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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, MA 02210

 (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip code)



Margaret Carey, 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:

June 30, 2023



Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders







Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
VIP Technology Portfolio
 
 
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2023

Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

Liquidity Risk Management Program

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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-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.
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-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.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Apple, Inc.
16.8
 
Microsoft Corp.
15.3
 
NVIDIA Corp.
11.9
 
Marvell Technology, Inc.
4.5
 
NXP Semiconductors NV
4.1
 
ON Semiconductor Corp.
3.6
 
MasterCard, Inc. Class A
3.3
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
3.1
 
Salesforce, Inc.
3.1
 
ServiceNow, Inc.
3.0
 
 
68.7
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
30.8
 
Software
28.2
 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
16.8
 
IT Services
6.5
 
Financial Services
4.8
 
Communications Equipment
3.1
 
Ground Transportation
1.8
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
1.5
 
Interactive Media & Services
1.0
 
Professional Services
0.8
 
Entertainment
0.7
 
Aerospace & Defense
0.2
 
Broadline Retail
0.1
 
Chemicals
0.1
 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
0.1
 
Metals & Mining
0.1
 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
0.0
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
0.0
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services
0.0
 
Pharmaceuticals
0.0
 
 
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 95.2%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Chemicals - 0.1%
 
 
 
Commodity Chemicals - 0.1%
 
 
 
LG Chemical Ltd.
 
3,710
1,888,734
Communications Equipment - 3.1%
 
 
 
Communications Equipment - 3.1%
 
 
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
 
1,119,700
57,933,278
Entertainment - 0.7%
 
 
 
Movies & Entertainment - 0.7%
 
 
 
Netflix, Inc. (a)
 
30,332
13,360,943
Financial Services - 4.8%
 
 
 
Diversified Financial Services - 0.1%
 
 
 
Ant International Co. Ltd. Class C (a)(b)(c)
 
835,647
1,261,827
Transaction & Payment Processing Services - 4.7%
 
 
 
MasterCard, Inc. Class A
 
155,600
61,197,480
Visa, Inc. Class A
 
107,000
25,410,360
 
 
 
86,607,840
TOTAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
 
 
87,869,667
Ground Transportation - 1.8%
 
 
 
Cargo Ground Transportation - 0.0%
 
 
 
TuSimple Holdings, Inc. (a)(d)
 
31,800
52,788
Passenger Ground Transportation - 1.8%
 
 
 
Lyft, Inc. (a)
 
180,097
1,727,130
Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)
 
733,524
31,666,231
 
 
 
33,393,361
TOTAL GROUND TRANSPORTATION
 
 
33,446,149
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.0%
 
 
 
Health Care Equipment - 0.0%
 
 
 
China Medical Technologies, Inc. sponsored ADR (a)(c)
 
300
0
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.5%
 
 
 
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines - 1.4%
 
 
 
Airbnb, Inc. Class A (a)
 
197,100
25,260,336
Restaurants - 0.1%
 
 
 
Deliveroo PLC Class A (a)(e)
 
955,100
1,388,859
TOTAL HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE
 
 
26,649,195
Interactive Media & Services - 0.7%
 
 
 
Interactive Media & Services - 0.7%
 
 
 
Snap, Inc. Class A (a)
 
1,030,967
12,206,649
IT Services - 6.5%
 
 
 
Internet Services & Infrastructure - 6.2%
 
 
 
MongoDB, Inc. Class A (a)
 
80,130
32,932,629
Okta, Inc. (a)
 
603,200
41,831,920
Shopify, Inc. Class A (a)
 
172,200
11,124,120
Snowflake, Inc. (a)
 
117,816
20,733,260
Twilio, Inc. Class A (a)
 
119,600
7,608,952
 
 
 
114,230,881
IT Consulting & Other Services - 0.3%
 
 
 
Capgemini SA
 
24,200
4,582,090
TOTAL IT SERVICES
 
 
118,812,971
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
Professional Services - 0.8%
 
 
 
Human Resource & Employment Services - 0.8%
 
 
 
Paycom Software, Inc.
 
47,431
15,236,734
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 30.6%
 
 
 
Semiconductor Materials & Equipment - 2.2%
 
 
 
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands)
 
20,100
14,579,103
Teradyne, Inc.
 
229,400
25,539,102
 
 
 
40,118,205
Semiconductors - 28.4%
 
 
 
GlobalFoundries, Inc. (a)
 
665,898
43,003,693
Marvell Technology, Inc.
 
1,377,204
82,329,255
Microchip Technology, Inc.
 
85,900
7,695,781
NVIDIA Corp.
 
518,300
219,251,266
NXP Semiconductors NV
 
369,804
75,691,483
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)
 
706,900
66,858,602
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
 
1,578,000
29,143,902
 
 
 
523,973,982
TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT
 
 
564,092,187
Software - 27.8%
 
 
 
Application Software - 9.4%
 
 
 
Bill Holdings, Inc. (a)
 
157,700
18,427,245
Convoy, Inc. warrants (a)(b)(c)
 
1,866
4,908
Dynatrace, Inc. (a)
 
217,100
11,174,137
HashiCorp, Inc. (a)
 
247,192
6,471,487
HubSpot, Inc. (a)
 
33,633
17,895,783
Intuit, Inc.
 
38,700
17,731,953
Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)
 
50,555
10,104,933
Pine Labs Private Ltd. (a)(b)(c)
 
1,314
671,073
Salesforce, Inc. (a)
 
271,265
57,307,444
Splunk, Inc. (a)
 
316,900
33,619,921
 
 
 
173,408,884
Systems Software - 18.4%
 
 
 
Microsoft Corp.
 
826,800
281,558,472
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)
 
98,200
55,185,454
Tenable Holdings, Inc. (a)
 
48,370
2,106,514
 
 
 
338,850,440
TOTAL SOFTWARE
 
 
512,259,324
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 16.8%
 
 
 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 16.8%
 
 
 
Apple, Inc.
 
1,591,560
308,714,893
IonQ, Inc. (a)(b)
 
44,500
602,085
 
 
 
309,316,978
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $959,472,302)
 
 
 
1,753,122,191
 
 
 
 
Preferred Stocks - 1.4%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 1.2%
 
 
 
Aerospace & Defense - 0.2%
 
 
 
Aerospace & Defense - 0.2%
 
 
 
Relativity Space, Inc. Series E (a)(b)(c)
 
174,268
3,065,374
 
 
 
 
Broadline Retail - 0.1%
 
 
 
Broadline Retail - 0.1%
 
 
 
Meesho Series F (a)(b)(c)
 
17,100
1,283,355
 
 
 
 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail - 0.0%
 
 
 
Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail - 0.0%
 
 
 
Instacart, Inc. Series I (a)(b)(c)
 
10,890
453,242
 
 
 
 
Food Retail - 0.0%
 
 
 
GoBrands, Inc. Series G (a)(b)(c)
 
5,260
476,609
 
 
 
 
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL
 
 
929,851
 
 
 
 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.1%
 
 
 
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.1%
 
 
 
Enevate Corp. Series E (a)(b)(c)
 
3,556,678
2,062,873
 
 
 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.0%
 
 
 
Casinos & Gaming - 0.0%
 
 
 
Discord, Inc. Series I (a)(b)(c)
 
200
61,486
 
 
 
 
Interactive Media & Services - 0.3%
 
 
 
Interactive Media & Services - 0.3%
 
 
 
ByteDance Ltd. Series E1 (a)(b)(c)
 
9,903
2,236,494
Reddit, Inc.:
 
 
 
  Series D(a)(b)(c)
 
33,900
1,172,601
  Series E(a)(b)(c)
 
1,982
68,557
  Series F(a)(b)(c)
 
55,762
1,928,808
 
 
 
5,406,460
Metals & Mining - 0.1%
 
 
 
Precious Metals & Minerals - 0.1%
 
 
 
Diamond Foundry, Inc. Series C (a)(b)(c)
 
56,576
2,101,798
 
 
 
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.2%
 
 
 
Semiconductor Materials & Equipment - 0.1%
 
 
 
Astera Labs, Inc.:
 
 
 
  Series A(a)(b)(c)
 
52,688
499,482
  Series B(a)(b)(c)
 
8,971
85,045
  Series C(a)(b)(c)
 
49,300
467,364
  Series D(a)(b)(c)
 
216,871
2,055,937
 
 
 
3,107,828
Semiconductors - 0.1%
 
 
 
Retym, Inc. Series C (b)(c)
 
50,104
389,809
SiMa.ai:
 
 
 
  Series B(a)(b)(c)
 
85,000
508,300
  Series B1(a)(b)(c)
 
36,016
253,553
Xsight Labs Ltd. Series D (a)(b)(c)
 
37,800
264,978
 
 
 
1,416,640
TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT
 
 
4,524,468
 
 
 
 
Software - 0.2%
 
 
 
Application Software - 0.2%
 
 
 
Convoy, Inc. Series D (a)(b)(c)
 
28,479
165,748
Databricks, Inc.:
 
 
 
  Series G(a)(b)(c)
 
14,100
754,491
  Series H(a)(b)(c)
 
36,297
1,942,252
 
 
 
2,862,491
Systems Software - 0.0%
 
 
 
Tenstorrent, Inc. Series C1 (a)(b)(c)
 
2,400
141,552
 
 
 
 
TOTAL SOFTWARE
 
 
3,004,043
 
 
 
 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.0%
 
 
 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.0%
 
 
 
Lightmatter, Inc. Series C (b)(c)
 
29,615
485,982
 
 
 
 
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
 
 
22,925,690
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.2%
 
 
 
Software - 0.2%
 
 
 
Application Software - 0.2%
 
 
 
Pine Labs Private Ltd.:
 
 
 
  Series 1(a)(b)(c)
 
3,140
1,603,629
  Series A(a)(b)(c)
 
785
400,907
  Series B(a)(b)(c)
 
854
436,146
  Series B2(a)(b)(c)
 
690
352,390
  Series C(a)(b)(c)
 
1,284
655,752
  Series C1(a)(b)(c)
 
271
138,402
  Series D(a)(b)(c)
 
289
147,595
 
 
 
3,734,821
 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
  (Cost $30,351,596)
 
 
 
26,660,511
 
 
 
 
Convertible Bonds - 0.0%
 
 
Principal
Amount (f)
 
Value ($)
 
Software - 0.0%
 
 
 
Application Software - 0.0%
 
 
 
Convoy, Inc. 15% 9/30/26 (b)(c)
 
  (Cost $12,428)
 
 
12,428
13,012
 
 
 
 
Preferred Securities - 0.0%
 
 
Principal
Amount (f)
 
Value ($)
 
Software - 0.0%
 
 
 
Systems Software - 0.0%
 
 
 
Tenstorrent, Inc. 0% (b)(c)(g)
 
  (Cost $130,000)
 
 
130,000
128,960
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 4.0%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.14% (h)
 
72,991,471
73,006,070
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14% (h)(i)
 
63,394
63,400
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
  (Cost $73,069,470)
 
 
73,069,470
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.6%
  (Cost $1,063,035,796)
 
 
 
1,852,994,144
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.6)%  
(10,647,486)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
1,842,346,658
 
 
 
 
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 $29,342,376 or 1.6% of net assets.
 
(c)
Level 3 security
 
(d)
Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
 
(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 $1,388,859 or 0.1% of net assets.
 
(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 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
 
 
 
Convoy, Inc. warrants
3/24/23
0
 
 
 
Convoy, Inc. 15% 9/30/26
3/24/23
12,428
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
Lightmatter, Inc. Series C
5/19/23
487,368
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
Retym, Inc. Series C
5/17/23 - 6/20/23
389,899
 
 
 
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 5.14%
7,928,276
222,106,017
157,028,223
892,706
-
-
73,006,070
0.2%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14%
26,064,625
32,096,604
58,097,829
137,565
-
-
63,400
0.0%
Total
33,992,901
254,202,621
215,126,052
1,030,271
-
-
73,069,470
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column 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 June 30, 2023, 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
1,753,122,191
1,700,941,172
50,193,829
1,987,190
 Preferred Stocks
26,660,511
-
-
26,660,511
 Convertible Bonds
13,012
-
-
13,012
 Preferred Securities
128,960
-
-
128,960
  Money Market Funds
73,069,470
73,069,470
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
1,852,994,144
1,774,010,642
50,193,829
28,789,673
 
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
$
25,593,556
 
  Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities
 
-
 
  Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities
 
194,596
 
  Cost of Purchases
 
877,267
 
  Proceeds of Sales
 
-
 
  Amortization/Accretion
 
-
 
  Transfers into Level 3
 
-
 
  Transfers out of Level 3
 
-
 
  Ending Balance
$
26,665,419
 
  The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at June 30, 2023
$
194,596
 
Other Investments in Securities
 
 
 
  Beginning Balance
$
3,732,066
 
  Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities
 
-
 
  Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities
 
(105,964)
 
  Cost of Purchases
 
12,428
 
  Proceeds of Sales
 
(1,514,278)
 
  Amortization/Accretion
 
-
 
  Transfers into Level 3
 
-
 
  Transfers out of Level 3
 
-
 
  Ending Balance
$
2,124,252
 
  The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at June 30, 2023
$
(174,107)
 
 
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, corporate actions or exchanges. 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. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliation are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations.
 
 
Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $52,622) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $989,966,326)
$
1,779,924,674
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $73,069,470)
73,069,470
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $1,063,035,796)
 
 
$
1,852,994,144
Foreign currency held at value (cost $96)
 
 
96
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
128,448
Dividends receivable
 
 
440,990
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
364,508
Prepaid expenses
 
 
1,607
  Total assets
 
 
1,853,929,793
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
$
8,152,363
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
2,350,153
 
 
Accrued management fee
767,227
 
 
Other affiliated payables
223,601
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
26,391
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
63,400
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
11,583,135
Net Assets  
 
 
$
1,842,346,658
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
1,032,435,171
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
809,911,487
Net Assets
 
 
$
1,842,346,658
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($323,666,376 ÷ 10,844,647 shares)
 
 
$
29.85
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($1,518,680,282 ÷ 51,936,505 shares)
 
 
$
29.24
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
4,368,598
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $137,565 from security lending)
 
 
1,030,271
 Total Income
 
 
 
5,398,869
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
3,747,079
 
 
Transfer agent fees
900,187
 
 
Accounting fees
199,757
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
13,851
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
4,467
 
 
Audit
31,909
 
 
Legal
3,510
 
 
Miscellaneous
4,103
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
4,904,863
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(30,275)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
4,874,588
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
524,281
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers  
 
19,737,240
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
(9,594)
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
19,727,646
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
519,905,121
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
(1,925)
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
519,903,196
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
539,630,842
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
540,155,123
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
524,281
$
(157,798)
Net realized gain (loss)
 
19,727,646
 
 
36,112,478
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
519,903,196
 
(732,956,032)
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
540,155,123
 
 
(697,001,352)
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(36,962,467)
 
 
(149,535,613)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
211,652,363
 
 
(74,623,368)
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
714,845,019
 
 
(921,160,333)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
1,127,501,639
 
2,048,661,972
 
End of period
$
1,842,346,658
$
1,127,501,639
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VIP Technology Portfolio Initial Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
20.94
$
35.65
$
30.99
$
19.08
$
15.76
$
18.43
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.02
 
.01
 
(.04)
 
(.01)
 
.09
 
.05
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
9.56
 
(12.04)
 
8.22
 
12.36
 
6.72
 
(1.34)
  Total from investment operations
 
9.58  
 
(12.03)  
 
8.18  
 
12.35  
 
6.81
 
(1.29)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.02)
 
(.08)
 
-
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.67)
 
(2.68)
 
(3.52)
 
(.42)
 
(3.42)
 
(1.38)
     Total distributions
 
(.67)
 
(2.68)
 
(3.52)
 
(.44)
 
(3.49) C
 
(1.38)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
29.85
$
20.94
$
35.65
$
30.99
$
19.08
$
15.76
 Total Return   D,E,F
 
46.52%
 
(35.86)%
 
28.16%
 
64.95%
 
51.32%
 
(7.62)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.62% I
 
.63%
 
.62%
 
.63%
 
.65%
 
.66%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.62% I
 
.62%
 
.62%
 
.63%
 
.65%
 
.66%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.62% I
 
.62%
 
.62%
 
.63%
 
.64%
 
.64%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.14% I
 
.05%
 
(.12)%
 
(.03)%
 
.52%
 
.27%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
323,666
$
185,489
$
356,589
$
286,967
$
175,680
$
123,867
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
20% I
 
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 for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
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 Annualized.
 
J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Technology Portfolio Investor Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
20.54
$
35.03
$
30.51
$
18.80
$
15.57
$
18.23
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.01
 
(.01)
 
(.06)
 
(.02)
 
.07
 
.04
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
9.36
 
(11.81)
 
8.07
 
12.16
 
6.64
 
(1.34)
  Total from investment operations
 
9.37  
 
(11.82)  
 
8.01  
 
12.14  
 
6.71
 
(1.30)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.02)
 
(.06)
 
-
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.67)
 
(2.67)
 
(3.49)
 
(.41)
 
(3.42)
 
(1.36)
     Total distributions
 
(.67)
 
(2.67)
 
(3.49)
 
(.43)
 
(3.48)
 
(1.36)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
29.24
$
20.54
$
35.03
$
30.51
$
18.80
$
15.57
 Total Return   C,D,E
 
46.40%
 
(35.87)%
 
28.06%
 
64.76%
 
51.26%
 
(7.73)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.70% H
 
.70%
 
.70%
 
.71%
 
.73%
 
.74%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.69% H
 
.70%
 
.70%
 
.71%
 
.73%
 
.73%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.69% H
 
.70%
 
.70%
 
.71%
 
.72%
 
.72%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.06% H
 
(.02)%
 
(.20)%
 
(.11)%
 
.44%
 
.20%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
1,518,680
$
942,013
$
1,692,073
$
1,365,091
$
732,499
$
488,235
    Portfolio turnover rate I
 
20% 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 returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
 
D Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
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 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 Annualized.
 
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended June 30, 2023
 
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.
 
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 and preferred securities 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.
 
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
$28,647,701
Market comparable
Enterprise value/Revenue multiple (EV/R)
1.4 - 25.0 / 11.1
Increase
 
 
 
Enterprise value/Gross profit multiple (EV/GP)
5.3
Increase
 
 
Recovery value
Recovery value
$0.00 - $0.31 / $0.31
Increase
 
 
Market approach
Transaction price
$1.11 - $59.45 / $5.64
Increase
 
 
 
Discount rate
15.0% - 75.0% / 46.6%
Decrease
 
 
 
Premium rate
10.0%
Increase
 
 
Book value
Book value multiple
1.4
Increase
 
 
Discounted cash flow
Weighted average cost of capital (WACC)
29.0%
Decrease
 
 
 
Exit multiple
1.8
Increase
 
 
Black scholes
Discount rate
3.9% - 4.7% / 4.2%
Increase
 
 
 
Volatility
50.0% - 100.0% / 78.8%
Increase
 
 
 
Term
2.0 - 5.0 / 3.9
Increase
Corporate Bonds
  $13,012
Market comparable
Enterprise value/Revenue multiple (EV/R)
1.4
Increase
 
 
Black scholes
Discount rate
4.7%
Increase
 
 
 
Volatility
60.0%
Increase
 
 
 
Term
2.0
Increase
Preferred Securities   
  $128,960        
Market approach
Transaction price
$59.45
Increase
 
 
 
Premium rate
10.0%
Increase
 
 
Black scholes
Discount rate
4.7%
Increase
 
 
 
Volatility
70.0%
Increase
 
 
 
Term
2
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 June 30, 2023, 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 ETFs. 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 ETF. 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. 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 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
$876,071,992
Gross unrealized depreciation
(86,521,951)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$789,550,041
Tax cost
$1,063,444,103
 
The Fund elected to defer to its next fiscal year approximately $13,879 of ordinary losses recognized during the period January 1,2022 to December 31, 2022.
 
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, and allows for early adoption. ASU 2022-03 will only be applicable to an equity security in which the contractual arrangement that restricts its sale is executed or modified on or after the adoption date. 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
262,366,725
142,286,276
 
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 annualized management fee rate was .52% 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 A
Initial Class
  75,994
.06
Investor Class
              824,193
.14
 
$900,187
 
 
A   Annualized
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 annualized 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
$1,836
 
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
  11,568,319
  23,841,265
  7,638,748
 
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
$1,218
 
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
$14,378
$   -
$-
 
8. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $612.
 
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $29,663.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
VIP Technology Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
  $6,092,707
  $25,127,668
Investor Class
        30,869,760
      124,407,945
Total   
$36,962,467
$149,535,613
 
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
VIP Technology Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
2,487,634
1,088,651
$65,621,038
$27,057,152
Reinvestment of distributions
252,705
864,682
6,092,707
25,127,668
Shares redeemed
(753,416)
(3,099,249)
(18,883,548)
(81,125,431)
Net increase (decrease)
1,986,923
(1,145,916)
$52,830,197
$(28,940,611)
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
5,983,487
3,481,136
$156,531,182
$87,723,145
Reinvestment of distributions
1,306,933
4,362,130
30,869,760
124,407,945
Shares redeemed
(1,226,324)
(10,268,845)
(28,578,776)
(257,813,847)
Net increase (decrease)
6,064,096
(2,425,579)
$158,822,166
$(45,682,757)
 
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
  97%
 
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. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
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 (January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023).
 
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 January 1, 2023
 
Ending Account Value June 30, 2023
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023
VIP Technology Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.62%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,465.20
 
$ 3.79
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.72
 
$ 3.11
 
Investor Class
 
 
 
.69%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,464.00
 
$ 4.22
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.37
 
$ 3.46
 
 
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 181/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
VIP Technology Portfolio
At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), voted to continue the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-subadvisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board determined that it will consider the annual renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts for a full one year period in July 2023, following its review of additional materials provided by FMR.
The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board will consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
In connection with its consideration of future renewals of the fund's Advisory Contracts, the Board will consider: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the fund, including shareholder and administrative services and investment performance; (ii) the competitiveness of the management fee and total expenses for the fund; (iii) the costs of the services and profitability, including the revenues earned and the expenses incurred in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering, and servicing the fund and its shareholders, to the extent applicable; and (iv) whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is the potential for realization of any further economies.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the fund's management fee structure is fair and reasonable, and that the continuation of the fund's Advisory Contracts should be approved for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Liquidity Rule) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the Program) reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule. The Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as administrator of the Program. The Fidelity advisers have established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the LRM Committee) to manage the Program for each of the Fidelity Funds. The LRM Committee monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of implementation of the Program and on a periodic basis assesses each Fund's liquidity risk based on a variety of factors including (1) the Fund's investment strategy, (2) portfolio liquidity and cash flow projections during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, (3) shareholder redemptions, (4) borrowings and other funding sources and (5) certain factors specific to ETFs including the effect of the Fund's prices and spreads, market participants, and basket compositions on the overall liquidity of the Fund's portfolio, as applicable.
In accordance with the Program, each of the Fund's portfolio investments is classified into one of four defined liquidity categories based on a determination of a reasonable expectation for how long it would take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) without significantly changing its market value.
  • Highly liquid investments - cash or convertible to cash within three business days or less
  • Moderately liquid investments - convertible to cash in three to seven calendar days
  • Less liquid investments - can be sold or disposed of, but not settled, within seven calendar days
  • Illiquid investments - cannot be sold or disposed of within seven calendar days
Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and generally utilize analysis from a third-party liquidity metrics service.
The Liquidity Rule places a 15% limit on a fund's illiquid investments and requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to determine and maintain a minimum percentage of the fund's net assets to be invested in highly liquid investments (highly liquid investment minimum or HLIM).  The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments and for determining, periodically reviewing and complying with the HLIM requirement as applicable.
At a recent meeting of the Fund's Board of Trustees, the LRM Committee provided a written report to the Board pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of the Program for the period December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022.  The report concluded that the Program is operating effectively and is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk.  
 
1.817388.118
VTECIC-SANN-0823
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
VIP Industrials Portfolio
 
 
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2023

Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

Liquidity Risk Management Program

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You may also call 1-877-208-0098 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-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.
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-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.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Fortive Corp.
8.0
 
Saia, Inc.
7.8
 
TransDigm Group, Inc.
6.2
 
AMETEK, Inc.
5.8
 
FedEx Corp.
5.7
 
The Boeing Co.
5.6
 
Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc.
5.1
 
Pentair PLC
4.7
 
General Electric Co.
4.3
 
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. Class A
4.2
 
 
57.4
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Ground Transportation
29.7
 
Machinery
21.1
 
Aerospace & Defense
18.4
 
Air Freight & Logistics
9.5
 
Electrical Equipment
8.0
 
Industrial Conglomerates
7.7
 
Software
2.6
 
Construction & Engineering
2.3
 
Commercial Services & Supplies
0.0
 
 
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.3%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Aerospace & Defense - 18.4%
 
 
 
Aerospace & Defense - 18.4%
 
 
 
HEICO Corp. (a)
 
18,500
3,273,390
HEICO Corp. Class A
 
12,000
1,687,200
Hexcel Corp.
 
8,200
623,364
Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
 
103,200
5,114,592
The Boeing Co. (b)
 
43,100
9,100,996
TransDigm Group, Inc.
 
11,100
9,925,287
 
 
 
29,724,829
Air Freight & Logistics - 9.5%
 
 
 
Air Freight & Logistics - 9.5%
 
 
 
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
 
29,300
2,764,455
FedEx Corp.
 
37,000
9,172,300
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B
 
19,400
3,477,450
 
 
 
15,414,205
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.0%
 
 
 
Environmental & Facilities Services - 0.0%
 
 
 
Tetra Tech, Inc.
 
200
32,748
Construction & Engineering - 2.3%
 
 
 
Construction & Engineering - 2.3%
 
 
 
Willscot Mobile Mini Holdings (a)(b)
 
76,600
3,660,714
Electrical Equipment - 8.0%
 
 
 
Electrical Components & Equipment - 8.0%
 
 
 
Acuity Brands, Inc.
 
2,400
391,392
AMETEK, Inc.
 
57,500
9,308,100
nVent Electric PLC
 
57,600
2,976,192
Regal Rexnord Corp.
 
1,175
180,833
 
 
 
12,856,517
Ground Transportation - 29.7%
 
 
 
Cargo Ground Transportation - 26.8%
 
 
 
ArcBest Corp.
 
43,700
4,317,560
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
 
3,802
688,276
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. Class A
 
122,900
6,828,324
Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc.
 
22,100
8,171,475
Saia, Inc. (b)
 
36,800
12,600,688
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
 
144,900
6,401,682
XPO, Inc. (b)
 
70,500
4,159,500
 
 
 
43,167,505
Passenger Ground Transportation - 2.9%
 
 
 
Uber Technologies, Inc. (b)
 
108,900
4,701,213
TOTAL GROUND TRANSPORTATION
 
 
47,868,718
Industrial Conglomerates - 7.7%
 
 
 
Industrial Conglomerates - 7.7%
 
 
 
General Electric Co.
 
64,000
7,030,400
Honeywell International, Inc.
 
26,427
5,483,603
 
 
 
12,514,003
Machinery - 21.1%
 
 
 
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components - 21.1%
 
 
 
Crane Co.
 
9,930
884,962
Flowserve Corp.
 
17,500
650,125
Fortive Corp.
 
173,792
12,994,427
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.
 
65,900
4,307,224
Middleby Corp. (b)
 
29,000
4,287,070
Mueller Water Products, Inc. Class A
 
20,300
329,469
Parker Hannifin Corp.
 
1,200
468,048
Pentair PLC
 
117,100
7,564,660
RBC Bearings, Inc. (b)
 
11,600
2,522,652
 
 
 
34,008,637
Software - 2.6%
 
 
 
Application Software - 2.6%
 
 
 
Roper Technologies, Inc.
 
8,600
4,134,880
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $129,932,008)
 
 
 
160,215,251
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 2.9%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.14% (c)
 
890,179
890,357
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14% (c)(d)
 
3,828,267
3,828,650
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
  (Cost $4,719,007)
 
 
4,719,007
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 102.2%
  (Cost $134,651,015)
 
 
 
164,934,258
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.2)%  
(3,613,962)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
161,320,296
 
 
 
 
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 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 5.14%
1,050,960
29,009,477
29,170,080
25,868
-
-
890,357
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14%
6,409,825
34,691,249
37,272,424
1,930
-
-
3,828,650
0.0%
Total
7,460,785
63,700,726
66,442,504
27,798
-
-
4,719,007
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column 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 June 30, 2023, 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
160,215,251
160,215,251
-
-
  Money Market Funds
4,719,007
4,719,007
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
164,934,258
164,934,258
-
-
Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $3,772,683) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $129,932,008)
$
160,215,251
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $4,719,007)
4,719,007
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $134,651,015)
 
 
$
164,934,258
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
227,274
Dividends receivable
 
 
91,740
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
2,816
Prepaid expenses
 
 
452
  Total assets
 
 
165,256,540
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
$
195
 
 
Accrued management fee
66,511
 
 
Other affiliated payables
20,556
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
20,332
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
3,828,650
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
3,936,244
Net Assets  
 
 
$
161,320,296
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
130,481,455
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
30,838,841
Net Assets
 
 
$
161,320,296
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($26,166,642 ÷ 1,291,761 shares)
 
 
$
20.26
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($135,153,654 ÷ 6,748,807 shares)
 
 
$
20.03
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
549,149
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $1,930 from security lending)
 
 
27,798
 Total Income
 
 
 
576,947
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
403,880
 
 
Transfer agent fees
97,295
 
 
Accounting fees
27,223
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
8,578
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
498
 
 
Audit
21,030
 
 
Legal
2,065
 
 
Miscellaneous
445
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
561,014
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(3,580)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
557,434
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
19,513
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers  
 
7,114,114
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
70
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
7,114,184
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities
 
 
 
9,203,767
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
16,317,951
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
16,337,464
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
19,513
$
319,177
Net realized gain (loss)
 
7,114,184
 
 
(6,195,707)
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
9,203,767
 
(12,698,207)
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
16,337,464
 
 
(18,574,737)
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(129,837)
 
 
(21,148,838)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
(8,559,897)
 
 
15,484,082
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
7,647,730
 
 
(24,239,493)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
153,672,566
 
177,912,059
 
End of period
$
161,320,296
$
153,672,566
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VIP Industrials Portfolio Initial Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
18.23
$
23.44
$
23.29
$
21.98
$
19.29
$
23.85
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.01
 
.05 C
 
(.02)
 
.03
 
.24
 
.19
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.04
 
(2.43)
 
3.57
 
2.57
 
4.92
 
(3.68)
  Total from investment operations
 
2.05  
 
(2.38)  
 
3.55  
 
2.60  
 
5.16
 
(3.49)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.02)
 
(.03)
 
-
 
(.10)
 
(.24)
 
(.18)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(2.79)
 
(3.40)
 
(1.19)
 
(2.23)
 
(.89)
     Total distributions
 
(.02)
 
(2.83) D
 
(3.40)
 
(1.29)
 
(2.47)
 
(1.07)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
20.26
$
18.23
$
23.44
$
23.29
$
21.98
$
19.29
 Total Return   E,F,G
 
11.23%
 
(10.30)%
 
17.09%
 
12.32%
 
28.15%
 
(15.12)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.67% J
 
.66%
 
.66%
 
.68%
 
.67%
 
.67%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.66% J
 
.66%
 
.66%
 
.68%
 
.67%
 
.67%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.66% J
 
.66%
 
.66%
 
.67%
 
.67%
 
.66%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.09% J
 
.28% C
 
(.08)%
 
.17%
 
1.13%
 
.85%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
26,167
$
25,557
$
31,026
$
29,873
$
33,078
$
30,987
    Portfolio turnover rate K
 
156% 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 Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
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 Industrials Portfolio Investor Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
18.02
$
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)
 
2.03
 
(2.43)
 
3.55
 
2.53
 
4.88
 
(3.64)
  Total from investment operations
 
2.03  
 
(2.39)  
 
3.51  
 
2.55  
 
5.10
 
(3.47)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.02)
 
(.02)
 
-
 
(.08)
 
(.22)
 
(.16)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(2.79)
 
(3.39)
 
(1.19)
 
(2.23)
 
(.89)
     Total distributions
 
(.02)
 
(2.81)
 
(3.39)
 
(1.27)
 
(2.45)
 
(1.05)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
20.03
$
18.02
$
23.22
$
23.10
$
21.82
$
19.17
 Total Return   D,E,F
 
11.24%
 
(10.42)%
 
17.03%
 
12.19%
 
28.03%
 
(15.14)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.74% I
 
.74%
 
.74%
 
.76%
 
.75%
 
.75%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.74% I
 
.73%
 
.74%
 
.76%
 
.75%
 
.75%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.74% I
 
.73%
 
.74%
 
.75%
 
.75%
 
.74%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.01% I
 
.20% C
 
(.16)%
 
.10%
 
1.05%
 
.77%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
135,154
$
128,115
$
146,886
$
135,328
$
138,417
$
124,268
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
156% 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 Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
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 Annualized.
 
J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended June 30, 2023
 
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.
4. 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 June 30, 2023 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 (ETFs). 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 (ETF). 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. 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
$32,112,118
Gross unrealized depreciation
(2,062,807)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$30,049,311
Tax cost
$134,884,947
 
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 prior fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
 
  Short-term
$(5,803,079)
5. 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
120,261,424
129,052,957
6. 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 annualized 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 A
Initial Class
$7,956
.06
Investor Class
89,339
.14
 
$97,295
 
A   Annualized
 
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 annualized 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
$2,537
 
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
  1,084,972
  3,787,410
  275,329
7. 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
$151
8. 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
$204
$-
$-
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 $3,580.
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
VIP Industrials Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
$23,788
$3,701,428
Investor Class
106,049
17,447,410
Total   
$129,837
$21,148,838
11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
VIP Industrials Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
57,504
96,902
$1,085,869
$1,809,862
Reinvestment of distributions
1,226
200,593
23,788
3,701,428
Shares redeemed
(169,227)
(218,811)
(3,154,947)
(3,973,341)
Net increase (decrease)
(110,497)
78,684
$(2,045,290)
$1,537,949
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
280,396
809,705
$5,213,737
$14,245,191
Reinvestment of distributions
5,523
956,449
106,049
17,447,410
Shares redeemed
(645,277)
(984,710)
(11,834,393)
(17,746,468)
Net increase (decrease)
(359,358)
781,444
$(6,514,607)
$13,946,133
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 Industrials 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. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
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 (January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023).
 
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 January 1, 2023
 
Ending Account Value June 30, 2023
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023
VIP Industrials Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.66%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,112.30
 
$ 3.46
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.52
 
$ 3.31
 
Investor Class
 
 
 
.74%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,112.40
 
$ 3.88
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.12
 
$ 3.71
 
 
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 181/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
VIP Industrials Portfolio
At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), voted to continue the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-subadvisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board determined that it will consider the annual renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts for a full one year period in July 2023, following its review of additional materials provided by FMR.
The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board will consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
In connection with its consideration of future renewals of the fund's Advisory Contracts, the Board will consider: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the fund, including shareholder and administrative services and investment performance; (ii) the competitiveness of the management fee and total expenses for the fund; (iii) the costs of the services and profitability, including the revenues earned and the expenses incurred in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering, and servicing the fund and its shareholders, to the extent applicable; and (iv) whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is the potential for realization of any further economies.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the fund's management fee structure is fair and reasonable, and that the continuation of the fund's Advisory Contracts should be approved for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Liquidity Rule) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the Program) reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule. The Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as administrator of the Program. The Fidelity advisers have established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the LRM Committee) to manage the Program for each of the Fidelity Funds. The LRM Committee monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of implementation of the Program and on a periodic basis assesses each Fund's liquidity risk based on a variety of factors including (1) the Fund's investment strategy, (2) portfolio liquidity and cash flow projections during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, (3) shareholder redemptions, (4) borrowings and other funding sources and (5) certain factors specific to ETFs including the effect of the Fund's prices and spreads, market participants, and basket compositions on the overall liquidity of the Fund's portfolio, as applicable.
In accordance with the Program, each of the Fund's portfolio investments is classified into one of four defined liquidity categories based on a determination of a reasonable expectation for how long it would take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) without significantly changing its market value.
  • Highly liquid investments - cash or convertible to cash within three business days or less
  • Moderately liquid investments - convertible to cash in three to seven calendar days
  • Less liquid investments - can be sold or disposed of, but not settled, within seven calendar days
  • Illiquid investments - cannot be sold or disposed of within seven calendar days
Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and generally utilize analysis from a third-party liquidity metrics service.
The Liquidity Rule places a 15% limit on a fund's illiquid investments and requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to determine and maintain a minimum percentage of the fund's net assets to be invested in highly liquid investments (highly liquid investment minimum or HLIM).  The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments and for determining, periodically reviewing and complying with the HLIM requirement as applicable.
At a recent meeting of the Fund's Board of Trustees, the LRM Committee provided a written report to the Board pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of the Program for the period December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022.  The report concluded that the Program is operating effectively and is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk.  
 
1.817364.118
VCYLIC-SANN-0823
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
VIP Materials Portfolio
 
 
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2023

Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

Liquidity Risk Management Program

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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Linde PLC
20.4
 
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
7.1
 
Corteva, Inc.
5.4
 
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
5.2
 
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A
5.0
 
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
4.9
 
Celanese Corp. Class A
4.3
 
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
3.9
 
The Chemours Co. LLC
3.4
 
Aptargroup, Inc.
2.8
 
 
62.4
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Chemicals
62.7
 
Metals & Mining
23.1
 
Containers & Packaging
8.2
 
Construction Materials
5.4
 
 
Geographic Diversification (% of Fund's net assets)
 
*    Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities).  
Percentages are adjusted for the effect of derivatives, if applicable.
 
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.4%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Chemicals - 62.7%
 
 
 
Commodity Chemicals - 16.3%
 
 
 
Cabot Corp.
 
30,000
2,006,700
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund
 
180,400
1,115,287
Dow, Inc.
 
17,800
948,028
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A
 
50,260
4,615,376
Olin Corp.
 
45,022
2,313,681
Orion SA
 
17,500
371,350
Tronox Holdings PLC
 
170,340
2,165,021
Westlake Corp.
 
11,900
1,421,693
 
 
 
14,957,136
Diversified Chemicals - 4.1%
 
 
 
Huntsman Corp.
 
22,800
616,056
The Chemours Co. LLC
 
85,300
3,146,717
 
 
 
3,762,773
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals - 5.4%
 
 
 
Corteva, Inc.
 
85,900
4,922,070
Industrial Gases - 25.6%
 
 
 
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
 
16,088
4,818,839
Linde PLC
 
49,100
18,711,026
 
 
 
23,529,865
Specialty Chemicals - 11.3%
 
 
 
Ashland, Inc.
 
14,200
1,234,122
Celanese Corp. Class A
 
34,300
3,971,940
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
 
50,114
3,580,144
Eastman Chemical Co.
 
6,200
519,064
Element Solutions, Inc.
 
33,800
648,960
RPM International, Inc.
 
4,900
439,677
 
 
 
10,393,907
TOTAL CHEMICALS
 
 
57,565,751
Construction Materials - 5.4%
 
 
 
Construction Materials - 5.4%
 
 
 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
 
5,326
2,458,961
Vulcan Materials Co.
 
11,250
2,536,200
 
 
 
4,995,161
Containers & Packaging - 8.2%
 
 
 
Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers - 6.6%
 
 
 
Aptargroup, Inc.
 
21,900
2,537,334
Crown Holdings, Inc.
 
16,019
1,391,571
Greif, Inc. Class A
 
30,500
2,101,145
 
 
 
6,030,050
Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials - 1.6%
 
 
 
Avery Dennison Corp.
 
8,700
1,494,660
TOTAL CONTAINERS & PACKAGING
 
 
7,524,710
Metals & Mining - 23.1%
 
 
 
Aluminum - 0.4%
 
 
 
Alcoa Corp.
 
11,600
393,588
Copper - 12.0%
 
 
 
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
 
190,920
4,516,651
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
 
162,140
6,485,600
 
 
 
11,002,251
Diversified Metals & Mining - 3.3%
 
 
 
Glencore PLC
 
170,300
965,582
Horizonte Minerals PLC (a)
 
326,000
596,189
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (a)
 
105,100
959,962
Major Drilling Group International, Inc. (a)
 
69,300
478,129
 
 
 
2,999,862
Gold - 2.3%
 
 
 
Franco-Nevada Corp.
 
10,100
1,439,503
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
 
14,600
631,390
 
 
 
2,070,893
Steel - 5.1%
 
 
 
Commercial Metals Co.
 
28,151
1,482,432
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
 
8,200
2,227,038
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
 
9,300
1,013,049
 
 
 
4,722,519
TOTAL METALS & MINING
 
 
21,189,113
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $70,694,691)
 
 
 
91,274,735
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.4%
  (Cost $70,694,691)
 
 
 
91,274,735
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.6%  
534,632
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
91,809,367
 
 
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Non-income producing
 
 
 
 
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 5.14%
1,662,208
17,149,390
18,811,598
16,493
-
-
-
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14%
-
16,010,312
16,010,312
288
-
-
-
0.0%
Total
1,662,208
33,159,702
34,821,910
16,781
-
-
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column 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 June 30, 2023, 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
91,274,735
90,309,153
965,582
-
 
 
 
 
 
 Total Investments in Securities:
91,274,735
90,309,153
965,582
-
Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $70,694,691):
 
 
 
$
91,274,735
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
767,468
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
62,168
Dividends receivable
 
 
80,302
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
531
Prepaid expenses
 
 
198
  Total assets
 
 
92,185,402
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable to custodian bank
$
294,915
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
6,489
 
 
Accrued management fee
40,367
 
 
Other affiliated payables
12,539
 
 
Audit fee payable
18,608
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
3,117
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
376,035
Net Assets  
 
 
$
91,809,367
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
71,872,508
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
19,936,859
Net Assets
 
 
$
91,809,367
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($13,926,151 ÷ 811,758 shares)
 
 
$
17.16
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($77,883,216 ÷ 4,542,766 shares)
 
 
$
17.14
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
987,090
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $288 from security lending)
 
 
16,781
 Total Income
 
 
 
1,003,871
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
260,444
 
 
Transfer agent fees
63,232
 
 
Accounting fees
17,554
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
6,957
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
335
 
 
Audit
20,476
 
 
Legal
523
 
 
Miscellaneous
271
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
369,792
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(2,335)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
367,457
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
636,414
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers  
 
(985,128)
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
(5,004)
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
(990,132)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
5,433,452
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
322
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
5,433,774
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
4,443,642
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
5,080,056
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
636,414
$
1,069,888
Net realized gain (loss)
 
(990,132)
 
 
207,665
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
5,433,774
 
(15,772,056)
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
5,080,056
 
 
(14,494,503)
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(396,517)
 
 
(4,316,287)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
(10,287,940)
 
 
1,838,134
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
(5,604,401)
 
 
(16,972,656)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
97,413,768
 
114,386,424
 
End of period
$
91,809,367
$
97,413,768
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VIP Materials Portfolio Initial Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
16.24
$
18.76
$
14.17
$
11.74
$
11.46
$
16.18
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.11
 
.18
 
.14
 
.07
 
.16
 
.18
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
.88
 
(2.00)
 
4.58
 
2.44
 
1.31
 
(3.83)
  Total from investment operations
 
.99  
 
(1.82)  
 
4.72  
 
2.51  
 
1.47
 
(3.65)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.04)
 
(.19)
 
(.13)
 
(.08)
 
(.19)
 
(.21)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.03)
 
(.51)
 
-
 
-
 
(1.00)
 
(.86)
     Total distributions
 
(.07)
 
(.70)
 
(.13)
 
(.08)
 
(1.19)
 
(1.07)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
17.16
$
16.24
$
18.76
$
14.17
$
11.74
$
11.46
 Total Return   C,D,E
 
6.07%
 
(9.79)%
 
33.42%
 
21.49%
 
13.40%
 
(23.60)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.68% H
 
.69%
 
.68%
 
.77%
 
.75%
 
.72%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.68% H
 
.68%
 
.68%
 
.77%
 
.75%
 
.72%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.68% H
 
.68%
 
.68%
 
.76%
 
.74%
 
.71%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.35% H
 
1.09%
 
.84%
 
.59%
 
1.37%
 
1.26%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
13,926
$
14,941
$
19,714
$
9,924
$
8,905
$
9,728
    Portfolio turnover rate I
 
54% H
 
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 for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
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 Annualized.
 
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Materials Portfolio Investor Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
16.23
$
18.76
$
14.16
$
11.73
$
11.46
$
16.17
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.11
 
.17
 
.13
 
.06
 
.15
 
.17
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
.87
 
(2.01)
 
4.59
 
2.45
 
1.30
 
(3.82)
  Total from investment operations
 
.98  
 
(1.84)  
 
4.72  
 
2.51  
 
1.45
 
(3.65)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.04)
 
(.18)
 
(.12)
 
(.08)
 
(.18)
 
(.20)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.03)
 
(.51)
 
-
 
-
 
(1.00)
 
(.86)
     Total distributions
 
(.07)
 
(.69)
 
(.12)
 
(.08)
 
(1.18)
 
(1.06)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
17.14
$
16.23
$
18.76
$
14.16
$
11.73
$
11.46
 Total Return   C,D,E
 
6.00%
 
(9.91)%
 
33.40%
 
21.45%
 
13.20%
 
(23.65)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.76% H
 
.76%
 
.76%
 
.85%
 
.83%
 
.80%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.75% H
 
.76%
 
.76%
 
.85%
 
.83%
 
.80%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.75% H
 
.76%
 
.76%
 
.84%
 
.82%
 
.79%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.27% H
 
1.01%
 
.77%
 
.52%
 
1.29%
 
1.18%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
77,883
$
82,473
$
94,673
$
48,022
$
35,254
$
42,448
    Portfolio turnover rate I
 
54% H
 
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 for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
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 Annualized.
 
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended June 30, 2023
 
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 June 30, 2023 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. 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 (ETFs). 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 (ETF). 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. 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 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
$22,618,817
Gross unrealized depreciation
(2,172,361)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$20,446,456
Tax cost
$70,828,279
 
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
26,286,545
35,281,696
 
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 annualized 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 A
Initial Class
4,722
.06
Investor Class
58,510
.14
 
$63,232
 
 
A Annualized
 
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 annualized 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
$379
 
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
2,007,522
1,455,470
(5,848)
 
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
$98
 
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
$31
$-
$-
 
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 $2,335.
 
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
VIP Materials Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
62,325
720,470
Investor Class
334,192
3,595,817
Total
$396,517
$4,316,287
 
 
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
VIP Materials Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
56,011
296,138
$964,544
$5,269,787
Reinvestment of distributions
3,594
42,906
62,325
720,470
Shares redeemed
(168,065)
(469,426)
(2,770,587)
(7,699,942)
Net increase (decrease)
(108,460)
(130,382)
$(1,743,718)
$(1,709,685)
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
527,386
1,833,964
$9,062,791
$32,145,510
Reinvestment of distributions
19,273
214,129
334,192
3,595,817
Shares redeemed
(1,085,461)
(2,013,920)
(17,941,205)
(32,193,508)
Net increase (decrease)
(538,802)
34,173
$(8,544,222)
$3,547,819
 
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. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
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 (January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023).
 
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 January 1, 2023
 
Ending Account Value June 30, 2023
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023
VIP Materials Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.68%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,060.70
 
$ 3.47
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.42
 
$ 3.41
 
Investor Class
 
 
 
.75%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,060.00
 
$ 3.83
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.08
 
$ 3.76
 
 
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 181/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
VIP Materials Portfolio
At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), voted to continue the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-subadvisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board determined that it will consider the annual renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts for a full one year period in July 2023, following its review of additional materials provided by FMR.
The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board will consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
In connection with its consideration of future renewals of the fund's Advisory Contracts, the Board will consider: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the fund, including shareholder and administrative services and investment performance; (ii) the competitiveness of the management fee and total expenses for the fund; (iii) the costs of the services and profitability, including the revenues earned and the expenses incurred in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering, and servicing the fund and its shareholders, to the extent applicable; and (iv) whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is the potential for realization of any further economies.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the fund's management fee structure is fair and reasonable, and that the continuation of the fund's Advisory Contracts should be approved for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Liquidity Rule) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the Program) reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule. The Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as administrator of the Program. The Fidelity advisers have established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the LRM Committee) to manage the Program for each of the Fidelity Funds. The LRM Committee monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of implementation of the Program and on a periodic basis assesses each Fund's liquidity risk based on a variety of factors including (1) the Fund's investment strategy, (2) portfolio liquidity and cash flow projections during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, (3) shareholder redemptions, (4) borrowings and other funding sources and (5) certain factors specific to ETFs including the effect of the Fund's prices and spreads, market participants, and basket compositions on the overall liquidity of the Fund's portfolio, as applicable.
In accordance with the Program, each of the Fund's portfolio investments is classified into one of four defined liquidity categories based on a determination of a reasonable expectation for how long it would take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) without significantly changing its market value.
  • Highly liquid investments - cash or convertible to cash within three business days or less
  • Moderately liquid investments - convertible to cash in three to seven calendar days
  • Less liquid investments - can be sold or disposed of, but not settled, within seven calendar days
  • Illiquid investments - cannot be sold or disposed of within seven calendar days
Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and generally utilize analysis from a third-party liquidity metrics service.
The Liquidity Rule places a 15% limit on a fund's illiquid investments and requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to determine and maintain a minimum percentage of the fund's net assets to be invested in highly liquid investments (highly liquid investment minimum or HLIM).  The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments and for determining, periodically reviewing and complying with the HLIM requirement as applicable.
At a recent meeting of the Fund's Board of Trustees, the LRM Committee provided a written report to the Board pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of the Program for the period December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022.  The report concluded that the Program is operating effectively and is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk.  
 
1.851002.116
VMATP-SANN-0823
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
VIP Health Care Portfolio
 
 
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2023

Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

Liquidity Risk Management Program

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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.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
10.0
 
Boston Scientific Corp.
6.9
 
Danaher Corp.
6.0
 
Eli Lilly & Co.
5.8
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
4.7
 
Penumbra, Inc.
4.6
 
Cigna Group
3.0
 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
2.9
 
Masimo Corp.
2.7
 
Centene Corp.
2.6
 
 
49.2
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Health Care Providers & Services
27.0
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
21.1
 
Biotechnology
18.4
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services
16.4
 
Pharmaceuticals
14.1
 
Health Care Technology
2.3
 
Personal Care Products
0.2
 
Financial Services
0.1
 
 
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.5%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Biotechnology - 17.8%
 
 
 
Biotechnology - 17.8%
 
 
 
Acelyrin, Inc.
 
110,000
2,299,000
Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
154,000
7,190,260
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
600,000
2,982,000
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
 
18,500
3,513,890
Ambrx Biopharma, Inc. ADR (a)
 
60,000
987,600
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
 
86,000
7,834,600
Arcellx, Inc. (a)
 
75,000
2,371,500
Arcus Biosciences, Inc. (a)
 
75,000
1,523,250
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
155,000
1,477,150
Argenx SE ADR (a)
 
66,500
25,917,045
Ascendis Pharma A/S sponsored ADR (a)
 
110,000
9,817,500
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (a)
 
200,000
2,218,000
Beam Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)
 
56,000
1,788,080
Blueprint Medicines Corp. (a)
 
92,000
5,814,400
Caris Life Sciences, Inc. (c)(d)
 
254,430
1,424,808
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
110,000
3,732,300
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings (a)
 
193,833
6,161,951
Cytokinetics, Inc. (a)
 
218,000
7,111,160
Generation Bio Co. (a)
 
63,300
348,150
Janux Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
80,000
949,600
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
42,000
9,107,700
Keros Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
84,000
3,375,120
Legend Biotech Corp. ADR (a)
 
240,000
16,567,200
Morphic Holding, Inc. (a)
 
60,000
3,439,800
Nuvalent, Inc. Class A (a)
 
80,000
3,373,600
Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)
 
255,887
450,361
PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
80,000
3,253,600
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
 
48,500
34,849,190
Repligen Corp. (a)
 
62,788
8,881,990
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
34,000
3,893,680
Shattuck Labs, Inc. (a)
 
36,553
114,045
uniQure B.V. (a)
 
90,000
1,031,400
Vaxcyte, Inc. (a)
 
185,000
9,238,900
Vera Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
 
160,000
2,568,000
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
 
14,000
4,926,740
Xencor, Inc. (a)
 
210,000
5,243,700
Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
 
115,000
4,427,500
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
 
200,000
5,642,000
 
 
 
215,846,770
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 21.1%
 
 
 
Health Care Equipment - 21.1%
 
 
 
Boston Scientific Corp. (a)
 
1,540,000
83,298,600
Insulet Corp. (a)
 
90,000
25,950,600
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)
 
28,000
9,574,320
iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (a)
 
60,000
6,259,200
Masimo Corp. (a)
 
200,000
32,910,000
Nevro Corp. (a)
 
45,000
1,143,900
Novocure Ltd. (a)
 
73,016
3,030,164
Outset Medical, Inc. (a)
 
140,000
3,061,800
Penumbra, Inc. (a)
 
161,000
55,393,660
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp. (a)(b)
 
85,000
3,004,750
ResMed, Inc.
 
80,500
17,589,250
Stryker Corp.
 
38,600
11,776,474
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (a)
 
70,000
1,717,800
 
 
 
254,710,518
Health Care Providers & Services - 27.0%
 
 
 
Health Care Facilities - 2.9%
 
 
 
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (a)
 
140,000
11,149,600
Surgery Partners, Inc. (a)
 
550,000
24,744,500
 
 
 
35,894,100
Health Care Services - 7.9%
 
 
 
agilon health, Inc. (a)(b)
 
1,471,100
25,508,874
Cigna Group
 
130,000
36,478,000
CVS Health Corp.
 
200,000
13,826,000
LifeStance Health Group, Inc. (a)
 
800,000
7,304,000
Privia Health Group, Inc. (a)
 
465,000
12,141,150
 
 
 
95,258,024
Managed Health Care - 16.2%
 
 
 
Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (a)
 
540,000
3,105,000
Centene Corp. (a)
 
460,000
31,027,000
Elevance Health, Inc.
 
20,000
8,885,800
Humana, Inc.
 
58,000
25,933,540
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)
 
20,000
6,024,800
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
 
252,000
121,121,280
 
 
 
196,097,420
TOTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES
 
 
327,249,544
Health Care Technology - 2.0%
 
 
 
Health Care Technology - 2.0%
 
 
 
Doximity, Inc. (a)(b)
 
100,000
3,402,000
Evolent Health, Inc. (a)
 
131,500
3,984,450
Evolent Health, Inc. (c)
 
168,500
4,850,273
Phreesia, Inc. (a)
 
160,000
4,961,600
Veeva Systems, Inc. Class A (a)
 
34,000
6,722,820
 
 
 
23,921,143
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 16.4%
 
 
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 16.4%
 
 
 
10X Genomics, Inc. (a)
 
245,000
13,680,800
Bruker Corp.
 
160,000
11,827,200
Danaher Corp.
 
300,000
72,000,000
IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)
 
82,000
18,431,140
Lonza Group AG
 
10,000
5,959,444
Olink Holding AB ADR (a)
 
156,900
2,941,875
Sartorius Stedim Biotech
 
24,000
5,989,379
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
 
110,000
57,392,500
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
 
28,000
10,709,160
 
 
 
198,931,498
Personal Care Products - 0.2%
 
 
 
Personal Care Products - 0.2%
 
 
 
The Beauty Health Co. (a)(b)
 
100,800
843,696
The Beauty Health Co. (a)(c)
 
200,000
1,674,000
 
 
 
2,517,696
Pharmaceuticals - 14.0%
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals - 14.0%
 
 
 
Arvinas Holding Co. LLC (a)
 
100,000
2,482,000
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)
 
208,000
29,817,690
Eli Lilly & Co.
 
148,500
69,643,530
Enliven Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)
 
60,000
1,224,600
Merck & Co., Inc.
 
208,000
24,001,120
Novo Nordisk A/S Series B
 
77,500
12,519,338
Pharvaris BV (a)
 
80,000
1,256,800
Royalty Pharma PLC
 
500,000
15,370,000
UCB SA
 
87,500
7,752,976
Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. (a)
 
110,200
3,614,560
Verona Pharma PLC ADR (a)
 
85,000
1,796,900
 
 
 
169,479,514
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $808,350,868)
 
 
 
1,192,656,683
 
 
 
 
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 1.1%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Biotechnology - 0.6%
 
 
 
Biotechnology - 0.6%
 
 
 
Asimov, Inc. Series B (a)(c)(d)
 
13,047
631,344
Caris Life Sciences, Inc. Series D (a)(c)(d)
 
398,133
2,229,545
Cleerly, Inc. Series C (c)(d)
 
179,891
2,093,931
Element Biosciences, Inc. Series C (a)(c)(d)
 
72,178
1,154,126
ElevateBio LLC Series C (a)(c)(d)
 
31,200
132,288
Inscripta, Inc. Series E (a)(c)(d)
 
157,568
666,513
 
 
 
6,907,747
Financial Services - 0.1%
 
 
 
Specialized Finance - 0.1%
 
 
 
Saluda Medical, Inc. Series E (c)(d)
 
163,717
1,317,922
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.0%
 
 
 
Health Care Services - 0.0%
 
 
 
dMed Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Series C (a)(c)(d)
 
45,182
353,775
Health Care Technology - 0.3%
 
 
 
Health Care Technology - 0.3%
 
 
 
Aledade, Inc.:
 
 
 
 Series B1 (a)(c)(d)
 
24,966
1,251,296
 Series E1 (a)(c)(d)
 
10,776
540,093
Omada Health, Inc. Series E (a)(c)(d)
 
281,490
928,917
Wugen, Inc. Series B (a)(c)(d)
 
57,585
287,925
 
 
 
3,008,231
Pharmaceuticals - 0.1%
 
 
 
Pharmaceuticals - 0.1%
 
 
 
Aristea Therapeutics, Inc. Series B (a)(c)(d)
 
123,100
678,281
Galvanize Therapeutics Series B (a)(c)(d)
 
505,495
818,902
 
 
 
1,497,183
 
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
  (Cost $16,703,614)
 
 
 
13,084,858
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 3.2%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.14% (e)
 
6,056,714
6,057,925
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14% (e)(f)
 
33,030,095
33,033,398
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
  (Cost $39,091,323)
 
 
39,091,323
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 102.8%
  (Cost $864,145,805)
 
 
 
1,244,832,864
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.8)%  
(34,020,043)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
1,210,812,821
 
 
 
 
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 $21,033,939 or 1.7% of net assets.
 
(d)
Level 3 security
 
(e)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
(f)
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
 
 
 
Evolent Health, Inc.
3/28/23
4,886,500
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
Saluda Medical, Inc. Series E
4/06/23
1,321,818
 
 
 
The Beauty Health Co.
12/08/20
2,000,000
 
 
 
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 5.14%
8,270,343
118,174,903
120,387,321
223,149
-
-
6,057,925
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14%
53,909,480
82,686,120
103,562,202
39,235
-
-
33,033,398
0.1%
Total
62,179,823
200,861,023
223,949,523
262,384
-
-
39,091,323
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column 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 June 30, 2023, 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
1,192,656,683
1,144,044,574
47,187,301
1,424,808
 Convertible Preferred Stocks
13,084,858
-
-
13,084,858
  Money Market Funds
39,091,323
39,091,323
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
1,244,832,864
1,183,135,897
47,187,301
14,509,666
 
The following is a reconciliation of Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value:
 
 
Investments in Securities:
 
Convertible Preferred Stocks
 
 
 
  Beginning Balance
$
12,279,992
 
  Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities
 
-
 
  Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities
 
(516,952)
 
  Cost of Purchases
 
1,321,818
 
  Proceeds of Sales
 
-
 
  Amortization/Accretion
 
-
 
  Transfers into Level 3
 
-
 
  Transfers out of Level 3
 
-
 
  Ending Balance
$
13,084,858
 
  The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at June 30, 2023
$
(516,952)
 
Other Investments in Securities
 
 
 
  Beginning Balance
$
1,424,808
 
  Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities
 
-
 
  Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Securities
 
-
 
  Cost of Purchases
 
-
 
  Proceeds of Sales
 
-
 
  Amortization/Accretion
 
-
 
  Transfers into Level 3
 
-
 
  Transfers out of Level 3
 
-
 
  Ending Balance
$
1,424,808
 
  The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at June 30, 2023
$
-
 
 
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, corporate actions or exchanges. 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. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliation are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations.
 
 
Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $32,669,369) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $825,054,482)
$
1,205,741,541
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $39,091,323)
39,091,323
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $864,145,805)
 
 
$
1,244,832,864
Cash
 
 
110,082
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
1,533,861
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
233,437
Dividends receivable
 
 
743,708
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
37,995
Prepaid expenses
 
 
1,546
Other receivables
 
 
2,638
  Total assets
 
 
1,247,496,131
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
$
2,370,154
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
523,325
 
 
Accrued management fee
528,039
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees payable
55,409
 
 
Other affiliated payables
143,705
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
34,978
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
33,027,700
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
36,683,310
Net Assets  
 
 
$
1,210,812,821
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
856,391,603
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
354,421,218
Net Assets
 
 
$
1,210,812,821
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($130,866,313 ÷ 3,850,861 shares)
 
 
$
33.98
Service Class 2 :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($269,636,616 ÷ 7,998,063 shares)
 
 
$
33.71
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($810,309,892 ÷ 24,134,728 shares)
 
 
$
33.57
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
3,391,455
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $39,235 from security lending)
 
 
262,384
 Total Income
 
 
 
3,653,839
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
3,158,158
 
 
Transfer agent fees
687,928
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees
321,811
 
 
Accounting fees
172,824
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
32,668
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
3,909
 
 
Audit
22,388
 
 
Legal
2,334
 
 
Miscellaneous
3,803
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
4,405,823
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(28,063)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
4,377,760
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
(723,921)
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers  
 
16,484,921
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
(9,918)
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
16,475,003
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
23,715,718
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
11,163
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
23,726,881
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
40,201,884
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
39,477,963
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
(723,921)
$
(1,989,028)
Net realized gain (loss)
 
16,475,003
 
 
(37,710,579)
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
23,726,881
 
(142,009,475)
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
39,477,963
 
 
(181,709,082)
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
-
 
 
(78,323,481)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
(22,248,423)
 
 
30,988,288
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
17,229,540
 
 
(229,044,275)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
1,193,583,281
 
1,422,627,556
 
End of period
$
1,210,812,821
$
1,193,583,281
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VIP Health Care Portfolio Initial Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
32.87
$
40.05
$
38.41
$
33.32
$
27.86
$
26.44
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
- C
 
(.02)
 
(.01)
 
.06
 
.07
 
.06
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
1.11
 
(4.96)
 
4.39
 
6.90
 
7.47
 
1.99
  Total from investment operations
 
1.11  
 
(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) D
 
(1.87) D
 
(2.08)
 
(.63)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
33.98
$
32.87
$
40.05
$
38.41
$
33.32
$
27.86
 Total Return   E,F,G
 
3.38%
 
(12.41)%
 
11.73%
 
21.58%
 
28.37%
 
7.86%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.63% J
 
.63%
 
.63%
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.65%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.62% J
 
.63%
 
.63%
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.65%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.62% J
 
.63%
 
.63%
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.64%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
(.02)% J
 
(.06)%
 
(.04)%
 
.18%
 
.23%
 
.19%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
130,866
$
132,871
$
172,092
$
168,627
$
145,315
$
139,026
    Portfolio turnover rate K
 
55% J
 
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 Amount represents less than $.005 per share.
 
D Total distributions per share do not sum due to rounding.
 
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 Service Class 2
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019   A
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
32.65
$
39.89
$
38.29
$
33.27
$
28.52
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) B,C
 
(.04)
 
(.10)
 
(.11)
 
(.03)
 
(.04)
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
1.10
 
(4.94)
 
4.38
 
6.88
 
4.85
  Total from investment operations
 
1.06  
 
(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
$
33.71
$
32.65
$
39.89
$
38.29
$
33.27
 Total Return   E,F,G
 
3.25%
 
(12.62)%
 
11.45%
 
21.28%
 
16.87%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets C,H,I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.88% J
 
.88%
 
.88%
 
.89%
 
.91% J
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.87% J
 
.88%
 
.87%
 
.89%
 
.91% J
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.87% J
 
.88%
 
.87%
 
.88%
 
.90% J
    Net investment income (loss)
 
(.27)% J
 
(.31)%
 
(.28)%
 
(.07)%
 
(.18)% J
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
269,637
$
246,472
$
275,392
$
143,771
$
20,198
    Portfolio turnover rate K
 
55% J
 
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
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
32.48
$
39.64
$
38.04
$
33.02
$
27.62
$
26.23
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
(.02)
 
(.04)
 
(.04)
 
.03
 
.04
 
.03
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
1.11
 
(4.92)
 
4.35
 
6.83
 
7.41
 
1.96
  Total from investment operations
 
1.09  
 
(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
$
33.57
$
32.48
$
39.64
$
38.04
$
33.02
$
27.62
 Total Return   D,E,F
 
3.36%
 
(12.49)%
 
11.66%
 
21.49%
 
28.29%
 
7.72%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.70% I
 
.70%
 
.70%
 
.72%
 
.73%
 
.73%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.70% I
 
.70%
 
.70%
 
.72%
 
.73%
 
.73%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.70% I
 
.70%
 
.70%
 
.71%
 
.73%
 
.72%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
(.09)% I
 
(.14)%
 
(.11)%
 
.10%
 
.15%
 
.11%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
810,310
$
814,240
$
975,143
$
914,765
$
737,957
$
674,111
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
55% I
 
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 for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
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 Annualized.
 
J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended June 30, 2023
 
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.
 
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
$14,509,666
Market comparable
Enterprise value/Revenue multiple (EV/R)
3.3 - 24.9 / 7.3
Increase
 
 
Recovery value
Recovery value
$5.51
Increase
 
 
Market approach
Transaction price
$7.75 - $20.56 / $13.45
Increase
 
 
 
Discount rate
20.0%
Decrease
 
 
Black scholes
Discount rate
4.2% - 5.0% / 4.5%
Increase
 
 
 
Volatility
45.0% - 90.0% / 52.6%
Increase
 
 
 
Term
1.5 - 4.0 / 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 June 30, 2023, 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 (ETFs). 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 (ETF). 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. 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
$433,193,213
Gross unrealized depreciation
(56,049,408)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$377,143,805
Tax cost
$867,689,059
 
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 prior 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)
 
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, and allows for early adoption. ASU 2022-03 will only be applicable to an equity security in which the contractual arrangement that restricts its sale is executed or modified on or after the adoption date. 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
327,671,494
345,438,481
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 annualized 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
  $321,811
 
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 A
Initial Class
$41,546
.06
Service Class 2
  81,096
.06
Investor Class
              565,286
.14
 
$687,928
 
 
A   Annualized
 
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 annualized 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
$5,362
 
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
  23,021,826
  19,896,749
  2,174,195
 
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
$1,167
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
$4,239
$290
$-
8. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $545.
 
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $27,518.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
VIP Health Care Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
$-
  $9,298,671
Service Class 2
  -
  15,645,387
Investor Class
                             -
  53,379,423
Total   
$-
$78,323,481
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
VIP Health Care Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
134,951
295,996
$4,496,339
$9,770,229
Reinvestment of distributions
-
284,276
-
9,298,671
Shares redeemed
(326,759)
(834,758)
(10,955,433)
(26,380,793)
Net increase (decrease)
(191,808)
(254,486)
$(6,459,094)
$(7,311,893)
Service Class 2
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
864,483
1,753,408
$28,719,902
$56,484,590
Reinvestment of distributions
-
480,509
-
15,645,387
Shares redeemed
(416,319)
(1,587,975)
(13,860,436)
(50,671,053)
Net increase (decrease)
448,164
645,942
$14,859,466
$21,458,924
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
414,466
1,365,364
$13,817,988
$43,792,392
Reinvestment of distributions
-
1,650,059
-
53,379,423
Shares redeemed
(1,345,836)
(2,550,391)
(44,466,783)
(80,330,558)
Net increase (decrease)
(931,370)
465,032
$(30,648,795)
$16,841,257
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 Health Care Portfolio
77%
1
21%
 
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. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
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 (January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023).
 
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 January 1, 2023
 
Ending Account Value June 30, 2023
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023
VIP Health Care Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.62%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,033.80
 
$ 3.13
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.72
 
$ 3.11
 
Service Class 2
 
 
 
.87%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,032.50
 
$ 4.38
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,020.48
 
$ 4.36
 
Investor Class
 
 
 
.70%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,033.60
 
$ 3.53
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.32
 
$ 3.51
 
 
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 181/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
VIP Health Care Portfolio
At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), voted to continue the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-subadvisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board determined that it will consider the annual renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts for a full one year period in July 2023, following its review of additional materials provided by FMR.
The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board will consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
In connection with its consideration of future renewals of the fund's Advisory Contracts, the Board will consider: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the fund, including shareholder and administrative services and investment performance; (ii) the competitiveness of the management fee and total expenses for the fund; (iii) the costs of the services and profitability, including the revenues earned and the expenses incurred in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering, and servicing the fund and its shareholders, to the extent applicable; and (iv) whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is the potential for realization of any further economies.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the fund's management fee structure is fair and reasonable, and that the continuation of the fund's Advisory Contracts should be approved for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Liquidity Rule) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the Program) reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule. The Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as administrator of the Program. The Fidelity advisers have established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the LRM Committee) to manage the Program for each of the Fidelity Funds. The LRM Committee monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of implementation of the Program and on a periodic basis assesses each Fund's liquidity risk based on a variety of factors including (1) the Fund's investment strategy, (2) portfolio liquidity and cash flow projections during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, (3) shareholder redemptions, (4) borrowings and other funding sources and (5) certain factors specific to ETFs including the effect of the Fund's prices and spreads, market participants, and basket compositions on the overall liquidity of the Fund's portfolio, as applicable.
In accordance with the Program, each of the Fund's portfolio investments is classified into one of four defined liquidity categories based on a determination of a reasonable expectation for how long it would take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) without significantly changing its market value.
  • Highly liquid investments - cash or convertible to cash within three business days or less
  • Moderately liquid investments - convertible to cash in three to seven calendar days
  • Less liquid investments - can be sold or disposed of, but not settled, within seven calendar days
  • Illiquid investments - cannot be sold or disposed of within seven calendar days
Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and generally utilize analysis from a third-party liquidity metrics service.
The Liquidity Rule places a 15% limit on a fund's illiquid investments and requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to determine and maintain a minimum percentage of the fund's net assets to be invested in highly liquid investments (highly liquid investment minimum or HLIM).  The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments and for determining, periodically reviewing and complying with the HLIM requirement as applicable.
At a recent meeting of the Fund's Board of Trustees, the LRM Committee provided a written report to the Board pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of the Program for the period December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022.  The report concluded that the Program is operating effectively and is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk.  
 
1.817376.118
VHCIC-SANN-0823
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
VIP Financials Portfolio
(formerly VIP Financial Services Portfolio)
 
 
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2023

Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

Liquidity Risk Management Program

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Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
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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.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
MasterCard, Inc. Class A
10.5
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
7.5
 
Bank of America Corp.
5.9
 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
3.4
 
U.S. Bancorp
3.0
 
Citigroup, Inc.
2.9
 
Morgan Stanley
2.9
 
Essent Group Ltd.
2.7
 
Chubb Ltd.
2.7
 
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
2.6
 
 
44.1
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Banks
33.9
 
Insurance
23.3
 
Financial Services
22.9
 
Capital Markets
14.1
 
Consumer Finance
4.7
 
Professional Services
0.8
 
 
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.3%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Banks - 33.9%
 
 
 
Diversified Banks - 21.8%
 
 
 
Bank of America Corp.
 
357,700
10,262,413
Citigroup, Inc.
 
109,600
5,045,984
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
 
14,300
2,079,792
KeyCorp
 
253,100
2,338,644
U.S. Bancorp
 
156,500
5,170,760
Wells Fargo & Co.
 
308,577
13,170,066
 
 
 
38,067,659
Regional Banks - 12.1%
 
 
 
Associated Banc-Corp.
 
80,700
1,309,761
Cadence Bank
 
48,710
956,664
East West Bancorp, Inc.
 
37,800
1,995,462
First Hawaiian, Inc.
 
55,700
1,003,157
First Interstate Bancsystem, Inc.
 
69,969
1,668,061
Heartland Financial U.S.A., Inc.
 
26,000
724,620
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
 
670
7,223
M&T Bank Corp.
 
20,830
2,577,921
Popular, Inc.
 
47,400
2,868,648
Truist Financial Corp.
 
98,400
2,986,440
UMB Financial Corp.
 
17,000
1,035,300
Wintrust Financial Corp.
 
28,400
2,062,408
Zions Bancorp NA
 
76,600
2,057,476
 
 
 
21,253,141
TOTAL BANKS
 
 
59,320,800
Capital Markets - 14.1%
 
 
 
Asset Management & Custody Banks - 8.2%
 
 
 
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
 
6,500
974,285
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
 
62,100
2,764,692
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Class A
 
10
326
Brookfield Corp. Class A
 
47,541
1,599,755
Carlyle Group LP
 
55,100
1,760,445
Northern Trust Corp.
 
12,200
904,508
Patria Investments Ltd. (a)
 
156,700
2,240,810
State Street Corp.
 
56,000
4,098,080
 
 
 
14,342,901
Financial Exchanges & Data - 0.8%
 
 
 
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores S.A.B. de CV
 
690,200
1,432,255
Investment Banking & Brokerage - 5.1%
 
 
 
Lazard Ltd. Class A
 
32,700
1,046,400
Morgan Stanley
 
58,300
4,978,820
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
 
19,150
1,987,196
Virtu Financial, Inc. Class A
 
55,100
941,659
 
 
 
8,954,075
TOTAL CAPITAL MARKETS
 
 
24,729,231
Consumer Finance - 4.7%
 
 
 
Consumer Finance - 4.7%
 
 
 
Capital One Financial Corp.
 
33,600
3,674,832
FirstCash Holdings, Inc.
 
25,338
2,364,796
OneMain Holdings, Inc.
 
50,200
2,193,238
 
 
 
8,232,866
Financial Services - 22.5%
 
 
 
Commercial & Residential Mortgage Finance - 4.1%
 
 
 
Essent Group Ltd.
 
100,100
4,684,680
NMI Holdings, Inc. (b)
 
48,644
1,255,988
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
 
14,800
1,170,532
 
 
 
7,111,200
Diversified Financial Services - 2.8%
 
 
 
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
 
45,700
3,510,217
Corebridge Financial, Inc. (a)
 
80,700
1,425,162
 
 
 
4,935,379
Multi-Sector Holdings - 0.7%
 
 
 
Cannae Holdings, Inc. (b)
 
57,100
1,153,991
Transaction & Payment Processing Services - 14.9%
 
 
 
Fiserv, Inc. (b)
 
30,300
3,822,345
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (b)
 
7,400
1,857,992
Global Payments, Inc.
 
21,800
2,147,736
MasterCard, Inc. Class A
 
46,600
18,327,778
 
 
 
26,155,851
TOTAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
 
 
39,356,421
Insurance - 23.3%
 
 
 
Insurance Brokers - 3.9%
 
 
 
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
 
10,400
2,283,528
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
 
23,900
4,495,112
 
 
 
6,778,640
Life & Health Insurance - 3.0%
 
 
 
Globe Life, Inc.
 
23,900
2,619,918
Primerica, Inc.
 
13,500
2,669,760
 
 
 
5,289,678
Multi-Line Insurance - 1.5%
 
 
 
Assurant, Inc.
 
100
12,572
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
 
37,300
2,686,346
 
 
 
2,698,918
Property & Casualty Insurance - 11.4%
 
 
 
American Financial Group, Inc.
 
13,300
1,579,375
Beazley PLC
 
201,179
1,504,879
Chubb Ltd.
 
24,300
4,679,208
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC
 
819,900
1,415,611
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
 
38,900
1,400,400
First American Financial Corp.
 
32,700
1,864,554
Hiscox Ltd.
 
190,300
2,636,740
Lancashire Holdings Ltd.
 
232,500
1,706,690
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.
 
12,000
1,151,400
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
 
11,512
1,999,174
 
 
 
19,938,031
Reinsurance - 3.5%
 
 
 
Enstar Group Ltd. (b)
 
500
122,120
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
 
43,700
6,060,753
 
 
 
6,182,873
TOTAL INSURANCE
 
 
40,888,140
Professional Services - 0.8%
 
 
 
Research & Consulting Services - 0.8%
 
 
 
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (a)
 
119,700
1,384,929
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $156,611,838)
 
 
 
173,912,387
 
 
 
 
Convertible Bonds - 0.4%
 
 
Principal
Amount (c)
 
Value ($)
 
Financial Services - 0.4%
 
 
 
Transaction & Payment Processing Services - 0.4%
 
 
 
Affirm Holdings, Inc. 0% 11/15/26
 
  (Cost $631,293)
 
 
959,000
707,838
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 2.5%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14% (d)(e)
 
  (Cost $4,304,450)
 
 
4,304,020
4,304,450
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 102.2%
  (Cost $161,547,581)
 
 
 
178,924,675
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.2)%  
(3,849,068)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
175,075,607
 
 
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
 
(b)
Non-income producing
 
(c)
Amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.
 
(d)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
(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 5.14%
-
12,640,945
12,640,945
7,531
-
-
-
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14%
-
23,280,200
18,975,750
1,014
-
-
4,304,450
0.0%
Total
-
35,921,145
31,616,695
8,545
-
-
4,304,450
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column 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 June 30, 2023, 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
173,912,387
173,912,387
-
-
 Convertible Bonds
707,838
-
707,838
-
  Money Market Funds
4,304,450
4,304,450
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
178,924,675
178,216,837
707,838
-
Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $4,164,400) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $157,243,131)
$
174,620,225
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $4,304,450)
4,304,450
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $161,547,581)
 
 
$
178,924,675
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
1,893,621
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
22,984
Dividends receivable
 
 
211,750
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
789
Prepaid expenses
 
 
513
Other receivables
 
 
220
  Total assets
 
 
181,054,552
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable to custodian bank
$
1,378,267
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
82,371
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
87,811
 
 
Accrued management fee
77,367
 
 
Other affiliated payables
24,444
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
24,235
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
4,304,450
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
5,978,945
Net Assets  
 
 
$
175,075,607
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
159,285,921
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
15,789,686
Net Assets
 
 
$
175,075,607
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($20,173,729 ÷ 1,550,885 shares)
 
 
$
13.01
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($154,901,878 ÷ 11,985,270 shares)
 
 
$
12.92
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
3,144,141
Interest  
 
 
64,638
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $1,014 from security lending)
 
 
8,545
 Total Income
 
 
 
3,217,324
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
539,708
 
 
Transfer agent fees
133,372
 
 
Accounting fees
36,374
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
19,408
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
758
 
 
Audit
20,605
 
 
Legal
490
 
 
Miscellaneous
651
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
751,366
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(5,067)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
746,299
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
2,471,025
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers  
 
(2,700,258)
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
2,608
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
(2,697,650)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
(6,882,335)
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
(301)
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
(6,882,636)
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
(9,580,286)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
(7,109,261)
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
2,471,025
$
5,140,561
Net realized gain (loss)
 
(2,697,650)
 
 
10,273,427
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
(6,882,636)
 
(44,761,949)
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
(7,109,261)
 
 
(29,347,961)
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(11,096,211)
 
 
(9,878,895)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
(33,234,616)
 
 
(16,203,538)
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
(51,440,088)
 
 
(55,430,394)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
226,515,695
 
281,946,089
 
End of period
$
175,075,607
$
226,515,695
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VIP Financials Portfolio Initial Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
14.01
$
15.82
$
12.38
$
13.62
$
11.15
$
13.72
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.17
 
.30
 
.32
 
.26
 
.22
 
.17
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(.47)
 
(1.57)
 
3.71
 
(.16)
 
3.39
 
(2.28)
  Total from investment operations
 
(.30)  
 
(1.27)  
 
4.03  
 
.10  
 
3.61
 
(2.11)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.08)
 
(.29)
 
(.27)
 
(.26)
 
(.26)
 
(.16)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.62)
 
(.25)
 
(.32)
 
(1.08)
 
(.88)
 
(.29)
     Total distributions
 
(.70)
 
(.54)
 
(.59)
 
(1.34)
 
(1.14)
 
(.46) C
  Redemption fees added to paid in capital A
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
- D
  Net asset value, end of period
$
13.01
$
14.01
$
15.82
$
12.38
$
13.62
$
11.15
 Total Return   E,F,G
 
(2.71)%
 
(8.33)%
 
33.19%
 
.77%
 
34.33%
 
(15.73)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.67% J
 
.65%
 
.65%
 
.69%
 
.68%
 
.67%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.66% J
 
.65%
 
.65%
 
.69%
 
.68%
 
.67%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.66% J
 
.65%
 
.65%
 
.68%
 
.67%
 
.66%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
2.48% J
 
2.06%
 
2.08%
 
2.47%
 
1.83%
 
1.25%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
20,174
$
29,116
$
35,491
$
20,134
$
24,758
$
24,142
    Portfolio turnover rate K
 
56% J
 
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 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 Financial Services Portfolio Investor Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
13.93
$
15.73
$
12.31
$
13.56
$
11.10
$
13.66
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.16
 
.29
 
.30
 
.25
 
.21
 
.15
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(.47)
 
(1.56)
 
3.70
 
(.16)
 
3.38
 
(2.26)
  Total from investment operations
 
(.31)  
 
(1.27)  
 
4.00  
 
.09  
 
3.59
 
(2.11)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.08)
 
(.28)
 
(.26)
 
(.25)
 
(.25)
 
(.15)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.62)
 
(.25)
 
(.32)
 
(1.08)
 
(.88)
 
(.29)
     Total distributions
 
(.70)
 
(.53)
 
(.58)
 
(1.34) C
 
(1.13)
 
(.45) C
  Redemption fees added to paid in capital A
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
- D
  Net asset value, end of period
$
12.92
$
13.93
$
15.73
$
12.31
$
13.56
$
11.10
 Total Return   E,F,G
 
(2.81)%
 
(8.37)%
 
33.14%
 
.63%
 
34.28%
 
(15.82)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.74% J
 
.73%
 
.72%
 
.76%
 
.76%
 
.75%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.74% J
 
.73%
 
.72%
 
.76%
 
.76%
 
.75%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.74% J
 
.73%
 
.72%
 
.75%
 
.75%
 
.74%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
2.41% J
 
1.99%
 
2.01%
 
2.39%
 
1.75%
 
1.17%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
154,902
$
197,400
$
246,455
$
121,359
$
139,831
$
133,990
    Portfolio turnover rate K
 
56% J
 
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 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).
 
For the period ended June 30, 2023
 
1. Organization.
VIP Financials Portfolio (the Fund) (formerly VIP Financial Services Portfolio) 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.
 
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 prepayment speed assumptions, attributes of the collateral, 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 June 30, 2023 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 (ETFs). 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 (ETF). 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. 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) 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
$29,920,536
Gross unrealized depreciation
(15,034,424)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$14,886,112
Tax cost
$164,038,562
 
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 Financials Portfolio
57,838,784
99,764,387
 
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 annualized 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 A
Initial Class
  7,837
.06
Investor Class
125,535
.14
 
$133,372
 
 
A Annualized
 
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 annualized rates:
 
 
% of Average Net Assets
VIP Financials 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 Financials Portfolio
$1,013
 
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 Financials Portfolio
  929,784
  4,240,512
  (110,800)
 
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 Financials Portfolio
$228
 
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 Financials Portfolio
$113
$-
$-
 
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 $5,067.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
VIP Financials Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
  1,391,952
  1,249,703
Investor Class
  9,704,259
  8,629,192
Total   
$11,096,211
$9,878,895
 
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
VIP Financials Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
74,564
1,003,850
$989,671
$15,681,340
Reinvestment of distributions
94,626
79,599
1,391,952
1,249,703
Shares redeemed
(696,336)
(1,249,358)
(8,966,202)
(18,033,364)
Net increase (decrease)
(527,146)
(165,909)
$(6,584,579)
$(1,102,321)
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
648,810
4,025,217
$8,596,917
$63,943,329
Reinvestment of distributions
663,766
552,838
9,704,258
8,629,192
Shares redeemed
(3,499,448)
(6,076,050)
(44,951,212)
(87,673,738)
Net increase (decrease)
(2,186,872)
(1,497,995)
$(26,650,037)
$(15,101,217)
 
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 Financials 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. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
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 (January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023).
 
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 January 1, 2023
 
Ending Account Value June 30, 2023
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023
VIP Financials Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.66%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 972.90
 
$ 3.23
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.52
 
$ 3.31
 
Investor Class
 
 
 
.74%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 971.90
 
$ 3.62
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.12
 
$ 3.71
 
 
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 181/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
VIP Financials Portfolio
At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), voted to continue the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-subadvisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board determined that it will consider the annual renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts for a full one year period in July 2023, following its review of additional materials provided by FMR.
The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board will consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
In connection with its consideration of future renewals of the fund's Advisory Contracts, the Board will consider: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the fund, including shareholder and administrative services and investment performance; (ii) the competitiveness of the management fee and total expenses for the fund; (iii) the costs of the services and profitability, including the revenues earned and the expenses incurred in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering, and servicing the fund and its shareholders, to the extent applicable; and (iv) whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is the potential for realization of any further economies.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the fund's management fee structure is fair and reasonable, and that the continuation of the fund's Advisory Contracts should be approved for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Liquidity Rule) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the Program) reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule. The Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as administrator of the Program. The Fidelity advisers have established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the LRM Committee) to manage the Program for each of the Fidelity Funds. The LRM Committee monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of implementation of the Program and on a periodic basis assesses each Fund's liquidity risk based on a variety of factors including (1) the Fund's investment strategy, (2) portfolio liquidity and cash flow projections during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, (3) shareholder redemptions, (4) borrowings and other funding sources and (5) certain factors specific to ETFs including the effect of the Fund's prices and spreads, market participants, and basket compositions on the overall liquidity of the Fund's portfolio, as applicable.
In accordance with the Program, each of the Fund's portfolio investments is classified into one of four defined liquidity categories based on a determination of a reasonable expectation for how long it would take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) without significantly changing its market value.
  • Highly liquid investments - cash or convertible to cash within three business days or less
  • Moderately liquid investments - convertible to cash in three to seven calendar days
  • Less liquid investments - can be sold or disposed of, but not settled, within seven calendar days
  • Illiquid investments - cannot be sold or disposed of within seven calendar days
Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and generally utilize analysis from a third-party liquidity metrics service.
The Liquidity Rule places a 15% limit on a fund's illiquid investments and requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to determine and maintain a minimum percentage of the fund's net assets to be invested in highly liquid investments (highly liquid investment minimum or HLIM).  The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments and for determining, periodically reviewing and complying with the HLIM requirement as applicable.
At a recent meeting of the Fund's Board of Trustees, the LRM Committee provided a written report to the Board pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of the Program for the period December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022.  The report concluded that the Program is operating effectively and is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk.  
 
1.817370.118
VFSIC-SANN-0823
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
 
 
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2023

Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

Liquidity Risk Management Program

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You may also call 1-877-208-0098 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-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.
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-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.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Amazon.com, Inc.
23.9
 
Tesla, Inc.
14.4
 
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
4.8
 
The Home Depot, Inc.
4.6
 
TJX Companies, Inc.
4.1
 
NIKE, Inc. Class B
3.4
 
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
2.9
 
McDonald's Corp.
2.4
 
Booking Holdings, Inc.
2.2
 
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
2.1
 
 
64.8
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Broadline Retail
24.5
 
Specialty Retail
20.0
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
18.4
 
Automobiles
14.4
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
11.1
 
Household Durables
3.9
 
Automobile Components
3.3
 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
3.1
 
Building Products
0.3
 
 
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.0%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Automobile Components - 3.3%
 
 
 
Automotive Parts & Equipment - 3.3%
 
 
 
Adient PLC (a)
 
46,300
1,774,216
Aptiv PLC (a)
 
43,850
4,476,647
Magna International, Inc. Class A
 
24,820
1,400,841
 
 
 
7,651,704
Automobiles - 14.4%
 
 
 
Automobile Manufacturers - 14.4%
 
 
 
Tesla, Inc. (a)
 
126,964
33,235,366
Broadline Retail - 24.5%
 
 
 
Broadline Retail - 24.5%
 
 
 
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)
 
423,737
55,238,353
eBay, Inc.
 
9,206
411,416
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a)
 
17,000
984,810
 
 
 
56,634,579
Building Products - 0.3%
 
 
 
Building Products - 0.3%
 
 
 
The AZEK Co., Inc. (a)
 
26,358
798,384
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail - 3.1%
 
 
 
Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail - 2.2%
 
 
 
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)
 
30,049
4,312,032
Target Corp.
 
4,814
634,967
 
 
 
4,946,999
Food Distributors - 0.9%
 
 
 
Performance Food Group Co. (a)
 
35,031
2,110,267
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL
 
 
7,057,266
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 18.4%
 
 
 
Casinos & Gaming - 2.5%
 
 
 
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (a)
 
25,299
1,289,490
Churchill Downs, Inc.
 
16,048
2,233,400
Penn Entertainment, Inc. (a)
 
65,652
1,577,618
Red Rock Resorts, Inc.
 
14,000
654,920
 
 
 
5,755,428
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines - 7.5%
 
 
 
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)
 
1,861
5,025,314
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
 
45,480
6,619,614
Marriott International, Inc. Class A
 
22,824
4,192,541
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (a)
 
14,290
1,482,445
 
 
 
17,319,914
Leisure Facilities - 0.3%
 
 
 
Planet Fitness, Inc. (a)
 
10,896
734,826
Restaurants - 8.1%
 
 
 
ARAMARK Holdings Corp.
 
58,945
2,537,582
Brinker International, Inc. (a)
 
12,095
442,677
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)
 
1,425
3,048,075
Domino's Pizza, Inc.
 
10,876
3,665,103
Dutch Bros, Inc. (a)(b)
 
9,227
262,508
McDonald's Corp.
 
18,693
5,578,178
Starbucks Corp.
 
31,300
3,100,578
 
 
 
18,634,701
TOTAL HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE
 
 
42,444,869
Household Durables - 3.9%
 
 
 
Home Furnishings - 1.8%
 
 
 
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (b)
 
99,803
3,999,106
Homebuilding - 2.1%
 
 
 
KB Home
 
40,280
2,082,879
PulteGroup, Inc.
 
36,510
2,836,097
 
 
 
4,918,976
TOTAL HOUSEHOLD DURABLES
 
 
8,918,082
Specialty Retail - 20.0%
 
 
 
Apparel Retail - 4.9%
 
 
 
Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)
 
8,769
1,380,153
TJX Companies, Inc.
 
111,738
9,474,265
Victoria's Secret & Co. (a)
 
23,596
411,278
 
 
 
11,265,696
Automotive Retail - 0.6%
 
 
 
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)
 
1,465
1,399,515
Home Improvement Retail - 11.3%
 
 
 
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. Class A (a)(b)
 
41,371
4,300,929
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
 
49,078
11,076,905
The Home Depot, Inc.
 
34,616
10,753,114
 
 
 
26,130,948
Homefurnishing Retail - 0.6%
 
 
 
Wayfair LLC Class A (a)
 
1,866
121,309
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (b)
 
10,460
1,308,964
 
 
 
1,430,273
Other Specialty Retail - 2.6%
 
 
 
Bath & Body Works, Inc.
 
18,985
711,938
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
 
36,588
4,836,568
Five Below, Inc. (a)
 
740
145,440
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a)
 
24,000
296,400
 
 
 
5,990,346
TOTAL SPECIALTY RETAIL
 
 
46,216,778
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 11.1%
 
 
 
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods - 5.4%
 
 
 
Capri Holdings Ltd. (a)
 
66,387
2,382,629
Levi Strauss & Co. Class A
 
44,200
637,806
lululemon athletica, Inc. (a)
 
10,756
4,071,146
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
 
1,064
1,003,259
PVH Corp.
 
18,555
1,576,618
Tapestry, Inc.
 
65,619
2,808,493
 
 
 
12,479,951
Footwear - 5.7%
 
 
 
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)
 
7,414
3,912,071
NIKE, Inc. Class B
 
70,316
7,760,777
On Holding AG (a)
 
14,294
471,702
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a)
 
11,000
579,260
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
 
30,100
442,169
 
 
 
13,165,979
TOTAL TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS
 
 
25,645,930
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $133,161,334)
 
 
 
228,602,958
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 4.6%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.14% (c)
 
2,235,605
2,236,053
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14% (c)(d)
 
8,343,855
8,344,689
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
  (Cost $10,580,742)
 
 
10,580,742
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 103.6%
  (Cost $143,742,076)
 
 
 
239,183,700
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (3.6)%  
(8,344,877)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
230,838,823
 
 
 
 
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 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 5.14%
119,017
24,709,666
22,592,630
27,151
-
-
2,236,053
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14%
5,380,314
31,998,127
29,033,752
13,460
-
-
8,344,689
0.0%
Total
5,499,331
56,707,793
51,626,382
40,611
-
-
10,580,742
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column 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 June 30, 2023, 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
228,602,958
227,599,699
1,003,259
-
  Money Market Funds
10,580,742
10,580,742
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
239,183,700
238,180,441
1,003,259
-
Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $8,265,116) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $133,161,334)
$
228,602,958
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $10,580,742)
10,580,742
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $143,742,076)
 
 
$
239,183,700
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
106,534
Dividends receivable
 
 
36,294
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
10,507
Prepaid expenses
 
 
360
Other receivables
 
 
1,914
  Total assets
 
 
239,339,309
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
$
8,137
 
 
Accrued management fee
96,151
 
 
Other affiliated payables
30,695
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
20,978
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
8,344,525
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
8,500,486
Net Assets  
 
 
$
230,838,823
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
137,178,046
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
93,660,777
Net Assets
 
 
$
230,838,823
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($21,221,341 ÷ 701,795 shares)
 
 
$
30.24
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($209,617,482 ÷ 6,970,892 shares)
 
 
$
30.07
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
771,045
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $13,460 from security lending)
 
 
40,611
 Total Income
 
 
 
811,656
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
535,695
 
 
Transfer agent fees
134,522
 
 
Accounting fees
36,110
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
8,106
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
683
 
 
Audit
20,332
 
 
Legal
677
 
 
Miscellaneous
536
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
736,661
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(4,457)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
732,204
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
79,452
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers  
 
4,043,018
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
(458)
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
4,042,560
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
45,220,124
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
263
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
45,220,387
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
49,262,947
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
49,342,399
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
79,452
$
(51,944)
Net realized gain (loss)
 
4,042,560
 
 
(4,940,734)
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
45,220,387
 
(98,525,229)
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
49,342,399
 
 
(103,517,907)
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
-
 
 
(23,241,323)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
6,729,979
 
 
(26,322,787)
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
56,072,378
 
 
(153,082,017)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
174,766,445
 
327,848,462
 
End of period
$
230,838,823
$
174,766,445
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio Initial Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
23.54
$
39.33
$
34.37
$
25.27
$
20.97
$
22.27
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.02
 
.01
 
(.04)
 
.02
 
.08
 
.08
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
6.68
 
(12.80)
 
6.56
 
9.11
 
5.42
 
(.30)
  Total from investment operations
 
6.70  
 
(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
$
30.24
$
23.54
$
39.33
$
34.37
$
25.27
$
20.97
 Total Return   C,D,E
 
28.46%
 
(34.63)%
 
19.41%
 
36.15%
 
27.19%
 
(1.09)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.65% H
 
.66%
 
.65%
 
.67%
 
.68%
 
.68%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.65% H
 
.66%
 
.65%
 
.67%
 
.68%
 
.68%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.65% H
 
.66%
 
.65%
 
.67%
 
.67%
 
.67%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.15% H
 
.04%
 
(.11)%
 
.07%
 
.32%
 
.35%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
21,221
$
16,567
$
32,788
$
28,273
$
25,623
$
25,079
    Portfolio turnover rate I
 
37% H
 
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 for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
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 Annualized.
 
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio Investor Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
23.41
$
39.17
$
34.24
$
25.20
$
20.91
$
22.21
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.01
 
(.01)
 
(.07)
 
-
 
.06
 
.06
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
6.65
 
(12.75)
 
6.54
 
9.06
 
5.41
 
(.29)
  Total from investment operations
 
6.66  
 
(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
$
30.07
$
23.41
$
39.17
$
34.24
$
25.20
$
20.91
 Total Return   C,D,E
 
28.45%
 
(34.70)%
 
19.32%
 
36.00%
 
27.12%
 
(1.16)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.73% H
 
.74%
 
.72%
 
.75%
 
.76%
 
.76%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.72% H
 
.73%
 
.72%
 
.75%
 
.76%
 
.76%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.72% H
 
.73%
 
.72%
 
.74%
 
.75%
 
.75%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
.07% H
 
(.03)%
 
(.18)%
 
(.01)%
 
.24%
 
.27%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
209,617
$
158,200
$
295,060
$
236,803
$
176,535
$
161,512
    Portfolio turnover rate I
 
37% H
 
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 for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
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 Annualized.
 
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended June 30, 2023
 
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 June 30, 2023 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 (ETFs). 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 (ETF). 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. 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
$98,481,529
Gross unrealized depreciation
(4,969,455)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$93,512,074
Tax cost
$145,671,626
 
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 prior fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
 
  Short-term
$(3,328,304)
 
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
43,311,294
37,999,038
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 annualized management fee rate was .52% 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 A
Initial Class
$6,023
.06
Investor Class
128,499
.14
 
$134,522
 
A   Annualized
 
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 annualized 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
$557
 
 
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
3,154,338
1,117,938
203,550
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
$191
 
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
$1,461
$2,256
$-
 
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 $4,457.
 
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
  $-
  $2,380,494
Investor Class
                             -
        20,860,829
Total   
$-
$23,241,323
 
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
98,213
53,194
$2,709,178
$1,581,061
Reinvestment of distributions
-
73,201
-
2,380,494
Shares redeemed
(100,305)
(256,234)
(2,683,741)
(7,430,816)
Net increase (decrease)
(2,092)
(129,839)
$25,437
$(3,469,261)
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
825,559
731,867
$22,586,153
$19,470,902
Reinvestment of distributions
-
644,449
-
20,860,829
Shares redeemed
(611,307)
(2,153,025)
(15,881,611)
(63,185,257)
Net increase (decrease)
214,252
(776,709)
$6,704,542
$(22,853,526)
 
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 Consumer Discretionary 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. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
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 (January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023).
 
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 January 1, 2023
 
Ending Account Value June 30, 2023
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.65%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,284.60
 
$ 3.68
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.57
 
$ 3.26
 
Investor Class
 
 
 
.72%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,284.50
 
$ 4.08
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.22
 
$ 3.61
 
 
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 181/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio
At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), voted to continue the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-subadvisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board determined that it will consider the annual renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts for a full one year period in July 2023, following its review of additional materials provided by FMR.
The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board will consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
In connection with its consideration of future renewals of the fund's Advisory Contracts, the Board will consider: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the fund, including shareholder and administrative services and investment performance; (ii) the competitiveness of the management fee and total expenses for the fund; (iii) the costs of the services and profitability, including the revenues earned and the expenses incurred in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering, and servicing the fund and its shareholders, to the extent applicable; and (iv) whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is the potential for realization of any further economies.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the fund's management fee structure is fair and reasonable, and that the continuation of the fund's Advisory Contracts should be approved for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Liquidity Rule) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the Program) reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule. The Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as administrator of the Program. The Fidelity advisers have established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the LRM Committee) to manage the Program for each of the Fidelity Funds. The LRM Committee monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of implementation of the Program and on a periodic basis assesses each Fund's liquidity risk based on a variety of factors including (1) the Fund's investment strategy, (2) portfolio liquidity and cash flow projections during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, (3) shareholder redemptions, (4) borrowings and other funding sources and (5) certain factors specific to ETFs including the effect of the Fund's prices and spreads, market participants, and basket compositions on the overall liquidity of the Fund's portfolio, as applicable.
In accordance with the Program, each of the Fund's portfolio investments is classified into one of four defined liquidity categories based on a determination of a reasonable expectation for how long it would take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) without significantly changing its market value.
  • Highly liquid investments - cash or convertible to cash within three business days or less
  • Moderately liquid investments - convertible to cash in three to seven calendar days
  • Less liquid investments - can be sold or disposed of, but not settled, within seven calendar days
  • Illiquid investments - cannot be sold or disposed of within seven calendar days
Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and generally utilize analysis from a third-party liquidity metrics service.
The Liquidity Rule places a 15% limit on a fund's illiquid investments and requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to determine and maintain a minimum percentage of the fund's net assets to be invested in highly liquid investments (highly liquid investment minimum or HLIM).  The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments and for determining, periodically reviewing and complying with the HLIM requirement as applicable.
At a recent meeting of the Fund's Board of Trustees, the LRM Committee provided a written report to the Board pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of the Program for the period December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022.  The report concluded that the Program is operating effectively and is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk.  
 
1.817358.118
VCONIC-SANN-0823
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
VIP Communication Services Portfolio
 
 
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2023

Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

Liquidity Risk Management Program

To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov.
You may also call 1-877-208-0098 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products are separate account options which are purchased through a variable insurance contract.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-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.
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-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.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A
21.8
 
Alphabet, Inc. Class A
18.5
 
Netflix, Inc.
8.1
 
Comcast Corp. Class A
4.5
 
T-Mobile U.S., Inc.
4.5
 
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
3.9
 
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A
3.7
 
The Walt Disney Co.
3.7
 
Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A
3.5
 
Amazon.com, Inc.
2.8
 
 
75.0
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Interactive Media & Services
45.6
 
Entertainment
25.8
 
Media
13.6
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services
4.5
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services
3.1
 
Broadline Retail
2.8
 
Ground Transportation
2.7
 
IT Services
0.5
 
Software
0.1
 
 
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.7%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Broadline Retail - 2.8%
 
 
 
Broadline Retail - 2.8%
 
 
 
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)
 
32,500
4,236,700
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.1%
 
 
 
Alternative Carriers - 3.1%
 
 
 
EchoStar Holding Corp. Class A (a)(b)
 
20,000
346,800
Iridium Communications, Inc.
 
4,600
285,752
Liberty Global PLC Class C (a)
 
120,200
2,135,954
Liberty Latin America Ltd. Class C (a)
 
225,990
1,948,034
 
 
 
4,716,540
Integrated Telecommunication Services - 0.0%
 
 
 
AT&T, Inc.
 
300
4,785
TOTAL DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
 
 
4,721,325
Entertainment - 25.8%
 
 
 
Interactive Home Entertainment - 7.3%
 
 
 
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
 
69,400
5,850,420
Roblox Corp. (a)
 
9,600
386,880
Sea Ltd. ADR (a)
 
16,600
963,464
Skillz, Inc. (a)
 
95
865
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)
 
26,300
3,870,308
 
 
 
11,071,937
Movies & Entertainment - 18.5%
 
 
 
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)
 
103,900
1,714,350
Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (a)
 
26,900
643,448
Liberty Media Corp. Liberty Formula One Class A (a)
 
39,900
2,698,038
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.:
 
 
 
 Class A (a)
 
4,500
39,735
 Class B (a)
 
92,300
770,705
Marcus Corp. (b)
 
46,500
689,595
Netflix, Inc. (a)
 
27,910
12,294,076
The Walt Disney Co. (a)
 
62,123
5,546,341
Warner Music Group Corp. Class A
 
41,000
1,069,690
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Class A (b)
 
22,500
2,440,575
 
 
 
27,906,553
TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT
 
 
38,978,490
Ground Transportation - 2.7%
 
 
 
Passenger Ground Transportation - 2.7%
 
 
 
Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)
 
96,200
4,152,954
Interactive Media & Services - 45.6%
 
 
 
Interactive Media & Services - 45.6%
 
 
 
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a)
 
234,200
28,033,740
Angi, Inc. (a)
 
328,599
1,084,377
Match Group, Inc. (a)
 
39,099
1,636,293
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A (a)
 
114,700
32,916,606
Pinterest, Inc. Class A (a)
 
61,700
1,686,878
Shutterstock, Inc.
 
3,300
160,611
Snap, Inc. Class A (a)
 
232,200
2,749,248
Vimeo, Inc. (a)
 
5,800
23,896
Zoominfo Technologies, Inc. (a)
 
27,300
693,147
 
 
 
68,984,796
IT Services - 0.5%
 
 
 
Internet Services & Infrastructure - 0.5%
 
 
 
Shopify, Inc. Class A (a)
 
11,000
710,600
Media - 13.6%
 
 
 
Advertising - 0.4%
 
 
 
S4 Capital PLC (a)
 
310,700
497,182
TechTarget, Inc. (a)
 
1,900
59,147
 
 
 
556,329
Broadcasting - 0.2%
 
 
 
Fox Corp. Class A
 
8,600
292,400
Cable & Satellite - 13.0%
 
 
 
Altice U.S.A., Inc. Class A (a)
 
224,000
676,480
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a)
 
15,400
5,657,498
Comcast Corp. Class A
 
164,100
6,818,355
DISH Network Corp. Class A (a)(b)
 
5,654
37,260
Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A (a)
 
66,365
5,291,281
Liberty Media Corp. Liberty SiriusXM Series A (a)
 
38,500
1,263,185
 
 
 
19,744,059
TOTAL MEDIA
 
 
20,592,788
Software - 0.1%
 
 
 
Application Software - 0.1%
 
 
 
Viant Technology, Inc. (a)
 
41,200
189,932
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 4.5%
 
 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 4.5%
 
 
 
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (a)
 
48,721
6,767,347
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $117,697,059)
 
 
 
149,334,932
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 4.0%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.14% (c)
 
1,916,564
1,916,948
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14% (c)(d)
 
4,112,381
4,112,792
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
  (Cost $6,029,740)
 
 
6,029,740
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 102.7%
  (Cost $123,726,799)
 
 
 
155,364,672
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.7)%  
(4,138,428)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
151,226,244
 
 
 
 
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 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 5.14%
603,067
42,717,002
41,403,121
41,246
-
-
1,916,948
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14%
2,323,180
16,353,322
14,563,710
1,542
-
-
4,112,792
0.0%
Total
2,926,247
59,070,324
55,966,831
42,788
-
-
6,029,740
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column 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 June 30, 2023, 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
149,334,932
149,334,932
-
-
  Money Market Funds
6,029,740
6,029,740
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
155,364,672
155,364,672
-
-
Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $3,987,520) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $117,697,059)
$
149,334,932
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $6,029,740)
6,029,740
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $123,726,799)
 
 
$
155,364,672
Foreign currency held at value (cost $40)
 
 
40
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
69,207
Dividends receivable
 
 
245
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
8,459
Prepaid expenses
 
 
77
Other receivables
 
 
551
  Total assets
 
 
155,443,251
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
$
101
 
 
Accrued management fee
63,111
 
 
Other affiliated payables
19,951
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
21,132
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
4,112,712
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
4,217,007
Net Assets  
 
 
$
151,226,244
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
124,898,119
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
26,328,125
Net Assets
 
 
$
151,226,244
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($17,364,772 ÷ 1,113,823 shares)
 
 
$
15.59
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($133,861,472 ÷ 8,676,037 shares)
 
 
$
15.43
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
86,988
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $1,542 from security lending)
 
 
42,788
 Total Income
 
 
 
129,776
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
292,605
 
 
Transfer agent fees
72,707
 
 
Accounting fees
19,727
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
6,026
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
330
 
 
Audit
20,327
 
 
Legal
528
 
 
Miscellaneous
215
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
412,465
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(2,063)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
410,402
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
(280,626)
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers  
 
(3,064,079)
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
254
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
(3,063,825)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
36,569,854
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
(61)
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
36,569,793
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
33,505,968
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
33,225,342
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
(280,626)
$
(352,031)
Net realized gain (loss)
 
(3,063,825)
 
 
(1,141,959)
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
36,569,793
 
(51,337,689)
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
33,225,342
 
 
(52,831,679)
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
-
 
 
(6,166,309)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
42,445,708
 
 
(19,599,514)
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
75,671,050
 
 
(78,597,502)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
75,555,194
 
154,152,696
 
End of period
$
151,226,244
$
75,555,194
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VIP Communication Services Portfolio Initial Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
11.36
$
19.25
$
17.39
$
12.98
$
10.58
$
12.74
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
(.03)
 
(.04)
 
(.07)
 
(.05)
 
(.01)
 
.21 C
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
4.26
 
(7.05)
 
2.74
 
4.62
 
3.36
 
(.89)
  Total from investment operations
 
4.23  
 
(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
$
15.59
$
11.36
$
19.25
$
17.39
$
12.98
$
10.58
 Total Return   D,E,F
 
37.24%
 
(38.14)%
 
15.65%
 
35.60%
 
32.98%
 
(5.36)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.67% I
 
.68%
 
.66%
 
.70%
 
.72%
 
.81%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.67% I
 
.68%
 
.66%
 
.70%
 
.72%
 
.81%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.67% I
 
.68%
 
.66%
 
.70%
 
.71%
 
.79%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
(.43)% I
 
(.29)%
 
(.34)%
 
(.39)%
 
(.09)%
 
1.87% C
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
17,365
$
8,116
$
18,332
$
13,370
$
9,865
$
5,702
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
36% I
 
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 for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
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 Annualized.
 
J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Communication Services Portfolio Investor Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
11.25
$
19.08
$
17.23
$
12.88
$
10.50
$
12.65
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
(.03)
 
(.05)
 
(.08)
 
(.06)
 
(.02)
 
.20 C
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
4.21
 
(6.98)
 
2.72
 
4.57
 
3.34
 
(.88)
  Total from investment operations
 
4.18  
 
(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
$
15.43
$
11.25
$
19.08
$
17.23
$
12.88
$
10.50
 Total Return   D,E,F
 
37.16%
 
(38.17)%
 
15.60%
 
35.40%
 
32.95%
 
(5.39)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.75% I
 
.76%
 
.73%
 
.78%
 
.80%
 
.89%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.74% I
 
.75%
 
.73%
 
.78%
 
.80%
 
.89%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.74% I
 
.75%
 
.73%
 
.78%
 
.79%
 
.87%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
(.51)% I
 
(.36)%
 
(.41)%
 
(.46)%
 
(.17)%
 
1.79% C
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
133,861
$
67,439
$
135,821
$
102,631
$
71,137
$
38,626
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
36% I
 
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 for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
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 Annualized.
 
J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended June 30, 2023
 
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 June 30, 2023 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 (ETFs). 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 (ETF). 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. 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
$38,929,597
Gross unrealized depreciation
(11,028,183)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$27,901,414
Tax cost
$127,463,258
 
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 prior fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
 
Short-term
$(380,333)
 
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
60,451,634
19,825,079
 
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 annualized management fee rate was .52% 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 A
Initial Class
3,939
.06
Investor Class
68,768
.14
 
$72,707
 
 
A Annualized
 
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 annualized 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
$960
 
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
5,106,749
1,236,774
(41,201)
 
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
$85
 
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
$140
$1
$-
 
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 $2,063.
 
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
VIP Communication Services Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
-
711,816
Investor Class
-
5,454,493
Total
$-
$6,166,309
 
 
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
VIP Communication Services Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
517,227
37,799
$7,157,465
$495,902
Reinvestment of distributions
-
42,881
-
711,816
Shares redeemed
(117,708)
(318,448)
(1,575,190)
(4,834,118)
Net increase (decrease)
399,519
(237,768)
$5,582,275
$(3,626,400)
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
3,294,312
313,782
$45,255,068
$4,225,074
Reinvestment of distributions
-
331,580
-
5,454,493
Shares redeemed
(613,562)
(1,767,642)
(8,391,635)
(25,652,681)
Net increase (decrease)
2,680,750
(1,122,280)
$36,863,433
$(15,973,114)
 
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. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
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 (January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023).
 
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 January 1, 2023
 
Ending Account Value June 30, 2023
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023
VIP Communication Services Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.67%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,372.40
 
$ 3.94
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.47
 
$ 3.36
 
Investor Class
 
 
 
.74%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,371.60
 
$ 4.35
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.12
 
$ 3.71
 
 
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 181/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
VIP Communication Services Portfolio
At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), voted to continue the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-subadvisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board determined that it will consider the annual renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts for a full one year period in July 2023, following its review of additional materials provided by FMR.
The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board will consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
In connection with its consideration of future renewals of the fund's Advisory Contracts, the Board will consider: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the fund, including shareholder and administrative services and investment performance; (ii) the competitiveness of the management fee and total expenses for the fund; (iii) the costs of the services and profitability, including the revenues earned and the expenses incurred in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering, and servicing the fund and its shareholders, to the extent applicable; and (iv) whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is the potential for realization of any further economies.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the fund's management fee structure is fair and reasonable, and that the continuation of the fund's Advisory Contracts should be approved for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Liquidity Rule) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the Program) reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule. The Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as administrator of the Program. The Fidelity advisers have established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the LRM Committee) to manage the Program for each of the Fidelity Funds. The LRM Committee monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of implementation of the Program and on a periodic basis assesses each Fund's liquidity risk based on a variety of factors including (1) the Fund's investment strategy, (2) portfolio liquidity and cash flow projections during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, (3) shareholder redemptions, (4) borrowings and other funding sources and (5) certain factors specific to ETFs including the effect of the Fund's prices and spreads, market participants, and basket compositions on the overall liquidity of the Fund's portfolio, as applicable.
In accordance with the Program, each of the Fund's portfolio investments is classified into one of four defined liquidity categories based on a determination of a reasonable expectation for how long it would take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) without significantly changing its market value.
  • Highly liquid investments - cash or convertible to cash within three business days or less
  • Moderately liquid investments - convertible to cash in three to seven calendar days
  • Less liquid investments - can be sold or disposed of, but not settled, within seven calendar days
  • Illiquid investments - cannot be sold or disposed of within seven calendar days
Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and generally utilize analysis from a third-party liquidity metrics service.
The Liquidity Rule places a 15% limit on a fund's illiquid investments and requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to determine and maintain a minimum percentage of the fund's net assets to be invested in highly liquid investments (highly liquid investment minimum or HLIM).  The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments and for determining, periodically reviewing and complying with the HLIM requirement as applicable.
At a recent meeting of the Fund's Board of Trustees, the LRM Committee provided a written report to the Board pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of the Program for the period December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022.  The report concluded that the Program is operating effectively and is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk.  
 
1.851007.116
VTELP-SANN-0823
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
VIP Utilities Portfolio
 
 
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2023

Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

Liquidity Risk Management Program

To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov.
You may also call 1-877-208-0098 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products are separate account options which are purchased through a variable insurance contract.
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All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company. © 2023 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.
 
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-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.
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-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.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
NextEra Energy, Inc.
14.0
 
Southern Co.
13.5
 
PG&E Corp.
7.0
 
Sempra Energy
7.0
 
Constellation Energy Corp.
6.8
 
Edison International
4.8
 
American Water Works Co., Inc.
4.3
 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
4.1
 
NiSource, Inc.
4.0
 
Vistra Corp.
3.7
 
 
69.2
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Electric Utilities
63.7
 
Multi-Utilities
22.1
 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers
8.4
 
Water Utilities
4.3
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
1.1
 
Electrical Equipment
0.2
 
 
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.8%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Electric Utilities - 63.7%
 
 
 
Electric Utilities - 63.7%
 
 
 
Constellation Energy Corp.
 
172,652
15,806,291
Duke Energy Corp.
 
51,483
4,620,084
Edison International
 
161,527
11,218,050
Eversource Energy
 
121,900
8,645,148
Exelon Corp.
 
146,386
5,963,766
FirstEnergy Corp.
 
166,100
6,457,968
NextEra Energy, Inc.
 
438,861
32,563,485
NRG Energy, Inc.
 
72,737
2,719,636
PG&E Corp. (a)
 
946,738
16,359,633
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
 
58,430
4,759,708
PPL Corp.
 
166,000
4,392,360
Southern Co.
 
447,162
31,413,131
Xcel Energy, Inc.
 
50,700
3,152,019
 
 
 
148,071,279
Electrical Equipment - 0.2%
 
 
 
Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.2%
 
 
 
Fluence Energy, Inc. (a)(b)
 
14,400
383,616
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 8.4%
 
 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 6.4%
 
 
 
Energy Harbor Corp. (a)
 
40,800
3,151,800
The AES Corp.
 
145,900
3,024,507
Vistra Corp.
 
329,543
8,650,504
 
 
 
14,826,811
Renewable Electricity - 2.0%
 
 
 
Clearway Energy, Inc. Class C
 
4,247
121,294
NextEra Energy Partners LP
 
57,252
3,357,257
Sunnova Energy International, Inc. (a)(b)
 
62,700
1,148,037
 
 
 
4,626,588
TOTAL INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS
 
 
19,453,399
Multi-Utilities - 22.1%
 
 
 
Multi-Utilities - 22.1%
 
 
 
Dominion Energy, Inc.
 
166,558
8,626,039
DTE Energy Co.
 
69,200
7,613,384
NiSource, Inc.
 
343,038
9,382,089
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
 
150,201
9,404,085
Sempra Energy
 
112,315
16,351,941
 
 
 
51,377,538
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.1%
 
 
 
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation - 1.1%
 
 
 
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
 
16,700
2,544,412
Water Utilities - 4.3%
 
 
 
Water Utilities - 4.3%
 
 
 
American Water Works Co., Inc.
 
70,000
9,992,500
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $187,705,897)
 
 
 
231,822,744
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 0.8%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.14% (c)
 
223,791
223,836
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14% (c)(d)
 
1,531,972
1,532,125
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
  (Cost $1,755,961)
 
 
1,755,961
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.6%
  (Cost $189,461,858)
 
 
 
233,578,705
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.6)%  
(1,305,894)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
232,272,811
 
 
 
 
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 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 5.14%
15,597,092
48,414,547
63,787,803
93,329
-
-
223,836
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14%
656,250
7,694,334
6,818,459
933
-
-
1,532,125
0.0%
Total
16,253,342
56,108,881
70,606,262
94,262
-
-
1,755,961
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column 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 June 30, 2023, 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
231,822,744
231,822,744
-
-
  Money Market Funds
1,755,961
1,755,961
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
233,578,705
233,578,705
-
-
Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $1,527,158) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $187,705,897)
$
231,822,744
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $1,755,961)
1,755,961
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $189,461,858)
 
 
$
233,578,705
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
955,596
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
181
Dividends receivable
 
 
135,193
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
4,425
Prepaid expenses
 
 
245
  Total assets
 
 
234,674,345
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
$
237,951
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
477,036
 
 
Accrued management fee
102,848
 
 
Other affiliated payables
31,815
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
19,759
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
1,532,125
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
2,401,534
Net Assets  
 
 
$
232,272,811
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
185,198,859
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
47,073,952
Net Assets
 
 
$
232,272,811
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($37,457,646 ÷ 1,854,568 shares)
 
 
$
20.20
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($194,815,165 ÷ 9,724,179 shares)
 
 
$
20.03
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
3,282,707
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $933 from security lending)
 
 
94,262
 Total Income
 
 
 
3,376,969
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
655,043
 
 
Transfer agent fees
158,012
 
 
Accounting fees
44,151
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
7,074
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
817
 
 
Audit
19,728
 
 
Legal
550
 
 
Interest
3,539
 
 
Miscellaneous
632
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
889,546
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(6,021)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
883,525
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
2,493,444
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers  
 
1,863,084
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
33
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
1,863,117
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
(13,639,077)
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
59
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
(13,639,018)
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
(11,775,901)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
(9,282,457)
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
2,493,444
$
4,338,630
Net realized gain (loss)
 
1,863,117
 
 
5,973,282
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
(13,639,018)
 
(2,666,934)
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
(9,282,457)
 
 
7,644,978
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(7,958,239)
 
 
(4,522,100)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
(34,790,148)
 
 
83,411,707
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
(52,030,844)
 
 
86,534,585
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
284,303,655
 
197,769,070
 
End of period
$
232,272,811
$
284,303,655
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VIP Utilities Portfolio Initial Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
21.53
$
20.80
$
18.05
$
18.79
$
16.81
$
16.73
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.21
 
.38
 
.40
 
.34
 
.43
 
.40
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(.90)
 
.75
 
2.71
 
(.35)
 
3.22
 
.96
  Total from investment operations
 
(.69)  
 
1.13  
 
3.11  
 
(.01)  
 
3.65
 
1.36
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.07)
 
(.34)
 
(.36)
 
(.45)
 
(.39)
 
(.32)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.58)
 
(.06)
 
-
 
(.28)
 
(1.28)
 
(.97)
     Total distributions
 
(.64) C
 
(.40)
 
(.36)
 
(.73)
 
(1.67)
 
(1.28) C
  Net asset value, end of period
$
20.20
$
21.53
$
20.80
$
18.05
$
18.79
$
16.81
 Total Return   D,E,F
 
(3.16)%
 
5.47%
 
17.43%
 
(.12)%
 
23.18%
 
8.82%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.65% I
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.67%
 
.66%
 
.68%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.65% I
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.67%
 
.66%
 
.68%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.65% I
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.66%
 
.66%
 
.65%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
2.07% I
 
1.81%
 
2.09%
 
1.96%
 
2.46%
 
2.36%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
37,458
$
48,029
$
29,279
$
26,868
$
40,839
$
38,270
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
70% I
 
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 for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
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 Annualized.
 
J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Utilities Portfolio Investor Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
21.36
$
20.64
$
17.92
$
18.66
$
16.70
$
16.64
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.20
 
.36
 
.38
 
.32
 
.42
 
.38
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(.89)
 
.74
 
2.69
 
(.35)
 
3.19
 
.95
  Total from investment operations
 
(.69)  
 
1.10  
 
3.07  
 
(.03)  
 
3.61
 
1.33
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.07)
 
(.32)
 
(.35)
 
(.44)
 
(.38)
 
(.31)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.58)
 
(.06)
 
-
 
(.28)
 
(1.28)
 
(.97)
     Total distributions
 
(.64) C
 
(.38)
 
(.35)
 
(.71) C
 
(1.65) C
 
(1.27) C
  Net asset value, end of period
$
20.03
$
21.36
$
20.64
$
17.92
$
18.66
$
16.70
 Total Return   D,E,F
 
(3.19)%
 
5.39%
 
17.30%
 
(.20)%
 
23.14%
 
8.66%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.73% I
 
.72%
 
.73%
 
.75%
 
.74%
 
.76%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.72% I
 
.72%
 
.73%
 
.75%
 
.74%
 
.76%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.72% I
 
.72%
 
.73%
 
.74%
 
.74%
 
.73%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.99% I
 
1.74%
 
2.01%
 
1.89%
 
2.38%
 
2.28%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
194,815
$
236,275
$
168,490
$
151,484
$
215,259
$
137,635
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
70% I
 
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 for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
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 Annualized.
 
J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended June 30, 2023
 
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 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 June 30, 2023 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 (ETFs). 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 (ETF). 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. 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 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
$48,060,112
Gross unrealized depreciation
(4,409,962)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$43,650,150
Tax cost
$189,928,555
 
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
85,555,909
110,654,878
 
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 annualized 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 A
Initial Class
  12,722
.06
Investor Class
  145,290
.14
 
$158,012
 
 
A Annualized
 
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 annualized 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
$1,070
 
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 Utilities Portfolio
  Borrower
$   4,409,833
4.82%
$3,539
 
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
  1,111,670
  4,010,541
  (719,761)
 
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
$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 Utilities Portfolio
$99
$-
$-
 
8. Expense Reductions.
In addition, during the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $6,021.
 
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
VIP Utilities Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
  1,256,312
  760,356
Investor Class
  6,701,927
  3,761,744
Total   
$7,958,239
$4,522,100
 
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
VIP Utilities Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
196,235
1,335,704
$4,002,890
$28,668,446
Reinvestment of distributions
62,816
35,949
1,256,312
760,356
Shares redeemed
(635,781)
(548,083)
(13,112,376)
(11,274,350)
Net increase (decrease)
(376,730)
823,570
$(7,853,174)
$18,154,452
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
533,076
5,108,204
$10,996,540
$109,619,074
Reinvestment of distributions
337,799
179,867
6,701,927
3,761,744
Shares redeemed
(2,207,018)
(2,389,376)
(44,635,441)
(48,123,563)
Net increase (decrease)
(1,336,143)
2,898,695
$(26,936,974)
$65,257,255
 
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
97%
 
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. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
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 (January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023).
 
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 January 1, 2023
 
Ending Account Value June 30, 2023
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023
VIP Utilities Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.65%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 968.40
 
$ 3.17
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.57
 
$ 3.26
 
Investor Class
 
 
 
.72%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 968.10
 
$ 3.51
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.22
 
$ 3.61
 
 
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 181/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
VIP Utilities Portfolio
At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), voted to continue the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-subadvisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board determined that it will consider the annual renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts for a full one year period in July 2023, following its review of additional materials provided by FMR.
The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board will consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
In connection with its consideration of future renewals of the fund's Advisory Contracts, the Board will consider: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the fund, including shareholder and administrative services and investment performance; (ii) the competitiveness of the management fee and total expenses for the fund; (iii) the costs of the services and profitability, including the revenues earned and the expenses incurred in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering, and servicing the fund and its shareholders, to the extent applicable; and (iv) whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is the potential for realization of any further economies.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the fund's management fee structure is fair and reasonable, and that the continuation of the fund's Advisory Contracts should be approved for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Liquidity Rule) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the Program) reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule. The Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as administrator of the Program. The Fidelity advisers have established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the LRM Committee) to manage the Program for each of the Fidelity Funds. The LRM Committee monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of implementation of the Program and on a periodic basis assesses each Fund's liquidity risk based on a variety of factors including (1) the Fund's investment strategy, (2) portfolio liquidity and cash flow projections during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, (3) shareholder redemptions, (4) borrowings and other funding sources and (5) certain factors specific to ETFs including the effect of the Fund's prices and spreads, market participants, and basket compositions on the overall liquidity of the Fund's portfolio, as applicable.
In accordance with the Program, each of the Fund's portfolio investments is classified into one of four defined liquidity categories based on a determination of a reasonable expectation for how long it would take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) without significantly changing its market value.
  • Highly liquid investments - cash or convertible to cash within three business days or less
  • Moderately liquid investments - convertible to cash in three to seven calendar days
  • Less liquid investments - can be sold or disposed of, but not settled, within seven calendar days
  • Illiquid investments - cannot be sold or disposed of within seven calendar days
Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and generally utilize analysis from a third-party liquidity metrics service.
The Liquidity Rule places a 15% limit on a fund's illiquid investments and requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to determine and maintain a minimum percentage of the fund's net assets to be invested in highly liquid investments (highly liquid investment minimum or HLIM).  The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments and for determining, periodically reviewing and complying with the HLIM requirement as applicable.
At a recent meeting of the Fund's Board of Trustees, the LRM Committee provided a written report to the Board pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of the Program for the period December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022.  The report concluded that the Program is operating effectively and is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk.  
 
1.817394.118
VTELIC-SANN-0823
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio
 
 
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2023

Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

Liquidity Risk Management Program

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Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products are separate account options which are purchased through a variable insurance contract.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-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.
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-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.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Procter & Gamble Co.
14.9
 
The Coca-Cola Co.
14.1
 
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.
6.1
 
Mondelez International, Inc.
5.7
 
Walmart, Inc.
5.3
 
Philip Morris International, Inc.
4.9
 
Altria Group, Inc.
4.8
 
Monster Beverage Corp.
3.7
 
PepsiCo, Inc.
3.6
 
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.)
3.4
 
 
66.5
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Beverages
35.5
 
Household Products
21.3
 
Food Products
15.5
 
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
14.0
 
Tobacco
9.7
 
Personal Care Products
2.8
 
Household Durables
0.4
 
Broadline Retail
0.3
 
Media
0.1
 
 
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.6%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Beverages - 35.5%
 
 
 
Brewers - 3.1%
 
 
 
Boston Beer Co., Inc. Class A (a)
 
28,350
8,744,274
Distillers & Vintners - 4.5%
 
 
 
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B (non-vtg.)
 
5,700
380,646
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.)
 
38,116
9,381,491
Diageo PLC
 
64,885
2,789,471
 
 
 
12,551,608
Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages - 27.9%
 
 
 
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.
 
549,873
17,194,529
Monster Beverage Corp.
 
180,078
10,343,680
PepsiCo, Inc.
 
54,202
10,039,294
Primo Water Corp.
 
92,100
1,154,934
The Coca-Cola Co.
 
657,738
39,608,982
 
 
 
78,341,419
TOTAL BEVERAGES
 
 
99,637,301
Broadline Retail - 0.3%
 
 
 
Broadline Retail - 0.3%
 
 
 
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)
 
6,700
873,412
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail - 14.0%
 
 
 
Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail - 10.3%
 
 
 
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (a)
 
54,800
3,452,948
Costco Wholesale Corp.
 
800
430,704
Dollar General Corp.
 
18,000
3,056,040
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)
 
6,300
904,050
Target Corp.
 
47,300
6,238,870
Walmart, Inc.
 
94,109
14,792,053
 
 
 
28,874,665
Drug Retail - 0.2%
 
 
 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
 
16,600
472,934
Food Distributors - 2.3%
 
 
 
Performance Food Group Co. (a)
 
30,300
1,825,272
Sysco Corp.
 
47,444
3,520,345
U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a)
 
26,642
1,172,248
United Natural Foods, Inc. (a)
 
3,200
62,560
 
 
 
6,580,425
Food Retail - 1.2%
 
 
 
Albertsons Companies, Inc.
 
105,000
2,291,100
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (a)
 
12,850
393,339
Kroger Co.
 
11,700
549,900
 
 
 
3,234,339
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL
 
 
39,162,363
Food Products - 15.5%
 
 
 
Agricultural Products & Services - 3.3%
 
 
 
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
 
33,700
2,546,372
Bunge Ltd.
 
45,407
4,284,150
Darling Ingredients, Inc. (a)
 
32,822
2,093,715
Ingredion, Inc.
 
2,000
211,900
 
 
 
9,136,137
Packaged Foods & Meats - 12.2%
 
 
 
Conagra Brands, Inc.
 
64,059
2,160,069
Freshpet, Inc. (a)(b)
 
52,600
3,461,606
General Mills, Inc.
 
10,500
805,350
Laird Superfood, Inc. (a)(b)
 
36,040
28,654
Mondelez International, Inc.
 
220,861
16,109,601
Nomad Foods Ltd. (a)(b)
 
328,841
5,761,294
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. (a)
 
8,000
171,920
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (a)
 
19,200
240,192
The J.M. Smucker Co.
 
3,000
443,010
The Kraft Heinz Co.
 
2,600
92,300
The Real Good Food Co., Inc. (a)(b)
 
10,417
36,147
The Simply Good Foods Co. (a)
 
26,800
980,612
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)
 
14,916
751,468
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A
 
63,534
3,242,775
 
 
 
34,284,998
TOTAL FOOD PRODUCTS
 
 
43,421,135
Household Durables - 0.4%
 
 
 
Household Appliances - 0.3%
 
 
 
Helen of Troy Ltd. (a)
 
8,600
928,972
Housewares & Specialties - 0.1%
 
 
 
Newell Brands, Inc.
 
11,100
96,570
TOTAL HOUSEHOLD DURABLES
 
 
1,025,542
Household Products - 21.3%
 
 
 
Household Products - 21.3%
 
 
 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
 
18,200
1,402,128
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
 
189,156
6,351,858
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
 
36,767
5,076,052
Procter & Gamble Co.
 
275,075
41,739,882
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.
 
98,606
2,785,620
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (b)
 
17,611
1,374,539
The Clorox Co.
 
7,326
1,165,127
 
 
 
59,895,206
Media - 0.1%
 
 
 
Advertising - 0.1%
 
 
 
Advantage Solutions, Inc. Class A (a)
 
105,300
246,402
Personal Care Products - 2.8%
 
 
 
Personal Care Products - 2.8%
 
 
 
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A
 
20,445
4,014,989
Herbalife Ltd. (a)(b)
 
123,909
1,640,555
Olaplex Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)
 
578,800
2,153,136
 
 
 
7,808,680
Tobacco - 9.7%
 
 
 
Tobacco - 9.7%
 
 
 
Altria Group, Inc.
 
295,004
13,363,681
Philip Morris International, Inc.
 
142,543
13,915,048
 
 
 
27,278,729
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $216,827,060)
 
 
 
279,348,770
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 1.9%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14% (c)(d)
 
  (Cost $5,158,744)
 
 
5,158,228
5,158,744
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 101.5%
  (Cost $221,985,804)
 
 
 
284,507,514
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (1.5)%  
(4,142,783)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
280,364,731
 
 
 
 
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 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 5.14%
7,309,323
11,444,912
18,754,235
29,413
-
-
-
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14%
8,368,228
51,402,513
54,611,997
3,717
-
-
5,158,744
0.0%
Total
15,677,551
62,847,425
73,366,232
33,130
-
-
5,158,744
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column 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 June 30, 2023, 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
279,348,770
276,559,299
2,789,471
-
  Money Market Funds
5,158,744
5,158,744
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
284,507,514
281,718,043
2,789,471
-
Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $4,981,683) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $216,827,060)
$
279,348,770
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $5,158,744)
5,158,744
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $221,985,804)
 
 
$
284,507,514
Cash
 
 
40,254
Foreign currency held at value (cost $131)
 
 
131
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
1,919,305
Dividends receivable
 
 
1,012,283
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
383
Prepaid expenses
 
 
531
  Total assets
 
 
287,480,401
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
$
1,320,730
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
453,047
 
 
Accrued management fee
122,858
 
 
Other affiliated payables
39,222
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
21,463
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
5,158,350
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
7,115,670
Net Assets  
 
 
$
280,364,731
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
212,029,800
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
68,334,931
Net Assets
 
 
$
280,364,731
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($25,684,803 ÷ 1,285,163 shares)
 
 
$
19.99
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($254,679,928 ÷ 12,818,550 shares)
 
 
$
19.87
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
3,518,299
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $3,717 from security lending)
 
 
33,130
 Total Income
 
 
 
3,551,429
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
749,889
 
 
Transfer agent fees
188,540
 
 
Accounting fees
50,546
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
17,029
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
915
 
 
Audit
20,337
 
 
Legal
1,374
 
 
Miscellaneous
754
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
1,029,384
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(6,574)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
1,022,810
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
2,528,619
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers  
 
4,218,949
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
2,731
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
4,221,680
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
1,512,352
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
250
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
1,512,602
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
5,734,282
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
8,262,901
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
2,528,619
$
4,838,677
Net realized gain (loss)
 
4,221,680
 
 
(365,234)
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
1,512,602
 
(7,587,718)
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
8,262,901
 
 
(3,114,275)
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(1,031,775)
 
 
(20,685,358)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
(18,671,571)
 
 
56,213,858
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
(11,440,445)
 
 
32,414,225
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
291,805,176
 
259,390,951
 
End of period
$
280,364,731
$
291,805,176
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio Initial Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
19.46
$
21.13
$
19.84
$
18.76
$
15.10
$
19.72
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.18
 
.35
 
.38
 
.35
 
.39
 
.44 C
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
.42
 
(.48)
 
2.27
 
1.78
 
4.22
 
(3.36)
  Total from investment operations
 
.60  
 
(.13)  
 
2.65  
 
2.13  
 
4.61
 
(2.92)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.07)
 
(.35)
 
(.40)
 
(.35)
 
(.34)
 
(.50)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.19)
 
(.96)
 
(.71)
 
(.61)
 
(1.19)
     Total distributions
 
(.07)
 
(1.54)
 
(1.36)
 
(1.05) D
 
(.95)
 
(1.70) D
  Net asset value, end of period
$
19.99
$
19.46
$
21.13
$
19.84
$
18.76
$
15.10
 Total Return   E,F,G
 
3.10%
 
(.62)%
 
14.24%
 
11.78%
 
31.42%
 
(15.55)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets A,H,I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.65% J
 
.65%
 
.65%
 
.67%
 
.67%
 
.68%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.65% J
 
.65%
 
.65%
 
.66%
 
.67%
 
.68%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.65% J
 
.65%
 
.65%
 
.66%
 
.67%
 
.67%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.84% J
 
1.84%
 
1.89%
 
1.94%
 
2.23%
 
2.53% C
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
25,685
$
26,707
$
22,366
$
20,009
$
21,139
$
16,285
    Portfolio turnover rate K
 
50% J
 
46%
 
64%
 
51%
 
46%
 
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 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 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 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 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.
 
J Annualized.
 
K Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio Investor Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
19.35
$
21.02
$
19.75
$
18.68
$
15.04
$
19.64
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.17
 
.34
 
.37
 
.33
 
.37
 
.42 C
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
.42
 
(.48)
 
2.24
 
1.78
 
4.21
 
(3.34)
  Total from investment operations
 
.59  
 
(.14)  
 
2.61  
 
2.11  
 
4.58
 
(2.92)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.07)
 
(.34)
 
(.38)
 
(.33)
 
(.33)
 
(.49)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
(1.19)
 
(.96)
 
(.71)
 
(.61)
 
(1.19)
     Total distributions
 
(.07)
 
(1.53)
 
(1.34)
 
(1.04)
 
(.94)
 
(1.68)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
19.87
$
19.35
$
21.02
$
19.75
$
18.68
$
15.04
 Total Return   D,E,F
 
3.05%
 
(.69)%
 
14.11%
 
11.70%
 
31.33%
 
(15.58)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.73% I
 
.73%
 
.73%
 
.74%
 
.75%
 
.76%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.72% I
 
.73%
 
.73%
 
.74%
 
.75%
 
.76%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.72% I
 
.73%
 
.73%
 
.73%
 
.75%
 
.75%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
1.77% I
 
1.76%
 
1.81%
 
1.86%
 
2.15%
 
2.45% C
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
254,680
$
265,098
$
237,025
$
224,492
$
227,607
$
172,096
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
50% 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 1.63%.
 
D Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
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 Annualized.
 
J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended June 30, 2023
 
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 June 30, 2023 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 (ETFs). 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 (ETF). 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. 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
$72,742,020
Gross unrealized depreciation
(11,219,943)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$61,522,077
Tax cost
$222,985,437
 
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 prior fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
 
  Short-term
$(107,494)
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
70,908,922
80,381,661
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 annualized 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 A
Initial Class
$8,233
.06
Investor Class
180,307
.14
 
$188,540
 
A   Annualized
 
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 annualized 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
$1,524
 
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
  9,583,058
  6,147,553
  516,488
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
$275
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
$379
$1
$-
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 $6,574.
9. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
$96,269
$1,829,507
Investor Class
935,506
18,855,851
Total   
$1,031,775
$20,685,358
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
143,706
580,346
$2,825,250
$11,453,344
Reinvestment of distributions
4,922
92,967
96,269
1,829,507
Shares redeemed
(235,692)
(359,659)
(4,608,343)
(6,848,059)
Net increase (decrease)
(87,064)
313,654
$(1,686,824)
$6,434,792
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
541,782
3,639,755
$10,641,107
$71,984,707
Reinvestment of distributions
48,098
963,502
935,506
18,855,851
Shares redeemed
(1,468,756)
(2,181,946)
(28,561,360)
(41,061,492)
Net increase (decrease)
(878,876)
2,421,311
$(16,984,747)
$49,779,066
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 Consumer Staples 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. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
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 (January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023).
 
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 January 1, 2023
 
Ending Account Value June 30, 2023
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.65%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,031.00
 
$ 3.27
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.57
 
$ 3.26
 
Investor Class
 
 
 
.72%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,030.50
 
$ 3.62
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.22
 
$ 3.61
 
 
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 181/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio
At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), voted to continue the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-subadvisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board determined that it will consider the annual renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts for a full one year period in July 2023, following its review of additional materials provided by FMR.
The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board will consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
In connection with its consideration of future renewals of the fund's Advisory Contracts, the Board will consider: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the fund, including shareholder and administrative services and investment performance; (ii) the competitiveness of the management fee and total expenses for the fund; (iii) the costs of the services and profitability, including the revenues earned and the expenses incurred in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering, and servicing the fund and its shareholders, to the extent applicable; and (iv) whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is the potential for realization of any further economies.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the fund's management fee structure is fair and reasonable, and that the continuation of the fund's Advisory Contracts should be approved for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Liquidity Rule) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the Program) reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule. The Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as administrator of the Program. The Fidelity advisers have established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the LRM Committee) to manage the Program for each of the Fidelity Funds. The LRM Committee monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of implementation of the Program and on a periodic basis assesses each Fund's liquidity risk based on a variety of factors including (1) the Fund's investment strategy, (2) portfolio liquidity and cash flow projections during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, (3) shareholder redemptions, (4) borrowings and other funding sources and (5) certain factors specific to ETFs including the effect of the Fund's prices and spreads, market participants, and basket compositions on the overall liquidity of the Fund's portfolio, as applicable.
In accordance with the Program, each of the Fund's portfolio investments is classified into one of four defined liquidity categories based on a determination of a reasonable expectation for how long it would take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) without significantly changing its market value.
  • Highly liquid investments - cash or convertible to cash within three business days or less
  • Moderately liquid investments - convertible to cash in three to seven calendar days
  • Less liquid investments - can be sold or disposed of, but not settled, within seven calendar days
  • Illiquid investments - cannot be sold or disposed of within seven calendar days
Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and generally utilize analysis from a third-party liquidity metrics service.
The Liquidity Rule places a 15% limit on a fund's illiquid investments and requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to determine and maintain a minimum percentage of the fund's net assets to be invested in highly liquid investments (highly liquid investment minimum or HLIM).  The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments and for determining, periodically reviewing and complying with the HLIM requirement as applicable.
At a recent meeting of the Fund's Board of Trustees, the LRM Committee provided a written report to the Board pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of the Program for the period December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022.  The report concluded that the Program is operating effectively and is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk.  
 
1.850997.116
VCSP-SANN-0823
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
VIP Real Estate Portfolio
 
 
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2023

Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

Liquidity Risk Management Program

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Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Prologis (REIT), Inc.
11.1
 
Equinix, Inc.
9.0
 
Crown Castle International Corp.
7.9
 
CubeSmart
6.7
 
American Tower Corp.
6.5
 
Ventas, Inc.
5.4
 
CBRE Group, Inc.
4.9
 
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
4.6
 
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
4.1
 
Welltower, Inc.
3.5
 
 
63.7
 
 
Top REIT Sectors (% of Fund's net assets)
 
REITs - Diversified
24.5
 
REITs - Warehouse/Industrial
14.3
 
REITs - Apartments
13.8
 
REITs - Health Care
8.9
 
REITs - Storage
8.0
 
 
Asset Allocation (% of Fund's net assets)
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 98.9%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.7%
 
 
 
REITs - Diversified - 0.7%
 
 
 
The GEO Group, Inc. (a)
 
337,900
2,419,364
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 92.9%
 
 
 
REITs - Apartments - 13.8%
 
 
 
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
 
57,648
13,506,926
Invitation Homes, Inc.
 
289,300
9,951,920
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
 
100,100
15,201,186
UDR, Inc.
 
165,400
7,105,584
 
 
 
45,765,616
REITs - Diversified - 23.8%
 
 
 
Crown Castle International Corp.
 
229,900
26,194,806
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
 
81,400
9,269,018
Equinix, Inc.
 
38,300
30,024,902
Lamar Advertising Co. Class A
 
77,800
7,721,650
Outfront Media, Inc.
 
145,100
2,280,972
VICI Properties, Inc.
 
117,500
3,693,025
 
 
 
79,184,373
REITs - Health Care - 8.9%
 
 
 
Ventas, Inc.
 
378,210
17,877,987
Welltower, Inc.
 
142,600
11,534,914
 
 
 
29,412,901
REITs - Hotels - 2.9%
 
 
 
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
 
103,200
9,589,344
REITs - Management/Investment - 6.5%
 
 
 
American Tower Corp.
 
111,300
21,585,522
REITs - Manufactured Homes - 3.4%
 
 
 
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.
 
170,620
11,412,772
REITs - Office Property - 2.2%
 
 
 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
 
63,500
7,206,615
REITs - Regional Malls - 0.3%
 
 
 
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
 
46,500
1,026,255
REITs - Shopping Centers - 4.1%
 
 
 
SITE Centers Corp.
 
532,200
7,035,684
Urban Edge Properties
 
428,800
6,616,384
 
 
 
13,652,068
REITs - Single Tenant - 4.7%
 
 
 
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.
 
402,400
10,220,960
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
 
133,300
5,249,354
 
 
 
15,470,314
REITs - Storage - 8.0%
 
 
 
CubeSmart
 
497,200
22,204,952
Extra Space Storage, Inc.
 
30,400
4,525,040
 
 
 
26,729,992
REITs - Warehouse/Industrial - 14.3%
 
 
 
EastGroup Properties, Inc.
 
34,800
6,041,280
Prologis (REIT), Inc.
 
300,329
36,829,345
Terreno Realty Corp.
 
77,500
4,657,750
 
 
 
47,528,375
TOTAL EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS)
 
 
308,564,147
Real Estate Management & Development - 5.3%
 
 
 
Real Estate Operating Companies - 0.1%
 
 
 
WeWork, Inc. (a)(b)
 
900,000
229,860
Real Estate Services - 5.2%
 
 
 
CBRE Group, Inc. (a)
 
200,700
16,198,497
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (a)
 
6,900
1,075,020
 
 
 
17,273,517
TOTAL REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT
 
 
17,503,377
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $285,884,786)
 
 
 
328,486,888
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 0.9%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.14% (c)
 
2,222,187
2,222,631
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14% (c)(d)
 
825,517
825,600
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
  (Cost $3,048,231)
 
 
3,048,231
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.8%
  (Cost $288,933,017)
 
 
 
331,535,119
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.2%  
650,896
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
332,186,015
 
 
 
 
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 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 5.14%
3,046,451
24,411,458
25,235,278
67,192
-
-
2,222,631
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14%
2,070,800
7,242,839
8,488,039
38,185
-
-
825,600
0.0%
Total
5,117,251
31,654,297
33,723,317
105,377
-
-
3,048,231
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column 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 June 30, 2023, 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
328,486,888
328,486,888
-
-
  Money Market Funds
3,048,231
3,048,231
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
331,535,119
331,535,119
-
-
Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $210,858) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $285,884,786)
$
328,486,888
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $3,048,231)
3,048,231
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $288,933,017)
 
 
$
331,535,119
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
1,076,794
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
152,583
Dividends receivable
 
 
1,398,148
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
15,575
Prepaid expenses
 
 
755
  Total assets
 
 
334,178,974
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
$
766,100
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
174,921
 
 
Accrued management fee
143,086
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees payable
21,299
 
 
Other affiliated payables
36,552
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
25,401
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
825,600
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
1,992,959
Net Assets  
 
 
$
332,186,015
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
293,569,509
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
38,616,506
Net Assets
 
 
$
332,186,015
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($65,699,469 ÷ 3,978,523 shares)
 
 
$
16.51
Service Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($12,480,421 ÷ 759,821 shares)
 
 
$
16.43
Service Class 2 :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($99,677,074 ÷ 6,165,497 shares)
 
 
$
16.17
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($154,329,051 ÷ 9,413,414 shares)
 
 
$
16.39
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
5,579,080
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $38,185 from security lending)
 
 
105,377
 Total Income
 
 
 
5,684,457
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
888,188
 
 
Transfer agent fees
166,868
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees
131,930
 
 
Accounting fees
59,866
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
4,868
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
1,191
 
 
Audit
25,109
 
 
Legal
683
 
 
Miscellaneous
1,022
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
1,279,725
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(7,913)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
1,271,812
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
4,412,645
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers  
 
(6,408,616)
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
(6,408,616)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities
 
 
 
15,897,664
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
9,489,048
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
13,901,693
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
4,412,645
$
6,689,241
Net realized gain (loss)
 
(6,408,616)
 
 
12,272,372
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
15,897,664
 
(155,468,615)
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
13,901,693
 
 
(136,507,002)
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(15,660,621)
 
 
(17,453,553)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
1,747,324
 
 
(27,789,290)
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
(11,604)
 
 
(181,749,845)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
332,197,619
 
513,947,464
 
End of period
$
332,186,015
$
332,197,619
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VIP Real Estate Portfolio Initial Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
16.54
$
23.81
$
17.43
$
19.79
$
16.68
$
19.44
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.23
 
.34
 
.23
 
.31
 
.43
 
.40
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
.52
 
(6.76)
 
6.52
 
(1.54)
 
3.41
 
(1.64)
  Total from investment operations
 
.75  
 
(6.42)  
 
6.75  
 
(1.23)  
 
3.84
 
(1.24)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.08)
 
(.25)
 
(.22) C
 
(.37)
 
(.34)
 
(.51)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.70)
 
(.59)
 
(.15) C
 
(.76)
 
(.39)
 
(1.00)
     Total distributions
 
(.78)
 
(.85) D
 
(.37)
 
(1.13)
 
(.73)
 
(1.52) D
  Net asset value, end of period
$
16.51
$
16.54
$
23.81
$
17.43
$
19.79
$
16.68
 Total Return   E,F,G
 
4.30%
 
(27.51)%
 
38.99%
 
(6.55)%
 
23.22%
 
(6.22)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.64% J
 
.64%
 
.64%
 
.66%
 
.66%
 
.67%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.64% J
 
.64%
 
.64%
 
.66%
 
.66%
 
.67%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.64% J
 
.64%
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.65%
 
.67%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
2.73% J
 
1.80%
 
1.11%
 
1.83%
 
2.21%
 
2.23%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
65,699
$
66,060
$
95,219
$
69,612
$
90,029
$
74,259
    Portfolio turnover rate K
 
22% J
 
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 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 Real Estate Portfolio Service Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
16.46
$
23.70
$
17.35
$
19.70
$
16.61
$
19.37
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.22
 
.32
 
.21
 
.29
 
.41
 
.38
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
.53
 
(6.73)
 
6.48
 
(1.52)
 
3.39
 
(1.63)
  Total from investment operations
 
.75  
 
(6.41)  
 
6.69  
 
(1.23)  
 
3.80
 
(1.25)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.08)
 
(.24)
 
(.19) C
 
(.36)
 
(.33)
 
(.50)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.70)
 
(.59)
 
(.15) C
 
(.76)
 
(.39)
 
(1.00)
     Total distributions
 
(.78)
 
(.83)
 
(.34)
 
(1.12)
 
(.71) D
 
(1.51) D
  Net asset value, end of period
$
16.43
$
16.46
$
23.70
$
17.35
$
19.70
$
16.61
 Total Return   E,F,G
 
4.31%
 
(27.59)%
 
38.80%
 
(6.61)%
 
23.09%
 
(6.31)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.74% J
 
.74%
 
.74%
 
.76%
 
.76%
 
.77%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.74% J
 
.74%
 
.74%
 
.76%
 
.76%
 
.77%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.74% J
 
.74%
 
.74%
 
.75%
 
.75%
 
.77%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
2.63% J
 
1.70%
 
1.01%
 
1.73%
 
2.11%
 
2.13%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
12,480
$
12,149
$
15,071
$
14,062
$
12,933
$
9,737
    Portfolio turnover rate K
 
22% J
 
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 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 Real Estate Portfolio Service Class 2
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
16.22
$
23.36
$
17.11
$
19.45
$
16.40
$
19.14
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.20
 
.29
 
.17
 
.26
 
.37
 
.35
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
.53
 
(6.63)
 
6.40
 
(1.51)
 
3.36
 
(1.62)
  Total from investment operations
 
.73  
 
(6.34)  
 
6.57  
 
(1.25)  
 
3.73
 
(1.27)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.08)
 
(.21)
 
(.17) C
 
(.33)
 
(.30)
 
(.47)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.70)
 
(.58)
 
(.15) C
 
(.76)
 
(.39)
 
(1.00)
     Total distributions
 
(.78)
 
(.80) D
 
(.32)
 
(1.09)
 
(.68) D
 
(1.47)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
16.17
$
16.22
$
23.36
$
17.11
$
19.45
$
16.40
 Total Return   E,F,G
 
4.22%
 
(27.69)%
 
38.64%
 
(6.79)%
 
22.95%
 
(6.45)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,H,I
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.89% J
 
.89%
 
.89%
 
.91%
 
.91%
 
.92%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.89% J
 
.89%
 
.89%
 
.91%
 
.91%
 
.92%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.89% J
 
.89%
 
.89%
 
.90%
 
.90%
 
.92%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
2.48% J
 
1.55%
 
.86%
 
1.58%
 
1.96%
 
1.98%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
99,677
$
97,994
$
158,332
$
105,694
$
124,526
$
104,238
    Portfolio turnover rate K
 
22% J
 
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 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 Real Estate Portfolio Investor Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
16.43
$
23.66
$
17.32
$
19.67
$
16.58
$
19.34
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.22
 
.33
 
.21
 
.30
 
.41
 
.38
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
.52
 
(6.73)
 
6.49
 
(1.53)
 
3.40
 
(1.64)
  Total from investment operations
 
.74  
 
(6.40)  
 
6.70  
 
(1.23)  
 
3.81
 
(1.26)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.08)
 
(.24)
 
(.21) C
 
(.36)
 
(.33)
 
(.50)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
(.70)
 
(.59)
 
(.15) C
 
(.76)
 
(.39)
 
(1.00)
     Total distributions
 
(.78)
 
(.83)
 
(.36)
 
(1.12)
 
(.72)
 
(1.50)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
16.39
$
16.43
$
23.66
$
17.32
$
19.67
$
16.58
 Total Return   D,E,F
 
4.25%
 
(27.58)%
 
38.92%
 
(6.61)%
 
23.15%
 
(6.33)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.72% I
 
.72%
 
.72%
 
.74%
 
.74%
 
.75%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.72% I
 
.72%
 
.71%
 
.74%
 
.73%
 
.75%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.72% I
 
.72%
 
.71%
 
.73%
 
.73%
 
.75%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
2.65% I
 
1.72%
 
1.03%
 
1.75%
 
2.13%
 
2.15%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
154,329
$
155,995
$
245,326
$
150,117
$
192,874
$
151,327
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
22% 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 returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
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 Annualized.
 
J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended June 30, 2023
 
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. In order to disclose class level financial information dollar amounts presented in the notes are unrounded. 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 June 30, 2023 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 (ETFs). 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 (ETF). 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. 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
$70,006,462
Gross unrealized depreciation
(29,015,601)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$40,990,861
Tax cost
$290,544,258
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities andin-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
VIP Real Estate Portfolio
36,955,907
45,933,339
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 annualized 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
$6,330
Service Class 2
              125,600
 
$131,930
 
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 A
Initial Class
$20,896
.06
Service Class
  3,988
.06
Service Class 2
  31,651
.06
Investor Class
  110,333
.14
 
$166,868
 
 
A Annualized
 
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 annualized 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
$678
 
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
  2,361,894
  2,420,975
  (150,489)
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
$338
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
$4,172
$-
$-
8. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, custodian credits reduced the Fund's expenses by $107
 
During the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $7,806.
9 Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
VIP Real Estate Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
$   3,016,777
  $3,366,351
Service Class
  584,402
  559,733
Service Class 2
  4,723,016
  5,225,323
Investor Class
           7,336,426
  8,302,146
Total   
$15,660,621
$17,453,553
10. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
VIP Real Estate Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
278,564
450,719
$4,505,846
$8,747,373
Reinvestment of distributions
173,080
171,237
3,016,777
3,366,350
Shares redeemed
(467,434)
(626,425)
(7,785,223)
(12,167,123)
Net increase (decrease)
(15,790)
(4,469)
$(262,600)
$(53,400)
Service Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
85,854
269,375
$1,414,380
$4,941,492
Reinvestment of distributions
33,703
28,665
584,402
559,733
Shares redeemed
(97,809)
(195,743)
(1,575,070)
(3,613,979)
Net increase (decrease)
21,748
102,297
$423,712
$1,887,246
Service Class 2
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
439,251
2,102,703
$7,266,516
$41,393,596
Reinvestment of distributions
276,523
268,267
4,723,016
5,225,323
Shares redeemed
(592,050)
(3,106,302)
(9,590,360)
(60,881,093)
Net increase (decrease)
123,724
(735,332)
$2,399,172
$(14,262,174)
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
269,097
792,516
$4,488,749
$16,739,279
Reinvestment of distributions
423,826
422,934
7,336,426
8,302,146
Shares redeemed
(774,855)
(2,090,615)
(12,638,135)
(40,402,387)
Net increase (decrease)
(81,932)
(875,165)
$(812,960)
$(15,360,962)
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. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
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 (January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023).
 
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 January 1, 2023
 
Ending Account Value June 30, 2023
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023
VIP Real Estate Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.64%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,043.00
 
$ 3.24
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.62
 
$ 3.21
 
Service Class
 
 
 
.74%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,043.10
 
$ 3.75
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.12
 
$ 3.71
 
Service Class 2
 
 
 
.89%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,042.20
 
$ 4.51
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,020.38
 
$ 4.46
 
Investor Class
 
 
 
.72%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,042.50
 
$ 3.65
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.22
 
$ 3.61
 
 
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 181/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
VIP Real Estate Portfolio
At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), voted to continue the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-subadvisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board determined that it will consider the annual renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts for a full one year period in July 2023, following its review of additional materials provided by FMR.
The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board will consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
In connection with its consideration of future renewals of the fund's Advisory Contracts, the Board will consider: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the fund, including shareholder and administrative services and investment performance; (ii) the competitiveness of the management fee and total expenses for the fund; (iii) the costs of the services and profitability, including the revenues earned and the expenses incurred in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering, and servicing the fund and its shareholders, to the extent applicable; and (iv) whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is the potential for realization of any further economies.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the fund's management fee structure is fair and reasonable, and that the continuation of the fund's Advisory Contracts should be approved for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Liquidity Rule) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the Program) reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule. The Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as administrator of the Program. The Fidelity advisers have established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the LRM Committee) to manage the Program for each of the Fidelity Funds. The LRM Committee monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of implementation of the Program and on a periodic basis assesses each Fund's liquidity risk based on a variety of factors including (1) the Fund's investment strategy, (2) portfolio liquidity and cash flow projections during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, (3) shareholder redemptions, (4) borrowings and other funding sources and (5) certain factors specific to ETFs including the effect of the Fund's prices and spreads, market participants, and basket compositions on the overall liquidity of the Fund's portfolio, as applicable.
In accordance with the Program, each of the Fund's portfolio investments is classified into one of four defined liquidity categories based on a determination of a reasonable expectation for how long it would take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) without significantly changing its market value.
  • Highly liquid investments - cash or convertible to cash within three business days or less
  • Moderately liquid investments - convertible to cash in three to seven calendar days
  • Less liquid investments - can be sold or disposed of, but not settled, within seven calendar days
  • Illiquid investments - cannot be sold or disposed of within seven calendar days
Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and generally utilize analysis from a third-party liquidity metrics service.
The Liquidity Rule places a 15% limit on a fund's illiquid investments and requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to determine and maintain a minimum percentage of the fund's net assets to be invested in highly liquid investments (highly liquid investment minimum or HLIM).  The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments and for determining, periodically reviewing and complying with the HLIM requirement as applicable.
At a recent meeting of the Fund's Board of Trustees, the LRM Committee provided a written report to the Board pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of the Program for the period December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022.  The report concluded that the Program is operating effectively and is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk.  
 
1.787989.120
VIPRE-SANN-0823
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:
 
VIP Energy Portfolio
 
 
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2023

Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts

Liquidity Risk Management Program

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NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
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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.
 
Top Holdings (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.
24.4
 
Chevron Corp.
6.6
 
ConocoPhillips Co.
4.7
 
Schlumberger Ltd.
4.4
 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
4.2
 
Valero Energy Corp.
4.2
 
Halliburton Co.
4.1
 
Hess Corp.
3.8
 
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
3.7
 
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
3.6
 
 
63.7
 
 
Industries (% of Fund's net assets)
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
83.9
 
Energy Equipment & Services
15.7
 
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 adjusted for the effect of derivatives, if applicable.
 
 
 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 100.1%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Energy Equipment & Services - 15.7%
 
 
 
Oil & Gas Drilling - 1.7%
 
 
 
Nabors Industries Ltd. warrants 6/11/26 (a)
 
2,992
34,408
Noble Corp. PLC
 
57,500
2,375,325
Odfjell Drilling Ltd. (a)
 
282,200
679,629
Shelf Drilling Ltd. (a)(b)
 
240,173
440,356
Valaris Ltd. (a)
 
86,900
5,468,617
 
 
 
8,998,335
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 14.0%
 
 
 
Halliburton Co.
 
673,800
22,228,662
Nextier Oilfield Solutions, Inc. (a)
 
867,060
7,751,516
NOV, Inc.
 
172,000
2,758,880
Oceaneering International, Inc. (a)
 
189,900
3,551,130
ProFrac Holding Corp. (a)(c)
 
162,800
1,816,848
ProPetro Holding Corp. (a)
 
221,230
1,822,935
Schlumberger Ltd.
 
488,349
23,987,703
TechnipFMC PLC (a)
 
742,826
12,345,768
 
 
 
76,263,442
TOTAL ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES
 
 
85,261,777
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.5%
 
 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.5%
 
 
 
Vistra Corp.
 
96,829
2,541,761
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 83.9%
 
 
 
Coal & Consumable Fuels - 0.2%
 
 
 
Arch Resources, Inc.
 
11,800
1,330,568
Integrated Oil & Gas - 39.9%
 
 
 
Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada) (c)
 
934,200
15,866,767
Chevron Corp.
 
226,596
35,654,881
Exxon Mobil Corp.
 
1,235,648
132,523,250
Imperial Oil Ltd.
 
101,800
5,208,533
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
 
345,570
20,319,516
Occidental Petroleum Corp. warrants 8/3/27 (a)
 
11,000
410,520
Suncor Energy, Inc. (c)
 
235,020
6,894,038
 
 
 
216,877,505
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 28.5%
 
 
 
Antero Resources Corp. (a)
 
263,160
6,060,575
APA Corp.
 
201,950
6,900,632
Callon Petroleum Co. (a)
 
17,535
614,952
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
 
350,430
19,701,850
Chord Energy Corp.
 
18,115
2,786,087
Civitas Resources, Inc.
 
48,274
3,348,767
ConocoPhillips Co.
 
248,209
25,716,934
Coterra Energy, Inc.
 
99,881
2,526,989
Devon Energy Corp.
 
152,940
7,393,120
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
 
37,300
4,899,728
EOG Resources, Inc.
 
62,002
7,095,509
EQT Corp.
 
61,200
2,517,156
Hess Corp.
 
151,100
20,542,045
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. Class A
 
101,640
2,124,276
National Energy Services Reunited Corp. (a)
 
456,650
1,347,118
Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
 
31,350
1,075,932
Ovintiv, Inc. (c)
 
165,360
6,295,255
PDC Energy, Inc.
 
212,534
15,119,669
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
 
43,144
8,938,574
Range Resources Corp.
 
273,460
8,039,724
SM Energy Co.
 
56,270
1,779,820
 
 
 
154,824,712
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing - 10.1%
 
 
 
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
 
195,876
22,839,142
Phillips 66 Co.
 
96,432
9,197,684
Valero Energy Corp.
 
192,520
22,582,596
 
 
 
54,619,422
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation - 5.2%
 
 
 
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
 
122,990
18,738,756
Energy Transfer LP
 
576,330
7,319,391
Golar LNG Ltd.
 
94,030
1,896,585
 
 
 
27,954,732
TOTAL OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS
 
 
455,606,939
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
  (Cost $329,779,516)
 
 
 
543,410,477
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 4.9%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14% (d)(e)
 
  (Cost $26,887,824)
 
 
26,885,135
26,887,824
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 105.0%
  (Cost $356,667,340)
 
 
 
570,298,301
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (5.0)%  
(27,176,549)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
543,121,752
 
 
 
 
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 $440,356 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 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 5.14%
3,996,061
26,266,421
30,262,482
16,946
-
-
-
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.14%
14,450,476
197,376,461
184,939,113
20,004
-
-
26,887,824
0.1%
Total
18,446,537
223,642,882
215,201,595
36,950
-
-
26,887,824
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column 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 June 30, 2023, 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
543,410,477
543,410,477
-
-
  Money Market Funds
26,887,824
26,887,824
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
570,298,301
570,298,301
-
-
Financial Statements   (Unaudited)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $25,930,708) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $329,779,516)
$
543,410,477
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $26,887,824)
26,887,824
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $356,667,340)
 
 
$
570,298,301
Foreign currency held at value (cost $968)
 
 
969
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
1,679,655
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
471,860
Dividends receivable
 
 
689,096
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
7,300
Prepaid expenses
 
 
555
Other receivables
 
 
8,590
  Total assets
 
 
573,156,326
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable to custodian bank
$
518,258
 
 
Payable for fund shares redeemed
2,259,848
 
 
Accrued management fee
240,485
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees payable
43,941
 
 
Other affiliated payables
62,251
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
23,843
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
26,885,948
 
 
  Total Liabilities
 
 
 
30,034,574
Net Assets  
 
 
$
543,121,752
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
418,135,353
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
124,986,399
Net Assets
 
 
$
543,121,752
 
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price
 
 
 
 
Initial Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($59,099,507 ÷ 2,484,261 shares)
 
 
$
23.79
Service Class 2 :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($211,976,345 ÷ 8,966,423 shares)
 
 
$
23.64
Investor Class :
 
 
 
 
Net Asset Value , offering price and redemption price per share ($272,045,900 ÷ 11,465,116 shares)
 
 
$
23.73
 
Statement of Operations
 
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
10,001,755
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $20,004 from security lending)
 
 
36,950
 Total Income
 
 
 
10,038,705
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
1,796,294
 
 
Transfer agent fees
352,848
 
 
Distribution and service plan fees
298,207
 
 
Accounting fees
110,577
 
 
Custodian fees and expenses
26,305
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
2,254
 
 
Audit
20,360
 
 
Legal
1,635
 
 
Interest
49,911
 
 
Miscellaneous
2,154
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
2,660,545
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(17,111)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
2,643,434
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
7,395,271
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers  
 
14,722,685
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
28,734
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
14,751,419
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers
 
(64,873,175)
 
 
 Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
 
(1,689)
 
 
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
 
 
(64,874,864)
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
(50,123,445)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
(42,728,174)
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
 
Year ended
December 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
7,395,271
$
19,144,872
Net realized gain (loss)
 
14,751,419
 
 
(4,693,061)
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
(64,874,864)
 
218,880,105
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
(42,728,174)
 
 
233,331,916
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(5,074,553)
 
 
(16,391,155)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease)
 
(186,938,262)
 
 
246,339,710
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
(234,740,989)
 
 
463,280,471
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
777,862,741
 
314,582,270
 
End of period
$
543,121,752
$
777,862,741
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VIP Energy Portfolio Initial Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
25.16
$
15.77
$
10.41
$
15.91
$
14.78
$
19.86
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.28
 
.69
 
.48 C
 
.41
 
.29
 
.22
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(1.48)
 
9.26
 
5.24
 
(5.62)
 
1.18
 
(5.09)
  Total from investment operations
 
(1.20)  
 
9.95  
 
5.72  
 
(5.21)  
 
1.47
 
(4.87)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.17)
 
(.56)
 
(.36)
 
(.29)
 
(.33)
 
(.19)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.01)
 
(.02)
     Total distributions
 
(.17)
 
(.56)
 
(.36)
 
(.29)
 
(.34)
 
(.21)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
23.79
$
25.16
$
15.77
$
10.41
$
15.91
$
14.78
 Total Return   D,E,F
 
(4.80)%
 
63.18%
 
55.35%
 
(32.76)%
 
10.08%
 
(24.58)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.65% I
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.69%
 
.67%
 
.67%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.65% I
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.69%
 
.67%
 
.67%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.65% I
 
.64%
 
.65%
 
.68%
 
.66%
 
.66%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
2.30% I
 
3.02%
 
3.35% C
 
3.98%
 
1.83%
 
1.12%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
59,100
$
101,150
$
30,777
$
16,336
$
27,957
$
28,999
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
12% I
 
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 for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
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 Annualized.
 
J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Energy Portfolio Service Class 2
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
25.03
$
15.69
$
10.37
$
15.84
$
14.71
$
19.75
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.25
 
.62
 
.44 C
 
.37
 
.25
 
.17
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(1.48)
 
9.23
 
5.21
 
(5.58)
 
1.18
 
(5.05)
  Total from investment operations
 
(1.23)  
 
9.85  
 
5.65  
 
(5.21)  
 
1.43
 
(4.88)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.16)
 
(.51)
 
(.33)
 
(.26)
 
(.29)
 
(.14)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.01)
 
(.02)
     Total distributions
 
(.16)
 
(.51)
 
(.33)
 
(.26)
 
(.30)
 
(.16)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
23.64
$
25.03
$
15.69
$
10.37
$
15.84
$
14.71
 Total Return   D,E,F
 
(4.94)%
 
62.87%
 
54.83%
 
(32.88)%
 
9.82%
 
(24.77)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.90% I
 
.89%
 
.90%
 
.94%
 
.92%
 
.92%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.90% I
 
.88%
 
.90%
 
.94%
 
.92%
 
.92%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.90% I
 
.88%
 
.90%
 
.93%
 
.91%
 
.91%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
2.05% I
 
2.77%
 
3.10% C
 
3.73%
 
1.58%
 
.88%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
211,976
$
259,298
$
120,827
$
64,986
$
90,208
$
90,093
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
12% I
 
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 for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
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 Annualized.
 
J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
VIP Energy Portfolio Investor Class
 
 
Six months ended
(Unaudited) June 30, 2023  
 
Years ended December 31, 2022  
 
2021    
 
2020  
 
2019  
 
2018    
  Selected Per-Share Data  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
25.10
$
15.73
$
10.39
$
15.88
$
14.75
$
19.82
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
.27
 
.67
 
.47 C
 
.39
 
.28
 
.21
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
(1.47)
 
9.25
 
5.22
 
(5.60)
 
1.18
 
(5.09)
  Total from investment operations
 
(1.20)  
 
9.92  
 
5.69  
 
(5.21)  
 
1.46
 
(4.88)
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(.17)
 
(.55)
 
(.35)
 
(.28)
 
(.32)
 
(.17)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
(.01)
 
(.02)
     Total distributions
 
(.17)
 
(.55)
 
(.35)
 
(.28)
 
(.33)
 
(.19)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
23.73
$
25.10
$
15.73
$
10.39
$
15.88
$
14.75
 Total Return   D,E,F
 
(4.82)%
 
63.13%
 
55.16%
 
(32.80)%
 
9.98%
 
(24.65)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.73% I
 
.71%
 
.72%
 
.76%
 
.75%
 
.75%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.72% I
 
.71%
 
.72%
 
.76%
 
.75%
 
.75%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.72% I
 
.71%
 
.72%
 
.75%
 
.74%
 
.74%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
2.22% I
 
2.94%
 
3.28% C
 
3.90%
 
1.75%
 
1.05%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
272,046
$
417,415
$
162,978
$
70,268
$
78,339
$
91,936
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
12% I
 
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 for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
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 Annualized.
 
J Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
 
For the period ended June 30, 2023
 
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 June 30, 2023 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 (ETFs). 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 (ETF). 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. 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
$216,695,392
Gross unrealized depreciation
(5,971,277)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$210,724,115
Tax cost
$359,574,186
 
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 prior 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)
 
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
40,066,735
233,866,400
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 annualized 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 $298,207.
 
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 A
Initial Class
$26,408
.06
Service Class 2
75,148
.06
Investor Class
              251,292
.14
 
$352,848
 
 
A   Annualized
 
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 annualized 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
$3,104
 
 
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
$   5,045,908
5.15%
$46,900
 
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
  9,630,849
  10,906,421
  185,351
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
$767
 
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
$2,172
$-
$-
 
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 Energy Portfolio
$818,958
5.52%
$3,011
 
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 $17,111.
 
10. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
 
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
Year ended
December 31, 2022
VIP Energy Portfolio
 
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
 
Initial Class
$   658,114
  $2,143,749
Service Class 2
  1,649,940
  5,328,447
Investor Class
           2,766,499
  8,918,959
Total   
$5,074,553
$16,391,155
11. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows and may contain in-kind transactions:
 
 
Shares
Shares
Dollars
Dollars
 
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
Six months ended
  June 30, 2023
Year ended
  December 31, 2022
VIP Energy Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
134,180
4,770,417
$3,337,881
$105,152,019
Reinvestment of distributions
26,569
85,780
658,114
2,143,749
Shares redeemed
(1,696,266)
(2,788,431)
(39,614,423)
(60,018,217)
Net increase (decrease)
(1,535,517)
2,067,766
$(35,618,428)
$47,277,551
Service Class 2
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
1,228,762
9,562,012
$29,897,245
$207,734,047
Reinvestment of distributions
66,989
215,650
1,649,940
5,328,447
Shares redeemed
(2,690,293)
(7,117,295)
(63,697,116)
(154,201,989)
Net increase (decrease)
(1,394,542)
2,660,367
$(32,149,931)
$58,860,505
Investor Class
 
 
 
 
Shares sold
689,143
13,627,476
$17,156,719
$296,238,118
Reinvestment of distributions
111,959
357,932
2,766,499
8,918,959
Shares redeemed
(5,963,062)
(7,716,954)
(139,093,121)
(164,955,423)
Net increase (decrease)
(5,161,960)
6,268,454
$(119,169,903)
$140,201,654
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% and certain otherwise unaffiliated shareholders were owners of record of more than 10% of the outstanding shares as follows:
 
Fund
Affiliated %
Number of Unaffiliated Shareholders
Unaffiliated Shareholders %
VIP Energy Portfolio
61%
1
25%
 
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. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
 
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 (January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023).
 
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 January 1, 2023
 
Ending Account Value June 30, 2023
 
Expenses Paid During Period- C January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023
VIP Energy Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Initial Class
 
 
 
.65%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 952.00
 
$ 3.15
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.57
 
$ 3.26
 
Service Class 2
 
 
 
.90%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 950.60
 
$ 4.35
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,020.33
 
$ 4.51
 
Investor Class
 
 
 
.72%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 951.80
 
$ 3.48
 
Hypothetical- B
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,000
 
$ 1,021.22
 
$ 3.61
 
 
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 181/ 365 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
 
 
 
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts
VIP Energy Portfolio
At its May 2023 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), voted to continue the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements and sub-subadvisory agreements, in each case, where applicable (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023. The Board determined that it will consider the annual renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts for a full one year period in July 2023, following its review of additional materials provided by FMR.
The Board considered that the approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts will not result in any changes in (i) the investment process or strategies employed in the management of the fund's assets; (ii) the fees and expenses paid by shareholders; (iii) the nature, extent or quality of services provided under the fund's Advisory Contracts; or (iv) the day-to-day management of the fund or the persons primarily responsible for such management. The Board also considered that since its last approval of the fund's Advisory Contracts, FMR had provided additional information on the fund in support of the annual contract renewal process, including competitive analyses on total expenses and management fees and in-depth reviews of fund performance and fund profitability information. The Board concluded that the fund's Advisory Contracts are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed, without modification, through July 31, 2023, with the understanding that the Board will consider the annual renewal for a full one year period in July 2023.
In connection with its consideration of future renewals of the fund's Advisory Contracts, the Board will consider: (i) the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the fund, including shareholder and administrative services and investment performance; (ii) the competitiveness of the management fee and total expenses for the fund; (iii) the costs of the services and profitability, including the revenues earned and the expenses incurred in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering, and servicing the fund and its shareholders, to the extent applicable; and (iv) whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is the potential for realization of any further economies.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the fund's management fee structure is fair and reasonable, and that the continuation of the fund's Advisory Contracts should be approved for two months from June 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023.
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Liquidity Rule) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.
The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the Program) reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk and to comply with the requirements of the Liquidity Rule. The Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as administrator of the Program. The Fidelity advisers have established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the LRM Committee) to manage the Program for each of the Fidelity Funds. The LRM Committee monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of implementation of the Program and on a periodic basis assesses each Fund's liquidity risk based on a variety of factors including (1) the Fund's investment strategy, (2) portfolio liquidity and cash flow projections during normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions, (3) shareholder redemptions, (4) borrowings and other funding sources and (5) certain factors specific to ETFs including the effect of the Fund's prices and spreads, market participants, and basket compositions on the overall liquidity of the Fund's portfolio, as applicable.
In accordance with the Program, each of the Fund's portfolio investments is classified into one of four defined liquidity categories based on a determination of a reasonable expectation for how long it would take to convert the investment to cash (or sell or dispose of the investment) without significantly changing its market value.
  • Highly liquid investments - cash or convertible to cash within three business days or less
  • Moderately liquid investments - convertible to cash in three to seven calendar days
  • Less liquid investments - can be sold or disposed of, but not settled, within seven calendar days
  • Illiquid investments - cannot be sold or disposed of within seven calendar days
Liquidity classification determinations take into account a variety of factors including various market, trading and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and generally utilize analysis from a third-party liquidity metrics service.
The Liquidity Rule places a 15% limit on a fund's illiquid investments and requires funds that do not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments to determine and maintain a minimum percentage of the fund's net assets to be invested in highly liquid investments (highly liquid investment minimum or HLIM).  The Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments and for determining, periodically reviewing and complying with the HLIM requirement as applicable.
At a recent meeting of the Fund's Board of Trustees, the LRM Committee provided a written report to the Board pertaining to the operation, adequacy, and effectiveness of the Program for the period December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022.  The report concluded that the Program is operating effectively and is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund's liquidity risk.  
 
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Item 2.

Code of Ethics


Not applicable.

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert


Not applicable.


Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services


Not applicable.


Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants


Not applicable.


Item 6.  

Investments


(a)

Not applicable.


(b)

Not applicable


Item 7.

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


Not applicable.


Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies


Not applicable.


Item 9.  

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


Not applicable.


Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders


There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Variable Insurance Products Fund IVs Board of Trustees.


Item 11.

Controls and Procedures


(a)(i)  The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Variable Insurance Products Fund IVs (the Trust) disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide



reasonable assurances that material information relating to the Trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.


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

Not applicable.

(a)

(2)

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

(a)

(3)

Not applicable.

(b)


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




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:

August 22, 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:

August 22, 2023



By:

/s/John J. Burke III


John J. Burke III


Chief Financial Officer



Date:

August 22, 2023