N-CSRS 1 d522721dncsrs.htm FIDELITY MERRIMACK STREET TRUST FIDELITY MERRIMACK STREET TRUST
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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 811-22796

 

 

Fidelity Merrimack Street Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

245 Summer St., Boston, MA 02210

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Marc Bryant, 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: August 31

Date of reporting period: February 28, 2018

 

 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 


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Fidelity® Corporate Bond ETF

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF

Fidelity Total Bond ETF

 

Semi-Annual Report

February 28, 2018

 

 

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Performance and Investment Summary      3     
Investments      6     
Financial Statements      34     
Notes      41     
Shareholder Expense Example      45     
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees      47     

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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the funds. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the funds 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-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund’s Forms N-Q 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 on Fidelity’s web site at http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.

NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE

Neither the funds nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.

 

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Fidelity® Corporate Bond ETF

Performance (Unaudited)

 

The information provided in the tables below shows you the performance of Fidelity® Corporate Bond ETF, with comparisons over different time periods to the fund’s relevant benchmark. Seeing the returns over different time periods can help you assess the fund’s performance against relevant measurements. The performance information includes average annnual total returns and is further explained in this section.*

The fund’s net asset value (NAV) performance is based on the NAV calculated each business day. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing investment company shares as of the close of regular trading hours on NYSE Arca, Inc. (NYSE Arca) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). The fund’s market price performance is based on the daily closing price of the shares of the fund on NYSE Arca. Since ETFs are bought and sold at prices set by the market – which can result in a premium or discount to NAV – the returns calculated using market price (market return) can differ from those calculated using NAV (NAV return). For information on these differences, please visit Fidelity.com or see the prospectus. The fund’s returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption or selling of fund shares. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.

Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit fidelity.com/etfs/actively-managed-fixed-income-etfs/overview or call Fidelity. The performance data featured represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate; therefore, you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.

 

Fiscal Periods Ended February 28, 2018  
Average Annual Total Returns   Past
1 Year
    Life of
fund
 

Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF – NAVA

    1.72%       2.74%  

Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF – Market PriceB

    1.50%       2.55%  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Bond IndexA

    2.12%       2.75%  

Average annual total returns represent just that – the average return on an annual basis for Fidelity® Corporate Bond ETF and the fund’s benchmark, assuming consistent performance over the periods shown, based on the cumulative return and the length of the period. This information represents returns as of the end of the fund’s fiscal period.

Periods Ended March 31, 2018            
Average Annual Total Returns   Past
1 Year
    Life of
fund
 

Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF – NAVA

    1.94%       2.69%  

Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF – Market PriceB

    1.22%       2.41%  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Bond IndexA

    2.59%       2.77%  

This information shows the returns of the fund and its index for different time periods through the end of the most recent calendar quarter, as opposed to through the end of the fund’s fiscal period.

 

 

A  From October 6, 2014.

 

B  From October 9, 2014, date initially listed on the NYSE ARCA exchange.

 

* Total returns are historical and include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.

 

      

The fund’s expense ratio is 0.45%. Expense ratio is the total annual operating expense ratio from the most recent prospectus. A fund’s net expenses paid may be different. Please refer to the most recent prospectus for more information on a fund’s expenses.

Investment Summary (Unaudited)

 

Quality Diversification as of February 28, 2018

 

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We have used ratings from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody’s® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.

Asset Allocation as of February 28, 2018

 

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* Foreign investments – 20.7%
 

 

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Fidelity® Limited Term Bond ETF

Performance (Unaudited)

 

The information provided in the tables below shows you the performance of Fidelity® Limited Term Bond ETF, with comparisons over different time periods to the fund’s relevant benchmarks. Seeing the returns over different time periods can help you assess the fund’s performance against relevant measurements. The performance information includes average annnual total returns and is further explained in this section.*

The fund’s net asset value (NAV) performance is based on the NAV calculated each business day. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing investment company shares as of the close of regular trading hours on NYSE Arca, Inc. (NYSE Arca) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). The fund’s market price performance is based on the daily closing price of the shares of the fund on NYSE Arca. Since ETFs are bought and sold at prices set by the market – which can result in a premium or discount to NAV – the returns calculated using market price (market return) can differ from those calculated using NAV (NAV return). For information on these differences, please visit Fidelity.com or see the prospectus. The fund’s returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption or selling of fund shares. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.

Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit fidelity.com/etfs/actively-managed-fixed-income-etfs/overview or call Fidelity. The performance data featured represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate; therefore, you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.

 

Fiscal Periods Ended February 28, 2018  
Average Annual Total Returns   Past
1 Year
    Life of
fund
 

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF – NAVA

    0.34%       1.36%  

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF – Market PriceB

    0.49%       1.24%  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Bond IndexA

    0.02%       0.96%  

Fidelity Limited Term Composite IndexSMA

    0.50%       1.36%  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Credit Bond IndexA

    0.71%       1.54%  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond IndexA

    -0.36%       0.65%  

Average annual total returns represent just that – the average return on an annual basis for Fidelity® Limited Term Bond ETF and the fund’s benchmarks, assuming consistent performance over the periods shown, based on the cumulative return and the length of the period. This information represents returns as of the end of the fund’s fiscal period.

Periods Ended March 31, 2018            
Average Annual Total Returns   Past
1 Year
    Life of
fund
 

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF – NAVA

    0.29%       1.34%  

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF – Market PriceB

    0.47%       1.24%  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Bond IndexA

    0.19%       1.01%  

Fidelity Limited Term Composite IndexSMA

    0.55%       1.37%  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Credit Bond IndexA

    0.70%       1.53%  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond IndexA

    -0.09%       0.72%  

This information shows the returns of the fund and its indices for different time periods through the end of the most recent calendar quarter, as opposed to through the end of the fund’s fiscal period.

 

 

A  From October 6, 2014.

 

B  From October 9, 2014, date initially listed on the NYSE ARCA exchange.

 

* Total returns are historical and include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.

 

      

The fund’s expense ratio is 0.45%. Expense ratio is the total annual operating expense ratio from the most recent prospectus. A fund’s net expenses paid may be different. Please refer to the most recent prospectus for more information on a fund’s expenses.

Investment Summary (Unaudited)

 

Quality Diversification as of February 28, 2018

 

LOGO

We have used ratings from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody’s® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.

Asset Allocation as of February 28, 2018

 

LOGO

 

* Foreign investments – 13.7%
 

 

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Fidelity® Total Bond ETF

Performance (Unaudited)

 

The information provided in the tables below shows you the performance of Fidelity® Total Bond ETF, with comparisons over different time periods to the fund’s relevant benchmarks. Seeing the returns over different time periods can help you assess the fund’s performance against relevant measurements. The performance information includes average annnual total returns and is further explained in this section.*

The fund’s net asset value (NAV) performance is based on the NAV calculated each business day. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing investment company shares as of the close of regular trading hours on NYSE Arca, Inc. (NYSE Arca) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). The fund’s market price performance is based on the daily closing price of the shares of the fund on NYSE Arca. Since ETFs are bought and sold at prices set by the market – which can result in a premium or discount to NAV – the returns calculated using market price (market return) can differ from those calculated using NAV (NAV return). For information on these differences, please visit Fidelity.com or see the prospectus. The fund’s returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption or selling of fund shares. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.

Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit fidelity.com/etfs/actively-managed-fixed-income-etfs/overview or call Fidelity. The performance data featured represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate; therefore, you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.

 

Fiscal Periods Ended February 28, 2018  
Average Annual Total Returns   Past
1 Year
    Life of
fund
 

Fidelity Total Bond ETF – NAVA

    0.83%       2.27%  

Fidelity Total Bond ETF – Market PriceB

    0.91%       2.18%  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond IndexA

    0.51%       1.72%  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Bond IndexA

    0.97%       2.13%  

Average annual total returns represent just that – the average return on an annual basis for Fidelity® Total Bond ETF and the fund’s benchmarks, assuming consistent performance over the periods shown, based on the cumulative return and the length of the period. This information represents returns as of the end of the fund’s fiscal period.

Periods Ended March 31, 2018            
Average Annual Total Returns   Past
1 Year
    Life of
fund
 

Fidelity Total Bond ETF – NAVA

    1.36%       2.36%  

Fidelity Total Bond ETF – Market PriceB

    1.16%       2.19%  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond IndexA

    1.20%       1.86%  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Bond IndexA

    1.52%       2.23%  

This information shows the returns of the fund and its indices for different time periods through the end of the most recent calendar quarter, as opposed to through the end of the fund’s fiscal period.

 

 

A  From October 6, 2014.

 

B  From October 9, 2014, date initially listed on the NYSE ARCA exchange.

 

* Total returns are historical and include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.

 

      

The fund’s expense ratio is 0.45%. Expense ratio is the total annual operating expense ratio from the most recent prospectus. A fund’s net expenses paid may be different. Please refer to the most recent prospectus for more information on a fund’s expenses.

Investment Summary (Unaudited)

 

Quality Diversification as of February 28, 2018

 

LOGO

We have used ratings from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody’s® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.

Asset Allocation as of February 28, 2018

 

LOGO

 

* Foreign investments – 9.2%
 

 

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Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF

Investments February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

 

Nonconvertible Bonds – 94.0%  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 5.6%

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.8%

 

McDonald’s Corp.:

    

4.875% 12/9/45

  $ 350,000      $ 379,072  

6.30% 3/1/38

    200,000        257,201  
    

 

 

 
       636,273  
    

 

 

 

Household Durables – 1.4%

 

DR Horton, Inc.:

 

2.55% 12/1/20

    109,000        107,620  

4.00% 2/15/20

    400,000        408,639  

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.:

    

4.35% 2/15/28

    400,000        378,000  

4.375% 4/15/23

    255,000        257,869  
    

 

 

 
       1,152,128  
    

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.6%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.:

 

2.80% 8/22/24 (a)

    113,000        109,410  

4.25% 8/22/57 (a)

    168,000        167,567  

4.80% 12/5/34

    200,000        221,487  
    

 

 

 
       498,464  
    

 

 

 

Media – 2.8%

 

21st Century Fox America, Inc.:

 

3.00% 9/15/22

    27,000        26,750  

4.50% 2/15/21

    57,000        59,445  

4.75% 11/15/46

    200,000        215,922  

Comcast Corp.:

 

3.125% 7/15/22

        1,000,000        998,487  

4.50% 1/15/43

    306,000        309,602  

TELUS Corp.
3.70% 9/15/27

    500,000        491,487  

Time Warner Cable, Inc.:

 

4.50% 9/15/42

    53,000        47,877  

5.875% 11/15/40

    150,000        158,300  
    

 

 

 
       2,307,870  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

     4,594,735  
    

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 4.4%

 

Beverages – 2.0%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.:

 

2.65% 2/1/21

    300,000        297,215  

4.70% 2/1/36

    207,000        217,528  

4.90% 2/1/46

    665,000        709,017  

Constellation Brands, Inc.
3.75% 5/1/21

    425,000        433,468  
    

 

 

 
       1,657,228  
    

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing – 1.3%

 

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.:

    

3 month U.S. LIBOR + 5.000% 2.074% 12/13/19 (a)(b)

    147,000        147,161  

2.35% 12/13/19 (a)

    410,000        406,555  
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

CVS Health Corp.:

 

1.90% 7/20/18

  $ 50,000      $ 49,928  

2.80% 7/20/20

    50,000        49,648  

4.875% 7/20/35

    150,000        155,817  

5.125% 7/20/45

    250,000        260,771  
    

 

 

 
       1,069,880  
    

 

 

 

Food Products – 0.2%

    

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
4.375% 6/1/46

    100,000        90,844  

The JM Smucker Co.
2.50% 3/15/20

    47,000        46,707  
    

 

 

 
       137,551  
    

 

 

 

Tobacco – 0.9%

    

Altria Group, Inc.
2.85% 8/9/22

    206,000        202,537  

BAT Capital Corp.
4.54% 8/15/47 (a)

    225,000        218,839  

Reynolds American, Inc.:

 

4.45% 6/12/25

    200,000        205,899  

5.85% 8/15/45

    100,000        115,823  
    

 

 

 
       743,098  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

       3,607,757  
    

 

 

 

CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL – 1.9%

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 0.7%

 

Humana, Inc.
2.50% 12/15/20

    110,000        108,534  

McKesson Corp.
3.95% 2/16/28

    425,000        422,614  
    

 

 

 
       531,148  
    

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.0%

 

MPLX LP
4.875% 12/1/24

    30,000        31,562  
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 1.2%

    

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
2.80% 7/21/23

        1,100,000        962,822  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL

 

     1,525,532  
    

 

 

 

ENERGY – 16.1%

 

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.3%

 

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.
4.625% 3/1/34

    238,000        251,845  
    

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 14.2%

 

Anadarko Finance Co.
7.50% 5/1/31

    12,000        15,178  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.:

 

3.45% 7/15/24

    500,000        489,490  

5.55% 3/15/26

    200,000        218,423  

6.60% 3/15/46

    100,000        124,669  
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Nonconvertible Bonds – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

ENERGY – continued

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – continued

 

Antero Resources Corp.
5.00% 3/1/25

  $ 300,000      $ 302,250  

Apache Corp.
4.25% 1/15/44

    125,000        115,011  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.:

 

3.90% 2/1/25

    522,000        519,252  

4.95% 6/1/47

    150,000        155,590  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.:

    

3.00% 8/15/22

    325,000        315,105  

4.25% 4/15/27

    250,000        244,312  

5.20% 9/15/43

    58,000        55,766  

5.70% 10/15/19

    50,000        51,889  

ConocoPhillips
6.50% 2/1/39

    400,000        523,118  

ConocoPhillips Holding Co.
6.95% 4/15/29

    220,000        281,643  

Continental Resources, Inc.
5.00% 9/15/22

    300,000        304,500  

DCP Midstream Operating LP
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.850%
5.85% 5/21/43 (a)(b)(c)

    400,000        379,000  

Empresa Nacional del Petroleo
4.50% 9/14/47 (a)

    200,000        186,000  

Enable Midstream Partners LP
4.40% 3/15/27

    250,000        246,101  

Enbridge, Inc.:

    

4.25% 12/1/26

    14,000        14,092  

5.50% 12/1/46

        130,000        146,340  

Encana Corp.:

 

3.90% 11/15/21

    500,000        508,855  

7.20% 11/1/31

    260,000        319,989  

8.125% 9/15/30

    150,000        195,448  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP
2.70% 4/1/19

    255,000        253,509  

EQT Corp.:

    

2.50% 10/1/20

    59,000        58,113  

3.00% 10/1/22

    500,000            486,836  

3.90% 10/1/27

    325,000        310,230  

Exxon Mobil Corp.
4.114% 3/1/46

    130,000        135,569  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
5.00% 10/1/21

    238,000        250,269  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.
3.05% 12/1/19

    300,000        300,198  

Magellan Midstream Partners LP
4.20% 10/3/47

    225,000        214,301  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.
2.70% 12/14/18

    340,000        340,920  
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

Noble Energy, Inc.
5.05% 11/15/44

  $ 200,000      $ 207,419  

Petroleos Mexicanos:

    

5.35% 2/12/28 (a)

    450,000        442,350  

6.35% 2/12/48 (a)

    277,000        270,047  

6.50% 3/13/27 (a)

    200,000        213,774  

6.75% 9/21/47

    127,000        129,142  

6.875% 8/4/26

    75,000        82,305  

Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp.
3.65% 6/1/22

    139,000        137,296  

Schlumberger Holdings Corp.
3.625% 12/21/22 (a)

    150,000        152,008  

Shell International Finance BV:

    

3.25% 5/11/25

    200,000        197,526  

4.125% 5/11/35

        200,000        206,292  

Spectra Energy Partners LP
3.375% 10/15/26

    154,000        146,658  

Suncor Energy, Inc.
6.85% 6/1/39

    98,000        132,040  

The Williams Companies., Inc.
5.75% 6/24/44

    255,000        270,938  

Western Gas Partners LP
5.375% 6/1/21

    450,000        471,022  

Williams Partners LP
3.35% 8/15/22

    425,000        420,940  
    

 

 

 
       11,541,723  
    

 

 

 

Pipeline – 1.6%

    

Boardwalk Pipelines LP
3.375% 2/1/23

    550,000        534,532  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC:

 

4.85% 3/15/44

    200,000        208,373  

4.90% 5/15/46

    175,000        183,959  

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP:

 

4.00% 10/1/27

    250,000        238,102  

5.40% 10/1/47

    108,000        105,591  
    

 

 

 
       1,270,557  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

       13,064,125  
    

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 34.1%

    

Banks – 16.1%

    

Bank of America Corp.: 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.930%
2.816% 7/21/23 (b)(c)

    825,000        802,901  

3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.160%
3.124% 1/20/23 (b)(c)

    550,000        546,777  

3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.512%
3.705% 4/24/28 (b)(c)

    250,000        245,371  

4.20% 8/26/24

    255,000        260,098  
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF

Investments (Unaudited) – continued

 

Nonconvertible Bonds – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

FINANCIALS – continued

 

Banks – continued

 

4.25% 10/22/26

  $ 40,000      $ 40,385  

4.45% 3/3/26

    50,000        51,124  

Barclays PLC:

    

3.684% 1/10/23

    400,000        397,161  

4.836% 5/9/28

    415,000        408,765  

BPCE SA
4.875% 4/1/26 (a)

    1,000,000        1,035,017  

CIT Group, Inc.
3.875% 2/19/19

    425,000        427,125  

Citigroup, Inc.:

    

2.70% 10/27/22

    530,000        514,342  

4.05% 7/30/22

    400,000        409,207  

4.40% 6/10/25

    400,000        410,570  

Citizens Bank N.A.
2.25% 10/30/20

    550,000        539,682  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
4.35% 8/1/25

    145,000        147,116  

Compass Bank
2.875% 6/29/22

    250,000        242,808  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.
4.55% 4/17/26

    250,000        259,207  

Discover Bank
3.20% 8/9/21

    756,000        751,391  

Fifth Third Bancorp
8.25% 3/1/38

    170,000        246,924  

HSBC Holdings PLC:

    

2.95% 5/25/21

    200,000        198,274  

3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.546%
4.041% 3/13/28 (b)(c)

    500,000        501,995  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA:

    

3.375% 1/12/23 (a)

    250,000        244,912  

5.017% 6/26/24 (a)

    500,000        498,909  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

    

4.125% 12/15/26

    300,000        303,279  

4.95% 6/1/45

    200,000        215,822  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC
2.907% 11/7/23 (b)

    500,000        483,219  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
6.00% 12/19/23

    408,000        435,614  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
3.40% 1/18/23 (a)

    550,000        537,878  

Synchrony Bank
3.00% 6/15/22

    250,000        244,195  

Synovus Financial Corp.
3.125% 11/1/22

    399,000        389,791  

The Bank of Nova Scotia
4.50% 12/16/25

    300,000        306,562  
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

The Huntington National Bank
2.375% 3/10/20

  $ 250,000      $ 248,106  

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG
3.491% 5/23/23 (a)

    350,000        350,230  

US Bancorp
3.10% 4/27/26

    250,000        238,895  

Wells Fargo & Co.
4.65% 11/4/44

    200,000        202,251  
    

 

 

 
       13,135,903  
    

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 6.6%

    

Ares Capital Corp.
4.25% 3/1/25

    400,000        392,105  

Credit Suisse Group AG:

    

3.574% 1/9/23 (a)

    250,000        249,879  

3.869% 1/12/29 (a)(b)

    500,000        485,673  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

    

2.625% 4/25/21

    288,000        283,227  

2.876% 10/31/22 (b)

    525,000        514,731  

2.905% 7/24/23 (b)

    700,000        682,035  

3.50% 11/16/26

    190,000        183,035  

3.75% 5/22/25 to 2/25/26

    400,000        396,132  

3.85% 7/8/24

    255,000        256,873  

Morgan Stanley:

    

2.50% 4/21/21

    200,000        196,410  

3.625% 1/20/27

    200,000        196,067  

4.875% 11/1/22

    408,000        430,172  

5.50% 7/28/21

    260,000        278,884  

S&P Global, Inc.:

    

3.30% 8/14/20

    145,000        146,250  

4.00% 6/15/25

    162,000        165,805  

State Street Corp.

    

3.10% 5/15/23

        500,000        493,042  
    

 

 

 
       5,350,320  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Finance – 2.8%

    

Ally Financial, Inc.
4.75% 9/10/18

    408,000        411,594  

Capital One Financial Corp.
2.50% 5/12/20

    250,000        247,045  

Discover Financial Services
5.20% 4/27/22

    391,000        412,899  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

    

3.339% 3/28/22

    300,000        295,508  

5.875% 8/2/21

    352,000        377,694  

Hyundai Capital America
2.875% 8/9/18 (a)

    250,000        250,239  

Synchrony Financial
3.00% 8/15/19

    255,000        255,148  
    

 

 

 
       2,250,127  
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Nonconvertible Bonds – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

FINANCIALS – continued

 

Diversified Financial Services – 4.2%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust
3.30% 1/23/23

  $ 450,000      $ 440,273  

Aon PLC
4.75% 5/15/45

    161,000        169,482  

Deutsche Bank AG:

    

2.70% 7/13/20

    450,000        443,527  

4.875% 12/1/32 (b)

    283,000        263,846  

GE Capital International Funding Co. Unlimited Co.
4.418% 11/15/35

    300,000        294,583  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
3.10% 1/15/19

    300,000        300,730  

International Lease Finance Corp.
4.625% 4/15/21

    400,000        413,303  

Moody’s Corp.:

    

2.625% 1/15/23 (a)

    370,000        357,217  

2.75% 12/15/21

    11,000        10,841  

4.50% 9/1/22

        408,000        426,519  

UniCredit SpA
3.75% 4/12/22 (a)

    300,000        299,310  
    

 

 

 
       3,419,631  
    

 

 

 

Insurance – 4.4%

    

American International Group, Inc.
4.50% 7/16/44

    300,000        297,976  

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
4.05% 10/15/23

    238,000        244,210  

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.
4.50% 4/15/65 (a)

    61,000        59,234  

Pacific LifeCorp.
5.125% 1/30/43 (a)

    306,000        323,334  

Prudential Financial, Inc. 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 3.031%
5.375% 5/15/45 (b)(c)

    34,000        35,360  

The Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America
4.85% 1/24/77 (a)

    300,000        307,000  

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
5.125% 4/15/22

    374,000        399,555  

Unum Group
4.00% 3/15/24

    685,000        695,353  

Voya Financial, Inc.:

    

3.65% 6/15/26

    250,000        245,306  

4.70% 1/23/48 (a)(b)

    410,000        391,747  

4.80% 6/15/46

    200,000        207,302  

5.70% 7/15/43

    64,000        74,882  
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

Willis North America, Inc.
3.60% 5/15/24

  $ 320,000      $ 317,830  
    

 

 

 
       3,599,089  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

       27,755,070  
    

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 4.9%

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 3.0%

 

Abbott Laboratories
4.90% 11/30/46

    400,000        429,252  

Becton Dickinson & Co.:

    

2.404% 6/5/20

    280,000        275,445  

2.894% 6/6/22

    278,000        270,862  

4.669% 6/6/47

    300,000        298,946  

Cardinal Health, Inc.:

    

4.60% 3/15/43

    240,000        235,187  

4.90% 9/15/45

    110,000        111,833  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC:

    

2.875% 9/23/23

        450,000        430,297  

3.20% 9/23/26

    400,000        372,043  
    

 

 

 
       2,423,865  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 1.3%

 

Anthem, Inc.:

    

3.30% 1/15/23

    49,000        48,612  

3.35% 12/1/24

    400,000        389,525  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.:

    

3.75% 7/15/25 to 10/15/47

    400,000        387,499  

4.75% 7/15/45

    222,000        244,867  
    

 

 

 
       1,070,503  
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 0.6%

    

Allergan Funding SCS:

    

3.00% 3/12/20

    330,000        329,797  

4.55% 3/15/35

    157,000        156,657  
    

 

 

 
       486,454  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

       3,980,822  
    

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 5.7%

 

Aerospace & Defense – 1.6%

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    

4.09% 9/15/52

    166,000        160,913  

Northrop Grumman Corp.:

    

2.93% 1/15/25

    830,000        796,768  

4.03% 10/15/47

    330,000        316,880  
    

 

 

 
       1,274,561  
    

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.7%

 

FedEx Corp.:

    

3.25% 4/1/26

    300,000        292,556  

4.05% 2/15/48

    350,000        329,811  
    

 

 

 
       622,367  
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF

Investments (Unaudited) – continued

 

Nonconvertible Bonds – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

INDUSTRIALS – continued

 

Airlines – 1.4%

    

American Airlines Pass Through Trust:

    

3.70% 4/15/27

  $     850,000      $ 831,096  

3.75% 4/15/27

    300,000        294,570  
    

 

 

 
       1,125,666  
    

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.5%

 

Hubbell, Inc.
3.50% 2/15/28

    450,000        438,928  
    

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates – 1.1%

 

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd.
3.75% 8/21/28

    410,000        405,609  

Roper Technologies, Inc.:

    

2.05% 10/1/18

    350,000        349,107  

2.80% 12/15/21

    59,000        57,929  

3.80% 12/15/26

    61,000        61,147  
    

 

 

 
       873,792  
    

 

 

 

Machinery – 0.4%

 

John Deere Capital Corp.
2.65% 6/10/26

    350,000        330,476  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

       4,665,790  
    

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 3.1%

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.0%

 

Amphenol Corp.
3.20% 4/1/24

    17,000        16,661  
    

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.3%

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

    

4.35% 4/1/47

    250,000        258,736  
    

 

 

 

Software – 0.4%

    

Microsoft Corp.

    

4.25% 2/6/47

    325,000        346,703  
    

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 2.4%

 

Apple, Inc.:

    

3.20% 5/11/27

    400,000        389,805  

3.75% 9/12/47

    300,000        285,798  

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp.:

    

4.42% 6/15/21 (a)

    220,000        224,523  

6.02% 6/15/26 (a)

    150,000        160,472  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
4.40% 10/15/22

    840,000        871,043  
    

 

 

 
       1,931,641  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

     2,553,741  
    

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 1.8%

    

Chemicals – 1.5%

 

LYB International Finance BV
4.875% 3/15/44

    221,000        231,594  
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

Monsanto Co.
4.20% 7/15/34

  $ 255,000      $ 255,229  

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.
4.00% 12/15/26

    35,000        35,186  

The Mosaic Co.
4.25% 11/15/23

        650,000        668,281  
    

 

 

 
       1,190,290  
    

 

 

 

Metals & Mining – 0.3%

    

BHP Billiton Finance (USA) Ltd.
6.75% 10/19/75 (a)(b)

    200,000        227,000  

Vale Overseas Ltd.
6.875% 11/10/39

    7,000        8,487  
    

 

 

 
       235,487  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

       1,425,777  
    

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE – 3.3%

    

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 2.1%

 

DDR Corp.
4.625% 7/15/22

    350,000        364,267  

Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP
2.95% 7/1/22

    87,000        85,344  

Hudson Pacific Properties LP
3.95% 11/1/27

    250,000        239,137  

Kimco Realty Corp.
3.30% 2/1/25

    305,000        293,722  

Lexington Realty Trust
4.40% 6/15/24

    255,000        251,602  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.:

    

4.375% 8/1/23

    280,000        278,915  

4.50% 1/15/25

    200,000        194,669  
    

 

 

 
       1,707,656  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development – 1.2%

 

Brandywine Operating Partnership LP
3.95% 2/15/23

    68,000        68,180  

Corporate Office Properties LP:

    

3.60% 5/15/23

    200,000        197,316  

3.70% 6/15/21

    425,000        426,752  

Mack-Cali Realty LP
4.50% 4/18/22

    255,000        250,291  
    

 

 

 
       942,539  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

       2,650,195  
    

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 3.4%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.6%

 

AT&T, Inc.:

    

3.40% 8/14/24

    350,000        347,550  

4.50% 5/15/35 to 3/9/48

    615,000        565,671  

4.75% 5/15/46

    62,000        58,742  

5.45% 3/1/47

    100,000        103,734  
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Nonconvertible Bonds – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – continued

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services – continued

 

5.55% 8/15/41

  $ 221,000      $ 234,917  

Verizon Communications, Inc.:

    

4.522% 9/15/48

    500,000        472,401  

4.862% 8/21/46

    325,000        322,236  
    

 

 

 
       2,105,251  
    

 

 

 

Media – 0.5%

    

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital
5.375% 5/1/47

    397,000        392,965  
    

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.3%

 

Rogers Communications, Inc.
4.30% 2/15/48

    275,000        271,714  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

     2,769,930  
    

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 9.7%

    

Electric Utilities – 6.2%

    

Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC
3.743% 5/1/26

        436,000        419,909  

DPL, Inc.:

    

6.75% 10/1/19

    350,000        367,500  

7.25% 10/15/21

    306,000        333,540  

Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.
4.90% 7/15/43

    100,000        113,175  

Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc.
3.616% 8/1/27 (a)

    102,000        98,687  

Emera US Finance LP
3.55% 6/15/26

    550,000        529,489  

Eversource Energy
2.90% 10/1/24

    350,000        336,229  

Exelon Corp.:

    

3.40% 4/15/26

    500,000        486,555  

3.497% 6/1/22

    737,000        736,076  

3.95% 6/15/25

    30,000        30,226  

Florida Gas Transmission Co., LLC
4.35% 7/15/25 (a)

    150,000        155,413  

IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.
3.45% 7/15/20

    52,000        52,136  

ITC Holdings Corp.
2.70% 11/15/22 (a)

    101,000        98,535  

Puget Energy, Inc.
3.65% 5/15/25

    528,000        525,127  

The Southern Co.:

    

1.55% 7/1/18

    500,000        498,732  

1.85% 7/1/19

    230,000        227,446  
    

 

 

 
       5,008,775  
    

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

Gas Utilities – 0.2%

    

Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp.
4.40% 5/30/47

  $ 200,000      $ 201,279  
    

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities – 3.3%

    

Dominion Energy, Inc.:

    

2.579% 7/1/20

    94,000        92,875  

4.104% 4/1/21 (b)

    250,000        256,442  

Duke Energy Corp.
2.65% 9/1/26

    500,000        459,102  

Florida Power & Light Co. 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.280%
2.069% 11/6/20 (b)(c)

        400,000        399,998  

NiSource Finance Corp.:

    

2.65% 11/17/22

    143,000        139,766  

3.49% 5/15/27

    200,000        196,023  

3.85% 2/15/23

    500,000        511,328  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
2.65% 11/15/22

    111,000        107,930  

Sempra Energy
3.80% 2/1/38

    320,000        303,166  

The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
3.50% 4/1/28 (a)

    220,000        212,119  
    

 

 

 
       2,678,749  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

       7,888,803  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $77,788,714)

 

     76,482,277  
    

 

 

 
    
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 1.2%  

U.S. Treasury Bonds:

    

2.50%, 2/15/46

    761,000        671,434  

3.00%, 11/15/45

    65,000        63,467  

U.S. Treasury Notes

    

2.25% 11/15/25

    283,000        271,547  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $1,014,751)

 

     1,006,448  
    

 

 

 
    
Municipal Securities – 1.1%  

Illinois Gen. Oblig. Series 2011
5.877% 3/1/19

    425,000        435,289  

State of California
7.550% 4/1/39

    300,000        451,695  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL SECURITIES
(Cost $897,688)

 

     886,984  
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF

Investments (Unaudited) – continued

 

Foreign Government and Government Agency
Obligations – 0.4%
 
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

Mexico Government International Bond
4.600% 2/10/48
(Cost $321,446)

  $ 325,000      $ 305,012  
    

 

 

 
    
Money Market Funds – 3.1%  
    Shares         

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.41% (d)
(Cost $2,494,016)

    2,493,548        2,494,047  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES – 99.8%
(Cost $82,516,615)

 

     81,174,768  

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) – 0.2%

 

     176,372  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS – 100.0%

     $     81,351,140  
    

 

 

 

Legend

 

(a)   Security is 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 $9,260,039 or 11.4% of net assets.

 

(b)   Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.

 

(c)   Coupon is indexed to a floating interest rate which may be multiplied by a specified factor and/or subject to caps or floors.

 

(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 are available on the SEC’s website or upon request.
 

 

Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

 

Fund    Income earned  

Fidelity Cash Central Fund

   $ 12,422  
  

 

 

 

Amounts in the 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.

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Investment Valuation

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 28, 2018, 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 in the table 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:

           

Corporate Bonds

   $ 76,482,277      $      $ 76,482,277      $  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     1,006,448               1,006,448         

Municipal Securities

     886,984               886,984         

Foreign Government and Government Agency Obligations

     305,012               305,012         

Money Market Funds

     2,494,047        2,494,047                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities:

   $ 81,174,768      $ 2,494,047      $ 78,680,721      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Information

Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):

 

United States

     79.1

Canada

     5.6

United Kingdom

     3.2

Netherlands

     2.0

Ireland

     1.9

Mexico

     1.8

Switzerland

     1.3

Italy

     1.3

France

     1.3

Others (Individually Less Than 1%)

     2.3
  

 

 

 
       99.8
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF

Investments February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

 

Nonconvertible Bonds – 57.6%  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 4.5%

 

Automobiles – 1.4%

 

BMW US Capital LLC:

 

2.15% 4/6/20 (a)

  $ 294,000      $ 290,362  

2.70% 4/6/22 (a)

    237,000        232,874  

Daimler Finance North America LLC:

 

1.65% 5/18/18 (a)

    200,000        199,813  

2.25% 3/2/20 (a)

    500,000        493,851  

2.30% 2/12/21 (a)

    200,000        195,808  

2.45% 5/18/20 (a)

    500,000        494,544  

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC
2.40% 5/22/20 (a)

    200,000        197,166  

Volkswagen International Finance N.V.
2.125% 11/20/18 (a)

    250,000        249,373  
    

 

 

 
       2,353,791  
    

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.7%

 

McDonald’s Corp.
2.75% 12/9/20

    1,170,000        1,168,455  
    

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.1%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.
2.80% 8/22/24 (a)

    184,000        178,155  
    

 

 

 

Media – 2.3%

 

21st Century Fox America, Inc.
4.50% 2/15/21

    553,000        576,718  

CBS Corp.
2.30% 8/15/19

    1,282,000        1,275,594  

Comcast Corp.:

 

1.625% 1/15/22

    227,000        215,296  

5.15% 3/1/20

    550,000        576,170  

The Walt Disney Co.
1.85% 5/30/19

    115,000        114,281  

Time Warner Cable LLC
6.75% 7/1/18

    191,000        193,552  

Time Warner, Inc.
2.10% 6/1/19

    1,114,000        1,107,527  
    

 

 

 
       4,059,138  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

     7,759,539  
    

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 2.8%

 

Beverages – 0.4%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.:

 

2.15% 2/1/19

    514,000        511,689  

2.65% 2/1/21

    68,000        67,369  

PepsiCo, Inc.
1.70% 10/6/21

    135,000        129,518  
    

 

 

 
       708,576  
    

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing – 0.6%

 

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.
2.35% 12/13/19 (a)

    450,000        446,219  
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

CVS Health Corp.:

 

2.25% 12/5/18 to 8/12/19

  $ 271,000      $ 269,454  

2.80% 7/20/20

    144,000        142,987  

The Kroger Co.
2.30% 1/15/19

    155,000        154,621  
    

 

 

 
       1,013,281  
    

 

 

 

Food Products – 0.3%

 

The JM Smucker Co.
2.50% 3/15/20

    136,000        135,153  

Tyson Foods, Inc.
2.65% 8/15/19

    314,000        313,133  
    

 

 

 
       448,286  
    

 

 

 

Tobacco – 1.5%

 

BAT International Finance PLC:

 

1.85% 6/15/18 (a)

    273,000        272,316  

2.75% 6/15/20 (a)

    1,003,000        995,721  

Imperial Brands Finance PLC
2.05% 7/20/18 (a)

    500,000        499,067  

Philip Morris International, Inc.
1.875% 1/15/19 to 2/25/21

    554,000        545,695  

Reynolds American, Inc.
3.25% 6/12/20

    317,000        317,944  
    

 

 

 
       2,630,743  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

 

     4,800,886  
    

 

 

 

CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL – 0.5%

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 0.1%

 

Humana, Inc.
2.50% 12/15/20

    140,000        138,134  
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 0.4%

 

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co.
3.50% 12/15/21

    211,000        211,779  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV:

 

1.70% 7/19/19

    406,000        396,155  

2.20% 7/21/21

    166,000        153,832  
    

 

 

 
       761,766  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL

 

     899,900  
    

 

 

 

ENERGY – 5.7%

 

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.6%

 

Schlumberger Holdings Corp.
2.35% 12/21/18 (a)

    1,059,000        1,057,427  
    

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 5.1%

 

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
3.45% 11/15/21

    171,000        172,599  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.
3.00% 8/15/22

    56,000        54,295  

Chevron Corp.
1.961% 3/3/20

    417,000        411,440  
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Nonconvertible Bonds – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

ENERGY – continued

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – continued

 

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC / Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP
1.70% 5/1/18 (a)

  $ 105,000      $ 104,913  

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.:

    

2.45% 6/1/18

    60,000        59,995  

3.30% 6/1/20

    41,000        41,154  

DCP Midstream Operating LP
2.70% 4/1/19

    11,000        10,876  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC:

 

1.65% 5/7/18

    92,000        91,919  

2.80% 2/15/21

    81,000        80,451  

2.85% 4/15/21

    950,000        943,207  

EQT Corp.
2.50% 10/1/20

    93,000        91,602  

Exxon Mobil Corp.
2.222% 3/1/21

    496,000        487,526  

Kinder Morgan, Inc. 3.05% 12/1/19

    1,111,000        1,111,733  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.
2.70% 12/14/18

    133,000        133,360  

MPLX LP
3.375% 3/15/23

    130,000        129,027  

Petroleos Mexicanos
6.375% 2/4/21

    300,000        320,550  

Plains All American Pipeline LP / PAA Finance Corp.
3.65% 6/1/22

    176,000        173,842  

Shell International Finance BV:

    

2.125% 5/11/20

    621,000        613,321  

2.25% 11/10/20

    66,000        65,061  

Total Capital International S.A.:

    

2.125% 1/10/19

    978,000        975,227  

2.75% 6/19/21

    221,000        220,046  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.:

    

2.125% 11/15/19

    220,000        217,792  

2.50% 8/1/22

    197,000        191,617  

3.125% 1/15/19

    625,000        626,922  

Western Gas Partners LP
5.375% 6/1/21

    200,000        209,343  

Williams Partners LP
3.60% 3/15/22

    1,200,000        1,203,600  
    

 

 

 
       8,741,418  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

       9,798,845  
    

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 27.3%

    

Banks – 14.3%

    

Bank of America Corp.:

    

2.625% 10/19/20 to 4/19/21

    1,322,000        1,303,410  
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

2.65% 4/1/19

  $ 1,577,000      $ 1,577,786  

Barclays PLC:

    

2.75% 11/8/19

    554,000        550,682  

3.25% 1/12/21

        1,203,000        1,194,550  

BNP Paribas S.A.
2.375% 5/21/20

    500,000        493,963  

CIT Group, Inc.
3.875% 2/19/19

    94,000        94,470  

Citigroup, Inc.:

    

2.15% 7/30/18

    66,000        65,943  

2.50% 7/29/19

    1,596,000        1,590,083  

2.65% 10/26/20

    52,000        51,477  

2.70% 10/27/22

    1,200,000        1,164,548  

Citizens Bank N.A.:

    

2.30% 12/3/18

    250,000        249,493  

2.55% 5/13/21

    1,500,000        1,470,332  

Credit Suisse AG
2.30% 5/28/19

    1,000,000        994,729  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.
3.45% 4/16/21

    1,500,000        1,504,088  

Discover Bank:

    

2.60% 11/13/18

    516,000        516,360  

3.20% 8/9/21

    800,000        795,123  

3.35% 2/6/23

    250,000        248,236  

Fifth Third Bancorp
2.875% 7/27/20

    99,000        98,804  

First Horizon National Corp.
3.50% 12/15/20

    103,000        103,984  

ING Groep N.V.
3.15% 3/29/22

    250,000        247,779  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
3.375% 1/12/23 (a)

    225,000        220,421  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

    

2.20% 10/22/19

    264,000        261,688  

2.25% 1/23/20

    162,000        160,479  

2.55% 10/29/20 to 3/1/21

    1,646,000        1,625,446  

2.75% 6/23/20

    624,000        622,175  

KeyCorp
2.90% 9/15/20

    1,034,000        1,031,434  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
2.95% 3/1/21

    1,510,000        1,506,181  

Mizuho Bank Ltd.
2.40% 3/26/20 (a)

    350,000        346,469  

Regions Financial Corp.:

    

2.75% 8/14/22

    160,000        155,983  

3.20% 2/8/21

    1,500,000        1,505,073  

Royal Bank of Canada
2.35% 10/30/20

    757,000        747,448  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
3.40% 1/18/23 (a)

    200,000        195,592  
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Investments (Unaudited) – continued

 

Nonconvertible Bonds – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

FINANCIALS – continued

 

Banks – continued

 

SunTrust Banks, Inc.:

    

2.50% 5/1/19

  $ 316,000      $ 315,415  

2.90% 3/3/21

    247,000        245,865  

Synovus Financial Corp.
3.125% 11/1/22

    271,000        264,745  

The Bank of Nova Scotia
2.35% 10/21/20

    144,000        142,145  

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.
2.30% 3/5/20 (a)

    449,000        443,262  

The Huntington National Bank
2.50% 8/7/22

    250,000        240,543  

Wells Fargo & Co.
2.60% 7/22/20

    104,000        103,226  
    

 

 

 
       24,449,430  
    

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 3.5%

    

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

    

2.625% 1/31/19 to 4/25/21

    1,112,000        1,110,387  

3.20% 2/23/23

    1,200,000        1,181,577  

Morgan Stanley:

    

2.375% 7/23/19

    1,403,000        1,396,410  

2.50% 4/21/21

    151,000        148,290  

2.625% 11/17/21

    1,277,000        1,250,358  

2.65% 1/27/20

    464,000        462,064  

4.875% 11/1/22

    45,000        47,445  

UBS AG
2.375% 8/14/19

    400,000        397,577  
    

 

 

 
       5,994,108  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Finance – 2.7%

    

American Express Credit Corp.
2.25% 5/5/21

    1,108,000        1,081,390  

American Honda Finance Corp.:

    

1.70% 9/9/21

    1,000,000        958,155  

2.15% 3/13/20

    131,000        129,363  

Capital One Financial Corp.
3.20% 1/30/23

    250,000        244,934  

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.:

    

1.80% 11/13/18

    96,000        95,672  

2.25% 12/1/19

    193,000        191,771  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
3.157% 8/4/20

    1,045,000        1,040,966  

Hyundai Capital America:

    

2.00% 7/1/19 (a)

    135,000        133,142  

2.60% 3/19/20 (a)

    88,000        86,845  

Moody’s Corp.
2.75% 7/15/19

    196,000        195,971  

Synchrony Financial:

    

2.60% 1/15/19

    109,000        108,820  

3.00% 8/15/19

    124,000        124,072  
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
2.60% 1/11/22

  $ 239,000      $ 235,552  
    

 

 

 
       4,626,653  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services – 4.6%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust 3.30% 1/23/23

    300,000        293,515  

Aon PLC
2.80% 3/15/21

    114,000        112,939  

BP Capital Markets PLC:

    

1.375% 5/10/18

    57,000        56,930  

1.676% 5/3/19

    46,000        45,575  

2.237% 5/10/19

    56,000        55,779  

2.521% 1/15/20

    977,000        972,969  

Deutsche Bank AG:

    

2.50% 2/13/19

    445,000        443,155  

2.85% 5/10/19

    166,000        165,740  

3.15% 1/22/21

    125,000        123,856  

3.30% 11/16/22

    1,250,000        1,218,889  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.:

    

3.20% 7/13/20

    1,290,000        1,289,968  

3.25% 1/5/23

    1,000,000        979,099  

4.20% 3/1/21

    136,000        139,187  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
2.75% 12/1/20

    232,000        230,871  

International Lease Finance Corp.
5.875% 8/15/22

    200,000        218,141  

Moody’s Corp.:

    

2.625% 1/15/23 (a)

    1,250,000        1,206,815  

2.75% 12/15/21

    43,000        42,379  

UBS AG
2.45% 12/1/20 (a)

    200,000        196,913  

Washington Prime Group LP
3.85% 4/1/20

    115,000        113,762  
    

 

 

 
       7,906,482  
    

 

 

 

Insurance – 2.2%

    

Aflac, Inc.
2.40% 3/16/20

    191,000        189,531  

American International Group, Inc.:

    

2.30% 7/16/19

    128,000        127,108  

3.30% 3/1/21

    441,000        442,016  

4.875% 6/1/22

    130,000        137,730  

Aon Corp.
5.00% 9/30/20

    95,000        99,576  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
5.00% 6/1/21 (a)

    575,000        606,100  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.:

    

2.75% 1/30/22

    115,000        113,119  

4.80% 7/15/21

    457,000        480,628  

New York Life Global Funding
1.55% 11/2/18 (a)

    141,000        140,330  
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Nonconvertible Bonds – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

FINANCIALS – continued

    

Insurance – continued

 

Nuveen Finance LLC
2.95% 11/1/19 (a)

  $ 141,000      $ 141,066  

Principal Life Global Funding II
2.20% 4/8/20 (a)

    76,000        75,064  

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
5.50% 3/30/20

    914,000        962,530  

Unum Group
5.625% 9/15/20

    116,000        123,189  
    

 

 

 
       3,637,987  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

       46,614,660  
    

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 4.6%

    

Biotechnology – 0.8%

    

Amgen, Inc.:

    

2.125% 5/1/20

    115,000        113,184  

2.20% 5/22/19

    1,298,000        1,291,723  
    

 

 

 
       1,404,907  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.5%

 

Abbott Laboratories:

    

2.35% 11/22/19

    277,000        275,552  

2.90% 11/30/21

    277,000        274,664  

Becton Dickinson & Co.:

    

2.675% 12/15/19

    102,000        101,601  

3 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.875% 2.881% 12/29/20 (b)(c)(d)

    250,000        250,290  

2.894% 6/6/22

    500,000        487,161  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC 2.40% 9/23/21

    1,144,000        1,104,818  
    

 

 

 
       2,494,086  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 0.4%

 

Anthem, Inc.
2.95% 12/1/22

    143,000        139,961  

Cardinal Health, Inc. 1.95% 6/15/18

    125,000        124,887  

Express Scripts Holding Co.:

    

2.60% 11/30/20

    48,000        47,375  

4.75% 11/15/21

    84,000        87,982  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.:

    

1.90% 7/16/18

    107,000        106,887  

2.125% 3/15/21

    103,000        100,736  

2.70% 7/15/20

    124,000        123,867  
    

 

 

 
       731,695  
    

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.1%

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
2.40% 2/1/19

    97,000        96,840  
    

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

Pharmaceuticals – 1.8%

    

AbbVie, Inc.:

    

1.80% 5/14/18

  $ 112,000      $ 111,895  

2.50% 5/14/20

    286,000        283,465  

Allergan Funding SCS:

    

3.00% 3/12/20

    415,000        414,745  

3.45% 3/15/22

    700,000        696,819  

Mylan N.V.:

    

2.50% 6/7/19

    208,000        206,749  

3.15% 6/15/21

    1,361,000        1,348,774  

Zoetis, Inc.
3.45% 11/13/20

    29,000        29,323  
    

 

 

 
       3,091,770  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

       7,819,298  
    

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 1.9%

    

Aerospace & Defense – 0.7%

 

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc.
2.85% 12/15/20 (a)

    405,000        403,168  

Lockheed Martin Corp. 2.50% 11/23/20

    315,000        312,050  

Rockwell Collins, Inc. 1.95% 7/15/19

    90,000        89,098  

The Boeing Co.
1.65% 10/30/20

    358,000        349,812  
    

 

 

 
       1,154,128  
    

 

 

 

Airlines – 0.1%

    

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2.875% 3/13/20

    245,000        244,408  
    

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates – 0.7%

 

General Electric Co. 2.20% 1/9/20

    490,000        483,450  

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd. 2.90% 2/21/21

    162,000        161,342  

Roper Technologies, Inc.:

    

2.05% 10/1/18

    133,000        132,661  

2.80% 12/15/21

    185,000        181,641  

3.00% 12/15/20

    148,000        148,277  
    

 

 

 
       1,107,371  
    

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.4%

 

Air Lease Corp.:

    

2.50% 3/1/21

    122,000        119,815  

2.625% 9/4/18 to 7/1/22

    293,000        284,568  

3.375% 6/1/21

    240,000        241,599  

4.75% 3/1/20

    109,000        112,774  
    

 

 

 
       758,756  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

       3,264,663  
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Investments (Unaudited) – continued

 

Nonconvertible Bonds – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 2.5%

 

Communications Equipment – 0.1%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.:

    

1.40% 9/20/19

  $ 135,000      $ 132,770  

1.85% 9/20/21

    135,000        130,286  
    

 

 

 
       263,056  
    

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.3%

 

Amphenol Corp.:

    

2.20% 4/1/20

    294,000        290,681  

3.20% 4/1/24

    37,000        36,261  

Tyco Electronics Group S.A. 2.35% 8/1/19

    183,000        182,015  
    

 

 

 
       508,957  
    

 

 

 

IT Services – 0.1%

    

The Western Union Co. 3.65% 8/22/18

    98,000        98,606  

Xerox Corp.
2.75% 3/15/19

    63,000        62,866  
    

 

 

 
       161,472  
    

 

 

 

Software – 0.6%

    

Oracle Corp.
1.90% 9/15/21

    1,144,000        1,105,625  
    

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 1.4%

 

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp.:

    

3.48% 6/1/19 (a)

    1,026,000        1,031,926  

4.42% 6/15/21 (a)

    1,141,000        1,164,456  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
2.85% 10/5/18

    118,000        118,227  
    

 

 

 
       2,314,609  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

     4,353,719  
    

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 0.8%

    

Chemicals – 0.8%

    

Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC / Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP
3.30% 5/1/23 (c)

    119,000        119,106  

The Mosaic Co.
3.25% 11/15/22

    1,250,000        1,226,248  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

 

     1,345,354  
    

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE – 0.9%

    

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.6%

 

Boston Properties LP
3.20% 1/15/25

    100,000        96,979  

Brixmor Operating Partnership LP 3.875% 8/15/22

    59,000        59,464  

DDR Corp.
4.625% 7/15/22

    200,000        208,153  

Digital Realty Trust LP 3.40% 10/1/20

    156,000        157,738  
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

Federal Realty Investment Trust
2.55% 1/15/21

  $ 113,000      $ 111,700  

Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP
2.95% 7/1/22

    155,000        152,050  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
4.375% 8/1/23

    105,000        104,593  

Simon Property Group LP
2.75% 6/1/23

    180,000        175,324  
    

 

 

 
       1,066,001  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development – 0.3%

 

American Campus Communities Operating Partnership LP
3.35% 10/1/20

    36,000        36,377  

Brandywine Operating Partnership LP
3.95% 2/15/23

    10,000        10,026  

ERP Operating LP 2.375% 7/1/19

    194,000        193,283  

Ventas Realty LP 3.125% 6/15/23

    34,000        33,310  

Ventas Realty LP / Ventas Capital Corp. 2.70% 4/1/20

    193,000        192,116  
    

 

 

 
       465,112  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

 

     1,531,113  
    

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 2.6%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.4%

 

AT&T, Inc.:

    

2.375% 11/27/18

    144,000        144,019  

2.45% 6/30/20

    1,415,000        1,399,915  

2.80% 2/17/21

    124,000        123,063  

British Telecommunications PLC 2.35% 2/14/19

    200,000        199,461  

Verizon Communications, Inc.:

    

2.625% 2/21/20

    495,000        493,989  

2.946% 3/15/22

    99,000        97,663  
    

 

 

 
       2,458,110  
    

 

 

 

Media – 1.2%

    

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital
3.579% 7/23/20

    1,709,000        1,721,552  

Discovery Communications LLC 2.95% 3/20/23

    250,000        241,681  
    

 

 

 
       1,963,233  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

     4,421,343  
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Nonconvertible Bonds – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

UTILITIES – 3.5%

    

Electric Utilities – 1.5%

    

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.:

    

2.375% 1/15/21 (a)

  $ 211,000      $ 208,168  

2.80% 1/15/23 (a)

    231,000        226,105  

Duke Energy Corp. 1.80% 9/1/21

    934,000        893,419  

Emera US Finance LP:

    

2.15% 6/15/19

    31,000        30,703  

2.70% 6/15/21

    31,000        30,415  

Eversource Energy 2.50% 3/15/21

    138,000        135,968  

Exelon Corp.:

    

2.85% 6/15/20

    207,000        206,132  

3.497% 6/1/22

    95,000        94,881  

ITC Holdings Corp. 2.70% 11/15/22 (a)

    132,000        128,778  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.
1.649% 9/1/18

    51,000        50,727  

TECO Finance, Inc. 3 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.600% 2.308% 4/10/18 (b)(d)

    102,000        102,034  

The Southern Co.:

    

1.85% 7/1/19

    135,000        133,501  

2.35% 7/1/21

    227,000        220,573  

Xcel Energy, Inc.
2.40% 3/15/21

    66,000        64,902  
    

 

 

 
       2,526,306  
    

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.0%

 

Southern Power Co. 2.375% 6/1/20

    27,000        26,696  
    

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities – 2.0%

    

American Electric Power Co., Inc. 2.15% 11/13/20

    132,000        129,514  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 2.50% 9/1/22

    46,000        44,426  

Consolidated Edison, Inc. 2.00% 5/15/21

    457,000        443,397  

Dominion Energy, Inc.:

    

1.90% 6/15/18

    501,000        500,464  

2.00% 8/15/21

    47,000        45,148  

2.50% 12/1/19

    138,000        136,864  

NiSource Finance Corp.
2.65% 11/17/22

    186,000        181,793  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.:

    

2.00% 11/15/21

    94,000        89,767  

2.65% 11/15/22

    141,000        137,100  

Sempra Energy:

    

1.625% 10/7/19

    115,000        112,901  

2.40% 3/15/20

    973,000        963,140  
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

2.85% 11/15/20

  $ 120,000      $ 120,118  

2.90% 2/1/23

    40,000        39,289  

Virginia Electric & Power Co. 2.75% 3/15/23

    250,000        244,496  

WEC Energy Group, Inc. 2.45% 6/15/20

    153,000        152,034  
    

 

 

 
       3,340,451  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

       5,893,453  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $99,704,348)

 

     98,502,773  
    

 

 

 
    
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 36.8%  

U.S. Treasury Notes:

    

1.375%, 1/31/21

    15,000,000        14,556,445  

1.75%, 6/30/22

    6,000,000        5,789,766  

1.875%, 9/30/22

    4,500,000        4,353,574  

2.125%, 11/30/24

    821,000        787,294  

2.25% 2/29/20 to 12/31/24

    27,609,000        27,566,179  

2.375%, 1/31/23

    10,000,000        9,873,828  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $63,267,252)

 

     62,927,086  
  

 

 

 
  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 2.9%  

PRIVATE SPONSOR – 2.4%

    

BENCHMARK Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B2, Class A2
3.662% 2/15/51

    215,000        220,403  

CGDB Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-BIO, Class A 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.750% 2.338% 5/15/30 (a)(b)(d)

    160,000        160,253  

COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2013-LC6, Class ASB 2.478% 1/10/46

    368,986        366,015  

COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2014-CR15, Class A2 2.928% 2/10/47

    420,807        422,066  

COMM Mortgage Trust Series 2014-CR20, Class A2 2.801% 11/10/47

    41,000        41,098  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2012-GC6, Class A3 3.482% 1/10/45

    113,571        115,005  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2012-GC6, Class AS
4.948% 1/10/45 (a)

    257,000        270,732  
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Investments (Unaudited) – continued

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

PRIVATE SPONSOR – continued

 

Morgan Stanley BAML Trust Series 2013-C12, Class ASB
3.824% 10/15/46

  $ 500,000      $ 511,764  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2011-C1, Class A4
5.033% 9/15/47 (a)(d)

    1,067,000        1,108,411  

SCG Trust Series 2013-SRP1, Class A 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.650% 3.238% 11/15/26 (a)(b)(d)

    231,000        231,000  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2013-C5, Class AAB
2.687% 3/10/46

    518,793        516,710  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C37, Class A1
1.944% 12/15/49

    122,824        121,089  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL PRIVATE SPONSOR

       4,084,546  
    

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY – 0.5%

 

Fannie Mae guaranteed REMIC Series 2015-28, Class P 2.50% 5/25/45

    117,496        114,382  

Fannie Mae REMICS Series 2018-3, Class LP 3.00% 2/25/47

    695,623        686,430  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY

 

     800,812  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $5,030,394)

 

     4,885,358  
    

 

 

 
    
Asset-Backed Securities – 1.5%  

Ally Master Owner Trust Series 2015-3, Class A 1.63% 5/15/20

    90,000        89,930  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2015-2, Class A3
1.27% 1/8/20

    2,775        2,774  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2016-1, Class A3
1.81% 10/8/20

    67,790        67,702  

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2016-A4, Class A4
1.33% 6/15/22

    169,000        165,968  

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC Series 2015-2, Class A3 2.09% 2/22/21 (a)

    1,000,000        997,127  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust Series 2016-1, Class A1
1.76% 2/15/21

    121,000        120,258  
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust Series 2016-3, Class A1 1.55% 7/15/21

  $ 235,000      $ 231,811  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust Series 2017-2, Class A1 2.16% 9/15/22

    205,000        201,787  

GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust Series 2016-1, Class A1 1.96% 5/17/21 (a)

    250,000        248,170  

Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust Series 2016-1, Class A3 1.26% 2/16/21

    256,000        253,677  

Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust Series 2017-A, Class A3 2.22% 1/20/21 (a)

    210,000        207,950  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $2,611,139)

 

     2,587,154  
    

 

 

 
    
Municipal Securities – 0.4%  

Illinois Gen. Oblig. Series 2011 5.877% 3/1/19

    170,000        174,116  

New York State Urban Development Corp.:

    

2.55% 3/15/22

    285,000        280,565  

2.70% 3/15/23

    235,000        231,698  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL SECURITIES
(Cost $694,145)

 

     686,379  
    

 

 

 
    
Money Market Funds – 0.3%  
    Shares         

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.41% (e)
(Cost $442,178)

    442,098        442,186  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES – 99.5%
(Cost $171,749,456)

 

     170,030,936  

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) – 0.5%

 

     909,665  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS – 100.0%

     $     170,940,601  
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Legend

 

(a)   Security is 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 $16,085,872 or 9.4% of net assets.

 

(b)   Coupon is indexed to a floating interest rate which may be multiplied by a specified factor and/or subject to caps or floors.

 

(c)   Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.

 

(d)   Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.

 

(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 are available on the SEC’s website or upon request.

    

 

 

Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

 

Fund    Income earned  

Fidelity Cash Central Fund

   $ 3,861  
  

 

 

 

Amounts in the 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.

Investment Valuation

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 28, 2018, 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 in the table 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:

           

Corporate Bonds

   $ 98,502,773      $      $ 98,502,773      $  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     62,927,086               62,927,086         

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     4,885,358               4,885,358         

Asset-Backed Securities

     2,587,154               2,587,154         

Municipal Securities

     686,379               686,379         

Money Market Funds

     442,186        442,186                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities:

   $ 170,030,936      $ 442,186      $ 169,588,750      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Information

Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):

 

United States

     85.8

United Kingdom

     2.9

Netherlands

     1.9

Canada

     1.5

Japan

     1.4

Germany

     1.1

France

     1.0

Ireland

     1.0

Others (Individually Less Than 1%)

     2.9
  

 

 

 
       99.5
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Fidelity Total Bond ETF

Investments February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations – 42.9%  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

U.S. Treasury Bonds:

    

2.25%, 2/15/27

  $ 2,233,000      $ 2,121,350  

2.75%, 11/15/47

    1,443,000        1,336,917  

3.00% 11/15/45 to 5/15/47

    15,388,200        15,006,666  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds:

 

0.375%, 1/15/27

    2,919,034        2,827,624  

0.75%, 2/15/45

    492,366        465,602  

0.875%, 2/15/47

    3,096,317        3,010,239  

1.00%, 2/15/46

    1,161,662        1,167,003  

1.375%, 2/15/44

    2,686,389        2,934,705  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes:

 

0.125%, 7/15/26

    5,698,602        5,442,851  

0.375% 7/15/25 to 7/15/27

    8,037,135        7,817,198  

0.625%, 1/15/26

    4,390,723        4,367,185  

U.S. Treasury Notes:

    

0.75% 7/31/18 to 9/30/18

    14,545,100        14,457,303  

1.125%, 8/31/21

    3,225,100        3,074,931  

1.25% 3/31/21 to 10/31/21

    6,352,200        6,092,460  

1.75% 12/31/20 to 6/30/22

    9,940,200        9,696,656  

1.875% 3/31/22 to 7/31/22

    32,182,900        31,261,603  

2.00%, 12/31/21

    23,681,100        23,200,078  

2.125% 12/31/22 to 11/30/24

    19,376,600        18,736,082  

2.25% 12/31/24 to 11/15/27

    6,098,200        5,875,503  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $163,281,625)

 

     158,891,956  
    

 

 

 
    
Nonconvertible Bonds – 30.9%  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 2.1%

 

  

Automobiles – 0.0%

 

  

General Motors Co.
3.50% 10/2/18

    10,000        10,051  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services – 0.2%

 

  

Global Partners LP / GLP Finance Corp.
7.00% 6/15/23

    220,000        224,125  

Ingersoll-Rand Luxembourg Finance S.A.
2.625% 5/1/20

    14,000        13,907  

Laureate Education, Inc.
8.25% 5/1/25 (a)

    388,000        413,220  
    

 

 

 
       651,252  
    

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.2%

 

  

1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc.
4.25% 5/15/24 (a)

    70,000        66,850  

Golden Nugget, Inc.

    

6.75% 10/15/24 (a)

    8,000        8,200  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC / Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp.
4.625% 4/1/25

    75,000        75,281  
      
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

McDonald’s Corp.
2.75% 12/9/20

  $ 24,000      $ 23,968  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.
5.625% 1/15/27 (a)

    70,000        69,475  

Scientific Games International, Inc.:

 

5.00% 10/15/25 (a)

    45,000        44,494  

10.00% 12/1/22

    322,000        349,370  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.
5.50% 3/1/25 (a)

    75,000        76,031  
    

 

 

 
       713,669  
    

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.0%

 

  

Zayo Group LLC / Zayo Capital, Inc.
6.375% 5/15/25

    200,000        209,250  
    

 

 

 

Media – 1.7%

    

Altice US Finance I Corp.:

    

5.375% 7/15/23 (a)

    200,000        203,250  

5.50% 5/15/26 (a)

    200,000        198,000  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
5.75% 6/15/25

    80,000        77,800  

CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.:

    

5.125% 5/1/27 (a)

    200,000        192,250  

5.375% 5/1/25 (a)

    322,000        323,208  

5.875% 5/1/27 (a)

    322,000        327,233  

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital:

    

4.464% 7/23/22

    334,000        341,946  

6.484% 10/23/45

    77,000        86,741  

CSC Holdings LLC:

    

5.50% 4/15/27 (a)

    100,000        98,500  

6.625% 10/15/25 (a)

    400,000        420,000  

MDC Partners, Inc.

    

6.50% 5/1/24 (a)

    414,000        412,965  

MHGE Parent LLC / MHGE Parent Finance, Inc. 8.50 Cash or 9.25 Pay-in-kind
8.50% 8/1/19 (a)(b)

    449,000        446,755  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.:

    

4.625% 5/15/23 (a)

    200,000        199,500  

5.375% 4/15/25 to 7/15/26 (a)

    385,000        390,863  

Time Warner Cable LLC:

    

4.00% 9/1/21

    1,413,000        1,426,629  

5.50% 9/1/41

    16,000        16,242  

6.55% 5/1/37

    26,000        29,571  

6.75% 6/15/39

    220,000        252,438  

7.30% 7/1/38

    211,000        253,026  
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Nonconvertible Bonds – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – continued

 

  

Media – continued

    

Time Warner, Inc.
3.60% 7/15/25

  $ 473,000      $ 459,542  
    

 

 

 
       6,156,459  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

 

     7,740,681  
    

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 1.4%

 

  

Beverages – 0.5%

 

  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.:

    

2.65% 2/1/21

    1,197,000        1,185,889  

3.30% 2/1/23

    491,000        488,907  

4.90% 2/1/46

    304,000        324,122  

Constellation Brands, Inc.
3.875% 11/15/19

    10,000        10,172  

Cott Holdings, Inc.
5.50% 4/1/25 (a)

    55,000        54,786  
    

 

 

 
       2,063,876  
    

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing – 0.1%

 

CVS Health Corp.
4.00% 12/5/23

    200,000        202,776  

FAGE International SA / FAGE U.S.A. Dairy Industry, Inc.
5.625% 8/15/26 (a)

    15,000        14,091  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
3.30% 11/18/21

    34,000        34,051  
    

 

 

 
       250,918  
    

 

 

 

Food Products – 0.2%

    

JBS U.S.A. LLC / JBS U.S.A. Finance, Inc. (Reg. S)
5.75% 6/15/25

    473,000        451,715  

JBS USA LUX S.A. / JBS USA Finance, Inc.
6.75% 2/15/28 (a)

    75,000        74,265  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
4.875% 11/1/26 (a)

    105,000        105,000  

Post Holdings, Inc.:

    

5.00% 8/15/26 (a)

    100,000        95,000  

5.50% 3/1/25 (a)

    100,000        100,625  

US Foods, Inc.
5.875% 6/15/24 (a)

    45,000        46,688  
    

 

 

 
       873,293  
    

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.0%

 

  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC / CRC Finco, Inc.
5.25% 10/15/25 (a)

    160,000        156,400  
    

 

 

 

Household Products – 0.1%

 

Energizer Holdings, Inc.
5.50% 6/15/25 (a)

    220,000        220,000  
    

 

 

 
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

Tobacco – 0.5%

 

Altria Group, Inc.
2.625% 1/14/20

  $ 100,000      $ 99,699  

Imperial Brands Finance PLC
3.75% 7/21/22 (a)

    400,000        404,999  

Reynolds American, Inc.:

    

2.30% 6/12/18

    48,000        47,984  

3.25% 6/12/20

    21,000        21,063  

4.00% 6/12/22

    73,000        74,524  

4.45% 6/12/25

    53,000        54,563  

4.85% 9/15/23

    220,000        235,165  

5.70% 8/15/35

    28,000        31,889  

5.85% 8/15/45

    180,000        208,482  

Vector Group Ltd.
6.125% 2/1/25 (a)

    526,000        537,177  
    

 

 

 
       1,715,545  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

 

     5,280,032  
    

 

 

 

CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL – 0.4%

 

  

Health Care Providers & Services – 0.0%

 

  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc. / Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics S.A.
6.625% 5/15/22 (a)

    115,000        114,137  
    

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.1%

 

MPLX LP
4.875% 12/1/24

    119,000        125,197  
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 0.3%

    

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.
4.875% 1/15/26 (a)

    85,000        84,150  

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co.
3.90% 12/15/24

    200,000        199,392  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV:

    

2.20% 7/21/21

    136,000        126,031  

2.80% 7/21/23

    459,000        401,759  

3.15% 10/1/26

    309,000        252,017  
    

 

 

 
       1,063,349  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL

 

     1,302,683  
    

 

 

 

ENERGY – 5.8%

 

  

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.2%

 

DCP Midstream Operating LP
8.125% 8/16/30

    215,000        262,568  

Ensco PLC
4.50% 10/1/24

    140,000        114,100  

Halliburton Co.:

    

3.80% 11/15/25

    63,000        62,966  

4.85% 11/15/35

    55,000        58,906  

Nabors Industries, Inc.
5.50% 1/15/23

    75,000        74,437  
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Fidelity Total Bond ETF

Investments (Unaudited) – continued

 

Nonconvertible Bonds – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

ENERGY – continued

 

  

Energy Equipment & Services – continued

 

Noble Holding International Ltd.
7.75% 1/15/24

  $ 113,000      $ 103,254  

Precision Drilling Corp.
7.75% 12/15/23

    85,000        89,675  
    

 

 

 
       765,906  
    

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 5.3%

 

  

Anadarko Finance Co.
7.50% 5/1/31

    238,000        301,036  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.:

    

4.85% 3/15/21

    47,000        49,042  

5.55% 3/15/26

    766,000        836,559  

6.45% 9/15/36

    38,000        45,267  

6.60% 3/15/46

    130,000        162,070  

Antero Resources Corp.
5.125% 12/1/22

    220,000        221,925  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
5.85% 2/1/35

    90,000        101,959  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.
4.25% 4/15/27

    266,000        259,948  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.
8.00% 12/15/22 to 1/15/25 (a)

    402,000        420,765  

CITGO Petroleum Corp.
6.25% 8/15/22 (a)

    323,000        323,404  

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.:

    

2.45% 6/1/18

    20,000        19,998  

3.30% 6/1/20

    99,000        99,372  

4.50% 6/1/25

    30,000        30,783  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.:

    

5.75% 4/1/25

    80,000        81,000  

6.25% 4/1/23

    105,000        108,150  

CVR Refining LLC / Coffeyville Finance, Inc.
6.50% 11/1/22

    70,000        71,663  

Denbury Resources, Inc.
4.625% 7/15/23

    85,000        62,900  

Empresa Nacional del Petroleo
4.375% 10/30/24 (a)

    200,000        204,944  

Enbridge Energy Partners LP
4.375% 10/15/20

    69,000        70,956  

Enbridge, Inc.:

    

4.25% 12/1/26

    66,000        66,433  

5.50% 12/1/46

    77,000        86,678  

Encana Corp.:

    

6.625% 8/15/37

    185,000        228,903  

7.375% 11/1/31

    283,000        353,196  

8.125% 9/15/30

    260,000        338,777  
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC
3.70% 2/15/26

  $ 90,000      $ 89,839  

EP Energy LLC / Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.
8.00% 11/29/24 (a)

    110,000        113,300  

Hess Corp.
7.875% 10/1/29

    113,000        140,530  

Hess Infrastructure Partners LP / Hess Infrastructure Partners Finance Corp.
5.625% 2/15/26 (a)

    45,000        45,000  

Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co.
5.00% 12/1/24 (a)

    200,000        201,000  

Indigo Natural Resources LLC
6.875% 2/15/26 (a)

    40,000        39,109  

Jonah Energy LLC / Jonah Energy Finance Corp.
7.25% 10/15/25 (a)

    45,000        42,750  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP:

    

3.50% 3/1/21

    60,000        60,244  

5.00% 10/1/21

    69,000        72,557  

5.50% 3/1/44

    280,000        288,967  

6.55% 9/15/40

    13,000        14,994  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.:

    

5.00% 2/15/21 (a)

    74,000        77,215  

5.05% 2/15/46

    34,000        33,334  

PBF Holding Co. LLC / PBF Finance Corp.
7.00% 11/15/23

    200,000        208,000  

Petrobras Global Finance BV:

    

5.625% 5/20/43

    102,000        87,210  

5.75% 2/1/29

    770,000        741,125  

6.25% 3/17/24

    220,000        229,350  

6.75% 1/27/41

    50,000        48,300  

7.25% 3/17/44

    1,068,000        1,084,020  

7.375% 1/17/27

    651,000        705,684  

Petrobras International Finance Co. Ltd.
5.375% 1/27/21

    1,272,000        1,310,160  

Petroleos Mexicanos:

    

4.50% 1/23/26

    200,000        193,500  

4.625% 9/21/23

    1,392,000        1,399,099  

5.50% 1/21/21

    460,000        481,390  

5.625% 1/23/46

    1,433,000        1,283,108  

6.35% 2/12/48 (a)

    250,000        243,725  

6.375% 1/23/45

    650,000        630,500  

6.50% 3/13/27 to 3/13/27 (a)

    594,000        634,909  

6.75% 9/21/47

    835,000        849,086  

6.75% 9/21/47 (a)

    35,000        35,590  

Phillips 66
4.30% 4/1/22

    651,000        675,971  
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Nonconvertible Bonds – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

ENERGY – continued

 

  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – continued

 

Phillips 66 Partners LP
2.646% 2/15/20

  $ 5,000      $ 4,969  

Range Resources Corp.
5.00% 8/15/22

    200,000        197,000  

Southwestern Energy Co.:

 

4.10% 3/15/22

    200,000        187,500  

7.50% 4/1/26

    30,000        30,300  

Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.:

 

4.875% 1/15/23 (a)

    65,000        64,513  

5.50% 2/15/26 (a)

    60,000        60,000  

5.875% 3/15/28 (a)

    60,000        60,225  

Teine Energy Ltd.
6.875% 9/30/22 (a)

    200,000        204,000  

Western Gas Partners LP:

 

4.50% 3/1/28 (c)

    300,000        301,888  

4.65% 7/1/26

    35,000        35,548  

5.375% 6/1/21

    774,000        810,157  

Williams Partners LP:

 

3.60% 3/15/22

    103,000        103,309  

3.90% 1/15/25

    507,000        503,288  

4.00% 11/15/21 to 9/15/25

    226,000        226,357  

4.50% 11/15/23

    51,000        52,747  
    

 

 

 
       19,447,095  
    

 

 

 

Pipeline – 0.3%

 

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC
7.00% 6/30/24

    145,000        162,255  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP
5.25% 10/1/25 (a)

    175,000        176,750  

SemGroup Corp. / Rose Rock Finance Corp.
5.625% 7/15/22

    200,000        198,000  

Summit Midstream Holdings LLC / Summit Midstream Finance Corp.
5.75% 4/15/25

    120,000        120,000  

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP
5.40% 10/1/47

    455,000        444,853  

Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.:

    

5.125% 2/1/25

    105,000        104,606  

5.375% 2/1/27

    105,000        105,000  
    

 

 

 
       1,311,464  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

       21,524,465  
    

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 9.5%

 

Banks – 4.1%

 

Bank of America Corp.:

 

2.25% 4/21/20

    213,000        210,426  

2.60% 1/15/19

    15,000        15,004  
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

2.65% 4/1/19

  $ 22,000      $ 22,011  

3.004% 12/20/23 (a)(b)

    805,000        787,657  

3.419% 12/20/28 (a)(b)

    237,000        226,915  

3.50% 4/19/26

    227,000        223,557  

3.95% 4/21/25

    229,000        228,651  

4.20% 8/26/24

    160,000        163,199  

4.25% 10/22/26

    1,225,000        1,236,799  

6.10% 12/29/49 (b)

    204,000        216,240  

Bank of America N.A.
1.65% 3/26/18

    250,000        249,928  

Barclays Bank PLC
7.625% 11/21/22

    200,000        222,625  

Barclays PLC:

 

2.00% 3/16/18

    200,000        200,000  

2.75% 11/8/19

    400,000        397,604  

4.375% 1/12/26

    200,000        200,211  

Citigroup, Inc.:

 

2.40% 2/18/20

    672,000        665,595  

3 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.950%
2.876% 7/24/23 (b)(d)

    250,000        244,005  

3.142% 1/24/23 (b)

    267,000        265,057  

3.875% 3/26/25

    278,000        276,086  

4.00% 8/5/24

    115,000        116,301  

5.50% 9/13/25

    734,000        802,866  

Citizens Bank N.A.
2.50% 3/14/19

    250,000        249,629  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.:

 

2.75% 3/26/20

    250,000        248,130  

3.75% 3/26/25

    250,000        246,795  

3.80% 6/9/23

    906,000        911,643  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
5.71% 1/15/26 (a)

    415,000        423,724  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

 

2.75% 6/23/20

    75,000        74,781  

2.95% 10/1/26

    2,424,000        2,278,128  

3.875% 9/10/24

    190,000        191,289  

4.125% 12/15/26

    415,000        419,537  

Regions Financial Corp.
3.20% 2/8/21

    81,000        81,274  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC:

    

5.125% 5/28/24

    989,000        1,013,281  

6.00% 12/19/23

    512,000        546,653  

6.125% 12/15/22

    1,446,000        1,542,118  
    

 

 

 
       15,197,719  
    

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 1.8%

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.:

 

3.50% 8/1/25

    81,000        79,368  

4.25% 2/15/24

    138,000        142,180  
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Fidelity Total Bond ETF

Investments (Unaudited) – continued

 

Nonconvertible Bonds – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

FINANCIALS – continued

 

Capital Markets – continued

 

Credit Suisse Group AG
3.869% 1/12/29 (a)(b)

  $ 250,000      $ 242,837  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

 

2.876% 10/31/22 (b)

    100,000        98,044  

3.20% 2/23/23

    1,540,000        1,516,357  

3 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.510%
3.691% 6/5/28 (b)(d)

    1,084,000        1,054,805  

3.75% 5/22/25

    200,000        199,231  

Lazard Group LLC
4.25% 11/14/20

    249,000        256,880  

Morgan Stanley:

 

3.125% 7/27/26

    2,578,000        2,445,235  

3.70% 10/23/24

    86,000        85,954  

4.875% 11/1/22

    473,000        498,704  

UBS AG

    

1.80% 3/26/18

    250,000        249,962  
    

 

 

 
       6,869,557  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Finance – 1.2%

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

4.125% 2/13/22

    130,000        130,325  

5.75% 11/20/25

    200,000        208,500  

8.00% 11/1/31 to 11/1/31

    404,000        500,450  

Capital One Financial Corp.
3.80% 1/31/28

    258,000        250,481  

Discover Financial Services:

    

3.75% 3/4/25

    572,000        561,712  

3.85% 11/21/22

    1,084,000        1,091,247  

4.10% 2/9/27

    253,000        250,235  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
5.875% 8/2/21

    750,000        804,747  

Hyundai Capital America
2.00% 3/19/18 (a)

    96,000        95,991  

Navient Corp.
8.00% 3/25/20

    200,000        214,250  

Quicken Loans, Inc.
5.25% 1/15/28 (a)

    85,000        82,025  

Synchrony Financial
3.00% 8/15/19

    342,000        342,198  
    

 

 

 
       4,532,161  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services – 1.3%

 

AerCap Global Aviation Trust
6.50% 6/15/45 (a)(b)

    100,000        108,500  

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd. / AerCap Global Aviation Trust:

    

4.50% 5/15/21

    260,000        267,954  

4.625% 7/1/22

    150,000        155,647  

Deutsche Bank AG:

    

3.15% 1/22/21

    372,000        368,597  

3.30% 11/16/22

    247,000        240,852  
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

4.50% 4/1/25

  $ 1,000,000      $ 979,670  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.:

 

3.15% 1/15/20

    75,000        75,115  

3.25% 5/15/18

    15,000        15,022  

3.50% 7/10/19

    1,679,000        1,688,939  

4.00% 1/15/25

    50,000        49,567  

4.20% 3/1/21

    138,000        141,234  

4.25% 5/15/23

    5,000        5,098  

Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
5.875% 2/1/22

    230,000        230,000  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
2.75% 12/1/20

    43,000        42,791  

Moody’s Corp.:

    

3.25% 1/15/28 (a)

    108,000        102,740  

4.875% 2/15/24

    101,000        107,545  

Tempo Acquisition LLC / Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp.
6.75% 6/1/25 (a)

    211,000        212,582  

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG
4.125% 9/24/25 (a)

    200,000        203,196  
    

 

 

 
       4,995,049  
    

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.8%

 

Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.
7.00% 11/15/25 (a)

    55,000        53,762  

American International Group, Inc.
3.30% 3/1/21

    69,000        69,159  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
4.30% 4/15/43

    590,000        589,809  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. (Reg. S)
5.00% 6/1/21

    130,000        137,031  

Nuveen Finance LLC:

 

2.95% 11/1/19 (a)

    14,000        14,007  

4.125% 11/1/24 (a)

    21,000        21,628  

Pacific LifeCorp.
5.125% 1/30/43 (a)

    540,000        570,588  

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America
4.90% 9/15/44 (a)

    322,000        350,762  

Unum Group:

 

3.875% 11/5/25

    349,000        347,298  

4.00% 3/15/24

    473,000        480,149  

USIS Merger Sub, Inc.
6.875% 5/1/25 (a)

    100,000        101,250  

Voya Financial, Inc.
3.125% 7/15/24

    130,000        126,546  
    

 

 

 
       2,861,989  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.1%

 

MPT Operating Partnership LP / MPT Finance Corp.
5.25% 8/1/26

    180,000        178,875  
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Nonconvertible Bonds – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

FINANCIALS – continued

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – continued

 

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
4.75% 3/15/25 (a)

  $ 35,000      $ 33,950  
    

 

 

 
       212,825  
    

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.2%

 

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc.
9.25% 5/15/23 (a)

    600,000        653,250  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

 

     35,322,550  
    

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 1.9%

    

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.1%

 

Hologic, Inc.
4.375% 10/15/25 (a)

    150,000        146,438  

Teleflex, Inc.
4.875% 6/1/26

    85,000        84,150  
    

 

 

 
       230,588  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 0.7%

 

CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc.:

 

6.25% 3/31/23

    40,000        36,400  

8.00% 11/15/19

    210,000        196,350  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
5.125% 8/1/21

    210,000        193,725  

HCA, Inc.:

 

4.75% 5/1/23

    5,000        5,088  

5.25% 4/15/25

    322,000        330,855  

5.375% 2/1/25

    274,000        278,540  

5.875% 3/15/22

    5,000        5,300  

6.50% 2/15/20

    560,000        589,400  

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
8.75% 1/15/23

    220,000        235,400  

Sabra Health Care LP / Sabra Capital Corp.
5.50% 2/1/21

    342,000        349,695  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

4.375% 10/1/21

    200,000        199,000  

6.75% 6/15/23

    5,000        5,000  

8.125% 4/1/22

    200,000        210,500  

Vizient, Inc.
10.375% 3/1/24 (a)

    110,000        123,200  
    

 

 

 
       2,758,453  
    

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.3%

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
4.15% 2/1/24

    943,000        970,383  
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 0.8%

 

Allergan Funding SCS
3.45% 3/15/22

    943,000        938,714  

Mylan N.V.:

 

2.50% 6/7/19

    73,000        72,561  
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

3.15% 6/15/21

  $ 613,000      $ 607,494  

3.95% 6/15/26

    90,000        87,051  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.:

 

5.50% 3/1/23 to 11/1/25 (a)

    295,000        281,950  

6.125% 4/15/25 (a)

    100,000        87,687  

6.50% 3/15/22 (a)

    130,000        135,200  

7.00% 3/15/24 (a)

    200,000        210,750  

9.00% 12/15/25 (a)

    115,000        115,216  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Reg. S)
6.125% 4/15/25

    279,000        244,648  

Zoetis, Inc.
3.25% 2/1/23

    100,000        99,228  
    

 

 

 
       2,880,499  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

 

     6,839,923  
    

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 1.1%

 

Aerospace & Defense – 0.1%

 

Bombardier, Inc.
6.00% 10/15/22 (a)

    115,000        114,713  

KLX, Inc.
5.875% 12/1/22 (a)

    200,000        206,000  
    

 

 

 
       320,713  
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.5%

 

ADT Corp.
6.25% 10/15/21

    200,000        212,375  

APX Group, Inc.:

    

6.375% 12/1/19

    86,000        87,290  

7.625% 9/1/23

    322,000        342,527  

8.75% 12/1/20

    762,000        767,715  

Covanta Holding Corp.
5.875% 3/1/24

    65,000        65,163  

The ADT Corp.
4.875% 7/15/32 (a)

    185,000        168,350  
    

 

 

 
       1,643,420  
    

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering – 0.1%

 

AECOM:

 

5.125% 3/15/27

    322,000        311,841  

5.875% 10/15/24

    105,000        109,462  

Brand Industrial Services, Inc.
8.50% 7/15/25 (a)

    20,000        20,650  
    

 

 

 
       441,953  
    

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging – 0.1%

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.
6.00% 2/15/25 (a)

    100,000        102,500  

Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp.
4.75% 2/1/26 (a)

    65,000        64,025  
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Fidelity Total Bond ETF

Investments (Unaudited) – continued

 

Nonconvertible Bonds – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

INDUSTRIALS – continued

 

Containers & Packaging – continued

 

Crown Americas LLC / Crown Americas Capital Corp. V
4.25% 9/30/26

  $ 45,000      $ 42,637  

Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.
7.375% 12/15/26

    35,000        39,725  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu
5.125% 7/15/23 (a)

    200,000        203,970  
    

 

 

 
       452,857  
    

 

 

 

IT Services – 0.0%

 

TTM Technologies, Inc.
5.625% 10/1/25 (a)

    130,000        129,350  
    

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.3%

 

Air Lease Corp.:

    

2.125% 1/15/20

    322,000        317,488  

2.625% 9/4/18

    99,000        99,051  

3.375% 6/1/21

    72,000        72,480  

3.75% 2/1/22

    51,000        51,699  

4.25% 9/15/24

    125,000        128,087  

4.75% 3/1/20

    125,000        129,328  

Fly Leasing Ltd.
5.25% 10/15/24

    100,000        98,750  

FLY Leasing Ltd.
6.375% 10/15/21

    200,000        208,000  
    

 

 

 
       1,104,883  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

       4,093,176  
    

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 0.8%

 

IT Services – 0.0%

    

Conduent Finance, Inc. / Conduent Business Services LLC
10.50% 12/15/24 (a)

    70,000        82,404  
    

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.1%

 

Entegris, Inc.
4.625% 2/10/26 (a)

    105,000        103,163  

Qorvo, Inc.
7.00% 12/1/25

    220,000        239,250  

Sensata Technologies BV
4.875% 10/15/23 (a)

    200,000        203,000  
    

 

 

 
       545,413  
    

 

 

 

Software – 0.7%

    

Ascend Learning LLC 6.875% 8/1/25 (a)

    75,000        77,250  

IHS Markit Ltd.
4.75% 2/15/25 (a)

    180,000        184,050  

IMS Health, Inc.
5.00% 10/15/26 (a)

    100,000        100,300  
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

MSCI, Inc. 4.75% 8/1/26 (a)

  $ 115,000      $ 114,138  

Open Text Corp.
5.625% 1/15/23 (a)

    200,000        208,250  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.
8.625% 11/15/24 (a)

    343,000        357,577  

Solera LLC / Solera Finance, Inc.
10.50% 3/1/24 (a)

    429,000        481,681  

Sophia LP / Sophia Finance, Inc.
9.00% 9/30/23 (a)

    200,000        210,750  

Symantec Corp.
5.00% 4/15/25 (a)

    85,000        86,709  

The Nielsen Co. (Luxembourg) Sarl
5.00% 2/1/25 (a)

    526,000        525,179  

Veritas U.S., Inc. / Veritas Bermuda Ltd.
10.50% 2/1/24 (a)

    80,000        76,400  
    

 

 

 
       2,422,284  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

     3,050,101  
    

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 1.0%

    

Chemicals – 0.7%

    

CF Industries, Inc.:

    

3.45% 6/1/23

    200,000        193,750  

4.95% 6/1/43

    200,000        182,000  

5.15% 3/15/34

    200,000        196,000  

Consolidated Energy Finance S.A.
6.875% 6/15/25 (a)

    350,000        367,500  

NOVA Chemicals Corp.
4.875% 6/1/24 (a)

    230,000        227,125  

Olin Corp. 5.00% 2/1/30

    155,000        149,575  

Platform Specialty Products Corp.:

    

5.875% 12/1/25 (a)

    235,000        233,825  

6.50% 2/1/22 (a)

    200,000        205,250  

The Chemours Co.
5.375% 5/15/27

    280,000        280,700  

TPC Group, Inc.
8.75% 12/15/20 (a)

    225,000        226,125  

Trinseo Materials Operating SCA / Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc.
5.375% 9/1/25 (a)

    90,000        91,012  

Tronox Finance LLC
7.50% 3/15/22 (a)

    65,000        67,438  

Valvoline, Inc.
4.375% 8/15/25

    90,000        87,975  

Venator Finance Sarl / Venator Materials LLC
5.75% 7/15/25 (a)

    115,000        117,012  
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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    Principal
Amount
     Value  

MATERIALS – continued

    

Chemicals – continued

    

W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn. 5.625% 10/1/24 (a)

  $ 100,000      $ 105,000  
    

 

 

 
       2,730,287  
    

 

 

 

Metals & Mining – 0.3%

    

BHP Billiton Finance (USA) Ltd.
6.75% 10/19/75 (a)(b)

    200,000        227,000  

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile
4.50% 8/1/47 (a)

    200,000        199,512  

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) (Reg. S) 4.50% 8/13/23

    200,000        208,275  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 6.50% 3/1/24 (a)

    200,000        198,750  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. 3.55% 3/1/22

    308,000        299,623  
    

 

 

 
       1,133,160  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

       3,863,447  
    

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE – 3.3%

    

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 1.9%

 

American Tower Corp. 2.80% 6/1/20

    100,000        99,446  

Brixmor Operating Partnership LP:

    

3.25% 9/15/23

    194,000        187,824  

3.85% 2/1/25

    100,000        97,521  

3.875% 8/15/22

    71,000        71,558  

4.125% 6/15/26

    530,000        521,775  

CoreCivic, Inc.
5.00% 10/15/22

    85,000        86,913  

DDR Corp.:

    

3.625% 2/1/25

    39,000        37,672  

4.25% 2/1/26

    191,000        189,377  

Digital Realty Trust LP:

    

3.40% 10/1/20

    99,000        100,103  

3.95% 7/1/22

    405,000        416,025  

4.75% 10/1/25

    310,000        327,178  

Duke Realty LP 3.75% 12/1/24

    18,000        18,212  

Equinix, Inc. 5.75% 1/1/25

    200,000        209,000  

Government Properties Income Trust 3.75% 8/15/19

    191,000        192,409  

HCP, Inc.:

    

3.875% 8/15/24

    195,000        195,466  

4.00% 6/1/25

    943,000        946,371  

Lexington Realty Trust 4.40% 6/15/24

    444,000        438,083  
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.
4.50% 9/1/26

  $ 305,000      $ 290,512  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.:

    

4.375% 8/1/23

    647,000        644,492  

4.50% 1/15/25 to 4/1/27

    1,524,000        1,465,794  

4.75% 1/15/28

    283,000        273,940  

Regency Centers Corp.
3.75% 11/15/22

    190,000        191,197  

Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership LP 4.00% 12/15/24

    11,000        10,570  
    

 

 

 
       7,011,438  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development – 1.4%

 

Brandywine Operating Partnership LP:

 

3.95% 11/15/27

    190,000        183,044  

4.10% 10/1/24

    1,156,000        1,154,745  

CBRE Services, Inc.
5.00% 3/15/23

    347,000        355,901  

Corporate Office Properties LP:

    

5.00% 7/1/25

    96,000        99,601  

5.25% 2/15/24

    1,194,000        1,255,670  

Liberty Property LP:

    

3.75% 4/1/25

    50,000        50,037  

4.125% 6/15/22

    473,000        488,165  

Mack-Cali Realty LP
3.15% 5/15/23

    468,000        425,917  

Tanger Properties LP:

    

3.125% 9/1/26

    96,000        87,984  

3.75% 12/1/24

    35,000        34,332  

The Howard Hughes Corp.
5.375% 3/15/25 (a)

    100,000        98,625  

Ventas Realty LP:

    

3.125% 6/15/23

    38,000        37,229  

3.50% 2/1/25

    486,000        476,588  

3.75% 5/1/24

    201,000        201,896  

4.00% 3/1/28

    130,000        128,667  

4.125% 1/15/26

    34,000        34,326  

WP Carey, Inc.
4.00% 2/1/25

    182,000        179,966  
    

 

 

 
       5,292,693  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL REAL ESTATE

       12,304,131  
    

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – 2.2%

 

Communications Equipment – 0.1%

 

Radiate Holdco LLC / Radiate Finance, Inc.
6.625% 2/15/25 (a)

    200,000        191,500  
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Fidelity Total Bond ETF

Investments (Unaudited) – continued

 

Nonconvertible Bonds – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES – continued

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.3%

 

Altice Financing S.A.
7.50% 5/15/26 (a)

  $ 300,000      $ 302,250  

Altice Finco S.A.
8.125% 1/15/24 (a)

    200,000        204,500  

AT&T, Inc.:

 

2.45% 6/30/20

    524,000        518,414  

3.60% 2/17/23

    171,000        171,385  

6.30% 1/15/38

    290,000        334,374  

Frontier Communications Corp.
7.05% 10/1/46

    214,000        119,305  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.:

 

8.00% 2/15/24 (a)

    403,000        423,150  

9.50% 9/30/22 (a)

    200,000        229,000  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

 

5.375% 1/15/24

    105,000        104,475  

5.625% 2/1/23

    211,000        213,110  

Qwest Corp.:

 

6.75% 12/1/21

    130,000        138,826  

7.25% 9/15/25

    90,000        96,832  

SFR Group S.A.
7.375% 5/1/26 (a)

    200,000        193,060  

Telecom Italia SpA
5.303% 5/30/24 (a)

    200,000        207,250  

Verizon Communications, Inc.:

 

2.625% 2/21/20

    359,000        358,266  

5.012% 8/21/54

    220,000        217,925  

5.50% 3/16/47

    809,000        883,816  
    

 

 

 
       4,715,938  
    

 

 

 

Media – 0.4%

 

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital
5.375% 5/1/47

    1,301,000        1,287,776  

DISH DBS Corp.
5.00% 3/15/23

    322,000        295,837  
    

 

 

 
       1,583,613  
    

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.4%

 

Sable International Finance Ltd.
6.875% 8/1/22 (a)

    100,000        106,000  

Sprint Corp.:

 

7.125% 6/15/24

    200,000        196,875  

7.875% 9/15/23

    419,000        433,665  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.:

 

4.50% 2/1/26

    155,000        152,094  

4.75% 2/1/28

    50,000        48,769  

5.125% 4/15/25

    322,000        325,220  
      
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

6.375% 3/1/25

  $ 259,000      $ 273,245  
    

 

 

 
       1,535,868  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

     8,026,919  
    

 

 

 

UTILITIES – 1.4%

    

Electric Utilities – 1.2%

    

DPL, Inc.
7.25% 10/15/21

    701,000        764,090  

Dynegy, Inc.
8.00% 1/15/25 (a)

    527,000        572,454  

Emera US Finance LP:

 

2.15% 6/15/19

    37,000        36,645  

2.70% 6/15/21

    36,000        35,321  

3.55% 6/15/26

    57,000        54,874  

Exelon Corp.
2.85% 6/15/20

    473,000        471,017  

FirstEnergy Corp.:

    

4.25% 3/15/23

    1,171,000        1,205,216  

7.375% 11/15/31

    473,000        623,650  

InterGen N.V.
7.00% 6/30/23 (a)

    90,000        89,775  

IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.:

 

3.45% 7/15/20

    154,000        154,402  

3.70% 9/1/24

    100,000        97,791  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP
4.25% 9/15/24 (a)

    20,000        19,725  

NSG Holdings LLC / NSG Holdings, Inc.
7.75% 12/15/25 (a)

    196,805        215,501  

The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
5.95% 12/15/36

    146,000        175,049  
    

 

 

 
       4,515,510  
    

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.1%

 

NRG Energy, Inc.
6.25% 5/1/24

    125,000        129,375  

The AES Corp.
4.875% 5/15/23

    125,000        126,094  
    

 

 

 
       255,469  
    

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities – 0.1%

    

Dominion Energy, Inc.
3 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.300%
3.993% 9/30/66 (b)(d)

    22,000        20,735  

LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV
6.875% 5/15/23 (a)

    175,000        180,469  
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Table of Contents
Nonconvertible Bonds – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

UTILITIES – continued

 

Multi-Utilities – continued

 

Sempra Energy
6.00% 10/15/39

  $ 106,000      $ 130,682  
    

 

 

 
       331,886  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

 

     5,102,865  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $115,307,829)

 

     114,450,973  
    

 

 

 
    
U.S Government Agency – Mortgage
Securities – 17.7%
 

Fannie Mae – 9.6%

 

Fannie Mae:

 

2.50% 4/1/32

    119,603        116,894  

3.00% 5/1/31 to 2/1/48

    9,329,327        9,105,076  

3.00% 3/1/48 (c)

    500,000        484,518  

3.50% 12/1/25 to 12/1/47

    9,492,361        9,524,437  

3.50% 3/1/48 (c)

    300,000        299,452  

4.00% 9/1/41 to 10/1/47

    4,211,435        4,338,293  

4.00% 4/1/48 (c)

    4,700,000        4,806,852  

4.50% 8/1/33 to 3/1/47

    3,012,058        3,173,606  

4.50% 3/1/48 (c)

    900,000        942,680  

5.00% 2/1/38 to 1/1/44

    1,536,250        1,656,125  

5.50% 6/1/38 to 5/1/44

    820,682        899,576  

6.00% 7/1/37

    278,761        305,456  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FANNIE MAE

 

     35,652,965  
    

 

 

 

Freddie Mac – 3.4%

 

Freddie Mac:

 

2.50% 7/1/31

    74,993        73,391  

3.00% 10/1/28 to 1/1/47

    3,451,218        3,362,253  

3.50% 3/1/32 to 12/1/47

    5,984,582        6,009,652  

4.00% 5/1/37 to 1/1/45

    2,084,972        2,156,691  

4.50% 1/1/42

    516,158        546,281  

5.00% 2/1/38

    216,518        233,764  

5.50% 6/1/41

    43,458        47,864  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FREDDIE MAC

 

     12,429,896  
    

 

 

 

Ginnie Mae – 4.7%

 

Ginnie Mae:

 

3.00% 12/20/42 to 2/20/48

    5,074,700        4,972,526  

3.50% 12/20/41 to 10/20/47

    7,145,855        7,206,547  

4.00% 12/15/40 to 7/20/47

    3,075,526        3,170,466  

4.50% 5/20/41 to 2/20/44

    133,664        139,967  
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

4.50% 4/1/48 (c)

  $ 1,650,000      $ 1,714,226  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL GINNIE MAE

 

     17,203,732  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S GOVERNMENT AGENCY – MORTGAGE SECURITIES
(Cost $66,828,565)

 

     65,286,593  
    

 

 

 
    
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 1.0%  

PRIVATE SPONSOR – 1.0%

 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2010-4, Class 4A5
5.00% 10/25/35 (a)

    7,069        7,098  

CSMC Trust Series 2017-PFHP, Class D 1 Month U.S. LIBOR + 2.250%
3.838% 12/15/30 (a)(b)

    809,000        809,000  

GAHR Commericial Mortgage Trust
Series 2015-NRF, Class BFX
3.382% 12/15/34 (a)(b)

    1,050,000        1,052,810  

GAHR Commericial Mortgage Trust
Series 2015-NRF, Class DFX
3.382% 12/15/34 (a)(b)

    1,283,000        1,278,744  

MSCG Trust Series 2016-SNR, Class A
3.348% 11/15/34 (a)(b)

    205,000        200,675  

MSCG Trust Series 2016-SNR, Class B
4.181% 11/15/34 (a)

    72,000        71,058  

MSCG Trust Series 2016-SNR, Class C
5.205% 11/15/34 (a)

    51,000        51,048  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL PRIVATE SPONSOR

 

     3,470,433  
    

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY – 0.0%

 

Ginnie Mae Series 2015-H21, Class JA
2.50% 6/20/65 (e)

    97,354        97,081  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $3,616,515)

 

     3,567,514  
    

 

 

 
    
Municipal Securities – 1.0%  

Chicago Gen. Oblig. (Taxable Proj.)
Series 2011-C1,
7.781% 1/1/35

    90,000        103,709  

Illinois Gen. Oblig. Series 2003:

 

4.35% 6/1/18

    14,000        14,053  

4.95% 6/1/23

    960,000        989,962  

5.10% 6/1/33

    1,670,000        1,574,526  

Illinois Gen. Oblig. Series 2011:

 

5.665% 3/1/18

    10,000        10,000  

5.877% 3/1/19

    30,000        30,726  

State of California:

 

7.30% 10/1/39

    450,000        648,630  
 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Investments (Unaudited) – continued

 

Municipal Securities – continued  
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

7.50% 4/1/34

  $ 100,000      $ 142,774  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL MUNICIPAL SECURITIES
(Cost $3,563,066)

 

     3,514,380  
    

 

 

 
    
Foreign Government and Government Agency
Obligations – 0.8%
 

Argentine Republic Government International Bond
5.875% 1/11/28

    1,282,000        1,198,029  

Brazilian Government International Bond 4.625% 1/13/28

    1,028,000        1,011,552  

Dominican Republic International Bond 5.950% 1/25/27 (a)

    400,000        423,400  

Dominican Republic International Bond (Reg. S) 5.500% 1/27/25

    400,000        412,500  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND
GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $3,128,735)

 

     3,045,481  
    

 

 

 
    
Asset-Backed Securities – 0.8%  

AASET Trust Series 2017-1A, Class A 3.967% 5/16/42 (a)

    1,091,583        1,086,807  

Apollo Aviation Securitization Equity Trust Series 2018-1A, Class A
3.844% 1/16/38 (a)

    276,880        276,879  

Blackbird Capital Aircraft Lease Securitization Ltd. Series 2016-1A, Class A
4.213% 12/16/41 (a)(b)

    347,745        354,672  

CAM Mortgage Trust Series 2016-2, Class A2
5.00% 6/15/57 (a)(b)

    600,000        596,075  

DB Master Finance LLC:

    

3.629% 3.629% 11/20/47 (a)

    168,577        166,765  

4.03% 4.030% 11/20/47 (a)

    291,270        291,641  
   
    Principal
Amount
     Value  

Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease Ltd. Series 2017-A, Class A
4.212% 5/17/32 (a)(b)

  $ 236,607      $ 238,491  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $3,015,079)

 

     3,011,330  
    

 

 

 
    
Money Market Funds – 6.1%  
    Shares         

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.41% (f)
(Cost $22,666,950)

    22,663,239        22,667,772  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES – 101.2%
(Cost $381,408,364)

 

     374,435,999  

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) – (1.2%)

 

     (4,357,691
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS – 100.0%

     $     370,078,308  
    

 

 

 

Legend

 

(a)   Security is 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 $30,255,496 or 8.2% of net assets.

 

(b)   Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.

 

(c)   Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.

 

(d)   Coupon is indexed to a floating interest rate which may be multiplied by a specified factor and/or subject to caps or floors.

 

(e)   Represents an investment in an underlying pool of reverse mortgages which typically do not require regular principal and interest payments as repayment is deferred until a maturity event.

 

(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 are available on the SEC’s website or upon request.
 

 

Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:    

 

Fund    Income earned  

Fidelity Cash Central Fund

   $     94,683  
  

 

 

 

Amounts in the 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.

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Investment Valuation

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 28, 2018, 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 in the table 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:

           

U.S. Treasury Obligations

   $ 158,891,956      $      $ 158,891,956      $  

Corporate Bonds

     114,450,973               114,450,973         

U.S Government Agency - Mortgage Securities

     65,286,593               65,286,593         

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     3,567,514               3,567,514         

Municipal Securities

     3,514,380               3,514,380         

Foreign Government and Government Agency Obligations

     3,045,481               3,045,481         

Asset-Backed Securities

     3,011,330               3,011,330         

Money Market Funds

     22,667,772        22,667,772                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities:

   $ 374,435,999      $ 22,667,772      $ 351,768,227      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Information

Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):

 

United States

     92.0

Mexico

     1.5

Netherlands

     1.3

United Kingdom

     1.3

Luxembourg

     1.2

Canada

     1.2

Others (Individually Less Than 1%)

     2.7
  

 

 

 
     101.2
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Financial Statements

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities  
February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)                  
    Fidelity
Corporate
Bond ETF
    Fidelity Limited
Term Bond ETF
    Fidelity Total
Bond ETF
 

Assets

     

Investments in securities, at value – See accompanying schedule:

     

Unaffiliated issuers

  $ 78,680,721     $ 169,588,750     $ 351,768,227  

Fidelity Central Funds

    2,494,047       442,186       22,667,772  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 81,174,768     $ 170,030,936     $ 374,435,999  

Cash

                94,531  

Receivable for investments sold

     

Regular delivery

          15,996,603       2,928,076  

Delayed delivery

                9,320,774  

Receivable for fund shares sold

          69,396,518        

Interest receivable

    804,583       802,665       2,253,389  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    81,979,351       256,226,722       389,032,769  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

     

Payable for investments purchased

     

Regular delivery

    379,753       84,709,185       472,823  

Delayed delivery

          368,925       17,589,250  

Distributions payable

    217,800       168,100       755,200  

Accrued management fees

    30,658       39,911       137,188  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    628,211       85,286,121       18,954,461  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 81,351,140     $ 170,940,601     $ 370,078,308  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets consist of:

     

Paid in capital

  $ 83,239,545     $ 173,869,671     $ 378,972,542  

Distributions in excess of net investment income

    (800     (150,139     (796,733

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments

    (545,758     (1,060,410     (1,125,136

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (1,341,847     (1,718,521     (6,972,365
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 81,351,140     $ 170,940,601     $ 370,078,308  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    1,650,000       3,450,000       7,552,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share

  $ 49.30     $ 49.55     $ 49.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments at cost – Unaffiliated issuers

  $ 80,022,599     $ 171,307,278     $ 358,741,414  

Investments at cost – Fidelity Central Funds

    2,494,016       442,178       22,666,950  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments at cost

  $ 82,516,615     $ 171,749,456     $ 381,408,364  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations  
For the six months ended February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)  
    Fidelity
Corporate
Bond ETF
    Fidelity Limited
Term Bond ETF
    Fidelity Total
Bond ETF
 

Investment Income

     

Interest

  $ 1,318,966     $ 1,171,618     $ 4,595,080  

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

    12,422       3,861       94,683  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

    1,331,388       1,175,479       4,689,763  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

     

Management fees

    174,792       238,052       744,852  

Independent trustees’ compensation

    141       199       598  

Miscellaneous

    102       151       432  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before reductions

    175,035       238,402       745,882  

Expense reductions

    (223     (79     (442
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    174,812       238,323       745,440  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    1,156,576       937,156       3,944,323  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     

Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities

    53,247       (211,390     (288,512
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net realized gain (loss)

    53,247       (211,390     (288,512
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities

    (2,799,595     (2,018,223     (10,068,562

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on Fidelity Central Funds

    1       (5      

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on Delayed delivery commitments

                1,464  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (2,799,594     (2,018,228     (10,067,098
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain (loss)

    (2,746,347     (2,229,618     (10,355,610
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (1,589,771   $ (1,292,462   $ (6,411,287
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Financial Statements – continued

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets  
    Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF     Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF  
    Six months ended
February 28, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2017
    Six months ended
February 28, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

       

Operations

       

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 1,156,576     $ 1,394,453     $ 937,156     $ 2,293,672  

Net realized gain (loss)

    53,247       (274,714     (211,390     (1,365,621

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (2,799,594     444,394       (2,018,228     (674,742
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (1,589,771     1,564,133       (1,292,462     253,309  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (1,157,800     (1,393,000     (944,700     (2,390,750

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

                      (270,000

Return of capital

                       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (1,157,800     (1,393,000     (944,700     (2,660,750
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share transactions

       

Proceeds from sales of shares

    20,387,851       22,580,772       74,432,862       157,030,081  

Cost of shares redeemed

                (4,980,509     (185,655,781
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

    20,387,851       22,580,772       69,452,353       (28,625,700
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    17,640,280       22,751,905       67,215,191       (31,033,141

Net Assets

       

Beginning of period

    63,710,860       40,958,955       103,725,410       134,758,551  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 81,351,140     $ 63,710,860     $ 170,940,601     $ 103,725,410  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

  $ (800   $ 424     $ (150,139   $ (142,595
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Information

       

Shares

       

Sold

    400,000       450,000       1,500,000       3,100,000  

Redeemed

                (100,000     (3,700,000
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    400,000       450,000       1,400,000       (600,000
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets  
    Fidelity Total Bond ETF  
  Six months ended
February 28, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2017
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

Operations

   

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 3,944,323     $ 5,747,835  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (288,512     (699,506

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (10,067,098     615,140  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (6,411,287     5,663,469  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

    (4,146,636     (6,113,660

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

           

Return of capital

          (68,676
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (4,146,636     (6,182,336
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share transactions

   

Proceeds from sales of shares

    100,221,808       108,035,520  

Cost of shares redeemed

           
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

    100,221,808       108,035,520  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    89,663,885       107,516,653  

Net Assets

   

Beginning of period

    280,414,423       172,897,770  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 370,078,308     $ 280,414,423  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income included in net assets at end of period

  $ (796,733   $ (594,420
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Information

   

Shares

   

Sold

    2,000,000       2,150,000  

Redeemed

           
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    2,000,000       2,150,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Financial Statements – continued

 

Financial Highlights                        
          Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF        
    Six months ended
February 28, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2017
    Year ended
August 31, 2016
    Year ended
August 31, 2015
A
 

Selected Per-Share Data

       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 50.97     $ 51.20     $ 48.59     $ 50.06  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations

       

Net investment income (loss)B

    0.752       1.444       1.587       1.342  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.684     (0.243 )C      2.805       (1.448
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.932     1.201       4.392       (0.106
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income

    (0.738     (1.431     (1.594     (1.364

Distributions from net realized gain

                (0.188      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.738     (1.431     (1.782     (1.364
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 49.30     $ 50.97     $ 51.20     $ 48.59  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total ReturnD,E

    (1.84 )%      2.43     9.30     (0.26 )% 

Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G

       

Expense before reductions

    .45 %H      .45     .45     .45 %H 

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

    .45 %H      .45     .45     .45 %H 

Expenses net of all reductions

    .45 %H      .45     .45     .45 %H 

Net investment income (loss)

    3.00 %H      2.87     3.24     2.96 %H 

Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

  $ 81,351     $ 63,711     $ 40,959     $ 29,152  

Portfolio turnover rateI

    36 %J      29     37     28 %J,K 

 

A    For the period October 6, 2014 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2015.

 

B    Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 

C    The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain (loss) on investments for the period due to the timing of share transactions in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of a Fund.

 

D    Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

E    Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

 

F    Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to the reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the fund invests.

 

G    Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Funds’ expense ratio. Each Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

 

H    Annualized.

 

I    Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying funds.

 

J    Amount not annualized.

 

K    Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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    Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF  
    Six months ended
February 28, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2017
    Year ended
August 31, 2016
    Year ended
August 31, 2015
A
 

Selected Per-Share Data

       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 50.60     $ 50.85     $ 49.90     $ 50.06  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations

       

Net investment income (loss)B

    0.445       0.767       0.681       0.623  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.045     (0.131     0.990       (0.012
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.600     0.636       1.671       0.611  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income

    (0.450     (0.836     (0.721     (0.771

Distributions from net realized gain

    —         (0.050     —         —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.450     (0.886     (0.721     (0.771
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 49.55     $ 50.60     $ 50.85     $ 49.90  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total ReturnC,D

    (1.19 )%      1.27     3.37     1.22

Ratios to Average Net AssetsE,F

       

Expense before reductions

    .45 %G      .45     .45     .45 %G 

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

    .45 %G      .45     .45     .45 %G 

Expenses net of all reductions

    .45 %G      .45     .45     .45 %G 

Net investment income (loss)

    1.79 %G      1.54     1.35     1.37 %G 

Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

  $ 170,941     $ 103,725     $ 134,759     $ 47,408  

Portfolio turnover rateH

    34 %I      206 %J      265 %J      312 %I,J 

 

A    For the period October 6, 2014 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2015.

 

B    Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 

C    Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

D    Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

 

E    Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to the reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the fund invests.

 

F    Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Funds’ expense ratio. Each Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

 

G    Annualized.

 

H    Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying funds.

 

I    Amount not annualized.

 

J    Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Financial Statements – continued

 

Financial Highlights                        
    Fidelity Total Bond ETF  
    Six months ended
February 28, 2018
(Unaudited)
    Year ended
August 31, 2017
    Year ended
August 31, 2016
    Year ended
August 31, 2015
A
 

Selected Per-Share Data

       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 50.51     $ 50.82     $ 49.08     $ 50.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations

       

Net investment income (loss)B

    0.596       1.225       1.463       1.403  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.488     (0.242     1.813       (0.975
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.892     0.983       3.276       0.428  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income

    (0.618     (1.279     (1.536     (1.348

Return of capital

          (0.014            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.618     (1.293     (1.536     (1.348
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 49.00     $ 50.51     $ 50.82     $ 49.08  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total ReturnC,D

    (1.77 )%      1.99     6.84     0.83

Ratios to Average Net AssetsE,F

       

Expense before reductions

    .45 %G      .45     .45     .45 %G 

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

    .45 %G      .45     .45     .45 %G 

Expenses net of all reductions

    .45 %G      .45     .45     .45 %G 

Net investment income (loss)

    2.40 %G      2.45     2.98     3.10 %G 

Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

  $ 370,078     $ 280,414     $ 172,898     $ 105,614  

Portfolio turnover rateH

    50 %I,J      128     158 %J      276 %I 

 

A    For the period October 6, 2014 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2015.

 

B    Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 

C    Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

D    Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
E    Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to the reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund but do not include expenses of the investment companies in which the fund invests.

 

F    Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Funds’ expense ratio. Each Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

 

G    Annualized.

 

H    Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying funds.

 

I    Amount not annualized.

 

J    Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended February 28, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization.

Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF, Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF and Fidelity Total Bond ETF (the Funds) are exchange-traded funds of Fidelity Merrimack Street Trust (the Trust) and are 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.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Funds 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. Each Fund’s Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of year end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, each Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management Inc. (FIMM) an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR). Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date are less than .005%.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC website or upon request.

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

Each 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 – Investments 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 following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Funds:

Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of each Fund’s investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by each Fund’s investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, each Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors 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 procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees each Fund’s valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee’s activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing each Fund’s investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.

Each 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 – 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 each Fund’s investments by major category are as follows:

Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. Corporate bonds, foreign government and government agency obligations, municipal securities and U.S government and government agency obligations are valued by pricing vendors who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. Asset backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and U.S. government agency mortgage securities are valued by pricing vendors who utilize matrix pricing which considers prepayment speed assumptions, attributes of the collateral, yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type of by broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. For foreign debt securities, when significant market or security specific events arise, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.

Investments in open-end mutual funds, including Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – continued

 

3. Significant Accounting Policies – continued

 

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 February 28, 2018, is included at the end of each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds’ 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 NYSE Arca, 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 may include proceeds received from litigation. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Paid in Kind (PIK) income is recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. The principal amount on inflation-indexed securities is periodically adjusted to the rate of inflation and interest is accrued based on the principal amount. The adjustments to principal due to inflation are reflected as increases or decreases to Interest in the accompanying Statements of Operations. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.

Expenses. 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. 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, each 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. Each Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. Each 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. Realized gain or loss resulting from in-kind redemptions is not taxable to the Fund and is not distributed to shareholders of the Fund. Foreign taxes are provided for based on each Fund’s Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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 redemptions in kind, financing transactions, 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 for each Fund:

 

     Tax cost      Gross unrealized
appreciation
     Gross unrealized
depreciation
   

Net unrealized
appreciation

(depreciation) on
securities and

other investments

 

Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF

   $ 82,539,692      $ 333,631      $ (1,698,555   $ (1,364,924

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF

     171,756,570        47,295        (1,772,929     (1,725,634

Fidelity Total Bond ETF

     381,460,601        1,235,693        (8,260,295     (7,024,602

Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Funds to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that expire. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal year end and is subject to adjustment.

 

    

No-expiration

Short-term

   

No-expiration

Long-term

    Total capital loss
carryforward
 

Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF

   $ (134,504   $ (429,850   $ (564,354

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF

     (839,640     (9,167     (848,807

Fidelity Total Bond ETF

     (629,036     (194,998     (824,034

 

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3. Significant Accounting Policies – continued

 

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. The securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are identified as such in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments. The Funds may receive compensation for interest forgone in the purchase of a delayed delivery or when-issued security. With respect to purchase commitments, the Fund identifies securities as segregated in its records with a value at least equal to the amount of the commitment. 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. The 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 is included at the end of each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

To-Be-Announced (TBA) Securities and Mortgage Dollar Rolls. During the period, certain Funds transacted in TBA securities that involved buying or selling mortgage-backed securities (MBS) on a forward commitment basis. A TBA transaction typically does not designate the actual security to be delivered and only includes an approximate principal amount; however delivered securities must meet specified terms defined by industry guidelines, including issuer, rate and current principal amount outstanding on underlying mortgage pools. The Funds may enter into a TBA transaction with the intent to take possession of or deliver the underlying MBS, or the Fund may elect to extend the settlement by entering into either a mortgage or reverse mortgage dollar roll. Mortgage dollar rolls are transactions where a fund sells TBA securities and simultaneously agrees to repurchase MBS on a later date at a lower price and with the same counterparty. Reverse mortgage dollar rolls involve the purchase and simultaneous agreement to sell TBA securities on a later date at a lower price. Transactions in mortgage dollar rolls and reverse mortgage dollar rolls are accounted for as purchases and sales and may result in an increase to each Fund’s portfolio turnover rate.

Purchases and sales of TBA securities involve risks similar to those discussed above for delayed delivery and when-issued securities. Also, if the counterparty in a mortgage dollar roll or a reverse mortgage dollar roll transaction files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s right to repurchase or sell securities may be limited. Additionally, when a fund sells TBA securities without already owning or having the right to obtain the deliverable securities (an uncovered forward commitment to sell), it incurs a risk of loss because it could have to purchase the securities at a price that is higher than the price at which it sold them. A fund may be unable to purchase the deliverable securities if the corresponding market is illiquid.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2017-08, which amends the amortization period for certain callable debt securities that are held at a premium. The amendment requires the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendments do not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of these changes to the financial statements.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, U.S. government securities and in-kind transactions, were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF

   $ 39,477,916      $ 16,268,968  

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF

     28,223,733        9,056,995  

Fidelity Total Bond ETF

     30,281,285        16,774,898  

Securities received or delivered in-kind through subscriptions and redemptions were as follows:

 

    

In-kind

Subscriptions

    

In-kind

Redemptions

 

Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF

   $      $  

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF

             

Fidelity Total Bond ETF

     16,205,628         

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. Fidelity Investments Money Management Inc. (the investment adviser), an affiliate of FMR, provides the Funds with investment management related services for which the Funds pay a monthly management fee that is based on an annual rate of .45% of each Fund’s average net assets. Under the management contract, the investment adviser pays all other expenses, except the compensation of the independent Trustees and certain other expenses such as interest expense and taxes. The management fee is reduced by an amount equal to the fees and expenses paid by each fund to the independent Trustees.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – continued

 

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates – continued

 

Effective April 1, 2018, the Board approved an amendment to the management contract to reduce the management fee from an annual rate of .45% to .36% of each Fund’s average net assets.

Interfund Trades. The 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. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The 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 Statements of Operations, and are as follows:

 

Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF

   $ 102  

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF

     151  

Fidelity Total Bond ETF

     433  

During the period, the Funds did not borrow on this line of credit.

7. Expense Reductions.

Through arrangements with each applicable Fund’s custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce each applicable Fund’s management fee. During the period, these credits reduced management fees by the following amounts:

 

     Amount  

Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF

   $ 223  

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF

     79  

Fidelity Total Bond ETF

     442  

8. Share Transactions.

The Funds issue and redeem shares at NAV only with certain authorized participants in large increments known as Creation Units. Purchases of Creation Units are made by tendering a basket of designated stocks to a fund and redemption proceeds are paid with a basket of securities from a fund’s portfolio with a balancing cash component to equate the market value of the basket of securities delivered or redeemed to the NAV per Creation Unit on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery. A fund’s shares are available in smaller increments to investors in the secondary market at market prices and may be subject to commissions. Authorized participants pay a transaction fee to the shareholder servicing agent when purchasing and redeeming Creation Units of a fund. The transaction fee is used to defray the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.

9. Other.

The Funds’ organizational documents provide former and current directors and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Funds. In the normal course of business, the Funds may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

10. Credit Risk.

The Funds may invest a portion of their assets in structured securities of issuers backed by residential mortgage loans, credit card receivables and automotive loans. The value and related income of these securities is sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults.

 

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Shareholder Expense Example (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management 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 funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (September 1, 2017 to February 28, 2018).

Actual Expenses

For each fund, 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 each Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. In addition, each Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in each Fund’s annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimates in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

For each fund, the second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s 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. In addition, each Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in each Fund’s annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimates 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.

 

     Annualized
Expense RatioA
     Beginning
Account Value
September 1, 2017
     Ending
Account Value
February 28, 2018
     Expenses Paid
During PeriodB
September 1, 2017
to February 28, 2018
 

Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF

     0.45%           

Actual

      $ 1,000.00      $ 981.60      $ 2.21 D 

HypotheticalC

      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.56      $ 2.26 D 

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF

     0.45%           

Actual

      $ 1,000.00      $ 988.10      $ 2.22 D 

HypotheticalC

      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.56      $ 2.26 D 

Fidelity Total Bond ETF

     0.45%           

Actual

      $ 1,000.00      $ 982.30      $ 2.21 D 

HypotheticalC

      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.56      $ 2.26 D 

 

A  Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.

 

B  Expense are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

C  5% return per year before expenses.

 

D  If fees and changes to the Fund’s expense contract and/or expense cap effective April 1, 2018, had been in effect during the current period, the restated annualized expense ratio and the expenses paid in the actual and hypothetical examples above would have been as shown in the table below:

 

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Shareholder Expense Example (Unaudited) – continued

 

 

     Annualized Expense
RatioA
     Expenses Paid  

Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF

     0.36%     

Actual

      $ 1.77  

HypotheticalB

      $ 1.81  

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF

     0.36%     

Actual

      $ 1.77  

HypotheticalB

      $ 1.81  

Fidelity Total Bond ETF

     0.36%     

Actual

      $ 1.77  

HypotheticalB

      $ 1.81  

 

A  Annualized Expense Ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.

 

B  5% return per year before expenses.

 

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

 

Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF

Fidelity Total Bond ETF

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for each fund. FIMM 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 each fund’s Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to each fund and its shareholders. The Board has established four standing committees (Committees) – Operations, Audit, FairValuation, and Governance and Nominating – each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Operations Committee, of which all of the Independent Trustees are members, meets regularly throughout the year and considers, among other matters, information specifically related to the annual consideration of the renewal of each fund’s Advisory Contracts. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of each 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 ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.

At its September 2017 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew each 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 to be provided to each fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of each fund); (ii) the competitiveness of each fund’s management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with each fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as each fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for each fund, 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 each fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board’s decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, was aware that shareholders of each fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity’s competitors, and that each fund’s shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in that fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered Fidelity’s staffing as it relates to the funds, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the funds’ investment objectives, strategies, and related investment philosophies. 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 each 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 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, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity’s global investment organization. The Board also noted 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 pricing and bookkeeping services for each fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally State Street Bank and Trust Company, each fund’s transfer agent and custodian, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, each fund’s compliance policies and procedures.

 

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees – continued

 

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 or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits 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 mutual 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, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity’s investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity’s global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain lower-priced share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for certain funds; (ix) introducing a new pricing structure for certain funds of funds that is expected to reduce overall expenses paid by shareholders; (x) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through proposals for fund mergers and share class consolidations; (xi) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xii) implementing enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity’s product line to increase investors’ probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.

Investment Performance. The Board considered whether each fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and performance history. The Board noted that there were portfolio management changes for Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF in September 2016 and for Fidelity Total Bond ETF in September 2016.

The Board took into account discussions with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance that occur at Board meetings throughout the year. 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 considers annualized return information for each fund for different time periods, measured against a securities market index (“benchmark index”) and a peer group of funds with similar objectives (“peer group”), if any. In its evaluation of fund investment performance at meetings throughout the year, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating underperformance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for such 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. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on gross performance (before fees and expenses but after transaction costs) compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, and on net performance (after fees and expenses) compared to peer groups, as applicable, over the same periods, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; expectations for interest rate levels and credit conditions; issuer-specific information including credit quality; the potential for incremental return versus the fund’s benchmark index weighed against the risks involved in obtaining that incremental return, including the risk of diminished or negative total returns; and fund cash flows and other factors. 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.

The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net calendar year total return information for each fund and an appropriate benchmark index and peer group for the most recent one-year period.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to each fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of each fund.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered each fund’s management fee and total expense ratio compared to “mapped groups” of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees’ competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates “mapped groups” by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board’s management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.

Management Fee. The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month (or shorter) periods shown in basis points (BP) in the charts below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the “Total Mapped Group.” The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund’s standing in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates, regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable investment mandates offer exposure to similar types of securities. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate, etc.). “TMG %” represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than a fund’s. For example, a hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had

 

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lower, management fees than a fund. The funds’ actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the charts below. The “Asset-Size Peer Group” (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund’s standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund’s management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which a fund’s management fee rate ranked, is also included in the charts and considered by the Board.

Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF

 

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Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF

 

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Fidelity Total Bond ETF

 

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The Board noted that each fund’s management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2016.

The Board noted that it and the boards of other Fidelity funds formed an ad hoc Committee on Group Fee, which meets periodically, to conduct an in-depth review of the “group fee” component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. The Committee’s focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component (such as the funds) and investment products not included in group fee assets. 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.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that each fund’s management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio. In its review of each fund’s total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund’s all-inclusive fee rate. The Board also considered other expenses, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees, paid by FIMM under the all-inclusive arrangement. The Board also noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees and expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for each fund. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that each fund’s total expense ratio ranked equal to the competitive median for 2016.

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 an ad hoc joint 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, including the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that each fund’s total expense ratio 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 each fund and servicing each fund’s shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity’s profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

 

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On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with each 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.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board’s assessment of Fidelity’s profitability analysis. PwC’s engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity’s mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering PwC’s 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 fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity’s affiliates may benefit from or be related to the funds’ business.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of each 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 each 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 each 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 recognized that due to each fund’s current contractual arrangements its expense ratio will not decline if the fund’s operating costs decrease as assets grow, or rise as assets decrease. 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 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) Fidelity’s fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year and the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (iii) Fidelity’s compensation structure for portfolio managers, research analysts, and other key personnel, including its effects on fund profitability, the rationale for the compensation structure, and the extent to which current market conditions have affected retention and recruitment; (iv) the arrangements with and compensation paid to certain fund sub-advisers on behalf of the Fidelity funds; (v) the terms of Fidelity’s contractual and voluntary expense cap and waiver arrangements with the funds; (vi) the methodology with respect to competitive fund data and peer group classifications; (vii) Fidelity’s transfer agent fee, expense, and service structures for different funds and classes relative to competitive trends, and the impact of the increased use of omnibus accounts; (viii) Fidelity’s long-term expectations for its offerings in the workplace investing channel; (ix) new developments in the retail and institutional marketplaces and the competitive positioning of the funds relative to other investment products and services; (x) the approach to considering “fall-out” benefits; (xi) the impact of money market reform on Fidelity’s money market funds, including with respect to costs and profitability; (xii) the funds’ share class structures and distribution channels, including the impact of the Department of Labor’s new fiduciary rule on the funds’ distribution arrangements; and (xiii) explanations regarding the relative total expense ratios of certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends and methodologies for total expense competitive comparisons, and actions that might be taken by Fidelity to reduce total expense ratios for certain classes. In addition, the Board considered its discussions with Fidelity throughout the year regarding enhanced information security initiatives and the funds’ fair valuation policies.

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that each fund’s Advisory Contracts should be renewed.

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not applicable.

 

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 Fidelity Merrimack Street Trust’s Board of Trustees.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Fidelity Merrimack Street Trust’s (the “Trust”) 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.


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

 

Item 12.

     Exhibits

(a)

    (1)      Not applicable.

(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.

 


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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 Merrimack Street Trust

 

By:  

/s/ Stephanie J. Dorsey

  Stephanie J. Dorsey
  President and Treasurer
Date:   April 24, 2018

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/ Stephanie J. Dorsey

  Stephanie J. Dorsey
  President and Treasurer
Date:   April 24, 2018
By:  

/s/ Howard J. Galligan III

  Howard J. Galligan III
  Chief Financial Officer
Date:   April 24, 2018