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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES



Investment Company Act file number    811-03759



Variable Insurance Products Fund IV

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



245 Summer St., Boston, Massachusetts 02210

 (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip code)



Cynthia Lo Bessette, Secretary

245 Summer St.

Boston, Massachusetts  02210

(Name and address of agent for service)





Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

617-563-7000





Date of fiscal year end:

December 31





Date of reporting period:

December 31, 2022







Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders







Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
Consumer Staples Portfolio
 
 
Annual Report
December 31, 2022

Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

Distributions

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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
 
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
Periods ended December 31, 2022
 
Past 1
year
Past 5
years
Past 10
years
Initial Class
-0.62%
7.09%
9.96%
Investor Class
-0.69%
7.01%
9.87%
 
 
 
 $10,000 Over 10 Years
 
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012.
 
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period.
 
 
Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 ® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Ben Shuleva:
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes returned roughly -1%, outperforming the -1.68% result of the MSCI US IMI Consumer Staples 25/50 Index, as well as the broad-based S&P 500 ® index. The top contributors to performance versus the sector index were stock selection and an underweight in the hypermarkets & super centers segment. An overweight and stock picks in the soft drinks group and stock selection in the packaged foods & meats category also lifted the fund's relative result. In terms of individual relative contributors, having a significant underweight in Costco Wholesale, a stake we established this period, helped most, returning approximately -3% in the fund and -19% in the index the past year. Also boosting value was an underweight in Estée Lauder, which returned roughly -26% in the fund. This was a position we initiated the past 12 months. Another notable relative contributor was an outsized position in Lamb Weston Holdings (+43%). This period we decreased our stake. In contrast, the largest detractor from performance versus the sector index was stock selection in advertising, a segment that is not in the sector index. Stock picks and an overweight in brewers and security selection in personal products also hampered the fund's relative result. The fund's largest individual relative detractor was an overweight in Herbalife Nutrition, which returned -64% the past year. The fund's investment in Advantage Solutions, which returned -74%, also hindered performance versus the sector index. We added to our non-index stake in the company the past 12 months. Notable changes in positioning include reduced exposure to the tobacco subindustry and a higher allocation to hypermarkets & super centers.
 
 
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Procter & Gamble Co.
14.5
 
The Coca-Cola Co.
13.8
 
Walmart, Inc.
6.6
 
Mondelez International, Inc.
5.6
 
Altria Group, Inc.
5.3
 
Monster Beverage Corp.
4.3
 
Philip Morris International, Inc.
4.0
 
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.)
3.5
 
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.
3.3
 
Boston Beer Co., Inc. Class A
2.9
 
 
63.8
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Beverages
32.1
 
Household Products
21.8
 
Food Products
16.3
 
Food & Staples Retailing
12.6
 
Tobacco
9.3
 
Personal Products
3.6
 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail
0.7
 
Media
0.4
 
Household Durables
0.2
 
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Common Stocks - 97.0%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Beverages - 32.1%
 
 
 
Brewers - 3.3%
 
 
 
Boston Beer Co., Inc. Class A (a)
 
25,450
8,386,284
Molson Coors Beverage Co. Class B
 
21,500
1,107,680
 
 
 
9,493,964
Distillers & Vintners - 4.2%
 
 
 
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B (non-vtg.)
 
900
59,112
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.)
 
43,716
10,131,183
Diageo PLC
 
50,124
2,194,021
 
 
 
12,384,316
Soft Drinks - 24.6%
 
 
 
Celsius Holdings, Inc. (a)
 
2,500
260,100
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.
 
271,573
9,684,293
Monster Beverage Corp. (a)
 
122,289
12,416,002
PepsiCo, Inc.
 
44,002
7,949,401
Primo Water Corp.
 
73,300
1,139,082
The Coca-Cola Co.
 
634,238
40,343,879
The Vita Coco Co., Inc. (a)(b)
 
1,500
20,730
 
 
 
71,813,487
TOTAL BEVERAGES
 
 
93,691,767
Food & Staples Retailing - 12.6%
 
 
 
Drug Retail - 0.1%
 
 
 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
 
9,900
369,864
Food Distributors - 3.4%
 
 
 
Performance Food Group Co. (a)
 
25,800
1,506,462
Sysco Corp.
 
44,944
3,435,969
U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a)
 
146,842
4,995,565
 
 
 
9,937,996
Food Retail - 1.2%
 
 
 
Albertsons Companies, Inc.
 
88,000
1,825,120
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. Class A (multi-vtg.)
 
2,500
109,860
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (a)(b)
 
8,850
258,332
Kroger Co.
 
30,100
1,341,858
 
 
 
3,535,170
Hypermarkets & Super Centers - 7.9%
 
 
 
Costco Wholesale Corp.
 
8,400
3,834,600
Walmart, Inc.
 
134,609
19,086,210
 
 
 
22,920,810
TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING
 
 
36,763,840
Food Products - 16.3%
 
 
 
Agricultural Products - 3.4%
 
 
 
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
 
14,900
1,383,465
Bunge Ltd.
 
55,807
5,567,864
Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a)
 
46,122
2,886,776
Ingredion, Inc.
 
2,300
225,239
 
 
 
10,063,344
Packaged Foods & Meats - 12.9%
 
 
 
Conagra Brands, Inc.
 
71,359
2,761,593
Freshpet, Inc. (a)(b)
 
73,200
3,862,764
Laird Superfood, Inc. (a)(b)
 
36,040
30,274
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
 
11,953
1,068,120
McCormick & Co., Inc. (non-vtg.)
 
10,600
878,634
Mondelez International, Inc.
 
245,861
16,386,636
Nomad Foods Ltd. (a)
 
273,276
4,711,278
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. (a)
 
5,400
128,142
Sovos Brands, Inc. (a)
 
25,501
366,449
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (a)
 
25,500
412,590
The Kraft Heinz Co.
 
6,800
276,828
The Real Good Food Co., Inc. (a)
 
10,417
69,065
The Simply Good Foods Co. (a)
 
22,700
863,281
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)
 
64,216
3,170,986
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A
 
41,834
2,604,167
 
 
 
37,590,807
TOTAL FOOD PRODUCTS
 
 
47,654,151
Household Durables - 0.2%
 
 
 
Household Appliances - 0.2%
 
 
 
Helen of Troy Ltd. (a)
 
5,000
554,550
Housewares & Specialties - 0.0%
 
 
 
Tupperware Brands Corp. (a)(b)
 
45,738
189,355
TOTAL HOUSEHOLD DURABLES
 
 
743,905
Household Products - 21.8%
 
 
 
Household Products - 21.8%
 
 
 
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
 
9,100
733,551
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
 
8,800
693,352
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
 
178,756
5,997,264
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
 
37,067
5,031,845
Procter & Gamble Co.
 
279,875
42,417,854
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
 
10,500
727,822
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. (b)
 
72,706
2,179,726
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
 
53,800
3,277,496
The Clorox Co.
 
17,526
2,459,424
 
 
 
63,518,334
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.7%
 
 
 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.7%
 
 
 
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)
 
25,800
2,167,200
Media - 0.4%
 
 
 
Advertising - 0.4%
 
 
 
Advantage Solutions, Inc. Class A (a)(b)
 
518,500
1,078,480
Personal Products - 3.6%
 
 
 
Personal Products - 3.6%
 
 
 
BellRing Brands, Inc. (a)
 
36,800
943,552
Edgewell Personal Care Co.
 
4,400
169,576
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A
 
17,145
4,253,846
Haleon PLC (a)
 
60,500
239,429
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (a)
 
141,509
2,105,654
Olaplex Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)
 
402,200
2,095,462
Shiseido Co. Ltd.
 
12,025
589,390
 
 
 
10,396,909
Tobacco - 9.3%
 
 
 
Tobacco - 9.3%
 
 
 
Altria Group, Inc.
 
335,804
15,349,601
Philip Morris International, Inc.
 
116,143
11,754,833
 
 
 
27,104,434
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $222,109,662)
 
 
 
283,119,020
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 5.4%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c)
 
7,307,861
7,309,323
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c)(d)
 
8,367,391
8,368,228
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
  (Cost $15,677,551)
 
 
15,677,551
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 102.4%
  (Cost $237,787,213)
 
 
 
298,796,571
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.4)%  
(6,991,395)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
291,805,176
 
 
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Non-income producing
 
(b)
Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
 
(c)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
(d)
Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
 
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37%
1,154,503
63,656,847
57,502,027
38,554
-
-
7,309,323
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37%
10,599,966
137,744,739
139,976,477
13,897
-
-
8,368,228
0.0%
Total
11,754,469
201,401,586
197,478,504
52,451
-
-
15,677,551
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
 
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
  Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Common Stocks
283,119,020
279,607,787
3,511,233
-
  Money Market Funds
15,677,551
15,677,551
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
298,796,571
295,285,338
3,511,233
-
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
December 31, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $8,101,785) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $222,109,662)
 
$283,119,020
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $15,677,551)
 
15,677,551
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $237,787,213)
 
 
$
298,796,571
Cash
 
 
 
86,080
Foreign currency held at value (cost $123)
 
 
 
123
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
 
156,941
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
 
541,467
Dividends receivable
 
 
 
1,246,322
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
 
21,881
Prepaid expenses
 
 
 
1,005
Other receivables
 
 
 
2,721
  Total assets
 
 
 
300,853,111
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
 
$406,649
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
 
66,977
 
 
Accrued management fee
 
127,094
 
 
Other affiliated payables
 
40,333
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
 
39,049
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
 
8,367,833
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
9,047,935
Net Assets  
 
 
$
291,805,176
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
230,701,371
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
61,103,805
Net Assets
 
 
$
291,805,176
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($26,707,123 ÷ 1,372,227 shares)
 
 
$
19.46
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($265,098,053 ÷ 13,697,426 shares)
 
 
$
19.35
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
6,753,230
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $13,897 from security lending)
 
 
 
52,451
 Total Income
 
 
 
6,805,681
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
1,439,763
 
 
Transfer agent fees
 
357,940
 
 
Accounting fees
 
100,857
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
 
27,860
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
 
922
 
 
Audit
 
42,651
 
 
Legal
 
3,475
 
 
Interest
 
607
 
 
Miscellaneous
 
1,435
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
1,975,510
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(8,506)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
1,967,004
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
4,838,677
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
(364,107)
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
(1,127)
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
(365,234)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
(7,587,020)
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
(698)
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
(7,587,718)
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
(7,952,952)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
(3,114,275)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
 
Year ended
December 31, 2021
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
4,838,677
$
4,516,378
Net realized gain (loss)
 
(365,234)
 
 
24,704,256
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
(7,587,718)
 
3,685,866
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
(3,114,275)
 
 
32,906,500
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(20,685,358)
 
 
(15,929,219)
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
56,213,858
 
 
(2,087,853)
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
32,414,225
 
 
14,889,428
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
259,390,951
 
244,501,523
 
End of period
$
291,805,176
$
259,390,951
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio Initial Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
21.13
$
19.84
$
18.76
$
15.10
$
19.72
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.35
 
.38
 
.35
 
.39
 
.44 C
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(.48)
 
2.27
 
1.78
 
4.22
 
(3.36)
  Total from investment operations
 
(.13)  
 
2.65  
 
2.13  
 
4.61  
 
(2.92)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.35)
 
(.40)
 
(.35)
 
(.34)
 
(.50)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(1.19)
 
(.96)
 
(.71)
 
(.61)
 
(1.19)
     Total distributions
 
(1.54)
 
(1.36)
 
(1.05) D
 
(.95)
 
(1.70) D
  Net asset value, end of period
$
19.46
$
21.13
$
19.84
$
18.76
$
15.10
 Total Return   E,F
 
(.62)%
 
14.24%
 
11.78%
 
31.42%
 
(15.55)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.65%
 
.65%
 
.67%
 
.67%
 
.68%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.65%
 
.65%
 
.66%
 
.67%
 
.68%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.65%
 
.65%
 
.66%
 
.67%
 
.67%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.84%
 
1.89%
 
1.94%
 
2.23%
 
2.53% C
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
26,707
$
22,366
$
20,009
$
21,139
$
16,285
    Portfolio turnover rate I
 
46%
 
64%
 
51%
 
46%
 
38%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.14 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.71%.
 
D Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
E Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
G Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio Investor Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
21.02
$
19.75
$
18.68
$
15.04
$
19.64
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.34
 
.37
 
.33
 
.37
 
.42 C
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(.48)
 
2.24
 
1.78
 
4.21
 
(3.34)
  Total from investment operations
 
(.14)  
 
2.61  
 
2.11  
 
4.58  
 
(2.92)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.34)
 
(.38)
 
(.33)
 
(.33)
 
(.49)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(1.19)
 
(.96)
 
(.71)
 
(.61)
 
(1.19)
     Total distributions
 
(1.53)
 
(1.34)
 
(1.04)
 
(.94)
 
(1.68)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
19.35
$
21.02
$
19.75
$
18.68
$
15.04
 Total Return   D,E
 
(.69)%
 
14.11%
 
11.70%
 
31.33%
 
(15.58)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.73%
 
.73%
 
.74%
 
.75%
 
.76%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.73%
 
.73%
 
.74%
 
.75%
 
.76%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.73%
 
.73%
 
.73%
 
.75%
 
.75%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.76%
 
1.81%
 
1.86%
 
2.15%
 
2.45% C
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
265,098
$
237,025
$
224,492
$
227,607
$
172,096
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
46%
 
64%
 
51%
 
46%
 
38%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.14 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.63%.
 
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
F Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended December 31, 2022
 
1. Organization.
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
 
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense Ratio A
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
 
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
 
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies . The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of December 31, 2022 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
 
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
 
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost   and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in dividends. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in dividends receivable.
 
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds. Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2022, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.   Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to   foreign currency transactions, capital loss carryforwards and   losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
$73,989,262
Gross unrealized depreciation
(13,786,924)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$60,202,338
Tax Cost
$238,594,233
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Undistributed ordinary income
$1,009,491
Capital loss carryforward
$(107,494)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$60,201,808
 
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
 
Short-term
$(107,494)
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Ordinary Income
$5,700,758
$12,322,485
Long-term Capital Gains
14,984,600
3,606,734
Total
$20,685,358
$15,929,219
 
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio
159,581,825
125,255,064
 
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .53% of the Fund's average net assets.
 
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
 
 
Amount
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Initial Class
15,809
.06
Investor Class
342,131
.14
 
$357,940
 
 
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio
.04
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio
$4,201
 
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. Activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
 
 
Borrower or Lender
Average Loan Balance
Weighted Average Interest Rate
Interest Expense
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio
Borrower
$2,572,857
1.06%
$533
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss) ($)
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio
21,702,544
11,106,888
323,810
 
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
 
 
 
Amount
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio
$454
 
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio
$1,392
$-
$-
 
8. Bank Borrowings.
The Fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity requirements. The Fund has established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time to time. Any open loans, including accrued interest, at period end are presented under the caption "Notes payable" in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if applicable. Activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
 
 
Average Loan Balance
Weighted Average Interest Rate
Interest Expense
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio
$86,000
1.47%
$74
 
9. Expense Reductions.
During the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $8,506.
 
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Year ended
December 31, 2021
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
1,829,507
1,342,022
Investor Class
18,855,851
14,587,197
Total
$20,685,358
$15,929,219
 
11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
580,346
183,808
$11,453,344
$3,760,697
Reinvestment of distributions
92,967
70,746
1,829,507
1,342,022
Shares redeemed
(359,659)
(204,331)
(6,848,059)
(4,138,594)
Net increase (decrease)
313,654
50,223
$6,434,792
$964,125
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
3,639,755
1,069,346
$71,984,707
$21,609,702
Reinvestment of distributions
963,502
772,952
18,855,851
14,587,197
Shares redeemed
(2,181,946)
(1,934,940)
(41,061,492)
(39,248,877)
Net increase (decrease)
2,421,311
(92,642)
$49,779,066
$(3,051,978)
 
12. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
 
At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were owners of record of more than 10% of the outstanding shares as follows:
 
Fund
Affiliated %
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio
99%
 
13. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
 
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 10, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Each of the Trustees oversees 318 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees.   The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity ® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity ® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity ® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity ® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity ® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity ® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity ® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present) and as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).     
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York and a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).     
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).     
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).         
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean's Executive Board (2016-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present) and a member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2020-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).     
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).     
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).     
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).     
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).     
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).     
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).     
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present), FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).     
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).     
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2018).     
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).     
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present); Secretary of FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-present); and Assistant Secretary of FIMM, LLC (2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).     
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).     
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity ® funds (2015-2020).     
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as an AML Officer of other funds and other related entities. He is Director, Anti-Money Laundering (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1996-present).     
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity ® funds.     
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2021).     
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Expense Ratio- A
 
Beginning Account Value July 1, 2022
 
Ending Account Value December 31, 2022
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.65%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,060.60
 
$ 3.38
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.93
 
$ 3.31
Investor Class
 
 
 
.73%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,059.80
 
$ 3.79
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.53
 
$ 3.72
 
A   Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
 
B   5% return per year before expenses
 
C   Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
Distributions   (Unaudited)
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
Initial Class designates 1% and 100% and Investor Class designates 1% and 100% of the dividends distributed in February and November 2022, respectively, during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
 
 
 
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Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
Technology Portfolio
 
 
Annual Report
December 31, 2022

Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

Distributions

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Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
 
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
Periods ended December 31, 2022
 
Past 1
year
Past 5
years
Past 10
years
Initial Class
-35.86%
13.65%
17.08%
Investor Class
-35.87%
13.56%
16.99%
 
 
 
 $10,000 Over 10 Years
 
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Technology Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012.
 
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period.
 
 
Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 ® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Adam Benjamin:
For the year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes returned roughly -36%, trailing the -29.58% result of the MSCI US IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index, and also lagging the broad-based S&P 500 ® index. The largest detractors from performance versus the sector index were stock picks and an overweighting in internet services & infrastructure. Stock picks and an overweighting in semiconductors and security selection in application software also hurt. The fund's largest individual relative detractor was an outsized stake in Marvell Technology, which returned about -58% the past 12 months. The company was among our biggest holdings. Also hurting performance was our overweighting in Twilio, which returned about -81%. We pared the position. Another notable relative detractor was an out-of-index stake in Snap (-81%). We notably increased our holdings in the company this period. Conversely, the top contributor to performance versus the sector index was out-of-index exposure to oil & gas refining & marketing. Stock picks and a modest overweighting in electronic manufacturing services also helped the fund's relative performance. The fund's largest individual relative contributor was an outsized stake in On Semiconductor, which returned roughly -8% the past year. The company was among the fund's largest holdings. Also bolstering performance was an underweighting in Advanced Micro Devices, an index component that returned about -34% in the portfolio. This was an investment we established the past 12 months. Another notable relative contributor was an overweighting in Mastercard (-2%), which was one of our biggest holdings. Notable changes in positioning include reduced exposure to the application software subindustry and a higher allocation to semiconductors.
.
 
 
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Apple, Inc.
19.3
 
Microsoft Corp.
17.1
 
NVIDIA Corp.
7.0
 
MasterCard, Inc. Class A
6.3
 
Marvell Technology, Inc.
4.2
 
NXP Semiconductors NV
4.2
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
3.9
 
onsemi
3.6
 
GlobalFoundries, Inc.
2.5
 
Visa, Inc. Class A
2.2
 
 
70.3
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
27.9
 
Software
27.7
 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
19.3
 
IT Services
14.9
 
Communications Equipment
3.9
 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail
1.3
 
Interactive Media & Services
1.1
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
1.1
 
Entertainment
1.0
 
Aerospace & Defense
0.3
 
Chemicals
0.3
 
Metals & Mining
0.1
 
Diversified Financial Services
0.1
 
Food & Staples Retailing
0.1
 
Road & Rail
0.0
 
Pharmaceuticals
0.0
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services
0.0
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
0.0
 
 
Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets)
 
*    Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities).  
Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of derivatives, if applicable.
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Common Stocks - 97.0%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Chemicals - 0.3%
 
 
 
Commodity Chemicals - 0.3%
 
 
 
LG Chemical Ltd.
 
6,230
2,968,799
Communications Equipment - 3.9%
 
 
 
Communications Equipment - 3.9%
 
 
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
 
911,300
43,414,332
Diversified Financial Services - 0.1%
 
 
 
Other Diversified Financial Services - 0.1%
 
 
 
Ant International Co. Ltd. Class C (a)(b)(c)
 
835,647
1,428,956
Entertainment - 1.0%
 
 
 
Movies & Entertainment - 1.0%
 
 
 
Netflix, Inc. (a)
 
38,932
11,480,268
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.0%
 
 
 
Health Care Equipment - 0.0%
 
 
 
China Medical Technologies, Inc. sponsored ADR (a)(c)
 
300
0
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.1%
 
 
 
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines - 1.1%
 
 
 
Airbnb, Inc. Class A (a)
 
139,800
11,952,900
Interactive Media & Services - 0.7%
 
 
 
Interactive Media & Services - 0.7%
 
 
 
Snap, Inc. Class A (a)
 
865,067
7,742,350
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.1%
 
 
 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.1%
 
 
 
Deliveroo PLC Class A (a)(d)
 
955,100
989,551
Lyft, Inc. (a)
 
180,097
1,984,669
Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)
 
384,924
9,519,171
 
 
 
12,493,391
IT Services - 14.9%
 
 
 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 9.5%
 
 
 
Genpact Ltd.
 
241,600
11,190,912
MasterCard, Inc. Class A
 
204,000
70,936,920
Visa, Inc. Class A
 
121,400
25,222,064
 
 
 
107,349,896
Internet Services & Infrastructure - 4.6%
 
 
 
Cloudflare, Inc. (a)
 
77,100
3,485,691
MongoDB, Inc. Class A (a)
 
28,400
5,590,256
Okta, Inc. (a)
 
340,600
23,273,198
Shopify, Inc. Class A (a)(e)
 
144,000
4,998,240
Snowflake, Inc. (a)
 
51,916
7,452,023
Twilio, Inc. Class A (a)
 
140,700
6,888,672
 
 
 
51,688,080
IT Consulting & Other Services - 0.8%
 
 
 
Capgemini SA
 
54,300
9,077,668
TOTAL IT SERVICES
 
 
168,115,644
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.0%
 
 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.0%
 
 
 
Eden Biologics, Inc. (a)(c)
 
94,814
0
Pharmaceuticals - 0.0%
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals - 0.0%
 
 
 
Chime Biologics Wuhan Co. Ltd. (a)(c)
 
94,814
49,382
Road & Rail - 0.0%
 
 
 
Trucking - 0.0%
 
 
 
TuSimple Holdings, Inc. (a)(e)
 
31,800
52,152
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 27.5%
 
 
 
Semiconductor Equipment - 2.2%
 
 
 
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)
 
13,400
7,306,378
Teradyne, Inc.
 
196,800
17,190,480
 
 
 
24,496,858
Semiconductors - 25.3%
 
 
 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)
 
54,000
3,497,580
GlobalFoundries, Inc. (a)(e)
 
522,900
28,179,081
Marvell Technology, Inc.
 
1,287,204
47,678,036
Microchip Technology, Inc.
 
303,000
21,285,750
NVIDIA Corp.
 
542,000
79,207,880
NXP Semiconductors NV
 
296,504
46,856,527
onsemi (a)
 
654,000
40,789,980
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
 
1,270,000
18,447,499
 
 
 
285,942,333
TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT
 
 
310,439,191
Software - 27.1%
 
 
 
Application Software - 7.1%
 
 
 
HubSpot, Inc. (a)
 
26,733
7,729,312
Intuit, Inc.
 
60,800
23,664,576
Pine Labs Private Ltd. (a)(b)(c)
 
1,314
693,713
Qualtrics International, Inc. (a)
 
105,900
1,099,242
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a)
 
167,765
22,243,961
Splunk, Inc. (a)
 
284,900
24,527,041
 
 
 
79,957,845
Systems Software - 20.0%
 
 
 
Microsoft Corp.
 
803,800
192,767,316
Rapid7, Inc. (a)
 
104,300
3,544,114
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)
 
57,900
22,480,833
Tenable Holdings, Inc. (a)
 
177,370
6,766,666
 
 
 
225,558,929
TOTAL SOFTWARE
 
 
305,516,774
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 19.3%
 
 
 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 19.3%
 
 
 
Apple, Inc.
 
1,672,860
217,354,697
IonQ, Inc. (a)(b)
 
44,500
153,525
 
 
 
217,508,222
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $819,144,098)
 
 
 
1,093,162,361
 
 
 
 
Preferred Stocks - 2.3%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 1.9%
 
 
 
Aerospace & Defense - 0.3%
 
 
 
Aerospace & Defense - 0.3%
 
 
 
Relativity Space, Inc. Series E (a)(b)(c)
 
174,268
3,236,157
 
 
 
 
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.2%
 
 
 
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.2%
 
 
 
Enevate Corp. Series E (a)(b)(c)
 
3,556,678
1,849,473
 
 
 
 
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.1%
 
 
 
Food Retail - 0.1%
 
 
 
GoBrands, Inc. Series G (a)(b)(c)
 
5,260
761,332
 
 
 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.0%
 
 
 
Casinos & Gaming - 0.0%
 
 
 
Discord, Inc. Series I (a)(b)(c)
 
200
70,994
 
 
 
 
Interactive Media & Services - 0.5%
 
 
 
Interactive Media & Services - 0.5%
 
 
 
ByteDance Ltd. Series E1 (a)(b)(c)
 
9,903
1,781,946
Reddit, Inc.:
 
 
 
  Series D(a)(b)(c)
 
33,900
1,269,894
  Series E(a)(b)(c)
 
1,982
74,246
  Series F(a)(b)(c)
 
55,762
2,088,845
 
 
 
5,214,931
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.1%
 
 
 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.1%
 
 
 
Instacart, Inc. Series I (a)(b)(c)
 
10,890
466,092
Meesho Series F (a)(b)(c)
 
17,100
1,332,603
 
 
 
1,798,695
Metals & Mining - 0.1%
 
 
 
Precious Metals & Minerals - 0.1%
 
 
 
Diamond Foundry, Inc. Series C (a)(b)(c)
 
56,576
1,754,988
 
 
 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.4%
 
 
 
Semiconductor Equipment - 0.3%
 
 
 
Astera Labs, Inc.:
 
 
 
  Series A(b)(c)
 
52,688
499,482
  Series B(b)(c)
 
8,971
85,045
  Series C(a)(b)(c)
 
49,300
467,364
  Series D(b)(c)
 
216,871
2,055,937
 
 
 
3,107,828
Semiconductors - 0.1%
 
 
 
SiMa.ai:
 
 
 
  Series B(a)(b)(c)
 
85,000
532,100
  Series B1(b)(c)
 
36,016
263,997
Xsight Labs Ltd. Series D (a)(b)(c)
 
37,800
266,868
 
 
 
1,062,965
TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT
 
 
4,170,793
 
 
 
 
Software - 0.2%
 
 
 
Application Software - 0.2%
 
 
 
Convoy, Inc. Series D (a)(b)(c)
 
28,479
270,266
Databricks, Inc.:
 
 
 
  Series G(a)(b)(c)
 
14,100
693,861
  Series H(a)(b)(c)
 
36,297
1,786,175
 
 
 
2,750,302
Systems Software - 0.0%
 
 
 
Tenstorrent, Inc. Series C1 (a)(b)(c)
 
2,400
125,064
 
 
 
 
TOTAL SOFTWARE
 
 
2,875,366
 
 
 
 
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
 
 
21,732,729
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.4%
 
 
 
Software - 0.4%
 
 
 
Application Software - 0.4%
 
 
 
Pine Labs Private Ltd.:
 
 
 
  Series 1(a)(b)(c)
 
3,140
1,657,732
  Series A(a)(b)(c)
 
785
414,433
  Series B(a)(b)(c)
 
854
450,861
  Series B2(a)(b)(c)
 
690
364,279
  Series C(a)(b)(c)
 
1,284
677,875
  Series C1(a)(b)(c)
 
271
143,072
  Series D(a)(b)(c)
 
289
152,575
 
 
 
3,860,827
 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
  (Cost $29,474,329)
 
 
 
25,593,556
 
 
 
 
Preferred Securities - 0.1%
 
 
Principal
Amount (f)
 
Value ($)
 
Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.1%
 
 
 
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.1%
 
 
 
Enevate Corp. 0% 1/29/23 (b)(c)
 
1,514,278
1,446,135
Software - 0.0%
 
 
 
Systems Software - 0.0%
 
 
 
Tenstorrent, Inc. 0% (b)(c)(g)
 
130,000
113,880
 
TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES
  (Cost $1,644,278)
 
 
 
1,560,015
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 3.0%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (h)
 
7,926,690
7,928,276
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% (h)(i)
 
26,062,019
26,064,625
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
  (Cost $33,992,901)
 
 
33,992,901
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 102.4%
  (Cost $884,255,606)
 
 
 
1,154,308,833
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.4)%  
(26,807,194)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
1,127,501,639
 
 
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Non-income producing
 
(b)
Restricted securities (including private placements) - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues).  At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $29,429,765 or 2.6% of net assets.
 
(c)
Level 3 security
 
(d)
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.  These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $989,551 or 0.1% of net assets.
 
(e)
Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
 
(f)
Amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.
 
(g)
Security is perpetual in nature with no stated maturity date.
 
(h)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
(i)
Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
 
 
 
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:
Security
Acquisition Date
Acquisition Cost ($)
 
Ant International Co. Ltd. Class C
5/16/18
3,184,965
 
 
 
Astera Labs, Inc. Series A
5/17/22
535,811
 
 
 
Astera Labs, Inc. Series B
5/17/22
91,231
 
 
 
Astera Labs, Inc. Series C
8/24/21
165,737
 
 
 
Astera Labs, Inc. Series D
5/17/22 - 5/27/22
2,205,470
 
 
 
ByteDance Ltd. Series E1
11/18/20
1,085,113
 
 
 
Convoy, Inc. Series D
10/30/19
385,606
 
 
 
Databricks, Inc. Series G
2/01/21
833,629
 
 
 
Databricks, Inc. Series H
8/31/21
2,667,254
 
 
 
Diamond Foundry, Inc. Series C
3/15/21
1,357,824
 
 
 
Discord, Inc. Series I
9/15/21
110,125
 
 
 
Enevate Corp. Series E
1/29/21
3,943,236
 
 
 
Enevate Corp. 0% 1/29/23
1/29/21
1,514,278
 
 
 
GoBrands, Inc. Series G
3/02/21
1,313,513
 
 
 
Instacart, Inc. Series I
2/26/21
1,361,250
 
 
 
IonQ, Inc.
3/07/21
445,000
 
 
 
Meesho Series F
9/21/21
1,311,096
 
 
 
Pine Labs Private Ltd.
6/30/21
489,938
 
 
 
Pine Labs Private Ltd. Series 1
6/30/21
1,170,780
 
 
 
Pine Labs Private Ltd. Series A
6/30/21
292,695
 
 
 
Pine Labs Private Ltd. Series B
6/30/21
318,422
 
 
 
Pine Labs Private Ltd. Series B2
6/30/21
257,273
 
 
 
Pine Labs Private Ltd. Series C
6/30/21
478,752
 
 
 
Pine Labs Private Ltd. Series C1
6/30/21
101,045
 
 
 
Pine Labs Private Ltd. Series D
6/30/21
107,757
 
 
 
Reddit, Inc. Series D
2/04/19
735,166
 
 
 
Reddit, Inc. Series E
5/18/21
84,184
 
 
 
Reddit, Inc. Series F
8/11/21
3,445,779
 
 
 
Relativity Space, Inc. Series E
5/27/21
3,979,427
 
 
 
SiMa.ai Series B
5/10/21
435,829
 
 
 
SiMa.ai Series B1
4/25/22 - 10/17/22
255,386
 
 
 
Tenstorrent, Inc. Series C1
4/23/21
142,690
 
 
 
Tenstorrent, Inc. 0%
4/23/21
130,000
 
 
 
Xsight Labs Ltd. Series D
2/16/21
302,249
 
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37%
37,855,521
309,373,062
339,300,307
240,893
-
-
7,928,276
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37%
1,480,150
204,376,640
179,792,165
299,173
-
-
26,064,625
0.1%
Total
39,335,671
513,749,702
519,092,472
540,066
-
-
33,992,901
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
 
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
  Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Common Stocks
1,093,162,361
1,056,158,765
34,831,545
2,172,051
 Preferred Stocks
25,593,556
-
-
25,593,556
 Preferred Securities
1,560,015
-
-
1,560,015
  Money Market Funds
33,992,901
33,992,901
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
1,154,308,833
1,090,151,666
34,831,545
29,325,622
 
The following is a reconciliation of Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value:
 
 
Investments in Securities:
 
Preferred Stocks
 
 
 
  Beginning Balance
$
30,872,838
 
  Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities
 
-
 
  Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities
 
(8,367,179)
 
  Cost of Purchases
 
3,087,897
 
  Proceeds of Sales
 
-
 
  Amortization/Accretion
 
-
 
  Transfers into Level 3
 
-
 
  Transfers out of Level 3
 
-
 
  Ending Balance
$
25,593,556
 
  The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at December 31, 2022
$
(8,367,179)
 
Other Investments in Securities
 
 
 
  Beginning Balance
$
4,073,679
 
  Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities
 
-
 
  Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities
 
(341,613)
 
  Cost of Purchases
 
-
 
  Proceeds of Sales
 
-
 
  Amortization/Accretion
 
-
 
  Transfers into Level 3
 
-
 
  Transfers out of Level 3
 
-
 
  Ending Balance
$
3,732,066
 
  The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at December 31, 2022
$
(341,613)
 
 
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investments in Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Cost of purchases and proceeds of sales may include securities received and/or delivered through in-kind transactions. Transfers into Level 3 were attributable to a lack of observable market data resulting from decreases in market activity, decreases in liquidity, security restructurings or corporate actions. Transfers out of Level 3 were attributable to observable market data becoming available for those securities. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represent the beginning value of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. The cost of purchases and the proceeds of sales may include securities received or delivered through corporate actions or exchanges. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliation are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations.
 
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
December 31, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $25,455,369) - See accompanying schedule:
$
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $850,262,705)
1,120,315,932
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $33,992,901)
33,992,901
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $884,255,606)
 
 
$
1,154,308,833
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
150,750
Dividends receivable
 
 
333,408
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
118,841
Prepaid expenses
 
 
3,566
  Total assets
 
 
1,154,915,398
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
 
$630,755
 
 
Accrued management fee
 
520,497
 
 
Other affiliated payables
 
153,276
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
 
44,606
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
 
26,064,625
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
27,413,759
Net Assets  
 
 
$
1,127,501,639
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
820,782,808
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
306,718,831
Net Assets
 
 
$
1,127,501,639
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($185,488,507 ÷ 8,857,724 shares)
 
 
$
20.94
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($942,013,132 ÷ 45,872,409 shares)
 
 
$
20.54
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
8,888,501
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $299,173 from security lending)
 
 
 
540,066
 Total Income
 
 
 
9,428,567
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
7,376,153
 
 
Transfer agent fees
 
1,748,987
 
 
Accounting fees
 
417,006
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
 
21,407
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
 
5,020
 
 
Audit
 
53,607
 
 
Legal
 
5,520
 
 
Interest
 
1,854
 
 
Miscellaneous
 
7,718
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
9,637,272
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(50,907)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
9,586,365
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
(157,798)
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $933,380)
 
36,147,528
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
(35,050)
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
36,112,478
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers (net of decrease in deferred foreign taxes of $913,858)  
 
(732,955,031)
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
(1,001)
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
(732,956,032)
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
(696,843,554)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
(697,001,352)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
 
Year ended
December 31, 2021
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
(157,798)
$
(3,232,254)
Net realized gain (loss)
 
36,112,478
 
 
226,101,435
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
(732,956,032)
 
204,315,262
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
(697,001,352)
 
 
427,184,443
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(149,535,613)
 
 
(187,938,154)
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
(74,623,368)
 
 
157,357,025
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
(921,160,333)
 
 
396,603,314
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
2,048,661,972
 
1,652,058,658
 
End of period
$
1,127,501,639
$
2,048,661,972
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
VIP Technology Portfolio Initial Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
35.65
$
30.99
$
19.08
$
15.76
$
18.43
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.01
 
(.04)
 
(.01)
 
.09
 
.05
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(12.04)
 
8.22
 
12.36
 
6.72
 
(1.34)
  Total from investment operations
 
(12.03)  
 
8.18  
 
12.35  
 
6.81  
 
(1.29)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
-
 
(.02)
 
(.08)
 
-
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(2.68)
 
(3.52)
 
(.42)
 
(3.42)
 
(1.38)
     Total distributions
 
(2.68)
 
(3.52)
 
(.44)
 
(3.49) C
 
(1.38)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
20.94
$
35.65
$
30.99
$
19.08
$
15.76
 Total Return   D,E
 
(35.86)%
 
28.16%
 
64.95%
 
51.32%
 
(7.62)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.63%
 
.62%
 
.63%
 
.65%
 
.66%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.62%
 
.62%
 
.63%
 
.65%
 
.66%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.62%
 
.62%
 
.63%
 
.64%
 
.64%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.05%
 
(.12)%
 
(.03)%
 
.52%
 
.27%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
185,489
$
356,589
$
286,967
$
175,680
$
123,867
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
21%
 
31%
 
52%
 
20%
 
139%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
F Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Technology Portfolio Investor Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
35.03
$
30.51
$
18.80
$
15.57
$
18.23
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
(.01)
 
(.06)
 
(.02)
 
.07
 
.04
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(11.81)
 
8.07
 
12.16
 
6.64
 
(1.34)
  Total from investment operations
 
(11.82)  
 
8.01  
 
12.14  
 
6.71  
 
(1.30)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
-
 
(.02)
 
(.06)
 
-
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(2.67)
 
(3.49)
 
(.41)
 
(3.42)
 
(1.36)
     Total distributions
 
(2.67)
 
(3.49)
 
(.43)
 
(3.48)
 
(1.36)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
20.54
$
35.03
$
30.51
$
18.80
$
15.57
 Total Return   C,D
 
(35.87)%
 
28.06%
 
64.76%
 
51.26%
 
(7.73)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.70%
 
.70%
 
.71%
 
.73%
 
.74%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.70%
 
.70%
 
.71%
 
.73%
 
.73%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.70%
 
.70%
 
.71%
 
.72%
 
.72%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
(.02)%
 
(.20)%
 
(.11)%
 
.44%
 
.20%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
942,013
$
1,692,073
$
1,365,091
$
732,499
$
488,235
    Portfolio turnover rate G
 
21%
 
31%
 
52%
 
20%
 
139%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
E Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended December 31, 2022
 
1. Organization.
VIP Technology Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
 
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense Ratio A
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
 
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies . The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.  
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. Securities, including private placements or other restricted securities, for which observable inputs are not available are valued using alternate valuation approaches, including the market approach, the income approach and cost approach, and are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. The market approach considers factors including the price of recent investments in the same or a similar security or financial metrics of comparable securities. The income approach considers factors including expected future cash flows, security specific risks and corresponding discount rates. The cost approach considers factors including the value of the security's underlying assets and liabilities.
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
The following provides information on Level 3 securities held by the Fund that were valued at period end based on unobservable inputs. These amounts exclude valuations provided by a broker.
 
Asset Type
Fair Value
Valuation Technique(s)
Unobservable Input
Amount or Range/Weighted Average
Impact to Valuation from an Increase in Input A
Equities
  $27,765,607
Market comparable
Enterprise value/Revenue multiple (EV/R)
2.6 - 25.0 / 11.8
Increase
 
 
 
Enterprise value/Gross profit multiple (EV/GP)
7.3
Increase
 
 
Recovery value
Recovery value
$0.00
Increase
 
 
Market approach
Transaction price
$1.11 - $59.45 / $5.68
Increase
 
 
 
Discount rate
15.0% - 75.0% / 48.6%
Decrease
 
 
 
Probability rate
25.0% - 75.0% / 50.0%
Increase
 
 
 
Premium rate
5.0%
Increase
 
 
Book value
Book value multiple
1.5
Increase
 
 
Discounted cash flow
Weighted average cost of capital (WACC)
30.0%
Decrease
 
 
 
Exit multiple
2.0
Increase
 
 
Black scholes
Discount rate
3.8% - 4.2% / 3.9%
Increase
 
 
 
Volatility
50.0% - 100.0% / 81.5%
Increase
 
 
 
  Term
2.0 - 5.0 / 4.0
Increase
Preferred Securities
  $1,560,015
Market approach
  Transaction price
$1.11 - $100.00 / $8.33
Increase
 
 
 
  Discount rate
15.0% - 55.0% / 52.1%
Decrease
 
 
 
  Probability rate
25.0% - 75.0% / 50.0%
Increase
 
 
Black scholes
  Discount rate
4.0% - 4.2% / 4.0%
Increase
 
 
 
Volatility
70.0% - 100.0% / 97.8%
Increase
 
 
 
Term
2.0 - 3.0 / 2.9
Increase
 
A   Represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that could have resulted from an increase in the corresponding input as of period end. A decrease to the unobservable input would have had the opposite effect. Significant changes in these inputs may have resulted in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement at period end.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of December 31, 2022, as well as a roll forward of Level 3 investments, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
 
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
 
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost   and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in dividends. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in dividends receivable.
 
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds. Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2022, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.   Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, net operating losses and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
$418,998,085
Gross unrealized depreciation
(149,142,192)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$269,855,893
Tax Cost
$884,452,940
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Undistributed long-term capital gain
$36,877,887
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$269,854,823
 
The Fund intends to elect to defer to its next fiscal year $13,879 of ordinary losses recognized during the period November 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Ordinary Income
$4,627,181
$90,702,912
Long-term Capital Gains
144,908,432
97,235,242
Total
$149,535,613
$187,938,154
 
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
 
New Accounting Pronouncement. In June 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2022-03 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions. The amendments in this ASU clarify that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. They also clarify that an entity cannot, as a separate unit of account, recognize and measure a contractual sale restriction. They also require additional disclosures for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions. ASU 2022-03 will be effective for fiscal years, including interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2023. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2022-03 to the financial statements.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
VIP Technology Portfolio
298,584,893
494,458,066
 
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .53% of the Fund's average net assets.
 
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
 
 
Amount
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Initial Class
146,040
.06
Investor Class
1,602,947
.14
 
$1,748,987
 
 
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
 
% of Average Net Assets
VIP Technology Portfolio
.03
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount
VIP Technology Portfolio
$4,730
 
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. Activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
 
 
Borrower or Lender
Average Loan Balance
Weighted Average Interest Rate
Interest Expense
VIP Technology Portfolio
Borrower
$9,928,273
.61%
$1,854
 
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss) ($)
VIP Technology Portfolio
19,935,085
24,262,437
3,863,826
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
 
Amount
VIP Technology Portfolio
$2,667
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
VIP Technology Portfolio
$31,771
$119
$-
8. Expense Reductions.
During the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $50,907.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended   December 31, 2021
VIP Technology Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
25,127,668
31,666,390
Investor Class
124,407,945
156,271,764
Total   
$149,535,613
$187,938,154
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
VIP Technology Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
1,088,651
1,895,598
$27,057,152
$63,361,412
Reinvestment of distributions
864,682
1,001,512
  25,127,668
  31,666,390
Shares redeemed
(3,099,249)
(2,154,574)
(81,125,431)
(66,852,508)
Net increase (decrease)
(1,145,916)
742,536
$(28,940,611)
$28,175,294
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
3,481,136
4,998,819
$87,723,145
$165,725,307
Reinvestment of distributions
4,362,130
5,028,814
  124,407,945
156,271,764
Shares redeemed
(10,268,845)
(6,468,602)
   (257,813,847)
(192,815,340)
Net increase (decrease)
(2,425,579)
3,559,031
$(45,682,757)
$129,181,731
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
 
At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were owners of record of more than 10% of the outstanding shares as follows:
 
Fund
Affiliated %
VIP Technology Portfolio
98%
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Technology Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Technology Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and issuers of privately offered securities. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 14, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Each of the Trustees oversees 318 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees.   The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity ® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity ® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity ® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity ® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity ® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity ® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity ® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present) and as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).     
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York and a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).     
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).     
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).         
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean's Executive Board (2016-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present) and a member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2020-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).     
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).     
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).     
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).     
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).     
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).     
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).     
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present), FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).     
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).     
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2018).     
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).     
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present); Secretary of FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-present); and Assistant Secretary of FIMM, LLC (2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).     
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).     
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity ® funds (2015-2020).     
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as an AML Officer of other funds and other related entities. He is Director, Anti-Money Laundering (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1996-present).     
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity ® funds.     
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2021).     
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Expense Ratio- A
 
Beginning Account Value July 1, 2022
 
Ending Account Value December 31, 2022
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
VIP Technology Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.62%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 973.50
 
$ 3.08
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,022.08
 
$ 3.16
Investor Class
 
 
 
.70%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 973.50
 
$ 3.48
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.68
 
$ 3.57
 
A   Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
 
B   5% return per year before expenses
 
C   Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
Distributions   (Unaudited)
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2022, $ 36,957,265, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
 
 
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VTECIC-ANN-0323
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
Real Estate Portfolio
 
 
Annual Report
December 31, 2022

Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

Distributions

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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
 
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
Periods ended December 31, 2022
 
Past 1
year
Past 5
years
Past 10
years
Initial Class
-27.51%
1.70%
5.11%
Service Class
-27.59%
1.60%
5.00%
Service Class 2
-27.69%
1.45%
4.85%
Investor Class
-27.58%
1.62%
5.03%
 
 
 
 $10,000 Over 10 Years
 
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Real Estate Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012.
 
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period.
 
 
Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
 
Comments from Portfolio Manager Samuel Wald:
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes returned about -28%, underperforming the -26.12% result of the MSCI US IMI Real Estate 25/50 Linked Index, as well as the broad-based S&P 500 ® index. Versus the sector index, industry positioning was the primary detractor, especially an underweighting within retail REITs. Security selection and outsized exposure to real estate operating companies also hurt. The biggest individual detractor versus the sector index was an out-of-index position in Cyxtera Technologies (-85%). An oversized holding in WeWork (-83%) also proved detrimental. Avoiding Realty Income, an index component that returned about -7%, further pressured the portfolio's relative performance. In contrast, the top contributor to performance versus the sector index was security selection among real estate services firms. An underweighting in office REITs and investment choices in health care REITs also added value compared with the index. The biggest individual relative contributor was an overweight position in Ventas (-9%), one of our largest holdings at year-end. Further aiding performance was our outsized stake in Equinix, which returned roughly -11% and was among the fund's biggest holdings. Another notable relative contributor was a larger-than-index position in Four Corners Property Trust (-7%). Notable changes in positioning include increased exposure to health care REITs and a lower allocation to real estate services companies.
 
 
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Prologis (REIT), Inc.
10.6
 
Crown Castle International Corp.
9.0
 
Equinix, Inc.
7.6
 
American Tower Corp.
7.6
 
CubeSmart
7.0
 
Ventas, Inc.
5.3
 
CBRE Group, Inc.
4.9
 
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
4.9
 
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
3.7
 
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.
3.7
 
 
64.3
 
 
Market Sectors (% of Fund's net assets)
 
REITs - Diversified
21.5
 
REITs - Warehouse/Industrial
13.9
 
REITs - Apartments
13.7
 
REITs - Health Care
8.4
 
REITs - Storage
8.3
 
 
Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Common Stocks - 98.8%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.8%
 
 
 
REITs - Diversified - 0.8%
 
 
 
CoreCivic, Inc. (a)
 
223,400
2,582,504
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 92.3%
 
 
 
REITs - Apartments - 13.7%
 
 
 
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
 
58,748
12,449,876
Invitation Homes, Inc.
 
353,500
10,477,740
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
 
103,500
16,248,465
UDR, Inc.
 
165,900
6,425,307
 
 
 
45,601,388
REITs - Diversified - 20.7%
 
 
 
Crown Castle International Corp.
 
220,300
29,881,492
Equinix, Inc.
 
38,700
25,349,661
Lamar Advertising Co. Class A
 
96,200
9,081,280
VICI Properties, Inc.
 
135,300
4,383,720
 
 
 
68,696,153
REITs - Health Care - 8.4%
 
 
 
Ventas, Inc.
 
390,110
17,574,456
Welltower, Inc.
 
157,000
10,291,350
 
 
 
27,865,806
REITs - Hotels - 3.5%
 
 
 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
 
225,700
3,622,485
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
 
98,500
8,055,330
 
 
 
11,677,815
REITs - Management/Investment - 7.6%
 
 
 
American Tower Corp.
 
119,400
25,296,084
REITs - Manufactured Homes - 3.7%
 
 
 
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.
 
189,120
12,217,152
REITs - Office Property - 2.9%
 
 
 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
 
66,800
9,730,756
REITs - Shopping Centers - 4.8%
 
 
 
Phillips Edison & Co., Inc. (b)
 
122,100
3,887,664
SITE Centers Corp.
 
533,800
7,291,708
Urban Edge Properties
 
347,400
4,894,866
 
 
 
16,074,238
REITs - Single Tenant - 4.8%
 
 
 
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. (b)
 
380,400
9,863,772
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
 
149,100
5,953,563
 
 
 
15,817,335
REITs - Storage - 8.3%
 
 
 
CubeSmart
 
577,900
23,260,475
Public Storage
 
15,100
4,230,869
 
 
 
27,491,344
REITs - Warehouse/Industrial - 13.9%
 
 
 
EastGroup Properties, Inc.
 
43,000
6,366,580
Prologis (REIT), Inc.
 
310,929
35,051,026
Terreno Realty Corp.
 
82,900
4,714,523
 
 
 
46,132,129
TOTAL EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS)
 
 
306,600,200
IT Services - 0.4%
 
 
 
Internet Services & Infrastructure - 0.4%
 
 
 
Cyxtera Technologies, Inc. Class A (a)
 
745,297
1,430,970
Real Estate Management & Development - 5.3%
 
 
 
Real Estate Operating Companies - 0.4%
 
 
 
WeWork, Inc. (a)(b)
 
855,900
1,223,937
Real Estate Services - 4.9%
 
 
 
CBRE Group, Inc. (a)
 
212,000
16,315,520
TOTAL REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT
 
 
17,539,457
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $301,448,693)
 
 
 
328,153,131
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 1.5%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c)
 
3,045,842
3,046,451
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c)(d)
 
2,070,593
2,070,800
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
  (Cost $5,117,251)
 
 
5,117,251
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.3%
  (Cost $306,565,944)
 
 
 
333,270,382
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.3)%  
(1,072,763)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
332,197,619
 
 
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Non-income producing
 
(b)
Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
 
(c)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
(d)
Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
 
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37%
6,523,200
99,152,653
102,629,402
54,729
-
-
3,046,451
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37%
3,812,400
48,344,047
50,085,647
153,453
-
-
2,070,800
0.0%
Total
10,335,600
147,496,700
152,715,049
208,182
-
-
5,117,251
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
 
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
  Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Common Stocks
328,153,131
328,153,131
-
-
  Money Market Funds
5,117,251
5,117,251
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
333,270,382
333,270,382
-
-
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
December 31, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $2,197,145) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $301,448,693)
 
$328,153,131
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $5,117,251)
 
5,117,251
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $306,565,944)
 
 
$
333,270,382
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
 
760,365
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
 
33,992
Dividends receivable
 
 
 
1,479,353
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
 
17,522
Prepaid expenses
 
 
 
1,433
  Total assets
 
 
 
335,563,047
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
 
$855,841
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
 
182,485
 
 
Accrued management fee
 
149,280
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees payable
 
22,138
 
 
Other affiliated payables
 
37,918
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
 
46,966
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
 
2,070,800
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
3,365,428
Net Assets  
 
 
$
332,197,619
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
291,822,185
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
40,375,434
Net Assets
 
 
$
332,197,619
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($66,059,555 ÷ 3,994,313 shares)
 
 
$
16.54
Service Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($12,148,776 ÷ 738,073 shares)
 
 
$
16.46
Service Class 2 :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($97,993,932 ÷ 6,041,773 shares)
 
 
$
16.22
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($155,995,356 ÷ 9,495,346 shares)
 
 
$
16.43
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
9,484,273
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $153,453 from security lending)
 
 
 
208,182
 Total Income
 
 
 
9,692,455
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
2,096,708
 
 
Transfer agent fees
 
390,911
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees
 
311,183
 
 
Accounting fees
 
147,569
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
 
17,030
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
 
1,399
 
 
Audit
 
48,333
 
 
Legal
 
710
 
 
Interest
 
979
 
 
Miscellaneous
 
2,155
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
3,016,977
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(13,763)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
3,003,214
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
6,689,241
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
12,272,372
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
12,272,372
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities
 
 
 
(155,468,615)
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
(143,196,243)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
(136,507,002)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
 
Year ended
December 31, 2021
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
6,689,241
$
4,175,398
Net realized gain (loss)
 
12,272,372
 
 
17,819,860
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
(155,468,615)
 
114,013,888
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
(136,507,002)
 
 
136,009,146
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(17,453,553)
 
 
(7,246,623)
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
(27,789,290)
 
 
45,700,158
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
(181,749,845)
 
 
174,462,681
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
513,947,464
 
339,484,783
 
End of period
$
332,197,619
$
513,947,464
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
VIP Real Estate Portfolio Initial Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
23.81
$
17.43
$
19.79
$
16.68
$
19.44
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.34
 
.23
 
.31
 
.43
 
.40
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(6.76)
 
6.52
 
(1.54)
 
3.41
 
(1.64)
  Total from investment operations
 
(6.42)  
 
6.75  
 
(1.23)  
 
3.84  
 
(1.24)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.25)
 
(.22) C
 
(.37)
 
(.34)
 
(.51)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.59)
 
(.15) C
 
(.76)
 
(.39)
 
(1.00)
     Total distributions
 
(.85) D
 
(.37)
 
(1.13)
 
(.73)
 
(1.52) D
  Net asset value, end of period
$
16.54
$
23.81
$
17.43
$
19.79
$
16.68
 Total Return   E,F
 
(27.51)%
 
38.99%
 
(6.55)%
 
23.22%
 
(6.22)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.64%
 
.64%
 
.66%
 
.66%
 
.67%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.64%
 
.64%
 
.66%
 
.66%
 
.67%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.64%
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.65%
 
.67%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.80%
 
1.11%
 
1.83%
 
2.21%
 
2.23%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
66,060
$
95,219
$
69,612
$
90,029
$
74,259
    Portfolio turnover rate I
 
53%
 
31%
 
83%
 
44%
 
50%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C The amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
D Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
E Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
G Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Real Estate Portfolio Service Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
23.70
$
17.35
$
19.70
$
16.61
$
19.37
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.32
 
.21
 
.29
 
.41
 
.38
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(6.73)
 
6.48
 
(1.52)
 
3.39
 
(1.63)
  Total from investment operations
 
(6.41)  
 
6.69  
 
(1.23)  
 
3.80  
 
(1.25)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.24)
 
(.19) C
 
(.36)
 
(.33)
 
(.50)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.59)
 
(.15) C
 
(.76)
 
(.39)
 
(1.00)
     Total distributions
 
(.83)
 
(.34)
 
(1.12)
 
(.71) D
 
(1.51) D
  Net asset value, end of period
$
16.46
$
23.70
$
17.35
$
19.70
$
16.61
 Total Return   E,F
 
(27.59)%
 
38.80%
 
(6.61)%
 
23.09%
 
(6.31)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.74%
 
.74%
 
.76%
 
.76%
 
.77%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.74%
 
.74%
 
.76%
 
.76%
 
.77%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.74%
 
.74%
 
.75%
 
.75%
 
.77%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.70%
 
1.01%
 
1.73%
 
2.11%
 
2.13%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
12,149
$
15,071
$
14,062
$
12,933
$
9,737
    Portfolio turnover rate I
 
53%
 
31%
 
83%
 
44%
 
50%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C The amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
D Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
E Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
G Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Real Estate Portfolio Service Class 2
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
23.36
$
17.11
$
19.45
$
16.40
$
19.14
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.29
 
.17
 
.26
 
.37
 
.35
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(6.63)
 
6.40
 
(1.51)
 
3.36
 
(1.62)
  Total from investment operations
 
(6.34)  
 
6.57  
 
(1.25)  
 
3.73  
 
(1.27)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.21)
 
(.17) C
 
(.33)
 
(.30)
 
(.47)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.58)
 
(.15) C
 
(.76)
 
(.39)
 
(1.00)
     Total distributions
 
(.80) D
 
(.32)
 
(1.09)
 
(.68) D
 
(1.47)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
16.22
$
23.36
$
17.11
$
19.45
$
16.40
 Total Return   E,F
 
(27.69)%
 
38.64%
 
(6.79)%
 
22.95%
 
(6.45)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.89%
 
.89%
 
.91%
 
.91%
 
.92%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.89%
 
.89%
 
.91%
 
.91%
 
.92%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.89%
 
.89%
 
.90%
 
.90%
 
.92%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.55%
 
.86%
 
1.58%
 
1.96%
 
1.98%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
97,994
$
158,332
$
105,694
$
124,526
$
104,238
    Portfolio turnover rate I
 
53%
 
31%
 
83%
 
44%
 
50%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C The amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
D Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
E Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
G Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Real Estate Portfolio Investor Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
23.66
$
17.32
$
19.67
$
16.58
$
19.34
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.33
 
.21
 
.30
 
.41
 
.38
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(6.73)
 
6.49
 
(1.53)
 
3.40
 
(1.64)
  Total from investment operations
 
(6.40)  
 
6.70  
 
(1.23)  
 
3.81  
 
(1.26)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.24)
 
(.21) C
 
(.36)
 
(.33)
 
(.50)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.59)
 
(.15) C
 
(.76)
 
(.39)
 
(1.00)
     Total distributions
 
(.83)
 
(.36)
 
(1.12)
 
(.72)
 
(1.50)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
16.43
$
23.66
$
17.32
$
19.67
$
16.58
 Total Return   D,E
 
(27.58)%
 
38.92%
 
(6.61)%
 
23.15%
 
(6.33)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.72%
 
.72%
 
.74%
 
.74%
 
.75%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.72%
 
.71%
 
.74%
 
.73%
 
.75%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.72%
 
.71%
 
.73%
 
.73%
 
.75%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.72%
 
1.03%
 
1.75%
 
2.13%
 
2.15%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
155,995
$
245,326
$
150,117
$
192,874
$
151,327
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
53%
 
31%
 
83%
 
44%
 
50%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C The amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
F Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended December 31, 2022
 
1. Organization.
VIP Real Estate Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class shares, Service Class 2 shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense Ratio A
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
A   Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies . The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.  
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of December 31, 2022 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain.
 
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds. Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2022, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to losses deferred due to wash sales.
 
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
$57,896,954
Gross unrealized depreciation
(33,158,419)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$24,738,535
Tax Cost
$308,531,847
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Undistributed ordinary income
$1,579,391
Undistributed long-term capital gain
$14,057,509
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$24,738,535
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Ordinary Income
$8,774,250
$7,246,623
Long-term Capital Gains
8,679,303
-
Total
$17,453,553
$7,246,623
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
VIP Real Estate Portfolio
212,880,325
236,707,408
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .53% of the Fund's average net assets.
 
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate 12b-1 Plans for each Service Class of shares. Each Service Class pays Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, a service fee. For the period, the service fee is based on an annual rate of .10% of Service Class' average net assets and .25% of Service Class 2's average net assets.
 
For the period, total fees, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services, were as follows:
 
Service Class
$12,991
Service Class 2
298,192
 
$311,183
 
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
 
 
Amount
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Initial Class
$47,802
.06
Service Class
8,111
.06
Service Class 2
74,405
.06
Investor Class
260,593
.14
 
$390,911
 
 
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
VIP Real Estate Portfolio
.04
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount
VIP Real Estate Portfolio
$2,716
 
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. Activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
 
 
Borrower or Lender
Average Loan Balance
Weighted Average Interest Rate
Interest Expense
VIP Real Estate Portfolio
Borrower
$10,399,333
.57%
$979
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.   Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss) ($)
VIP Real Estate Portfolio
21,267,680
20,643,974
(498,588)
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
 
 
Amount
VIP Real Estate Portfolio
$731
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
VIP Real Estate Portfolio
$16,488
$19,981
$-
8. Expense Reductions.
During the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $13,763.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended   December 31, 2021
VIP Real Estate Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
$3,366,351
$1,443,748
Service Class
559,733
218,776
Service Class 2
5,225,323
2,023,505
Investor Class
8,302,146
3,560,594
Total   
$17,453,553
$7,246,623
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
VIP Real Estate Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
450,719
759,227
$8,747,373
$15,475,041
Reinvestment of distributions
171,237
68,085
3,366,350
1,443,748
Shares redeemed
(626,425)
(822,123)
(12,167,123)
(16,654,140)
Net increase (decrease)
(4,469)
5,189
$(53,400)
$264,649
Service Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
269,375
393,969
$4,941,492
$7,663,580
Reinvestment of distributions
28,665
10,401
559,733
218,776
Shares redeemed
(195,743)
(579,243)
(3,613,979)
(12,205,255)
Net increase (decrease)
102,297
(174,873)
$1,887,246
$(4,322,899)
Service Class 2
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
2,102,703
1,903,569
$41,393,596
$40,229,133
Reinvestment of distributions
268,267
96,963
5,225,323
2,023,505
Shares redeemed
(3,106,302)
(1,400,222)
(60,881,093)
(28,168,136)
Net increase (decrease)
(735,332)
600,310
$(14,262,174)
$14,084,502
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
792,516
2,478,597
$16,739,279
$51,992,533
Reinvestment of distributions
422,934
168,706
8,302,146
3,560,594
Shares redeemed
(2,090,615)
(943,577)
(40,402,387)
(19,879,221)
Net increase (decrease)
(875,165)
1,703,726
$(15,360,962)
$35,673,906
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
 
At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were owners of record of more than 10% of the outstanding shares as follows:
 
Fund
Affiliated %
VIP Real Estate Portfolio
54%
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Real Estate Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Real Estate Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 14, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Each of the Trustees oversees 318 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees.   The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity ® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity ® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity ® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity ® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity ® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity ® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity ® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present) and as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).     
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York and a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).     
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).     
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).         
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean's Executive Board (2016-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present) and a member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2020-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).     
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).     
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).     
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).     
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).     
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).     
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).     
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present), FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).     
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).     
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2018).     
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).     
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present); Secretary of FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-present); and Assistant Secretary of FIMM, LLC (2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).     
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).     
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity ® funds (2015-2020).     
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as an AML Officer of other funds and other related entities. He is Director, Anti-Money Laundering (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1996-present).     
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity ® funds.     
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2021).     
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Expense Ratio- A
 
Beginning Account Value July 1, 2022
 
Ending Account Value December 31, 2022
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
VIP Real Estate Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.64%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 911.10
 
$ 3.08
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.98
 
$ 3.26
Service Class
 
 
 
.74%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 910.50
 
$ 3.56
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.48
 
$ 3.77
Service Class 2
 
 
 
.89%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 909.80
 
$ 4.28
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,020.72
 
$ 4.53
Investor Class
 
 
 
.72%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 910.80
 
$ 3.47
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.58
 
$ 3.67
 
A   Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
 
B   5% return per year before expenses
 
C   Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
Distributions   (Unaudited)
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
 
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2022, $14,081,055, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
 
1.781992.120
VIPRE-ANN-0323
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
 
 
Annual Report
December 31, 2022

Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

Distributions

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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
 
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
Periods ended December 31, 2022
 
Past 1
year
Past 5
years
Past 10
years
Initial Class
-34.63%
5.98%
10.78%
Investor Class
-34.70%
5.89%
10.70%
 
 
 
 $10,000 Over 10 Years
 
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012.
 
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period.
 
 
Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Jordan Michaels:
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's Initial Class and Investor Class shares returned -34.63% and -34.70%, respectively, modestly outpacing the -35.13% return of the MSCI US IMI Consumer Discretionary 25/50 Index, but underperforming the broad-based S&P 500® index. Versus the sector index, sector and industry positioning was the primary contributor, led by an underweighting in the lagging automobile manufacturers sector. Security selection and an overweighting in apparel, accessories & luxury goods and stock selection in hotels, resorts & cruise lines also helped. The biggest individual relative contributor was an overweight position in TJX Companies (+7%). TJX Companies was among the fund's largest holdings. Also helping performance was our outsized stake in Deckers Outdoor, which gained 9%. We pared our stake. Another notable relative contributor was an overweighting in Tapestry (-4%), and we notably trimmed the position. Conversely, the largest detractors from performance versus the sector index were an underweighting and stock picks in restaurants. Stock selection and an underweighting in automotive retail and stock selection in apparel retail also hurt the fund's relative performance. The biggest individual relative detractor was an underweight position in Mcdonalds (+1%). Also hurting performance was our lighter-than-index investment in Starbucks, which returned -13%. Starbucks was not held at period end. Avoiding AutoZone, an index component that gained roughly 18%, also hurt relative performance. Notable changes in positioning include a higher allocation to the general merchandise stores and restaurants subindustries.
Note to shareholders: Jordan Michaels became sole manager of the fund on October 1, 2022, after having served as co-manager alongside Katie Shaw since July 2022.
 
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Amazon.com, Inc.
20.5
 
Tesla, Inc.
8.1
 
The Home Depot, Inc.
5.9
 
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
5.2
 
NIKE, Inc. Class B
4.5
 
TJX Companies, Inc.
4.4
 
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
2.9
 
Booking Holdings, Inc.
2.5
 
Capri Holdings Ltd.
2.3
 
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
2.2
 
 
58.5
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Specialty Retail
23.8
 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail
21.3
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
18.2
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
14.9
 
Automobiles
8.5
 
Multiline Retail
7.0
 
Household Durables
2.8
 
Auto Components
1.3
 
Food & Staples Retailing
1.0
 
Building Products
0.4
 
Commercial Services & Supplies
0.4
 
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Common Stocks - 99.6%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Auto Components - 1.3%
 
 
 
Auto Parts & Equipment - 1.3%
 
 
 
Adient PLC (a)
 
35,500
1,231,495
Magna International, Inc. Class A (b)
 
20,100
1,129,218
 
 
 
2,360,713
Automobiles - 8.5%
 
 
 
Automobile Manufacturers - 8.5%
 
 
 
Ferrari NV
 
3,369
721,707
Tesla, Inc. (a)
 
114,314
14,081,199
 
 
 
14,802,906
Building Products - 0.4%
 
 
 
Building Products - 0.4%
 
 
 
The AZEK Co., Inc. (a)(b)
 
31,778
645,729
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.4%
 
 
 
Diversified Support Services - 0.4%
 
 
 
Copart, Inc. (a)
 
12,112
737,500
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.0%
 
 
 
Food Distributors - 1.0%
 
 
 
Performance Food Group Co. (a)
 
28,531
1,665,925
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 18.2%
 
 
 
Casinos & Gaming - 3.1%
 
 
 
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (a)
 
31,519
1,311,190
Churchill Downs, Inc.
 
11,219
2,372,033
Penn Entertainment, Inc. (a)
 
58,852
1,747,904
 
 
 
5,431,127
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines - 7.7%
 
 
 
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)
 
2,173
4,379,203
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
 
39,720
5,019,019
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (a)
 
43,767
337,006
Marriott International, Inc. Class A
 
24,664
3,672,223
 
 
 
13,407,451
Leisure Facilities - 0.8%
 
 
 
Planet Fitness, Inc. (a)
 
13,936
1,098,157
Vail Resorts, Inc.
 
1,323
315,337
 
 
 
1,413,494
Restaurants - 6.6%
 
 
 
ARAMARK Holdings Corp.
 
56,405
2,331,783
Brinker International, Inc. (a)
 
11,695
373,187
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)
 
1,851
2,568,244
Domino's Pizza, Inc.
 
6,756
2,340,278
Dutch Bros, Inc. (a)(b)
 
9,227
260,109
McDonald's Corp.
 
14,258
3,757,411
 
 
 
11,631,012
TOTAL HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE
 
 
31,883,084
Household Durables - 2.8%
 
 
 
Home Furnishings - 1.3%
 
 
 
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
 
64,263
2,206,149
Homebuilding - 1.5%
 
 
 
KB Home
 
29,100
926,835
PulteGroup, Inc.
 
37,000
1,684,610
 
 
 
2,611,445
TOTAL HOUSEHOLD DURABLES
 
 
4,817,594
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 21.3%
 
 
 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 21.3%
 
 
 
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)
 
426,657
35,839,187
eBay, Inc.
 
33,146
1,374,565
 
 
 
37,213,752
Multiline Retail - 7.0%
 
 
 
General Merchandise Stores - 7.0%
 
 
 
Dollar General Corp.
 
14,747
3,631,449
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)
 
26,339
3,725,388
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a)
 
26,800
1,255,312
Target Corp.
 
24,524
3,655,057
 
 
 
12,267,206
Specialty Retail - 23.8%
 
 
 
Apparel Retail - 6.4%
 
 
 
Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)
 
11,979
2,428,862
TJX Companies, Inc.
 
97,198
7,736,961
Victoria's Secret & Co. (a)
 
28,106
1,005,633
 
 
 
11,171,456
Automotive Retail - 0.2%
 
 
 
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)
 
450
379,814
Home Improvement Retail - 12.7%
 
 
 
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. Class A (a)(b)
 
39,201
2,729,566
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
 
45,598
9,084,946
The Home Depot, Inc.
 
32,786
10,355,786
 
 
 
22,170,298
Homefurnishing Retail - 0.4%
 
 
 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (b)
 
7,100
815,932
Specialty Stores - 4.1%
 
 
 
Bath & Body Works, Inc.
 
17,015
717,012
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
 
32,318
3,887,532
Five Below, Inc. (a)
 
12,570
2,223,256
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a)
 
24,000
300,480
 
 
 
7,128,280
TOTAL SPECIALTY RETAIL
 
 
41,665,780
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 14.9%
 
 
 
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods - 7.5%
 
 
 
Capri Holdings Ltd. (a)
 
68,647
3,934,846
lululemon athletica, Inc. (a)
 
10,456
3,349,893
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
 
1,319
959,827
PVH Corp.
 
16,845
1,189,089
Tapestry, Inc.
 
97,509
3,713,143
 
 
 
13,146,798
Footwear - 7.4%
 
 
 
Crocs, Inc. (a)
 
5,705
618,593
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)
 
9,289
3,707,797
NIKE, Inc. Class B
 
66,496
7,780,697
On Holding AG (a)
 
19,664
337,434
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a)
 
9,000
377,550
 
 
 
12,822,071
TOTAL TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS
 
 
25,968,869
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $123,807,558)
 
 
 
174,029,058
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 3.1%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c)
 
118,993
119,017
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c)(d)
 
5,379,776
5,380,314
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
  (Cost $5,499,331)
 
 
5,499,331
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 102.7%
  (Cost $129,306,889)
 
 
 
179,528,389
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.7)%  
(4,761,944)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
174,766,445
 
 
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Non-income producing
 
(b)
Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
 
(c)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
(d)
Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
 
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37%
829,921
25,560,205
26,271,109
10,492
-
-
119,017
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37%
4,747,639
51,338,753
50,706,078
113,025
-
-
5,380,314
0.0%
Total
5,577,560
76,898,958
76,977,187
123,517
-
-
5,499,331
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
 
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
  Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Common Stocks
174,029,058
173,069,231
959,827
-
  Money Market Funds
5,499,331
5,499,331
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
179,528,389
178,568,562
959,827
-
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
December 31, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $5,166,423) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $123,807,558)
 
$174,029,058
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $5,499,331)
 
5,499,331
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $129,306,889)
 
 
$
179,528,389
Cash
 
 
 
18,559
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
 
938,823
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
 
157,294
Dividends receivable
 
 
 
29,770
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
 
2,177
Prepaid expenses
 
 
 
701
Other receivables
 
 
 
1,898
  Total assets
 
 
 
180,677,611
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
 
$261,561
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
 
126,084
 
 
Accrued management fee
 
80,698
 
 
Other affiliated payables
 
25,585
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
 
37,088
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
 
5,380,150
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
5,911,166
Net Assets  
 
 
$
174,766,445
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
130,448,067
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
44,318,378
Net Assets
 
 
$
174,766,445
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($16,566,669 ÷ 703,887 shares)
 
 
$
23.54
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($158,199,776 ÷ 6,756,640 shares)
 
 
$
23.41
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
1,434,082
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $113,025 from security lending)
 
 
 
123,517
 Total Income
 
 
 
1,557,599
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
1,167,568
 
 
Transfer agent fees
 
288,223
 
 
Accounting fees
 
82,220
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
 
24,951
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
 
803
 
 
Audit
 
49,354
 
 
Legal
 
3,011
 
 
Interest
 
282
 
 
Miscellaneous
 
1,278
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
1,617,690
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(8,147)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
1,609,543
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
(51,944)
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
(4,944,005)
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
3,271
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
(4,940,734)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
(98,524,376)
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
(853)
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
(98,525,229)
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
(103,465,963)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
(103,517,907)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
 
Year ended
December 31, 2021
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
(51,944)
$
(542,361)
Net realized gain (loss)
 
(4,940,734)
 
 
27,002,423
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
(98,525,229)
 
25,274,440
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
(103,517,907)
 
 
51,734,502
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(23,241,323)
 
 
(12,413,500)
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
(26,322,787)
 
 
23,451,173
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
(153,082,017)
 
 
62,772,175
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
327,848,462
 
265,076,287
 
End of period
$
174,766,445
$
327,848,462
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio Initial Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
39.33
$
34.37
$
25.27
$
20.97
$
22.27
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.01
 
(.04)
 
.02
 
.08
 
.08
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(12.80)
 
6.56
 
9.11
 
5.42
 
(.30)
  Total from investment operations
 
(12.79)  
 
6.52  
 
9.13  
 
5.50  
 
(.22)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
-
 
(.03)
 
(.08)
 
(.07)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(3.00)
 
(1.56)
 
-
 
(1.12)
 
(1.01)
     Total distributions
 
(3.00)
 
(1.56)
 
(.03)
 
(1.20)
 
(1.08)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
23.54
$
39.33
$
34.37
$
25.27
$
20.97
 Total Return   C,D
 
(34.63)%
 
19.41%
 
36.15%
 
27.19%
 
(1.09)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.66%
 
.65%
 
.67%
 
.68%
 
.68%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.66%
 
.65%
 
.67%
 
.68%
 
.68%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.66%
 
.65%
 
.67%
 
.67%
 
.67%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.04%
 
(.11)%
 
.07%
 
.32%
 
.35%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
16,567
$
32,788
$
28,273
$
25,623
$
25,079
    Portfolio turnover rate G
 
34%
 
39%
 
52%
 
40%
 
38%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
E Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio Investor Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
39.17
$
34.24
$
25.20
$
20.91
$
22.21
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
(.01)
 
(.07)
 
-
 
.06
 
.06
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(12.75)
 
6.54
 
9.06
 
5.41
 
(.29)
  Total from investment operations
 
(12.76)  
 
6.47  
 
9.06  
 
5.47  
 
(.23)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
-
 
(.02)
 
(.06)
 
(.06)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(3.00)
 
(1.54)
 
-
 
(1.12)
 
(1.01)
     Total distributions
 
(3.00)
 
(1.54)
 
(.02)
 
(1.18)
 
(1.07)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
23.41
$
39.17
$
34.24
$
25.20
$
20.91
 Total Return   C,D
 
(34.70)%
 
19.32%
 
36.00%
 
27.12%
 
(1.16)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets A,E,F
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.74%
 
.72%
 
.75%
 
.76%
 
.76%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.73%
 
.72%
 
.75%
 
.76%
 
.76%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.73%
 
.72%
 
.74%
 
.75%
 
.75%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
(.03)%
 
(.18)%
 
(.01)%
 
.24%
 
.27%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
158,200
$
295,060
$
236,803
$
176,535
$
161,512
    Portfolio turnover rate G
 
34%
 
39%
 
52%
 
40%
 
38%
 
A Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
E Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended December 31, 2022
 
1 . Organization.
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense Ratio A
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A   Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies . The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of December 31, 2022 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
 
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
 
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost   and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in dividends. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in dividends receivable.
 
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds. Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2022, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.   Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to   foreign currency transactions, net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards and   losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
 
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
$66,143,886
Gross unrealized depreciation
(18,496,252)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$47,647,634
Tax Cost
$131,880,755
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Capital loss carryforward
$(3,328,304)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$47,646,681
 
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
 
  Short-term
$(3,328,304)
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Ordinary Income
$   -
$3,203,975
Long-term Capital Gains
23,241,323
9,209,525
Total
$23,241,323
$12,413,500
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
75,367,236
125,105,393
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .53% of the Fund's average net assets.
 
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
 
 
Amount
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Initial Class
$13,625
.06
Investor Class
274,598
.14
 
$288,223
 
 
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
.04
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
$1,545
 
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. Activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
 
 
Borrower or Lender
Average Loan Balance
Weighted Average Interest Rate
Interest Expense
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio .
Borrower
$   3,602,000
.32%
$220
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss) ($)
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
6,268,510
7,465,390
(2,956,144)
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
 
Amount
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
$429
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
$12,040
$8,735
$95,846
8. Bank Borrowings.
The Fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity requirements. The Fund has established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time to time. Any open loans, including accrued interest, at period end are presented under the caption "Notes payable" in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if applicable. Activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
 
 
Average Loan Balance
Weighted Average Interest Rate
Interest Expense
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
$638,333
.58%
$62
9. Expense Reductions.
During the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $8,147.
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Year ended
December 31, 2021
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
$2,380,494
$1,350,955
Investor Class
20,860,829
11,062,545
Total   
$23,241,323
$12,413,500
11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
53,194
206,510
$   1,581,061
$   7,552,267
Reinvestment of distributions
73,201
37,368
2,380,494
1,350,955
Shares redeemed
(256,234)
(232,837)
(7,430,816)
(8,501,524)
Net increase (decrease)
(129,839)
11,041
$(3,469,261)
 
$401,698
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
731,867
1,594,463
$   19,470,902
$58,844,900
Reinvestment of distributions
644,449
307,020
20,860,829
11,062,545
Shares redeemed
(2,153,025)
(1,284,389)
(63,185,257)
(46,857,970)
Net increase (decrease)
(776,709)
617,094
$(22,853,526)
$23,049,475
12. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
 
At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were owners of record of more than 10% of the outstanding shares as follows:
 
Fund
Affiliated %
Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
100%
13. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
 
 
 
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 10, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Each of the Trustees oversees 318 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees.   The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity ® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity ® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity ® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity ® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity ® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity ® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity ® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present) and as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).     
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York and a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).     
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).     
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).         
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean's Executive Board (2016-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present) and a member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2020-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).     
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).     
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).     
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).     
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).     
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).     
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).     
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present), FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).     
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).     
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2018).     
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).     
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present); Secretary of FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-present); and Assistant Secretary of FIMM, LLC (2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).     
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).     
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity ® funds (2015-2020).     
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as an AML Officer of other funds and other related entities. He is Director, Anti-Money Laundering (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1996-present).     
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity ® funds.     
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2021).     
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Expense Ratio- A
 
Beginning Account Value July 1, 2022
 
Ending Account Value December 31, 2022
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.66%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,002.10
 
$ 3.33
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.88
 
$ 3.36
Investor Class
 
 
 
.74%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,001.30
 
$ 3.73
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.48
 
$ 3.77
 
A   Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
 
B   5% return per year before expenses
 
C   Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
Distributions   (Unaudited)
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
 
 
1.817355.117
VCONIC-ANN-0323
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
Health Care Portfolio
 
 
Annual Report
December 31, 2022

Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

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Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
 
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
Periods ended December 31, 2022
 
Past 1
year
Past 5
years
Past 10
years
Initial Class
-12.41%
10.50%
15.07%
Service Class 2
-12.62%
10.30%
14.97%
Investor Class
-12.49%
10.41%
14.97%
 
 
 
The initial offering of Service Class 2 shares took place on April 11, 2019. Returns prior to April 11, 2019 are those of Initial Class.
 $10,000 Over 10 Years
 
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Health Care Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012.
 
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period.
 
 
Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 ® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Eddie Yoon:
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes returned about -13% to -12%, trailing the -5.43% result of the MSCI US IMI Health Care 25/50 Index, but outperforming the broad-based S&P 500 ® index. Versus the sector index, security selection was the primary detractor, especially within biotechnology. Stock selection in health care facilities and an underweighting in pharmaceuticals also hampered the fund's relative result. The fund's biggest individual relative detractor was an underweighting in Merck, which gained about 49% the past year. Merck was not held at period end. Our second-largest relative detractor this period was avoiding AbbVie, an index component that gained 24%. Avoiding Johnson & Johnson, an index component that gained 6%, also hurt relative performance. In contrast, the largest contributor to performance versus the sector index was security selection in health care equipment. Also helping was an overweighting in managed health care and an underweighting in health care supplies. The fund's top individual relative contributor was an overweighting in Cigna, which gained roughly 47% the past 12 months. The company was among our largest holdings, though we trimmed the position this period. Also adding value was our outsized stake in Humana, which gained about 11%. Humana was among the fund's biggest holdings, but we reduced our stake. Avoiding Zoetis, an index component that returned roughly -40%, also helped relative performance. Notable changes in positioning include increased exposure to the health care equipment subindustry.
 
 
 
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
10.7
 
Eli Lilly & Co.
6.1
 
Boston Scientific Corp.
5.8
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
5.4
 
Danaher Corp.
5.1
 
Cigna Corp.
4.2
 
Penumbra, Inc.
3.7
 
Insulet Corp.
3.4
 
Humana, Inc.
3.2
 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
2.8
 
 
50.4
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Health Care Providers & Services
28.0
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
20.8
 
Biotechnology
19.2
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services
15.6
 
Pharmaceuticals
13.0
 
Health Care Technology
2.1
 
Personal Products
0.3
 
Specialty Retail
0.2
 
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Common Stocks - 98.1%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Biotechnology - 18.6%
 
 
 
Biotechnology - 18.6%
 
 
 
ADC Therapeutics SA (a)(b)
 
150,000
576,000
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)
 
60,000
1,684,800
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
 
52,000
12,357,800
Ambrx Biopharma, Inc. ADR (a)
 
60,000
136,200
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
115,100
1,703,480
Argenx SE ADR (a)
 
69,000
26,139,270
Ascendis Pharma A/S sponsored ADR (a)
 
110,000
13,434,300
Beam Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)
 
56,000
2,190,160
Biogen, Inc. (a)
 
7,000
1,938,440
Blueprint Medicines Corp. (a)
 
140,000
6,133,400
Caris Life Sciences, Inc. (c)(d)
 
254,430
1,424,808
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
90,000
4,011,300
Century Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
118,000
605,340
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings (a)
 
191,433
6,037,797
Cytokinetics, Inc. (a)
 
218,000
9,988,760
Denali Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
70,000
1,946,700
Erasca, Inc. (a)
 
280,000
1,206,800
Generation Bio Co. (a)
 
63,300
248,769
Instil Bio, Inc. (a)
 
38,200
24,066
Janux Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
80,000
1,053,600
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
34,000
6,681,000
Keros Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
60,000
2,881,200
Legend Biotech Corp. ADR (a)
 
235,000
11,731,200
Morphic Holding, Inc. (a)
 
47,500
1,270,625
Nuvalent, Inc. Class A (a)
 
60,567
1,803,685
Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
245,687
1,302,141
PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
150,000
5,725,500
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
 
46,000
33,188,540
Relay Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
170,000
2,539,800
Repligen Corp. (a)
 
28,000
4,740,680
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)
 
100,000
12,958,000
Scholar Rock Holding Corp. (a)
 
24,795
224,395
Seagen, Inc. (a)(b)
 
56,000
7,196,560
Shattuck Labs, Inc. (a)
 
36,553
84,072
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)
 
60,000
553,800
uniQure B.V. (a)
 
90,000
2,040,300
Vaxcyte, Inc. (a)
 
100,000
4,795,000
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
 
48,000
13,861,440
Verve Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)
 
34,000
657,900
Xencor, Inc. (a)
 
210,000
5,468,400
Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
 
75,000
2,957,250
Zai Lab Ltd. (a)
 
800,000
2,476,205
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)
 
175,000
3,524,500
 
 
 
221,503,983
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 20.8%
 
 
 
Health Care Equipment - 20.8%
 
 
 
Boston Scientific Corp. (a)
 
1,500,000
69,405,000
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (a)
 
26,000
6,548,880
Insulet Corp. (a)
 
138,000
40,625,820
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)
 
23,500
6,235,725
Masimo Corp. (a)
 
145,000
21,452,750
Nevro Corp. (a)
 
128,000
5,068,800
Novocure Ltd. (a)
 
69,000
5,061,150
Outset Medical, Inc. (a)
 
140,000
3,614,800
Penumbra, Inc. (a)
 
200,000
44,492,000
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp. (a)
 
85,000
3,530,900
ResMed, Inc.
 
82,500
17,170,725
Stryker Corp.
 
57,000
13,935,930
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (a)
 
245,000
11,012,750
 
 
 
248,155,230
Health Care Providers & Services - 28.0%
 
 
 
Health Care Facilities - 1.7%
 
 
 
HCA Holdings, Inc.
 
25,000
5,999,000
Surgery Partners, Inc. (a)
 
501,384
13,968,558
The Oncology Institute, Inc. (a)(c)
 
282,701
466,457
 
 
 
20,434,015
Health Care Services - 8.1%
 
 
 
agilon health, Inc. (a)(b)
 
1,280,000
20,659,200
Cigna Corp.
 
152,500
50,529,350
Guardant Health, Inc. (a)
 
124,086
3,375,139
LifeStance Health Group, Inc. (a)
 
577,060
2,850,676
Oak Street Health, Inc. (a)(b)
 
900,000
19,359,000
 
 
 
96,773,365
Managed Health Care - 18.2%
 
 
 
Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (a)
 
462,911
5,443,833
Centene Corp. (a)
 
365,000
29,933,650
Humana, Inc.
 
75,000
38,414,250
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)
 
46,500
15,355,230
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
 
241,500
128,038,470
 
 
 
217,185,433
TOTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES
 
 
334,392,813
Health Care Technology - 1.8%
 
 
 
Health Care Technology - 1.8%
 
 
 
Doximity, Inc. (a)(b)
 
194,000
6,510,640
Medlive Technology Co. Ltd. (e)
 
500,000
542,371
Phreesia, Inc. (a)
 
169,000
5,468,840
Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (a)
 
58,500
9,440,730
 
 
 
21,962,581
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 15.6%
 
 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 15.6%
 
 
 
10X Genomics, Inc. (a)
 
60,000
2,186,400
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
 
18,000
2,693,700
Bruker Corp.
 
185,000
12,644,750
Danaher Corp.
 
230,000
61,046,600
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)
 
76,500
15,674,085
Lonza Group AG
 
14,000
6,872,256
Olink Holding AB ADR (a)
 
150,600
3,822,228
Sartorius Stedim Biotech
 
14,000
4,533,356
Seer, Inc. (a)
 
140,000
812,000
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
 
118,000
64,981,420
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
 
48,000
11,296,800
 
 
 
186,563,595
Personal Products - 0.3%
 
 
 
Personal Products - 0.3%
 
 
 
The Beauty Health Co. (a)(b)
 
142,300
1,294,930
The Beauty Health Co. (a)(c)
 
200,000
1,820,000
 
 
 
3,114,930
Pharmaceuticals - 12.8%
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals - 12.8%
 
 
 
Arvinas Holding Co. LLC (a)
 
70,000
2,394,700
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)
 
200,000
27,063,876
Eli Lilly & Co.
 
198,000
72,436,320
Pharvaris BV (a)
 
80,000
900,000
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate)
 
38,000
11,941,027
Royalty Pharma PLC
 
750,420
29,656,598
Theseus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
 
35,400
176,292
UCB SA
 
87,500
6,889,951
Verona Pharma PLC ADR (a)
 
60,000
1,567,800
 
 
 
153,026,564
Specialty Retail - 0.2%
 
 
 
Specialty Stores - 0.2%
 
 
 
Warby Parker, Inc. (a)
 
180,000
2,428,200
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $811,074,751)
 
 
 
1,171,147,896
 
 
 
 
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 1.1%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Biotechnology - 0.6%
 
 
 
Biotechnology - 0.6%
 
 
 
Asimov, Inc. Series B (a)(c)(d)
 
13,047
698,015
Caris Life Sciences, Inc. Series D (a)(c)(d)
 
398,133
2,229,545
Cleerly, Inc. Series C (c)(d)
 
179,891
2,101,127
Element Biosciences, Inc. Series C (a)(c)(d)
 
72,178
1,112,985
ElevateBio LLC Series C (a)(c)(d)
 
31,200
114,192
Inscripta, Inc. Series E (a)(c)(d)
 
157,568
929,651
 
 
 
7,185,515
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.0%
 
 
 
Health Care Services - 0.0%
 
 
 
dMed Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Series C (a)(c)(d)
 
45,182
405,283
Health Care Technology - 0.3%
 
 
 
Health Care Technology - 0.3%
 
 
 
Aledade, Inc.:
 
 
 
 Series B1 (a)(c)(d)
 
24,966
1,199,117
 Series E1 (c)(d)
 
10,776
517,571
Omada Health, Inc. Series E (c)(d)
 
281,490
858,545
Wugen, Inc. Series B (a)(c)(d)
 
57,585
300,594
 
 
 
2,875,827
Pharmaceuticals - 0.2%
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals - 0.2%
 
 
 
Aristea Therapeutics, Inc. Series B (a)(c)(d)
 
123,100
954,025
Galvanize Therapeutics Series B (c)(d)
 
505,495
859,342
 
 
 
1,813,367
 
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
  (Cost $15,381,796)
 
 
 
12,279,992
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 5.2%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (f)
 
8,268,689
8,270,343
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% (f)(g)
 
53,904,090
53,909,480
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
  (Cost $62,179,823)
 
 
62,179,823
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 104.4%
  (Cost $888,636,370)
 
 
 
1,245,607,711
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (4.4)%  
(52,024,430)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
1,193,583,281
 
 
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Non-income producing
 
(b)
Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
 
(c)
Restricted securities (including private placements) - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues).  At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $15,991,257 or 1.3% of net assets.
 
(d)
Level 3 security
 
(e)
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.  These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $542,371 or 0.0% of net assets.
 
(f)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
(g)
Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
 
 
 
Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:
Security
Acquisition Date
Acquisition Cost ($)
 
Aledade, Inc. Series B1
5/07/21
955,966
 
 
 
Aledade, Inc. Series E1
5/20/22
536,800
 
 
 
Aristea Therapeutics, Inc. Series B
10/06/20
678,736
 
 
 
Asimov, Inc. Series B
10/29/21
1,209,205
 
 
 
Caris Life Sciences, Inc.
10/06/22
1,424,808
 
 
 
Caris Life Sciences, Inc. Series D
5/11/21
3,224,877
 
 
 
Cleerly, Inc. Series C
7/08/22
2,119,224
 
 
 
dMed Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Series C
12/01/20
641,727
 
 
 
Element Biosciences, Inc. Series C
6/21/21
1,483,741
 
 
 
ElevateBio LLC Series C
3/09/21
130,884
 
 
 
Galvanize Therapeutics Series B
3/29/22
875,156
 
 
 
Inscripta, Inc. Series E
3/30/21
1,391,325
 
 
 
Omada Health, Inc. Series E
12/22/21
1,687,589
 
 
 
The Beauty Health Co.
12/08/20
2,000,000
 
 
 
The Oncology Institute, Inc.
6/28/21
2,827,010
 
 
 
Wugen, Inc. Series B
7/09/21
446,566
 
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37%
12,043,582
180,528,087
184,301,326
119,086
-
-
8,270,343
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37%
45,064,040
292,850,630
284,005,190
232,260
-
-
53,909,480
0.2%
Total
57,107,622
473,378,717
468,306,516
351,346
-
-
62,179,823
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
 
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
  Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Common Stocks
1,171,147,896
1,120,827,353
48,895,735
1,424,808
 Convertible Preferred Stocks
12,279,992
-
-
12,279,992
  Money Market Funds
62,179,823
62,179,823
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
1,245,607,711
1,183,007,176
48,895,735
13,704,800
 
The following is a reconciliation of Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value:
 
 
Investments in Securities:
 
  Beginning Balance
$
12,325,987
 
  Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities
 
-
 
  Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities
 
(3,577,175)
 
  Cost of Purchases
 
4,955,988
 
  Proceeds of Sales
 
-
 
  Amortization/Accretion
 
-
 
  Transfers into Level 3
 
-
 
  Transfers out of Level 3
 
-
 
  Ending Balance
$
13,704,800
 
  The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at December 31, 2022
$
(3,577,175)
 
 
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investments in Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Cost of purchases and proceeds of sales may include securities received and/or delivered through in-kind transactions. Transfers into Level 3 were attributable to a lack of observable market data resulting from decreases in market activity, decreases in liquidity, security restructurings or corporate actions. Transfers out of Level 3 were attributable to observable market data becoming available for those securities. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represent the beginning value of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. The cost of purchases and the proceeds of sales may include securities received or delivered through corporate actions or exchanges. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliation are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations.
 
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
December 31, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $52,703,477) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $826,456,547)
 
$1,183,427,888
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $62,179,823)
 
62,179,823
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $888,636,370)
 
 
$
1,245,607,711
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
 
1,610,419
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
 
642,698
Dividends receivable
 
 
 
579,347
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
 
37,643
Prepaid expenses
 
 
 
3,360
Other receivables
 
 
 
260,416
  Total assets
 
 
 
1,248,741,594
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
 
$413,104
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
 
65,935
 
 
Accrued management fee
 
528,309
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees payable
 
51,618
 
 
Other affiliated payables
 
143,831
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
 
51,734
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
 
53,903,782
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
55,158,313
Net Assets  
 
 
$
1,193,583,281
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
878,640,026
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
314,943,255
Net Assets
 
 
$
1,193,583,281
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($132,871,302 ÷ 4,042,669 shares)
 
 
$
32.87
Service Class 2 :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($246,471,589 ÷ 7,549,899 shares)
 
 
$
32.65
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($814,240,390 ÷ 25,066,098 shares)
 
 
$
32.48
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
6,315,766
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $232,260 from security lending)
 
 
 
351,346
 Total Income
 
 
 
6,667,112
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
6,260,205
 
 
Transfer agent fees
 
1,349,535
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees
 
610,460
 
 
Accounting fees
 
360,174
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
 
55,546
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
 
4,142
 
 
Audit
 
45,958
 
 
Legal
 
3,767
 
 
Miscellaneous
 
6,525
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
8,696,312
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(40,172)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
8,656,140
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
(1,989,028)
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
(37,689,635)
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
(20,944)
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
(37,710,579)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
(141,950,241)
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
(59,234)
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
(142,009,475)
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
(179,720,054)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
(181,709,082)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
 
Year ended
December 31, 2021
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
(1,989,028)
$
(1,745,491)
Net realized gain (loss)
 
(37,710,579)
 
 
82,254,946
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
(142,009,475)
 
64,210,067
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
(181,709,082)
 
 
144,719,522
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(78,323,481)
 
 
(88,641,330)
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
30,988,288
 
 
139,387,023
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
(229,044,275)
 
 
195,465,215
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
1,422,627,556
 
1,227,162,341
 
End of period
$
1,193,583,281
$
1,422,627,556
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
VIP Health Care Portfolio Initial Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
40.05
$
38.41
$
33.32
$
27.86
$
26.44
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
(.02)
 
(.01)
 
.06
 
.07
 
.06
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(4.96)
 
4.39
 
6.90
 
7.47
 
1.99
  Total from investment operations
 
(4.98)  
 
4.38  
 
6.96  
 
7.54  
 
2.05
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
(.04)
 
(.19)
 
(.07)
 
(.06)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(2.20)
 
(2.71)
 
(1.67)
 
(2.01)
 
(.57)
     Total distributions
 
(2.20)
 
(2.74) C
 
(1.87) C
 
(2.08)
 
(.63)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
32.87
$
40.05
$
38.41
$
33.32
$
27.86
 Total Return   D,E
 
(12.41)%
 
11.73%
 
21.58%
 
28.37%
 
7.86%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.63%
 
.63%
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.65%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.63%
 
.63%
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.65%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.63%
 
.63%
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.64%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
(.06)%
 
(.04)%
 
.18%
 
.23%
 
.19%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
132,871
$
172,092
$
168,627
$
145,315
$
139,026
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
43%
 
32%
 
51%
 
38%
 
65%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
F Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Health Care Portfolio Service Class 2
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019   A
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
39.89
$
38.29
$
33.27
$
28.52
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) B,C
 
(.10)
 
(.11)
 
(.03)
 
(.04)
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(4.94)
 
4.38
 
6.88
 
4.85
  Total from investment operations
 
(5.04)  
 
4.27  
 
6.85  
 
4.81  
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
(.02)
 
(.16)
 
(.06)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(2.20)
 
(2.65)
 
(1.67)
 
- D
     Total distributions
 
(2.20)
 
(2.67)
 
(1.83)
 
(.06)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
32.65
$
39.89
$
38.29
$
33.27
 Total Return   E,F,G
 
(12.62)%
 
11.45%
 
21.28%
 
16.87%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets C,H,I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.88%
 
.88%
 
.89%
 
.91% J
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.88%
 
.87%
 
.89%
 
.91% J
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.88%
 
.87%
 
.88%
 
.90% J
    Net investment income (loss)
 
(.31)%
 
(.28)%
 
(.07)%
 
(.18)% J
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
246,472
$
275,392
$
143,771
$
20,198
    Portfolio turnover rate K
 
43%
 
32%
 
51%
 
38%
 
A For the period April 11, 2019 (commencement of sale of shares) through December 31, 2019.
 
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
C Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
D Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
 
E Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
F Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
G Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
H Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
J Annualized.
 
K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Health Care Portfolio Investor Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
39.64
$
38.04
$
33.02
$
27.62
$
26.23
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
(.04)
 
(.04)
 
.03
 
.04
 
.03
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(4.92)
 
4.35
 
6.83
 
7.41
 
1.96
  Total from investment operations
 
(4.96)  
 
4.31  
 
6.86  
 
7.45  
 
1.99
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
(.03)
 
(.17)
 
(.05)
 
(.04)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(2.20)
 
(2.68)
 
(1.67)
 
(2.01)
 
(.57)
     Total distributions
 
(2.20)
 
(2.71)
 
(1.84)
 
(2.05) C
 
(.60) C
  Net asset value, end of period
$
32.48
$
39.64
$
38.04
$
33.02
$
27.62
 Total Return   D,E
 
(12.49)%
 
11.66%
 
21.49%
 
28.29%
 
7.72%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.70%
 
.70%
 
.72%
 
.73%
 
.73%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.70%
 
.70%
 
.72%
 
.73%
 
.73%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.70%
 
.70%
 
.71%
 
.73%
 
.72%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
(.14)%
 
(.11)%
 
.10%
 
.15%
 
.11%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
814,240
$
975,143
$
914,765
$
737,957
$
674,111
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
43%
 
32%
 
51%
 
38%
 
65%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
F Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended December 31, 2022
 
1. Organization.
VIP Health Care Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class 2 shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
 
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense Ratio A
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A   Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
 
 
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
 
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies . The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.  
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. Securities, including private placements or other restricted securities, for which observable inputs are not available are valued using alternate valuation approaches, including the market approach, the income approach and cost approach, and are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. The market approach considers factors including the price of recent investments in the same or a similar security or financial metrics of comparable securities. The income approach considers factors including expected future cash flows, security specific risks and corresponding discount rates. The cost approach considers factors including the value of the security's underlying assets and liabilities.
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
The following provides information on Level 3 securities held by the Fund that were valued at period end based on unobservable inputs. These amounts exclude valuations provided by a broker.
 
Asset Type
Fair Value
Valuation Technique(s)
Unobservable Input
Amount or Range/Weighted Average
Impact to Valuation from an Increase in Input A
Equities
$13,704,800
Market comparable
Enterprise value/Revenue multiple (EV/R)
3.6 - 16.0 / 7.5
Increase
 
 
Market approach
Transaction price
$7.75 - $20.56 / $14.58
Increase
 
 
 
Discount rate
25.0% - 49.5% / 31.7%
Decrease
 
 
Discounted cash flow
Discount rate
5.6%
Decrease
 
 
 
Probability rate
0.0% - 55.0% / 20.8%
Increase
 
 
 
Term
1.0 - 13.0 / 7.4
Increase
 
 
Black scholes
Discount rate
3.9% - 4.4% / 4.0%
Increase
 
 
 
Volatility
45.0% - 55.0% / 47.9%
Increase
 
 
 
Term
1.5 - 4.0 / 3.3
Increase
 
A   Represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that could have resulted from an increase in the corresponding input as of period end. A decrease to the unobservable input would have had the opposite effect. Significant changes in these inputs may have resulted in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement at period
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of December 31, 2022, as well as a roll forward of Level 3 investments, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
 
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
 
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost   and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in dividends. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in dividends receivable.
 
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds. Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2022, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.   Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), partnership, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation
$452,087,617
Gross unrealized depreciation
(99,500,665)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$352,586,952
Tax Cost
$893,020,759
 
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Capital loss carryforward
$(37,640,123)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$352,583,377
 
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
 
  Short-term
$(36,462,205)
  Long-term
  (1,177,918)
Total capital loss carryforward
$(37,640,123)
 
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Ordinary Income
$   -
$3,646,214
Long-term Capital Gains
78,323,481
84,995,116
Total
$78,323,481
$88,641,330
 
 
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
 
 
New Accounting Pronouncement. In June 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2022-03 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions . The amendments in this ASU clarify that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. They also clarify that an entity cannot, as a separate unit of account, recognize and measure a contractual sale restriction. They also require additional disclosures for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions. ASU 2022-03 will be effective for fiscal years, including interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2023. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2022-03 to the financial statements.
 
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
VIP Health Care Portfolio
512,524,269
557,153,494
 
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .53% of the Fund's average net assets.
 
 
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate 12b-1 Plans for each Service Class of shares. Each Service Class pays Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, a service fee. For the period, the service fee is based on an annual rate of.25% of Service Class 2's average net assets.
For the period, total fees, all of which were re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services, were as follows:
 
Service Class 2
$610,460
 
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
 
 
Amount
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Initial Class
$85,879
 
.06
Service Class 2
152,519
.06
Investor Class
1,111,137
.14
 
$1,349,535
 
 
 
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
VIP Health Care Portfolio
.03
 
 
 
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount
VIP Health Care Portfolio
$   10,141
 
 
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss) ($)
VIP Health Care Portfolio
44,697,056
40,605,683
4,002,837
 
 
 
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
 
 
 
Amount
VIP Health Care Portfolio
$   2,106
 
 
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
VIP Health Care Portfolio
$   24,794
$   2,163
$-
 
8. Expense Reductions.
During the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $40,172.
 
 
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Year ended
December 31, 2021
VIP Health Care Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
$   9,298,671
$11,925,923
Service Class 2
15,645,387
11,551,860
Investor Class
53,379,423
65,163,547
Total   
$78,323,481
$88,641,330
 
 
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
VIP Health Care Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
295,996
291,195
$   9,770,229
$   11,327,169
Reinvestment of distributions
284,276
310,561
9,298,671
11,925,923
Shares redeemed
(834,758)
(694,767)
(26,380,793)
(26,842,145)
Net increase (decrease)
(254,486)
(93,011)
$(7,311,893)
$(3,589,053)
Service Class 2
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
1,753,408
3,373,605
$   56,484,590
$   130,094,011
Reinvestment of distributions
480,509
301,461
15,645,387
11,542,611
Shares redeemed
(1,587,975)
(526,109)
(50,671,053)
(20,353,025)
Net increase (decrease)
645,942
3,148,957
$21,458,924
$121,283,597
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
1,365,364
1,102,636
$   43,792,392
$   42,586,539
Reinvestment of distributions
1,650,059
1,713,914
53,379,423
65,163,547
Shares redeemed
(2,550,391)
(2,261,126)
(80,330,558)
(86,057,607)
Net increase (decrease)
465,032
555,424
$16,841,257
$21,692,479
 
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
 
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Health Care Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Health Care Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian, issuers of privately offered securities and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 10, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Each of the Trustees oversees 318 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees.   The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity ® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity ® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity ® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity ® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity ® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity ® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity ® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present) and as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).     
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York and a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).     
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).     
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).         
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean's Executive Board (2016-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present) and a member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2020-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).     
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).     
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).     
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).     
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).     
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).     
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).     
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present), FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).     
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).     
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2018).     
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).     
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present); Secretary of FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-present); and Assistant Secretary of FIMM, LLC (2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).     
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).     
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity ® funds (2015-2020).     
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as an AML Officer of other funds and other related entities. He is Director, Anti-Money Laundering (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1996-present).     
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity ® funds.     
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2021).     
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Expense Ratio- A
 
Beginning Account Value July 1, 2022
 
Ending Account Value December 31, 2022
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
VIP Health Care Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.62%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,090.20
 
$ 3.27
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,022.08
 
$ 3.16
Service Class 2
 
 
 
.87%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,088.70
 
$ 4.58
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,020.82
 
$ 4.43
Investor Class
 
 
 
.70%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,089.60
 
$ 3.69
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.68
 
$ 3.57
 
A   Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
 
B   5% return per year before expenses
 
C   Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
 
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VHCIC-ANN-0323
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
Materials Portfolio
 
 
Annual Report
December 31, 2022

Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

Distributions

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Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
 
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
Periods ended December 31, 2022
 
Past 1
year
Past 5
years
Past 10
years
Initial Class
-9.79%
4.84%
7.17%
Investor Class
-9.91%
4.76%
7.09%
 
 
 
 $10,000 Over 10 Years
 
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Materials Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012.
 
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period.
 
 
Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Ashley Fernandes:
For the year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes returned about -10%, outperforming the -11.67% result of the MSCI US IMI Materials 25/50 Linked Index, as well as the broad-based S&P 500 ® index. The primary contributors to performance versus the sector index were an overweighting and security selection among fertilizers & agricultural chemicals companies. Stock picks and an underweighting in specialty chemicals, along with an overweighting in the copper segment, further boosted the fund's relative result. CF Industries Holdings, the portfolio's top individual relative contributor and one of its largest holdings this period, increased 24% in 2022. Also lifting performance was an outsized stake in Albemarle, which returned about -6% and was another of our biggest positions. The fund's non-index investment in Nutrien, a position no longer held at period end, gained approximately 0.5% and added value as well. In contrast, the biggest detractor from performance versus the sector index was our stock selection in the commodity chemicals group. Also hampering the portfolio's relative performance was an underweighting among steel firms and an overweighting in the aluminum category. The biggest individual relative detractor was an overweight position in Tronox Holdings (-42%), one of the fund's largest holdings this period. An outsized stake in Alcoa (-23%) also hurt. Further holding back performance was our smaller-than-index stake in Nucor, which gained about 17% and was no longer held on December 31. Notable changes in positioning the past year include a higher allocation to the industrial gases and copper segments.
Notes to shareholders:
On April 1, 2022, Ashley Fernandes assumed co-management responsibilities for the fund, joining Jody Simes. The two managed the fund together until December 31, 2022, at which point Jody retired after nearly 30 years with Fidelity and Ashley became sole portfolio manager.
 
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Linde PLC
17.1
 
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
9.2
 
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
7.1
 
Corteva, Inc.
5.9
 
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
4.9
 
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
3.7
 
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A
3.0
 
Olin Corp.
2.6
 
Albemarle Corp.
2.6
 
Celanese Corp. Class A
2.4
 
 
58.5
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Chemicals
64.0
 
Metals & Mining
20.7
 
Containers & Packaging
9.4
 
Construction Materials
4.3
 
 
Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets)
 
*    Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities).  
Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Common Stocks - 98.4%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Chemicals - 64.0%
 
 
 
Commodity Chemicals - 11.6%
 
 
 
Cabot Corp.
 
24,500
1,637,580
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund
 
81,400
539,260
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A
 
35,560
2,952,547
Olin Corp.
 
48,722
2,579,343
Tronox Holdings PLC
 
164,340
2,253,101
Westlake Corp.
 
12,900
1,322,766
 
 
 
11,284,597
Diversified Chemicals - 2.5%
 
 
 
Huntsman Corp.
 
23,800
654,024
The Chemours Co. LLC
 
59,400
1,818,828
 
 
 
2,472,852
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals - 6.6%
 
 
 
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
 
8,400
715,680
Corteva, Inc.
 
97,400
5,725,172
 
 
 
6,440,852
Industrial Gases - 26.3%
 
 
 
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
 
28,988
8,935,841
Linde PLC
 
51,000
16,635,180
 
 
 
25,571,021
Specialty Chemicals - 17.0%
 
 
 
Albemarle Corp.
 
11,890
2,578,465
Ashland, Inc.
 
16,200
1,741,986
Celanese Corp. Class A
 
22,900
2,341,296
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
 
52,614
3,610,899
Eastman Chemical Co.
 
6,600
537,504
Ecolab, Inc.
 
13,303
1,936,385
Element Solutions, Inc.
 
36,700
667,573
PPG Industries, Inc.
 
16,400
2,062,136
RPM International, Inc.
 
8,500
828,325
Sherwin-Williams Co.
 
1,074
254,892
 
 
 
16,559,461
TOTAL CHEMICALS
 
 
62,328,783
Construction Materials - 4.3%
 
 
 
Construction Materials - 4.3%
 
 
 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
 
5,826
1,969,013
Vulcan Materials Co.
 
12,350
2,162,609
 
 
 
4,131,622
Containers & Packaging - 9.4%
 
 
 
Metal & Glass Containers - 5.7%
 
 
 
Aptargroup, Inc.
 
21,100
2,320,578
Crown Holdings, Inc.
 
17,719
1,456,679
Greif, Inc. Class A
 
26,200
1,756,972
 
 
 
5,534,229
Paper Packaging - 3.7%
 
 
 
Avery Dennison Corp.
 
9,700
1,755,700
Sealed Air Corp.
 
37,500
1,870,500
 
 
 
3,626,200
TOTAL CONTAINERS & PACKAGING
 
 
9,160,429
Metals & Mining - 20.7%
 
 
 
Aluminum - 2.0%
 
 
 
Alcoa Corp.
 
44,500
2,023,415
Copper - 12.0%
 
 
 
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
 
226,420
4,730,740
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
 
182,940
6,951,720
 
 
 
11,682,460
Diversified Metals & Mining - 2.2%
 
 
 
Glencore PLC
 
319,700
2,131,967
Steel - 4.5%
 
 
 
Commercial Metals Co.
 
30,051
1,451,463
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
 
9,900
2,004,156
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
 
9,300
908,610
 
 
 
4,364,229
TOTAL METALS & MINING
 
 
20,202,071
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $80,676,313)
 
 
 
95,822,905
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 1.7%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (a)
 
  (Cost $1,662,208)
 
 
1,661,876
1,662,208
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.1%
  (Cost $82,338,521)
 
 
 
97,485,113
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.1)%  
(71,345)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
97,413,768
 
 
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37%
1,949,590
44,304,644
44,592,026
29,140
-
-
1,662,208
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37%
341,175
12,594,022
12,935,197
816
-
-
-
0.0%
Total
2,290,765
56,898,666
57,527,223
29,956
-
-
1,662,208
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
 
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
  Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Common Stocks
95,822,905
93,690,938
2,131,967
-
  Money Market Funds
1,662,208
1,662,208
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
97,485,113
95,353,146
2,131,967
-
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
December 31, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $80,676,313)
 
$95,822,905
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $1,662,208)
 
1,662,208
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $82,338,521)
 
 
$
97,485,113
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
 
102,042
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
 
61
Dividends receivable
 
 
 
98,338
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
 
9,819
Prepaid expenses
 
 
 
369
  Total assets
 
 
 
97,695,742
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
 
$50,850
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
 
134,683
 
 
Accrued management fee
 
43,937
 
 
Other affiliated payables
 
13,555
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
 
38,949
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
281,974
Net Assets  
 
 
$
97,413,768
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
82,160,448
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
15,253,320
Net Assets
 
 
$
97,413,768
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($14,941,241 ÷ 920,218 shares)
 
 
$
16.24
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($82,472,527 ÷ 5,081,568 shares)
 
 
$
16.23
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
1,817,152
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $816 from security lending)
 
 
 
29,956
 Total Income
 
 
 
1,847,108
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
549,571
 
 
Transfer agent fees
 
131,091
 
 
Accounting fees
 
38,638
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
 
15,460
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
 
361
 
 
Audit
 
44,785
 
 
Legal
 
119
 
 
Miscellaneous
 
650
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
780,675
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(3,455)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
777,220
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
1,069,888
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
206,176
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
1,489
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
207,665
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
(15,771,067)
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
(989)
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
(15,772,056)
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
(15,564,391)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
(14,494,503)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
 
Year ended
December 31, 2021
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
1,069,888
$
836,200
Net realized gain (loss)
 
207,665
 
 
5,540,639
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
(15,772,056)
 
16,316,021
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
(14,494,503)
 
 
22,692,860
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(4,316,287)
 
 
(689,676)
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
1,838,134
 
 
34,436,663
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
(16,972,656)
 
 
56,439,847
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
114,386,424
 
57,946,577
 
End of period
$
97,413,768
$
114,386,424
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
VIP Materials Portfolio Initial Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
18.76
$
14.17
$
11.74
$
11.46
$
16.18
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.18
 
.14
 
.07
 
.16
 
.18
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(2.00)
 
4.58
 
2.44
 
1.31
 
(3.83)
  Total from investment operations
 
(1.82)  
 
4.72  
 
2.51  
 
1.47  
 
(3.65)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.19)
 
(.13)
 
(.08)
 
(.19)
 
(.21)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.51)
 
-
 
-
 
(1.00)
 
(.86)
     Total distributions
 
(.70)
 
(.13)
 
(.08)
 
(1.19)
 
(1.07)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
16.24
$
18.76
$
14.17
$
11.74
$
11.46
 Total Return   C,D
 
(9.79)%
 
33.42%
 
21.49%
 
13.40%
 
(23.60)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.69%
 
.68%
 
.77%
 
.75%
 
.72%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.68%
 
.68%
 
.77%
 
.75%
 
.72%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.68%
 
.68%
 
.76%
 
.74%
 
.71%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.09%
 
.84%
 
.59%
 
1.37%
 
1.26%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
14,941
$
19,714
$
9,924
$
8,905
$
9,728
    Portfolio turnover rate G
 
63%
 
99%
 
83%
 
104%
 
87%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
E Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Materials Portfolio Investor Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
18.76
$
14.16
$
11.73
$
11.46
$
16.17
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.17
 
.13
 
.06
 
.15
 
.17
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(2.01)
 
4.59
 
2.45
 
1.30
 
(3.82)
  Total from investment operations
 
(1.84)  
 
4.72  
 
2.51  
 
1.45  
 
(3.65)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.18)
 
(.12)
 
(.08)
 
(.18)
 
(.20)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.51)
 
-
 
-
 
(1.00)
 
(.86)
     Total distributions
 
(.69)
 
(.12)
 
(.08)
 
(1.18)
 
(1.06)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
16.23
$
18.76
$
14.16
$
11.73
$
11.46
 Total Return   C,D
 
(9.91)%
 
33.40%
 
21.45%
 
13.20%
 
(23.65)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.76%
 
.76%
 
.85%
 
.83%
 
.80%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.76%
 
.76%
 
.85%
 
.83%
 
.80%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.76%
 
.76%
 
.84%
 
.82%
 
.79%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.01%
 
.77%
 
.52%
 
1.29%
 
1.18%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
82,473
$
94,673
$
48,022
$
35,254
$
42,448
    Portfolio turnover rate G
 
63%
 
99%
 
83%
 
104%
 
87%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
D Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
E Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended December 31, 2022
 
1. Organization.
VIP Materials Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense Ratio A
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A   Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies . The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of December 31, 2022 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
 
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
 
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost   and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in dividends. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in dividends receivable.
 
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds. Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2022, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.   Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to   currency transactions and   losses deferred due to wash sales.
 
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
$18,389,857
Gross unrealized depreciation
(3,524,372)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$14,865,485
Tax Cost
$82,619,628
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Undistributed ordinary income
$222,361
Undistributed long-term capital gain
$167,181
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$14,863,777
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Ordinary Income
$1,069,897
$ 689,676
Long-term Capital Gains
3,246,390
-
Total
$4,316,287
$689,676
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
VIP Materials Portfolio
64,421,785
66,275,731
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .53% of the Fund's average net assets.
 
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
 
 
Amount
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Initial Class
$10,528
.06
Investor Class
120,563
.14
 
$131,091
 
 
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
VIP Materials Portfolio
.04
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount
VIP Materials Portfolio
$1,151
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss) ($)
VIP Materials Portfolio
3,124,604
2,208,049
(130,582)
 
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
 
 
Amount
VIP Materials Portfolio
$182
 
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
VIP Materials Portfolio
$79
$-
$-
 
8. Expense Reductions.
During the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $3,455.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Year ended
December 31, 2021
VIP Materials Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
$720,470
$133,482
Investor Class
3,595,817
556,194
Total   
$4,316,287
$689,676
 
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
VIP Materials Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
296,138
884,100
$5,269,787
$14,979,080
Reinvestment of distributions
42,906
7,938
720,470
133,482
Shares redeemed
(469,426)
(541,878)
(7,699,942)
(9,032,325)
Net increase (decrease)
(130,382)
350,160
$(1,709,685)
$6,080,237
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
1,833,964
5,076,082
$32,145,510
$85,959,687
Reinvestment of distributions
214,129
33,084
3,595,817
556,194
Shares redeemed
(2,013,920)
(3,452,703)
(32,193,508)
(58,159,455)
Net increase (decrease)
34,173
1,656,463
$3,547,819
$28,356,426
 
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
 
At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were owners of record of more than 10% of the outstanding shares as follows:
 
Fund
Affiliated %
VIP Materials Portfolio
100%
 
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Materials Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Materials Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and broker; when replies were not received from broker, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 10, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Each of the Trustees oversees 318 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees.   The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity ® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity ® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity ® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity ® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity ® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity ® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity ® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present) and as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).     
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York and a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).     
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).     
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).         
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean's Executive Board (2016-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present) and a member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2020-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).     
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).     
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).     
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).     
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).     
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).     
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).     
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present), FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).     
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).     
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2018).     
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).     
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present); Secretary of FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-present); and Assistant Secretary of FIMM, LLC (2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).     
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).     
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity ® funds (2015-2020).     
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as an AML Officer of other funds and other related entities. He is Director, Anti-Money Laundering (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1996-present).     
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity ® funds.     
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2021).     
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Expense Ratio- A
 
Beginning Account Value July 1, 2022
 
Ending Account Value December 31, 2022
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
VIP Materials Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.69%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,101.10
 
$ 3.65
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.73
 
$ 3.52
Investor Class
 
 
 
.77%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,100.50
 
$ 4.08
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.32
 
$ 3.92
 
A   Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
 
B   5% return per year before expenses
 
C   Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
Distributions   (Unaudited)
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
 
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31 st , 2022 $175,666, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
 
Initial Class and Investor Class designate 100% of the dividends distributed in February and November, respectively, during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
 
 
1.850999.115
VMATP-ANN-0323
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
Energy Portfolio
 
 
Annual Report
December 31, 2022

Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

Distributions

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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
 
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
Periods ended December 31, 2022
 
Past 1
year
Past 5
years
Past 10
years
Initial Class
63.18%
7.19%
4.80%
Service Class 2
62.87%
6.94%
4.54%
Investor Class
63.13%
7.11%
4.72%
 
 
 
 $10,000 Over 10 Years
 
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Energy Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012.
 
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period.
 
 
Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points -- the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening -- while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 ® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Maurice FitzMaurice:
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes gained about 63%, roughly in line with the 63.13% gain of the MSCI US IMI Energy 25/50 Index, but well ahead of the broad-based S&P 500 ® index. The primary contributors to performance versus the sector index were security selection and an underweighting in oil & gas storage & transportation. Security selection in oil & gas refining & marketing and an overweighting in oil & gas equipment & services also lifted the fund's relative result. Not owning Kinder Morgan, an index component that gained 21%, was the biggest individual relative contributor. Our second-largest relative contributor this period was avoiding ONEOK, an index component that gained 19%. Avoiding Williams Companies, an index component that gained 33%, also aided relative performance. Conversely, the primary detractor from performance versus the sector index was our security selection in oil & gas exploration & production. Security selection in independent power producers & energy traders and oil & gas equipment & services also hurt the fund's relative performance. Canadian National Resources, the fund's top individual detractor, increased about 39% this period. We increased our holdings in the stock this period and it was among our biggest holdings at year-end. Our second-largest detractor was Vistra, a stock from the independent power producers & energy traders that gained 6% the past year. We reduced our position in Vistra. Another detractor this period was an investment in National Energy Services Reunited, which returned -27% the past 12 months. We increased our stake. All these detractors were non-benchmark positions. Notable changes in positioning include increased exposure to the oil & gas equipment & services subindustry and a lower allocation to oil & gas storage & transportation.
 
 
 
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.
23.9
 
Chevron Corp.
7.2
 
ConocoPhillips Co.
5.2
 
Valero Energy Corp.
4.7
 
Halliburton Co.
4.6
 
Schlumberger Ltd.
4.0
 
Hess Corp.
3.9
 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
3.9
 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
3.5
 
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
3.3
 
 
64.2
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
86.0
 
Energy Equipment & Services
14.7
 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers
0.5
 
 
Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets)
 
*    Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities).  
Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Common Stocks - 101.2%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Energy Equipment & Services - 14.7%
 
 
 
Oil & Gas Drilling - 1.4%
 
 
 
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a)
 
4,060
628,772
Nabors Industries Ltd. warrants 6/11/26 (a)
 
2,992
98,437
Noble Corp. PLC (a)
 
55,500
2,092,905
Odfjell Drilling Ltd. (a)
 
297,500
798,654
Odfjell Technology Ltd. (a)
 
71,283
211,008
Shelf Drilling Ltd. (a)(b)
 
254,373
572,526
Valaris Ltd. (a)
 
101,900
6,890,478
 
 
 
11,292,780
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 13.3%
 
 
 
Baker Hughes Co. Class A
 
22,660
669,150
Cactus, Inc.
 
15,240
765,962
Halliburton Co.
 
916,700
36,072,145
Nextier Oilfield Solutions, Inc. (a)
 
1,041,860
9,626,786
NOV, Inc.
 
202,500
4,230,225
Oceaneering International, Inc. (a)
 
249,800
4,369,002
ProPetro Holding Corp. (a)
 
353,230
3,662,995
Schlumberger Ltd.
 
587,049
31,383,640
TechnipFMC PLC (a)
 
1,034,426
12,609,653
 
 
 
103,389,558
TOTAL ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES
 
 
114,682,338
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.5%
 
 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.5%
 
 
 
The AES Corp.
 
13,720
394,587
Vistra Corp.
 
147,829
3,429,633
 
 
 
3,824,220
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 86.0%
 
 
 
Coal & Consumable Fuels - 0.8%
 
 
 
Arch Resources, Inc. (c)
 
17,200
2,455,988
CONSOL Energy, Inc.
 
10,300
669,500
Enviva, Inc.
 
4,230
224,063
Peabody Energy Corp. (a)
 
107,700
2,845,434
 
 
 
6,194,985
Integrated Oil & Gas - 39.8%
 
 
 
Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada)
 
1,257,800
24,403,549
Chevron Corp.
 
312,396
56,071,958
Exxon Mobil Corp.
 
1,685,148
185,871,826
Imperial Oil Ltd.
 
129,500
6,307,626
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
 
436,670
27,505,843
Occidental Petroleum Corp. warrants 8/3/27 (a)
 
11,000
453,530
Suncor Energy, Inc.
 
291,520
9,247,256
 
 
 
309,861,588
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 30.5%
 
 
 
Antero Resources Corp. (a)
 
374,160
11,595,218
APA Corp.
 
279,450
13,044,726
Callon Petroleum Co. (a)
 
33,135
1,228,977
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (c)
 
462,030
25,657,338
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
 
35,670
3,366,178
Chord Energy Corp.
 
19,315
2,642,485
Civitas Resources, Inc.
 
58,674
3,398,985
ConocoPhillips Co.
 
342,309
40,392,462
Coterra Energy, Inc.
 
142,581
3,503,215
Devon Energy Corp.
 
217,440
13,374,734
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
 
45,400
6,209,812
EOG Resources, Inc.
 
79,102
10,245,291
EQT Corp.
 
209,600
7,090,768
Hess Corp.
 
215,600
30,576,392
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. Class A
 
120,640
2,829,008
National Energy Services Reunited Corp. (a)
 
431,750
2,996,345
Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
 
38,150
1,175,783
Ovintiv, Inc.
 
235,760
11,955,390
PDC Energy, Inc.
 
269,734
17,122,714
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
 
61,744
14,101,712
Range Resources Corp.
 
451,560
11,298,031
SM Energy Co.
 
68,270
2,377,844
Viper Energy Partners LP
 
27,160
863,416
 
 
 
237,046,824
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing - 10.2%
 
 
 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
 
260,576
30,328,441
Phillips 66 Co.
 
123,032
12,805,171
Valero Energy Corp.
 
288,320
36,576,275
 
 
 
79,709,887
Oil & Gas Storage & Transport - 4.7%
 
 
 
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
 
155,790
23,362,268
Energy Transfer LP
 
794,030
9,425,136
Golar LNG Ltd. (a)
 
97,230
2,215,872
Targa Resources Corp.
 
15,840
1,164,240
 
 
 
36,167,516
TOTAL OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS
 
 
668,980,800
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $508,983,222)
 
 
 
787,487,358
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 2.4%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (d)
 
3,995,261
3,996,061
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% (d)(e)
 
14,449,031
14,450,476
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
  (Cost $18,446,537)
 
 
18,446,537
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 103.6%
  (Cost $527,429,759)
 
 
 
805,933,895
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (3.6)%  
(28,071,154)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
777,862,741
 
 
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Non-income producing
 
(b)
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.  These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $572,526 or 0.1% of net assets.
 
(c)
Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
 
(d)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
(e)
Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
 
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37%
3,615,128
318,792,346
318,411,413
63,728
-
-
3,996,061
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37%
12,397,003
296,322,453
294,268,980
35,675
-
-
14,450,476
0.0%
Total
16,012,131
615,114,799
612,680,393
99,403
-
-
18,446,537
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
 
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
  Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Common Stocks
787,487,358
787,487,358
-
-
  Money Market Funds
18,446,537
18,446,537
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
805,933,895
805,933,895
-
-
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
December 31, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $13,795,541) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $508,983,222)
 
$787,487,358
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $18,446,537)
 
18,446,537
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $527,429,759)
 
 
$
805,933,895
Foreign currency held at value (cost $82,606)
 
 
 
82,607
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
 
44
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
 
702,563
Dividends receivable
 
 
 
692,004
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
 
10,162
Prepaid expenses
 
 
 
1,429
Other receivables
 
 
 
8,518
  Total assets
 
 
 
807,431,222
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
 
$1,759,164
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
 
12,833,672
 
 
Accrued management fee
 
342,071
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees payable
 
55,596
 
 
Other affiliated payables
 
87,312
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
 
42,066
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
 
14,448,600
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
29,568,481
Net Assets  
 
 
$
777,862,741
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
605,073,615
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
172,789,126
Net Assets
 
 
$
777,862,741
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($101,150,192 ÷ 4,019,778 shares)
 
 
$
25.16
Service Class 2 :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($259,298,001 ÷ 10,360,965 shares)
 
 
$
25.03
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($417,414,548 ÷ 16,627,076 shares)
 
 
$
25.10
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
24,108,477
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $35,675 from security lending)
 
 
 
99,403
 Total Income
 
 
 
24,207,880
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
3,481,893
 
 
Transfer agent fees
 
678,531
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees
 
584,688
 
 
Accounting fees
 
223,113
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
 
41,814
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
 
2,106
 
 
Audit
 
40,432
 
 
Legal
 
1,280
 
 
Interest
 
25,520
 
 
Miscellaneous
 
2,371
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
5,081,748
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(18,740)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
5,063,008
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
19,144,872
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
(4,677,196)
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
(15,865)
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
(4,693,061)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
218,879,833
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
272
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
218,880,105
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
214,187,044
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
233,331,916
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
 
Year ended
December 31, 2021
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
19,144,872
$
8,542,276
Net realized gain (loss)
 
(4,693,061)
 
 
(242,935)
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
218,880,105
 
80,327,763
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
233,331,916
 
 
88,627,104
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(16,391,155)
 
 
(6,937,293)
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
246,339,710
 
 
81,302,244
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
463,280,471
 
 
162,992,055
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
314,582,270
 
151,590,215
 
End of period
$
777,862,741
$
314,582,270
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
VIP Energy Portfolio Initial Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
15.77
$
10.41
$
15.91
$
14.78
$
19.86
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.69
 
.48 C
 
.41
 
.29
 
.22
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
9.26
 
5.24
 
(5.62)
 
1.18
 
(5.09)
  Total from investment operations
 
9.95  
 
5.72  
 
(5.21)  
 
1.47  
 
(4.87)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.56)
 
(.36)
 
(.29)
 
(.33)
 
(.19)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.01)
 
(.02)
     Total distributions
 
(.56)
 
(.36)
 
(.29)
 
(.34)
 
(.21)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
25.16
$
15.77
$
10.41
$
15.91
$
14.78
 Total Return   D,E
 
63.18%
 
55.35%
 
(32.76)%
 
10.08%
 
(24.58)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.69%
 
.67%
 
.67%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.69%
 
.67%
 
.67%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.68%
 
.66%
 
.66%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
3.02%
 
3.35% C
 
3.98%
 
1.83%
 
1.12%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
101,150
$
30,777
$
16,336
$
27,957
$
28,999
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
50%
 
65%
 
71%
 
58%
 
58%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.05 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.97%.
 
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
F Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Energy Portfolio Service Class 2
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
15.69
$
10.37
$
15.84
$
14.71
$
19.75
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.62
 
.44 C
 
.37
 
.25
 
.17
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
9.23
 
5.21
 
(5.58)
 
1.18
 
(5.05)
  Total from investment operations
 
9.85  
 
5.65  
 
(5.21)  
 
1.43  
 
(4.88)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.51)
 
(.33)
 
(.26)
 
(.29)
 
(.14)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.01)
 
(.02)
     Total distributions
 
(.51)
 
(.33)
 
(.26)
 
(.30)
 
(.16)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
25.03
$
15.69
$
10.37
$
15.84
$
14.71
 Total Return   D,E
 
62.87%
 
54.83%
 
(32.88)%
 
9.82%
 
(24.77)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.89%
 
.90%
 
.94%
 
.92%
 
.92%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.88%
 
.90%
 
.94%
 
.92%
 
.92%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.88%
 
.90%
 
.93%
 
.91%
 
.91%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
2.77%
 
3.10% C
 
3.73%
 
1.58%
 
.88%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
259,298
$
120,827
$
64,986
$
90,208
$
90,093
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
50%
 
65%
 
71%
 
58%
 
58%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.05 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.72%.
 
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
F Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Energy Portfolio Investor Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
15.73
$
10.39
$
15.88
$
14.75
$
19.82
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.67
 
.47 C
 
.39
 
.28
 
.21
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
9.25
 
5.22
 
(5.60)
 
1.18
 
(5.09)
  Total from investment operations
 
9.92  
 
5.69  
 
(5.21)  
 
1.46  
 
(4.88)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.55)
 
(.35)
 
(.28)
 
(.32)
 
(.17)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.01)
 
(.02)
     Total distributions
 
(.55)
 
(.35)
 
(.28)
 
(.33)
 
(.19)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
25.10
$
15.73
$
10.39
$
15.88
$
14.75
 Total Return   D,E
 
63.13%
 
55.16%
 
(32.80)%
 
9.98%
 
(24.65)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.71%
 
.72%
 
.76%
 
.75%
 
.75%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.71%
 
.72%
 
.76%
 
.75%
 
.75%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.71%
 
.72%
 
.75%
 
.74%
 
.74%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
2.94%
 
3.28% C
 
3.90%
 
1.75%
 
1.05%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
417,415
$
162,978
$
70,268
$
78,339
$
91,936
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
50%
 
65%
 
71%
 
58%
 
58%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.05 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.90%.
 
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
F Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended December 31, 2022
 
1. Organization.
VIP Energy Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class 2 shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense Ratio A
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
 
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies . The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.  
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of December 31, 2022 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
 
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
 
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost   and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
 
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds. Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2022, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.   Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
$281,127,483
Gross unrealized depreciation
(12,271,063)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$268,856,420
Tax Cost
$537,077,475
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Undistributed ordinary income
$5,020,705
Capital loss carryforward
$(100,872,643)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$268,641,032
 
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
 
  Short-term
$(66,390,968)
  Long-term
(34,481,675)
Total capital loss carryforward
$(100,872,643)
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Ordinary Income
$16,391,155
$6,937,293
Total
$16,391,155
$6,937,293
 
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
VIP Energy Portfolio
586,551,523
325,852,536
 
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .53% of the Fund's average net assets.
 
Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted a separate 12b-1 Plan for Service Class 2 shares. Service Class 2 pays Fidelity Distributors Company LLC (FDC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, a service fee. For the period, the service fee is based on an annual rate of .25% of Service Class 2's average net assets.
For the period, total fees for Service Class 2, all of which was re-allowed to insurance companies for the distribution of shares and providing shareholder support services were $584,688.
 
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
 
 
Amount
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Initial Class
$49,016
.06
Service Class 2
146,666
.06
Investor Class
482,849
.14
 
$678,531
 
 
 
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
VIP Energy Portfolio
.03
 
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount
VIP Energy Portfolio
$11,633
 
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. Activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
 
 
Borrower or Lender
Average Loan Balance
Weighted Average Interest Rate
Interest Expense
VIP Energy Portfolio
Borrower
$8,416,656
1.78%
$25,480
 
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss) ($)
VIP Energy Portfolio
30,854,201
56,773,714
(2,032,969)
 
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
 
Amount
VIP Energy Portfolio
$938
 
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
VIP Energy Portfolio
$3,791
$1
$-
 
Bank Borrowings.
The Fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity requirements. The Fund has established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time to time. Any open loans, including accrued interest, at period end are presented under the caption "Notes payable" in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if applicable. Activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
 
Average Loan Balance
Weighted Average Interest Rate
Interest Expense
VIP Energy Portfolio
$684,000
2.08%
$40
 
8. Expense Reductions.
During the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $18,740.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Year ended
December 31, 2021
VIP Energy Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
$2,143,749
$966,263
Service Class 2
5,328,447
2,468,842
Investor Class
8,918,959
3,502,188
Total   
$16,391,155
$6,937,293
 
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
VIP Energy Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
4,770,417
2,198,509
$105,152,019
$33,131,941
Reinvestment of distributions
85,780
66,128
2,143,749
966,263
Shares redeemed
(2,788,431)
(1,881,114)
(60,018,217)
(27,768,051)
Net increase (decrease)
2,067,766
383,523
$47,277,551
$6,330,153
Service Class 2
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
9,562,012
4,373,264
$207,734,047
$61,702,254
Reinvestment of distributions
215,650
172,272
5,328,447
2,468,842
Shares redeemed
(7,117,295)
(3,112,807)
(154,201,989)
(43,788,287)
Net increase (decrease)
2,660,367
1,432,729
$58,860,505
$20,382,809
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
13,627,476
7,746,472
$296,238,118
$111,918,757
Reinvestment of distributions
357,932
242,253
8,918,959
3,502,188
Shares redeemed
(7,716,954)
(4,390,478)
(164,955,423)
(60,831,663)
Net increase (decrease)
6,268,454
3,598,247
$140,201,654
$54,589,282
 
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
 
At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were owners of record of more than 10% and certain otherwise unaffiliated shareholders were owners of record of more than 10% of the outstanding shares as follows:
 
Fund
Affiliated %
Number ofUnaffiliated Shareholders
Unaffiliated Shareholders %
VIP Energy Portfolio
65%
1
25%
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Energy Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Energy Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 10, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Each of the Trustees oversees 318 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees.   The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity ® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity ® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity ® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity ® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity ® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity ® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity ® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present) and as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).     
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York and a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).     
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).     
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).         
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean's Executive Board (2016-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present) and a member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2020-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).     
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).     
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).     
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).     
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).     
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).     
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).     
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present), FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).     
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).     
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2018).     
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).     
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present); Secretary of FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-present); and Assistant Secretary of FIMM, LLC (2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).     
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).     
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity ® funds (2015-2020).     
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as an AML Officer of other funds and other related entities. He is Director, Anti-Money Laundering (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1996-present).     
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity ® funds.     
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2021).     
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Expense Ratio- A
 
Beginning Account Value July 1, 2022
 
Ending Account Value December 31, 2022
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
VIP Energy Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.64%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,222.00
 
$ 3.58
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.98
 
$ 3.26
Service Class 2
 
 
 
.89%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,220.70
 
$ 4.98
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,020.72
 
$ 4.53
Investor Class
 
 
 
.71%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,221.40
 
$ 3.98
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.63
 
$ 3.62
 
A   Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
 
B   5% return per year before expenses
 
C   Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
Distributions   (Unaudited)
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
 
Initial Class designates 79% and 97%; Service Class 2 designates 83% and 100%; and Investor Class designates 80% and 99%; of the dividends distributed in February and November, respectively, during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
 
1.817379.117
VNRIC-ANN-0323
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
Financial Services Portfolio
(To be renamed VIP Financials Portfolio effective April 28, 2023)
 
 
Annual Report
December 31, 2022

Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

Distributions

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A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-PORT may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.institutional.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
 
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
Periods ended December 31, 2022
 
Past 1
year
Past 5
years
Past 10
years
Initial Class
-8.33%
6.85%
11.10%
Investor Class
-8.37%
6.77%
11.01%
 
 
 
 $10,000 Over 10 Years
 
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Financial Services Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012.
 
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period.
 
 
Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 ® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Matthew Reed:
For the year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes returned about -8%, outperforming the -11.18% result of the MSCI US IMI Financials 5% Capped Linked Index, as well as the broad-based S&P 500 ® index. The primary contributors to performance versus the MSCI sector index were an underweighting and security selection in the financial exchanges & data category, followed by investment choices among regional banks and positioning in consumer finance firms. The biggest individual relative contributor was an overweight position in Reinsurance Group of America (+33%), which was among the biggest holdings at year-end. Also lifting performance was timely ownership of JPMorgan Chase, where our position gained about 14%. This was a position we established the past 12 months. Another notable relative contributor was an outsized stake in Travelers Companies (+23%), where we decreased our stake in 2022. In contrast, the combination of an underweighting and subpar security selection in multi-sector financial services holdings detracted most from performance versus the sector index. Picks in the property & casualty insurance group, along with an underweighting among life & health insurance providers, hindered the fund's relative result as well. Not owning Berkshire Hathaway, an index component that gained about 3%, was the largest individual relative detractor. Outsized exposure to Signature Bank (-64%) also hurt relative performance, as did avoiding Progressive, an index component that advanced 27%. Notable changes in positioning include decreased exposure to consumer finance stocks and a higher allocation to insurance brokers.
Note to shareholders:
On April 28, 2023, the fund's name will change from Fidelity VIP Financial Services Portfolio to Fidelity VIP Financials Portfolio. This will align the fund's name with the GICS Financials sector.
 
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
5.6
 
Bank of America Corp.
5.3
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
4.7
 
Chubb Ltd.
3.5
 
Morgan Stanley
3.4
 
Citigroup, Inc.
3.0
 
State Street Corp.
3.0
 
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
2.9
 
U.S. Bancorp
2.8
 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
2.7
 
 
36.9
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Banks
38.5
 
Insurance
26.8
 
Capital Markets
18.6
 
Consumer Finance
4.3
 
IT Services
3.9
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
3.5
 
Diversified Financial Services
2.7
 
Professional Services
1.1
 
Software
0.4
 
 
Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets)
 
*    Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities).  
Percentages are based on country or territory of incorporation and are adjusted for the effect of derivatives, if applicable.
 
Percentages shown as 0.0% reflect amounts less than 0.05%.
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Common Stocks - 99.3%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Banks - 38.5%
 
 
 
Diversified Banks - 21.5%
 
 
 
Bank of America Corp.
 
357,700
11,847,024
Citigroup, Inc.
 
150,900
6,825,207
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
 
79,500
10,660,950
Piraeus Financial Holdings SA (a)
 
117,200
180,407
U.S. Bancorp
 
146,100
6,371,421
Wells Fargo & Co.
 
308,577
12,741,140
 
 
 
48,626,149
Regional Banks - 17.0%
 
 
 
Associated Banc-Corp.
 
86,800
2,004,212
BankUnited, Inc.
 
31,400
1,066,658
BOK Financial Corp.
 
10,740
1,114,705
Cadence Bank
 
66,210
1,632,739
Comerica, Inc.
 
22,400
1,497,440
East West Bancorp, Inc.
 
34,900
2,299,910
First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
 
3,300
2,502,588
First Interstate Bancsystem, Inc.
 
53,669
2,074,307
Heartland Financial U.S.A., Inc.
 
34,600
1,613,052
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
 
213,970
3,016,977
KeyCorp
 
169,900
2,959,658
M&T Bank Corp.
 
32,430
4,704,296
PacWest Bancorp
 
52,500
1,204,875
Popular, Inc.
 
29,000
1,923,280
Signature Bank
 
13,700
1,578,514
Truist Financial Corp.
 
92,100
3,963,063
Wintrust Financial Corp.
 
20,600
1,741,112
Zions Bancorp NA
 
33,100
1,627,196
 
 
 
38,524,582
TOTAL BANKS
 
 
87,150,731
Capital Markets - 18.6%
 
 
 
Asset Management & Custody Banks - 8.9%
 
 
 
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
 
10,700
1,695,201
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
 
73,300
3,336,616
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Class A
 
10,610
304,189
Brookfield Corp. Class A
 
42,441
1,335,194
Carlyle Group LP
 
103,800
3,097,392
Northern Trust Corp.
 
16,400
1,451,236
Patria Investments Ltd.
 
156,700
2,182,831
Phoenix Vega Mezz PLC
 
117,200
4,893
State Street Corp.
 
86,200
6,686,534
 
 
 
20,094,086
Financial Exchanges & Data - 3.4%
 
 
 
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores S.A.B. de CV
 
729,100
1,407,577
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.
 
9,327
1,170,259
CME Group, Inc.
 
29,900
5,027,984
 
 
 
7,605,820
Investment Banking & Brokerage - 6.3%
 
 
 
Lazard Ltd. Class A
 
53,000
1,837,510
Morgan Stanley
 
91,400
7,770,828
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
 
30,150
3,221,528
Virtu Financial, Inc. Class A
 
75,000
1,530,750
 
 
 
14,360,616
TOTAL CAPITAL MARKETS
 
 
42,060,522
Consumer Finance - 4.3%
 
 
 
Consumer Finance - 4.3%
 
 
 
Capital One Financial Corp.
 
55,200
5,131,392
FirstCash Holdings, Inc.
 
33,338
2,897,406
OneMain Holdings, Inc.
 
51,500
1,715,465
 
 
 
9,744,263
Diversified Financial Services - 2.7%
 
 
 
Multi-Sector Holdings - 0.8%
 
 
 
Cannae Holdings, Inc. (a)
 
84,200
1,738,730
Other Diversified Financial Services - 1.9%
 
 
 
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
 
67,800
4,324,962
Sunrisemezz Ltd. (a)
 
23,957
2,906
 
 
 
4,327,868
TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES
 
 
6,066,598
Insurance - 26.8%
 
 
 
Insurance Brokers - 5.4%
 
 
 
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
 
30,200
5,693,908
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
 
39,400
6,519,912
 
 
 
12,213,820
Life & Health Insurance - 3.1%
 
 
 
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc.
 
2,764
55,308
Globe Life, Inc.
 
37,800
4,556,790
Primerica, Inc.
 
17,500
2,481,850
 
 
 
7,093,948
Multi-Line Insurance - 1.9%
 
 
 
Assurant, Inc.
 
100
12,506
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
 
55,700
4,223,731
 
 
 
4,236,237
Property & Casualty Insurance - 13.7%
 
 
 
American Financial Group, Inc.
 
15,400
2,114,112
Beazley PLC
 
301,779
2,479,059
Chubb Ltd.
 
35,600
7,853,360
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
 
71,700
2,697,354
First American Financial Corp.
 
63,300
3,313,122
Hiscox Ltd.
 
190,300
2,506,538
Lancashire Holdings Ltd.
 
244,700
1,922,895
Old Republic International Corp.
 
60,500
1,461,075
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.
 
18,100
1,603,841
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
 
27,112
5,083,229
 
 
 
31,034,585
Reinsurance - 2.7%
 
 
 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
 
43,800
6,223,542
TOTAL INSURANCE
 
 
60,802,132
IT Services - 3.4%
 
 
 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 3.4%
 
 
 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
 
20,000
1,357,000
Global Payments, Inc.
 
25,900
2,572,388
MasterCard, Inc. Class A
 
10,700
3,720,711
 
 
 
7,650,099
Professional Services - 1.1%
 
 
 
Research & Consulting Services - 1.1%
 
 
 
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.
 
115,300
1,413,578
Equifax, Inc.
 
5,700
1,107,852
 
 
 
2,521,430
Software - 0.4%
 
 
 
Application Software - 0.4%
 
 
 
Black Knight, Inc. (a)
 
16,000
988,000
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 3.5%
 
 
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 3.5%
 
 
 
Essent Group Ltd.
 
100,100
3,891,888
NMI Holdings, Inc. (a)
 
139,844
2,922,740
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
 
15,100
1,185,048
 
 
 
7,999,676
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $200,568,310)
 
 
 
224,983,451
 
 
 
 
Convertible Bonds - 0.5%
 
 
Principal
Amount (b)
 
Value ($)
 
IT Services - 0.5%
 
 
 
Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 0.5%
 
 
 
Affirm Holdings, Inc. 0% 11/15/26
 
  (Cost $1,246,362)
 
 
1,983,000
1,090,650
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.8%
  (Cost $201,814,672)
 
 
 
226,074,101
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.2%  
441,594
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
226,515,695
 
 
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Non-income producing
 
(b)
Amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.
 
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37%
1,346,614
62,859,665
64,206,279
10,021
-
-
-
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37%
366,825
46,993,532
47,360,357
1,122
-
-
-
0.0%
Total
1,713,439
109,853,197
111,566,636
11,143
-
-
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
 
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
  Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Common Stocks
224,983,451
224,983,451
-
-
  Convertible Bonds
1,090,650
-
1,090,650
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
226,074,101
224,983,451
1,090,650
-
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
December 31, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $201,814,672):
 
 
 
$
226,074,101
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
1,034,953
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
134
Dividends receivable
 
 
416,864
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
566
Prepaid expenses
 
 
932
Other receivables
 
 
219
  Total assets
 
 
227,527,769
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable to custodian bank
 
$427,270
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
 
413,011
 
 
Accrued management fee
 
101,514
 
 
Other affiliated payables
 
31,716
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
 
38,563
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
1,012,074
Net Assets  
 
 
$
226,515,695
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
192,520,537
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
33,995,158
Net Assets
 
 
$
226,515,695
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($29,115,881 ÷ 2,078,031 shares)
 
 
$
14.01
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($197,399,814 ÷ 14,172,142 shares)
 
 
$
13.93
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
6,893,412
Interest  
 
 
78,577
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $1,122 from security lending)
 
 
 
11,143
 Total Income
 
 
 
6,983,132
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
1,358,305
 
 
Transfer agent fees
 
329,718
 
 
Accounting fees
 
95,691
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
 
24,366
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
 
888
 
 
Audit
 
40,220
 
 
Legal
 
291
 
 
Interest
 
162
 
 
Miscellaneous
 
1,401
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
1,851,042
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(8,471)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
1,842,571
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
5,140,561
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
10,270,211
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
3,216
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
10,273,427
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
(44,761,925)
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
(24)
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
(44,761,949)
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
(34,488,522)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
(29,347,961)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
 
Year ended
December 31, 2021
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
5,140,561
$
4,931,924
Net realized gain (loss)
 
10,273,427
 
 
6,074,082
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
(44,761,949)
 
43,179,409
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
(29,347,961)
 
 
54,185,415
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(9,878,895)
 
 
(8,841,504)
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
(16,203,538)
 
 
95,108,449
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
(55,430,394)
 
 
140,452,360
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
281,946,089
 
141,493,729
 
End of period
$
226,515,695
$
281,946,089
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
VIP Financial Services Portfolio Initial Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
15.82
$
12.38
$
13.62
$
11.15
$
13.72
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.30
 
.32
 
.26
 
.22
 
.17
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(1.57)
 
3.71
 
(.16)
 
3.39
 
(2.28)
  Total from investment operations
 
(1.27)  
 
4.03  
 
.10  
 
3.61  
 
(2.11)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.29)
 
(.27)
 
(.26)
 
(.26)
 
(.16)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.25)
 
(.32)
 
(1.08)
 
(.88)
 
(.29)
     Total distributions
 
(.54)
 
(.59)
 
(1.34)
 
(1.14)
 
(.46) C
  Redemption fees added to paid in capital A
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
- D
  Net asset value, end of period
$
14.01
$
15.82
$
12.38
$
13.62
$
11.15
 Total Return   E,F
 
(8.33)%
 
33.19%
 
.77%
 
34.33%
 
(15.73)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.65%
 
.65%
 
.69%
 
.68%
 
.67%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.65%
 
.65%
 
.69%
 
.68%
 
.67%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.65%
 
.65%
 
.68%
 
.67%
 
.66%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
2.06%
 
2.08%
 
2.47%
 
1.83%
 
1.25%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
29,116
$
35,491
$
20,134
$
24,758
$
24,142
    Portfolio turnover rate I
 
53%
 
40%
 
68%
 
58%
 
59%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
D Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
 
E Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
G Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Financial Services Portfolio Investor Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
15.73
$
12.31
$
13.56
$
11.10
$
13.66
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.29
 
.30
 
.25
 
.21
 
.15
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(1.56)
 
3.70
 
(.16)
 
3.38
 
(2.26)
  Total from investment operations
 
(1.27)  
 
4.00  
 
.09  
 
3.59  
 
(2.11)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.28)
 
(.26)
 
(.25)
 
(.25)
 
(.15)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.25)
 
(.32)
 
(1.08)
 
(.88)
 
(.29)
     Total distributions
 
(.53)
 
(.58)
 
(1.34) C
 
(1.13)
 
(.45) C
  Redemption fees added to paid in capital A
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
- D
  Net asset value, end of period
$
13.93
$
15.73
$
12.31
$
13.56
$
11.10
 Total Return   E,F
 
(8.37)%
 
33.14%
 
.63%
 
34.28%
 
(15.82)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.73%
 
.72%
 
.76%
 
.76%
 
.75%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.73%
 
.72%
 
.76%
 
.76%
 
.75%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.73%
 
.72%
 
.75%
 
.75%
 
.74%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.99%
 
2.01%
 
2.39%
 
1.75%
 
1.17%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
197,400
$
246,455
$
121,359
$
139,831
$
133,990
    Portfolio turnover rate I
 
53%
 
40%
 
68%
 
58%
 
59%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
D Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
 
E Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
G Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended December 31, 2022
 
1. Organization.
VIP Financial Services Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
 
In January 2023 the Board of Trustees approved a change in the name of VIP Financial Services Portfolio to VIP Financials Portfolio effective April 28, 2023.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense Ratio A
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A   Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
 
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies . The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.  
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
 
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing services or from brokers who make markets in such securities. Corporate bonds are valued by pricing services who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing services. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of December 31, 2022 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
 
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
 
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost   and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
 
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds. Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2022, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.   Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to   foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC),partnerships and   losses deferred due to wash sales.
 
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
$39,469,347
Gross unrealized depreciation
(16,540,411)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$22,928,936
Tax Cost
$203,145,165
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Undistributed ordinary income
$1,233,698
Undistributed long-term capital gain
$9,832,711
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$22,928,749
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Ordinary Income
$4,808,401
$6,280,646
Long-term Capital Gains
5,070,494
2,560,858
Total
$9,878,895
$8,841,504
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
VIP Financial Services Portfolio
136,575,989
156,881,794
 
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .53% of the Fund's average net assets.
 
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
 
 
Amount
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Initial Class
$21,054
.06
Investor Class
308,664
.14
 
$329,718
 
 
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
VIP Financial Services Portfolio
.04
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount
VIP Financial Services Portfolio
$2,438
 
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. Activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
 
 
Borrower or Lender
Average Loan Balance
Weighted Average Interest Rate
Interest Expense
VIP Financial Services Portfolio
Borrower
$2,052,111
.32%
$162
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss) ($)
VIP Financial Services Portfolio
5,381,915
11,179,292
1,179,266
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
 
 
Amount
VIP Financial Services Portfolio
$464
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
VIP Financial Services Portfolio
$116
$-
$-
8. Expense Reductions.
During the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $8,471.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Year ended
December 31, 2021
VIP Financial Services Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
$1,249,703
$1,154,652
Investor Class
8,629,192
7,686,852
Total   
$9,878,895
$8,841,504
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
VIP Financial Services Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
1,003,850
1,437,419
$15,681,340
$21,787,429
Reinvestment of distributions
79,599
81,426
1,249,703
1,154,652
Shares redeemed
(1,249,358)
(901,360)
(18,033,364)
(13,429,497)
Net increase (decrease)
(165,909)
617,485
$(1,102,321)
$9,512,584
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
4,025,217
9,345,285
$63,943,329
$139,269,921
Reinvestment of distributions
552,838
543,819
8,629,192
7,686,852
Shares redeemed
(6,076,050)
(4,073,663)
(87,673,738)
(61,360,908)
Net increase (decrease)
(1,497,995)
5,815,441
$(15,101,217)
$85,595,865
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
 
At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were owners of record of more than 10% of the outstanding shares as follows:
 
Fund
Affiliated %
VIP Financial Services Portfolio
100%
 
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Financial Services Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Financial Services Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 10, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Each of the Trustees oversees 318 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees.   The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity ® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity ® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity ® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity ® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity ® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity ® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity ® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present) and as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).     
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York and a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).     
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).     
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).         
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean's Executive Board (2016-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present) and a member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2020-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).     
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).     
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).     
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).     
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).     
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).     
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).     
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present), FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).     
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).     
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2018).     
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).     
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present); Secretary of FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-present); and Assistant Secretary of FIMM, LLC (2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).     
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).     
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity ® funds (2015-2020).     
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as an AML Officer of other funds and other related entities. He is Director, Anti-Money Laundering (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1996-present).     
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity ® funds.     
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2021).     
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Expense Ratio- A
 
Beginning Account Value July 1, 2022
 
Ending Account Value December 31, 2022
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
VIP Financial Services Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.65%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,084.30
 
$ 3.41
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.93
 
$ 3.31
Investor Class
 
 
 
.73%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,084.20
 
$ 3.83
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.53
 
$ 3.72
 
A   Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
 
B   5% return per year before expenses
 
C   Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
Distributions   (Unaudited)
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
 
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2022 $9,855,627, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
 
Initial Class designates 4% and 95%; and Investor Class designates 4%, and 99%; of the dividends distributed in February and December 2022, respectively during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
 
 
1.817367.118
VFSIC-ANN-0323
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
Utilities Portfolio
 
 
Annual Report
December 31, 2022

Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

Distributions

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Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
 
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
Periods ended December 31, 2022
 
Past 1
year
Past 5
years
Past 10
years
Initial Class
5.47%
10.64%
11.37%
Investor Class
5.39%
10.54%
11.27%
 
 
 
 $10,000 Over 10 Years
 
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Utilities Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012.
 
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period.
 
 
Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 ® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Douglas Simmons:
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes gained roughly 5%, outperforming the 1.24% advance of the MSCI US IMI Utilities 25/50 Index, as well as the broad-based S&P 500 ® index. Stock selection helped the fund outperform its sector index, especially in the electric utilities category, the largest industry component of the index. An underweighting and security selection in multi-utilities and an underweighting in water utilities also helped. The fund's top individual relative contributor was our outsized investment in Constellation Energy, which gained 63%. This is a position we established in this period. Also lifting performance was our outsized stake in Exelon, which gained approximately 9%. Exelon was among the fund's largest holdings. Another notable relative contributor was an overweighting in PG&E (+34%), which was one of our biggest holdings. In contrast, stock selection and an overweighting in renewable electricity notably detracted from performance versus the sector index. Weak stock selection in independent power producers & energy traders and integrated telecommunication services also hurt relative performance. The fund's largest individual relative detractor was our lighter-than-index stake in Consolidated Edison, which gained roughly 16% the past 12 months. Consolidated Edison was not held at period end. Also hindering performance was an underweighting in Duke Energy, which gained about 2%. Also hampering performance was an underweighting in Xcel Energy, which gained roughly 6%. This was an investment we established the past year. Notable changes in positioning include a lower allocation to the multi-utilities and independent power producers & energy traders subindustries.
 
 
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
NextEra Energy, Inc.
14.6
 
Southern Co.
11.7
 
Constellation Energy Corp.
7.2
 
Exelon Corp.
6.2
 
PG&E Corp.
5.2
 
FirstEnergy Corp.
4.8
 
Sempra Energy
4.8
 
Dominion Energy, Inc.
4.3
 
Edison International
4.1
 
PPL Corp.
3.9
 
 
66.8
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Electric Utilities
72.1
 
Multi-Utilities
15.5
 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers
6.9
 
Electrical Equipment
0.1
 
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Common Stocks - 94.6%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Electric Utilities - 72.1%
 
 
 
Electric Utilities - 72.1%
 
 
 
Avangrid, Inc. (a)
 
79,297
3,408,185
Constellation Energy Corp.
 
237,952
20,513,842
Duke Energy Corp.
 
71,883
7,403,230
Edison International
 
185,427
11,796,866
Entergy Corp.
 
72,637
8,171,663
Eversource Energy
 
103,916
8,712,317
Exelon Corp.
 
406,586
17,576,713
FirstEnergy Corp.
 
325,112
13,635,197
NextEra Energy, Inc.
 
498,002
41,632,966
OGE Energy Corp.
 
40,801
1,613,680
PG&E Corp. (b)
 
904,330
14,704,406
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
 
25,730
1,956,509
PPL Corp.
 
380,000
11,103,600
Southern Co.
 
464,962
33,202,936
Xcel Energy, Inc.
 
137,100
9,612,081
 
 
 
205,044,191
Electrical Equipment - 0.1%
 
 
 
Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.1%
 
 
 
Fluence Energy, Inc. (a)(b)
 
12,651
216,965
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 6.9%
 
 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 5.1%
 
 
 
Energy Harbor Corp. (b)
 
22,100
1,745,900
The AES Corp.
 
315,125
9,062,995
Vistra Corp.
 
152,828
3,545,610
 
 
 
14,354,505
Renewable Electricity - 1.8%
 
 
 
Clearway Energy, Inc. Class A
 
31,548
943,916
NextEra Energy Partners LP
 
59,907
4,198,882
 
 
 
5,142,798
TOTAL INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS
 
 
19,497,303
Multi-Utilities - 15.5%
 
 
 
Multi-Utilities - 15.5%
 
 
 
Dominion Energy, Inc.
 
198,668
12,182,322
NiSource, Inc.
 
334,700
9,177,474
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
 
150,501
9,221,196
Sempra Energy
 
87,615
13,540,022
 
 
 
44,121,014
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $211,123,549)
 
 
 
268,879,473
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 5.7%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c)
 
15,593,973
15,597,092
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c)(d)
 
656,184
656,250
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
  (Cost $16,253,342)
 
 
16,253,342
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.3%
  (Cost $227,376,891)
 
 
 
285,132,815
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.3)%  
(829,160)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
284,303,655
 
 
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
 
(b)
Non-income producing
 
(c)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
(d)
Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
 
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37%
1,236,452
134,311,737
119,951,097
108,930
-
-
15,597,092
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37%
731,675
72,754,885
72,830,310
5,312
-
-
656,250
0.0%
Total
1,968,127
207,066,622
192,781,407
114,242
-
-
16,253,342
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
 
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
  Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Common Stocks
268,879,473
268,879,473
-
-
  Money Market Funds
16,253,342
16,253,342
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
285,132,815
285,132,815
-
-
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
December 31, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $634,305) - See accompanying schedule:
$
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $211,123,549)
268,879,473
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $16,253,342)
16,253,342
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $227,376,891)
 
 
$
285,132,815
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
14,172
Dividends receivable
 
 
458,574
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
37,754
Prepaid expenses
 
 
612
  Total assets
 
 
285,643,927
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
 
$486,811
 
 
Accrued management fee
 
123,215
 
 
Other affiliated payables
 
37,755
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
 
36,241
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
 
656,250
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
1,340,272
Net Assets  
 
 
$
284,303,655
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
219,989,006
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
64,314,649
Net Assets
 
 
$
284,303,655
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($48,028,967 ÷ 2,231,298 shares)
 
 
$
21.53
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($236,274,688 ÷ 11,060,322 shares)
 
 
$
21.36
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
5,972,101
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $5,312 from security lending)
 
 
 
114,242
 Total Income
 
 
 
6,086,343
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
1,302,283
 
 
Transfer agent fees
 
312,163
 
 
Accounting fees
 
90,687
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
 
9,489
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
 
820
 
 
Audit
 
38,422
 
 
Legal
 
444
 
 
Miscellaneous
 
1,094
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
1,755,402
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(7,689)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
1,747,713
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
4,338,630
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers  
 
5,973,295
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
(13)
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
5,973,282
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
(2,666,742)
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
(192)
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
(2,666,934)
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
3,306,348
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
7,644,978
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
 
Year ended
December 31, 2021
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
4,338,630
$
3,646,390
Net realized gain (loss)
 
5,973,282
 
 
5,840,286
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
(2,666,934)
 
19,813,067
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
7,644,978
 
 
29,299,743
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(4,522,100)
 
 
(3,303,676)
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
83,411,707
 
 
(6,579,264)
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
86,534,585
 
 
19,416,803
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
197,769,070
 
178,352,267
 
End of period
$
284,303,655
$
197,769,070
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
VIP Utilities Portfolio Initial Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
20.80
$
18.05
$
18.79
$
16.81
$
16.73
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.38
 
.40
 
.34
 
.43
 
.40
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
.75
 
2.71
 
(.35)
 
3.22
 
.96
  Total from investment operations
 
1.13  
 
3.11  
 
(.01)  
 
3.65  
 
1.36
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.34)
 
(.36)
 
(.45)
 
(.39)
 
(.32)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.06)
 
-
 
(.28)
 
(1.28)
 
(.97)
     Total distributions
 
(.40)
 
(.36)
 
(.73)
 
(1.67)
 
(1.28) C
  Net asset value, end of period
$
21.53
$
20.80
$
18.05
$
18.79
$
16.81
 Total Return   D,E
 
5.47%
 
17.43%
 
(.12)%
 
23.18%
 
8.82%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.67%
 
.66%
 
.68%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.67%
 
.66%
 
.68%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.66%
 
.66%
 
.65%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.81%
 
2.09%
 
1.96%
 
2.46%
 
2.36%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
48,029
$
29,279
$
26,868
$
40,839
$
38,270
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
53%
 
32%
 
66%
 
66%
 
113%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
F Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Utilities Portfolio Investor Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
20.64
$
17.92
$
18.66
$
16.70
$
16.64
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.36
 
.38
 
.32
 
.42
 
.38
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
.74
 
2.69
 
(.35)
 
3.19
 
.95
  Total from investment operations
 
1.10  
 
3.07  
 
(.03)  
 
3.61  
 
1.33
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.32)
 
(.35)
 
(.44)
 
(.38)
 
(.31)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.06)
 
-
 
(.28)
 
(1.28)
 
(.97)
     Total distributions
 
(.38)
 
(.35)
 
(.71) C
 
(1.65) C
 
(1.27) C
  Net asset value, end of period
$
21.36
$
20.64
$
17.92
$
18.66
$
16.70
 Total Return   D,E
 
5.39%
 
17.30%
 
(.20)%
 
23.14%
 
8.66%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.72%
 
.73%
 
.75%
 
.74%
 
.76%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.72%
 
.73%
 
.75%
 
.74%
 
.76%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.72%
 
.73%
 
.74%
 
.74%
 
.73%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.74%
 
2.01%
 
1.89%
 
2.38%
 
2.28%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
236,275
$
168,490
$
151,484
$
215,259
$
137,635
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
53%
 
32%
 
66%
 
66%
 
113%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
F Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended December 31, 2022
 
1. Organization.
VIP Utilities Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense Ratio A
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A   Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies . The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of ADRs, futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of December 31, 2022 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
 
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
 
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost   and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in dividends. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in dividends receivable.
 
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds. Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2022, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.   Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to   foreign currency transactions, partnerships and   losses deferred due to wash sales.
 
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
$60,414,838
Gross unrealized depreciation
(4,035,217)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$56,379,621
Tax Cost
$228,753,194
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Undistributed ordinary income
$802,221
Undistributed long-term capital gain
$7,132,944
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$56,379,483
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Ordinary Income
$3,960,007
$   3,303,676
Long-term Capital Gains
562,093
-
Total
$4,522,100
$3,303,676
 
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
VIP Utilities Portfolio
198,681,572
128,725,680
 
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .53% of the Fund's average net assets.
 
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
 
 
Amount
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Initial Class
$24,278
.06
Investor Class
287,885
.14
 
$312,163
 
 
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
VIP Utilities Portfolio
.04
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount
VIP Utilities Portfolio
$3,233
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss) ($)
VIP Utilities Portfolio
4,266,823
1,083,712
(97,254)
 
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
 
 
Amount
VIP Utilities Portfolio
$384
 
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
VIP Utilities Portfolio
$555
$-
$-
 
8. Expense Reductions.
During the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $7,689.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Year ended
December 31, 2021
VIP Utilities Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
$760,356
$499,211
Investor Class
3,761,744
2,804,465
Total   
$4,522,100
$3,303,676
 
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
VIP Utilities Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
1,335,704
201,801
$28,668,446
$3,829,280
Reinvestment of distributions
35,949
26,128
760,356
499,211
Shares redeemed
(548,083)
(308,899)
(11,274,350)
(5,754,273)
Net increase (decrease)
823,570
(80,970)
$18,154,452
$(1,425,782)
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
5,108,204
921,657
$109,619,074
$17,419,358
Reinvestment of distributions
179,867
147,825
3,761,744
2,804,465
Shares redeemed
(2,389,376)
(1,362,564)
(48,123,563)
(25,377,305)
Net increase (decrease)
2,898,695
(293,082)
$65,257,255
$(5,153,482)
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
 
At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were owners of record of more than 10% of the outstanding shares as follows:
 
Fund
 
 
Affiliated %
VIP Utilities Portfolio
 
 
98%
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Utilities Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Utilities Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 14, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Each of the Trustees oversees 318 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees.   The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity ® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity ® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity ® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity ® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity ® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity ® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity ® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present) and as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).     
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York and a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).     
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).     
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).         
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean's Executive Board (2016-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present) and a member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2020-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).     
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).     
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).     
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).     
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).     
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).     
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).     
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present), FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).     
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).     
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2018).     
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).     
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present); Secretary of FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-present); and Assistant Secretary of FIMM, LLC (2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).     
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).     
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity ® funds (2015-2020).     
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as an AML Officer of other funds and other related entities. He is Director, Anti-Money Laundering (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1996-present).     
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity ® funds.     
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2021).     
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Expense Ratio- A
 
Beginning Account Value July 1, 2022
 
Ending Account Value December 31, 2022
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
VIP Utilities Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.64%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,064.60
 
$ 3.33
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.98
 
$ 3.26
Investor Class
 
 
 
.72%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,064.00
 
$ 3.75
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.58
 
$ 3.67
 
A   Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
 
B   5% return per year before expenses
 
C   Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
Distributions   (Unaudited)
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
The fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the taxable year ended December 31, 2022, $7,134,874, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.
Initial Class, and Investor Class designate 100% of the dividends distributed in February and November, respectively, during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
 
 
1.817391.117
VTELIC-ANN-0323
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
Industrials Portfolio
 
 
Annual Report
December 31, 2022

Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

Distributions

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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
 
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
Periods ended December 31, 2022
 
Past 1
year
Past 5
years
Past 10
years
Initial Class
-10.30%
5.11%
10.04%
Investor Class
-10.42%
5.03%
9.95%
 
 
 
 $10,000 Over 10 Years
 
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Industrials Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012.
 
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period.
 
 
Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 ® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note, when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was evident in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Janet Glazer:
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes returned roughly -10%, trailing the -8.42% result of the MSCI US IMI Industrials 25/50 Linked Index, but handily outperforming the broad-based S&P 500® index. Versus the sector index, security selection was the primary detractor, especially within aerospace & defense. The fund's biggest individual relative detractor was an overweighting in Ingersoll Rand, which returned about -18% the past 12 months. Also hindering performance was an underweighting in Lockheed Martin, which gained about 40%. This was a position we established the past year. Avoiding Deere, an index component that gained roughly 27%, also hurt relative performance. In contrast, the top contributor to performance versus the sector index was an overweighting in aerospace & defense. Stock selection in electrical components & equipment and an overweighting in construction & engineering also bolstered the fund's relative performance. The fund's biggest individual relative contributor was an outsized stake in WillScot Mobile Mini, which gained about 11% the past 12 months. The company was among our largest holdings. Also boosting value was our overweighting in Howmet Aerospace, which gained roughly 24%. Howmet Aerospace was among our biggest holdings. Avoiding 3M, an index component that returned about -30%, also helped relative performance. Notable changes in positioning include a higher allocation to the aerospace & defense and industrial machinery subindustries, and lower representation in building products and trucking.
 
 
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Roper Technologies, Inc.
8.7
 
Willscot Mobile Mini Holdings
7.2
 
AMETEK, Inc.
7.1
 
Fortive Corp.
7.0
 
The Boeing Co.
6.3
 
Honeywell International, Inc.
5.9
 
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
4.8
 
Raytheon Technologies Corp.
4.6
 
Crane Holdings Co.
4.5
 
Flowserve Corp.
4.4
 
 
60.5
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Aerospace & Defense
29.4
 
Machinery
26.0
 
Software
8.7
 
Construction & Engineering
8.0
 
Electrical Equipment
7.4
 
Industrial Conglomerates
5.9
 
Professional Services
5.6
 
Commercial Services & Supplies
3.7
 
Road & Rail
3.1
 
Electronic Equipment & Components
1.6
 
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Common Stocks - 99.4%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Aerospace & Defense - 29.4%
 
 
 
Aerospace & Defense - 29.4%
 
 
 
BAE Systems PLC
 
54,891
566,936
Curtiss-Wright Corp.
 
14,400
2,404,656
General Dynamics Corp.
 
5,300
1,314,983
HEICO Corp.
 
19,000
2,919,160
HEICO Corp. Class A
 
12,200
1,462,170
Hexcel Corp. (a)
 
8,800
517,880
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
 
185,400
7,306,614
Lockheed Martin Corp.
 
12,900
6,275,721
Raytheon Technologies Corp.
 
69,700
7,034,124
The Boeing Co. (b)
 
51,200
9,753,088
TransDigm Group, Inc.
 
8,900
5,603,885
 
 
 
45,159,217
Commercial Services & Supplies - 3.7%
 
 
 
Diversified Support Services - 0.1%
 
 
 
Copart, Inc. (b)
 
3,200
194,848
Environmental & Facility Services - 0.0%
 
 
 
Tetra Tech, Inc.
 
400
58,076
Security & Alarm Services - 3.6%
 
 
 
CoreCivic, Inc. (b)
 
101,700
1,175,652
The GEO Group, Inc. (a)(b)
 
396,500
4,341,675
 
 
 
5,517,327
TOTAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES
 
 
5,770,251
Construction & Engineering - 8.0%
 
 
 
Construction & Engineering - 8.0%
 
 
 
AECOM
 
3,500
297,255
Quanta Services, Inc.
 
6,600
940,500
Willscot Mobile Mini Holdings (b)
 
244,700
11,053,099
 
 
 
12,290,854
Electrical Equipment - 7.4%
 
 
 
Electrical Components & Equipment - 7.4%
 
 
 
AMETEK, Inc.
 
78,800
11,009,936
nVent Electric PLC
 
4,800
184,656
Vertiv Holdings Co.
 
19,400
265,004
 
 
 
11,459,596
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.6%
 
 
 
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 1.6%
 
 
 
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (b)
 
6,000
2,399,460
Industrial Conglomerates - 5.9%
 
 
 
Industrial Conglomerates - 5.9%
 
 
 
Honeywell International, Inc.
 
42,227
9,049,246
Machinery - 26.0%
 
 
 
Industrial Machinery - 26.0%
 
 
 
Barnes Group, Inc.
 
107,400
4,387,290
Crane Holdings Co.
 
68,330
6,863,749
Flowserve Corp.
 
221,219
6,786,999
Fortive Corp.
 
168,192
10,806,336
IDEX Corp.
 
21,400
4,886,262
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.
 
119,100
6,222,975
 
 
 
39,953,611
Professional Services - 5.6%
 
 
 
Research & Consulting Services - 5.6%
 
 
 
FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)(b)
 
19,602
3,112,798
KBR, Inc.
 
14,100
744,480
Science Applications International Corp.
 
42,800
4,747,804
 
 
 
8,605,082
Road & Rail - 3.1%
 
 
 
Railroads - 2.3%
 
 
 
CSX Corp.
 
16,300
504,974
Norfolk Southern Corp.
 
5,650
1,392,273
Union Pacific Corp.
 
8,100
1,677,267
 
 
 
3,574,514
Trucking - 0.8%
 
 
 
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
 
4,002
697,789
Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc.
 
200
56,756
Saia, Inc. (b)
 
1,800
377,424
 
 
 
1,131,969
TOTAL ROAD & RAIL
 
 
4,706,483
Software - 8.7%
 
 
 
Application Software - 8.7%
 
 
 
Roper Technologies, Inc.
 
30,800
13,308,371
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $131,622,695)
 
 
 
152,702,171
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 4.8%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c)
 
1,050,750
1,050,960
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c)(d)
 
6,409,184
6,409,825
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
  (Cost $7,460,785)
 
 
7,460,785
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 104.2%
  (Cost $139,083,480)
 
 
 
160,162,956
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (4.2)%  
(6,490,390)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
153,672,566
 
 
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
 
(b)
Non-income producing
 
(c)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
(d)
Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
 
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37%
944,789
34,355,855
34,249,684
23,639
-
-
1,050,960
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37%
-
52,467,611
46,057,786
5,089
-
-
6,409,825
0.0%
Total
944,789
86,823,466
80,307,470
28,728
-
-
7,460,785
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
 
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
  Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Common Stocks
152,702,171
152,135,235
566,936
-
  Money Market Funds
7,460,785
7,460,785
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
160,162,956
159,596,020
566,936
-
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
December 31, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $6,177,050) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $131,622,695)
 
$152,702,171
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $7,460,785)
 
7,460,785
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $139,083,480)
 
 
$
160,162,956
Cash
 
 
 
14
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
 
13,685
Dividends receivable
 
 
 
46,463
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
 
5,532
Prepaid expenses
 
 
 
743
Other receivables
 
 
 
3
  Total assets
 
 
 
160,229,396
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
 
$21,041
 
 
Accrued management fee
 
67,868
 
 
Other affiliated payables
 
20,814
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
 
37,282
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
 
6,409,825
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
6,556,830
Net Assets  
 
 
$
153,672,566
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
139,041,352
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
14,631,214
Net Assets
 
 
$
153,672,566
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($25,557,173 ÷ 1,402,258 shares)
 
 
$
18.23
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($128,115,393 ÷ 7,108,165 shares)
 
 
$
18.02
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
1,160,710
Special dividends
 
 
 
188,700
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $5,089 from security lending)
 
 
 
28,728
 Total Income
 
 
 
1,378,138
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
773,246
 
 
Transfer agent fees
 
182,969
 
 
Accounting fees
 
54,256
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
 
10,932
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
 
508
 
 
Audit
 
39,342
 
 
Legal
 
1,693
 
 
Miscellaneous
 
943
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
1,063,889
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(4,928)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
1,058,961
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
319,177
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
(6,194,576)
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
(1,131)
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
(6,195,707)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities
 
 
 
(12,698,207)
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
(18,893,914)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
(18,574,737)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
 
Year ended
December 31, 2021
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
319,177
$
(245,857)
Net realized gain (loss)
 
(6,195,707)
 
 
34,542,857
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
(12,698,207)
 
(7,496,316)
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
(18,574,737)
 
 
26,800,684
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(21,148,838)
 
 
(24,220,459)
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
15,484,082
 
 
10,130,562
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
(24,239,493)
 
 
12,710,787
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
177,912,059
 
165,201,272
 
End of period
$
153,672,566
$
177,912,059
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
VIP Industrials Portfolio Initial Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
23.44
$
23.29
$
21.98
$
19.29
$
23.85
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.05 C
 
(.02)
 
.03
 
.24
 
.19
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(2.43)
 
3.57
 
2.57
 
4.92
 
(3.68)
  Total from investment operations
 
(2.38)  
 
3.55  
 
2.60  
 
5.16  
 
(3.49)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.03)
 
-
 
(.10) D
 
(.24)
 
(.18)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(2.79)
 
(3.40)
 
(1.19) D
 
(2.23)
 
(.89)
     Total distributions
 
(2.83) E
 
(3.40)
 
(1.29)
 
(2.47)
 
(1.07)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
18.23
$
23.44
$
23.29
$
21.98
$
19.29
 Total Return   F,G
 
(10.30)%
 
17.09%
 
12.32%
 
28.15%
 
(15.12)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.66%
 
.66%
 
.68%
 
.67%
 
.67%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.66%
 
.66%
 
.68%
 
.67%
 
.67%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.66%
 
.66%
 
.67%
 
.67%
 
.66%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.28% C
 
(.08)%
 
.17%
 
1.13%
 
.85%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
25,557
$
31,026
$
29,873
$
33,078
$
30,987
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
83%
 
197%
 
240%
 
121%
 
94%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .15%.
 
D The amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
E Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
F Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
G Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
H Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Industrials Portfolio Investor Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
23.22
$
23.10
$
21.82
$
19.17
$
23.69
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.04 C
 
(.04)
 
.02
 
.22
 
.17
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(2.43)
 
3.55
 
2.53
 
4.88
 
(3.64)
  Total from investment operations
 
(2.39)  
 
3.51  
 
2.55  
 
5.10  
 
(3.47)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.02)
 
-
 
(.08) D
 
(.22)
 
(.16)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(2.79)
 
(3.39)
 
(1.19) D
 
(2.23)
 
(.89)
     Total distributions
 
(2.81)
 
(3.39)
 
(1.27)
 
(2.45)
 
(1.05)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
18.02
$
23.22
$
23.10
$
21.82
$
19.17
 Total Return   E,F
 
(10.42)%
 
17.03%
 
12.19%
 
28.03%
 
(15.14)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.74%
 
.74%
 
.76%
 
.75%
 
.75%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.73%
 
.74%
 
.76%
 
.75%
 
.75%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.73%
 
.74%
 
.75%
 
.75%
 
.74%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.20% C
 
(.16)%
 
.10%
 
1.05%
 
.77%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
128,115
$
146,886
$
135,328
$
138,417
$
124,268
    Portfolio turnover rate I
 
83%
 
197%
 
240%
 
121%
 
94%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.02 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .08%.
 
D The amount shown reflects reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.
 
E Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
F Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
G Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended December 31, 2022
 
1. Organization.
VIP Industrials Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense Ratio A
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A   Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
 
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies . The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.  
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of December 31, 2022 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
 
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
 
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost   and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Large, non-recurring dividends recognized by the Fund are presented separately on the Statement of Operations as "Special Dividends" and the impact of these dividends is presented in the Financial Highlights. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
 
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds. Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2022, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.   Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
$24,353,162
Gross unrealized depreciation
(4,037,242)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$20,315,920
Tax Cost
$139,847,036
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Undistributed ordinary income
$118,372
Capital loss carryforward
$(5,803,079)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$20,315,920
 
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
 
  Short-term
$(5,803,079)
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Ordinary Income
$   3,897,631
$11,878,410
Long-term Capital Gains
17,251,207
12,342,049
Total
$21,148,838
$24,220,459
 
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
VIP Industrials Portfolio
122,850,073
128,463,127
 
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .53% of the Fund's average net assets.
 
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
 
 
Amount
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Initial Class
15,891
.06
Investor Class
167,078
.14
 
$182,969
 
 
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
VIP Industrials Portfolio
.04
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount
VIP Industrials Portfolio
$2,479
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss) ($)
VIP Industrials Portfolio
3,566,760
4,358,127
413,904
 
 
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
 
 
Amount
VIP Industrials Portfolio
$260
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
VIP Industrials Portfolio
$529
$-
$-
 
8. Expense Reductions.
During the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $4,928.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Year ended
December 31, 2021
VIP Industrials Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
$3,701,428
$4,264,047
Investor Class
17,447,410
19,956,412
Total   
$21,148,838
$24,220,459
 
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
VIP Industrials Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
96,902
107,073
$1,809,862
$2,522,529
Reinvestment of distributions
200,593
197,019
3,701,428
4,264,047
Shares redeemed
(218,811)
(263,246)
(3,973,341)
(6,047,265)
Net increase (decrease)
78,684
40,846
$1,537,949
$739,311
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
809,705
1,262,041
$14,245,191
$29,223,794
Reinvestment of distributions
956,449
930,626
17,447,410
19,956,412
Shares redeemed
(984,710)
(1,724,358)
(17,746,468)
(39,788,955)
Net increase (decrease)
781,444
468,309
$13,946,133
$9,391,251
 
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
 
At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were owners of record of more than 10% of the outstanding shares as follows:
 
Fund
Affiliated %
VIP Industrials Portfolio
100%
 
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Industrials Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Industrials Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 10, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Each of the Trustees oversees 318 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees.   The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity ® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity ® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity ® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity ® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity ® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity ® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity ® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present) and as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).     
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York and a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).     
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).     
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).         
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean's Executive Board (2016-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present) and a member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2020-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).     
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).     
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).     
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).     
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).     
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).     
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).     
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present), FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).     
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).     
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2018).     
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).     
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present); Secretary of FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-present); and Assistant Secretary of FIMM, LLC (2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).     
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).     
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity ® funds (2015-2020).     
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as an AML Officer of other funds and other related entities. He is Director, Anti-Money Laundering (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1996-present).     
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity ® funds.     
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2021).     
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Expense Ratio- A
 
Beginning Account Value July 1, 2022
 
Ending Account Value December 31, 2022
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
VIP Industrials Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.66%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,141.30
 
$ 3.56
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.88
 
$ 3.36
Investor Class
 
 
 
.74%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,140.40
 
$ 3.99
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.48
 
$ 3.77
 
A   Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
 
B   5% return per year before expenses
 
C   Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
Distributions   (Unaudited)
 
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund is available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com .
                                                             
Initial Class and Investor Class designate 0%, and 100%; of the dividends distributed in February and December 2022, respectively during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
 
 
 
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VCYLIC-ANN-0323
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
Communication Services Portfolio
 
 
Annual Report
December 31, 2022

Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

Distributions

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Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
 
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. Performance numbers are net of all underlying fund operating expenses, but do not include any insurance charges imposed by your insurance company's separate account. If performance information included the effect of these additional charges, the total returns would have been lower. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
Periods ended December 31, 2022
 
Past 1
year
Past 5
years
Past 10
years
Initial Class
-38.14%
4.07%
7.00%
Investor Class
-38.17%
4.01%
6.93%
 
 
 
 $10,000 Over 10 Years
 
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in VIP Communication Services Portfolio - Initial Class, a class of the fund, on December 31, 2012.
 
The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period.
 
 
Market Recap:
U.S. equities returned -18.11% in 2022, according to the S&P 500 ® index, as a multitude of risk factors challenged the global economy. It was the index's lowest calendar-year return since 2008 and first retreat since 2018. High inflation prompted the Federal Reserve to aggressively tighten monetary policy, and market interest rates eclipsed their highest level in a decade, stoking recession fears and sending stocks into bear market territory. Since March, the Fed hiked its benchmark rate seven times, by 4.25 percentage points - the fastest-ever pace of monetary tightening - while also shrinking its massive portfolio. Against this backdrop, the S&P 500 ® posted its worst year-to-date result (-23.87%) in 20 years through September, a seasonally weak month that stayed true to form, with volatility spiking due to growing certainty the Fed would persist in its effort to cool inflation, even at the expense of economic growth. Three of the index's worst monthly returns ever were recorded in 2022, as it shed 8% to 9% in April, June and September. Gains of similar proportion were made in July and October, amid optimism on inflation and policy easing. November (+6%) began with a rate hike of 0.75% and ended on a high note when the Fed signaled its intent to slow its pace of rate rises. For the year, value stocks handily outpaced growth. This headwind was pronounced in the growthier communication services (-40%), consumer discretionary (-37%) and information technology (-28%) sectors. In sharp contrast, energy (+66%) shined.
Comments from Portfolio Manager Matthew Drukker:
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, the fund's share classes returned roughly -38%, outperforming the -38.74% result of the MSCI US IMI Communication Services 25/50 Index, but underperforming the broad-based S&P 500 ® index. Versus the industry index, security selection was the primary contributor, led by choices in the movies & entertainment industry. An overweighting and stock picks in wireless telecommunication services and an overweighting in interactive home entertainment also boosted the fund's relative result. The fund's top individual relative contributor was an outsized stake in T-Mobile, which gained roughly 20% the past 12 months. We reduced our investment in this company. Also adding relative value was our timely positioning in Netflix, which returned -51%. We added to our stake the past year and Netflix was the fund's third-largest position at year-end. Another notable relative contributor was an outsized stake in Activision Blizzard (+15%), which was one of our biggest holdings. In contrast, an underweighting in integrated telecommunication services notably detracted from performance versus the industry index. Security selection and an overweighting in interactive media & services and an underweighting in broadcasting also hampered the fund's relative performance. The fund's largest individual relative detractor was an overweighting in Meta Platforms, which returned -64% the past 12 months. The company was among our biggest holdings. Also hurting performance was untimely positioning in AT&T, which gained approximately 4%. We decreased our position the past year. Avoiding Verizon Communications, an index component that returned -20%, also hurt relative performance. Notable changes in positioning include a higher allocation to the cable & satellite and movies & entertainment subindustries.
 
 
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Alphabet, Inc. Class A
18.8
 
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A
14.6
 
Netflix, Inc.
9.2
 
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
6.1
 
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A
4.9
 
T-Mobile U.S., Inc.
4.6
 
Comcast Corp. Class A
4.2
 
Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A
4.1
 
Liberty Global PLC Class C
3.4
 
Liberty Media Corp. Liberty Formula One Class A
3.3
 
 
73.2
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Interactive Media & Services
37.6
 
Entertainment
31.3
 
Media
15.6
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services
5.3
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services
4.6
 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail
3.6
 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (Reits)
1.0
 
Real Estate Management & Development
0.3
 
Software
0.2
 
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Common Stocks - 99.5%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 5.3%
 
 
 
Alternative Carriers - 5.3%
 
 
 
EchoStar Holding Corp. Class A (a)(b)
 
15,000
250,200
Iridium Communications, Inc.
 
3,700
190,180
Liberty Global PLC Class C (a)
 
132,400
2,572,532
Liberty Latin America Ltd. Class C (a)
 
133,190
1,012,244
 
 
 
4,025,156
Integrated Telecommunication Services - 0.0%
 
 
 
AT&T, Inc.
 
1,200
22,092
TOTAL DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
 
 
4,047,248
Entertainment - 31.3%
 
 
 
Interactive Home Entertainment - 8.4%
 
 
 
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
 
60,500
4,631,275
Motorsport Games, Inc. Class A (a)
 
60
249
Roblox Corp. (a)
 
7,000
199,220
Skillz, Inc. (a)
 
1,900
962
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)
 
14,900
1,551,537
 
 
 
6,383,243
Movies & Entertainment - 22.9%
 
 
 
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)
 
59,200
512,672
Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (a)
 
30,500
687,470
Liberty Media Corp. Liberty Formula One Class A (a)
 
46,200
2,468,466
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.:
 
 
 
 Class A (a)
 
4,500
25,695
 Class B (a)
 
60,000
325,800
Marcus Corp. (b)
 
33,000
474,870
Netflix, Inc. (a)
 
23,610
6,962,117
The Walt Disney Co. (a)
 
27,723
2,408,574
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc. (a)
 
43,195
409,489
Warner Music Group Corp. Class A
 
52,700
1,845,554
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Class A (b)
 
17,100
1,171,692
 
 
 
17,292,399
TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT
 
 
23,675,642
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.0%
 
 
 
Specialized REITs - 1.0%
 
 
 
Lamar Advertising Co. Class A
 
8,200
774,080
Interactive Media & Services - 37.6%
 
 
 
Interactive Media & Services - 37.6%
 
 
 
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)
 
160,800
14,187,384
Angi, Inc. (a)
 
138,399
325,238
Match Group, Inc. (a)
 
24,699
1,024,762
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A (a)
 
91,800
11,047,212
Snap, Inc. Class A (a)
 
136,400
1,220,780
Vimeo, Inc. (a)
 
5,800
19,894
Zoominfo Technologies, Inc. (a)
 
19,200
578,112
 
 
 
28,403,382
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 3.6%
 
 
 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 3.6%
 
 
 
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)
 
15,400
1,293,600
Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)
 
58,300
1,441,759
 
 
 
2,735,359
Media - 15.6%
 
 
 
Advertising - 0.2%
 
 
 
S4 Capital PLC (a)
 
54,400
124,431
TechTarget, Inc. (a)
 
1,400
61,684
 
 
 
186,115
Broadcasting - 0.3%
 
 
 
Fox Corp. Class A
 
7,100
215,627
Cable & Satellite - 15.1%
 
 
 
Altice U.S.A., Inc. Class A (a)
 
90,100
414,460
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a)
 
10,900
3,696,190
Comcast Corp. Class A
 
90,300
3,157,791
DISH Network Corp. Class A (a)
 
5,654
79,382
Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A (a)
 
41,065
3,114,780
Liberty Media Corp. Liberty SiriusXM Series A (a)
 
24,000
943,440
 
 
 
11,406,043
TOTAL MEDIA
 
 
11,807,785
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3%
 
 
 
Real Estate Services - 0.3%
 
 
 
Zillow Group, Inc. Class A (a)
 
6,800
212,228
Software - 0.2%
 
 
 
Application Software - 0.2%
 
 
 
Viant Technology, Inc. (a)
 
30,700
123,414
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 4.6%
 
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 4.6%
 
 
 
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (a)
 
24,621
3,446,940
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $80,158,059)
 
 
 
75,226,078
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 3.9%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c)
 
602,947
603,067
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37% (c)(d)
 
2,322,948
2,323,180
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
  (Cost $2,926,247)
 
 
2,926,247
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 103.4%
  (Cost $83,084,306)
 
 
 
78,152,325
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (3.4)%  
(2,597,131)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
75,555,194
 
 
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Non-income producing
 
(b)
Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
 
(c)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
(d)
Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
 
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 4.37%
440,527
22,326,612
22,164,072
10,172
-
-
603,067
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 4.37%
2,483,130
33,303,764
33,463,714
2,680
-
-
2,323,180
0.0%
Total
2,923,657
55,630,376
55,627,786
12,852
-
-
2,926,247
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
 
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2022, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
  Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Common Stocks
75,226,078
75,226,078
-
-
  Money Market Funds
2,926,247
2,926,247
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
78,152,325
78,152,325
-
-
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
December 31, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $2,262,053) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $80,158,059)
 
$75,226,078
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $2,926,247)
 
2,926,247
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $83,084,306)
 
 
$
78,152,325
Cash
 
 
 
8
Foreign currency held at value (cost $40)
 
 
 
40
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
 
167
Dividends receivable
 
 
 
106
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
 
3,743
Prepaid expenses
 
 
 
205
Other receivables
 
 
 
546
  Total assets
 
 
 
78,157,140
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
 
$197,512
 
 
Accrued management fee
 
33,886
 
 
Other affiliated payables
 
10,678
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
 
36,770
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
 
2,323,100
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
2,601,946
Net Assets  
 
 
$
75,555,194
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
82,452,411
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
(6,897,217)
Net Assets
 
 
$
75,555,194
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($8,115,871 ÷ 714,304 shares)
 
 
$
11.36
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($67,439,323 ÷ 5,995,287 shares)
 
 
$
11.25
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
371,924
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $2,680 from security lending)
 
 
 
12,852
 Total Income
 
 
 
384,776
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
522,711
 
 
Transfer agent fees
 
128,079
 
 
Accounting fees
 
36,914
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
 
10,528
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
 
369
 
 
Audit
 
39,440
 
 
Legal
 
1,898
 
 
Miscellaneous
 
611
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
740,550
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(3,743)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
736,807
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
(352,031)
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
(1,133,261)
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
(8,698)
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
(1,141,959)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
(51,337,607)
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
(82)
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
(51,337,689)
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
(52,479,648)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
(52,831,679)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
 
Year ended
December 31, 2021
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
(352,031)
$
(644,948)
Net realized gain (loss)
 
(1,141,959)
 
 
11,236,771
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
(51,337,689)
 
7,559,745
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
(52,831,679)
 
 
18,151,568
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(6,166,309)
 
 
(6,060,562)
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
(19,599,514)
 
 
26,060,963
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
(78,597,502)
 
 
38,151,969
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
154,152,696
 
116,000,727
 
End of period
$
75,555,194
$
154,152,696
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
VIP Communication Services Portfolio Initial Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
19.25
$
17.39
$
12.98
$
10.58
$
12.74
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
(.04)
 
(.07)
 
(.05)
 
(.01)
 
.21 C
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(7.05)
 
2.74
 
4.62
 
3.36
 
(.89)
  Total from investment operations
 
(7.09)  
 
2.67  
 
4.57  
 
3.35  
 
(.68)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.01)
 
(.19)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.80)
 
(.81)
 
(.16)
 
(.94)
 
(1.29)
     Total distributions
 
(.80)
 
(.81)
 
(.16)
 
(.95)
 
(1.48)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
11.36
$
19.25
$
17.39
$
12.98
$
10.58
 Total Return   D,E
 
(38.14)%
 
15.65%
 
35.60%
 
32.98%
 
(5.36)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.68%
 
.66%
 
.70%
 
.72%
 
.81%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.68%
 
.66%
 
.70%
 
.72%
 
.81%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.68%
 
.66%
 
.70%
 
.71%
 
.79%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
(.29)%
 
(.34)%
 
(.39)%
 
(.09)%
 
1.87% C
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
8,116
$
18,332
$
13,370
$
9,865
$
5,702
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
37%
 
66%
 
66%
 
73%
 
162%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.05 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.45%.
 
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
F Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Communication Services Portfolio Investor Class
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2022  
 
2021  
 
2020    
 
2019  
 
2018  
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
19.08
$
17.23
$
12.88
$
10.50
$
12.65
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
(.05)
 
(.08)
 
(.06)
 
(.02)
 
.20 C
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(6.98)
 
2.72
 
4.57
 
3.34
 
(.88)
  Total from investment operations
 
(7.03)  
 
2.64  
 
4.51  
 
3.32  
 
(.68)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.01)
 
(.18)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.80)
 
(.79)
 
(.16)
 
(.93)
 
(1.29)
     Total distributions
 
(.80)
 
(.79)
 
(.16)
 
(.94)
 
(1.47)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
11.25
$
19.08
$
17.23
$
12.88
$
10.50
 Total Return   D,E
 
(38.17)%
 
15.60%
 
35.40%
 
32.95%
 
(5.39)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.76%
 
.73%
 
.78%
 
.80%
 
.89%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.75%
 
.73%
 
.78%
 
.80%
 
.89%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.75%
 
.73%
 
.78%
 
.79%
 
.87%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
(.36)%
 
(.41)%
 
(.46)%
 
(.17)%
 
1.79% C
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
67,439
$
135,821
$
102,631
$
71,137
$
38,626
    Portfolio turnover rate H
 
37%
 
66%
 
66%
 
73%
 
162%
 
A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
 
B Net investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
 
C Net investment income per share reflects one or more large, non-recurring dividend(s) which amounted to $.05 per share. Excluding such non-recurring dividend(s), the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.37%.
 
D Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.
 
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
F Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
 
G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
 
H Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended December 31, 2022
 
1. Organization.
VIP Communication Services Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.
 
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense Ratio A
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds which contain the significant accounting policies (including investment valuation policies) of those funds, and are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
 
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
 
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies . The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.  
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of December 31, 2022 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
 
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
 
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost   and include proceeds received from litigation. Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of a fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to a fund. Any such rebates are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. Any withholding tax reclaims income is included in the Statement of Operations in dividends. Any receivables for withholding tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in dividends receivable.
 
Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of a fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of a fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred, as applicable. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class, if applicable. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds. Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of December 31, 2022, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction.   Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to   foreign currency transactions, net operating losses, capital loss carryforwards and   losses deferred due to wash sales.
 
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
$12,851,239
Gross unrealized depreciation
(19,367,514)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$(6,516,275)
Tax Cost
$84,668,600
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Capital loss carryforward
$(380,333)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$(6,516,884)
 
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
 
Short-term
$(380,333)
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
December 31, 2022
December 31, 2021
Ordinary Income
$240,651
$4,466,645
Long-term Capital Gains
5,925,658
1,593,917
Total
$6,166,309
$ 6,060,562
 
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
VIP Communication Services Portfolio
37,120,973
63,336,336
 
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .23% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the monthly average net assets of a group of registered investment companies with which the investment adviser has management contracts. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .53% of the Fund's average net assets.
 
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company LLC (FIIOC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee with respect to each class. Each class pays a fee for transfer agent services, typesetting and printing and mailing of shareholder reports, excluding mailing of proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:
 
 
Amount
% of Class-Level Average Net Assets
Initial Class
6,815
.06
Investor Class
121,264
.14
 
$128,079
 
 
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. For the period, the fees were equivalent to the following annual rates:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
VIP Communication Services Portfolio
.04
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount
VIP Communication Services Portfolio
$1,168
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss) ($)
VIP Communication Services Portfolio
500,206
2,626,253
(366,946)
 
6. Committed Line of Credit.
Certain Funds participate with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The participating funds have agreed to pay commitment fees on their pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which are reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations, and are listed below. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
 
 
Amount
VIP Communication Services Portfolio
$208
 
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
VIP Communication Services Portfolio
$239
$-
$-
 
8. Expense Reductions.
During the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $3,743.
 
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Year ended
December 31, 2021
VIP Communication Services Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
711,816
718,776
Investor Class
5,454,493
5,341,786
Total
$6,166,309
$6,060,562
 
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
Year ended December 31, 2022
Year ended December 31, 2021
VIP Communication Services Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
37,799
375,260
$495,902
$7,485,018
Reinvestment of distributions
42,881
39,315
711,816
718,776
Shares redeemed
(318,448)
(231,298)
(4,834,118)
(4,569,512)
Net increase (decrease)
(237,768)
183,277
$(3,626,400)
$3,634,282
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
313,782
2,608,408
$4,225,074
$51,684,003
Reinvestment of distributions
331,580
294,724
5,454,493
5,341,786
Shares redeemed
(1,767,642)
(1,740,506)
(25,652,681)
(34,599,108)
Net increase (decrease)
(1,122,280)
1,162,626
$(15,973,114)
$22,426,681
 
11. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
 
At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were owners of record of more than 10% of the outstanding shares as follows:
 
Fund
Affiliated %
VIP: Communication Services Portfolio
100%
 
12. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer.
To the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV and Shareholders of VIP Communication Services Portfolio
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of VIP Communication Services Portfolio (one of the funds constituting Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of December 31, 2022, the related statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 10, 2023
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Each of the Trustees oversees 318 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Trustees.   The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Chair. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chair is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chair has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chair, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chair and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. David M. Thomas serves as Lead Independent Trustee and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity ® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity ® funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity ® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity ® funds overseen by each Board.
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity ® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity ® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity ® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Thomas P. Bostick (1956)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Lieutenant General Bostick also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Bostick (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Army, including Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2012-2016) and Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Human Resources, U.S. Army (2009-2012). General Bostick currently serves as a member of the Board and Finance and Governance Committees of CSX Corporation (transportation, 2020-present) and a member of the Board and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (nuclear waste management, 2020-present). General Bostick serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bostick Global Strategies, LLC (consulting, 2016-present) and as a member of the Board of HireVue, Inc. (video interview and assessment, 2020-present). Previously, General Bostick served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2021), President, Intrexon Bioengineering (2018-2020) and Chief Operating Officer (2017-2020) and Senior Vice President of the Environment Sector (2016-2017) of Intrexon Corporation (biopharmaceutical company).     
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York and a member of the Board of The Leadership Academy (previously NYC Leadership Academy) (2012-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).     
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present), as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present), as a member of the Advisory Board of Ariel Alternatives, LLC (private equity, 2021-present) and as a member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Gusto, Inc. (software, 2021-present). In addition, Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board of Roosevelt University (2019-present) and as a member of the Executive Board of New York University's Stern School of Business. Ms. Fuller previously served as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-2021).     
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Finance Committee and Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of Xcel Energy Inc. (utilities company, 2020-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee and Chair of the Executive Development and Compensation Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-2021), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).         
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Kennedy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020) and held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean's Executive Board (2016-present).
Oscar Munoz (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Trustee
Mr. Munoz also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Munoz served as Executive Chairman (2020-2021), Chief Executive Officer (2015-2020), President (2015-2016) and a member of the Board (2010-2021) of United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munoz currently serves as a member of the Board of CBRE Group, Inc. (commercial real estate, 2020-present), a member of the Board of Univision Communications, Inc. (Hispanic media, 2020-present) and a member of the Advisory Board of Salesforce.com, Inc. (cloud-based software, 2020-present). Previously, Mr. Munoz served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2021).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as a member of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2004-present) and as Director (2013-present) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board (2022-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).     
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Executive Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present) and as a member of the Board of its subsidiary company, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (2021-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member (2009-present) and President (2020-present) of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company - America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board and Kenyon in the World Committee of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2020), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-2020), as a member of the Board (2011-2018) and Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).     
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008
Trustee
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity ® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity ® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.
Advisory Board Members and Officers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity ® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).     
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2022
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Brown serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Mr. Brown served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2022).     
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).     
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).     
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).     
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present), FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), and FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present); and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).     
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).     
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2016-2018).     
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).     
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present); Secretary of FD Funds GP LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Holding LLC (2021-present), FD Funds Management LLC (2021-present), and Fidelity Diversifying Solutions LLC (investment adviser firm, 2022-present); and Assistant Secretary of FIMM, LLC (2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).     
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).     
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity ® funds (2015-2020).     
Brett Segaloff (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2021
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Mr. Segaloff also serves as an AML Officer of other funds and other related entities. He is Director, Anti-Money Laundering (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1996-present).     
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity ® funds.     
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann serves as Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, LLC (2021-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Wegmann served as Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity ® funds (2019-2021).     
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022).
 
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below. The estimate of expenses does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product. If they were, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value would be lower.
 
 
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized Expense Ratio- A
 
Beginning Account Value July 1, 2022
 
Ending Account Value December 31, 2022
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
VIP Communication Services Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.69%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 910.30
 
$ 3.32
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.73
 
$ 3.52
Investor Class
 
 
 
.76%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 910.20
 
$ 3.66
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.37
 
$ 3.87
 
A   Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
 
B   5% return per year before expenses
 
C   Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
Distributions   (Unaudited)
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
Initial Class and Investor Class designate 3% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
 
 
 
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VTELP-ANN-0323



Item 2.

Code of Ethics



As of the end of the period, December 31, 2022, Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (the trust) has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its President and Treasurer and its Chief Financial Officer.  A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.



Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert



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





Item 4.  

Principal Accountant Fees and Services



Fees and Services



The following table presents fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ( PwC ) in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to VIP Communication Services Portfolio, VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio, VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio, VIP Energy Portfolio, VIP Financial Services Portfolio, VIP Health Care Portfolio, VIP Industrials Portfolio, VIP Materials Portfolio, VIP Real Estate Portfolio, VIP Technology Portfolio and VIP Utilities Portfolio (the Funds ):





Services Billed by PwC


December 31, 2022 Fees A



Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

VIP Communication Services Portfolio

$32,300

$2,900

$6,400

$1,000

VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio

$32,300

$2,900

$6,400

$1,000

VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio

$32,300

$2,900

$6,400

$1,000

VIP Energy Portfolio

$32,300

$2,900

$7,400

$1,000

VIP Financial Services Portfolio

$32,700

$2,900

$6,800

$1,000

VIP Health Care Portfolio

$35,800

$3,100

$6,800

$1,100

VIP Industrials Portfolio

$32,300

$2,900

$6,400

$1,000

VIP Materials Portfolio

$32,300

$2,900

$6,400

$1,000

VIP Real Estate Portfolio

$39,100

$3,600

$8,700

$1,200

VIP Technology Portfolio

$36,500

$3,200

$6,400

$1,100

VIP Utilities Portfolio

$31,300

$2,800

$6,600

$1,000





December 31, 2021 Fees A



Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

VIP Communication Services Portfolio

$31,400

$3,100

$6,200

$1,000

VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio

$31,400

$3,100

$6,200

$1,000

VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio

$31,400

$3,100

$6,200

$1,000

VIP Energy Portfolio

$31,400

$3,100

$6,200

$1,000

VIP Financial Services Portfolio

$31,900

$3,100

$6,200

$1,000

VIP Health Care Portfolio

$34,800

$3,400

$6,200

$1,100

VIP Industrials Portfolio

$31,400

$3,100

$6,200

$1,000

VIP Materials Portfolio

$31,400

$3,100

$6,200

$1,000

VIP Real Estate Portfolio

$38,100

$3,800

$8,400

$1,200

VIP Technology Portfolio

$35,600

$3,400

$6,200

$1,100

VIP Utilities Portfolio

$30,400

$3,000

$6,200

$1,000





A Amounts may reflect rounding.



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



Services Billed by PwC







December 31, 2022 A

December 31, 2021 A

Audit-Related Fees

$7,914,600

$8,522,600

Tax Fees

$1,000

$354,200

All Other Fees

 $-

 $-



A Amounts may reflect rounding.









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



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



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



Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.



* * *



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



Billed By

December 31, 2022 A

December 31, 2021 A

PwC

$13,002,100

$14,236,600







A Amounts may reflect rounding.



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



Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

 

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



The Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures to, among other purposes, provide a framework for the Committee s consideration of non-audit services by the audit firms that audit the Fidelity funds. The policies and procedures require that any non-audit service provided by a fund audit firm to a Fidelity fund and any non-audit service





provided by a fund auditor to a Fund Service Provider that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund ( Covered Service ) are subject to approval by the Audit Committee before such service is provided.



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



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



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



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





Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants



Not applicable.



Item 6.  

Investments



(a)

Not applicable.



(b)

Not applicable.



Item 7.

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



Not applicable.



Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies



Not applicable.



Item 9.  

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







Not applicable.



Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders



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



Item 11.

Controls and Procedures



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



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



Item 12.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management

Investment Companies



Not applicable.



Item 13.

Exhibits



(a)

(1)

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

(a)

(2)

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

(a)

(3)

Not applicable.

(b)



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







SIGNATURES



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



Variable Insurance Products Fund IV





By:

/s/Stacie M. Smith



Stacie M. Smith



President and Treasurer





Date:

February 21, 2023



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





By:

/s/Stacie M. Smith



Stacie M. Smith



President and Treasurer





Date:

February 21, 2023





By:

/s/John J. Burke III



John J. Burke III



Chief Financial Officer





Date:

February 21, 2023