N-Q 1 filing836.htm PRIMARY DOCUMENT

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY


Investment Company Act file number   811-2105


Fidelity Salem Street Trust

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


245 Summer St., Boston, Massachusetts  02210

 (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip code)


Marc Bryant, Secretary

245 Summer St.

Boston, Massachusetts  02210

 (Name and address of agent for service)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

617-563-7000


Date of fiscal year end:

May 31



Date of reporting period:

February 29, 2016


Item 1.

Schedule of Investments




Consolidated Quarterly Holdings Report
for

Fidelity® Global Strategies Fund

February 29, 2016







DYS-QTLY-0416
1.852678.108





Consolidated Investments February 29, 2016 (Unaudited)

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Investments reflect the categorization of assets as defined by Morningstar as of the reporting date indicated above.

Investments reflect the categorization of assets as defined by Morningstar as of the reporting date indicated above.
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 0.1%   
 Principal Amount Value 
U.S. Treasury Bills, yield at date of purchase 0.3% 5/19/16 (a)
(Cost $159,896) 
$160,000 $159,896 
 Shares Value 
Equity Funds - 57.2%   
Diversified Emerging Markets Funds - 5.9%   
Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund (b) 274,224 5,522,874 
Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund (b) 200,683 4,930,785 
TOTAL DIVERSIFIED EMERGING MARKETS FUNDS  10,453,659 
Europe Stock Funds - 8.1%   
Fidelity Europe Fund (b) 273,070 9,041,339 
Global X Uranium ETF (c) 136,800 1,722,312 
iShares MSCI Germany Index ETF 77,800 1,818,964 
iShares MSCI Poland Capped ETF (c) 101,800 1,773,356 
TOTAL EUROPE STOCK FUNDS  14,355,971 
Foreign Large Blend Funds - 1.1%   
iShares MSCI EAFE Index ETF 35,276 1,890,794 
Foreign Large Growth Funds - 5.9%   
Fidelity International Capital Appreciation Fund (b) 670,709 10,429,523 
Japan Stock Funds - 3.9%   
Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund (b) 395,113 5,290,567 
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF 40,600 1,689,772 
TOTAL JAPAN STOCK FUNDS  6,980,339 
Large Growth Funds - 9.0%   
Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund (b) 186,653 5,579,059 
Fidelity OTC Portfolio (b) 99,237 7,058,720 
PowerShares DWA Developed Markets Momentum Portfolio ETF 159,600 3,485,664 
TOTAL LARGE GROWTH FUNDS  16,123,443 
Large Value Funds - 7.5%   
Fidelity Value Discovery Fund (b) 336,427 7,418,220 
Fidelity Value Strategies Fund (b) 156,411 5,957,688 
TOTAL LARGE VALUE FUNDS  13,375,908 
Mid-Cap Growth Funds - 3.9%   
Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund (b) 226,668 7,004,026 
Pacific Asia ex-Japan Stock Funds - 1.5%   
Market Vectors Vietnam ETF (c) 194,800 2,719,408 
Sector Funds - Communications - 0.1%   
SPDR S&P Telecom ETF (c) 4,300 235,115 
Sector Funds - Consumer Cyclical - 1.3%   
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (c) 30,000 2,233,200 
Sector Funds - Energy - 2.0%   
Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (c) 18,600 1,053,876 
SPDR Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (c) 165,900 2,491,818 
TOTAL SECTOR FUNDS - ENERGY  3,545,694 
Sector Funds - Financial - 1.1%   
Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF 96,000 2,024,640 
Sector Funds - Industrials - 0.8%   
Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF 26,900 1,402,028 
Sector Funds - Natural Resources - 0.4%   
Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF 14,900 622,820 
Sector Funds - Technology - 2.0%   
Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF 87,800 3,597,166 
Small Blend Funds - 2.7%   
Fidelity Event Driven Opportunities Fund (b) 456,194 4,739,859 
TOTAL EQUITY FUNDS   
(Cost $113,876,399)  101,733,593 
Fixed-Income Funds - 33.3%   
Emerging Markets Bond Funds - 0.6%   
Market Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (c) 57,600 989,568 
Intermediate Government Funds - 16.7%   
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (c) 236,400 29,729,664 
Intermediate-Term Bond Funds - 2.3%   
PIMCO Dynamic Credit Income Fund 240,000 4,080,000 
Long Government Bond Funds - 9.9%   
iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF (c) 50,600 7,161,924 
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF 78,900 10,334,322 
TOTAL LONG GOVERNMENT BOND FUNDS  17,496,246 
Sector Funds - Real Estate - 2.6%   
Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund (b) 413,304 4,583,546 
World Bond Funds - 1.2%   
SPDR Barclays Capital International Treasury Bond ETF (c)(d) 40,900 2,187,741 
TOTAL FIXED-INCOME FUNDS   
(Cost $57,427,738)  59,066,765 
Other - 7.2%   
Commodity Funds - Energy - 0.3%   
United States Oil Fund LP ETF (d) 68,800 619,200 
Currency Funds - 2.7%   
CurrencyShares Euro Trust ETF (c)(d) 44,500 4,733,465 
Exchange - Traded Notes - Agriculture - 2.7%   
iPath Bloomberg Grains Total Return Sub-Index ETN (issued by Barclays Bank PLC, maturity date 10/22/37) (d) 160,566 4,765,599 
Exchange - Traded Notes - Energy - 1.5%   
Alerian MLP Index ETN (issued by JPMorgan Chase & Co., maturity date 5/24/24) 104,000 2,600,000 
TOTAL OTHER   
(Cost $13,191,391)  12,718,264 
Money Market Funds - 8.5%   
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.40% (e) 49,932 49,932 
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio Institutional Class 0.39% (b)(f) 188,313 188,313 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.44% (e)(g) 14,819,850 14,819,850 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS   
(Cost $15,058,095)  15,058,095 
 Maturity Amount Value 
Cash Equivalents - 2.1%   
Investments in repurchase agreements in a joint trading account at 0.4%, dated 2/29/16 due 3/1/16 (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations) #   
(Cost $3,673,000) 3,673,041 3,673,000 
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 108.4%   
(Cost $203,386,519)  192,409,613 
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (8.4)%  (14,940,632) 
NET ASSETS - 100%  $177,468,981 

Futures Contracts    
 Expiration Date Underlying Face Amount at Value Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) 
Purchased    
Equity Index Contracts    
18 Eurex Euro-Buxl 30 Year Bond Contracts (Germany) March 2016 $3,324,905 $340,930 

The face value of futures purchased as a percentage of Net Assets is 1.9%

Security Type Abbreviations

ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund

ETN – Exchange-Traded Note

Legend

 (a) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover margin requirements for futures contracts. At period end, the value of securities pledged amounted to $159,896.

 (b) Affiliated Fund

 (c) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.

 (d) Non-income producing

 (e) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request.

 (f) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

 (g) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.


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 $368 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 268,225 
Total $268,593 

Affiliated Underlying Funds

Information regarding the Fund's fiscal year to date purchases and sales of the affiliated Fidelity Funds, excluding the Fidelity Money Market Central Funds is as follows:

Affiliate Value, beginning of period Purchases Sales Proceeds Dividend Income Value, end of period 
Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund $7,238,716 $811,579 $900,000 $50,308 $5,579,059 
Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund 6,778,036 30,015 -- 30,015 5,522,874 
Fidelity Europe Fund 13,852,184 185,963 3,000,000 136,501 9,041,339 
Fidelity Event Driven Opportunities Fund 6,718,969 60,269 1,500,000 31,540 4,739,859 
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Portfolio Institutional Class 0.39% 188,009 304 -- 303 188,313 
Fidelity International Capital Appreciation Fund 14,636,162 201,231 3,000,000 53,403 10,429,523 
Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund 5,371,542 77,126 -- 35,447 5,290,567 
Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund 8,067,395 965,309 -- 46,379 7,004,026 
Fidelity New Markets Income Fund 4,969,815 128,186 4,823,758 136,471 -- 
Fidelity OTC Portfolio 8,998,507 477,541 900,000 -- 7,058,720 
Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund 5,553,235 250,908 -- 69,176 4,930,785 
Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund 4,641,168 243,852 -- 187,292 4,583,546 
Fidelity Value Discovery Fund 8,215,015 257,103 -- 153,287 7,418,220 
Fidelity Value Strategies Fund 8,141,265 92,003 900,000 90,420 5,957,688 
Total $103,370,018 $3,781,389 $15,023,758 $1,020,542 $77,744,519 

Consolidated Subsidiary

Fund Value, beginning of period Purchases Sales Proceeds Value, end of period 
Fidelity Dynamic Strategies Cayman Ltd. $21,590 $7,443,000 $2,470,000 $4,818,416 
Total $21,590 $7,443,000 $2,470,000 $4,818,416 

The Fund may invest in certain commodity-related investments through Fidelity Dynamic Strategies Cayman Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary (the "Subsidiary"). As of February 29, 2016, the Fund held $4,818,416 in the Subsidiary, representing 2.7% of the Fund's net assets. The Quarterly Holdings report is consolidated and includes the holdings of the Fund and the Subsidiary.

Investment Valuation

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 29, 2016, 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. Additional information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, is provided later in this section.

 Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: 
Description Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Investments in Securities:     
Equity Funds $101,733,593 $101,733,593 $-- $-- 
Fixed-Income Funds 59,066,765 59,066,765 -- -- 
Other 12,718,264 12,718,264 -- -- 
Money Market Funds 15,058,095 15,058,095 -- -- 
Cash Equivalents 3,673,000 -- 3,673,000 -- 
Other Short-Term Investments  159,896 -- 159,896 -- 
Total Investments in Securities: $192,409,613 $188,576,717 $3,832,896 $-- 
Derivative Instruments:     
Assets     
Futures Contracts $340,930 $340,930 $-- $-- 
Total Assets $340,930 $340,930 $-- $-- 
Total Derivative Instruments: $340,930 $340,930 $-- $-- 

Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) Fair Value Committee (the Committee). In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee. The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels: 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:

Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. If an unaffiliated open-end mutual fund's net asset value is unavailable, shares of that fund may be valued by another method that the Board believes reflects fair value in accordance with the Board's fair value pricing policies and is categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

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. U.S. government and government agency obligations are valued by pricing vendors who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as broker-supplied prices.

When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.

Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs) are valued at their last 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 but the exchange reports a closing bid level, ETFs and ETNs are valued at the closing bid and would be categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there was no closing bid, ETFs and ETNs may be valued by another method that the Board believes reflects fair value in accordance with the Board's fair value pricing policies and may be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

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.

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.

Other Information

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

Repurchase Agreement / Counterparty Value 
$3,673,000 due 3/01/16 at 0.40%  
Commerz Markets LLC $3,673,000 
 $3,673,000 

Income Tax Information

At February 29, 2016, the cost of investment securities for income tax purposes, on an unconsolidated basis, was $204,861,677. Net unrealized depreciation aggregated $12,449,181, of which $4,294,988 related to appreciated investment securities and $16,744,169 related to depreciated investment securities.

For additional information on the Fund's policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent semiannual or annual shareholder report.





The fund's schedule of investments as of the date on the cover of this report has not been audited. This report is provided for the general information of the fund's shareholders. For more information regarding the fund and its holdings, please see the fund's most recent prospectus and annual report.

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Item 2.

Controls and Procedures


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


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


Item 3.

Exhibits


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.




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/Stephanie J. Dorsey


Stephanie J. Dorsey


President and Treasurer



Date:

April 28, 2016


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



By:

/s/Stephanie J. Dorsey


Stephanie J. Dorsey


President and Treasurer



Date:

April 28, 2016



By:

/s/Howard J. Galligan III


Howard J. Galligan III


Chief Financial Officer



Date:

April 28, 2016