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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES



Investment Company Act file number   811-03855



Fidelity Advisor Series VIII

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



245 Summer St., Boston, Massachusetts 02210

 (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip code)



Margaret Carey, Secretary

245 Summer St.

Boston, Massachusetts  02210

(Name and address of agent for service)





Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

617-563-7000





Date of fiscal year end:

October 31





Date of reporting period:

October 31, 2023







Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders







Fidelity Advisor® Global Equity Income Fund
 
 
Annual Report
October 31, 2023

Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

Distributions

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

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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.
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For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.institutional.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The hypothetical investment and the average annual total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
Periods ended October 31, 2023
 
Past 1
year
Past 5
years
Past 10
years
Class A  (incl. 5.75% sales charge)  
-1.31%
7.02%
6.44%
Class M  (incl. 3.50% sales charge)  
0.75%
7.25%
6.42%
Class C  
(incl. contingent deferred sales charge)
 
2.94%
7.49%
6.43%
Class I
4.96%
8.57%
7.34%
Class Z
5.09%
8.72%
7.42%
 
 
Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years and past ten years total return figures are 1%, 0% and 0%, respectively.
The initial offering of Class Z shares took place on October 2, 2018. Returns prior to October 2, 2018, are those of Class I.
 $10,000 Over 10 Years
 
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Global Equity Income Fund - Class A, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2013, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid.
 
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index performed over the same period.
 
Market Recap:
Global equities gained 10.91% for the 12 months ending October 31, 2023, according to the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index, as global economic expansion and a slowing in the pace of inflation in some markets provided a favorable backdrop for risk assets. After returning -18.07% in 2022, the index's upturn has been largely driven by a narrow set of companies in the information technology and communication services sectors, in part due to excitement for generative artificial intelligence applications. The index gained 18.36% year to date through July, including gains in June (+5.83%) and July (+3.68%). The rally for international equities sputtered for the next three months (-9.54%) amid a stalling pattern in disinflationary trends, heightened global recession and geopolitical risks, soaring yields on longer-term U.S. government bonds, and particularly weak economic conditions in the eurozone and China. Even still, the three-month decline left global stocks up 7.07% year to date through October. For the full 12 months, nearly all regions advanced, with Europe ex U.K. (+18%) and Japan (+17%) leading, whereas Canada (-0.38%) lagged by the widest margin, while the U.S. middled (+10%). All but three of 11 sectors advanced, with information technology (+29%) and communication services (+27%) leading. Conversely, the real estate sector (-3%) lagged most, followed by health care and utilities (-1% each).
Comments from Portfolio Manager Ramona Persaud:
For the fiscal year, the fund's share classes (excluding sales charges, if applicable) gained about 4% to 5%, versus 10.91% for the benchmark MSCI All Country World Index (Net MA). From a regional standpoint, stock selection in the United States and picks and an overweight in Europe ex the U.K. detracted from the fund's performance versus the benchmark. By sector, security selection was the primary detractor, especially within communication services. Security selection in financials, primarily within the banks industry, also hurt. Stock selection in information technology, primarily within the semiconductors & semiconductor equipment industry, also hampered the fund's result. Also detracting from our result were stock picking and an overweight in consumer staples. Not owning Nvidia, a benchmark component that gained approximately 202%, was the largest individual relative detractor. A second notable relative detractor this period was avoiding Meta Platforms, a benchmark component that gained roughly 223%. In contrast, from a regional standpoint, picks in Canada and an underweight in Asia Pacific ex Japan contributed to the fund's performance versus the benchmark. By sector, the biggest contributor to performance versus the benchmark was security selection in industrials, primarily within the capital goods industry. An underweight in financials, primarily within the financial services industry, also boosted relative performance. Also helping our relative result was stock picking in consumer discretionary. The top individual relative contributor was an overweight in Eli Lilly (+55%). Eli Lilly was one of our biggest holdings. The second-largest relative contributor was an overweight in General Electric (+81%). Notable changes in positioning include higher allocations to the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors.
 
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report 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.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Apple, Inc.  (United States of America, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals)
5.5
 
Microsoft Corp.  (United States of America, Software)
5.3
 
Eli Lilly & Co.  (United States of America, Pharmaceuticals)
2.7
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  (United States of America, Health Care Providers & Services)
2.2
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.  (Taiwan, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)
2.0
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  (United States of America, Banks)
2.0
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.  (United States of America, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)
1.8
 
Linde PLC  (United States of America, Chemicals)
1.8
 
Accenture PLC Class A (United States of America, IT Services)
1.7
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.  (United States of America, Communications Equipment)
1.5
 
 
26.5
 
 
Market Sectors (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Information Technology
21.8
 
Health Care
13.8
 
Financials
12.2
 
Consumer Staples
11.4
 
Industrials
9.6
 
Consumer Discretionary
9.1
 
Communication Services
5.9
 
Energy
5.2
 
Materials
5.2
 
Utilities
3.9
 
Real Estate
1.1
 
 
Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets)
Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets)
 
*    Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities). 
Percentages are adjusted for the effect of derivatives, if applicable.
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Common Stocks - 99.2%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Belgium - 0.7%
 
 
 
KBC Group NV
 
8,395
461,015
UCB SA
 
2,201
160,832
TOTAL BELGIUM
 
 
621,847
Brazil - 0.9%
 
 
 
Equatorial Energia SA
 
137,420
861,303
Canada - 5.1%
 
 
 
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class A (multi-vtg.)
 
23,116
1,258,357
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
 
12,234
776,871
Constellation Software, Inc.
 
219
439,028
Constellation Software, Inc. warrants 8/22/28 (a)(b)
 
219
0
Imperial Oil Ltd.
 
12,119
690,654
Metro, Inc.
 
19,393
985,068
PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.
 
36,606
642,766
TOTAL CANADA
 
 
4,792,744
China - 1.9%
 
 
 
Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. (A Shares)
 
1,016
234,040
NXP Semiconductors NV
 
7,901
1,362,369
SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd.
 
111,487
171,735
TOTAL CHINA
 
 
1,768,144
Denmark - 0.4%
 
 
 
DSV A/S
 
2,776
414,014
Finland - 1.1%
 
 
 
Elisa Corp. (A Shares)
 
20,520
870,225
Neste OYJ
 
4,672
156,757
TOTAL FINLAND
 
 
1,026,982
France - 4.3%
 
 
 
Airbus Group NV
 
6,426
861,574
Capgemini SA
 
3,724
658,138
Edenred SA
 
16,675
886,425
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
 
1,905
1,363,848
VINCI SA
 
2,536
280,417
TOTAL FRANCE
 
 
4,050,402
Germany - 2.5%
 
 
 
Deutsche Telekom AG
 
33,588
728,983
Rheinmetall AG
 
3,980
1,138,719
Siemens AG
 
3,999
530,663
TOTAL GERMANY
 
 
2,398,365
Hong Kong - 0.8%
 
 
 
AIA Group Ltd.
 
74,907
650,478
HKBN Ltd.
 
271,997
94,225
TOTAL HONG KONG
 
 
744,703
Hungary - 0.3%
 
 
 
Richter Gedeon PLC
 
11,200
262,609
India - 0.3%
 
 
 
HDFC Bank Ltd. sponsored ADR
 
3,540
200,187
Redington (India) Ltd.
 
45,659
78,203
TOTAL INDIA
 
 
278,390
Japan - 6.6%
 
 
 
Capcom Co. Ltd.
 
11,594
373,203
Daiichikosho Co. Ltd.
 
35,847
529,871
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.
 
5,027
274,966
Hitachi Ltd.
 
9,310
590,130
Hoya Corp.
 
7,117
685,144
Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd.
 
22,843
476,343
Minebea Mitsumi, Inc.
 
19,198
301,011
Renesas Electronics Corp. (a)
 
37,669
494,806
Roland Corp.
 
10,695
309,235
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.
 
22,463
671,720
Sony Group Corp.
 
12,206
1,014,793
Toyota Motor Corp.
 
30,673
536,586
TOTAL JAPAN
 
 
6,257,808
Kenya - 0.1%
 
 
 
Safaricom Ltd.
 
1,435,064
118,675
Korea (South) - 1.2%
 
 
 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
 
22,181
1,102,420
Luxembourg - 0.1%
 
 
 
L'Occitane Ltd.
 
49,000
125,941
Sweden - 0.3%
 
 
 
HEXPOL AB (B Shares)
 
29,602
261,745
Switzerland - 0.5%
 
 
 
Sika AG
 
2,040
486,424
Taiwan - 2.0%
 
 
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
 
117,961
1,925,116
United Kingdom - 6.8%
 
 
 
AstraZeneca PLC sponsored ADR
 
21,094
1,333,774
B&M European Value Retail SA
 
103,032
662,218
BAE Systems PLC
 
68,895
926,388
Compass Group PLC
 
26,425
666,211
Diageo PLC
 
11,263
425,922
JD Sports Fashion PLC
 
233,953
362,557
London Stock Exchange Group PLC
 
4,200
423,759
RELX PLC (London Stock Exchange)
 
17,618
615,356
RS GROUP PLC
 
43,505
358,091
Starling Bank Ltd. Series D (a)(b)(c)
 
20,800
74,327
Unilever PLC
 
8,542
404,555
WH Smith PLC
 
15,592
219,835
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM
 
 
6,472,993
United States of America - 63.0%
 
 
 
Accenture PLC Class A
 
5,507
1,636,075
Albertsons Companies, Inc.
 
9,300
201,810
Amdocs Ltd.
 
11,396
913,503
Ameren Corp.
 
7,125
539,434
American Tower Corp.
 
2,196
391,305
Apple, Inc.
 
30,596
5,224,880
AT&T, Inc.
 
18,808
289,643
Ball Corp.
 
3,698
178,059
Bank of America Corp.
 
46,161
1,215,881
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a)
 
8,334
567,712
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
 
10,882
560,749
Capital One Financial Corp.
 
5,032
509,691
Chubb Ltd.
 
3,306
709,534
Cisco Systems, Inc.
 
26,803
1,397,240
Comcast Corp. Class A
 
19,523
806,105
Costco Wholesale Corp.
 
1,198
661,823
Crane Co.
 
2,421
235,636
Crane Nxt Co.
 
2,421
125,892
Crown Holdings, Inc.
 
6,704
540,342
Danaher Corp.
 
5,976
1,147,512
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)
 
7,225
802,625
Eli Lilly & Co.
 
4,608
2,552,509
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A
 
1,757
226,425
Experian PLC
 
21,315
645,351
Exxon Mobil Corp.
 
16,470
1,743,350
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
 
22,784
769,644
General Electric Co.
 
8,215
892,395
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
 
10,276
807,077
H&R Block, Inc.
 
13,225
542,886
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
 
12,509
918,786
Hess Corp.
 
4,193
605,469
Johnson Controls International PLC
 
5,906
289,512
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
 
13,732
1,909,572
Kenvue, Inc.
 
6,800
126,480
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.
 
16,737
507,633
Lamar Advertising Co. Class A
 
7,860
646,642
Linde PLC
 
4,477
1,710,930
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
 
2,696
513,777
M&T Bank Corp.
 
4,671
526,655
McDonald's Corp.
 
3,167
830,292
Merck & Co., Inc.
 
9,625
988,488
Microsoft Corp.
 
14,749
4,986,784
Mondelez International, Inc.
 
6,578
435,529
MSCI, Inc.
 
562
265,011
Nestle SA (Reg. S)
 
6,291
678,414
NextEra Energy, Inc.
 
10,089
588,189
PG&E Corp. (a)
 
10,827
176,480
Philip Morris International, Inc.
 
5,313
473,707
Phillips 66 Co.
 
1,943
221,638
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
 
8,354
956,282
Procter & Gamble Co.
 
7,284
1,092,819
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate)
 
5,412
1,394,725
Sanofi SA
 
11,670
1,059,709
Southern Co.
 
8,578
577,299
T-Mobile U.S., Inc.
 
9,024
1,298,193
Tapestry, Inc.
 
6,108
168,336
Target Corp.
 
1,969
218,146
The Coca-Cola Co.
 
12,885
727,874
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
 
5,229
875,544
TJX Companies, Inc.
 
14,825
1,305,638
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B
 
3,035
428,694
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
 
3,858
2,066,190
Valero Energy Corp.
 
1,558
197,866
Veralto Corp.
 
1,992
137,448
Verizon Communications, Inc.
 
10,023
352,108
Vistra Corp.
 
20,446
668,993
Walmart, Inc.
 
4,186
684,034
WEC Energy Group, Inc.
 
3,365
273,877
Wells Fargo & Co.
 
24,804
986,455
TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
 
 
59,705,306
Zambia - 0.3%
 
 
 
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
 
26,950
312,303
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
 (Cost $87,036,095)
 
 
 
93,988,234
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 2.0%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% (d)
 
 (Cost $1,880,612)
 
 
1,880,236
1,880,612
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 101.2%
 (Cost $88,916,707)
 
 
 
95,868,846
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (1.2)%  
(1,133,634)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
94,735,212
 
 
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Non-income producing
 
(b)
Level 3 security
 
(c)
Restricted securities (including private placements) - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues).  At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $74,327 or 0.1% of net assets.
 
(d)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
 
 
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:
Security
Acquisition Date
Acquisition Cost ($)
 
Starling Bank Ltd. Series D
6/18/21 - 4/05/22
40,298
 
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40%
3,668,251
56,098,391
57,886,030
247,268
-
-
1,880,612
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40%
-
3,405,254
3,405,254
3,091
-
-
-
0.0%
Total
3,668,251
59,503,645
61,291,284
250,359
-
-
1,880,612
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
 
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2023, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
 Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Equities:
 
 
 
 
Communication Services
5,461,231
3,734,949
1,726,282
-
Consumer Discretionary
8,496,212
4,605,539
3,890,673
-
Consumer Staples
10,838,914
8,970,042
1,868,872
-
Energy
5,035,371
5,035,371
-
-
Financials
11,569,602
10,421,038
1,074,237
74,327
Health Care
13,019,318
9,879,740
3,139,578
-
Industrials
9,293,477
4,539,860
4,753,617
-
Information Technology
20,619,420
16,085,771
4,533,649
-
Materials
4,931,167
4,259,447
671,720
-
Real Estate
1,037,947
1,037,947
-
-
Utilities
3,685,575
3,685,575
-
-
  Money Market Funds
1,880,612
1,880,612
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
95,868,846
74,135,891
21,658,628
74,327
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
October 31, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $87,036,095)
$
93,988,234
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $1,880,612)
1,880,612
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $88,916,707)
 
 
$
95,868,846
Foreign currency held at value (cost $55,209)
 
 
55,202
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
34,406
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
12,594
Dividends receivable
 
 
114,915
Reclaims receivable
 
 
63,738
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
4,265
Prepaid expenses
 
 
143
  Total assets
 
 
96,154,109
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
$
1,271,409
 
 
Accrued management fee
62,849
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees payable
12,868
 
 
Other affiliated payables
14,051
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
57,720
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
1,418,897
Net Assets  
 
 
$
94,735,212
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
89,243,124
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
5,492,088
Net Assets
 
 
$
94,735,212
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Class A :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($18,786,450 ÷ 1,066,850 shares)(a)
 
 
$
17.61
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $17.61)
 
 
$
18.68
Class M :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($12,429,887 ÷ 706,531 shares)(a)
 
 
$
17.59
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $17.59)
 
 
$
18.23
Class C :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($4,313,477 ÷ 247,775 shares)(a)
 
 
$
17.41
Class I :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($14,281,797 ÷ 810,248 shares)
 
 
$
17.63
Class Z :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($44,923,601 ÷ 2,530,261 shares)
 
 
$
17.75
(a)Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
2,064,985
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $3,091 from security lending)
 
 
250,359
 Income before foreign taxes withheld
 
 
$
2,315,344
Less foreign taxes withheld
 
 
(114,179)
 Total Income
 
 
 
2,201,165
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
618,879
 
 
Transfer agent fees
119,978
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees
147,920
 
 
Accounting fees
45,688
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
14,905
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
450
 
 
Registration fees
95,566
 
 
Audit
85,862
 
 
Legal
1,634
 
 
Miscellaneous
301
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
1,131,183
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(76,578)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
1,054,605
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
1,146,560
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $10,377)
 
(948,088)
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
(20,727)
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
(968,815)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers(net of decrease in deferred foreign taxes of $11,284)  
 
2,149,126
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
973
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
2,150,099
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
1,181,284
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
2,327,844
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
 
Year ended
October 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
1,146,560
$
324,981
Net realized gain (loss)
 
(968,815)
 
 
(476,484)
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
2,150,099
 
(4,969,189)
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
2,327,844
 
 
(5,120,692)
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(1,156,098)
 
 
(3,032,586)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
37,571,402
 
 
29,771,568
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
38,743,148
 
 
21,618,290
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
55,992,064
 
34,373,774
 
End of period
$
94,735,212
$
55,992,064
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Advisor® Global Equity Income Fund Class A
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
17.01
$
21.07
$
15.95
$
15.33
$
13.86
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.20
 
.15
 
.10
 
.13
 
.19
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
.61
 
(2.41)
 
5.32
 
.61
 
1.76
  Total from investment operations
 
.81  
 
(2.26)  
 
5.42  
 
.74  
 
1.95
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.21)
 
(.11)
 
(.10) C
 
(.12)
 
(.20)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.69)
 
(.20) C
 
-
 
(.28)
     Total distributions
 
(.21)
 
(1.80)
 
(.30)
 
(.12)
 
(.48)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
17.61
$
17.01
$
21.07
$
15.95
$
15.33
 Total Return D,E
 
4.71%
 
(11.78)%
 
34.23%
 
4.87%
 
14.52%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.40%
 
1.54%
 
1.72%
 
1.97%
 
2.18%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.29%
 
1.30%
 
1.34%
 
1.39%
 
1.45%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.29%
 
1.30%
 
1.34%
 
1.38%
 
1.45%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.10%
 
.81%
 
.49%
 
.81%
 
1.32%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
18,786
$
16,093
$
12,640
$
8,362
$
8,314
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
25%
 
17%
 
40%
 
52%
 
18% I
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
 
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
IPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Global Equity Income Fund Class M
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
17.00
$
21.05
$
15.94
$
15.32
$
13.85
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.16
 
.10
 
.05
 
.09
 
.15
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
.60
 
(2.40)
 
5.31
 
.61
 
1.76
  Total from investment operations
 
.76  
 
(2.30)  
 
5.36  
 
.70  
 
1.91
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.17)
 
(.05)
 
(.06) C
 
(.08)
 
(.16)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.69)
 
(.20) C
 
-
 
(.28)
     Total distributions
 
(.17)
 
(1.75) D
 
(.25) D
 
(.08)
 
(.44)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
17.59
$
17.00
$
21.05
$
15.94
$
15.32
 Total Return E,F
 
4.41%
 
(11.98)%
 
33.89%
 
4.63%
 
14.23%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.62%
 
1.76%
 
1.95%
 
2.24%
 
2.49%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.54%
 
1.55%
 
1.60%
 
1.64%
 
1.70%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.54%
 
1.55%
 
1.60%
 
1.63%
 
1.70%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.85%
 
.56%
 
.23%
 
.56%
 
1.07%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
12,430
$
8,535
$
8,442
$
3,545
$
3,135
    Portfolio turnover rate I
 
25%
 
17%
 
40%
 
52%
 
18% J
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
DTotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
ETotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
FTotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
 
GFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
HExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
IAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
JPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Global Equity Income Fund Class C
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
16.82
$
20.88
$
15.84
$
15.24
$
13.77
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.06
 
.01
 
(.05)
 
.01
 
.08
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
.61
 
(2.39)
 
5.28
 
.62
 
1.75
  Total from investment operations
 
.67  
 
(2.38)  
 
5.23  
 
.63  
 
1.83
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.08)
 
(.02)
 
- C,D
 
(.03)
 
(.09)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.66)
 
(.19) C
 
-
 
(.28)
     Total distributions
 
(.08)
 
(1.68)
 
(.19)
 
(.03)
 
(.36) E
  Net asset value, end of period
$
17.41
$
16.82
$
20.88
$
15.84
$
15.24
 Total Return F,G
 
3.94%
 
(12.46)%
 
33.22%
 
4.12%
 
13.71%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
2.17%
 
2.31%
 
2.47%
 
2.75%
 
2.99%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
2.04%
 
2.05%
 
2.09%
 
2.14%
 
2.20%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
2.04%
 
2.05%
 
2.09%
 
2.13%
 
2.20%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.35%
 
.06%
 
(.26)%
 
.06%
 
.57%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
4,313
$
4,437
$
5,891
$
4,082
$
4,173
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
25%
 
17%
 
40%
 
52%
 
18% K
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
DAmount represents less than $.005 per share.
 
ETotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
FTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
GTotal returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
 
HFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
IExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
JAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
KPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Global Equity Income Fund Class I
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
17.03
$
21.09
$
15.96
$
15.35
$
13.88
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.25
 
.19
 
.15
 
.17
 
.22
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
.60
 
(2.40)
 
5.32
 
.60
 
1.77
  Total from investment operations
 
.85  
 
(2.21)  
 
5.47  
 
.77  
 
1.99
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.25)
 
(.15)
 
(.15) C
 
(.16)
 
(.24)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.69)
 
(.20) C
 
-
 
(.28)
     Total distributions
 
(.25)
 
(1.85) D
 
(.34) D
 
(.16)
 
(.52)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
17.63
$
17.03
$
21.09
$
15.96
$
15.35
 Total Return E
 
4.96%
 
(11.53)%
 
34.59%
 
5.08%
 
14.84%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.11%
 
1.15%
 
1.37%
 
1.63%
 
1.83%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.05%
 
1.04%
 
1.07%
 
1.13%
 
1.20%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.05%
 
1.04%
 
1.07%
 
1.12%
 
1.20%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.35%
 
1.06%
 
.75%
 
1.06%
 
1.57%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
14,282
$
16,953
$
2,823
$
2,378
$
2,188
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
25%
 
17%
 
40%
 
52%
 
18% I
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
DTotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
ETotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
IPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Global Equity Income Fund Class Z
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
17.13
$
21.18
$
16.01
$
15.37
$
13.88
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.28
 
.22
 
.18
 
.19
 
.25
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
.60
 
(2.42)
 
5.34
 
.61
 
1.76
  Total from investment operations
 
.88  
 
(2.20)  
 
5.52  
 
.80  
 
2.01
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.26)
 
(.16)
 
(.15) C
 
(.16)
 
(.24)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.69)
 
(.20) C
 
-
 
(.28)
     Total distributions
 
(.26)
 
(1.85)
 
(.35)
 
(.16)
 
(.52)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
17.75
$
17.13
$
21.18
$
16.01
$
15.37
 Total Return D
 
5.09%
 
(11.41)%
 
34.75%
 
5.29%
 
15.00%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.97%
 
1.09%
 
1.29%
 
1.50%
 
1.37%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.89%
 
.89%
 
.93%
 
.98%
 
1.04%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.89%
 
.89%
 
.93%
 
.97%
 
1.04%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.50%
 
1.21%
 
.90%
 
1.21%
 
1.73%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
44,924
$
9,974
$
4,579
$
3,354
$
3,599
    Portfolio turnover rate G
 
25%
 
17%
 
40%
 
52%
 
18% H
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
HPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
For the period ended October 31, 2023
 
1. Organization.
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII (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 M, Class C, Class I and Class Z shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z are Fidelity Advisor classes. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of eight years from the initial date of purchase, with certain exceptions.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense RatioA
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters. 
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of October 31, 2023 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
 
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
 
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which 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. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in foreign taxes withheld. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in reclaims receivable.
 
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF). Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Other payables and accrued expenses on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income 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 GAAP.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
 
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
$13,718,262
Gross unrealized depreciation
(6,927,168)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$6,791,094
Tax Cost
$89,077,752
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Undistributed ordinary income
$55,658
Capital loss carryforward
$(1,347,127)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$6,785,508
 
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
 
 Short-term
$(1,012,416)
 Long-term
(334,711)
Total capital loss carryforward
$(1,347,127)
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
October 31, 2023
October 31, 2022
Ordinary Income
$1,156,098
$442,476
Long-term Capital Gains
-
2,590,110
Total
$1,156,098
$3,032,586
 
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds may 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. Information regarding restricted securities held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund
62,257,458
21,284,449
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .67% of the Fund's average net assets.
 
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
 
 
Distribution Fee
Service Fee
Total Fees
Retained by FDC
Class A
 - %
 .25%
$46,513
$4,585
Class M
 .25%
 .25%
 55,934
 46
Class C
 .75%
 .25%
                45,473
                  5,017
 
 
 
$147,920
$9,648
 
Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class M shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.
 
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
 
 
Retained by FDC
Class A
$11,181
Class M
 1,335
Class CA
                      334
 
$12,850
A When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
 
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, 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, except for Class Z. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class Z's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
 
For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
 
 
Amount
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Class A
$38,494
.21
Class M
 20,065
.18
Class C
 10,014
.22
Class I
 37,021
.16
Class Z
                14,384
.04
 
$119,978
 
 
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the transfer agent fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of class-level average net assets as follows:
 
 
 
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Class A
0.2000%
Class M
0.1768%
Class C
0.2000%
Class I
0.1644%
 
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund
.05
 
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the accounting fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of average net assets as follows:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund
0.0497%
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund
$378
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss) ($)
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund
5,489,551
2,948,029
(1,315)
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
 
 
Amount
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund
$157
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a 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 a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund
$300
$-
$-
8. Expense Reductions.
The investment adviser contractually agreed to reimburse expenses of each class to the extent annual operating expenses exceeded certain levels of class-level average net assets as noted in the table below. This reimbursement will remain in place through February 28, 2025. Some expenses, for example the compensation of the independent Trustees, and certain miscellaneous expenses such as proxy and shareholder meeting expenses, are excluded from this reimbursement.
 
The following classes were in reimbursement during the period:
 
 
Expense Limitations
Reimbursement
Class A
1.30%
$18,413
Class M
1.55%
 7,505
Class C
2.05%
 5,228
Class I
1.05%
 13,910
Class Z
.90%
                25,451
 
 
$70,507
 
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $268. During the period, transfer agent credits reduced each class' expenses as noted in the table below.
 
 
Expense reduction
Class A
$79
Class M
                        51
 
$130
 
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $5,673.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
Year ended
October 31, 2022
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Class A
$214,532
 $1,161,549
Class M
 103,575
 727,027
Class C
 18,505
 438,290
Class I
 291,932
 304,398
Class Z
             527,554
             401,322
Total  
$1,156,098
$3,032,586
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions, automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Year ended
 October 31, 2023
Year ended
 October 31, 2022
Year ended
 October 31, 2023
Year ended
 October 31, 2022
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
417,192
422,904
$7,613,221
$7,682,449
Reinvestment of distributions
11,701
58,695
214,004
1,140,971
Shares redeemed
(308,132)
(135,332)
(5,632,749)
(2,463,385)
Net increase (decrease)
120,761
346,267
$2,194,476
$6,360,035
Class M
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
277,079
187,839
$5,046,852
$3,454,901
Reinvestment of distributions
5,646
37,279
103,558
726,929
Shares redeemed
(78,376)
(123,934)
(1,420,621)
(2,223,736)
Net increase (decrease)
204,349
101,184
$3,729,789
$1,958,094
Class C
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
57,136
51,783
$1,042,747
$965,694
Reinvestment of distributions
1,009
22,518
18,498
437,451
Shares redeemed
(74,169)
(92,657)
(1,330,726)
(1,755,261)
Net increase (decrease)
(16,024)
(18,356)
$(269,481)
$(352,116)
Class I
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
1,260,460
928,989
$22,822,669
$16,746,678
Reinvestment of distributions
13,415
13,473
244,927
251,798
Shares redeemed
(1,459,343)
(80,579)
(26,791,245)
(1,470,040)
Net increase (decrease)
(185,468)
861,883
$(3,723,649)
$15,528,436
Class Z
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
2,511,253
434,610
$45,972,252
$7,540,263
Reinvestment of distributions
27,802
19,889
513,800
385,895
Shares redeemed
(591,088)
(88,338)
(10,845,785)
(1,649,039)
Net increase (decrease)
1,947,967
366,161
$35,640,267
$6,277,119
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
 
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII and Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund (one of the funds constituting Fidelity Advisor Series VIII, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian and issuer of privately offered securities. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 14, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 322 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 191 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's alternative investment, investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is General Counsel (2012-present) and Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance (2022-present). Mr Chiel serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present) and Director and President for OH Company LLC (holding company, 2018-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance & Sustainability Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present), as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present), as a member of the Board of Allonnia (biotechnology and engineering solutions, 2022-present) and on the Advisory Board of Solugen, Inc. (specialty bio-based chemicals manufacturer, 2022-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).     
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York. Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018) and as a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-2022).     
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2022-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).       
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).         
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-2021). Mr. Kennedy serves as a Director of the Board of Directors of Textron Inc. (aerospace and defense, 2023-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Archer Aviation Inc. (2021-present), a member of the Defense Business Board of the United States Department of Defense (2021-present) and a member of the Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2022-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).     
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Lead Director of the Board of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Vijay C. Advani (1960)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Advani also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Mr. Advani served as Executive Chairman (2020-2022), Chief Executive Officer (2017-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2016-2017) of Nuveen (global investment manager). He also served in various capacities at Franklin Resources (global investment manager), including Co-President (2015-2016), Executive Vice President, Global Advisory Services (2008-2015), Head of Global Retail Distribution (2005-2008), Executive Managing Director, International Retail Development (2002-2005), Managing Director, Product Developments, Sales & Marketing, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa (2000-2002) and President, Templeton Asset Management India (1995-2000). Mr. Advani also served as Senior Investment Officer of International Finance Corporation (private equity and venture capital arm of The World Bank, 1984-1995). Mr. Advani is Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. India Business Council (2018-present), a Director of The Global Impact Investing Network (2019-present), a Director of LOK Capital (Mauritius) (2022-present), a member of the Advisory Council of LOK Capital (2022-present), a Senior Advisor of Neuberger Berman (2021-present), a Senior Advisor of Seviora Holdings Pte. Ltd (Temasek-Singapore) (2021-present), a Director of Seviora Capital (Singapore) (2021-present) and an Advisor of EQUIAM (2021-present). Mr. Advani formerly served as a member of the Board of BowX Acquisition Corp. (special purpose acquisition company, 2020-2021), a member of the Board of Intellecap (advisory arm of The Aavishkaar Group, 2018-2020), a member of the Board of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (2017-2020) and a member of the Board of Docusign (software, 2016-2019).     
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).     
Karen B. Peetz (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Peetz also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Ms. Peetz served as Chief Administration Officer (2020-2023) of Citigroup Inc. (a diversified financial service company). She also served in various capacities at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, including President (2013-2016), Vice Chairman, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Markets & Treasury Services (2010-2013), Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Corporate Trust (2003-2008), Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Global Payments & Trade Services (2002-2003) and Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Domestic Corporate Trust (1998-2002). Ms. Peetz also served in various capacities at Chase Manhattan Corporation (1982-1998), including Senior Vice President and Manager of Corporate Trust International Business (1996-1998), Managing Director and Manager of Corporate Trust Services (1994-1996) and Managing Director and Group Manager of Financial Institution Sales (1990-1993). Ms. Peetz currently serves as Chair of Amherst Holdings Advisory Council (2018-present), Trustee of Johns Hopkins University (2016-present), Chair of the Carey Business School Advisory Council, Member of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Board and Finance Committee and Chair of the Lyme and Tick Related Disease Institute Advisory Council. Ms. Peetz previously served as a member of the Board of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (2019-2023), a member of the Board of Trane Technologies (2018-2022), a member of the Board of Wells Fargo Corp. (2017-2019), a member of the Board of SunCoke Energy Inc. (2012-2016), a member of the Board of Private Export Funding Corporation (2010-2016) and as a Trustee of Penn State University (2010-2014) and the United Way of New York City (2008-2010).     
Heather Bonner (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Bonner also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Bonner is a Senior Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2022-present). Ms. Bonner serves as Vice President, Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Bonner served as Managing Director at AQR Capital Management (2013-2022) and was the Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the AQR Funds (2013-2022).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown is a Vice President (2015-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2022).     
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke is Head of Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Burke serves as President, Executive Vice President, or Director of certain Fidelity entities. Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
Margaret Carey (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Carey also serves as an officer of other funds and as CLO of certain Fidelity entities. Ms. Carey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2019-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.        
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. Mr. Coffey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, or Senior Vice President of certain Fidelity entities and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).     
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Cohen serves a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present). Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018).      
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis is a Vice President (2006-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities.        
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is a Senior Vice President (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Del Prato serves as Vice President or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020).     
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018). 
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018). 
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher is a Vice President (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020).     
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a Senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2020-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Pogorelec serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2023-present) and Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC (2023-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as a Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2020).          
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Segaloff is a Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Segaloff serves as Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer or Anti Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Officer of certain Fidelity entities.          
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith is a Senior Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities and has served in other fund officer roles.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).          
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Expense Ratio- A
 
Beginning Account Value May 1, 2023
 
Ending Account Value October 31, 2023
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023
Fidelity Advisor® Global Equity Income Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
 
 
1.30%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 953.80
 
$ 6.40
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,018.65
 
$ 6.61
 
Class M
 
 
 
1.55%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 952.00
 
$ 7.63
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,017.39
 
$ 7.88
 
Class C
 
 
 
2.04%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 950.30
 
$ 10.03
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,014.92
 
$ 10.36
 
Class I
 
 
 
1.04%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 955.10
 
$ 5.13
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,019.96
 
$ 5.30
 
Class Z
 
 
 
.90%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 955.30
 
$ 4.44
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,020.67
 
$ 4.58
 
 
A   Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
 
B   5% return per year before expenses
 
C   Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions (Unaudited)
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
 
A total of 0.17% 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.
 
Class A designates 100%, 100%, 92%, and 100%; Class M designates 100%, 100%, 100%, and 100%; Class C designates 100%, -%, 100%, and -%; Class I designates 100%, 86%, 83%, and 82%; and Class Z designates 100%, 80%, 83% and 82%; of the dividends distributed in December, April, July and October, respectively during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
 
Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I, and Class Z designate 100% of dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2024 of amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
 
 
 
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), considers the renewal of the fund's management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees (each of which is composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees), requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
Approval of Stub Period Continuation. At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to continue the fund's management contract with FMR, and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-sub-advisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts), without modification, for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board would consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
At its July 2023 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness relative to peer funds of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of a representative class (Class I, which was selected because it was the largest class without 12b-1 fees); (iii) the total costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by FMR and its affiliates (Fidelity) from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders. The Board also considered the broad range of investment choices available to shareholders from FMR's competitors and that the fund's shareholders have chosen to invest in the fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds and experience of investment personnel of the Investment Advisers, and also considered the Investment Advisers' implementation of the fund's investment program. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted the resources devoted to expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization, and that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of Fidelity's supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted by Fidelity to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered the fund's securities lending activities and any payments made to Fidelity relating to securities lending.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials and asset allocation tools. The Board also considered that it reviews customer service metrics such as telephone response times, continuity of services on the website and metrics addressing services at Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds and/or the Fidelity funds in general.
Investment Performance. The Board took into account discussions that occur with representatives of the Investment Advisers, and reports that it receives, at Board meetings throughout the year, relating to fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considered annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index (benchmark index) and an appropriate peer group of funds with similar objectives (peer group). The Board also considered information about performance attribution. In its ongoing evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gives particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of the funds over different time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. The Independent Trustees generally give greater weight to fund performance over longer time periods than over shorter time periods. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board was provided with information regarding industry trends in management fees and expenses. In its review of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of Class I, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees or reimburse expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund.
Comparisons of Management Fees and Total Expense Ratios. Among other things, the Board reviewed data for selected groups of competitive funds and classes (referred to as "mapped groups") that were compiled by Fidelity based on combining similar investment objective categories (as classified by Lipper) that have comparable investment mandates. The data reviewed by the Board included (i) gross management fee comparisons (before taking into account expense reimbursements or caps) relative to the total universe of funds within the mapped group; (ii) gross management fee comparisons relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds in the mapped group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "asset size peer group"); (iii) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the mapped group that have a similar sales load structure to Class I of the fund (referred to as the "similar sales load structure group"); and (iv) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the similar sales load structure group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "total expense asset size peer group"). The total expense asset size peer group comparison excludes performance adjustments and fund-paid 12b-1 fees to eliminate variability in fee structures.
The information provided to the Board indicated that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the competitive median of the mapped group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. Further, the information provided to the Board indicated that the total expense ratio of Class I of the fund ranked above the competitive median of the similar sales load structure group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and above the competitive median of the total expense asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. The Board considered that, in general, various factors can affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that, although Class I is categorized by Lipper as an institutional class, Class I has no investment minimum, unlike most other funds and classes categorized as institutional. As a result, FMR believes Class I is generally more comparable to retail funds and classes. The Board considered that, when compared to retail funds and classes, Class I would not be above the similar sales load structure growth competitive median for 2022.
The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered. Further, based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies and the full Board approves such changes.
A public accounting firm has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. The engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of certain fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering the reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the funds' business. The Board considered areas where potential indirect benefits to the Fidelity funds from their relationships with Fidelity may exist. The Board's consideration of these matters was informed by the findings of a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds to evaluate potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total "group assets" increase, and for higher group fee rates as total "group assets" decrease ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board further considered that Fidelity agreed to impose a temporary fee waiver in the form of additional breakpoints to the current breakpoint schedule. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as "group assets" increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds, including any consideration of fund liquidations or mergers; (ii) the operation of performance fees and competitor use of performance fees; (iii) Fidelity's pricing philosophy compared to competitors; (iv) fund profitability methodology and data; (v) evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee and expense comparisons; (vi) the management fee and expense structures for different funds and classes and information about the differences between various fee and expense structures; (vii) group fee breakpoints and related voluntary fee waivers; and (viii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity and the funds' sub-advisory arrangements.
Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed through July 31, 2024.
 
1.938151.111
AGED-ANN-1223
Fidelity Advisor® Focused Emerging Markets Fund
 
 
Annual Report
October 31, 2023

Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

Distributions

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The hypothetical investment and the average annual total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
Periods ended October 31, 2023
 
Past 1
year
Past 5
years
Past 10
years
Class A  (incl. 5.75% sales charge)  
6.12%
3.51%
2.63%
Class M  (incl. 3.50% sales charge)  
8.37%
3.70%
2.59%
Class C  
(incl. contingent deferred sales charge)
 
10.69%
3.93%
2.61%
Class I
12.92%
5.07%
3.58%
Class Z
13.10%
5.21%
3.73%
 
 
Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years and past ten years total return figures are 1%, 0% and 0%, respectively.
 $10,000 Over 10 Years
 
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Focused Emerging Markets Fund - Class A, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2013, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid.
 
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI Emerging Markets Index performed over the same period.
 
Market Recap:
International (non-U.S.) equities gained 12.27% for the 12 months ending October 31, 2023, according to the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex USA Index, as global economic expansion and a slowing in the pace of inflation in some markets provided a favorable backdrop for risk assets. After returning -15.86% in 2022, the index's upturn has been largely driven by a narrow set of companies in the information technology and communication services sectors, in part due to excitement for generative artificial intelligence applications. The index gained 14.07% year to date through July, including strong gains in both June (+4.50%) and July (+4.07%). The rally for international equities sputtered for the next three months (-11.33%) amid a stalling pattern in disinflationary trends, heightened global recession and geopolitical risks, soaring yields on longer-term U.S. government bonds and particularly weak economic conditions in the eurozone and China. The three-month decline left non-U.S. stocks up 1.15% year to date through October. Currency fluctuation also helped bolster non-U.S. equity performance overall. For the full 12 months, nearly all regions advanced, with Europe ex U.K. (+18%) and Japan (+17%) leading, whereas Canada (-0.38%) lagged by the widest margin. Each of the 11 sectors advanced, with information technology (+21%) and consumer discretionary (+19%) leading the way. Energy and industrials each rose about 14%. Conversely, four defensive-oriented sectors lagged by the widest margin: real estate (+4%), health care (+6%), consumer staples (+7%) and utilities (+8%).
Comments from Portfolio Manager Sam Polyak:
For the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, the fund's share classes (excluding sales charges, if applicable) gained about 12% to 13%, versus 10.84% for the benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets (Net MA) Index. From a regional standpoint, a sizable underweight in the Middle East - primarily Saudi Arabia - along with security selection in Emerging Asia, India and South Korea in particular, contributed to the fund's performance versus the benchmark. By sector, picks among communication services and financials stocks helped most. Investment choices in energy further boosted relative performance. The portfolio's underweight in utilities proved beneficial as well. The top individual relative contributor was a meaningful overweight in Tencent Holdings (+49%), one of the fund's top holdings at period end. A second notable relative contributor was an outsized stake in POSCO (+126%), a stock that was no longer held on October 31. A larger-than-benchmark position in National Bank of Greece (+58%) also contributed. The stock was among the fund's biggest holdings this period. In contrast, from a regional standpoint, stock selection in Africa, primarily South Africa, and in China detracted from the portfolio's relative return. On a sector-specific basis, the biggest detractor from performance versus the benchmark was security selection in consumer discretionary. Also pressuring relative performance were an underweight in energy and an overweight in industrials, primarily within the capital goods industry. Lastly, the fund's position in cash was a notable detractor these past 12 months. The largest individual relative detractor was an overweight in Impala Platinum Holdings (-58%) where we increased our investment this period. Another noteworthy relative detractor was an overweight in Meituan (-12%), one of the portfolio's larger holdings. An outsized position in Li Ning (-40%) also hurt. Notable changes in positioning include increased exposure to equity markets in Brazil and a lower allocation to South Korea. By sector, meaningful shifts include decreased exposure to energy and a higher allocation to consumer staples stocks.
 
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report 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.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Tencent Holdings Ltd.  (China, Interactive Media & Services)
9.0
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.  (Taiwan, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)
9.0
 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.  (Korea (South), Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals)
7.7
 
HDFC Bank Ltd.  (India, Banks)
4.4
 
Meituan Class B (China, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)
3.8
 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.  (China, Broadline Retail)
3.1
 
Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd. (A Shares)  (China, Household Durables)
3.1
 
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (H Shares)  (China, Insurance)
2.9
 
Barrick Gold Corp.  (Canada, Metals & Mining)
2.7
 
Itau Unibanco Holding SA  (Brazil, Banks)
2.2
 
 
47.9
 
 
Market Sectors (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Financials
19.6
 
Consumer Discretionary
18.8
 
Information Technology
18.2
 
Materials
10.7
 
Industrials
10.7
 
Communication Services
10.6
 
Consumer Staples
5.8
 
Health Care
3.2
 
Energy
1.7
 
 
Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets)
Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets)
 
*    Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities). 
Percentages are adjusted for the effect of derivatives, if applicable.
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Common Stocks - 94.3%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Brazil - 4.5%
 
 
 
Localiza Rent a Car SA
 
4,058,282
40,947,053
Localiza Rent a Car SA rights 11/10/23 (a)
 
36,284
50,377
Raia Drogasil SA
 
7,624,700
39,017,655
Suzano Papel e Celulose SA
 
5,306,800
54,281,088
XP, Inc. Class A
 
1,505,000
30,100,000
TOTAL BRAZIL
 
 
164,396,173
Canada - 2.7%
 
 
 
Barrick Gold Corp.
 
6,302,400
100,712,352
Chile - 1.7%
 
 
 
Antofagasta PLC
 
3,832,800
62,657,857
China - 35.1%
 
 
 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (a)
 
11,140,500
114,692,328
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (H Shares)
 
79,924,000
108,248,974
Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd. (A Shares)
 
37,722,499
114,638,443
Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. (b)
 
36,088,000
67,899,329
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (H Shares)
 
136,731,000
65,527,616
Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. (A Shares)
 
345,002
79,472,671
Meituan Class B (a)(b)
 
9,781,440
138,652,050
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. (a)
 
8,374,600
54,602,705
PDD Holdings, Inc. ADR (a)
 
753,500
76,419,970
Shangri-La Asia Ltd. (a)
 
31,476,000
20,080,983
Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co. Ltd. (A Shares)
 
9,041,308
74,751,842
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
 
8,993,900
332,853,056
Tsingtao Brewery Co. Ltd. (H Shares)
 
6,652,510
50,449,502
TOTAL CHINA
 
 
1,298,289,469
Greece - 1.8%
 
 
 
National Bank of Greece SA (a)
 
11,817,221
67,520,528
Hong Kong - 0.7%
 
 
 
Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd.
 
93,771,000
27,134,858
Hungary - 1.4%
 
 
 
Richter Gedeon PLC
 
2,235,908
52,425,870
India - 12.3%
 
 
 
Axis Bank Ltd.
 
4,790,100
56,505,490
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.
 
31,513,500
45,761,536
HDFC Bank Ltd.
 
9,182,696
162,894,282
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
 
1,312,045
46,158,328
Shree Cement Ltd.
 
173,583
53,484,598
Solar Industries India Ltd.
 
768,850
50,774,265
Zomato Ltd. (a)
 
31,620,156
39,982,084
TOTAL INDIA
 
 
455,560,583
Korea (South) - 12.5%
 
 
 
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. (a)
 
786,292
40,459,476
Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd.
 
489,140
61,532,542
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.
 
2,265,658
74,440,317
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
 
5,734,501
285,010,966
TOTAL KOREA (SOUTH)
 
 
461,443,301
Mexico - 2.2%
 
 
 
Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de CV Series O
 
4,314,900
35,018,923
Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV Series V
 
12,826,600
45,909,396
TOTAL MEXICO
 
 
80,928,319
Peru - 1.6%
 
 
 
Credicorp Ltd. (United States)
 
474,400
59,281,024
Russia - 0.3%
 
 
 
LUKOIL PJSC sponsored ADR (a)(c)
 
782,000
221,220
Sberbank of Russia sponsored ADR (a)(c)
 
3,242,100
57,709
Yandex NV Series A (a)(c)
 
798,300
8,701,470
TOTAL RUSSIA
 
 
8,980,399
South Africa - 3.9%
 
 
 
Absa Group Ltd.
 
6,415,400
58,489,860
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.
 
8,015,900
33,390,968
MTN Group Ltd.
 
10,755,192
52,502,072
TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA
 
 
144,382,900
Taiwan - 13.6%
 
 
 
ECLAT Textile Co. Ltd.
 
4,297,000
68,339,424
HIWIN Technologies Corp.
 
7,596,159
45,998,352
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
 
20,380,554
332,609,420
Yageo Corp.
 
3,487,237
56,810,536
TOTAL TAIWAN
 
 
503,757,732
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
 (Cost $3,820,625,993)
 
 
 
3,487,471,365
 
 
 
 
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 5.0%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Brazil - 5.0%
 
 
 
Gerdau SA sponsored ADR
 
9,811,300
42,581,042
Itau Unibanco Holding SA
 
15,102,680
80,339,937
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras sponsored ADR
 
4,206,878
63,103,170
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
 (Cost $162,871,016)
 
 
 
186,024,149
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 0.6%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% (d)
 
 (Cost $21,497,428)
 
 
21,493,130
21,497,428
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.9%
 (Cost $4,004,994,437)
 
 
 
3,694,992,942
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.1%  
3,079,189
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
3,698,072,131
 
 
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Non-income producing
 
(b)
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 end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $206,551,379 or 5.6% of net assets.
 
(c)
Level 3 security
 
(d)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40%
6,565,053
2,006,881,591
1,991,949,216
4,474,626
-
-
21,497,428
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40%
-
234,102,701
234,102,701
120,870
-
-
-
0.0%
Total
6,565,053
2,240,984,292
2,226,051,917
4,595,496
-
-
21,497,428
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
 
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2023, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
 Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Equities:
 
 
 
 
Communication Services
394,056,598
52,502,072
332,853,056
8,701,470
Consumer Discretionary
688,940,529
76,419,970
612,520,559
-
Consumer Staples
214,849,224
84,927,051
129,922,173
-
Energy
63,324,390
63,103,170
-
221,220
Financials
723,984,343
330,750,272
393,176,362
57,709
Health Care
120,325,199
52,425,870
67,899,329
-
Industrials
395,702,139
40,997,430
354,704,709
-
Information Technology
674,430,922
-
674,430,922
-
Materials
397,882,170
260,232,339
137,649,831
-
  Money Market Funds
21,497,428
21,497,428
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
3,694,992,942
982,855,602
2,703,156,941
8,980,399
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
October 31, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $3,983,497,009)
$
3,673,495,514
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $21,497,428)
21,497,428
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $4,004,994,437)
 
 
$
3,694,992,942
Foreign currency held at value (cost $7,559)
 
 
7,504
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
12,712,888
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
7,648,990
Dividends receivable
 
 
6,503,857
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
405,572
Prepaid expenses
 
 
4,597
Other receivables
 
 
393,855
  Total assets
 
 
3,722,670,205
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
$
2,144,807
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
10,110,390
 
 
Accrued management fee
2,477,748
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees payable
57,225
 
 
Other affiliated payables
494,647
 
 
Deferred taxes
8,808,147
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
505,110
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
24,598,074
Net Assets  
 
 
$
3,698,072,131
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
4,276,046,612
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
(577,974,481)
Net Assets
 
 
$
3,698,072,131
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Class A :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($130,156,250 ÷ 5,088,462 shares)(a)
 
 
$
25.58
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $25.58)
 
 
$
27.14
Class M :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($29,401,629 ÷ 1,163,895 shares)(a)
 
 
$
25.26
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $25.26)
 
 
$
26.18
Class C :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($19,041,329 ÷ 803,692 shares)(a)
 
 
$
23.69
Class I :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,063,159,035 ÷ 80,122,234 shares)
 
 
$
25.75
Class Z :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,456,313,888 ÷ 56,651,484 shares)
 
 
$
25.71
(a)Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
84,974,378
Non-Cash dividends
 
 
10,384,761
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $120,870 from security lending)
 
 
4,595,496
 Income before foreign taxes withheld
 
 
$
99,954,635
Less foreign taxes withheld
 
 
(9,350,034)
 Total Income
 
 
 
90,604,601
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
22,975,678
 
 
Transfer agent fees
3,437,964
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees
744,203
 
 
Accounting fees
1,209,076
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
597,132
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
14,924
 
 
Registration fees
283,810
 
 
Audit
96,135
 
 
Legal
2,672
 
 
Miscellaneous
11,850
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
29,373,444
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(190,506)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
29,182,938
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
61,421,663
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $4,734,636)
 
(121,789,482)
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
(1,409,498)
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
(123,198,980)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers(net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $2,222,865)  
 
170,269,046
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
(84,656)
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
170,184,390
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
46,985,410
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
108,407,073
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
 
Year ended
October 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
61,421,663
$
46,613,538
Net realized gain (loss)
 
(123,198,980)
 
 
(174,498,539)
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
170,184,390
 
(692,484,030)
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
108,407,073
 
 
(820,369,031)
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(23,514,660)
 
 
(103,925,954)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
1,894,591,299
 
 
576,650,941
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
1,979,483,712
 
 
(347,644,044)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
1,718,588,419
 
2,066,232,463
 
End of period
$
3,698,072,131
$
1,718,588,419
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Advisor® Focused Emerging Markets Fund Class A
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
22.89
$
36.01
$
30.73
$
26.18
$
24.48
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.47 C
 
.59
 
.31
 
.15
 
.44 D
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.42
 
(12.07)
 
5.64
 
4.48
 
4.26
  Total from investment operations
 
2.89  
 
(11.48)  
 
5.95  
 
4.63  
 
4.70
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.20)
 
(.52)
 
(.05)
 
(.08)
 
(.06) E
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.12)
 
(.62)
 
-
 
(2.94) E
     Total distributions
 
(.20)
 
(1.64)
 
(.67)
 
(.08)
 
(3.00)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
25.58
$
22.89
$
36.01
$
30.73
$
26.18
 Total Return F,G
 
12.59%
 
(33.30)%
 
19.43%
 
17.71%
 
19.42%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets A,H,I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.33%
 
1.34%
 
1.32%
 
1.39%
 
1.41%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.33%
 
1.34%
 
1.32%
 
1.39%
 
1.41%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.33%
 
1.34%
 
1.32%
 
1.36%
 
1.39%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.72% C
 
1.99%
 
.83%
 
.54%
 
1.62% D
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
130,156
$
117,404
$
191,955
$
150,749
$
144,062
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
33%
 
63%
 
51%
 
66%
 
166% K
 
ANet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
BCalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.10 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.37%.
 
DNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.32 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .44%.
 
EThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
FTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
GTotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
 
HFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
IExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
JAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
KPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Focused Emerging Markets Fund Class M
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
22.60
$
35.56
$
30.36
$
25.86
$
24.25
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.39 C
 
.50
 
.20
 
.07
 
.36 D
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.40
 
(11.94)
 
5.58
 
4.43
 
4.20
  Total from investment operations
 
2.79  
 
(11.44)  
 
5.78  
 
4.50  
 
4.56
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.13)
 
(.41)
 
-
 
-
 
(.02) E
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.12)
 
(.58)
 
-
 
(2.93) E
     Total distributions
 
(.13)
 
(1.52) F
 
(.58)
 
-
 
(2.95)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
25.26
$
22.60
$
35.56
$
30.36
$
25.86
 Total Return G,H
 
12.30%
 
(33.50)%
 
19.10%
 
17.40%
 
19.03%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,I,J
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.60%
 
1.62%
 
1.61%
 
1.68%
 
1.70%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.60%
 
1.62%
 
1.60%
 
1.67%
 
1.70%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.59%
 
1.62%
 
1.60%
 
1.64%
 
1.68%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.45% C
 
1.71%
 
.55%
 
.25%
 
1.33% D
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
29,402
$
28,497
$
48,494
$
42,509
$
45,310
    Portfolio turnover rate K
 
33%
 
63%
 
51%
 
66%
 
166% L
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.09 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.10%.
 
DNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.32 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .15%.
 
EThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
FTotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
GTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
HTotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
 
IFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
JExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
KAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
LPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Focused Emerging Markets Fund Class C
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
21.21
$
33.42
$
28.57
$
24.46
$
23.18
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.24 C
 
.33
 
.01
 
(.06)
 
.22 D
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.24
 
(11.21)
 
5.27
 
4.17
 
4.02
  Total from investment operations
 
2.48  
 
(10.88)  
 
5.28  
 
4.11  
 
4.24
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
(.21)
 
-
 
-
 
(.02) E
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.12)
 
(.43)
 
-
 
(2.94) E
     Total distributions
 
-
 
(1.33)
 
(.43)
 
-
 
(2.96)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
23.69
$
21.21
$
33.42
$
28.57
$
24.46
 Total Return F,G
 
11.69%
 
(33.82)%
 
18.52%
 
16.80%
 
18.48%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
2.10%
 
2.12%
 
2.11%
 
2.18%
 
2.20%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
2.10%
 
2.12%
 
2.11%
 
2.17%
 
2.20%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
2.10%
 
2.12%
 
2.11%
 
2.14%
 
2.17%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.95% C
 
1.21%
 
.04%
 
(.25)%
 
.83% D
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
19,041
$
19,733
$
37,777
$
35,268
$
41,615
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
33%
 
63%
 
51%
 
66%
 
166% K
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.09 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .60%.
 
DNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.30 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.34)%.
 
EThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
FTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
GTotal returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
 
HFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
IExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
JAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
KPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Focused Emerging Markets Fund Class I
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
23.06
$
36.27
$
30.94
$
26.34
$
24.65
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.56 C
 
.66
 
.42
 
.24
 
.54 D
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.43
 
(12.12)
 
5.67
 
4.51
 
4.26
  Total from investment operations
 
2.99  
 
(11.46)  
 
6.09  
 
4.75  
 
4.80
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.30)
 
(.63)
 
(.15)
 
(.15)
 
(.17) E
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.12)
 
(.62)
 
-
 
(2.94) E
     Total distributions
 
(.30)
 
(1.75)
 
(.76) F
 
(.15)
 
(3.11)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
25.75
$
23.06
$
36.27
$
30.94
$
26.34
 Total Return G
 
12.92%
 
(33.08)%
 
19.77%
 
18.13%
 
19.78%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.02%
 
1.03%
 
1.03%
 
1.06%
 
1.09%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.01%
 
1.03%
 
1.03%
 
1.06%
 
1.09%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.01%
 
1.03%
 
1.03%
 
1.03%
 
1.06%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
2.04% C
 
2.31%
 
1.13%
 
.86%
 
1.94% D
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
2,063,159
$
696,741
$
660,307
$
312,731
$
288,485
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
33%
 
63%
 
51%
 
66%
 
166% K
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.10 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.69%.
 
DNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.33 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .77%.
 
EThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
FTotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
GTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
HFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
IExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
JAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
KPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Focused Emerging Markets Fund Class Z
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
23.01
$
36.21
$
30.89
$
26.33
$
24.65
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.59 C
 
.71
 
.47
 
.28
 
.57 D
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.44
 
(12.11)
 
5.66
 
4.50
 
4.26
  Total from investment operations
 
3.03  
 
(11.40)  
 
6.13  
 
4.78  
 
4.83
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.33)
 
(.68)
 
(.20)
 
(.22)
 
(.21) E
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.12)
 
(.62)
 
-
 
(2.94) E
     Total distributions
 
(.33)
 
(1.80)
 
(.81) F
 
(.22)
 
(3.15)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
25.71
$
23.01
$
36.21
$
30.89
$
26.33
 Total Return G
 
13.10%
 
(33.01)%
 
19.94%
 
18.29%
 
19.93%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.89%
 
.90%
 
.90%
 
.94%
 
.95%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.88%
 
.90%
 
.90%
 
.93%
 
.95%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.88%
 
.90%
 
.90%
 
.90%
 
.92%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
2.16% C
 
2.43%
 
1.25%
 
.99%
 
2.09% D
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
1,456,314
$
856,213
$
1,127,699
$
542,418
$
90,032
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
33%
 
63%
 
51%
 
66%
 
166% K
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.10 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.81%.
 
DNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.32 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .91%.
 
EThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
FTotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
GTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
HFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
IExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
JAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
KPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
For the period ended October 31, 2023
 
1. Organization.
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII (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 M, Class C, Class I and Class Z shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z are Fidelity Advisor classes. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of eight years from the initial date of purchase, with certain exceptions. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.
 
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense RatioA
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
 
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters. 
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of October 31, 2023 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
 
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
 
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
 
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
 
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which 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. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Large, non-recurring dividends recognized by the Fund are presented separately on the Statement of Operations in "Non-cash dividends" and the impact of these dividends is presented in the Financial Highlights. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in foreign taxes withheld. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in dividends receivable.
 
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF). Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Deferred taxes on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income 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 GAAP. In addition, the Fund claimed a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
 
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
$308,940,669
Gross unrealized depreciation
(667,813,404)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$(358,872,735)
Tax Cost
$4,053,865,677
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Undistributed ordinary income
$53,021,779
Capital loss carryforward
$(263,259,018)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$(358,929,092)
 
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
 
 Short-term
$(158,619,457)
 Long-term
(104,639,561)
Total capital loss carryforward
$(263,259,018)
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
October 31, 2023
October 31, 2022
Ordinary Income
$23,514,660
$ 37,764,731
Long-term Capital Gains
-
66,161,223
Total
$23,514,660
$ 103,925,954
 
 
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds may 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. Information regarding restricted securities held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
 
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund
2,856,190,390
942,304,039
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .55% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .77% of the Fund's average net assets.
 
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
 
 
Distribution Fee
Service Fee
Total Fees
Retained by FDC
Class A
 - %
 .25%
$356,930
$6,888
Class M
 .25%
 .25%
 165,704
 601
Class C
 .75%
 .25%
 221,569
 25,133
 
 
 
$744,203
$32,622
 
Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class M shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
 
 
Retained by FDC
Class A
$ 23,168
Class M
 1,932
Class CA
 249
 
$25,349
 
A When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
 
 
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, 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, except for Class Z. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class Z's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
 
 
For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
 
 
Amount
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Class A
$ 335,817
.24
Class M
 84,562
.26
Class C
 56,672
.26
Class I
 2,388,823
.17
Class Z
 572,090
.04
 
$3,437,964
 
 
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the transfer agent fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of class-level average net assets as follows:
 
 
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Class A
0.2000%
Class M
0.2000%
Class C
0.2000%
Class I
0.1658%
 
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund
.04
 
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the accounting fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of average net assets as follows:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund
0.0409%
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund
$ 9,756
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss) ($)
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund
 64,831,086
 13,656,911
 (3,294,066)
 
Other. During the period, the investment adviser reimbursed the Fund for certain losses as follows:
 
 
Amount ($)
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund
 2,748
 
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
 
 
Amount
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund
$4,992
 
 
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a 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 a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund
$13,131
$-
$-
 
8. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $4,227. During the period, transfer agent credits reduced each class' expenses as noted in the table below.
 
 
Expense reduction
 
 
Class M
 $816
 
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $185,463.
 
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
Year ended
October 31, 2022
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Class A
$ 1,026,327
 $8,660,415
Class M
 156,866
 2,051,478
Class C
 -
 1,462,486
Class I
 9,611,585
 31,181,994
Class Z
       12,719,882
       60,569,581
Total  
$23,514,660
$103,925,954
 
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions, automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Year ended
 October 31, 2023
Year ended
 October 31, 2022
Year ended
 October 31, 2023
Year ended
 October 31, 2022
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
1,139,512
732,604
$31,480,973
$21,550,619
Reinvestment of distributions
37,305
253,984
1,002,465
8,427,188
Shares redeemed
(1,217,283)
(1,188,006)
(33,144,535)
(34,900,722)
Net increase (decrease)
(40,466)
(201,418)
$(661,097)
$(4,922,915)
Class M
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
87,737
100,139
$2,388,915
$3,004,711
Reinvestment of distributions
5,728
60,785
152,271
1,996,161
Shares redeemed
(190,279)
(263,943)
(5,187,284)
(7,829,465)
Net increase (decrease)
(96,814)
(103,019)
$(2,646,098)
$(2,828,593)
Class C
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
141,189
137,110
$3,648,827
$3,891,163
Reinvestment of distributions
-
46,491
-
1,438,907
Shares redeemed
(268,014)
(383,630)
(6,759,598)
(10,688,130)
Net increase (decrease)
(126,825)
(200,029)
$(3,110,771)
$(5,358,060)
Class I
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
67,051,000
27,816,024
$1,830,571,553
$802,198,610
Reinvestment of distributions
286,193
853,376
7,724,700
28,434,488
Shares redeemed
(17,433,766)
(16,656,406)
(475,311,650)
(483,134,283)
Net increase (decrease)
49,903,427
12,012,994
$1,362,984,603
$347,498,815
Class Z
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
44,675,967
98,299,666
$1,215,199,674
$2,794,348,582
Reinvestment of distributions
177,977
617,102
4,789,905
20,493,941
Shares redeemed
(25,413,754)
(92,852,372)
(681,964,917)
(2,572,580,829)
Net increase (decrease)
19,440,190
6,064,396
$538,024,662
$242,261,694
 
 
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
 
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
 
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII and the Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund (the "Fund"), a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII, including the schedule of investments, as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. 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, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 14, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more of the Fidelity investment companies since 1999.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 322 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 191 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's alternative investment, investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is General Counsel (2012-present) and Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance (2022-present). Mr Chiel serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present) and Director and President for OH Company LLC (holding company, 2018-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance & Sustainability Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present), as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present), as a member of the Board of Allonnia (biotechnology and engineering solutions, 2022-present) and on the Advisory Board of Solugen, Inc. (specialty bio-based chemicals manufacturer, 2022-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).     
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York. Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018) and as a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-2022).     
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2022-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).       
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).         
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-2021). Mr. Kennedy serves as a Director of the Board of Directors of Textron Inc. (aerospace and defense, 2023-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Archer Aviation Inc. (2021-present), a member of the Defense Business Board of the United States Department of Defense (2021-present) and a member of the Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2022-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).     
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Lead Director of the Board of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Vijay C. Advani (1960)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Advani also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Mr. Advani served as Executive Chairman (2020-2022), Chief Executive Officer (2017-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2016-2017) of Nuveen (global investment manager). He also served in various capacities at Franklin Resources (global investment manager), including Co-President (2015-2016), Executive Vice President, Global Advisory Services (2008-2015), Head of Global Retail Distribution (2005-2008), Executive Managing Director, International Retail Development (2002-2005), Managing Director, Product Developments, Sales & Marketing, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa (2000-2002) and President, Templeton Asset Management India (1995-2000). Mr. Advani also served as Senior Investment Officer of International Finance Corporation (private equity and venture capital arm of The World Bank, 1984-1995). Mr. Advani is Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. India Business Council (2018-present), a Director of The Global Impact Investing Network (2019-present), a Director of LOK Capital (Mauritius) (2022-present), a member of the Advisory Council of LOK Capital (2022-present), a Senior Advisor of Neuberger Berman (2021-present), a Senior Advisor of Seviora Holdings Pte. Ltd (Temasek-Singapore) (2021-present), a Director of Seviora Capital (Singapore) (2021-present) and an Advisor of EQUIAM (2021-present). Mr. Advani formerly served as a member of the Board of BowX Acquisition Corp. (special purpose acquisition company, 2020-2021), a member of the Board of Intellecap (advisory arm of The Aavishkaar Group, 2018-2020), a member of the Board of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (2017-2020) and a member of the Board of Docusign (software, 2016-2019).     
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).     
Karen B. Peetz (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Peetz also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Ms. Peetz served as Chief Administration Officer (2020-2023) of Citigroup Inc. (a diversified financial service company). She also served in various capacities at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, including President (2013-2016), Vice Chairman, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Markets & Treasury Services (2010-2013), Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Corporate Trust (2003-2008), Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Global Payments & Trade Services (2002-2003) and Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Domestic Corporate Trust (1998-2002). Ms. Peetz also served in various capacities at Chase Manhattan Corporation (1982-1998), including Senior Vice President and Manager of Corporate Trust International Business (1996-1998), Managing Director and Manager of Corporate Trust Services (1994-1996) and Managing Director and Group Manager of Financial Institution Sales (1990-1993). Ms. Peetz currently serves as Chair of Amherst Holdings Advisory Council (2018-present), Trustee of Johns Hopkins University (2016-present), Chair of the Carey Business School Advisory Council, Member of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Board and Finance Committee and Chair of the Lyme and Tick Related Disease Institute Advisory Council. Ms. Peetz previously served as a member of the Board of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (2019-2023), a member of the Board of Trane Technologies (2018-2022), a member of the Board of Wells Fargo Corp. (2017-2019), a member of the Board of SunCoke Energy Inc. (2012-2016), a member of the Board of Private Export Funding Corporation (2010-2016) and as a Trustee of Penn State University (2010-2014) and the United Way of New York City (2008-2010).     
Heather Bonner (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Bonner also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Bonner is a Senior Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2022-present). Ms. Bonner serves as Vice President, Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Bonner served as Managing Director at AQR Capital Management (2013-2022) and was the Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the AQR Funds (2013-2022).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown is a Vice President (2015-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2022).     
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke is Head of Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Burke serves as President, Executive Vice President, or Director of certain Fidelity entities. Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
Margaret Carey (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Carey also serves as an officer of other funds and as CLO of certain Fidelity entities. Ms. Carey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2019-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.        
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. Mr. Coffey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, or Senior Vice President of certain Fidelity entities and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).     
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Cohen serves a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present). Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018).      
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis is a Vice President (2006-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities.        
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is a Senior Vice President (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Del Prato serves as Vice President or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020).     
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018). 
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018). 
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher is a Vice President (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020).     
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a Senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2020-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Pogorelec serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2023-present) and Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC (2023-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as a Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2020).          
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Segaloff is a Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Segaloff serves as Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer or Anti Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Officer of certain Fidelity entities.          
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith is a Senior Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities and has served in other fund officer roles.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).          
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Expense Ratio- A
 
Beginning Account Value May 1, 2023
 
Ending Account Value October 31, 2023
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023
Fidelity Advisor® Focused Emerging Markets Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
 
 
1.32%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 931.20
 
$ 6.43
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,018.55
 
$ 6.72
 
Class M
 
 
 
1.58%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 930.00
 
$ 7.69
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,017.24
 
$ 8.03
 
Class C
 
 
 
2.08%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 927.60
 
$ 10.11
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,014.72
 
$ 10.56
 
Class I
 
 
 
1.01%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 932.60
 
$ 4.92
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,020.11
 
$ 5.14
 
Class Z
 
 
 
.88%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 933.60
 
$ 4.29
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,020.77
 
$ 4.48
 
 
A   Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
 
B   5% return per year before expenses
 
C   Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions (Unaudited)
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
 
The fund designates $406,330 of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended 2023 as qualifying to be taxed as section 163(j) interest dividends.
 
A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year for the following funds may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
 
Class A
Class M
Class I
Class Z
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund
 
 
 
 
December 9, 2022
100%
100%
99.88%
94.42%
December 28, 2022
86.56%
86.56%
86.56%
86.56%
 
The amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:
 
Pay Date
Income
Taxes
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund
 
 
 
Class A
12/12/2022
$0.3126
$0.1266
Class A
12/29/2022
$0.0160
$0.0000
Class M
12/12/2022
$0.2356
$0.1266
Class M
12/29/2022
$0.0160
$0.0000
Class I
12/12/2022
$0.4146
$0.1266
Class I
12/29/2022
$0.0160
$0.0000
Class Z
12/12/2022
$0.4386
$0.1266
Class Z
12/29/2022
$0.0160
$0.0000
 
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2024 of amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
 
 
 
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), considers the renewal of the fund's management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees (each of which is composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees), requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
Approval of Stub Period Continuation. At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to continue the fund's management contract with FMR, and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-sub-advisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts), without modification, for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board would consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
At its July 2023 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness relative to peer funds of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of a representative class (Class I, which was selected because it was the largest class without 12b-1 fees); (iii) the total costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by FMR and its affiliates (Fidelity) from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders. The Board also considered the broad range of investment choices available to shareholders from FMR's competitors and that the fund's shareholders have chosen to invest in the fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds and experience of investment personnel of the Investment Advisers, and also considered the Investment Advisers' implementation of the fund's investment program. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted the resources devoted to expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization, and that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of Fidelity's supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted by Fidelity to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered the fund's securities lending activities and any payments made to Fidelity relating to securities lending.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials and asset allocation tools. The Board also considered that it reviews customer service metrics such as telephone response times, continuity of services on the website and metrics addressing services at Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds and/or the Fidelity funds in general.
Investment Performance. The Board took into account discussions that occur with representatives of the Investment Advisers, and reports that it receives, at Board meetings throughout the year, relating to fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considered annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index (benchmark index) and an appropriate peer group of funds with similar objectives (peer group). The Board also considered information about performance attribution. In its ongoing evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gives particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of the funds over different time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. The Independent Trustees generally give greater weight to fund performance over longer time periods than over shorter time periods. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board was provided with information regarding industry trends in management fees and expenses. In its review of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of Class I, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees or reimburse expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund.
Comparisons of Management Fees and Total Expense Ratios. Among other things, the Board reviewed data for selected groups of competitive funds and classes (referred to as "mapped groups") that were compiled by Fidelity based on combining similar investment objective categories (as classified by Lipper) that have comparable investment mandates. The data reviewed by the Board included (i) gross management fee comparisons (before taking into account expense reimbursements or caps) relative to the total universe of funds within the mapped group; (ii) gross management fee comparisons relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds in the mapped group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "asset size peer group"); (iii) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the mapped group that have a similar sales load structure to Class I of the fund (referred to as the "similar sales load structure group"); and (iv) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the similar sales load structure group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "total expense asset size peer group"). The total expense asset size peer group comparison excludes performance adjustments and fund-paid 12b-1 fees to eliminate variability in fee structures.
The information provided to the Board indicated that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the competitive median of the mapped group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. Further, the information provided to the Board indicated that the total expense ratio of Class I of the fund ranked below the competitive median of the similar sales load structure group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the total expense asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022.
 
The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered. Further, based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies and the full Board approves such changes.
A public accounting firm has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. The engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of certain fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering the reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the funds' business. The Board considered areas where potential indirect benefits to the Fidelity funds from their relationships with Fidelity may exist. The Board's consideration of these matters was informed by the findings of a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds to evaluate potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total "group assets" increase, and for higher group fee rates as total "group assets" decrease ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board further considered that Fidelity agreed to impose a temporary fee waiver in the form of additional breakpoints to the current breakpoint schedule. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as "group assets" increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds, including any consideration of fund liquidations or mergers; (ii) the operation of performance fees and competitor use of performance fees; (iii) Fidelity's pricing philosophy compared to competitors; (iv) fund profitability methodology and data; (v) evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee and expense comparisons; (vi) the management fee and expense structures for different funds and classes and information about the differences between various fee and expense structures; (vii) group fee breakpoints and related voluntary fee waivers; and (viii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity and the funds' sub-advisory arrangements.
Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed through July 31, 2024.
 
1.809299.119
FAEM-ANN-1223
Fidelity Advisor® International Capital Appreciation Fund
 
 
Annual Report
October 31, 2023

Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

Distributions

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

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You may also call 1-877-208-0098 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The hypothetical investment and the average annual total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
Periods ended October 31, 2023
 
Past 1
year
Past 5
years
Past 10
years
Class A  (incl. 5.75% sales charge)  
8.99%
5.63%
5.30%
Class M  (incl. 3.50% sales charge)  
11.33%
5.86%
5.28%
Class C  
(incl. contingent deferred sales charge)
 
13.74%
6.08%
5.29%
Class I
15.93%
7.17%
6.20%
Class Z
16.12%
7.31%
6.30%
 
 
Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years and past ten years total return figures are 1%, 0% and 0%, respectively.
The initial offering of Class Z shares took place on February 1, 2017. Returns prior to February 1, 2017, are those of Class I.
 $10,000 Over 10 Years
 
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® International Capital Appreciation Fund - Class A, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2013, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid.
 
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex USA Index performed over the same period.
 
Market Recap:
International (non-U.S.) equities gained 12.27% for the 12 months ending October 31, 2023, according to the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex USA Index, as global economic expansion and a slowing in the pace of inflation in some markets provided a favorable backdrop for risk assets. After returning -15.86% in 2022, the index's upturn has been largely driven by a narrow set of companies in the information technology and communication services sectors, in part due to excitement for generative artificial intelligence applications. The index gained 14.07% year to date through July, including strong gains in both June (+4.50%) and July (+4.07%). The rally for international equities sputtered for the next three months (-11.33%) amid a stalling pattern in disinflationary trends, heightened global recession and geopolitical risks, soaring yields on longer-term U.S. government bonds and particularly weak economic conditions in the eurozone and China. The three-month decline left non-U.S. stocks up 1.15% year to date through October. Currency fluctuation also helped bolster non-U.S. equity performance overall. For the full 12 months, nearly all regions advanced, with Europe ex U.K. (+18%) and Japan (+17%) leading, whereas Canada (-0.38%) lagged by the widest margin. Each of the 11 sectors advanced, with information technology (+21%) and consumer discretionary (+19%) leading the way. Energy and industrials each rose about 14%. Conversely, four defensive-oriented sectors lagged by the widest margin: real estate (+4%), health care (+6%), consumer staples (+7%) and utilities (+8%).
Comments from Portfolio Manager Sammy Simnegar:
For the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, the fund's share classes (excluding sales charges, if applicable) gained about 15% to 16%, versus 12.27% for the benchmark MSCI All Country World ex USA (Net MA) Index. From a regional standpoint, stock picks and an overweight in Europe ex the U.K., along with positioning in emerging markets and Canada, aided the fund's performance versus the benchmark. By sector, investment choices in consumer discretionary contributed most. Picks among health care stocks, primarily within the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences industry, also boosted relative performance. Further helping the portfolio's relative result was a sizable overweight in information technology, especially in the semiconductors & semiconductor equipment category. The top individual relative contributor was an overweight stake in ASM International (+85%), followed by outsized exposure to Novo-Nordisk (+78%), one of our biggest holdings this period. A larger-than-benchmark position in Ferrari (+55%) was another plus. In contrast, on a regional basis, stock selection and a notable underweight in Japan, in addition to subpar picks and an overweight in the U.K., detracted from the fund's relative result. By sector, the biggest detractor from performance versus the benchmark was investment choices in information technology, primarily within the technology hardware & equipment industry. Picks among industrials and financials stocks also hurt. The fund's stake in Brookfield returned approximately -28% and was the largest individual relative detractor. A non-benchmark stake in SolarEdge Technologies (-19%) pressured relative performance as well. Untimely ownership of Siemens (-20%) also detracted. Neither SolarEdge Technologies nor Siemens was held by the fund at period end. Notable changes in positioning include increased exposure to equity markets in India and a lower allocation to Switzerland. By sector, meaningful changes in positioning include increased exposure to financials and materials.
 
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report 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.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.  (Taiwan, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)
3.2
 
Novo Nordisk A/S Series B  (Denmark, Pharmaceuticals)
3.0
 
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)  (Netherlands, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)
2.7
 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE  (France, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)
2.4
 
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) (United Kingdom, Pharmaceuticals)
2.3
 
L'Oreal SA  (France, Personal Care Products)
2.0
 
RELX PLC (London Stock Exchange)  (United Kingdom, Professional Services)
1.9
 
Dassault Systemes SA  (France, Software)
1.8
 
Keyence Corp.  (Japan, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)
1.8
 
Air Liquide SA  (France, Chemicals)
1.8
 
 
22.9
 
 
Market Sectors (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Information Technology
22.9
 
Industrials
21.8
 
Financials
18.1
 
Consumer Discretionary
13.8
 
Health Care
8.1
 
Materials
7.8
 
Consumer Staples
5.3
 
 
Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets)
Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets)
 
*    Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities). 
Percentages are adjusted for the effect of derivatives, if applicable.
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Common Stocks - 97.8%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Brazil - 1.4%
 
 
 
MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)
 
66,425
82,416,155
Canada - 10.7%
 
 
 
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class A (multi-vtg.)
 
1,867,373
101,653,498
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Class A
 
2,536,192
72,712,625
Canadian National Railway Co.
 
807,273
85,416,382
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.
 
1,284,445
91,196,290
CGI, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a)
 
766,640
74,013,170
Constellation Software, Inc.
 
50,128
100,491,322
Constellation Software, Inc. warrants 8/22/28 (a)(b)
 
50,717
4
Thomson Reuters Corp. (c)
 
717,297
85,920,465
TOTAL CANADA
 
 
611,403,756
China - 1.6%
 
 
 
PDD Holdings, Inc. ADR (a)
 
914,369
92,735,304
Denmark - 4.5%
 
 
 
DSV A/S
 
602,975
89,928,010
Novo Nordisk A/S Series B
 
1,762,719
170,060,494
TOTAL DENMARK
 
 
259,988,504
France - 12.9%
 
 
 
Air Liquide SA
 
597,727
102,421,868
Capgemini SA
 
512,778
90,622,636
Dassault Systemes SA
 
2,539,448
104,608,421
Hermes International SCA
 
52,335
97,439,017
L'Oreal SA
 
267,477
112,428,799
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
 
195,479
139,949,392
Safran SA
 
579,394
90,512,668
TOTAL FRANCE
 
 
737,982,801
Germany - 2.3%
 
 
 
Infineon Technologies AG
 
2,891,770
84,469,239
SAP SE
 
352,890
47,333,959
TOTAL GERMANY
 
 
131,803,198
India - 9.6%
 
 
 
Axis Bank Ltd.
 
6,788,722
80,081,849
HCL Technologies Ltd.
 
6,378,375
97,805,179
HDFC Bank Ltd.
 
5,530,837
98,112,986
ICICI Bank Ltd.
 
8,973,120
98,691,157
ITC Ltd.
 
16,125,357
82,981,260
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
 
2,629,726
92,514,934
TOTAL INDIA
 
 
550,187,365
Indonesia - 1.5%
 
 
 
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk
 
158,663,669
87,411,093
Ireland - 1.5%
 
 
 
Kingspan Group PLC (Ireland)
 
1,268,052
85,172,755
Italy - 1.7%
 
 
 
Ferrari NV (Italy)
 
314,510
95,009,555
Japan - 6.3%
 
 
 
Hoya Corp.
 
679,519
65,416,357
Keyence Corp.
 
269,612
104,371,851
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.
 
3,065,108
91,657,085
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
 
765,607
101,165,542
TOTAL JAPAN
 
 
362,610,835
Netherlands - 6.0%
 
 
 
ASM International NV (Netherlands)
 
221,926
91,227,531
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)
 
254,452
152,956,291
Wolters Kluwer NV
 
781,912
100,191,005
TOTAL NETHERLANDS
 
 
344,374,827
Sweden - 1.6%
 
 
 
Atlas Copco AB (A Shares)
 
6,917,806
89,578,820
Switzerland - 5.0%
 
 
 
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Series A
 
837,942
98,856,641
Sika AG
 
358,366
85,449,992
UBS Group AG
 
4,234,193
98,773,787
TOTAL SWITZERLAND
 
 
283,080,420
Taiwan - 3.2%
 
 
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
 
11,047,750
180,298,615
United Kingdom - 10.1%
 
 
 
Ashtead Group PLC
 
1,417,862
81,065,931
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)
 
1,038,105
129,974,641
BAE Systems PLC
 
4,977,772
66,933,024
Compass Group PLC
 
4,051,921
102,154,545
London Stock Exchange Group PLC
 
866,891
87,465,050
RELX PLC (London Stock Exchange)
 
3,141,196
109,714,801
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM
 
 
577,307,992
United States of America - 17.9%
 
 
 
Aon PLC
 
28,136
8,705,278
AutoZone, Inc. (a)
 
32,718
81,046,739
Linde PLC
 
247,220
94,477,595
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
 
442,763
83,970,003
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
 
172,296
70,458,726
MasterCard, Inc. Class A
 
201,200
75,721,620
Moody's Corp.
 
279,141
85,975,428
NVIDIA Corp.
 
193,199
78,786,552
S&P Global, Inc.
 
232,072
81,065,070
Schneider Electric SA
 
654,063
100,632,350
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
 
182,943
97,976,953
Visa, Inc. Class A
 
342,224
80,456,862
Waste Connections, Inc. (Canada)
 
631,358
81,749,877
TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
 
 
1,021,023,053
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
 (Cost $4,704,242,408)
 
 
 
5,592,385,048
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 2.1%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% (d)
 
101,097,693
101,117,912
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40% (d)(e)
 
21,519,638
21,521,790
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
 (Cost $122,639,702)
 
 
122,639,702
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.9%
 (Cost $4,826,882,110)
 
 
 
5,715,024,750
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.1%  
4,724,034
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
5,719,748,784
 
 
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Non-income producing
 
(b)
Level 3 security
 
(c)
Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
 
(d)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
(e)
Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
 
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40%
28,494,587
1,796,226,388
1,723,603,063
3,297,412
-
-
101,117,912
0.2%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40%
16,572,566
702,640,797
697,691,573
114,684
-
-
21,521,790
0.1%
Total
45,067,153
2,498,867,185
2,421,294,636
3,412,096
-
-
122,639,702
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
 
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2023, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
 Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Equities:
 
 
 
 
Consumer Discretionary
789,607,348
448,646,770
340,960,578
-
Consumer Staples
297,063,557
101,653,498
195,410,059
-
Financials
1,039,142,808
587,380,673
451,762,135
-
Health Care
463,428,445
97,976,953
365,451,492
-
Industrials
1,250,527,312
700,640,715
549,886,597
-
Information Technology
1,308,150,312
344,518,575
963,631,733
4
Materials
444,465,266
250,386,313
194,078,953
-
  Money Market Funds
122,639,702
122,639,702
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
5,715,024,750
2,653,843,199
3,061,181,547
4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
October 31, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $20,365,152) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $4,704,242,408)
$
5,592,385,048
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $122,639,702)
122,639,702
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $4,826,882,110)
 
 
$
5,715,024,750
Foreign currency held at value (cost $6,297,802)
 
 
6,291,196
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
38,672,784
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
6,497,264
Dividends receivable
 
 
2,547,336
Reclaims receivable
 
 
10,357,791
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
515,009
Prepaid expenses
 
 
7,984
Other receivables
 
 
1,961,811
  Total assets
 
 
5,781,875,925
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
$
21,121,217
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
6,508,822
 
 
Accrued management fee
2,277,494
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees payable
243,342
 
 
Other affiliated payables
824,950
 
 
Deferred taxes
9,335,690
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
293,836
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
21,521,790
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
62,127,141
Net Assets  
 
 
$
5,719,748,784
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
5,480,290,742
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
239,458,042
Net Assets
 
 
$
5,719,748,784
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Class A :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($464,374,165 ÷ 19,755,248 shares)(a)
 
 
$
23.51
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $23.51)
 
 
$
24.94
Class M :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($149,358,287 ÷ 6,568,811 shares)(a)
 
 
$
22.74
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $22.74)
 
 
$
23.56
Class C :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($96,072,497 ÷ 4,803,313 shares)(a)
 
 
$
20.00
Class I :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,758,357,046 ÷ 148,360,999 shares)
 
 
$
25.33
Class Z :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,251,586,789 ÷ 49,226,269 shares)
 
 
$
25.43
(a)Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
72,910,964
Foreign Tax Reclaims
 
 
5,442,599
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $114,684 from security lending)
 
 
3,412,096
 Income before foreign taxes withheld
 
 
$
81,765,659
Less foreign taxes withheld
 
 
(10,775,482)
 Total Income
 
 
 
70,990,177
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
 
 
 
 
 Basic fee
$
37,270,310
 
 
 Performance adjustment
(5,159,548)
 
 
Transfer agent fees
7,934,170
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees
2,978,799
 
 
Accounting fees
1,516,968
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
550,850
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
31,951
 
 
Registration fees
223,831
 
 
Audit
170,855
 
 
Legal
7,901
 
 
Interest
142,834
 
 
Miscellaneous
26,679
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
45,695,600
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(338,798)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
45,356,802
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
25,633,375
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $764,163)
 
65,237,670
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
197,970
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
65,435,640
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers(net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $8,040,295)  
 
618,852,581
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
710,367
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
619,562,948
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
684,998,588
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
710,631,963
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
 
Year ended
October 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
25,633,375
$
3,907,978
Net realized gain (loss)
 
65,435,640
 
 
(676,076,285)
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
619,562,948
 
(1,992,982,884)
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
710,631,963
 
 
(2,665,151,191)
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
-
 
 
(331,230,760)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
263,865,104
 
 
(1,186,280,809)
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
974,497,067
 
 
(4,182,662,760)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
4,745,251,717
 
8,927,914,477
 
End of period
$
5,719,748,784
$
4,745,251,717
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Advisor® International Capital Appreciation Fund Class A
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
20.33
$
30.72
$
24.14
$
21.45
$
17.63
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.06
 
(.04)
 
(.09)
 
- C
 
.11 D
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
3.12
 
(9.21)
 
6.67
 
2.77
 
3.75
  Total from investment operations
 
3.18  
 
(9.25)  
 
6.58  
 
2.77  
 
3.86
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.08)
 
(.04)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.14)
 
-
 
-
 
-
     Total distributions
 
-
 
(1.14)
 
-
 
(.08)
 
(.04)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
23.51
$
20.33
$
30.72
$
24.14
$
21.45
 Total Return E,F
 
15.64%
 
(31.18)%
 
27.26%
 
12.97%
 
21.93%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.06%
 
1.24%
 
1.23%
 
1.28%
 
1.27%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.06%
 
1.24%
 
1.23%
 
1.28%
 
1.27%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.06%
 
1.24%
 
1.23%
 
1.24%
 
1.25%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.23%
 
(.18)%
 
(.30)%
 
(.01)%
 
.57% D
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
464,374
$
400,112
$
592,640
$
382,795
$
278,326
    Portfolio turnover rate I
 
80%
 
110% J
 
128%
 
121%
 
133%
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CAmount represents less than $.005 per share.
 
DNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.08 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .15%.
 
ETotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
FTotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
 
GFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
HExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
IAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
JPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® International Capital Appreciation Fund Class M
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
19.71
$
29.82
$
23.49
$
20.89
$
17.17
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
(.01)
 
(.10)
 
(.15)
 
(.06)
 
.06 C
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
3.04
 
(8.95)
 
6.48
 
2.70
 
3.66
  Total from investment operations
 
3.03  
 
(9.05)  
 
6.33  
 
2.64  
 
3.72
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.04)
 
-
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.06)
 
-
 
-
 
-
     Total distributions
 
-
 
(1.06)
 
-
 
(.04)
 
-
  Net asset value, end of period
$
22.74
$
19.71
$
29.82
$
23.49
$
20.89
 Total Return D,E
 
15.37%
 
(31.39)%
 
26.95%
 
12.67%
 
21.67%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.31%
 
1.49%
 
1.49%
 
1.53%
 
1.53%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.31%
 
1.49%
 
1.48%
 
1.53%
 
1.53%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.31%
 
1.49%
 
1.48%
 
1.49%
 
1.51%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
(.02)%
 
(.43)%
 
(.55)%
 
(.26)%
 
.31% C
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
149,358
$
126,232
$
191,997
$
143,072
$
127,176
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
80%
 
110% I
 
128%
 
121%
 
133%
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.08 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.11)%.
 
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
 
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
IPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® International Capital Appreciation Fund Class C
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
17.43
$
26.58
$
21.04
$
18.77
$
15.51
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
(.11)
 
(.20)
 
(.26)
 
(.15)
 
(.03) C
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.68
 
(7.92)
 
5.80
 
2.42
 
3.29
  Total from investment operations
 
2.57  
 
(8.12)  
 
5.54  
 
2.27  
 
3.26
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.03)
 
-
 
-
 
-
     Total distributions
 
-
 
(1.03)
 
-
 
-
 
-
  Net asset value, end of period
$
20.00
$
17.43
$
26.58
$
21.04
$
18.77
 Total Return D,E
 
14.74%
 
(31.70)%
 
26.33%
 
12.09%
 
21.02%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.81%
 
1.99%
 
1.98%
 
2.02%
 
2.02%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.81%
 
1.99%
 
1.98%
 
2.02%
 
2.01%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.81%
 
1.99%
 
1.98%
 
1.99%
 
2.00%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
(.52)%
 
(.93)%
 
(1.05)%
 
(.75)%
 
(.17)% C
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
96,072
$
97,124
$
169,018
$
125,630
$
112,150
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
80%
 
110% I
 
128%
 
121%
 
133%
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.07 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.60)%.
 
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
 
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
IPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® International Capital Appreciation Fund Class I
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
21.85
$
32.92
$
25.83
$
22.93
$
18.85
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.13
 
.02
 
(.01)
 
.06
 
.18 C
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
3.35
 
(9.88)
 
7.13
 
2.97
 
4.00
  Total from investment operations
 
3.48  
 
(9.86)  
 
7.12  
 
3.03  
 
4.18
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
-
 
(.03)
 
(.13)
 
(.10)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.21)
 
-
 
-
 
-
     Total distributions
 
-
 
(1.21)
 
(.03)
 
(.13)
 
(.10)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
25.33
$
21.85
$
32.92
$
25.83
$
22.93
 Total Return D
 
15.93%
 
(31.01)%
 
27.60%
 
13.28%
 
22.29%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.80%
 
.98%
 
.97%
 
1.01%
 
.99%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.79%
 
.97%
 
.97%
 
1.01%
 
.99%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.79%
 
.97%
 
.97%
 
.97%
 
.98%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.49%
 
.08%
 
(.04)%
 
.26%
 
.85% C
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
3,758,357
$
3,228,604
$
6,128,293
$
3,883,309
$
2,020,956
    Portfolio turnover rate G
 
80%
 
110% H
 
128%
 
121%
 
133%
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.09 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .43%.
 
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
HPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® International Capital Appreciation Fund Class Z
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
21.90
$
32.99
$
25.88
$
22.96
$
18.88
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.16
 
.06
 
.03
 
.09
 
.21 C
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
3.37
 
(9.91)
 
7.14
 
2.98
 
3.99
  Total from investment operations
 
3.53  
 
(9.85)  
 
7.17  
 
3.07  
 
4.20
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
-
 
(.06)
 
(.15)
 
(.12)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.24)
 
-
 
-
 
-
     Total distributions
 
-
 
(1.24)
 
(.06)
 
(.15)
 
(.12)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
25.43
$
21.90
$
32.99
$
25.88
$
22.96
 Total Return D
 
16.12%
 
(30.93)%
 
27.73%
 
13.45%
 
22.41%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.67%
 
.85%
 
.85%
 
.88%
 
.87%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.67%
 
.85%
 
.85%
 
.88%
 
.87%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.67%
 
.85%
 
.85%
 
.84%
 
.85%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.62%
 
.21%
 
.09%
 
.39%
 
.97% C
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
1,251,587
$
893,180
$
1,845,967
$
1,130,329
$
403,241
    Portfolio turnover rate G
 
80%
 
110% H
 
128%
 
121%
 
133%
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.09 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .55%.
 
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
HPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
For the period ended October 31, 2023
 
1. Organization.
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII (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 M, Class C, Class I and Class Z shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z are Fidelity Advisor classes. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of eight years from the initial date of purchase, with certain exceptions. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense RatioA
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of October 31, 2023 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
 
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
 
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which 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. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in foreign tax reclaims. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in reclaims receivable. The Fund has filed tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union (EU) countries. These additional filings are subject to various administrative proceedings by the local jurisdictions' tax authorities within the EU, as well as a number of related judicial proceedings. Income recognized for EU reclaims is included with other reclaims in the Statement of Operations in foreign tax reclaims. These reclaims are recorded when the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability.
 
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF). Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Deferred taxes on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income 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 GAAP. In addition, the Fund claimed a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), capital loss carryforwards, and losses deferred due to wash sales.
 
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
$995,161,600
Gross unrealized depreciation
(126,684,491)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$868,477,109
Tax Cost
$4,846,547,641
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Undistributed ordinary income
$23,189,519
Capital loss carryforward
$(642,429,234)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$868,033,446
 
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
 
 Short-term
$(642,429,234)
Total capital loss carryforward
$(642,429,234)
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
October 31, 2023
October 31, 2022
Ordinary Income
$-
$48,714,667
Long-term Capital Gains
-
282,516,093
Total
$-
$331,230,760
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
4,530,622,005
4,325,869,181
 
Prior Fiscal Year Unaffiliated Redemptions In-Kind. Shares that were redeemed in-kind for investments, including accrued interest and cash, if any, are shown in the table below; along with realized gain or loss on investments delivered through in-kind redemptions. The amount of the in-kind redemptions is included in share transactions in the accompanying Statement of Changes in Net Assets. There was no gain or loss for federal income tax purposes.
 
 
Shares
Total net realized
gain or loss ($)
Total Proceeds
($)
Participating classes
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
3,284,668
22,971,788
77,879,471
Class Z
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of +/- .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Class I as compared to its benchmark index, the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index, over the same 36 month performance period. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .58% of the Fund's average net assets. The performance adjustment included in the management fee rate may be higher or lower than the maximum performance adjustment rate due to the difference between the average net assets for the reporting and performance periods.
 
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
 
 
Distribution Fee
Service Fee
Total Fees
Retained by FDC
Class A
 - %
 .25%
$1,176,439
$29,465
Class M
 .25%
 .25%
 748,464
 1,809
Class C
 .75%
 .25%
          1,053,896
                71,982
 
 
 
$2,978,799
$103,256
 
Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class M shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.
 
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
 
 
Retained by FDC
Class A
$154,233
Class M
 8,254
Class CA
 821
 
$163,308
 
A When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
 
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, 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, except for Class Z. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class Z's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
 
For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
 
 
Amount
% of Class-Level
Average Net Assets
Class A
$855,041
.18
Class M
 276,000
.18
Class C
 192,536
.18
Class I
 6,144,860
.17
Class Z
 465,733
.04
 
$7,934,170
 
 
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the transfer agent fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of class-level average net assets as follows:
 
 
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Class A
0.1799%
Class M
0.1815%
Class C
0.1814%
Class I
0.1672%
 
 
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
.03
 
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the accounting fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of average net assets as follows:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
0.0257%
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
$5,290
 
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), or other affiliated entities of 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 affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. Activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
 
 
Borrower or Lender
Average Loan Balance
Weighted Average Interest Rate
Interest Expense
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund 
 Borrower
$28,795,568
4.83%
$142,834
 
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss) ($)
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
 170,844,441
 154,458,430
 (208,782)
 
Prior Fiscal Year Affiliated Redemptions In-Kind. Shares that were redeemed in-kind for investments, including accrued interest and cash, if any, are shown in the table below; along with realized gain or loss on investments delivered through in-kind redemptions. The amount of the in-kind redemptions is included in share transactions in the accompanying Statement of Changes in Net Assets. There was no gain or loss for federal income tax purposes.
 
 
Shares
Total net realized
gain or loss ($)
Total Proceeds
($)
Participating classes
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
2,686,511
22,462,483
71,085,075
Class Z
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
 
 
Amount
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
$9,824
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a 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 a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
$12,067
$-
$-
8. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $1,831. During the period, transfer agent credits reduced each class' expenses as noted in the table below.
 
 
Expense reduction
Class M
 $170
 
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $336,797.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
Year ended
October 31, 2022
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Class A
$-
 $22,095,588
Class M
 -
 6,798,915
Class C
 -
 6,513,172
Class I
 -
 225,434,044
Class Z
 -
       70,389,041
Total  
$-
$  331,230,760
 
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions, automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Year ended
 October 31, 2023
Year ended
 October 31, 2022
Year ended
 October 31, 2023
Year ended
 October 31, 2022
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
4,796,858
5,318,850
$115,824,521
$133,790,081
Reinvestment of distributions
-
731,540
-
20,900,107
Shares redeemed
(4,724,109)
(5,656,700)
(113,169,898)
(134,450,301)
Net increase (decrease)
72,749
393,690
$2,654,623
$20,239,887
Class M
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
1,026,152
841,710
$24,224,045
$20,169,126
Reinvestment of distributions
-
243,281
-
6,755,923
Shares redeemed
(861,061)
(1,120,170)
(19,943,927)
(26,759,208)
Net increase (decrease)
165,091
(35,179)
$4,280,118
$165,841
Class C
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
531,513
489,567
$11,110,295
$10,790,090
Reinvestment of distributions
-
247,677
-
6,107,712
Shares redeemed
(1,301,508)
(1,522,610)
(26,610,764)
(31,050,187)
Net increase (decrease)
(769,995)
(785,366)
$(15,500,469)
$(14,152,385)
Class I
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
48,481,950
57,508,310
$1,261,327,839
$1,522,042,044
Reinvestment of distributions
-
5,847,457
-
179,166,081
Shares redeemed
(47,885,050)
(101,740,037)
(1,214,605,904)
(2,552,570,479)
Net increase (decrease)
596,900
(38,384,270)
$46,721,935
$(851,362,354)
Class Z
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
21,823,068
21,509,843
$566,083,303
$577,524,025
Reinvestment of distributions
-
1,780,120
-
54,614,079
Shares redeemed
(13,377,996)
(38,456,808)
(340,374,406)
(973,309,902)
Net increase (decrease)
8,445,072
(15,166,845)
$225,708,897
$(341,171,798)
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII and the Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund (the "Fund"), a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII, including the schedule of investments, as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. 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, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 15, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more of the Fidelity investment companies since 1999.
 
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 322 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 191 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's alternative investment, investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is General Counsel (2012-present) and Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance (2022-present). Mr Chiel serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present) and Director and President for OH Company LLC (holding company, 2018-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance & Sustainability Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present), as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present), as a member of the Board of Allonnia (biotechnology and engineering solutions, 2022-present) and on the Advisory Board of Solugen, Inc. (specialty bio-based chemicals manufacturer, 2022-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).     
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York. Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018) and as a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-2022).     
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2022-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).       
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).         
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-2021). Mr. Kennedy serves as a Director of the Board of Directors of Textron Inc. (aerospace and defense, 2023-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Archer Aviation Inc. (2021-present), a member of the Defense Business Board of the United States Department of Defense (2021-present) and a member of the Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2022-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).     
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Lead Director of the Board of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Vijay C. Advani (1960)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Advani also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Mr. Advani served as Executive Chairman (2020-2022), Chief Executive Officer (2017-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2016-2017) of Nuveen (global investment manager). He also served in various capacities at Franklin Resources (global investment manager), including Co-President (2015-2016), Executive Vice President, Global Advisory Services (2008-2015), Head of Global Retail Distribution (2005-2008), Executive Managing Director, International Retail Development (2002-2005), Managing Director, Product Developments, Sales & Marketing, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa (2000-2002) and President, Templeton Asset Management India (1995-2000). Mr. Advani also served as Senior Investment Officer of International Finance Corporation (private equity and venture capital arm of The World Bank, 1984-1995). Mr. Advani is Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. India Business Council (2018-present), a Director of The Global Impact Investing Network (2019-present), a Director of LOK Capital (Mauritius) (2022-present), a member of the Advisory Council of LOK Capital (2022-present), a Senior Advisor of Neuberger Berman (2021-present), a Senior Advisor of Seviora Holdings Pte. Ltd (Temasek-Singapore) (2021-present), a Director of Seviora Capital (Singapore) (2021-present) and an Advisor of EQUIAM (2021-present). Mr. Advani formerly served as a member of the Board of BowX Acquisition Corp. (special purpose acquisition company, 2020-2021), a member of the Board of Intellecap (advisory arm of The Aavishkaar Group, 2018-2020), a member of the Board of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (2017-2020) and a member of the Board of Docusign (software, 2016-2019).     
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).     
Karen B. Peetz (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Peetz also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Ms. Peetz served as Chief Administration Officer (2020-2023) of Citigroup Inc. (a diversified financial service company). She also served in various capacities at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, including President (2013-2016), Vice Chairman, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Markets & Treasury Services (2010-2013), Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Corporate Trust (2003-2008), Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Global Payments & Trade Services (2002-2003) and Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Domestic Corporate Trust (1998-2002). Ms. Peetz also served in various capacities at Chase Manhattan Corporation (1982-1998), including Senior Vice President and Manager of Corporate Trust International Business (1996-1998), Managing Director and Manager of Corporate Trust Services (1994-1996) and Managing Director and Group Manager of Financial Institution Sales (1990-1993). Ms. Peetz currently serves as Chair of Amherst Holdings Advisory Council (2018-present), Trustee of Johns Hopkins University (2016-present), Chair of the Carey Business School Advisory Council, Member of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Board and Finance Committee and Chair of the Lyme and Tick Related Disease Institute Advisory Council. Ms. Peetz previously served as a member of the Board of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (2019-2023), a member of the Board of Trane Technologies (2018-2022), a member of the Board of Wells Fargo Corp. (2017-2019), a member of the Board of SunCoke Energy Inc. (2012-2016), a member of the Board of Private Export Funding Corporation (2010-2016) and as a Trustee of Penn State University (2010-2014) and the United Way of New York City (2008-2010).     
Heather Bonner (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Bonner also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Bonner is a Senior Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2022-present). Ms. Bonner serves as Vice President, Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Bonner served as Managing Director at AQR Capital Management (2013-2022) and was the Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the AQR Funds (2013-2022).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown is a Vice President (2015-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2022).     
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke is Head of Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Burke serves as President, Executive Vice President, or Director of certain Fidelity entities. Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
Margaret Carey (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Carey also serves as an officer of other funds and as CLO of certain Fidelity entities. Ms. Carey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2019-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.        
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. Mr. Coffey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, or Senior Vice President of certain Fidelity entities and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).     
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Cohen serves a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present). Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018).      
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis is a Vice President (2006-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities.        
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is a Senior Vice President (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Del Prato serves as Vice President or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020).     
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018). 
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018). 
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher is a Vice President (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020).     
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a Senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2020-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Pogorelec serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2023-present) and Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC (2023-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as a Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2020).          
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Segaloff is a Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Segaloff serves as Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer or Anti Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Officer of certain Fidelity entities.          
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith is a Senior Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities and has served in other fund officer roles.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).          
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Expense Ratio- A
 
Beginning Account Value May 1, 2023
 
Ending Account Value October 31, 2023
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023
Fidelity Advisor® International Capital Appreciation Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
 
 
.99%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 948.70
 
$ 4.86
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,020.21
 
$ 5.04
 
Class M
 
 
 
1.24%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 947.50
 
$ 6.09
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,018.95
 
$ 6.31
 
Class C
 
 
 
1.73%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 945.20
 
$ 8.48
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,016.48
 
$ 8.79
 
Class I
 
 
 
.72%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 949.80
 
$ 3.54
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.58
 
$ 3.67
 
Class Z
 
 
 
.60%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 950.70
 
$ 2.95
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,022.18
 
$ 3.06
 
 
A   Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
 
B   5% return per year before expenses
 
C   Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions (Unaudited)
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
 
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2024 of amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
 
 
 
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), considers the renewal of the fund's management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees (each of which is composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees), requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
Approval of Stub Period Continuation. At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to continue the fund's management contract with FMR, and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-sub-advisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts), without modification, for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board would consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
At its July 2023 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness relative to peer funds of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of a representative class (Class I, which was selected because it was the largest class without 12b-1 fees); (iii) the total costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by FMR and its affiliates (Fidelity) from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders. The Board also considered the broad range of investment choices available to shareholders from FMR's competitors and that the fund's shareholders have chosen to invest in the fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds and experience of investment personnel of the Investment Advisers, and also considered the Investment Advisers' implementation of the fund's investment program. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted the resources devoted to expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization, and that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of Fidelity's supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted by Fidelity to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered the fund's securities lending activities and any payments made to Fidelity relating to securities lending.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials and asset allocation tools. The Board also considered that it reviews customer service metrics such as telephone response times, continuity of services on the website and metrics addressing services at Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds and/or the Fidelity funds in general.
Investment Performance. The Board took into account discussions that occur with representatives of the Investment Advisers, and reports that it receives, at Board meetings throughout the year, relating to fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considered annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index (benchmark index) and an appropriate peer group of funds with similar objectives (peer group). The Board also considered information about performance attribution. In its ongoing evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gives particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of the funds over different time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance. The fund underperformed its benchmark and peers for the one- and three-year periods ended February 28, 2023, and as a result, the Board continues to engage in discussions with FMR about the steps it is taking to address the fund's performance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. The Independent Trustees generally give greater weight to fund performance over longer time periods than over shorter time periods. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board was provided with information regarding industry trends in management fees and expenses. In its review of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of Class I, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees or reimburse expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. The Board also considered information about the impact of the fund's performance adjustment.
Comparisons of Management Fees and Total Expense Ratios. Among other things, the Board reviewed data for selected groups of competitive funds and classes (referred to as "mapped groups") that were compiled by Fidelity based on combining similar investment objective categories (as classified by Lipper) that have comparable investment mandates. The data reviewed by the Board included (i) gross management fee comparisons (before taking into account expense reimbursements or caps and without taking into account the fund's performance adjustment) relative to the total universe of funds within the mapped group; (ii) gross management fee comparisons relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds in the mapped group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "asset size peer group"); (iii) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the mapped group that have a similar sales load structure to Class I of the fund (referred to as the "similar sales load structure group"); and (iv) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the similar sales load structure group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "total expense asset size peer group"). The total expense asset size peer group comparison excludes performance adjustments and fund-paid 12b-1 fees to eliminate variability in fee structures.
The information provided to the Board indicated that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the competitive median of the mapped group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. Further, the information provided to the Board indicated that the total expense ratio of Class I of the fund ranked above the competitive median of the similar sales load structure group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and above the competitive median of the total expense asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022.
The Board noted that the total expense ratio of Class I was above the competitive median of the similar sales load structure group because of the fund's positive performance adjustment. The Board also noted that if funds in a fund complex with a unique at-cost service model were excluded from the total expense asset size peer group, the total expense ratio for Class I was below the total expense asset size peer group for 2022.
The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
The Board also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period (a rolling 36-month period) exceeds, or is exceeded by, a securities index, thus leading to a performance adjustment for the same period. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior long-term performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the shareholders of the fund.
In connection with its consideration of the fund's performance adjustment, the Board noted that the performance of Class I is used for purposes of determining the performance adjustment. The Board noted that to the extent the performance adjustment was based on the performance of a share class with higher total annual operating expenses, the fund would be subject to a smaller positive and larger negative performance adjustment. The Board considered the appropriateness of the use of Class I as the basis for the performance adjustment. The Board noted that Class I is typically the largest class (reflecting the actual investment experience for the plurality of shareholders), employs a standard expense structure, and does not include fund-paid 12b-1 fees, which Fidelity believes makes it a more appropriate measurement of Fidelity's investment skill.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
 
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee, including the use of Class I as the basis for the performance adjustment, is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered. Further based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies and the full Board approves such changes.
A public accounting firm has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. The engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of certain fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering the reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the funds' business. The Board considered areas where potential indirect benefits to the Fidelity funds from their relationships with Fidelity may exist. The Board's consideration of these matters was informed by the findings of a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds to evaluate potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total "group assets" increase, and for higher group fee rates as total "group assets" decrease ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board further considered that Fidelity agreed to impose a temporary fee waiver in the form of additional breakpoints to the current breakpoint schedule. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as "group assets" increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds, including any consideration of fund liquidations or mergers; (ii) the operation of performance fees and competitor use of performance fees; (iii) Fidelity's pricing philosophy compared to competitors; (iv) fund profitability methodology and data; (v) evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee and expense comparisons; (vi) the management fee and expense structures for different funds and classes and information about the differences between various fee and expense structures; (vii) group fee breakpoints and related voluntary fee waivers; and (viii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity and the funds' sub-advisory arrangements.
Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed through July 31, 2024.
 
1.711985.125
AICAP-ANN-1223
Fidelity Advisor® Overseas Fund
 
 
Annual Report
October 31, 2023

Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

Distributions

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov.
 
 
You may also call 1-877-208-0098 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
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All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company. © 2023 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.
 
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.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-PORT may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.institutional.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The hypothetical investment and the average annual total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
Periods ended October 31, 2023
 
Past 1
year
Past 5
years
Past 10
years
Class A  (incl. 5.75% sales charge)  
5.97%
3.54%
2.81%
Class M  (incl. 3.50% sales charge)  
8.28%
3.82%
2.84%
Class C  
(incl. contingent deferred sales charge)
 
10.56%
3.94%
2.75%
Class I
12.78%
5.10%
3.74%
Class Z
12.90%
5.23%
3.82%
 
 
Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years and past ten years total return figures are 1%, 0% and 0%, respectively.
The initial offering of Class Z shares took place on February 1, 2017. Returns prior to February 1, 2017, are those of Class I.
 $10,000 Over 10 Years
 
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Overseas Fund - Class A, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2013, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid.
 
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI EAFE Index performed over the same period.
 
Market Recap:
International (non-U.S.) equities gained 12.27% for the 12 months ending October 31, 2023, according to the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex USA Index, as global economic expansion and a slowing in the pace of inflation in some markets provided a favorable backdrop for risk assets. After returning -15.86% in 2022, the index's upturn has been largely driven by a narrow set of companies in the information technology and communication services sectors, in part due to excitement for generative artificial intelligence applications. The index gained 14.07% year to date through July, including strong gains in both June (+4.50%) and July (+4.07%). The rally for international equities sputtered for the next three months (-11.33%) amid a stalling pattern in disinflationary trends, heightened global recession and geopolitical risks, soaring yields on longer-term U.S. government bonds and particularly weak economic conditions in the eurozone and China. The three-month decline left non-U.S. stocks up 1.15% year to date through October. For the full 12 months, nearly all regions advanced, with Europe ex U.K. (+18%) and Japan (+17%) leading, whereas Canada (-0.38%) lagged by the widest margin. Each of the 11 sectors advanced, with information technology (+21%) and consumer discretionary (+19%) leading the way. Energy and industrials each rose about 14%. Conversely, four defensive-oriented sectors lagged by the widest margin: real estate (+4%), health care (+6%), consumer staples (+7%) and utilities (+8%).
Comments from Portfolio Manager Vincent Montemaggiore:
For the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, the fund's share classes (excluding sales charges, if applicable) gained about 12% to 13%, versus 14.65% for the benchmark MSCI EAFE Index (Net MA). From a regional standpoint, security selection in Europe ex U.K., primarily in France, and stock picking and an underweight in Japan meaningfully detracted from the fund's relative result. By sector, security selection detracted overall, especially within industrials and financials. The fund's outsized stake in Teleperformance returned roughly -33% and was the largest individual relative detractor. Teleperformance was not held at period end. A second notable relative detractor was our overweight stake in Olympus (-24%). Olympus was not held at period end. An overweight in Rentokil Initial (-17%) also detracted. In contrast, from a regional standpoint, underweighting the lagging Asia-Pacific ex-Japan area notably bolstered the fund's relative result. An overweight in Europe ex U.K. and a non-benchmark allocation to Canada also contributed to the fund's performance versus the benchmark. By sector, the biggest contributors to performance versus the benchmark were stock selection and an overweight in information technology. An underweight in communication services also boosted the fund's relative performance. The top individual relative contributor was an overweight in ASM International (+88%). A non-benchmark stake in Constellation Software gained 41% and was the second-largest relative contributor. An overweight in Safran (+41%) also helped. Safran was among the fund's largest holdings at period end. Notable changes in positioning include increased exposure to the information technology and materials sectors.
 
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report 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.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Novo Nordisk A/S Series B  (Denmark, Pharmaceuticals)
3.3
 
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)  (Netherlands, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)
3.2
 
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) (United Kingdom, Pharmaceuticals)
2.8
 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE  (France, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)
2.6
 
TotalEnergies SE  (France, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)
2.1
 
RELX PLC (London Stock Exchange)  (United Kingdom, Professional Services)
2.0
 
Compass Group PLC  (United Kingdom, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)
1.9
 
Diageo PLC  (United Kingdom, Beverages)
1.9
 
Wolters Kluwer NV  (Netherlands, Professional Services)
1.9
 
Safran SA  (France, Aerospace & Defense)
1.8
 
 
23.5
 
 
Market Sectors (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Financials
22.6
 
Industrials
19.6
 
Information Technology
15.2
 
Health Care
14.2
 
Consumer Discretionary
9.4
 
Consumer Staples
6.7
 
Materials
6.3
 
Energy
2.1
 
Real Estate
1.1
 
Communication Services
0.5
 
 
Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets)
Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets)
 
*    Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities). 
Percentages are adjusted for the effect of derivatives, if applicable.
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Common Stocks - 97.7%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
(000s)
 
Australia - 0.2%
 
 
 
Flutter Entertainment PLC (a)
 
4,924
772
Bailiwick of Jersey - 0.3%
 
 
 
JTC PLC (b)
 
129,400
1,004
Belgium - 0.6%
 
 
 
Azelis Group NV
 
46,500
792
KBC Group NV
 
22,975
1,262
TOTAL BELGIUM
 
 
2,054
Canada - 2.6%
 
 
 
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class A (multi-vtg.)
 
60,900
3,315
Constellation Software, Inc.
 
2,580
5,172
Constellation Software, Inc. warrants 8/22/28 (a)(c)
 
2,780
0
Lumine Group, Inc.
 
8,341
105
TOTAL CANADA
 
 
8,592
China - 0.0%
 
 
 
Chervon Holdings Ltd.
 
32,500
80
Denmark - 5.2%
 
 
 
Carlsberg A/S Series B
 
14,300
1,704
DSV A/S
 
31,904
4,758
Novo Nordisk A/S Series B
 
110,500
10,658
TOTAL DENMARK
 
 
17,120
Finland - 1.1%
 
 
 
Nordea Bank Abp
 
337,926
3,551
France - 15.3%
 
 
 
Air Liquide SA
 
30,110
5,159
ALTEN
 
22,975
2,706
Antin Infrastructure Partners SA
 
9,500
113
Capgemini SA
 
28,019
4,952
Edenred SA
 
80,354
4,272
EssilorLuxottica SA
 
27,825
5,024
L'Oreal SA
 
11,400
4,792
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
 
11,595
8,301
Pernod Ricard SA
 
11,543
2,046
Safran SA
 
36,500
5,702
TotalEnergies SE
 
104,000
6,953
TOTAL FRANCE
 
 
50,020
Germany - 8.0%
 
 
 
Allianz SE
 
19,923
4,667
Deutsche Borse AG
 
25,003
4,115
Hannover Reuck SE
 
21,629
4,767
Infineon Technologies AG
 
107,100
3,128
Merck KGaA
 
25,900
3,901
SAP SE
 
16,600
2,227
Siemens Healthineers AG (b)
 
68,700
3,367
TOTAL GERMANY
 
 
26,172
India - 1.7%
 
 
 
HCL Technologies Ltd.
 
95,000
1,457
HDFC Bank Ltd.
 
231,484
4,106
TOTAL INDIA
 
 
5,563
Indonesia - 0.6%
 
 
 
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk
 
3,605,300
1,986
Ireland - 0.9%
 
 
 
Kingspan Group PLC (Ireland)
 
42,900
2,882
Italy - 3.4%
 
 
 
FinecoBank SpA
 
219,563
2,582
GVS SpA (a)(b)
 
28,462
127
Industrie de Nora SpA
 
16,200
228
Recordati SpA
 
84,220
3,885
UniCredit SpA
 
167,300
4,194
TOTAL ITALY
 
 
11,016
Japan - 12.9%
 
 
 
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.
 
52,900
1,096
BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.
 
30,500
766
Capcom Co. Ltd.
 
52,000
1,674
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.
 
45,800
2,505
Hoya Corp.
 
39,731
3,825
Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd.
 
23,784
562
Misumi Group, Inc.
 
78,400
1,187
NOF Corp.
 
44,671
1,762
Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.
 
1,065,600
1,598
Relo Group, Inc.
 
86,446
857
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.
 
125,100
3,741
Sony Group Corp.
 
66,124
5,497
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
 
101,100
4,874
Suzuki Motor Corp.
 
65,571
2,545
TIS, Inc.
 
56,827
1,217
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
 
242,000
5,414
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
 
22,781
3,010
TOTAL JAPAN
 
 
42,130
Netherlands - 7.1%
 
 
 
ASM International NV (Netherlands)
 
7,000
2,878
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)
 
17,306
10,403
IMCD NV
 
28,850
3,465
Topicus.Com, Inc. (a)
 
6,230
410
Wolters Kluwer NV
 
48,341
6,194
TOTAL NETHERLANDS
 
 
23,350
Spain - 0.6%
 
 
 
Amadeus IT Holding SA Class A
 
31,496
1,794
Sweden - 3.4%
 
 
 
Addlife AB
 
124,837
813
AddTech AB (B Shares)
 
170,987
2,503
Atlas Copco AB (A Shares)
 
326,992
4,234
Indutrade AB
 
199,025
3,515
Kry International AB (a)(c)(d)
 
156
6
TOTAL SWEDEN
 
 
11,071
Switzerland - 4.9%
 
 
 
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Series A
 
37,204
4,389
Julius Baer Group Ltd.
 
59,907
3,550
Partners Group Holding AG
 
3,110
3,271
Sika AG
 
20,238
4,826
TOTAL SWITZERLAND
 
 
16,036
Taiwan - 0.6%
 
 
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
 
120,300
1,963
United Kingdom - 16.3%
 
 
 
3i Group PLC
 
140,100
3,303
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)
 
73,900
9,253
BAE Systems PLC
 
308,300
4,146
Beazley PLC
 
111,546
698
Compass Group PLC
 
248,654
6,269
Diageo PLC
 
165,376
6,254
Diploma PLC
 
69,767
2,410
Halma PLC
 
76,700
1,720
Hiscox Ltd.
 
103,473
1,180
London Stock Exchange Group PLC
 
44,900
4,530
RELX PLC (London Stock Exchange)
 
189,684
6,625
Rentokil Initial PLC
 
460,233
2,344
Sage Group PLC
 
260,700
3,076
Volution Group PLC
 
320,051
1,411
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM
 
 
53,219
United States of America - 12.0%
 
 
 
CBRE Group, Inc. (a)
 
38,000
2,635
CDW Corp.
 
11,500
2,305
Experian PLC
 
98,200
2,973
Ferguson PLC
 
23,700
3,552
Fiserv, Inc. (a)
 
6,900
785
ICON PLC (a)
 
14,500
3,537
Linde PLC
 
13,834
5,287
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
 
28,330
5,373
Nestle SA (Reg. S)
 
36,005
3,883
S&P Global, Inc.
 
11,931
4,168
Schneider Electric SA
 
17,400
2,677
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
 
5,000
2,224
TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
 
 
39,399
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
 (Cost $259,844)
 
 
 
319,774
 
 
 
 
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.0%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
(000s)
 
Sweden - 0.0%
 
 
 
Kry International AB Series E (a)(c)(d)
  (Cost $412)
 
901
33
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 1.3%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
(000s)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% (e)
 
 (Cost $4,244)
 
 
4,243,057
4,244
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.0%
 (Cost $264,500)
 
 
 
324,051
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 1.0%  
3,254
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
327,305
 
 
 
 
 
Any values shown as $0 in the Schedule of Investments may reflect amounts less than $500.
 
Legend
 
(a)
Non-income producing
 
(b)
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 end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $4,498,000 or 1.4% of net assets.
 
(c)
Level 3 security
 
(d)
Restricted securities (including private placements) - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues).  At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $39,000 or 0.0% of net assets.
 
(e)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
 
 
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:
Security
Acquisition Date
Acquisition Cost ($)
(000s)
Kry International AB
5/14/21
68
 
 
 
Kry International AB Series E
5/14/21
412
 
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
 
Affiliate (Amounts in thousands)
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40%
5,991
86,236
87,983
170
-
-
4,244
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40%
-
20,099
20,099
19
-
-
-
0.0%
Total
5,991
106,335
108,082
189
-
-
4,244
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
 
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2023, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
(Amounts in thousands)
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
 Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Equities:
 
 
 
 
Communication Services
1,674
-
1,674
-
Consumer Discretionary
30,743
2,566
28,177
-
Consumer Staples
21,994
5,361
16,633
-
Energy
6,953
-
6,953
-
Financials
73,765
33,026
40,739
-
Health Care
46,487
22,751
23,736
-
Industrials
64,089
34,810
29,279
-
Information Technology
49,835
18,372
31,424
39
Materials
20,775
10,113
10,662
-
Real Estate
3,492
2,635
857
-
  Money Market Funds
4,244
4,244
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
324,051
133,878
190,134
39
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)
 
 
 
October 31, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $260,256)
$
319,807
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $4,244)
4,244
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $264,500)
 
 
$
324,051
Cash
 
 
180
Foreign currency held at value (cost $11)
 
 
11
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
1,439
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
502
Dividends receivable
 
 
444
Reclaims receivable
 
 
1,929
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
15
Prepaid expenses
 
 
1
Other receivables
 
 
64
  Total assets
 
 
328,636
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
$
346
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
308
 
 
Accrued management fee
111
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees payable
76
 
 
Other affiliated payables
58
 
 
Payable to affiliate
294
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
138
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
1,331
Net Assets  
 
 
$
327,305
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
299,548
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
27,757
Net Assets
 
 
$
327,305
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Class A :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($37,604 ÷ 1,441 shares)(a)(b)
 
 
$
26.09
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $26.09)
 
 
$
27.68
Class M :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($155,184 ÷ 5,806 shares)(a)
 
 
$
26.73
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $26.73)
 
 
$
27.70
Class C :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($2,426 ÷ 98 shares)(a)(b)
 
 
$
24.71
Class I :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($48,960 ÷ 1,818 shares)(b)
 
 
$
26.94
Class Z :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($83,131 ÷ 3,089 shares)
 
 
$
26.91
(a)Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
(b)Corresponding Net Asset Value does not calculate due to rounding of fractional net assets and/or shares.
 
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands
 
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
7,517
Foreign Tax Reclaims
 
 
592
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $19 from security lending)
 
 
189
 Income before foreign taxes withheld
 
 
$
8,298
Less foreign taxes withheld
 
 
(1,137)
 Total Income
 
 
 
7,161
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
 
 
 
 
 Basic fee
$
2,368
 
 
 Performance adjustment
(424)
 
 
Transfer agent fees
543
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees
990
 
 
Accounting fees
182
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
48
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
2
 
 
Registration fees
74
 
 
Audit
141
 
 
Legal
2
 
 
Miscellaneous
2
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
3,928
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(22)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
3,906
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
3,255
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $20)
 
7,172
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
(45)
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
7,127
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers(net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $8)  
 
30,578
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
127
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
30,705
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
37,832
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
41,087
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
Amount in thousands
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
 
Year ended
October 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
3,255
$
2,567
Net realized gain (loss)
 
7,127
 
 
(41,139)
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
30,705
 
(131,616)
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
41,087
 
 
(170,188)
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(1,443)
 
 
(10,213)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
(26,879)
 
 
3,366
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
12,765
 
 
(177,035)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
314,540
 
491,575
 
End of period
$
327,305
$
314,540
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Advisor® Overseas Fund Class A
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
23.29
$
34.07
$
24.73
$
24.27
$
22.48
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.23
 
.14
 
(.04)
 
(.02)
 
.35
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.67
 
(10.20)
 
9.38
 
.83
 
2.38
  Total from investment operations
 
2.90  
 
(10.06)  
 
9.34  
 
.81  
 
2.73
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.10)
 
-
 
-
 
(.35)
 
(.21)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(.72)
 
-
 
-
 
(.73)
     Total distributions
 
(.10)
 
(.72)
 
-
 
(.35)
 
(.94)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
26.09
$
23.29
$
34.07
$
24.73
$
24.27
 Total Return C,D
 
12.43%
 
(30.12)%
 
37.77%
 
3.33%
 
12.86%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.13%
 
1.36%
 
1.43%
 
1.49%
 
1.21%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.12%
 
1.36%
 
1.43%
 
1.49%
 
1.21%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.12%
 
1.36%
 
1.43%
 
1.48%
 
1.19%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.84%
 
.51%
 
(.12)%
 
(.08)%
 
1.53%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (in millions)
$
38  
$
35
$
56
$
46
$
49
    Portfolio turnover rate G
 
37%
 
46%
 
33% H
 
46%
 
45% H
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
DTotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
 
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
HPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Overseas Fund Class M
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
23.85
$
34.94
$
25.41
$
24.94
$
23.06
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.18
 
.09
 
(.11)
 
(.07)
 
.31
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.73
 
(10.46)
 
9.64
 
.84
 
2.45
  Total from investment operations
 
2.91  
 
(10.37)  
 
9.53  
 
.77  
 
2.76
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.03)
 
-
 
-
 
(.30)
 
(.15)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(.72)
 
-
 
-
 
(.73)
     Total distributions
 
(.03)
 
(.72)
 
-
 
(.30)
 
(.88)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
26.73
$
23.85
$
34.94
$
25.41
$
24.94
 Total Return C,D
 
12.21%
 
(30.26)%
 
37.50%
 
3.09%
 
12.65%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.33%
 
1.57%
 
1.65%
 
1.71%
 
1.42%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.33%
 
1.57%
 
1.65%
 
1.70%
 
1.42%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.33%
 
1.57%
 
1.65%
 
1.70%
 
1.40%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.64%
 
.30%
 
(.34)%
 
(.29)%
 
1.32%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (in millions)
$
155  
$
150
$
238
$
194
$
221
    Portfolio turnover rate G
 
37%
 
46%
 
33% H
 
46%
 
45% H
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
DTotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
 
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
HPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Overseas Fund Class C
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
22.15
$
32.69
$
23.92
$
23.46
$
21.72
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.01
 
(.08)
 
(.28)
 
(.21)
 
.15
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.55
 
(9.74)
 
9.05
 
.80
 
2.32
  Total from investment operations
 
2.56  
 
(9.82)  
 
8.77  
 
.59  
 
2.47
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.13)
 
-
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(.72)
 
-
 
-
 
(.73)
     Total distributions
 
-
 
(.72)
 
-
 
(.13)
 
(.73)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
24.71
$
22.15
$
32.69
$
23.92
$
23.46
 Total Return C,D
 
11.56%
 
(30.66)%
 
36.66%
 
2.50%
 
11.94%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.92%
 
2.16%
 
2.25%
 
2.31%
 
2.03%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.91%
 
2.16%
 
2.25%
 
2.31%
 
2.03%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.91%
 
2.16%
 
2.25%
 
2.30%
 
2.02%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.05%
 
(.29)%
 
(.94)%
 
(.89)%
 
.70%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (in millions)
$
2  
$
3
$
5
$
5
$
6
    Portfolio turnover rate G
 
37%
 
46%
 
33% H
 
46%
 
45% H
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
DTotal returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
 
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
HPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Overseas Fund Class I
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
24.03
$
35.03
$
25.35
$
24.79
$
22.99
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.32
 
.23
 
.06
 
.07
 
.42
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.75
 
(10.51)
 
9.62
 
.84
 
2.43
  Total from investment operations
 
3.07  
 
(10.28)  
 
9.68  
 
.91  
 
2.85
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.16)
 
-
 
-
 
(.35)
 
(.32)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(.72)
 
-
 
-
 
(.73)
     Total distributions
 
(.16)
 
(.72)
 
-
 
(.35)
 
(1.05)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
26.94
$
24.03
$
35.03
$
25.35
$
24.79
 Total Return C
 
12.78%
 
(29.91)%
 
38.19%
 
3.68%
 
13.21%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,D,E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.83%
 
1.08%
 
1.12%
 
1.15%
 
.91%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.83%
 
1.08%
 
1.12%
 
1.15%
 
.91%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.83%
 
1.08%
 
1.12%
 
1.14%
 
.90%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.14%
 
.79%
 
.19%
 
.27%
 
1.82%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (in millions)
$
49  
$
48
$
85
$
121
$
117
    Portfolio turnover rate F
 
37%
 
46%
 
33% G
 
46%
 
45% G
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
DFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
EExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
FAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
GPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Overseas Fund Class Z
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
24.03
$
34.97
$
25.28
$
24.79
$
23.00
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.36
 
.27
 
.09
 
.09
 
.45
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.74
 
(10.49)
 
9.60
 
.84
 
2.43
  Total from investment operations
 
3.10  
 
(10.22)  
 
9.69  
 
.93  
 
2.88
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.22)
 
-
 
-
 
(.44)
 
(.36)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(.72)
 
-
 
-
 
(.73)
     Total distributions
 
(.22)
 
(.72)
 
-
 
(.44)
 
(1.09)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
26.91
$
24.03
$
34.97
$
25.28
$
24.79
 Total Return C
 
12.90%
 
(29.79)%
 
38.33%
 
3.77%
 
13.38%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,D,E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.70%
 
.94%
 
1.02%
 
1.07%
 
.77%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.69%
 
.93%
 
1.02%
 
1.06%
 
.77%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.69%
 
.93%
 
1.02%
 
1.05%
 
.76%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.27%
 
.94%
 
.29%
 
.35%
 
1.96%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (in millions)
$
83  
$
80
$
108
$
47
$
38
    Portfolio turnover rate F
 
37%
 
46%
 
33% G
 
46%
 
45% G
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
DFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
EExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
FAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
GPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
For the period ended October 31, 2023
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
 
1. Organization.
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII (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 M, Class C, Class I and Class Z shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z are Fidelity Advisor classes. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of eight years from the initial date of purchase, with certain exceptions.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense RatioA
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
 
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters. 
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of October 31, 2023 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
 
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
 
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which 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. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment.  These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in foreign tax reclaims. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in reclaims receivable. The Fund has filed tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union (EU) countries. These additional filings are subject to various administrative proceedings by the local jurisdictions' tax authorities within the EU, as well as a number of related judicial proceedings. Income recognized for EU reclaims is included with other reclaims in the Statement of Operations in foreign tax reclaims. These reclaims are recorded when the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability.
 
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF). Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Other payables and accrued expenses on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income 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 GAAP. In addition, the Fund claimed a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
 
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
$73,399
Gross unrealized depreciation
(14,368)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$59,031
Tax Cost
$265,020
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Undistributed ordinary income
$2,799
Capital loss carryforward
$(33,940)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$58,961
 
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
 
 Short-term
$(33,940)
Total capital loss carryforward
$(33,940)
 
 
 
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
October 31, 2023
October 31, 2022
Ordinary Income
$1,443
$-
Long-term Capital Gains
-
10,213
Total
$1,443
$ 10,213
 
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds may 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. Information regarding restricted securities held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
132,070
156,807
5.Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .424% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of +/- .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the investment performance of the asset-weighted return of all classes as compared to its benchmark index, the MSCI EAFE Index, over the same 36 month performance period. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .53% of the Fund's average net assets. The performance adjustment included in the management fee rate may be higher or lower than the maximum performance adjustment rate due to the difference between the average net assets for the reporting and performance periods.
 
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
 
 
Distribution Fee
Service Fee
Total Fees
Retained by FDC
Class A
 -%
 .25%
$104
$2
Class M
 .25%
 .25%
 857
 4
Class C
 .75%
 .25%
 29
 2
 
 
 
$990
$8
 
Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class M shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.
 
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
 
 
Retained by FDC
Class A
$3
Class M
1
Class CA
-B
 
$4
A When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
B In the amount of less than five hundred dollars.
 
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, 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, except for Class Z. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class Z's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
 
For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
 
 
Amount
 
  % of Class-Level  Average Net Assets
Class A
$92
 
.22
Class M
 301
 
.18
Class C
 7
 
.26
Class I
 105
 
.18
Class Z
                        38
 
.04
 
$543
 
 
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the transfer agent fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of class-level average net assets as follows:
 
 
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Class A
0.2000%
Class M
0.1739%
Class C
0.2000%
Class I
0.1679%
 
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
.05
 
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the accounting fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of average net assets as follows:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
0.0497%
 
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows: 
 
Amount
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
$-A
 
A In the amount of less than five hundred dollars.
 
 
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss) ($)
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
 7,625
 14,107
 321
 
 
 
 
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
 
 
Amount
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
$1
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a 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 a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
$2
$-
$-
8. Expense Reductions.
During the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $22.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
Year ended
October 31, 2022
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Class A
$143
 $1,176
Class M
 199
 4,856
Class C
 -
 105
Class I
 328
 1,736
Class Z
                      773
                  2,340
Total  
$1,443
$10,213
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions, automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Year ended
 October 31, 2023
Year ended
 October 31, 2022
Year ended
 October 31, 2023
Year ended
 October 31, 2022
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
252
96
$7,037
$2,742
Reinvestment of distributions
5
34
135
1,106
Shares redeemed
(319)
(269)
(8,807)
(7,683)
Net increase (decrease)
(62)
(139)
$(1,635)
$(3,835)
Class M
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
675
720
$19,002
$20,697
Reinvestment of distributions
7
145
197
4,791
Shares redeemed
(1,149)
(1,412)
(32,405)
(40,564)
Net increase (decrease)
(467)
(547)
$(13,206)
$(15,076)
Class C
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
13
14
$351
$353
Reinvestment of distributions
-
3
-
99
Shares redeemed
(36)
(45)
(934)
(1,241)
Net increase (decrease)
(23)
(28)
$(583)
$(789)
Class I
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
971
1,779
$28,244
$55,143
Reinvestment of distributions
11
47
290
1,556
Shares redeemed
(1,147)
(2,261)
(33,319)
(60,496)
Net increase (decrease)
(165)
(435)
$(4,785)
$(3,797)
Class Z
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
618
3,671
$17,103
$115,070
Reinvestment of distributions
6
30
165
982
Shares redeemed
(846)
(3,471)
(23,938)
(89,189)
Net increase (decrease)
(222)
230
$(6,670)
$26,863
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII and Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund (one of the funds constituting Fidelity Advisor Series VIII, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, issuer of privately offered securities and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 20, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 322 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 191 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's alternative investment, investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is General Counsel (2012-present) and Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance (2022-present). Mr Chiel serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present) and Director and President for OH Company LLC (holding company, 2018-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance & Sustainability Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present), as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present), as a member of the Board of Allonnia (biotechnology and engineering solutions, 2022-present) and on the Advisory Board of Solugen, Inc. (specialty bio-based chemicals manufacturer, 2022-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).     
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York. Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018) and as a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-2022).     
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2022-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).       
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).         
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-2021). Mr. Kennedy serves as a Director of the Board of Directors of Textron Inc. (aerospace and defense, 2023-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Archer Aviation Inc. (2021-present), a member of the Defense Business Board of the United States Department of Defense (2021-present) and a member of the Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2022-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).     
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Lead Director of the Board of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Vijay C. Advani (1960)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Advani also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Mr. Advani served as Executive Chairman (2020-2022), Chief Executive Officer (2017-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2016-2017) of Nuveen (global investment manager). He also served in various capacities at Franklin Resources (global investment manager), including Co-President (2015-2016), Executive Vice President, Global Advisory Services (2008-2015), Head of Global Retail Distribution (2005-2008), Executive Managing Director, International Retail Development (2002-2005), Managing Director, Product Developments, Sales & Marketing, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa (2000-2002) and President, Templeton Asset Management India (1995-2000). Mr. Advani also served as Senior Investment Officer of International Finance Corporation (private equity and venture capital arm of The World Bank, 1984-1995). Mr. Advani is Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. India Business Council (2018-present), a Director of The Global Impact Investing Network (2019-present), a Director of LOK Capital (Mauritius) (2022-present), a member of the Advisory Council of LOK Capital (2022-present), a Senior Advisor of Neuberger Berman (2021-present), a Senior Advisor of Seviora Holdings Pte. Ltd (Temasek-Singapore) (2021-present), a Director of Seviora Capital (Singapore) (2021-present) and an Advisor of EQUIAM (2021-present). Mr. Advani formerly served as a member of the Board of BowX Acquisition Corp. (special purpose acquisition company, 2020-2021), a member of the Board of Intellecap (advisory arm of The Aavishkaar Group, 2018-2020), a member of the Board of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (2017-2020) and a member of the Board of Docusign (software, 2016-2019).     
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).     
Karen B. Peetz (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Peetz also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Ms. Peetz served as Chief Administration Officer (2020-2023) of Citigroup Inc. (a diversified financial service company). She also served in various capacities at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, including President (2013-2016), Vice Chairman, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Markets & Treasury Services (2010-2013), Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Corporate Trust (2003-2008), Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Global Payments & Trade Services (2002-2003) and Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Domestic Corporate Trust (1998-2002). Ms. Peetz also served in various capacities at Chase Manhattan Corporation (1982-1998), including Senior Vice President and Manager of Corporate Trust International Business (1996-1998), Managing Director and Manager of Corporate Trust Services (1994-1996) and Managing Director and Group Manager of Financial Institution Sales (1990-1993). Ms. Peetz currently serves as Chair of Amherst Holdings Advisory Council (2018-present), Trustee of Johns Hopkins University (2016-present), Chair of the Carey Business School Advisory Council, Member of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Board and Finance Committee and Chair of the Lyme and Tick Related Disease Institute Advisory Council. Ms. Peetz previously served as a member of the Board of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (2019-2023), a member of the Board of Trane Technologies (2018-2022), a member of the Board of Wells Fargo Corp. (2017-2019), a member of the Board of SunCoke Energy Inc. (2012-2016), a member of the Board of Private Export Funding Corporation (2010-2016) and as a Trustee of Penn State University (2010-2014) and the United Way of New York City (2008-2010).     
Heather Bonner (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Bonner also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Bonner is a Senior Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2022-present). Ms. Bonner serves as Vice President, Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Bonner served as Managing Director at AQR Capital Management (2013-2022) and was the Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the AQR Funds (2013-2022).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown is a Vice President (2015-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2022).     
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke is Head of Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Burke serves as President, Executive Vice President, or Director of certain Fidelity entities. Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
Margaret Carey (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Carey also serves as an officer of other funds and as CLO of certain Fidelity entities. Ms. Carey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2019-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.        
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. Mr. Coffey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, or Senior Vice President of certain Fidelity entities and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).     
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Cohen serves a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present). Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018).      
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis is a Vice President (2006-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities.        
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is a Senior Vice President (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Del Prato serves as Vice President or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020).     
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018). 
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018). 
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher is a Vice President (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020).     
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a Senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2020-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Pogorelec serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2023-present) and Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC (2023-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as a Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2020).          
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Segaloff is a Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Segaloff serves as Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer or Anti Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Officer of certain Fidelity entities.          
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith is a Senior Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities and has served in other fund officer roles.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).          
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Expense Ratio- A
 
Beginning Account Value May 1, 2023
 
Ending Account Value October 31, 2023
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023
Fidelity Advisor® Overseas Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
 
 
1.03%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 907.20
 
$ 4.95
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,020.01
 
$ 5.24
 
Class M
 
 
 
1.23%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 906.40
 
$ 5.91
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,019.00
 
$ 6.26
 
Class C
 
 
 
1.81%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 903.80
 
$ 8.69
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,016.08
 
$ 9.20
 
Class I
 
 
 
.75%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 908.90
 
$ 3.61
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.42
 
$ 3.82
 
Class Z
 
 
 
.59%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 909.40
 
$ 2.84
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,022.23
 
$ 3.01
 
 
A   Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
 
B   5% return per year before expenses
 
C   Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions (Unaudited)
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
 
The fund designates $28,130 of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended 2023 as qualifying to be taxed as section 163(j) interest dividends.
 
Class A designates 13%; Class M designates 20%; Class I designates 9%; and Class Z designates 7%; of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
 
Class A, Class M, Class I, and Class Z designate 100% of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
The amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:
 
 
Pay Date
Income
Taxes
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Funds
 
 
 
Class A
12/05/2022
$0.1735
$0.0765
Class M
12/05/2022
$0.1085
$0.0765
Class C
12/05/2022
$0.0000
$0.0000
Class I
12/05/2022
$0.2405
$0.0765
Class Z
12/05/2022
$0.2985
$0.0765
 
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2024 of amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
 
 
 
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), considers the renewal of the fund's management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees (each of which is composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees), requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
Approval of Stub Period Continuation. At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to continue the fund's management contract with FMR, and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-sub-advisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts), without modification, for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board would consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
At its July 2023 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness relative to peer funds of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of a representative class (Class I, which was selected because it was the largest class without 12b-1 fees); (iii) the total costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by FMR and its affiliates (Fidelity) from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders. The Board also considered the broad range of investment choices available to shareholders from FMR's competitors and that the fund's shareholders have chosen to invest in the fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds and experience of investment personnel of the Investment Advisers, and also considered the Investment Advisers' implementation of the fund's investment program. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted the resources devoted to expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization, and that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of Fidelity's supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted by Fidelity to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered the fund's securities lending activities and any payments made to Fidelity relating to securities lending.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials and asset allocation tools. The Board also considered that it reviews customer service metrics such as telephone response times, continuity of services on the website and metrics addressing services at Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds and/or the Fidelity funds in general.
Investment Performance. The Board took into account discussions that occur with representatives of the Investment Advisers, and reports that it receives, at Board meetings throughout the year, relating to fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considered annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index (benchmark index) and an appropriate peer group of funds with similar objectives (peer group). The Board also considered information about performance attribution. In its ongoing evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gives particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of the funds over different time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance. The fund underperformed its benchmark and peers for the one- and three-year periods ended February 28, 2023, and as a result, the Board continues to engage in discussions with FMR about the steps it is taking to address the fund's performance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. The Independent Trustees generally give greater weight to fund performance over longer time periods than over shorter time periods. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board was provided with information regarding industry trends in management fees and expenses. In its review of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of Class I, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees or reimburse expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. The Board also considered information about the impact of the fund's performance adjustment.
Comparisons of Management Fees and Total Expense Ratios. Among other things, the Board reviewed data for selected groups of competitive funds and classes (referred to as "mapped groups") that were compiled by Fidelity based on combining similar investment objective categories (as classified by Lipper) that have comparable investment mandates. The data reviewed by the Board included (i) gross management fee comparisons (before taking into account expense reimbursements or caps and without taking into account the fund's performance adjustment) relative to the total universe of funds within the mapped group; (ii) gross management fee comparisons relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds in the mapped group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "asset size peer group"); (iii) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the mapped group that have a similar sales load structure to Class I of the fund (referred to as the "similar sales load structure group"); and (iv) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the similar sales load structure group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "total expense asset size peer group"). The total expense asset size peer group comparison excludes performance adjustments and fund-paid 12b-1 fees to eliminate variability in fee structures.
The information provided to the Board indicated that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the competitive median of the mapped group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. Further, the information provided to the Board indicated that the total expense ratio of Class I of the fund ranked above the competitive median of the similar sales load structure group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the total expense asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. The Board noted that, although Class I is categorized by Lipper as an institutional class, Class I has no investment minimum, unlike most other funds and classes categorized as institutional. As a result, FMR believes Class I is generally more comparable to retail funds and classes. The Board considered that, when compared to retail funds and classes, Class I would not be above the similar sales load structure growth competitive median for 2022.
The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
The Board also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period (a rolling 36-month period) exceeds, or is exceeded by, a securities index, thus leading to a performance adjustment for the same period. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior long-term performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the shareholders of the fund.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
 
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered. Further based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies and the full Board approves such changes.
A public accounting firm has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. The engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of certain fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering the reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the funds' business. The Board considered areas where potential indirect benefits to the Fidelity funds from their relationships with Fidelity may exist. The Board's consideration of these matters was informed by the findings of a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds to evaluate potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total "group assets" increase, and for higher group fee rates as total "group assets" decrease ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board further considered that Fidelity agreed to impose a temporary fee waiver in the form of additional breakpoints to the current breakpoint schedule. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as "group assets" increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds, including any consideration of fund liquidations or mergers; (ii) the operation of performance fees and competitor use of performance fees; (iii) Fidelity's pricing philosophy compared to competitors; (iv) fund profitability methodology and data; (v) evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee and expense comparisons; (vi) the management fee and expense structures for different funds and classes and information about the differences between various fee and expense structures; (vii) group fee breakpoints and related voluntary fee waivers; and (viii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity and the funds' sub-advisory arrangements.
Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed through July 31, 2024.
 
1.538536.126
OS-ANN-1223
Fidelity Advisor® Diversified International Fund
 
 
Annual Report
October 31, 2023

Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

Distributions

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The hypothetical investment and the average annual total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
Periods ended October 31, 2023
 
Past 1
year
Past 5
years
Past 10
years
Class A  (incl. 5.75% sales charge)  
5.14%
4.01%
3.39%
Class M  (incl. 3.50% sales charge)  
7.35%
4.22%
3.37%
Class C  
(incl. contingent deferred sales charge)
 
9.67%
4.42%
3.38%
Class I
11.80%
5.52%
4.29%
Class Z
11.96%
5.67%
4.45%
 
 
Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years and past ten years total return figures are 1%, 0% and 0%, respectively.
 $10,000 Over 10 Years
 
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Diversified International Fund - Class A, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2013, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid.
 
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI EAFE Index performed over the same period.
 
Market Recap:
International (non-U.S.) equities gained 12.27% for the 12 months ending October 31, 2023, according to the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex USA Index, as global economic expansion and a slowing in the pace of inflation in some markets provided a favorable backdrop for risk assets. After returning -15.86% in 2022, the index's upturn has been largely driven by a narrow set of companies in the information technology and communication services sectors, in part due to excitement for generative artificial intelligence applications. The index gained 14.07% year to date through July, including strong gains in both June (+4.50%) and July (+4.07%). The rally for international equities sputtered for the next three months (-11.33%) amid a stalling pattern in disinflationary trends, heightened global recession and geopolitical risks, soaring yields on longer-term U.S. government bonds and particularly weak economic conditions in the eurozone and China. The three-month decline left non-U.S. stocks up 1.15% year to date through October. Currency fluctuation also helped bolster non-U.S. equity performance overall. For the full 12 months, nearly all regions advanced, with Europe ex U.K. (+18%) and Japan (+17%) leading, whereas Canada (-0.38%) lagged by the widest margin. Each of the 11 sectors advanced, with information technology (+21%) and consumer discretionary (+19%) leading the way. Energy and industrials each rose about 14%. Conversely, four defensive-oriented sectors lagged by the widest margin: real estate (+4%), health care (+6%), consumer staples (+7%) and utilities (+8%).
Comments from Portfolio Manager Bill Bower:
For the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, the fund's share classes (excluding sales charges, if applicable) gained about 11% to 12%, versus 14.65% for the benchmark MSCI EAFE Index (Net MA). From a regional standpoint, stock selection in Europe ex U.K. and a non-benchmark allocation to Canada detracted from the fund's relative result. By sector, security selection was the primary detractor, especially within financials. Stock selection in industrials also hurt. Also hurting our result were picks in energy and health care. The biggest individual relative detractor was our non-benchmark stake in First Quantum Minerals (-34%). The second-largest relative detractor this period was avoiding Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, a benchmark component that gained roughly 83%. Another notable relative detractor was our non-benchmark stake in HDFC Bank (-1%). HDFC Bank was one of the fund's largest holdings. In contrast, from a regional standpoint, underweights in Europe ex U.K., primarily in Switzerland, and Asia Pacific ex Japan, primarily in Australia, contributed to the fund's performance versus the benchmark. By sector, the biggest contributor to performance versus the benchmark was an underweight in consumer staples. An underweight in communication services and an overweight in financials, primarily within the insurance industry, also boosted the fund's relative performance. The top individual relative contributor was our non-benchmark stake in B&M European Value Retail (+85%). A second notable relative contributor was an overweight in BAE Systems (+48%). An overweight in Hitachi (+40%) also contributed. Hitachi was one of our biggest holdings. Notable changes in positioning include decreased exposure to the health care sector and a higher allocation to materials.
 
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report 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.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
ASML Holding NV (depository receipt)  (Netherlands, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)
2.8
 
Novo Nordisk A/S Series B  (Denmark, Pharmaceuticals)
2.5
 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE  (France, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)
2.5
 
HDFC Bank Ltd.  (India, Banks)
2.1
 
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) (United Kingdom, Pharmaceuticals)
2.0
 
Hitachi Ltd.  (Japan, Industrial Conglomerates)
1.9
 
Linde PLC  (United States of America, Chemicals)
1.8
 
RELX PLC (Euronext N.V.)  (United Kingdom, Professional Services)
1.8
 
Nestle SA (Reg. S)  (United States of America, Food Products)
1.8
 
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.  (Japan, Chemicals)
1.5
 
 
20.7
 
 
Market Sectors (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Financials
23.4
 
Industrials
19.3
 
Information Technology
13.9
 
Health Care
9.7
 
Consumer Discretionary
8.9
 
Materials
7.4
 
Energy
5.8
 
Consumer Staples
5.5
 
Real Estate
0.4
 
Communication Services
0.4
 
 
Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets)
Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets)
 
*    Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities). 
Percentages are adjusted for the effect of derivatives, if applicable.
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Common Stocks - 94.2%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
(000s)
 
Australia - 1.4%
 
 
 
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.
 
182,971
4,497
Flutter Entertainment PLC (a)
 
30,912
4,849
Glencore PLC
 
1,577,630
8,356
TOTAL AUSTRALIA
 
 
17,702
Belgium - 0.6%
 
 
 
KBC Group NV
 
137,341
7,542
Canada - 7.1%
 
 
 
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class A (multi-vtg.)
 
216,690
11,796
Cameco Corp.
 
122,206
4,999
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
 
257,660
16,362
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.
 
93,098
6,607
Constellation Software, Inc.
 
7,074
14,181
Constellation Software, Inc. warrants 8/22/28 (a)(b)
 
7,474
0
Franco-Nevada Corp.
 
57,755
7,026
GFL Environmental, Inc.
 
268,536
7,739
Imperial Oil Ltd.
 
117,446
6,693
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (a)
 
519,700
3,830
Lumine Group, Inc.
 
22,419
282
MEG Energy Corp. (a)
 
226,600
4,477
Thomson Reuters Corp.
 
45,011
5,392
Tourmaline Oil Corp.
 
60,483
3,198
TOTAL CANADA
 
 
92,582
China - 1.0%
 
 
 
Anta Sports Products Ltd.
 
119,346
1,350
Chervon Holdings Ltd.
 
455,200
1,121
Li Ning Co. Ltd.
 
479,952
1,471
NXP Semiconductors NV
 
52,702
9,087
TOTAL CHINA
 
 
13,029
Denmark - 3.7%
 
 
 
Carlsberg A/S Series B
 
42,007
5,006
DSV A/S
 
68,303
10,187
Novo Nordisk A/S Series B
 
346,348
33,414
TOTAL DENMARK
 
 
48,607
France - 10.0%
 
 
 
Air Liquide SA
 
71,626
12,273
Airbus Group NV
 
76,549
10,263
AXA SA
 
303,507
8,993
BNP Paribas SA
 
211,967
12,189
Capgemini SA
 
76,628
13,542
Edenred SA
 
56,676
3,013
EssilorLuxottica SA
 
73,840
13,332
Legrand SA
 
78,307
6,774
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
 
44,764
32,048
Pernod Ricard SA
 
79,009
14,003
Sartorius Stedim Biotech
 
2,873
537
Thales SA
 
26,300
3,872
Worldline SA (a)(c)
 
50,900
645
TOTAL FRANCE
 
 
131,484
Germany - 6.1%
 
 
 
Allianz SE
 
79,997
18,739
Bayer AG
 
60,369
2,608
Deutsche Borse AG
 
48,224
7,937
DHL Group
 
273,355
10,632
Hannover Reuck SE
 
40,435
8,912
Infineon Technologies AG
 
184,198
5,380
Merck KGaA
 
73,326
11,044
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen
 
24,250
9,712
SAP SE
 
10,000
1,341
Siemens Healthineers AG (c)
 
80,152
3,928
TOTAL GERMANY
 
 
80,233
Greece - 0.1%
 
 
 
Piraeus Financial Holdings SA (a)
 
556,500
1,643
Hong Kong - 1.4%
 
 
 
AIA Group Ltd.
 
2,140,562
18,588
India - 3.5%
 
 
 
Axis Bank Ltd.
 
402,300
4,746
Fairfax India Holdings Corp. (a)(c)
 
181,806
2,216
HDFC Bank Ltd.
 
1,587,100
28,154
HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (c)
 
174,600
1,297
Reliance Industries Ltd.
 
346,175
9,516
TOTAL INDIA
 
 
45,929
Indonesia - 1.0%
 
 
 
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk
 
12,214,857
6,729
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk
 
21,254,394
6,646
TOTAL INDONESIA
 
 
13,375
Ireland - 0.9%
 
 
 
Kingspan Group PLC (Ireland)
 
92,328
6,202
Ryanair Holdings PLC sponsored ADR (a)
 
35,703
3,131
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC
 
76,100
2,475
TOTAL IRELAND
 
 
11,808
Israel - 0.4%
 
 
 
NICE Ltd. sponsored ADR (a)
 
30,214
4,664
Italy - 1.4%
 
 
 
FinecoBank SpA
 
522,879
6,149
UniCredit SpA
 
483,729
12,127
TOTAL ITALY
 
 
18,276
Japan - 16.2%
 
 
 
Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.
 
151,015
3,129
BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.
 
89,500
2,247
CUC, Inc. (a)(d)
 
7,500
129
Daikin Industries Ltd.
 
16,551
2,386
Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.
 
5,900
1,306
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.
 
166,511
9,108
Fujitsu Ltd.
 
28,534
3,697
Hitachi Ltd.
 
382,868
24,269
Hoya Corp.
 
161,682
15,565
Itochu Corp.
 
371,878
13,395
Keyence Corp.
 
35,191
13,623
Marui Group Co. Ltd.
 
42,300
669
Minebea Mitsumi, Inc.
 
572,111
8,970
Misumi Group, Inc.
 
248,191
3,757
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.
 
155,908
4,093
NSD Co. Ltd.
 
23,900
416
ORIX Corp.
 
502,829
9,145
Persol Holdings Co. Ltd.
 
3,247,560
4,869
Relo Group, Inc.
 
250,229
2,481
Renesas Electronics Corp. (a)
 
134,931
1,772
Resona Holdings, Inc.
 
272,900
1,458
Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.
 
105,724
3,874
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.
 
659,469
19,720
SMC Corp.
 
22,975
10,609
SMS Co., Ltd.
 
41,000
651
Sony Group Corp.
 
200,687
16,685
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
 
297,158
14,325
Suzuki Motor Corp.
 
94,401
3,664
TechnoPro Holdings, Inc.
 
124,400
2,464
TIS, Inc.
 
141,944
3,040
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
 
82,019
10,838
TOTAL JAPAN
 
 
212,354
Korea (South) - 0.8%
 
 
 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
 
215,710
10,721
Netherlands - 6.3%
 
 
 
Argenx SE (a)
 
15,148
7,125
ASML Holding NV (depository receipt)
 
61,004
36,537
BE Semiconductor Industries NV
 
32,944
3,392
IMCD NV
 
73,234
8,795
Shell PLC (London)
 
247,600
7,979
Wolters Kluwer NV
 
147,105
18,849
TOTAL NETHERLANDS
 
 
82,677
Norway - 0.5%
 
 
 
Equinor ASA
 
200,200
6,711
Spain - 1.6%
 
 
 
Banco Santander SA (Spain)
 
1,646,665
6,039
CaixaBank SA
 
2,039,605
8,292
Industria de Diseno Textil SA (d)
 
204,572
7,046
TOTAL SPAIN
 
 
21,377
Sweden - 2.0%
 
 
 
Autoliv, Inc.
 
35,200
3,226
Indutrade AB
 
606,226
10,707
Investor AB (B Shares)
 
673,741
12,337
Kry International AB (a)(b)(e)
 
332
12
TOTAL SWEDEN
 
 
26,282
Switzerland - 2.0%
 
 
 
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Series A
 
36,446
4,300
Partners Group Holding AG
 
4,010
4,218
Sika AG
 
39,583
9,438
UBS Group AG
 
109,130
2,546
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd.
 
11,638
5,509
TOTAL SWITZERLAND
 
 
26,011
Taiwan - 1.3%
 
 
 
ECLAT Textile Co. Ltd.
 
94,000
1,495
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR
 
172,781
14,913
TOTAL TAIWAN
 
 
16,408
United Kingdom - 13.5%
 
 
 
3i Group PLC
 
173,800
4,098
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)
 
204,928
25,658
B&M European Value Retail SA
 
1,771,202
11,384
BAE Systems PLC
 
1,273,747
17,127
Beazley PLC
 
569,080
3,559
Big Yellow Group PLC
 
261,431
3,035
Cab Payments Holdings Ltd.
 
375,100
279
Compass Group PLC
 
390,993
9,857
Diageo PLC
 
363,242
13,736
Games Workshop Group PLC
 
24,397
2,928
Hiscox Ltd.
 
572,825
6,531
JD Sports Fashion PLC
 
1,536,981
2,382
London Stock Exchange Group PLC
 
134,300
13,550
RELX PLC (Euronext N.V.)
 
670,357
23,343
Rentokil Initial PLC
 
1,599,403
8,145
RS GROUP PLC
 
386,200
3,179
Sage Group PLC
 
656,900
7,750
Smith & Nephew PLC
 
581,187
6,504
Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom)
 
651,384
4,988
Starling Bank Ltd. Series D (a)(b)(e)
 
1,191,700
4,258
WPP PLC
 
552,469
4,757
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM
 
 
177,048
United States of America - 11.1%
 
 
 
Aon PLC
 
18,712
5,789
CRH PLC
 
145,118
7,798
Experian PLC
 
183,255
5,548
Ferguson PLC
 
90,456
13,556
ICON PLC (a)
 
27,805
6,783
Linde PLC
 
62,507
23,888
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
 
72,644
13,777
Marvell Technology, Inc.
 
176,478
8,333
MasterCard, Inc. Class A
 
25,592
9,632
Nestle SA (Reg. S)
 
212,994
22,969
S&P Global, Inc.
 
30,338
10,597
Sanofi SA
 
12,800
1,162
Schlumberger Ltd.
 
270,875
15,077
TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
 
 
144,909
Zambia - 0.3%
 
 
 
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
 
310,048
3,593
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
 (Cost $915,233)
 
 
 
1,233,553
 
 
 
 
Preferred Stocks - 0.5%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
(000s)
 
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.5%
 
 
 
Estonia - 0.1%
 
 
 
Bolt Technology OU Series E (a)(b)(e)
 
10,541
1,245
United States of America - 0.4%
 
 
 
Wasabi Holdings, Inc.:
 
 
 
 Series C (a)(b)(e)
 
372,910
4,270
 Series D (a)(b)(e)
 
39,419
590
 
 
 
4,860
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
 
 
6,105
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.0%
 
 
 
Sweden - 0.0%
 
 
 
Kry International AB Series E (a)(b)(e)
 
1,920
70
 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
 (Cost $8,229)
 
 
 
6,175
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 5.3%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
(000s)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% (f)
 
62,947,263
62,960
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40% (f)(g)
 
6,176,252
6,177
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
 (Cost $69,137)
 
 
69,137
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.0%
 (Cost $992,599)
 
 
 
1,308,865
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.0%  
608
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
1,309,473
 
 
 
 
 
Any values shown as $0 in the Schedule of Investments may reflect amounts less than $500.
 
Legend
 
(a)
Non-income producing
 
(b)
Level 3 security
 
(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 end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $8,086,000 or 0.6% of net assets.
 
(d)
Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
 
(e)
Restricted securities (including private placements) - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues).  At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $10,445,000 or 0.8% of net assets.
 
(f)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
(g)
Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
 
 
 
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:
Security
Acquisition Date
Acquisition Cost ($)
(000s)
Bolt Technology OU Series E
1/03/22
2,739
 
 
 
Kry International AB
5/14/21
144
 
 
 
Kry International AB Series E
5/14/21
878
 
 
 
Starling Bank Ltd. Series D
6/18/21 - 4/05/22
2,274
 
 
 
Wasabi Holdings, Inc. Series C
3/31/21
4,052
 
 
 
Wasabi Holdings, Inc. Series D
9/09/22
560
 
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
 
Affiliate (Amounts in thousands)
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40%
65,850
170,492
173,381
2,825
-
(1)
62,960
0.1%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40%
30,934
238,057
262,814
110
-
-
6,177
0.0%
Total
96,784
408,549
436,195
2,935
-
(1)
69,137
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
 
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2023, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
(Amounts in thousands)
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
 Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Equities:
 
 
 
 
Communication Services
4,757
-
4,757
-
Consumer Discretionary
112,738
31,815
80,923
-
Consumer Staples
71,384
25,799
45,585
-
Energy
75,012
50,806
24,206
-
Financials
307,573
125,633
177,682
4,258
Health Care
127,789
35,624
92,165
-
Industrials
253,665
137,739
115,926
-
Information Technology
182,897
99,139
77,571
6,187
Materials
98,397
58,048
40,349
-
Real Estate
5,516
3,035
2,481
-
  Money Market Funds
69,137
69,137
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
1,308,865
636,775
661,645
10,445
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)
 
 
 
October 31, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $5,762) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $923,462)
$
1,239,728
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $69,137)
69,137
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $992,599)
 
 
$
1,308,865
Cash
 
 
577
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
3,326
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
399
Dividends receivable
 
 
2,488
Reclaims receivable
 
 
4,442
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
268
Prepaid expenses
 
 
2
Other receivables
 
 
94
  Total assets
 
 
1,320,461
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable to custodian bank
$
3
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
1,423
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
840
 
 
Accrued management fee
721
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees payable
157
 
 
Other affiliated payables
241
 
 
Deferred taxes
1,296
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
130
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
6,177
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
10,988
Net Assets  
 
 
$
1,309,473
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
946,869
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
362,604
Net Assets
 
 
$
1,309,473
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Class A :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($420,844 ÷ 18,556 shares)(a)
 
 
$
22.68
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $22.68)
 
 
$
24.06
Class M :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($120,050 ÷ 5,366 shares)(a)
 
 
$
22.37
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $22.37)
 
 
$
23.18
Class C :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($18,165 ÷ 854 shares)(a)
 
 
$
21.27
Class I :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($456,881 ÷ 19,692 shares)
 
 
$
23.20
Class Z :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($293,533 ÷ 12,667 shares)
 
 
$
23.17
(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
October 31, 2023
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
30,249
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $110 from security lending)
 
 
2,935
 Income before foreign taxes withheld
 
 
$
33,184
Less foreign taxes withheld
 
 
(2,618)
 Total Income
 
 
 
30,566
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
9,196
 
 
Transfer agent fees
2,364
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees
2,013
 
 
Accounting fees
611
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
113
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
8
 
 
Registration fees
89
 
 
Audit
345
 
 
Legal
1
 
 
Miscellaneous
8
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
14,748
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(87)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
14,661
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
15,905
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $456)
 
40,838
 
 
   Redemptions in-kind
 
15,675
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
(44)
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
56,469
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers(net of decrease in deferred foreign taxes of $613)  
 
81,819
 
 
   Fidelity Central Funds
 
(1)
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
295
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
82,113
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
138,582
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
154,487
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
Amount in thousands
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
 
Year ended
October 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
15,905
$
12,430
Net realized gain (loss)
 
56,469
 
 
22,941
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
82,113
 
(588,375)
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
154,487
 
 
(553,004)
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(28,131)
 
 
(190,296)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
(103,254)
 
 
67,418
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
23,102
 
 
(675,882)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
1,286,371
 
1,962,253
 
End of period
$
1,309,473
$
1,286,371
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Advisor® Diversified International Fund Class A
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
20.71
$
32.52
$
25.10
$
23.28
$
21.08
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.23
 
.16
 
.09
 
.04
 
.21
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.16
 
(8.81)
 
7.33
 
2.11
 
2.90
  Total from investment operations
 
2.39  
 
(8.65)  
 
7.42  
 
2.15  
 
3.11
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.02)
 
(.31)
 
-
 
(.26)
 
(.17)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.40)
 
(2.85)
 
-
 
(.07)
 
(.74)
     Total distributions
 
(.42)
 
(3.16)
 
-
 
(.33)
 
(.91)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
22.68
$
20.71
$
32.52
$
25.10
$
23.28
 Total Return C,D
 
11.55%
 
(29.28)%
 
29.56%
 
9.32%
 
15.57%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.18%
 
1.16%
 
1.16%
 
1.18%
 
1.19%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.17%
 
1.16%
 
1.15%
 
1.18%
 
1.19%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.17%
 
1.16%
 
1.15%
 
1.17%
 
1.19%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.98%
 
.65%
 
.30%
 
.16%
 
.97%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (in millions)
$
421  
$
400
$
621
$
514
$
530
    Portfolio turnover rate G
 
23% H
 
20%
 
30%
 
30%
 
37% H
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
DTotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
 
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
HPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Diversified International Fund Class M
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
20.47
$
32.17
$
24.90
$
23.10
$
20.91
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.17
 
.10
 
.01
 
(.03)
 
.15
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.13
 
(8.72)
 
7.26
 
2.10
 
2.88
  Total from investment operations
 
2.30  
 
(8.62)  
 
7.27  
 
2.07  
 
3.03
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
(.23)
 
-
 
(.20)
 
(.11)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.40)
 
(2.85)
 
-
 
(.07)
 
(.74)
     Total distributions
 
(.40)
 
(3.08)
 
-
 
(.27)
 
(.84) C
  Net asset value, end of period
$
22.37
$
20.47
$
32.17
$
24.90
$
23.10
 Total Return D,E
 
11.24%
 
(29.46)%
 
29.20%
 
9.04%
 
15.27%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.44%
 
1.42%
 
1.41%
 
1.45%
 
1.46%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.43%
 
1.41%
 
1.41%
 
1.45%
 
1.46%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.43%
 
1.41%
 
1.41%
 
1.44%
 
1.46%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.73%
 
.39%
 
.04%
 
(.11)%
 
.70%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (in millions)
$
120  
$
118
$
183
$
159
$
173
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
23% I
 
20%
 
30%
 
30%
 
37% I
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CTotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
 
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
IPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Diversified International Fund Class C
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
19.58
$
30.84
$
23.99
$
22.20
$
20.11
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.04
 
(.04)
 
(.14)
 
(.14)
 
.04
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.05
 
(8.37)
 
6.99
 
2.01
 
2.79
  Total from investment operations
 
2.09  
 
(8.41)  
 
6.85  
 
1.87  
 
2.83
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.01)
 
-
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.40)
 
(2.85)
 
-
 
(.07)
 
(.74)
     Total distributions
 
(.40)
 
(2.85)
 
-
 
(.08)
 
(.74)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
21.27
$
19.58
$
30.84
$
23.99
$
22.20
 Total Return C,D
 
10.67%
 
(29.88)%
 
28.55%
 
8.44%
 
14.72%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.99%
 
1.96%
 
1.95%
 
1.98%
 
1.98%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.98%
 
1.96%
 
1.95%
 
1.98%
 
1.98%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.98%
 
1.96%
 
1.95%
 
1.96%
 
1.97%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.18%
 
(.16)%
 
(.50)%
 
(.64)%
 
.18%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (in millions)
$
18  
$
21
$
39
$
48
$
59
    Portfolio turnover rate G
 
23% H
 
20%
 
30%
 
30%
 
37% H
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
DTotal returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
 
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
HPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Diversified International Fund Class I
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
21.19
$
33.20
$
25.57
$
23.68
$
21.44
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.30
 
.23
 
.17
 
.10
 
.27
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.20
 
(9.00)
 
7.47
 
2.16
 
2.95
  Total from investment operations
 
2.50  
 
(8.77)  
 
7.64  
 
2.26  
 
3.22
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.09)
 
(.39)
 
(.01)
 
(.30)
 
(.24)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.40)
 
(2.85)
 
-
 
(.07)
 
(.74)
     Total distributions
 
(.49)
 
(3.24)
 
(.01)
 
(.37)
 
(.98)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
23.20
$
21.19
$
33.20
$
25.57
$
23.68
 Total Return C
 
11.80%
 
(29.09)%
 
29.87%
 
9.63%
 
15.89%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,D,E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.94%
 
.91%
 
.90%
 
.92%
 
.92%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.93%
 
.91%
 
.90%
 
.92%
 
.92%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.93%
 
.91%
 
.90%
 
.91%
 
.91%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.23%
 
.90%
 
.55%
 
.42%
 
1.24%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (in millions)
$
457  
$
457
$
725
$
595
$
583
    Portfolio turnover rate F
 
23% G
 
20%
 
30%
 
30%
 
37% G
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
DFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
EExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
FAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
GPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Diversified International Fund Class Z
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
21.18
$
33.19
$
25.55
$
23.67
$
21.44
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.34
 
.26
 
.22
 
.14
 
.30
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.19
 
(8.98)
 
7.46
 
2.15
 
2.94
  Total from investment operations
 
2.53  
 
(8.72)  
 
7.68  
 
2.29  
 
3.24
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.14)
 
(.44)
 
(.04)
 
(.34)
 
(.28)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.40)
 
(2.85)
 
-
 
(.07)
 
(.74)
     Total distributions
 
(.54)
 
(3.29)
 
(.04)
 
(.41)
 
(1.01) C
  Net asset value, end of period
$
23.17
$
21.18
$
33.19
$
25.55
$
23.67
 Total Return D
 
11.96%
 
(28.99)%
 
30.10%
 
9.78%
 
16.04%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.77%
 
.76%
 
.76%
 
.77%
 
.77%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.77%
 
.75%
 
.76%
 
.77%
 
.77%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.77%
 
.75%
 
.76%
 
.76%
 
.77%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.39%
 
1.05%
 
.70%
 
.57%
 
1.39%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (in millions)
$
294  
$
290
$
393
$
289
$
274
    Portfolio turnover rate G
 
23% H
 
20%
 
30%
 
30%
 
37% H
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CTotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
HPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
For the period ended October 31, 2023
(Amounts in thousands except percentages)
 
1. Organization.
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII (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 M, Class C, Class I and Class Z shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z are Fidelity Advisor classes. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of eight years from the initial date of purchase, with certain exceptions.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense RatioA
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters. 
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of October 31, 2023 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Foreign Currency. Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
 
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
 
Realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions arise from the disposition of foreign currency, realized changes in the value of foreign currency between the trade and settlement dates on security transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on transaction date and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Unrealized gains and losses on assets and liabilities in foreign currencies arise from changes in the value of foreign currency, and from assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, other than investments, which are held at period end.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which 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. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in foreign taxes withheld. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in reclaims receivable. The Fund has filed tax reclaims for previously withheld taxes on dividends earned in certain European Union (EU) countries. These additional filings are subject to various administrative proceedings by the local jurisdictions' tax authorities within the EU, as well as a number of related judicial proceedings. Income recognized for EU reclaims is included with other reclaims in the Statement of Operations in foreign taxes withheld. These reclaims are recorded when the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability.
 
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF). Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Deferred taxes on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income 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 GAAP.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), redemptions in-kind and losses deferred due to wash sales.
 
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
$367,157
Gross unrealized depreciation
(61,207)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$305,950
Tax Cost
$1,002,915
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Undistributed ordinary income
$18,421
Undistributed long-term capital gain
$39,716
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$305,764
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
October 31, 2023
October 31, 2022
Ordinary Income
$4,096
$ 22,986
Long-term Capital Gains
24,035
167,310
Total
$28,131
$ 190,296
 
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds may 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. Information regarding restricted securities held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
303,595
382,095
 
Unaffiliated Redemptions In-Kind. Shares that were redeemed in-kind for investments, including accrued interest and cash, if any, are shown in the table below. The net realized gain or loss on investments delivered through in-kind redemptions is included in the "Net realized gain (loss) on: Redemptions in-kind" line in the accompanying Statement of Operations. The amount of the in-kind redemptions is included in share transactions in the accompanying Statement of Changes in Net Assets. There was no gain or loss for federal income tax purposes.
 
 
Shares
Total net realized gain or loss
($)
Total Proceeds
($)
Participating classes
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
1,648
15,675
39,881
Class Z
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .424% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .65% of the Fund's average net assets.
 
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
 
 
Distribution Fee
Service Fee
Total Fees
Retained by FDC
Class A
 - %
 .25%
$1,134
$13
Class M
 .25%
 .25%
 657
 2
Class C
 .75%
 .25%
                      222
                        19
 
 
 
$2,013
$34
 
Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class M shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
 
 
Retained by FDC
Class A
$ 31
Class M
 5
Class CA
-B
 
$36
 
A When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
B In the amount of less than five-hundred dollars.
 
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, 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, except for Class Z. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class Z's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
 
For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
 
 
Amount
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Class A
$ 894
.20
Class M
 270
.21
Class C
 56
.25
Class I
 1,011
.21
Class Z
 133
.04
 
$2,364
 
 
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the transfer agent fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of class-level average net assets as follows:
 
 
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Class A
0.1933%
Class M
0.2000%
Class C
0.2000%
Class I
0.2000%
 
 
 
 
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
.04
 
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the accounting fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of average net assets as follows:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
0.0429%
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
-A
 
 
A In the amount of less than five-hundred dollars
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss) ($)
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
 6,929
 14,054
 2,186
 
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
 
 
 
Amount
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
$3
 
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a 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 a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
$12
$-
$-
 
8. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by an amount less than five hundred dollars. During the period, transfer agent credits reduced each class' expenses as noted in the table below.
 
Expense reduction
 
 
Class M
 $1
 
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $86.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
Year ended
October 31, 2022
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Class A
$ 8,055
 $59,821
Class M
 2,274
 17,464
Class C
 428
 3,600
Class I
 9,902
 70,433
Class Z
                  7,472
                38,978
Total  
$28,131
$190,296
 
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions, automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Year ended
 October 31, 2023
Year ended
 October 31, 2022
Year ended
 October 31, 2023
Year ended
 October 31, 2022
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
1,201
1,088
$28,447
$27,140
Reinvestment of distributions
336
1,965
7,596
56,205
Shares redeemed
(2,309)
(2,828)
(54,664)
(70,824)
Net increase (decrease)
(772)
225
$(18,621)
$12,521
Class M
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
266
225
$6,211
$5,610
Reinvestment of distributions
100
606
2,237
17,157
Shares redeemed
(743)
(785)
(17,392)
(19,245)
Net increase (decrease)
(377)
46
$(8,944)
$3,522
Class C
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
105
112
$2,330
$2,679
Reinvestment of distributions
19
131
416
3,566
Shares redeemed
(361)
(432)
(8,084)
(10,156)
Net increase (decrease)
(237)
(189)
$(5,338)
$(3,911)
Class I
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
3,192
3,478
$77,403
$89,952
Reinvestment of distributions
346
1,796
7,975
52,420
Shares redeemed
(5,428)
(5,540)
(130,786)
(138,177)
Net increase (decrease)
(1,890)
(266)
$(45,408)
$4,195
Class Z
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
2,604
2,807
$62,842
$69,476
Reinvestment of distributions
307
1,264
7,055
36,834
Shares redeemed
(3,933)
(2,219)
(94,840)
(55,219)
Net increase (decrease)
(1,022)
1,852
$(24,943)
$51,091
 
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII and Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund (one of the funds constituting Fidelity Advisor Series VIII, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, issuers of privately offered securities and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 13, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 322 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 191 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's alternative investment, investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is General Counsel (2012-present) and Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance (2022-present). Mr Chiel serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present) and Director and President for OH Company LLC (holding company, 2018-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance & Sustainability Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present), as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present), as a member of the Board of Allonnia (biotechnology and engineering solutions, 2022-present) and on the Advisory Board of Solugen, Inc. (specialty bio-based chemicals manufacturer, 2022-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).     
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York. Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018) and as a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-2022).     
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2022-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).       
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).         
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-2021). Mr. Kennedy serves as a Director of the Board of Directors of Textron Inc. (aerospace and defense, 2023-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Archer Aviation Inc. (2021-present), a member of the Defense Business Board of the United States Department of Defense (2021-present) and a member of the Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2022-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).     
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Lead Director of the Board of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Vijay C. Advani (1960)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Advani also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Mr. Advani served as Executive Chairman (2020-2022), Chief Executive Officer (2017-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2016-2017) of Nuveen (global investment manager). He also served in various capacities at Franklin Resources (global investment manager), including Co-President (2015-2016), Executive Vice President, Global Advisory Services (2008-2015), Head of Global Retail Distribution (2005-2008), Executive Managing Director, International Retail Development (2002-2005), Managing Director, Product Developments, Sales & Marketing, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa (2000-2002) and President, Templeton Asset Management India (1995-2000). Mr. Advani also served as Senior Investment Officer of International Finance Corporation (private equity and venture capital arm of The World Bank, 1984-1995). Mr. Advani is Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. India Business Council (2018-present), a Director of The Global Impact Investing Network (2019-present), a Director of LOK Capital (Mauritius) (2022-present), a member of the Advisory Council of LOK Capital (2022-present), a Senior Advisor of Neuberger Berman (2021-present), a Senior Advisor of Seviora Holdings Pte. Ltd (Temasek-Singapore) (2021-present), a Director of Seviora Capital (Singapore) (2021-present) and an Advisor of EQUIAM (2021-present). Mr. Advani formerly served as a member of the Board of BowX Acquisition Corp. (special purpose acquisition company, 2020-2021), a member of the Board of Intellecap (advisory arm of The Aavishkaar Group, 2018-2020), a member of the Board of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (2017-2020) and a member of the Board of Docusign (software, 2016-2019).     
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).     
Karen B. Peetz (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Peetz also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Ms. Peetz served as Chief Administration Officer (2020-2023) of Citigroup Inc. (a diversified financial service company). She also served in various capacities at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, including President (2013-2016), Vice Chairman, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Markets & Treasury Services (2010-2013), Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Corporate Trust (2003-2008), Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Global Payments & Trade Services (2002-2003) and Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Domestic Corporate Trust (1998-2002). Ms. Peetz also served in various capacities at Chase Manhattan Corporation (1982-1998), including Senior Vice President and Manager of Corporate Trust International Business (1996-1998), Managing Director and Manager of Corporate Trust Services (1994-1996) and Managing Director and Group Manager of Financial Institution Sales (1990-1993). Ms. Peetz currently serves as Chair of Amherst Holdings Advisory Council (2018-present), Trustee of Johns Hopkins University (2016-present), Chair of the Carey Business School Advisory Council, Member of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Board and Finance Committee and Chair of the Lyme and Tick Related Disease Institute Advisory Council. Ms. Peetz previously served as a member of the Board of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (2019-2023), a member of the Board of Trane Technologies (2018-2022), a member of the Board of Wells Fargo Corp. (2017-2019), a member of the Board of SunCoke Energy Inc. (2012-2016), a member of the Board of Private Export Funding Corporation (2010-2016) and as a Trustee of Penn State University (2010-2014) and the United Way of New York City (2008-2010).     
Heather Bonner (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Bonner also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Bonner is a Senior Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2022-present). Ms. Bonner serves as Vice President, Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Bonner served as Managing Director at AQR Capital Management (2013-2022) and was the Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the AQR Funds (2013-2022).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown is a Vice President (2015-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2022).     
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke is Head of Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Burke serves as President, Executive Vice President, or Director of certain Fidelity entities. Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
Margaret Carey (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Carey also serves as an officer of other funds and as CLO of certain Fidelity entities. Ms. Carey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2019-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.        
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. Mr. Coffey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, or Senior Vice President of certain Fidelity entities and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).     
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Cohen serves a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present). Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018).      
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis is a Vice President (2006-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities.        
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is a Senior Vice President (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Del Prato serves as Vice President or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020).     
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018). 
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018). 
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher is a Vice President (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020).     
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a Senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2020-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Pogorelec serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2023-present) and Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC (2023-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as a Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2020).          
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Segaloff is a Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Segaloff serves as Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer or Anti Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Officer of certain Fidelity entities.          
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith is a Senior Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities and has served in other fund officer roles.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).          
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Expense Ratio- A
 
Beginning Account Value May 1, 2023
 
Ending Account Value October 31, 2023
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023
Fidelity Advisor® Diversified International Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
 
 
1.15%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 929.10
 
$ 5.59
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,019.41
 
$ 5.85
 
Class M
 
 
 
1.41%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 927.80
 
$ 6.85
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,018.10
 
$ 7.17
 
Class C
 
 
 
1.95%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 925.20
 
$ 9.46
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,015.38
 
$ 9.91
 
Class I
 
 
 
.91%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 930.20
 
$ 4.43
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,020.62
 
$ 4.63
 
Class Z
 
 
 
.74%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 930.90
 
$ 3.60
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.48
 
$ 3.77
 
 
A   Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
 
B   5% return per year before expenses
 
C   Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions (Unaudited)
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
 
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended October 31, 2023, $39,761,495, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
 
Class A designates 9%; Class I designates 5%; and Class Z designates 4%; of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
 
Class A, Class I, and Class Z designate 100% of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
The amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:
 
 
Pay Date
Income
Taxes
Fidelity Advisor Diversified
International Fund
 
 
 
Class A
12/12/2022
$0.0797
$0.0597
Class M
12/12/2022
$0.0000
$0.0000
Class C
12/12/2022
$0.0000
$0.0000
Class I
12/12/2022
$0.1477
$0.0597
Class Z
12/12/2022
$0.1987
$0.0597
 
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2024 of amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
 
 
 
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), considers the renewal of the fund's management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees (each of which is composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees), requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
Approval of Stub Period Continuation. At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to continue the fund's management contract with FMR, and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-sub-advisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts), without modification, for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board would consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
At its July 2023 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness relative to peer funds of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of a representative class (Class I, which was selected because it was the largest class without 12b-1 fees); (iii) the total costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by FMR and its affiliates (Fidelity) from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders. The Board also considered the broad range of investment choices available to shareholders from FMR's competitors and that the fund's shareholders have chosen to invest in the fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds and experience of investment personnel of the Investment Advisers, and also considered the Investment Advisers' implementation of the fund's investment program. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted the resources devoted to expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization, and that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of Fidelity's supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted by Fidelity to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered the fund's securities lending activities and any payments made to Fidelity relating to securities lending.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials and asset allocation tools. The Board also considered that it reviews customer service metrics such as telephone response times, continuity of services on the website and metrics addressing services at Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds and/or the Fidelity funds in general.
Investment Performance. The Board took into account discussions that occur with representatives of the Investment Advisers, and reports that it receives, at Board meetings throughout the year, relating to fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considered annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index (benchmark index) and an appropriate peer group of funds with similar objectives (peer group). The Board also considered information about performance attribution. In its ongoing evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gives particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of the funds over different time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. The Independent Trustees generally give greater weight to fund performance over longer time periods than over shorter time periods. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board was provided with information regarding industry trends in management fees and expenses. In its review of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of Class I, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees or reimburse expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund.
Comparisons of Management Fees and Total Expense Ratios. Among other things, the Board reviewed data for selected groups of competitive funds and classes (referred to as "mapped groups") that were compiled by Fidelity based on combining similar investment objective categories (as classified by Lipper) that have comparable investment mandates. The data reviewed by the Board included (i) gross management fee comparisons (before taking into account expense reimbursements or caps) relative to the total universe of funds within the mapped group; (ii) gross management fee comparisons relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds in the mapped group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "asset size peer group"); (iii) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the mapped group that have a similar sales load structure to Class I of the fund (referred to as the "similar sales load structure group"); and (iv) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the similar sales load structure group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "total expense asset size peer group"). The total expense asset size peer group comparison excludes performance adjustments and fund-paid 12b-1 fees to eliminate variability in fee structures.
The information provided to the Board indicated that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the competitive median of the mapped group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. Further, the information provided to the Board indicated that the total expense ratio of Class I of the fund ranked above the competitive median of the similar sales load structure group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the total expense asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. The Board considered that, in general, various factors can affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that, although Class I is categorized by Lipper as an institutional class, Class I has no investment minimum, unlike most other funds and classes categorized as institutional. As a result, FMR believes Class I is generally more comparable to retail funds and classes. The Board considered that, when compared to retail funds and classes, Class I would not be above the similar sales load structure growth competitive median for 2022.
The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
 
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered. Further, based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
 
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies and the full Board approves such changes.
A public accounting firm has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. The engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of certain fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering the reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the funds' business. The Board considered areas where potential indirect benefits to the Fidelity funds from their relationships with Fidelity may exist. The Board's consideration of these matters was informed by the findings of a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds to evaluate potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total "group assets" increase, and for higher group fee rates as total "group assets" decrease ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board further considered that Fidelity agreed to impose a temporary fee waiver in the form of additional breakpoints to the current breakpoint schedule. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as "group assets" increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds, including any consideration of fund liquidations or mergers; (ii) the operation of performance fees and competitor use of performance fees; (iii) Fidelity's pricing philosophy compared to competitors; (iv) fund profitability methodology and data; (v) evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee and expense comparisons; (vi) the management fee and expense structures for different funds and classes and information about the differences between various fee and expense structures; (vii) group fee breakpoints and related voluntary fee waivers; and (viii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity and the funds' sub-advisory arrangements.
Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed through July 31, 2024.
 
1.728709.124
ADIF-ANN-1223
Fidelity Advisor® Global Capital Appreciation Fund
 
 
Annual Report
October 31, 2023

Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

Distributions

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

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You may also call 1-877-208-0098 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
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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 LLC or an affiliated company. © 2023 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.
 
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.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-PORT may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.institutional.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The hypothetical investment and the average annual total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
Periods ended October 31, 2023
 
Past 1
year
Past 5
years
Past 10
years
Class A  (incl. 5.75% sales charge)  
10.18%
5.91%
6.53%
Class M  (incl. 3.50% sales charge)  
12.49%
6.13%
6.51%
Class C  
(incl. contingent deferred sales charge)
 
14.96%
6.36%
6.51%
Class I
17.33%
7.54%
7.48%
 
 
Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years and past ten years total return figures are 1%, 0% and 0%, respectively.
 $10,000 Over 10 Years
 
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Global Capital Appreciation Fund - Class A, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2013, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid.
 
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index performed over the same period.
 
Market Recap:
Global equities gained 10.91% for the 12 months ending October 31, 2023, according to the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index, as global economic expansion and a slowing in the pace of inflation in some markets provided a favorable backdrop for risk assets. After returning -18.07% in 2022, the index's upturn has been largely driven by a narrow set of companies in the information technology and communication services sectors, in part due to excitement for generative artificial intelligence applications. The index rose 18.36% year to date through July, including gains in June (+5.83%) and July (+3.68%). The rally for global equities sputtered for the next three months (-9.54%) amid a stalling pattern in disinflationary trends, heightened global recession and geopolitical risks, soaring yields on longer-term U.S. government bonds, and particularly weak economic conditions in the eurozone and China. Even still, the three-month decline left global stocks up 7.07% year to date through October. Currency fluctuation bolstered non-U.S. equity performance this period. For the full 12 months, nearly all regions advanced, with Europe ex U.K. (+18%) and Japan (+17%) leading, whereas Canada (-0.38%) lagged by the widest margin, while the U.S. middled (+10%). All but three of 11 sectors advanced, with information technology (+29%) and communication services (+27%) leading. Conversely, the real estate sector (-3%) lagged most, followed by health care and utilities (-1% each).
Comments from Portfolio Manager Bill Bower:
For the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, the fund's share classes (excluding sales charges, if applicable) gained about 16% to 17%, versus 10.91% for the benchmark MSCI AC World (Net MA) Index. From a regional standpoint, security selection in the United States notably contributed to the fund's performance versus the benchmark, as did stock picking in Japan. By sector, the biggest contributor to performance versus the benchmark was security selection in consumer discretionary, primarily within the consumer durables & apparel industry. Stock picking and an overweight in information technology, primarily within the semiconductors & semiconductor equipment industry, also boosted relative performance. Also helping our relative result was an underweight in consumer staples, primarily within the food, beverage & tobacco industry. The top individual relative contributor was an overweight in Nvidia (+201%). Nvidia was one of the fund's largest holdings. The second-largest relative contributor was an overweight in Deckers Outdoor (+71%). Though we reduced the position, Deckers Outdoor was among our biggest holdings. An overweight in Microsoft (+47%) also helped. Although we trimmed our stake, Microsoft was the fund's top holding. In contrast, from a regional standpoint, security selection in Europe ex U.K., primarily in France, and an underweight in emerging markets, primarily in China, detracted from the fund's relative result. By sector, the biggest detractor from performance versus the benchmark was an overweight in financials, primarily within the financial services industry. An overweight in energy also hampered the fund's result. The fund's stake in Cigna returned roughly -17% and was the largest individual relative detractor. Cigna was not held at period end. The second-largest relative detractor was our overweight stake in Wells Fargo (-3%). Wells Fargo was not held at period end. An overweight position in Adobe gained 3% and notably hurt the fund's relative performance. Adobe was not held at period end. Notable changes in positioning include a lower allocation to France and, from a sector standpoint, a lower allocation to health care. In addition, the fund's cash position increased.
 
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report 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.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Microsoft Corp.  (United States of America, Software)
6.9
 
Amazon.com, Inc.  (United States of America, Broadline Retail)
4.9
 
NVIDIA Corp.  (United States of America, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment)
3.6
 
Deckers Outdoor Corp.  (United States of America, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)
3.2
 
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A (United States of America, Interactive Media & Services)
3.1
 
MasterCard, Inc. Class A (United States of America, Financial Services)
2.9
 
AMETEK, Inc.  (United States of America, Electrical Equipment)
2.6
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  (United States of America, Health Care Providers & Services)
2.6
 
Fiserv, Inc.  (United States of America, Financial Services)
2.2
 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.  (Japan, Banks)
2.2
 
 
34.2
 
 
Market Sectors (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Information Technology
23.7
 
Financials
20.7
 
Consumer Discretionary
11.7
 
Industrials
10.9
 
Communication Services
7.1
 
Health Care
7.1
 
Energy
6.2
 
Consumer Staples
0.2
 
 
Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets)
Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets)
 
*    Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities). 
Percentages are adjusted for the effect of derivatives, if applicable.
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Common Stocks - 86.2%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Canada - 3.5%
 
 
 
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
 
30,400
1,931,312
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.
 
11,500
816,155
Tourmaline Oil Corp. (a)
 
13,300
703,291
TOTAL CANADA
 
 
3,450,758
China - 2.5%
 
 
 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (b)
 
54,000
555,934
NXP Semiconductors NV
 
7,200
1,241,496
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
 
17,700
655,055
TOTAL CHINA
 
 
2,452,485
Denmark - 0.5%
 
 
 
DSV A/S
 
3,500
521,992
France - 1.3%
 
 
 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
 
1,850
1,324,472
Hong Kong - 0.9%
 
 
 
AIA Group Ltd.
 
109,000
946,535
India - 2.8%
 
 
 
HDFC Bank Ltd.
 
103,400
1,834,240
Reliance Industries Ltd.
 
35,300
970,383
TOTAL INDIA
 
 
2,804,623
Indonesia - 1.0%
 
 
 
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk
 
1,797,700
990,390
Japan - 4.0%
 
 
 
Hitachi Ltd.
 
29,200
1,850,890
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
 
44,600
2,150,076
TOTAL JAPAN
 
 
4,000,966
Netherlands - 2.0%
 
 
 
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)
 
3,300
1,983,697
Sweden - 0.7%
 
 
 
Bergman & Beving AB (B Shares)
 
50,443
676,041
Taiwan - 1.6%
 
 
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR
 
18,800
1,622,628
United Kingdom - 1.4%
 
 
 
B&M European Value Retail SA
 
178,700
1,148,558
Starling Bank Ltd. Series D (b)(c)(d)
 
72,300
258,358
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM
 
 
1,406,916
United States of America - 64.0%
 
 
 
Accenture PLC Class A
 
5,400
1,604,286
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (b)
 
15,300
1,898,424
Amazon.com, Inc. (b)
 
36,700
4,884,403
American Express Co.
 
9,700
1,416,491
AMETEK, Inc.
 
18,500
2,604,245
Amphenol Corp. Class A
 
14,000
1,127,700
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
 
18,500
1,432,640
Apple, Inc.
 
7,800
1,332,006
Booking Holdings, Inc. (b)
 
200
557,912
Boston Scientific Corp. (b)
 
31,600
1,617,604
Cintas Corp.
 
2,900
1,470,648
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (b)
 
5,300
3,164,418
Eaton Corp. PLC
 
9,000
1,871,190
Eli Lilly & Co.
 
3,050
1,689,487
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A
 
1,600
206,192
Exxon Mobil Corp.
 
11,100
1,174,935
Fiserv, Inc. (b)
 
19,050
2,166,938
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
 
13,900
1,493,416
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
 
49,100
1,394,440
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
 
12,300
1,710,438
Lockheed Martin Corp.
 
2,500
1,136,600
Marvell Technology, Inc.
 
21,200
1,001,064
MasterCard, Inc. Class A
 
7,600
2,860,260
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A (b)
 
10,400
3,133,208
Microsoft Corp.
 
20,450
6,914,350
Moody's Corp.
 
4,900
1,509,200
NVIDIA Corp.
 
8,800
3,588,640
Permian Resource Corp. Class A (a)
 
27,200
396,304
Pure Storage, Inc. Class A (b)
 
14,400
486,864
S&P Global, Inc.
 
5,300
1,851,343
Salesforce, Inc. (b)
 
7,300
1,466,059
Schlumberger Ltd.
 
16,100
896,126
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
 
2,600
1,156,402
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
 
4,800
2,570,688
TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
 
 
63,784,921
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
 (Cost $67,988,670)
 
 
 
85,966,424
 
 
 
 
Preferred Stocks - 1.4%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.6%
 
 
 
United States of America - 0.6%
 
 
 
Wasabi Holdings, Inc. Series C (b)(c)(d)
 
50,623
579,633
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.8%
 
 
 
Korea (South) - 0.8%
 
 
 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
 
20,000
797,311
 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
 (Cost $1,281,810)
 
 
 
1,376,944
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 13.1%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% (e)
 
12,422,360
12,424,845
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40% (e)(f)
 
610,309
610,370
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
 (Cost $13,035,215)
 
 
13,035,215
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.7%
 (Cost $82,305,695)
 
 
 
100,378,583
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.7)%  
(663,405)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
99,715,178
 
 
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
 
(b)
Non-income producing
 
(c)
Restricted securities (including private placements) - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues).  At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $837,991 or 0.8% of net assets.
 
(d)
Level 3 security
 
(e)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
(f)
Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
 
 
 
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:
Security
Acquisition Date
Acquisition Cost ($)
 
Starling Bank Ltd. Series D
6/18/21 - 4/05/22
138,336
 
 
 
Wasabi Holdings, Inc. Series C
3/31/21 - 4/30/21
549,998
 
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40%
4,041,859
32,240,645
23,857,659
308,640
-
-
12,424,845
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40%
-
14,570,251
13,959,881
2,039
-
-
610,370
0.0%
Total
4,041,859
46,810,896
37,817,540
310,679
-
-
13,035,215
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
 
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2023, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
 Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Equities:
 
 
 
 
Communication Services
7,081,127
6,426,072
655,055
-
Consumer Discretionary
11,635,697
9,755,291
1,880,406
-
Consumer Staples
206,192
206,192
-
-
Energy
6,072,351
5,101,968
970,383
-
Financials
20,620,325
14,440,726
5,921,241
258,358
Health Care
7,034,181
7,034,181
-
-
Industrials
10,947,761
9,096,871
1,850,890
-
Information Technology
23,745,734
20,385,093
2,781,008
579,633
  Money Market Funds
13,035,215
13,035,215
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
100,378,583
85,481,609
14,058,983
837,991
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
October 31, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $590,288) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $69,270,480)
$
87,343,368
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $13,035,215)
13,035,215
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $82,305,695)
 
 
$
100,378,583
Cash
 
 
15,116
Foreign currency held at value (cost $151)
 
 
151
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
14,127
Dividends receivable
 
 
120,936
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
47,433
Prepaid expenses
 
 
138
Other receivables
 
 
45,369
  Total assets
 
 
100,621,853
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
$
102,314
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
37,738
 
 
Accrued management fee
43,472
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees payable
17,789
 
 
Other affiliated payables
18,291
 
 
Audit fee payable
55,443
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
21,258
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
610,370
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
906,675
Net Assets  
 
 
$
99,715,178
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
74,928,499
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
24,786,679
Net Assets
 
 
$
99,715,178
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Class A :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($32,432,720 ÷ 1,663,413 shares)(a)
 
 
$
19.50
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $19.50)
 
 
$
20.69
Class M :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($17,748,450 ÷ 974,100 shares)(a)
 
 
$
18.22
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $18.22)
 
 
$
18.88
Class C :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($4,191,760 ÷ 268,390 shares)(a)
 
 
$
15.62
Class I :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($45,342,248 ÷ 2,160,548 shares)
 
 
$
20.99
(a)Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
1,295,879
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $2,039 from security lending)
 
 
310,679
 Income before foreign taxes withheld
 
 
$
1,606,558
Less foreign taxes withheld
 
 
(67,133)
 Total Income
 
 
 
1,539,425
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
 
 
 
 
 Basic fee
$
632,143
 
 
 Performance adjustment
(111,844)
 
 
Transfer agent fees
172,352
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees
214,971
 
 
Accounting fees
33,167
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
10,798
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
524
 
 
Registration fees
56,463
 
 
Audit
79,948
 
 
Legal
5,366
 
 
Miscellaneous
368
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
1,094,256
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(6,407)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
1,087,849
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
451,576
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $8,721)
 
7,005,394
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
(6,366)
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
6,999,028
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers(net of decrease in deferred foreign taxes of $11,432)  
 
6,086,060
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
3,715
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
6,089,775
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
13,088,803
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
13,540,379
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
 
Year ended
October 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
451,576
$
(282,993)
Net realized gain (loss)
 
6,999,028
 
 
(141,610)
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
6,089,775
 
(29,163,180)
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
13,540,379
 
 
(29,587,783)
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
-
 
 
(9,072,211)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
4,868,472
 
 
(239,167)
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
18,408,851
 
 
(38,899,161)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
81,306,327
 
120,205,488
 
End of period
$
99,715,178
$
81,306,327
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Advisor® Global Capital Appreciation Fund Class A
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
16.68
$
24.21
$
18.53
$
15.65
$
16.48
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.08
 
(.06)
 
(.09) C
 
(.08)
 
.10
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.74
 
(5.64)
 
5.77
 
3.03
 
.50
  Total from investment operations
 
2.82  
 
(5.70)  
 
5.68  
 
2.95  
 
.60
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.07)
 
(.02)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.83)
 
-
 
-
 
(1.41)
     Total distributions
 
-
 
(1.83)
 
-
 
(.07)
 
(1.43)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
19.50
$
16.68
$
24.21
$
18.53
$
15.65
 Total Return D,E
 
16.91%
 
(25.40)%
 
30.65%
 
18.89%
 
4.39%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.22%
 
1.31%
 
1.15%
 
1.23%
 
1.14%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.22%
 
1.30%
 
1.15%
 
1.23%
 
1.14%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.22%
 
1.30%
 
1.15%
 
1.21%
 
1.14%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.42%
 
(.32)%
 
(.42)% C
 
(.45)%
 
.66%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
32,433
$
28,069
$
40,398
$
31,247
$
30,046
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
39%
 
42%
 
58%
 
44%
 
142%
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.50)%.
 
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
 
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
Fidelity Advisor® Global Capital Appreciation Fund Class M
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
15.63
$
22.85
$
17.54
$
14.82
$
15.70
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.03
 
(.10)
 
(.14) C
 
(.12)
 
.05
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.56
 
(5.29)
 
5.45
 
2.87
 
.48
  Total from investment operations
 
2.59  
 
(5.39)  
 
5.31  
 
2.75  
 
.53
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.03)
 
-
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.83)
 
-
 
-
 
(1.41)
     Total distributions
 
-
 
(1.83)
 
-
 
(.03)
 
(1.41)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
18.22
$
15.63
$
22.85
$
17.54
$
14.82
 Total Return D,E
 
16.57%
 
(25.56)%
 
30.27%
 
18.59%
 
4.10%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.47%
 
1.56%
 
1.41%
 
1.51%
 
1.43%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.47%
 
1.55%
 
1.41%
 
1.50%
 
1.43%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.47%
 
1.55%
 
1.41%
 
1.49%
 
1.42%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.18%
 
(.58)%
 
(.68)% C
 
(.73)%
 
.37%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
17,748
$
16,273
$
22,618
$
18,864
$
18,611
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
39%
 
42%
 
58%
 
44%
 
142%
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.76)%.
 
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
 
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
Fidelity Advisor® Global Capital Appreciation Fund Class C
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
13.47
$
20.04
$
15.46
$
13.10
$
14.11
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
(.06)
 
(.17)
 
(.22) C
 
(.17)
 
(.01)
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.21
 
(4.57)
 
4.80
 
2.53
 
.41
  Total from investment operations
 
2.15  
 
(4.74)  
 
4.58  
 
2.36  
 
.40
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.83)
 
-
 
-
 
(1.41)
     Total distributions
 
-
 
(1.83)
 
-
 
-
 
(1.41)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
15.62
$
13.47
$
20.04
$
15.46
$
13.10
 Total Return D,E
 
15.96%
 
(25.94)%
 
29.62%
 
18.02%
 
3.59%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
2.01%
 
2.08%
 
1.92%
 
1.99%
 
1.90%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
2.01%
 
2.05%
 
1.92%
 
1.98%
 
1.90%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
2.01%
 
2.05%
 
1.92%
 
1.97%
 
1.89%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
(.36)%
 
(1.07)%
 
(1.19)% C
 
(1.21)%
 
(.10)%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
4,192
$
4,907
$
8,044
$
9,134
$
12,540
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
39%
 
42%
 
58%
 
44%
 
142%
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.01 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.27)%.
 
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
 
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
Fidelity Advisor® Global Capital Appreciation Fund Class I
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
17.89
$
25.75
$
19.65
$
16.57
$
17.37
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.16
 
- C
 
(.02) D
 
(.02)
 
.16
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.94
 
(6.03)
 
6.12
 
3.21
 
.52
  Total from investment operations
 
3.10  
 
(6.03)  
 
6.10  
 
3.19  
 
.68
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.11)
 
(.08)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.83)
 
-
 
-
 
(1.41)
     Total distributions
 
-
 
(1.83)
 
-
 
(.11)
 
(1.48) E
  Net asset value, end of period
$
20.99
$
17.89
$
25.75
$
19.65
$
16.57
 Total Return F
 
17.33%
 
(25.14)%
 
31.04%
 
19.37%
 
4.69%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.88%
 
.97%
 
.82%
 
.89%
 
.82%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.88%
 
.96%
 
.82%
 
.89%
 
.82%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.88%
 
.96%
 
.82%
 
.87%
 
.82%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.76%
 
.01%
 
(.09)% D
 
(.11)%
 
.97%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
45,342
$
32,058
$
49,146
$
38,359
$
37,068
    Portfolio turnover rate I
 
39%
 
42%
 
58%
 
44%
 
142%
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CAmount represents less than $.005 per share.
 
DNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.17)%.
 
ETotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
FTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
GFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
HExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
IAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended October 31, 2023
 
1. Organization.
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII (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 M, Class C and Class I shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class A, Class M, Class C, and Class I are Fidelity Advisor classes.  Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of eight years from the initial date of purchase, with certain exceptions.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense RatioA
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of October 31, 2023 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
 
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
 
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which 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. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in foreign taxes withheld. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in dividends receivable.
 
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF). Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Other payables and accrued expenses on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income 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 GAAP. In addition, the Fund claimed a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
 
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
$20,615,729
Gross unrealized depreciation
(2,559,475)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$18,056,254
Tax Cost
$82,322,329
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Undistributed ordinary income
$337,976
Undistributed long-term capital gain
$6,442,950
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$18,018,759
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
October 31, 2023
October 31, 2022
Long-term Capital Gains
$-
$9,072,211
 
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds may 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. Information regarding restricted securities held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund
34,299,794
37,185,183
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of +/- .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Class I as compared to its benchmark index, the MSCI All Country World Index, over the same 36 month performance period. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .56% of the Fund's average net assets. The performance adjustment included in the management fee rate may be higher or lower than the maximum performance adjustment rate due to the difference between the average net assets for the reporting and performance periods.
 
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
 
 
Distribution Fee
Service Fee
Total Fees
Retained by FDC
Class A
 - %
 .25%
$78,187
$1,082
Class M
 .25%
 .25%
 89,124
 221
Class C
 .75%
 .25%
 47,660
 4,034
 
 
 
$214,971
$5,337
 
Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class M shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.
 
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
 
 
Retained by FDC
Class A
$5,900
Class M
 908
Class CA
 174
 
$6,982
 
A When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
 
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, 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 shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
 
For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
 
 
Amount
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Class A
$68,898
.22
Class M
 39,246
.22
Class C
 12,235
.26
Class I
 51,973
.13
 
$172,352
 
 
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the transfer agent fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of class-level average net assets as follows:
 
 
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Class A
0.2000%
Class M
0.2000%
Class C
0.2000%
Class I
0.1317%
 
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund
.04
 
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the accounting fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of average net assets as follows:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund
0.0354%
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund
$207
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss) ($)
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund
 1,414,334
 1,544,568
 615,029
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
 
 
Amount
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund
$166
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a 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 a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund
$219
$-
$-
8. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $182. During the period, transfer agent credits reduced each class' expenses as noted in the table below.
 
 
Expense reduction
Class A
$32
Class M
 429
 
$461
 
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $5,764.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
Year ended
October 31, 2022
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Class A
$-
 $3,042,311
Class M
 -
 1,796,615
Class C
 -
 718,694
Class I
 -
          3,514,591
Total  
$-
$9,072,211
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions, automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Year ended
 October 31, 2023
Year ended
 October 31, 2022
Year ended
 October 31, 2023
Year ended
 October 31, 2022
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
236,799
171,702
$4,608,114
$3,462,466
Reinvestment of distributions
-
134,237
-
2,959,935
Shares redeemed
(256,152)
(291,926)
(4,908,049)
(5,697,835)
Net increase (decrease)
(19,353)
14,013
$(299,935)
$724,566
Class M
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
43,515
88,946
$776,382
$1,567,242
Reinvestment of distributions
-
86,174
-
1,783,793
Shares redeemed
(110,804)
(123,632)
(1,962,893)
(2,259,388)
Net increase (decrease)
(67,289)
51,488
$(1,186,511)
$1,091,647
Class C
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
37,916
41,127
$590,266
$658,941
Reinvestment of distributions
-
39,691
-
711,270
Shares redeemed
(133,865)
(117,887)
(2,055,865)
(1,846,656)
Net increase (decrease)
(95,949)
(37,069)
$(1,465,599)
$(476,445)
Class I
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
661,612
202,718
$13,832,392
$4,407,045
Reinvestment of distributions
-
135,399
-
3,191,354
Shares redeemed
(292,717)
(454,950)
(6,011,875)
(9,177,334)
Net increase (decrease)
368,895
(116,833)
$7,820,517
$(1,578,935)
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII and Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund (one of the funds constituting Fidelity Advisor Series VIII, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, issuers of privately offered securities and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 15, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 322 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 191 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's alternative investment, investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is General Counsel (2012-present) and Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance (2022-present). Mr Chiel serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present) and Director and President for OH Company LLC (holding company, 2018-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance & Sustainability Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present), as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present), as a member of the Board of Allonnia (biotechnology and engineering solutions, 2022-present) and on the Advisory Board of Solugen, Inc. (specialty bio-based chemicals manufacturer, 2022-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).     
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York. Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018) and as a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-2022).     
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2022-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).       
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).         
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-2021). Mr. Kennedy serves as a Director of the Board of Directors of Textron Inc. (aerospace and defense, 2023-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Archer Aviation Inc. (2021-present), a member of the Defense Business Board of the United States Department of Defense (2021-present) and a member of the Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2022-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).     
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Lead Director of the Board of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Vijay C. Advani (1960)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Advani also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Mr. Advani served as Executive Chairman (2020-2022), Chief Executive Officer (2017-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2016-2017) of Nuveen (global investment manager). He also served in various capacities at Franklin Resources (global investment manager), including Co-President (2015-2016), Executive Vice President, Global Advisory Services (2008-2015), Head of Global Retail Distribution (2005-2008), Executive Managing Director, International Retail Development (2002-2005), Managing Director, Product Developments, Sales & Marketing, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa (2000-2002) and President, Templeton Asset Management India (1995-2000). Mr. Advani also served as Senior Investment Officer of International Finance Corporation (private equity and venture capital arm of The World Bank, 1984-1995). Mr. Advani is Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. India Business Council (2018-present), a Director of The Global Impact Investing Network (2019-present), a Director of LOK Capital (Mauritius) (2022-present), a member of the Advisory Council of LOK Capital (2022-present), a Senior Advisor of Neuberger Berman (2021-present), a Senior Advisor of Seviora Holdings Pte. Ltd (Temasek-Singapore) (2021-present), a Director of Seviora Capital (Singapore) (2021-present) and an Advisor of EQUIAM (2021-present). Mr. Advani formerly served as a member of the Board of BowX Acquisition Corp. (special purpose acquisition company, 2020-2021), a member of the Board of Intellecap (advisory arm of The Aavishkaar Group, 2018-2020), a member of the Board of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (2017-2020) and a member of the Board of Docusign (software, 2016-2019).     
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).     
Karen B. Peetz (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Peetz also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Ms. Peetz served as Chief Administration Officer (2020-2023) of Citigroup Inc. (a diversified financial service company). She also served in various capacities at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, including President (2013-2016), Vice Chairman, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Markets & Treasury Services (2010-2013), Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Corporate Trust (2003-2008), Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Global Payments & Trade Services (2002-2003) and Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Domestic Corporate Trust (1998-2002). Ms. Peetz also served in various capacities at Chase Manhattan Corporation (1982-1998), including Senior Vice President and Manager of Corporate Trust International Business (1996-1998), Managing Director and Manager of Corporate Trust Services (1994-1996) and Managing Director and Group Manager of Financial Institution Sales (1990-1993). Ms. Peetz currently serves as Chair of Amherst Holdings Advisory Council (2018-present), Trustee of Johns Hopkins University (2016-present), Chair of the Carey Business School Advisory Council, Member of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Board and Finance Committee and Chair of the Lyme and Tick Related Disease Institute Advisory Council. Ms. Peetz previously served as a member of the Board of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (2019-2023), a member of the Board of Trane Technologies (2018-2022), a member of the Board of Wells Fargo Corp. (2017-2019), a member of the Board of SunCoke Energy Inc. (2012-2016), a member of the Board of Private Export Funding Corporation (2010-2016) and as a Trustee of Penn State University (2010-2014) and the United Way of New York City (2008-2010).     
Heather Bonner (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Bonner also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Bonner is a Senior Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2022-present). Ms. Bonner serves as Vice President, Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Bonner served as Managing Director at AQR Capital Management (2013-2022) and was the Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the AQR Funds (2013-2022).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown is a Vice President (2015-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2022).     
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke is Head of Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Burke serves as President, Executive Vice President, or Director of certain Fidelity entities. Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
Margaret Carey (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Carey also serves as an officer of other funds and as CLO of certain Fidelity entities. Ms. Carey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2019-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.        
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. Mr. Coffey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, or Senior Vice President of certain Fidelity entities and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).     
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Cohen serves a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present). Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018).      
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis is a Vice President (2006-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities.        
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is a Senior Vice President (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Del Prato serves as Vice President or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020).     
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018). 
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018). 
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher is a Vice President (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020).     
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a Senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2020-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Pogorelec serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2023-present) and Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC (2023-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as a Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2020).          
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Segaloff is a Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Segaloff serves as Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer or Anti Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Officer of certain Fidelity entities.          
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith is a Senior Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities and has served in other fund officer roles.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).          
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Expense Ratio- A
 
Beginning Account Value May 1, 2023
 
Ending Account Value October 31, 2023
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023
Fidelity Advisor® Global Capital Appreciation Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
 
 
1.15%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,038.30
 
$ 5.91
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,019.41
 
$ 5.85
 
Class M
 
 
 
1.40%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,037.00
 
$ 7.19
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,018.15
 
$ 7.12
 
Class C
 
 
 
1.96%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,033.80
 
$ 10.05
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,015.32
 
$ 9.96
 
Class I
 
 
 
.81%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,040.10
 
$ 4.17
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.12
 
$ 4.13
 
 
A   Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
 
B   5% return per year before expenses
 
C   Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions (Unaudited)
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
 
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended October 31, 2023, $6,442,950, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
 
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2024 of amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
 
 
 
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), considers the renewal of the fund's management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees (each of which is composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees), requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
Approval of Stub Period Continuation. At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to continue the fund's management contract with FMR, and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts), in each case, where applicable, without modification, for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board would consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
At its July 2023 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness relative to peer funds of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of a representative class (Class I, which was selected because it was the largest class without 12b-1 fees); (iii) the total costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by FMR and its affiliates (Fidelity) from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders. The Board also considered the broad range of investment choices available to shareholders from FMR's competitors and that the fund's shareholders have chosen to invest in the fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds and experience of investment personnel of the Investment Advisers, and also considered the Investment Advisers' implementation of the fund's investment program. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted the resources devoted to expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization, and that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of Fidelity's supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted by Fidelity to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered the fund's securities lending activities and any payments made to Fidelity relating to securities lending.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials and asset allocation tools. The Board also considered that it reviews customer service metrics such as telephone response times, continuity of services on the website and metrics addressing services at Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds and/or the Fidelity funds in general.
Investment Performance. The Board took into account discussions that occur with representatives of the Investment Advisers, and reports that it receives, at Board meetings throughout the year, relating to fund investment performance. In this regard, the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considered annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index (benchmark index) and an appropriate peer group of funds with similar objectives (peer group). The Board also considered information about performance attribution. In its ongoing evaluation of fund investment performance , the Board gives particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of the funds over different time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance. The fund underperformed its benchmark and peers for the one- and three-year periods ended February 28, 2023, and as a result, the Board continues to engage in discussions with FMR about the steps it is taking to address the fund's performance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. The Independent Trustees generally give greater weight to fund performance over longer time periods than over shorter time periods. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board was provided with information regarding industry trends in management fees and expenses. In its review of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of Class I, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees or reimburse expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. The Board also considered information about the impact of the fund's performance adjustment.
Comparisons of Management Fees and Total Expense Ratios. Among other things, the Board reviewed data for selected groups of competitive funds and classes (referred to as "mapped groups") that were compiled by Fidelity based on combining similar investment objective categories (as classified by Lipper) that have comparable investment mandates. The data reviewed by the Board included (i) gross management fee comparisons (before taking into account expense reimbursements or caps and without taking into account the fund's performance adjustment) relative to the total universe of funds within the mapped group; (ii) gross management fee comparisons relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds in the mapped group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "asset size peer group"); (iii) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the mapped group that have a similar sales load structure to Class I of the fund (referred to as the "similar sales load structure group"); and (iv) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the similar sales load structure group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "total expense asset size peer group"). The total expense asset size peer group comparison excludes performance adjustments and fund-paid 12b-1 fees to eliminate variability in fee structures.
The information provided to the Board indicated that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the competitive median of the mapped group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. Further, the information provided to the Board indicated that the total expense ratio of Class I of the fund ranked above the competitive median of the similar sales load structure group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the total expense asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. The Board considered that, in general, various factors can affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that, although Class I is categorized by Lipper as an institutional class, Class I has no investment minimum, unlike most other funds and classes categorized as institutional. As a result, FMR believes Class I is generally more comparable to retail funds and classes. The Board considered that, when compared to retail funds and classes, Class I would not be above the similar sales load structure growth competitive median for 2022.
The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
The Board also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period (a rolling 36-month period) exceeds, or is exceeded by, a securities index, thus leading to a performance adjustment for the same period. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior long-term performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the shareholders of the fund.
In connection with its consideration of the fund's performance adjustment, the Board noted that the performance of Class I is used for purposes of determining the performance adjustment. The Board noted that to the extent the performance adjustment was based on the performance of a share class with higher total annual operating expenses, the fund would be subject to a smaller positive and larger negative performance adjustment. The Board considered the appropriateness of the use of Class I as the basis for the performance adjustment. The Board noted that Class I is typically the largest class (reflecting the actual investment experience for the plurality of shareholders), employs a standard expense structure, and does not include fund-paid 12b-1 fees, which Fidelity believes makes it a more appropriate measurement of Fidelity's investment skill.
Other Contractual Arrangements. The Board further considered that FMR has contractually agreed to reimburse Class A, Class M, Class C, and Class I of the fund to the extent that total operating expenses, with certain exceptions, as a percentage of their respective average net assets, exceed 1.30%, 1.55%, 2.05%, and 1.05% through February 29, 2024.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee, including the use of Class I as the basis for the performance adjustment, is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered. Further, based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies and the full Board approves such changes.
A public accounting firm has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. The engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of certain fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering the reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the funds' business. The Board considered areas where potential indirect benefits to the Fidelity funds from their relationships with Fidelity may exist. The Board's consideration of these matters was informed by the findings of a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds to evaluate potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total "group assets" increase, and for higher group fee rates as total "group assets" decrease ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board further considered that Fidelity agreed to impose a temporary fee waiver in the form of additional breakpoints to the current breakpoint schedule. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as "group assets" increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds, including any consideration of fund liquidations or mergers; (ii) the operation of performance fees and competitor use of performance fees; (iii) Fidelity's pricing philosophy compared to competitors; (iv) fund profitability methodology and data; (v) evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee and expense comparisons; (vi) the management fee and expense structures for different funds and classes and information about the differences between various fee and expense structures; (vii) group fee breakpoints and related voluntary fee waivers; and (viii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity and the funds' sub-advisory arrangements.
Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed through July 31, 2024.
 
1.728713.124
AGLO-ANN-1223
Fidelity Advisor® Value Leaders Fund
 
 
Annual Report
October 31, 2023

Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

Distributions

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

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You may also call 1-877-208-0098 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
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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.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-PORT may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.institutional.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The hypothetical investment and the average annual total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
Periods ended October 31, 2023
 
Past 1
year
Past 5
years
Past 10
years
Class A  (incl. 5.75% sales charge)  
-5.95%
4.10%
5.95%
Class M  (incl. 3.50% sales charge)  
-3.92%
4.34%
5.94%
Class C  
(incl. contingent deferred sales charge)
 
-1.97%
4.55%
5.95%
Class I
0.05%
5.63%
6.87%
 
 
Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years and past ten years total return figures are 1%, 0% and 0%, respectively.
 $10,000 Over 10 Years
 
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Value Leaders Fund - Class A, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2013, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid.
 
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 1000® Value Index performed over the same period.
 
Market Recap:
U.S. equities gained 10.14% for the 12 months ending October 31, 2023, according to the S&P 500® index, as global economic expansion and a slowing in the pace of inflation provided a favorable backdrop for higher-risk assets through July. After returning -18.11% in 2022, the index's upturn has been driven by a narrow set of companies in the information technology and communication services sectors, largely due to excitement for generative artificial intelligence. Monetary tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve continued amid consistent pressure on core inflation. Since March 2022, the Fed has hiked its benchmark interest rate 11 times. The latest bump came in late July, a fourth consecutive raise of 25 basis points, followed by the decision to hold rates in September at a 22-year high so the Fed can observe the pause's effect on inflation and the economy. The year-to-date equity rally sputtered in August and continued to lose steam through October amid a stalling pattern in disinflationary trends, soaring yields on longer-term government bonds and mixed earnings from some big and influential firms. The S&P 500® closed at its 2023 high on July 31 before returning -3.27% in Q3 and -2.10% in October. Still, U.S. stocks ended October up 10.69% year to date. By sector for the full 12 months, communications services (+36%) and tech (+33%) led. In contrast, two defensive, rate-sensitive sectors lagged most: utilities (-8%) and real estate (-7%).
Comments from Portfolio Manager Sean Gavin:
For the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, the fund's share classes (excluding sales charges, if applicable) returned about -1% to 0%, versus 0.13% for the benchmark Russell 1000 Value Index. The biggest detractor from performance versus the benchmark was stock picking in information technology, primarily within the software & services industry. Security selection in consumer staples, primarily within the consumer staples distribution & retail industry, also hampered the fund's result. Also detracting from our result was an overweight in health care, primarily within the health care equipment & services industry. Not owning Meta Platforms, a benchmark component that gained 210%, was the fund's largest individual relative detractor. The second-largest relative detractor was an overweight in AES (-42%). An overweight in Centene (-19%) also hurt. Centene was one of the fund's largest holdings. In contrast, the biggest contributor to performance versus the benchmark was stock picking in health care, primarily within the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences industry. Security selection and an overweight in communication services also boosted relative performance. Also lifting the fund's relative result was stock selection in consumer discretionary. The top individual relative contributor was our stake in Activision Blizzard (+32%). Activision Blizzard was not held at period end. A second notable relative contributor was an overweight in Comcast (+34%). Comcast was among our biggest holdings. A stake in Boeing gained roughly 46% and notably helped. Boeing was not held at period end. Notable changes in positioning include higher allocations to the consumer staples and information technology sectors.
 
 
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report 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.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Cigna Group
5.6
 
Comcast Corp. Class A
5.3
 
PG&E Corp.
4.9
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
4.4
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.
4.4
 
Centene Corp.
4.3
 
Amdocs Ltd.
4.0
 
H&R Block, Inc.
3.9
 
Bank of America Corp.
3.2
 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
3.2
 
 
43.2
 
 
Market Sectors (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Health Care
21.6
 
Financials
19.4
 
Utilities
12.2
 
Energy
11.1
 
Information Technology
8.6
 
Consumer Staples
8.2
 
Communication Services
5.3
 
Industrials
5.3
 
Consumer Discretionary
3.9
 
Materials
1.7
 
 
Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets)
Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets)
 
*    Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities). 
Percentages are adjusted for the effect of derivatives, if applicable.
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Common Stocks - 94.1%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 5.3%
 
 
 
Media - 5.3%
 
 
 
Comcast Corp. Class A
 
40,933
1,690,124
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 3.9%
 
 
 
Diversified Consumer Services - 3.9%
 
 
 
H&R Block, Inc.
 
30,206
1,239,956
CONSUMER STAPLES - 8.2%
 
 
 
Food Products - 3.5%
 
 
 
Mondelez International, Inc.
 
10,670
706,461
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A
 
8,888
411,959
 
 
 
1,118,420
Household Products - 1.7%
 
 
 
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
 
8,266
553,053
Personal Care Products - 3.0%
 
 
 
Kenvue, Inc.
 
50,600
941,160
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES
 
 
2,612,633
ENERGY - 11.1%
 
 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 11.1%
 
 
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.
 
13,191
1,396,267
Ovintiv, Inc.
 
7,647
367,056
Parex Resources, Inc.
 
49,900
956,439
Shell PLC ADR
 
12,500
814,250
 
 
 
3,534,012
FINANCIALS - 19.4%
 
 
 
Banks - 12.3%
 
 
 
Bank of America Corp.
 
39,114
1,030,263
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
 
10,041
1,396,301
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
 
4,401
503,782
U.S. Bancorp
 
14,451
460,698
Wells Fargo & Co.
 
13,217
525,640
 
 
 
3,916,684
Financial Services - 3.1%
 
 
 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (a)
 
2,887
985,420
Insurance - 4.0%
 
 
 
Chubb Ltd.
 
3,413
732,498
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
 
3,149
527,269
 
 
 
1,259,767
TOTAL FINANCIALS
 
 
6,161,871
HEALTH CARE - 21.6%
 
 
 
Health Care Providers & Services - 17.0%
 
 
 
Centene Corp. (a)
 
19,943
1,375,668
Cigna Group
 
5,701
1,762,748
Elevance Health, Inc.
 
1,577
709,792
Humana, Inc.
 
1,237
647,805
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
 
1,672
895,456
 
 
 
5,391,469
Pharmaceuticals - 4.6%
 
 
 
AstraZeneca PLC sponsored ADR
 
8,629
545,612
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate)
 
1,367
352,289
Sanofi SA sponsored ADR
 
12,338
558,295
 
 
 
1,456,196
TOTAL HEALTH CARE
 
 
6,847,665
INDUSTRIALS - 5.3%
 
 
 
Aerospace & Defense - 2.0%
 
 
 
Northrop Grumman Corp.
 
1,364
643,031
Electrical Equipment - 1.7%
 
 
 
Regal Rexnord Corp.
 
4,466
528,819
Industrial Conglomerates - 1.6%
 
 
 
Siemens AG
 
3,731
495,099
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS
 
 
1,666,949
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 5.4%
 
 
 
IT Services - 4.0%
 
 
 
Amdocs Ltd.
 
15,785
1,265,326
Software - 1.4%
 
 
 
Gen Digital, Inc.
 
26,413
440,041
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
 
 
1,705,367
MATERIALS - 1.7%
 
 
 
Chemicals - 1.7%
 
 
 
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
 
7,166
522,258
UTILITIES - 12.2%
 
 
 
Electric Utilities - 10.8%
 
 
 
Constellation Energy Corp.
 
5,274
595,540
Edison International
 
10,100
636,906
PG&E Corp. (a)
 
95,399
1,555,004
Southern Co.
 
9,283
624,746
 
 
 
3,412,196
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 1.4%
 
 
 
The AES Corp.
 
30,737
457,981
TOTAL UTILITIES
 
 
3,870,177
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
 (Cost $25,396,194)
 
 
 
29,851,012
 
 
 
 
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 3.2%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 3.2%
 
 
 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 3.2%
 
 
 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
 
  (Cost $1,038,571)
 
 
25,678
1,023,667
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 1.9%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40% (b)
 
 (Cost $604,938)
 
 
604,817
604,938
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.2%
 (Cost $27,039,703)
 
 
 
31,479,617
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.8%  
245,943
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
31,725,560
 
 
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Non-income producing
 
(b)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40%
1,657,491
14,528,421
15,580,974
50,958
-
-
604,938
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40%
-
333,252
333,252
1,198
-
-
-
0.0%
Total
1,657,491
14,861,673
15,914,226
52,156
-
-
604,938
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
 
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2023, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
 Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Equities:
 
 
 
 
Communication Services
1,690,124
1,690,124
-
-
Consumer Discretionary
1,239,956
1,239,956
-
-
Consumer Staples
2,612,633
2,059,580
553,053
-
Energy
3,534,012
3,534,012
-
-
Financials
6,161,871
6,161,871
-
-
Health Care
6,847,665
6,495,376
352,289
-
Industrials
1,666,949
1,171,850
495,099
-
Information Technology
2,729,034
1,705,367
1,023,667
-
Materials
522,258
522,258
-
-
Utilities
3,870,177
3,870,177
-
-
  Money Market Funds
604,938
604,938
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
31,479,617
29,055,509
2,424,108
-
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
October 31, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $26,434,765)
$
30,874,679
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $604,938)
604,938
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $27,039,703)
 
 
$
31,479,617
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
396,705
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
1,177
Dividends receivable
 
 
21,285
Reclaims receivable
 
 
22,347
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
4,200
Prepaid expenses
 
 
47
Receivable from investment adviser for expense reductions
 
 
6,019
  Total assets
 
 
31,931,397
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
$
130,397
 
 
Accrued management fee
19,171
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees payable
8,287
 
 
Other affiliated payables
6,485
 
 
Audit fee payable
40,895
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
602
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
205,837
Net Assets  
 
 
$
31,725,560
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
25,795,516
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
5,930,044
Net Assets
 
 
$
31,725,560
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Class A :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($18,484,106 ÷ 899,987 shares)(a)
 
 
$
20.54
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $20.54)
 
 
$
21.79
Class M :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($5,375,917 ÷ 260,768 shares)(a)
 
 
$
20.62
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $20.62)
 
 
$
21.37
Class C :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($2,468,685 ÷ 124,606 shares)(a)
 
 
$
19.81
Class I :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($5,396,852 ÷ 260,774 shares)
 
 
$
20.70
(a)Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
787,685
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $1,198 from security lending)
 
 
52,156
 Total Income
 
 
 
839,841
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
 
 
 
 
 Basic fee
$
196,155
 
 
 Performance adjustment
24,053
 
 
Transfer agent fees
73,847
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees
109,391
 
 
Accounting fees
13,227
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
7,444
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
205
 
 
Registration fees
59,422
 
 
Audit
46,261
 
 
Legal
5,165
 
 
Miscellaneous
140
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
535,310
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(92,506)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
442,804
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
397,037
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers  
 
1,232,535
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
488
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
1,233,023
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
(1,682,494)
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
1,177
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
(1,681,317)
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
(448,294)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
(51,257)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
 
Year ended
October 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
397,037
$
224,794
Net realized gain (loss)
 
1,233,023
 
 
456,468
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
(1,681,317)
 
150,614
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
(51,257)
 
 
831,876
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(767,694)
 
 
(1,882,632)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
(6,072,225)
 
 
12,963,960
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
(6,891,176)
 
 
11,913,204
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
38,616,736
 
26,703,532
 
End of period
$
31,725,560
$
38,616,736
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Advisor® Value Leaders Fund Class A
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
20.97
$
22.22
$
15.67
$
18.62
$
19.31
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.23
 
.17
 
.17
 
.15
 
.20
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(.26)
 
.18
 
6.49
 
(2.81)
 
.58 C
  Total from investment operations
 
(.03)  
 
.35  
 
6.66  
 
(2.66)  
 
.78
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.13)
 
(.15)
 
(.11)
 
(.20)
 
(.19)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.27)
 
(1.45)
 
-
 
(.09)
 
(1.28)
     Total distributions
 
(.40)
 
(1.60)
 
(.11)
 
(.29)
 
(1.47)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
20.54
$
20.97
$
22.22
$
15.67
$
18.62
 Total Return D,E
 
(.21)%
 
1.92%
 
42.68%
 
(14.57)%
 
4.64% C
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.41%
 
1.29%
 
1.27%
 
1.35%
 
1.29%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.14%
 
1.15%
 
1.15%
 
1.25%
 
1.25%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.14%
 
1.15%
 
1.15%
 
1.24%
 
1.25%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.11%
 
.83%
 
.83%
 
.91%
 
1.12%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
18,484
$
20,328
$
16,513
$
10,954
$
16,648
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
40%
 
39%
 
51%
 
144%
 
37%
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CNet realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.03 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 4.45%.
 
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
 
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
Fidelity Advisor® Value Leaders Fund Class M
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
21.05
$
22.30
$
15.72
$
18.68
$
19.34
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.18
 
.12
 
.12
 
.11
 
.16
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(.26)
 
.17
 
6.52
 
(2.83)
 
.59 C
  Total from investment operations
 
(.08)  
 
.29  
 
6.64  
 
(2.72)  
 
.75
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.08)
 
(.09)
 
(.06)
 
(.15)
 
(.13)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.27)
 
(1.45)
 
-
 
(.09)
 
(1.28)
     Total distributions
 
(.35)
 
(1.54)
 
(.06)
 
(.24)
 
(1.41)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
20.62
$
21.05
$
22.30
$
15.72
$
18.68
 Total Return D,E
 
(.43)%
 
1.63%
 
42.32%
 
(14.79)%
 
4.42% C
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.65%
 
1.55%
 
1.54%
 
1.64%
 
1.58%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.40%
 
1.40%
 
1.41%
 
1.50%
 
1.50%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.39%
 
1.40%
 
1.41%
 
1.49%
 
1.50%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.86%
 
.57%
 
.57%
 
.66%
 
.87%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
5,376
$
5,569
$
5,275
$
3,821
$
5,146
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
40%
 
39%
 
51%
 
144%
 
37%
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CNet realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.03 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 4.23%.
 
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
 
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
Fidelity Advisor® Value Leaders Fund Class C
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
20.29
$
21.49
$
15.18
$
17.99
$
18.67
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.07
 
.02
 
.01
 
.03
 
.06
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(.26)
 
.18
 
6.30
 
(2.75)
 
.58 C
  Total from investment operations
 
(.19)  
 
.20  
 
6.31  
 
(2.72)  
 
.64
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.02)
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.04)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.27)
 
(1.40)
 
-
 
(.09)
 
(1.28)
     Total distributions
 
(.29)
 
(1.40)
 
-
 
(.09)
 
(1.32)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
19.81
$
20.29
$
21.49
$
15.18
$
17.99
 Total Return D,E
 
(.99)%
 
1.19%
 
41.57%
 
(15.22)%
 
3.90% C
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
2.21%
 
2.10%
 
2.09%
 
2.18%
 
2.13%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.90%
 
1.90%
 
1.93%
 
2.00%
 
2.00%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.90%
 
1.89%
 
1.93%
 
1.99%
 
2.00%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.36%
 
.08%
 
.05%
 
.16%
 
.37%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
2,469
$
2,847
$
1,875
$
1,763
$
2,733
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
40%
 
39%
 
51%
 
144%
 
37%
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CNet realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.03 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 3.71%.
 
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
 
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
Fidelity Advisor® Value Leaders Fund Class I
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
21.12
$
22.39
$
15.80
$
18.78
$
19.47
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.29
 
.22
 
.23
 
.20
 
.25
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(.27)
 
.18
 
6.54
 
(2.82)
 
.59 C
  Total from investment operations
 
.02  
 
.40  
 
6.77  
 
(2.62)  
 
.84
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.17)
 
(.22)
 
(.18)
 
(.27)
 
(.26)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.27)
 
(1.45)
 
-
 
(.09)
 
(1.28)
     Total distributions
 
(.44)
 
(1.67)
 
(.18)
 
(.36)
 
(1.53)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
20.70
$
21.12
$
22.39
$
15.80
$
18.78
 Total Return D
 
.05%
 
2.16%
 
43.08%
 
(14.31)%
 
4.96% C
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.08%
 
.94%
 
.94%
 
.99%
 
.97%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.90%
 
.89%
 
.87%
 
.99%
 
.97%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.90%
 
.89%
 
.87%
 
.98%
 
.96%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.36%
 
1.08%
 
1.11%
 
1.17%
 
1.41%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
5,397
$
9,872
$
3,041
$
1,898
$
2,342
    Portfolio turnover rate G
 
40%
 
39%
 
51%
 
144%
 
37%
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CNet realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects proceeds received from litigation which amounted to $.03 per share. Excluding these litigation proceeds, the total return would have been 4.77%.
 
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended October 31, 2023
 
1. Organization.
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII (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 M, Class C and Class I shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z are Fidelity Advisor classes. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of eight years from the initial date of purchase, with certain exceptions.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense RatioA
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
 
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters. 
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of October 31, 2023 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
 
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
 
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which 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. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in dividends. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in reclaims receivable.
 
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF). Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income 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 GAAP.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions and losses deferred due to wash sales.
 
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
$5,764,249
Gross unrealized depreciation
(1,433,213)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$4,331,036
Tax Cost
$27,148,581
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Undistributed ordinary income
$761,148
Undistributed long-term capital gain
$837,757
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$4,331,139
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
October 31, 2023
October 31, 2022
Ordinary Income
$242,274
$ 385,496
Long-term Capital Gains
525,420
1,497,136
Total
$767,694
$ 1,882,632
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund
14,573,938
18,291,980
 
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
 
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of +/- .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Class I as compared to its benchmark index, the Russell 1000 Value Index, over the same 36 month performance period. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .59% of the Fund's average net assets. The performance adjustment included in the management fee rate may be higher or lower than the maximum performance adjustment rate due to the difference between the average net assets for the reporting and performance periods.
 
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
 
 
Distribution Fee
Service Fee
Total Fees
Retained by FDC
Class A
 - %
 .25%
$50,198
$705
Class M
 .25%
 .25%
 29,878
 91
Class C
 .75%
 .25%
 29,315
 5,997
 
 
 
$109,391
$6,793
 
Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class M shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.
 
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
 
 
Retained by FDC
Class A
$7,133
Class M
 626
Class CA
                      281
 
$8,040
A When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
 
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, 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 shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
 
For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
 
 
Amount
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Class A
$41,638
.21
Class M
 11,776
.20
Class C
 7,418
.25
Class I
                13,015
.16
 
$73,847
 
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the transfer agent fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of class-level average net assets as follows:
 
 
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Class A
0.2000%
Class M
0.1933%
Class C
0.2000%
Class I
0.1412%
 
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund
.04
 
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the accounting fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of average net assets as follows:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund
0.0354%
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund
$204
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss) ($)
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund
 787,632
 903,704
 17,112
 
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
 
 
 
Amount
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund
$69
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a 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 a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund
$109
$-
$-
 
8. Expense Reductions.
The investment adviser contractually agreed to reimburse expenses of each class to the extent annual operating expenses exceeded certain levels of class-level average net assets as noted in the table below. This reimbursement will remain in place through February 28, 2025. Some expenses, for example the compensation of the independent Trustees, and certain miscellaneous expenses such as proxy and shareholder meeting expenses, are excluded from this reimbursement.
 
The following classes were in reimbursement during the period:
 
 
Expense Limitations
Reimbursement
Class A
1.15%
$51,211
Class M
1.40%
 14,723
Class C
1.90%
 9,010
Class I
.90%
                15,266
 
 
$90,210
 
During the period, transfer agent credits reduced each class' expenses as noted in the table below.
 
 
Expense reduction
 
 
Class M
                           $65
 
$65
 
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $2,231.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
Year ended
October 31, 2022
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Class A
$ 392,714
 $1,169,693
Class M
 101,153
 368,978
Class C
 43,995
 121,226
Class I
             229,832
             222,735
Total  
$767,694
$1,882,632
 
 
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions, automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Year ended
 October 31, 2023
Year ended
 October 31, 2022
Year ended
 October 31, 2023
Year ended
 October 31, 2022
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
191,201
327,282
$4,013,617
$6,867,625
Reinvestment of distributions
18,365
57,208
386,214
1,145,881
Shares redeemed
(279,017)
(158,093)
(5,815,069)
(3,273,456)
Net increase (decrease)
(69,451)
226,397
$(1,415,238)
$4,740,050
Class M
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
62,208
63,036
$1,314,625
$1,323,264
Reinvestment of distributions
4,759
18,182
100,652
366,362
Shares redeemed
(70,749)
(53,217)
(1,475,048)
(1,091,336)
Net increase (decrease)
(3,782)
28,001
$(59,771)
$598,290
Class C
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
42,856
85,042
$873,648
$1,720,316
Reinvestment of distributions
2,154
6,217
43,995
121,226
Shares redeemed
(60,744)
(38,135)
(1,220,460)
(778,322)
Net increase (decrease)
(15,734)
53,124
$(302,817)
$1,063,220
Class I
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
133,971
366,638
$2,861,829
$7,292,873
Reinvestment of distributions
10,836
10,963
229,069
220,577
Shares redeemed
(351,523)
(45,956)
(7,385,297)
(951,050)
Net increase (decrease)
(206,716)
331,645
$(4,294,399)
$6,562,400
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII and Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund (one of the funds constituting Fidelity Advisor Series VIII, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 12, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 322 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 191 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's alternative investment, investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is General Counsel (2012-present) and Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance (2022-present). Mr Chiel serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present) and Director and President for OH Company LLC (holding company, 2018-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance & Sustainability Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present), as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present), as a member of the Board of Allonnia (biotechnology and engineering solutions, 2022-present) and on the Advisory Board of Solugen, Inc. (specialty bio-based chemicals manufacturer, 2022-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).     
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York. Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018) and as a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-2022).     
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2022-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).       
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).         
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-2021). Mr. Kennedy serves as a Director of the Board of Directors of Textron Inc. (aerospace and defense, 2023-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Archer Aviation Inc. (2021-present), a member of the Defense Business Board of the United States Department of Defense (2021-present) and a member of the Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2022-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).     
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Lead Director of the Board of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Vijay C. Advani (1960)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Advani also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Mr. Advani served as Executive Chairman (2020-2022), Chief Executive Officer (2017-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2016-2017) of Nuveen (global investment manager). He also served in various capacities at Franklin Resources (global investment manager), including Co-President (2015-2016), Executive Vice President, Global Advisory Services (2008-2015), Head of Global Retail Distribution (2005-2008), Executive Managing Director, International Retail Development (2002-2005), Managing Director, Product Developments, Sales & Marketing, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa (2000-2002) and President, Templeton Asset Management India (1995-2000). Mr. Advani also served as Senior Investment Officer of International Finance Corporation (private equity and venture capital arm of The World Bank, 1984-1995). Mr. Advani is Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. India Business Council (2018-present), a Director of The Global Impact Investing Network (2019-present), a Director of LOK Capital (Mauritius) (2022-present), a member of the Advisory Council of LOK Capital (2022-present), a Senior Advisor of Neuberger Berman (2021-present), a Senior Advisor of Seviora Holdings Pte. Ltd (Temasek-Singapore) (2021-present), a Director of Seviora Capital (Singapore) (2021-present) and an Advisor of EQUIAM (2021-present). Mr. Advani formerly served as a member of the Board of BowX Acquisition Corp. (special purpose acquisition company, 2020-2021), a member of the Board of Intellecap (advisory arm of The Aavishkaar Group, 2018-2020), a member of the Board of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (2017-2020) and a member of the Board of Docusign (software, 2016-2019).     
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).     
Karen B. Peetz (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Peetz also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Ms. Peetz served as Chief Administration Officer (2020-2023) of Citigroup Inc. (a diversified financial service company). She also served in various capacities at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, including President (2013-2016), Vice Chairman, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Markets & Treasury Services (2010-2013), Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Corporate Trust (2003-2008), Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Global Payments & Trade Services (2002-2003) and Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Domestic Corporate Trust (1998-2002). Ms. Peetz also served in various capacities at Chase Manhattan Corporation (1982-1998), including Senior Vice President and Manager of Corporate Trust International Business (1996-1998), Managing Director and Manager of Corporate Trust Services (1994-1996) and Managing Director and Group Manager of Financial Institution Sales (1990-1993). Ms. Peetz currently serves as Chair of Amherst Holdings Advisory Council (2018-present), Trustee of Johns Hopkins University (2016-present), Chair of the Carey Business School Advisory Council, Member of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Board and Finance Committee and Chair of the Lyme and Tick Related Disease Institute Advisory Council. Ms. Peetz previously served as a member of the Board of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (2019-2023), a member of the Board of Trane Technologies (2018-2022), a member of the Board of Wells Fargo Corp. (2017-2019), a member of the Board of SunCoke Energy Inc. (2012-2016), a member of the Board of Private Export Funding Corporation (2010-2016) and as a Trustee of Penn State University (2010-2014) and the United Way of New York City (2008-2010).     
Heather Bonner (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Bonner also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Bonner is a Senior Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2022-present). Ms. Bonner serves as Vice President, Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Bonner served as Managing Director at AQR Capital Management (2013-2022) and was the Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the AQR Funds (2013-2022).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown is a Vice President (2015-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2022).     
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke is Head of Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Burke serves as President, Executive Vice President, or Director of certain Fidelity entities. Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
Margaret Carey (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Carey also serves as an officer of other funds and as CLO of certain Fidelity entities. Ms. Carey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2019-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.        
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. Mr. Coffey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, or Senior Vice President of certain Fidelity entities and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).     
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Cohen serves a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present). Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018).      
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis is a Vice President (2006-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities.        
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is a Senior Vice President (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Del Prato serves as Vice President or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020).     
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018). 
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018). 
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher is a Vice President (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020).     
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a Senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2020-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Pogorelec serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2023-present) and Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC (2023-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as a Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2020).          
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Segaloff is a Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Segaloff serves as Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer or Anti Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Officer of certain Fidelity entities.          
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith is a Senior Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities and has served in other fund officer roles.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).          
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Expense Ratio- A
 
Beginning Account Value May 1, 2023
 
Ending Account Value October 31, 2023
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023
Fidelity Advisor® Value Leaders Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
 
 
1.14%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 981.80
 
$ 5.69
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,019.46
 
$ 5.80
 
Class M
 
 
 
1.39%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 981.00
 
$ 6.94
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,018.20
 
$ 7.07
 
Class C
 
 
 
1.89%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 977.80
 
$ 9.42
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,015.68
 
$ 9.60
 
Class I
 
 
 
.88%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 983.40
 
$ 4.40
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,020.77
 
$ 4.48
 
 
A   Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
 
B   5% return per year before expenses
 
C   Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions (Unaudited)
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
 
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended October 31, 2023, $840,180, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
 
Class A, Class M, Class C, and Class I designate 100% of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
 
Class A, Class M, Class C, and Class I designate 100% of the dividend distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2024 of amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
 
 
 
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), considers the renewal of the fund's management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees (each of which is composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees), requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
Approval of Stub Period Continuation. At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to continue the fund's management contract with FMR, and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-sub-advisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts), without modification, for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board would consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
At its July 2023 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness relative to peer funds of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of a representative class (Class I, which was selected because it was the largest class without 12b-1 fees); (iii) the total costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by FMR and its affiliates (Fidelity) from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders. The Board also considered the broad range of investment choices available to shareholders from FMR's competitors and that the fund's shareholders have chosen to invest in the fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds and experience of investment personnel of the Investment Advisers, and also considered the  Investment Advisers' implementation of the fund's investment program. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted the resources devoted to expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization, and that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of Fidelity's supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted by Fidelity to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered the fund's securities lending activities and any payments made to Fidelity relating to securities lending.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials and asset allocation tools. The Board also considered that it reviews customer service metrics such as telephone response times, continuity of services on the website and metrics addressing services at Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds and/or the Fidelity funds in general.
Investment Performance. The Board took into account discussions that occur with representatives of the Investment Advisers, and reports that it receives, at Board meetings throughout the year, relating to fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considered annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index (benchmark index) and an appropriate peer group of funds with similar objectives (peer group). The Board also considered information about performance attribution. In its ongoing evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gives particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of the funds over different time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. The Independent Trustees generally give greater weight to fund performance over longer time periods than over shorter time periods. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board was provided with information regarding industry trends in management fees and expenses. In its review of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of Class I, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees or reimburse expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. The Board also considered information about the impact of the fund's performance adjustment.
Comparisons of Management Fees and Total Expense Ratios. Among other things, the Board reviewed data for selected groups of competitive funds and classes (referred to as "mapped groups") that were compiled by Fidelity based on combining similar investment objective categories (as classified by Lipper) that have comparable investment mandates. The data reviewed by the Board included (i) gross management fee comparisons (before taking into account expense reimbursements or caps and without taking into account the fund's performance adjustment) relative to the total universe of funds within the mapped group; (ii) gross management fee comparisons relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds in the mapped group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "asset size peer group"); (iii) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the mapped group that have a similar sales load structure to Class I of the fund (referred to as the "similar sales load structure group"); and (iv) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the similar sales load structure group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "total expense asset size peer group"). The total expense asset size peer group comparison excludes performance adjustments and fund-paid 12b-1 fees to eliminate variability in fee structures.
The information provided to the Board indicated that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the competitive median of the mapped group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. Further, the information provided to the Board indicated that the total expense ratio of Class I of the fund ranked above the competitive median of the similar sales load structure group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the total expense asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022.
The Board noted that Class I was above the similar sales load structure group competitive median due to higher other expenses as a result of low asset levels. The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
The Board also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period (a rolling 36-month period) exceeds, or is exceeded by, a securities index, thus leading to a performance adjustment for the same period. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior long-term performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the shareholders of the fund.
In connection with its consideration of the fund's performance adjustment, the Board noted that the performance of Class I is used for purposes of determining the performance adjustment. The Board noted that to the extent the performance adjustment was based on the performance of a share class with higher total annual operating expenses, the fund would be subject to a smaller positive and larger negative performance adjustment. The Board considered the appropriateness of the use of Class I as the basis for the performance adjustment. The Board noted that Class I is typically the largest class (reflecting the actual investment experience for the plurality of shareholders), employs a standard expense structure, and does not include fund-paid 12b-1 fees, which Fidelity believes makes it a more appropriate measurement of Fidelity's investment skill.
Other Contractual Arrangements. The Board further considered that FMR has contractually agreed to reimburse Class A, Class M, Class C, and Class I of the fund to the extent that total operating expenses, with certain exceptions, as a percentage of their respective average net assets, exceed 1.15%, 1.40%, 1.90%, and 0.90% through February 29, 2024.
 
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
 
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee, including the use of Class I as the basis for the performance adjustment, is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered. Further based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies and the full Board approves such changes.
A public accounting firm has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. The engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of certain fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering the reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the funds' business. The Board considered areas where potential indirect benefits to the Fidelity funds from their relationships with Fidelity may exist. The Board's consideration of these matters was informed by the findings of a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds to evaluate potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total "group assets" increase, and for higher group fee rates as total "group assets" decrease ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board further considered that Fidelity agreed to impose a temporary fee waiver in the form of additional breakpoints to the current breakpoint schedule. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as "group assets" increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds, including any consideration of fund liquidations or mergers; (ii) the operation of performance fees and competitor use of performance fees; (iii) Fidelity's pricing philosophy compared to competitors; (iv) fund profitability methodology and data; (v) evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee and expense comparisons; (vi) the management fee and expense structures for different funds and classes and information about the differences between various fee and expense structures; (vii) group fee breakpoints and related voluntary fee waivers; and (viii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity and the funds' sub-advisory arrangements.
Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed through July 31, 2024.
 
1.793577.120
AVLF-ANN-1223
Fidelity Advisor® Emerging Asia Fund
 
 
Annual Report
October 31, 2023

Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

Distributions

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The hypothetical investment and the average annual total returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
Periods ended October 31, 2023
 
Past 1
year
Past 5
years
Past 10
years
Class A  (incl. 5.75% sales charge)  
12.26%
5.88%
5.09%
Class M  (incl. 3.50% sales charge)  
14.58%
6.09%
5.04%
Class C  
(incl. contingent deferred sales charge)
 
17.17%
6.34%
5.09%
Class I
19.44%
7.43%
6.02%
Class Z
19.57%
7.58%
6.09%
 
 
Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years and past ten years total return figures are 1%, 0% and 0%, respectively.
The initial offering of Class Z shares took place on October 2, 2018. Returns prior to October 2, 2018, are those of Class I.
 $10,000 Over 10 Years
 
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Emerging Asia Fund - Class A, a class of the fund, on October 31, 2013, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid.
 
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the MSCI AC (All Country) Asia ex Japan Index performed over the same period.
 
Market Recap:
International (non-U.S.) equities gained 12.27% for the 12 months ending October 31, 2023, according to the MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex USA Index, as global economic expansion and a slowing in the pace of inflation in some markets provided a favorable backdrop for risk assets. After returning -15.86% in 2022, the index's upturn has been largely driven by a narrow set of companies in the information technology and communication services sectors, in part due to excitement for generative artificial intelligence applications. The index gained 14.07% year to date through July, including strong gains in both June (+4.50%) and July (+4.07%). The rally for international equities sputtered the next three months (-11.33%) amid a stalling pattern in disinflationary trends, heightened global recession and geopolitical risks, soaring yields on longer-term U.S. government bonds and particularly weak economic conditions in the eurozone and China. The three-month decline left non-U.S. stocks up 1.15% year to date through October. Currency fluctuation also helped bolster non-U.S. equity performance overall. For the full 12 months, nearly all regions advanced, with Europe ex U.K. (+18%) and Japan (+17%) leading, whereas Canada (-0.38%) lagged by the widest margin. Each of the 11 sectors advanced, with information technology (+21%) and consumer discretionary (+19%) leading the way. Energy and industrials each rose about 14%. Conversely, four defensive-oriented sectors lagged by the widest margin: real estate (+4%), health care (+6%), consumer staples (+7%) and utilities (+8%).
Comments from Portfolio Manager Xiaoting Zhao:
For the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, the fund's share classes (excluding sales charges, if applicable) gained about 18% to 20%, versus 13.52% for the benchmark MSCI AC Asia Ex Japan (Net Mass) Linked Index. From a regional standpoint, positioning in emerging markets, primarily in India and South Korea, and a non-benchmark allocation to the United States meaningfully contributed to the fund's performance versus the benchmark. By sector, the biggest contributor to relative performance was stock selection in consumer discretionary, primarily within the consumer discretionary distribution & retail industry. Not holding any utilities stocks, the weakest-performing benchmark sector, also boosted relative performance. Further lifting the fund's relative result were stock selection and an overweight in information technology, primarily within the semiconductors & semiconductor equipment industry. The top individual relative contributor was an overweight in PDD Holdings (+86%), a stock which was among the fund's biggest positions. The second-largest relative contributor was an overweight in Zomato (+66%), also among our largest holdings. A non-benchmark stake in Nvidia gained about 204% and notably helped. We decreased our position in Nvidia during the 12-month period. In contrast, from a regional standpoint, non-benchmark allocations to Europe ex-U.K., primarily in Netherlands and Switzerland, detracted from the fund's relative result. By sector, the biggest detractors from performance versus the benchmark were stock picks and an underweight in communication services. Picks in industrials and materials also hurt. The biggest individual relative detractor was an underweight in Tencent Holdings (+50%), a stock that was not held at period end. The second-largest relative detractor was our non-benchmark stake in Adyen (-61%). This was a stake we established this period. Our overweight stake in Sungrow Power Supply (-21%) also hurt. The stock was not held at period end. Notable changes in positioning include decreased exposure to Japan and a higher allocation to South Korea. By sector, meaningful positioning changes include decreased exposure to the industrials sector and a higher allocation to health care.
 
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report 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.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
8.6
 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
5.6
 
PDD Holdings, Inc. ADR
5.4
 
Zomato Ltd.
4.1
 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
3.6
 
MakeMyTrip Ltd.
3.2
 
Sea Ltd. ADR
2.7
 
Reliance Industries Ltd.
2.7
 
One97 Communications Ltd.
2.5
 
Wuxi Biologics (Cayman), Inc.
2.4
 
 
40.8
 
 
Market Sectors (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Information Technology
29.0
 
Consumer Discretionary
25.6
 
Financials
14.3
 
Health Care
13.2
 
Communication Services
6.4
 
Industrials
5.2
 
Energy
2.7
 
Materials
1.2
 
Consumer Staples
0.9
 
Real Estate
0.5
 
 
Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Common Stocks - 96.9%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
China - 32.9%
 
 
 
Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment, Inc., China (A Shares)
 
112,600
2,637,929
AK Medical Holdings Ltd. (a)
 
1,279,704
1,245,812
Akeso, Inc. (a)(b)
 
264,877
1,487,432
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (b)
 
1,328,240
13,674,336
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sponsored ADR (b)
 
21,890
1,806,801
Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin Co. Ltd.:
 
 
 
 (A Shares)
 
99,221
2,047,983
 (H Shares) (a)
 
97,100
1,262,720
Baidu, Inc. Class A (b)
 
46,023
604,227
BC Technology Group Ltd. (b)
 
675,329
303,120
Beijing Chunlizhengda Medical Instruments Co. Ltd.
 
337,000
1,393,315
Beijing Sinohytec Co. Ltd. (A Shares)
 
254,768
1,715,415
BYD Co. Ltd.:
 
 
 
 (A Shares)
 
40,847
1,333,108
 (H Shares)
 
284,723
8,658,463
Empyrean Technology Co. Ltd. (A Shares)
 
95,300
1,347,174
Estun Automation Co. Ltd. (A Shares)
 
1,366,500
3,515,222
Glodon Co. Ltd. (A Shares)
 
501,581
1,264,271
GRG Metrology & Test Co. Ltd. (A Shares)
 
450,269
865,995
Guangzhou Kingmed Diagnostics Group Co. Ltd. (A Shares)
 
229,156
1,939,707
Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd. (A Shares)
 
192,508
1,756,686
Hundsun Technologies, Inc. (A Shares)
 
477,170
2,032,362
Innovent Biologics, Inc. (a)(b)
 
292,065
1,721,187
Joinn Laboratories China Co. Ltd. (A Shares)
 
359,636
1,317,899
JOYY, Inc. ADR
 
7,459
290,304
Kangji Medical Holdings Ltd.
 
643,038
528,183
Kindstar Globalgene Technology, Inc. (a)(b)
 
3,019,945
598,482
Maxscend Microelectronics Co. Ltd. (A Shares)
 
70,600
1,456,857
Meituan Class B (a)(b)
 
478,500
6,782,744
Microport Cardioflow Medtech Corp. (a)(b)(c)
 
5,262,682
1,238,522
MicroTech Medical (Hangzhou) Co. Ltd. (H Shares) (a)(b)
 
594,305
321,211
Ming Yuan Cloud Group Holdings Ltd. (b)(c)
 
3,392,579
1,418,554
NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd.
 
35,200
1,234,771
NXP Semiconductors NV
 
18,758
3,234,442
PDD Holdings, Inc. ADR (b)
 
205,606
20,852,561
RLX Technology, Inc. ADR (b)(c)
 
333,301
566,612
SG Micro Corp. (A Shares)
 
38,400
470,953
Shandong Weigao Orthopaedic Device Co. Ltd. (A Shares)
 
169,700
960,405
Shanghai Aohua Photoelectricity Endoscope Co. Ltd. (A Shares) (b)
 
79,600
721,011
Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd. (A Shares) (b)
 
179,339
7,010,976
Silergy Corp.
 
108,000
964,543
Smoore International Holdings Ltd. (a)(c)
 
903,863
696,569
SonoScape Medical Corp.
 
101,200
667,414
Tofflon Science & Technology Group Co. Ltd. (A Shares)
 
587,386
1,523,223
Venus MedTech Hangzhou, Inc. (H Shares) (a)(b)(c)
 
1,074,577
609,562
Weihai Guangwei Composites Co. Ltd. (A Shares)
 
443,744
1,554,437
WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd. (H Shares) (a)(c)
 
638,394
7,671,291
Wuxi Biologics (Cayman), Inc. (a)(b)
 
1,494,190
9,290,488
Zai Lab Ltd. ADR (b)(c)
 
52,721
1,328,569
TOTAL CHINA
 
 
125,923,848
Hong Kong - 2.1%
 
 
 
AIA Group Ltd.
 
827,857
7,188,951
Huanxi Media Group Ltd. (b)(c)
 
9,140,292
840,566
TOTAL HONG KONG
 
 
8,029,517
India - 26.0%
 
 
 
Amber Enterprises India Ltd. (b)
 
34,228
1,206,837
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd. (a)(b)
 
286,646
1,135,755
Bajaj Finance Ltd.
 
41,114
3,699,961
Campus Activewear Ltd. (b)
 
204,775
654,423
Computer Age Management Services Private Ltd.
 
164,988
4,452,203
Delhivery Private Ltd. (b)
 
687,385
3,411,308
Devyani International Ltd. (b)
 
699,177
1,509,944
HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd. (a)
 
147,457
4,842,112
HDFC Bank Ltd.
 
515,436
9,143,456
HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (a)
 
514,924
3,824,065
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
 
140,963
3,084,024
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
 
85,817
1,793,457
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
 
62,700
2,205,814
MakeMyTrip Ltd. (b)
 
311,635
12,069,624
One97 Communications Ltd. (b)
 
870,476
9,630,759
Page Industries Ltd.
 
2,328
1,057,493
Reliance Industries Ltd.
 
380,002
10,446,109
Sapphire Foods India Ltd. (b)
 
131,771
2,051,270
SRF Ltd.
 
56,358
1,485,647
Tata Motors Ltd.
 
472,209
3,565,542
Ultratech Cement Ltd.
 
16,200
1,639,018
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Pvt Ltd.
 
83,095
585,365
Zomato Ltd. (b)
 
12,553,115
15,872,777
TOTAL INDIA
 
 
99,366,963
Indonesia - 1.7%
 
 
 
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk
 
7,024,220
3,869,788
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk
 
8,758,101
2,738,517
TOTAL INDONESIA
 
 
6,608,305
Japan - 0.7%
 
 
 
Money Forward, Inc. (b)
 
97,338
2,458,566
Korea (South) - 12.0%
 
 
 
ASICLAND Co. Ltd. (d)
 
300
5,545
Coupang, Inc. Class A (b)
 
126,395
2,148,715
Delivery Hero AG (a)(b)
 
132,333
3,356,316
Gabia, Inc.
 
64,100
691,562
Kakao Corp.
 
51,518
1,449,925
Kakao Pay Corp. (b)
 
78,579
2,000,289
Kia Corp.
 
21,697
1,237,743
LG Energy Solution (b)
 
1,468
420,206
NAVER Corp.
 
41,983
5,860,656
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
 
430,267
21,384,740
SK Hynix, Inc.
 
83,236
7,217,676
TOTAL KOREA (SOUTH)
 
 
45,773,373
Netherlands - 0.9%
 
 
 
Adyen BV (a)(b)
 
2,398
1,617,417
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)
 
3,200
1,923,585
TOTAL NETHERLANDS
 
 
3,541,002
Russia - 0.2%
 
 
 
Yandex NV Series A (b)(e)
 
79,813
869,962
Singapore - 3.7%
 
 
 
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.
 
228,269
2,116,308
Sea Ltd. ADR (b)
 
250,978
10,465,783
United Overseas Bank Ltd.
 
83,177
1,640,641
TOTAL SINGAPORE
 
 
14,222,732
Switzerland - 0.6%
 
 
 
Yunnan Botanee Bio-Technology Group Co. Ltd. ELS (UBS AG London Branch Bank Warrant Programme) Class A warrants 3/10/25 (a)(b)
 
87,100
948,207
Zwsoft Co. Ltd. Guangzhou ELS (UBS AG London Branch Bank Warrant Programme) Class A warrants 9/25/25 (a)(b)
 
97,608
1,448,794
TOTAL SWITZERLAND
 
 
2,397,001
Taiwan - 9.6%
 
 
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
 
2,011,393
32,825,813
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR
 
8,088
698,075
Unimicron Technology Corp.
 
749,000
3,337,903
TOTAL TAIWAN
 
 
36,861,791
United Kingdom - 0.8%
 
 
 
Endava PLC ADR (b)
 
62,198
3,119,852
United States of America - 5.3%
 
 
 
EPAM Systems, Inc. (b)
 
13,952
3,035,537
Frontage Holdings Corp. (a)(b)
 
7,301,979
1,816,916
Micron Technology, Inc.
 
83,358
5,574,149
NVIDIA Corp.
 
8,616
3,513,605
ON Semiconductor Corp. (b)
 
40,086
2,510,987
Snap, Inc. Class A (b)
 
173,912
1,740,859
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Class A (b)(e)(f)
 
6,000
486,000
Teradyne, Inc.
 
18,325
1,525,923
TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
 
 
20,203,976
Vietnam - 0.4%
 
 
 
Vietnam Dairy Products Corp.
 
491,921
1,362,433
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
 (Cost $348,174,424)
 
 
 
370,739,321
 
 
 
 
Preferred Stocks - 2.1%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 1.3%
 
 
 
China - 1.3%
 
 
 
ByteDance Ltd. Series E1 (b)(e)(f)
 
11,980
2,799,127
dMed Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Series C (b)(e)(f)
 
65,318
384,723
ZKH Group Ltd. Series F (e)(f)
 
4,697,991
1,738,257
 
 
 
4,922,107
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.8%
 
 
 
Korea (South) - 0.8%
 
 
 
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
 
82,661
3,295,326
 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
 (Cost $7,654,686)
 
 
 
8,217,433
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 1.9%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40% (g)(h)
 
 (Cost $7,074,240)
 
 
7,073,532
7,074,240
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.9%
 (Cost $362,903,350)
 
 
 
386,030,994
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.9)%  
(3,291,428)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
382,739,566
 
 
 
 
Security Type Abbreviations
ELS
-
EQUITY-LINKED SECURITY
 
Legend
 
(a)
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 end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $51,915,602 or 13.6% of net assets.
 
(b)
Non-income producing
 
(c)
Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
 
(d)
Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.
 
(e)
Level 3 security
 
(f)
Restricted securities (including private placements) - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues).  At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $5,408,107 or 1.4% of net assets.
 
(g)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
(h)
Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
 
 
 
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:
Security
Acquisition Date
Acquisition Cost ($)
 
ByteDance Ltd. Series E1
11/18/20
1,312,699
 
 
 
dMed Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Series C
12/01/20
927,721
 
 
 
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Class A
2/16/21
251,994
 
 
 
ZKH Group Ltd. Series F
2/24/22
2,658,520
 
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.40%
3,541,744
168,185,809
171,727,553
295,156
-
-
-
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.40%
15,212,785
119,876,820
128,015,365
218,625
-
-
7,074,240
0.0%
Total
18,754,529
288,062,629
299,742,918
513,781
-
-
7,074,240
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
 
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2023, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
 Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Equities:
 
 
 
 
Communication Services
24,921,409
12,496,946
8,755,374
3,669,089
Consumer Discretionary
97,838,697
40,234,017
57,604,680
-
Consumer Staples
3,573,821
566,612
3,007,209
-
Energy
10,446,109
-
10,446,109
-
Financials
54,408,841
-
54,408,841
-
Health Care
50,564,837
1,328,569
48,851,545
384,723
Industrials
20,156,187
-
19,670,187
486,000
Information Technology
110,629,494
23,212,570
87,416,924
-
Materials
4,679,102
-
4,679,102
-
Real Estate
1,738,257
-
-
1,738,257
  Money Market Funds
7,074,240
7,074,240
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
386,030,994
84,912,954
294,839,971
6,278,069
 
The following is a reconciliation of  Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value:
 
 
Investments in Securities:
 
  Beginning Balance
$
6,429,062
 
  Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities
 
(4,323,595)
 
  Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities
 
4,609,910
 
  Cost of Purchases
 
-
 
  Proceeds of Sales
 
(437,308)
 
  Amortization/Accretion
 
-
 
  Transfers into Level 3
 
-
 
  Transfers out of Level 3
 
-
 
  Ending Balance
$
6,278,069
 
  The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at October 31, 2023
$
458,728
 
 
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investments in Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Cost of purchases and proceeds of sales may include securities received and/or delivered through in-kind transactions, corporate actions or exchanges. Transfers into Level 3 were attributable to a lack of observable market data resulting from decreases in market activity, decreases in liquidity, security restructurings or corporate actions. Transfers out of Level 3 were attributable to observable market data becoming available for those securities. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represent the beginning value of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliation are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's  Statement of Operations.
 
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
October 31, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $6,680,604) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $355,829,110)
$
378,956,754
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $7,074,240)
7,074,240
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $362,903,350)
 
 
$
386,030,994
Cash
 
 
491
Foreign currency held at value (cost $5,038,427)
 
 
5,038,052
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
9,355,383
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
164,014
Dividends receivable
 
 
211,965
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
30,359
Prepaid expenses
 
 
638
Other receivables
 
 
242,596
  Total assets
 
 
401,074,492
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
 
 
 
 
Regular delivery
$
417,638
 
 
Delayed delivery
5,601
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
417,748
 
 
Accrued management fee
228,728
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees payable
47,155
 
 
Notes payable to affiliates
7,143,000
 
 
Other affiliated payables
75,858
 
 
Deferred taxes
2,494,256
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
435,242
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
7,069,700
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
18,334,926
Net Assets  
 
 
$
382,739,566
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
549,418,176
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
(166,678,610)
Net Assets
 
 
$
382,739,566
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Class A :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($122,141,752 ÷ 3,499,162 shares)(a)
 
 
$
34.91
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $34.91)
 
 
$
37.04
Class M :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($30,814,440 ÷ 924,509 shares)(a)
 
 
$
33.33
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $33.33)
 
 
$
34.54
Class C :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($8,863,801 ÷ 297,534 shares)(a)
 
 
$
29.79
Class I :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($152,325,436 ÷ 4,166,795 shares)
 
 
$
36.56
Class Z :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($68,594,137 ÷ 1,877,626 shares)
 
 
$
36.53
(a)Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
4,587,803
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $218,625 from security lending)
 
 
513,781
 Income before foreign taxes withheld
 
 
$
5,101,584
Less foreign taxes withheld
 
 
(636,174)
 Total Income
 
 
 
4,465,410
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
3,046,348
 
 
Transfer agent fees
741,566
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees
601,747
 
 
Accounting fees
224,809
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
168,811
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
2,698
 
 
Registration fees
114,146
 
 
Audit
100,636
 
 
Legal
1,799
 
 
Interest
28,464
 
 
Miscellaneous
2,241
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
5,033,265
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(28,336)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
5,004,929
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
(539,519)
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $1,030,115)
 
(80,280,443)
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
(52,061)
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
(80,332,504)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers(net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $905,785)  
 
150,325,945
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
24,835
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
150,350,780
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
70,018,276
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
69,478,757
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
 
Year ended
October 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
(539,519)
$
(2,731,858)
Net realized gain (loss)
 
(80,332,504)
 
 
(106,499,156)
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
150,350,780
 
(303,909,064)
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
69,478,757
 
 
(413,140,078)
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
-
 
 
(104,728,117)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
(55,569,856)
 
 
(208,726,360)
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
13,908,901
 
 
(726,594,555)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
368,830,665
 
1,095,425,220
 
End of period
$
382,739,566
$
368,830,665
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
Fidelity Advisor® Emerging Asia Fund Class A
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
29.31
$
61.78
$
56.33
$
39.85
$
33.52
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
(.10)
 
(.25)
 
(.40) C
 
(.18)
 
.23
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
5.70
 
(25.86)
 
10.17
 
18.77
 
8.23
  Total from investment operations
 
5.60  
 
(26.11)  
 
9.77  
 
18.59  
 
8.46
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.13) D
 
(.19)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(6.36)
 
(4.32)
 
(1.99) D
 
(1.93)
     Total distributions
 
-
 
(6.36)
 
(4.32)
 
(2.11) E
 
(2.13) E
  Net asset value, end of period
$
34.91
$
29.31
$
61.78
$
56.33
$
39.85
 Total Return F,G
 
19.11%
 
(46.56)%
 
17.45%
 
49.18%
 
26.60%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.28%
 
1.25%
 
1.20%
 
1.26%
 
1.32%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.27%
 
1.25%
 
1.20%
 
1.26%
 
1.32%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.27%
 
1.25%
 
1.20%
 
1.23%
 
1.31%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
(.28)%
 
(.61)%
 
(.61)% C
 
(.40)%
 
.62%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
122,142
$
115,657
$
271,275
$
208,546
$
144,577
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
58%
 
44%
 
79%
 
110%
 
69% K
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.06 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.71)%.
 
DThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
ETotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
FTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
GTotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
 
HFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
IExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
JAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
KPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Emerging Asia Fund Class M
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
28.07
$
59.60
$
54.51
$
38.61
$
32.50
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
(.19)
 
(.34)
 
(.55) C
 
(.29)
 
.12
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
5.45
 
(24.83)
 
9.87
 
18.19
 
7.98
  Total from investment operations
 
5.26  
 
(25.17)  
 
9.32  
 
17.90  
 
8.10
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.01) D
 
(.05)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(6.36)
 
(4.23)
 
(1.99) D
 
(1.93)
     Total distributions
 
-
 
(6.36)
 
(4.23)
 
(2.00)
 
(1.99) E
  Net asset value, end of period
$
33.33
$
28.07
$
59.60
$
54.51
$
38.61
 Total Return F,G
 
18.74%
 
(46.70)%
 
17.18%
 
48.78%
 
26.21%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
1.55%
 
1.52%
 
1.45%
 
1.54%
 
1.61%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
1.55%
 
1.52%
 
1.45%
 
1.53%
 
1.61%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
1.54%
 
1.52%
 
1.45%
 
1.51%
 
1.60%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
(.55)%
 
(.88)%
 
(.87)% C
 
(.68)%
 
.32%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
30,814
$
27,239
$
60,893
$
54,436
$
39,197
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
58%
 
44%
 
79%
 
110%
 
69% K
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.06 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.96)%.
 
DThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
ETotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
FTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
GTotal returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
 
HFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
IExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
JAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
KPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Emerging Asia Fund Class C
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
25.21
$
54.45
$
50.22
$
35.77
$
30.32
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
(.31)
 
(.48)
 
(.80) C
 
(.47)
 
(.04)
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
4.89
 
(22.40)
 
9.10
 
16.79
 
7.42
  Total from investment operations
 
4.58  
 
(22.88)  
 
8.30  
 
16.32  
 
7.38
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(6.36)
 
(4.07)
 
(1.87)
 
(1.93)
     Total distributions
 
-
 
(6.36)
 
(4.07)
 
(1.87)
 
(1.93)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
29.79
$
25.21
$
54.45
$
50.22
$
35.77
 Total Return D,E
 
18.17%
 
(46.94)%
 
16.58%
 
48.03%
 
25.67%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
2.01%
 
1.99%
 
1.96%
 
2.03%
 
2.08%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
2.01%
 
1.99%
 
1.96%
 
2.02%
 
2.07%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
2.01%
 
1.99%
 
1.96%
 
1.99%
 
2.06%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
(1.02)%
 
(1.35)%
 
(1.37)% C
 
(1.17)%
 
(.14)%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
8,864
$
9,087
$
26,377
$
28,233
$
23,584
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
58%
 
44%
 
79%
 
110%
 
69% I
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.05 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (1.47)%.
 
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
ETotal returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
 
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
HAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
IPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Emerging Asia Fund Class I
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
30.61
$
64.13
$
58.29
$
41.16
$
34.60
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
- C
 
(.14)
 
(.24) D
 
(.07)
 
.34
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
5.95
 
(26.95)
 
10.53
 
19.42
 
8.48
  Total from investment operations
 
5.95  
 
(27.09)  
 
10.29  
 
19.35  
 
8.82
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
(.07)
 
-
 
(.23) E
 
(.33)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(6.36)
 
(4.45)
 
(1.99) E
 
(1.93)
     Total distributions
 
-
 
(6.43)
 
(4.45)
 
(2.22)
 
(2.26)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
36.56
$
30.61
$
64.13
$
58.29
$
41.16
 Total Return F
 
19.44%
 
(46.41)%
 
17.77%
 
49.59%
 
26.93%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.99%
 
.97%
 
.94%
 
1.00%
 
1.04%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.99%
 
.97%
 
.94%
 
1.00%
 
1.03%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.99%
 
.97%
 
.94%
 
.97%
 
1.03%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
-% I
 
(.33)%
 
(.36)% D
 
(.14)%
 
.90%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
152,325
$
143,659
$
472,553
$
414,664
$
76,981
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
58%
 
44%
 
79%
 
110%
 
69% K
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CAmount represents less than $.005 per share.
 
DNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.06 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.45)%.
 
EThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
FTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
GFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
HExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
IAmount represents less than .005%.
 
JAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
KPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
Fidelity Advisor® Emerging Asia Fund Class Z
 
Years ended October 31,
 
2023  
 
2022 
 
2021  
 
2020 
 
2019 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
30.55
$
64.10
$
58.22
$
41.12
$
34.60
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.05
 
(.08)
 
(.15) C
 
- D
 
.40
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
5.93
 
(26.89)
 
10.50
 
19.38
 
8.47
  Total from investment operations
 
5.98  
 
(26.97)  
 
10.35  
 
19.38  
 
8.87
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
(.22)
 
-
 
(.30) E
 
(.42)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(6.36)
 
(4.47)
 
(1.99) E
 
(1.93)
     Total distributions
 
-
 
(6.58)
 
(4.47)
 
(2.28) F
 
(2.35)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
36.53
$
30.55
$
64.10
$
58.22
$
41.12
 Total Return G
 
19.57%
 
(46.34)%
 
17.92%
 
49.80%
 
27.14%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.86%
 
.84%
 
.81%
 
.86%
 
.89%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.85%
 
.84%
 
.81%
 
.85%
 
.89%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.85%
 
.84%
 
.81%
 
.82%
 
.89%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.14%
 
(.20)%
 
(.22)% C
 
-% J
 
1.04%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
68,594
$
73,190
$
264,327
$
103,477
$
44,545
    Portfolio turnover rate K
 
58%
 
44%
 
79%
 
110%
 
69% L
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
CNet investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.06 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been (.32)%.
 
DAmount represents less than $.005 per share.
 
EThe amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
FTotal distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
GTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
HFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
IExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
JAmount represents less than .005%.
 
KAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
LPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
 
For the period ended October 31, 2023
 
1. Organization.
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII (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 M, Class C, Class I and Class Z shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class A, Class M, Class C, Class I and Class Z are Fidelity Advisor classes. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of eight years from the initial date of purchase, with certain exceptions. The Fund's investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense RatioA
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
 
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters. 
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. Securities, including private placements or other restricted securities, for which observable inputs are not available are valued using alternate valuation approaches, including the market approach, the income approach and cost approach, and are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. The market approach considers factors including the price of recent investments in the same or a similar security or financial metrics of comparable securities. The income approach considers factors including expected future cash flows, security specific risks and corresponding discount rates. The cost approach considers factors including the value of the security's underlying assets and liabilities.
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
The following provides information on Level 3 securities held by the Fund that were valued at period end based on unobservable inputs. These amounts exclude valuations provided by a broker.
 
Asset Type
Fair Value
Valuation Technique(s)
Unobservable Input
Amount or Range/Weighted Average
Impact to Valuation from an Increase in InputA
Equities
$6,278,069
Market comparable
Enterprise value/EBITDA multiple (EV/EBITDA)
13.1
 
Increase
 
 
 
Enterprise value/Revenue multiple (EV/R)
1.2-4.0/2.9
Increase
 
 
Market approach
Discount rate
20.0%
Decrease
 
 
Black scholes
Discount rate
4.9%
Increase
 
 
 
Volatility
60.0%
Increase
 
 
 
Term
3.0
Increase
 
A Represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that could have resulted from an increase in the corresponding input as of period end. A decrease to the unobservable input would have had the opposite effect. Significant changes in these inputs may have resulted in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement at period end.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of October 31, 2023 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
 
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
 
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which 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. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in foreign taxes withheld. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in dividends receivable.
 
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF). Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Deferred taxes on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income 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 GAAP.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards, losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
 
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
$100,924,457
Gross unrealized depreciation
(78,488,727)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$22,435,730
Tax Cost
$363,595,264
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Capital loss carryforward
$(186,069,676)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$22,226,349
 
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
 
 Short-term
$(80,563,041)
 Long-term
(105,506,635)
Total capital loss carryforward
$(186,069,676)
 
The Fund intends to elect to defer to its next fiscal year $341,028 of ordinary losses recognized during the period January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023.
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
October 31, 2023
October 31, 2022
Ordinary Income
$-
$1,267,262
Long-term Capital Gains
-
103,460,855
Total
$-
$104,728,117
 
 
Delayed Delivery Transactions and When-Issued Securities. During the period, certain Funds transacted in securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued 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. Securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments. Compensation for interest forgone in the purchase of a delayed delivery or when-issued debt security may be received. With respect to purchase commitments, each applicable Fund identifies securities as segregated in its records with a value at least equal to the amount of the commitment. Payables and receivables associated with the purchases and sales of delayed delivery securities having the same coupon, settlement date and broker are offset. Delayed delivery or when-issued securities that have been purchased from and sold to different brokers are reflected as both payables and receivables in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption "Delayed delivery", as applicable. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract's terms, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic, or other factors.
 
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds may 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. Information regarding restricted securities held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
 
New Accounting Pronouncement. In June 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2022-03 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions. The amendments in this ASU clarify that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. They also clarify that an entity cannot, as a separate unit of account, recognize and measure a contractual sale restriction. They also require additional disclosures for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions. ASU 2022-03 will be effective for fiscal years, including interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2023, and allows for early adoption. ASU 2022-03 will only be applicable to an equity security in which the contractual arrangement that restricts its sale is executed or modified on or after the adoption date. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2022-03 to the financial statements.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
254,453,894
315,146,136
 
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
 
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .68% of the Fund's average net assets.
 
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
 
 
Distribution Fee
Service Fee
Total Fees
Retained by FDC
Class A
 - %
 .25%
$333,034
$3,604
Class M
 .25%
 .25%
 164,784
 687
Class C
 .75%
 .25%
             103,929
                  8,916
 
 
 
$601,747
$13,207
 
Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class M shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class M and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges are 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class M shares.
 
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
 
 
Retained by FDC
Class A
$ 14,552
Class M
 1,014
Class CA
                      157
 
$             15,723
A When Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
 
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, 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, except for Class Z. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class Z's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.
 
For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
 
 
Amount
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Class A
$277,414
.21
Class M
 77,651
.24
Class C
 19,985
.19
Class I
 330,050
.18
Class Z
                36,466
.04
 
$741,566
 
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the transfer agent fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of class-level average net assets as follows:
 
 
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Class A
0.2000%
Class M
0.2000%
Class C
0.1874%
Class I
0.1732%
 
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
.05
 
During November 2023, the Board approved a change in the accounting fees effective December 1, 2023 to a fixed annual rate of average net assets as follows:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
0.0497%
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
$2,485
 
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), or other affiliated entities of 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 affiliated funds. Any open loans, including accrued interest, at period end are presented as Notes payable to affiliates in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
 
 
 
Borrower or Lender
Average Loan Balance
Weighted Average Interest Rate
Interest Expense
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
 Borrower
$ 8,271,348
5.39%
$28,464
 
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss) ($)
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
 4,994,545
 5,582,764
 (2,575,787)
 
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
 
 
Amount
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
$821
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a 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 a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
$22,614
$-
$-
 
8. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, transfer agent credits reduced each class' expenses as noted in the table below.
 
 
Expense reduction
 
 
Class M
                           $1,104
 
$1,104
 
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $27,232.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Year ended
October 31, 2023
Year ended
October 31, 2022
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Class A
$-
 $27,605,234
Class M
 -
 6,405,957
Class C
 -
 3,015,354
Class I
 -
 42,937,059
Class Z
                            -
       24,764,513
Total  
$-
$104,728,117
 
 
10. Share Transactions.
Share transactions for each class were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions, automatic conversions between classes or exchanges between affiliated funds:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Year ended
 October 31, 2023
Year ended
 October 31, 2022
Year ended
 October 31, 2023
Year ended
 October 31, 2022
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
281,898
474,081
$10,325,265
$20,768,431
Reinvestment of distributions
-
516,286
-
25,984,674
Shares redeemed
(728,232)
(1,435,593)
(26,132,011)
(60,073,872)
Net increase (decrease)
(446,334)
(445,226)
$(15,806,746)
$(13,320,767)
Class M
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
82,598
46,981
$2,883,095
$1,881,900
Reinvestment of distributions
-
130,630
-
6,310,726
Shares redeemed
(128,553)
(228,864)
(4,423,525)
(9,396,826)
Net increase (decrease)
(45,955)
(51,253)
$(1,540,430)
$(1,204,200)
Class C
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
54,577
35,055
$1,704,473
$1,345,214
Reinvestment of distributions
-
67,051
-
2,921,417
Shares redeemed
(117,545)
(225,989)
(3,620,432)
(7,995,961)
Net increase (decrease)
(62,968)
(123,883)
$(1,915,959)
$(3,729,330)
Class I
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
2,605,228
3,164,485
$100,199,113
$134,416,746
Reinvestment of distributions
-
719,977
-
37,747,435
Shares redeemed
(3,131,075)
(6,560,309)
(117,071,474)
(296,930,506)
Net increase (decrease)
(525,847)
(2,675,847)
$(16,872,361)
$(124,766,325)
Class Z
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
487,825
1,627,717
$18,334,130
$70,775,268
Reinvestment of distributions
-
435,106
-
22,737,349
Shares redeemed
(1,005,778)
(3,790,879)
(37,768,490)
(159,218,355)
Net increase (decrease)
(517,953)
(1,728,056)
$(19,434,360)
$(65,705,738)
 
 
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series VIII and Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund (one of the funds constituting Fidelity Advisor Series VIII, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of October 31, 2023, the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2023, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian, issuers of privately offered securities and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 14, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for Jonathan Chiel, each of the Trustees oversees 322 funds. Mr. Chiel oversees 191 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's alternative investment, investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Trustee
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is General Counsel (2012-present) and Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance (2022-present). Mr Chiel serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present) and Director and President for OH Company LLC (holding company, 2018-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance & Sustainability Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present), as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present), as a member of the Board of Allonnia (biotechnology and engineering solutions, 2022-present) and on the Advisory Board of Solugen, Inc. (specialty bio-based chemicals manufacturer, 2022-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).     
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York. Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018) and as a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-2022).     
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2022-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).       
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).         
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-2021). Mr. Kennedy serves as a Director of the Board of Directors of Textron Inc. (aerospace and defense, 2023-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Archer Aviation Inc. (2021-present), a member of the Defense Business Board of the United States Department of Defense (2021-present) and a member of the Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2022-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).     
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Lead Director of the Board of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Vijay C. Advani (1960)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Advani also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Mr. Advani served as Executive Chairman (2020-2022), Chief Executive Officer (2017-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2016-2017) of Nuveen (global investment manager). He also served in various capacities at Franklin Resources (global investment manager), including Co-President (2015-2016), Executive Vice President, Global Advisory Services (2008-2015), Head of Global Retail Distribution (2005-2008), Executive Managing Director, International Retail Development (2002-2005), Managing Director, Product Developments, Sales & Marketing, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa (2000-2002) and President, Templeton Asset Management India (1995-2000). Mr. Advani also served as Senior Investment Officer of International Finance Corporation (private equity and venture capital arm of The World Bank, 1984-1995). Mr. Advani is Chairman Emeritus of the U.S. India Business Council (2018-present), a Director of The Global Impact Investing Network (2019-present), a Director of LOK Capital (Mauritius) (2022-present), a member of the Advisory Council of LOK Capital (2022-present), a Senior Advisor of Neuberger Berman (2021-present), a Senior Advisor of Seviora Holdings Pte. Ltd (Temasek-Singapore) (2021-present), a Director of Seviora Capital (Singapore) (2021-present) and an Advisor of EQUIAM (2021-present). Mr. Advani formerly served as a member of the Board of BowX Acquisition Corp. (special purpose acquisition company, 2020-2021), a member of the Board of Intellecap (advisory arm of The Aavishkaar Group, 2018-2020), a member of the Board of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (2017-2020) and a member of the Board of Docusign (software, 2016-2019).     
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).     
Karen B. Peetz (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Member of the Advisory Board
Ms. Peetz also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other funds. Previously, Ms. Peetz served as Chief Administration Officer (2020-2023) of Citigroup Inc. (a diversified financial service company). She also served in various capacities at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, including President (2013-2016), Vice Chairman, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Markets & Treasury Services (2010-2013), Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Corporate Trust (2003-2008), Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Global Payments & Trade Services (2002-2003) and Senior Vice President and Division Manager of Domestic Corporate Trust (1998-2002). Ms. Peetz also served in various capacities at Chase Manhattan Corporation (1982-1998), including Senior Vice President and Manager of Corporate Trust International Business (1996-1998), Managing Director and Manager of Corporate Trust Services (1994-1996) and Managing Director and Group Manager of Financial Institution Sales (1990-1993). Ms. Peetz currently serves as Chair of Amherst Holdings Advisory Council (2018-present), Trustee of Johns Hopkins University (2016-present), Chair of the Carey Business School Advisory Council, Member of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Board and Finance Committee and Chair of the Lyme and Tick Related Disease Institute Advisory Council. Ms. Peetz previously served as a member of the Board of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (2019-2023), a member of the Board of Trane Technologies (2018-2022), a member of the Board of Wells Fargo Corp. (2017-2019), a member of the Board of SunCoke Energy Inc. (2012-2016), a member of the Board of Private Export Funding Corporation (2010-2016) and as a Trustee of Penn State University (2010-2014) and the United Way of New York City (2008-2010).     
Heather Bonner (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Bonner also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Bonner is a Senior Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2022-present). Ms. Bonner serves as Vice President, Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Bonner served as Managing Director at AQR Capital Management (2013-2022) and was the Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the AQR Funds (2013-2022).
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown is a Vice President (2015-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2022).     
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke is Head of Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Burke serves as President, Executive Vice President, or Director of certain Fidelity entities. Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
Margaret Carey (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2023
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Carey also serves as an officer of other funds and as CLO of certain Fidelity entities. Ms. Carey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2019-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.        
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. Mr. Coffey is a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, or Senior Vice President of certain Fidelity entities and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).     
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Cohen serves a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present). Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018).      
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis is a Vice President (2006-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities.        
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is a Senior Vice President (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Del Prato serves as Vice President or Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020).     
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018). 
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding is Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018). 
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher is a Vice President (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020).     
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a Senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2020-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Pogorelec serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2023-present) and Ballyrock Investment Advisors LLC (2023-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as a Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2020).          
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as AML Officer of other funds. Mr. Segaloff is a Vice President (2022-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Segaloff serves as Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer or Anti Money Laundering/Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Officer of certain Fidelity entities.          
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith is a Senior Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity entities and has served in other fund officer roles.
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is a Vice President (2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2019-2021).          
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Expense Ratio- A
 
Beginning Account Value May 1, 2023
 
Ending Account Value October 31, 2023
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023
Fidelity Advisor® Emerging Asia Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
 
 
1.26%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 987.00
 
$ 6.31
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,018.85
 
$ 6.41
 
Class M
 
 
 
1.54%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 985.50
 
$ 7.71
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,017.44
 
$ 7.83
 
Class C
 
 
 
1.99%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 983.20
 
$ 9.95
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,015.17
 
$ 10.11
 
Class I
 
 
 
.98%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 988.40
 
$ 4.91
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,020.27
 
$ 4.99
 
Class Z
 
 
 
.84%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 988.90
 
$ 4.21
 
Hypothetical-B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,020.97
 
$ 4.28
 
 
A   Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
 
B   5% return per year before expenses
 
C   Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions (Unaudited)
 
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
 
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2024 of amounts for use in preparing 2023 income tax returns.
 
 
 
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), considers the renewal of the fund's management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees (each of which is composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees), requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
Approval of Stub Period Continuation. At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to continue the fund's management contract with FMR, and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-sub-advisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts), without modification, for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board would consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
At its July 2023 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness relative to peer funds of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of a representative class (Class I, which was selected because it was the largest class without 12b-1 fees); (iii) the total costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by FMR and its affiliates (Fidelity) from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders. The Board also considered the broad range of investment choices available to shareholders from FMR's competitors and that the fund's shareholders have chosen to invest in the fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds and experience of investment personnel of the Investment Advisers, and also considered the Investment Advisers' implementation of the fund's investment program. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted the resources devoted to expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization, and that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of Fidelity's supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted by Fidelity to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered the fund's securities lending activities and any payments made to Fidelity relating to securities lending.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials and asset allocation tools. The Board also considered that it reviews customer service metrics such as telephone response times, continuity of services on the website and metrics addressing services at Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds and/or the Fidelity funds in general.
Investment Performance. The Board took into account discussions that occur with representatives of the Investment Advisers, and reports that it receives, at Board meetings throughout the year, relating to fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considered annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index (benchmark index). The Board also considered information about performance attribution. In its ongoing evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gives particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of the funds over different time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. The Independent Trustees generally give greater weight to fund performance over longer time periods than over shorter time periods. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board was provided with information regarding industry trends in management fees and expenses. In its review of the fund's management fee and the total expense ratio of Class I, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees or reimburse expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund.
Comparisons of Management Fees and Total Expense Ratios. Among other things, the Board reviewed data for selected groups of competitive funds and classes (referred to as "mapped groups") that were compiled by Fidelity based on combining similar investment objective categories (as classified by Lipper) that have comparable investment mandates. The data reviewed by the Board included (i) gross management fee comparisons (before taking into account expense reimbursements or caps) relative to the total universe of funds within the mapped group; (ii) gross management fee comparisons relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds in the mapped group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "asset size peer group"); (iii) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the mapped group that have a similar sales load structure to Class I of the fund (referred to as the "similar sales load structure group"); and (iv) total expense comparisons of Class I of the fund relative to funds and classes in the similar sales load structure group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "total expense asset size peer group"). The total expense asset size peer group comparison excludes performance adjustments and fund-paid 12b-1 fees to eliminate variability in fee structures.
The information provided to the Board indicated that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the competitive median of the mapped group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022. Further, the information provided to the Board indicated that the total expense ratio of Class I of the fund ranked below the competitive median of the similar sales load structure group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022 and below the competitive median of the total expense asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022.
The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.
 
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
 
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered. Further, based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies and the full Board approves such changes.
A public accounting firm has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. The engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of certain fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering the reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the funds' business. The Board considered areas where potential indirect benefits to the Fidelity funds from their relationships with Fidelity may exist. The Board's consideration of these matters was informed by the findings of a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds to evaluate potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total "group assets" increase, and for higher group fee rates as total "group assets" decrease ("group assets" as defined in the management contract). FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board further considered that Fidelity agreed to impose a temporary fee waiver in the form of additional breakpoints to the current breakpoint schedule. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as "group assets" increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds, including any consideration of fund liquidations or mergers; (ii) the operation of performance fees and competitor use of performance fees; (iii) Fidelity's pricing philosophy compared to competitors; (iv) fund profitability methodology and data; (v) evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee and expense comparisons; (vi) the management fee and expense structures for different funds and classes and information about the differences between various fee and expense structures; (vii) group fee breakpoints and related voluntary fee waivers; and (viii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity and the funds' sub-advisory arrangements.
Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed through July 31, 2024.
 
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Item 2.

Code of Ethics


As of the end of the period, October 31, 2023, Fidelity Advisor Series VIII (the trust) has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its President and Treasurer and its Chief Financial Officer.  A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.


Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert


The Board of Trustees of the trust has determined that Donald F. Donahue is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.  Mr. Donahue is independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.  



Item 4.  

Principal Accountant Fees and Services


Fees and Services


The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively, Deloitte Entities) in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund and Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund (the Fund(s)):


Services Billed by Deloitte Entities


October 31, 2023 FeesA


Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund

$42,000

$-

$12,300

$1,200

Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund

$51,100

$-

$12,000

$1,300



October 31, 2022 FeesA


Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

Fidelity Advisor Focused Emerging Markets Fund

$41,900

$-

$11,200

$1,100

Fidelity Advisor International Capital Appreciation Fund

$50,300

$-

$11,200

$1,200





A Amounts may reflect rounding.



The following table presents fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund, Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund, Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund, Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund, Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund and Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund (the Fund(s)):






Services Billed by PwC


October 31, 2023 FeesA


Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund

$50,100

$4,800

$41,300

$1,600

Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund

$57,900

$5,300

$13,100

$1,800

Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund

$49,200

$4,700

$13,100

$1,600

Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund

$42,900

$4,100

$11,500

$1,400

Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund

$58,000

$5,400

$28,400

$1,800

Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund

$35,800

$3,600

$12,100

$1,200



October 31, 2022 FeesA


Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund

$47,800

$4,600

$30,700

$1,600

Fidelity Advisor Emerging Asia Fund

$55,300

$5,100

$13,300

$1,700

Fidelity Advisor Global Capital Appreciation Fund

$47,000

$4,500

$12,400

$1,500

Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund

$41,000

$3,900

$10,900

$1,300

Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund

$57,800

$5,100

$25,500

$1,700

Fidelity Advisor Value Leaders Fund

$34,200

$3,500

$11,500

$1,200


A Amounts may reflect rounding.



The following table(s) present(s) fees billed by Deloitte Entities and PwC that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee for services that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund(s) and that are rendered on behalf of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC ("FMR") and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Fund(s) (Fund Service Providers):


Services Billed by Deloitte Entities




October 31, 2023A

October 31, 2022A

Audit-Related Fees

$-

$-

Tax Fees

$-

$-

All Other Fees

$-

$-


A Amounts may reflect rounding.


Services Billed by PwC




October 31, 2023A

October 31, 2022A

Audit-Related Fees

$8,284,200

$7,914,600

Tax Fees

$1,000

$1,000

All Other Fees

$-

$-


A Amounts may reflect rounding.


Audit-Related Fees represent fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the fund audit or the review of the fund's financial statements and that are not reported under Audit Fees.


Tax Fees represent fees billed for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund.


All Other Fees represent fees billed for services provided to the fund or Fund Service Provider, a significant portion of which are assurance related, that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund, excluding those services that are reported under Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees or Tax Fees.  


Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.


* * *


The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte Entities and PwC for services rendered to the Fund(s), FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any Fund Service Provider for each of the last two fiscal years of the Fund(s) are as follows:



Billed By

October 31, 2023A

October 31, 2022A

Deloitte Entities

$269,400

$482,300

PwC

$13,744,600

$13,023,000


A Amounts may reflect rounding.


The trust's Audit Committee has considered non-audit services that were not pre-approved that were provided by Deloitte Entities and PwC to Fund Service Providers to be compatible with maintaining the independence of Deloitte Entities and PwC in its(their) audit of the Fund(s), taking into account representations from Deloitte Entities and PwC, in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board rules, regarding its independence from the Fund(s) and its(their) related entities and FMRs review of the appropriateness and permissibility under applicable law of such non-audit services prior to their provision to the Fund(s) Service Providers.


Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

 

The trusts Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by a funds independent registered public accounting firm relating to the operations or financial reporting of the fund. Prior to the commencement of any audit or non-audit services to a fund, the Audit Committee reviews the services to determine whether they are appropriate and permissible under applicable law.


The Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures to, among other purposes, provide a framework for the Committees consideration of non-audit services by the audit firms that audit the Fidelity funds. The policies and procedures require that any non-audit service provided by a fund audit firm to a Fidelity fund and any non-audit service provided by a fund auditor to a Fund Service Provider that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund (Covered Service) are subject to approval by the Audit Committee before such service is provided.




All Covered Services must be approved in advance of provision of the service either: (i) by formal resolution of the Audit Committee, or (ii) by oral or written approval of the service by the Chair of the Audit Committee (or if the Chair is unavailable, such other member of the Audit Committee as may be designated by the Chair to act in the Chairs absence). The approval contemplated by (ii) above is permitted where the Treasurer determines that action on such an engagement is necessary before the next meeting of the Audit Committee.


Non-audit services provided by a fund audit firm to a Fund Service Provider that do not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund are reported to the Audit Committee periodically.


Non-Audit Services Approved Pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) and (ii) of Regulation S-X (De Minimis Exception)


There were no non-audit services approved or required to be approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the De Minimis Exception during the Funds(s) last two fiscal years relating to services provided to (i) the Fund(s) or (ii) any Fund Service Provider that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund(s).

The Registrant has not retained, for the preparation of the audit report on the financial statements included in the Form N-CSR, a registered public accounting firm that has a branch or office that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the PCAOB) has determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in the foreign jurisdiction.

The Registrant is not a foreign issuer, as defined in 17 CFR 240.3b-4.


Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants


Not applicable.


Item 6.  

Investments


(a)

Not applicable.


(b)

Not applicable.


Item 7.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies


Not applicable.


Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies




Not applicable.


Item 9.  

Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers


Not applicable.


Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders


There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the trusts Board of Trustees.


Item 11.

Controls and Procedures


(a)(i)  The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the trusts disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.


(a)(ii)  There was no change in the trusts internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the trusts internal control over financial reporting.


Item 12.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management

Investment Companies


Not applicable.



Item 18.  

Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation


(a)

Not applicable.


(b)

Not applicable.


Item 19.

Exhibits


(a)

(1)

Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH.

(a)

(2)

Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

(a)

(3)

Not applicable.

(b)


Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.




SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Fidelity Advisor Series VIII



By:

/s/Stacie M. Smith


Stacie M. Smith


President and Treasurer



Date:

December 22, 2023


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



By:

/s/Stacie M. Smith


Stacie M. Smith


President and Treasurer



Date:

December 22, 2023



By:

/s/John J. Burke III


John J. Burke III


Chief Financial Officer



Date:

December 22, 2023