FIDELITY (LOGO) INVESTMENTS(registered trademark) FMR Corp.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston MA 02109-3614
617-563-7000
April 24, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: File Room
Re: Fidelity Institutional Trust (the trust):
Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Portfolio and Fidelity U.S. Equity
Index Portfolio (the portfolios)
File Nos. (33-15983) and (811-5251)
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Transmitted herewith pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of
1933 is certification that the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional
Information with respect to the above referenced portfolios do not differ
from those filed in the most recent post-effective amendment, which was
filed electronically.
Very truly yours,
/s/Arthur S. Loring
Arthur S. Loring
Secretary