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The fund offers its shares only to separate accounts of insurance companies that offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products. The fund may not be available in your state due to various insurance regulations. Please check with your insurance company for availability. If the fund in this prospectus is not available in your state, this prospectus is not to be considered a solicitation. Please read this prospectus together with your variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

Like securities of all mutual funds, these securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission has not determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Fidelity®

Variable Insurance Products

Initial Class

Real Estate Portfolio

Prospectus

August 25, 2002

(fidelity_logo_graphic)

82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109

Contents

Fund Summary

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Investment Summary

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Performance

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Fee Table</R>

Fund Basics

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Investment Details

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Valuing Shares

Shareholder Information

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Buying and Selling Shares

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Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions

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Tax Consequences

Fund Services

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Fund Management

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Fund Distribution

Appendix

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Prior Performance of a Similar Fund

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Fund Summary

Investment Summary

Investment Objective

VIP Real Estate Portfolio seeks above-average income and long-term capital growth, consistent with reasonable investment risk. The fund seeks to provide a yield that exceeds the composite yield of the Standard & Poor's 500SM  Index (S&P 500®).

Principal Investment Strategies

Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR)'s principal investment strategies include:

  • Normally investing primarily in common stocks.
  • Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry and other real estate related investments.
  • Investing in domestic and foreign issuers.
  • Using fundamental analysis of each issuer's financial condition and industry position and market and economic conditions to select investments.

Principal Investment Risks

The fund is subject to the following principal investment risks:

  • Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market can react differently to these developments.
  • Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market.
  • Real Estate Industry Concentration. Changes in real estate values or economic downturns can have a significant negative effect on issuers in the real estate industry.
  • Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

In addition, the fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a more diversified fund.

When a shareholder sells shares of the fund, they could be worth more or less than what the shareholder paid for them.

Performance

Performance history will be available for the fund after the fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

<R>Fee Table</R>

T<R>he following table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred, directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys, holds, or redeems interests in a separate account that invests in Initial Class shares of the fund but does not reflect the effect of any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. </R>The annual class operating expenses provided below for Initial Classare based on estimated expenses.

<R>Fees </R>(paid by the variable product owner directly)

<R>

Initial Class</R>

<R>Sales charge (load) on purchases and reinvested distributions

None</R>

<R>Deferred sales charge (load) on redemptions

None</R>

Annual class operating expenses (paid from class assets)

Initial Class

<R>Management fee

0.59%</R>

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees

None

<R>Other expensesA

2.04%</R>

<R>Total annual class operating expensesB

2.63%</R>

A <R>Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year</R>.

B Effective upon the fund's commencement, FMR has voluntarily agreed to reimburse Initial Class of the fund to the extent that total operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, certain securities lending costs, brokerage commissions, and extraordinary expenses), as a percentage of its average net assets, exceed 1.25%. This arrangement may be discontinued by FMR at any time.

<R>This </R>example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

<R>Let's say, hypothetically, that Initial Class's annual return is 5% and that the fees and Initial Class's annual operating expenses are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much a variable product owner would pay in total expenses if all interests in the separate account that invests in Initial Class shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:</R>

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Fund Summary - continued

<R>

Initial Class</R>

<R>1 year

$ 266</R>

<R>3 years

$ 817</R>

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Fund Basics

Investment Details

Investment Objective

VIP Real Estate Portfolio seeks above-average income and long-term capital growth, consistent with reasonable investment risk. The fund seeks to provide a yield that exceeds the composite yield of the S&P 500.

Principal Investment Strategies

FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in common stocks.

FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry and other real estate related investments. Companies in the real estate industry and real estate related investments may include, for example, real estate investment trusts (REITs) that either own properties or make construction or mortgage loans, real estate developers, companies with substantial real estate holdings, and other companies whose products and services are related to the real estate industry, such as building supply manufacturers, mortgage lenders, or mortgage servicing companies.

FMR may invest the fund's assets in securities of foreign issuers in addition to securities of domestic issuers.

Because the fund is considered non-diversified, FMR may invest a significant percentage of the fund's assets in a single issuer.

In buying and selling securities for the fund, FMR relies on fundamental analysis of each issuer and its potential for success in light of its current financial condition, its industry position, and economic and market conditions. Factors considered include growth potential, earnings estimates, and management.

FMR may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

FMR may use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values. If FMR's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

Description of Principal Security Types

Equity securities represent an ownership interest, or the right to acquire an ownership interest, in an issuer. Different types of equity securities provide different voting and dividend rights and priority in the event of the bankruptcy of the issuer. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, and warrants.

Principal Investment Risks

Many factors affect the fund's performance. The fund's share price changes daily based on changes in market conditions and interest rates and in response to other economic, political, or financial developments. The fund's reaction to these developments will be affected by the types of securities in which the fund invests, the financial condition, industry and economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and the fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Because FMR concentrates the fund's investments in a particular industry, the fund's performance could depend heavily on the performance of that industry and could be more volatile than the performance of less concentrated funds. In addition, because FMR may invest a significant percentage of the fund's assets in a single issuer, the fund's performance could be closely tied to that one issuer and could be more volatile than the performance of more diversified funds. When a shareholder sells shares of the fund, they could be worth more or less than what the shareholder paid for them.

The following factors can significantly affect the fund's performance:

Stock Market Volatility. The value of equity securities fluctuates in response to issuer, political, market, and economic developments. In the short term, equity prices can fluctuate dramatically in response to these developments. Different parts of the market and different types of equity securities can react differently to these developments. For example, large cap stocks can react differently from small cap stocks, and "growth" stocks can react differently from "value" stocks. Issuer, political, or economic developments can affect a single issuer, issuers within an industry or economic sector or geographic region, or the market as a whole.

Foreign Exposure. Foreign securities, foreign currencies, and securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations can involve additional risks relating to political, economic, or regulatory conditions in foreign countries. These risks include fluctuations in foreign currencies; withholding or other taxes; trading, settlement, custodial, and other operational risks; and the less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets. All of these factors can make foreign investments, especially those in emerging markets, more volatile and potentially less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently from the U.S. market.

Industry Concentration. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry, and the securities of companies in that industry could react similarly to these or other developments.

The real estate industry is particularly sensitive to economic downturns. The value of securities of issuers in the real estate industry can be affected by changes in real estate values and rental income, property taxes, interest rates, and tax and regulatory requirements. In addition, the value of an REIT can depend on the structure of and cash flow generated by the REIT.

Issuer-Specific Changes. Changes in the financial condition of an issuer, changes in specific economic or political conditions that affect a particular type of security or issuer, and changes in general economic or political conditions can affect the value of an issuer's securities. The value of securities of smaller, less well-known issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.

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In response to market, economic, political, or other conditions, FMR may temporarily use a different investment strategy for defensive purposes. If FMR does so, different factors could affect the fund's performance and the fund may not achieve its investment objective.

Fundamental Investment Policies

The policies discussed below are fundamental, that is, subject to change only by shareholder approval.

VIP Real Estate Portfolio seeks above-average income and long-term capital growth, consistent with reasonable investment risk, by investing primarily in the equity securities of companies in the real estate industry. The fund seeks to provide a yield that exceeds the composite yield of the S&P 500.

Shareholder Notice

The following policy is subject to change only upon 60 days' prior notice to shareholders:

VIP Real Estate Portfolio normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry and other real estate related investments.

Valuing Shares

The fund is open for business each day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.

A class's net asset value per share (NAV) is the value of a single share. Fidelity normally calculates Initial Class's NAV as of the close of business of the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. However, NAV may be calculated earlier if trading on the NYSE is restricted or as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund's assets are valued as of this time for the purpose of computing Initial Class's NAV.

To the extent that the fund's assets are traded in other markets on days when the fund is not open for business, the value of the fund's assets may be affected on those days. In addition, trading in some of the fund's assets may not occur on days when the fund is open for business.

The fund's assets are valued primarily on the basis of market quotations. Certain short-term securities are valued on the basis of amortized cost. If market quotations are not readily available or do not accurately reflect fair value for a security or if a security's value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), that security may be valued by another method that the Board of Trustees believes accurately reflects fair value. A security's valuation may differ depending on the method used for determining value.

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Shareholder Information

Buying and Selling Shares

Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts. Separate accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

Only separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund can buy or sell shares of the fund.

The price to buy one share of Initial Class is the class's NAV. Initial Class shares are sold without a sales charge.

Shares will be bought at the next NAV calculated after an order is received in proper form.

The fund may reject or cancel any purchase orders for any reason.

For example, the fund does not permit market timing because short-term or other excessive trading into and out of the fund may harm performance by disrupting portfolio management strategies and by increasing expenses. Accordingly, the fund may reject any purchase orders, from market timers or investors that, in FMR's opinion, may be disruptive to the fund. For these purposes, FMR may consider an investor's trading history in the fund or other Fidelity funds, and accounts under common ownership or control.

The fund may stop offering shares completely or may offer shares only on a limited basis, for a period of time or permanently.

The price to sell one share of Initial Class is the class's NAV.

If appropriate to protect shareholders, the fund may impose a redemption fee (trading fee) on redemptions from the fund.

Shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated after an order is received in proper form.

Normally, redemptions will be processed by the next business day, but may take up to seven business days to be processed if making immediate payment would adversely affect the fund.

Redemptions may be suspended or payment dates postponed when the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays), when trading on the NYSE is restricted, or as permitted by the SEC.

Under certain circumstances (for example, at the request of a shareholder), redemption proceeds may be paid in securities or other property rather than in cash if FMR determines it is in the best interests of the fund.

The fund offers its shares to separate accounts of insurance companies that may be affiliated or unaffiliated with FMR and/or each other. The fund currently does not foresee any disadvantages to variable product owners arising out of the fact that the fund offers its shares to separate accounts of insurance companies that offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products. Nevertheless, the Board of Trustees that oversees the fund intends to monitor events to identify any material irreconcilable conflicts that may possibly arise and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response.

Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions

The fund earns dividends, interest, and other income from its investments, and distributes this income (less expenses) to shareholders as dividends. The fund also realizes capital gains from its investments, and distributes these gains (less any losses) to shareholders as capital gain distributions.

The fund normally pays dividends and capital gain distributions at least annually, in February.

Dividends and capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional Initial Class shares of the fund.

Tax Consequences

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

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Fund Services

Fund Management

VIP Real Estate is a mutual fund, an investment that pools shareholders' money and invests it toward a specified goal.

FMR is the fund's manager. The address of FMR and its affiliates, unless otherwise indicated below, is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

As of March 28, 2002, FMR had approximately $13.6 billion in discretionary assets under management.

As the manager, FMR is responsible for choosing the fund's investments and handling its business affairs.

Affiliates assist FMR with foreign investments:

  • Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (FMR U.K.), at 25 Lovat Lane, London, EC3R 8LL, England, serves as a sub-adviser for the fund. FMR U.K. was organized in 1986 to provide investment research and advice to FMR. FMR U.K. may provide investment research and advice on issuers based outside the United States and may also provide investment advisory services for the fund.
  • Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (FMR Far East), at Shiroyama JT Mori Bldg., 4-3-1 Toranomon Minato-ku, Tokyo 105, Japan, serves as a sub-adviser for the fund. FMR Far East was organized in 1986 to provide investment research and advice to FMR. FMR Far East may provide investment research and advice on issuers based outside the United States and may also provide investment advisory services for the fund.
  • Fidelity Investments Japan Limited (FIJ), at 1-8-8 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0033, Japan, serves as a sub-adviser for the fund. As of <R>September 30, 2002</R>, FIJ had approximately $2<R>3</R>.9 billion in discretionary assets under management. FIJ may provide investment research and advice on issuers based outside the United States and may also provide investment advisory and order execution services for the fund from time to time.

FMR Co., Inc. (FMRC) serves as a sub-adviser for the fund. FMRC is primarily responsible for choosing investments for the fund.

FMRC is an affiliate of FMR. As of March 28, 2002, FMRC had approximately $543.8 billion in discretionary assets under management.

Steve Buller is vice president and manager of VIP Real Estate Portfolio, which he has managed since its inception. Since joining Fidelity Investments in 1992, Mr. Buller has worked as a research analyst and manager.

From time to time a manager, analyst, or other Fidelity employee may express views regarding a particular company, security, industry, or market sector. The views expressed by any such person are the views of only that individual as of the time expressed 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.

The fund pays a management fee to FMR. The management fee is calculated and paid to FMR every month. The fee is calculated by adding a group fee rate to an individual fund fee rate, dividing by twelve, and multiplying the result by the fund's average net assets throughout the month.

The group fee rate is based on the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. This rate cannot rise above 0.52%, and it drops as total assets under management increase.

For <R>September</R> 2002, the group fee rate was <R>0.29</R>%. The individual fund fee rate is 0.30%.

FMR pays FMRC, FMR U.K., and FMR Far East for providing sub-advisory services. FMR Far East in turn pays FIJ for providing sub-advisory services.

FMR may, from time to time, agree to reimburse a class for management fees and other expenses above a specified limit. FMR retains the ability to be repaid by a class if expenses fall below the specified limit prior to the end of the fiscal year. Reimbursement arrangements, which may be discontinued by FMR at any time, can decrease a class's expenses and boost its performance.

Fund Distribution

The fund is composed of multiple classes of shares. All classes of the fund have a common investment objective and investment portfolio.

Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) distributes Initial Class's shares.

Initial Class has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that recognizes that FMR may use its management fee revenues, as well as its past profits or its resources from any other source, to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of Initial Class shares and/or support services that benefit variable product owners. FMR, directly or through FDC, may pay significant amounts to intermediaries, such as insurance companies, broker-dealers, and other service-providers, that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees has authorized such payments for Initial Class.

If payments made by FMR to FDC or to intermediaries under the Distribution and Service Plan were considered to be paid out of Initial Class's assets on an ongoing basis, they might increase the cost of a shareholder's investment and might cost a shareholder more than paying other types of sales charges.

To receive payments made pursuant to a Distribution and Service Plan, intermediaries must sign the appropriate agreement with FDC in advance.

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FMR may allocate brokerage transactions in a manner that takes into account the sale of shares of the Fidelity Variable Insurance Product funds, provided that the fund receives brokerage services and commission rates comparable to those of other broker-dealers.

No dealer, sales representative, or any other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations, other than those contained in this prospectus and in the related statement of additional information (SAI), in connection with the offer contained in this prospectus. If given or made, such other information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the fund or FDC. This prospectus and the related SAI do not constitute an offer by the fund or by FDC to sell shares of the fund to or to buy shares of the fund from any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer.

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Appendix

Prior Performance of a Similar Fund

Because VIP Real Estate was new when this prospectus was printed, its performance history is not included. However, VIP Real Estate has an investment objective and policies that are substantially identical in all material respects to Fidelity® Real Estate Investment Portfolio, which is managed by FMR. FMR began managing Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio on November 17, 1986, and its asset size as of July 31, 2002 was approximately $1.7 billion. FMR also may manage other substantially similar funds and accounts that may have better or worse performance than Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio. Performance of other funds and accounts is not included due to factors such as differences in their policies and/or portfolio management strategies and/or because these accounts are not mutual funds.

Below you will find information about the prior performance of Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio, not the performance of VIP Real Estate. Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio has different expenses and is sold through different distribution channels than Initial Class of VIP Real Estate. Returns are based on past results and are not an indication of future performance.

The performance of Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio does not represent the past performance of Initial Class of VIP Real Estate and is not an indication of the future performance of Initial Class of VIP Real Estate. You should not assume that Initial Class of VIP Real Estate will have the same performance as Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio. The performance of Initial Class of VIP Real Estate may be better or worse than the performance of Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio due to, among other things, differences in portfolio holdings, sales charges, expenses, asset sizes, and cash flows between Initial Class of VIP Real Estate and Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio. Initial Class of VIP Real Estate may have higher total expenses than Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio, which would have resulted in lower performance if VIP Real Estate's Initial Class expenses had been applied to the performance of Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio.

The chart below shows changes in the performance of Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio from year to year.

The table below compares the performance of Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio to the performance of market indexes and an average of the performance of similar funds over various periods of time.

Year-by-Year Returns

Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio

Calendar Years

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

19.51%

12.51%

2.04%

10.92%

36.23%

21.39%

-18.60%

-0.97%

31.38%

9.50%



During the periods shown in the chart for Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio, the highest return for a quarter was 18.99% (quarter ended December 31, 1996) and the lowest return for a quarter was -11.54% (quarter ended September 30, 1998).

Average Annual Returns

For the periods ended
December 31, 2001

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio

9.50%

7.08%

11.30%

S&P 500

-11.89%

10.70%

12.94%

Wilshire Real Estate Securities Index

10.45%

6.71%

10.48%

LipperSM Real Estate Funds Average

8.81%

6.08%

10.01%

Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) is a market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks.

Wilshire Real Estate Securities Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of publicly traded real estate securities such as REITs and real estate operating companies (REOCs).

The Lipper Funds Average reflects the performance (excluding sales charges) of mutual funds with similar objectives.

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Notes

You can obtain additional information about the fund. The fund's SAI includes more detailed information about the fund and its investments. The SAI is incorporated herein by reference (legally forms a part of the prospectus). A financial report will be available once the fund has completed its first annual or semi-annual period. The fund's annual and semi-annual reports include a discussion of the fund's holdings and recent market conditions and the fund's investment strategies that affected performance.

For a free copy of any of these documents or to request other information or ask questions about the fund, call Fidelity at 1-888-622-3175.

The SAI, the fund's annual and semi-annual reports and other related materials are available from the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) Database on the SEC's web site (http://www.sec.gov). You can obtain copies of this information, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a request by e-mail to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102. You can also review and copy information about the fund, including the fund's SAI, at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-202-942-8090 for information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room.

Investment Company Act of 1940, File Number, 811-3759

Fidelity and Fidelity Investments & (Pyramid) Design are registered trademarks of FMR Corp.

The third party marks appearing above are the marks of their respective owners.

The term "VIP" as used in this document refers to Fidelity Variable Insurance Products.

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The fund offers its shares only to separate accounts of insurance companies that offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products. The fund may not be available in your state due to various insurance regulations. Please check with your insurance company for availability. If the fund in this prospectus is not available in your state, this prospectus is not to be considered a solicitation. Please read this prospectus together with your variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

Like securities of all mutual funds, these securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission has not determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Fidelity®

Variable Insurance Products

Service Class

Real Estate Portfolio

Prospectus

August 25, 2002

(fidelity_logo_graphic)

82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109

Contents

Fund Summary

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Investment Summary

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Performance

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Fee Table

Fund Basics

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Investment Details

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Valuing Shares

Shareholder Information

<Click Here>

Buying and Selling Shares

<Click Here>

Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions

<Click Here>

Tax Consequences

Fund Services

<Click Here>

Fund Management

<Click Here>

Fund Distribution

Appendix

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Prior Performance of a Similar Fund

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Fund Summary

Investment Summary

Investment Objective

VIP Real Estate Portfolio seeks above-average income and long-term capital growth, consistent with reasonable investment risk. The fund seeks to provide a yield that exceeds the composite yield of the Standard & Poor's 500SM  Index (S&P 500®).

Principal Investment Strategies

Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR)'s principal investment strategies include:

  • Normally investing primarily in common stocks.
  • Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry and other real estate related investments.
  • Investing in domestic and foreign issuers.
  • Using fundamental analysis of each issuer's financial condition and industry position and market and economic conditions to select investments.

Principal Investment Risks

The fund is subject to the following principal investment risks:

  • Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market can react differently to these developments.
  • Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market.
  • Real Estate Industry Concentration. Changes in real estate values or economic downturns can have a significant negative effect on issuers in the real estate industry.
  • Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

In addition, the fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a more diversified fund.

When a shareholder sells shares of the fund, they could be worth more or less than what the shareholder paid for them.

Performance

Performance history will be available for the fund after the fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

<R>Fee Table</R>

T<R>he following table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred, directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys, holds, or redeems interests in a separate account that invests in Service Class shares of the fund but does not reflect the effect of any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. </R>The annual class operating expenses provided below for <R>Service</R> Classare based on estimated expenses.

<R>Fees </R>(paid by the variable product owner directly)

<R>

Service Class</R>

<R>Sales charge (load) on purchases and reinvested distributions

None</R>

<R>Deferred sales charge (load) on redemptions

None</R>

<R>Annual class operating expenses </R>(paid from class assets)

Service
Class

<R>Management fee

0.59%</R>

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees

0.10%

<R>Other expensesA

2.04%</R>

<R>Total annual class operating expensesB

2.73%</R>

A <R>Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year</R>.

B Effective upon the fund's commencement, FMR has voluntarily agreed to reimburse Service Class of the fund to the extent that total operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, certain securities lending costs, brokerage commissions, and extraordinary expenses), as a percentage of its average net assets, exceed 1.35%. This arrangement may be discontinued by FMR at any time.

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<R>This </R>example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

<R>Let's say, hypothetically, that Service Class's annual return is 5% and that the fees and Service Class's annual operating expenses are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much a variable product owner would pay in total expenses if all interests in the separate account that invests in Service Class shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:</R>

<R>

Service Class</R>

<R>1 year

$ 276</R>

<R>3 years

$ 847</R>

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Fund Basics

Investment Details

Investment Objective

VIP Real Estate Portfolio seeks above-average income and long-term capital growth, consistent with reasonable investment risk. The fund seeks to provide a yield that exceeds the composite yield of the S&P 500.

Principal Investment Strategies

FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in common stocks.

FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry and other real estate related investments. Companies in the real estate industry and real estate related investments may include, for example, real estate investment trusts (REITs) that either own properties or make construction or mortgage loans, real estate developers, companies with substantial real estate holdings, and other companies whose products and services are related to the real estate industry, such as building supply manufacturers, mortgage lenders, or mortgage servicing companies.

FMR may invest the fund's assets in securities of foreign issuers in addition to securities of domestic issuers.

Because the fund is considered non-diversified, FMR may invest a significant percentage of the fund's assets in a single issuer.

In buying and selling securities for the fund, FMR relies on fundamental analysis of each issuer and its potential for success in light of its current financial condition, its industry position, and economic and market conditions. Factors considered include growth potential, earnings estimates, and management.

FMR may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

FMR may use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values. If FMR's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

Description of Principal Security Types

Equity securities represent an ownership interest, or the right to acquire an ownership interest, in an issuer. Different types of equity securities provide different voting and dividend rights and priority in the event of the bankruptcy of the issuer. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, and warrants.

Principal Investment Risks

Many factors affect the fund's performance. The fund's share price changes daily based on changes in market conditions and interest rates and in response to other economic, political, or financial developments. The fund's reaction to these developments will be affected by the types of securities in which the fund invests, the financial condition, industry and economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and the fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Because FMR concentrates the fund's investments in a particular industry, the fund's performance could depend heavily on the performance of that industry and could be more volatile than the performance of less concentrated funds. In addition, because FMR may invest a significant percentage of the fund's assets in a single issuer, the fund's performance could be closely tied to that one issuer and could be more volatile than the performance of more diversified funds. When a shareholder sells shares of the fund, they could be worth more or less than what the shareholder paid for them.

The following factors can significantly affect the fund's performance:

Stock Market Volatility. The value of equity securities fluctuates in response to issuer, political, market, and economic developments. In the short term, equity prices can fluctuate dramatically in response to these developments. Different parts of the market and different types of equity securities can react differently to these developments. For example, large cap stocks can react differently from small cap stocks, and "growth" stocks can react differently from "value" stocks. Issuer, political, or economic developments can affect a single issuer, issuers within an industry or economic sector or geographic region, or the market as a whole.

Foreign Exposure. Foreign securities, foreign currencies, and securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations can involve additional risks relating to political, economic, or regulatory conditions in foreign countries. These risks include fluctuations in foreign currencies; withholding or other taxes; trading, settlement, custodial, and other operational risks; and the less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets. All of these factors can make foreign investments, especially those in emerging markets, more volatile and potentially less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently from the U.S. market.

Industry Concentration. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry, and the securities of companies in that industry could react similarly to these or other developments.

The real estate industry is particularly sensitive to economic downturns. The value of securities of issuers in the real estate industry can be affected by changes in real estate values and rental income, property taxes, interest rates, and tax and regulatory requirements. In addition, the value of an REIT can depend on the structure of and cash flow generated by the REIT.

Issuer-Specific Changes. Changes in the financial condition of an issuer, changes in specific economic or political conditions that affect a particular type of security or issuer, and changes in general economic or political conditions can affect the value of an issuer's securities. The value of securities of smaller, less well-known issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.

In response to market, economic, political, or other conditions, FMR may temporarily use a different investment strategy for defensive purposes. If FMR does so, different factors could affect the fund's performance and the fund may not achieve its investment objective.

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Fundamental Investment Policies

The policies discussed below are fundamental, that is, subject to change only by shareholder approval.

VIP Real Estate Portfolio seeks above-average income and long-term capital growth, consistent with reasonable investment risk, by investing primarily in the equity securities of companies in the real estate industry. The fund seeks to provide a yield that exceeds the composite yield of the S&P 500.

Shareholder Notice

The following policy is subject to change only upon 60 days' prior notice to shareholders:

VIP Real Estate Portfolio normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry and other real estate related investments.

Valuing Shares

The fund is open for business each day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.

A class's net asset value per share (NAV) is the value of a single share. Fidelity normally calculates Service Class's NAV as of the close of business of the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. However, NAV may be calculated earlier if trading on the NYSE is restricted or as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund's assets are valued as of this time for the purpose of computing Service Class's NAV.

To the extent that the fund's assets are traded in other markets on days when the fund is not open for business, the value of the fund's assets may be affected on those days. In addition, trading in some of the fund's assets may not occur on days when the fund is open for business.

The fund's assets are valued primarily on the basis of market quotations. Certain short-term securities are valued on the basis of amortized cost. If market quotations are not readily available or do not accurately reflect fair value for a security or if a security's value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), that security may be valued by another method that the Board of Trustees believes accurately reflects fair value. A security's valuation may differ depending on the method used for determining value.

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Shareholder Information

Buying and Selling Shares

Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts. Separate accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

Only separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund can buy or sell shares of the fund.

The price to buy one share of Service Class is the class's NAV. Service Class shares are sold without a sales charge.

Shares will be bought at the next NAV calculated after an order is received in proper form.

The fund may reject or cancel any purchase orders for any reason.

For example, the fund does not permit market timing because short-term or other excessive trading into and out of the fund may harm performance by disrupting portfolio management strategies and by increasing expenses. Accordingly, the fund may reject any purchase orders, from market timers or investors that, in FMR's opinion, may be disruptive to the fund. For these purposes, FMR may consider an investor's trading history in the fund or other Fidelity funds, and accounts under common ownership or control.

The fund may stop offering shares completely or may offer shares only on a limited basis, for a period of time or permanently.

The price to sell one share of Service Class is the class's NAV.

If appropriate to protect shareholders, the fund may impose a redemption fee (trading fee) on redemptions from the fund.

Shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated after an order is received in proper form.

Normally, redemptions will be processed by the next business day, but may take up to seven business days to be processed if making immediate payment would adversely affect the fund.

Redemptions may be suspended or payment dates postponed when the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays), when trading on the NYSE is restricted, or as permitted by the SEC.

Under certain circumstances (for example, at the request of a shareholder), redemption proceeds may be paid in securities or other property rather than in cash if FMR determines it is in the best interests of the fund.

The fund offers its shares to separate accounts of insurance companies that may be affiliated or unaffiliated with FMR and/or each other. The fund currently does not foresee any disadvantages to variable product owners arising out of the fact that the fund offers its shares to separate accounts of insurance companies that offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products. Nevertheless, the Board of Trustees that oversees the fund intends to monitor events to identify any material irreconcilable conflicts that may possibly arise and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response.

Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions

The fund earns dividends, interest, and other income from its investments, and distributes this income (less expenses) to shareholders as dividends. The fund also realizes capital gains from its investments, and distributes these gains (less any losses) to shareholders as capital gain distributions.

The fund normally pays dividends and capital gain distributions at least annually, in February.

Dividends and capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional Service Class shares of the fund.

Tax Consequences

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

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Fund Services

Fund Management

VIP Real Estate is a mutual fund, an investment that pools shareholders' money and invests it toward a specified goal.

FMR is the fund's manager. The address of FMR and its affiliates, unless otherwise indicated below, is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

As of March 28, 2002, FMR had approximately $13.6 billion in discretionary assets under management.

As the manager, FMR is responsible for choosing the fund's investments and handling its business affairs.

Affiliates assist FMR with foreign investments:

  • Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (FMR U.K.), at 25 Lovat Lane, London, EC3R 8LL, England, serves as a sub-adviser for the fund. FMR U.K. was organized in 1986 to provide investment research and advice to FMR. FMR U.K. may provide investment research and advice on issuers based outside the United States and may also provide investment advisory services for the fund.
  • Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (FMR Far East), at Shiroyama JT Mori Bldg., 4-3-1 Toranomon Minato-ku, Tokyo 105, Japan, serves as a sub-adviser for the fund. FMR Far East was organized in 1986 to provide investment research and advice to FMR. FMR Far East may provide investment research and advice on issuers based outside the United States and may also provide investment advisory services for the fund.
  • Fidelity Investments Japan Limited (FIJ), at 1-8-8 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0033, Japan, serves as a sub-adviser for the fund. As of <R>September 30, 2002</R>, FIJ had approximately $2<R>3</R>.9 billion in discretionary assets under management. FIJ may provide investment research and advice on issuers based outside the United States and may also provide investment advisory and order execution services for the fund from time to time.

FMR Co., Inc. (FMRC) serves as a sub-adviser for the fund. FMRC is primarily responsible for choosing investments for the fund.

FMRC is an affiliate of FMR. As of March 28, 2002, FMRC had approximately $543.8 billion in discretionary assets under management.

Steve Buller is vice president and manager of VIP Real Estate Portfolio, which he has managed since its inception. Since joining Fidelity Investments in 1992, Mr. Buller has worked as a research analyst and manager.

From time to time a manager, analyst, or other Fidelity employee may express views regarding a particular company, security, industry, or market sector. The views expressed by any such person are the views of only that individual as of the time expressed 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.

The fund pays a management fee to FMR. The management fee is calculated and paid to FMR every month. The fee is calculated by adding a group fee rate to an individual fund fee rate, dividing by twelve, and multiplying the result by the fund's average net assets throughout the month.

The group fee rate is based on the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. This rate cannot rise above 0.52%, and it drops as total assets under management increase.

For <R>September</R> 2002, the group fee rate was 0.29%. The individual fund fee rate is 0.30%.

FMR pays FMRC, FMR U.K., and FMR Far East for providing sub-advisory services. FMR Far East in turn pays FIJ for providing sub-advisory services.

FMR may, from time to time, agree to reimburse a class for management fees and other expenses above a specified limit. FMR retains the ability to be repaid by a class if expenses fall below the specified limit prior to the end of the fiscal year. Reimbursement arrangements, which may be discontinued by FMR at any time, can decrease a class's expenses and boost its performance.

Fund Distribution

The fund is composed of multiple classes of shares. All classes of the fund have a common investment objective and investment portfolio.

Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) distributes Service Class's shares.

Service Class has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the plan, Service Class is authorized to pay FDC a 12b-1 (service) fee as compensation for providing support services that benefit variable product owners. Service Class may pay FDC a 12b-1 (service) fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of its average net assets, or such lesser amount as the Trustees may determine from time to time. Service Class currently pays FDC a 12b-1 (service) fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of its average net assets throughout the month. Service Class's 12b-1 (service) fee rate may be increased only when the Trustees believe that it is in the best interests of variable product owners to do so.

FDC may reallow up to the full amount of the Service Class 12b-1 (service) fee to intermediaries (such as insurance companies, broker-dealers, and other service-providers), including its affiliates, for providing support services that benefit variable product owners.

In addition, the Service Class plan specifically recognizes that FMR may make payments from its management fee revenue, past profits, or other resources to FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of Service Class shares and/or support services that benefit variable product owners, including payments of significant amounts made to intermediaries that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees of the fund has authorized such payments for Service Class.

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Because 12b-1 fees are paid out of Service Class's assets on an ongoing basis, they will increase the cost of a shareholder's investment and may cost a shareholder more than paying other types of sales charges.

To receive payments made pursuant to a Distribution and Service Plan, intermediaries must sign the appropriate agreement with FDC in advance.

FMR may allocate brokerage transactions in a manner that takes into account the sale of shares of the Fidelity Variable Insurance Product funds, provided that the fund receives brokerage services and commission rates comparable to those of other broker-dealers.

No dealer, sales representative, or any other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations, other than those contained in this prospectus and in the related statement of additional information (SAI), in connection with the offer contained in this prospectus. If given or made, such other information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the fund or FDC. This prospectus and the related SAI do not constitute an offer by the fund or by FDC to sell shares of the fund to or to buy shares of the fund from any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer.

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Appendix

Prior Performance of a Similar Fund

Because VIP Real Estate was new when this prospectus was printed, its performance history is not included. However, VIP Real Estate has an investment objective and policies that are substantially identical in all material respects to Fidelity® Real Estate Investment Portfolio, which is managed by FMR. FMR began managing Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio on November 17, 1986, and its asset size as of July 31, 2002 was approximately $1.7 billion. FMR also may manage other substantially similar funds and accounts that may have better or worse performance than Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio. Performance of other funds and accounts is not included due to factors such as differences in their policies and/or portfolio management strategies and/or because these accounts are not mutual funds.

Below you will find information about the prior performance of Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio, not the performance of VIP Real Estate. Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio has different expenses and is sold through different distribution channels than Service Class of VIP Real Estate. Returns are based on past results and are not an indication of future performance.

The performance of Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio does not represent the past performance of Service Class of VIP Real Estate and is not an indication of the future performance of Service Class of VIP Real Estate. You should not assume that Service Class of VIP Real Estate will have the same performance as Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio. The performance of Service Class of VIP Real Estate may be better or worse than the performance of Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio due to, among other things, differences in portfolio holdings, sales charges, expenses, asset sizes, and cash flows between Service Class of VIP Real Estate and Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio. Service Class of VIP Real Estate may have higher total expenses than Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio, which would have resulted in lower performance if VIP Real Estate's Service Class expenses had been applied to the performance of Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio.

The chart below shows changes in the performance of Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio from year to year.

The table below compares the performance of Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio to the performance of market indexes and an average of the performance of similar funds over various periods of time.

Year-by-Year Returns

Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio

Calendar Years

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

19.51%

12.51%

2.04%

10.92%

36.23%

21.39%

-18.60%

-0.97%

31.38%

9.50%



During the periods shown in the chart for Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio, the highest return for a quarter was 18.99% (quarter ended December 31, 1996) and the lowest return for a quarter was -11.54% (quarter ended September 30, 1998).

Average Annual Returns

For the periods ended
December 31, 2001

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Fidelity Real Estate Investment PortfolioA

9.50%

7.08%

11.30%

S&P 500

-11.89%

10.70%

12.94%

Wilshire Real Estate Securities Index

10.45%

6.71%

10.48%

LipperSM Real Estate Funds Average

8.81%

6.08%

10.01%

A Service Class of VIP Real Estate offered through this prospectus charges a 12b-1 fee, while Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio does not. Including any applicable 12b-1 fee in a performance calculation produces a lower return.

Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) is a market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks.

Wilshire Real Estate Securities Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of publicly traded real estate securities such as REITs and real estate operating companies (REOCs).

The Lipper Funds Average reflects the performance (excluding sales charges) of mutual funds with similar objectives.

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Notes

You can obtain additional information about the fund. The fund's SAI includes more detailed information about the fund and its investments. The SAI is incorporated herein by reference (legally forms a part of the prospectus). A financial report will be available once the fund has completed its first annual or semi-annual period. The fund's annual and semi-annual reports include a discussion of the fund's holdings and recent market conditions and the fund's investment strategies that affected performance.

For a free copy of any of these documents or to request other information or ask questions about the fund, call Fidelity at 1-888-622-3175.

The SAI, the fund's annual and semi-annual reports and other related materials are available from the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) Database on the SEC's web site (http://www.sec.gov). You can obtain copies of this information, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a request by e-mail to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102. You can also review and copy information about the fund, including the fund's SAI, at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-202-942-8090 for information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room.

Investment Company Act of 1940, File Number, 811-3759

Fidelity and Fidelity Investments & (Pyramid) Design are registered trademarks of FMR Corp.

The third party marks appearing above are the marks of their respective owners.

The term "VIP" as used in this document refers to Fidelity Variable Insurance Products.

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The fund offers its shares only to separate accounts of insurance companies that offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products. The fund may not be available in your state due to various insurance regulations. Please check with your insurance company for availability. If the fund in this prospectus is not available in your state, this prospectus is not to be considered a solicitation. Please read this prospectus together with your variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

Like securities of all mutual funds, these securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission has not determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Fidelity®

Variable Insurance Products

Service Class 2

Real Estate Portfolio

Prospectus

August 25, 2002

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82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109

Contents

Fund Summary

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Investment Summary

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Performance

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Fee Table

Fund Basics

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Investment Details

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Valuing Shares

Shareholder Information

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Buying and Selling Shares

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Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions

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Tax Consequences

Fund Services

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Fund Management

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Fund Distribution

Appendix

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Prior Performance of a Similar Fund

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Fund Summary

Investment Summary

Investment Objective

VIP Real Estate Portfolio seeks above-average income and long-term capital growth, consistent with reasonable investment risk. The fund seeks to provide a yield that exceeds the composite yield of the Standard & Poor's 500SM  Index (S&P 500®).

Principal Investment Strategies

Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR)'s principal investment strategies include:

  • Normally investing primarily in common stocks.
  • Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry and other real estate related investments.
  • Investing in domestic and foreign issuers.
  • Using fundamental analysis of each issuer's financial condition and industry position and market and economic conditions to select investments.

Principal Investment Risks

The fund is subject to the following principal investment risks:

  • Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market can react differently to these developments.
  • Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market.
  • Real Estate Industry Concentration. Changes in real estate values or economic downturns can have a significant negative effect on issuers in the real estate industry.
  • Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

In addition, the fund is considered non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment could cause greater fluctuations in share price than would occur in a more diversified fund.

When a shareholder sells shares of the fund, they could be worth more or less than what the shareholder paid for them.

Performance

Performance history will be available for the fund after the fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

<R>Fee Table</R>

T<R>he following table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred, directly or indirectly, when a variable product owner buys, holds, or redeems interests in a separate account that invests in Service Class 2 shares of the fund but does not reflect the effect of any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. </R>The annual class operating expenses provided below for <R>Service</R> Class 2are based on estimated expenses.

<R>Fees </R>(paid by the variable product owner directly)

<R>

Service Class 2</R>

<R>Sales charge (load) on purchases and reinvested distributions

None</R>

<R>Deferred sales charge (load) on redemptions

None</R>

<R>Annual class operating expenses </R>(paid from class assets)

Service Class 2

<R>Management fee

0.59%</R>

Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees

0.25%

<R>Other expensesA

2.04%</R>

<R>Total annual class operating expensesB

2.88%</R>

<R>A Based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.</R>

B Effective upon the fund's commencement, FMR has voluntarily agreed to reimburse Service Class 2 of the fund to the extent that total operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, certain securities lending costs, brokerage commissions, and extraordinary expenses), as a percentage of its average net assets, exceed 1.<R>50</R>%. This arrangement may be discontinued by FMR at any time.

<R>This </R>example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

<R>Let's say, hypothetically, that Service Class 2's annual return is 5% and that the fees and Service Class 2's annual operating expenses are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much a variable product owner would pay in total expenses if all interests in the separate account that invests in Service Class 2 shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:</R>

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<R>

Service Class 2</R>

<R>1 year

$ 291</R>

<R>3 years

$ 892</R>

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Investment Details

Investment Objective

VIP Real Estate Portfolio seeks above-average income and long-term capital growth, consistent with reasonable investment risk. The fund seeks to provide a yield that exceeds the composite yield of the S&P 500.

Principal Investment Strategies

FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in common stocks.

FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry and other real estate related investments. Companies in the real estate industry and real estate related investments may include, for example, real estate investment trusts (REITs) that either own properties or make construction or mortgage loans, real estate developers, companies with substantial real estate holdings, and other companies whose products and services are related to the real estate industry, such as building supply manufacturers, mortgage lenders, or mortgage servicing companies.

FMR may invest the fund's assets in securities of foreign issuers in addition to securities of domestic issuers.

Because the fund is considered non-diversified, FMR may invest a significant percentage of the fund's assets in a single issuer.

In buying and selling securities for the fund, FMR relies on fundamental analysis of each issuer and its potential for success in light of its current financial condition, its industry position, and economic and market conditions. Factors considered include growth potential, earnings estimates, and management.

FMR may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

FMR may use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values. If FMR's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

Description of Principal Security Types

Equity securities represent an ownership interest, or the right to acquire an ownership interest, in an issuer. Different types of equity securities provide different voting and dividend rights and priority in the event of the bankruptcy of the issuer. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, and warrants.

Principal Investment Risks

Many factors affect the fund's performance. The fund's share price changes daily based on changes in market conditions and interest rates and in response to other economic, political, or financial developments. The fund's reaction to these developments will be affected by the types of securities in which the fund invests, the financial condition, industry and economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and the fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Because FMR concentrates the fund's investments in a particular industry, the fund's performance could depend heavily on the performance of that industry and could be more volatile than the performance of less concentrated funds. In addition, because FMR may invest a significant percentage of the fund's assets in a single issuer, the fund's performance could be closely tied to that one issuer and could be more volatile than the performance of more diversified funds. When a shareholder sells shares of the fund, they could be worth more or less than what the shareholder paid for them.

The following factors can significantly affect the fund's performance:

Stock Market Volatility. The value of equity securities fluctuates in response to issuer, political, market, and economic developments. In the short term, equity prices can fluctuate dramatically in response to these developments. Different parts of the market and different types of equity securities can react differently to these developments. For example, large cap stocks can react differently from small cap stocks, and "growth" stocks can react differently from "value" stocks. Issuer, political, or economic developments can affect a single issuer, issuers within an industry or economic sector or geographic region, or the market as a whole.

Foreign Exposure. Foreign securities, foreign currencies, and securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations can involve additional risks relating to political, economic, or regulatory conditions in foreign countries. These risks include fluctuations in foreign currencies; withholding or other taxes; trading, settlement, custodial, and other operational risks; and the less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets. All of these factors can make foreign investments, especially those in emerging markets, more volatile and potentially less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can perform differently from the U.S. market.

Industry Concentration. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry, and the securities of companies in that industry could react similarly to these or other developments.

The real estate industry is particularly sensitive to economic downturns. The value of securities of issuers in the real estate industry can be affected by changes in real estate values and rental income, property taxes, interest rates, and tax and regulatory requirements. In addition, the value of an REIT can depend on the structure of and cash flow generated by the REIT.

Issuer-Specific Changes. Changes in the financial condition of an issuer, changes in specific economic or political conditions that affect a particular type of security or issuer, and changes in general economic or political conditions can affect the value of an issuer's securities. The value of securities of smaller, less well-known issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.

In response to market, economic, political, or other conditions, FMR may temporarily use a different investment strategy for defensive purposes. If FMR does so, different factors could affect the fund's performance and the fund may not achieve its investment objective.

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Fundamental Investment Policies

The policies discussed below are fundamental, that is, subject to change only by shareholder approval.

VIP Real Estate Portfolio seeks above-average income and long-term capital growth, consistent with reasonable investment risk, by investing primarily in the equity securities of companies in the real estate industry. The fund seeks to provide a yield that exceeds the composite yield of the S&P 500.

Shareholder Notice

The following policy is subject to change only upon 60 days' prior notice to shareholders:

VIP Real Estate Portfolio normally invests at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the real estate industry and other real estate related investments.

Valuing Shares

The fund is open for business each day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.

A class's net asset value per share (NAV) is the value of a single share. Fidelity normally calculates Service Class 2's NAV as of the close of business of the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. However, NAV may be calculated earlier if trading on the NYSE is restricted or as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund's assets are valued as of this time for the purpose of computing Service Class 2's NAV.

To the extent that the fund's assets are traded in other markets on days when the fund is not open for business, the value of the fund's assets may be affected on those days. In addition, trading in some of the fund's assets may not occur on days when the fund is open for business.

The fund's assets are valued primarily on the basis of market quotations. Certain short-term securities are valued on the basis of amortized cost. If market quotations are not readily available or do not accurately reflect fair value for a security or if a security's value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), that security may be valued by another method that the Board of Trustees believes accurately reflects fair value. A security's valuation may differ depending on the method used for determining value.

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Shareholder Information

Buying and Selling Shares

Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts. Separate accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

Only separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund can buy or sell shares of the fund.

The price to buy one share of Service Class 2 is the class's NAV. Service Class 2 shares are sold without a sales charge.

Shares will be bought at the next NAV calculated after an order is received in proper form.

The fund may reject or cancel any purchase orders for any reason.

For example, the fund does not permit market timing because short-term or other excessive trading into and out of the fund may harm performance by disrupting portfolio management strategies and by increasing expenses. Accordingly, the fund may reject any purchase orders, from market timers or investors that, in FMR's opinion, may be disruptive to the fund. For these purposes, FMR may consider an investor's trading history in the fund or other Fidelity funds, and accounts under common ownership or control.

The fund may stop offering shares completely or may offer shares only on a limited basis, for a period of time or permanently.

The price to sell one share of Service Class 2 is the class's NAV.

If appropriate to protect shareholders, the fund may impose a redemption fee (trading fee) on redemptions from the fund.

Shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated after an order is received in proper form.

Normally, redemptions will be processed by the next business day, but may take up to seven business days to be processed if making immediate payment would adversely affect the fund.

Redemptions may be suspended or payment dates postponed when the NYSE is closed (other than weekends or holidays), when trading on the NYSE is restricted, or as permitted by the SEC.

Under certain circumstances (for example, at the request of a shareholder), redemption proceeds may be paid in securities or other property rather than in cash if FMR determines it is in the best interests of the fund.

The fund offers its shares to separate accounts of insurance companies that may be affiliated or unaffiliated with FMR and/or each other. The fund currently does not foresee any disadvantages to variable product owners arising out of the fact that the fund offers its shares to separate accounts of insurance companies that offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products. Nevertheless, the Board of Trustees that oversees the fund intends to monitor events to identify any material irreconcilable conflicts that may possibly arise and to determine what action, if any, should be taken in response.

Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions

The fund earns dividends, interest, and other income from its investments, and distributes this income (less expenses) to shareholders as dividends. The fund also realizes capital gains from its investments, and distributes these gains (less any losses) to shareholders as capital gain distributions.

The fund normally pays dividends and capital gain distributions at least annually, in February.

Dividends and capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional Service Class 2 shares of the fund.

Tax Consequences

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

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Fund Services

Fund Management

VIP Real Estate is a mutual fund, an investment that pools shareholders' money and invests it toward a specified goal.

FMR is the fund's manager. The address of FMR and its affiliates, unless otherwise indicated below, is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

As of March 28, 2002, FMR had approximately $13.6 billion in discretionary assets under management.

As the manager, FMR is responsible for choosing the fund's investments and handling its business affairs.

Affiliates assist FMR with foreign investments:

  • Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (FMR U.K.), at 25 Lovat Lane, London, EC3R 8LL, England, serves as a sub-adviser for the fund. FMR U.K. was organized in 1986 to provide investment research and advice to FMR. FMR U.K. may provide investment research and advice on issuers based outside the United States and may also provide investment advisory services for the fund.
  • Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (FMR Far East), at Shiroyama JT Mori Bldg., 4-3-1 Toranomon Minato-ku, Tokyo 105, Japan, serves as a sub-adviser for the fund. FMR Far East was organized in 1986 to provide investment research and advice to FMR. FMR Far East may provide investment research and advice on issuers based outside the United States and may also provide investment advisory services for the fund.
  • Fidelity Investments Japan Limited (FIJ), at 1-8-8 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0033, Japan, serves as a sub-adviser for the fund. As of <R>September 30, 2002</R>, FIJ had approximately $2<R>3</R>.9 billion in discretionary assets under management. FIJ may provide investment research and advice on issuers based outside the United States and may also provide investment advisory and order execution services for the fund from time to time.

FMR Co., Inc. (FMRC) serves as a sub-adviser for the fund. FMRC is primarily responsible for choosing investments for the fund.

FMRC is an affiliate of FMR. As of March 28, 2002, FMRC had approximately $543.8 billion in discretionary assets under management.

Steve Buller is vice president and manager of VIP Real Estate Portfolio, which he has managed since its inception. Since joining Fidelity Investments in 1992, Mr. Buller has worked as a research analyst and manager.

From time to time a manager, analyst, or other Fidelity employee may express views regarding a particular company, security, industry, or market sector. The views expressed by any such person are the views of only that individual as of the time expressed 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.

The fund pays a management fee to FMR. The management fee is calculated and paid to FMR every month. The fee is calculated by adding a group fee rate to an individual fund fee rate, dividing by twelve, and multiplying the result by the fund's average net assets throughout the month.

The group fee rate is based on the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. This rate cannot rise above 0.52%, and it drops as total assets under management increase.

For <R>September</R> 2002, the group fee rate was <R>0.29</R>%. The individual fund fee rate is 0.30%.

FMR pays FMRC, FMR U.K., and FMR Far East for providing sub-advisory services. FMR Far East in turn pays FIJ for providing sub-advisory services.

FMR may, from time to time, agree to reimburse a class for management fees and other expenses above a specified limit. FMR retains the ability to be repaid by a class if expenses fall below the specified limit prior to the end of the fiscal year. Reimbursement arrangements, which may be discontinued by FMR at any time, can decrease a class's expenses and boost its performance.

Fund Distribution

The fund is composed of multiple classes of shares. All classes of the fund have a common investment objective and investment portfolio.

Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) distributes Service Class 2's shares.

Service Class 2 has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the plan, Service Class 2 is authorized to pay FDC a 12b-1 (service) fee as compensation for providing support services that benefit variable product owners. Service Class 2 currently pays FDC a 12b-1 (service) fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of its average net assets throughout the month.

FDC may reallow up to the full amount of the Service Class 2 12b-1 (service) fee to intermediaries (such as insurance companies, broker-dealers, and other service-providers), including its affiliates, for providing support services that benefit variable product owners.

In addition, the Service Class 2 plan specifically recognizes that FMR may make payments from its management fee revenue, past profits, or other resources to FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of Service Class 2 shares and/or support services that benefit variable product owners, including payments of significant amounts made to intermediaries that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees of the fund has authorized such payments for Service Class 2.

Because 12b-1 fees are paid out of Service Class 2's assets on an ongoing basis, they will increase the cost of a shareholder's investment and may cost a shareholder more than paying other types of sales charges.

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Fund Services - continued

To receive payments made pursuant to a Distribution and Service Plan, intermediaries must sign the appropriate agreement with FDC in advance.

FMR may allocate brokerage transactions in a manner that takes into account the sale of shares of the Fidelity Variable Insurance Product funds, provided that the fund receives brokerage services and commission rates comparable to those of other broker-dealers.

No dealer, sales representative, or any other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations, other than those contained in this prospectus and in the related statement of additional information (SAI), in connection with the offer contained in this prospectus. If given or made, such other information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the fund or FDC. This prospectus and the related SAI do not constitute an offer by the fund or by FDC to sell shares of the fund to or to buy shares of the fund from any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer.

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Appendix

Prior Performance of a Similar Fund

Because VIP Real Estate was new when this prospectus was printed, its performance history is not included. However, VIP Real Estate has an investment objective and policies that are substantially identical in all material respects to Fidelity® Real Estate Investment Portfolio, which is managed by FMR. FMR began managing Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio on November 17, 1986, and its asset size as of July 31, 2002 was approximately $1.7 billion. FMR also may manage other substantially similar funds and accounts that may have better or worse performance than Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio. Performance of other funds and accounts is not included due to factors such as differences in their policies and/or portfolio management strategies and/or because these accounts are not mutual funds.

Below you will find information about the prior performance of Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio, not the performance of VIP Real Estate. Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio has different expenses and is sold through different distribution channels than Service Class 2 of VIP Real Estate. Returns are based on past results and are not an indication of future performance.

The performance of Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio does not represent the past performance of Service Class 2 of VIP Real Estate and is not an indication of the future performance of Service Class 2 of VIP Real Estate. You should not assume that Service Class 2 of VIP Real Estate will have the same performance as Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio. The performance of Service Class 2 of VIP Real Estate may be better or worse than the performance of Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio due to, among other things, differences in portfolio holdings, sales charges, expenses, asset sizes, and cash flows between Service Class 2 of VIP Real Estate and Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio. Service Class 2 of VIP Real Estate may have higher total expenses than Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio, which would have resulted in lower performance if VIP Real Estate's Service Class 2 expenses had been applied to the performance of Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio.

The chart below shows changes in the performance of Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio from year to year.

The table below compares the performance of Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio to the performance of market indexes and an average of the performance of similar funds over various periods of time.

Year-by-Year Returns

Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio

Calendar Years

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

19.51%

12.51%

2.04%

10.92%

36.23%

21.39%

-18.60%

-0.97%

31.38%

9.50%



During the periods shown in the chart for Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio, the highest return for a quarter was 18.99% (quarter ended December 31, 1996) and the lowest return for a quarter was -11.54% (quarter ended September 30, 1998).

Average Annual Returns

For the periods ended
December 31, 2001

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Fidelity Real Estate Investment PortfolioA

9.50%

7.08%

11.30%

S&P 500

-11.89%

10.70%

12.94%

Wilshire Real Estate Securities Index

10.45%

6.71%

10.48%

LipperSM Real Estate Funds Average

8.81%

6.08%

10.01%

A Service Class 2 of VIP Real Estate offered through this prospectus charges a 12b-1 fee, while Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio does not. Including any 12b-1 fee in a performance calculation produces a lower return.

Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) is a market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks.

Wilshire Real Estate Securities Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of publicly traded real estate securities such as REITs and real estate operating companies (REOCs).

The Lipper Funds Average reflects the performance (excluding sales charges) of mutual funds with similar objectives.

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Notes

You can obtain additional information about the fund. The fund's SAI includes more detailed information about the fund and its investments. The SAI is incorporated herein by reference (legally forms a part of the prospectus). A financial report will be available once the fund has completed its first annual or semi-annual period. The fund's annual and semi-annual reports include a discussion of the fund's holdings and recent market conditions and the fund's investment strategies that affected performance.

For a free copy of any of these documents or to request other information or ask questions about the fund, call Fidelity at 1-888-622-3175.

The SAI, the fund's annual and semi-annual reports and other related materials are available from the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) Database on the SEC's web site (http://www.sec.gov). You can obtain copies of this information, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a request by e-mail to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102. You can also review and copy information about the fund, including the fund's SAI, at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-202-942-8090 for information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room.

Investment Company Act of 1940, File Number, 811-3759

Fidelity and Fidelity Investments & (Pyramid) Design are registered trademarks of FMR Corp.

The third party marks appearing above are the marks of their respective owners.

The term "VIP" as used in this document refers to Fidelity Variable Insurance Products.

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