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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 811-2105

Fidelity Salem Street Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

82 Devonshire St., Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip code)

Scott C. Goebel, Secretary

82 Devonshire St.

Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-563-7000

Date of fiscal year end:

July 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

July 31, 2012

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

Fidelity®

Commodity Strategy

Fund

Annual Report

July 31, 2012

(Fidelity Cover Art)


Contents

Performance

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How the fund has done over time.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

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The Portfolio Manager's review of fund performance and strategy.

Shareholder Expense Example

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An example of shareholder expenses.

Investment Changes

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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months.

Consolidated Investments

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A complete list of the fund's consolidated investments with their market values.

Consolidated Financial Statements

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Consolidated statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights.

Notes

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Trustees and Officers

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Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.

All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company. © 2012 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

Annual Report

This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-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, semiannual report, or annual report 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 fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.

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Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.

Average Annual Total Returns

Periods ended July 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Life of
fund
A

  Fidelity® Commodity Strategy Fund

-12.20%

1.43%

A From October 20, 2009.

$10,000 Over Life of Fund

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Commodity Strategy Fund on October 20, 2009, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Dow Jones - UBS Commodity Index Total ReturnSM performed over the same period.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Commodities encountered a difficult environment, as the Dow Jones - UBS Commodity Index Total ReturnSM returned -11.40% for the 12 months ending July 31, 2012. The energy sector, which comprised 30% of the benchmark at period end, was a notable source of underperformance that was largely driven by a significant drop in natural gas prices. Two other commodities from this category - West Texas Intermediate crude oil and Brent crude oil (the latter of which was added to the benchmark in January 2012) - also fell, while unleaded gasoline enjoyed a modest gain. The worst-performing sector in the benchmark was industrial metals, which represented 17% of the index at period end and was dragged down the most by weak aluminum, zinc and copper prices. Elsewhere, precious metals and livestock, comprising 12% and approximately 6% of the Dow Jones - UBS index, respectively, each generated only a single-digit loss. Within the former category, silver lost nearly one-third of its value, while gold generated a much more modest decline. A 10% drop in the price of lean hogs weighed on the livestock group. In fact, only one of the major five sectors - agriculture - added value in absolute terms during the period. It advanced 8%, largely on the strength of corn and soybean prices, which made up for weak results from coffee and cotton.

Comments from Bobe Simon, who oversees Fidelity® Commodity Strategy Fund as Senior Portfolio Manager for Geode Capital Management, LLC: For the year, the fund returned -12.20%, modestly trailing the Dow Jones - UBS index. By far, the worst-performing commodity in the index was natural gas, which shed more than half of its value. Several metals used in industrial applications also experienced poor results, as nickel and aluminum dropped about 37% and 32%, respectively. Silver, which is categorized in the index as a precious metal, declined 31%. Elsewhere, several agricultural commodities encountered difficulty. Coffee, for example, lost approximately 31% of its value, given investors' nerves about excess supply. Meanwhile, cotton fell about 24%, as slowing manufacturing activity in China threatened to cut into demand for the raw material, even as supply was already elevated. During the period, the three best-performing commodities were all food products - corn, soybeans and wheat, which gained 31%, 26% and 15%, respectively. Poor weather conditions in the U.S. pushed up the prices of corn and soybeans, while the market's expectation for reduced global wheat production boosted that commodity's value.

The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.

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Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the 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 the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2012 to July 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. In addition, the 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 the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the 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, the 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 the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

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Shareholder Expense Example - continued

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
February 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
July 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
February 1, 2012
to July 31, 2012

Actual

.60%

$ 1,000.00

$ 997.70

$ 2.98

Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses)

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.88

$ 3.02

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

The information in the following tables is based on the Fund's commodity-linked investments and excludes short-term investment-grade debt securities, cash and cash equivalents.

Commodity Instruments as of July 31, 2012*

 

% of fund's total
commodity-linked
investments

% of fund's total
commodity-linked
investments
6 months ago

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Commodity Swaps

94.4

93.4

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Commodity Futures

3.6

3.2

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Commodity-Linked Notes

2.0

3.4

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Commodity Sector Diversification as of July 31, 2012

 

% of fund's total
commodity-linked
investments

% of fund's total
commodity-linked
investments
6 months ago

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Agriculture

34.9

30.2

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Energy

30.2

29.9

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Industrial Metals

17.2

20.3

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Precious Metals

12.1

13.5

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Livestock

5.6

6.1

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* Investments in Commodity Swaps and Commodity-Linked Notes provide exposure to the commodities market via the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return, an unmanaged index composed of futures contracts on 20 physical commodities. The Fund does not invest directly in physical commodities.

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Consolidated Investments July 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Commodity-Linked Notes - 0.7%

 

Principal
Amount

Value

 

Deutsche Bank AG 0.0858% 11/8/12 (b)(e)(f)
(Cost $2,500,000)

$ 2,500,000

$ 2,691,523

U.S. Treasury Obligations - 13.0%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, yield at date of purchase 0.09% to 0.12% 8/2/12 to 10/25/12 (c)(d)
(Cost $48,993,467)

49,000,000


48,995,499

Money Market Funds - 84.7%

Shares

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.17% (a)
(Cost $318,945,541)

318,945,541


318,945,541

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 98.4%

(Cost $370,439,008)

370,632,563

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 1.6%

5,958,580

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 376,591,143

Futures Contracts

Expiration
Date

Underlying
Face Amount
at Value

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Purchased

Commodity Futures Contracts

28 CBOT Corn Contracts

Sept. 2012

$ 1,129,100

$ 402,110

16 CBOT Soybean Contracts

Nov. 2012

1,312,800

251,632

15 CBOT Soybean Oil Contracts

Dec. 2012

480,780

28,856

21 CBOT Wheat Contracts

Sept. 2012

932,663

266,048

8 CME Lean Hogs Contracts

Oct. 2012

256,960

701

10 CME Live Cattle Contracts

Oct. 2012

497,600

11,639

11 COMEX Copper Contracts

Sept. 2012

939,813

32,688

8 COMEX Gold 100 oz. Contracts

Dec. 2012

1,291,680

32,546

3 COMEX Silver Contracts

Sept. 2012

418,710

3,289

6 ICE Brent Crude Contracts

Nov. 2012

619,740

32,948

4 ICE Coffee 'C' Contracts

Sept. 2012

261,600

29,420

15 LME Aluminum Contracts

Sept. 2012

703,781

(20,815)

3 LME Nickel Contracts

Sept. 2012

285,066

(12,048)

9 LME Zinc Contracts

Sept. 2012

413,381

(8,487)

5 NYBOT Cotton No. 2 Contracts

Dec. 2012

178,350

7,409

19 NYBOT Sugar No. 11 Contracts

Oct. 2012

481,779

62,281

4 NYMEX Gasoline RBOB Contracts

Sept. 2012

466,082

47,590

3 NYMEX Heating Oil Contracts

Sept. 2012

358,848

32,369

47 NYMEX Natural Gas Contracts

Sept. 2012

1,508,230

431,020

13 NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Contracts

Sept. 2012

1,144,780

81,775

TOTAL COMMODITY FUTURES CONTRACTS

$ 13,681,743

$ 1,712,971

The face value of futures purchased as a percentage of net assets is 3.6%

 

For the period, the average monthly underlying face amount at value for futures contracts inthe aggregate was $25,852,412.

Swap Agreements

 

 

Notional
Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

August 2012

$ 4,000,000

$ 153,091

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration
Date

Notional
Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

August 2012

$ 15,300,000

$ 914,472

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

Sept. 2012

9,000,000

869,579

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

Oct. 2012

4,900,000

27,707

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

Sept. 2012

20,000,000

(277,806)

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

August 2012

9,600,000

668,113

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

August 2012

5,400,000

392,969

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Oct. 2012

13,300,000

857,681

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Sept. 2012

9,000,000

1,103,290

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Sept. 2012

5,900,000

750,849

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration
Date

Notional
Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Oct. 2012

$ 17,500,000

$ 475,832

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Oct. 2012

8,750,000

237,916

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Oct. 2012

25,500,000

(294,114)

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Oct. 2012

9,100,000

43,785

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

August 2012

18,100,000

1,081,826

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Oct. 2012

19,000,000

(219,144)

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Oct. 2012

24,400,000

847,463

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Oct. 2012

19,200,000

331,377

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Oct. 2012

18,000,000

(207,610)

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration
Date

Notional
Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

August 2012

$ 19,100,000

$ 1,183,867

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Oct. 2012

20,100,000

(279,134)

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Sept. 2012

44,000,000

(610,774)

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Nov. 2012

8,400,000

(83,768)

 

$ 347,550,000

$ 7,967,467

For the period, the average monthly notional amount for swap agreements in the aggregate was $253,179,167.

Legend

(a) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.

(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $2,691,523 or 0.7% of net assets.

(c) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover margin requirements for futures contracts. At the period end, the value of securities pledged amounted to $1,008,811.

(d) Security or a portion of the security has been segregated as collateral for open swap agreements. At the period end, the value of securities pledged amounted to $16,394,160.

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

(f) Security is indexed to the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return, multiplied by 3. Securities do not guarantee any return of principal at maturity but instead, will pay at maturity or upon exchange, an amount based on the closing value of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return. Although these instruments are primarily debt obligations, they indirectly provide exposure to changes in the value of the underlying commodities. Holders of the security have the right to exchange these notes at any time.

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

$ 324,856

Consolidated Subsidiary

 

Value,
beginning of
period

Purchases

Sales
Proceeds

Dividend
Income

Value,
end of
period

Fidelity Commodity Return Cayman Ltd.

$ 13,856,563

$ 95,999,976

$ 30,000,003

$ -

$ 62,190,586

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2012, 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 Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

U.S. Government and Government Agency Obligations

$ 48,995,499

$ -

$ 48,995,499

$ -

Commodity-Linked Notes

2,691,523

-

2,691,523

-

Money Market Funds

318,945,541

318,945,541

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 370,632,563

$ 318,945,541

$ 51,687,022

$ -

Derivative Instruments:

Assets

Futures Contracts

$ 1,754,321

$ 1,754,321

$ -

$ -

Swap Agreements

9,939,817

-

9,939,817

-

Total Assets

$ 11,694,138

$ 1,754,321

$ 9,939,817

$ -

Liabilities

Futures Contracts

$ (41,350)

$ (41,350)

$ -

$ -

Swap Agreements

(1,972,350)

-

(1,972,350)

-

Total Liabilities

$ (2,013,700)

$ (41,350)

$ (1,972,350)

$ -

Total Derivative Instruments:

$ 9,680,438

$ 1,712,971

$ 7,967,467

$ -

Value of Derivative Instruments

The following table is a summary of the Fund's value of derivative instruments by risk exposure as of July 31, 2012. For additional information on derivative instruments, please refer to the Derivative Instruments section in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Risk Exposure /
Derivative Type

Value

 

Asset

Liability

Commodity Risk

Futures Contracts (a)

$ 1,754,321

$ (41,350)

Swap Agreements (b)

9,939,817

(1,972,350)

Total Value of Derivatives

$ 11,694,138

$ (2,013,700)

(a) Reflects cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts as disclosed on the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Only the period end variation margin is separately disclosed on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

(b) Value is disclosed on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the Swap agreements, at value line-items.

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

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

July 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $51,493,467)

$ 51,687,022

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $318,945,541)

318,945,541

 

Total Investments (cost $370,439,008)

 

$ 370,632,563

Cash

 

246,393

Segregated cash with broker for futures contracts

153,347

Receivable for investments sold

237,471

Receivable for fund shares sold

26,798

Interest receivable

144

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

44,495

Swap agreements, at value

9,939,817

Prepaid expenses

6,250

Receivable from investment adviser for expense reductions

18,043

Total assets

381,305,321

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for fund shares redeemed

$ 2,375,465

Swap agreements, at value

1,972,350

Accrued management fee

142,242

Daily variation margin on futures contracts

161,472

Transfer agent fee payable

62,099

Other payables and accrued expenses

550

Total liabilities

4,714,178

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 376,591,143

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 369,793,713

Accumulated net investment loss

(805,164)

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments

(2,271,399)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

9,873,993

Net Assets, for 44,007,362 shares outstanding

$ 376,591,143

Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($376,591,143 ÷ 44,007,362 shares)

$ 8.56

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

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Consolidated Statement of Operations

  

Year ended July 31, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Interest

 

$ 21,685

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

324,856

Total income

 

346,541

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 1,171,250

Transfer agent fees

531,578

Custodian fees and expenses

1,873

Independent trustees' compensation

853

Subsidiary directors' fees

15,000

Miscellaneous

559

Total expenses before reductions

1,721,113

Expense reductions

(109,583)

1,611,530

Net investment income (loss)

(1,264,989)

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

241

Futures contracts

(3,317,597)

Swap agreements

(24,382,050)

 

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

(27,699,406)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

194,690

Futures contracts

1,556,608

Swap agreements

8,574,727

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

10,326,025

Net gain (loss)

(17,373,381)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ (18,638,370)

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

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Consolidated Financial Statements - continued

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

Year ended
July 31,
2012

Year ended
July 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ (1,264,989)

$ (393,170)

Net realized gain (loss)

(27,699,406)

21,575,606

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

10,326,025

(4,910,381)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations

(18,638,370)

16,272,055

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

(20,558,920)

-

Share transactions
Proceeds from sales of shares

404,782,993

12,394,469

Reinvestment of distributions

20,446,757

-

Cost of shares redeemed

(90,715,660)

(24,862,561)

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

334,514,090

(12,468,092)

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

295,316,800

3,803,963

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

81,274,343

77,470,380

End of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $805,164 and $0, respectively)

$ 376,591,143

$ 81,274,343

Other Information

Shares

Sold

45,522,254

1,118,206

Issued in reinvestment of distributions

2,127,654

-

Redeemed

(10,501,750)

(2,141,221)

Net increase (decrease)

37,148,158

(1,023,015)

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

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Consolidated Financial Highlights

Years ended July 31,

2012

2011

2010 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 11.85

$ 9.83

$ 10.00

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  (.04)

  (.05)

  (.03)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (1.18)

  2.07

  (.14)

Total from investment operations

  (1.22)

  2.02

  (.17)

Distributions from net realized gain

  (2.07)

  -

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 8.56

$ 11.85

$ 9.83

Total Return B, C

  (12.20)%

  20.55%

  (1.70)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .65%

  .68%

  .68% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .61%

  .62%

  .64% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .61%

  .62%

  .64% A

Net investment income (loss)

  (.48)%

  (.45)%

  (.45)% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 376,591

$ 81,274

$ 77,470

Portfolio turnover rate F

  0%

  150%

  149% A

A Annualized

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

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

D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G For the period October 20, 2009 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2010.

H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.

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

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

For the period ended July 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity Commodity Strategy Fund (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Fidelity Salem Street Trust (the Trust) (formerly Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund are only available to certain clients of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (not the general public) and to mutual funds for which Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or an affiliate serves as investment manager.

2. Consolidated Subsidiary.

The Fund invests in certain commodity-related investments through Fidelity Commodity Return Cayman Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary (the "Subsidiary"). As of July 31, 2012, the Fund held $62,190,586 in the Subsidiary, representing 16.5% of the Fund's net assets.

The financial statements have been consolidated and include accounts of the Fund and the Subsidiary. Accordingly, all inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated.

3. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Fund's Consolidated Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period 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, the 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 FMR.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC web site or upon request.

4. Significant Accounting Policies.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require

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management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the consolidated financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendor or broker to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or rates are not readily available or reliable, securities will be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by security type and may include market or security 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 the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)

Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:

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. For U.S. government and government agency obligations, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as broker-supplied prices and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For commodity-linked notes, pricing vendors generally consider the movement of an underlying commodity index as well as other terms of the contract including the leverage factor and any fee and/or interest components of the note and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Swaps are marked-to-market daily based on valuations from third party pricing vendors or broker-supplied valuations.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - continued

4. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Security Valuation - continued

Pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers comparisons to movements in the underlying index, interest rate curves, credit spread curves, default possibilities and recovery rates and, as a result, swaps are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities and swaps may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. These are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.

Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price or official closing price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of July 31, 2012 for the Fund's investments, is included at the end of the Fund's Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of July 31, 2012, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the consolidated financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible

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4. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. A 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.

The Subsidiary is classified as a controlled foreign corporation under Subchapter N of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, the Fund is required to increase its taxable income by its share of the Subsidiary's income. Net investment losses of the Subsidiary cannot be deducted by the Fund in the current period nor carried forward to offset taxable income in future periods.

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 consolidated financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to controlled foreign corporations, net operating losses, capital loss carrforwards and losses deferred due to excise tax regulations.

The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end on an unconsolidated basis were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 191,523

Gross unrealized depreciation

(26,098,364)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ (25,906,841)

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 404,971,835

The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:

Capital loss carryforward

$ (517,034)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ (16,226,403)

Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. Under the Regulated Investment

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - continued

4. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is 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. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2018

$ (64)

2019

(516,970)

Total with expiration

$ (517,034)

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

July 31, 2012

July 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 20,558,920

$ -

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's consolidated financial statement disclosures.

5. Operating Policies.

Indexed Securities. The Fund may invest in indexed securities whose values, interest rates and/or redemption prices are linked either directly or inversely to changes in foreign currencies, interest rates, commodities, indices, or other underlying instruments. These securities may be used to increase or decrease its exposure to different underlying instruments and to gain exposure to markets that might be difficult to invest in through conventional securities. Indexed securities may be leveraged, increasing their volatility relative to changes in their underlying instruments, but any loss is limited to the amount of the original investment. Gains (losses) realized upon the sale of indexed securities are included in realized gains (losses) on investment securities in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Restricted Securities. The Fund 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.

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Restricted Securities - continued

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 the Fund's Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

6. Derivative Instruments.

Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Fund's investment objectives allow the Fund to enter into various types of derivative contracts, including futures contracts and swap agreements. Derivatives are investments whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices or reference rates and may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). Derivatives may involve a future commitment to buy or sell a specified instrument based on specified terms, or to exchange future cash flows at periodic intervals based on a notional principal amount. The Fund primarily used derivatives to increase returns, to gain exposure to certain types of assets and to manage exposure to certain risks as defined below. The success of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of numerous economic factors, and if the strategies for investment do not work as intended, the Fund may not achieve its objectives.

The Fund's use of derivatives increased or decreased its exposure to the following risk:

Commodity Risk

Commodity risk is the risk that the value of a commodity will fluctuate as a result of changes in market prices.

The Fund is also exposed to additional risks from investing in derivatives, such as liquidity risk and counterparty credit risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund will be unable to close out the derivative in the open market in a timely manner. Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the counterparty will not be able to fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Derivative counterparty credit risk is managed through formal evaluation of the creditworthiness of all potential counterparties. On certain OTC derivatives such as swap agreements, the Fund attempts to reduce its exposure to counterparty credit risk by entering into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement on a bilateral basis with each of its counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreement gives the Fund the right to terminate all transactions traded under such agreement if there is a certain deterioration in the credit quality of the counterparty. The ISDA Master Agreement gives each party the right, upon an event of default by the other party or a termination of the agreement, to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each transaction to one net payable by one party to the other. Upon entering into a swap agreement, the Fund is required to post an initial collateral amount (referred to as "Independent Amount"), as defined in the ISDA Master

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6. Derivative Instruments - continued

Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments - continued

Agreement. The Fund is required to post additional collateral for the benefit of counterparties to meet the counterparty's unrealized appreciation on outstanding swap contracts and any such posted collateral is identified on the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. To mitigate counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives, the Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities once the Fund's net unrealized appreciation on outstanding derivative contracts under an ISDA Master Agreement exceeds certain applicable thresholds, subject to certain minimum transfer provisions. The collateral received is held in segregated accounts with the Fund's custodian bank in accordance with the collateral agreements entered into between the Fund, the counterparty and the Fund's custodian bank. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral even though it is held by the Fund's custodian bank. The Fund's maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk related to OTC derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized appreciation and unpaid counterparty payments in excess of any collateral pledged by the counterparty to the Fund. Exchange-traded futures contracts are not covered by the ISDA Master Agreement, however, counterparty credit risk is minimal because of the protection provided by the exchange's clearinghouse. Investing in derivatives may involve greater risks than investing in the underlying assets directly and, to varying degrees, involves risk of loss in excess of the initial investment, if any, collateral received and amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, for futures contracts, there is the risk that the change in value of the derivative contract may not correspond to the change in value of the underlying instrument.

Net Realized Gain (Loss) and Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives. The table below, which reflects the impacts of derivatives on the financial performance of the Fund, summarizes the net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for derivatives during the period as shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Risk Exposure / Derivative Type

Net Realized
Gain (Loss)

Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)

Commodity Risk

 

 

Futures Contracts

$ (3,317,597)

$ 1,556,608

Swap Agreements

(24,382,050)

8,574,727

Totals

$ (27,699,647)

$ 10,131,335

Futures Contracts. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified underlying instrument for a fixed price at a specified future date. The Fund used futures contracts to manage its exposure to the commodities market.

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Futures Contracts - continued

Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with a clearing broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the face value of the contract. Futures contracts are marked-to-market daily and subsequent payments are made or received by a fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contracts and are recorded as unrealized appreciation or (depreciation). This receivable and/or payable is included in daily variation margin on futures contracts in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain or (loss) is recorded upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract. The net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts during the period is included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Any open futures contracts at period end are shown in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments under the caption "Futures Contracts." The underlying face amount at value reflects each contract's exposure to the underlying instrument at period end. Securities deposited to meet initial margin requirements are identified in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Cash deposited to meet initial margin requirements is shown as segregated cash in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Swap Agreements. A swap agreement (swap) is a contract between two parties to exchange future cash flows at periodic intervals based on a notional principal amount.

Details of swaps open at period end are included in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments under the caption "Swap Agreements." Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) and reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments are exchanged at specified intervals, accrued daily commencing with the effective date of the contract and recorded as realized gain or (loss). Realized gain or (loss) is also recorded in the event of an early termination of a swap. The net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swaps during the period is included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Total Return Swaps. Total return swaps are agreements between counterparties to exchange cash flows, one based on a market-linked return of an individual asset or a basket of assets (i.e., an index), and the other on a fixed or floating rate. The Fund entered into total return swaps to manage its commodities market exposure.

7. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $2,500,000 and $0, respectively.

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8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee that is based on an annual rate of .40% of the Fund's average net assets. Under the management contract, FMR pays all other fund-level expenses, except the compensation of the independent Trustees and certain other expenses such as interest expense, including commitment fees.

FMR and its affiliates also provide investment management related services to the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary pays FMR a monthly management fee at an annual rate of .30% of its net assets. The Subsidiary also pays certain other expenses including custody and directors' fees.

During the period, FMR waived a portion of its management fee as described in the Expense Reductions note.

Sub-Adviser. Geode Capital Management, LLC (Geode), serves as sub-adviser for the Fund. Geode provides discretionary investment advisory services to the Fund and is paid by FMR for providing these services.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of the Fund's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annual rate of .20% of average net assets.

9. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $559 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.

10. Expense Reductions.

FMR has contractually agreed to waive the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the management fee of the Subsidiary. During the period, this waiver reduced the Fund's management fee by $109,544.

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In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $39.

11. Other.

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

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Salem Street Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Commodity Strategy Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities, including the consolidated schedule of investments, and the related consolidated statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Commodity Strategy Fund (a fund of Fidelity Salem Street Trust) at July 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Commodity Strategy Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

September 18, 2012

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 207 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 435 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers hold office without limit in time, except that any officer may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.

In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.

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Board Structure and Oversight Function. Abigail P. Johnson is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Albert R. Gamper, Jr. serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.

Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds that are overseen by such other Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.

The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations and Audit Committees. In addition, an ad hoc Board committee of Independent Trustees has worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.

Interested Trustees*:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Abigail P. Johnson (50)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Ms. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Ms. Johnson serves as President of Fidelity Financial Services (2012-present) and President of Personal, Workplace and Institutional Services (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is Chairman and Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2011-present), Chairman and Director of FMR (2011-present), and the Vice Chairman and Director (2007-present) of FMR LLC. Previously, Ms. Johnson served as President and a Director of FMR (2001-2005), a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., and FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2005), Senior Vice President of the Fidelity funds (2001-2005), and managed a number of Fidelity funds. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related.

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

Independent Trustees:

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

Mr. Gamper is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2012-present). Prior to his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Group Inc. (commercial finance). During his tenure with CIT Group Inc. Mr. Gamper served in numerous senior management positions, including Chairman (1987-1989; 1999-2001; 2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer (1987-2004), and President (2002-2003). Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities, 2000-present), a member of the Board of Trustees, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Barnabas Health Care System. Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2011-2012) and as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007).

Robert F. Gartland (60)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Mr. Gartland is Chairman and an investor in Gartland and Mellina Group Corp. (consulting, 2009-present). Previously, Mr. Gartland served as a partner and investor of Vietnam Partners LLC (investments and consulting, 2008-2011). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Gartland held a variety of positions at Morgan Stanley (financial services, 1979-2007) including Managing Director (1987-2007).

Arthur E. Johnson (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified power management, 2009-present), AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company, 2002-present) and Booz Allen Hamilton (management consulting, 2011-present). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009). He previously served on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008) and Delta Airlines (2005-2007). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson is not related to Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d or Ms. Abigail P. Johnson.

Michael E. Kenneally (58)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Previously, Mr. Kenneally served as a Member of the Advisory Board for certain Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2008-2009). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management (2003-2005). Mr. Kenneally was a Director of the Credit Suisse Funds (U.S. mutual funds, 2004-2008) and certain other closed-end funds (2004-2005) and was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991.

James H. Keyes (71)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Boards of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines, since 2002) and Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions, since 1998). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Keyes served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Controls (automotive, building, and energy, 1998-2002) and as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008).

Marie L. Knowles (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Ms. Knowles is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2012-present). Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. Ms. Knowles currently serves as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, since 2002). Ms. Knowles is an Honorary Trustee of the Brookings Institution and a member of the Board of the Catalina Island Conservancy and of the Santa Catalina Island Company (2009-present). She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California and the Foundation Board of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia (2007-present). Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007).

Kenneth L. Wolfe (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement, Mr. Wolfe served as Chairman and a Director (2007-2009) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1994-2001) of Hershey Foods Corporation. He also served as a member of the Boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (telecommunications, 2003-2006), Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (medical/pharmaceutical, 1993-2007), and Revlon, Inc. (personal care products, 2004-2009). Mr. Wolfe previously served as Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2008-2012).

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

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Trustees and Officers - continued

Executive Officers:

Correspondence intended for each executive officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Charles S. Morrison (51)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Morrison also serves as President, Fixed Income and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Morrison served as Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2005-2009), President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR (2009), and Senior Vice President, Money Market Group of FMR (2004-2009). Mr. Morrison also served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2002-2005), certain Balanced Funds (2002-2005), and certain Asset Allocation Funds (2002-2007), and as Senior Vice President (2002-2005) of Fidelity's Fixed Income Division.

Derek L. Young (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Young is also a Trustee of other investment companies advised by Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) (2012-present), President and a Director of Strategic Advisers (2011-present), President of Fidelity Global Asset Allocation (GAA) (2011-present), and Vice Chairman of Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Young served as Chief Investment Officer of GAA (2009-2011) and as a portfolio manager.

Andrew Windmueller (52)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Windmueller also serves as Chief Investment Officer of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2011-present), Chief Investment Officer for Global Asset Allocation Multi-Asset Class Strategies (2011-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2000-present).

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

Ramon Herrera (38)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Herrera also serves as Vice President, Associate General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (53)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).

Michael H. Whitaker (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Whitaker also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present). Mr. Whitaker is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Whitaker worked at MFS Investment Management where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2004-2006), and Assistant General Counsel.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

Adrien E. Deberghes (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (2011-present) and Deputy Treasurer (2008-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Kenneth B. Robins (42)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present; 2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Gary W. Ryan (53)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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FCR-ANN-0912
1.899309.102

Fidelity®

Series Commodity Strategy

Fund

Fidelity Series Commodity Strategy
Fund

Class F

Annual Report

July 31, 2012

(Fidelity Cover Art)


Contents

Performance

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How the fund has done over time.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

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The Portfolio Manager's review of fund performance and strategy.

Shareholder Expense Example

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An example of shareholder expenses.

Investment Changes

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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months.

Consolidated Investments

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A complete list of the fund's consolidated investments with their market values.

Consolidated Financial Statements

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Consolidated statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights.

Notes

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Trustees and Officers

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To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-800-544-8544 for Fidelity Series Commodity Strategy Fund or 1-800-835-5092 for Class F to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.

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All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company. © 2012 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.

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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-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, semiannual report, or annual report 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 fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.

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Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.

Average Annual Total Returns

Periods ended July 31, 2012

Past 1
year

Life of
fund
A

  Fidelity® Series Commodity Strategy Fund

-12.00%

4.34%

  Class F

-11.91%

4.51%

A From October 1, 2009.

$10,000 Over Life of Fund

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Series Commodity Strategy Fund, a class of the fund, on October 1, 2009, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Dow Jones - UBS Commodity Index Total ReturnSM performed over the same period.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Commodities encountered a difficult environment, as the Dow Jones - UBS Commodity Index Total ReturnSM returned -11.40% for the 12 months ending July 31, 2012. The energy sector, which comprised 30% of the benchmark at period end, was a notable source of underperformance in absolute terms that was largely driven by a significant drop in natural gas prices. Two other commodities from this category - West Texas Intermediate crude oil and Brent crude oil (the latter of which was added to the benchmark in January 2012) - also fell, while unleaded gasoline enjoyed a modest gain. The worst-performing sector in the benchmark was industrial metals, which represented 17% of the index at period end and was dragged down the most by weak aluminum, zinc and copper prices. Elsewhere, precious metals and livestock, comprising 12% and approximately 6% of the Dow Jones - UBS index, respectively, each generated only a single-digit loss. Within the former category, silver lost nearly one-third of its value, while gold generated a much more modest decline. A 10% drop in the price of lean hogs weighed on the livestock group. In fact, only one of the major five sectors - agriculture - added value in absolute terms during the period. It advanced 8%, largely on the strength of corn and soybean prices, which made up for weak results from coffee and cotton.

Comments from Bobe Simon, who oversees Fidelity® Series Commodity Strategy Fund as Senior Portfolio Manager for Geode Capital Management, LLC: For the year, the fund's Series Commodity Strategy and Class F shares returned -12.00% and -11.91%, respectively, trailing the Dow Jones - UBS index. By far, the worst-performing commodity in the index was natural gas, which shed more than half of its value. Several metals used in industrial applications also experienced poor results, as nickel and aluminum dropped about 37% and 32%, respectively. Silver, which is categorized in the index as a precious metal, declined 31%. Elsewhere, several agricultural commodities encountered difficulty. Coffee, for example, lost approximately 31% of its value, given investors' nerves about excess supply. Meanwhile, cotton fell about 24%, as slowing manufacturing activity in China threatened to cut into demand for the raw material, even as supply was already elevated. During the period, the three best-performing commodities were all food products - corn, soybeans and wheat, which gained 31%, 26% and 15%, respectively. Poor weather conditions in the U.S. pushed up the prices of corn and soybeans, while the market's expectation for reduced global wheat production boosted that commodity's value.

The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.

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Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the 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 the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2012 to July 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. In addition, the 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 the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' 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, the 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 the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

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Shareholder Expense Example - continued

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
February 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
July 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
February 1, 2012
to July 31, 2012

Series Commodity Strategy

.60%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 997.80

$ 2.98

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.88

$ 3.02

Class F

.40%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 998.90

$ 1.99

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,022.87

$ 2.01

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds in which the Fund invests are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio.

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

The information in the following tables is based on the Fund's commodity-linked investments and it's pro-rata share of the investments of Fidelity Commodity Strategy Central Fund. Short-term investment-grade debt securities, cash and cash equivalents are excluded.

Commodity Instruments as of July 31, 2012*

 

% of fund's total
commodity-linked
investments

% of fund's total
commodity-linked
investments
6 months ago

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Commodity Swaps

85.8

89.5

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Commodity Futures

10.1

5.3

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Commodity-Linked Notes

4.1

5.2

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Commodity Sector Diversification as of July 31, 2012

 

% of fund's total
commodity-linked
investments

% of fund's total
commodity-linked
investments
6 months ago

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Agriculture

34.9

30.2

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Energy

30.2

29.9

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Industrial Metals

17.2

20.3

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Precious Metals

12.1

13.6

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Livestock

5.6

6.0

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* Investments in Commodity Swaps and Commodity-Linked Notes provide exposure to the commodities market via the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return, an unmanaged index composed of futures contracts on 20 physical commodities. The Fund does not invest directly in physical commodities.

Semiannual Report


Consolidated Investments July 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Commodity-Linked Notes - 1.3%

 

Principal Amount

Value

Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen - Boerenleenbank BA 0.0169% 3/6/13 (b)(e)(g)

$ 25,000,000

$ 23,648,642

Deutsche Bank AG:

0% 9/12/13 (b)(e)(g)

10,000,000

9,670,926

0.0842% 4/26/13 (b)(e)(g)

15,000,000

15,347,090

0.0852% 11/29/12 (b)(e)(g)

10,000,000

9,331,669

0.0853% 1/31/13 (b)(e)(g)

10,000,000

10,942,930

0.0858% 11/8/12 (b)(e)(g)

24,000,000

25,838,624

0.0858% 3/7/13 (b)(e)(g)

11,000,000

10,924,350

0.0868% 12/21/12 (b)(e)(g)

10,000,000

11,694,050

0.0888% 1/17/13 (b)(e)(g)

12,000,000

14,032,860

Svensk Exportkredit AB 0% 1/24/13 (b)(e)(g)

12,000,000

12,358,047

TOTAL COMMODITY-LINKED NOTES

(Cost $139,000,000)


143,789,188

U.S. Treasury Obligations - 11.5%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, yield at date of purchase 0.09% to 0.13% 8/2/12 to 11/23/12 (c)(d)
(Cost $1,229,763,591)

1,230,000,000


1,229,816,345

Commodity Funds - 2.9%

 

Shares

 

Fidelity Commodity Strategy Central Fund (f)
(Cost $308,936,080)

28,034,127


306,132,667

Money Market Funds - 80.9%

 

 

 

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.17% (a)
(Cost $8,618,270,682)

8,618,270,682


8,618,270,682

Cash Equivalents - 0.2%

Maturity Amount

Value

Investments in repurchase agreements in a joint trading account at 0.17%, dated 7/31/12 due 8/1/12 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations) #
(Cost $17,383,000)

$ 17,383,081

$ 17,383,000

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 96.8%

(Cost $10,313,353,353)

10,315,391,882

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 3.2%

339,318,960

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 10,654,710,842

Futures Contracts

Expiration Date

Underlying
Face Amount
at Value

Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Purchased

Commodity Futures Contracts

2,084 CBOT Corn Contracts

Sept. 2012

$ 84,037,300

$ 28,104,240

1,192 CBOT Soybean Contracts

Nov. 2012

97,803,600

18,513,180

1,116 CBOT Soybean Oil Contracts

Dec. 2012

35,770,032

1,873,083

1,612 CBOT Wheat Contracts

Sept. 2012

71,592,950

19,651,077

636 CME Lean Hogs Contracts

Oct. 2012

20,428,320

(365,580)

765 CME Live Cattle Contracts

Oct. 2012

38,066,400

616,868

825 COMEX Copper Contracts

Sept. 2012

70,485,938

1,537,460

612 COMEX Gold 100 oz. Contracts

Dec. 2012

98,813,520

1,787,819

195 COMEX Silver Contracts

Sept. 2012

27,216,150

(810,860)

476 ICE Brent Crude Contracts

Nov. 2012

49,166,040

2,010,029

315 ICE Coffee 'C' Contracts

Sept. 2012

20,601,000

2,099,617

1,151 LME Aluminum Contracts

Sept. 2012

54,003,481

(2,954,783)

233 LME Nickel Contracts

Sept. 2012

22,140,126

(1,572,340)

684 LME Zinc Contracts

Sept. 2012

31,416,975

(826,443)

423 NYBOT Cotton No. 2 Contracts

Dec. 2012

15,088,410

377,044

1,450 NYBOT Sugar No. 11 Contracts

Oct. 2012

36,767,360

4,420,335

298 NYMEX Gasoline RBOB Contracts

Sept. 2012

34,723,139

2,847,367

273 NYMEX Heating Oil Contracts

Sept. 2012

32,655,168

2,232,958

3,537 NYMEX Natural Gas Contracts

Sept. 2012

113,502,330

30,330,388

961 NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Contracts

Sept. 2012

84,625,660

3,803,536

TOTAL COMMODITY FUTURES CONTRACTS

$ 1,038,903,899

$ 113,674,995

 

The face value of futures purchased as a percentage of net assets is 9.8%

 

For the period, the average monthly underlying face amount at value for futures contracts in the aggregate was $608,269,671.

Swap Agreements

 

Expiration
Date

Notional
Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

August 2012

$ 40,000,000

$ 9,138

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

August 2012

44,700,000

155,330

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

August 2012

35,000,000

806,835

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

August 2012

30,000,000

1,283,502

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

August 2012

25,000,000

1,075,946

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

August 2012

25,000,000

956,820

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

August 2012

30,000,000

599,724

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

Sept. 2012

40,000,000

730,934

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

August 2012

17,000,000

599,966

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

August 2012

$ 30,000,000

$ 1,813,649

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

August 2012

29,000,000

2,016,972

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

August 2012

23,000,000

1,374,696

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

Oct. 2012

30,000,000

1,858,893

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

Sept. 2012

28,000,000

2,036,541

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

August 2012

30,000,000

2,606,313

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

Sept. 2012

26,000,000

3,235,015

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

Sept. 2012

30,000,000

2,898,596

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

Oct. 2012

20,000,000

2,545,250

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

Sept. 2012

$ 14,000,000

$ 1,377,631

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

Oct. 2012

50,000,000

2,421,002

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

Nov. 2012

35,000,000

670,995

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

Oct. 2012

32,000,000

180,942

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

Oct. 2012

55,000,000

793,486

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

Sept. 2012

69,500,000

1,002,678

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

Nov. 2012

27,000,000

331,106

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Barclays Bank PLC

Nov. 2012

20,000,000

0

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

August 2012

50,000,000

2,083,026

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

August 2012

$ 25,000,000

$ 1,441,187

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

August 2012

25,000,000

1,512,511

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

August 2012

21,000,000

1,267,058

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

August 2012

35,000,000

2,435,830

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

August 2012

26,000,000

1,991,316

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

August 2012

28,000,000

2,045,859

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

August 2012

28,000,000

1,884,115

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

August 2012

32,000,000

1,984,064

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

August 2012

23,000,000

1,673,755

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

August 2012

$ 30,000,000

$ 2,607,415

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

August 2012

32,000,000

3,174,937

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Sept. 2012

20,000,000

2,274,525

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Sept. 2012

30,000,000

3,386,916

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Sept. 2012

25,000,000

2,888,619

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Sept. 2012

22,000,000

2,623,908

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Sept. 2012

22,000,000

2,371,200

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Sept. 2012

20,000,000

2,107,527

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Sept. 2012

33,000,000

3,320,497

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Oct. 2012

$ 21,000,000

$ 2,197,420

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Oct. 2012

22,000,000

1,418,720

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Oct. 2012

30,500,000

1,620,303

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Oct. 2012

25,000,000

808,761

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Oct. 2012

36,000,000

1,743,536

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Oct. 2012

30,000,000

1,253,847

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Oct. 2012

25,000,000

965,851

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Oct. 2012

35,000,000

952,010

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Oct. 2012

30,000,000

575,369

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Oct. 2012

$ 45,000,000

$ 254,771

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Oct. 2012

23,000,000

(265,128)

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Sept. 2012

82,000,000

(1,138,508)

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Sept. 2012

93,000,000

(1,291,235)

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Oct. 2012

35,000,000

118,261

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Sept. 2012

63,000,000

212,870

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Oct. 2012

65,000,000

219,628

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Oct. 2012

30,000,000

432,926

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Oct. 2012

26,900,000

232,091

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Sept. 2012

$ 95,000,000

$ 457,300

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Oct. 2012

30,000,000

144,410

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Nov. 2012

35,000,000

(349,045)

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Credit Suisse First Boston

Nov. 2012

20,000,000

0

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

August 2012

32,000,000

584,747

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

August 2012

30,000,000

1,248,352

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

August 2012

20,000,000

1,018,627

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

August 2012

20,000,000

1,152,029

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

August 2012

25,000,000

1,511,374

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

August 2012

$ 32,000,000

$ 1,929,318

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

August 2012

20,000,000

1,391,015

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

August 2012

20,000,000

1,653,797

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

August 2012

30,000,000

2,296,406

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

August 2012

18,000,000

1,314,446

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

August 2012

24,000,000

1,613,970

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

August 2012

25,000,000

1,494,235

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

August 2012

23,000,000

1,672,873

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

August 2012

31,000,000

2,758,019

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

August 2012

$ 32,000,000

$ 2,838,723

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

August 2012

31,000,000

2,693,190

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

August 2012

23,000,000

2,614,923

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Sept. 2012

20,000,000

2,732,860

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Sept. 2012

17,000,000

2,115,202

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Sept. 2012

15,000,000

1,783,387

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Sept. 2012

20,000,000

2,155,165

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Sept. 2012

28,000,000

2,705,356

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Sept. 2012

17,000,000

2,163,463

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Sept. 2012

30,000,000

2,952,066

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Oct. 2012

$ 20,000,000

$ 1,249,837

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Oct. 2012

32,000,000

1,111,427

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Oct. 2012

26,000,000

753,857

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Oct. 2012

30,000,000

1,593,330

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Oct. 2012

25,000,000

808,460

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Oct. 2012

20,000,000

968,401

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Oct. 2012

35,000,000

951,665

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Oct. 2012

20,000,000

383,426

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Sept. 2012

68,000,000

(944,539)

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Sept. 2012

$ 98,000,000

$ (1,361,247)

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Sept. 2012

77,000,000

259,837

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Oct. 2012

42,000,000

141,729

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Oct. 2012

22,000,000

189,742

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Oct. 2012

35,000,000

429,212

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Oct. 2012

42,000,000

202,083

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Goldman Sachs

Nov. 2012

35,000,000

(349,064)

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

August 2012

35,000,000

699,678

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

August 2012

55,000,000

2,288,646

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

August 2012

$ 25,000,000

$ 1,273,284

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

August 2012

33,000,000

1,989,609

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

August 2012

40,000,000

2,782,030

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

August 2012

29,000,000

1,950,213

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

August 2012

35,000,000

2,091,928

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

August 2012

33,000,000

2,400,209

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

August 2012

30,000,000

2,669,051

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

August 2012

25,000,000

2,217,752

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Sept. 2012

20,000,000

2,732,860

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Sept. 2012

$ 23,000,000

$ 2,833,220

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Sept. 2012

18,000,000

2,239,626

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Sept. 2012

27,000,000

3,210,097

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Sept. 2012

33,000,000

3,188,455

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Sept. 2012

20,000,000

2,107,078

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Sept. 2012

23,000,000

2,927,038

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Sept. 2012

34,000,000

3,420,447

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Oct. 2012

40,000,000

2,499,675

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Oct. 2012

45,000,000

1,562,944

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Oct. 2012

$ 37,000,000

$ 1,072,796

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Oct. 2012

30,500,000

1,619,886

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Oct. 2012

36,000,000

1,164,182

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Oct. 2012

20,000,000

835,679

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Oct. 2012

30,000,000

815,713

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Oct. 2012

39,000,000

673,109

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Oct. 2012

37,000,000

(426,754)

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Sept. 2012

95,000,000

(1,319,576)

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Sept. 2012

101,000,000

(1,402,918)

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Sept. 2012

$ 50,000,000

$ 168,725

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Oct. 2012

35,000,000

118,108

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Sept. 2012

55,000,000

185,598

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Oct. 2012

30,000,000

258,739

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Oct. 2012

35,000,000

429,212

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Oct. 2012

26,000,000

125,099

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with JPMorgan Chase, Inc.

Nov. 2012

30,000,000

(299,197)

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

August 2012

25,000,000

882,302

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

August 2012

30,000,000

1,527,941

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

August 2012

$ 20,000,000

$ 1,653,797

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

August 2012

10,000,000

765,469

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

August 2012

40,000,000

2,920,990

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

August 2012

23,000,000

2,046,272

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Sept. 2012

25,000,000

2,887,879

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Sept. 2012

15,000,000

1,866,355

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Sept. 2012

21,000,000

2,496,742

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Sept. 2012

23,000,000

2,423,140

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

August 2012

10,000,000

1,272,625

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Sept. 2012

$ 26,000,000

$ 2,558,457

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Oct. 2012

20,000,000

2,092,419

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Oct. 2012

25,000,000

1,611,744

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Oct. 2012

30,000,000

1,874,756

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Oct. 2012

25,000,000

724,862

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Oct. 2012

25,000,000

1,327,775

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Oct. 2012

30,000,000

1,452,601

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Oct. 2012

16,000,000

617,978

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Oct. 2012

30,000,000

517,777

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Oct. 2012

$ 25,000,000

$ 479,282

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Oct. 2012

50,000,000

(576,694)

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Sept. 2012

83,600,000

(1,161,227)

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

August 2012

35,000,000

504,946

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Oct. 2012

20,000,000

288,541

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Oct. 2012

30,000,000

367,896

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Merrill Lynch, Inc.

Oct. 2012

20,000,000

96,230

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

August 2012

30,000,000

1,527,941

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

August 2012

20,000,000

1,152,029

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

August 2012

$ 30,000,000

$ 1,813,649

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

August 2012

31,000,000

1,869,026

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

August 2012

28,000,000

2,315,316

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

August 2012

25,000,000

1,913,672

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

August 2012

28,000,000

2,044,693

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

August 2012

25,000,000

1,681,218

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

August 2012

30,000,000

2,669,051

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Sept. 2012

30,000,000

3,677,632

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Sept. 2012

30,000,000

3,465,455

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Sept. 2012

$ 18,000,000

$ 2,143,798

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Sept. 2012

25,000,000

2,633,847

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Sept. 2012

25,000,000

2,305,219

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Oct. 2012

25,000,000

1,611,744

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Oct. 2012

30,000,000

1,874,756

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Oct. 2012

35,000,000

1,215,623

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Oct. 2012

35,000,000

1,014,807

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Oct. 2012

50,000,000

2,089,198

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Oct. 2012

50,000,000

1,931,182

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Oct. 2012

$ 31,000,000

$ 842,903

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Oct. 2012

33,000,000

569,554

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Oct. 2012

25,000,000

479,282

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Oct. 2012

30,000,000

258,739

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Sept. 2012

75,000,000

919,740

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Oct. 2012

30,000,000

367,896

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Sept. 2012

80,000,000

981,056

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Nov. 2012

25,000,000

0

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

August 2012

25,000,000

457,457

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

August 2012

$ 25,000,000

$ 882,919

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

August 2012

20,000,000

832,723

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

August 2012

25,000,000

1,273,887

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

August 2012

20,000,000

1,152,489

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

August 2012

20,000,000

1,654,225

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

August 2012

28,000,000

2,777,586

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

August 2012

20,000,000

2,274,185

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

August 2012

23,000,000

3,143,167

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

August 2012

25,000,000

2,822,053

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Sept. 2012

$ 16,000,000

$ 1,971,155

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Sept. 2012

21,000,000

2,613,179

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Sept. 2012

22,000,000

2,125,890

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Sept. 2012

23,000,000

2,423,398

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Sept. 2012

22,000,000

2,165,059

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Oct. 2012

30,000,000

3,138,900

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Oct. 2012

30,000,000

3,138,900

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Oct. 2012

20,000,000

694,795

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Oct. 2012

25,000,000

725,040

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Oct. 2012

$ 36,000,000

$ 1,912,243

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Oct. 2012

29,000,000

937,988

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Oct. 2012

20,000,000

968,516

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Oct. 2012

15,000,000

626,841

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Oct. 2012

34,000,000

1,313,381

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Oct. 2012

48,000,000

271,585

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Oct. 2012

40,000,000

(461,224)

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Sept. 2012

94,000,000

1,356,321

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Oct. 2012

28,000,000

404,010

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Oct. 2012

$ 23,000,000

$ 198,405

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Oct. 2012

25,000,000

120,315

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Sept. 2012

44,000,000

211,754

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Societe Generale

Nov. 2012

30,000,000

(299,189)

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

August 2012

31,000,000

253,571

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

August 2012

34,000,000

25,492

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

August 2012

25,000,000

331,078

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

August 2012

20,000,000

48,134

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

August 2012

35,000,000

125,046

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

August 2012

$ 27,420,000

$ 622,891

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

August 2012

30,000,000

1,019,606

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Sept. 2012

28,000,000

951,632

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Sept. 2012

30,000,000

965,626

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Sept. 2012

32,000,000

1,360,956

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Sept. 2012

40,000,000

1,802,599

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Sept. 2012

25,000,000

958,813

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

August 2012

25,000,000

884,152

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Sept. 2012

30,000,000

1,060,982

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

August 2012

$ 25,000,000

$ 1,513,080

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Sept. 2012

28,000,000

2,317,111

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Sept. 2012

20,000,000

1,532,203

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Sept. 2012

36,000,000

2,631,140

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Oct. 2012

32,000,000

1,984,687

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Oct. 2012

18,000,000

1,310,241

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Oct. 2012

20,000,000

1,780,502

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Sept. 2012

28,000,000

2,778,553

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Sept. 2012

16,000,000

1,819,892

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Sept. 2012

$ 30,000,000

$ 3,387,368

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Oct. 2012

35,000,000

4,044,584

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Sept. 2012

17,000,000

2,243,495

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Sept. 2012

23,000,000

2,743,466

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Oct. 2012

25,000,000

2,694,840

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

August 2012

26,000,000

2,740,077

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Oct. 2012

29,000,000

2,918,298

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Oct. 2012

23,000,000

2,121,444

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Oct. 2012

30,000,000

1,875,471

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Oct. 2012

$ 25,000,000

$ 808,912

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Nov. 2012

25,000,000

1,045,010

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Nov. 2012

32,000,000

552,689

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Nov. 2012

25,000,000

479,570

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Nov. 2012

25,000,000

141,628

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Nov. 2012

55,000,000

185,960

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Nov. 2012

20,000,000

288,656

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Nov. 2012

25,000,000

215,739

Swap Agreements - continued

 

Expiration Date

Notional
Amount

Value

Total Return Swaps - continued

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with UBS AG

Nov. 2012

$ 41,000,000

$ (408,870)

Receive a return equal to Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return and pay a floating rate based on 3-month US auction rate T-Bill plus a specified spread with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

August 2012

30,000,000

2,661,303

 

 

$ 8,523,120,000

$ 372,439,784

For the period, the average monthly notional amount for swap agreements in the aggregate was $7,806,631,667.

Legend

(a) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.

(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $143,789,188 or 1.3% of net assets.

(c) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover margin requirements for futures contracts. At the period end, the value of securities pledged amounted to $65,025,472.

(d) Security or a portion of the security has been segregated as collateral for open swap agreements. At the period end, the value of securities pledged amounted to $282,159,052.

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

(f) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. A complete unaudited schedule of portfolio holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is filed with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q and is available upon request or at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. An unaudited holdings listing for the Fund, which presents direct holdings as well as the pro rata share of securities and other investments held indirectly through its investment in underlying non-money market Fidelity Central Funds, is available at fidelity.com. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's web site or upon request.

(g) Security is indexed to the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return, multiplied by 3. Securities do not guarantee any return of principal at maturity but instead, will pay at maturity or upon exchange, an amount based on the closing value of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return. Although these instruments are primarily debt obligations, they indirectly provide exposure to changes in the value of the underlying commodities. Holders of the security have the right to exchange these notes at any time.

# Additional information on each counterparty to the repurchase agreement is as follows:

Repurchase Agreement /
Counterparty

Value

$17,383,000 due 8/01/12 at 0.17%

Barclays Capital, Inc.

$ 4,867,502

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

3,364,593

UBS Securities LLC

9,150,905

 

$ 17,383,000

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

$ 10,172,556

Fidelity Commodity Strategy Central Fund

312,208

Total

$ 10,484,764

Additional information regarding the Fund's fiscal year to date purchases and sales, including the ownership percentage, of the non Money Market Central Funds is as follows:

Fund

Value,
beginning of
period

Purchases

Sales
Proceeds

Value,
end of
period

% ownership,
end of
period

Fidelity Commodity Strategy Central Fund

$ -

$ 1,000,601,663*

$ 675,883,224

$ 306,132,667

42.8%

* Includes the value of shares purchased through in-kind transactions. See Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Consolidated Subsidiary

 

Value,
beginning of
period

Purchases

Sales
Proceeds

Dividend
Income

Value,
end of
period

Fidelity Series Commodity Return Cayman Ltd.

$ 1,291,671,164

$ 1,799,999,966

$ 200,000,002

$ -

$ 2,017,275,018

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2012, 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 Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

U.S. Government and Government Agency Obligations

$ 1,229,816,345

$ -

$ 1,229,816,345

$ -

Commodity-Linked Notes

143,789,188

-

143,789,188

-

Money Market Funds

8,618,270,682

8,618,270,682

-

-

Cash Equivalents

17,383,000

-

17,383,000

-

Commodity Funds

306,132,667

306,132,667

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 10,315,391,882

$ 8,924,403,349

$ 1,390,988,533

$ -

Derivative Instruments:

Assets

Futures Contracts

$ 120,205,001

$ 120,205,001

$ -

$ -

Swap Agreements

384,494,199

-

384,494,199

-

Total Assets

$ 504,699,200

$ 120,205,001

$ 384,494,199

$ -

Liabilities

Futures Contracts

$ (6,530,006)

$ (6,530,006)

$ -

$ -

Swap Agreements

(12,054,415)

-

(12,054,415)

-

Total Liabilities

$ (18,584,421)

$ (6,530,006)

$ (12,054,415)

$ -

Total Derivative Instruments:

$ 486,114,779

$ 113,674,995

$ 372,439,784

$ -

Value of Derivative Instruments

The following table is a summary of the Fund's value of derivative instruments by risk exposure as of July 31, 2012. For additional information on derivative instruments, please refer to the Derivative Instruments section in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Risk Exposure /
Derivative Type

Value

 

Asset

Liability

Commodity Risk

Futures Contracts (a)

$ 120,205,001

$ (6,530,006)

Swap Agreements (b)

384,494,199

(12,054,415)

Total Value of Derivatives

$ 504,699,200

$ (18,584,421)

(a) Reflects cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts as disclosed on the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Only the period end variation margin is separately disclosed on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

(b) Value is disclosed on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the Swap agreements, at value line-items.

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

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Consolidated Financial Statements

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

July 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including repurchase agreements of $17,383,000) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,386,146,591)

$ 1,390,988,533

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $8,927,206,762)

8,924,403,349

 

Total Investments (cost $10,313,353,353)

 

$ 10,315,391,882

Cash

 

1,376

Segregated cash with broker for futures contracts

10,693,266

Receivable for investments sold

5,253,355

Receivable for fund shares sold

3,019,072

Interest receivable

7,233

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

1,189,596

Swap agreements, at value

384,494,199

Prepaid expenses

6,250

Receivable from investment adviser for expense reductions

497,326

Total assets

10,720,553,555

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 10,000,000

Payable for fund shares redeemed

28,341,444

Swap agreements, at value

12,054,415

Accrued management fee

3,955,127

Daily variation margin on futures contracts

10,515,280

Transfer agent fee payable

973,014

Other payables and accrued expenses

3,433

Total liabilities

65,842,713

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 10,654,710,842

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 10,351,659,470

Accumulated net investment loss

(19,809,317)

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments

(165,292,619)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

488,153,308

Net Assets

$ 10,654,710,842

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

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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

  

July 31, 2012

 

 

 

Series Commodity Strategy:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($5,936,840,702 ÷ 648,935,839 shares)

$ 9.15

 

 

 

Class F:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($4,717,870,140 ÷ 514,257,303 shares)

$ 9.17

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

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Consolidated Financial Statements - continued

Consolidated Statement of Operations

  

Year ended July 31, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Interest

 

$ 906,555

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

10,484,764

Total income

 

11,391,319

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 39,566,119

Transfer agent fees

11,270,218

Custodian fees and expenses

12,604

Independent trustees' compensation

31,207

Subsidiary directors' fees

15,000

Miscellaneous

21,548

Total expenses before reductions

50,916,696

Expense reductions

(3,824,110)

47,092,586

Net investment income (loss)

(35,701,267)

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

(30,480,705)

Fidelity Central Funds

(15,782,360)

 

Futures contracts

(147,063,814)

Swap agreements

(1,206,423,854)

 

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

(1,399,750,733)

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

(34,850,571)

Futures contracts

118,584,343

Swap agreements

362,975,140

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

446,708,912

Net gain (loss)

(953,041,821)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ (988,743,088)

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

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

Year ended
July 31,
2012

Year ended
July 31,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ (35,701,267)

$ (30,898,530)

Net realized gain (loss)

(1,399,750,733)

1,608,441,665

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

446,708,912

(191,889,978)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations

(988,743,088)

1,385,653,157

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain

(1,478,841,306)

(86,662,209)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

4,614,634,434

1,742,658,807

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

2,147,050,040

3,041,649,755

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

8,507,660,802

5,466,011,047

End of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $19,809,317 and $0, respectively)

$ 10,654,710,842

$ 8,507,660,802

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

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Consolidated Financial Highlights - Series Commodity Strategy

Years ended July 31,

2012

2011

2010 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.63

$ 10.63

$ 10.00

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  (.04)

  (.05)

  (.03)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (1.24)

  2.21

  .66

Total from investment operations

  (1.28)

  2.16

  .63

Distributions from net realized gain

  (2.20)

  (.16)

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.15

$ 12.63

$ 10.63

Total Return B, C

  (12.00)%

  20.56%

  6.30%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .64%

  .65%

  .63% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .60%

  .60%

  .60% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .60%

  .60%

  .60% A

Net investment income (loss)

  (.47)%

  (.44)%

  (.40)% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 5,936,841

$ 6,114,968

$ 4,778,322

Portfolio turnover rate F

  148%

  49%

  25% A

A Annualized

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

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

D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G For the period October 1, 2009 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2010.

H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

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

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Consolidated Financial Highlights - Class F

Years ended July 31,

2012

2011

2010 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.67

$ 10.64

$ 10.00

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  (.02)

  (.03)

  (.02)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (1.25)

  2.22

  .66

Total from investment operations

  (1.27)

  2.19

  .64

Distributions from net realized gain

  (2.23)

  (.16)

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 9.17

$ 12.67

$ 10.64

Total Return B, C

  (11.91)%

  20.92%

  6.40%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .44%

  .45%

  .43% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .40%

  .40%

  .40% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .40%

  .40%

  .40% A

Net investment income (loss)

  (.27)%

  (.24)%

  (.20)% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 4,717,870

$ 2,392,693

$ 687,689

Portfolio turnover rate F

  148%

  49%

  25% A

A Annualized

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

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

D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G For the period October 1, 2009 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2010.

H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

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

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

For the period ended July 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Fidelity Series Commodity Strategy Fund (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Fidelity Salem Street Trust (the Trust) (formerly Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. Shares of the Fund are only available for purchase by mutual funds for which Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or an affiliate serves as an investment manager. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Series Commodity Strategy and Class F shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class.

2. Consolidated Subsidiary.

The Fund invests in certain commodity-related investments through Fidelity Series Commodity Return Cayman Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary (the "Subsidiary"). As of July 31, 2012, the Fund held $2,017,275,018 in the Subsidiary, representing 18.9% of the Fund's net assets.

The financial statements have been consolidated and include accounts of the Fund and the Subsidiary. Accordingly, all inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated.

3. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by FMR and its affiliates. The Fund's Consolidated Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period 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, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the Fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the Fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the Fund. The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity

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3. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds - continued

Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR. The following summarizes the Fund's investment in each non-money market Fidelity Central Fund.

Fidelity Central Fund

 

Investment Manager

 

Investment Objective

 

Investment Practices

Fidelity Commodity Strategy Central Fund

 

FMR Co., Inc. (FMRC)

 

Seeks to provide investment returns that correspond to the performance of the commodities market.

 

Investment in wholly-owned subsidiary organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands

Futures

Repurchase Agreements

Restricted Securities

Swap Agreements

An unaudited holdings listing for the Fund, which presents direct holdings as well as the pro-rata share of any securities and other investments held indirectly through its investment in underlying non-money market Fidelity Central Funds, is available at fidelity.com. A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including security valuation policies) of those funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC web site or upon request.

4. Significant Accounting Policies.

The consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the consolidated financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendor or broker to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or rates are not readily available or reliable, securities will be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - continued

4. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Security Valuation - continued

by security type and may include market or security 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 the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)

Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:

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. For U.S. government and government agency obligations, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as broker-supplied prices and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For commodity-linked notes, pricing vendors generally consider the movement of an underlying commodity index as well as other terms of the contract including the leverage factor and any fee and/or interest components of the note and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Swaps are marked-to-market daily based on valuations from third party pricing vendors or broker-supplied valuations. Pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers comparisons to movements in the underlying index, interest rate curves, credit spread curves, default possibilities and recovery rates and, as a result, swaps are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities and swaps may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. These are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.

Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price or official closing price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day and are

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categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value, and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of July 31, 2012 for the Fund's investments, is included at the end of the Fund's Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of July 31, 2012, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the consolidated financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. A 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.

The Subsidiary is classified as a controlled foreign corporation under Subchapter N of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, the Fund is required to increase its taxable income by its share of the Subsidiary's income. Net investment losses of the Subsidiary

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cannot be deducted by the Fund in the current period nor carried forward to offset taxable income in future periods.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Capital accounts within the consolidated financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to controlled foreign corporations, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to excise tax regulations.

The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end on an unconsolidated basis were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 7,213,601

Gross unrealized depreciation

(989,563,622)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ (982,350,021)

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 11,675,176,237

The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:

Capital loss carryforward

$ (46,263,113)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ (496,235,242)

Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is 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. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

No expiration

 

Short-term

$ (46,263,113)

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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

July 31, 2012

July 31, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 1,334,217,320

$ 86,662,209

Long-term Capital Gains

144,623,986

-

Total

$ 1,478,841,306

$ 86,662,209

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's consolidated financial statement disclosures.

5. Operating Policies.

Repurchase Agreements. FMR has received an Exemptive Order from the SEC which permits the Fund and other affiliated entities of FMR to transfer uninvested cash balances into joint trading accounts which are then invested in repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest directly with institutions in repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements may be collateralized by government or non-government securities. Upon settlement date, collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the collateral to ensure it is at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the value of the collateral may decline.

Indexed Securities. The Fund may invest in indexed securities whose values, interest rates and/or redemption prices are linked either directly or inversely to changes in foreign currencies, interest rates, commodities, indices, or other underlying instruments. These securities may be used to increase or decrease its exposure to different underlying instruments and to gain exposure to markets that might be difficult to invest in through conventional securities. Indexed securities may be leveraged, increasing their volatility relative to changes in their underlying instruments, but any loss is limited to the amount of the original investment. Gains (losses) realized upon the sale of indexed securities are

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included in realized gains (losses) on investment securities in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Restricted Securities. The Fund 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 the Fund's Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

6. Derivative Instruments.

Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Fund's investment objectives allow the Fund to enter into various types of derivative contracts, including futures contracts and swap agreements. Derivatives are investments whose value is derived from underlying assets, indices or reference rates and may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). Derivatives may involve a future commitment to buy or sell a specified instrument based on specified terms, or to exchange future cash flows at periodic intervals based on a notional principal amount. The Fund primarily used derivatives to increase returns, to gain exposure to certain types of assets and to manage exposure to certain risks as defined below. The success of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of numerous economic factors, and if the strategies for investment do not work as intended, the Fund may not achieve its objectives.

The Fund's use of derivatives increased or decreased its exposure to the following risk:

Commodity Risk

Commodity risk is the risk that the value of a commodity will fluctuate as a result of changes in market prices.

The Fund is also exposed to additional risks from investing in derivatives, such as liquidity risk and counterparty credit risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund will be unable to close out the derivative in the open market in a timely manner. Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the counterparty will not be able to fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Derivative counterparty credit risk is managed through formal evaluation of the creditworthiness of all potential counterparties. On certain OTC derivatives such as swap agreements, the Fund attempts to reduce its exposure to counterparty credit risk by entering into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement on a bilateral basis with each of its counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreement gives the Fund the right to terminate all transactions traded under such agreement if

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there is a certain deterioration in the credit quality of the counterparty. The ISDA Master Agreement gives each party the right, upon an event of default by the other party or a termination of the agreement, to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each transaction to one net payable by one party to the other. Upon entering into a swap agreement, the Fund is required to post an initial collateral amount (referred to as "Independent Amount"), as defined in the ISDA Master Agreement. The Fund is required to post additional collateral for the benefit of counterparties to meet the counterparty's unrealized appreciation on outstanding swap contracts and any such posted collateral is identified on the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. To mitigate counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives, the Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities once the Fund's net unrealized appreciation on outstanding derivative contracts under an ISDA Master Agreement exceeds certain applicable thresholds, subject to certain minimum transfer provisions. The collateral received is held in segregated accounts with the Fund's custodian bank in accordance with the collateral agreements entered into between the Fund, the counterparty and the Fund's custodian bank. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral even though it is held by the Fund's custodian bank. The Fund's maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk related to OTC derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized appreciation and unpaid counterparty payments in excess of any collateral pledged by the counterparty to the Fund. Exchange-traded futures contracts are not covered by the ISDA Master Agreement, however, counterparty credit risk is minimal because of the protection provided by the exchange's clearinghouse. Investing in derivatives may involve greater risks than investing in the underlying assets directly and, to varying degrees, involves risk of loss in excess of the initial investment, if any, collateral received and amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, for futures contracts, there is the risk that the change in value of the derivative contract may not correspond to the change in value of the underlying instrument.

Net Realized Gain (Loss) and Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives. The table below, which reflects the impacts of derivatives on the financial performance of the Fund, summarizes the net realized gain (loss) and

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change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for derivatives during the period as shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Risk Exposure / Derivative Type

Net Realized
Gain (Loss)

Change in Net Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)

Commodity Risk

 

 

Futures Contracts

$ (147,063,814)

$ 118,584,343

Swap Agreements

(1,206,423,854)

362,975,140

Totals

$ (1,353,487,668)

$ 481,559,483

Futures Contracts. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified underlying instrument for a fixed price at a specified future date. The Fund used futures contracts to manage its exposure to the commodities market.

Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with a clearing broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the face value of the contract. Futures contracts are marked-to-market daily and subsequent payments are made or received by a fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contracts and are recorded as unrealized appreciation or (depreciation). This receivable and/or payable is included in daily variation margin on futures contracts in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain or (loss) is recorded upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract. The net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts during the period is included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Any open futures contracts at period end are shown in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments under the caption "Futures Contracts." The underlying face amount at value reflects each contract's exposure to the underlying instrument at period end. Securities deposited to meet initial margin requirements are identified in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Cash deposited to meet initial margin requirements is shown as segregated cash in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Swap Agreements. A swap agreement (swap) is a contract between two parties to exchange future cash flows at periodic intervals based on a notional principal amount.

Details of swaps open at period end are included in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments under the caption "Swap Agreements." Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) and reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments are exchanged at specified intervals, accrued daily commencing with the effective date of the contract and

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recorded as realized gain or (loss). Realized gain or (loss) is also recorded in the event of an early termination of a swap. The net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swaps during the period is included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Total Return Swaps. Total return swaps are agreements between counterparties to exchange cash flows, one based on a market-linked return of an individual asset or a basket of assets (i.e., an index), and the other on a fixed or floating rate. The Fund entered into total return swaps to manage its commodities market exposure.

7. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities (including the Fidelity Commodity Strategy Central Fund), other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,139,601,663 and $824,402,320, respectively.

8. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee that is based on an annual rate of .40% of the Fund's average net assets. Under the management contract, FMR pays all other fund-level expenses, except the compensation of the independent Trustees and certain other expenses such as interest expense, including commitment fees.

FMR and its affiliates also provide investment management related services to the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary pays FMR a monthly management fee at an annual rate of .30% of its net assets. The Subsidiary also pays certain other expenses including custody and directors' fees.

During the period, FMR waived a portion of its management fee as described in the Expense Reductions note.

Sub-Adviser. Geode Capital Management, LLC (Geode), serves as sub-adviser for the Fund. Geode provides discretionary investment advisory services to the Fund and is paid by FMR for providing these services.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Series Commodity Strategy's average net assets. FIIOC receives no fees for providing transfer agency services to Class F. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of

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shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Series Commodity Strategy

$ 11,270,218

.20

Exchanges In-Kind. During the period, certain investment companies managed by FMR or its affiliates (Investing Funds) completed exchanges in-kind with the Fund. The Investing Funds delivered shares of the Fidelity Commodity Strategy Central Fund valued at $1,000,601,663 in exchange for 108,021,843 shares of the Fund. The amount of in-kind exchanges is included in share transactions in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets as well as Note 12: Share Transactions. The Fund recognized no gain or loss for federal income tax purposes.

9. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $21,548 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.

10. Expense Reductions.

FMR has contractually agreed to waive the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to the management fee of the Subsidiary. In addition, the Fund invests in the Fidelity Commodity Strategy Central Fund, which in turn invests in a wholly-owned subsidiary that invests in commodity-linked derivative instruments. FMR has also contractually agreed to waive the Fund's management fee in an amount equal to its proportionate share of the management fee paid to FMR by the subsidiary based on the Fund's proportionate ownership of the Fidelity Commodity Strategy Central Fund. During the period, these waivers reduced the Fund's management fee by $3,823,429.

In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $681.

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11. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended July 31,

2012

2011

From net realized gain

 

 

Series Commodity Strategy

$ 1,037,883,688

$ 74,016,195

Class F

440,957,618

12,646,014

Total

$ 1,478,841,306

$ 86,662,209

12. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended July 31,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Series Commodity Strategy

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

246,626,620 A

158,460,866

$ 2,270,186,904 A

$ 1,803,786,573

Reinvestment of distributions

101,256,945

7,009,109

1,037,883,688

74,016,195

Shares redeemed

(183,068,171)

(130,900,763)

(1,718,841,386)

(1,617,903,623)

Net increase (decrease)

164,815,394

34,569,212

$ 1,589,229,206

$ 259,899,145

Class F

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

317,861,528 A

140,744,749

$ 2,927,710,016 A

$ 1,695,114,048

Reinvestment of distributions

42,978,325

1,196,406

440,957,618

12,646,014

Shares redeemed

(35,500,286)

(17,629,752)

(343,262,406)

(225,000,400)

Net increase (decrease)

325,339,567

124,311,403

$ 3,025,405,228

$ 1,482,759,662

A Amount includes in-kind exchanges (see Note 8: Exchanges In-Kind).

13. Other.

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

At the end of the period, mutual funds managed by FMR or an FMR affiliate were the owners of record of all of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Salem Street Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Series Commodity Strategy Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities, including the consolidated schedule of investments, and the related consolidated statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Series Commodity Strategy Fund (a fund of Fidelity Salem Street Trust) at July 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Series Commodity Strategy Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at July 31, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

September 18, 2012

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 207 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 435 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers hold office without limit in time, except that any officer may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.

In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.

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Board Structure and Oversight Function. Abigail P. Johnson is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Albert R. Gamper, Jr. serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.

Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds that are overseen by such other Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.

The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations and Audit Committees. In addition, an ad hoc Board committee of Independent Trustees has worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544 for Fidelity Series Commodity Strategy Fund or 1-800-835-5092 for Class F.

Interested Trustees*:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Abigail P. Johnson (50)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Ms. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Ms. Johnson serves as President of Fidelity Financial Services (2012-present) and President of Personal, Workplace and Institutional Services (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is Chairman and Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2011-present), Chairman and Director of FMR (2011-present), and the Vice Chairman and Director (2007-present) of FMR LLC. Previously, Ms. Johnson served as President and a Director of FMR (2001-2005), a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., and FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2005), Senior Vice President of the Fidelity funds (2001-2005), and managed a number of Fidelity funds. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related.

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

Independent Trustees:

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

Mr. Gamper is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2012-present). Prior to his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Group Inc. (commercial finance). During his tenure with CIT Group Inc. Mr. Gamper served in numerous senior management positions, including Chairman (1987-1989; 1999-2001; 2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer (1987-2004), and President (2002-2003). Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities, 2000-present), a member of the Board of Trustees, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Barnabas Health Care System. Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2011-2012) and as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007).

Robert F. Gartland (60)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Mr. Gartland is Chairman and an investor in Gartland and Mellina Group Corp. (consulting, 2009-present). Previously, Mr. Gartland served as a partner and investor of Vietnam Partners LLC (investments and consulting, 2008-2011). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Gartland held a variety of positions at Morgan Stanley (financial services, 1979-2007) including Managing Director (1987-2007).

Arthur E. Johnson (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified power management, 2009-present), AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company, 2002-present) and Booz Allen Hamilton (management consulting, 2011-present). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009). He previously served on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008) and Delta Airlines (2005-2007). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson is not related to Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d or Ms. Abigail P. Johnson.

Michael E. Kenneally (58)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Previously, Mr. Kenneally served as a Member of the Advisory Board for certain Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2008-2009). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management (2003-2005). Mr. Kenneally was a Director of the Credit Suisse Funds (U.S. mutual funds, 2004-2008) and certain other closed-end funds (2004-2005) and was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991.

James H. Keyes (71)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Boards of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines, since 2002) and Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions, since 1998). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Keyes served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Controls (automotive, building, and energy, 1998-2002) and as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008).

Marie L. Knowles (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Ms. Knowles is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2012-present). Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. Ms. Knowles currently serves as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, since 2002). Ms. Knowles is an Honorary Trustee of the Brookings Institution and a member of the Board of the Catalina Island Conservancy and of the Santa Catalina Island Company (2009-present). She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California and the Foundation Board of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia (2007-present). Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007).

Kenneth L. Wolfe (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement, Mr. Wolfe served as Chairman and a Director (2007-2009) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1994-2001) of Hershey Foods Corporation. He also served as a member of the Boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (telecommunications, 2003-2006), Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (medical/pharmaceutical, 1993-2007), and Revlon, Inc. (personal care products, 2004-2009). Mr. Wolfe previously served as Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2008-2012).

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

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Executive Officers:

Correspondence intended for each executive officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Charles S. Morrison (51)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Morrison also serves as President, Fixed Income and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Morrison served as Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2005-2009), President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR (2009), and Senior Vice President, Money Market Group of FMR (2004-2009). Mr. Morrison also served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2002-2005), certain Balanced Funds (2002-2005), and certain Asset Allocation Funds (2002-2007), and as Senior Vice President (2002-2005) of Fidelity's Fixed Income Division.

Derek L. Young (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Young is also a Trustee of other investment companies advised by Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) (2012-present), President and a Director of Strategic Advisers (2011-present), President of Fidelity Global Asset Allocation (GAA) (2011-present), and Vice Chairman of Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Young served as Chief Investment Officer of GAA (2009-2011) and as a portfolio manager.

Andrew Windmueller (52)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Windmueller also serves as Chief Investment Officer of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2011-present), Chief Investment Officer for Global Asset Allocation Multi-Asset Class Strategies (2011-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2000-present).

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

Ramon Herrera (38)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Herrera also serves as Vice President, Associate General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (53)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).

Michael H. Whitaker (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Whitaker also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present). Mr. Whitaker is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Whitaker worked at MFS Investment Management where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2004-2006), and Assistant General Counsel.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

Adrien E. Deberghes (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (2011-present) and Deputy Treasurer (2008-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Kenneth B. Robins (42)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present; 2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Gary W. Ryan (53)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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Spartan®

Real Estate Index

Fund -

Investor Class

Fidelity Advantage® Class

Annual Report

July 31, 2012

(Fidelity Cover Art)


Contents

Performance

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How the fund has done over time.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

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The Portfolio Manager's review of fund performance and strategy.

Shareholder Expense Example

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An example of shareholder expenses.

Investment Changes

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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months.

Investments

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A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.

Financial Statements

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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights.

Notes

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Notes to the financial statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Trustees and Officers

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Distributions

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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-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, semiannual report, or annual report 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 fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.

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Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.

Average annual total returns take Spartan® Real Estate Index Fund's - Investor Class and Fidelity Advantage® Class cumulative total return and show you what would have happened if Investor Class and Fidelity Advantage® Class shares had performed at a constant rate each year. These numbers will be reported once the fund is a year old.

$10,000 Over Life of Fund

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Spartan® Real Estate Index Fund - Investor Class on September 8, 2011, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Dow Jones U.S. Select Real Estate Securities IndexSM performed over the same period.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Major U.S. equity benchmarks posted solid gains for the year ending July 31, 2012, amid an uncertain investment environment. The broad-based S&P 500® Index returned 9.13%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index gained 10.12% and 7.83%, respectively. Volatility spiked during the period's first half, as equities plummeted late last summer on Europe's debt woes, political wrangling over the U.S. debt ceiling and the sovereign credit-rating downgrade that followed. By October, a seemingly improved U.S. economy rejuvenated stocks, paving the way for major equity benchmarks to post their best first-quarter performance since 1998. However, more eurozone trouble, signs that the U.S. economy had turned sluggish and a slowdown in China caused stocks to slip in May, before a new wave of optimism took hold in June and July. Within the S&P 500®, more-defensive sectors such as telecommunication services (+30%) and consumer staples (+20%) fared best, while materials and energy significantly underperformed, returning -5%. Small- and mid-cap stocks trailed their less-volatile large-cap counterparts, with the Russell 2000® Index adding 0.19% and the Russell Midcap® Index rising 2.28%. Given turmoil and local currency weakness in Europe, foreign developed-markets stocks lost ground, with the MSCI® EAFE® Index returning -11.32%.

Comments from James Francis, Senior Portfolio Manager of the Geode Capital Management, LLC, investment management team for Spartan® Real Estate Index Fund: From inception on September 8, 2011, through July 31, 2012, the fund's Investor Class and Fidelity Advantage® Class shares gained 20.84% and 20.97%, respectively, roughly in line with the 21.38% return of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Real Estate Securities IndexSM. It was a strong period for real estate securities, bolstered by solid underlying business fundamentals. Simon Property Group, a retail real estate investment trust (REIT), was by far the top individual contributor. Health care property companies HCP, Ventas and Health Care REIT added value. Leading self-storage company Public Storage also boosted returns, as did industrial REIT Prologis and hotel REIT Host Hotels & Resorts. Modest detractors included Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, a property owner focused on the Washington, D.C., region, and Mack-Cali Realty, which owns office properties. The fund also was hampered by out-of-index positions in a Vanguard REIT exchange-traded fund and S&P 500® Index futures, vehicles we sometimes used to temporarily reinvest cash to gain additional exposure to the market.

The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.

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Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees 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 the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2012 to July 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. An annual index fund fee of $10 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $10,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the 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 the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' 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. An annual index fund fee of $10 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $10,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the 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 the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Shareholder Expense Example - continued

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
February 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
July 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
February 1, 2012
to July 31, 2012

Investor Class

.26%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,097.20

$ 1.36

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,023.57

$ 1.31

Fidelity Advantage Class

.12%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,098.20

$ .63

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,024.27

$ .60

Institutional Class

.08%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,098.30

$ .42

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,024.47

$ .40

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Simon Property Group, Inc.

11.4

10.7

Public Storage

5.1

5.3

HCP, Inc.

4.8

4.6

Ventas, Inc.

4.7

4.5

Equity Residential (SBI)

4.6

4.7

Boston Properties, Inc.

4.0

4.1

Vornado Realty Trust

3.7

4.0

Prologis, Inc.

3.6

3.9

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

3.4

3.5

Health Care REIT, Inc.

3.2

2.9

 

48.5

Top Five REIT Sectors as of July 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

REITs - Apartments

18.1

17.9

REITs - Malls

16.8

16.1

REITs - Health Care Facilities

14.4

13.6

REITs - Office Buildings

13.1

13.5

REITs - Industrial Buildings

13.0

13.4

Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)

As of July 31, 2012 *

As of January 31, 2012 **

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Stocks and Equity
Futures 99.9%

 

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Stocks and Investment Companies 99.6%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.1%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.4%

 

* Foreign investments

1.1%

 

** Foreign investments

1.2%

 

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Investments July 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 98.6%

Shares

Value

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 97.1%

REITs - Apartments - 18.1%

American Campus Communities, Inc.

10,522

$ 501,479

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A

14,171

388,711

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

11,157

1,641,083

BRE Properties, Inc.

9,056

477,070

Camden Property Trust (SBI)

9,421

671,812

Colonial Properties Trust (SBI)

10,231

231,732

Education Realty Trust, Inc.

10,926

128,053

Equity Residential (SBI)

35,265

2,232,627

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

4,132

650,212

Home Properties, Inc.

5,663

371,549

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

4,802

332,442

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (SBI)

6,498

93,311

Post Properties, Inc.

6,244

322,503

UDR, Inc.

26,825

713,813

TOTAL REITS - APARTMENTS

8,756,397

REITs - Factory Outlets - 0.7%

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

10,758

346,408

REITs - Health Care Facilities - 14.4%

HCP, Inc.

49,215

2,323,440

Health Care REIT, Inc.

25,057

1,559,297

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

9,134

224,331

LTC Properties, Inc.

3,562

127,163

Senior Housing Properties Trust (SBI)

19,080

434,070

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (SBI)

1,386

60,346

Ventas, Inc.

33,785

2,272,041

TOTAL REITS - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

7,000,688

REITs - Hotels - 5.3%

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.

7,978

60,872

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

22,092

208,990

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. (a)

14,599

70,659

Hersha Hospitality Trust

20,666

100,437

Hospitality Properties Trust (SBI)

14,474

351,284

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

84,299

1,237,509

LaSalle Hotel Properties (SBI)

9,978

262,022

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - CONTINUED

REITs - Hotels - continued

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

6,159

$ 139,932

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (a)

13,976

139,900

TOTAL REITS - HOTELS

2,571,605

REITs - Industrial Buildings - 13.0%

DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.

28,818

180,401

Duke Realty LP

31,267

452,121

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.

7,421

199,625

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

3,312

177,126

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

12,188

399,035

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (a)

9,537

121,501

First Potomac Realty Trust

5,956

69,030

Liberty Property Trust (SBI)

13,705

497,354

Prologis, Inc.

53,860

1,741,294

Public Storage

16,549

2,464,974

TOTAL REITS - INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS

6,302,461

REITs - Malls - 16.8%

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

17,383

342,967

General Growth Properties, Inc.

45,134

817,828

Rouse Properties, Inc.

2,654

36,731

Simon Property Group, Inc.

34,358

5,514,120

Taubman Centers, Inc.

6,793

526,593

The Macerich Co.

15,480

904,187

TOTAL REITS - MALLS

8,142,426

REITs - Management/Investment - 4.0%

CubeSmart

13,371

160,318

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

14,277

1,114,605

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

4,844

348,380

Franklin Street Properties Corp.

8,797

91,225

Washington (REIT) (SBI)

7,733

206,471

TOTAL REITS - MANAGEMENT/INVESTMENT

1,920,999

REITs - Mobile Home Parks - 0.3%

Sun Communities, Inc.

2,866

133,527

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - CONTINUED

REITs - Office Buildings - 13.1%

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

7,269

$ 534,126

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.

17,998

338,362

Boston Properties, Inc.

17,477

1,938,199

Brandywine Realty Trust (SBI)

16,813

199,738

CommonWealth REIT

9,814

179,007

Corporate Office Properties Trust (SBI)

8,435

187,763

Cousins Properties, Inc.

9,849

74,754

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

16,385

385,211

Highwoods Properties, Inc. (SBI)

8,673

293,755

Kilroy Realty Corp.

8,021

379,714

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

10,198

273,204

Parkway Properties, Inc.

2,461

27,391

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A

20,254

345,533

PS Business Parks, Inc.

2,198

148,607

SL Green Realty Corp.

10,518

828,293

Sovran Self Storage, Inc.

3,400

194,140

TOTAL REITS - OFFICE BUILDINGS

6,327,797

REITs - Shopping Centers - 11.4%

Acadia Realty Trust (SBI)

5,150

123,291

Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc.

6,209

31,976

DDR Corp.

27,161

408,501

Equity One, Inc.

7,265

157,578

Federal Realty Investment Trust (SBI)

7,472

811,908

Glimcher Realty Trust

16,362

163,947

Inland Real Estate Corp.

9,047

72,195

Kimco Realty Corp.

47,694

929,556

Kite Realty Group Trust

7,119

35,809

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (SBI)

5,199

66,235

Regency Centers Corp.

10,548

504,722

Saul Centers, Inc.

944

39,308

Vornado Realty Trust

21,619

1,805,187

Weingarten Realty Investors (SBI)

14,177

381,078

TOTAL REITS - SHOPPING CENTERS

5,531,291

TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

47,033,599

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT - 1.5%

Real Estate Operating Companies - 1.5%

Brookfield Properties Corp.

30,338

$ 518,818

Forest City Enterprises, Inc. Class A (a)

15,518

218,959

TOTAL REAL ESTATE OPERATING COMPANIES

737,777

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $43,914,362)


47,771,376

U.S. Treasury Obligations - 0.0%

 

Principal Amount

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, yield at date of purchase 0.13% 12/27/12 (c)
(Cost $19,990)

$ 20,000


19,989

Money Market Funds - 0.7%

Shares

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.17% (b)
(Cost $314,831)

314,831


314,831

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.3%

(Cost $44,249,183)

48,106,196

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.7%

325,508

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 48,431,704

Futures Contracts

Expiration Date

Underlying Face Amount at Value

Unrealized Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Purchased

Equity Index Contracts

9 CME E-mini S&P 500 Index Contracts

Sept. 2012

$ 618,570

$ 3,352

 

The face value of futures purchased as a percentage of net assets is 1.3%

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.

(c) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover margin requirements for futures contracts. At the period end, the value of securities pledged amounted to $19,989.

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

$ 472

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

11

Total

$ 483

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2012, 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 Security 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:

Common Stocks

$ 47,771,376

$ 47,771,376

$ -

$ -

U.S. Treasury Obligations

19,989

-

19,989

-

Money Market Funds

314,831

314,831

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 48,106,196

$ 48,086,207

$ 19,989

$ -

Derivative Instruments:

Assets

Futures Contracts

$ 3,352

$ 3,352

$ -

$ -

Value of Derivative Instruments

The following table is a summary of the Fund's value of derivative instruments by risk exposure as of July 31, 2012. For additional information on derivative instruments, please refer to the Derivative Instruments section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Risk Exposure /
Derivative Type

Value

 

Asset

Liability

Equity Risk

Futures Contracts (a)

$ 3,352

$ -

Total Value of Derivatives

$ 3,352

$ -

(a) Reflects cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts as disclosed on the Schedule of Investments. Only the period end variation margin is separately disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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

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Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

July 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $43,934,352)

$ 47,791,365

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $314,831)

314,831

 

Total Investments (cost $44,249,183)

 

$ 48,106,196

Receivable for investments sold

313,659

Receivable for fund shares sold

1,210,237

Dividends receivable

23,428

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

98

Receivable from investment adviser for expense reductions

2,642

Other receivables

2

Total assets

49,656,262

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 1,213,861

Payable for fund shares redeemed

1,375

Accrued management fee

5,121

Payable for daily variation margin on futures contracts

246

Other affiliated payables

3,955

Total liabilities

1,224,558

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 48,431,704

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 44,328,884

Undistributed net investment income

138,043

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

104,412

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

3,860,365

Net Assets

$ 48,431,704

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

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

  

July 31, 2012

 

 

 

Investor Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($19,998,472 ÷ 1,676,609 shares)

$ 11.93

 

 

 

Fidelity Advantage Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($28,294,471 ÷ 2,369,657 shares)

$ 11.94

 

 

 

Institutional Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($138,761 ÷ 11,619 shares)

$ 11.94

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

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Statement of Operations

  

For the period September 8, 2011
(commencement of operations)
to July 31, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 409,801

Interest

 

17

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

483

Total income

 

410,301

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 25,553

Transfer agent fees

18,828

Independent trustees' compensation

51

Miscellaneous

23

Total expenses before reductions

44,455

Expense reductions

(13,145)

31,310

Net investment income (loss)

378,991

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

96,669

Investment not meeting investment restrictions

1,594

Foreign currency transactions

(23)

Futures contracts

6,651

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

104,891

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

3,857,013

Futures contracts

3,352

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

3,860,365

Net gain (loss)

3,965,256

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 4,344,247

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

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

For the period
September 8, 2011
(commencement of operations)
to July 31, 2012

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Operations

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 378,991

Net realized gain (loss)

104,891

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

3,860,365

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

4,344,247

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(240,940)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

44,322,904

Redemption fees

5,493

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

48,431,704

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

-

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $138,043)

$ 48,431,704

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

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Financial Highlights - Investor Class

 

Period ended
July 31,
2012
G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 10.00

Income from Investment Operations

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .20

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.86

Total from investment operations

  2.06

Distributions from net investment income

  (.13)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital D, I

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 11.93

Total Return B, C

  20.84%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H

 

Expenses before reductions

  .33% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .26% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .26% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.98% A

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 19,998

Portfolio turnover rate F

  67% J

A Annualized

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

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

D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G For the period September 8, 2011 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2012.

H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

J Amount not annualized.

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

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Financial Highlights - Fidelity Advantage Class

 

Period ended
July 31,
2012
G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 10.00

Income from Investment Operations

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .21

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.87

Total from investment operations

  2.08

Distributions from net investment income

  (.14)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital D, I

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 11.94

Total Return B, C

  20.97%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H

 

Expenses before reductions

  .19% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .12% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .12% A

Net investment income (loss)

  2.12% A

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 28,294

Portfolio turnover rate F

  67% J

A Annualized

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

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

D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G For the period September 8, 2011 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2012.

H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

J Amount not annualized.

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

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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

 

Period ended
July 31,
2012
G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 10.00

Income from Investment Operations

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .20

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.88

Total from investment operations

  2.08

Distributions from net investment income

  (.14)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital D, I

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 11.94

Total Return B, C

  20.99%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H

 

Expenses before reductions

  .15% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .08% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .08% A

Net investment income (loss)

  2.16% A

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 139

Portfolio turnover rate F

  67% J

A Annualized

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

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

D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G For the period September 8, 2011 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2012.

H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

J Amount not annualized.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended July 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Spartan Real Estate Index Fund (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Fidelity Salem Street Trust (the Trust) (formerly Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Investor Class, Fidelity Advantage Class and Institutional Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period 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, the 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 FMR.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC web site or upon request.

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

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

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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 Fund:

Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendor or broker to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or rates are not readily available or reliable, securities will be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund's Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by security type and may include market or security specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)

Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when significant market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Security Valuation - continued

Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of July 31, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency Translation. The Fund may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.

Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.

The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities.

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Investment Transactions and Income - continued

Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of July 31, 2012, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. In addition, the Fund claimed a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to futures transactions, foreign currency transactions and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 4,148,347

Gross unrealized depreciation

(301,506)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 3,846,841

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 44,259,355

The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 162,110

Undistributed long-term capital gain

$ 93,870

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 3,846,841

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

July 31, 2012

Ordinary Income

$ 240,940

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held by investors in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to .75% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Derivative Instruments.

Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Fund's investment objectives allow the Fund to enter into various types of derivative contracts, including futures contracts. Derivatives are investments whose value is derived from underlying

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Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments - continued

assets, indices or reference rates and may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). Derivatives may involve a future commitment to buy or sell a specified instrument based on specified terms, or to exchange future cash flows at periodic intervals based on a notional principal amount. The Fund used derivatives to increase returns and to manage exposure to certain risks as defined below. The success of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of numerous economic factors, and if the strategies for investment do not work as intended, the Fund may not achieve its objectives.

The Fund's use of derivatives increased or decreased its exposure to the following risk:

Equity Risk

Equity risk relates to the fluctuations in the value of financial instruments as a result of changes in market prices (other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign exchange risk), whether caused by factors specific to an individual investment, its issuer, or all factors affecting all instruments traded in a market or market segment.

The Fund is also exposed to additional risks from investing in derivatives, such as liquidity risk and counterparty credit risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund will be unable to close out the derivative in the open market in a timely manner. Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the counterparty will not be able to fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Counterparty credit risk related to exchange-traded futures contracts is minimal because of the protection provided by the exchange on which they trade. Investing in derivatives may involve greater risks than investing in the underlying assets directly and, to varying degrees, involves risk of loss in excess of the initial investment, if any, collateral received and amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, for futures contracts, there is the risk that the change in value of the derivative contract may not correspond to the change in value of the underlying instrument.

Futures Contracts. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified underlying instrument for a fixed price at a specified future date. The Fund used futures contracts to manage its exposure to the stock market.

Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with a clearing broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the face value of the contract. Futures contracts are marked-to-market daily and subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by a fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contracts and are recorded as unrealized appreciation or (depreciation). This receivable and/or payable is included in daily variation margin on futures contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain or (loss) is recorded upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

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4. Derivative Instruments - continued

Futures Contracts - continued

Any open futures contracts at period end are shown in the Schedule of Investments under the caption "Futures Contracts." The underlying face amount at value reflects each contract's exposure to the underlying instrument at period end and is representative of activity for the period. Securities deposited to meet initial margin requirements are identified in the Schedule of Investments.

During the period the Fund recognized net realized gain (loss) of $6,651 and a change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of $3,352 related to its investment in futures contracts. These amounts are included in the Statement of Operations.

5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $58,709,752 and $14,694,518, respectively.

The Fund realized a gain on the sale of an investment not meeting the investment restrictions of the Fund.

6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee and Expense Contract. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is based on an annual rate of .14% of the Fund's average net assets. Under the management contract, FMR pays all other fund-level expenses, except the compensation of the independent Trustees and certain other expenses such as interest expense, including commitment fees.

In addition, under an expense contract, FMR pays class-level expenses as necessary so that the total expenses do not exceed certain amounts of each class' average net assets on an annual basis with certain exceptions, as noted in the following table:

Investor Class

.33%

Fidelity Advantage Class

.19%

Institutional Class

.15%

Sub-Adviser. Geode Capital Management, LLC (Geode), serves as sub-adviser for the Fund. Geode provides discretionary investment advisory services to the Fund and is paid by FMR for providing these services.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class. FIIOC receives transfer agent fees at an annual rate of .21%,

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.11%, and .035% of average net assets for Investor Class, Fidelity Advantage Class, and Institutional Class, respectively. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.

Under the expense contract, Investor Class, Fidelity Advantage Class and Institutional Class pay a portion of the transfer agent fees at an annual rate of .19%, .05% and .01% of average net assets, respectively.

For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each applicable class were as follows:

 

Amount

Investor Class

$ 13,435

Fidelity Advantage Class

5,344

Institutional Class

49

 

$ 18,828

7. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $23 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.

8. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities through a lending agent from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. At period end, there were no security loans outstanding. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any

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8. Security Lending - continued

premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $11.

9. Expense Reductions.

FMR contractually agreed to reimburse each class to the extent annual operating expenses exceeded certain levels of average net assets as noted in the table below. This reimbursement will remain in place through September 30, 2013. Some expenses, for example interest expense, are excluded from this reimbursement.

The following classes were in reimbursement during the period:

 

Expense
limitations

Reimbursement
from adviser

Investor Class

.26%

$ 5,149

Fidelity Advantage Class

.12%

7,645

Institutional Class

.08%

348

 

 

$ 13,142

Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $3.

10. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

 

Period ended
July, 31,
2012
A

From net investment income

 

Investor Class

$ 87,349

Fidelity Advantage Class

145,145

Institutional Class

8,446

Total

$ 240,940

A For the period September 8, 2011 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2012.

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11. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

Period ended July 31, 2012

Shares A

Dollars A

Investor Class

 

 

Shares sold

2,136,001

$ 23,319,213

Reinvestment of distributions

7,875

83,751

Shares redeemed

(467,267)

(4,940,005)

Net increase (decrease)

1,676,609

$ 18,462,959

Fidelity Advantage Class

 

 

Shares sold

2,836,221

$ 30,922,433

Reinvestment of distributions

12,686

133,025

Shares redeemed

(479,250)

(5,238,458)

Net increase (decrease)

2,369,657

$ 25,817,000

Institutional Class

 

 

Shares sold

100,001

$ 1,000,010

Reinvestment of distributions

840

8,446

Shares redeemed

(89,222)

(965,511)

Net increase (decrease)

11,619

$ 42,945

A For the period September 8, 2011 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2012.

12. Other.

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

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Salem Street Trust and Shareholders of Spartan Real Estate Index Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Spartan Real Estate Index Fund (the Fund), a fund of Fidelity Salem Street Trust, including the schedule of investments, as of July 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations, the statement of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the period from September 8, 2011 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2012. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2012, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audit provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Spartan Real Estate Index Fund as of July 31, 2012, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the period from September 8, 2011 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2012, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

September 18, 2012

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 207 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 435 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers hold office without limit in time, except that any officer may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.

In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.

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Board Structure and Oversight Function. Abigail P. Johnson is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Albert R. Gamper, Jr. serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.

Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds that are overseen by such other Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.

The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations and Audit Committees. In addition, an ad hoc Board committee of Independent Trustees has worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.

Interested Trustees*:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Abigail P. Johnson (50)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Ms. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Ms. Johnson serves as President of Fidelity Financial Services (2012-present) and President of Personal, Workplace and Institutional Services (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is Chairman and Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2011-present), Chairman and Director of FMR (2011-present), and the Vice Chairman and Director (2007-present) of FMR LLC. Previously, Ms. Johnson served as President and a Director of FMR (2001-2005), a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., and FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2005), Senior Vice President of the Fidelity funds (2001-2005), and managed a number of Fidelity funds. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related.

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

Independent Trustees:

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

Mr. Gamper is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2012-present). Prior to his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Group Inc. (commercial finance). During his tenure with CIT Group Inc. Mr. Gamper served in numerous senior management positions, including Chairman (1987-1989; 1999-2001; 2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer (1987-2004), and President (2002-2003). Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities, 2000-present), a member of the Board of Trustees, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Barnabas Health Care System. Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2011-2012) and as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007).

Robert F. Gartland (60)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Mr. Gartland is Chairman and an investor in Gartland and Mellina Group Corp. (consulting, 2009-present). Previously, Mr. Gartland served as a partner and investor of Vietnam Partners LLC (investments and consulting, 2008-2011). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Gartland held a variety of positions at Morgan Stanley (financial services, 1979-2007) including Managing Director (1987-2007).

Arthur E. Johnson (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified power management, 2009-present), AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company, 2002-present) and Booz Allen Hamilton (management consulting, 2011-present). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009). He previously served on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008) and Delta Airlines (2005-2007). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson is not related to Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d or Ms. Abigail P. Johnson.

Michael E. Kenneally (58)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Previously, Mr. Kenneally served as a Member of the Advisory Board for certain Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2008-2009). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management (2003-2005). Mr. Kenneally was a Director of the Credit Suisse Funds (U.S. mutual funds, 2004-2008) and certain other closed-end funds (2004-2005) and was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991.

James H. Keyes (71)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Boards of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines, since 2002) and Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions, since 1998). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Keyes served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Controls (automotive, building, and energy, 1998-2002) and as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008).

Marie L. Knowles (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Ms. Knowles is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2012-present). Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. Ms. Knowles currently serves as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, since 2002). Ms. Knowles is an Honorary Trustee of the Brookings Institution and a member of the Board of the Catalina Island Conservancy and of the Santa Catalina Island Company (2009-present). She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California and the Foundation Board of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia (2007-present). Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007).

Kenneth L. Wolfe (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement, Mr. Wolfe served as Chairman and a Director (2007-2009) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1994-2001) of Hershey Foods Corporation. He also served as a member of the Boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (telecommunications, 2003-2006), Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (medical/pharmaceutical, 1993-2007), and Revlon, Inc. (personal care products, 2004-2009). Mr. Wolfe previously served as Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2008-2012).

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

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Executive Officers:

Correspondence intended for each executive officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Charles S. Morrison (51)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Morrison also serves as President, Fixed Income and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Morrison served as Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2005-2009), President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR (2009), and Senior Vice President, Money Market Group of FMR (2004-2009). Mr. Morrison also served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2002-2005), certain Balanced Funds (2002-2005), and certain Asset Allocation Funds (2002-2007), and as Senior Vice President (2002-2005) of Fidelity's Fixed Income Division.

Robert P. Brown (48)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds. Mr. Brown also serves as Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), President, Bond Group of FMR (2011-present), Director and Managing Director, Research of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Brown served as President, Money Market Group of FMR (2010-2011) and Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2010-2012).

Derek L. Young (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Young is also a Trustee of other investment companies advised by Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) (2012-present), President and a Director of Strategic Advisers (2011-present), President of Fidelity Global Asset Allocation (GAA) (2011-present), and Vice Chairman of Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Young served as Chief Investment Officer of GAA (2009-2011) and as a portfolio manager.

Andrew Windmueller (52)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Windmueller also serves as Chief Investment Officer of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2011-present), Chief Investment Officer for Global Asset Allocation Multi-Asset Class Strategies (2011-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2000-present).

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

Ramon Herrera (38)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Herrera also serves as Vice President, Associate General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (53)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).

Michael H. Whitaker (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Whitaker also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present). Mr. Whitaker is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Whitaker worked at MFS Investment Management where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2004-2006), and Assistant General Counsel.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

Adrien E. Deberghes (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (2011-present) and Deputy Treasurer (2008-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Kenneth B. Robins (42)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present; 2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Gary W. Ryan (53)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

The Board of Trustees of Spartan Real Estate Index Fund voted to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net investment income:

 

Pay Date

Record Date

Dividends

Capital Gains

Investor Class

09/10/12

09/07/12

$0.04700

$0.027

Fidelity Advantage Class

09/10/12

09/07/12

$0.05158

$0.027

The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended July 31,2012, $93,870, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

A total of 0.03% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally exempt from state income tax.

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.

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Investment Adviser

Fidelity Management & Research Company

Boston, MA

Investment Sub-Advisers

FMR Co., Inc.

Geode Capital Management, LLC

General Distributor

Fidelity Distributors Corporation

Smithfield, RI

Transfer and Service Agents

Fidelity Investments Institutional

Operations Company, Inc.

Boston, MA 

Fidelity Service Company, Inc.

Boston, MA 

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Boston, MA

The Fidelity Telephone
Connection

Mutual Fund 24-Hour Service

Exchanges/Redemptions
and Account Assistance 1-800-544-6666

Product Information 1-800-544-8888

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Spartan®

Real Estate Index

Fund -

Institutional Class

Annual Report

July 31, 2012

(Fidelity Cover Art)


Contents

Performance

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How the fund has done over time.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

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The Portfolio Manager's review of fund performance and strategy.

Shareholder Expense Example

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An example of shareholder expenses.

Investment Changes

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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months.

Investments

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A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.

Financial Statements

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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights.

Notes

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Notes to the financial statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Trustees and Officers

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Distributions

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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-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, semiannual report, or annual report 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 fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.

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Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.

Average annual total returns take Spartan® Real Estate Index Fund's - Institutional Class cumulative total return and show you what would have happened if Institutional Class shares had performed at a constant rate each year. These numbers will be reported once the fund is a year old.

$10,000 Over Life of Fund

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Spartan® Real Estate Index Fund - Institutional Class on September 8, 2011, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Dow Jones U.S. Select Real Estate Securities IndexSM performed over the same period.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Major U.S. equity benchmarks posted solid gains for the year ending July 31, 2012, amid an uncertain investment environment. The broad-based S&P 500® Index returned 9.13%, while the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM and technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index gained 10.12% and 7.83%, respectively. Volatility spiked during the period's first half, as equities plummeted late last summer on Europe's debt woes, political wrangling over the U.S. debt ceiling and the sovereign credit-rating downgrade that followed. By October, a seemingly improved U.S. economy rejuvenated stocks, paving the way for major equity benchmarks to post their best first-quarter performance since 1998. However, more eurozone trouble, signs that the U.S. economy had turned sluggish and a slowdown in China caused stocks to slip in May, before a new wave of optimism took hold in June and July. Within the S&P 500®, more-defensive sectors such as telecommunication services (+30%) and consumer staples (+20%) fared best, while materials and energy significantly underperformed, returning -5%. Small- and mid-cap stocks trailed their less-volatile large-cap counterparts, with the Russell 2000® Index adding 0.19% and the Russell Midcap® Index rising 2.28%. Given turmoil and local currency weakness in Europe, foreign developed-markets stocks lost ground, with the MSCI® EAFE® Index returning -11.32%.

Comments from James Francis, Senior Portfolio Manager of the Geode Capital Management, LLC, investment management team for Spartan® Real Estate Index Fund: From inception on September 8, 2011, through July 31, 2012, the fund's Institutional Class shares gained 20.99%, roughly in line with the 21.38% return of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Real Estate Securities IndexSM. It was a strong period for real estate securities, bolstered by solid underlying business fundamentals. Simon Property Group, a retail real estate investment trust (REIT), was by far the top individual contributor. Health care property companies HCP, Ventas and Health Care REIT added value. Leading self-storage company Public Storage also boosted returns, as did industrial REIT Prologis and hotel REIT Host Hotels & Resorts. Modest detractors included Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, a property owner focused on the Washington, D.C., region, and Mack-Cali Realty, which owns office properties. The fund also was hampered by out-of-index positions in a Vanguard REIT exchange-traded fund and S&P 500® Index futures, vehicles we sometimes used to temporarily reinvest cash to gain additional exposure to the market.

The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.

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Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees 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 the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (February 1, 2012 to July 31, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. An annual index fund fee of $10 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $10,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the 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 the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' 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. An annual index fund fee of $10 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $10,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the 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 the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Shareholder Expense Example - continued

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
February 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
July 31, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
February 1, 2012
to July 31, 2012

Investor Class

.26%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,097.20

$ 1.36

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,023.57

$ 1.31

Fidelity Advantage Class

.12%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,098.20

$ .63

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,024.27

$ .60

Institutional Class

.08%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,098.30

$ .42

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,024.47

$ .40

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of July 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Simon Property Group, Inc.

11.4

10.7

Public Storage

5.1

5.3

HCP, Inc.

4.8

4.6

Ventas, Inc.

4.7

4.5

Equity Residential (SBI)

4.6

4.7

Boston Properties, Inc.

4.0

4.1

Vornado Realty Trust

3.7

4.0

Prologis, Inc.

3.6

3.9

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

3.4

3.5

Health Care REIT, Inc.

3.2

2.9

 

48.5

Top Five REIT Sectors as of July 31, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

REITs - Apartments

18.1

17.9

REITs - Malls

16.8

16.1

REITs - Health Care Facilities

14.4

13.6

REITs - Office Buildings

13.1

13.5

REITs - Industrial Buildings

13.0

13.4

Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)

As of July 31, 2012 *

As of January 31, 2012 **

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Stocks and Equity
Futures 99.9%

 

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Stocks and Investment Companies 99.6%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.1%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.4%

 

* Foreign investments

1.1%

 

** Foreign investments

1.2%

 

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Investments July 31, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 98.6%

Shares

Value

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 97.1%

REITs - Apartments - 18.1%

American Campus Communities, Inc.

10,522

$ 501,479

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A

14,171

388,711

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

11,157

1,641,083

BRE Properties, Inc.

9,056

477,070

Camden Property Trust (SBI)

9,421

671,812

Colonial Properties Trust (SBI)

10,231

231,732

Education Realty Trust, Inc.

10,926

128,053

Equity Residential (SBI)

35,265

2,232,627

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

4,132

650,212

Home Properties, Inc.

5,663

371,549

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

4,802

332,442

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (SBI)

6,498

93,311

Post Properties, Inc.

6,244

322,503

UDR, Inc.

26,825

713,813

TOTAL REITS - APARTMENTS

8,756,397

REITs - Factory Outlets - 0.7%

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

10,758

346,408

REITs - Health Care Facilities - 14.4%

HCP, Inc.

49,215

2,323,440

Health Care REIT, Inc.

25,057

1,559,297

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

9,134

224,331

LTC Properties, Inc.

3,562

127,163

Senior Housing Properties Trust (SBI)

19,080

434,070

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (SBI)

1,386

60,346

Ventas, Inc.

33,785

2,272,041

TOTAL REITS - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

7,000,688

REITs - Hotels - 5.3%

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.

7,978

60,872

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

22,092

208,990

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. (a)

14,599

70,659

Hersha Hospitality Trust

20,666

100,437

Hospitality Properties Trust (SBI)

14,474

351,284

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

84,299

1,237,509

LaSalle Hotel Properties (SBI)

9,978

262,022

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - CONTINUED

REITs - Hotels - continued

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

6,159

$ 139,932

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (a)

13,976

139,900

TOTAL REITS - HOTELS

2,571,605

REITs - Industrial Buildings - 13.0%

DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.

28,818

180,401

Duke Realty LP

31,267

452,121

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.

7,421

199,625

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

3,312

177,126

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

12,188

399,035

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (a)

9,537

121,501

First Potomac Realty Trust

5,956

69,030

Liberty Property Trust (SBI)

13,705

497,354

Prologis, Inc.

53,860

1,741,294

Public Storage

16,549

2,464,974

TOTAL REITS - INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS

6,302,461

REITs - Malls - 16.8%

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

17,383

342,967

General Growth Properties, Inc.

45,134

817,828

Rouse Properties, Inc.

2,654

36,731

Simon Property Group, Inc.

34,358

5,514,120

Taubman Centers, Inc.

6,793

526,593

The Macerich Co.

15,480

904,187

TOTAL REITS - MALLS

8,142,426

REITs - Management/Investment - 4.0%

CubeSmart

13,371

160,318

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

14,277

1,114,605

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

4,844

348,380

Franklin Street Properties Corp.

8,797

91,225

Washington (REIT) (SBI)

7,733

206,471

TOTAL REITS - MANAGEMENT/INVESTMENT

1,920,999

REITs - Mobile Home Parks - 0.3%

Sun Communities, Inc.

2,866

133,527

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - CONTINUED

REITs - Office Buildings - 13.1%

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

7,269

$ 534,126

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.

17,998

338,362

Boston Properties, Inc.

17,477

1,938,199

Brandywine Realty Trust (SBI)

16,813

199,738

CommonWealth REIT

9,814

179,007

Corporate Office Properties Trust (SBI)

8,435

187,763

Cousins Properties, Inc.

9,849

74,754

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

16,385

385,211

Highwoods Properties, Inc. (SBI)

8,673

293,755

Kilroy Realty Corp.

8,021

379,714

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

10,198

273,204

Parkway Properties, Inc.

2,461

27,391

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A

20,254

345,533

PS Business Parks, Inc.

2,198

148,607

SL Green Realty Corp.

10,518

828,293

Sovran Self Storage, Inc.

3,400

194,140

TOTAL REITS - OFFICE BUILDINGS

6,327,797

REITs - Shopping Centers - 11.4%

Acadia Realty Trust (SBI)

5,150

123,291

Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc.

6,209

31,976

DDR Corp.

27,161

408,501

Equity One, Inc.

7,265

157,578

Federal Realty Investment Trust (SBI)

7,472

811,908

Glimcher Realty Trust

16,362

163,947

Inland Real Estate Corp.

9,047

72,195

Kimco Realty Corp.

47,694

929,556

Kite Realty Group Trust

7,119

35,809

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (SBI)

5,199

66,235

Regency Centers Corp.

10,548

504,722

Saul Centers, Inc.

944

39,308

Vornado Realty Trust

21,619

1,805,187

Weingarten Realty Investors (SBI)

14,177

381,078

TOTAL REITS - SHOPPING CENTERS

5,531,291

TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

47,033,599

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT - 1.5%

Real Estate Operating Companies - 1.5%

Brookfield Properties Corp.

30,338

$ 518,818

Forest City Enterprises, Inc. Class A (a)

15,518

218,959

TOTAL REAL ESTATE OPERATING COMPANIES

737,777

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $43,914,362)


47,771,376

U.S. Treasury Obligations - 0.0%

 

Principal Amount

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, yield at date of purchase 0.13% 12/27/12 (c)
(Cost $19,990)

$ 20,000


19,989

Money Market Funds - 0.7%

Shares

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.17% (b)
(Cost $314,831)

314,831


314,831

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.3%

(Cost $44,249,183)

48,106,196

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.7%

325,508

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 48,431,704

Futures Contracts

Expiration Date

Underlying Face Amount at Value

Unrealized Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Purchased

Equity Index Contracts

9 CME E-mini S&P 500 Index Contracts

Sept. 2012

$ 618,570

$ 3,352

 

The face value of futures purchased as a percentage of net assets is 1.3%

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.

(c) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover margin requirements for futures contracts. At the period end, the value of securities pledged amounted to $19,989.

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

$ 472

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

11

Total

$ 483

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of July 31, 2012, 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 Security 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:

Common Stocks

$ 47,771,376

$ 47,771,376

$ -

$ -

U.S. Treasury Obligations

19,989

-

19,989

-

Money Market Funds

314,831

314,831

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 48,106,196

$ 48,086,207

$ 19,989

$ -

Derivative Instruments:

Assets

Futures Contracts

$ 3,352

$ 3,352

$ -

$ -

Value of Derivative Instruments

The following table is a summary of the Fund's value of derivative instruments by risk exposure as of July 31, 2012. For additional information on derivative instruments, please refer to the Derivative Instruments section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Risk Exposure /
Derivative Type

Value

 

Asset

Liability

Equity Risk

Futures Contracts (a)

$ 3,352

$ -

Total Value of Derivatives

$ 3,352

$ -

(a) Reflects cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts as disclosed on the Schedule of Investments. Only the period end variation margin is separately disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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

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Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  

July 31, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $43,934,352)

$ 47,791,365

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $314,831)

314,831

 

Total Investments (cost $44,249,183)

 

$ 48,106,196

Receivable for investments sold

313,659

Receivable for fund shares sold

1,210,237

Dividends receivable

23,428

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

98

Receivable from investment adviser for expense reductions

2,642

Other receivables

2

Total assets

49,656,262

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 1,213,861

Payable for fund shares redeemed

1,375

Accrued management fee

5,121

Payable for daily variation margin on futures contracts

246

Other affiliated payables

3,955

Total liabilities

1,224,558

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 48,431,704

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 44,328,884

Undistributed net investment income

138,043

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

104,412

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

3,860,365

Net Assets

$ 48,431,704

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

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Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

  

July 31, 2012

 

 

 

Investor Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($19,998,472 ÷ 1,676,609 shares)

$ 11.93

 

 

 

Fidelity Advantage Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($28,294,471 ÷ 2,369,657 shares)

$ 11.94

 

 

 

Institutional Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($138,761 ÷ 11,619 shares)

$ 11.94

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

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Statement of Operations

  

For the period September 8, 2011
(commencement of operations)
to July 31, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 409,801

Interest

 

17

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

483

Total income

 

410,301

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 25,553

Transfer agent fees

18,828

Independent trustees' compensation

51

Miscellaneous

23

Total expenses before reductions

44,455

Expense reductions

(13,145)

31,310

Net investment income (loss)

378,991

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

96,669

Investment not meeting investment restrictions

1,594

Foreign currency transactions

(23)

Futures contracts

6,651

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

104,891

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

3,857,013

Futures contracts

3,352

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

3,860,365

Net gain (loss)

3,965,256

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 4,344,247

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

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Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  

For the period
September 8, 2011
(commencement of operations)
to July 31, 2012

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Operations

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 378,991

Net realized gain (loss)

104,891

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

3,860,365

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

4,344,247

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(240,940)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

44,322,904

Redemption fees

5,493

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

48,431,704

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

-

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $138,043)

$ 48,431,704

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

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Financial Highlights - Investor Class

 

Period ended
July 31,
2012
G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 10.00

Income from Investment Operations

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .20

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.86

Total from investment operations

  2.06

Distributions from net investment income

  (.13)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital D, I

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 11.93

Total Return B, C

  20.84%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H

 

Expenses before reductions

  .33% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .26% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .26% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.98% A

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 19,998

Portfolio turnover rate F

  67% J

A Annualized

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

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

D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G For the period September 8, 2011 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2012.

H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

J Amount not annualized.

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

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Period ended
July 31,
2012
G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 10.00

Income from Investment Operations

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .21

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.87

Total from investment operations

  2.08

Distributions from net investment income

  (.14)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital D, I

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 11.94

Total Return B, C

  20.97%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H

 

Expenses before reductions

  .19% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .12% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .12% A

Net investment income (loss)

  2.12% A

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 28,294

Portfolio turnover rate F

  67% J

A Annualized

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

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

D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G For the period September 8, 2011 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2012.

H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

J Amount not annualized.

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

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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

 

Period ended
July 31,
2012
G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 10.00

Income from Investment Operations

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .20

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.88

Total from investment operations

  2.08

Distributions from net investment income

  (.14)

Redemption fees added to paid in capital D, I

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 11.94

Total Return B, C

  20.99%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H

 

Expenses before reductions

  .15% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .08% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .08% A

Net investment income (loss)

  2.16% A

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 139

Portfolio turnover rate F

  67% J

A Annualized

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

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

D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G For the period September 8, 2011 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2012.

H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

I Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

J Amount not annualized.

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

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended July 31, 2012

1. Organization.

Spartan Real Estate Index Fund (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Fidelity Salem Street Trust (the Trust) (formerly Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Investor Class, Fidelity Advantage Class and Institutional Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period 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, the 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 FMR.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC web site or upon request.

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

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

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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 Fund:

Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendor or broker to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or rates are not readily available or reliable, securities will be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund's Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by security type and may include market or security specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)

Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when significant market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Security Valuation - continued

Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of July 31, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency Translation. The Fund may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.

Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.

The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities.

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Investment Transactions and Income - continued

Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of July 31, 2012, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. In addition, the Fund claimed a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to futures transactions, foreign currency transactions and losses deferred due to wash sales.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 4,148,347

Gross unrealized depreciation

(301,506)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 3,846,841

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 44,259,355

The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 162,110

Undistributed long-term capital gain

$ 93,870

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 3,846,841

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

July 31, 2012

Ordinary Income

$ 240,940

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees. Shares held by investors in the Fund less than 90 days are subject to a redemption fee equal to .75% of the net asset value of shares redeemed. All redemption fees, which reduce the proceeds of the shareholder redemption, are retained by the Fund and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Derivative Instruments.

Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Fund's investment objectives allow the Fund to enter into various types of derivative contracts, including futures contracts. Derivatives are investments whose value is derived from underlying

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assets, indices or reference rates and may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). Derivatives may involve a future commitment to buy or sell a specified instrument based on specified terms, or to exchange future cash flows at periodic intervals based on a notional principal amount. The Fund used derivatives to increase returns and to manage exposure to certain risks as defined below. The success of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of numerous economic factors, and if the strategies for investment do not work as intended, the Fund may not achieve its objectives.

The Fund's use of derivatives increased or decreased its exposure to the following risk:

Equity Risk

Equity risk relates to the fluctuations in the value of financial instruments as a result of changes in market prices (other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign exchange risk), whether caused by factors specific to an individual investment, its issuer, or all factors affecting all instruments traded in a market or market segment.

The Fund is also exposed to additional risks from investing in derivatives, such as liquidity risk and counterparty credit risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund will be unable to close out the derivative in the open market in a timely manner. Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the counterparty will not be able to fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Counterparty credit risk related to exchange-traded futures contracts is minimal because of the protection provided by the exchange on which they trade. Investing in derivatives may involve greater risks than investing in the underlying assets directly and, to varying degrees, involves risk of loss in excess of the initial investment, if any, collateral received and amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, for futures contracts, there is the risk that the change in value of the derivative contract may not correspond to the change in value of the underlying instrument.

Futures Contracts. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified underlying instrument for a fixed price at a specified future date. The Fund used futures contracts to manage its exposure to the stock market.

Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with a clearing broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the face value of the contract. Futures contracts are marked-to-market daily and subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by a fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contracts and are recorded as unrealized appreciation or (depreciation). This receivable and/or payable is included in daily variation margin on futures contracts in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain or (loss) is recorded upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

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4. Derivative Instruments - continued

Futures Contracts - continued

Any open futures contracts at period end are shown in the Schedule of Investments under the caption "Futures Contracts." The underlying face amount at value reflects each contract's exposure to the underlying instrument at period end and is representative of activity for the period. Securities deposited to meet initial margin requirements are identified in the Schedule of Investments.

During the period the Fund recognized net realized gain (loss) of $6,651 and a change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of $3,352 related to its investment in futures contracts. These amounts are included in the Statement of Operations.

5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $58,709,752 and $14,694,518, respectively.

The Fund realized a gain on the sale of an investment not meeting the investment restrictions of the Fund.

6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee and Expense Contract. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is based on an annual rate of .14% of the Fund's average net assets. Under the management contract, FMR pays all other fund-level expenses, except the compensation of the independent Trustees and certain other expenses such as interest expense, including commitment fees.

In addition, under an expense contract, FMR pays class-level expenses as necessary so that the total expenses do not exceed certain amounts of each class' average net assets on an annual basis with certain exceptions, as noted in the following table:

Investor Class

.33%

Fidelity Advantage Class

.19%

Institutional Class

.15%

Sub-Adviser. Geode Capital Management, LLC (Geode), serves as sub-adviser for the Fund. Geode provides discretionary investment advisory services to the Fund and is paid by FMR for providing these services.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class. FIIOC receives transfer agent fees at an annual rate of .21%,

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.11%, and .035% of average net assets for Investor Class, Fidelity Advantage Class, and Institutional Class, respectively. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements.

Under the expense contract, Investor Class, Fidelity Advantage Class and Institutional Class pay a portion of the transfer agent fees at an annual rate of .19%, .05% and .01% of average net assets, respectively.

For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each applicable class were as follows:

 

Amount

Investor Class

$ 13,435

Fidelity Advantage Class

5,344

Institutional Class

49

 

$ 18,828

7. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $23 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.

8. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities through a lending agent from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. At period end, there were no security loans outstanding. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any

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8. Security Lending - continued

premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $11.

9. Expense Reductions.

FMR contractually agreed to reimburse each class to the extent annual operating expenses exceeded certain levels of average net assets as noted in the table below. This reimbursement will remain in place through September 30, 2013. Some expenses, for example interest expense, are excluded from this reimbursement.

The following classes were in reimbursement during the period:

 

Expense
limitations

Reimbursement
from adviser

Investor Class

.26%

$ 5,149

Fidelity Advantage Class

.12%

7,645

Institutional Class

.08%

348

 

 

$ 13,142

Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $3.

10. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

 

Period ended
July, 31,
2012
A

From net investment income

 

Investor Class

$ 87,349

Fidelity Advantage Class

145,145

Institutional Class

8,446

Total

$ 240,940

A For the period September 8, 2011 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2012.

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11. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

Period ended July 31, 2012

Shares A

Dollars A

Investor Class

 

 

Shares sold

2,136,001

$ 23,319,213

Reinvestment of distributions

7,875

83,751

Shares redeemed

(467,267)

(4,940,005)

Net increase (decrease)

1,676,609

$ 18,462,959

Fidelity Advantage Class

 

 

Shares sold

2,836,221

$ 30,922,433

Reinvestment of distributions

12,686

133,025

Shares redeemed

(479,250)

(5,238,458)

Net increase (decrease)

2,369,657

$ 25,817,000

Institutional Class

 

 

Shares sold

100,001

$ 1,000,010

Reinvestment of distributions

840

8,446

Shares redeemed

(89,222)

(965,511)

Net increase (decrease)

11,619

$ 42,945

A For the period September 8, 2011 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2012.

12. Other.

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

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Salem Street Trust and Shareholders of Spartan Real Estate Index Fund:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Spartan Real Estate Index Fund (the Fund), a fund of Fidelity Salem Street Trust, including the schedule of investments, as of July 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations, the statement of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the period from September 8, 2011 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2012. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2012, by correspondence with the custodians and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audit provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Spartan Real Estate Index Fund as of July 31, 2012, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the period from September 8, 2011 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2012, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

September 18, 2012

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 207 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 435 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers hold office without limit in time, except that any officer may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.

In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.

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Board Structure and Oversight Function. Abigail P. Johnson is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Albert R. Gamper, Jr. serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.

Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds that are overseen by such other Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.

The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations and Audit Committees. In addition, an ad hoc Board committee of Independent Trustees has worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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Trustees and Officers - continued

The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-835-5092.

Interested Trustees*:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Abigail P. Johnson (50)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Ms. Johnson is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Ms. Johnson serves as President of Fidelity Financial Services (2012-present) and President of Personal, Workplace and Institutional Services (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is Chairman and Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2011-present), Chairman and Director of FMR (2011-present), and the Vice Chairman and Director (2007-present) of FMR LLC. Previously, Ms. Johnson served as President and a Director of FMR (2001-2005), a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., and FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2005), Senior Vice President of the Fidelity funds (2001-2005), and managed a number of Fidelity funds. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related.

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

Independent Trustees:

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

Mr. Gamper is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2012-present). Prior to his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Group Inc. (commercial finance). During his tenure with CIT Group Inc. Mr. Gamper served in numerous senior management positions, including Chairman (1987-1989; 1999-2001; 2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer (1987-2004), and President (2002-2003). Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities, 2000-present), a member of the Board of Trustees, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Barnabas Health Care System. Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2011-2012) and as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007).

Robert F. Gartland (60)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Mr. Gartland is Chairman and an investor in Gartland and Mellina Group Corp. (consulting, 2009-present). Previously, Mr. Gartland served as a partner and investor of Vietnam Partners LLC (investments and consulting, 2008-2011). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Gartland held a variety of positions at Morgan Stanley (financial services, 1979-2007) including Managing Director (1987-2007).

Arthur E. Johnson (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified power management, 2009-present), AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company, 2002-present) and Booz Allen Hamilton (management consulting, 2011-present). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009). He previously served on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008) and Delta Airlines (2005-2007). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson is not related to Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d or Ms. Abigail P. Johnson.

Michael E. Kenneally (58)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Previously, Mr. Kenneally served as a Member of the Advisory Board for certain Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2008-2009). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management (2003-2005). Mr. Kenneally was a Director of the Credit Suisse Funds (U.S. mutual funds, 2004-2008) and certain other closed-end funds (2004-2005) and was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991.

James H. Keyes (71)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Boards of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines, since 2002) and Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions, since 1998). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Keyes served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Controls (automotive, building, and energy, 1998-2002) and as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008).

Marie L. Knowles (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Ms. Knowles is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2012-present). Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. Ms. Knowles currently serves as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, since 2002). Ms. Knowles is an Honorary Trustee of the Brookings Institution and a member of the Board of the Catalina Island Conservancy and of the Santa Catalina Island Company (2009-present). She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California and the Foundation Board of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia (2007-present). Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007).

Kenneth L. Wolfe (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement, Mr. Wolfe served as Chairman and a Director (2007-2009) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1994-2001) of Hershey Foods Corporation. He also served as a member of the Boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (telecommunications, 2003-2006), Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (medical/pharmaceutical, 1993-2007), and Revlon, Inc. (personal care products, 2004-2009). Mr. Wolfe previously served as Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2008-2012).

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

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Trustees and Officers - continued

Executive Officers:

Correspondence intended for each executive officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2009-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Charles S. Morrison (51)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Morrison also serves as President, Fixed Income and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Morrison served as Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2005-2009), President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR (2009), and Senior Vice President, Money Market Group of FMR (2004-2009). Mr. Morrison also served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2002-2005), certain Balanced Funds (2002-2005), and certain Asset Allocation Funds (2002-2007), and as Senior Vice President (2002-2005) of Fidelity's Fixed Income Division.

Robert P. Brown (48)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds. Mr. Brown also serves as Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), President, Bond Group of FMR (2011-present), Director and Managing Director, Research of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Brown served as President, Money Market Group of FMR (2010-2011) and Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2010-2012).

Derek L. Young (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Young is also a Trustee of other investment companies advised by Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) (2012-present), President and a Director of Strategic Advisers (2011-present), President of Fidelity Global Asset Allocation (GAA) (2011-present), and Vice Chairman of Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Young served as Chief Investment Officer of GAA (2009-2011) and as a portfolio manager.

Andrew Windmueller (52)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Windmueller also serves as Chief Investment Officer of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2011-present), Chief Investment Officer for Global Asset Allocation Multi-Asset Class Strategies (2011-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2000-present).

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

Ramon Herrera (38)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Herrera also serves as Vice President, Associate General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (53)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).

Michael H. Whitaker (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Whitaker also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present). Mr. Whitaker is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Whitaker worked at MFS Investment Management where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2004-2006), and Assistant General Counsel.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

Adrien E. Deberghes (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President and Assistant Treasurer (2011-present) and Deputy Treasurer (2008-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Kenneth B. Robins (42)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present; 2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Gary W. Ryan (53)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

The Board of Trustees of Spartan Real Estate Index Fund voted to pay to shareholders of record at the opening of business, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net investment income:

 

Pay Date

Record Date

Dividends

Capital Gains

Institutional Class

09/10/12

09/07/12

$0.05289

$0.027

The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended July 31,2012, $93,870, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

A total of 0.03% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally exempt from state income tax.

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.

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Investment Adviser

Fidelity Management & Research Company

Boston, MA

Investment Sub-Advisers

FMR Co., Inc.

Geode Capital Management, LLC

General Distributor

Fidelity Distributors Corporation

Smithfield, RI

Transfer and Service Agents

Fidelity Investments Institutional

Operations Company, Inc.

Boston, MA 

Fidelity Service Company, Inc.

Boston, MA 

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Boston, MA

(Fidelity Investment logo)(registered trademark)
Corporate Headquarters
82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109
www.fidelity.com

URX-I-UANN-0912
1.929342.100

Item 2. Code of Ethics

As of the end of the period, July 31, 2012, Fidelity Salem Street Trust (the trust) has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its President and Treasurer and its Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

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

  

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Fees and Services

The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively, "Deloitte Entities") in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Spartan Real Estate Index Fund (the "Fund"):

Services Billed by Deloitte Entities

July 31, 2012 FeesA, B

 

Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

Spartan Real Estate Index Fund

$28,000

$-

$5,700

$300

July 31, 2011 FeesA, B

 

Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

Spartan Real Estate Index Fund

$-

$-

$-

$-

A Amounts may reflect rounding.

B Spartan Real Estate Index Fund commenced operations on September 8, 2011.

The following table presents fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Fidelity Commodity Strategy Fund and Fidelity Series Commodity Strategy Fund (the "Funds"):

Services Billed by PwC

July 31, 2012 FeesA

 

Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

Fidelity Commodity Strategy Fund

$69,000

$-

$6,300

$1,600

Fidelity Series Commodity Strategy Fund

$117,000

$-

$6,300

$5,200

July 31, 2011 FeesA

 

Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

Fidelity Commodity Strategy Fund

$74,000

$-

$6,300

$1,900

Fidelity Series Commodity Strategy Fund

$109,000

$-

$6,300

$5,500

A Amounts may reflect rounding.

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

Services Billed by Deloitte Entities

 

July 31, 2012A,B

July 31, 2011A,B

Audit-Related Fees

$615,000

$645,000

Tax Fees

$-

$-

All Other Fees

$1,115,000

$730,000

A Amounts may reflect rounding.

B May include amounts billed prior to the Spartan Real Estate Index Fund's commencement of operations.

Services Billed by PwC

 

July 31, 2012A

July 31, 2011A

Audit-Related Fees

$4,450,000

$1,860,000

Tax Fees

$-

$-

All Other Fees

$-

$365,000

A Amounts may reflect rounding.

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

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

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

Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.

* * *

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

Billed By

July 31, 2012 A,B

July 31, 2011 A,B

PwC

$5,670,000

$4,110,000

Deloitte Entities

$1,825,000

$1,470,000

A Amounts may reflect rounding.

B May include amounts billed prior to the Spartan Real Estate Index Fund's commencement of operations.

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

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(a)(ii) There was no change in the 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)

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

(a)

(2)

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

(a)

(3)

Not applicable.

(b)

 

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

SIGNATURES

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

Fidelity Salem Street Trust

By:

/s/John R. Hebble

 

John R. Hebble

 

President and Treasurer

 

 

Date:

September 27, 2012

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/John R. Hebble

 

John R. Hebble

 

President and Treasurer

 

 

Date:

September 27, 2012

By:

/s/Christine Reynolds

 

Christine Reynolds

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date:

September 27, 2012