/31 20460.27 15191.98
1994/06/30 19905.15 14819.78
1994/07/31 20468.20 15305.87
1994/08/31 21332.61 15933.41
1994/09/30 20690.25 15543.04
1994/10/31 21110.56 15892.76
1994/11/30 20436.48 15313.95
1994/12/31 20490.14 15541.05
1995/01/31 20649.69 15944.03
1995/02/28 21279.51 16565.37
1995/03/31 21825.36 17054.21
1995/04/30 22564.34 17556.46
1995/05/31 23504.88 18258.19
1995/06/30 24302.65 18682.33
1995/07/31 25108.82 19301.84
1995/08/31 25285.17 19350.28
1995/09/30 25763.83 20166.87
1995/10/31 25940.18 20094.87
1995/11/30 26570.00 20977.04
1995/12/31 27259.58 21381.05
1996/01/31 27690.35 22108.86
1996/02/29 27612.81 22313.81
1996/03/31 27569.74 22528.70
1996/04/30 28026.36 22860.77
1996/05/31 28594.99 23450.35
1996/06/30 28750.06 23539.69
1996/07/31 27940.20 22499.71
1996/08/31 28164.21 22974.23
1996/09/30 29491.00 24267.22
1996/10/31 30507.64 24936.51
1996/11/30 32902.76 26821.46
1996/12/31 32093.04 26290.13
1997/01/31 33674.96 27932.73
1997/02/28 33956.80 28151.73
1997/03/31 32274.87 26994.97
1997/04/30 33711.33 28606.57
1997/05/31 35775.10 30348.14
1997/06/30 36866.08 31707.74
1997/07/31 39584.45 34230.72
1997/08/31 38111.62 32313.12
1997/09/30 39593.54 34082.90
1997/10/31 38729.84 32944.54
1997/11/30 40037.09 34469.54
1997/12/31 41079.84 35061.38
1998/01/31 41137.22 35449.16
1998/02/28 43823.26 38005.75
1998/03/31 45156.54 39952.03
1998/04/30 45127.35 40353.94
1998/05/31 44679.68 39660.26
1998/06/30 45652.88 41271.26
1998/07/31 45652.88 40831.72
1998/08/31 39765.01 34928.27
1998/09/30 42090.96 37165.78
1998/10/31 45098.15 40188.84
1998/11/30 48008.02 42624.69
1998/12/31 50634.23 45080.72
1999/01/31 51100.32 46966.00
1999/02/28 48796.95 45506.29
1999/03/31 49974.00 47327.00
1999/04/30 51993.26 49159.97
1999/05/31 51678.70 47999.31
1999/06/30 53829.86 50663.27
1999/07/31 52510.75 49081.56
1999/08/31 51171.35 48838.61
1999/09/30 49344.89 47499.94
1999/10/31 51151.05 50505.74
1999/11/30 51130.76 51532.52
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 101416 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund - Class C on
November 30, 1989. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value
of the investment would have grown to $51,131 - a 411.31% 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 $51,533 - a 415.33% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a fund
that invests in stocks will vary.
That means if you sell your
shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 12.16%, 174.55%,
302.85%, AND 12.16%, 22.23%, 14.82%, RESPECTIVELY; AND THE ONE YEAR,
FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR
THE LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGE ARE 24.72%, 207.41%, 367.89%, AND
24.72%, 24.89%, 16.42%, RESPECTIVELY.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGERS' OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000(registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(photograph of George Vanderheiden)
(photograph of Bettina Doulton)
NOTE TO SHAREHOLDERS: The following is an interview with George
Vanderheiden, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund, with additional comments from Bettina Doulton, who
will become manager of the fund effective February 1, 2000.
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, GEORGE?
G.V. During the one-year period ending November 30, 1999, the fund's
Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned 7.31%, 7.10%,
6.50% and 6.50%, respectively. During the same period, the Standard &
Poor's 500 Index returned 20.90%, while the growth funds average, as
measured by Lipper Inc., was up 27.23%.
Q. CAN YOU POINT TO ANY SPECIFICS FOR THE FUND'S SUBPAR PERFORMANCE
RELATIVE TO ITS PEERS AND THE S&P 500?
G.V. I would point to two primary explanations. First, the fund was
considerably underweighted in technology stocks. The S&P 500's tech
weighting was roughly double the fund's approximately 13% position in
the sector. Throughout the period, I felt that the valuations of
technology stocks were vastly overinflated. Despite that, a small
group of technology stocks - names like Microsoft, Intel, Dell and a
few others - continued to drive the performance of the market. While I
did own positions in most of those stocks, I did not weight them as
heavily as my growth fund peers did.
Q. WHAT WAS THE SECOND FACTOR
BEHIND THE FUND'S UNDERPERFORMANCE?
G.V. For most of the period, I tilted the fund toward value and
defensive growth stocks, with mixed results. At the period's outset, I
felt value stocks looked attractive relative to growth stocks.
Unfortunately, it remained a very narrow, growth-oriented market
through the end of the first quarter of 1999. In the second quarter,
however, the fund's value positioning paid off. Central bank
interest-rate easings around the world, recoveries in Asia and Russia,
and a rebound in commodity prices - particularly oil - all contributed
to a broadening of corporate earnings. Thus, investors turned away
from the expensive, large-cap growth stocks and toward value and
cyclical issues, whose earnings and performance are sensitive to the
ups and downs of the economy. The fund was well-positioned for this
rotation, and outperformed both the S&P 500 and the growth funds
average for the second quarter. Names such as Philip Morris, which had
an otherwise poor year, and Fleet Financial performed very well in
this quarter.
Q. HOW DID VALUE STOCKS FARE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD?
G.V. As quickly as investors rotated into value stocks in the second
quarter, they shifted out of them in the third quarter. The U.S.
Federal Reserve Board, wary of an overheated domestic economy and
impending signs of inflation, hiked short-term interest rates by 0.25
percentage points on June 30, which effectively ended the value and
cyclical rally. Two more rate hikes by the same amount, one in August
and the other in November, further sealed their demise.
Q. WHAT WAS YOUR STRATEGIC REACTION TO THE FED'S RATE HIKES IN TERMS
OF THE FUND'S POSITIONING?
G.V. I stopped buying cyclical and value stocks; there's no use
chasing a group that's not going to work if the market's worried about
rising interest rates. However, I continued to buy defensive growth
stocks. I define defensive growth companies as those that grow their
earnings at a 10% to 15% annual rate, have a reasonable
price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio and are typically not affected by
interest rates or recessions. It's a broad category that includes
financial growth stocks such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Associates
First Capital; drug stocks such as Schering-Plough, Eli Lilly and
Cardinal Health; and grocery store chains such as Safeway and Kroger.
Q. WHAT DID YOU FIND COMPELLING ABOUT THIS GROUP?
G.V. I felt this group was attractive because it offers a good ratio
of growth per P/E. The example I like to use is Fannie Mae versus
General Electric, a blue chip growth company. Investors get
approximately the same growth with each company, but for GE investors
pay around 40-times its year 2000 earnings, while Fannie Mae trades at
only 15-times its 2000 earnings. There are certain times when I will
overweight aggressive growth companies such as Dell and Cisco, but
once they get too expensive, as I felt they did during the period, I
focus on defensive growth stocks.
Q. HOW DID THESE STOCKS PERFORM?
G.V. The majority of the fund's defensive growth holdings grew
anywhere from 12% to 15% during the period. However, the S&P posted
returns of over 20%. Given this scenario, defensive growth
underperformed. Essentially, investors said "Why do I want a company
growing at 12% to 15% when I know I can get an S&P company that's up
20%?" So, despite their positive fundamentals and low valuations, the
fund's defensive growth positions were disappointing. Another reason
for their underperformance was the incredible "momentum market" we
experienced, where money just funnelled into six technology stocks -
Microsoft, Lucent, Dell, Cisco, Intel and IBM. This "gold rush
mentality" has helped these six tech companies appreciate by a
combined $1.1 trillion since the beginning of 1998, roughly equal to
what all stocks in the equity market were worth in 1982.
Q. WHAT STOCKS WORKED WELL FOR THE FUND OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR?
G.V. Technology holding Solectron, a contract electronic manufacturer,
was the largest contributor to performance. Technology companies
outsource their manufacturing to Solectron, and this stock has gone up
10-fold since I first started buying it in 1992. Strong stock
selection in the retail and telecom sectors also helped the fund's
overall return. In the retail sector, Wal-Mart and Home Depot
benefited from the strong U.S. economy and consumers' ability to
finance home improvements. U.K.-based telecommunications company
Vodafone, which benefited from solid earnings growth, had a persistent
run of outstanding performance, as did MCI WorldCom. Its focus on the
high-growth areas of Internet, data and international communications
helped MCI WorldCom gain approximately 4% of the global telecom
market.
Q. WHICH HOLDINGS HURT PERFORMANCE?
G.V. Philip Morris was the largest relative detractor due to the
company's ongoing litigation battles. Despite beating their earnings
estimates and meeting the criteria of defensive growth stocks, Fannie
Mae and Freddie Mac, which help provide housing for low- and
moderate-income families, were disappointments. Nervous investor
sentiment concerning rising interest rates drove share prices down.
However, based on their strong fundamentals, I remain bullish about
their prospects. The fund's bond holdings, which accounted for 7.3% of
net assets at the end of the period, also fared poorly. Rising
interest rates were particularly detrimental to the returns of
Treasuries.
Q. TURNING TO YOU, BETTINA, WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING MONTHS?
B.D. First, let me say that it's an honor to succeed an icon like
George Vanderheiden. He is one of the most respected money managers of
all time. Turning back to the market, I think the fundamental outlook
for the technology stocks - the enablers of the new economy - remains
positive. I expect the effort to upgrade Corporate America's processes
via the Internet, be it customer service, sales and marketing,
logistics or inventory management, to continue for the next couple of
years. Internationally, this trend is just getting started. Meanwhile,
I will be searching to find the companies that can emerge as the
winners, selecting those that I think can successfully adapt their
business models and, thus, demonstrate consistent double-digit
earnings growth rates over time.
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.
(checkmark)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 November 30,
1999, more than $28.5
billion
MANAGER: Bettina Doulton,
since February 2000; joined
Fidelity in 1986
BETTINA DOULTON ON
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
OF E-COMMERCE:
"E-commerce, business-to-consumer
and business-to-business via the
Internet are changing the
competitive dynamic in nearly all
industries. New internet-centric
- - or `new economy' - companies
are building customer relationships
by providing value-added services
without the baggage of legacy assets
maintained by their `old-economy'
counterparts.
"Look at the finance sector, for
example. The old economy
segment of this market is
characterized by overcapacity, a
lack of pricing power and, thus,
challenging revenue growth
prospects. The emergence of
Internet-based financial services
providers has added a new
dimension to this industry. This
new competition offers more
convenience, doesn't have the
cost of a branch network, or all of
the expense overhead, payroll and
fixed assets to worry about . . .
that's very tough competition. The
Internet also pressures old
economy businesses by making
pricing more transparent.
"Generally, the old economy
companies must adapt their
business models and strategies and
thus prove the sustainability of
their growth rates. As an investor,
we're looking at opportunities in
both new economy and old economy
companies as they adapt to a
changing business environment. Of
course, identifying the companies
with the best fundamentals is only
half the battle. The second
challenge is to pay the right price
for these investment
opportunities."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Fannie Mae 6.3 5.3
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 3.4 4.5
FleetBoston Financial Corp. 3.3 3.3
Solectron Corp. 3.1 2.3
Freddie Mac 2.9 3.1
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. 2.2 1.9
Home Depot, Inc. 2.2 1.9
General Motors Corp. 1.8 1.4
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 1.7 1.5
Cardinal Health, Inc. 1.6 1.0
28.5 26.2
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
FINANCE 21.1 19.9
TECHNOLOGY 12.9 11.1
HEALTH 11.1 9.8
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 8.5 8.0
ENERGY 7.6 7.1
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 88.2% Stocks 87.8%
Bonds 7.3% Bonds 7.3%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 4.5% Net Other Assets 4.9%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 6.1% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 6.7%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 88.2 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 87.8
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 7.3 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 7.3
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.5 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.9
</TABLE>
PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
COMMON STOCKS - 88.2%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.7%
Boeing Co. 5,148,800 $ 210,135
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 1.4%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.7%
Cabot Corp. 2,120,500 40,422
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 664,509 39,497
Co.
Engelhard Corp. 1,488,600 25,027
Monsanto Co. 1,821,100 76,828
Praxair, Inc. 405,400 18,091
199,865
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.6%
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. 454,900 9,269
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 6,125,300 146,624
155,893
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.1%
Bowater, Inc. 310,600 15,219
Westvaco Corp. 800,200 24,156
39,375
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 395,133
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
1.6%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.1%
Owens Corning 2,520,400 39,696
CONSTRUCTION - 1.3%
Centex Corp. (c) 4,531,700 107,628
D.R. Horton, Inc. (c) 4,310,080 59,264
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. 1,591,452 33,420
Kaufman & Broad Home Corp. (c) 4,380,800 96,925
Lennar Corp. (c) 3,457,400 56,399
Pulte Corp. 223,900 4,492
Toll Brothers, Inc. (a) 236,200 4,222
U.S. Home Corp. (a) 7,600 196
362,546
ENGINEERING - 0.2%
Fluor Corp. 1,173,100 49,344
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 451,586
ESTATE
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
DURABLES - 5.4%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
4.6%
AutoNation, Inc. (a) 10,807,100 $ 100,641
Cummins Engine Co., Inc. (c) 2,190,600 88,719
Dana Corp. 3,856,800 107,026
Delphi Automotive Systems 4,073,848 64,163
Corp.
Discount Auto Parts, Inc. 1,029,900 14,225
(a)(c)
Eaton Corp. 3,182,500 246,445
General Motors Corp. 7,055,639 508,006
Lear Corp. (a) 2,884,300 95,362
Magna International, Inc. 2,194,100 94,707
Class A
1,319,294
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.8%
Burlington Industries, Inc. 2,797,300 10,315
(a)(c)
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (a) 669,700 17,873
Liz Claiborne, Inc. (c) 4,209,800 157,604
Warnaco Group, Inc. Class A 3,524,400 43,614
(c)
229,406
TOTAL DURABLES 1,548,700
ENERGY - 7.6%
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.9%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 564,400 14,251
Halliburton Co. 3,588,500 138,830
McDermott International, Inc. 1,845,100 15,799
Schlumberger Ltd. 1,511,700 90,796
259,676
OIL & GAS - 6.7%
Amerada Hess Corp. 3,713,026 215,123
Apache Corp. 393,100 14,078
BP Amoco PLC sponsored ADR 6,501,856 396,207
Chevron Corp. 956,600 84,719
Conoco, Inc. Class B 1,542,528 40,395
Cooper Cameron Corp. (a) 1,552,700 66,572
Exxon Corp. 5,287,000 419,325
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 7,205,400 158,068
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (NY 3,394,400 196,875
Registry Gilder 1.25)
Sunoco, Inc. 406,400 10,389
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Tosco Corp. (c) 7,503,800 $ 203,072
Total Fina SA:
Class B 197,574 26,129
sponsored ADR 812,761 53,744
Union Pacific Resources 1,596,900 20,860
Group, Inc.
USX-Marathon Group 756,600 20,003
1,925,559
TOTAL ENERGY 2,185,235
FINANCE - 21.1%
BANKS - 5.9%
Bank of America Corp. 6,739,900 394,284
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd. 4,547,000 65,785
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd. 1,493,200 22,025
ADR
Bank One Corp. 2,557,800 90,162
Chase Manhattan Corp. 151,800 11,727
Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd. 595,000 6,864
FleetBoston Financial Corp. 25,086,471 948,582
Fuji Bank Ltd. 595,000 7,127
Sakura Bank Ltd. 951,000 7,038
Sumitomo Bank Ltd. Japan 494,000 7,578
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 63,800 4,458
The Industrial Bank of Japan 600,000 7,075
Ltd.
Wells Fargo & Co. 2,395,200 111,377
1,684,082
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.6%
Associates First Capital 2,856,500 94,979
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 529,800 28,543
Concord EFS, Inc. (a) 1,144,050 30,317
Household International, Inc. 543,000 21,482
175,321
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 9.2%
Fannie Mae 26,756,542 1,782,651
Freddie Mac 16,815,800 830,280
2,612,931
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
INSURANCE - 4.2%
Allmerica Financial Corp. 1,122,000 $ 61,920
American International Group, 3,264,852 337,096
Inc.
CIGNA Corp. 3,698,800 304,226
Hartford Life, Inc. Class A 111,500 4,990
Marsh & McLennan Companies, 13,200 1,038
Inc.
MGIC Investment Corp. (c) 8,107,100 458,051
Travelers Property Casualty 876,100 29,185
Corp. Class A
1,196,506
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.7%
Golden State Bancorp, Inc. (a) 1,569,900 30,515
Washington Mutual, Inc. 5,980,100 173,423
203,938
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.5%
Kokusai Securities Co. Ltd. 578,000 9,207
Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. 7,338,000 130,907
140,114
TOTAL FINANCE 6,012,892
HEALTH - 11.1%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 3.8%
American Home Products Corp. 1,123,300 58,412
Amgen, Inc. (a) 2,089,000 95,180
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 151,700 11,084
Eli Lilly & Co. 4,376,500 314,014
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a) 942,900 48,265
Merck & Co., Inc. 1,509,700 118,511
Schering-Plough Corp. 5,893,200 301,290
Warner-Lambert Co. 1,442,400 129,365
1,076,121
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 3.8%
Abbott Laboratories 4,289,700 163,009
AmeriSource Health Corp. 4,329,400 53,576
Class A (a)(c)
Baxter International, Inc. 771,000 52,091
Biomet, Inc. 750,900 23,794
Cardinal Health, Inc. 8,779,550 459,280
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - CONTINUED
Johnson & Johnson 3,200,200 $ 332,021
McKesson HBOC, Inc. 420,200 9,822
1,093,593
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 3.5%
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. 23,362,663 636,633
Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc. (a) 916,724 10,772
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a) 9,248,100 206,348
United HealthCare Corp. 2,450,300 127,262
Wellpoint Health Networks, 156,500 9,009
Inc. (a)
990,024
TOTAL HEALTH 3,159,738
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 3.6%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.5%
Emerson Electric Co. 3,131,000 178,467
General Electric Co. 1,614,500 209,885
Koninklijke Philips 1,625,900 198,268
Electronics NV
Thomas & Betts Corp. 2,186,700 89,655
W.W. Grainger, Inc. 962,800 45,372
721,647
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.8%
Caterpillar, Inc. 2,484,800 115,233
Deere & Co. 637,400 27,368
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 379,700 24,586
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 642,100 31,102
Parker-Hannifin Corp. 298,200 14,034
212,323
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.3%
Republic Services, Inc. Class 5,164,900 64,238
A (a)
Waste Management, Inc. 1,969,500 32,004
96,242
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 1,030,212
EQUIPMENT
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
MEDIA & LEISURE - 2.7%
BROADCASTING - 1.0%
AT&T Corp. - Liberty Media 3,668,310 $ 153,381
Group Class A (a)
Cox Communications, Inc. 884,998 41,595
Class A (a)
MediaOne Group, Inc. 1,264,900 100,243
295,219
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.6%
Cedar Fair LP (depository 646,700 12,126
unit)
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. 3,115,700 71,661
Class A
Royal Carribean Cruises Ltd. 1,540,500 76,062
159,849
LODGING & GAMING - 0.2%
Mirage Resorts, Inc. (a) 5,727,100 73,378
PUBLISHING - 0.1%
Reader's Digest Association, 639,300 18,540
Inc. Class A (non-vtg.)
RESTAURANTS - 0.8%
McDonald's Corp. 1,826,500 82,193
Papa John's International, 675,400 24,251
Inc. (a)
Wendy's International, Inc. 5,201,100 114,749
221,193
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 768,179
NONDURABLES - 3.8%
FOODS - 0.2%
Keebler Foods Co. (a) 24,500 675
Nabisco Group Holdings Corp. 4,843,800 56,006
56,681
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.2%
Procter & Gamble Co. 380,500 41,094
TOBACCO - 3.4%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 36,771,300 967,545
RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, 437,200 9,318
Inc.
976,863
TOTAL NONDURABLES 1,074,638
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 8.5%
APPAREL STORES - 0.5%
Gap, Inc. 1,072,300 $ 43,428
TJX Companies, Inc. 4,359,400 114,162
157,590
DRUG STORES - 0.4%
CVS Corp. 2,717,800 107,863
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
1.7%
Saks, Inc. (a) 2,473,940 43,294
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 7,538,500 434,406
477,700
GROCERY STORES - 1.0%
Kroger Co. (a) 3,220,100 68,628
Safeway, Inc. (a) 5,929,700 218,658
287,286
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 4.9%
Circuit City Stores, Inc. - 3,452,000 167,422
Circuit City Group
Home Depot, Inc. 8,005,000 632,895
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 9,592,400 477,821
Office Depot, Inc. (a) 4,333,000 48,205
Staples, Inc. (a) 3,332,900 78,323
1,404,666
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 2,435,105
SERVICES - 0.3%
ADVERTISING - 0.2%
Interpublic Group of 239,500 11,257
Companies, Inc.
Young & Rubicam, Inc. 693,500 36,192
47,449
SERVICES - 0.1%
Gartner Group, Inc. Class B 364,582 4,033
(a)
H&R Block, Inc. 609,800 26,221
30,254
TOTAL SERVICES 77,703
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - 12.9%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.0%
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 75,900 $ 10,488
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 2.3%
Automatic Data Processing, 1,615,100 79,746
Inc.
Black Box Corp. (a) 724,600 43,114
Ceridian Corp. (a) 87,100 1,884
Compuware Corp. (a) 1,163,500 39,341
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 686,500 30,592
(a)
First Data Corp. 1,221,500 52,830
IMS Health, Inc. 2,092,800 49,312
Microsoft Corp. (a) 3,330,300 303,213
Policy Management Systems 2,541,000 51,138
Corp. (a)(c)
651,170
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 3.2%
Compaq Computer Corp. 7,785,600 190,261
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) 2,133,400 28,401
International Business 2,758,300 284,277
Machines Corp.
SCI Systems, Inc. (a)(c) 4,302,000 291,998
Tech Data Corp. (a)(c) 4,781,900 117,157
Xerox Corp. 455,100 12,316
924,410
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.8%
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 98,200 4,143
LAM Research Corp. (a)(c) 2,110,500 163,828
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) 22,500 1,848
Thermo Electron Corp. (a) 3,898,000 58,470
228,289
ELECTRONICS - 6.6%
Avnet, Inc. 1,797,400 98,745
Flextronics International 305,700 25,354
Ltd. (a)
Intel Corp. 1,784,800 136,872
Methode Electronics, Inc. 1,317,200 35,564
Class A
Microchip Technology, Inc. (a) 1,191,900 75,537
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 3,221,900 216,270
Molex, Inc. Class A 2,184,352 88,876
Motorola, Inc. 1,593,700 182,080
National Semiconductor Corp. 2,218,400 94,282
(a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
Sanmina Corp. (a) 579,600 $ 55,714
Solectron Corp. (a) 10,579,200 871,462
1,880,756
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 3,695,113
TRANSPORTATION - 2.2%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 1.7%
AMR Corp. (a) 5,524,800 336,322
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2,716,000 133,763
Southwest Airlines Co. 455,500 7,430
477,515
RAILROADS - 0.4%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 3,439,500 99,746
Corp.
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.1%
Airborne Freight Corp. 1,792,400 41,561
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 618,822
UTILITIES - 5.3%
CELLULAR - 1.5%
Nextel Communications, Inc. 75,800 7,514
Class A (a)
Vodafone AirTouch PLC 8,556,600 403,765
sponsored ADR
411,279
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.0%
PG&E Corp. 283,019 6,333
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 3.8%
AT&T Corp. 2,174,699 121,511
Bell Atlantic Corp. 1,148,492 72,714
BellSouth Corp. 1,396,500 64,501
CenturyTel, Inc. 1,578,600 72,616
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 5,350,204 442,395
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
SBC Communications, Inc. 2,357,600 $ 122,448
Sprint Corp. - FON Group 2,844,900 197,365
1,093,550
TOTAL UTILITIES 1,511,162
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 25,174,353
(Cost $17,702,045)
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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 2,826
0% 8/15/19 Aaa 45,000 12,339
0% 8/15/20 Aaa 862,300 221,628
U.S. Treasury Bonds:
6.25% 8/15/23 Aaa 106,250 102,714
7.625% 11/15/22 Aaa 128,000 143,800
7.875% 2/15/21 Aaa 208,000 237,964
8.125% 8/15/19 Aaa 1,176,000 1,369,123
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS 2,090,394
(Cost $2,016,455)
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CASH EQUIVALENTS - 5.2%
SHARES
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 130,848,035 130,848
5.69% (b)
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 1,338,955,780 1,338,956
5.34% (b)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 1,469,804
(Cost $1,469,804)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 28,734,551
100.7%
(Cost $21,188,304)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.7)% (201,569)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 28,532,982
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
(c) Affiliated company
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $21,233,569,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $7,500,982,000, of which $9,237,808,000 related to
appreciated investment securities and $1,736,826,000 related to
depreciated investment securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $1,400,546,000 as a capital
gain
dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS)
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 28,734,551
value (cost $21,188,304) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 45,737
sold
Receivable for fund shares 16,090
sold
Dividends receivable 25,367
Interest receivable 41,754
Other receivables 635
TOTAL ASSETS 28,864,134
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 57,930
purchased
Payable for fund shares 114,512
redeemed
Accrued management fee 10,032
Distribution fees payable 12,999
Other payables and accrued 4,831
expenses
Collateral on securities 130,848
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 331,152
NET ASSETS $ 28,532,982
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 17,542,449
Undistributed net investment 191,572
income
Accumulated undistributed net 3,252,760
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 7,546,201
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 28,532,982
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS)
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $50.61
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($639,540
(divided by) 12,637 shares)
Maximum offering price per $53.70
share (100/94.25 of $50.61)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $50.96
redemption price per share
($24,357,276 (divided by)
477,981 shares)
Maximum offering price per $52.81
share (100/96.50 of $50.96)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $50.25
offering price per share
($2,264,119 (divided by)
45,056 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $50.39
offering price per share
($688,119 (divided by)
13,656 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $51.10
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($583,928 (divided by)
11,427 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 326,206
Dividends (including $9,173
received from affiliated
issuers)
Interest 214,247
Security lending 225
TOTAL INCOME 540,678
EXPENSES
Management fee Basic fee $ 170,541
Performance adjustment (43,191)
Transfer agent fees 52,598
Distribution fees 154,536
Accounting and security 1,215
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 104
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 697
Registration fees 772
Audit 133
Legal 100
Total expenses before 337,505
reductions
Expense reductions (2,547) 334,958
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 205,720
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 3,285,111
(including realized gain
(loss) of $83,949 on sales
of investments in affiliated
issuers)
Foreign currency transactions (104) 3,285,007
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (1,529,848)
Assets and liabilities in (149) (1,529,997)
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 1,755,010
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 1,960,730
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 205,720 $ 222,413
income
Net realized gain (loss) 3,285,007 1,043,142
Change in net unrealized (1,529,997) 3,286,573
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 1,960,730 4,552,128
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (195,067) (230,393)
From net investment income
From net realized gain (939,863) (1,268,193)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (1,134,930) (1,498,586)
Share transactions - net 194,901 3,085,219
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 1,020,701 6,138,761
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 27,512,281 21,373,520
End of period (including $ 28,532,982 $ 27,512,281
undistributed net investment
income of $191,572 and
$204,660, respectively)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 I 1997 H 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 49.33 $ 44.02 $ 42.57 $ 35.39 $ 32.86
of period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .47 .48 .04 .54 .09
Net realized and unrealized 2.97 8.03 1.41 8.80 2.44
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.44 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 $ 50.61 $ 49.33 $ 44.02 $ 42.57 $ 35.39
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.31% 20.82% 3.41% 27.58% 7.70%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 640 $ 359 $ 143 $ 130 $ 10
(in millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .92% .97% 1.10% A, F 1.05% 1.48% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .91% G .96% G 1.09% A, G 1.04% G 1.47% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .93% 1.06% 1.22% A 1.36% 1.74% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 43% 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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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 G 1997 F 1996 F 1995 F
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 49.63 $ 44.20 $ 42.76 $ 35.41 $ 30.89 $ 26.62
of period
Income from Invest- ment
Operations
Net investment income .37 D .42 D .03 D .55 D .61 D .39
Net realized and unrealized 3.00 8.08 1.41 8.78 4.72 5.31
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.37 8.50 1.44 9.33 5.33 5.70
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.35) (.47) - (.54) (.41) (.27)
From net realized gain (1.69) (2.60) - (1.44) (.40) (1.16)
Total distributions (2.04) (3.07) - (1.98) (.81) (1.43)
Net asset value, end of $ 50.96 $ 49.63 $ 44.20 $ 42.76 $ 35.41 $ 30.89
period
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.10% 20.63% 3.37% 27.43% 17.61% 22.88%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 24,357 $ 24,802 $ 20,411 $ 19,652 $ 14,315 $ 9,691
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.12% 1.14% 1.28% A 1.18% 1.34% 1.59%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.11% E 1.13% E 1.27% A, E 1.17% E 1.34% 1.58% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net invest- ment .73% .92% 1.03% A 1.39% 1.88% 1.56%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 43% 25% 33% A 35% 33% 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 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 YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31
G ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1997
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 H 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 49.12 $ 44.02 $ 42.60 $ 37.62
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .09 .14 .02 .13
Net realized and unrealized 2.97 8.04 1.40 4.85
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.06 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 $ 50.25 $ 49.12 $ 44.02 $ 42.60
TOTAL RETURN B, C 6.50% 19.95% 3.33% 13.24%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 2,264 $ 1,432 $ 423 $ 371
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.67% 1.71% 1.85% A, F 1.75% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.66% G 1.70% G 1.84% A, G 1.74% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .19% .31% .47% A .48% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 43% 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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 .10 .12 .02
Net realized and unrealized 2.97 8.08 .56
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.07 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 $ 50.39 $ 49.33 $ 44.20
TOTAL RETURN B, C 6.50% 19.91% 1.33%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 688 $ 301 $ 6
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.65% 1.70% 1.85% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.64% G 1.70% 1.84% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .20% .27% .74% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 43% 25% 33% A
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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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 H 1997 G 1996 G 1995 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 49.78 $ 44.31 $ 42.85 $ 35.47 $ 30.97 $ 29.04
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .63 D .65 D .05 D .75 D .77 D .12
Net realized and unrealized 2.98 8.10 1.41 8.78 4.74 1.81
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.61 8.75 1.46 9.53 5.51 1.93
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 $ 51.10 $ 49.78 $ 44.31 $ 42.85 $ 35.47 $ 30.97
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.62% 21.29% 3.41% 28.07% 18.25% 6.65%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 584 $ 618 $ 392 $ 375 $ 250 $ 72
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .62% .62% .71% A .66% .85% .82% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .61% F .61% F .70% A, F .65% F .84% F .81% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net invest- ment 1.24% 1.43% 1.60% A 1.91% 2.38% 2.33% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 43% 25% 33% A 35% 33% 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 YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31
H ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1997
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities for which exchange quotations are not readily
available (and in certain cases debt securities which trade on an
exchange) are valued primarily using dealer-supplied valuations or at
their fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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, 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,
market discount,
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS - CONTINUED
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 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.
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund (the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc., an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies and
other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Funds seek
preservation of capital, liquidity, and current income. Income
distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily and paid monthly
from net interest income. Income distributions earned by the fund are
recorded as either interest income or security lending income in the
accompanying financial statements.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $11,872,511,000 and $12,343,326,000, respectively, of which
U.S. government and government agency obligations aggregated
$275,744,000 and $427,263,000, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly basic fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate
plus a fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net
assets of the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a
series of rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all
the mutual funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .2167% to
.5200% for the period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In
the event that these rates were lower than the contractual rates in
effect during the period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates,
as they resulted in the same or a lower management fee. The basic fee
is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of
(plus/minus).20% of the fund's average net assets over the performance
period) based on the 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 annual rate of .43% of average net assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Board of 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.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN - CONTINUED
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 $ 1,315,000 $ 1,000
CLASS T 128,121,000 1,234,000
CLASS B 19,737,000 14,814,000
CLASS C 5,363,000 3,863,000
$ 154,536,000 $ 19,912,000
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 is 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 $ 3,498,000 $ 1,497,000
CLASS T 9,655,000 3,771,000
CLASS B 5,123,000 5,123,000 *
CLASS C 319,000 319,000 *
$ 18,595,000 $ 10,710,000
* 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 $ 1,197,000 .23
CLASS T 44,760,000 .17
CLASS B 4,431,000 .22
CLASS C 1,124,000 .21
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1,086,000 .17
$ 52,598,000
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.,
an affiliate of FMR, maintains the fund's accounting records and
administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is
based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $1,626,000 for the
period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $134,859,000. The fund received cash collateral of
$130,848,000 which was invested in cash equivalents. Cash Collateral
includes $559,000 received for unsettled security loans.
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 $2,440,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, through arrangements with the fund's custodian and each
class' transfer agent, 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 $6,000 under the custodian
arrangement, and each applicable class' expenses were reduced as
follows under the transfer agent arrangements:
TRANSFER AGENT CREDITS
CLASS A $ 5,000
CLASS T 96,000
$ 101,000
7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEARS 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 845,704 1,209,164
Class B 50,007 26,330
Class C 10,642 675
Institutional Class 21,093 23,289
Total $ 939,863 $ 1,268,193
Total Distributions $ 1,134,930 $ 1,498,586
8. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods were as follows:
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1999 1998
CLASS A Shares sold 7,706 5,006 $ 388,943 $ 225,955
Reinvestment of distributions 317 245 14,915 10,085
Shares redeemed (2,665) (1,215) (134,575) (55,006)
Net increase (decrease) 5,358 4,036 $ 269,283 $ 181,034
CLASS T Shares sold 84,990 100,805 $ 4,305,403 $ 4,546,813
Reinvestment of distributions 20,264 32,321 961,462 1,340,827
Shares redeemed (126,979) (95,176) (6,461,873) (4,297,357)
Net increase (decrease) (21,725) 37,950 $ (1,195,008) $ 1,590,283
CLASS B Shares sold 20,524 21,067 $ 1,029,947 $ 950,442
Reinvestment of distributions 1,064 667 50,034 27,524
Shares redeemed (5,677) (2,187) (285,427) (97,688)
Net increase (decrease) 15,911 19,547 $ 794,554 $ 880,278
CLASS C Shares sold 9,384 6,462 $ 472,443 $ 292,437
Reinvestment of distributions 217 15 10,228 602
Shares redeemed (2,048) (506) (103,255) (22,628)
Net increase (decrease) 7,553 5,971 $ 379,416 $ 270,411
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 4,369 6,993 $ 220,446 $ 319,599
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 506 595 23,925 24,612
Shares redeemed (5,872) (4,004) (297,715) (180,998)
Net increase (decrease) (997) 3,584 $ (53,344) $ 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
AFFILIATE
Airborne Freight Corp. $ - $ 2,277 $ - $ -
AmeriSource Health Corp. 37,926 - - 53,576
Class A
Burlington Industries, Inc. 2,908 49,361 - 10,315
Centex Corp. 43,885 2,684 264 107,628
Cummins Engine Co., Inc. 3,385 3,281 2,472 88,719
D.R. Horton, Inc. 14,138 - 116 59,264
Discount Auto Parts, Inc. - 6,118 - 14,225
Kaufman & Broad Home Corp. 35,120 - 1,190 96,925
LAM Research Corp. - - - 163,828
Lennar Corp. 19,105 - 108 56,399
Liz Claiborne, Inc. - 8,692 1,950 157,604
MGIC Investment Corp. 98,015 8,493 794 458,051
McDermott International, Inc. 13,318 18,005 323 -
Policy Management Systems 44,797 31,102 - 51,138
Corp.
Promus Hotel Corp. 17,963 40,438 - -
Revlon Inc. Class A - 6,519 - -
SCI Systems Inc. 23,568 5,019 - 291,998
Solectron Corp. - 67,697 - -
Tech Data Corp. 67,926 4,419 - 117,157
Tosco Corp. - - 1,050 203,072
Ultratech Stepper, Inc. - 15,737 - -
Warnaco Group, Inc. Class A 15,813 - 906 43,614
TOTALS $ 437,867 $ 269,842 $ 9,173 $ 1,973,513
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments of Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund as of November 30, 1999, and the related statements
of operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the year ended November 30, 1998, and the financial highlights for
each of the years in the four-year period ended November 30, 1998 were
audited by other auditors whose report, dated January 13, 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 November 30, 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 Growth Opportunities Fund at November 30, 1999, the
results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and its
financial highlights for the year then ended in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities voted
to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record
date, the following distributions derived from capital gains realized
from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net
investment income:
PAY DATE RECORD DATE DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
Class A 12/13/99 12/10/99 $.52 $5.02
1/10/00 1/7/00 $- $.09
Class T 12/13/99 12/10/99 $.37 $5.02
1/10/00 1/7/00 $- $.09
Class B 12/13/99 12/10/99 $.18 $5.02
1/10/00 1/7/00 $- $.09
Class C 12/13/99 12/10/99 $.23 $5.02
1/10/00 1/7/00 $- $.09
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
A total of 85%, 100%, 100% and 100% of the dividends distributed by
Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C, respectively during the fiscal
year qualifies for the dividends-received deduction for corporate
shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2000 of amounts for use
in preparing 1999 income tax returns.
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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(registered trademark)
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
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Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund
Fidelity Advisor Mortgage
Securities Fund
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Fidelity Advisor Short Fixed-Income Fund
MUNICIPAL FUND
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MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
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FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 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 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 22 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 31 Notes to the financial
statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 41 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 42
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THIS REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
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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:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 7.62% 160.14% 431.63%
OPPORTUNITIES - INST CL
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 187.58% 344.65%
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five
years or 10 years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund
that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your investment
would be $1,050. You can compare 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 one year 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. Lipper has created new
comparison categories that group funds according to portfolio
characteristics and capitalization, as well as by capitalization only.
These averages are listed on page 5 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV GROWTH 7.62% 21.07% 18.18%
OPPORTUNITIES - INST CL
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 22.97% 15.68%
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
1989/11/30 10000.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 10101.48 10240.00
1990/01/31 9373.91 9552.90
1990/02/28 9601.28 9676.13
1990/03/31 9848.13 9932.55
1990/04/30 9523.32 9684.23
1990/05/31 10660.14 10628.44
1990/06/30 10718.61 10556.17
1990/07/31 10328.84 10522.39
1990/08/31 9192.02 9571.17
1990/09/30 8477.45 9105.05
1990/10/31 8438.47 9065.90
1990/11/30 9334.93 9651.56
1990/12/31 9935.12 9920.84
1991/01/31 11124.44 10353.38
1991/02/28 12123.21 11093.65
1991/03/31 12458.32 11362.12
1991/04/30 12714.59 11389.39
1991/05/31 13411.10 11881.41
1991/06/30 12464.89 11337.24
1991/07/31 13338.82 11865.55
1991/08/31 13857.91 12146.77
1991/09/30 13542.51 11943.92
1991/10/31 13522.80 12103.97
1991/11/30 12721.16 11616.18
1991/12/31 14175.51 12945.07
1992/01/31 14584.21 12704.29
1992/02/29 15243.87 12869.44
1992/03/31 14734.79 12618.49
1992/04/30 15136.32 12989.47
1992/05/31 15351.43 13053.12
1992/06/30 15000.09 12858.63
1992/07/31 15516.34 13384.55
1992/08/31 15086.13 13110.16
1992/09/30 15129.15 13264.86
1992/10/31 15157.83 13311.29
1992/11/30 15889.19 13765.21
1992/12/31 16305.53 13934.52
1993/01/31 16802.65 14051.57
1993/02/28 16848.54 14242.67
1993/03/31 17475.68 14543.19
1993/04/30 17506.27 14191.25
1993/05/31 17995.74 14571.57
1993/06/30 18064.57 14613.83
1993/07/31 18186.94 14555.37
1993/08/31 18745.24 15107.02
1993/09/30 18814.08 14990.70
1993/10/31 19418.27 15301.01
1993/11/30 19326.49 15155.65
1993/12/31 19921.01 15339.03
1994/01/31 21023.33 15860.56
1994/02/28 20706.11 15430.73
1994/03/31 19825.85 14757.95
1994/04/30 20349.25 14946.86
1994/05/31 20460.27 15191.98
1994/06/30 19905.15 14819.78
1994/07/31 20468.20 15305.87
1994/08/31 21332.61 15933.41
1994/09/30 20690.25 15543.04
1994/10/31 21110.56 15892.76
1994/11/30 20436.48 15313.95
1994/12/31 20490.14 15541.05
1995/01/31 20649.69 15944.03
1995/02/28 21279.51 16565.37
1995/03/31 21825.36 17054.21
1995/04/30 22564.34 17556.46
1995/05/31 23504.88 18258.19
1995/06/30 24302.65 18682.33
1995/07/31 25134.01 19301.84
1995/08/31 25318.76 19350.28
1995/09/30 25814.22 20166.87
1995/10/31 26007.36 20094.87
1995/11/30 26662.37 20977.04
1995/12/31 27371.36 21381.05
1996/01/31 27813.53 22108.86
1996/02/29 27744.17 22313.81
1996/03/31 27709.49 22528.70
1996/04/30 28186.35 22860.77
1996/05/31 28775.91 23450.35
1996/06/30 28923.30 23539.69
1996/07/31 28125.66 22499.71
1996/08/31 28359.75 22974.23
1996/09/30 29712.28 24267.22
1996/10/31 30752.68 24936.51
1996/11/30 33180.30 26821.46
1996/12/31 32381.55 26290.13
1997/01/31 33990.06 27932.73
1997/02/28 34284.18 28151.73
1997/03/31 32602.14 26994.97
1997/04/30 34091.16 28606.57
1997/05/31 36214.39 30348.14
1997/06/30 37354.13 31707.74
1997/07/31 40139.15 34230.72
1997/08/31 38677.71 32313.12
1997/09/30 40221.87 34082.90
1997/10/31 39385.45 32944.54
1997/11/30 40727.40 34469.54
1997/12/31 41837.75 35061.38
1998/01/31 41935.90 35449.16
1998/02/28 44714.43 38005.75
1998/03/31 46123.54 39952.03
1998/04/30 46133.46 40353.94
1998/05/31 45716.68 39660.26
1998/06/30 46748.71 41271.26
1998/07/31 46798.32 40831.72
1998/08/31 40804.65 34928.27
1998/09/30 43225.93 37165.78
1998/10/31 46351.77 40188.84
1998/11/30 49398.23 42624.69
1998/12/31 52143.69 45080.72
1999/01/31 52683.98 46966.00
1999/02/28 50343.16 45506.29
1999/03/31 51602.00 47327.00
1999/04/30 53734.75 49159.97
1999/05/31 53453.85 47999.31
1999/06/30 55732.25 50663.27
1999/07/31 54410.98 49081.56
1999/08/31 53068.92 48838.61
1999/09/30 51217.07 47499.94
1999/10/31 53131.34 50505.74
1999/11/30 53162.55 51532.52
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 101402 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund - Institutional
Class on November 30, 1989. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999,
the value of the investment would have grown to $53,163 - a 431.63%
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 $51,533 - a 415.33% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and short-term
volatility. In turn, the share
price and return of a fund that
invests in stocks will vary. That
means if you sell your shares
during a market downturn, you
might lose money. But if you
can ride out the market's ups
and downs, you may have a
gain.
* THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP VALUE FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 12.16%, 174.55%,
302.85%, AND 12.16%, 22.23%, 14.82%, RESPECTIVELY; AND THE ONE YEAR,
FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR
THE LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGE ARE 24.72%, 207.41%, 367.89%, AND
24.72%, 24.89%, 16.42%, RESPECTIVELY.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGERS' OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000(registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(photograph of George Vanderheiden)
(photograph of Bettina Doulton)
NOTE TO SHAREHOLDERS: The following is an interview with George
Vanderheiden, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund, with additional comments from Bettina Doulton, who
will become manager of the fund effective February 1, 2000.
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, GEORGE?
G.V. During the one-year period ending November 30, 1999, the fund's
Institutional Class shares returned 7.62%. During the same period, the
Standard & Poor's 500 Index returned 20.90%, while the growth funds
average, as measured by Lipper Inc., was 27.23%.
Q. CAN YOU POINT TO ANY SPECIFICS FOR THE FUND'S SUBPAR PERFORMANCE
RELATIVE TO ITS PEERS AND THE S&P 500?
G.V. I would point to two primary explanations. First, the fund was
considerably underweighted in technology stocks. The S&P 500's tech
weighting was roughly double the fund's approximately 13% position in
the sector. Throughout the period, I felt that the valuations of
technology stocks were vastly overinflated. Despite that, a small
group of technology stocks - names like Microsoft, Intel, Dell and a
few others - continued to drive the performance of the market. While I
did own positions in most of those stocks, I did not weight them as
heavily as my growth fund peers did.
Q. WHAT WAS THE SECOND FACTOR
BEHIND THE FUND'S UNDERPERFORMANCE?
G.V. For most of the period, I tilted the fund toward value and
defensive growth stocks, with mixed results. At the period's outset, I
felt value stocks looked attractive relative to growth stocks.
Unfortunately, it remained a very narrow, growth-oriented market
through the end of the first quarter of 1999. In the second quarter,
however, the fund's value positioning paid off. Central bank
interest-rate easings around the world, recoveries in Asia and Russia,
and a rebound in commodity prices - particularly oil - all contributed
to a broadening of corporate earnings. Thus, investors turned away
from the expensive, large-cap growth stocks and toward value and
cyclical issues, whose earnings and performance are sensitive to the
ups and downs of the economy. The fund was well-positioned for this
rotation, and outperformed both the S&P 500 and the growth funds
average for the second quarter. Names such as Philip Morris, which had
an otherwise poor year, and Fleet Financial performed very well in
this quarter.
Q. HOW DID VALUE STOCKS FARE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD?
G.V. As quickly as investors rotated into value stocks in the second
quarter, they shifted out of them in the third quarter. The U.S.
Federal Reserve Board, wary of an overheated domestic economy and
impending signs of inflation, hiked short-term interest rates by 0.25
percentage points on June 30, which effectively ended the value and
cyclical rally. Two more rate hikes by the same amount, one in August
and the other in November, further sealed their demise.
Q. WHAT WAS YOUR STRATEGIC REACTION TO THE FED'S RATE HIKES IN TERMS
OF THE FUND'S POSITIONING?
G.V. I stopped buying cyclical and value stocks; there's no use
chasing a group that's not going to work if the market's worried about
rising interest rates. However, I continued to buy defensive growth
stocks. I define defensive growth companies as those that grow their
earnings at a 10% to 15% annual rate, have a reasonable
price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio and are typically not affected by
interest rates or recessions. It's a broad category that includes
financial growth stocks such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Associates
First Capital; drug stocks such as Schering-Plough, Eli Lilly and
Cardinal Health; and grocery store chains such as Safeway and Kroger.
Q. WHAT DID YOU FIND COMPELLING ABOUT THIS GROUP?
G.V. I felt this group was attractive because it offers a good ratio
of growth per P/E. The example I like to use is Fannie Mae versus
General Electric, a blue chip growth company. Investors get
approximately the same growth with each company, but for GE investors
pay around 40-times its year 2000 earnings, while Fannie Mae trades at
only 15-times its 2000 earnings. There are certain times when I will
overweight aggressive growth companies such as Dell and Cisco, but
once they get too expensive, as I felt they did during the period, I
focus on defensive growth stocks.
Q. HOW DID THESE STOCKS PERFORM?
G.V. The majority of the fund's defensive growth holdings grew
anywhere from 12% to 15% during the period. However, the S&P posted
returns of over 20%. Given this scenario, defensive growth
underperformed. Essentially, investors said "Why do I want a company
growing at 12% to 15% when I know I can get an S&P company that's up
20%?" So, despite their positive fundamentals and low valuations, the
fund's defensive growth positions were disappointing. Another reason
for their underperformance was the incredible "momentum market" we
experienced, where money just funnelled into six technology stocks -
Microsoft, Lucent, Dell, Cisco, Intel and IBM. This "gold rush
mentality" has helped these six tech companies appreciate by a
combined $1.1 trillion since the beginning of 1998, roughly equal to
what all stocks in the equity market were worth in 1982.
Q. WHAT STOCKS WORKED WELL FOR THE FUND OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR?
G.V. Technology holding Solectron, a contract electronic manufacturer,
was the largest contributor to performance. Technology companies
outsource their manufacturing to Solectron, and this stock has gone up
10-fold since I first started buying it in 1992. Strong stock
selection in the retail and telecom sectors also helped the fund's
overall return. In the retail sector, Wal-Mart and Home Depot
benefited from the strong U.S. economy and consumers' ability to
finance home improvements. U.K.-based telecommunications company
Vodafone, which benefited from solid earnings growth, had a persistent
run of outstanding performance, as did MCI WorldCom. Its focus on the
high-growth areas of Internet, data and international communications
helped MCI WorldCom gain approximately 4% of the global telecom
market.
Q. WHICH HOLDINGS HURT PERFORMANCE?
G.V. Philip Morris was the largest relative detractor due to the
company's ongoing litigation battles. Despite beating their earnings
estimates and meeting the criteria of defensive growth stocks, Fannie
Mae and Freddie Mac, which help provide housing for low- and
moderate-income families, were disappointments. Nervous investor
sentiment concerning rising interest rates drove share prices down.
However, based on their strong fundamentals, I remain bullish about
their prospects. The fund's bond holdings, which accounted for 7.3% of
net assets at the end of the period, also fared poorly. Rising
interest rates were particularly detrimental to the returns of
Treasuries.
Q. TURNING TO YOU, BETTINA, WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING MONTHS?
B.D. First, let me say that it's an honor to succeed an icon like
George Vanderheiden. He is one of the most respected money managers of
all time. Turning back to the market, I think the fundamental outlook
for the technology stocks - the enablers of the new economy - remains
positive. I expect the effort to upgrade Corporate America's processes
via the Internet, be it customer service, sales and marketing,
logistics or inventory management, to continue for the next couple of
years. Internationally, this trend is just getting started. Meanwhile,
I will be searching to find the companies that can emerge as the
winners, selecting those that I think can successfully adapt their
business models and, thus, demonstrate consistent double-digit
earnings growth rates over time.
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.
(checkmark)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 November 30,
1999, more than $28.5
billion
MANAGER: Bettina Doulton,
since February 2000; joined
Fidelity in 1986
BETTINA DOULTON ON
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
OF E-COMMERCE:
"E-commerce, business-to-consumer
and business-to-business via the
Internet are changing the
competitive dynamic in nearly all
industries. New internet-centric
- - or `new economy' - companies
are building customer relationships
by providing value-added services
without the baggage of legacy assets
maintained by their `old-economy'
counterparts.
"Look at the finance sector, for
example. The old economy
segment of this market is
characterized by overcapacity, a
lack of pricing power and, thus,
challenging revenue growth
prospects. The emergence of
Internet-based financial services
providers has added a new
dimension to this industry. This
new competition offers more
convenience, doesn't have the
cost of a branch network, or all of
the expense overhead, payroll and
fixed assets to worry about . . .
that's very tough competition. The
Internet also pressures old
economy businesses by making
pricing more transparent.
"Generally, the old economy
companies must adapt their
business models and strategies and
thus prove the sustainability of
their growth rates. As an investor,
we're looking at opportunities in
both new economy and old economy
companies as they adapt to a
changing business environment. Of
course, identifying the companies
with the best fundamentals is only
half the battle. The second
challenge is to pay the right price
for these investment
opportunities."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Fannie Mae 6.3 5.3
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 3.4 4.5
FleetBoston Financial Corp. 3.3 3.3
Solectron Corp. 3.1 2.3
Freddie Mac 2.9 3.1
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. 2.2 1.9
Home Depot, Inc. 2.2 1.9
General Motors Corp. 1.8 1.4
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 1.7 1.5
Cardinal Health, Inc. 1.6 1.0
28.5 26.2
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
FINANCE 21.1 19.9
TECHNOLOGY 12.9 11.1
HEALTH 11.1 9.8
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 8.5 8.0
ENERGY 7.6 7.1
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 88.2% Stocks 87.8%
Bonds 7.3% Bonds 7.3%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 4.5% Net Other Assets 4.9%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 6.1% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 6.7%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 88.2 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 87.8
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 7.3 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 7.3
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.5 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.9
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PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
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COMMON STOCKS - 88.2%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.7%
Boeing Co. 5,148,800 $ 210,135
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 1.4%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.7%
Cabot Corp. 2,120,500 40,422
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 664,509 39,497
Co.
Engelhard Corp. 1,488,600 25,027
Monsanto Co. 1,821,100 76,828
Praxair, Inc. 405,400 18,091
199,865
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.6%
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. 454,900 9,269
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 6,125,300 146,624
155,893
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.1%
Bowater, Inc. 310,600 15,219
Westvaco Corp. 800,200 24,156
39,375
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 395,133
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
1.6%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 0.1%
Owens Corning 2,520,400 39,696
CONSTRUCTION - 1.3%
Centex Corp. (c) 4,531,700 107,628
D.R. Horton, Inc. (c) 4,310,080 59,264
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. 1,591,452 33,420
Kaufman & Broad Home Corp. (c) 4,380,800 96,925
Lennar Corp. (c) 3,457,400 56,399
Pulte Corp. 223,900 4,492
Toll Brothers, Inc. (a) 236,200 4,222
U.S. Home Corp. (a) 7,600 196
362,546
ENGINEERING - 0.2%
Fluor Corp. 1,173,100 49,344
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 451,586
ESTATE
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
DURABLES - 5.4%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
4.6%
AutoNation, Inc. (a) 10,807,100 $ 100,641
Cummins Engine Co., Inc. (c) 2,190,600 88,719
Dana Corp. 3,856,800 107,026
Delphi Automotive Systems 4,073,848 64,163
Corp.
Discount Auto Parts, Inc. 1,029,900 14,225
(a)(c)
Eaton Corp. 3,182,500 246,445
General Motors Corp. 7,055,639 508,006
Lear Corp. (a) 2,884,300 95,362
Magna International, Inc. 2,194,100 94,707
Class A
1,319,294
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 0.8%
Burlington Industries, Inc. 2,797,300 10,315
(a)(c)
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (a) 669,700 17,873
Liz Claiborne, Inc. (c) 4,209,800 157,604
Warnaco Group, Inc. Class A 3,524,400 43,614
(c)
229,406
TOTAL DURABLES 1,548,700
ENERGY - 7.6%
ENERGY SERVICES - 0.9%
Baker Hughes, Inc. 564,400 14,251
Halliburton Co. 3,588,500 138,830
McDermott International, Inc. 1,845,100 15,799
Schlumberger Ltd. 1,511,700 90,796
259,676
OIL & GAS - 6.7%
Amerada Hess Corp. 3,713,026 215,123
Apache Corp. 393,100 14,078
BP Amoco PLC sponsored ADR 6,501,856 396,207
Chevron Corp. 956,600 84,719
Conoco, Inc. Class B 1,542,528 40,395
Cooper Cameron Corp. (a) 1,552,700 66,572
Exxon Corp. 5,287,000 419,325
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 7,205,400 158,068
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (NY 3,394,400 196,875
Registry Gilder 1.25)
Sunoco, Inc. 406,400 10,389
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Tosco Corp. (c) 7,503,800 $ 203,072
Total Fina SA:
Class B 197,574 26,129
sponsored ADR 812,761 53,744
Union Pacific Resources 1,596,900 20,860
Group, Inc.
USX-Marathon Group 756,600 20,003
1,925,559
TOTAL ENERGY 2,185,235
FINANCE - 21.1%
BANKS - 5.9%
Bank of America Corp. 6,739,900 394,284
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd. 4,547,000 65,785
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd. 1,493,200 22,025
ADR
Bank One Corp. 2,557,800 90,162
Chase Manhattan Corp. 151,800 11,727
Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd. 595,000 6,864
FleetBoston Financial Corp. 25,086,471 948,582
Fuji Bank Ltd. 595,000 7,127
Sakura Bank Ltd. 951,000 7,038
Sumitomo Bank Ltd. Japan 494,000 7,578
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 63,800 4,458
The Industrial Bank of Japan 600,000 7,075
Ltd.
Wells Fargo & Co. 2,395,200 111,377
1,684,082
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.6%
Associates First Capital 2,856,500 94,979
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 529,800 28,543
Concord EFS, Inc. (a) 1,144,050 30,317
Household International, Inc. 543,000 21,482
175,321
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 9.2%
Fannie Mae 26,756,542 1,782,651
Freddie Mac 16,815,800 830,280
2,612,931
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
INSURANCE - 4.2%
Allmerica Financial Corp. 1,122,000 $ 61,920
American International Group, 3,264,852 337,096
Inc.
CIGNA Corp. 3,698,800 304,226
Hartford Life, Inc. Class A 111,500 4,990
Marsh & McLennan Companies, 13,200 1,038
Inc.
MGIC Investment Corp. (c) 8,107,100 458,051
Travelers Property Casualty 876,100 29,185
Corp. Class A
1,196,506
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.7%
Golden State Bancorp, Inc. (a) 1,569,900 30,515
Washington Mutual, Inc. 5,980,100 173,423
203,938
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.5%
Kokusai Securities Co. Ltd. 578,000 9,207
Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. 7,338,000 130,907
140,114
TOTAL FINANCE 6,012,892
HEALTH - 11.1%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 3.8%
American Home Products Corp. 1,123,300 58,412
Amgen, Inc. (a) 2,089,000 95,180
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 151,700 11,084
Eli Lilly & Co. 4,376,500 314,014
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a) 942,900 48,265
Merck & Co., Inc. 1,509,700 118,511
Schering-Plough Corp. 5,893,200 301,290
Warner-Lambert Co. 1,442,400 129,365
1,076,121
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 3.8%
Abbott Laboratories 4,289,700 163,009
AmeriSource Health Corp. 4,329,400 53,576
Class A (a)(c)
Baxter International, Inc. 771,000 52,091
Biomet, Inc. 750,900 23,794
Cardinal Health, Inc. 8,779,550 459,280
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - CONTINUED
Johnson & Johnson 3,200,200 $ 332,021
McKesson HBOC, Inc. 420,200 9,822
1,093,593
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 3.5%
Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. 23,362,663 636,633
Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc. (a) 916,724 10,772
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a) 9,248,100 206,348
United HealthCare Corp. 2,450,300 127,262
Wellpoint Health Networks, 156,500 9,009
Inc. (a)
990,024
TOTAL HEALTH 3,159,738
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 3.6%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 2.5%
Emerson Electric Co. 3,131,000 178,467
General Electric Co. 1,614,500 209,885
Koninklijke Philips 1,625,900 198,268
Electronics NV
Thomas & Betts Corp. 2,186,700 89,655
W.W. Grainger, Inc. 962,800 45,372
721,647
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.8%
Caterpillar, Inc. 2,484,800 115,233
Deere & Co. 637,400 27,368
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 379,700 24,586
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 642,100 31,102
Parker-Hannifin Corp. 298,200 14,034
212,323
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.3%
Republic Services, Inc. Class 5,164,900 64,238
A (a)
Waste Management, Inc. 1,969,500 32,004
96,242
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 1,030,212
EQUIPMENT
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
MEDIA & LEISURE - 2.7%
BROADCASTING - 1.0%
AT&T Corp. - Liberty Media 3,668,310 $ 153,381
Group Class A (a)
Cox Communications, Inc. 884,998 41,595
Class A (a)
MediaOne Group, Inc. 1,264,900 100,243
295,219
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.6%
Cedar Fair LP (depository 646,700 12,126
unit)
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. 3,115,700 71,661
Class A
Royal Carribean Cruises Ltd. 1,540,500 76,062
159,849
LODGING & GAMING - 0.2%
Mirage Resorts, Inc. (a) 5,727,100 73,378
PUBLISHING - 0.1%
Reader's Digest Association, 639,300 18,540
Inc. Class A (non-vtg.)
RESTAURANTS - 0.8%
McDonald's Corp. 1,826,500 82,193
Papa John's International, 675,400 24,251
Inc. (a)
Wendy's International, Inc. 5,201,100 114,749
221,193
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 768,179
NONDURABLES - 3.8%
FOODS - 0.2%
Keebler Foods Co. (a) 24,500 675
Nabisco Group Holdings Corp. 4,843,800 56,006
56,681
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.2%
Procter & Gamble Co. 380,500 41,094
TOBACCO - 3.4%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 36,771,300 967,545
RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, 437,200 9,318
Inc.
976,863
TOTAL NONDURABLES 1,074,638
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 8.5%
APPAREL STORES - 0.5%
Gap, Inc. 1,072,300 $ 43,428
TJX Companies, Inc. 4,359,400 114,162
157,590
DRUG STORES - 0.4%
CVS Corp. 2,717,800 107,863
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
1.7%
Saks, Inc. (a) 2,473,940 43,294
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 7,538,500 434,406
477,700
GROCERY STORES - 1.0%
Kroger Co. (a) 3,220,100 68,628
Safeway, Inc. (a) 5,929,700 218,658
287,286
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 4.9%
Circuit City Stores, Inc. - 3,452,000 167,422
Circuit City Group
Home Depot, Inc. 8,005,000 632,895
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 9,592,400 477,821
Office Depot, Inc. (a) 4,333,000 48,205
Staples, Inc. (a) 3,332,900 78,323
1,404,666
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 2,435,105
SERVICES - 0.3%
ADVERTISING - 0.2%
Interpublic Group of 239,500 11,257
Companies, Inc.
Young & Rubicam, Inc. 693,500 36,192
47,449
SERVICES - 0.1%
Gartner Group, Inc. Class B 364,582 4,033
(a)
H&R Block, Inc. 609,800 26,221
30,254
TOTAL SERVICES 77,703
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - 12.9%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.0%
Nokia AB sponsored ADR 75,900 $ 10,488
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 2.3%
Automatic Data Processing, 1,615,100 79,746
Inc.
Black Box Corp. (a) 724,600 43,114
Ceridian Corp. (a) 87,100 1,884
Compuware Corp. (a) 1,163,500 39,341
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 686,500 30,592
(a)
First Data Corp. 1,221,500 52,830
IMS Health, Inc. 2,092,800 49,312
Microsoft Corp. (a) 3,330,300 303,213
Policy Management Systems 2,541,000 51,138
Corp. (a)(c)
651,170
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 3.2%
Compaq Computer Corp. 7,785,600 190,261
Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (a) 2,133,400 28,401
International Business 2,758,300 284,277
Machines Corp.
SCI Systems, Inc. (a)(c) 4,302,000 291,998
Tech Data Corp. (a)(c) 4,781,900 117,157
Xerox Corp. 455,100 12,316
924,410
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.8%
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 98,200 4,143
LAM Research Corp. (a)(c) 2,110,500 163,828
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) 22,500 1,848
Thermo Electron Corp. (a) 3,898,000 58,470
228,289
ELECTRONICS - 6.6%
Avnet, Inc. 1,797,400 98,745
Flextronics International 305,700 25,354
Ltd. (a)
Intel Corp. 1,784,800 136,872
Methode Electronics, Inc. 1,317,200 35,564
Class A
Microchip Technology, Inc. (a) 1,191,900 75,537
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 3,221,900 216,270
Molex, Inc. Class A 2,184,352 88,876
Motorola, Inc. 1,593,700 182,080
National Semiconductor Corp. 2,218,400 94,282
(a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
Sanmina Corp. (a) 579,600 $ 55,714
Solectron Corp. (a) 10,579,200 871,462
1,880,756
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 3,695,113
TRANSPORTATION - 2.2%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 1.7%
AMR Corp. (a) 5,524,800 336,322
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2,716,000 133,763
Southwest Airlines Co. 455,500 7,430
477,515
RAILROADS - 0.4%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 3,439,500 99,746
Corp.
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.1%
Airborne Freight Corp. 1,792,400 41,561
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 618,822
UTILITIES - 5.3%
CELLULAR - 1.5%
Nextel Communications, Inc. 75,800 7,514
Class A (a)
Vodafone AirTouch PLC 8,556,600 403,765
sponsored ADR
411,279
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.0%
PG&E Corp. 283,019 6,333
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 3.8%
AT&T Corp. 2,174,699 121,511
Bell Atlantic Corp. 1,148,492 72,714
BellSouth Corp. 1,396,500 64,501
CenturyTel, Inc. 1,578,600 72,616
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 5,350,204 442,395
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1) (000S)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
SBC Communications, Inc. 2,357,600 $ 122,448
Sprint Corp. - FON Group 2,844,900 197,365
1,093,550
TOTAL UTILITIES 1,511,162
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 25,174,353
(Cost $17,702,045)
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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 2,826
0% 8/15/19 Aaa 45,000 12,339
0% 8/15/20 Aaa 862,300 221,628
U.S. Treasury Bonds:
6.25% 8/15/23 Aaa 106,250 102,714
7.625% 11/15/22 Aaa 128,000 143,800
7.875% 2/15/21 Aaa 208,000 237,964
8.125% 8/15/19 Aaa 1,176,000 1,369,123
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS 2,090,394
(Cost $2,016,455)
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CASH EQUIVALENTS - 5.2%
SHARES
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 130,848,035 130,848
5.69% (b)
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 1,338,955,780 1,338,956
5.34% (b)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 1,469,804
(Cost $1,469,804)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 28,734,551
100.7%
(Cost $21,188,304)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.7)% (201,569)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 28,532,982
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
(c) Affiliated company
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate cost of investment securities for
income tax purposes was $21,233,569,000. Net unrealized appreciation
aggregated $7,500,982,000, of which $9,237,808,000 related to
appreciated investment securities and $1,736,826,000 related to
depreciated investment securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $1,400,546,000 as a capital
gain
dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS)
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 28,734,551
value (cost $21,188,304) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 45,737
sold
Receivable for fund shares 16,090
sold
Dividends receivable 25,367
Interest receivable 41,754
Other receivables 635
TOTAL ASSETS 28,864,134
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 57,930
purchased
Payable for fund shares 114,512
redeemed
Accrued management fee 10,032
Distribution fees payable 12,999
Other payables and accrued 4,831
expenses
Collateral on securities 130,848
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 331,152
NET ASSETS $ 28,532,982
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 17,542,449
Undistributed net investment 191,572
income
Accumulated undistributed net 3,252,760
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 7,546,201
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 28,532,982
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS (EXCEPT
PER-SHARE AMOUNTS)
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $50.61
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share ($639,540
(divided by) 12,637 shares)
Maximum offering price per $53.70
share (100/94.25 of $50.61)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $50.96
redemption price per share
($24,357,276 (divided by)
477,981 shares)
Maximum offering price per $52.81
share (100/96.50 of $50.96)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $50.25
offering price per share
($2,264,119 (divided by)
45,056 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $50.39
offering price per share
($688,119 (divided by)
13,656 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $51.10
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($583,928 (divided by)
11,427 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR
ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 326,206
Dividends (including $9,173
received from affiliated
issuers)
Interest 214,247
Security lending 225
TOTAL INCOME 540,678
EXPENSES
Management fee Basic fee $ 170,541
Performance adjustment (43,191)
Transfer agent fees 52,598
Distribution fees 154,536
Accounting and security 1,215
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 104
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 697
Registration fees 772
Audit 133
Legal 100
Total expenses before 337,505
reductions
Expense reductions (2,547) 334,958
NET INVESTMENT INCOME 205,720
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 3,285,111
(including realized gain
(loss) of $83,949 on sales
of investments in affiliated
issuers)
Foreign currency transactions (104) 3,285,007
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (1,529,848)
Assets and liabilities in (149) (1,529,997)
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 1,755,010
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 1,960,730
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ 205,720 $ 222,413
income
Net realized gain (loss) 3,285,007 1,043,142
Change in net unrealized (1,529,997) 3,286,573
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 1,960,730 4,552,128
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (195,067) (230,393)
From net investment income
From net realized gain (939,863) (1,268,193)
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS (1,134,930) (1,498,586)
Share transactions - net 194,901 3,085,219
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 1,020,701 6,138,761
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 27,512,281 21,373,520
End of period (including $ 28,532,982 $ 27,512,281
undistributed net investment
income of $191,572 and
$204,660, respectively)
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 I 1997 H 1996 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 49.33 $ 44.02 $ 42.57 $ 35.39 $ 32.86
of period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .47 .48 .04 .54 .09
Net realized and unrealized 2.97 8.03 1.41 8.80 2.44
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.44 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 $ 50.61 $ 49.33 $ 44.02 $ 42.57 $ 35.39
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.31% 20.82% 3.41% 27.58% 7.70%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 640 $ 359 $ 143 $ 130 $ 10
(in millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .92% .97% 1.10% A, F 1.05% 1.48% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .91% G .96% G 1.09% A, G 1.04% G 1.47% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .93% 1.06% 1.22% A 1.36% 1.74% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 43% 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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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 G 1997 F 1996 F 1995 F
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning $ 49.63 $ 44.20 $ 42.76 $ 35.41 $ 30.89 $ 26.62
of period
Income from Invest- ment
Operations
Net investment income .37 D .42 D .03 D .55 D .61 D .39
Net realized and unrealized 3.00 8.08 1.41 8.78 4.72 5.31
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.37 8.50 1.44 9.33 5.33 5.70
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income (.35) (.47) - (.54) (.41) (.27)
From net realized gain (1.69) (2.60) - (1.44) (.40) (1.16)
Total distributions (2.04) (3.07) - (1.98) (.81) (1.43)
Net asset value, end of $ 50.96 $ 49.63 $ 44.20 $ 42.76 $ 35.41 $ 30.89
period
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.10% 20.63% 3.37% 27.43% 17.61% 22.88%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 24,357 $ 24,802 $ 20,411 $ 19,652 $ 14,315 $ 9,691
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.12% 1.14% 1.28% A 1.18% 1.34% 1.59%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.11% E 1.13% E 1.27% A, E 1.17% E 1.34% 1.58% E
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net invest- ment .73% .92% 1.03% A 1.39% 1.88% 1.56%
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 43% 25% 33% A 35% 33% 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 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 YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31
G ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1997
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 H 1997 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 49.12 $ 44.02 $ 42.60 $ 37.62
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income D .09 .14 .02 .13
Net realized and unrealized 2.97 8.04 1.40 4.85
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.06 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 $ 50.25 $ 49.12 $ 44.02 $ 42.60
TOTAL RETURN B, C 6.50% 19.95% 3.33% 13.24%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 2,264 $ 1,432 $ 423 $ 371
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.67% 1.71% 1.85% A, F 1.75% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.66% G 1.70% G 1.84% A, G 1.74% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .19% .31% .47% A .48% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 43% 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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 .10 .12 .02
Net realized and unrealized 2.97 8.08 .56
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.07 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 $ 50.39 $ 49.33 $ 44.20
TOTAL RETURN B, C 6.50% 19.91% 1.33%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 688 $ 301 $ 6
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.65% 1.70% 1.85% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.64% G 1.70% 1.84% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .20% .27% .74% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 43% 25% 33% A
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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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 H 1997 G 1996 G 1995 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 49.78 $ 44.31 $ 42.85 $ 35.47 $ 30.97 $ 29.04
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income .63 D .65 D .05 D .75 D .77 D .12
Net realized and unrealized 2.98 8.10 1.41 8.78 4.74 1.81
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.61 8.75 1.46 9.53 5.51 1.93
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 $ 51.10 $ 49.78 $ 44.31 $ 42.85 $ 35.47 $ 30.97
TOTAL RETURN B, C 7.62% 21.29% 3.41% 28.07% 18.25% 6.65%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period (in $ 584 $ 618 $ 392 $ 375 $ 250 $ 72
millions)
Ratio of expenses to average .62% .62% .71% A .66% .85% .82% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .61% F .61% F .70% A, F .65% F .84% F .81% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net invest- ment 1.24% 1.43% 1.60% A 1.91% 2.38% 2.33% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 43% 25% 33% A 35% 33% 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 YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31
H ONE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1997
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities for which exchange quotations are not readily
available (and in certain cases debt securities which trade on an
exchange) are valued primarily using dealer-supplied valuations or at
their fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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, 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,
market discount,
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS - CONTINUED
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 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.
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund (the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc., an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies and
other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Funds seek
preservation of capital, liquidity, and current income. Income
distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily and paid monthly
from net interest income. Income distributions earned by the fund are
recorded as either interest income or security lending income in the
accompanying financial statements.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $11,872,511,000 and $12,343,326,000, respectively, of which
U.S. government and government agency obligations aggregated
$275,744,000 and $427,263,000, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly basic fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate
plus a fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net
assets of the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a
series of rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all
the mutual funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .2167% to
.5200% for the period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In
the event that these rates were lower than the contractual rates in
effect during the period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates,
as they resulted in the same or a lower management fee. The basic fee
is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of
(plus/minus).20% of the fund's average net assets over the performance
period) based on the 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 annual rate of .43% of average net assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Board of 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.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN - CONTINUED
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 $ 1,315,000 $ 1,000
CLASS T 128,121,000 1,234,000
CLASS B 19,737,000 14,814,000
CLASS C 5,363,000 3,863,000
$ 154,536,000 $ 19,912,000
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 is 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 $ 3,498,000 $ 1,497,000
CLASS T 9,655,000 3,771,000
CLASS B 5,123,000 5,123,000 *
CLASS C 319,000 319,000 *
$ 18,595,000 $ 10,710,000
* 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 $ 1,197,000 .23
CLASS T 44,760,000 .17
CLASS B 4,431,000 .22
CLASS C 1,124,000 .21
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 1,086,000 .17
$ 52,598,000
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.,
an affiliate of FMR, maintains the fund's accounting records and
administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is
based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $1,626,000 for the
period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $134,859,000. The fund received cash collateral of
$130,848,000 which was invested in cash equivalents. Cash Collateral
includes $559,000 received for unsettled security loans.
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 $2,440,000 under this arrangement.
In addition, through arrangements with the fund's custodian and each
class' transfer agent, 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 $6,000 under the custodian
arrangement, and each applicable class' expenses were reduced as
follows under the transfer agent arrangements:
TRANSFER AGENT CREDITS
CLASS A $ 5,000
CLASS T 96,000
$ 101,000
7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS YEARS 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 845,704 1,209,164
Class B 50,007 26,330
Class C 10,642 675
Institutional Class 21,093 23,289
Total $ 939,863 $ 1,268,193
Total Distributions $ 1,134,930 $ 1,498,586
8. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods were as follows:
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AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1999 1998
CLASS A Shares sold 7,706 5,006 $ 388,943 $ 225,955
Reinvestment of distributions 317 245 14,915 10,085
Shares redeemed (2,665) (1,215) (134,575) (55,006)
Net increase (decrease) 5,358 4,036 $ 269,283 $ 181,034
CLASS T Shares sold 84,990 100,805 $ 4,305,403 $ 4,546,813
Reinvestment of distributions 20,264 32,321 961,462 1,340,827
Shares redeemed (126,979) (95,176) (6,461,873) (4,297,357)
Net increase (decrease) (21,725) 37,950 $ (1,195,008) $ 1,590,283
CLASS B Shares sold 20,524 21,067 $ 1,029,947 $ 950,442
Reinvestment of distributions 1,064 667 50,034 27,524
Shares redeemed (5,677) (2,187) (285,427) (97,688)
Net increase (decrease) 15,911 19,547 $ 794,554 $ 880,278
CLASS C Shares sold 9,384 6,462 $ 472,443 $ 292,437
Reinvestment of distributions 217 15 10,228 602
Shares redeemed (2,048) (506) (103,255) (22,628)
Net increase (decrease) 7,553 5,971 $ 379,416 $ 270,411
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 4,369 6,993 $ 220,446 $ 319,599
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 506 595 23,925 24,612
Shares redeemed (5,872) (4,004) (297,715) (180,998)
Net increase (decrease) (997) 3,584 $ (53,344) $ 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
AFFILIATE
Airborne Freight Corp. $ - $ 2,277 $ - $ -
AmeriSource Health Corp. 37,926 - - 53,576
Class A
Burlington Industries, Inc. 2,908 49,361 - 10,315
Centex Corp. 43,885 2,684 264 107,628
Cummins Engine Co., Inc. 3,385 3,281 2,472 88,719
D.R. Horton, Inc. 14,138 - 116 59,264
Discount Auto Parts, Inc. - 6,118 - 14,225
Kaufman & Broad Home Corp. 35,120 - 1,190 96,925
LAM Research Corp. - - - 163,828
Lennar Corp. 19,105 - 108 56,399
Liz Claiborne, Inc. - 8,692 1,950 157,604
MGIC Investment Corp. 98,015 8,493 794 458,051
McDermott International, Inc. 13,318 18,005 323 -
Policy Management Systems 44,797 31,102 - 51,138
Corp.
Promus Hotel Corp. 17,963 40,438 - -
Revlon Inc. Class A - 6,519 - -
SCI Systems Inc. 23,568 5,019 - 291,998
Solectron Corp. - 67,697 - -
Tech Data Corp. 67,926 4,419 - 117,157
Tosco Corp. - - 1,050 203,072
Ultratech Stepper, Inc. - 15,737 - -
Warnaco Group, Inc. Class A 15,813 - 906 43,614
TOTALS $ 437,867 $ 269,842 $ 9,173 $ 1,973,513
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments of Fidelity Advisor Growth
Opportunities Fund as of November 30, 1999, and the related statements
of operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the year ended November 30, 1998, and the financial highlights for
each of the years in the four-year period ended November 30, 1998 were
audited by other auditors whose report, dated January 13, 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 November 30, 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 Growth Opportunities Fund at November 30, 1999, the
results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and its
financial highlights for the year then ended in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities voted
to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record
date, the following distributions derived from capital gains realized
from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net
investment income:
PAY DATE RECORD DATE DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
Institutional Class 12/13/99 12/13/99 $.64 $5.02
1/10/99 1/7/99 $- $.09
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
A total of 66% of the dividends distributed by the Institutional Class
during
the fiscal year qualifies for the dividends-received deduction for
corporate shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2000 of amounts for use
in preparing 1999 income tax returns.
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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(registered trademark)
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 High Income 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 FUND
Fidelity Advisor Municipal Income Fund
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
(2_FIDELITY_LOGOS)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
LARGE CAP
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND CLASS C
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 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 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.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 41 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 42
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:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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 life of fund
total returns would have been lower.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL A 28.93% 129.61%
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL A 21.52% 116.41%
(INCL. 5.75% SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 20.90% 131.03%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, 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 one year
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. Lipper has created new comparison
categories that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization, as well as by capitalizaton only. These averages are
listed on page 5 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL A 28.93% 24.61%
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL A 21.52% 22.67%
(INCL. 5.75% SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 24.81%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 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
1999/05/31 19114.69 21519.12
1999/06/30 20082.25 22713.44
1999/07/31 19727.47 22004.32
1999/08/31 20006.99 21895.40
1999/09/30 19512.46 21295.25
1999/10/31 20727.29 22642.81
1999/11/30 21641.09 23103.14
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991222 115006 R00000000000049
$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 November 30, 1999, the value of the
investment would have grown to $21,641 - a 116.41% 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
$23,103 - a 131.03% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP
CORE FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 22.35% AND 22.35%, RESPECTIVELY; AND THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP
SUPERGROUP AVERAGE ARE 24.72% AND 24.72%, RESPECTIVELY.
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 NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL T 28.71% 129.31%
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL T 24.21% 121.28%
(INCL. 3.50% SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 131.03%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, 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 one year
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. Lipper has created new comparison
categories that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization, as well as by capitalizaton only. These averages are
listed on page 7 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL T 28.71% 24.57%
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL T 24.21% 23.40%
(INCL. 3.50% SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 24.81%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 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
1999/05/31 19570.66 21519.12
1999/06/30 20558.52 22713.44
1999/07/31 20196.30 22004.32
1999/08/31 20481.69 21895.40
1999/09/30 19965.80 21295.25
1999/10/31 21206.12 22642.81
1999/11/30 22128.12 23103.14
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 091810 R00000000000049
$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 November 30, 1999, the value of the
investment would have grown to $22,128 - a 121.28% 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
$23,103 - a 131.03% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP
CORE FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 22.35% AND 22.35%, RESPECTIVELY; AND THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP
SUPERGROUP AVERAGE ARE 24.72% AND 24.72%, RESPECTIVELY.
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 charge included in
the past one year and the life of fund total return figures are 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 NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL B 28.02% 124.65%
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL B 23.02% 121.65%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 131.03%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, 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 one year
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. Lipper has created new comparison
categories that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization, as well as by capitalizaton only. These averages are
listed on page 9 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL B 28.02% 23.89%
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL B 23.02% 23.45%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 24.81%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 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
1999/05/31 19916.54 21519.12
1999/06/30 20908.98 22713.44
1999/07/31 20525.54 22004.32
1999/08/31 20807.48 21895.40
1999/09/30 20288.70 21295.25
1999/10/31 21529.26 22642.81
1999/11/30 22165.00 23103.14
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 091641 R00000000000049
$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 November 30, 1999,
the value of the investment, including the effect of the applicable
contingent deferred sales charge, would have grown to $22,165 - a
121.65% 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 $23,103 - a 131.03% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP
CORE FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 22.35% AND 22.35%, RESPECTIVELY; AND THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP
SUPERGROUP AVERAGE ARE 24.72% AND 24.72%, RESPECTIVELY.
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 charge included in the past one year and the life of
fund total return figures are 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 NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL C 27.90% 123.79%
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL C 26.90% 123.79%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 131.03%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, 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 one year
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. Lipper has created new comparison
categories that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization, as well as by capitalizaton only. These averages are
listed on page 11 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL C 27.90% 23.77%
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - CL C 26.90% 23.77%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
S&P 500 20.90% 24.81%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 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
1999/05/31 19847.70 21519.12
1999/06/30 20837.83 22713.44
1999/07/31 20455.28 22004.32
1999/08/31 20736.57 21895.40
1999/09/30 20207.74 21295.25
1999/10/31 21456.66 22642.81
1999/11/30 22379.29 23103.14
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 091652 R00000000000049
$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 November 30, 1999,
the value of the investment would have grown to $22,379 - a 123.79%
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 $23,103 - a 131.03% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP
CORE FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 22.35% AND 22.35%, RESPECTIVELY; AND THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP
SUPERGROUP AVERAGE ARE 24.72% AND 24.72%, RESPECTIVELY.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000(registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(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. It fared well. For the 12 months that ended November 30, 1999, the
fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned 28.93%,
28.71%, 28.02% and 27.90%, respectively. For the same period, the
growth funds average as measured by Lipper Inc. returned 27.23%, while
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index delivered a return of 20.90%.
Q. WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND'S SUCCESS DURING THE PERIOD?
A. The fund benefited from concentrating its assets in what I consider
to be the "best of the benchmark" - with names such as Intel,
Microsoft and Cisco Systems. Within the large-cap stock universe, I
increased the fund's exposure to some of the companies that I really
liked based on their long-term growth prospects. Strong stock picking
outside of the S&P 500 benchmark helped as well. I built a diversified
pool of primarily smaller large-cap technology and communications
stocks - names such as Legato Systems and Vignette Corp. - and these
performed well for the fund during the period. In addition, I
broadened the portfolio to include some biotechnology names, such as
Affymetrix and QLT PhotoTherapeutics, which added to fund returns
during this time frame. All in all, I stuck with the names I believed
in, some of which traversed a rocky road in the second quarter, but,
like the fund's media and communications holdings, rebounded nicely
later in the period.
Q. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT SOME OF YOUR OTHER STRATEGIES THAT HELPED THE
FUND DURING THE PERIOD?
A. Sure. Technology stocks had market and earnings momentum over the
past 12 months and, to capitalize on this growth, I increased the
fund's weighting in response. In health care, I felt that drug stocks
were going to have a tough time outperforming the market from mid-year
forward, given concerns over patent expirations and intensified
government scrutiny of the industry. With that in mind, I shifted some
assets from a few of the largest drug companies to more of the strong
biotechnology names, some of which I mentioned earlier. Also, I
maintained a healthy exposure to the world of cable and wireless
stocks as a play on "new media" and the Internet. Another big plus
came from advertising-driven firms of traditional media, such as CBS
and Tribune Co., which also were enormous beneficiaries of the
Internet. One can't help but notice the dot.coms flooding available ad
spaces of late. I've been a big believer in this advertising-cycle
phenomenon in television and radio for over a year now, and it has
played out beautifully for the fund.
Q. WHICH OTHER STOCKS LIFTED PERFORMANCE?
A. Microsoft, one of the fund's top holdings, posted impressive
earnings and benefited from a strong product pipeline. Cisco Systems
was a solid performer, riding investors' appreciation of the value of
networking infrastructure to the development of the Internet. Intel,
another key contributor to the growth of the Internet, rallied on
robust overall demand in its semiconductor, or chip, business. Intel
also benefited from some good acquisitions in the networking and
wireless industries. GE soared on strong earnings resulting from
improving global economic conditions.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DRAGGED ON FUND RETURNS?
A. Philip Morris continued its year-long slide, mostly in response to
the potential for further tobacco litigation. Gillette suffered from
an earnings shortfall related to inventory backlogs in Latin America
and Western Europe. Eli Lilly fell sharply on slowing sales of
antidepression drug Prozac. Disney also trended down in response to
disappointing earnings growth.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK, KAREN?
A. Until something fundamental changes in the external environment,
whether that's interest rates or inflation, the market isn't likely to
change too dramatically. I don't want to turn my back on the stocks
that have contributed to the fund's success of late. I will, however,
have to be sensible and begin to reduce positions if their valuations
become extreme. So, my challenge lies in what to do with the proceeds
from the securities that I do choose to sell or trim back. I've tried
to be defensive to a degree, and I plan to maintain this stance to
provide some protection on the downside. Still, I'll continue to look
aggressively at technology and communications stocks because it simply
wouldn't be prudent to ignore what the market appears to love.
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: seeks long-term growth
of capital
START DATE: February 20,
1996
SIZE: as of November 30,
1999, more than $462 million
MANAGER: Karen Firestone,
since 1998; joined Fidelity in
1983
KAREN FIRESTONE ON INCLUDING
OUT-OF-THE BENCHMARK
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
INVESTMENT MIX:
"Take a look at the past six
months, which began not long
after the end of the market's
short-term love affair with cyclicals
- - or, economically sensitive
stocks - and ended with growth
stocks, specifically technology, earning
the lion's share of the market's
affection. Relative to technology
stocks, other segments of the
large-cap universe trailed by wide
margins during the period. In this
narrowly led market, it was
difficult to find good stories within
the large-cap universe alone. To that
point, a large-cap fund ideally would
have owned the largest-cap
technology names and many of the
small-to-mid-cap tech stocks, and
that's it. While that may sound
good, it clearly isn't a very realistic
or risk-averse way to manage a
fund. So, instead, I chose a more
diversified path, looking in large part
- - 70% or so - to the very best
companies in the S&P 500 index.
From there, the fund's charter allowed
me the flexibility to invest the other
30% elsewhere in the
capitalization range, where some
of the best opportunities resided. In
support of this quest, I visited a lot
of companies, searching for stocks
that others may have overlooked.
Wherever I go, I'm always thinking
about the big picture and where the
market might go next. In addition,
when I'm not on the road talking
to firms, I'm sitting with our
research analysts, carefully
reviewing company
fundamentals."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
<TABLE>
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<S> <C> <C>
TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
General Electric Co. 3.9 3.7
Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.6 2.2
Microsoft Corp. 3.5 4.3
Merck & Co., Inc. 2.7 2.8
Intel Corp. 2.6 2.2
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 2.1 1.1
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2.1 1.4
Procter & Gamble Co. 1.9 2.1
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 1.9 1.2
Home Depot, Inc. 1.6 1.0
25.9 22.0
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 28.2 20.8
HEALTH 15.0 19.2
MEDIA & LEISURE 9.3 11.1
NONDURABLES 7.6 10.8
FINANCE 7.5 6.7
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 93.6% Stocks 95.5%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 6.4% Net Other Assets 4.5%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 5.6% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.1%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 93.59999999999999 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 95.5
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 6.4 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.5
</TABLE>
PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 93.6%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.3%
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.3%
General Dynamics Corp. 31,500 $ 1,624,219
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 1.9%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.8%
Eastman Chemical Co. 32,400 1,259,550
Monsanto Co. 57,200 2,413,125
3,672,675
METALS & MINING - 0.2%
Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. 112,000 1,197,726
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.6%
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. 41,800 851,675
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 77,440 1,853,720
2,705,395
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.3%
Champion International Corp. 25,200 1,397,025
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 8,972,821
DURABLES - 1.0%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.2%
Barrett Resources Corp. (a) 24,000 637,500
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.6%
Minnesota Mining & 30,800 2,943,325
Manufacturing Co.
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.2%
The Swatch Group AG (Reg.) 6,200 1,068,292
TOTAL DURABLES 4,649,117
ENERGY - 3.5%
ENERGY SERVICES - 1.2%
Halliburton Co. 68,800 2,661,700
Noble Drilling Corp. (a) 29,700 827,888
Schlumberger Ltd. 36,200 2,174,263
5,663,851
OIL & GAS - 2.3%
Exxon Corp. 47,600 3,775,275
Sunoco, Inc. 38,000 971,375
Texaco, Inc. 30,400 1,852,500
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Total Fina SA sponsored ADR 31,900 $ 2,109,388
USX-Marathon Group 61,700 1,631,194
10,339,732
TOTAL ENERGY 16,003,583
FINANCE - 7.5%
BANKS - 1.2%
Bank of Ireland, Inc. 1 8
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 38,500 634,618
FleetBoston Financial Corp. 63,547 2,402,866
Mellon Financial Corp. 30,500 1,111,344
State Street Corp. 17,700 1,299,844
5,448,680
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 2.3%
American Express Co. 30,330 4,589,308
Associates First Capital 54,200 1,802,150
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 76,700 4,132,213
10,523,671
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 1.7%
Fannie Mae 90,670 6,040,889
Freddie Mac 37,200 1,836,750
7,877,639
INSURANCE - 1.8%
American International Group, 57,825 5,970,431
Inc.
CIGNA Corp. 30,200 2,483,950
8,454,381
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.5%
Charles Schwab Corp. 31,300 1,187,444
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & 9,300 1,121,813
Co.
2,309,257
TOTAL FINANCE 34,613,628
HEALTH - 15.0%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 13.0%
American Home Products Corp. 30,740 1,598,480
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS -
CONTINUED
Amgen, Inc. (a) 108,200 $ 4,929,863
Banyu Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 52,000 941,423
Bausch & Lomb, Inc. 27,400 1,501,863
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 131,560 9,612,103
Eli Lilly & Co. 53,500 3,838,625
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. 15,500 1,736,000
(a)
Inhale Therapeutic Systems, 27,800 851,375
Inc. (a)
Merck & Co., Inc. 158,340 12,429,690
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, 40,200 3,913,219
Inc. (a)
Pfizer, Inc. 82,100 2,970,994
Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc. 30,100 1,646,094
QLT PhotoTherapeutics, Inc. 19,200 859,352
(a)
Schering-Plough Corp. 97,820 5,001,048
SmithKline Beecham PLC 30,900 2,054,850
sponsored ADR
Warner-Lambert Co. 63,600 5,704,125
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 21,600 803,250
(a)
60,392,354
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 2.0%
Becton, Dickinson & Co. 8,000 218,000
Guidant Corp. 16,500 825,000
Johnson & Johnson 60,140 6,239,525
Medtronic, Inc. 47,600 1,850,450
9,132,975
TOTAL HEALTH 69,525,329
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 5.2%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 5.0%
Emerson Electric Co. 44,000 2,508,000
General Electric Co. 138,900 18,056,987
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. 201,000 1,193,942
Omron Corp. 54,000 1,320,623
23,079,552
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.2%
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 16,800 813,750
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 23,893,302
EQUIPMENT
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - 9.3%
BROADCASTING - 5.9%
AT&T Corp. - Liberty Media 87,796 $ 3,670,970
Group Class A (a)
Cablevision Systems Corp. 35,200 2,413,400
Class A (a)
CBS Corp. (a) 95,700 4,976,400
Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. 16,500 1,144,688
Comcast Corp. Class A 78,700 3,556,256
(special)
Infinity Broadcasting Corp. 74,600 2,718,238
Class A
Primacom AG 20,456 934,011
Television Francaise 1 SA 2,900 1,053,448
Time Warner, Inc. 70,000 4,318,125
Univision Communications, 26,400 2,310,000
Inc. Class A (a)
27,095,536
ENTERTAINMENT - 1.1%
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. 94,800 2,180,400
Class A
Ticketmaster Online 44,700 1,268,363
CitySearch, Inc.
Walt Disney Co. 59,800 1,666,925
5,115,688
PUBLISHING - 1.3%
The New York Times Co. Class A 124,700 4,793,156
Tribune Co. 21,900 1,052,569
5,845,725
RESTAURANTS - 1.0%
McDonald's Corp. 107,500 4,837,500
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 42,894,449
NONDURABLES - 7.6%
BEVERAGES - 2.5%
Anheuser-Busch Companies, 43,500 3,254,344
Inc.
PepsiCo, Inc. 34,780 1,202,084
Seagram Co. Ltd. 23,200 1,008,490
The Coca-Cola Co. 91,900 6,186,019
11,650,937
FOODS - 1.0%
H.J. Heinz Co. 36,400 1,524,250
Quaker Oats Co. 46,400 3,027,600
4,551,850
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 2.8%
Aptargroup, Inc. 10,300 $ 279,388
Gillette Co. 91,900 3,693,231
Procter & Gamble Co. 81,700 8,823,600
12,796,219
TOBACCO - 1.3%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 225,580 5,935,574
TOTAL NONDURABLES 34,934,580
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.5%
Barrick Gold Corp. 32,500 584,057
Newmont Mining Corp. 37,000 876,438
Placer Dome, Inc. 70,400 799,674
2,260,169
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 5.2%
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
3.6%
Costco Wholesale Corp. (a) 35,200 3,227,400
Dayton Hudson Corp. 52,500 3,704,531
Michaels Stores, Inc. (a) 29,400 922,425
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 152,000 8,759,000
16,613,356
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.6%
Home Depot, Inc. 91,500 7,234,219
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 23,847,575
SERVICES - 1.7%
ADVERTISING - 1.2%
Omnicom Group, Inc. 23,340 2,056,838
TMP Worldwide, Inc. (a) 11,400 1,080,863
WPP Group PLC sponsored ADR 31,400 2,276,500
5,414,201
SERVICES - 0.5%
Reuters Group PLC sponsored 38,400 2,515,200
ADR
TOTAL SERVICES 7,929,401
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - 28.2%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 5.7%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 187,324 $ 16,706,959
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 135,300 9,885,356
26,592,315
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 11.7%
America Online, Inc. (a) 80,400 5,844,075
At Home Corp. Series A (a) 22,200 1,076,700
Automatic Data Processing, 100,600 4,967,125
Inc.
BMC Software, Inc. (a) 13,100 953,844
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) 22,400 2,125,200
CNET, Inc. (a) 25,800 1,314,188
First Data Corp. 41,400 1,790,550
GoTo.com, Inc. 15,700 1,429,681
Inktomi Corp. (a) 10,700 1,380,969
Intuit, Inc. (a) 47,600 2,380,000
J.D. Edwards & Co. (a) 4,400 129,800
Legato Systems, Inc. (a) 41,100 2,775,534
Litton Industries, Inc. (a) 15,500 694,594
Lycos, Inc. (a) 14,400 806,400
Microsoft Corp. (a) 178,000 16,206,344
Redback Networks, Inc. 8,600 1,203,463
Synopsys, Inc. (a) 26,900 1,946,888
Verio, Inc. (a) 40,900 1,469,844
Vignette Corp. (a) 14,300 2,958,313
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) 12,700 2,701,925
54,155,437
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 4.6%
Dell Computer Corp. (a) 121,500 5,224,500
EMC Corp. (a) 59,100 4,938,544
International Business 37,500 3,864,844
Machines Corp.
Lexmark International Group, 26,100 2,166,300
Inc. Class A (a)
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) 37,400 4,946,150
21,140,338
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.3%
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 14,400 1,403,100
ELECTRONICS - 5.9%
Altera Corp. (a) 40,500 2,181,938
AVX Corp. 15,600 638,625
Intel Corp. 155,300 11,909,569
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
Linear Technology Corp. 16,300 $ 1,158,319
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 11,800 792,075
Motorola, Inc. 35,300 4,033,025
Texas Instruments, Inc. 66,200 6,359,338
27,072,889
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 130,364,079
TRANSPORTATION - 0.8%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.3%
Preview Travel, Inc. (a) 30,200 1,408,075
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.5%
United Parcel Service, Inc. 37,000 2,444,313
Class B
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 3,852,388
UTILITIES - 5.9%
CELLULAR - 1.8%
Mannesmann AG (Reg.) 7,700 1,623,864
Nextel Communications, Inc. 13,600 1,348,100
Class A (a)
Powertel, Inc. (a) 18,800 1,612,100
Telephone & Data Systems, 11,300 1,505,019
Inc.
Vodafone AirTouch PLC 23,650 1,115,984
sponsored ADR
Western Wireless Corp. Class A 23,000 1,346,938
8,552,005
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.8%
AES Corp. (a) 29,900 1,732,331
Calpine Corp. (a) 19,900 1,174,100
Niagara Mohawk Holdings, Inc. 52,000 780,000
(a)
3,686,431
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 3.3%
Allegiance Telecom, Inc. (a) 14,700 1,085,963
AT&T Corp. 36,350 2,031,056
DDI Corp. 106 1,465,007
Focal Communications Corp. 78,400 1,852,200
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 31,533 2,607,385
Metromedia Fiber Network, 53,800 2,084,750
Inc. Class A (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
SBC Communications, Inc. 44,900 $ 2,331,994
Sprint Corp. - FON Group 24,000 1,665,000
15,123,355
TOTAL UTILITIES 27,361,791
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 432,726,431
(Cost $354,541,444)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 8.0%
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 8,457,200 8,457,200
5.69% (b)
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 28,632,413 28,632,413
5.34% (b)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 37,089,613
(Cost $37,089,613)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 469,816,044
101.6%
(Cost $391,631,057)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.6)% (7,282,753)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 462,533,291
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate
cost of investment securities for income
tax purposes was $393,386,041. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated
$76,430,003, of which $89,358,755 related to appreciated investment
securities and $12,928,752 related to depreciated investment
securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $6,090,000 as a capital gain
dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 469,816,044
value (cost $391,631,057) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 3,469,272
sold
Receivable for fund shares 1,556,555
sold
Dividends receivable 352,184
Interest receivable 113,207
Other receivables 16,038
TOTAL ASSETS 475,323,300
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 1,499,906
purchased
Payable for fund shares 2,190,333
redeemed
Accrued management fee 215,371
Distribution fees payable 233,696
Other payables and accrued 193,503
expenses
Collateral on securities 8,457,200
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 12,790,009
NET ASSETS $ 462,533,291
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 375,662,719
Accumulated undistributed net 8,685,636
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 78,184,936
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 462,533,291
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $20.13
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($19,599,833 (divided by)
973,901 shares)
Maximum offering price per $21.36
share (100/94.25 of $20.13)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $20.16
redemption price per share
($285,939,356 (divided by)
14,182,260 shares)
Maximum offering price per $20.89
share (100/96.50 of $20.16)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $19.92
offering price per share
($112,670,633 (divided by)
5,655,983 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $19.89
offering price per share
($30,467,814 (divided by)
1,531,450 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $20.33
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($13,855,655 (divided
by) 681,656 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 2,258,492
Dividends
Interest 755,333
Security lending 5,418
TOTAL INCOME 3,019,243
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 1,648,677
Transfer agent fees 645,603
Distribution fees 1,768,799
Accounting and security 130,937
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 761
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 29,112
Registration fees 213,322
Audit 33,554
Legal 830
Total expenses before 4,471,595
reductions
Expense reductions (53,098) 4,418,497
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (1,399,254)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 11,371,534
Foreign currency transactions 18,422 11,389,956
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 54,228,188
Assets and liabilities in (267) 54,227,921
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 65,617,877
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 64,218,623
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (1,399,254) $ (434,512)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 11,389,956 10,372,174
Change in net unrealized 54,227,921 13,461,652
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 64,218,623 23,399,314
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (8,688,040) (4,313,011)
from net realized gain
Share transactions - net 270,930,237 44,376,848
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 326,460,820 63,463,151
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 136,072,471 72,609,320
End of period $ 462,533,291 $ 136,072,471
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.03) (.05) (.04) -
Net realized and unrealized 4.59 3.54 2.25 1.62
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.56 3.49 2.21 1.62
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (1.05) (.83) (.08) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 20.13 $ 16.62 $ 13.96 $ 11.83
TOTAL RETURN B, C 28.93% 26.69% 18.82% 15.87%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 19,600 $ 4,254 $ 2,330 $ 503
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.24% 1.46% F 1.75% F 1.75% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.23% G 1.44% G 1.72% G 1.75% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.17)% (.31)% (.34)% .11% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 91% 141% 93% 59% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.07) (.05) (.02) (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 4.61 3.56 2.24 1.83
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.54 3.51 2.22 1.82
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (1.05) (.82) (.06) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 20.16 $ 16.67 $ 13.98 $ 11.82
TOTAL RETURN B, C 28.71% 26.77% 18.89% 18.20%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 285,939 $ 81,455 $ 42,753 $ 26,133
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.44% 1.46% 1.62% 2.00% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.42% G 1.44% G 1.60% G 2.00% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.36)% (.31)% (.18)% (.14)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 91% 141% 93% 59% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.16) (.13) (.09) (.05)
Net realized and unrealized 4.56 3.54 2.22 1.82
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.40 3.41 2.13 1.77
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.98) (.76) (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.92 $ 16.50 $ 13.85 $ 11.77
TOTAL RETURN B, C 28.02% 26.15% 18.18% 17.70%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 112,671 $ 37,229 $ 20,926 $ 9,721
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.96% 2.00% 2.16% 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.95% G 1.98% G 2.14% G 2.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.89)% (.85)% (.73)% (.64)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 91% 141% 93% 59% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.16) (.21) (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 4.54 3.59 .02
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.38 3.38 .01
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (1.03) (.82) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.89 $ 16.54 $ 13.98
TOTAL RETURN B, C 27.90% 25.79% .07%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 30,468 $ 4,393 $ 41
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.97% 2.50% F 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.96% G 2.48% G 2.35% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.90)% (1.40)% (.62)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 91% 141% 93%
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 .03 .03 .04 E .03
Net realized and unrealized 4.63 3.56 2.24 1.83
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.66 3.59 2.28 1.86
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (1.10) I (.87) I (.09) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 20.33 $ 16.77 $ 14.05 $ 11.86
TOTAL RETURN B, C 29.37% 27.35% 19.39% 18.60%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 13,856 $ 8,742 $ 6,560 $ 9,144
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .91% .99% 1.15% 1.50% A, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .90% H .97% H 1.12% H 1.48% A, H
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .16% .18% .32% .38% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 91% 141% 93% 59% A
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 AMOUNTS SHOWN REFLECT CERTAIN RECLASSIFICATIONS RELATED TO BOOK
TO TAX DIFFERENCES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities for which exchange quotations are not readily
available (and in certain cases debt securities which trade on an
exchange) are valued primarily using dealer-supplied valuations or at
their fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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 foreign currency transactions, 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 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.
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 (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.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund (the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc., an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies and
other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Funds seek
preservation of capital, liquidity, and current income. Income
distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily and paid monthly
from net interest income. Income distributions earned by the fund are
recorded as either interest income or security lending income in the
accompanying financial statements.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $487,170,714 and $248,761,797, 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 .2167% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect during the
period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates, as they resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annual rate of .58% of average net assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Board of 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 $ 29,349 $ 72
CLASS T 857,773 652
CLASS B 724,700 544,201
CLASS C 156,977 134,551
$ 1,768,799 $ 679,476
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
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
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 is 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 $ 235,229 $ 79,392
CLASS T 313,278 98,461
CLASS B 141,266 141,266 *
CLASS C 9,292 9,292 *
$ 699,065 $ 328,411
* 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 $ 31,743 .27
CLASS T 373,977 .22
CLASS B 177,033 .24
CLASS C 39,796 .25
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 23,054 .19
$ 645,603
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.,
an affiliate of FMR, maintains the fund's accounting records and
administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is
based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $33,189 for the
period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $7,988,631. The fund received cash collateral of
$8,457,200 which was invested in cash equivalents.
6. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR has directed certain portfolio trades to brokers who paid a
portion of the fund's expenses. For the period, the fund's expenses
were reduced by $37,898 under this arrangement.
In addition, through arrangements with the fund's custodian and each
class' transfer agent, 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 $2,102 under the custodian
arrangement, and each applicable class' expenses were reduced as
follows under the transfer agent arrangements:
TRANSFER AGENT CREDITS
CLASS T $ 13,098
7. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, one shareholder was record owner of
approximately 17% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 291,682 $ 144,680
Class T 5,269,636 2,603,039
Class B 2,268,630 1,174,205
Class C 287,885 4,554
Institutional Class 570,207 386,533
Total $ 8,688,040 $ 4,313,011
9. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1999 1998
CLASS A Shares sold 852,593 149,566 $ 15,605,931 $ 2,255,465
Reinvestment of distributions 17,452 10,836 285,470 140,431
Shares redeemed (152,045) (71,452) (2,805,195) (1,071,670)
Net increase (decrease) 718,000 88,950 $ 13,086,206 $ 1,324,226
CLASS T Shares sold 12,906,706 3,016,885 $ 238,734,017 $ 45,639,086
Reinvestment of distributions 309,035 194,189 5,070,548 2,524,317
Shares redeemed (3,918,325) (1,383,470) (73,308,285) (20,914,015)
Net increase (decrease) 9,297,416 1,827,604 $ 170,496,280 $ 27,249,388
CLASS B Shares sold 3,942,695 1,003,260 $ 71,800,193 $ 15,065,539
Reinvestment of distributions 116,079 85,310 1,891,974 1,102,243
Shares redeemed (659,048) (342,947) (12,064,988) (5,096,726)
Net increase (decrease) 3,399,726 745,623 $ 61,627,179 $ 11,071,056
CLASS C Shares sold 1,422,774 296,148 $ 25,974,910 $ 4,585,462
Reinvestment of distributions 15,644 323 254,928 4,193
Shares redeemed (172,573) (33,774) (3,186,152) (479,818)
Net increase (decrease) 1,265,845 262,697 $ 23,043,686 $ 4,109,837
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 476,415 436,413 $ 8,677,189 $ 6,728,785
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 32,818 28,359 540,107 368,930
Shares redeemed (348,723) (410,609) (6,540,410) (6,475,374)
Net increase (decrease) 160,510 54,163 $ 2,676,886 $ 622,341
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments of Fidelity Advisor Large Cap
Fund as of November 30, 1999, and the related statements of
operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the year ended November 30, 1998, and the financial highlights for
each of the years in the three-year period ended November 30, 1998
were audited by other auditors whose report, dated January 13, 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 November 30, 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 Large Cap Fund at November 30, 1999, the results of
its operations, the changes in its net assets, and its financial
highlights for the year then ended in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund voted to pay
to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date,
the following distributions derived from capital gains realized from
sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net
investment income:
PAY DATE RECORD DATE DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
Class A 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $0.43
01/10/00 01/07/00 - $0.03
Class T 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $0.40
01/10/00 01/07/00 - $0.03
Class B 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $0.32
01/10/00 01/07/00 - $0.03
Class C 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $0.35
01/10/00 01/07/00 - $0.03
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
A total of 28%, 28%, 35% and 30% of the dividends distributed by Class
A, Class T, Class B and Class C, respectively during the fiscal year
qualifies for the dividends-received deduction for corporate
shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2000 of amounts for use
in preparing 1999 income tax returns.
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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(registered trademark)
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 High Income 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
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
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FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
LARGE CAP
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 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 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.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 35 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 36
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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
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DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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 NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - INST 29.37% 133.28%
CL
S&P 500(registered trademark) 20.90% 131.03%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, 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 one year 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. Lipper has created new comparison categories that group funds
according to portfolio characteristics and capitalization, as well as
by capitalizaton only. These averages are listed on page 5 of this
report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV LARGE CAP - INST 29.37% 25.13%
CL
S&P 500 20.90% 24.81%
Growth Funds Average 27.23% 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
1999/05/31 20574.51 21519.12
1999/06/30 21618.73 22713.44
1999/07/31 21240.06 22004.32
1999/08/31 21549.88 21895.40
1999/09/30 21022.04 21295.25
1999/10/31 22330.18 22642.81
1999/11/30 23328.49 23103.14
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991222 115346 R00000000000049
$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
November 30, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to
$23,328 - a 133.28% 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 $23,103 - a 131.03%
increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER LARGE-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP
CORE FUNDS AVERAGE ARE 22.35% AND 22.35%, RESPECTIVELY; AND THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LARGE-CAP
SUPERGROUP AVERAGE ARE 24.72% AND 24.72%, RESPECTIVELY.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000(registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(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. It fared well. For the 12 months that ended November 30, 1999, the
fund's Institutional Class shares returned 29.37%. For the same
period, the growth funds average as measured by Lipper Inc. returned
27.23%, while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index delivered a return of
20.90%.
Q. WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND'S SUCCESS DURING THE PERIOD?
A. The fund benefited from concentrating its assets in what I consider
to be the "best of the benchmark" - with names such as Intel,
Microsoft and Cisco Systems. Within the large-cap stock universe, I
increased the fund's exposure to some of the companies that I really
liked based on their long-term growth prospects. Strong stock picking
outside of the S&P 500 benchmark helped as well. I built a diversified
pool of primarily smaller large-cap technology and communications
stocks - names such as Legato Systems and Vignette Corp. - and these
performed well for the fund during the period. In addition, I
broadened the portfolio to include some biotechnology names, such as
Affymetrix and QLT PhotoTherapeutics, which added to fund returns
during this time frame. All in all, I stuck with the names I believed
in, some of which traversed a rocky road in the second quarter, but,
like the fund's media and communications holdings, rebounded nicely
later in the period.
Q. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT SOME OF YOUR OTHER STRATEGIES THAT HELPED THE
FUND DURING THE PERIOD?
A. Sure. Technology stocks had market and earnings momentum over the
past 12 months and, to capitalize on this growth, I increased the
fund's weighting in response. In health care, I felt that drug stocks
were going to have a tough time outperforming the market from mid-year
forward, given concerns over patent expirations and intensified
government scrutiny of the industry. With that in mind, I shifted some
assets from a few of the largest drug companies to more of the strong
biotechnology names, some of which I mentioned earlier. Also, I
maintained a healthy exposure to the world of cable and wireless
stocks as a play on "new media" and the Internet. Another big plus
came from advertising-driven firms of traditional media, such as CBS
and Tribune Co., which also were enormous beneficiaries of the
Internet. One can't help but notice the dot.coms flooding available ad
spaces of late. I've been a big believer in this advertising-cycle
phenomenon in television and radio for over a year now, and it has
played out beautifully for the fund.
Q. WHICH OTHER STOCKS LIFTED PERFORMANCE?
A. Microsoft, one of the fund's top holdings, posted impressive
earnings and benefited from a strong product pipeline. Cisco Systems
was a solid performer, riding investors' appreciation of the value of
networking infrastructure to the development of the Internet. Intel,
another key contributor to the growth of the Internet, rallied on
robust overall demand in its semiconductor, or chip, business. Intel
also benefited from some good acquisitions in the networking and
wireless industries. GE soared on strong earnings resulting from
improving global economic conditions.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DRAGGED ON FUND RETURNS?
A. Philip Morris continued its year-long slide, mostly in response to
the potential for further tobacco litigation. Gillette suffered from
an earnings shortfall related to inventory backlogs in Latin America
and Western Europe. Eli Lilly fell sharply on slowing sales of
antidepression drug Prozac. Disney also trended down in response to
disappointing earnings growth.
Q. WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK, KAREN?
A. Until something fundamental changes in the external environment,
whether that's interest rates or inflation, the market isn't likely to
change too dramatically. I don't want to turn my back on the stocks
that have contributed to the fund's success of late. I will, however,
have to be sensible and begin to reduce positions if their valuations
become extreme. So, my challenge lies in what to do with the proceeds
from the securities that I do choose to sell or trim back. I've tried
to be defensive to a degree, and I plan to maintain this stance to
provide some protection on the downside. Still, I'll continue to look
aggressively at technology and communications stocks because it simply
wouldn't be prudent to ignore what the market appears to love.
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: seeks long-term growth
of capital
START DATE: February 20,
1996
SIZE: as of November 30,
1999, more than $462 million
MANAGER: Karen Firestone,
since 1998; joined Fidelity in
1983
KAREN FIRESTONE ON INCLUDING
OUT-OF-THE BENCHMARK
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
INVESTMENT MIX:
"Take a look at the past six
months, which began not long
after the end of the market's
short-term love affair with cyclicals
- - or, economically sensitive
stocks - and ended with growth
stocks, specifically technology, earning
the lion's share of the market's
affection. Relative to technology
stocks, other segments of the
large-cap universe trailed by wide
margins during the period. In this
narrowly led market, it was
difficult to find good stories within
the large-cap universe alone. To that
point, a large-cap fund ideally would
have owned the largest-cap
technology names and many of the
small-to-mid-cap tech stocks, and
that's it. While that may sound
good, it clearly isn't a very realistic
or risk-averse way to manage a
fund. So, instead, I chose a more
diversified path, looking in large part
- - 70% or so - to the very best
companies in the S&P 500 index.
From there, the fund's charter allowed
me the flexibility to invest the other
30% elsewhere in the
capitalization range, where some
of the best opportunities resided. In
support of this quest, I visited a lot
of companies, searching for stocks
that others may have overlooked.
Wherever I go, I'm always thinking
about the big picture and where the
market might go next. In addition,
when I'm not on the road talking
to firms, I'm sitting with our
research analysts, carefully
reviewing company
fundamentals."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
General Electric Co. 3.9 3.7
Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.6 2.2
Microsoft Corp. 3.5 4.3
Merck & Co., Inc. 2.7 2.8
Intel Corp. 2.6 2.2
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 2.1 1.1
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 2.1 1.4
Procter & Gamble Co. 1.9 2.1
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 1.9 1.2
Home Depot, Inc. 1.6 1.0
25.9 22.0
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 28.2 20.8
HEALTH 15.0 19.2
MEDIA & LEISURE 9.3 11.1
NONDURABLES 7.6 10.8
FINANCE 7.5 6.7
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 93.6% Stocks 95.5%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 6.4% Net Other Assets 4.5%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 5.6% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 4.1%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 93.59999999999999 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 95.5
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 6.4 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.5
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PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 93.6%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.3%
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.3%
General Dynamics Corp. 31,500 $ 1,624,219
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 1.9%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.8%
Eastman Chemical Co. 32,400 1,259,550
Monsanto Co. 57,200 2,413,125
3,672,675
METALS & MINING - 0.2%
Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. 112,000 1,197,726
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.6%
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc. 41,800 851,675
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a) 77,440 1,853,720
2,705,395
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.3%
Champion International Corp. 25,200 1,397,025
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 8,972,821
DURABLES - 1.0%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.2%
Barrett Resources Corp. (a) 24,000 637,500
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.6%
Minnesota Mining & 30,800 2,943,325
Manufacturing Co.
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.2%
The Swatch Group AG (Reg.) 6,200 1,068,292
TOTAL DURABLES 4,649,117
ENERGY - 3.5%
ENERGY SERVICES - 1.2%
Halliburton Co. 68,800 2,661,700
Noble Drilling Corp. (a) 29,700 827,888
Schlumberger Ltd. 36,200 2,174,263
5,663,851
OIL & GAS - 2.3%
Exxon Corp. 47,600 3,775,275
Sunoco, Inc. 38,000 971,375
Texaco, Inc. 30,400 1,852,500
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Total Fina SA sponsored ADR 31,900 $ 2,109,388
USX-Marathon Group 61,700 1,631,194
10,339,732
TOTAL ENERGY 16,003,583
FINANCE - 7.5%
BANKS - 1.2%
Bank of Ireland, Inc. 1 8
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 38,500 634,618
FleetBoston Financial Corp. 63,547 2,402,866
Mellon Financial Corp. 30,500 1,111,344
State Street Corp. 17,700 1,299,844
5,448,680
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 2.3%
American Express Co. 30,330 4,589,308
Associates First Capital 54,200 1,802,150
Corp. Class A
Citigroup, Inc. 76,700 4,132,213
10,523,671
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 1.7%
Fannie Mae 90,670 6,040,889
Freddie Mac 37,200 1,836,750
7,877,639
INSURANCE - 1.8%
American International Group, 57,825 5,970,431
Inc.
CIGNA Corp. 30,200 2,483,950
8,454,381
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.5%
Charles Schwab Corp. 31,300 1,187,444
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & 9,300 1,121,813
Co.
2,309,257
TOTAL FINANCE 34,613,628
HEALTH - 15.0%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 13.0%
American Home Products Corp. 30,740 1,598,480
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS -
CONTINUED
Amgen, Inc. (a) 108,200 $ 4,929,863
Banyu Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 52,000 941,423
Bausch & Lomb, Inc. 27,400 1,501,863
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 131,560 9,612,103
Eli Lilly & Co. 53,500 3,838,625
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. 15,500 1,736,000
(a)
Inhale Therapeutic Systems, 27,800 851,375
Inc. (a)
Merck & Co., Inc. 158,340 12,429,690
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, 40,200 3,913,219
Inc. (a)
Pfizer, Inc. 82,100 2,970,994
Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc. 30,100 1,646,094
QLT PhotoTherapeutics, Inc. 19,200 859,352
(a)
Schering-Plough Corp. 97,820 5,001,048
SmithKline Beecham PLC 30,900 2,054,850
sponsored ADR
Warner-Lambert Co. 63,600 5,704,125
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 21,600 803,250
(a)
60,392,354
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 2.0%
Becton, Dickinson & Co. 8,000 218,000
Guidant Corp. 16,500 825,000
Johnson & Johnson 60,140 6,239,525
Medtronic, Inc. 47,600 1,850,450
9,132,975
TOTAL HEALTH 69,525,329
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 5.2%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 5.0%
Emerson Electric Co. 44,000 2,508,000
General Electric Co. 138,900 18,056,987
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. 201,000 1,193,942
Omron Corp. 54,000 1,320,623
23,079,552
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 0.2%
Ingersoll-Rand Co. 16,800 813,750
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 23,893,302
EQUIPMENT
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - 9.3%
BROADCASTING - 5.9%
AT&T Corp. - Liberty Media 87,796 $ 3,670,970
Group Class A (a)
Cablevision Systems Corp. 35,200 2,413,400
Class A (a)
CBS Corp. (a) 95,700 4,976,400
Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. 16,500 1,144,688
Comcast Corp. Class A 78,700 3,556,256
(special)
Infinity Broadcasting Corp. 74,600 2,718,238
Class A
Primacom AG 20,456 934,011
Television Francaise 1 SA 2,900 1,053,448
Time Warner, Inc. 70,000 4,318,125
Univision Communications, 26,400 2,310,000
Inc. Class A (a)
27,095,536
ENTERTAINMENT - 1.1%
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. 94,800 2,180,400
Class A
Ticketmaster Online 44,700 1,268,363
CitySearch, Inc.
Walt Disney Co. 59,800 1,666,925
5,115,688
PUBLISHING - 1.3%
The New York Times Co. Class A 124,700 4,793,156
Tribune Co. 21,900 1,052,569
5,845,725
RESTAURANTS - 1.0%
McDonald's Corp. 107,500 4,837,500
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 42,894,449
NONDURABLES - 7.6%
BEVERAGES - 2.5%
Anheuser-Busch Companies, 43,500 3,254,344
Inc.
PepsiCo, Inc. 34,780 1,202,084
Seagram Co. Ltd. 23,200 1,008,490
The Coca-Cola Co. 91,900 6,186,019
11,650,937
FOODS - 1.0%
H.J. Heinz Co. 36,400 1,524,250
Quaker Oats Co. 46,400 3,027,600
4,551,850
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
NONDURABLES - CONTINUED
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 2.8%
Aptargroup, Inc. 10,300 $ 279,388
Gillette Co. 91,900 3,693,231
Procter & Gamble Co. 81,700 8,823,600
12,796,219
TOBACCO - 1.3%
Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 225,580 5,935,574
TOTAL NONDURABLES 34,934,580
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.5%
Barrick Gold Corp. 32,500 584,057
Newmont Mining Corp. 37,000 876,438
Placer Dome, Inc. 70,400 799,674
2,260,169
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 5.2%
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
3.6%
Costco Wholesale Corp. (a) 35,200 3,227,400
Dayton Hudson Corp. 52,500 3,704,531
Michaels Stores, Inc. (a) 29,400 922,425
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 152,000 8,759,000
16,613,356
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 1.6%
Home Depot, Inc. 91,500 7,234,219
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 23,847,575
SERVICES - 1.7%
ADVERTISING - 1.2%
Omnicom Group, Inc. 23,340 2,056,838
TMP Worldwide, Inc. (a) 11,400 1,080,863
WPP Group PLC sponsored ADR 31,400 2,276,500
5,414,201
SERVICES - 0.5%
Reuters Group PLC sponsored 38,400 2,515,200
ADR
TOTAL SERVICES 7,929,401
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - 28.2%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 5.7%
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) 187,324 $ 16,706,959
Lucent Technologies, Inc. 135,300 9,885,356
26,592,315
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 11.7%
America Online, Inc. (a) 80,400 5,844,075
At Home Corp. Series A (a) 22,200 1,076,700
Automatic Data Processing, 100,600 4,967,125
Inc.
BMC Software, Inc. (a) 13,100 953,844
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) 22,400 2,125,200
CNET, Inc. (a) 25,800 1,314,188
First Data Corp. 41,400 1,790,550
GoTo.com, Inc. 15,700 1,429,681
Inktomi Corp. (a) 10,700 1,380,969
Intuit, Inc. (a) 47,600 2,380,000
J.D. Edwards & Co. (a) 4,400 129,800
Legato Systems, Inc. (a) 41,100 2,775,534
Litton Industries, Inc. (a) 15,500 694,594
Lycos, Inc. (a) 14,400 806,400
Microsoft Corp. (a) 178,000 16,206,344
Redback Networks, Inc. 8,600 1,203,463
Synopsys, Inc. (a) 26,900 1,946,888
Verio, Inc. (a) 40,900 1,469,844
Vignette Corp. (a) 14,300 2,958,313
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) 12,700 2,701,925
54,155,437
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 4.6%
Dell Computer Corp. (a) 121,500 5,224,500
EMC Corp. (a) 59,100 4,938,544
International Business 37,500 3,864,844
Machines Corp.
Lexmark International Group, 26,100 2,166,300
Inc. Class A (a)
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) 37,400 4,946,150
21,140,338
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.3%
Applied Materials, Inc. (a) 14,400 1,403,100
ELECTRONICS - 5.9%
Altera Corp. (a) 40,500 2,181,938
AVX Corp. 15,600 638,625
Intel Corp. 155,300 11,909,569
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONICS - CONTINUED
Linear Technology Corp. 16,300 $ 1,158,319
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 11,800 792,075
Motorola, Inc. 35,300 4,033,025
Texas Instruments, Inc. 66,200 6,359,338
27,072,889
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 130,364,079
TRANSPORTATION - 0.8%
AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.3%
Preview Travel, Inc. (a) 30,200 1,408,075
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.5%
United Parcel Service, Inc. 37,000 2,444,313
Class B
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 3,852,388
UTILITIES - 5.9%
CELLULAR - 1.8%
Mannesmann AG (Reg.) 7,700 1,623,864
Nextel Communications, Inc. 13,600 1,348,100
Class A (a)
Powertel, Inc. (a) 18,800 1,612,100
Telephone & Data Systems, 11,300 1,505,019
Inc.
Vodafone AirTouch PLC 23,650 1,115,984
sponsored ADR
Western Wireless Corp. Class A 23,000 1,346,938
8,552,005
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.8%
AES Corp. (a) 29,900 1,732,331
Calpine Corp. (a) 19,900 1,174,100
Niagara Mohawk Holdings, Inc. 52,000 780,000
(a)
3,686,431
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 3.3%
Allegiance Telecom, Inc. (a) 14,700 1,085,963
AT&T Corp. 36,350 2,031,056
DDI Corp. 106 1,465,007
Focal Communications Corp. 78,400 1,852,200
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 31,533 2,607,385
Metromedia Fiber Network, 53,800 2,084,750
Inc. Class A (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
SBC Communications, Inc. 44,900 $ 2,331,994
Sprint Corp. - FON Group 24,000 1,665,000
15,123,355
TOTAL UTILITIES 27,361,791
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 432,726,431
(Cost $354,541,444)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 8.0%
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 8,457,200 8,457,200
5.69% (b)
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 28,632,413 28,632,413
5.34% (b)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 37,089,613
(Cost $37,089,613)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 469,816,044
101.6%
(Cost $391,631,057)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.6)% (7,282,753)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 462,533,291
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate
cost of investment securities for income
tax purposes was $393,386,041. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated
$76,430,003, of which $89,358,755 related to appreciated investment
securities and $12,928,752 related to depreciated investment
securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $6,090,000 as a capital gain
dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 469,816,044
value (cost $391,631,057) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 3,469,272
sold
Receivable for fund shares 1,556,555
sold
Dividends receivable 352,184
Interest receivable 113,207
Other receivables 16,038
TOTAL ASSETS 475,323,300
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 1,499,906
purchased
Payable for fund shares 2,190,333
redeemed
Accrued management fee 215,371
Distribution fees payable 233,696
Other payables and accrued 193,503
expenses
Collateral on securities 8,457,200
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 12,790,009
NET ASSETS $ 462,533,291
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 375,662,719
Accumulated undistributed net 8,685,636
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 78,184,936
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 462,533,291
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $20.13
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($19,599,833 (divided by)
973,901 shares)
Maximum offering price per $21.36
share (100/94.25 of $20.13)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $20.16
redemption price per share
($285,939,356 (divided by)
14,182,260 shares)
Maximum offering price per $20.89
share (100/96.50 of $20.16)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $19.92
offering price per share
($112,670,633 (divided by)
5,655,983 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $19.89
offering price per share
($30,467,814 (divided by)
1,531,450 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $20.33
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($13,855,655 (divided
by) 681,656 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 2,258,492
Dividends
Interest 755,333
Security lending 5,418
TOTAL INCOME 3,019,243
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 1,648,677
Transfer agent fees 645,603
Distribution fees 1,768,799
Accounting and security 130,937
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 761
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 29,112
Registration fees 213,322
Audit 33,554
Legal 830
Total expenses before 4,471,595
reductions
Expense reductions (53,098) 4,418,497
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (1,399,254)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 11,371,534
Foreign currency transactions 18,422 11,389,956
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 54,228,188
Assets and liabilities in (267) 54,227,921
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 65,617,877
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 64,218,623
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (1,399,254) $ (434,512)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 11,389,956 10,372,174
Change in net unrealized 54,227,921 13,461,652
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 64,218,623 23,399,314
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (8,688,040) (4,313,011)
from net realized gain
Share transactions - net 270,930,237 44,376,848
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 326,460,820 63,463,151
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 136,072,471 72,609,320
End of period $ 462,533,291 $ 136,072,471
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.03) (.05) (.04) -
Net realized and unrealized 4.59 3.54 2.25 1.62
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.56 3.49 2.21 1.62
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (1.05) (.83) (.08) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 20.13 $ 16.62 $ 13.96 $ 11.83
TOTAL RETURN B, C 28.93% 26.69% 18.82% 15.87%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 19,600 $ 4,254 $ 2,330 $ 503
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.24% 1.46% F 1.75% F 1.75% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.23% G 1.44% G 1.72% G 1.75% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.17)% (.31)% (.34)% .11% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 91% 141% 93% 59% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.07) (.05) (.02) (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 4.61 3.56 2.24 1.83
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.54 3.51 2.22 1.82
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (1.05) (.82) (.06) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 20.16 $ 16.67 $ 13.98 $ 11.82
TOTAL RETURN B, C 28.71% 26.77% 18.89% 18.20%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 285,939 $ 81,455 $ 42,753 $ 26,133
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.44% 1.46% 1.62% 2.00% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.42% G 1.44% G 1.60% G 2.00% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.36)% (.31)% (.18)% (.14)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 91% 141% 93% 59% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.16) (.13) (.09) (.05)
Net realized and unrealized 4.56 3.54 2.22 1.82
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.40 3.41 2.13 1.77
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.98) (.76) (.05) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.92 $ 16.50 $ 13.85 $ 11.77
TOTAL RETURN B, C 28.02% 26.15% 18.18% 17.70%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 112,671 $ 37,229 $ 20,926 $ 9,721
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.96% 2.00% 2.16% 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.95% G 1.98% G 2.14% G 2.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.89)% (.85)% (.73)% (.64)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 91% 141% 93% 59% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.16) (.21) (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 4.54 3.59 .02
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.38 3.38 .01
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (1.03) (.82) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 19.89 $ 16.54 $ 13.98
TOTAL RETURN B, C 27.90% 25.79% .07%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 30,468 $ 4,393 $ 41
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.97% 2.50% F 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.96% G 2.48% G 2.35% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.90)% (1.40)% (.62)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 91% 141% 93%
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 .03 .03 .04 E .03
Net realized and unrealized 4.63 3.56 2.24 1.83
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.66 3.59 2.28 1.86
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (1.10) I (.87) I (.09) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 20.33 $ 16.77 $ 14.05 $ 11.86
TOTAL RETURN B, C 29.37% 27.35% 19.39% 18.60%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 13,856 $ 8,742 $ 6,560 $ 9,144
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .91% .99% 1.15% 1.50% A, G
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .90% H .97% H 1.12% H 1.48% A, H
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .16% .18% .32% .38% A
income to average net assets
Portfolio turnover 91% 141% 93% 59% A
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 AMOUNTS SHOWN REFLECT CERTAIN RECLASSIFICATIONS RELATED TO BOOK
TO TAX DIFFERENCES.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period ended November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities for which exchange quotations are not readily
available (and in certain cases debt securities which trade on an
exchange) are valued primarily using dealer-supplied valuations or at
their fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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 foreign currency transactions, 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 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.
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 (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.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund (the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc., an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies and
other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Funds seek
preservation of capital, liquidity, and current income. Income
distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily and paid monthly
from net interest income. Income distributions earned by the fund are
recorded as either interest income or security lending income in the
accompanying financial statements.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $487,170,714 and $248,761,797, 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 .2167% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in effect during the
period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates, as they resulted
in the same or a lower management fee. For the period, the management
fee was equivalent to an annual rate of .58% of average net assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Board of 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 $ 29,349 $ 72
CLASS T 857,773 652
CLASS B 724,700 544,201
CLASS C 156,977 134,551
$ 1,768,799 $ 679,476
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
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
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 is 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 $ 235,229 $ 79,392
CLASS T 313,278 98,461
CLASS B 141,266 141,266 *
CLASS C 9,292 9,292 *
$ 699,065 $ 328,411
* 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 $ 31,743 .27
CLASS T 373,977 .22
CLASS B 177,033 .24
CLASS C 39,796 .25
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 23,054 .19
$ 645,603
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.,
an affiliate of FMR, maintains the fund's accounting records and
administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is
based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $33,189 for the
period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $7,988,631. The fund received cash collateral of
$8,457,200 which was invested in cash equivalents.
6. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR has directed certain portfolio trades to brokers who paid a
portion of the fund's expenses. For the period, the fund's expenses
were reduced by $37,898 under this arrangement.
In addition, through arrangements with the fund's custodian and each
class' transfer agent, 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 $2,102 under the custodian
arrangement, and each applicable class' expenses were reduced as
follows under the transfer agent arrangements:
TRANSFER AGENT CREDITS
CLASS T $ 13,098
7. BENEFICIAL INTEREST.
At the end of the period, one shareholder was record owner of
approximately 17% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 291,682 $ 144,680
Class T 5,269,636 2,603,039
Class B 2,268,630 1,174,205
Class C 287,885 4,554
Institutional Class 570,207 386,533
Total $ 8,688,040 $ 4,313,011
9. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1999 1998
CLASS A Shares sold 852,593 149,566 $ 15,605,931 $ 2,255,465
Reinvestment of distributions 17,452 10,836 285,470 140,431
Shares redeemed (152,045) (71,452) (2,805,195) (1,071,670)
Net increase (decrease) 718,000 88,950 $ 13,086,206 $ 1,324,226
CLASS T Shares sold 12,906,706 3,016,885 $ 238,734,017 $ 45,639,086
Reinvestment of distributions 309,035 194,189 5,070,548 2,524,317
Shares redeemed (3,918,325) (1,383,470) (73,308,285) (20,914,015)
Net increase (decrease) 9,297,416 1,827,604 $ 170,496,280 $ 27,249,388
CLASS B Shares sold 3,942,695 1,003,260 $ 71,800,193 $ 15,065,539
Reinvestment of distributions 116,079 85,310 1,891,974 1,102,243
Shares redeemed (659,048) (342,947) (12,064,988) (5,096,726)
Net increase (decrease) 3,399,726 745,623 $ 61,627,179 $ 11,071,056
CLASS C Shares sold 1,422,774 296,148 $ 25,974,910 $ 4,585,462
Reinvestment of distributions 15,644 323 254,928 4,193
Shares redeemed (172,573) (33,774) (3,186,152) (479,818)
Net increase (decrease) 1,265,845 262,697 $ 23,043,686 $ 4,109,837
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 476,415 436,413 $ 8,677,189 $ 6,728,785
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 32,818 28,359 540,107 368,930
Shares redeemed (348,723) (410,609) (6,540,410) (6,475,374)
Net increase (decrease) 160,510 54,163 $ 2,676,886 $ 622,341
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments of Fidelity Advisor Large Cap
Fund as of November 30, 1999, and the related statements of
operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the year ended November 30, 1998, and the financial highlights for
each of the years in the three-year period ended November 30, 1998
were audited by other auditors whose report, dated January 13, 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 November 30, 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 Large Cap Fund at November 30, 1999, the results of
its operations, the changes in its net assets, and its financial
highlights for the year then ended in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Large Cap Fund voted to pay
to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date,
the following distributions derived from capital gains realized from
sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net
investment income:
PAY DATE RECORD DATE DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
Institutional Class 12/20/99 12/17/99 $0.01 $0.45
01/10/00 01/07/00 - $0.03
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
A total of 25% of the dividends distributed by the Institutional Class
during the fiscal year qualifies for the dividends-received deduction
for corporate shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2000 of amounts for use
in preparing 1999 income tax returns.
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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(registered trademark)
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 High Income 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
MONEY MARKET FUNDS
Prime Fund
Treasury Fund
Tax-Exempt Fund
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FIDELITY ADVISOR
MID CAP
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T, CLASS B AND CLASS C
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 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 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.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 45 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 46
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:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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 NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL A 29.17% 101.51%
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL A 21.74% 89.92%
(INCL. 5.75% SALES CHARGE)
S&P MidCap 400 (registered 21.37% 96.22%
trademark)
Mid-Cap Funds Average 35.28% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, 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 one year average represents a peer group of 408 mutual
funds. These benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital
gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges. Lipper has
created new comparison categories that group funds accordingly to
portfolio characteristics and capitalization, as well as by
capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 5 of this
report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL A 29.17% 20.38%
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL A 21.74% 18.51%
(INCL. 5.75% SALES CHARGE)
S&P MidCap 400 21.37% 19.53%
Mid-Cap Funds Average 35.28% 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
1999/05/31 16928.93 18381.40
1999/06/30 17993.92 19365.72
1999/07/31 17616.73 18954.20
1999/08/31 17627.83 18304.45
1999/09/30 17139.71 17739.39
1999/10/31 17927.36 18643.39
1999/11/30 18992.35 19621.99
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 170005 R00000000000049
$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 November 30, 1999, the value of the
investment would have grown to $18,992 - a 89.92% 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 $19,622 - a 96.22% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER MID-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER MID-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER
MID-CAP GROWTH FUND AVERAGES ARE 63.32% AND 63.32%, RESPECTIVELY; AND
THE ONE YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
LIPPER MID-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGES ARE 36.93% AND 36.93%,
RESPECTIVELY.
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 NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL T 28.93% 100.93%
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL T 24.41% 93.89%
(INCL. 3.50% SALES CHARGE)
S&P MidCap 400 21.37% 96.22%
Mid-Cap Funds Average 35.28% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, 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 one year average represents a peer group of 408 mutual
funds. These benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital
gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges. Lipper has
created new comparison categories that group funds accordingly to
portfolio characteristics and capitalization, as well as by
capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 7 of this
report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL T 28.93% 20.28%
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL T 24.41% 19.16%
(INCL. 3.50% SALES CHARGE)
S&P MidCap 400 21.37% 19.53%
Mid-Cap Funds Average 35.28% 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
1999/05/31 17302.68 18381.40
1999/06/30 18385.51 19365.72
1999/07/31 17990.73 18954.20
1999/08/31 18002.01 18304.45
1999/09/30 17505.71 17739.39
1999/10/31 18317.83 18643.39
1999/11/30 19389.38 19621.99
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 170938 R00000000000049
$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 November 30, 1999, the value of the
investment would have grown to $19,389 - a 93.89% 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 $19,622 - a 96.22% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER MID-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER MID-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER
MID-CAP GROWTH FUND AVERAGES ARE 63.32% AND 63.32%, RESPECTIVELY; AND
THE ONE YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
LIPPER MID-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGES ARE 36.93% AND 36.93%,
RESPECTIVELY.
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 one year and life of fund total return figures are 5% and 3%,
respectively.
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL B 28.32% 96.46%
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL B 23.32% 93.46%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
S&P MidCap 400 21.37% 96.22%
Mid-Cap Funds Average 35.28% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, 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 one year average represents a peer group of 408 mutual
funds. These benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital
gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges. Lipper has
created new comparison categories that group funds accordingly to
portfolio characteristics and capitalization, as well as by
capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 9 of this
report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL B 28.32% 19.57%
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL B 23.32% 19.09%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
S&P MidCap 400 21.37% 19.53%
Mid-Cap Funds Average 35.28% 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
1999/05/31 17569.24 18381.40
1999/06/30 18671.67 19365.72
1999/07/31 18253.91 18954.20
1999/08/31 18265.51 18304.45
1999/09/30 17754.91 17739.39
1999/10/31 18555.62 18643.39
1999/11/30 19346.00 19621.99
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 170032 R00000000000049
$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 November 30, 1999,
the value of the investment, including the effect of the applicable
contingent deferred sales charge, would have been $19,346 - a 93.46%
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 $19,622 - a 96.22% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER MID-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER MID-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER
MID-CAP GROWTH FUND AVERAGES ARE 63.32% AND 63.32%, RESPECTIVELY; AND
THE ONE YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
LIPPER MID-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGES ARE 36.93% AND 36.93%,
RESPECTIVELY.
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 one year and life of fund total return figures
are 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 NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL C 28.24% 95.82%
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL C 27.24% 95.82%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
S&P MidCap 400 21.37% 96.22%
Mid-Cap Funds Average 35.28% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class C's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, 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 one year average represents a peer group of 408 mutual
funds. These benchmarks include reinvested dividends and capital
gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges. Lipper has
created new comparison categories that group funds accordingly to
portfolio characteristics and capitalization, as well as by
capitalization only. These averages are listed on page 11 of this
report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL C 28.24% 19.47%
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - CL C 27.24% 19.47%
(INCL. CONTINGENT DEFERRED
SALES CHARGE)
S&P MidCap 400 21.37% 19.53%
Mid-Cap Funds Average 35.28% 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
1999/05/31 17516.13 18381.40
1999/06/30 18612.33 19365.72
1999/07/31 18196.93 18954.20
1999/08/31 18208.47 18304.45
1999/09/30 17689.21 17739.39
1999/10/31 18496.94 18643.39
1999/11/30 19581.60 19621.99
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 170141 R00000000000049
$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 November 30, 1999,
the value of the investment would have been $19,582 - a 95.82%
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 $19,622 - a 96.22% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER MID-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER MID-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER
MID-CAP GROWTH FUND AVERAGES ARE 63.32% AND 63.32%, RESPECTIVELY; AND
THE ONE YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
LIPPER MID-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGES ARE 36.93% AND 36.93%,
RESPECTIVELY.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000 (registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(photograph of David Felman)
NOTE TO SHAREHOLDERS: David Felman became Portfolio Manager of the
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund on August 2, 1999.
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, DAVID?
A. For the 12 months that ended on November 30, 1999, the fund's Class
A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares had returns of 29.17%, 28.93%,
28.32% and 28.24%, respectively. During the same period, the Standard
& Poor's MidCap 400 Index returned 21.37% and the mid-cap funds
average monitored by Lipper Inc. was up 35.28%.
Q. WHAT FACTORS AFFECTED PERFORMANCE?
A. These returns are consistent with the way the fund is managed,
which is to be more aggressive than the S&P MidCap 400 index, but not
as aggressive as many mid-cap funds that emphasize higher-risk stocks,
especially in technology. During a period in which technology stocks
did particularly well, it makes sense that the fund would trail the
Lipper group while beating the S&P MidCap 400 index. The fund's
performance relative to the index was helped by strong returns from
media and leisure investments during the first half of the 12-month
period and the healthy rally in technology stocks throughout the
period.
Q. WHAT WERE YOUR PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES DURING THE PERIOD?
A. The fund's earlier emphasis on media and leisure stocks worked very
well as heavy advertising budgets and strong consumer spending
supported good stock performance in the sector. Later in the period,
however, I reduced this sector's weightings as these stocks began to
hit their target prices and rising interest rates raised concerns
about consumer-related stocks in general. I also de-emphasized retail
stocks because of my concern about the effects of higher interest
rates. In addition, I added to the fund's position in technology and
in health care, primarily in those biotechnology companies that have
introduced a number of new products with tremendous success. Health
care is one sector where demand is not likely to be affected by rising
interest rates.
Q. WHAT WAS YOUR STRATEGY IN TECHNOLOGY, WHERE THE FUND'S RELATIVE
WEIGHTING WENT FROM 14.8% TO 33.4% OF NET ASSETS OVER THE FINAL SIX
MONTHS OF THE PERIOD?
A. I wanted to take advantage of the tremendous change taking place in
the worldwide economy that is being driven by two trends - the growth
in wireless communications and in the Internet. Wireless usage is
increasing rapidly around the world and the Internet is changing the
way we work, live and play. Those two trends together have created a
tremendous driver for stock performance and I saw a need to increase
investments in stocks that were benefiting. However, stock valuations
are extremely high even for companies without significant revenues or
earnings or, in some cases, with negative earnings. I wanted to
participate in the opportunities, but be somewhat cautious about the
stock prices I paid. I invested in companies such as Nextel, QUALCOMM
and Comverse Technology that benefited from the strong demand for
wireless technology. I also invested in companies such as VERITAS
Software and Legato Systems that produce software for data-storage
management systems. Finally, I increased the weighting in
semiconductor companies providing equipment for networks.
Q. WHAT INVESTMENTS HELPED PERFORMANCE AND WHERE WERE YOU
DISAPPOINTED?
A. Many of the biggest winners were Internet, communications, and
entertainment and media stocks. Exodus Communications, which designs
and operates Websites for other companies, had very strong performance
as its business grew even faster than the Internet itself. Another
strong Internet-related stock was DoubleClick, which delivers
advertising on the Web. It benefited as advertising on the Internet
climbed. Nextel Communications gained as wireless penetration in the
United States increased. In media and entertainment, Westwood One,
which owns a group of radio stations, had strong performance. It
successfully integrated its acquisition of the Metro One stations it
acquired. Most of my disappointments have less to do with what the
fund owned than what the fund didn't own. I didn't own enough of
Xilinx, a semiconductor company that we sold, or America Online. In
the case of America Online, we were concerned about its very high
stock valuation.
Q. WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. We have come through a period in which a few powerful technology
stocks dominated performance in the mid-cap market. At this point, I
am concerned about high stock valuations in technology. If the market
hits a bump in this sector, it will hurt. I am watching for any signs
of weakness in the sector and thinking about other industries in which
to invest. I have been careful to keep the fund diversified and
prepared for the possibility that market trends could shift.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
(checkmark)FUND FACTS
GOAL: long-term growth of
capital by investing mainly
in equity securities of
companies with
medium-sized market
capitalizations
START DATE: February 20, 1996
SIZE: as of November 30,
1999, more than $733 million
MANAGER: David Felman,
since August 1999; joined
Fidelity in 1993
DAVID FELMAN ON HIS
INVESTMENT STYLE:
"In evaluating a company I look at
three things: fundamentals, industry
trends and valuations. In
examining fundamentals, I look at a
company's growth, unit sales,
pricing and costs. I want to find
where there are signs of
acceleration, and where there are
signs of deterioration. Looking at
industry trends, I am interested in
where the industry is going and
where the individual company fits
into the trend. Valuation is
important because I want to make
sure I am paying a reasonable
price, even if the fundamentals
are great and the industry trends are
strong. I pay attention to data
such as price-to-earnings ratios,
price-to-sales ratios and free cash
flow. I also look at historical
trends and the stock's price
relative to industry peers.
"In deciding whether to sell a stock,
I consider factors such as
deterioration in the business
environment, a less optimistic
near-term outlook, an extremely
high stock price or lack of
execution of the business plan by
management."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Nextel Communications, Inc. 2.4 0.0
Class A
VERITAS Software Corp. 2.2 0.5
Citrix Systems, Inc. 1.4 0.0
Legato Systems, Inc. 1.3 0.6
Kopin Corp. 1.3 0.0
National Semiconductor Corp. 1.1 0.0
Biogen, Inc. 1.1 0.0
Siebel Systems, Inc. 1.0 0.2
PE Corp. - Biosystems Group 1.0 0.7
DoubleClick, Inc. 1.0 0.0
13.8 2.0
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 33.4 14.8
HEALTH 11.9 7.3
UTILITIES 10.8 7.6
ENERGY 9.9 7.1
FINANCE 9.7 9.4
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 97.9% Stocks 95.2%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 2.1% Net Other Assets 4.8%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 6.0% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 1.2%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 97.90000000000001 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 95.2
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 2.1 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.8
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PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 97.9%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.9%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.5%
Orbital Sciences Corp. (a) 224,000 $ 3,108,000
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.4%
General Dynamics Corp. 30,600 1,577,813
Newport News Shipbuilding, 46,210 1,524,930
Inc.
3,102,743
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 6,210,743
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.8%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.2%
H. B. Fuller Co. 21,100 1,149,950
METALS & MINING - 0.3%
CommScope, Inc. (a) 50,400 2,123,100
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.1%
Corning, Inc. 9,300 871,294
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.2%
Bowater, Inc. 27,200 1,332,800
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 5,477,144
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
1.3%
CONSTRUCTION - 0.2%
Centex Corp. 52,350 1,243,313
ENGINEERING - 1.1%
DSP Group, Inc. (a) 47,500 3,304,219
Dycom Industries, Inc. (a) 39,600 1,593,900
PerkinElmer, Inc. 87,900 3,614,888
8,513,007
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 9,756,320
ESTATE
DURABLES - 2.4%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.9%
Barrett Resources Corp. (a) 94,400 2,507,500
Danaher Corp. 20,200 992,325
Federal-Mogul Corp. 44,950 1,002,947
SPX Corp. (a) 26,855 2,000,698
6,503,470
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
DURABLES - CONTINUED
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.2%
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 63,000 $ 1,350,563
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 1.3%
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (a) 134,100 3,578,794
Liz Claiborne, Inc. 41,420 1,550,661
Nautica Enterprises, Inc. (a) 145,600 1,911,000
Polymer Group, Inc. 70,480 1,325,905
WestPoint Stevens, Inc. Class 78,600 1,650,600
A
10,016,960
TOTAL DURABLES 17,870,993
ENERGY - 9.9%
ENERGY SERVICES - 3.5%
BJ Services Co. (a) 121,700 4,244,288
ENSCO International, Inc. 197,100 3,954,319
Global Marine, Inc. (a) 69,700 1,067,281
Halliburton Co. 95,400 3,690,788
Nabors Industries, Inc. (a) 133,100 3,535,469
Noble Drilling Corp. (a) 72,400 2,018,150
Plains Energy Services Ltd. 25,700 139,428
(a)
Schlumberger Ltd. 18,400 1,105,150
Tidewater, Inc. 80,800 2,580,550
Transocean Offshore, Inc. 57,700 1,626,419
Weatherford International, 55,800 1,949,513
Inc. (a)
25,911,355
OIL & GAS - 6.4%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 89,800 2,705,225
Apache Corp. 190,200 6,811,538
Cooper Cameron Corp. (a) 16,300 698,863
EOG Resources, Inc. 136,800 2,530,800
Kerr-McGee Corp. 46,627 2,669,396
Noble Affiliates, Inc. 48,700 1,071,400
Nuevo Energy Co. (a) 172,420 2,661,734
Ocean Energy, Inc. (a) 208,700 1,591,338
Santa Fe Snyder Corp. (a) 663,635 5,309,080
Sunoco, Inc. 67,100 1,715,244
Tesoro Petroleum Corp. (a) 86,800 1,041,600
The Coastal Corp. 35,100 1,237,275
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Tosco Corp. 266,700 $ 7,217,569
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock 96,100 2,432,531
Corp.
USX-Marathon Group 48,900 1,292,794
Vastar Resources, Inc. 107,600 6,025,600
47,011,987
TOTAL ENERGY 72,923,342
FINANCE - 9.7%
BANKS - 2.2%
First Security Corp. 60,200 1,693,125
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 71,500 4,786,031
Northern Trust Corp. 25,100 2,429,994
Westamerica Bancorp. 58,200 1,829,663
Zions Bancorp 78,400 5,061,700
15,800,513
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.7%
Associates First Capital 93,900 3,122,175
Corp. Class A
Providian Financial Corp. 30,150 2,385,619
5,507,794
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 0.5%
Fannie Mae 36,700 2,445,138
Freddie Mac 19,600 967,750
3,412,888
INSURANCE - 5.8%
AFLAC, Inc. 48,400 2,317,150
Allmerica Financial Corp. 76,400 4,216,325
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. 100,000 5,450,000
American General Corp. 27,500 2,016,094
CIGNA Corp. 38,450 3,162,513
Financial Security Assurance 31,360 1,656,200
Holdings Ltd.
Hartford Financial Services 33,700 1,573,369
Group, Inc.
Hartford Life, Inc. Class A 33,700 1,508,075
Jefferson-Pilot Corp. 23,500 1,595,063
Lincoln National Corp. 38,100 1,588,294
MBIA, Inc. 62,200 3,110,000
Protective Life Corp. 137,400 4,396,800
Reliastar Financial Corp. 150,984 6,567,804
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
INSURANCE - CONTINUED
The Chubb Corp. 27,800 $ 1,489,038
Torchmark Corp. 60,800 1,930,400
42,577,125
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.3%
Golden West Financial Corp. 23,500 2,372,031
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.2%
Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. 92,000 1,314,801
TOTAL FINANCE 70,985,152
HEALTH - 11.9%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 10.2%
Allergan, Inc. 26,300 2,587,263
Alpharma, Inc. Class A 77,900 2,492,800
Aviron (a) 29,500 473,844
Biogen, Inc. (a) 107,500 7,854,219
Biovail Corp. International 55,000 3,828,665
(a)
Celgene Corp. (a) 23,000 1,374,250
Cephalon, Inc. (a) 302,800 6,737,300
Chiron Corp. (a) 73,000 2,395,313
COR Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 64,800 1,279,800
CV Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 56,725 982,052
Cytyc Corp. (a) 55,000 2,399,375
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a) 100,400 5,139,225
Genentech, Inc. 45,200 3,881,550
Genzyme Corp. - General 14,900 536,400
Division
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) 77,290 3,709,920
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. 12,700 1,422,400
(a)
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corp. (a) 42,670 5,408,423
Medimmune, Inc. (a) 51,190 6,152,398
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, 22,300 2,170,766
Inc. (a)
QLT PhotoTherapeutics, Inc. 119,930 5,367,815
(a)
Sangstat Medical Corp. (a) 32,500 765,781
Sepracor, Inc. (a) 65,600 6,371,400
ViroPharma, Inc. (a) 62,500 1,531,250
74,862,209
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 1.2%
Millipore Corp. 40,400 1,325,625
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - CONTINUED
MiniMed, Inc. (a) 14,800 $ 1,085,950
Pall Corp. 66,100 1,549,219
Stryker Corp. 24,300 1,383,581
Sybron International, Inc. (a) 132,700 3,259,444
8,603,819
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.5%
Advance Paradigm, Inc. (a) 17,200 683,700
Medquist, Inc. (a) 21,400 609,900
Syncor International Corp. (a) 43,370 1,217,071
Trigon Healthcare, Inc. (a) 19,100 562,256
Wellpoint Health Networks, 16,800 967,050
Inc. (a)
4,039,977
TOTAL HEALTH 87,506,005
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.6%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 1.6%
Adaptive Broadband Corp. (a) 20,120 799,770
California Amplifier, Inc. (a) 9,300 218,986
L.M. Ericsson Telefon AB 94,800 4,568,175
sponsored ADR
Research in Motion Ltd. (a) 117,570 6,059,487
11,646,418
MEDIA & LEISURE - 7.5%
BROADCASTING - 5.6%
Adelphia Communications Corp. 84,300 4,741,875
Class A (a)
AT&T Corp. - Liberty Media 93,024 3,889,566
Group Class A (a)
Cablevision Systems Corp. 17,900 1,227,269
Class A (a)
Clear Channel Communications, 0 32
Inc. (a)
Cox Communications, Inc. 44,100 2,072,700
Class A (a)
EchoStar Communications Corp. 25,400 1,677,988
Class A (a)
Emmis Communications Corp. 10,100 818,100
Class A (a)
Insight Communications, Inc. 208,100 5,150,475
Radio One, Inc. 70,000 4,423,125
Univision Communications, 77,800 6,807,500
Inc. Class A (a)
USA Networks, Inc. (a) 52,740 2,109,600
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
BROADCASTING - CONTINUED
Westwood One, Inc. (a) 127,930 $ 7,323,993
Young Broadcasting, Inc. 25,200 1,012,725
Class A (a)
41,254,948
ENTERTAINMENT - 1.0%
Cinar Films, Inc. Class B 23,900 327,131
sub. vtg. (a)
Pixar (a) 24,300 1,020,600
Premier Parks, Inc. (a) 238,400 5,960,000
7,307,731
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.6%
Harley-Davidson, Inc. 72,000 4,392,000
RESTAURANTS - 0.3%
Jack in the Box, Inc. (a) 25,900 545,519
Papa John's International, 45,300 1,626,553
Inc. (a)
2,172,072
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 55,126,751
NONDURABLES - 1.9%
BEVERAGES - 0.7%
Adolph Coors Co. Class B 90,200 4,487,450
Canandaigua Brands, Inc. 11,600 617,700
Class A (a)
5,105,150
FOODS - 1.2%
Earthgrains Co. 61,300 1,111,063
Flowers Industries, Inc. 67,000 1,097,125
Keebler Foods Co. (a) 102,300 2,819,644
Nabisco Group Holdings Corp. 349,700 4,043,406
9,071,238
TOTAL NONDURABLES 14,176,388
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.9%
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. 94,200 699,505
Barrick Gold Corp. 31,200 560,694
Kinross Gold Corp. (a) 252,000 521,226
Newmont Mining Corp. 49,200 1,165,425
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
PRECIOUS METALS - CONTINUED
Placer Dome, Inc. 53,600 $ 608,843
Stillwater Mining Co. (a) 110,500 2,679,625
6,235,318
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 2.6%
APPAREL STORES - 0.4%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class 16,870 546,166
A (a)
AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (a) 54,800 2,366,675
2,912,841
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
1.3%
Costco Wholesale Corp. (a) 50,500 4,630,219
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (a) 110,775 4,957,181
Hot Topic, Inc. (a) 3,000 132,563
9,719,963
GROCERY STORES - 0.4%
U.S. Foodservice (a) 133,520 2,420,050
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 0.5%
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) 22,100 690,625
Tandy Corp. 17,000 1,302,625
Tiffany & Co., Inc. 22,700 1,759,250
3,752,500
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 18,805,354
SERVICES - 2.0%
ADVERTISING - 1.6%
DoubleClick, Inc. (a) 46,350 7,418,897
Omnicom Group, Inc. 22,600 1,991,625
Outdoor Systems, Inc. (a) 61,700 2,745,650
12,156,172
SERVICES - 0.4%
Cintas Corp. 18,400 845,250
True North Communications 47,700 1,899,056
2,744,306
TOTAL SERVICES 14,900,478
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - 33.4%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 2.5%
Advanced Fibre 43,000 $ 1,195,938
Communications, Inc. (a)
Digital Island, Inc. 9,240 431,970
Ditech Communications Corp. 6,300 652,050
Globalstar Telecommunications 287,700 6,904,800
Ltd. (a)
InterVoice, Inc. (a) 26,100 393,131
Jabil Circuit, Inc. (a) 98,300 6,285,056
Natural MicroSystems Corp. (a) 59,800 2,190,175
18,053,120
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 16.0%
Affiliated Computer Services, 36,000 1,347,750
Inc. Class A (a)
Affymetrix, Inc. (a) 5,800 568,400
Amdocs Ltd. (a) 65,900 2,318,856
At Home Corp. Series A (a) 48,344 2,344,684
AVT Corp. (a) 38,600 1,551,238
BEA Systems, Inc. (a) 20,300 1,649,375
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 157,100 2,788,525
(a)
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) 106,900 10,142,138
Cognos, Inc. (a) 46,900 1,582,310
DST Systems, Inc. (a) 41,100 2,586,731
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) 51,400 5,390,575
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 63,500 2,829,719
(a)
Exchange Applications, Inc. 30,220 1,835,865
Exodus Communications, Inc. 63,100 6,802,969
(a)
F5 Networks, Inc. 15,600 1,764,750
Healtheon/Web Maryland Corp. 16,900 767,894
Inet Technologies, Inc. 33,200 2,008,600
Integral Systems, Inc. (a) 49,800 1,992,000
Interleaf, Inc. (a) 15,800 579,663
Internap Network Services 11,000 1,036,750
Corp.
InterVU, Inc. (a) 33,000 2,054,250
Intuit, Inc. (a) 95,880 4,794,000
J.D. Edwards & Co. (a) 6,200 182,900
Legato Systems, Inc. (a) 143,200 9,670,475
Metasolv Software, Inc. 28,500 1,758,094
NCR Corp. (a) 34,600 1,135,313
Networks Associates, Inc. (a) 66,200 1,671,550
NetZero, Inc. (a) 42,600 905,250
Peregrine Systems, Inc. (a) 40,700 2,849,000
Puma Technology, Inc. (a) 18,100 905,000
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Redback Networks, Inc. 3,600 $ 503,775
SalesLogix Corp. 59,660 1,715,225
Siebel Systems, Inc. (a) 108,756 7,626,515
Software.com, Inc. 10,300 999,744
Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (a) 33,200 1,325,925
Synopsys, Inc. (a) 17,100 1,237,613
Technology Solutions, Inc. (a) 100 2,738
Unisys Corp. (a) 43,700 1,256,375
VERITAS Software Corp. (a) 177,700 16,270,656
Vignette Corp. (a) 21,800 4,509,875
Visual Networks, Inc. (a) 22,200 1,309,800
Vitria Technology, Inc. (a) 200 19,963
Whittman-Hart, Inc. (a) 21,000 1,290,188
Zi Corp. (a) 101,300 1,528,499
117,411,515
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 5.4%
Adaptec, Inc. (a) 60,105 3,238,157
Apple Computer, Inc. (a) 34,700 3,396,263
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) 50,555 6,110,836
Concurrent Computer Corp. (a) 101,000 1,313,000
FileNET Corp. (a) 98,500 1,970,000
Fujitsu Support & Service, 4,900 2,065,281
Inc.
Gadzoox Networks, Inc. 39,342 3,108,018
Gateway, Inc. (a) 51,800 3,956,225
Kronos, Inc. (a) 35,400 1,836,375
Lexmark International Group, 16,800 1,394,400
Inc. Class A (a)
Maxtor Corp. (a) 178,600 1,082,763
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 16,400 786,175
Quantum Corp.:
(DLT & Storage Systems (a)) 90,100 1,419,075
(Hard Disk Drive (a)) 227,650 1,565,094
RadiSys Corp. (a) 25,050 1,124,119
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. 14,900 1,655,763
(a)
ScanSource, Inc. (a) 18,700 723,456
Seagate Technology, Inc. (a) 30,900 1,143,300
Symbol Technologies, Inc. 38,500 1,835,969
39,724,269
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 2.3%
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 85,500 $ 3,607,031
Catapult Communications Corp. 106,800 2,075,925
Credence Systems Corp. (a) 20,000 1,158,750
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) 20,200 1,658,925
PE Corp. - Biosystems Group 93,300 7,615,613
Teradyne, Inc. (a) 16,600 723,138
16,839,382
ELECTRONICS - 7.0%
Altera Corp. (a) 130,600 7,036,075
Amphenol Corp. Class A (a) 26,300 1,796,619
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 52,200 2,998,238
Celestica, Inc. (sub. vtg.) 8,300 574,122
(a)
Conexant Systems, Inc. (a) 17,400 1,030,950
Cree Research, Inc. (a) 46,100 2,633,463
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. 119,100 3,245,475
(a)
E Tek Dynamics, Inc. 9,600 720,000
Flextronics International 5,800 481,038
Ltd. (a)
JDS Uniphase Corp. (a) 6,900 1,578,375
Kopin Corp. (a) 145,800 9,477,000
Linear Technology Corp. 29,100 2,067,919
Maxim Integrated Products, 26,900 2,160,406
Inc. (a)
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 18,500 1,241,813
National Semiconductor Corp. 187,100 7,951,750
(a)
QLogic Corp. (a) 13,810 1,562,256
Three-Five Systems, Inc. (a) 32,900 1,398,250
Toko, Inc. 266,000 1,178,514
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. 46,100 2,077,381
(a)
51,209,644
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT - 0.2%
In Focus Systems, Inc. (a) 66,600 1,390,275
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 244,628,205
TRANSPORTATION - 0.3%
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.3%
Circle International Group, 96,300 2,335,275
Inc.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - 10.8%
CELLULAR - 5.9%
ALLTEL Corp. 20,700 $ 1,790,550
Mannesmann AG (Reg.) 20,600 4,344,364
Microcell Telecommunications, 53,900 1,518,747
Inc. Class B (a)
Nextel Communications, Inc. 178,100 17,654,139
Class A (a)
QUALCOMM, Inc. (a) 17,280 6,260,760
Telephone & Data Systems, 45,500 6,060,031
Inc.
VoiceStream Wireless Corp. (a) 21,300 1,964,925
Western Wireless Corp. Class A 58,850 3,446,403
Wireless Facilities, Inc. 8,900 480,600
43,520,519
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 2.3%
AES Corp. (a) 64,600 3,742,763
Calpine Corp. (a) 112,060 6,611,540
CMS Energy Corp. 55,100 1,832,075
Entergy Corp. 60,400 1,664,775
Illinova Corp. 31,700 1,018,363
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. 89,400 1,614,788
PG&E Corp. 23,700 530,288
17,014,592
GAS - 0.8%
Columbia Energy Group 3,100 194,525
Dynegy, Inc. 86,300 1,941,750
Enron Corp. 38,500 1,465,406
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 109,800 2,230,313
5,831,994
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 1.8%
Commonwealth Telephone 51,700 3,053,531
Enterprises, Inc. (a)
Global Crossing Ltd. (a) 25,600 1,116,800
Illuminet Holdings, Inc. 21,400 1,123,500
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 18,268 1,510,520
Metromedia Fiber Network, 5,000 193,750
Inc. Class A (a)
Qwest Communications 57,900 1,979,456
International, Inc. (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
RCN Corp. (a) 7,800 $ 351,975
WinStar Communications, Inc. 69,985 3,551,739
(a)
12,881,271
TOTAL UTILITIES 79,248,376
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 717,832,262
(Cost $596,189,379)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 6.8%
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 21,118,500 21,118,500
5.69% (b)
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 29,081,304 29,081,304
5.34% (b)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 50,199,804
(Cost $50,199,804)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 768,032,066
104.7%
(Cost $646,389,183)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (4.7)% (34,785,717)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 733,246,349
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate
cost of investment securities for income
tax purposes was $650,030,205. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated
$118,001,861, of which $152,755,514 related to appreciated investment
securities and $34,753,653 related to depreciated investment
securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $26,397,000 as a capital gain
dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 768,032,066
value (cost $646,389,183) -
See accompanying schedule
Cash 1,596,434
Foreign currency held at 879,736
value (cost $879,745)
Receivable for investments 3,007,861
sold
Receivable for fund shares 1,882,742
sold
Dividends receivable 255,594
Interest receivable 180,981
Other receivables 109,604
TOTAL ASSETS 775,945,018
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 14,100,472
purchased
Payable for fund shares 6,564,127
redeemed
Accrued management fee 347,120
Distribution fees payable 336,537
Other payables and accrued 231,913
expenses
Collateral on securities 21,118,500
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 42,698,669
NET ASSETS $ 733,246,349
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 531,898,923
Accumulated undistributed net 79,726,105
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 121,621,321
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 733,246,349
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $17.12
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($25,834,412 (divided by)
1,509,272 shares)
Maximum offering price per $18.16
share (100/94.25 of $17.12)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $17.19
redemption price per share
($504,586,262 (divided by)
29,349,232 shares)
Maximum offering price per $17.81
share (100/96.50 of $17.19)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $16.93
offering price per share
($117,224,239 (divided by)
6,924,677 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $16.97
offering price per share
($36,591,747 (divided by)
2,156,246 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $17.28
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($49,009,689 (divided
by) 2,836,895 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 3,221,616
Dividends
Interest 1,669,361
Security lending 53,026
TOTAL INCOME 4,944,003
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 3,492,278
Transfer agent fees 1,401,320
Distribution fees 3,320,951
Accounting and security 260,491
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 1,755
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 54,310
Registration fees 122,760
Audit 29,530
Total expenses before 8,683,395
reductions
Expense reductions (103,414) 8,579,981
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (3,635,978)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 86,537,915
Foreign currency transactions 14,415 86,552,330
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 67,220,946
Assets and liabilities in (21,289) 67,199,657
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 153,751,987
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 150,116,009
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (3,635,978) $ (2,650,445)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 86,552,330 21,447,832
Change in net unrealized 67,199,657 16,594,090
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 150,116,009 35,391,477
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (15,537,241) (43,421,664)
from net realized gains
Share transactions - net 90,831,221 94,908,223
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 225,409,989 86,878,036
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 507,836,360 420,958,324
End of period $ 733,246,349 $ 507,836,360
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.05) (.05) (.09) (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 3.92 1.17 2.64 .97
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.87 1.12 2.55 .96
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.46) (1.45) (.21) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.12 $ 13.71 $ 14.04 $ 11.70
TOTAL RETURN B, C 29.17% 9.07% 22.24% 8.94%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 25,834 $ 11,340 $ 4,670 $ 1,239
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.17% 1.30% 1.62% F 1.56% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.16% G 1.27% G 1.58% G 1.56% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.33)% (.36)% (.71)% (.33)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 163% 139% 208% 101% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.08) (.07) (.07) (.03)
Net realized and unrealized 3.94 1.17 2.64 1.73
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.86 1.10 2.57 1.70
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.42) (1.44) (.18) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.19 $ 13.75 $ 14.09 $ 11.70
TOTAL RETURN B, C 28.93% 8.87% 22.35% 17.00%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 504,586 $ 367,035 $ 326,642 $ 187,040
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.39% 1.42% 1.48% 1.60% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.37% F 1.39% F 1.44% F 1.60% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.55)% (.51)% (.53)% (.37)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 163% 139% 208% 101% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.16) (.14) (.14) (.10)
Net realized and unrealized 3.90 1.17 2.62 1.71
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.74 1.03 2.48 1.61
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.39) (1.39) (.15) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.93 $ 13.58 $ 13.94 $ 11.61
TOTAL RETURN B, C 28.32% 8.38% 21.67% 16.10%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 117,224 $ 82,317 $ 58,758 $ 32,727
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.91% 1.94% 2.03% 2.38% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.89% F 1.91% F 1.98% F 2.37% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.07)% (1.02)% (1.08)% (1.14)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 163% 139% 208% 101% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.16) (.15) (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 3.90 1.15 (.07)
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.74 1.00 (.08)
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.41) (1.44) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.97 $ 13.64 $ 14.08
TOTAL RETURN B, C 28.24% 8.09% (0.56)%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 36,592 $ 12,593 $ 345
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.91% 2.15% F 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.90% G 2.11% G 2.40% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.07)% (1.16)% (1.07)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 163% 139% 208%
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 3.95 1.18 2.63 1.72
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.95 1.19 2.64 1.70
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.49) (1.49) (.22) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.28 $ 13.82 $ 14.12 $ 11.70
TOTAL RETURN B, C 29.59% 9.60% 23.04% 17.00%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 49,010 $ 34,551 $ 30,542 $ 3,600
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .86% .87% .91% 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .84% G .84% G .84% G 1.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.02)% .04% .08% (.27)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 163% 139% 208% 101% A
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 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 November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities for which exchange quotations are not readily
available (and in certain cases debt securities which trade on an
exchange) are valued primarily using dealer-supplied valuations or at
their fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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,
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 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.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund (the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc., an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies and
other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Funds seek
preservation of capital, liquidity, and current income. Income
distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily and paid monthly
from net interest income. Income distributions earned by the fund are
recorded as either interest income or security lending income in the
accompanying financial statements.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $1,016,453,748 and $924,200,413, 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 .2167% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in
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 annual rate of .58% of
average net assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Board of 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 $ 42,402 $ 27
CLASS T 2,123,605 37,879
CLASS B 933,263 700,294
CLASS C 221,681 144,059
$ 3,320,951 $ 882,259
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
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
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 is 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 $ 133,241 $ 53,503
CLASS T 370,447 143,326
CLASS B 257,394 257,394*
CLASS C 9,558 9,558*
$ 770,640 $ 463,781
* 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 $ 45,043 .27
CLASS T 982,625 .23
CLASS B 231,973 .25
CLASS C 56,667 .26
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 85,012 .20
$ 1,401,320
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.,
an affiliate of FMR, maintains the fund's accounting records and
administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is
based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $61,652 for the
period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $19,605,231. The fund received cash collateral of
$21,118,500 which was invested in cash equivalents.
6. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR has directed certain portfolio trades to brokers who paid a
portion of the fund's expenses. For the period, the fund's expenses
were reduced by $101,458 under this arrangement.
In addition, through an arrangement with the fund's custodian 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 $1,956 under this arrangement.
7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 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 1,230,073 3,177,444
Total $ 15,537,241 $ 43,421,664
8. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1999 1998
CLASS A Shares sold 2,962,111 605,274 $ 48,121,357 $ 8,283,209
Reinvestment of distributions 27,137 38,750 362,550 480,632
Shares redeemed (2,307,129) (149,559) (37,764,534) (2,024,735)
Net increase (decrease) 682,119 494,465 $ 10,719,373 $ 6,739,106
CLASS T Shares sold 22,494,339 11,223,902 $ 352,225,906 $ 153,194,207
Reinvestment of distributions 782,801 2,565,624 10,519,637 31,975,856
Shares redeemed (20,618,739) (10,288,334) (320,406,442) (139,358,688)
Net increase (decrease) 2,658,401 3,501,192 $ 42,339,101 $ 45,811,375
CLASS B Shares sold 2,568,690 2,302,521 $ 39,269,276 $ 31,321,307
Reinvestment of distributions 148,162 425,511 1,970,339 5,260,655
Shares redeemed (1,852,174) (882,420) (27,126,558) (11,531,684)
Net increase (decrease) 864,678 1,845,612 $ 14,113,057 $ 25,050,278
CLASS C Shares sold 2,450,666 981,412 $ 37,791,832 $ 13,382,594
Reinvestment of distributions 26,885 4,909 358,373 61,138
Shares redeemed (1,244,811) (87,336) (19,208,310) (1,098,482)
Net increase (decrease) 1,232,740 898,985 $ 18,941,895 $ 12,345,250
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 1,472,039 1,778,897 $ 22,609,330 $ 24,392,821
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 85,211 239,320 1,145,239 2,980,284
Shares redeemed (1,220,854) (1,680,567) (19,036,774) (22,410,891)
Net increase (decrease) 336,396 337,650 $ 4,717,795 $ 4,962,214
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments of Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap
Fund as of November 30, 1999, and the related statements of
operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the year ended November 30, 1998 and the financial highlights for
each of the years in the three-year period ended November 30, 1998
were audited by other auditors whose report, dated January 13, 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 November 30, 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 Mid Cap at November 30, 1999, the results of its
operations, the changes in its net assets, and its financial
highlights for the year then ended in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund voted to pay to
shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date, the
following distributions derived from capital gains realized from sales
of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net investment
income:
PAY DATE RECORD DATE DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
Class A 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $1.20
01/10/00 01/07/00 - $.20
Class T 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $1.15
01/10/00 01/07/00 - $.20
Class B 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $1.10
01/10/00 01/07/00 - $.20
Class C 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $1.13
01/10/00 01/07/00 - $.20
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
A total of 100%, 100%, 0% and 100% of the dividends distributed by
Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C, respectively during the fiscal
year qualifies for the dividends-received deduction for corporate
shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2000 of amounts for use
in preparing 1999 income tax returns.
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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
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Fidelity Advisor Utilities Growth Fund
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Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund
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Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Fund
Fidelity Advisor TechnoQuant (registered trademark)
Growth Fund
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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
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TAXABLE INCOME FUNDS
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Securities Fund
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MUNICIPAL FUND
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Prime Fund
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FIDELITY ADVISOR
MID CAP
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 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 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.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 39 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 40
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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:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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 NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - INST CL 29.59% 104.47%
S&P MidCap 400 (registered 21.37% 96.22%
trademark)
Mid-Cap Funds Average 35.28% n/a
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, 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 one year
average represents a peer group of 408 mutual funds. These benchmarks
include reinvested dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude
the effect of sales charges. Lipper has created new comparison
categories that group funds accordingly to portfolio characteristics
and capitalization, as well as by capitalization only. These averages
are listed on page 5 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR LIFE OF FUND
1999
FIDELITY ADV MID CAP - INST CL 29.59% 20.84%
S&P MidCap 400 21.37% 19.53%
Mid-Cap Funds Average 35.28% 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
1999/05/31 18186.77 18381.40
1999/06/30 19334.54 19365.72
1999/07/31 18932.23 18954.20
1999/08/31 18955.90 18304.45
1999/09/30 18435.26 17739.39
1999/10/31 19299.04 18643.39
1999/11/30 20446.81 19621.99
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 170150 R00000000000049
$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
November 30, 1999, the value of the investment would have grown to
$20,447 - a 104.47% 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 $19,622 -
a 96.22% increase.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER MID-CAP GROWTH FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. THE LIPPER MID-CAP SUPERGROUP
AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE (EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL
FUNDS WITH SIMILAR CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER
MID-CAP GROWTH FUND AVERAGES ARE 63.32% AND 63.32%, RESPECTIVELY; AND
THE ONE YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE
LIPPER MID-CAP SUPERGROUP AVERAGES ARE 36.93% AND 36.93%,
RESPECTIVELY.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000 (registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(photograph of David Felman)
NOTE TO SHAREHOLDERS: David Felman became Portfolio Manager of the
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund on August 2, 1999.
Q. HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM, DAVID?
A. For the 12 months that ended on November 30, 1999, the fund's Class
I shares returned 29.59%. During the same period, the Standard &
Poor's MidCap 400 Index returned 21.37% and the mid-cap funds average
monitored by Lipper Inc. was up 35.28%.
Q. WHAT FACTORS AFFECTED PERFORMANCE?
A. These returns are consistent with the way the fund is managed,
which is to be more aggressive than the S&P MidCap 400 index, but not
as aggressive as many mid-cap funds that emphasize higher-risk stocks,
especially in technology. During a period in which technology stocks
did particularly well, it makes sense that the fund would trail the
Lipper group while beating the S&P MidCap 400 index. The fund's
performance relative to the index was helped by strong returns from
media and leisure investments during the first half of the 12-month
period and the healthy rally in technology stocks throughout the
period.
Q. WHAT WERE YOUR PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES DURING THE PERIOD?
A. The fund's earlier emphasis on media and leisure stocks worked very
well as heavy advertising budgets and strong consumer spending
supported good stock performance in the sector. Later in the period,
however, I reduced this sector's weightings as these stocks began to
hit their target prices and rising interest rates raised concerns
about consumer-related stocks in general. I also de-emphasized retail
stocks because of my concern about the effects of higher interest
rates. In addition, I added to the fund's position in technology and
in health care, primarily in those biotechnology companies that have
introduced a number of new products with tremendous success. Health
care is one sector where demand is not likely to be affected by rising
interest rates.
Q. WHAT WAS YOUR STRATEGY IN TECHNOLOGY, WHERE THE FUND'S RELATIVE
WEIGHTING WENT FROM 14.8% TO 33.4% OF NET ASSETS OVER THE FINAL SIX
MONTHS OF THE PERIOD?
A. I wanted to take advantage of the tremendous change taking place in
the worldwide economy that is being driven by two trends - the growth
in wireless communications and in the Internet. Wireless usage is
increasing rapidly around the world and the Internet is changing the
way we work, live and play. Those two trends together have created a
tremendous driver for stock performance and I saw a need to increase
investments in stocks that were benefiting. However, stock valuations
are extremely high even for companies without significant revenues or
earnings or, in some cases, with negative earnings. I wanted to
participate in the opportunities, but be somewhat cautious about the
stock prices I paid. I invested in companies such as Nextel, QUALCOMM
and Comverse Technology that benefited from the strong demand for
wireless technology. I also invested in companies such as VERITAS
Software and Legato Systems that produce software for data-storage
management systems. Finally, I increased the weighting in
semiconductor companies providing equipment for networks.
Q. WHAT INVESTMENTS HELPED PERFORMANCE AND WHERE WERE YOU
DISAPPOINTED?
A. Many of the biggest winners were Internet, communications, and
entertainment and media stocks. Exodus Communications, which designs
and operates Websites for other companies, had very strong performance
as its business grew even faster than the Internet itself. Another
strong Internet-related stock was DoubleClick, which delivers
advertising on the Web. It benefited as advertising on the Internet
climbed. Nextel Communications gained as wireless penetration in the
United States increased. In media and entertainment, Westwood One,
which owns a group of radio stations, had strong performance. It
successfully integrated its acquisition of the Metro One stations it
acquired. Most of my disappointments have less to do with what the
fund owned than what the fund didn't own. I didn't own enough of
Xilinx, a semiconductor company that we sold, or America Online. In
the case of America Online, we were concerned about its very high
stock valuation.
Q. WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. We have come through a period in which a few powerful technology
stocks dominated performance in the mid-cap market. At this point, I
am concerned about high stock valuations in technology. If the market
hits a bump in this sector, it will hurt. I am watching for any signs
of weakness in the sector and thinking about other industries in which
to invest. I have been careful to keep the fund diversified and
prepared for the possibility that market trends could shift.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS REPORT REFLECT THOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO
MANAGER ONLY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD OF THE REPORT AS STATED ON
THE COVER AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FIDELITY OR
ANY OTHER PERSON IN THE FIDELITY ORGANIZATION. ANY SUCH VIEWS ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME BASED UPON MARKET OR OTHER CONDITIONS
AND FIDELITY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE SUCH VIEWS. THESE
VIEWS MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND, BECAUSE
INVESTMENT DECISIONS FOR A FIDELITY FUND ARE BASED ON NUMEROUS
FACTORS, MAY NOT BE RELIED ON AS AN INDICATION OF TRADING INTENT ON
BEHALF OF ANY FIDELITY FUND.
(checkmark)FUND FACTS
GOAL: long-term growth of
capital by investing mainly
in equity securities of
companies with
medium-sized market
capitalizations
START DATE: February 20, 1996
SIZE: as of November 30,
1999, more than $733 million
MANAGER: David Felman,
since August 1999; joined
Fidelity in 1993
DAVID FELMAN ON HIS
INVESTMENT STYLE:
"In evaluating a company I look at
three things: fundamentals, industry
trends and valuations. In
examining fundamentals, I look at a
company's growth, unit sales,
pricing and costs. I want to find
where there are signs of
acceleration, and where there are
signs of deterioration. Looking at
industry trends, I am interested in
where the industry is going and
where the individual company fits
into the trend. Valuation is
important because I want to make
sure I am paying a reasonable
price, even if the fundamentals
are great and the industry trends are
strong. I pay attention to data
such as price-to-earnings ratios,
price-to-sales ratios and free cash
flow. I also look at historical
trends and the stock's price
relative to industry peers.
"In deciding whether to sell a stock,
I consider factors such as
deterioration in the business
environment, a less optimistic
near-term outlook, an extremely
high stock price or lack of
execution of the business plan by
management."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Nextel Communications, Inc. 2.4 0.0
Class A
VERITAS Software Corp. 2.2 0.5
Citrix Systems, Inc. 1.4 0.0
Legato Systems, Inc. 1.3 0.6
Kopin Corp. 1.3 0.0
National Semiconductor Corp. 1.1 0.0
Biogen, Inc. 1.1 0.0
Siebel Systems, Inc. 1.0 0.2
PE Corp. - Biosystems Group 1.0 0.7
DoubleClick, Inc. 1.0 0.0
13.8 2.0
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
TECHNOLOGY 33.4 14.8
HEALTH 11.9 7.3
UTILITIES 10.8 7.6
ENERGY 9.9 7.1
FINANCE 9.7 9.4
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 97.9% Stocks 95.2%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets 2.1% Net Other Assets 4.8%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 6.0% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 1.2%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 97.90000000000001 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 95.2
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 2.1 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 4.8
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PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENTS.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 97.9%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.9%
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.5%
Orbital Sciences Corp. (a) 224,000 $ 3,108,000
SHIP BUILDING & REPAIR - 0.4%
General Dynamics Corp. 30,600 1,577,813
Newport News Shipbuilding, 46,210 1,524,930
Inc.
3,102,743
TOTAL AEROSPACE & DEFENSE 6,210,743
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 0.8%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.2%
H. B. Fuller Co. 21,100 1,149,950
METALS & MINING - 0.3%
CommScope, Inc. (a) 50,400 2,123,100
PACKAGING & CONTAINERS - 0.1%
Corning, Inc. 9,300 871,294
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.2%
Bowater, Inc. 27,200 1,332,800
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 5,477,144
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
1.3%
CONSTRUCTION - 0.2%
Centex Corp. 52,350 1,243,313
ENGINEERING - 1.1%
DSP Group, Inc. (a) 47,500 3,304,219
Dycom Industries, Inc. (a) 39,600 1,593,900
PerkinElmer, Inc. 87,900 3,614,888
8,513,007
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 9,756,320
ESTATE
DURABLES - 2.4%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
0.9%
Barrett Resources Corp. (a) 94,400 2,507,500
Danaher Corp. 20,200 992,325
Federal-Mogul Corp. 44,950 1,002,947
SPX Corp. (a) 26,855 2,000,698
6,503,470
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
DURABLES - CONTINUED
HOME FURNISHINGS - 0.2%
Leggett & Platt, Inc. 63,000 $ 1,350,563
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 1.3%
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (a) 134,100 3,578,794
Liz Claiborne, Inc. 41,420 1,550,661
Nautica Enterprises, Inc. (a) 145,600 1,911,000
Polymer Group, Inc. 70,480 1,325,905
WestPoint Stevens, Inc. Class 78,600 1,650,600
A
10,016,960
TOTAL DURABLES 17,870,993
ENERGY - 9.9%
ENERGY SERVICES - 3.5%
BJ Services Co. (a) 121,700 4,244,288
ENSCO International, Inc. 197,100 3,954,319
Global Marine, Inc. (a) 69,700 1,067,281
Halliburton Co. 95,400 3,690,788
Nabors Industries, Inc. (a) 133,100 3,535,469
Noble Drilling Corp. (a) 72,400 2,018,150
Plains Energy Services Ltd. 25,700 139,428
(a)
Schlumberger Ltd. 18,400 1,105,150
Tidewater, Inc. 80,800 2,580,550
Transocean Offshore, Inc. 57,700 1,626,419
Weatherford International, 55,800 1,949,513
Inc. (a)
25,911,355
OIL & GAS - 6.4%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 89,800 2,705,225
Apache Corp. 190,200 6,811,538
Cooper Cameron Corp. (a) 16,300 698,863
EOG Resources, Inc. 136,800 2,530,800
Kerr-McGee Corp. 46,627 2,669,396
Noble Affiliates, Inc. 48,700 1,071,400
Nuevo Energy Co. (a) 172,420 2,661,734
Ocean Energy, Inc. (a) 208,700 1,591,338
Santa Fe Snyder Corp. (a) 663,635 5,309,080
Sunoco, Inc. 67,100 1,715,244
Tesoro Petroleum Corp. (a) 86,800 1,041,600
The Coastal Corp. 35,100 1,237,275
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - CONTINUED
OIL & GAS - CONTINUED
Tosco Corp. 266,700 $ 7,217,569
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock 96,100 2,432,531
Corp.
USX-Marathon Group 48,900 1,292,794
Vastar Resources, Inc. 107,600 6,025,600
47,011,987
TOTAL ENERGY 72,923,342
FINANCE - 9.7%
BANKS - 2.2%
First Security Corp. 60,200 1,693,125
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. 71,500 4,786,031
Northern Trust Corp. 25,100 2,429,994
Westamerica Bancorp. 58,200 1,829,663
Zions Bancorp 78,400 5,061,700
15,800,513
CREDIT & OTHER FINANCE - 0.7%
Associates First Capital 93,900 3,122,175
Corp. Class A
Providian Financial Corp. 30,150 2,385,619
5,507,794
FEDERAL SPONSORED CREDIT - 0.5%
Fannie Mae 36,700 2,445,138
Freddie Mac 19,600 967,750
3,412,888
INSURANCE - 5.8%
AFLAC, Inc. 48,400 2,317,150
Allmerica Financial Corp. 76,400 4,216,325
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. 100,000 5,450,000
American General Corp. 27,500 2,016,094
CIGNA Corp. 38,450 3,162,513
Financial Security Assurance 31,360 1,656,200
Holdings Ltd.
Hartford Financial Services 33,700 1,573,369
Group, Inc.
Hartford Life, Inc. Class A 33,700 1,508,075
Jefferson-Pilot Corp. 23,500 1,595,063
Lincoln National Corp. 38,100 1,588,294
MBIA, Inc. 62,200 3,110,000
Protective Life Corp. 137,400 4,396,800
Reliastar Financial Corp. 150,984 6,567,804
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
FINANCE - CONTINUED
INSURANCE - CONTINUED
The Chubb Corp. 27,800 $ 1,489,038
Torchmark Corp. 60,800 1,930,400
42,577,125
SAVINGS & LOANS - 0.3%
Golden West Financial Corp. 23,500 2,372,031
SECURITIES INDUSTRY - 0.2%
Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. 92,000 1,314,801
TOTAL FINANCE 70,985,152
HEALTH - 11.9%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 10.2%
Allergan, Inc. 26,300 2,587,263
Alpharma, Inc. Class A 77,900 2,492,800
Aviron (a) 29,500 473,844
Biogen, Inc. (a) 107,500 7,854,219
Biovail Corp. International 55,000 3,828,665
(a)
Celgene Corp. (a) 23,000 1,374,250
Cephalon, Inc. (a) 302,800 6,737,300
Chiron Corp. (a) 73,000 2,395,313
COR Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 64,800 1,279,800
CV Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 56,725 982,052
Cytyc Corp. (a) 55,000 2,399,375
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a) 100,400 5,139,225
Genentech, Inc. 45,200 3,881,550
Genzyme Corp. - General 14,900 536,400
Division
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) 77,290 3,709,920
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. 12,700 1,422,400
(a)
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corp. (a) 42,670 5,408,423
Medimmune, Inc. (a) 51,190 6,152,398
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, 22,300 2,170,766
Inc. (a)
QLT PhotoTherapeutics, Inc. 119,930 5,367,815
(a)
Sangstat Medical Corp. (a) 32,500 765,781
Sepracor, Inc. (a) 65,600 6,371,400
ViroPharma, Inc. (a) 62,500 1,531,250
74,862,209
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 1.2%
Millipore Corp. 40,400 1,325,625
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
HEALTH - CONTINUED
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - CONTINUED
MiniMed, Inc. (a) 14,800 $ 1,085,950
Pall Corp. 66,100 1,549,219
Stryker Corp. 24,300 1,383,581
Sybron International, Inc. (a) 132,700 3,259,444
8,603,819
MEDICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- - 0.5%
Advance Paradigm, Inc. (a) 17,200 683,700
Medquist, Inc. (a) 21,400 609,900
Syncor International Corp. (a) 43,370 1,217,071
Trigon Healthcare, Inc. (a) 19,100 562,256
Wellpoint Health Networks, 16,800 967,050
Inc. (a)
4,039,977
TOTAL HEALTH 87,506,005
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.6%
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 1.6%
Adaptive Broadband Corp. (a) 20,120 799,770
California Amplifier, Inc. (a) 9,300 218,986
L.M. Ericsson Telefon AB 94,800 4,568,175
sponsored ADR
Research in Motion Ltd. (a) 117,570 6,059,487
11,646,418
MEDIA & LEISURE - 7.5%
BROADCASTING - 5.6%
Adelphia Communications Corp. 84,300 4,741,875
Class A (a)
AT&T Corp. - Liberty Media 93,024 3,889,566
Group Class A (a)
Cablevision Systems Corp. 17,900 1,227,269
Class A (a)
Clear Channel Communications, 0 32
Inc. (a)
Cox Communications, Inc. 44,100 2,072,700
Class A (a)
EchoStar Communications Corp. 25,400 1,677,988
Class A (a)
Emmis Communications Corp. 10,100 818,100
Class A (a)
Insight Communications, Inc. 208,100 5,150,475
Radio One, Inc. 70,000 4,423,125
Univision Communications, 77,800 6,807,500
Inc. Class A (a)
USA Networks, Inc. (a) 52,740 2,109,600
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
MEDIA & LEISURE - CONTINUED
BROADCASTING - CONTINUED
Westwood One, Inc. (a) 127,930 $ 7,323,993
Young Broadcasting, Inc. 25,200 1,012,725
Class A (a)
41,254,948
ENTERTAINMENT - 1.0%
Cinar Films, Inc. Class B 23,900 327,131
sub. vtg. (a)
Pixar (a) 24,300 1,020,600
Premier Parks, Inc. (a) 238,400 5,960,000
7,307,731
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 0.6%
Harley-Davidson, Inc. 72,000 4,392,000
RESTAURANTS - 0.3%
Jack in the Box, Inc. (a) 25,900 545,519
Papa John's International, 45,300 1,626,553
Inc. (a)
2,172,072
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 55,126,751
NONDURABLES - 1.9%
BEVERAGES - 0.7%
Adolph Coors Co. Class B 90,200 4,487,450
Canandaigua Brands, Inc. 11,600 617,700
Class A (a)
5,105,150
FOODS - 1.2%
Earthgrains Co. 61,300 1,111,063
Flowers Industries, Inc. 67,000 1,097,125
Keebler Foods Co. (a) 102,300 2,819,644
Nabisco Group Holdings Corp. 349,700 4,043,406
9,071,238
TOTAL NONDURABLES 14,176,388
PRECIOUS METALS - 0.9%
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. 94,200 699,505
Barrick Gold Corp. 31,200 560,694
Kinross Gold Corp. (a) 252,000 521,226
Newmont Mining Corp. 49,200 1,165,425
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
PRECIOUS METALS - CONTINUED
Placer Dome, Inc. 53,600 $ 608,843
Stillwater Mining Co. (a) 110,500 2,679,625
6,235,318
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 2.6%
APPAREL STORES - 0.4%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class 16,870 546,166
A (a)
AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (a) 54,800 2,366,675
2,912,841
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
1.3%
Costco Wholesale Corp. (a) 50,500 4,630,219
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (a) 110,775 4,957,181
Hot Topic, Inc. (a) 3,000 132,563
9,719,963
GROCERY STORES - 0.4%
U.S. Foodservice (a) 133,520 2,420,050
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 0.5%
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a) 22,100 690,625
Tandy Corp. 17,000 1,302,625
Tiffany & Co., Inc. 22,700 1,759,250
3,752,500
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 18,805,354
SERVICES - 2.0%
ADVERTISING - 1.6%
DoubleClick, Inc. (a) 46,350 7,418,897
Omnicom Group, Inc. 22,600 1,991,625
Outdoor Systems, Inc. (a) 61,700 2,745,650
12,156,172
SERVICES - 0.4%
Cintas Corp. 18,400 845,250
True North Communications 47,700 1,899,056
2,744,306
TOTAL SERVICES 14,900,478
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - 33.4%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 2.5%
Advanced Fibre 43,000 $ 1,195,938
Communications, Inc. (a)
Digital Island, Inc. 9,240 431,970
Ditech Communications Corp. 6,300 652,050
Globalstar Telecommunications 287,700 6,904,800
Ltd. (a)
InterVoice, Inc. (a) 26,100 393,131
Jabil Circuit, Inc. (a) 98,300 6,285,056
Natural MicroSystems Corp. (a) 59,800 2,190,175
18,053,120
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 16.0%
Affiliated Computer Services, 36,000 1,347,750
Inc. Class A (a)
Affymetrix, Inc. (a) 5,800 568,400
Amdocs Ltd. (a) 65,900 2,318,856
At Home Corp. Series A (a) 48,344 2,344,684
AVT Corp. (a) 38,600 1,551,238
BEA Systems, Inc. (a) 20,300 1,649,375
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 157,100 2,788,525
(a)
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) 106,900 10,142,138
Cognos, Inc. (a) 46,900 1,582,310
DST Systems, Inc. (a) 41,100 2,586,731
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) 51,400 5,390,575
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. 63,500 2,829,719
(a)
Exchange Applications, Inc. 30,220 1,835,865
Exodus Communications, Inc. 63,100 6,802,969
(a)
F5 Networks, Inc. 15,600 1,764,750
Healtheon/Web Maryland Corp. 16,900 767,894
Inet Technologies, Inc. 33,200 2,008,600
Integral Systems, Inc. (a) 49,800 1,992,000
Interleaf, Inc. (a) 15,800 579,663
Internap Network Services 11,000 1,036,750
Corp.
InterVU, Inc. (a) 33,000 2,054,250
Intuit, Inc. (a) 95,880 4,794,000
J.D. Edwards & Co. (a) 6,200 182,900
Legato Systems, Inc. (a) 143,200 9,670,475
Metasolv Software, Inc. 28,500 1,758,094
JCR Corp. (a) 34,600 1,135,313
Networks Associates, Inc. (a) 66,200 1,671,550
NetZero, Inc. (a) 42,600 905,250
Peregrine Systems, Inc. (a) 40,700 2,849,000
Puma Technology, Inc. (a) 18,100 905,000
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - CONTINUED
Redback Networks, Inc. 3,600 $ 503,775
SalesLogix Corp. 59,660 1,715,225
Siebel Systems, Inc. (a) 108,756 7,626,515
Software.com, Inc. 10,300 999,744
Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (a) 33,200 1,325,925
Synopsys, Inc. (a) 17,100 1,237,613
Technology Solutions, Inc. (a) 100 2,738
Unisys Corp. (a) 43,700 1,256,375
VERITAS Software Corp. (a) 177,700 16,270,656
Vignette Corp. (a) 21,800 4,509,875
Visual Networks, Inc. (a) 22,200 1,309,800
Vitria Technology, Inc. (a) 200 19,963
Whittman-Hart, Inc. (a) 21,000 1,290,188
Zi Corp. (a) 101,300 1,528,499
117,411,515
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 5.4%
Adaptec, Inc. (a) 60,105 3,238,157
Apple Computer, Inc. (a) 34,700 3,396,263
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) 50,555 6,110,836
Concurrent Computer Corp. (a) 101,000 1,313,000
FileNET Corp. (a) 98,500 1,970,000
Fujitsu Support & Service, 4,900 2,065,281
Inc.
Gadzoox Networks, Inc. 39,342 3,108,018
Gateway, Inc. (a) 51,800 3,956,225
Kronos, Inc. (a) 35,400 1,836,375
Lexmark International Group, 16,800 1,394,400
Inc. Class A (a)
Maxtor Corp. (a) 178,600 1,082,763
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 16,400 786,175
Quantum Corp.:
(DLT & Storage Systems (a)) 90,100 1,419,075
(Hard Disk Drive (a)) 227,650 1,565,094
RadiSys Corp. (a) 25,050 1,124,119
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. 14,900 1,655,763
(a)
ScanSource, Inc. (a) 18,700 723,456
Seagate Technology, Inc. (a) 30,900 1,143,300
Symbol Technologies, Inc. 38,500 1,835,969
39,724,269
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TECHNOLOGY - CONTINUED
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 2.3%
Agilent Technologies, Inc. 85,500 $ 3,607,031
Catapult Communications Corp. 106,800 2,075,925
Credence Systems Corp. (a) 20,000 1,158,750
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) 20,200 1,658,925
PE Corp. - Biosystems Group 93,300 7,615,613
Teradyne, Inc. (a) 16,600 723,138
16,839,382
ELECTRONICS - 7.0%
Altera Corp. (a) 130,600 7,036,075
Amphenol Corp. Class A (a) 26,300 1,796,619
Analog Devices, Inc. (a) 52,200 2,998,238
Celestica, Inc. (sub. vtg.) 8,300 574,122
(a)
Conexant Systems, Inc. (a) 17,400 1,030,950
Cree Research, Inc. (a) 46,100 2,633,463
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. 119,100 3,245,475
(a)
E Tek Dynamics, Inc. 9,600 720,000
Flextronics International 5,800 481,038
Ltd. (a)
JDS Uniphase Corp. (a) 6,900 1,578,375
Kopin Corp. (a) 145,800 9,477,000
Linear Technology Corp. 29,100 2,067,919
Maxim Integrated Products, 26,900 2,160,406
Inc. (a)
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 18,500 1,241,813
National Semiconductor Corp. 187,100 7,951,750
(a)
QLogic Corp. (a) 13,810 1,562,256
Three-Five Systems, Inc. (a) 32,900 1,398,250
Toko, Inc. 266,000 1,178,514
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. 46,100 2,077,381
(a)
51,209,644
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT - 0.2%
In Focus Systems, Inc. (a) 66,600 1,390,275
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 244,628,205
TRANSPORTATION - 0.3%
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.3%
Circle International Group, 96,300 2,335,275
Inc.
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - 10.8%
CELLULAR - 5.9%
ALLTEL Corp. 20,700 $ 1,790,550
Mannesmann AG (Reg.) 20,600 4,344,364
Microcell Telecommunications, 53,900 1,518,747
Inc. Class B (a)
Nextel Communications, Inc. 178,100 17,654,139
Class A (a)
QUALCOMM, Inc. (a) 17,280 6,260,760
Telephone & Data Systems, 45,500 6,060,031
Inc.
VoiceStream Wireless Corp. (a) 21,300 1,964,925
Western Wireless Corp. Class A 58,850 3,446,403
Wireless Facilities, Inc. 8,900 480,600
43,520,519
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 2.3%
AES Corp. (a) 64,600 3,742,763
Calpine Corp. (a) 112,060 6,611,540
CMS Energy Corp. 55,100 1,832,075
Entergy Corp. 60,400 1,664,775
Illinova Corp. 31,700 1,018,363
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. 89,400 1,614,788
PG&E Corp. 23,700 530,288
17,014,592
GAS - 0.8%
Columbia Energy Group 3,100 194,525
Dynegy, Inc. 86,300 1,941,750
Enron Corp. 38,500 1,465,406
Kinder Morgan, Inc. 109,800 2,230,313
5,831,994
TELEPHONE SERVICES - 1.8%
Commonwealth Telephone 51,700 3,053,531
Enterprises, Inc. (a)
Global Crossing Ltd. (a) 25,600 1,116,800
Illuminet Holdings, Inc. 21,400 1,123,500
MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) 18,268 1,510,520
Metromedia Fiber Network, 5,000 193,750
Inc. Class A (a)
Qwest Communications 57,900 1,979,456
International, Inc. (a)
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
UTILITIES - CONTINUED
TELEPHONE SERVICES - CONTINUED
RCN Corp. (a) 7,800 $ 351,975
WinStar Communications, Inc. 69,985 3,551,739
(a)
12,881,271
TOTAL UTILITIES 79,248,376
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 717,832,262
(Cost $596,189,379)
CASH EQUIVALENTS - 6.8%
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 21,118,500 21,118,500
5.69% (b)
Taxable Central Cash Fund, 29,081,304 29,081,304
5.34% (b)
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS 50,199,804
(Cost $50,199,804)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 768,032,066
104.7%
(Cost $646,389,183)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (4.7)% (34,785,717)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 733,246,349
LEGEND
(a) Non-income producing
(b) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate
cost of investment securities for income
tax purposes was $650,030,205. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated
$118,001,861, of which $152,755,514 related to appreciated investment
securities and $34,753,653 related to depreciated investment
securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $26,397,000 as a capital gain
dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 768,032,066
value (cost $646,389,183) -
See accompanying schedule
Cash 1,596,434
Foreign currency held at 879,736
value (cost $879,745)
Receivable for investments 3,007,861
sold
Receivable for fund shares 1,882,742
sold
Dividends receivable 255,594
Interest receivable 180,981
Other receivables 109,604
TOTAL ASSETS 775,945,018
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments $ 14,100,472
purchased
Payable for fund shares 6,564,127
redeemed
Accrued management fee 347,120
Distribution fees payable 336,537
Other payables and accrued 231,913
expenses
Collateral on securities 21,118,500
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 42,698,669
NET ASSETS $ 733,246,349
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 531,898,923
Accumulated undistributed net 79,726,105
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation 121,621,321
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 733,246,349
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $17.12
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($25,834,412 (divided by)
1,509,272 shares)
Maximum offering price per $18.16
share (100/94.25 of $17.12)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $17.19
redemption price per share
($504,586,262 (divided by)
29,349,232 shares)
Maximum offering price per $17.81
share (100/96.50 of $17.19)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $16.93
offering price per share
($117,224,239 (divided by)
6,924,677 shares) A
CLASS C: NET ASSET VALUE and $16.97
offering price per share
($36,591,747 (divided by)
2,156,246 shares) A
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $17.28
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($49,009,689 (divided
by) 2,836,895 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 3,221,616
Dividends
Interest 1,669,361
Security lending 53,026
TOTAL INCOME 4,944,003
EXPENSES
Management fee $ 3,492,278
Transfer agent fees 1,401,320
Distribution fees 3,320,951
Accounting and security 260,491
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 1,755
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 54,310
Registration fees 122,760
Audit 29,530
Total expenses before 8,683,395
reductions
Expense reductions (103,414) 8,579,981
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (3,635,978)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 86,537,915
Foreign currency transactions 14,415 86,552,330
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities 67,220,946
Assets and liabilities in (21,289) 67,199,657
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 153,751,987
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 150,116,009
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (3,635,978) $ (2,650,445)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 86,552,330 21,447,832
Change in net unrealized 67,199,657 16,594,090
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 150,116,009 35,391,477
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (15,537,241) (43,421,664)
from net realized gains
Share transactions - net 90,831,221 94,908,223
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) 225,409,989 86,878,036
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 507,836,360 420,958,324
End of period $ 733,246,349 $ 507,836,360
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.05) (.05) (.09) (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 3.92 1.17 2.64 .97
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.87 1.12 2.55 .96
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.46) (1.45) (.21) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.12 $ 13.71 $ 14.04 $ 11.70
TOTAL RETURN B, C 29.17% 9.07% 22.24% 8.94%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 25,834 $ 11,340 $ 4,670 $ 1,239
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.17% 1.30% 1.62% F 1.56% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.16% G 1.27% G 1.58% G 1.56% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.33)% (.36)% (.71)% (.33)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 163% 139% 208% 101% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.08) (.07) (.07) (.03)
Net realized and unrealized 3.94 1.17 2.64 1.73
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.86 1.10 2.57 1.70
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.42) (1.44) (.18) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.19 $ 13.75 $ 14.09 $ 11.70
TOTAL RETURN B, C 28.93% 8.87% 22.35% 17.00%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 504,586 $ 367,035 $ 326,642 $ 187,040
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.39% 1.42% 1.48% 1.60% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.37% F 1.39% F 1.44% F 1.60% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.55)% (.51)% (.53)% (.37)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 163% 139% 208% 101% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.16) (.14) (.14) (.10)
Net realized and unrealized 3.90 1.17 2.62 1.71
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.74 1.03 2.48 1.61
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.39) (1.39) (.15) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.93 $ 13.58 $ 13.94 $ 11.61
TOTAL RETURN B, C 28.32% 8.38% 21.67% 16.10%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 117,224 $ 82,317 $ 58,758 $ 32,727
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.91% 1.94% 2.03% 2.38% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.89% F 1.91% F 1.98% F 2.37% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.07)% (1.02)% (1.08)% (1.14)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 163% 139% 208% 101% A
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.16) (.15) (.01)
Net realized and unrealized 3.90 1.15 (.07)
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.74 1.00 (.08)
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.41) (1.44) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 16.97 $ 13.64 $ 14.08
TOTAL RETURN B, C 28.24% 8.09% (0.56)%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 36,592 $ 12,593 $ 345
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.91% 2.15% F 2.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.90% G 2.11% G 2.40% A, G
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.07)% (1.16)% (1.07)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 163% 139% 208%
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
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 3.95 1.18 2.63 1.72
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.95 1.19 2.64 1.70
operations
Less Distributions
From net realized gain (.49) (1.49) (.22) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.28 $ 13.82 $ 14.12 $ 11.70
TOTAL RETURN B, C 29.59% 9.60% 23.04% 17.00%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 49,010 $ 34,551 $ 30,542 $ 3,600
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .86% .87% .91% 1.50% A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .84% G .84% G .84% G 1.50% A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.02)% .04% .08% (.27)% A
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 163% 139% 208% 101% A
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 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 November 30, 1999
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. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities for which exchange quotations are not readily
available (and in certain cases debt securities which trade on an
exchange) are valued primarily using dealer-supplied valuations or at
their fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of
sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are
valued at amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, both
of which approximate current value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end. Purchases
and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are
translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the
respective dates of the transactions.
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,
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 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.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund (the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc., an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies and
other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Funds seek
preservation of capital, liquidity, and current income. Income
distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily and paid monthly
from net interest income. Income distributions earned by the fund are
recorded as either interest income or security lending income in the
accompanying financial statements.
3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities,
aggregated $1,016,453,748 and $924,200,413, 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 .2167% to .5200% for the
period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In the event that
these rates were lower than the contractual rates in
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 annual rate of .58% of
average net assets.
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Board of 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 $ 42,402 $ 27
CLASS T 2,123,605 37,879
CLASS B 933,263 700,294
CLASS C 221,681 144,059
$ 3,320,951 $ 882,259
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
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
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 is 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 $ 133,241 $ 53,503
CLASS T 370,447 143,326
CLASS B 257,394 257,394*
CLASS C 9,558 9,558*
$ 770,640 $ 463,781
* 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 $ 45,043 .27
CLASS T 982,625 .23
CLASS B 231,973 .25
CLASS C 56,667 .26
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 85,012 .20
$ 1,401,320
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. Fidelity Service Company, Inc.,
an affiliate of FMR, maintains the fund's accounting records and
administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is
based on the number and duration of lending transactions. The
accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the
month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $61,652 for the
period.
5. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $19,605,231. The fund received cash collateral of
$21,118,500 which was invested in cash equivalents.
6. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS.
FMR has directed certain portfolio trades to brokers who paid a
portion of the fund's expenses. For the period, the fund's expenses
were reduced by $101,458 under this arrangement.
In addition, through an arrangement with the fund's custodian 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 $1,956 under this arrangement.
7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30,
1999 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 1,230,073 3,177,444
Total $ 15,537,241 $ 43,421,664
8. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1999 1998
CLASS A Shares sold 2,962,111 605,274 $ 48,121,357 $ 8,283,209
Reinvestment of distributions 27,137 38,750 362,550 480,632
Shares redeemed (2,307,129) (149,559) (37,764,534) (2,024,735)
Net increase (decrease) 682,119 494,465 $ 10,719,373 $ 6,739,106
CLASS T Shares sold 22,494,339 11,223,902 $ 352,225,906 $ 153,194,207
Reinvestment of distributions 782,801 2,565,624 10,519,637 31,975,856
Shares redeemed (20,618,739) (10,288,334) (320,406,442) (139,358,688)
Net increase (decrease) 2,658,401 3,501,192 $ 42,339,101 $ 45,811,375
CLASS B Shares sold 2,568,690 2,302,521 $ 39,269,276 $ 31,321,307
Reinvestment of distributions 148,162 425,511 1,970,339 5,260,655
Shares redeemed (1,852,174) (882,420) (27,126,558) (11,531,684)
Net increase (decrease) 864,678 1,845,612 $ 14,113,057 $ 25,050,278
CLASS C Shares sold 2,450,666 981,412 $ 37,791,832 $ 13,382,594
Reinvestment of distributions 26,885 4,909 358,373 61,138
Shares redeemed (1,244,811) (87,336) (19,208,310) (1,098,482)
Net increase (decrease) 1,232,740 898,985 $ 18,941,895 $ 12,345,250
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 1,472,039 1,778,897 $ 22,609,330 $ 24,392,821
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 85,211 239,320 1,145,239 2,980,284
Shares redeemed (1,220,854) (1,680,567) (19,036,774) (22,410,891)
Net increase (decrease) 336,396 337,650 $ 4,717,795 $ 4,962,214
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments of Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap
Fund as of November 30, 1999, and the related statements of
operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the year ended November 30, 1998 and the financial highlights for
each of the years in the three-year period ended November 30, 1998
were audited by other auditors whose report, dated January 13, 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 November 30, 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 Mid Cap at November 30, 1999, the results of its
operations, the changes in its net assets, and its financial
highlights for the year then ended in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Fund voted to pay to
shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date, the
following distributions derived from capital gains realized from sales
of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net investment
income:
PAY DATE RECORD DATE DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
Institutional Class 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $1.23
01/10/00 01/07/00 - $.20
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
A total of 77% of the dividends distributed by the Institutional Class
during the fiscal year qualifies for the dividends-received deduction
for corporate shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2000 of amounts for use
in preparing 1999 income tax returns.
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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
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(2_FIDELITY_LOGOS)(registered trademark)
FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
VALUE STRATEGIES
FUND - CLASS A, CLASS T AND CLASS B
(FORMERLY FIDELITY ADVISOR
STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND)
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
(2_FIDELITY_LOGOS)(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 24 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 33 Notes to the financial
statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 43 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 44
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:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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 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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 17.62% 101.91% 197.59%
- - CL A
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 10.86% 90.30% 180.48%
- - CL A (INCL. 5.75% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell Midcap Value 0.24% 125.59% 259.46%
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% 172.31% 308.99%
Average
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class A's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare 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 one year average
represents a peer group of 275 mutual funds. These benchmarks reflect
reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the
effect of sales charges. Lipper has created new comparison categories
that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization. These averages are listed on page 5 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 17.62% 15.09% 11.52%
- - CL A
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 10.86% 13.73% 10.86%
- - CL A (INCL. 5.75% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell Midcap Value 0.24% 17.67% 13.65%
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% 20.11% 13.68%
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 Value Strategies -CL A Russell Midcap Value
00266 RS013
1989/11/30 9425.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 9719.46 10118.84
1990/01/31 9076.73 9400.65
1990/02/28 9125.79 9588.95
1990/03/31 9125.79 9699.75
1990/04/30 8752.91 9170.45
1990/05/31 9037.47 9913.31
1990/06/30 9125.79 9701.48
1990/07/31 9150.32 9427.06
1990/08/31 8507.59 8470.64
1990/09/30 8443.81 7805.84
1990/10/31 8438.90 7490.10
1990/11/30 8811.78 8154.31
1990/12/31 9022.55 8491.88
1991/01/31 9314.09 9022.33
1991/02/28 9871.61 9742.81
1991/03/31 10183.61 10067.74
1991/04/30 10321.71 10243.99
1991/05/31 10689.98 10706.70
1991/06/30 10352.40 10279.58
1991/07/31 10664.41 10774.44
1991/08/31 10894.57 11087.32
1991/09/30 10935.49 10988.58
1991/10/31 10715.55 11199.84
1991/11/30 10454.70 10674.55
1991/12/31 11104.88 11711.92
1992/01/31 11122.90 12013.32
1992/02/29 11339.11 12461.68
1992/03/31 11050.83 12272.23
1992/04/30 11261.04 12585.68
1992/05/31 11627.40 12702.22
1992/06/30 11627.40 12604.05
1992/07/31 11987.75 13109.25
1992/08/31 11777.54 12726.33
1992/09/30 11729.50 12980.65
1992/10/31 11825.59 13251.62
1992/11/30 12330.08 13810.21
1992/12/31 12534.36 14251.11
1993/01/31 12771.23 14611.63
1993/02/28 13133.12 14927.38
1993/03/31 13541.06 15445.78
1993/04/30 13271.29 15173.66
1993/05/31 13580.54 15515.82
1993/06/30 13692.39 15838.45
1993/07/31 13981.90 16012.40
1993/08/31 14857.00 16558.36
1993/09/30 14817.52 16515.30
1993/10/31 15284.68 16328.15
1993/11/30 14639.87 15950.40
1993/12/31 15095.91 16477.41
1994/01/31 15226.54 16957.35
1994/02/28 14682.22 16655.95
1994/03/31 14116.12 16010.68
1994/04/30 14232.25 16246.63
1994/05/31 14261.28 16267.29
1994/06/30 14261.28 15968.20
1994/07/31 14602.39 16606.58
1994/08/31 14689.48 17223.15
1994/09/30 14486.26 16684.65
1994/10/31 14333.85 16669.73
1994/11/30 13891.14 15934.32
1994/12/31 14013.57 16126.64
1995/01/31 14635.56 16581.89
1995/02/28 15010.26 17418.91
1995/03/31 15152.64 17746.14
1995/04/30 15482.37 18121.59
1995/05/31 15887.04 18850.11
1995/06/30 16718.87 19284.69
1995/07/31 17280.91 19956.94
1995/08/31 17775.50 20347.90
1995/09/30 18382.51 20814.63
1995/10/31 18315.06 20408.75
1995/11/30 18802.17 21524.77
1995/12/31 19361.02 21760.15
1996/01/31 19368.81 22289.45
1996/02/29 18983.30 22501.29
1996/03/31 18350.26 22976.06
1996/04/30 18832.95 23171.25
1996/05/31 19386.86 23392.27
1996/06/30 19363.12 23417.53
1996/07/31 18033.74 22303.81
1996/08/31 18714.26 23238.99
1996/09/30 19363.12 24092.08
1996/10/31 19007.04 24726.45
1996/11/30 19671.73 26278.20
1996/12/31 19658.12 26168.55
1997/01/31 20400.43 26990.64
1997/02/28 20122.24 27447.95
1997/03/31 18833.98 26614.24
1997/04/30 18933.78 27285.43
1997/05/31 21401.43 28893.83
1997/06/30 22190.72 29966.35
1997/07/31 23188.66 32191.29
1997/08/31 23560.62 31815.27
1997/09/30 26182.50 33788.49
1997/10/31 24966.82 32761.44
1997/11/30 24957.75 33866.94
1997/12/31 24754.06 35162.65
1998/01/31 24964.16 34479.50
1998/02/28 27309.85 36783.18
1998/03/31 28088.42 38676.79
1998/04/30 27249.96 38461.06
1998/05/31 25593.00 37562.75
1998/06/30 25752.71 37682.53
1998/07/31 24894.28 35771.96
1998/08/31 19753.72 30741.91
1998/09/30 21131.19 32535.74
1998/10/31 22109.40 34642.88
1998/11/30 23846.21 35860.08
1998/12/31 24924.00 36950.04
1999/01/31 24977.11 36088.93
1999/02/28 23467.80 35295.24
1999/03/31 23457.31 35799.37
1999/04/30 26308.25 39190.13
1999/05/31 27471.68 39353.72
1999/06/30 29054.37 39802.42
1999/07/31 28823.78 38806.08
1999/08/31 28278.75 37464.88
1999/09/30 28373.08 35568.55
1999/10/31 27754.68 36618.02
1999/11/30 28048.16 35946.40
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 171625 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund - Class A on
November 30, 1989, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. As the
chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value of the investment would
have grown to $28,048 - a 180.48% 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 $35,946 - a 259.46%
increase. Going forward, 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.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGES ARE 23.16%,
108.55%, 222.40%, AND 23.16%, 15.57%, 12.15%, RESPECTIVELY.
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 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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 17.49% 102.08% 197.84%
- - CL T
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 13.38% 95.01% 187.41%
- - CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell Midcap Value 0.24% 125.59% 259.46%
S&P 500 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% 172.31% 308.99%
Average
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class T's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare 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 one year average
represents a peer group of 275 mutual funds. These benchmarks reflect
reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the
effect of sales charges. Lipper has created new comparison categories
that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization. These averages are listed on page 7 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 17.49% 15.11% 11.53%
- - CL T
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 13.38% 14.29% 11.14%
- - CL T (INCL. 3.50% SALES
CHARGE)
Russell Midcap Value 0.24% 17.67% 13.65%
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% 20.11% 13.68%
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 Value Strategies -CL T Russell Midcap Value
00174 RS013
1989/11/30 9650.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 9951.49 10118.84
1990/01/31 9293.41 9400.65
1990/02/28 9343.65 9588.95
1990/03/31 9343.65 9699.75
1990/04/30 8961.86 9170.45
1990/05/31 9253.22 9913.31
1990/06/30 9343.65 9701.48
1990/07/31 9368.76 9427.06
1990/08/31 8710.69 8470.64
1990/09/30 8645.38 7805.84
1990/10/31 8640.36 7490.10
1990/11/30 9022.14 8154.31
1990/12/31 9237.94 8491.88
1991/01/31 9536.44 9022.33
1991/02/28 10107.27 9742.81
1991/03/31 10426.72 10067.74
1991/04/30 10568.12 10243.99
1991/05/31 10945.18 10706.70
1991/06/30 10599.54 10279.58
1991/07/31 10918.99 10774.44
1991/08/31 11154.66 11087.32
1991/09/30 11196.55 10988.58
1991/10/31 10971.36 11199.84
1991/11/30 10704.28 10674.55
1991/12/31 11369.99 11711.92
1992/01/31 11388.44 12013.32
1992/02/29 11609.81 12461.68
1992/03/31 11314.64 12272.23
1992/04/30 11529.87 12585.68
1992/05/31 11904.97 12702.22
1992/06/30 11904.97 12604.05
1992/07/31 12273.93 13109.25
1992/08/31 12058.70 12726.33
1992/09/30 12009.51 12980.65
1992/10/31 12107.90 13251.62
1992/11/30 12624.44 13810.21
1992/12/31 12833.59 14251.11
1993/01/31 13076.12 14611.63
1993/02/28 13446.64 14927.38
1993/03/31 13864.32 15445.78
1993/04/30 13588.11 15173.66
1993/05/31 13904.74 15515.82
1993/06/30 14019.27 15838.45
1993/07/31 14315.69 16012.40
1993/08/31 15211.68 16558.36
1993/09/30 15171.26 16515.30
1993/10/31 15649.57 16328.15
1993/11/30 14989.37 15950.40
1993/12/31 15456.29 16477.41
1994/01/31 15590.04 16957.35
1994/02/28 15032.72 16655.95
1994/03/31 14453.11 16010.68
1994/04/30 14572.01 16246.63
1994/05/31 14601.73 16267.29
1994/06/30 14601.73 15968.20
1994/07/31 14950.98 16606.58
1994/08/31 15040.16 17223.15
1994/09/30 14832.09 16684.65
1994/10/31 14676.04 16669.73
1994/11/30 14222.76 15934.32
1994/12/31 14348.11 16126.64
1995/01/31 14984.95 16581.89
1995/02/28 15368.59 17418.91
1995/03/31 15514.38 17746.14
1995/04/30 15851.98 18121.59
1995/05/31 16266.31 18850.11
1995/06/30 17117.99 19284.69
1995/07/31 17693.45 19956.94
1995/08/31 18199.85 20347.90
1995/09/30 18821.35 20814.63
1995/10/31 18752.29 20408.75
1995/11/30 19251.03 21524.77
1995/12/31 19823.22 21760.15
1996/01/31 19831.19 22289.45
1996/02/29 19436.48 22501.29
1996/03/31 18788.33 22976.06
1996/04/30 19282.55 23171.25
1996/05/31 19849.68 23392.27
1996/06/30 19825.37 23417.53
1996/07/31 18464.25 22303.81
1996/08/31 19161.02 23238.99
1996/09/30 19817.27 24092.08
1996/10/31 19460.79 24726.45
1996/11/30 20149.45 26278.20
1996/12/31 20125.84 26168.55
1997/01/31 20879.78 26990.64
1997/02/28 20606.50 27447.95
1997/03/31 19289.24 26614.24
1997/04/30 19390.56 27285.43
1997/05/31 21914.56 28893.83
1997/06/30 22734.40 29966.35
1997/07/31 23766.11 32191.29
1997/08/31 24143.79 31815.27
1997/09/30 26842.80 33788.49
1997/10/31 25599.23 32761.44
1997/11/30 25590.02 33866.94
1997/12/31 25360.90 35162.65
1998/01/31 25583.49 34479.50
1998/02/28 28006.56 36783.18
1998/03/31 28814.24 38676.79
1998/04/30 27966.17 38461.06
1998/05/31 26270.03 37562.75
1998/06/30 26431.57 37682.53
1998/07/31 25553.21 35771.96
1998/08/31 20262.85 30741.91
1998/09/30 21676.31 32535.74
1998/10/31 22696.01 34642.88
1998/11/30 24462.83 35860.08
1998/12/31 25573.31 36950.04
1999/01/31 25616.25 36088.93
1999/02/28 24069.53 35295.24
1999/03/31 24048.34 35799.37
1999/04/30 26972.28 39190.13
1999/05/31 28169.40 39353.72
1999/06/30 29790.28 39802.42
1999/07/31 29546.62 38806.08
1999/08/31 28985.14 37464.88
1999/09/30 29080.49 35568.55
1999/10/31 28444.85 36618.02
1999/11/30 28741.48 35946.40
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 172047 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund - Class T on
November 30, 1989, and the current 3.50% sales charge was paid. As the
chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value of the investment would
have grown to $28,741 - a 187.41% 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 $35,946 - a 259.46%
increase. Going forward, 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.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGES ARE 23.16%,
108.55%, 222.40%, AND 23.16%, 15.57%, 12.15%, RESPECTIVELY.
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 one year, past
five years and past 10 years total return figures are 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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 16.89% 96.88% 189.88%
- - CL B
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 11.89% 94.88% 189.88%
- - CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell Midcap Value 0.24% 125.59% 259.46%
S&P 500 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% 172.31% 308.99%
Average
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Class B's performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare 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 one year average
represents a peer group of 275 mutual funds. These benchmarks reflect
reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any, and exclude the
effect of sales charges. Lipper has created new comparison categories
that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization. These averages are listed on page 11 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 16.89% 14.51% 11.23%
- - CL B
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 11.89% 14.28% 11.23%
- - CL B (INCL. CONTINGENT
DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
Russell Midcap Value 0.24% 17.67% 13.65%
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% 20.11% 13.68%
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 Value Strategies -CL B Russell Midcap Value
00608 RS013
1989/11/30 10000.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 10312.42 10118.84
1990/01/31 9630.48 9400.65
1990/02/28 9682.53 9588.95
1990/03/31 9682.53 9699.75
1990/04/30 9286.90 9170.45
1990/05/31 9588.83 9913.31
1990/06/30 9682.53 9701.48
1990/07/31 9708.56 9427.06
1990/08/31 9026.62 8470.64
1990/09/30 8958.95 7805.84
1990/10/31 8953.74 7490.10
1990/11/30 9349.37 8154.31
1990/12/31 9572.99 8491.88
1991/01/31 9882.33 9022.33
1991/02/28 10473.85 9742.81
1991/03/31 10804.89 10067.74
1991/04/30 10951.42 10243.99
1991/05/31 11342.15 10706.70
1991/06/30 10983.98 10279.58
1991/07/31 11315.02 10774.44
1991/08/31 11559.23 11087.32
1991/09/30 11602.64 10988.58
1991/10/31 11369.29 11199.84
1991/11/30 11092.52 10674.55
1991/12/31 11782.37 11711.92
1992/01/31 11801.49 12013.32
1992/02/29 12030.89 12461.68
1992/03/31 11725.02 12272.23
1992/04/30 11948.05 12585.68
1992/05/31 12336.76 12702.22
1992/06/30 12336.76 12604.05
1992/07/31 12719.10 13109.25
1992/08/31 12496.07 12726.33
1992/09/30 12445.09 12980.65
1992/10/31 12547.05 13251.62
1992/11/30 13082.32 13810.21
1992/12/31 13299.06 14251.11
1993/01/31 13550.38 14611.63
1993/02/28 13934.34 14927.38
1993/03/31 14367.17 15445.78
1993/04/30 14080.95 15173.66
1993/05/31 14409.06 15515.82
1993/06/30 14527.74 15838.45
1993/07/31 14834.91 16012.40
1993/08/31 15763.40 16558.36
1993/09/30 15721.51 16515.30
1993/10/31 16217.17 16328.15
1993/11/30 15533.02 15950.40
1993/12/31 16016.88 16477.41
1994/01/31 16155.48 16957.35
1994/02/28 15577.95 16655.95
1994/03/31 14977.32 16010.68
1994/04/30 15100.53 16246.63
1994/05/31 15131.33 16267.29
1994/06/30 15131.33 15968.20
1994/07/31 15508.65 16606.58
1994/08/31 15593.35 17223.15
1994/09/30 15385.44 16684.65
1994/10/31 15208.33 16669.73
1994/11/30 14723.21 15934.32
1994/12/31 14861.21 16126.64
1995/01/31 15493.43 16581.89
1995/02/28 15885.57 17418.91
1995/03/31 16029.62 17746.14
1995/04/30 16373.74 18121.59
1995/05/31 16797.89 18850.11
1995/06/30 17678.20 19284.69
1995/07/31 18262.40 19956.94
1995/08/31 18766.58 20347.90
1995/09/30 19398.80 20814.63
1995/10/31 19326.77 20408.75
1995/11/30 19830.95 21524.77
1995/12/31 20411.47 21760.15
1996/01/31 20411.47 22289.45
1996/02/29 19999.69 22501.29
1996/03/31 19315.00 22976.06
1996/04/30 19822.18 23171.25
1996/05/31 20396.98 23392.27
1996/06/30 20354.72 23417.53
1996/07/31 18951.53 22303.81
1996/08/31 19661.57 23238.99
1996/09/30 20329.36 24092.08
1996/10/31 19957.43 24726.45
1996/11/30 20650.57 26278.20
1996/12/31 20615.96 26168.55
1997/01/31 21381.22 26990.64
1997/02/28 21087.46 27447.95
1997/03/31 19726.98 26614.24
1997/04/30 19822.79 27285.43
1997/05/31 22400.04 28893.83
1997/06/30 23223.99 29966.35
1997/07/31 24268.31 32191.29
1997/08/31 24641.96 31815.27
1997/09/30 27382.09 33788.49
1997/10/31 26098.25 32761.44
1997/11/30 26088.67 33866.94
1997/12/31 25866.12 35162.65
1998/01/31 26065.52 34479.50
1998/02/28 28525.52 36783.18
1998/03/31 29331.56 38676.79
1998/04/30 28452.24 38461.06
1998/05/31 26714.54 37562.75
1998/06/30 26861.09 37682.53
1998/07/31 25960.84 35771.96
1998/08/31 20580.24 30741.91
1998/09/30 22003.90 32535.74
1998/10/31 23019.31 34642.88
1998/11/30 24798.88 35860.08
1998/12/31 25918.68 36950.04
1999/01/31 25952.62 36088.93
1999/02/28 24369.07 35295.24
1999/03/31 24336.08 35799.37
1999/04/30 27294.24 39190.13
1999/05/31 28481.90 39353.72
1999/06/30 30109.44 39802.42
1999/07/31 29845.51 38806.08
1999/08/31 29273.68 37464.88
1999/09/30 29350.65 35568.55
1999/10/31 28701.84 36618.02
1999/11/30 28987.76 35946.40
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 171631 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund - Class B on
November 30, 1989. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value
of the investment would have grown to $28,988 - a 189.88% 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 $35,946 - a 259.46% increase. Going forward, 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.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGES ARE 23.16%,
108.55%, 222.40%, AND 23.16%, 15.57%, 12.15%, RESPECTIVELY.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000(registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(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. For the 12 months that ended November 30, 1999, the fund's Class A,
Class T and Class B shares returned 17.62%, 17.49% and 16.89%,
respectively, outpacing the Russell Midcap Value Index, which returned
0.24%. During the same period, the capital appreciation funds average
tracked by Lipper Inc. returned 36.51%.
Q. WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND'S SOUND PERFORMANCE RELATIVE
TO THE RUSSELL INDEX?
A. It was really a function of owning some cheap growth stocks that
appreciated in value due to either acquisitions or stronger earnings
growth. The story over the past 12 months was a tale of two markets.
On the upside, there was the high-profile technology market, in which
many stock prices doubled, tripled and, in some cases were up 10-fold
and beyond in just a matter of weeks. The rest of the market, however,
wasn't as fortunate, suffering as assets rushed out and were funnelled
into the technology sector. The broader market recoiled further under
the pressure of rising interest rates. Given this dichotomy, it's easy
to see why the value-oriented, virtually tech-free Russell index was
basically flat over the period. By remaining focused on stock picking,
as opposed to mirroring the index or the economy as a whole, I was
able to garner excess returns for the fund. The fund struggled to keep
pace with the Lipper capital appreciation funds average, a group that
includes very few value names and benefited from its high exposure to
many aggressive growth stocks during the period.
Q. HOW DID SOME OF YOUR OTHER STRATEGIES PLAY OUT FOR THE FUND DURING
THE PERIOD?
A. The fund's overweighted position in technology relative to the
index worked out very well. I would have added more, but there wasn't
a lot of value in expensive tech stocks. The fund's significant
underweighting in both utilities and finance also helped, as higher
interest rates grounded many of the stocks in these sectors.
Ordinarily, from a value standpoint, many of these same companies
present compelling investment opportunities. However, in a period like
the past 12 months, marked by high rates and a strong economy, owning
rate-sensitive financials and utilities was a difficult strategy to
follow. In addition, I felt many of these same stocks were still
expensive even after a period of significant underperformance. Our
overweighting in media and leisure lifted the fund, as many strong
companies in this arena, such as gaming concern WMS Industries, were
trading at extremely favorable levels.
Q. WHAT STOCKS CONTRIBUTED TO PERFORMANCE?
A. Case Corporation - one of the world's leading earth-moving
equipment manufacturers - rallied in response to the announcement of
its merger with New Holland. I sold off this position during the
period to lock in profits. Riding the robust growth in the cable and
wireless business, Cable Design Technology and AFC Cable added
appreciably to returns. The fund no longer held AFC Cable at the close
of the period, as the company was acquired by Tyco International.
Communications product manufacturer Performance Technologies - a good
example of one of the few value stocks I was able to find within
technology - was also a big winner for the fund.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DETRACTED?
A. Floorcovering franchiser Maxim Group was plagued by merger
integration problems. Restaurant operator Jack in the Box was a victim
of investor sentiment, suffering with the broader market despite
strengthening business fundamentals. Specialty retailer Wet Seal, Inc.
tumbled on weak sales numbers.
Q. HARRIS, WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. I continue to think that the value segment of the market offers a
number of excellent investment opportunities. I'm concerned about the
high level of speculation in the marketplace and its effects on the
overall market when sentiment begins to shift. I intend to keep a
close eye on interest rates for, if they peak, I foresee significant
opportunities for the fund in those areas previously underweighted by
the fund, such as interest-rate sensitive issues. If I can continue to
find the right names before they make the headlines, I have a strong
chance of staying a few steps ahead of the 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.
(checkmark)FUND FACTS
GOAL: seeks capital
appreciation
START DATE: December 31,
1983
SIZE: as of November 30,
1999, more than $516 million
MANAGER: Harris Leviton,
since 1996; joined Fidelity in
1986
HARRIS LEVITON ON VALUE
INVESTING IN A
GROWTH-DRIVEN MARKETPLACE:
"I expect that shareholders who
invest in this fund are somewhat
averse to risk to begin with, and are
not terribly comfortable with a
strategy that involves chasing
high-flying valuations. Much of the
unusually strong run-up in tech
stocks during the period was driven
by hype more than anything
fundamental. My decision to stay
the course in this unusually fragile
market environment actually helped,
as a whole new set of investment
opportunities in the shape of mid-cap
stocks emerged onto the scene. With
the rest of the market so neglected
and thrown off-kilter, many mid-cap
stocks made a compelling case for
themselves. In the past, you've
always been able to buy cheap
stocks, but they were typically
small-cap, illiquid issues. Recently,
however, I took advantage of the
unique opportunity to buy some good
larger-cap names - such as Hertz,
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. and
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. - that
were attractively priced relative to
their earnings growth.
"I see many of the popular tech
stocks as unsustainable bubbles, as
valuations run miles ahead of
company fundamentals. If you go
back to prior bubbles, such as the
biotechnology and even Internet
stocks of a few years ago, you'll see
that many of the big names dropped
off considerably from their highs. So,
the key for the value investor when
market sentiment does eventually
shift is to comb the debris, as there
assuredly will be a few gems left
behind."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Cable Design Technology Corp. 6.5 3.6
Midway Games, Inc. 5.6 2.5
Performance Technologies, Inc. 4.3 1.9
Jack in the Box, Inc. 4.2 0.0
WMS Industries, Inc. 4.2 4.6
Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. 3.1 1.7
USG Corp. 2.5 2.6
I-Stat Corp. 2.3 1.4
Cygnus, Inc. 2.0 1.8
Sega Enterprises 2.0 0.0
36.7 20.1
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
MEDIA & LEISURE 15.7 14.2
TECHNOLOGY 13.5 10.3
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 12.2 11.3
BASIC INDUSTRIES 11.9 12.1
DURABLES 11.3 10.3
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 99.6% Stocks 99.2%
Convertible Securities 0.7% Convertible Securities 0.6%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets (0.3)% A Net Other Assets 0.2%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 3.7% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 1.9%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 99.59999999999999 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 99.2
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.7000000000000001 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.6000000000000001
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 0.2
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A SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS AND NET OTHER ASSETS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE
PIE CHART.
PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENT.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 99.6%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.5%
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.5%
Herley Industries, Inc. 208,666 $ 2,830,033
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 11.9%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.3%
Associated Materials, Inc. 74,000 1,086,875
M.A. Hanna Co. 43,300 451,944
1,538,819
IRON & STEEL - 2.4%
Cold Metal Products, Inc. 96,400 337,400
Nucor Corp. 134,300 6,773,756
Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. 290,000 2,356,250
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (a) 189,900 2,611,125
12,078,531
METALS & MINING - 8.9%
Belden, Inc. 216,500 4,330,000
Brush Wellman, Inc. 137,500 2,234,375
Cable Design Technology Corp. 1,409,450 33,738,704
(a)
Commonwealth Industries, Inc. 439,700 5,661,138
45,964,217
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.3%
Mercer International, Inc. 407,900 1,708,081
(SBI)
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 61,289,648
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
10.6%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 6.1%
American Standard Companies, 260,000 10,123,750
Inc. (a)
Lennox International, Inc. 340,000 3,867,500
Rock of Ages Corp. Class A (a) 172,800 1,036,800
USG Corp. 257,700 12,788,363
York International Corp. 158,100 3,527,606
31,344,019
CONSTRUCTION - 4.5%
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a) 237,000 4,488,188
Butler Manufacturing Co. 47,000 1,007,563
Engle Homes, Inc. 202,200 2,161,013
Lennar Corp. 326,200 5,321,138
M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. 222,600 3,505,950
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
CONTINUED
CONSTRUCTION - CONTINUED
NCI Building Systems, Inc. (a) 51,800 $ 861,175
U.S. Home Corp. (a) 230,800 5,943,100
23,288,127
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 54,632,146
ESTATE
DURABLES - 11.3%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
2.3%
American Axle & Manufacturing 190,000 2,446,250
Holdings, Inc.
Navistar International Corp. 190,000 7,065,625
(a)
Sonic Automotive, Inc. (a) 252,500 2,272,500
11,784,375
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.5%
CompX International, Inc. 125,300 2,294,556
Class A (a)
Mikasa, Inc. 51,800 563,325
2,857,881
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.6%
Fossil, Inc. (a) 60,000 1,260,000
Movado Group, Inc. 87,500 2,078,125
3,338,125
HOME FURNISHINGS - 2.0%
Bassett Furniture Industries, 234,300 3,734,156
Inc.
Furniture Brands 20,000 390,000
International, Inc. (a)
Heilig-Meyers Co. 135,600 491,550
Maxim Group, Inc. (a)(b) 999,400 5,621,625
10,237,331
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 5.9%
Galey & Lord, Inc. (a) 115,800 289,500
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (a) 222,900 5,948,644
Maxwell Shoe, Inc. Class A 879,600 7,806,450
(a)(b)
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) 300,000 7,481,250
Quaker Fabric Corp. (a) 95,000 323,594
Shaw Industries, Inc. 540,000 8,471,250
30,320,688
TOTAL DURABLES 58,538,400
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - 3.5%
ENERGY SERVICES - 3.5%
McDermott International, Inc. 260,000 $ 2,226,250
Santa Fe International Corp. 455,800 10,397,938
Smith International, Inc. (a) 141,200 5,630,350
18,254,538
FINANCE - 0.8%
INSURANCE - 0.8%
UICI (a) 30,000 735,000
Xl Capital Ltd. 61,600 3,141,600
3,876,600
HEALTH - 10.3%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 5.5%
Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. 3,520,100 15,840,450
(a)(b)
Natrol, Inc. (a) 95,000 748,125
Nature's Sunshine Products, 47,500 400,781
Inc.
NBTY, Inc. (a) 140,000 1,369,375
Sepracor, Inc. (a) 67,400 6,546,225
Twinlab Corp. (a) 210,000 2,047,500
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 40,000 1,487,500
(a)
28,439,956
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 4.8%
Cygnus, Inc. (a) 1,061,650 10,550,147
I-Stat Corp. (a)(b) 866,500 11,643,594
Oakley, Inc. (a) 445,700 2,674,200
24,867,941
TOTAL HEALTH 53,307,897
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 2.0%
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.9%
Columbus McKinnon Corp. 221,900 2,302,213
Hardinge, Inc. 17,500 236,250
Milacron, Inc. 327,200 4,764,850
TB Wood's Corp. 259,300 2,479,556
9,782,869
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.1%
Waste Management, Inc. 40,000 $ 650,000
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 10,432,869
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 15.7%
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.2%
Hollywood Entertainment Corp. 60,000 847,500
(a)
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 3.9%
Hasbro, Inc. 435,000 9,379,688
Sega Enterprises 300,000 10,527,348
19,907,036
LODGING & GAMING - 4.8%
Mirage Resorts, Inc. (a) 253,100 3,242,844
WMS Industries, Inc. (a)(b) 1,890,100 21,499,888
24,742,732
RESTAURANTS - 6.8%
CKE Restaurants, Inc. 481,600 3,100,300
Jack in the Box, Inc. (a) 1,037,700 21,856,556
Morton's Restaurant Group, 424,800 6,345,450
Inc. (a)(b)
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. (a) 171,300 4,036,256
35,338,562
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 80,835,830
NONDURABLES - 2.1%
AGRICULTURE - 0.7%
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool:
Class B (non-vtg.) 478,300 2,594,873
Class B (non-vtg.) (c) 158,000 857,182
3,452,055
FOODS - 1.4%
Aurora Foods, Inc. (a) 291,900 2,627,100
Corn Products International, 68,400 2,146,050
Inc.
Vlasic Foods International, 321,400 2,490,850
Inc. (a)
7,264,000
TOTAL NONDURABLES 10,716,055
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 12.2%
APPAREL STORES - 2.8%
Big Dog Holdings, Inc. (b) 1,011,600 $ 7,207,650
Claire's Stores, Inc. 21,100 457,606
Wet Seal, Inc. Class A (a) 501,300 6,830,213
14,495,469
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
5.4%
Ames Department Stores, Inc. 170,000 4,515,625
(a)
Consolidated Stores Corp. (a) 419,900 6,613,425
Freds, Inc. Class A (b) 761,375 9,897,875
Shopko Stores, Inc. (a) 193,200 4,383,225
Stein Mart, Inc. (a) 382,300 2,317,694
27,727,844
GROCERY STORES - 1.4%
Kroger Co. (a) 30,000 639,375
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (a) 165,600 6,510,150
7,149,525
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 2.6%
Borders Group, Inc. (a) 450,000 6,975,000
Cameron Ashley Building 120,000 960,000
Products, Inc. (a)
Electronics Boutique Holding 105,000 2,264,063
Corp. (a)
Sunglass Hut International, 55,000 673,750
Inc. (a)
Toys 'R' Us, Inc. (a) 157,300 2,752,750
13,625,563
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 62,998,401
SERVICES - 1.3%
LEASING & RENTAL - 0.5%
Avis Rent A Car, Inc. (a) 10,000 191,250
Hertz Corp. Class A 59,500 2,517,594
2,708,844
PRINTING - 0.1%
Schawk, Inc. Class A 29,900 254,150
SERVICES - 0.7%
CDI Corp. (a) 34,700 841,475
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
SERVICES - CONTINUED
SERVICES - CONTINUED
H&R Block, Inc. 1,200 $ 51,600
Service Corp. International 380,000 2,873,750
3,766,825
TOTAL SERVICES 6,729,819
TECHNOLOGY - 13.1%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.7%
Andrew Corp. (a) 86,300 1,202,806
Tollgrade Communications, 88,900 2,505,869
Inc. (a)
3,708,675
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 7.5%
Activision, Inc. (a) 330,000 4,955,156
GT Interactive Software Corp. 823,700 1,698,881
(a)
Interplay Entertainment Corp. 770,000 1,443,750
(a)
Midway Games, Inc. (a) 1,345,359 29,093,388
The 3DO Co. (a) 176,500 1,671,234
38,862,409
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 4.6%
Ciprico, Inc. (a) 115,200 1,476,000
Performance Technologies, 1,091,450 22,101,863
Inc. (a)(b)
23,577,863
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.0%
Beckman Coulter, Inc. 1,000 47,750
ELECTRONICS - 0.3%
Richardson Electronics Ltd. 238,000 1,576,750
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 67,773,447
TRANSPORTATION - 3.9%
RAILROADS - 3.8%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 299,100 8,673,900
Corp.
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class 139,400 1,646,663
A (a)
Trinity Industries, Inc. 295,500 8,643,375
Union Pacific Corp. 10,000 470,625
19,434,563
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TRANSPORTATION - CONTINUED
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.1%
SPACEHAB, Inc. (a) 90,000 $ 438,750
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 19,873,313
UTILITIES - 0.4%
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.4%
Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. 55,600 893,075
CMS Energy Corp. 10,000 332,500
Illinova Corp. 28,400 912,350
2,137,925
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 514,226,921
(Cost $540,897,025)
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CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.7%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
TECHNOLOGY - 0.4%
ELECTRONICS - 0.4%
Richardson Electronics Ltd.:
7.25% 12/15/06 B3 $ 404,000 303,000
8.25% 6/15/06 B3 1,978,000 1,542,840
1,845,840
TRANSPORTATION - 0.3%
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.3%
SPACEHAB, Inc. 8% 10/15/07 (c) - 2,500,000 1,750,000
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS 3,595,840
(Cost $4,560,430)
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CASH EQUIVALENTS - 3.8%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 19,455,600 $ 19,455,600
5.69% (Cost $19,455,600) (d)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 537,278,361
104.1%
(Cost $564,913,055)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (4.1)% (21,198,150)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 516,080,211
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 $2,607,182 or 0.5% of net assets.
(d) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate
cost of investment securities for income
tax purposes was $565,090,140. Net unrealized depreciation aggregated
$27,811,779, of which $90,734,494 related to appreciated investment
securities and $118,546,273 related to depreciated investment
securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $52,999,000 as a capital gain
dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 537,278,361
value (cost $564,913,055) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 5,358,269
sold
Receivable for fund shares 223,503
sold
Dividends receivable 138,514
Interest receivable 115,568
Other receivables 106,353
TOTAL ASSETS 543,220,568
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian bank $ 1,042,171
Payable for investments 5,004,583
purchased
Payable for fund shares 1,118,781
redeemed
Accrued management fee 148,121
Distribution fees payable 241,824
Other payables and accrued 129,277
expenses
Collateral on securities 19,455,600
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 27,140,357
NET ASSETS $ 516,080,211
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 393,443,169
Accumulated undistributed net 150,274,352
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation (27,637,310)
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 516,080,211
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $26.76
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($7,882,883 (divided by)
294,546 shares)
Maximum offering price per $28.39
share (100/94.25 of $26.76)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $27.13
redemption price per share
($393,433,958 (divided by)
14,499,225 shares)
Maximum offering price per $28.11
share (100/96.50 of $27.13)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $26.36
offering price per share
($91,945,368 (divided by)
3,487,991 shares) A
INITIAL CLASS: NET ASSET $27.74
VALUE, offering price and
redemption price per share
($18,780,945 (divided by)
677,110 shares)
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $27.21
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($4,037,057 (divided
by) 148,367 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 3,123,075
Dividends (including $214,367
received from affiliated
issuers)
Interest 492,985
Security lending 67,301
TOTAL INCOME 3,683,361
EXPENSES
Management fee Basic fee $ 3,163,911
Performance adjustment (1,270,220)
Transfer agent fees 1,230,694
Distribution fees 3,056,120
Accounting and security 245,221
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 2,508
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 26,934
Registration fees 100,404
Audit 38,767
Legal 119,502
Interest 30,379
Reports to shareholders 19,402
Miscellaneous 1,589
Total expenses before 6,765,211
reductions
Expense reductions (99,333) 6,665,878
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (2,982,517)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 153,443,657
(including realized gain
(loss) of $3,447,924 on
sales of investments in
affiliated issuers)
Foreign currency transactions (14,034) 153,429,623
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (63,938,806)
Assets and liabilities in (4,284) (63,943,090)
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 89,486,533
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 86,504,016
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (2,982,517) $ (3,813,374)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 153,429,623 39,859,599
Change in net unrealized (63,943,090) (66,249,832)
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 86,504,016 (30,203,607)
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (27,598,905) (55,555,575)
from net realized gains
Share transactions - net (115,529,434) (9,889,615)
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) (56,624,323) (95,648,797)
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 572,704,534 668,353,331
End of period $ 516,080,211 $ 572,704,534
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.10) (.14) (.13) .08
Net realized and unrealized 4.15 (1.09) 6.00 1.26
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.05 (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 $ 26.76 $ 23.89 $ 27.51 $ 22.51
TOTAL RETURN B, C 17.62% (4.45)% 26.96% 5.80%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 7,883 $ 4,613 $ 2,309 $ 638
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.10% 1.24% G 1.49% A, G .99% A, D
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.08% H 1.23% H 1.47% A, H .97% A, H
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.40)% (.59)% (.59)% A 1.00% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 60% 64% 61% A 151%
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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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 J 1996 I 1995 I 1994 H 1994 G
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 24.23 $ 27.78 $ 22.69 $ 24.88 $ 18.70 $ 19.96 $ 22.52
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) (.12) D (.13) D (.07) D .17 D .39 .10 D .39 D
Net realized and unrealized 4.20 (1.10) 6.03 .18 6.73 (.75) (.81)
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.08 (1.23) 5.96 .35 7.12 (.65) (.42)
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - - (.19) (.39) (.35) (.43)
From net realized gain (1.18) (2.32) (.87) (2.35) (.55) (.26) (1.71)
Total distributions (1.18) (2.32) (.87) (2.54) (.94) (.61) (2.14)
Net asset value, end of period $ 27.13 $ 24.23 $ 27.78 $ 22.69 $ 24.88 $ 18.70 $ 19.96
TOTAL RETURN B, C 17.49% (4.40)% 27.15% 1.53% 38.16% (3.26)% (2.24)%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 393,434 $ 443,578 $ 529,043 $ 560,645 $ 619,993 $ 375,691 $ 385,349
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.18% 1.16% 1.24% A 1.28% 1.61% 1.73% A, E 1.85%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.16% F 1.15% F 1.23% A, F 1.27% F 1.61% 1.73% A 1.84% F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.48)% (.53)% (.29)% A .70% 1.90% 2.03% A 1.89%
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 60% 64% 61% A 151% 142% 228% A 159%
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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 YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30
H THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31
I YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
J ELEVEN MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES WHICH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 J 1996 I 1995 I 1994 H 1994 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 23.69 $ 27.23 $ 22.36 $ 24.56 $ 18.57 $ 19.98 $ 19.65
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) (.26) D (.27) D (.18) D .04 D .38 .06 D .05 D
Net realized and unrealized 4.11 (1.07) 5.92 .18 6.54 (.74) .28
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.85 (1.34) 5.74 .22 6.92 (.68) .33
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - - (.07) (.38) (.47) -
From net realized gain (1.18) (2.20) (.87) (2.35) (.55) (.26) -
Total distributions (1.18) (2.20) (.87) (2.42) (.93) (.73) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 26.36 $ 23.69 $ 27.23 $ 22.36 $ 24.56 $ 18.57 $ 19.98
TOTAL RETURN B, C 16.89% (4.94)% 26.55% 1.00% 37.35% (3.41)% 1.68%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 91,945 $ 101,234 $ 109,646 $ 98,535 $ 87,566 $ 17,090 $ 8,824
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.72% 1.71% 1.78% A 1.80% 2.11% 2.58%A 2.63%A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.70% G 1.70% G 1.77% A, G 1.79%G 2.10%G 2.53%A, G 2.63%A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.02)% (1.07)% (.84)% A .18% 1.40% 1.22%A 1.11%A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 60% 64% 61%A 151% 142% 228%A 159%
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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 YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30
H THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31
I YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
J ELEVEN MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES WHICH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INITIAL CLASS
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 J 1996 I 1995 I 1994 H 1994 G
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 24.61 $ 28.19 $ 22.90 $ 25.10 $ 18.86 $ 20.23 $ 22.72
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) .02 D (.02) D .04 D .28 D .50 .13 D .54 D
Net realized and unrealized 4.29 (1.12) 6.12 .19 6.79 (.74) (.81)
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.31 (1.14) 6.16 .47 7.29 (.61) (.27)
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - E - (.32) (.50) (.50) (.51)
From net realized gain (1.18) (2.44) E (.87) (2.35) (.55) (.26) (1.71)
Total distributions (1.18) (2.44) (.87) (2.67) (1.05) (.76) (2.22)
Net asset value, end of period $ 27.74 $ 24.61 $ 28.19 $ 22.90 $ 25.10 $ 18.86 $ 20.23
TOTAL RETURN B, C 18.18% (3.98)% 27.79% 2.00% 38.75% (3.02)% (1.51)%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 18,781 $ 18,471 $ 21,792 $ 20,406 $ 23,428 $ 17,583 $ 18,850
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .63% .70% .77% A .82% 1.04% 1.14% A 1.15%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .61% F .69% F .76% A, F .81% F 1.03% F 1.11% A, F 1.14% F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .06% (.06)% .18% A 1.16% 2.47% 2.65% A 2.60%
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 60% 64% 61% A 151% 142% 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
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 YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30 H THREE MONTHS
ENDED DECEMBER 31 I YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31 J ELEVEN
MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30
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SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES WHICH ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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) .01 D (.05) D (.05) D .29 D .55
Net realized and unrealized 4.21 (1.10) 5.98 .17 3.00
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.22 (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 period $ 27.21 $ 24.17 $ 27.63 $ 22.57 $ 24.80
TOTAL RETURN B, C 18.14% (4.12)% 27.16% 1.99% 15.96%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 4,037 $ 4,808 $ 5,564 $ 41,832 $ 20,429
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .65% .85% 1.06% A .78% .97% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .63% F .84% F 1.05% A, F .76% F .96% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .05% (.20)% (.21)% A 1.21% 2.55% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 60% 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 November 30, 1999
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund (formerly Fidelity 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. The following summarizes the significant accounting
policies of the fund:
SECURITY VALUATION. Securities for which exchange quotations are
readily available are valued at the last sale price, or if no sale
price, at the closing bid price. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities (including restricted securities) for which
exchange quotations are not readily available (and in certain cases
debt securities which trade on an exchange) are valued primarily using
dealer-supplied valuations or at their fair value. Short-term
securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which
quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost or
original cost plus accrued interest, both of which approximate current
value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end.
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense
payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange
rate on the respective dates of the transactions.
Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions
represent net gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign
currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference
between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S.
dollar amount actually received, and gains and losses between trade
and settlement date on purchases and sales of securities. The effects
of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in
securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or
loss on investment securities.
INCOME TAXES. As a qualified regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, the fund is not subject to
income taxes to the extent that it distributes substantially all of
its taxable income for its fiscal year. The schedule of investments
includes information regarding income taxes under the caption "Income
Tax Information."
INVESTMENT INCOME. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date, except certain dividends from foreign securities where the
ex-dividend date may have passed, are recorded as soon as the fund is
informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in
dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the
securities received. Interest income is accrued as earned. Investment
income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of
such taxes is uncertain.
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.
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.
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.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund(the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies and
other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Funds seek
preservation of capital, liquidity, and current income. Income
distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily and paid monthly
from net interest income. Income distributions earned by the fund are
recorded as either interest income or security lending income in the
accompanying financial statements.
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
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 $326,993,414 and $457,809,129, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly basic fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate
plus a fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net
assets of the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a
series of rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all
the mutual funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .2167% to
.5200% for the period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In
the event that these rates were lower than the contractual rates in
effect during the period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates,
as they resulted in the same or a lower management fee. The basic fee
is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of
(plus/minus).20% of the fund's average net assets over the performance
period) based on the 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 annual rate of .35% of average net assets after
the performance adjustment. Effective July 1, 1999, the fund's
performance adjustment will be phased out over an 18 month period.
During the phase out period the performance adjustment can decrease,
but not increase, the management fee owed by the fund.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Board of 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 $ 12,567 $ 47
CLASS T 2,102,754 47,996
CLASS B 940,799 706,651
$ 3,056,120 $ 754,694
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
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
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 is 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 $ 60,131 $ 15,219
CLASS T 100,062 27,794
CLASS B 310,833 310,833*
$ 471,026 $ 353,846
* 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 $ 19,585 .39
CLASS T 924,947 .22
CLASS B 243,082 .26
INITIAL CLASS 33,017 .18
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 10,063 .20
$ 1,230,694
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. FSC, maintains the fund's
accounting records and administers the security lending program. The
security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending
transactions. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net
assets for the month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $59,622 for the
period.
5. INTERFUND LENDING PROGRAM.
The fund participated in the interfund lending program as a borrower.
The average daily loan balance during the period for which loans were
outstanding amounted to $6,874,857. The weighted average interest rate
was 5.15%. Interest expense includes $13,764 paid under the interfund
lending program.
6. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $17,104,519. The fund received cash collateral of
$19,455,600 which was invested in cash equivalents.
7. 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 $2,622,341. The weighted average
interest rate was 5.18%. Interest expense includes $16,615 paid under
the bank borrowing program.
8. 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 $99,080 under this arrangement.
In addition, through an arrangement with each class' transfer agent,
credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to
reduce a portion of expenses. During the period, the Institutional
Class' transfer agent fees were reduced by $253 under its transfer
agent arrangement.
9. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
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YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 222,049 $ 203,594
Class T 21,323,385 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 $ 27,598,905 $ 55,555,575
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10. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1999 1998
CLASS A Shares sold 189,244 149,962 $ 4,980,595 $ 3,743,916
Reinvestment of distributions 9,198 8,353 219,449 200,346
Shares redeemed (97,013) (49,135) (2,391,263) (1,208,504)
Net increase (decrease) 101,429 109,180 $ 2,808,781 $ 2,735,758
CLASS T Shares sold 7,021,436 4,972,644 $ 184,171,697 $ 126,364,372
Reinvestment of distributions 765,934 1,556,391 18,545,471 37,826,161
Shares redeemed (11,595,790) (7,262,586) (298,993,825) (182,732,848)
Net increase (decrease) (3,808,420) (733,551) $ (96,276,657) $ (18,542,315)
CLASS B Shares sold 490,766 933,371 $ 12,463,120 $ 23,549,084
Reinvestment of distributions 193,943 346,309 4,585,887 8,275,545
Shares redeemed (1,469,616) (1,032,851) (35,592,100) (25,089,860)
Net increase (decrease) (784,907) 246,829 $ (18,543,093) $ 6,734,769
INITIAL CLASS Shares sold 2,550 2,933 $ 67,252 $ 75,101
Reinvestment of distributions 31,786 68,311 782,724 1,679,237
Shares redeemed (107,664) (93,899) (2,722,193) (2,355,583)
Net increase (decrease) (73,328) (22,655) $ (1,872,217) $ (601,245)
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 227,449 220,720 $ 5,865,023 $ 5,783,275
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 7,153 11,710 172,793 283,206
Shares redeemed (285,143) (234,866) (7,684,064) (6,283,063)
Net increase (decrease) (50,541) (2,436) $ (1,646,248) $ (216,582)
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11. 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. 2,306,591 - - 15,840,450
Big Dog Holdings, Inc. - - 101,160 7,207,650
Freds, Inc. Class A 1,992,627 - 113,207 9,897,875
Harveys Casino Resorts - 6,582,078 - -
I-Stat Corp. 288,738 - - 11,643,594
Maxim Group, Inc. - - - 5,621,625
Maxwell Shoe, Inc. Class A 781,342 - - 7,806,450
Morton's Restaurant Group, - - - 6,345,450
Inc.
Performance Technologies, Inc. 733,850 504,604 - 22,101,863
Reno Air, Inc. - 2,835,000 - -
Silicon Gaming, Inc. - 3,222,531 - -
WMS Industries, Inc. 770,608 27,802 - 21,499,888
TOTALS $ 6,873,756 $ 14,998,835 $ 214,367 $ 107,964,845
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments of Fidelity Advisor Value
Strategies Fund as of November 30, 1999, and the related statements of
operations , changes in net assets and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the year ended November 30, 1998, and the financial highlights for
each of the years in the six-year period ended November 30, 1998 were
audited by other auditors whose report, dated January 13, 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 November 30, 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 Value Strategies Fund at November 30, 1999, the
results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and its
financial highlights for the year then ended in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund voted
to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record
date, the following distributions derived from capital gains realized
from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net
investment income:
PAY DATE RECORD DATE DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
Class A 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $5.43
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.31
Class T 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $5.33
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.31
Class B 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $5.19
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.31
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
INVESTMENT ADVISER
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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
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 *
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Ned C. Lautenbach
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FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK) ADVISOR
VALUE STRATEGIES
FUND - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
(FORMERLY FIDELITY ADVISOR
STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND)
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
(2_FIDELITY_LOGOS)(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 18 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 27 Notes to the financial
statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 37 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 38
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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 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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 18.14% 105.97% 212.29%
- - INST CL
Russell Midcap Value 0.24% 125.59% 259.46%
S&P 500(registered trademark) 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% 172.31% 308.99%
Average
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Institutional Class' performance in
percentage terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five
years or 10 years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund
that had a 5% return over the past year, the value of your investment
would be $1,050. You can compare 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 one year average represents a peer group of 275
mutual funds. These benchmarks reflect the reinvestment of dividends
and capital gains, if any, and exclude the effect of sales charges.
Lipper has created new comparison categories that group funds
according to portfolio characteristics and capitalization. These
averages are listed on page 5 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY ADV VALUE STRATEGIES 18.14% 15.55% 12.06%
- - INST CL
Russell Midcap Value 0.24% 17.67% 13.65%
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% 20.11% 13.68%
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 Value Strategies -CL I Russell Midcap Value
00694 RS013
1989/11/30 10000.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 10304.49 10118.84
1990/01/31 9635.84 9400.65
1990/02/28 9692.86 9588.95
1990/03/31 9703.22 9699.75
1990/04/30 9309.29 9170.45
1990/05/31 9615.11 9913.31
1990/06/30 9708.41 9701.48
1990/07/31 9744.69 9427.06
1990/08/31 9070.85 8470.64
1990/09/30 9003.47 7805.84
1990/10/31 9003.47 7490.10
1990/11/30 9402.59 8154.31
1990/12/31 9624.98 8491.88
1991/01/31 9945.45 9022.33
1991/02/28 10537.50 9742.81
1991/03/31 10874.27 10067.74
1991/04/30 11026.35 10243.99
1991/05/31 11422.87 10706.70
1991/06/30 11069.81 10279.58
1991/07/31 11406.57 10774.44
1991/08/31 11656.43 11087.32
1991/09/30 11705.32 10988.58
1991/10/31 11477.19 11199.84
1991/11/30 11205.60 10674.55
1991/12/31 11905.19 11711.92
1992/01/31 11930.80 12013.32
1992/02/29 12167.76 12461.68
1992/03/31 11866.76 12272.23
1992/04/30 12097.31 12585.68
1992/05/31 12494.36 12702.22
1992/06/30 12500.77 12604.05
1992/07/31 12885.01 13109.25
1992/08/31 12673.68 12726.33
1992/09/30 12628.85 12980.65
1992/10/31 12731.31 13251.62
1992/11/30 13275.66 13810.21
1992/12/31 13509.37 14251.11
1993/01/31 13763.47 14611.63
1993/02/28 14158.73 14927.38
1993/03/31 14610.45 15445.78
1993/04/30 14328.12 15173.66
1993/05/31 14673.97 15515.82
1993/06/30 14808.08 15838.45
1993/07/31 15132.76 16012.40
1993/08/31 16085.61 16558.36
1993/09/30 16036.20 16515.30
1993/10/31 16551.45 16328.15
1993/11/30 15859.75 15950.40
1993/12/31 16356.07 16477.41
1994/01/31 16512.21 16957.35
1994/02/28 15942.29 16655.95
1994/03/31 15341.13 16010.68
1994/04/30 15466.05 16246.63
1994/05/31 15512.89 16267.29
1994/06/30 15512.89 15968.20
1994/07/31 15903.25 16606.58
1994/08/31 16004.75 17223.15
1994/09/30 15793.95 16684.65
1994/10/31 15637.81 16669.73
1994/11/30 15161.57 15934.32
1994/12/31 15317.08 16126.64
1995/01/31 15983.04 16581.89
1995/02/28 16405.36 17418.91
1995/03/31 16559.67 17746.14
1995/04/30 16925.13 18121.59
1995/05/31 17379.94 18850.11
1995/06/30 18297.66 19284.69
1995/07/31 18928.85 19956.94
1995/08/31 19478.35 20347.90
1995/09/30 20159.06 20814.63
1995/10/31 20085.25 20408.75
1995/11/30 20634.74 21524.77
1995/12/31 21256.44 21760.15
1996/01/31 21273.58 22289.45
1996/02/29 20857.67 22501.29
1996/03/31 20160.38 22976.06
1996/04/30 20700.78 23171.25
1996/05/31 21310.91 23392.27
1996/06/30 21293.48 23417.53
1996/07/31 19837.88 22303.81
1996/08/31 20604.90 23238.99
1996/09/30 21319.62 24092.08
1996/10/31 20944.83 24726.45
1996/11/30 21694.42 26278.20
1996/12/31 21679.11 26168.55
1997/01/31 22485.96 26990.64
1997/02/28 22160.05 27447.95
1997/03/31 20753.22 26614.24
1997/04/30 20862.97 27285.43
1997/05/31 23576.86 28893.83
1997/06/30 24464.86 29966.35
1997/07/31 25572.36 32191.29
1997/08/31 25981.44 31815.27
1997/09/30 28894.87 33788.49
1997/10/31 27567.86 32761.44
1997/11/30 27567.86 33866.94
1997/12/31 27340.61 35162.65
1998/01/31 27581.74 34479.50
1998/02/28 30195.55 36783.18
1998/03/31 31070.47 38676.79
1998/04/30 30151.80 38461.06
1998/05/31 28325.42 37562.75
1998/06/30 28500.40 37682.53
1998/07/31 27570.80 35771.96
1998/08/31 21872.91 30741.91
1998/09/30 23414.95 32535.74
1998/10/31 24519.53 34642.88
1998/11/30 26433.41 35860.08
1998/12/31 27647.30 36950.04
1999/01/31 27716.76 36088.93
1999/02/28 26052.61 35295.24
1999/03/31 26041.13 35799.37
1999/04/30 29220.24 39190.13
1999/05/31 30528.61 39353.72
1999/06/30 32296.05 39802.42
1999/07/31 32043.56 38806.08
1999/08/31 31458.24 37464.88
1999/09/30 31561.53 35568.55
1999/10/31 30884.39 36618.02
1999/11/30 31228.70 35946.40
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 171749 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund - Institutional
Class on November 30, 1989. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999,
the value of the investment would have grown to $31,229 - a 212.29%
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 $35,946 - a 259.46% increase. Going forward, 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.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGES ARE 23.16%,
108.55%, 222.40%, AND 23.16%, 15.57%, 12.15%, RESPECTIVELY.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000(registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(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. For the 12 months that ended November 30, 1999, the fund's
Institutional Class shares returned 18.14%, outpacing the Russell
Midcap Value Index, which returned 0.24%. During the same period, the
capital appreciation funds average tracked by Lipper Inc. returned
36.51%.
Q. WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND'S SOUND PERFORMANCE RELATIVE
TO THE RUSSELL INDEX?
A. It was really a function of owning some cheap growth stocks that
appreciated in value due to either acquisitions or stronger earnings
growth. The story over the past 12 months was a tale of two markets.
On the upside, there was the high-profile technology market, in which
many stock prices doubled, tripled and, in some cases were up 10-fold
and beyond in just a matter of weeks. The rest of the market, however,
wasn't as fortunate, suffering as assets rushed out and were funnelled
into the technology sector. The broader market recoiled further under
the pressure of rising interest rates. Given this dichotomy, it's easy
to see why the value-oriented, virtually tech-free Russell index was
basically flat over the period. By remaining focused on stock picking,
as opposed to mirroring the index or the economy as a whole, I was
able to garner excess returns for the fund. The fund struggled to keep
pace with the Lipper capital appreciation funds average, a group that
includes very few value names and benefited from its high exposure to
many aggressive growth stocks during the period.
Q. HOW DID SOME OF YOUR OTHER STRATEGIES PLAY OUT FOR THE FUND DURING
THE PERIOD?
A. The fund's overweighted position in technology relative to the
index worked out very well. I would have added more, but there wasn't
a lot of value in expensive tech stocks. The fund's significant
underweighting in both utilities and finance also helped, as higher
interest rates grounded many of the stocks in these sectors.
Ordinarily, from a value standpoint, many of these same companies
present compelling investment opportunities. However, in a period like
the past 12 months, marked by high rates and a strong economy, owning
rate-sensitive financials and utilities was a difficult strategy to
follow. In addition, I felt many of these same stocks were still
expensive even after a period of significant underperformance. Our
overweighting in media and leisure lifted the fund, as many strong
companies in this arena, such as gaming concern WMS Industries, were
trading at extremely favorable levels.
Q. WHAT STOCKS CONTRIBUTED TO PERFORMANCE?
A. Case Corporation - one of the world's leading earth-moving
equipment manufacturers - rallied in response to the announcement of
its merger with New Holland. I sold off this position during the
period to lock in profits. Riding the robust growth in the cable and
wireless business, Cable Design Technology and AFC Cable added
appreciably to returns. The fund no longer held AFC Cable at the close
of the period, as the company was acquired by Tyco International.
Communications product manufacturer Performance Technologies - a good
example of one of the few value stocks I was able to find within
technology - was also a big winner for the fund.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DETRACTED?
A. Floorcovering franchiser Maxim Group was plagued by merger
integration problems. Restaurant operator Jack in the Box was a victim
of investor sentiment, suffering with the broader market despite
strengthening business fundamentals. Specialty retailer Wet Seal, Inc.
tumbled on weak sales numbers.
Q. HARRIS, WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. I continue to think that the value segment of the market offers a
number of excellent investment opportunities. I'm concerned about the
high level of speculation in the marketplace and its effects on the
overall market when sentiment begins to shift. I intend to keep a
close eye on interest rates for, if they peak, I foresee significant
opportunities for the fund in those areas previously underweighted by
the fund, such as interest-rate sensitive issues. If I can continue to
find the right names before they make the headlines, I have a strong
chance of staying a few steps ahead of the 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.
(checkmark)FUND FACTS
GOAL: seeks capital
appreciation
START DATE: December 31,
1983
SIZE: as of November 30,
1999, more than $516 million
MANAGER: Harris Leviton,
since 1996; joined Fidelity in
1986
HARRIS LEVITON ON VALUE
INVESTING IN A
GROWTH-DRIVEN MARKETPLACE:
"I expect that shareholders who
invest in this fund are somewhat
averse to risk to begin with, and are
not terribly comfortable with a
strategy that involves chasing
high-flying valuations. Much of the
unusually strong run-up in tech
stocks during the period was driven
by hype more than anything
fundamental. My decision to stay
the course in this unusually fragile
market environment actually helped,
as a whole new set of investment
opportunities in the shape of mid-cap
stocks emerged onto the scene. With
the rest of the market so neglected
and thrown off-kilter, many mid-cap
stocks made a compelling case for
themselves. In the past, you've
always been able to buy cheap
stocks, but they were typically
small-cap, illiquid issues. Recently,
however, I took advantage of the
unique opportunity to buy some good
larger-cap names - such as Hertz,
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. and
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. - that
were attractively priced relative to
their earnings growth.
"I see many of the popular tech
stocks as unsustainable bubbles, as
valuations run miles ahead of
company fundamentals. If you go
back to prior bubbles, such as the
biotechnology and even Internet
stocks of a few years ago, you'll see
that many of the big names dropped
off considerably from their highs. So,
the key for the value investor when
market sentiment does eventually
shift is to comb the debris, as there
assuredly will be a few gems left
behind."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Cable Design Technology Corp. 6.5 3.6
Midway Games, Inc. 5.6 2.5
Performance Technologies, Inc. 4.3 1.9
Jack in the Box, Inc. 4.2 0.0
WMS Industries, Inc. 4.2 4.6
Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. 3.1 1.7
USG Corp. 2.5 2.6
I-Stat Corp. 2.3 1.4
Cygnus, Inc. 2.0 1.8
Sega Enterprises 2.0 0.0
36.7 20.1
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
MEDIA & LEISURE 15.7 14.2
TECHNOLOGY 13.5 10.3
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 12.2 11.3
BASIC INDUSTRIES 11.9 12.1
DURABLES 11.3 10.3
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 99.6% Stocks 99.2%
Convertible Securities 0.7% Convertible Securities 0.6%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets (0.3)% A Net Other Assets 0.2%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 3.7% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 1.9%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 99.59999999999999 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 99.2
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.7000000000000001 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.6000000000000001
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 0.2
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A SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS AND NET OTHER ASSETS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE
PIE CHART.
PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENT.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 99.6%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.5%
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.5%
Herley Industries, Inc. 208,666 $ 2,830,033
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 11.9%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.3%
Associated Materials, Inc. 74,000 1,086,875
M.A. Hanna Co. 43,300 451,944
1,538,819
IRON & STEEL - 2.4%
Cold Metal Products, Inc. 96,400 337,400
Nucor Corp. 134,300 6,773,756
Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. 290,000 2,356,250
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (a) 189,900 2,611,125
12,078,531
METALS & MINING - 8.9%
Belden, Inc. 216,500 4,330,000
Brush Wellman, Inc. 137,500 2,234,375
Cable Design Technology Corp. 1,409,450 33,738,704
(a)
Commonwealth Industries, Inc. 439,700 5,661,138
45,964,217
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.3%
Mercer International, Inc. 407,900 1,708,081
(SBI)
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 61,289,648
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
10.6%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 6.1%
American Standard Companies, 260,000 10,123,750
Inc. (a)
Lennox International, Inc. 340,000 3,867,500
Rock of Ages Corp. Class A (a) 172,800 1,036,800
USG Corp. 257,700 12,788,363
York International Corp. 158,100 3,527,606
31,344,019
CONSTRUCTION - 4.5%
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a) 237,000 4,488,188
Butler Manufacturing Co. 47,000 1,007,563
Engle Homes, Inc. 202,200 2,161,013
Lennar Corp. 326,200 5,321,138
M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. 222,600 3,505,950
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
CONTINUED
CONSTRUCTION - CONTINUED
NCI Building Systems, Inc. (a) 51,800 $ 861,175
U.S. Home Corp. (a) 230,800 5,943,100
23,288,127
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 54,632,146
ESTATE
DURABLES - 11.3%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
2.3%
American Axle & Manufacturing 190,000 2,446,250
Holdings, Inc.
Navistar International Corp. 190,000 7,065,625
(a)
Sonic Automotive, Inc. (a) 252,500 2,272,500
11,784,375
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.5%
CompX International, Inc. 125,300 2,294,556
Class A (a)
Mikasa, Inc. 51,800 563,325
2,857,881
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.6%
Fossil, Inc. (a) 60,000 1,260,000
Movado Group, Inc. 87,500 2,078,125
3,338,125
HOME FURNISHINGS - 2.0%
Bassett Furniture Industries, 234,300 3,734,156
Inc.
Furniture Brands 20,000 390,000
International, Inc. (a)
Heilig-Meyers Co. 135,600 491,550
Maxim Group, Inc. (a)(b) 999,400 5,621,625
10,237,331
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 5.9%
Galey & Lord, Inc. (a) 115,800 289,500
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (a) 222,900 5,948,644
Maxwell Shoe, Inc. Class A 879,600 7,806,450
(a)(b)
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) 300,000 7,481,250
Quaker Fabric Corp. (a) 95,000 323,594
Shaw Industries, Inc. 540,000 8,471,250
30,320,688
TOTAL DURABLES 58,538,400
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - 3.5%
ENERGY SERVICES - 3.5%
McDermott International, Inc. 260,000 $ 2,226,250
Santa Fe International Corp. 455,800 10,397,938
Smith International, Inc. (a) 141,200 5,630,350
18,254,538
FINANCE - 0.8%
INSURANCE - 0.8%
UICI (a) 30,000 735,000
Xl Capital Ltd. 61,600 3,141,600
3,876,600
HEALTH - 10.3%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 5.5%
Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. 3,520,100 15,840,450
(a)(b)
Natrol, Inc. (a) 95,000 748,125
Nature's Sunshine Products, 47,500 400,781
Inc.
NBTY, Inc. (a) 140,000 1,369,375
Sepracor, Inc. (a) 67,400 6,546,225
Twinlab Corp. (a) 210,000 2,047,500
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 40,000 1,487,500
(a)
28,439,956
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 4.8%
Cygnus, Inc. (a) 1,061,650 10,550,147
I-Stat Corp. (a)(b) 866,500 11,643,594
Oakley, Inc. (a) 445,700 2,674,200
24,867,941
TOTAL HEALTH 53,307,897
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 2.0%
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.9%
Columbus McKinnon Corp. 221,900 2,302,213
Hardinge, Inc. 17,500 236,250
Milacron, Inc. 327,200 4,764,850
TB Wood's Corp. 259,300 2,479,556
9,782,869
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.1%
Waste Management, Inc. 40,000 $ 650,000
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 10,432,869
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 15.7%
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.2%
Hollywood Entertainment Corp. 60,000 847,500
(a)
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 3.9%
Hasbro, Inc. 435,000 9,379,688
Sega Enterprises 300,000 10,527,348
19,907,036
LODGING & GAMING - 4.8%
Mirage Resorts, Inc. (a) 253,100 3,242,844
WMS Industries, Inc. (a)(b) 1,890,100 21,499,888
24,742,732
RESTAURANTS - 6.8%
CKE Restaurants, Inc. 481,600 3,100,300
Jack in the Box, Inc. (a) 1,037,700 21,856,556
Morton's Restaurant Group, 424,800 6,345,450
Inc. (a)(b)
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. (a) 171,300 4,036,256
35,338,562
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 80,835,830
NONDURABLES - 2.1%
AGRICULTURE - 0.7%
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool:
Class B (non-vtg.) 478,300 2,594,873
Class B (non-vtg.) (c) 158,000 857,182
3,452,055
FOODS - 1.4%
Aurora Foods, Inc. (a) 291,900 2,627,100
Corn Products International, 68,400 2,146,050
Inc.
Vlasic Foods International, 321,400 2,490,850
Inc. (a)
7,264,000
TOTAL NONDURABLES 10,716,055
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 12.2%
APPAREL STORES - 2.8%
Big Dog Holdings, Inc. (b) 1,011,600 $ 7,207,650
Claire's Stores, Inc. 21,100 457,606
Wet Seal, Inc. Class A (a) 501,300 6,830,213
14,495,469
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
5.4%
Ames Department Stores, Inc. 170,000 4,515,625
(a)
Consolidated Stores Corp. (a) 419,900 6,613,425
Freds, Inc. Class A (b) 761,375 9,897,875
Shopko Stores, Inc. (a) 193,200 4,383,225
Stein Mart, Inc. (a) 382,300 2,317,694
27,727,844
GROCERY STORES - 1.4%
Kroger Co. (a) 30,000 639,375
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (a) 165,600 6,510,150
7,149,525
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 2.6%
Borders Group, Inc. (a) 450,000 6,975,000
Cameron Ashley Building 120,000 960,000
Products, Inc. (a)
Electronics Boutique Holding 105,000 2,264,063
Corp. (a)
Sunglass Hut International, 55,000 673,750
Inc. (a)
Toys 'R' Us, Inc. (a) 157,300 2,752,750
13,625,563
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 62,998,401
SERVICES - 1.3%
LEASING & RENTAL - 0.5%
Avis Rent A Car, Inc. (a) 10,000 191,250
Hertz Corp. Class A 59,500 2,517,594
2,708,844
PRINTING - 0.1%
Schawk, Inc. Class A 29,900 254,150
SERVICES - 0.7%
CDI Corp. (a) 34,700 841,475
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
SERVICES - CONTINUED
SERVICES - CONTINUED
H&R Block, Inc. 1,200 $ 51,600
Service Corp. International 380,000 2,873,750
3,766,825
TOTAL SERVICES 6,729,819
TECHNOLOGY - 13.1%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.7%
Andrew Corp. (a) 86,300 1,202,806
Tollgrade Communications, 88,900 2,505,869
Inc. (a)
3,708,675
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 7.5%
Activision, Inc. (a) 330,000 4,955,156
GT Interactive Software Corp. 823,700 1,698,881
(a)
Interplay Entertainment Corp. 770,000 1,443,750
(a)
Midway Games, Inc. (a) 1,345,359 29,093,388
The 3DO Co. (a) 176,500 1,671,234
38,862,409
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 4.6%
Ciprico, Inc. (a) 115,200 1,476,000
Performance Technologies, 1,091,450 22,101,863
Inc. (a)(b)
23,577,863
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.0%
Beckman Coulter, Inc. 1,000 47,750
ELECTRONICS - 0.3%
Richardson Electronics Ltd. 238,000 1,576,750
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 67,773,447
TRANSPORTATION - 3.9%
RAILROADS - 3.8%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 299,100 8,673,900
Corp.
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class 139,400 1,646,663
A (a)
Trinity Industries, Inc. 295,500 8,643,375
Union Pacific Corp. 10,000 470,625
19,434,563
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TRANSPORTATION - CONTINUED
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.1%
SPACEHAB, Inc. (a) 90,000 $ 438,750
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 19,873,313
UTILITIES - 0.4%
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.4%
Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. 55,600 893,075
CMS Energy Corp. 10,000 332,500
Illinova Corp. 28,400 912,350
2,137,925
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 514,226,921
(Cost $540,897,025)
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CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.7%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
TECHNOLOGY - 0.4%
ELECTRONICS - 0.4%
Richardson Electronics Ltd.:
7.25% 12/15/06 B3 $ 404,000 303,000
8.25% 6/15/06 B3 1,978,000 1,542,840
1,845,840
TRANSPORTATION - 0.3%
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.3%
SPACEHAB, Inc. 8% 10/15/07 (c) - 2,500,000 1,750,000
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS 3,595,840
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CASH EQUIVALENTS - 3.8%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 19,455,600 $ 19,455,600
5.69% (Cost $19,455,600) (d)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 537,278,361
104.1%
(Cost $564,913,055)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (4.1)% (21,198,150)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 516,080,211
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 $2,607,182 or 0.5% of net assets.
(d) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate
cost of investment securities for income
tax purposes was $565,090,140. Net unrealized depreciation aggregated
$27,811,779, of which $90,734,494 related to appreciated investment
securities and $118,546,273 related to depreciated investment
securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $52,999,000 as a capital gain
dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 537,278,361
value (cost $564,913,055) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 5,358,269
sold
Receivable for fund shares 223,503
sold
Dividends receivable 138,514
Interest receivable 115,568
Other receivables 106,353
TOTAL ASSETS 543,220,568
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian bank $ 1,042,171
Payable for investments 5,004,583
purchased
Payable for fund shares 1,118,781
redeemed
Accrued management fee 148,121
Distribution fees payable 241,824
Other payables and accrued 129,277
expenses
Collateral on securities 19,455,600
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 27,140,357
NET ASSETS $ 516,080,211
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 393,443,169
Accumulated undistributed net 150,274,352
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation (27,637,310)
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 516,080,211
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $26.76
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($7,882,883 (divided by)
294,546 shares)
Maximum offering price per $28.39
share (100/94.25 of $26.76)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $27.13
redemption price per share
($393,433,958 (divided by)
14,499,225 shares)
Maximum offering price per $28.11
share (100/96.50 of $27.13)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $26.36
offering price per share
($91,945,368 (divided by)
3,487,991 shares) A
INITIAL CLASS: NET ASSET $27.74
VALUE, offering price and
redemption price per share
($18,780,945 (divided by)
677,110 shares)
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $27.21
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($4,037,057 (divided
by) 148,367 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 3,123,075
Dividends (including $214,367
received from affiliated
issuers)
Interest 492,985
Security lending 67,301
TOTAL INCOME 3,683,361
EXPENSES
Management fee Basic fee $ 3,163,911
Performance adjustment (1,270,220)
Transfer agent fees 1,230,694
Distribution fees 3,056,120
Accounting and security 245,221
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 2,508
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 26,934
Registration fees 100,404
Audit 38,767
Legal 119,502
Interest 30,379
Reports to shareholders 19,402
Miscellaneous 1,589
Total expenses before 6,765,211
reductions
Expense reductions (99,333) 6,665,878
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (2,982,517)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 153,443,657
(including realized gain
(loss) of $3,447,924 on
sales of investments in
affiliated issuers)
Foreign currency transactions (14,034) 153,429,623
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (63,938,806)
Assets and liabilities in (4,284) (63,943,090)
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 89,486,533
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 86,504,016
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (2,982,517) $ (3,813,374)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 153,429,623 39,859,599
Change in net unrealized (63,943,090) (66,249,832)
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 86,504,016 (30,203,607)
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (27,598,905) (55,555,575)
from net realized gains
Share transactions - net (115,529,434) (9,889,615)
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) (56,624,323) (95,648,797)
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 572,704,534 668,353,331
End of period $ 516,080,211 $ 572,704,534
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.10) (.14) (.13) .08
Net realized and unrealized 4.15 (1.09) 6.00 1.26
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.05 (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 $ 26.76 $ 23.89 $ 27.51 $ 22.51
TOTAL RETURN B, C 17.62% (4.45)% 26.96% 5.80%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 7,883 $ 4,613 $ 2,309 $ 638
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.10% 1.24% G 1.49% A, G .99% A, D
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.08% H 1.23% H 1.47% A, H .97% A, H
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.40)% (.59)% (.59)% A 1.00% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 60% 64% 61% A 151%
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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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 J 1996 I 1995 I 1994 H 1994 G
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 24.23 $ 27.78 $ 22.69 $ 24.88 $ 18.70 $ 19.96 $ 22.52
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) (.12) D (.13) D (.07) D .17 D .39 .10 D .39 D
Net realized and unrealized 4.20 (1.10) 6.03 .18 6.73 (.75) (.81)
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.08 (1.23) 5.96 .35 7.12 (.65) (.42)
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - - (.19) (.39) (.35) (.43)
From net realized gain (1.18) (2.32) (.87) (2.35) (.55) (.26) (1.71)
Total distributions (1.18) (2.32) (.87) (2.54) (.94) (.61) (2.14)
Net asset value, end of period $ 27.13 $ 24.23 $ 27.78 $ 22.69 $ 24.88 $ 18.70 $ 19.96
TOTAL RETURN B, C 17.49% (4.40)% 27.15% 1.53% 38.16% (3.26)% (2.24)%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 393,434 $ 443,578 $ 529,043 $ 560,645 $ 619,993 $ 375,691 $ 385,349
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.18% 1.16% 1.24% A 1.28% 1.61% 1.73% A, E 1.85%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.16% F 1.15% F 1.23% A, F 1.27% F 1.61% 1.73% A 1.84% F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.48)% (.53)% (.29)% A .70% 1.90% 2.03% A 1.89%
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 60% 64% 61% A 151% 142% 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
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 J 1996 I 1995 I 1994 H 1994 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 23.69 $ 27.23 $ 22.36 $ 24.56 $ 18.57 $ 19.98 $ 19.65
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) (.26) D (.27) D (.18) D .04 D .38 .06 D .05 D
Net realized and unrealized 4.11 (1.07) 5.92 .18 6.54 (.74) .28
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.85 (1.34) 5.74 .22 6.92 (.68) .33
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - - (.07) (.38) (.47) -
From net realized gain (1.18) (2.20) (.87) (2.35) (.55) (.26) -
Total distributions (1.18) (2.20) (.87) (2.42) (.93) (.73) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 26.36 $ 23.69 $ 27.23 $ 22.36 $ 24.56 $ 18.57 $ 19.98
TOTAL RETURN B, C 16.89% (4.94)% 26.55% 1.00% 37.35% (3.41)% 1.68%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 91,945 $ 101,234 $ 109,646 $ 98,535 $ 87,566 $ 17,090 $ 8,824
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.72% 1.71% 1.78% A 1.80% 2.11% 2.58%A 2.63%A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.70% G 1.70% G 1.77% A, G 1.79%G 2.10%G 2.53%A, G 2.63%A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.02)% (1.07)% (.84)% A .18% 1.40% 1.22%A 1.11%A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 60% 64% 61%A 151% 142% 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
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INITIAL CLASS
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 J 1996 I 1995 I 1994 H 1994 G
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 24.61 $ 28.19 $ 22.90 $ 25.10 $ 18.86 $ 20.23 $ 22.72
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) .02 D (.02) D .04 D .28 D .50 .13 D .54 D
Net realized and unrealized 4.29 (1.12) 6.12 .19 6.79 (.74) (.81)
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.31 (1.14) 6.16 .47 7.29 (.61) (.27)
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - E - (.32) (.50) (.50) (.51)
From net realized gain (1.18) (2.44) E (.87) (2.35) (.55) (.26) (1.71)
Total distributions (1.18) (2.44) (.87) (2.67) (1.05) (.76) (2.22)
Net asset value, end of period $ 27.74 $ 24.61 $ 28.19 $ 22.90 $ 25.10 $ 18.86 $ 20.23
TOTAL RETURN B, C 18.18% (3.98)% 27.79% 2.00% 38.75% (3.02)% (1.51)%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 18,781 $ 18,471 $ 21,792 $ 20,406 $ 23,428 $ 17,583 $ 18,850
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .63% .70% .77% A .82% 1.04% 1.14% A 1.15%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .61% F .69% F .76% A, F .81% F 1.03% F 1.11% A, F 1.14% F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .06% (.06)% .18% A 1.16% 2.47% 2.65% A 2.60%
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 60% 64% 61% A 151% 142% 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
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 YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30 H THREE MONTHS
ENDED DECEMBER 31 I YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31 J ELEVEN
MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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) .01 D (.05) D (.05) D .29 D .55
Net realized and unrealized 4.21 (1.10) 5.98 .17 3.00
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.22 (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 period $ 27.21 $ 24.17 $ 27.63 $ 22.57 $ 24.80
TOTAL RETURN B, C 18.14% (4.12)% 27.16% 1.99% 15.96%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 4,037 $ 4,808 $ 5,564 $ 41,832 $ 20,429
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .65% .85% 1.06% A .78% .97% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .63% F .84% F 1.05% A, F .76% F .96% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .05% (.20)% (.21)% A 1.21% 2.55% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 60% 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 November 30, 1999
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund (formerly Fidelity 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. The following summarizes the significant accounting
policies of the fund:
SECURITY VALUATION. Securities for which exchange quotations are
readily available are valued at the last sale price, or if no sale
price, at the closing bid price. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities (including restricted securities) for which
exchange quotations are not readily available (and in certain cases
debt securities which trade on an exchange) are valued primarily using
dealer-supplied valuations or at their fair value. Short-term
securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which
quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost or
original cost plus accrued interest, both of which approximate current
value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end.
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense
payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange
rate on the respective dates of the transactions.
Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions
represent net gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign
currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference
between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S.
dollar amount actually received, and gains and losses between trade
and settlement date on purchases and sales of securities. The effects
of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in
securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or
loss on investment securities.
INCOME TAXES. As a qualified regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, the fund is not subject to
income taxes to the extent that it distributes substantially all of
its taxable income for its fiscal year. The schedule of investments
includes information regarding income taxes under the caption "Income
Tax Information."
INVESTMENT INCOME. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date, except certain dividends from foreign securities where the
ex-dividend date may have passed, are recorded as soon as the fund is
informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in
dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the
securities received. Interest income is accrued as earned. Investment
income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of
such taxes is uncertain.
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.
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.
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.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund(the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies and
other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Funds seek
preservation of capital, liquidity, and current income. Income
distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily and paid monthly
from net interest income. Income distributions earned by the fund are
recorded as either interest income or security lending income in the
accompanying financial statements.
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
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 $326,993,414 and $457,809,129, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly basic fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate
plus a fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net
assets of the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a
series of rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all
the mutual funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .2167% to
.5200% for the period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In
the event that these rates were lower than the contractual rates in
effect during the period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates,
as they resulted in the same or a lower management fee. The basic fee
is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of
(plus/minus).20% of the fund's average net assets over the performance
period) based on the 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 annual rate of .35% of average net assets after
the performance adjustment. Effective July 1, 1999, the fund's
performance adjustment will be phased out over an 18 month period.
During the phase out period the performance adjustment can decrease,
but not increase, the management fee owed by the fund.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Board of 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 $ 12,567 $ 47
CLASS T 2,102,754 47,996
CLASS B 940,799 706,651
$ 3,056,120 $ 754,694
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
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
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 is 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 $ 60,131 $ 15,219
CLASS T 100,062 27,794
CLASS B 310,833 310,833*
$ 471,026 $ 353,846
* 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 $ 19,585 .39
CLASS T 924,947 .22
CLASS B 243,082 .26
INITIAL CLASS 33,017 .18
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 10,063 .20
$ 1,230,694
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. FSC, maintains the fund's
accounting records and administers the security lending program. The
security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending
transactions. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net
assets for the month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $59,622 for the
period.
5. INTERFUND LENDING PROGRAM.
The fund participated in the interfund lending program as a borrower.
The average daily loan balance during the period for which loans were
outstanding amounted to $6,874,857. The weighted average interest rate
was 5.15%. Interest expense includes $13,764 paid under the interfund
lending program.
6. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $17,104,519. The fund received cash collateral of
$19,455,600 which was invested in cash equivalents.
7. 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 $2,622,341. The weighted average
interest rate was 5.18%. Interest expense includes $16,615 paid under
the bank borrowing program.
8. 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 $99,080 under this arrangement.
In addition, through an arrangement with each class' transfer agent,
credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to
reduce a portion of expenses. During the period, the Institutional
Class' transfer agent fees were reduced by $253 under its transfer
agent arrangement.
9. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
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YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 222,049 $ 203,594
Class T 21,323,385 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 $ 27,598,905 $ 55,555,575
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10. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1999 1998
CLASS A Shares sold 189,244 149,962 $ 4,980,595 $ 3,743,916
Reinvestment of distributions 9,198 8,353 219,449 200,346
Shares redeemed (97,013) (49,135) (2,391,263) (1,208,504)
Net increase (decrease) 101,429 109,180 $ 2,808,781 $ 2,735,758
CLASS T Shares sold 7,021,436 4,972,644 $ 184,171,697 $ 126,364,372
Reinvestment of distributions 765,934 1,556,391 18,545,471 37,826,161
Shares redeemed (11,595,790) (7,262,586) (298,993,825) (182,732,848)
Net increase (decrease) (3,808,420) (733,551) $ (96,276,657) $ (18,542,315)
CLASS B Shares sold 490,766 933,371 $ 12,463,120 $ 23,549,084
Reinvestment of distributions 193,943 346,309 4,585,887 8,275,545
Shares redeemed (1,469,616) (1,032,851) (35,592,100) (25,089,860)
Net increase (decrease) (784,907) 246,829 $ (18,543,093) $ 6,734,769
INITIAL CLASS Shares sold 2,550 2,933 $ 67,252 $ 75,101
Reinvestment of distributions 31,786 68,311 782,724 1,679,237
Shares redeemed (107,664) (93,899) (2,722,193) (2,355,583)
Net increase (decrease) (73,328) (22,655) $ (1,872,217) $ (601,245)
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 227,449 220,720 $ 5,865,023 $ 5,783,275
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 7,153 11,710 172,793 283,206
Shares redeemed (285,143) (234,866) (7,684,064) (6,283,063)
Net increase (decrease) (50,541) (2,436) $ (1,646,248) $ (216,582)
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11. 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. 2,306,591 - - 15,840,450
Big Dog Holdings, Inc. - - 101,160 7,207,650
Freds, Inc. Class A 1,992,627 - 113,207 9,897,875
Harveys Casino Resorts - 6,582,078 - -
I-Stat Corp. 288,738 - - 11,643,594
Maxim Group, Inc. - - - 5,621,625
Maxwell Shoe, Inc. Class A 781,342 - - 7,806,450
Morton's Restaurant Group, - - - 6,345,450
Inc.
Performance Technologies, Inc. 733,850 504,604 - 22,101,863
Reno Air, Inc. - 2,835,000 - -
Silicon Gaming, Inc. - 3,222,531 - -
WMS Industries, Inc. 770,608 27,802 - 21,499,888
TOTALS $ 6,873,756 $ 14,998,835 $ 214,367 $ 107,964,845
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments of Fidelity Advisor Value
Strategies Fund as of November 30, 1999, and the related statements of
operations , changes in net assets and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the year ended November 30, 1998, and the financial highlights for
each of the years in the six-year period ended November 30, 1998 were
audited by other auditors whose report, dated January 13, 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 November 30, 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 Value Strategies Fund at November 30, 1999, the
results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and its
financial highlights for the year then ended in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund voted
to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record
date, the following distributions derived from capital gains realized
from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net
investment income:
PAY DATE RECORD DATE DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
Institutional Class 12/20/99 12/17/99 - $5.48
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.31
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
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
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
Ned C. Lautenbach
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Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
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FIDELITY(REGISTERED TRADEMARK)
VALUE STRATEGIES FUND
(INITIAL CLASS OF FIDELITY ADVISOR
VALUE STRATEGIES FUND)
(FORMERLY FIDELITY
STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FUND)
ANNUAL REPORT
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
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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 18 Statements of assets and
liabilities, operations, and
changes in net assets, as
well as financial highlights.
NOTES 27 Notes to the financial
statements.
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 37 The auditors' opinion.
DISTRIBUTIONS 38
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
DEAR SHAREHOLDER:
U.S. equity indexes once again dominated the financial headlines, led
by the NASDAQ's 15 record highs in 21 November sessions. Meanwhile,
the Standard & Poor's 500SM posted two record closings and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average crept above the 11,000 mark for the first
time since mid-September. However, another Federal Reserve Board
interest rate hike and continued inflation concerns drove down the
price of the benchmark 30-year Treasury.
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 VALUE STRATEGIES FUND
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. Total returns do not
include the effect of the 3.50% sales load which was eliminated as of
September 30, 1998. 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
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY VALUE STRATEGIES - 18.18% 107.33% 214.35%
INITIAL CL
Russell Midcap Value 0.24% 125.59% 259.46%
S&P 500 (registered trademark) 20.90% 236.51% 415.33%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% 172.31% 308.99%
Average
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS show Initial Class' performance in percentage
terms over a set period - in this case, one year, five years or 10
years. For example, if you had invested $1,000 in a fund that had a 5%
return over the past year, the value of your investment would be
$1,050. You can compare Initial 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 Initial 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 one year
average represents a peer group of 275 mutual funds. These benchmarks
reflect reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any, and
exclude the effect of sales charges. Lipper has created new comparison
categories that group funds according to portfolio characteristics and
capitalization. These averages are listed on page 5 of this report.*
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
PERIODS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, PAST 1 YEAR PAST 5 YEARS PAST 10 YEARS
1999
FIDELITY VALUE STRATEGIES - 18.18% 15.70% 12.14%
INITIAL CL
Russell Midcap Value 0.24% 17.67% 13.65%
S&P 500 20.90% 27.47% 17.82%
Capital Appreciation Funds 36.51% 20.11% 13.68%
Average
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS take Initial Class' cumulative return and
show you what would have happened if Initial 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
Value Strategies Init CL Russell Midcap Value
00014 RS013
1989/11/30 10000.00 10000.00
1989/12/31 10304.49 10118.84
1990/01/31 9635.84 9400.65
1990/02/28 9692.86 9588.95
1990/03/31 9703.22 9699.75
1990/04/30 9309.29 9170.45
1990/05/31 9615.11 9913.31
1990/06/30 9708.41 9701.48
1990/07/31 9744.69 9427.06
1990/08/31 9070.85 8470.64
1990/09/30 9003.47 7805.84
1990/10/31 9003.47 7490.10
1990/11/30 9402.59 8154.31
1990/12/31 9624.98 8491.88
1991/01/31 9945.45 9022.33
1991/02/28 10537.50 9742.81
1991/03/31 10874.27 10067.74
1991/04/30 11026.35 10243.99
1991/05/31 11422.87 10706.70
1991/06/30 11069.81 10279.58
1991/07/31 11406.57 10774.44
1991/08/31 11656.43 11087.32
1991/09/30 11705.32 10988.58
1991/10/31 11477.19 11199.84
1991/11/30 11205.60 10674.55
1991/12/31 11905.19 11711.92
1992/01/31 11930.80 12013.32
1992/02/29 12167.76 12461.68
1992/03/31 11866.76 12272.23
1992/04/30 12097.31 12585.68
1992/05/31 12494.36 12702.22
1992/06/30 12500.77 12604.05
1992/07/31 12885.01 13109.25
1992/08/31 12673.68 12726.33
1992/09/30 12628.85 12980.65
1992/10/31 12731.31 13251.62
1992/11/30 13275.66 13810.21
1992/12/31 13509.37 14251.11
1993/01/31 13763.47 14611.63
1993/02/28 14158.73 14927.38
1993/03/31 14610.45 15445.78
1993/04/30 14328.12 15173.66
1993/05/31 14673.97 15515.82
1993/06/30 14808.08 15838.45
1993/07/31 15132.76 16012.40
1993/08/31 16085.61 16558.36
1993/09/30 16036.20 16515.30
1993/10/31 16551.45 16328.15
1993/11/30 15859.75 15950.40
1993/12/31 16356.07 16477.41
1994/01/31 16512.21 16957.35
1994/02/28 15942.29 16655.95
1994/03/31 15341.13 16010.68
1994/04/30 15466.05 16246.63
1994/05/31 15512.89 16267.29
1994/06/30 15512.89 15968.20
1994/07/31 15903.25 16606.58
1994/08/31 16004.75 17223.15
1994/09/30 15793.95 16684.65
1994/10/31 15637.81 16669.73
1994/11/30 15161.57 15934.32
1994/12/31 15317.08 16126.64
1995/01/31 15983.04 16581.89
1995/02/28 16405.36 17418.91
1995/03/31 16559.67 17746.14
1995/04/30 16925.13 18121.59
1995/05/31 17379.94 18850.11
1995/06/30 18297.66 19284.69
1995/07/31 18931.14 19956.94
1995/08/31 19475.27 20347.90
1995/09/30 20157.48 20814.63
1995/10/31 20084.38 20408.75
1995/11/30 20636.64 21524.77
1995/12/31 21251.79 21760.15
1996/01/31 21277.19 22289.45
1996/02/29 20857.93 22501.29
1996/03/31 20169.27 22976.06
1996/04/30 20702.98 23171.25
1996/05/31 21322.78 23392.27
1996/06/30 21305.57 23417.53
1996/07/31 19850.76 22303.81
1996/08/31 20608.29 23238.99
1996/09/30 21322.78 24092.08
1996/10/31 20952.62 24726.45
1996/11/30 21701.55 26278.20
1996/12/31 21677.38 26168.55
1997/01/31 22510.39 26990.64
1997/02/28 22218.83 27447.95
1997/03/31 20803.75 26614.24
1997/04/30 20921.67 27285.43
1997/05/31 23653.57 28893.83
1997/06/30 24547.83 29966.35
1997/07/31 25677.93 32191.29
1997/08/31 26100.49 31815.27
1997/09/30 29019.11 33788.49
1997/10/31 27692.47 32761.44
1997/11/30 27702.29 33866.94
1997/12/31 27484.16 35162.65
1998/01/31 27711.70 34479.50
1998/02/28 30348.85 36783.18
1998/03/31 31235.10 38676.79
1998/04/30 30316.43 38461.06
1998/05/31 28500.68 37562.75
1998/06/30 28684.42 37682.53
1998/07/31 27744.12 35771.96
1998/08/31 22015.89 30741.91
1998/09/30 23550.62 32535.74
1998/10/31 24674.65 34642.88
1998/11/30 26598.47 35860.08
1998/12/31 27819.55 36950.04
1999/01/31 27888.03 36088.93
1999/02/28 26222.22 35295.24
1999/03/31 26199.56 35799.37
1999/04/30 29406.51 39190.13
1999/05/31 30721.02 39353.72
1999/06/30 32500.15 39802.42
1999/07/31 32250.84 38806.08
1999/08/31 31650.25 37464.88
1999/09/30 31774.90 35568.55
1999/10/31 31083.65 36618.02
1999/11/30 31434.94 35946.40
IMATRL PRASUN SHR__CHT 19991130 19991214 171915 R00000000000123
$10,000 OVER 10 YEARS: Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was
invested in Fidelity Value Strategies Fund - Initial Class on November
30, 1989. As the chart shows, by November 30, 1999, the value of the
investment would have grown to $31,435 - a 214.35% 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 $35,946 - a 259.46% increase. Going forward, 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.
(checkmark)UNDERSTANDING
PERFORMANCE
How a fund did yesterday is
no guarantee of how it will do
tomorrow. The stock market,
for example, has a history of
long-term growth and
short-term volatility. In turn, the
share price and return of a
fund that invests in stocks will
vary. That means if you sell
your shares during a market
downturn, you might lose
money. But if you can ride out
the market's ups and downs,
you may have a gain.
* THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGE REFLECTS THE PERFORMANCE
(EXCLUDING SALES CHARGES) OF MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR PORTFOLIO
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPITALIZATION. AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999, THE ONE
YEAR, FIVE YEAR, AND 10 YEAR CUMULATIVE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS FOR THE LIPPER SMALL-CAP CORE FUNDS AVERAGES ARE 23.16%,
108.55%, 222.40%, AND 23.16%, 15.57%, 12.15%, RESPECTIVELY.
FUND TALK: THE MANAGER'S OVERVIEW
MARKET RECAP
Over the past year, the technology
sector turned the challenge for
equity market leadership into a
one-horse race, crossing the wire
uncontested while other segments of
the market struggled just to get out
of the gate. For the 12-month
period ending November 30, 1999,
the Standard & Poor's 500 Index -
a market-capitalization-weighted
index of 500 widely held U.S. stocks
- - returned 20.90%. The Dow Jones
Industrial Average - an index of 30
blue-chip stocks - posted a 21.20%
return during the period. Small-cap
stocks also rode the tech wave, as
the Russell 2000(registered trademark) Index - helped
by its healthy 26% weighting in the
sector - returned 15.67% for the
12 months ending November 30,
1999. Spurring the technology
industry on in large part was the
Internet and all of its inherent cost
and productivity efficiencies. Even
the Federal Reserve Board had
trouble reining in the sector and its
influence on the vigorous U.S.
economy. The Fed's three
interest-rate hikes over the final six
months of the period - typically an
effective harness on the
performance of hot growth stocks
- - had little effect on technology's
momentum. Witness the tech-heavy
NASDAQ Index, which returned
71.64% during the 12-month
period, and which set a record high
in 71% of the trading sessions - or,
15 out of 21 days - during
November.
(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. For the 12 months that ended November 30, 1999, the fund's Initial
Class shares returned 18.18%, outpacing the Russell Midcap Value
Index, which returned 0.24%. During the same period, the capital
appreciation funds average tracked by Lipper Inc. returned 36.51%.
Q. WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUND'S SOUND PERFORMANCE RELATIVE
TO THE RUSSELL INDEX?
A. It was really a function of owning some cheap growth stocks that
appreciated in value due to either acquisitions or stronger earnings
growth. The story over the past 12 months was a tale of two markets.
On the upside, there was the high-profile technology market, in which
many stock prices doubled, tripled and, in some cases were up 10-fold
and beyond in just a matter of weeks. The rest of the market, however,
wasn't as fortunate, suffering as assets rushed out and were funnelled
into the technology sector. The broader market recoiled further under
the pressure of rising interest rates. Given this dichotomy, it's easy
to see why the value-oriented, virtually tech-free Russell index was
basically flat over the period. By remaining focused on stock picking,
as opposed to mirroring the index or the economy as a whole, I was
able to garner excess returns for the fund. The fund struggled to keep
pace with the Lipper capital appreciation funds average, a group that
includes very few value names and benefited from its high exposure to
many aggressive growth stocks during the period.
Q. HOW DID SOME OF YOUR OTHER STRATEGIES PLAY OUT FOR THE FUND DURING
THE PERIOD?
A. The fund's overweighted position in technology relative to the
index worked out very well. I would have added more, but there wasn't
a lot of value in expensive tech stocks. The fund's significant
underweighting in both utilities and finance also helped, as higher
interest rates grounded many of the stocks in these sectors.
Ordinarily, from a value standpoint, many of these same companies
present compelling investment opportunities. However, in a period like
the past 12 months, marked by high rates and a strong economy, owning
rate-sensitive financials and utilities was a difficult strategy to
follow. In addition, I felt many of these same stocks were still
expensive even after a period of significant underperformance. Our
overweighting in media and leisure lifted the fund, as many strong
companies in this arena, such as gaming concern WMS Industries, were
trading at extremely favorable levels.
Q. WHAT STOCKS CONTRIBUTED TO PERFORMANCE?
A. Case Corporation - one of the world's leading earth-moving
equipment manufacturers - rallied in response to the announcement of
its merger with New Holland. I sold off this position during the
period to lock in profits. Riding the robust growth in the cable and
wireless business, Cable Design Technology and AFC Cable added
appreciably to returns. The fund no longer held AFC Cable at the close
of the period, as the company was acquired by Tyco International.
Communications product manufacturer Performance Technologies - a good
example of one of the few value stocks I was able to find within
technology - was also a big winner for the fund.
Q. WHICH STOCKS DETRACTED?
A. Floorcovering franchiser Maxim Group was plagued by merger
integration problems. Restaurant operator Jack in the Box was a victim
of investor sentiment, suffering with the broader market despite
strengthening business fundamentals. Specialty retailer Wet Seal, Inc.
tumbled on weak sales numbers.
Q. HARRIS, WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
A. I continue to think that the value segment of the market offers a
number of excellent investment opportunities. I'm concerned about the
high level of speculation in the marketplace and its effects on the
overall market when sentiment begins to shift. I intend to keep a
close eye on interest rates for, if they peak, I foresee significant
opportunities for the fund in those areas previously underweighted by
the fund, such as interest-rate sensitive issues. If I can continue to
find the right names before they make the headlines, I have a strong
chance of staying a few steps ahead of the 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.
(checkmark)FUND FACTS
GOAL: seeks capital
appreciation
START DATE: December 31,
1983
SIZE: as of November 30,
1999, more than $516 million
MANAGER: Harris Leviton,
since 1996; joined Fidelity in
1986
HARRIS LEVITON ON VALUE
INVESTING IN A
GROWTH-DRIVEN MARKETPLACE:
"I expect that shareholders who
invest in this fund are somewhat
averse to risk to begin with, and are
not terribly comfortable with a
strategy that involves chasing
high-flying valuations. Much of the
unusually strong run-up in tech
stocks during the period was driven
by hype more than anything
fundamental. My decision to stay
the course in this unusually fragile
market environment actually helped,
as a whole new set of investment
opportunities in the shape of mid-cap
stocks emerged onto the scene. With
the rest of the market so neglected
and thrown off-kilter, many mid-cap
stocks made a compelling case for
themselves. In the past, you've
always been able to buy cheap
stocks, but they were typically
small-cap, illiquid issues. Recently,
however, I took advantage of the
unique opportunity to buy some good
larger-cap names - such as Hertz,
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. and
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. - that
were attractively priced relative to
their earnings growth.
"I see many of the popular tech
stocks as unsustainable bubbles, as
valuations run miles ahead of
company fundamentals. If you go
back to prior bubbles, such as the
biotechnology and even Internet
stocks of a few years ago, you'll see
that many of the big names dropped
off considerably from their highs. So,
the key for the value investor when
market sentiment does eventually
shift is to comb the debris, as there
assuredly will be a few gems left
behind."
INVESTMENT CHANGES
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TOP TEN STOCKS AS OF NOVEMBER
30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
Cable Design Technology Corp. 6.5 3.6
Midway Games, Inc. 5.6 2.5
Performance Technologies, Inc. 4.3 1.9
Jack in the Box, Inc. 4.2 0.0
WMS Industries, Inc. 4.2 4.6
Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. 3.1 1.7
USG Corp. 2.5 2.6
I-Stat Corp. 2.3 1.4
Cygnus, Inc. 2.0 1.8
Sega Enterprises 2.0 0.0
36.7 20.1
TOP FIVE MARKET SECTORS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
% OF FUND'S NET ASSETS % OF FUND'S NET ASSETS 6
MONTHS AGO
MEDIA & LEISURE 15.7 14.2
TECHNOLOGY 13.5 10.3
RETAIL & WHOLESALE 12.2 11.3
BASIC INDUSTRIES 11.9 12.1
DURABLES 11.3 10.3
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ASSET ALLOCATION (% OF FUND'S
NET ASSETS)
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 * AS OF MAY 31, 1999 **
Stocks 99.6% Stocks 99.2%
Convertible Securities 0.7% Convertible Securities 0.6%
Short-Term Investments and Short-Term Investments and
Net Other Assets (0.3)% A Net Other Assets 0.2%
* FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 3.7% ** FOREIGN INVESTMENTS 1.9%
Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 99.59999999999999 Row: 1, Col: 1, Value: 99.2
Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 2, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 3, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.7000000000000001 Row: 1, Col: 4, Value: 0.6000000000000001
Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 5, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 6, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 7, Value: 0.0
Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 0.0 Row: 1, Col: 8, Value: 0.2
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A SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS AND NET OTHER ASSETS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE
PIE CHART.
PRIOR TO THIS REPORT, CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS WAS STATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENT.
INVESTMENTS NOVEMBER 30, 1999
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS - 99.6%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 0.5%
DEFENSE ELECTRONICS - 0.5%
Herley Industries, Inc. 208,666 $ 2,830,033
BASIC INDUSTRIES - 11.9%
CHEMICALS & PLASTICS - 0.3%
Associated Materials, Inc. 74,000 1,086,875
M.A. Hanna Co. 43,300 451,944
1,538,819
IRON & STEEL - 2.4%
Cold Metal Products, Inc. 96,400 337,400
Nucor Corp. 134,300 6,773,756
Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. 290,000 2,356,250
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (a) 189,900 2,611,125
12,078,531
METALS & MINING - 8.9%
Belden, Inc. 216,500 4,330,000
Brush Wellman, Inc. 137,500 2,234,375
Cable Design Technology Corp. 1,409,450 33,738,704
(a)
Commonwealth Industries, Inc. 439,700 5,661,138
45,964,217
PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.3%
Mercer International, Inc. 407,900 1,708,081
(SBI)
TOTAL BASIC INDUSTRIES 61,289,648
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
10.6%
BUILDING MATERIALS - 6.1%
American Standard Companies, 260,000 10,123,750
Inc. (a)
Lennox International, Inc. 340,000 3,867,500
Rock of Ages Corp. Class A (a) 172,800 1,036,800
USG Corp. 257,700 12,788,363
York International Corp. 158,100 3,527,606
31,344,019
CONSTRUCTION - 4.5%
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a) 237,000 4,488,188
Butler Manufacturing Co. 47,000 1,007,563
Engle Homes, Inc. 202,200 2,161,013
Lennar Corp. 326,200 5,321,138
M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. 222,600 3,505,950
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE -
CONTINUED
CONSTRUCTION - CONTINUED
NCI Building Systems, Inc. (a) 51,800 $ 861,175
U.S. Home Corp. (a) 230,800 5,943,100
23,288,127
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION & REAL 54,632,146
ESTATE
DURABLES - 11.3%
AUTOS, TIRES, & ACCESSORIES -
2.3%
American Axle & Manufacturing 190,000 2,446,250
Holdings, Inc.
Navistar International Corp. 190,000 7,065,625
(a)
Sonic Automotive, Inc. (a) 252,500 2,272,500
11,784,375
CONSUMER DURABLES - 0.5%
CompX International, Inc. 125,300 2,294,556
Class A (a)
Mikasa, Inc. 51,800 563,325
2,857,881
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS - 0.6%
Fossil, Inc. (a) 60,000 1,260,000
Movado Group, Inc. 87,500 2,078,125
3,338,125
HOME FURNISHINGS - 2.0%
Bassett Furniture Industries, 234,300 3,734,156
Inc.
Furniture Brands 20,000 390,000
International, Inc. (a)
Heilig-Meyers Co. 135,600 491,550
Maxim Group, Inc. (a)(b) 999,400 5,621,625
10,237,331
TEXTILES & APPAREL - 5.9%
Galey & Lord, Inc. (a) 115,800 289,500
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (a) 222,900 5,948,644
Maxwell Shoe, Inc. Class A 879,600 7,806,450
(a)(b)
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) 300,000 7,481,250
Quaker Fabric Corp. (a) 95,000 323,594
Shaw Industries, Inc. 540,000 8,471,250
30,320,688
TOTAL DURABLES 58,538,400
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
ENERGY - 3.5%
ENERGY SERVICES - 3.5%
McDermott International, Inc. 260,000 $ 2,226,250
Santa Fe International Corp. 455,800 10,397,938
Smith International, Inc. (a) 141,200 5,630,350
18,254,538
FINANCE - 0.8%
INSURANCE - 0.8%
UICI (a) 30,000 735,000
Xl Capital Ltd. 61,600 3,141,600
3,876,600
HEALTH - 10.3%
DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS - 5.5%
Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. 3,520,100 15,840,450
(a)(b)
Natrol, Inc. (a) 95,000 748,125
Nature's Sunshine Products, 47,500 400,781
Inc.
NBTY, Inc. (a) 140,000 1,369,375
Sepracor, Inc. (a) 67,400 6,546,225
Twinlab Corp. (a) 210,000 2,047,500
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 40,000 1,487,500
(a)
28,439,956
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
- - 4.8%
Cygnus, Inc. (a) 1,061,650 10,550,147
I-Stat Corp. (a)(b) 866,500 11,643,594
Oakley, Inc. (a) 445,700 2,674,200
24,867,941
TOTAL HEALTH 53,307,897
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 2.0%
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - 1.9%
Columbus McKinnon Corp. 221,900 2,302,213
Hardinge, Inc. 17,500 236,250
Milacron, Inc. 327,200 4,764,850
TB Wood's Corp. 259,300 2,479,556
9,782,869
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY &
EQUIPMENT - CONTINUED
POLLUTION CONTROL - 0.1%
Waste Management, Inc. 40,000 $ 650,000
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & 10,432,869
EQUIPMENT
MEDIA & LEISURE - 15.7%
ENTERTAINMENT - 0.2%
Hollywood Entertainment Corp. 60,000 847,500
(a)
LEISURE DURABLES & TOYS - 3.9%
Hasbro, Inc. 435,000 9,379,688
Sega Enterprises 300,000 10,527,348
19,907,036
LODGING & GAMING - 4.8%
Mirage Resorts, Inc. (a) 253,100 3,242,844
WMS Industries, Inc. (a)(b) 1,890,100 21,499,888
24,742,732
RESTAURANTS - 6.8%
CKE Restaurants, Inc. 481,600 3,100,300
Jack in the Box, Inc. (a) 1,037,700 21,856,556
Morton's Restaurant Group, 424,800 6,345,450
Inc. (a)(b)
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. (a) 171,300 4,036,256
35,338,562
TOTAL MEDIA & LEISURE 80,835,830
NONDURABLES - 2.1%
AGRICULTURE - 0.7%
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool:
Class B (non-vtg.) 478,300 2,594,873
Class B (non-vtg.) (c) 158,000 857,182
3,452,055
FOODS - 1.4%
Aurora Foods, Inc. (a) 291,900 2,627,100
Corn Products International, 68,400 2,146,050
Inc.
Vlasic Foods International, 321,400 2,490,850
Inc. (a)
7,264,000
TOTAL NONDURABLES 10,716,055
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
RETAIL & WHOLESALE - 12.2%
APPAREL STORES - 2.8%
Big Dog Holdings, Inc. (b) 1,011,600 $ 7,207,650
Claire's Stores, Inc. 21,100 457,606
Wet Seal, Inc. Class A (a) 501,300 6,830,213
14,495,469
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES -
5.4%
Ames Department Stores, Inc. 170,000 4,515,625
(a)
Consolidated Stores Corp. (a) 419,900 6,613,425
Freds, Inc. Class A (b) 761,375 9,897,875
Shopko Stores, Inc. (a) 193,200 4,383,225
Stein Mart, Inc. (a) 382,300 2,317,694
27,727,844
GROCERY STORES - 1.4%
Kroger Co. (a) 30,000 639,375
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (a) 165,600 6,510,150
7,149,525
RETAIL & WHOLESALE,
MISCELLANEOUS - 2.6%
Borders Group, Inc. (a) 450,000 6,975,000
Cameron Ashley Building 120,000 960,000
Products, Inc. (a)
Electronics Boutique Holding 105,000 2,264,063
Corp. (a)
Sunglass Hut International, 55,000 673,750
Inc. (a)
Toys 'R' Us, Inc. (a) 157,300 2,752,750
13,625,563
TOTAL RETAIL & WHOLESALE 62,998,401
SERVICES - 1.3%
LEASING & RENTAL - 0.5%
Avis Rent A Car, Inc. (a) 10,000 191,250
Hertz Corp. Class A 59,500 2,517,594
2,708,844
PRINTING - 0.1%
Schawk, Inc. Class A 29,900 254,150
SERVICES - 0.7%
CDI Corp. (a) 34,700 841,475
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
SERVICES - CONTINUED
SERVICES - CONTINUED
H&R Block, Inc. 1,200 $ 51,600
Service Corp. International 380,000 2,873,750
3,766,825
TOTAL SERVICES 6,729,819
TECHNOLOGY - 13.1%
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 0.7%
Andrew Corp. (a) 86,300 1,202,806
Tollgrade Communications, 88,900 2,505,869
Inc. (a)
3,708,675
COMPUTER SERVICES & SOFTWARE
- - 7.5%
Activision, Inc. (a) 330,000 4,955,156
GT Interactive Software Corp. 823,700 1,698,881
(a)
Interplay Entertainment Corp. 770,000 1,443,750
(a)
Midway Games, Inc. (a) 1,345,359 29,093,388
The 3DO Co. (a) 176,500 1,671,234
38,862,409
COMPUTERS & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
- - 4.6%
Ciprico, Inc. (a) 115,200 1,476,000
Performance Technologies, 1,091,450 22,101,863
Inc. (a)(b)
23,577,863
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS - 0.0%
Beckman Coulter, Inc. 1,000 47,750
ELECTRONICS - 0.3%
Richardson Electronics Ltd. 238,000 1,576,750
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY 67,773,447
TRANSPORTATION - 3.9%
RAILROADS - 3.8%
Burlington Northern Santa Fe 299,100 8,673,900
Corp.
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class 139,400 1,646,663
A (a)
Trinity Industries, Inc. 295,500 8,643,375
Union Pacific Corp. 10,000 470,625
19,434,563
COMMON STOCKS - CONTINUED
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
TRANSPORTATION - CONTINUED
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.1%
SPACEHAB, Inc. (a) 90,000 $ 438,750
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 19,873,313
UTILITIES - 0.4%
ELECTRIC UTILITY - 0.4%
Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. 55,600 893,075
CMS Energy Corp. 10,000 332,500
Illinova Corp. 28,400 912,350
2,137,925
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS 514,226,921
(Cost $540,897,025)
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CONVERTIBLE BONDS - 0.7%
MOODY'S RATINGS (UNAUDITED) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
TECHNOLOGY - 0.4%
ELECTRONICS - 0.4%
Richardson Electronics Ltd.:
7.25% 12/15/06 B3 $ 404,000 303,000
8.25% 6/15/06 B3 1,978,000 1,542,840
1,845,840
TRANSPORTATION - 0.3%
TRUCKING & FREIGHT - 0.3%
SPACEHAB, Inc. 8% 10/15/07 (c) - 2,500,000 1,750,000
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS 3,595,840
(Cost $4,560,430)
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CASH EQUIVALENTS - 3.8%
SHARES VALUE (NOTE 1)
Central Cash Collateral Fund, 19,455,600 $ 19,455,600
5.69% (Cost $19,455,600) (d)
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 537,278,361
104.1%
(Cost $564,913,055)
NET OTHER ASSETS - (4.1)% (21,198,150)
NET ASSETS - 100% $ 516,080,211
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 $2,607,182 or 0.5% of net assets.
(d) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at
period end.
INCOME TAX INFORMATION
At November 30, 1999, the aggregate
cost of investment securities for income
tax purposes was $565,090,140. Net unrealized depreciation aggregated
$27,811,779, of which $90,734,494 related to appreciated investment
securities and $118,546,273 related to depreciated investment
securities.
The fund hereby designates approximately $52,999,000 as a capital gain
dividend for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
ASSETS
Investment in securities, at $ 537,278,361
value (cost $564,913,055) -
See accompanying schedule
Receivable for investments 5,358,269
sold
Receivable for fund shares 223,503
sold
Dividends receivable 138,514
Interest receivable 115,568
Other receivables 106,353
TOTAL ASSETS 543,220,568
LIABILITIES
Payable to custodian bank $ 1,042,171
Payable for investments 5,004,583
purchased
Payable for fund shares 1,118,781
redeemed
Accrued management fee 148,121
Distribution fees payable 241,824
Other payables and accrued 129,277
expenses
Collateral on securities 19,455,600
loaned, at value
TOTAL LIABILITIES 27,140,357
NET ASSETS $ 516,080,211
Net Assets consist of:
Paid in capital $ 393,443,169
Accumulated undistributed net 150,274,352
realized gain (loss) on
investments and foreign
currency transactions
Net unrealized appreciation (27,637,310)
(depreciation) on
investments and assets and
liabilities in foreign
currencies
NET ASSETS $ 516,080,211
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - CONTINUED
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM $26.76
OFFERING PRICE CLASS A: NET
ASSET VALUE and redemption
price per share
($7,882,883 (divided by)
294,546 shares)
Maximum offering price per $28.39
share (100/94.25 of $26.76)
CLASS T: NET ASSET VALUE and $27.13
redemption price per share
($393,433,958 (divided by)
14,499,225 shares)
Maximum offering price per $28.11
share (100/96.50 of $27.13)
CLASS B: NET ASSET VALUE and $26.36
offering price per share
($91,945,368 (divided by)
3,487,991 shares) A
INITIAL CLASS: NET ASSET $27.74
VALUE, offering price and
redemption price per share
($18,780,945 (divided by)
677,110 shares)
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS: NET $27.21
ASSET VALUE, offering price
and redemption price per
share ($4,037,057 (divided
by) 148,367 shares)
REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE IS EQUAL TO NET ASSET VALUE LESS ANY
APPLICABLE CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999
INVESTMENT INCOME $ 3,123,075
Dividends (including $214,367
received from affiliated
issuers)
Interest 492,985
Security lending 67,301
TOTAL INCOME 3,683,361
EXPENSES
Management fee Basic fee $ 3,163,911
Performance adjustment (1,270,220)
Transfer agent fees 1,230,694
Distribution fees 3,056,120
Accounting and security 245,221
lending fees
Non-interested trustees' 2,508
compensation
Custodian fees and expenses 26,934
Registration fees 100,404
Audit 38,767
Legal 119,502
Interest 30,379
Reports to shareholders 19,402
Miscellaneous 1,589
Total expenses before 6,765,211
reductions
Expense reductions (99,333) 6,665,878
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (2,982,517)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS)
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investment securities 153,443,657
(including realized gain
(loss) of $3,447,924 on
sales of investments in
affiliated issuers)
Foreign currency transactions (14,034) 153,429,623
Change in net unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on:
Investment securities (63,938,806)
Assets and liabilities in (4,284) (63,943,090)
foreign currencies
NET GAIN (LOSS) 89,486,533
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN $ 86,504,016
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS
Operations Net investment $ (2,982,517) $ (3,813,374)
income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) 153,429,623 39,859,599
Change in net unrealized (63,943,090) (66,249,832)
appreciation (depreciation)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN 86,504,016 (30,203,607)
NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS
Distributions to shareholders (27,598,905) (55,555,575)
from net realized gains
Share transactions - net (115,529,434) (9,889,615)
increase (decrease)
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) (56,624,323) (95,648,797)
IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 572,704,534 668,353,331
End of period $ 516,080,211 $ 572,704,534
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS A
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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 (.10) (.14) (.13) .08
Net realized and unrealized 4.15 (1.09) 6.00 1.26
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.05 (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 $ 26.76 $ 23.89 $ 27.51 $ 22.51
TOTAL RETURN B, C 17.62% (4.45)% 26.96% 5.80%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 7,883 $ 4,613 $ 2,309 $ 638
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.10% 1.24% G 1.49% A, G .99% A, D
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.08% H 1.23% H 1.47% A, H .97% A, H
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.40)% (.59)% (.59)% A 1.00% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 60% 64% 61% A 151%
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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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS T
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 J 1996 I 1995 I 1994 H 1994 G
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 24.23 $ 27.78 $ 22.69 $ 24.88 $ 18.70 $ 19.96 $ 22.52
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) (.12) D (.13) D (.07) D .17 D .39 .10 D .39 D
Net realized and unrealized 4.20 (1.10) 6.03 .18 6.73 (.75) (.81)
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.08 (1.23) 5.96 .35 7.12 (.65) (.42)
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - - (.19) (.39) (.35) (.43)
From net realized gain (1.18) (2.32) (.87) (2.35) (.55) (.26) (1.71)
Total distributions (1.18) (2.32) (.87) (2.54) (.94) (.61) (2.14)
Net asset value, end of period $ 27.13 $ 24.23 $ 27.78 $ 22.69 $ 24.88 $ 18.70 $ 19.96
TOTAL RETURN B, C 17.49% (4.40)% 27.15% 1.53% 38.16% (3.26)% (2.24)%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 393,434 $ 443,578 $ 529,043 $ 560,645 $ 619,993 $ 375,691 $ 385,349
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.18% 1.16% 1.24% A 1.28% 1.61% 1.73% A, E 1.85%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.16% F 1.15% F 1.23% A, F 1.27% F 1.61% 1.73% A 1.84% F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (.48)% (.53)% (.29)% A .70% 1.90% 2.03% A 1.89%
income (loss) to average
net assets
Portfolio turnover 60% 64% 61% A 151% 142% 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
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 YEAR
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30 H THREE
MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31 I
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 J
ELEVEN MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER
30
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - CLASS B
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 J 1996 I 1995 I 1994 H 1994 E
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 23.69 $ 27.23 $ 22.36 $ 24.56 $ 18.57 $ 19.98 $ 19.65
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) (.26) D (.27) D (.18) D .04 D .38 .06 D .05 D
Net realized and unrealized 4.11 (1.07) 5.92 .18 6.54 (.74) .28
gain (loss)
Total from investment 3.85 (1.34) 5.74 .22 6.92 (.68) .33
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - - (.07) (.38) (.47) -
From net realized gain (1.18) (2.20) (.87) (2.35) (.55) (.26) -
Total distributions (1.18) (2.20) (.87) (2.42) (.93) (.73) -
Net asset value, end of period $ 26.36 $ 23.69 $ 27.23 $ 22.36 $ 24.56 $ 18.57 $ 19.98
TOTAL RETURN B, C 16.89% (4.94)% 26.55% 1.00% 37.35% (3.41)% 1.68%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 91,945 $ 101,234 $ 109,646 $ 98,535 $ 87,566 $ 17,090 $ 8,824
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average 1.72% 1.71% 1.78% A 1.80% 2.11% 2.58%A 2.63%A, F
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average 1.70% G 1.70% G 1.77% A, G 1.79%G 2.10%G 2.53%A, G 2.63%A
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment (1.02)% (1.07)% (.84)% A .18% 1.40% 1.22%A 1.11%A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 60% 64% 61%A 151% 142% 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
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INITIAL CLASS
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 1998 1997 J 1996 I 1995 I 1994 H 1994 G
SELECTED PER-SHARE DATA
Net asset value, beginning of $ 24.61 $ 28.19 $ 22.90 $ 25.10 $ 18.86 $ 20.23 $ 22.72
period
Income from Investment
Operations
Net investment income (loss) .02 D (.02) D .04 D .28 D .50 .13 D .54 D
Net realized and unrealized 4.29 (1.12) 6.12 .19 6.79 (.74) (.81)
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.31 (1.14) 6.16 .47 7.29 (.61) (.27)
operations
Less Distributions
From net investment income - - E - (.32) (.50) (.50) (.51)
From net realized gain (1.18) (2.44) E (.87) (2.35) (.55) (.26) (1.71)
Total distributions (1.18) (2.44) (.87) (2.67) (1.05) (.76) (2.22)
Net asset value, end of period $ 27.74 $ 24.61 $ 28.19 $ 22.90 $ 25.10 $ 18.86 $ 20.23
TOTAL RETURN B, C 18.18% (3.98)% 27.79% 2.00% 38.75% (3.02)% (1.51)%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 18,781 $ 18,471 $ 21,792 $ 20,406 $ 23,428 $ 17,583 $ 18,850
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .63% .70% .77% A .82% 1.04% 1.14% A 1.15%
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .61% F .69% F .76% A, F .81% F 1.03% F 1.11% A, F 1.14% F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .06% (.06)% .18% A 1.16% 2.47% 2.65% A 2.60%
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 60% 64% 61% A 151% 142% 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
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 YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30 H THREE MONTHS
ENDED DECEMBER 31 I YEAR
ENDED DECEMBER 31 J ELEVEN
MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
YEARS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 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) .01 D (.05) D (.05) D .29 D .55
Net realized and unrealized 4.21 (1.10) 5.98 .17 3.00
gain (loss)
Total from investment 4.22 (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 period $ 27.21 $ 24.17 $ 27.63 $ 22.57 $ 24.80
TOTAL RETURN B, C 18.14% (4.12)% 27.16% 1.99% 15.96%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Net assets, end of period $ 4,037 $ 4,808 $ 5,564 $ 41,832 $ 20,429
(000 omitted)
Ratio of expenses to average .65% .85% 1.06% A .78% .97% A
net assets
Ratio of expenses to average .63% F .84% F 1.05% A, F .76% F .96% A, F
net assets after expense
reductions
Ratio of net investment .05% (.20)% (.21)% A 1.21% 2.55% A
income (loss) to average net
assets
Portfolio turnover 60% 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 November 30, 1999
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund (formerly Fidelity 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. The following summarizes the significant accounting
policies of the fund:
SECURITY VALUATION. Securities for which exchange quotations are
readily available are valued at the last sale price, or if no sale
price, at the closing bid price. Foreign securities are valued based
on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are
normally traded. If trading or events occurring in other markets after
the close of the principal market in which foreign securities are
traded, and before the close of the business of the fund, are expected
to materially affect the value of those securities, then they are
valued at their fair value taking this trading or these events into
account. Fair value is determined in good faith under consistently
applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. Securities (including restricted securities) for which
exchange quotations are not readily available (and in certain cases
debt securities which trade on an exchange) are valued primarily using
dealer-supplied valuations or at their fair value. Short-term
securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which
quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost or
original cost plus accrued interest, both of which approximate current
value.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The accounting records of the fund are
maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S.
dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at period end.
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - CONTINUED
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION - CONTINUED
Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense
payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange
rate on the respective dates of the transactions.
Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions
represent net gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign
currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, the difference
between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S.
dollar amount actually received, and gains and losses between trade
and settlement date on purchases and sales of securities. The effects
of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in
securities are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or
loss on investment securities.
INCOME TAXES. As a qualified regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, the fund is not subject to
income taxes to the extent that it distributes substantially all of
its taxable income for its fiscal year. The schedule of investments
includes information regarding income taxes under the caption "Income
Tax Information."
INVESTMENT INCOME. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend
date, except certain dividends from foreign securities where the
ex-dividend date may have passed, are recorded as soon as the fund is
informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in
dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the
securities received. Interest income is accrued as earned. Investment
income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of
such taxes is uncertain.
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.
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.
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.
CENTRAL CASH FUNDS. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC,
the fund may invest in the Taxable Central Cash Fund and the Central
Cash Collateral Fund(the Cash Funds) managed by Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR. The Cash Funds are
open-end money market funds available only to investment companies and
other accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Cash Funds seek
preservation of capital, liquidity, and current income. Income
distributions from the Cash Funds are declared daily and paid monthly
from net interest income. Income distributions earned by the fund are
recorded as either interest income or security lending income in the
accompanying financial statements.
2. OPERATING POLICIES - CONTINUED
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 $326,993,414 and $457,809,129, respectively.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.
MANAGEMENT FEE. As the fund's investment adviser, FMR receives a
monthly basic fee that is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate
plus a fixed individual fund fee rate applied to the average net
assets of the fund. The group fee rate is the weighted average of a
series of rates and is based on the monthly average net assets of all
the mutual funds advised by FMR. The rates ranged from .2167% to
.5200% for the period. The annual individual fund fee rate is .30%. In
the event that these rates were lower than the contractual rates in
effect during the period, FMR voluntarily implemented the above rates,
as they resulted in the same or a lower management fee. The basic fee
is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of
(plus/minus).20% of the fund's average net assets over the performance
period) based on the 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 annual rate of .35% of average net assets after
the performance adjustment. Effective July 1, 1999, the fund's
performance adjustment will be phased out over an 18 month period.
During the phase out period the performance adjustment can decrease,
but not increase, the management fee owed by the fund.
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the
1940 Act, the Board of 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 $ 12,567 $ 47
CLASS T 2,102,754 47,996
CLASS B 940,799 706,651
$ 3,056,120 $ 754,694
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
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
SALES LOAD - CONTINUED
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 is 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 $ 60,131 $ 15,219
CLASS T 100,062 27,794
CLASS B 310,833 310,833*
$ 471,026 $ 353,846
* 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 $ 19,585 .39
CLASS T 924,947 .22
CLASS B 243,082 .26
INITIAL CLASS 33,017 .18
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS 10,063 .20
$ 1,230,694
4. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES - CONTINUED
ACCOUNTING AND SECURITY LENDING FEES. FSC, maintains the fund's
accounting records and administers the security lending program. The
security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending
transactions. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net
assets for the month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
BROKERAGE COMMISSIONS. The fund placed a portion of its portfolio
transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of FMR. The
commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $59,622 for the
period.
5. INTERFUND LENDING PROGRAM.
The fund participated in the interfund lending program as a borrower.
The average daily loan balance during the period for which loans were
outstanding amounted to $6,874,857. The weighted average interest rate
was 5.15%. Interest expense includes $13,764 paid under the interfund
lending program.
6. SECURITY LENDING.
The fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn
additional income. The fund receives collateral in the form of U.S.
Treasury obligations, letters of credit, and/or cash against the
loaned securities, and maintains collateral in an amount not less than
100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of
the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at
the close of business of the fund and any additional required
collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. If the
borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned
because of insolvency or other reasons, the fund could experience
delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining
access to the collateral. At period end, the value of the securities
loaned amounted to $17,104,519. The fund received cash collateral of
$19,455,600 which was invested in cash equivalents.
7. 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 $2,622,341. The weighted average
interest rate was 5.18%. Interest expense includes $16,615 paid under
the bank borrowing program.
8. 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 $99,080 under this arrangement.
In addition, through an arrangement with each class' transfer agent,
credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to
reduce a portion of expenses. During the period, the Institutional
Class' transfer agent fees were reduced by $253 under its transfer
agent arrangement.
9. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
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YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999 YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998
FROM NET REALIZED GAIN
Class A $ 222,049 $ 203,594
Class T 21,323,385 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 $ 27,598,905 $ 55,555,575
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10. SHARE TRANSACTIONS.
Transactions for each class of shares for the periods are as follows:
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SHARES DOLLARS
YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED
NOVEMBER 30,
1999 1998 1999 1998
CLASS A Shares sold 189,244 149,962 $ 4,980,595 $ 3,743,916
Reinvestment of distributions 9,198 8,353 219,449 200,346
Shares redeemed (97,013) (49,135) (2,391,263) (1,208,504)
Net increase (decrease) 101,429 109,180 $ 2,808,781 $ 2,735,758
CLASS T Shares sold 7,021,436 4,972,644 $ 184,171,697 $ 126,364,372
Reinvestment of distributions 765,934 1,556,391 18,545,471 37,826,161
Shares redeemed (11,595,790) (7,262,586) (298,993,825) (182,732,848)
Net increase (decrease) (3,808,420) (733,551) $ (96,276,657) $ (18,542,315)
CLASS B Shares sold 490,766 933,371 $ 12,463,120 $ 23,549,084
Reinvestment of distributions 193,943 346,309 4,585,887 8,275,545
Shares redeemed (1,469,616) (1,032,851) (35,592,100) (25,089,860)
Net increase (decrease) (784,907) 246,829 $ (18,543,093) $ 6,734,769
INITIAL CLASS Shares sold 2,550 2,933 $ 67,252 $ 75,101
Reinvestment of distributions 31,786 68,311 782,724 1,679,237
Shares redeemed (107,664) (93,899) (2,722,193) (2,355,583)
Net increase (decrease) (73,328) (22,655) $ (1,872,217) $ (601,245)
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS Shares 227,449 220,720 $ 5,865,023 $ 5,783,275
sold
Reinvestment of distributions 7,153 11,710 172,793 283,206
Shares redeemed (285,143) (234,866) (7,684,064) (6,283,063)
Net increase (decrease) (50,541) (2,436) $ (1,646,248) $ (216,582)
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11. 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. 2,306,591 - - 15,840,450
Big Dog Holdings, Inc. - - 101,160 7,207,650
Freds, Inc. Class A 1,992,627 - 113,207 9,897,875
Harveys Casino Resorts - 6,582,078 - -
I-Stat Corp. 288,738 - - 11,643,594
Maxim Group, Inc. - - - 5,621,625
Maxwell Shoe, Inc. Class A 781,342 - - 7,806,450
Morton's Restaurant Group, - - - 6,345,450
Inc.
Performance Technologies, Inc. 733,850 504,604 - 22,101,863
Reno Air, Inc. - 2,835,000 - -
Silicon Gaming, Inc. - 3,222,531 - -
WMS Industries, Inc. 770,608 27,802 - 21,499,888
TOTALS $ 6,873,756 $ 14,998,835 $ 214,367 $ 107,964,845
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series I and Shareholders of
Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities,
including the portfolio of investments of Fidelity Advisor Value
Strategies Fund as of November 30, 1999, and the related statements of
operations , changes in net assets and financial highlights for the
year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights
are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial
highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets
for the year ended November 30, 1998, and the financial highlights for
each of the years in the six-year period ended November 30, 1998 were
audited by other auditors whose report, dated January 13, 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 November 30, 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 Value Strategies Fund at November 30, 1999, the
results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and its
financial highlights for the year then ended in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2000
DISTRIBUTIONS
The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund voted
to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business on record
date, the following distributions derived from capital gains realized
from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net
investment income:
PAY DATE RECORD DATE DIVIDENDS CAPITAL GAINS
Initial Class 12/20/99 12/17/99 $.02 $5.48
1/10/00 1/7/00 - $.31
The fund hereby designates 100% of the long-term capital gain
dividends distributed during the fiscal year as 20%-rate capital gain
dividends.
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Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
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Inc., London, England
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(Far East) Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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