N-CSRS 1 filing752.htm PRIMARY DOCUMENT

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)


William C. Coffey, 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, 2019


Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders







Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:

Technology Portfolio



Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019




Fidelity Investments


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Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees


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Investment Summary (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2019

 % of fund's net assets 
Microsoft Corp. 17.4 
Apple, Inc. 16.4 
Visa, Inc. Class A 5.9 
MasterCard, Inc. Class A 3.8 
Adobe, Inc. 3.3 
Netflix, Inc. 2.8 
Salesforce.com, Inc. 2.4 
PayPal Holdings, Inc. 2.0 
Broadcom, Inc. 1.9 
Accenture PLC Class A 1.9 
 57.8 

Top Industries (% of fund's net assets)

As of June 30, 2019 
   Software 31.4% 
   IT Services 22.3% 
   Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 17.1% 
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 15.2% 
   Entertainment 2.8% 
   All Others* 11.2% 


* Includes short-term investments and net other assets (liabilities).

Schedule of Investments June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 98.9%   
 Shares Value 
Communications Equipment - 2.2%   
Communications Equipment - 2.2%   
Arista Networks, Inc. (a) 6,600 $1,713,492 
Cisco Systems, Inc. 212,083 11,607,303 
Motorola Solutions, Inc. 20,800 3,467,984 
  16,788,779 
Electronic Equipment & Components - 2.2%   
Electronic Components - 0.9%   
Amphenol Corp. Class A 35,669 3,422,084 
Corning, Inc. 99,656 3,311,569 
  6,733,653 
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.5%   
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a) 22,489 2,019,737 
Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (a) 6,600 1,382,634 
  3,402,371 
Electronic Manufacturing Services - 0.5%   
TE Connectivity Ltd. 42,800 4,099,384 
Technology Distributors - 0.3%   
CDW Corp. 18,400 2,042,400 
TOTAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT & COMPONENTS  16,277,808 
Entertainment - 2.8%   
Movies & Entertainment - 2.8%   
Netflix, Inc. (a) 58,132 21,353,046 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.6%   
Diversified REITs - 0.6%   
Ant International Co. Ltd. Class C (a)(b)(c) 567,730 4,275,007 
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.0%   
Food Retail - 0.0%   
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. 1,900 62,472 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.0%   
Health Care Equipment - 0.0%   
China Medical Technologies, Inc. sponsored ADR (a)(c) 300 
Interactive Media & Services - 1.7%   
Interactive Media & Services - 1.7%   
Alphabet, Inc. Class C (a) 12,161 13,144,947 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 2.7%   
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 2.7%   
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) 4,000 7,574,520 
eBay, Inc. 149,400 5,901,300 
Meituan Dianping Class B 802,634 7,038,216 
  20,514,036 
IT Services - 22.3%   
Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 17.6%   
Alliance Data Systems Corp. 5,800 812,754 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 53,101 8,779,188 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. 13,940 1,779,859 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 39,604 4,858,619 
First Data Corp. Class A (a) 60,189 1,629,316 
Fiserv, Inc. (a) 50,000 4,558,000 
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a) 11,400 3,201,690 
Global Payments, Inc. 19,900 3,186,587 
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. 9,233 1,236,483 
MasterCard, Inc. Class A 109,100 28,860,223 
Paychex, Inc. 39,555 3,254,981 
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) 133,300 15,257,518 
Square, Inc. (a) 38,000 2,756,140 
The Western Union Co. 52,690 1,048,004 
Total System Services, Inc. 20,800 2,668,016 
Visa, Inc. Class A 256,500 44,515,575 
Worldpay, Inc. (a) 38,600 4,730,430 
  133,133,383 
Internet Services & Infrastructure - 2.2%   
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) 20,200 1,618,828 
GoDaddy, Inc. (a) 21,100 1,480,165 
MongoDB, Inc. Class A (a)(d) 43,000 6,539,870 
Okta, Inc. (a) 33,100 4,088,181 
VeriSign, Inc. (a) 13,370 2,796,469 
  16,523,513 
IT Consulting & Other Services - 2.5%   
Accenture PLC Class A 76,010 14,044,368 
DXC Technology Co. 35,200 1,941,280 
Gartner, Inc. (a) 10,803 1,738,635 
Leidos Holdings, Inc. 15,185 1,212,522 
  18,936,805 
TOTAL IT SERVICES  168,593,701 
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.0%   
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.0%   
JHL Biotech, Inc. (a)(c) 94,814 94,113 
Road & Rail - 0.7%   
Trucking - 0.7%   
Lyft, Inc. 4,200 275,982 
Lyft, Inc. 45,297 2,827,643 
Uber Technologies, Inc. 45,124 1,883,566 
  4,987,191 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 15.2%   
Semiconductor Equipment - 3.5%   
Applied Materials, Inc. 311,000 13,967,010 
ASML Holding NV (Netherlands) 13,000 2,705,169 
KLA-Tencor Corp. 20,100 2,375,820 
Lam Research Corp. 38,500 7,231,840 
  26,279,839 
Semiconductors - 11.7%   
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a) 115,500 3,507,735 
Analog Devices, Inc. 44,700 5,045,289 
Broadcom, Inc. 50,803 14,624,152 
Intel Corp. 213,608 10,225,415 
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 222,700 5,315,849 
Microchip Technology, Inc. (d) 28,600 2,479,620 
Micron Technology, Inc. (a) 142,100 5,483,639 
NVIDIA Corp. 69,300 11,381,139 
NXP Semiconductors NV 37,300 3,640,853 
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a) 52,185 1,054,659 
Qorvo, Inc. (a) 16,500 1,099,065 
Qualcomm, Inc. 169,550 12,897,669 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 23,100 1,784,937 
Texas Instruments, Inc. 83,048 9,530,588 
  88,070,609 
TOTAL SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT  114,350,448 
Software - 31.4%   
Application Software - 11.8%   
Adobe, Inc. (a) 84,900 25,015,785 
ANSYS, Inc. (a) 9,322 1,909,332 
Atlassian Corp. PLC (a) 25,704 3,363,111 
Autodesk, Inc. (a) 27,800 4,528,620 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a) 33,970 2,405,416 
Citrix Systems, Inc. 16,400 1,609,496 
Intuit, Inc. 45,300 11,838,249 
Nutanix, Inc. Class B (a)(e) 6,397 165,938 
Parametric Technology Corp. (a) 88,642 7,956,506 
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) 121,700 18,465,541 
Splunk, Inc. (a) 16,400 2,062,300 
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. 66,000 3,802,260 
Synopsys, Inc. (a) 16,468 2,119,267 
Workday, Inc. Class A (a) 18,000 3,700,440 
  88,942,261 
Systems Software - 19.6%   
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. 1,200 81,948 
Fortinet, Inc. (a) 17,108 1,314,408 
Microsoft Corp. 980,500 131,347,778 
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a) 11,300 2,302,488 
Red Hat, Inc. (a) 21,400 4,018,064 
ServiceNow, Inc. (a) 21,300 5,848,341 
Symantec Corp. 75,000 1,632,000 
Tableau Software, Inc. (a) 8,400 1,394,568 
  147,939,595 
TOTAL SOFTWARE  236,881,856 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 17.1%   
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 17.1%   
Apple, Inc. 627,515 124,197,769 
NetApp, Inc. 31,500 1,943,550 
Seagate Technology LLC 32,600 1,536,112 
Western Digital Corp. 34,900 1,659,495 
  129,336,926 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
(Cost $555,395,963)  746,660,330 
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.4%   
Food & Staples Retailing - 0.3%   
Food Retail - 0.3%   
Roofoods Ltd. Series F (a)(b)(c) 4,211 1,759,777 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.1%   
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.1%   
Reddit, Inc. Series D (b)(c) 33,900 735,166 
Software - 0.0%   
Application Software - 0.0%   
UiPath, Inc.:   
Series A1 (b)(c) 3,467 136,432 
Series B1 (b)(c) 173 6,808 
Series B2 (b)(c) 860 33,842 
  177,082 
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS   
(Cost $2,401,134)  2,672,025 
Money Market Funds - 1.9%   
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 2.42% (f) 6,052,581 6,053,792 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 2.42% (f)(g) 8,585,250 8,586,108 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS   
(Cost $14,639,900)  14,639,900 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 101.2%   
(Cost $572,436,997)  763,972,255 
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (1.2)%  (8,727,970) 
NET ASSETS - 100%  $755,244,285 

Legend

 (a) Non-income producing

 (b) Restricted securities - 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 $6,947,032 or 0.9% 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 $165,938 or 0.0% of net assets.

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

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

Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:

Security Acquisition Date Acquisition Cost 
Ant International Co. Ltd. Class C 5/16/18 $3,184,965 
Reddit, Inc. Series D 2/4/19 $735,166 
Roofoods Ltd. Series F 9/12/17 $1,488,886 
UiPath, Inc. Series A1 6/14/19 $136,432 
UiPath, Inc. Series B1 6/14/19 $6,808 
UiPath, Inc. Series B2 6/14/19 $33,842 

Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund Income earned 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund $58,964 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 522,078 
Total $581,042 

Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Investment Valuation

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of June 30, 2019, 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 $746,660,330 $734,874,832 $7,416,378 $4,369,120 
Convertible Preferred Stocks 2,672,025 -- -- 2,672,025 
Money Market Funds 14,639,900 14,639,900 -- -- 
Total Investments in Securities: $763,972,255 $749,514,732 $7,416,378 $7,041,145 

The following is a reconciliation of Investments in Securities for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value:

Investments in Securities:  
Beginning Balance $8,684,070 
Total Realized Gain (Loss) -- 
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) 289,827 
Cost of Purchases 912,248 
Proceeds of Sales (2,845,000) 
Amortization/Accretion -- 
Transfers in to Level 3 -- 
Transfers out of Level 3 -- 
Ending Balance $7,041,145 
The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at June 30, 2019 $1,790,514 

The information used in the above reconciliations 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. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represent the beginning value of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. The cost of purchases and the proceeds of sales may include securities received or delivered through corporate actions or exchanges. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliations are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations.

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


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Assets   
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $8,417,669) — See accompanying schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $557,797,097) 
$749,332,355  
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $14,639,900) 14,639,900  
Total Investment in Securities (cost $572,436,997)  $763,972,255 
Receivable for fund shares sold  263,152 
Dividends receivable  304,112 
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds  9,419 
Prepaid expenses  5,464 
Other receivables  1,926 
Total assets  764,556,328 
Liabilities   
Payable for fund shares redeemed $250,513  
Accrued management fee 330,213  
Other affiliated payables 100,935  
Other payables and accrued expenses 50,977  
Collateral on securities loaned 8,579,405  
Total liabilities  9,312,043 
Net Assets  $755,244,285 
Net Assets consist of:   
Paid in capital  $590,098,025 
Total distributable earnings (loss)  165,146,260 
Net Assets  $755,244,285 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price   
Initial Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($150,946,564 ÷ 9,315,536 shares)  $16.20 
Investor Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($604,297,721 ÷ 37,858,936 shares)  $15.96 

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


Statement of Operations

  Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Investment Income   
Dividends  $4,143,367 
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $522,078 from security lending)  581,042 
Total income  4,724,409 
Expenses   
Management fee $1,908,777  
Transfer agent fees 457,635  
Accounting and security lending fees 126,539  
Custodian fees and expenses 32,639  
Independent trustees' fees and expenses 1,667  
Audit 33,623  
Legal 1,267  
Miscellaneous 4,591  
Total expenses before reductions 2,566,738  
Expense reductions (19,666)  
Total expenses after reductions  2,547,072 
Net investment income (loss)  2,177,337 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   
Net realized gain (loss) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 4,187,344  
Fidelity Central Funds 702  
Foreign currency transactions (2,048)  
Total net realized gain (loss)  4,185,998 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 161,705,311  
Fidelity Central Funds (58)  
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies (786)  
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  161,704,467 
Net gain (loss)  165,890,465 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $168,067,802 

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


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) Year ended December 31, 2018 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Operations   
Net investment income (loss) $2,177,337 $1,676,472 
Net realized gain (loss) 4,185,998 102,912,665 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 161,704,467 (163,403,448) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 168,067,802 (58,814,311) 
Distributions to shareholders (133,266,077) (52,270,559) 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) 108,340,391 30,975,773 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets 143,142,116 (80,109,097) 
Net Assets   
Beginning of period 612,102,169 692,211,266 
End of period $755,244,285 $612,102,169 

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


Financial Highlights

VIP Technology Portfolio Initial Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $15.76 $18.43 $12.76 $11.91 $11.83 $12.43 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .05 .05 .01 .02 .02 .01 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 3.81 (1.34) 6.41 1.22 .71 1.38 
Total from investment operations 3.86 (1.29) 6.42 1.24 .73 1.39 
Distributions from net investment income (.01) – B (.02) (.02) (.01) 
Distributions from net realized gain (3.40) (1.38) (.75) (.37) (.63) (1.98) 
Total distributions (3.42)C (1.38) (.75) (.39) (.65) (1.99) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – B B B B 
Net asset value, end of period $16.20 $15.76 $18.43 $12.76 $11.91 $11.83 
Total ReturnD,E,F 27.96% (7.62)% 50.78% 11.37% 6.27% 11.91% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H       
Expenses before reductions .66%I .66% .68% .70% .69% .70% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .66%I .66% .68% .70% .69% .69% 
Expenses net of all reductions .65%I .64% .67% .69% .68% .69% 
Net investment income (loss) .68%I .27% .03% .17% .16% .13% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $150,947 $123,867 $154,984 $75,480 $70,596 $69,964 
Portfolio turnover rateJ 12%I 139% 68% 67% 68% 67% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

 C Total distributions of $3.42 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.012 and distributions from net realized gain of $3.404 per share.

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

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

 I Annualized

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

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


VIP Technology Portfolio Investor Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $15.57 $18.23 $12.63 $11.79 $11.73 $12.34 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .05 .04 (.01) .01 .01 .01 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 3.75 (1.34) 6.35 1.21 .69 1.36 
Total from investment operations 3.80 (1.30) 6.34 1.22 .70 1.37 
Distributions from net investment income (.01) – B (.01) (.01) (.01) 
Distributions from net realized gain (3.40) (1.36) (.74) (.37) (.63) (1.98) 
Total distributions (3.41) (1.36) (.74) (.38) (.64) (1.98)C 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – B B B B 
Net asset value, end of period $15.96 $15.57 $18.23 $12.63 $11.79 $11.73 
Total ReturnD,E,F 27.96% (7.73)% 50.67% 11.34% 6.08% 11.86% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H       
Expenses before reductions .74%I .74% .76% .78% .77% .78% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .74%I .73% .76% .78% .77% .77% 
Expenses net of all reductions .73%I .72% .75% .77% .76% .77% 
Net investment income (loss) .60%I .20% (.05)% .09% .08% .05% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $604,298 $488,235 $537,227 $254,287 $241,491 $180,147 
Portfolio turnover rateJ 12%I 139% 68% 67% 68% 67% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

 C Total distributions of $1.98 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.005 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.977 per share.

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

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

 I Annualized

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

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


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the period ended June 30, 2019

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.

The Fund invests 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 Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date ranged from less than .005% to .01%.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC 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 – Investments 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 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 delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.

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

  • Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
  • Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
  • Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

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

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities 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, 2019, as well as a roll forward of Level 3 investments, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

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

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

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

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. 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 the 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 the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. 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. 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 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 $197,311,302 
Gross unrealized depreciation (8,374,953) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $188,936,349 
Tax cost $575,035,906 

The Fund elected to defer to its next fiscal year approximately $26,383,527 of capital losses recognized during the period November 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $42,932,161 and $69,928,909, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. Fidelity SelectCo, 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 .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the investment adviser. 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 .54% of the Fund's average net assets.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (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, equal to an annual rate of class-level average net assets. The annual rate for Investor Class is .15% and the annual rate for all other classes is .07%. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

Initial Class $46,149 
Investor Class 411,486 
 $457,635 

Accounting and Security Lending 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. Prior to April 1, 2019, FSC had a separate agreement with the Fund for administration of the security lending program, based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the total fees paid for accounting and administration of securities lending were equivalent to an annualized rate of .04%.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions 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 $1,655 for the period.

Interfund Trades. The Fund 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. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $992 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.

7. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the Fund. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. The Fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The 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, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The 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. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's 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.

8. Expense Reductions.

Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $17,093 for the period. 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, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $10.

In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $2,563.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

 Six months ended
June 30, 2019 
Year ended
December 31, 2018 
Distributions to shareholders   
Initial Class $26,569,001 $11,544,861 
Investor Class 106,697,076 40,725,698 
Total $133,266,077 $52,270,559 

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 Shares Shares Dollars Dollars 
 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 
Initial Class     
Shares sold 601,369 1,652,009 $9,505,041 $31,765,341 
Reinvestment of distributions 1,904,588 670,181 26,569,001 11,544,861 
Shares redeemed (1,049,901) (2,873,325) (16,083,336) (53,337,180) 
Net increase (decrease) 1,456,056 (551,135) $19,990,706 $(10,026,978) 
Investor Class     
Shares sold 1,971,388 7,335,943 $30,349,201 $138,857,274 
Reinvestment of distributions 7,759,787 2,392,513 106,697,076 40,725,698 
Shares redeemed (3,220,223) (7,857,912) (48,696,592) (138,580,221) 
Net increase (decrease) 6,510,952 1,870,544 $88,349,685 $41,002,751 

11. Other.

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

At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of 100% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 Annualized Expense Ratio-A Beginning
Account Value
January 1, 2019 
Ending
Account Value
June 30, 2019 
Expenses Paid
During Period-B
January 1, 2019
to June 30, 2019 
Initial Class .66%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,279.60 $3.73 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.52 $3.31 
Investor Class .74%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,279.60 $4.18 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.12 $3.71 

 A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.

 B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 C 5% return per year before expenses

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

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Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements with affiliates of FMR (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. SelectCo and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees (Committees), each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.

At its January 2019 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided.  The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services.  The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services.  The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

The Board noted that it and the boards of certain other Fidelity funds had formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.

Investment in a Large Fund Family.  The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.

Investment Performance.  The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history. The fund had a portfolio manager change in July 2018. The Board will continue to monitor closely the fund's performance, taking into account the portfolio manager change.

The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index ("benchmark index"). In its evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.

In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.

The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2018, as shown below.

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Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio.  The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. For this purpose, all sector focused equity variable annuity funds are grouped in the same mapped group. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.

Management Fee.  The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods ended June 30 shown in basis points (BP) in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates (i.e., sector equities), regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate, etc.). "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board.

VIP Technology Portfolio


The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

The Board noted that it and the boards of other Fidelity funds formed an ad hoc Committee on Group Fee, which meets periodically, to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. The Committee's focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component and investment products not included in group fee assets. The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio.  In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees and expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients.  The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability.  The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's mutual fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the fund's business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.

Economies of Scale.  The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under SelectCo's management plus assets under FMR's management). SelectCo calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total group assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Additional Information Requested by the Board.  In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (iii) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (iv) the methodology with respect to the evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vi) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts; and (vii) Fidelity's philosophies and strategies for evaluating funds and classes with lower or declining asset levels.

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.





Fidelity Investments

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Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:

Energy Portfolio



Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019




Fidelity Investments


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Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees


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Investment Summary (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2019

 % of fund's net assets 
Chevron Corp. 17.5 
EOG Resources, Inc. 7.7 
Valero Energy Corp. 6.7 
Exxon Mobil Corp. 4.8 
Diamondback Energy, Inc. 4.6 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 4.5 
ConocoPhillips Co. 4.1 
Phillips 66 Co. 3.9 
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 3.2 
Hess Corp. 2.5 
 59.5 

Top Industries (% of fund's net assets)

As of June 30, 2019 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 91.5% 
   Energy Equipment & Services 6.6% 
   Machinery 0.7% 
   Electric Utilities 0.2% 
   Chemicals 0.1% 
   All Others* 0.9% 


* Includes short-term investments and net other assets (liabilities).

Schedule of Investments June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 99.2%   
 Shares Value 
Chemicals - 0.1%   
Commodity Chemicals - 0.1%   
LG Chemical Ltd. 857 $262,529 
Electric Utilities - 0.2%   
Electric Utilities - 0.2%   
DONG Energy A/S (a) 4,900 423,701 
Energy Equipment & Services - 6.6%   
Oil & Gas Drilling - 0.8%   
AKITA Drilling Ltd. Class A (non-vtg.) 44,185 84,351 
Odfjell Drilling Ltd. (b) 140,050 426,859 
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 37,900 436,229 
Shelf Drilling Ltd. (a)(b) 216,333 748,123 
  1,695,562 
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services - 5.8%   
Baker Hughes, a GE Co. Class A 115,900 2,854,617 
Dmc Global, Inc. 5,400 342,090 
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (b) 138,600 474,012 
Halliburton Co. 46,600 1,059,684 
Hunting PLC 44,900 291,091 
Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc. Class A 37,000 598,660 
RigNet, Inc. (b) 93,800 945,504 
Schlumberger Ltd. 115,209 4,578,406 
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. Class A (c) 102,500 1,535,450 
Tenaris SA sponsored ADR 8,300 218,373 
  12,897,887 
TOTAL ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES  14,593,449 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.1%   
Renewable Electricity - 0.1%   
NextEra Energy Partners LP 2,839 136,982 
Machinery - 0.7%   
Industrial Machinery - 0.7%   
Cactus, Inc. (b) 9,200 304,704 
ProPetro Holding Corp. (b) 58,200 1,204,740 
  1,509,444 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 91.5%   
Integrated Oil & Gas - 26.9%   
Chevron Corp. 311,031 38,704,698 
Equinor ASA 47,700 941,927 
Exxon Mobil Corp. 138,848 10,639,922 
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 99,600 5,007,888 
Suncor Energy, Inc. 131,800 4,111,359 
  59,405,794 
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production - 43.7%   
Berry Petroleum Corp. 116,800 1,238,080 
Black Stone Minerals LP 16,700 258,850 
Brigham Minerals, Inc. Class A 25,200 540,792 
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. 173,700 3,988,152 
Concho Resources, Inc. 24,124 2,489,114 
ConocoPhillips Co. 148,200 9,040,200 
Continental Resources, Inc. (b) 86,079 3,623,065 
Devon Energy Corp. 190,200 5,424,504 
Diamondback Energy, Inc. 92,799 10,112,307 
Encana Corp. (Toronto) 786,800 4,037,491 
EOG Resources, Inc. 183,542 17,098,773 
EQT Corp. 11,900 188,139 
Hess Corp. 85,400 5,428,878 
Kosmos Energy Ltd. 300,700 1,885,389 
Lundin Petroleum AB 50,000 1,550,158 
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. Class A (b)(c) 225,600 2,612,448 
National Energy Services Reunited Corp. (b) 2,800 24,360 
Noble Energy, Inc. 216,100 4,840,640 
Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. (b)(c) 631,200 1,218,216 
Parex Resources, Inc. (b) 197,300 3,165,418 
Parsley Energy, Inc. Class A (b) 120,530 2,291,275 
PDC Energy, Inc. (b) 25,034 902,726 
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 65,265 10,041,673 
Talos Energy, Inc. (b) 13,800 331,890 
Texas Pacific Land Trust 200 157,398 
Viper Energy Partners LP 136,000 4,191,520 
  96,681,456 
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing - 16.1%   
Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc. 70,877 2,871,936 
Marathon Petroleum Corp. 126,036 7,042,892 
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (b) 57,100 1,171,692 
Phillips 66 Co. 93,762 8,770,497 
Reliance Industries Ltd. 58,358 1,060,601 
Valero Energy Corp. 172,500 14,767,725 
  35,685,343 
Oil & Gas Storage & Transport - 4.8%   
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (b) 70,900 4,853,105 
Dorian Lpg Ltd. (b) 23,800 214,676 
Enterprise Products Partners LP 74,900 2,162,363 
Golar LNG Ltd. 38,900 718,872 
Keyera Corp. 21,200 545,561 
Noble Midstream Partners LP (b)(d) 14,739 490,219 
Teekay LNG Partners LP 13,000 183,300 
The Williams Companies, Inc. 55,100 1,545,004 
  10,713,100 
TOTAL OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS  202,485,693 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
(Cost $201,259,282)  219,411,798 
Money Market Funds - 1.7%   
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 2.42% (e) 544,535 544,644 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 2.42% (e)(f) 3,359,247 3,359,583 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS   
(Cost $3,904,227)  3,904,227 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.9%   
(Cost $205,163,509)  223,316,025 
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.9)%  (2,059,865) 
NET ASSETS - 100%  $221,256,160 

Legend

 (a) 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 $1,171,824 or 0.5% of net assets.

 (b) Non-income producing

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

 (d) Restricted securities - 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 $490,219 or 0.2% of net assets.

 (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 
Noble Midstream Partners LP 6/21/17 $596,193 

Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund Income earned 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund $19,757 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5,654 
Total $25,411 

Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Investment Valuation

All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. 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 please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Other Information

Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):

United States of America 89.4% 
Canada 5.3% 
Curacao 2.1% 
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) 3.2% 
 100.0% 

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


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Assets   
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $3,235,123) — See accompanying schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $201,259,282) 
$219,411,798  
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $3,904,227) 3,904,227  
Total Investment in Securities (cost $205,163,509)  $223,316,025 
Receivable for investments sold  3,006,660 
Receivable for fund shares sold  16,973 
Dividends receivable  136,180 
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds  2,863 
Prepaid expenses  1,887 
Other receivables  11,999 
Total assets  226,492,587 
Liabilities   
Payable to custodian bank $343,499  
Payable for investments purchased 978,320  
Payable for fund shares redeemed 368,576  
Accrued management fee 95,294  
Distribution and service plan fees payable 19,634  
Other affiliated payables 24,398  
Other payables and accrued expenses 48,956  
Collateral on securities loaned 3,357,750  
Total liabilities  5,236,427 
Net Assets  $221,256,160 
Net Assets consist of:   
Paid in capital  $275,161,875 
Total distributable earnings (loss)  (53,905,715) 
Net Assets  $221,256,160 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price   
Initial Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($30,196,374 ÷ 1,825,014 shares)  $16.55 
Service Class 2:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($97,766,903 ÷ 5,939,815 shares)  $16.46 
Investor Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($93,292,883 ÷ 5,650,361 shares)  $16.51 

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


Statement of Operations

  Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Investment Income   
Dividends  $2,769,881 
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $5,654 from security lending)  25,411 
Total income  2,795,292 
Expenses   
Management fee $624,470  
Transfer agent fees 115,151  
Distribution and service plan fees 125,812  
Accounting and security lending fees 45,302  
Custodian fees and expenses 7,305  
Independent trustees' fees and expenses 565  
Audit 24,099  
Legal 547  
Miscellaneous 1,034  
Total expenses before reductions 944,285  
Expense reductions (7,228)  
Total expenses after reductions  937,057 
Net investment income (loss)  1,858,235 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   
Net realized gain (loss) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes of $4,262) (12,034,766)  
Fidelity Central Funds 49  
Foreign currency transactions (2,633)  
Total net realized gain (loss)  (12,037,350) 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers (net of increase in deferred foreign taxes of $21,049) 36,521,808  
Fidelity Central Funds (24)  
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies 236  
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  36,522,020 
Net gain (loss)  24,484,670 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $26,342,905 

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


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) Year ended December 31, 2018 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Operations   
Net investment income (loss) $1,858,235 $2,862,088 
Net realized gain (loss) (12,037,350) (629,792) 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 36,522,020 (72,786,556) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 26,342,905 (70,554,260) 
Distributions to shareholders (1,063,402) (2,587,589) 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) (15,051,838) (8,755,164) 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets 10,227,665 (81,897,013) 
Net Assets   
Beginning of period 211,028,495 292,925,508 
End of period $221,256,160 $211,028,495 

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


Financial Highlights

VIP Energy Portfolio Initial Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $14.78 $19.86 $20.72 $15.57 $20.45 $23.95 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .14 .22 .32B .13 .24 .22 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 1.71 (5.09) (.85) 5.14 (4.30) (3.23) 
Total from investment operations 1.85 (4.87) (.53) 5.27 (4.06) (3.01) 
Distributions from net investment income (.08) (.19) (.32) (.12) (.23) (.23) 
Distributions from net realized gain – (.02) (.01) – (.60) (.28) 
Total distributions (.08) (.21) (.33) (.12) (.83) (.50)C 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – D D .01 .01 
Net asset value, end of period $16.55 $14.78 $19.86 $20.72 $15.57 $20.45 
Total ReturnE,F,G 12.52% (24.58)% (2.47)% 33.84% (20.54)% (12.59)% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I       
Expenses before reductions .67%J .67% .69% .68% .68% .68% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .67%J .67% .68% .68% .68% .67% 
Expenses net of all reductions .66%J .66% .67% .67% .67% .67% 
Net investment income (loss) 1.74%J 1.12% 1.73%B .71% 1.25% .91% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $30,196 $28,999 $43,633 $63,955 $46,360 $70,828 
Portfolio turnover rateK 65%J 58% 66% 87% 70% 99% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.21 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .62%.

 C Total distributions of $.50 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.227 and distributions from net realized gain of $.273 per share.

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

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

 J Annualized

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

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


VIP Energy Portfolio Service Class 2

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $14.71 $19.75 $20.62 $15.51 $20.37 $23.83 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .12 .17 .27B .08 .19 .16 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 1.70 (5.05) (.86) 5.12 (4.28) (3.19) 
Total from investment operations 1.82 (4.88) (.59) 5.20 (4.09) (3.03) 
Distributions from net investment income (.07) (.14) (.27) (.09) (.18) (.16) 
Distributions from net realized gain – (.02) (.01) – (.60) (.28) 
Total distributions (.07) (.16) (.28) (.09) (.78) (.44) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – C C .01 .01 
Net asset value, end of period $16.46 $14.71 $19.75 $20.62 $15.51 $20.37 
Total ReturnD,E,F 12.40% (24.77)% (2.78)% 33.51% (20.75)% (12.76)% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H       
Expenses before reductions .92%I .92% .94% .93% .93% .93% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .92%I .92% .93% .93% .93% .92% 
Expenses net of all reductions .91%I .91% .93% .92% .92% .92% 
Net investment income (loss) 1.49%I .88% 1.48%B .47% 1.00% .66% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $97,767 $90,093 $128,346 $150,744 $97,286 $116,228 
Portfolio turnover rateJ 65%I 58% 66% 87% 70% 99% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.20 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .37%.

 C Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

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

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

 I Annualized

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

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


VIP Energy Portfolio Investor Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $14.75 $19.82 $20.68 $15.55 $20.42 $23.90 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .14 .21 .30B .11 .22 .20 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 1.70 (5.09) (.85) 5.13 (4.29) (3.21) 
Total from investment operations 1.84 (4.88) (.55) 5.24 (4.07) (3.01) 
Distributions from net investment income (.08) (.17) (.30) (.11) (.22) (.20) 
Distributions from net realized gain – (.02) (.01) – (.60) (.28) 
Total distributions (.08) (.19) (.31) (.11) (.81)C (.48) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – D D .01 .01 
Net asset value, end of period $16.51 $14.75 $19.82 $20.68 $15.55 $20.42 
Total ReturnE,F,G 12.46% (24.65)% (2.57)% 33.70% (20.58)% (12.65)% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I       
Expenses before reductions .75%J .75% .77% .76% .76% .76% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .75%J .75% .77% .76% .76% .75% 
Expenses net of all reductions .74%J .74% .76% .75% .75% .75% 
Net investment income (loss) 1.66%J 1.05% 1.65%B .63% 1.17% .83% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $93,293 $91,936 $120,946 $162,235 $98,909 $101,214 
Portfolio turnover rateK 65%J 58% 66% 87% 70% 99% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.20 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .54%.

 C Total distributions of $.81 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.215 and distributions from net realized gain of $.599 per share.

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

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

 J Annualized

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

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


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the period ended June 30, 2019

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.

The Fund invests 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 Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date ranged from less than .005% to .01%.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC 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 – Investments 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 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 delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.

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

  • Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
  • Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
  • Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

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

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

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

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

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

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. 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 the 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 the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. 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. 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. The Fund is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Other payables and accrued expenses on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.

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, certain foreign taxes, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), 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 $32,496,008 
Gross unrealized depreciation (16,083,489) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $16,412,519 
Tax cost $206,903,506 

Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that expire. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of prior fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.

No expiration  
Short-term $(39,619,565) 
Long-term (20,022,037) 
Total capital loss carryforward $(59,641,602) 

Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $72,969,034 and $86,857,593, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. Fidelity SelectCo, 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 .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the investment adviser. 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 .54% 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 Corporation (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 $125,812.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (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, equal to an annual rate of class-level average net assets. The annual rate for Investor Class is .15% and the annual rate for all other classes is .07%. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

Initial Class $10,451 
Service Class 2 32,711 
Investor Class 71,989 
 $115,151 

Accounting and Security Lending 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. Prior to April 1, 2019, FSC had a separate agreement with the Fund for administration of the security lending program, based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the total fees paid for accounting and administration of securities lending were equivalent to an annualized rate of .04%.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions 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 $2,561 for the period.

Interfund Trades. The Fund 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. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $353 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.

7. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the Fund. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. The Fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The 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, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The 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. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's 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.

8. Expense Reductions.

Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $6,336 for the period.

In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $892.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

 Six months ended
June 30, 2019 
Year ended
December 31, 2018 
Distributions to shareholders   
Initial Class $156,896 $415,166 
Service Class 2 437,170 975,446 
Investor Class 469,336 1,196,977 
Total $1,063,402 $2,587,589 

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 Shares Shares Dollars Dollars 
 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 
Initial Class     
Shares sold 107,974 324,800 $1,801,498 $6,787,219 
Reinvestment of distributions 9,855 26,589 156,896 415,166 
Shares redeemed (255,162) (586,486) (4,241,048) (11,645,264) 
Net increase (decrease) (137,333) (235,097) $(2,282,654) $(4,442,879) 
Service Class 2     
Shares sold 274,689 786,615 $4,532,167 $15,562,471 
Reinvestment of distributions 27,582 62,498 437,170 975,446 
Shares redeemed (485,851) (1,223,238) (8,040,891) (24,180,037) 
Net increase (decrease) (183,580) (374,125) $(3,071,554) $(7,642,120) 
Investor Class     
Shares sold 376,247 1,754,150 $6,174,906 $35,327,039 
Reinvestment of distributions 29,537 76,937 469,336 1,196,977 
Shares redeemed (988,483) (1,701,620) (16,341,872) (33,194,181) 
Net increase (decrease) (582,699) 129,467 $(9,697,630) $3,329,835 

11. Other.

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

At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of 56% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund and one otherwise unaffiliated shareholder was the owner of record of 38% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 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 the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 Annualized Expense Ratio-A Beginning
Account Value
January 1, 2019 
Ending
Account Value
June 30, 2019 
Expenses Paid
During Period-B
January 1, 2019
to June 30, 2019 
Initial Class .67%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,125.20 $3.53 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.47 $3.36 
Service Class 2 .92%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,124.00 $4.85 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,020.23 $4.61 
Investor Class .75%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,124.60 $3.95 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.08 $3.76 

 A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.

 B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 C 5% return per year before expenses

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

VIP Energy Portfolio

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements with affiliates of FMR (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. SelectCo and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees (Committees), each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.

At its January 2019 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided.  The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services.  The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services.  The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

The Board noted that it and the boards of certain other Fidelity funds had formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.

Investment in a Large Fund Family.  The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.

Investment Performance.  The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history.

The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index ("benchmark index"). In its evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.

In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.

The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2018, as shown below.

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Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio.  The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. For this purpose, all sector focused equity variable annuity funds are grouped in the same mapped group. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.

Management Fee.  The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods ended June 30 shown in basis points (BP) in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates (i.e., sector equities), regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate, etc.). "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board.

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

The Board noted that it and the boards of other Fidelity funds formed an ad hoc Committee on Group Fee, which meets periodically, to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. The Committee's focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component and investment products not included in group fee assets. The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio.  In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees and expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients.  The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability.  The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's mutual fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the fund's business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.

Economies of Scale.  The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under SelectCo's management plus assets under FMR's management). SelectCo calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total group assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Additional Information Requested by the Board.  In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (iii) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (iv) the methodology with respect to the evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vi) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts; and (vii) Fidelity's philosophies and strategies for evaluating funds and classes with lower or declining asset levels.

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.





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Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:

Health Care Portfolio



Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019




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Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees


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Investment Summary (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2019

 % of fund's net assets 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 8.1 
Boston Scientific Corp. 6.9 
Becton, Dickinson & Co. 6.2 
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) 5.1 
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) 4.7 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 4.1 
Stryker Corp. 3.4 
Cigna Corp. 3.4 
Humana, Inc. 3.3 
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 3.1 
 48.3 

Top Industries (% of fund's net assets)

As of June 30, 2019 
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies 28.0% 
   Biotechnology 26.1% 
   Health Care Providers & Services 24.2% 
   Pharmaceuticals 18.1% 
   Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.5% 
   All Others* 2.1% 


* Includes short-term investments and net other assets (liabilities).

Schedule of Investments June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 97.9%   
 Shares Value 
Biotechnology - 25.7%   
Biotechnology - 25.7%   
AbbVie, Inc. 47,668 $3,466,417 
Abeona Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 160,000 764,800 
Acceleron Pharma, Inc. (a) 90,000 3,697,200 
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 130,000 997,100 
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 196,000 25,672,080 
Allakos, Inc. (a)(b) 86,000 3,726,380 
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. (b) 40,000 1,074,000 
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 64,000 4,643,840 
Amgen, Inc. 34,000 6,265,520 
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 230,000 2,870,400 
AnaptysBio, Inc. (a) 66,013 3,724,453 
Argenx SE ADR (a) 74,000 10,476,920 
Array BioPharma, Inc. (a) 220,000 10,192,600 
Ascendis Pharma A/S sponsored ADR (a) 88,000 10,133,200 
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (a) 80,000 1,608,800 
BeiGene Ltd. ADR (a) 50,000 6,197,500 
bluebird bio, Inc. (a) 35,763 4,549,054 
Blueprint Medicines Corp. (a) 100,000 9,433,000 
Cellectis SA sponsored ADR (a) 96,000 1,497,600 
FibroGen, Inc. (a) 142,000 6,415,560 
GlycoMimetics, Inc. (a) 130,000 1,549,600 
Gritstone Oncology, Inc. 60,000 668,400 
Immunomedics, Inc. (a)(b) 180,000 2,496,600 
Insmed, Inc. (a) 200,000 5,120,000 
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 44,000 3,501,080 
Kura Oncology, Inc. (a) 97,340 1,916,625 
Morphosys AG (a) 24,000 2,304,674 
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a) 100,000 8,443,000 
Principia Biopharma, Inc. 74,900 2,485,931 
Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 11,400 2,087,226 
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 140,000 21,273,000 
Scholar Rock Holding Corp. (a) 10,200 161,772 
uniQure B.V. (a) 46,000 3,594,900 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 188,000 34,475,440 
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b) 140,000 1,162,000 
Xencor, Inc. (a) 139,100 5,693,363 
Zymeworks, Inc. (a) 95,707 2,105,554 
  216,445,589 
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.2%   
Specialized Consumer Services - 0.2%   
Carriage Services, Inc. 80,759 1,535,229 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 28.0%   
Health Care Equipment - 28.0%   
Atricure, Inc. (a) 179,900 5,368,216 
Becton, Dickinson & Co. 208,000 52,418,080 
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) 1,340,000 57,593,200 
Danaher Corp. 97,000 13,863,240 
Hologic, Inc. (a) 210,000 10,084,200 
Insulet Corp. (a) 120,000 14,325,600 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) 40,000 20,982,000 
Masimo Corp. (a) 72,000 10,715,040 
Penumbra, Inc. (a) 80,000 12,800,000 
Stryker Corp. 140,000 28,781,200 
Wright Medical Group NV (a) 300,000 8,946,000 
  235,876,776 
Health Care Providers & Services - 23.9%   
Health Care Distributors & Services - 0.9%   
Covetrus, Inc. (a) 120,000 2,935,200 
EBOS Group Ltd. 280,000 4,354,608 
  7,289,808 
Health Care Facilities - 2.4%   
HCA Holdings, Inc. 150,000 20,275,500 
Health Care Services - 4.1%   
Cigna Corp. 180,000 28,359,000 
G1 Therapeutics, Inc. (a) 112,000 3,433,920 
Premier, Inc. (a) 75,000 2,933,250 
  34,726,170 
Managed Health Care - 16.5%   
Centene Corp. (a) 280,000 14,683,200 
Humana, Inc. 104,000 27,591,200 
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a) 66,000 9,447,240 
Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes SA 550,000 5,775,075 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 280,000 68,322,800 
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc. (a) 44,000 12,543,080 
  138,362,595 
TOTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES  200,654,073 
Health Care Technology - 0.1%   
Health Care Technology - 0.1%   
Castlight Health, Inc. (a) 103,400 333,982 
Castlight Health, Inc. Class B (a) 200,000 646,000 
  979,982 
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.5%   
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.5%   
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. 3,200 154,560 
Avantor, Inc. 304,000 5,803,360 
Lonza Group AG 19,000 6,414,264 
  12,372,184 
Pharmaceuticals - 17.9%   
Pharmaceuticals - 17.9%   
Allergan PLC 105,000 17,580,150 
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) 40,000 286,800 
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(c) 178,378 1,278,970 
AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom) 480,000 39,240,814 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 160,000 7,256,000 
Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC 180,000 6,277,109 
Eli Lilly & Co. 80,000 8,863,200 
MyoKardia, Inc. (a) 66,116 3,315,056 
Nektar Therapeutics (a) 140,000 4,981,200 
Recordati SpA 70,000 2,918,026 
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) 152,000 42,740,555 
RPI International Holdings LP (a)(c)(d) 21,133 3,233,349 
The Medicines Company (a)(b) 130,000 4,741,100 
Theravance Biopharma, Inc. (a)(b) 155,000 2,531,150 
Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. 5,600 227,920 
Zogenix, Inc. (a) 105,000 5,016,900 
  150,488,299 
Software - 0.6%   
Application Software - 0.6%   
Benefitfocus, Inc. (a)(b) 180,000 4,887,000 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
(Cost $576,658,542)  823,239,132 
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 1.1%   
Biotechnology - 0.4%   
Biotechnology - 0.4%   
BioNTech AG:   
Series A (a)(c)(d) 6,948 2,263,977 
Series A (d) 3,393 1,105,595 
Generation Bio Series B (a)(c)(d) 14,000 127,260 
  3,496,832 
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.3%   
Health Care Services - 0.3%   
1Life Healthcare, Inc. Series G (a)(c)(d) 181,172 2,304,508 
Pharmaceuticals - 0.2%   
Pharmaceuticals - 0.2%   
Harmony Biosciences II, Inc. Series A (a)(c)(d) 1,195,827 1,195,827 
Software - 0.2%   
Application Software - 0.2%   
Outset Medical, Inc.:   
Series C (a)(c)(d) 308,701 960,060 
Series D (c)(d) 321,544 1,000,002 
  1,960,062 
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS   
(Cost $6,814,308)  8,957,229 
Money Market Funds - 3.0%   
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 2.42% (e) 12,214,641 12,217,084 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 2.42% (e)(f) 12,983,169 12,984,467 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS   
(Cost $25,201,551)  25,201,551 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 102.0%   
(Cost $608,674,401)  857,397,912 
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (2.0)%  (16,829,801) 
NET ASSETS - 100%  $840,568,111 

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 (a) Non-income producing

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

 (c) Restricted securities - 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 $12,363,953 or 1.5% 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 
1Life Healthcare, Inc. Series G 4/10/14 $1,193,163 
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 5/4/18 $3,255,399 
BioNTech AG Series A 12/29/17 $1,521,672 
Generation Bio Series B 2/21/18 $128,040 
Harmony Biosciences II, Inc. Series A 9/22/17 $1,195,827 
Outset Medical, Inc. Series C 4/19/17 $799,999 
Outset Medical, Inc. Series D 8/20/18 $1,000,002 
RPI International Holdings LP 5/21/15 - 3/23/16 $2,801,500 

Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund Income earned 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund $69,750 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 66,793 
Total $136,543 

Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Investment Valuation

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of June 30, 2019, 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 $823,239,132 $731,610,150 $88,395,633 $3,233,349 
Convertible Preferred Stocks 8,957,229 -- -- 8,957,229 
Money Market Funds 25,201,551 25,201,551 -- -- 
Total Investments in Securities: $857,397,912 $756,811,701 $88,395,633 $12,190,578 

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 $ 8,513,641  
Total Realized Gain (Loss) -- 
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss)  443,588  
Cost of Purchases -- 
Proceeds of Sales -- 
Amortization/Accretion -- 
Transfers in to Level 3 -- 
Transfers out of Level 3 -- 
Ending Balance $ 8,957,229  
The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at June 30, 2019 $ 443,588  
Other Investments in Securities  
Beginning Balance $ 3,190,238  
Total Realized Gain (Loss) -- 
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss)  43,111  
Cost of Purchases -- 
Proceeds of Sales -- 
Amortization/Accretion -- 
Transfers in to Level 3 -- 
Transfers out of Level 3 -- 
Ending Balance $ 3,233,349  
The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at June 30, 2019 $ 43,111  

The information used in the above reconciliations 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. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represent the beginning value of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. The cost of purchases and the proceeds of sales may include securities received or delivered through corporate actions or exchanges. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliations are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations.

Other Information

Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):

United States of America 78.5% 
Switzerland 5.9% 
United Kingdom 5.4% 
Netherlands 2.8% 
Ireland 2.1% 
Cayman Islands 1.4% 
Denmark 1.2% 
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) 2.7% 
 100.0% 

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


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Assets   
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $12,857,197) — See accompanying schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $583,472,850) 
$832,196,361  
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $25,201,551) 25,201,551  
Total Investment in Securities (cost $608,674,401)  $857,397,912 
Cash  52,834 
Receivable for investments sold  1,081,725 
Receivable for fund shares sold  55,735 
Dividends receivable  530,381 
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds  22,023 
Prepaid expenses  5,257 
Other receivables  6,637 
Total assets  859,152,504 
Liabilities   
Payable for investments purchased $4,567,664  
Payable for fund shares redeemed 519,780  
Accrued management fee 364,659  
Distribution and service plan fees payable 493  
Other affiliated payables 112,632  
Other payables and accrued expenses 40,978  
Collateral on securities loaned 12,978,187  
Total liabilities  18,584,393 
Net Assets  $840,568,111 
Net Assets consist of:   
Paid in capital  $581,973,697 
Total distributable earnings (loss)  258,594,414 
Net Assets  $840,568,111 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price   
Initial Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($140,226,247 ÷ 4,780,140 shares)  $29.34 
Service Class 2:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($4,074,243 ÷ 138,950 shares)  $29.32 
Investor Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($696,267,621 ÷ 23,955,023 shares)  $29.07 

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


Statement of Operations

  Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Investment Income   
Dividends  $4,291,324 
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $66,793 from security lending)  136,543 
Total income  4,427,867 
Expenses   
Management fee $2,301,559  
Transfer agent fees 562,870  
Distribution and service plan fees 635  
Accounting and security lending fees 147,861  
Custodian fees and expenses 18,793  
Independent trustees' fees and expenses 2,080  
Audit 22,094  
Legal 1,825  
Interest 5,815  
Miscellaneous 3,683  
Total expenses before reductions 3,067,215  
Expense reductions (13,003)  
Total expenses after reductions  3,054,212 
Net investment income (loss)  1,373,655 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   
Net realized gain (loss) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 16,602,818  
Fidelity Central Funds 870  
Foreign currency transactions 3,491  
Total net realized gain (loss)  16,607,179 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 82,272,510  
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies 9,246  
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  82,281,756 
Net gain (loss)  98,888,935 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $100,262,590 

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


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) Year ended December 31, 2018 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Operations   
Net investment income (loss) $1,373,655 $1,007,765 
Net realized gain (loss) 16,607,179 60,295,929 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 82,281,756 (15,093,665) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 100,262,590 46,210,029 
Distributions to shareholders (60,081,140) (16,792,330) 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) (12,750,346) 69,663,281 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets 27,431,104 99,080,980 
Net Assets   
Beginning of period 813,137,007 714,056,027 
End of period $840,568,111 $813,137,007 

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


Financial Highlights

VIP Health Care Portfolio Initial Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $27.86 $26.44 $21.28 $25.92 $27.70 $22.56 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .06 .06 .07 .04 B (.02) 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 3.43 1.99 5.26 (2.86) 1.70 7.21 
Total from investment operations 3.49 2.05 5.33 (2.82) 1.70 7.19 
Distributions from net investment income (.01) (.06) (.07) (.04) – – 
Distributions from net realized gain (2.00) (.57) (.10) (1.78) (3.49) (2.06) 
Total distributions (2.01) (.63) (.17) (1.82) (3.49) (2.06) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – B B .01 .01 
Net asset value, end of period $29.34 $27.86 $26.44 $21.28 $25.92 $27.70 
Total ReturnC,D,E 12.81% 7.86% 25.05% (10.43)% 6.37% 32.83% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G       
Expenses before reductions .65%H .65% .67% .67% .66% .67% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .65%H .65% .67% .67% .66% .67% 
Expenses net of all reductions .65%H .64% .66% .66% .65% .66% 
Net investment income (loss) .39%H .19% .30% .19% - %I (.07)% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $140,226 $139,026 $131,698 $130,887 $226,283 $236,566 
Portfolio turnover rateJ 39%H 65% 74% 53% 77% 104% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

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

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

 H Annualized

 I Amount represents less than .005%.

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

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


VIP Health Care Portfolio Service Class 2

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, 
 2019 A 
Selected Per–Share Data  
Net asset value, beginning of period $28.52 
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment income (loss)B C 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) .80 
Total from investment operations .80 
Distributions from net investment income – 
Distributions from net realized gain – 
Total distributions – 
Net asset value, end of period $29.32 
Total ReturnD,E,F 2.81% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H  
Expenses before reductions .91%I 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .91%I 
Expenses net of all reductions .91%I 
Net investment income (loss) .02%I 
Supplemental Data  
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $4,074 
Portfolio turnover rateJ 39%I 

 A For the period April 11, 2019 (commencement of sale of shares) to June 30, 2019.

 B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 C Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

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

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

 I Annualized

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

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


VIP Health Care Portfolio Investor Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $27.62 $26.23 $21.11 $25.73 $27.52 $22.43 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .04 .03 .05 .02 (.02) (.04) 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 3.42 1.96 5.22 (2.84) 1.69 7.17 
Total from investment operations 3.46 1.99 5.27 (2.82) 1.67 7.13 
Distributions from net investment income (.01) (.04) (.05) (.02) – – 
Distributions from net realized gain (2.00) (.57) (.10) (1.78) (3.47) (2.05) 
Total distributions (2.01) (.60)B (.15) (1.80) (3.47) (2.05) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – C C .01 .01 
Net asset value, end of period $29.07 $27.62 $26.23 $21.11 $25.73 $27.52 
Total ReturnD,E,F 12.79% 7.72% 24.97% (10.51)% 6.29% 32.72% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H       
Expenses before reductions .73%I .73% .75% .75% .74% .75% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .73%I .73% .75% .75% .74% .75% 
Expenses net of all reductions .73%I .72% .74% .75% .73% .74% 
Net investment income (loss) .31%I .11% .22% .11% (.08)% (.15)% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $696,268 $674,111 $582,358 $529,828 $820,079 $669,762 
Portfolio turnover rateJ 39%I 65% 74% 53% 77% 104% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Total distributions of $.60 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.039 and distributions from net realized gain of $.565 per share.

 C Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

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

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

 I Annualized

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

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


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the period ended June 30, 2019

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 commenced sale of Service Class 2 shares on April 11, 2019. 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.

The Fund invests 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 Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date ranged from less than .005% to .01%.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC 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 – Investments 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 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 delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.

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

  • Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
  • Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
  • Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

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

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities 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. Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which observable inputs are not available are valued using alternate valuation approaches, including the market approach and the income approach and are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. The market approach generally consists of using comparable market transactions while the income approach generally consists of using the net present value of estimated future cash flows, adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, market and/or other risk factors.

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 $ 12,190,578 Market comparable Enterprise value/Sales multiple (EV/S) 5.0 Increase 
    Transaction price
 
$1.00-$325.82/ $234.46 Increase 
   Premium rate
Proxy discount
 
98.5%

0.6%
 
Increase
Decrease
 
  Market approach Transaction price $3.11-$153.00/$96.43 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, 2019, as well as a roll forward of Level 3 investments, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

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

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

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

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. 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 the 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 the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. 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. 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 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 $271,775,942 
Gross unrealized depreciation (27,747,142) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $244,028,800 
Tax cost $613,369,112 

The Fund elected to defer to its next fiscal year approximately $4,067,423 of capital losses recognized during the period November 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $163,606,258 and $237,433,121, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. Fidelity SelectCo, 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 .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the investment adviser. 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 .54% 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 Corporation (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 $635.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (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, equal to an annual rate of class-level average net assets. The annual rate for Investor Class is .15% and the annual rate for all other classes is .07%. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

Initial Class $46,389 
Service Class 2 165 
Investor Class 516,316 
 $562,870 

Accounting and Security Lending 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. Prior to April 1, 2019, FSC had a separate agreement with the Fund for administration of the security lending program, based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the total fees paid for accounting and administration of securities lending were equivalent to an annualized rate of .03%.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions 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 $4,296 for the period.

Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or other affiliated entities of FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's 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 
Borrower $8,171,556 2.69% $5,490 

Interfund Trades. The Fund 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. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.

Other. During the period, the investment adviser reimbursed the Fund for certain losses in the amount of $1,000.

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $1,274 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.

7. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the Fund. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. The Fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The 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, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The 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. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's 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.

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. The average loan balance during the period for which loans were outstanding amounted to $3,979,000. The weighted average interest rate was 2.94%. The interest expense amounted to $325 under the bank borrowing program. At period end, there were no bank borrowings outstanding.

9. Expense Reductions.

Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $9,621 for the period.

In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $3,382.

10. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

 Six months ended
June 30, 2019(a) 
Year ended
December 31, 2018 
Distributions to shareholders   
Initial Class $9,927,847 $3,055,353 
Investor Class 50,153,293 13,736,977 
Total $60,081,140 $16,792,330 

 (a) Distributions for Service Class 2 are for the period April 11,2019 (commencement of sale of shares) to June 30, 2019.

Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 Shares Shares Dollars Dollars 
 Six months ended June 30, 2019 (a) Year ended December 31, 2018 Six months ended June 30, 2019(a) Year ended December 31, 2018 
Initial Class     
Shares sold 85,650 881,073 $2,458,460 $27,036,190 
Reinvestment of distributions 350,931 114,782 9,927,847 3,055,353 
Shares redeemed (647,253) (985,506) (18,327,834) (28,636,641) 
Net increase (decrease) (210,672) 10,349 $(5,941,527) $1,454,902 
Service Class 2     
Shares sold 140,401 – $3,958,793 $– 
Shares redeemed (1,451) – (41,789) – 
Net increase (decrease) 138,950 – $3,917,004 $– 
Investor Class     
Shares sold 994,551 3,955,718 $28,736,239 $119,018,545 
Reinvestment of distributions 1,788,634 520,609 50,153,293 13,736,977 
Shares redeemed (3,231,022) (2,276,692) (89,615,355) (64,547,143) 
Net increase (decrease) (447,837) 2,199,635 $(10,725,823) $68,208,379 

 (a) Share transactions for Service Class 2 are for the period April 11, 2019 (commencement of sale of shares) to June 30, 2019.

11. Other.

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

At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of 100% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 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 the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The actual expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019) for Initial Class and Investor Class and for the period (April 11, 2019 to June 30, 2019) for Service Class 2. The hypothetical expense Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 Annualized Expense Ratio-A Beginning
Account Value
 
Ending
Account Value
June 30, 2019 
Expenses Paid
During Period
 
Initial Class .65%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,128.10 $3.43-B 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.57 $3.26-D 
Service Class 2 .91%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,028.10 $2.05-B 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,020.28 $4.56-D 
Investor Class .73%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,127.90 $3.85-B 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.17 $3.66-D 

 A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.

 B Actual expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period) for Initial Class and Investor Class and multiplied by 81/365 (to reflect the period April 11, 2019 to June 30, 2019) for Service Class 2.

 C 5% return per year before expenses

 D Hypothetical expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

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Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements with affiliates of FMR (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. SelectCo and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees (Committees), each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.

At its January 2019 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided.  The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services.  The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services.  The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

The Board noted that it and the boards of certain other Fidelity funds had formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.

Investment in a Large Fund Family.  The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.

Investment Performance.  The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history.

The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index ("benchmark index"). In its evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.

In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.

The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2018, as shown below.

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Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio.  The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. For this purpose, all sector focused equity variable annuity funds are grouped in the same mapped group. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.

Management Fee.  The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods ended June 30 shown in basis points (BP) in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates (i.e., sector equities), regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate, etc.). "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board.

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

The Board noted that it and the boards of other Fidelity funds formed an ad hoc Committee on Group Fee, which meets periodically, to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. The Committee's focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component and investment products not included in group fee assets. The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio.  In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees and expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients.  The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability.  The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's mutual fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the fund's business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.

Economies of Scale.  The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under SelectCo's management plus assets under FMR's management). SelectCo calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total group assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Additional Information Requested by the Board.  In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (iii) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (iv) the methodology with respect to the evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vi) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts; and (vii) Fidelity's philosophies and strategies for evaluating funds and classes with lower or declining asset levels.

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.





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Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:

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Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019




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Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and if your insurance carrier elects to participate, you may not be receiving paper copies of the Fund’s shareholder reports from the insurance company that offers your variable insurance product unless you specifically request paper copies from your financial professional or the administrator of your variable insurance product. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

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Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees


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Investment Summary (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2019

 % of fund's net assets 
Dominion Resources, Inc. 10.2 
Exelon Corp. 10.0 
Sempra Energy 8.1 
Southern Co. 8.0 
Edison International 7.0 
Entergy Corp. 4.9 
FirstEnergy Corp. 4.9 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 4.8 
NextEra Energy, Inc. 4.2 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 3.8 
 65.9 

Top Industries (% of fund's net assets)

As of June 30, 2019 
   Electric Utilities 55.2% 
   Multi-Utilities 30.2% 
   Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 5.3% 
   Gas Utilities 3.2% 
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.8% 
   All Others* 3.3% 


* Includes short-term investments and net other assets (liabilities).

Schedule of Investments June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 99.5%   
 Shares Value 
Electric Utilities - 55.0%   
Electric Utilities - 55.0%   
Duke Energy Corp. 68,800 $6,070,912 
Edison International 223,529 15,068,090 
Entergy Corp. 103,901 10,694,530 
Evergy, Inc. 109,361 6,578,064 
Eversource Energy 62,700 4,750,152 
Exelon Corp. 452,271 21,681,872 
FirstEnergy Corp. 245,889 10,526,508 
NextEra Energy, Inc. 44,217 9,058,295 
PG&E Corp. (a) 108,400 2,484,528 
PPL Corp. 227,122 7,043,053 
Southern Co. 313,300 17,319,224 
Vistra Energy Corp. 354,455 8,024,861 
  119,300,089 
Gas Utilities - 3.2%   
Gas Utilities - 3.2%   
Atmos Energy Corp. 50,000 5,278,000 
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. 19,400 1,738,628 
  7,016,628 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 5.3%   
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 2.4%   
NRG Energy, Inc. 96,209 3,378,860 
NRG Yield, Inc. Class C 63,423 1,069,312 
The AES Corp. 41,522 695,909 
  5,144,081 
Renewable Electricity - 2.9%   
Atlantica Yield PLC 133,333 3,022,659 
NextEra Energy Partners LP 69,999 3,377,452 
  6,400,111 
TOTAL INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS  11,544,192 
Media - 1.0%   
Cable & Satellite - 1.0%   
Altice U.S.A., Inc. Class A 85,360 2,078,516 
Multi-Utilities - 30.2%   
Multi-Utilities - 30.2%   
Avangrid, Inc. 83,618 4,222,709 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 287,867 8,241,632 
Dominion Resources, Inc. 284,657 22,009,679 
National Grid PLC sponsored ADR 24,500 1,302,910 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 176,735 10,395,553 
RWE AG 68,500 1,687,906 
Sempra Energy 128,451 17,654,305 
  65,514,694 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.8%   
Oil & Gas Storage & Transport - 2.8%   
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (a) 88,561 6,062,000 
Water Utilities - 2.0%   
Water Utilities - 2.0%   
SJW Corp. 69,900 4,247,823 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
(Cost $177,375,653)  215,763,942 
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.2%   
Electric Utilities - 0.2%   
Electric Utilities - 0.2%   
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais (CEMIG) (PN) sponsored ADR (non-vtg.) (b)   
(Cost $426,064) 125,500 478,155 
Money Market Funds - 0.6%   
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 2.42% (c) 695,533 695,672 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 2.42% (c)(d) 501,550 501,600 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS   
(Cost $1,197,272)  1,197,272 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.3%   
(Cost $178,998,989)  217,439,369 
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.3)%  (581,714) 
NET ASSETS - 100%  $216,857,655 

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

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund Income earned 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund $40,123 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 276 
Total $40,399 

Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Investment Valuation

All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. 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 please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Assets   
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $477,774) — See accompanying schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $177,801,717) 
$216,242,097  
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $1,197,272) 1,197,272  
Total Investment in Securities (cost $178,998,989)  $217,439,369 
Receivable for investments sold  1,866,154 
Receivable for fund shares sold  182,201 
Dividends receivable  185,822 
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds  6,831 
Prepaid expenses  833 
Other receivables  4,328 
Total assets  219,685,538 
Liabilities   
Payable for investments purchased $2,176,235  
Payable for fund shares redeemed 74  
Accrued management fee 96,328  
Other affiliated payables 30,478  
Other payables and accrued expenses 23,168  
Collateral on securities loaned 501,600  
Total liabilities  2,827,883 
Net Assets  $216,857,655 
Net Assets consist of:   
Paid in capital  $177,617,349 
Total distributable earnings (loss)  39,240,306 
Net Assets  $216,857,655 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price   
Initial Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($37,725,835 ÷ 2,148,999 shares)  $17.56 
Investor Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($179,131,820 ÷ 10,276,475 shares)  $17.43 

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


Statement of Operations

  Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Investment Income   
Dividends  $3,143,048 
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $276 from security lending)  40,399 
Total income  3,183,447 
Expenses   
Management fee $527,816  
Transfer agent fees 127,959  
Accounting and security lending fees 38,284  
Custodian fees and expenses 4,236  
Independent trustees' fees and expenses 453  
Audit 19,935  
Legal 129  
Miscellaneous 534  
Total expenses before reductions 719,346  
Expense reductions (7,106)  
Total expenses after reductions  712,240 
Net investment income (loss)  2,471,207 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   
Net realized gain (loss) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers (743,299)  
Foreign currency transactions 264  
Total net realized gain (loss)  (743,035) 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 21,437,417  
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies 34  
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  21,437,451 
Net gain (loss)  20,694,416 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $23,165,623 

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


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) Year ended December 31, 2018 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Operations   
Net investment income (loss) $2,471,207 $3,174,542 
Net realized gain (loss) (743,035) 14,634,111 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 21,437,451 (8,610,508) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 23,165,623 9,198,145 
Distributions to shareholders (13,639,086) (10,866,229) 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) 31,426,444 45,156,386 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets 40,952,981 43,488,302 
Net Assets   
Beginning of period 175,904,674 132,416,372 
End of period $216,857,655 $175,904,674 

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


Financial Highlights

VIP Utilities Portfolio Initial Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $16.81 $16.73 $14.49 $13.17 $15.62 $13.45 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .22 .40 .33 .34 .31 .31 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 1.88 .96 2.26 1.49 (1.98) 2.63 
Total from investment operations 2.10 1.36 2.59 1.83 (1.67) 2.94 
Distributions from net investment income (.08) (.32) (.35) (.26) (.33)B (.27) 
Distributions from net realized gain (1.27) (.97) – (.25) (.45)B (.51) 
Total distributions (1.35) (1.28)C (.35) (.52)D (.78) (.77)E 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – F .01 F F 
Net asset value, end of period $17.56 $16.81 $16.73 $14.49 $13.17 $15.62 
Total ReturnG,H,I 13.17% 8.82% 17.88% 14.17% (10.78)% 21.77% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsJ,K       
Expenses before reductions .67%L .68% .69% .70% .71% .70% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .67%L .68% .69% .70% .71% .70% 
Expenses net of all reductions .66%L .65% .68% .69% .70% .69% 
Net investment income (loss) 2.58%L 2.36% 2.06% 2.30% 2.17% 2.01% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $37,726 $38,270 $26,377 $26,194 $21,960 $36,599 
Portfolio turnover rateM 65%L 113% 52% 83% 88% 113% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B The amounts shown reflect certain reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.

 C Total distributions of $1.28 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.317 and distributions from net realized gain of $.966 per share.

 D Total distributions of $.52 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.263 and distributions from net realized gain of $.253 per share.

 E Total distributions of $.77 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.267 and distributions from net realized gain of $.506 per share.

 F Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

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

 H Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.

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

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

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

 L Annualized

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

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


VIP Utilities Portfolio Investor Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $16.70 $16.64 $14.41 $13.11 $15.54 $13.39 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .21 .38 .32 .32 .30 .29 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 1.87 .95 2.25 1.48 (1.96) 2.62 
Total from investment operations 2.08 1.33 2.57 1.80 (1.66) 2.91 
Distributions from net investment income (.08) (.31) (.34) (.26) (.31)B (.26) 
Distributions from net realized gain (1.27) (.97) – (.25) (.45)B (.51) 
Total distributions (1.35) (1.27)C (.34) (.51) (.77)D (.76)E 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – F .01 F F 
Net asset value, end of period $17.43 $16.70 $16.64 $14.41 $13.11 $15.54 
Total ReturnG,H,I 13.12% 8.66% 17.83% 14.03% (10.80)% 21.64% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsJ,K       
Expenses before reductions .75%L .76% .77% .78% .79% .78% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .75%L .76% .77% .78% .79% .78% 
Expenses net of all reductions .74%L .73% .76% .77% .78% .77% 
Net investment income (loss) 2.50%L 2.28% 1.98% 2.22% 2.09% 1.93% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $179,132 $137,635 $106,040 $98,360 $57,645 $96,217 
Portfolio turnover rateM 65%L 113% 52% 83% 88% 113% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B The amounts shown reflect certain reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.

 C Total distributions of $1.27 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.305 and distributions from net realized gain of $.966 per share.

 D Total distributions of $.77 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.314 and distributions from net realized gain of $.454 per share.

 E Total distributions of $.76 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.257 and distributions from net realized gain of $.506 per share.

 F Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

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

 H Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.

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

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

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

 L Annualized

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

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


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the period ended June 30, 2019

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.

The Fund invests 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 Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date ranged from less than .005% to .01%.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC 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 – Investments 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 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 delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.

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

  • Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
  • Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
  • Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

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

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

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

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

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

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. 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 the 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 the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. 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. 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 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 $38,751,081 
Gross unrealized depreciation (2,106,716) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $36,644,365 
Tax cost $180,795,004 

The Fund elected to defer to its next fiscal year approximately $649,742 of capital losses recognized during the period November 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $84,994,864 and $63,208,823, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. Fidelity SelectCo, 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 .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the investment adviser. 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 .54% of the Fund's average net assets.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (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, equal to an annual rate of class-level average net assets. The annual rate for Investor Class is .15% and the annual rate for all other classes is .07%. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

Initial Class $11,615 
Investor Class 116,344 
 $127,959 

Accounting and Security Lending 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. Prior to April 1, 2019, FSC had a separate agreement with the Fund for administration of the security lending program, based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the total fees paid for accounting and administration of securities lending were equivalent to an annualized rate of .04%.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions 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 $2,563 for the period.

Interfund Trades. The Fund 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. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $246 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.

7. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the Fund. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. The Fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The 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, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The 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. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's 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.

8. Expense Reductions.

Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $6,339 for the period. In addition, 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, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $67.

In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $700.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

 Six months ended
June 30, 2019 
Year ended
December 31, 2018 
Distributions to shareholders   
Initial Class $2,553,431 $2,229,433 
Investor Class 11,085,655 8,636,796 
Total $13,639,086 $10,866,229 

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 Shares Shares Dollars Dollars 
 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 
Initial Class     
Shares sold 375,208 912,835 $6,366,311 $16,146,381 
Reinvestment of distributions 157,522 139,901 2,553,431 2,229,433 
Shares redeemed (660,410) (352,627) (11,108,095) (5,850,455) 
Net increase (decrease) (127,680) 700,109 $(2,188,353) $12,525,359 
Investor Class     
Shares sold 2,047,296 2,551,740 $34,377,754 $44,264,874 
Reinvestment of distributions 688,550 547,114 11,085,655 8,636,796 
Shares redeemed (698,712) (1,233,881) (11,848,612) (20,270,643) 
Net increase (decrease) 2,037,134 1,864,973 $33,614,797 $32,631,027 

11. Other.

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

At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of 100% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 Annualized Expense Ratio-A Beginning
Account Value
January 1, 2019 
Ending
Account Value
June 30, 2019 
Expenses Paid
During Period-B
January 1, 2019
to June 30, 2019 
Initial Class .67%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,131.70 $3.54 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.47 $3.36 
Investor Class .75%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,131.20 $3.96 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.08 $3.76 

 A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.

 B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 C 5% return per year before expenses

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

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Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements with affiliates of FMR (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. SelectCo and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees (Committees), each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.

At its January 2019 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided.  The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services.  The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services.  The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

The Board noted that it and the boards of certain other Fidelity funds had formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.

Investment in a Large Fund Family.  The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.

Investment Performance.  The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history.

The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index ("benchmark index"). In its evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.

In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.

The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2018, as shown below.

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Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio.  The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. For this purpose, all sector focused equity variable annuity funds are grouped in the same mapped group. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.

Management Fee.  The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods ended June 30 shown in basis points (BP) in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates (i.e., sector equities), regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate, etc.). "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board.

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

The Board noted that it and the boards of other Fidelity funds formed an ad hoc Committee on Group Fee, which meets periodically, to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. The Committee's focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component and investment products not included in group fee assets. The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio.  In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees and expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients.  The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability.  The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's mutual fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the fund's business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.

Economies of Scale.  The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under SelectCo's management plus assets under FMR's management). SelectCo calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total group assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Additional Information Requested by the Board.  In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (iii) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (iv) the methodology with respect to the evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vi) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts; and (vii) Fidelity's philosophies and strategies for evaluating funds and classes with lower or declining asset levels.

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.





Fidelity Investments

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Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:

Financial Services Portfolio



Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019




Fidelity Investments


Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and if your insurance carrier elects to participate, you may not be receiving paper copies of the Fund’s shareholder reports from the insurance company that offers your variable insurance product unless you specifically request paper copies from your financial professional or the administrator of your variable insurance product. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically, by contacting your financial professional or the administrator of your variable insurance product. If you own a Fidelity-administered variable insurance product, please visit fidelity.com/mailpreferences to make your election or call 1-800-343-3548.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports, you may contact your financial professional or the administrator of your variable insurance product. If you own a Fidelity-administered variable insurance product, please visit fidelity.com/mailpreferences to make your election or call 1-800-343-3548. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds available under your variable insurance product.

Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees


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.

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A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-PORT may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.institutional.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.

NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE

Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.



Investment Summary (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2019

 % of fund's net assets 
Citigroup, Inc. 7.3 
Bank of America Corp. 6.0 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B 5.5 
Wells Fargo & Co. 4.9 
Capital One Financial Corp. 4.1 
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.1 
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. 3.9 
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.7 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 3.5 
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. 3.4 
 46.4 

Top Industries (% of fund's net assets)

As of June 30, 2019 
   Banks 35.7% 
   Insurance 25.7% 
   Capital Markets 13.3% 
   Consumer Finance 10.7% 
   Diversified Financial Services 5.5% 
   All Others* 9.1% 


* Includes short-term investments and net other assets (liabilities).

Schedule of Investments June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 98.9%   
 Shares Value 
Banks - 35.7%   
Diversified Banks - 21.9%   
Bank of America Corp. 330,500 $9,584,500 
Citigroup, Inc. 165,300 11,575,959 
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 52,154 5,830,817 
Wells Fargo & Co. 163,796 7,750,827 
  34,742,103 
Regional Banks - 13.8%   
BOK Financial Corp. 8,942 674,942 
First Citizens Bancshares, Inc. 2,700 1,215,729 
First Hawaiian, Inc. 43,800 1,133,106 
First Horizon National Corp. 71,862 1,072,900 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 287,370 3,971,453 
KeyCorp 100,600 1,785,650 
M&T Bank Corp. 10,100 1,717,707 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 40,200 5,518,656 
Signature Bank 17,200 2,078,448 
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 43,100 2,708,835 
  21,877,426 
TOTAL BANKS  56,619,529 
Capital Markets - 13.3%   
Asset Management & Custody Banks - 2.7%   
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 57,500 2,538,625 
Oaktree Capital Group LLC Class A 34,516 1,709,923 
  4,248,548 
Financial Exchanges & Data - 3.4%   
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. 51,727 5,360,469 
Investment Banking & Brokerage - 7.2%   
E*TRADE Financial Corp. 57,500 2,564,500 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 2,870 587,202 
Hamilton Lane, Inc. Class A 31,600 1,803,096 
Morgan Stanley 65,200 2,856,412 
PJT Partners, Inc. 18,700 757,724 
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. 31,900 1,592,448 
Tradeweb Markets, Inc. Class A 7,200 315,432 
Virtu Financial, Inc. Class A (a) 47,400 1,032,372 
  11,509,186 
TOTAL CAPITAL MARKETS  21,118,203 
Consumer Finance - 10.7%   
Consumer Finance - 10.7%   
American Express Co. 34,500 4,258,680 
Capital One Financial Corp. 71,800 6,515,132 
OneMain Holdings, Inc. 85,800 2,900,898 
SLM Corp. 330,500 3,212,460 
  16,887,170 
Diversified Financial Services - 5.5%   
Multi-Sector Holdings - 5.5%   
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (b) 40,568 8,647,881 
Household Durables - 0.4%   
Homebuilding - 0.4%   
D.R. Horton, Inc. 14,800 638,324 
Insurance - 25.7%   
Insurance Brokers - 2.8%   
Willis Group Holdings PLC 23,000 4,405,420 
Life & Health Insurance - 1.9%   
Torchmark Corp. 33,090 2,960,231 
Multi-Line Insurance - 7.6%   
American International Group, Inc. 83,300 4,438,224 
Assurant, Inc. 13,100 1,393,578 
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. 112,100 6,246,212 
  12,078,014 
Property & Casualty Insurance - 10.4%   
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. 35,900 2,141,435 
Beazley PLC 175,800 1,231,264 
FNF Group 114,970 4,633,291 
Hiscox Ltd. 62,900 1,351,567 
RSA Insurance Group PLC 90,100 659,989 
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 43,512 6,505,914 
  16,523,460 
Reinsurance - 3.0%   
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 30,300 4,727,709 
TOTAL INSURANCE  40,694,834 
IT Services - 1.4%   
Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 1.4%   
Visa, Inc. Class A 12,900 2,238,795 
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts - 2.9%   
Mortgage REITs - 2.9%   
AGNC Investment Corp. 145,000 2,438,900 
MFA Financial, Inc. 289,900 2,081,482 
  4,520,382 
Software - 1.0%   
Application Software - 1.0%   
Black Knight, Inc. (b) 26,099 1,569,855 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.3%   
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.3%   
Essent Group Ltd. (b) 38,800 1,823,212 
MGIC Investment Corp. (b) 143,700 1,888,218 
  3,711,430 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
(Cost $125,985,918)  156,646,403 
Money Market Funds - 1.5%   
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 2.42% (c) 1,390,131 1,390,409 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 2.42% (c)(d) 1,023,943 1,024,045 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS   
(Cost $2,414,454)  2,414,454 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.4%   
(Cost $128,400,372)  159,060,857 
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.4)%  (663,105) 
NET ASSETS - 100%  $158,397,752 

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

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund Income earned 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund $28,420 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 121 
Total $28,541 

Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Investment Valuation

All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. 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 please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Assets   
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $1,030,194) — See accompanying schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $125,985,918) 
$156,646,403  
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $2,414,454) 2,414,454  
Total Investment in Securities (cost $128,400,372)  $159,060,857 
Receivable for investments sold  3,347,106 
Receivable for fund shares sold  47,936 
Dividends receivable  202,491 
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds  2,598 
Prepaid expenses  1,745 
Other receivables  3,146 
Total assets  162,665,879 
Liabilities   
Payable for investments purchased $3,054,825  
Payable for fund shares redeemed 69,521  
Accrued management fee 71,445  
Other affiliated payables 22,823  
Other payables and accrued expenses 25,468  
Collateral on securities loaned 1,024,045  
Total liabilities  4,268,127 
Net Assets  $158,397,752 
Net Assets consist of:   
Paid in capital  $125,924,455 
Total distributable earnings (loss)  32,473,297 
Net Assets  $158,397,752 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price   
Initial Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($24,630,318 ÷ 2,018,633 shares)  $12.20 
Investor Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($133,767,434 ÷ 11,015,270 shares)  $12.14 

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


Statement of Operations

  Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Investment Income   
Dividends  $2,004,099 
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $121 from security lending)  28,541 
Total income  2,032,640 
Expenses   
Management fee $443,379  
Transfer agent fees 109,489  
Accounting and security lending fees 32,062  
Custodian fees and expenses 5,416  
Independent trustees' fees and expenses 402  
Audit 20,735  
Legal 3,281  
Miscellaneous 778  
Total expenses before reductions 615,542  
Expense reductions (6,124)  
Total expenses after reductions  609,418 
Net investment income (loss)  1,423,222 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   
Net realized gain (loss) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 1,175,840  
Fidelity Central Funds  
Foreign currency transactions (1,110)  
Total net realized gain (loss)  1,174,733 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 25,090,615  
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies  
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  25,090,617 
Net gain (loss)  26,265,350 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $27,688,572 

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


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) Year ended December 31, 2018 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Operations   
Net investment income (loss) $1,423,222 $2,608,525 
Net realized gain (loss) 1,174,733 12,057,883 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 25,090,617 (47,028,121) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 27,688,572 (32,361,713) 
Distributions to shareholders (12,777,541) (7,356,991) 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) (14,645,864) (37,604,333) 
Redemption fees – 6,648 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets 265,167 (77,316,389) 
Net Assets   
Beginning of period 158,132,585 235,448,974 
End of period $158,397,752 $158,132,585 

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


Financial Highlights

VIP Financial Services Portfolio Initial Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $11.15 $13.72 $11.50 $9.74 $10.23 $9.33 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .11 .17 .11 .12 .10 .12 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 1.87 (2.28) 2.33 1.70 (.48) .90 
Total from investment operations 1.98 (2.11) 2.44 1.82 (.38) 1.02 
Distributions from net investment income (.06) (.16) (.09) (.06) (.11) (.12) 
Distributions from net realized gain (.87) (.29) (.13) – – – 
Total distributions (.93) (.46)B (.22) (.06) (.11) (.12) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – C C C C C 
Net asset value, end of period $12.20 $11.15 $13.72 $11.50 $9.74 $10.23 
Total ReturnD,E,F 18.44% (15.73)% 21.25% 18.72% (3.69)% 10.88% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H       
Expenses before reductions .68%I .67% .69% .72% .71% .73% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .68%I .67% .69% .72% .71% .72% 
Expenses net of all reductions .67%I .66% .69% .71% .71% .72% 
Net investment income (loss) 1.80%I 1.25% .91% 1.18% 1.02% 1.21% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $24,630 $24,142 $44,248 $41,404 $20,570 $23,351 
Portfolio turnover rateJ 37%I 59% 72% 87% 59% 58% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Total distributions of $.46 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.163 and distributions from net realized gain of $.294 per share.

 C Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

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

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

 I Annualized

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

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


VIP Financial Services Portfolio Investor Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $11.10 $13.66 $11.45 $9.71 $10.19 $9.30 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .10 .15 .10 .11 .09 .11 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 1.87 (2.26) 2.32 1.69 (.47) .89 
Total from investment operations 1.97 (2.11) 2.42 1.80 (.38) 1.00 
Distributions from net investment income (.05) (.15) (.08) (.06) (.10) (.11) 
Distributions from net realized gain (.87) (.29) (.13) – – – 
Total distributions (.93)B (.45)C (.21) (.06) (.10) (.11) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – D D D D D 
Net asset value, end of period $12.14 $11.10 $13.66 $11.45 $9.71 $10.19 
Total ReturnE,F,G 18.41% (15.82)% 21.18% 18.51% (3.68)% 10.75% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I       
Expenses before reductions .76%J .75% .77% .80% .79% .80% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .76%J .75% .77% .80% .79% .80% 
Expenses net of all reductions .75%J .74% .77% .79% .78% .79% 
Net investment income (loss) 1.72%J 1.17% .83% 1.10% .95% 1.14% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $133,767 $133,990 $191,201 $129,912 $90,950 $83,817 
Portfolio turnover rateK 37%J 59% 72% 87% 59% 58% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Total distributions of $.93 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.053 and distributions from net realized gain of $.874 per share.

 C Total distributions of $.45 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.151 and distributions from net realized gain of $.294 per share.

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

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

 J Annualized

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

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


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the period ended June 30, 2019

1. Organization.

VIP Financial Services Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests 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 Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date ranged from less than .005% to .01%.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC 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 – Investments 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 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 delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.

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

  • Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
  • Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
  • Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

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

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

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

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

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

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. 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 the 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 the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. 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. 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 and certain losses related 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 $32,831,891 
Gross unrealized depreciation (2,588,569) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $30,243,322 
Tax cost $128,817,535 

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $29,749,552 and $53,320,457, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. Fidelity SelectCo, 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 .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the investment adviser. 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 .54% of the Fund's average net assets.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (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, equal to an annual rate of class-level average net assets. The annual rate for Investor Class is .15% and the annual rate for all other classes is .07%. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

Initial Class $8,112 
Investor Class 101,377 
 $109,489 

Accounting and Security Lending 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. Prior to April 1, 2019, FSC had a separate agreement with the Fund for administration of the security lending program, based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the total fees paid for accounting and administration of securities lending were equivalent to an annualized rate of .04%.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions 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 $920 for the period.

Interfund Trades. The Fund 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. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $251 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.

7. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the Fund. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. The Fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The 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, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The 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. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's 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.

8. Expense Reductions.

Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $5,430 for the period. In addition, 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, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $28.

In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $666.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

 Six months ended
June 30, 2019 
Year ended
December 31, 2018 
Distributions to shareholders   
Initial Class $1,921,950 $1,262,668 
Investor Class 10,855,591 6,094,323 
Total $12,777,541 $7,356,991 

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 Shares Shares Dollars Dollars 
 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 
Initial Class     
Shares sold 115,575 514,137 $1,372,801 $6,923,550 
Reinvestment of distributions 170,688 100,069 1,921,950 1,262,668 
Shares redeemed (433,502) (1,673,395) (5,079,796) (22,265,392) 
Net increase (decrease) (147,239) (1,059,189) $(1,785,045) $(14,079,174) 
Investor Class     
Shares sold 279,048 2,212,552 $3,317,829 $30,015,916 
Reinvestment of distributions 968,385 486,202 10,855,591 6,094,323 
Shares redeemed (2,302,870) (4,623,690) (27,034,239) (59,635,398) 
Net increase (decrease) (1,055,437) (1,924,936) $(12,860,819) $(23,525,159) 

11. Other.

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

At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of 100% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 Annualized Expense Ratio-A Beginning
Account Value
January 1, 2019 
Ending
Account Value
June 30, 2019 
Expenses Paid
During Period-B
January 1, 2019
to June 30, 2019 
Initial Class .68%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,184.40 $3.68 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.42 $3.41 
Investor Class .76%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,184.10 $4.12 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.03 $3.81 

 A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.

 B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 C 5% return per year before expenses

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

VIP Financial Services Portfolio

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements with affiliates of FMR (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. SelectCo and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees (Committees), each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.

At its January 2019 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided.  The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services.  The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services.  The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

The Board noted that it and the boards of certain other Fidelity funds had formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.

Investment in a Large Fund Family.  The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.

Investment Performance.  The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history.

The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index ("benchmark index"). In its evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.

In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.

The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2018, as shown below.

VIP Financial Services Portfolio


Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio.  The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. For this purpose, all sector focused equity variable annuity funds are grouped in the same mapped group. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.

Management Fee.  The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods ended June 30 shown in basis points (BP) in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates (i.e., sector equities), regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate, etc.). "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board.

VIP Financial Services Portfolio


The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

The Board noted that it and the boards of other Fidelity funds formed an ad hoc Committee on Group Fee, which meets periodically, to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. The Committee's focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component and investment products not included in group fee assets. The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio.  In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees and expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients.  The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability.  The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's mutual fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the fund's business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.

Economies of Scale.  The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under SelectCo's management plus assets under FMR's management). SelectCo calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total group assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Additional Information Requested by the Board.  In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (iii) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (iv) the methodology with respect to the evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vi) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts; and (vii) Fidelity's philosophies and strategies for evaluating funds and classes with lower or declining asset levels.

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.





Fidelity Investments

VFSIC-SANN-0819
1.817370.114




Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:

Industrials Portfolio



Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019




Fidelity Investments


Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and if your insurance carrier elects to participate, you may not be receiving paper copies of the Fund’s shareholder reports from the insurance company that offers your variable insurance product unless you specifically request paper copies from your financial professional or the administrator of your variable insurance product. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically, by contacting your financial professional or the administrator of your variable insurance product. If you own a Fidelity-administered variable insurance product, please visit fidelity.com/mailpreferences to make your election or call 1-800-343-3548.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports, you may contact your financial professional or the administrator of your variable insurance product. If you own a Fidelity-administered variable insurance product, please visit fidelity.com/mailpreferences to make your election or call 1-800-343-3548. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds available under your variable insurance product.

Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees


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.

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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.



Investment Summary (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2019

 % of fund's net assets 
The Boeing Co. 6.9 
AMETEK, Inc. 6.6 
Union Pacific Corp. 5.6 
Ingersoll-Rand PLC 5.0 
Lockheed Martin Corp. 4.9 
Roper Technologies, Inc. 4.8 
Fortive Corp. 4.3 
ITT, Inc. 4.0 
IDEX Corp. 3.9 
General Electric Co. 3.8 
 49.8 

Top Industries (% of fund's net assets)

As of June 30, 2019 
   Aerospace & Defense 27.1% 
   Industrial Conglomerates 16.1% 
   Machinery 16.1% 
   Road & Rail 13.5% 
   Electrical Equipment 13.4% 
   All Others* 13.8% 


* Includes short-term investments and net other assets (liabilities).

Schedule of Investments June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 99.2%   
 Shares Value 
Aerospace & Defense - 27.1%   
Aerospace & Defense - 27.1%   
General Dynamics Corp. 23,400 $4,254,588 
Harris Corp. 18,900 3,574,557 
HEICO Corp. Class A 39,600 4,093,452 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 8,150 1,831,631 
Lockheed Martin Corp. 25,000 9,088,500 
Northrop Grumman Corp. 10,800 3,489,588 
Raytheon Co. 9,300 1,617,084 
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a) 3,978 1,089,455 
The Boeing Co. 34,700 12,631,146 
TransDigm Group, Inc. (a) 10,000 4,838,000 
United Technologies Corp. 27,129 3,532,196 
  50,040,197 
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.5%   
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.5%   
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B 9,400 970,738 
Airlines - 1.3%   
Airlines - 1.3%   
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 5,800 329,150 
Southwest Airlines Co. 18,700 949,586 
Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a) 22,500 1,073,925 
  2,352,661 
Commercial Services & Supplies - 4.0%   
Diversified Support Services - 0.5%   
Cintas Corp. 4,002 949,635 
Environmental & Facility Services - 3.5%   
Stericycle, Inc. (a) 16,400 783,100 
Waste Connection, Inc. (United States) 58,200 5,562,756 
  6,345,856 
TOTAL COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES  7,295,491 
Electrical Equipment - 13.4%   
Electrical Components & Equipment - 13.4%   
AMETEK, Inc. 133,000 12,081,720 
Emerson Electric Co. 67,900 4,530,288 
Fortive Corp. 98,392 8,020,916 
  24,632,924 
Industrial Conglomerates - 16.1%   
Industrial Conglomerates - 16.1%   
General Electric Co. 666,746 7,000,833 
Honeywell International, Inc. 37,127 6,482,003 
ITT, Inc. 113,656 7,442,195 
Roper Technologies, Inc. 24,000 8,790,240 
  29,715,271 
Machinery - 16.1%   
Agricultural & Farm Machinery - 2.0%   
Deere & Co. 21,900 3,629,049 
Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks - 2.0%   
Caterpillar, Inc. 27,100 3,693,459 
Industrial Machinery - 12.1%   
Flowserve Corp. 20,400 1,074,876 
Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. (a) 136,300 4,715,980 
IDEX Corp. 41,340 7,116,268 
Ingersoll-Rand PLC 73,500 9,310,245 
Xylem, Inc. 1,400 117,096 
  22,334,465 
TOTAL MACHINERY  29,656,973 
Professional Services - 4.4%   
Human Resource & Employment Services - 1.2%   
TriNet Group, Inc. (a) 33,200 2,250,960 
Research & Consulting Services - 3.2%   
Equifax, Inc. 38,100 5,152,644 
IHS Markit Ltd. (a) 11,910 758,905 
  5,911,549 
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES  8,162,509 
Road & Rail - 13.5%   
Railroads - 12.4%   
CSX Corp. 69,800 5,400,426 
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class A (a) 11,100 1,110,000 
Norfolk Southern Corp. 30,800 6,139,364 
Union Pacific Corp. 60,800 10,281,888 
  22,931,678 
Trucking - 1.1%   
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. Class A 61,400 2,016,376 
TOTAL ROAD & RAIL  24,948,054 
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.8%   
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.8%   
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (a) 130,100 5,240,428 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
(Cost $139,087,623)  183,015,246 
Money Market Funds - 0.4%   
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 2.42% (b)   
(Cost $794,423) 794,265 794,423 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.6%   
(Cost $139,882,046)  183,809,669 
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.4%  651,605 
NET ASSETS - 100%  $184,461,274 

Legend

 (a) Non-income producing

 (b) 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.

Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund Income earned 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund $27,230 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 40 
Total $27,270 

Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Investment Valuation

All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. 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 please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Assets   
Investment in securities, at value — See accompanying schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $139,087,623) 
$183,015,246  
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $794,423) 794,423  
Total Investment in Securities (cost $139,882,046)  $183,809,669 
Receivable for investments sold  1,807,086 
Receivable for fund shares sold  919 
Dividends receivable  46,284 
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds  949 
Prepaid expenses  1,537 
Other receivables  1,725 
Total assets  185,668,169 
Liabilities   
Payable for investments purchased $1,063,530  
Payable for fund shares redeemed 6,262  
Accrued management fee 81,502  
Other affiliated payables 25,508  
Other payables and accrued expenses 30,093  
Total liabilities  1,206,895 
Net Assets  $184,461,274 
Net Assets consist of:   
Paid in capital  $136,426,310 
Total distributable earnings (loss)  48,034,964 
Net Assets  $184,461,274 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price   
Initial Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($36,582,318 ÷ 1,684,890 shares)  $21.71 
Investor Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($147,878,956 ÷ 6,863,452 shares)  $21.55 

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


Statement of Operations

  Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Investment Income   
Dividends  $1,349,670 
Non-Cash dividends  262,629 
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $40 from security lending)  27,270 
Total income  1,639,569 
Expenses   
Management fee $484,490  
Transfer agent fees 116,393  
Accounting and security lending fees 35,041  
Custodian fees and expenses 12,621  
Independent trustees' fees and expenses 425  
Audit 20,463  
Legal 494  
Miscellaneous 727  
Total expenses before reductions 670,654  
Expense reductions (8,487)  
Total expenses after reductions  662,167 
Net investment income (loss)  977,402 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   
Net realized gain (loss) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 4,000,088  
Foreign currency transactions (47)  
Total net realized gain (loss)  4,000,041 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 32,104,632  
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies  
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  32,104,641 
Net gain (loss)  36,104,682 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $37,082,084 

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


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) Year ended December 31, 2018 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Operations   
Net investment income (loss) $977,402 $1,594,387 
Net realized gain (loss) 4,000,041 15,323,336 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 32,104,641 (46,063,303) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 37,082,084 (29,145,580) 
Distributions to shareholders (16,511,558) (9,495,847) 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) 8,635,392 (24,953,454) 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets 29,205,918 (63,594,881) 
Net Assets   
Beginning of period 155,255,356 218,850,237 
End of period $184,461,274 $155,255,356 

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


Financial Highlights

VIP Industrials Portfolio Initial Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $19.29 $23.85 $20.88 $20.25 $22.92 $22.17 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .12B .19 .16 .18 .17 .18 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 4.35 (3.68) 3.91 2.50 (.55) 1.17 
Total from investment operations 4.47 (3.49) 4.07 2.68 (.38) 1.35 
Distributions from net investment income (.06) (.18) (.16) (.13) (.18) (.20) 
Distributions from net realized gain (2.00) (.89) (.94) (1.92) (2.11) (.40) 
Total distributions (2.05)C (1.07) (1.10) (2.05) (2.29) (.60) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – D D D D 
Net asset value, end of period $21.71 $19.29 $23.85 $20.88 $20.25 $22.92 
Total ReturnE,F,G 24.21% (15.12)% 20.15% 15.87% (1.89)% 6.21% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I       
Expenses before reductions .68%J .67% .69% .70% .69% .69% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .68%J .67% .68% .70% .69% .69% 
Expenses net of all reductions .67%J .66% .68% .69% .69% .69% 
Net investment income (loss) 1.15%B,J .85% .72% .94% .83% .81% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $36,582 $30,987 $44,205 $42,322 $35,852 $46,692 
Portfolio turnover rateK 88%J 94% 64% 62% 69% 70% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.03 per share. This dividend is not annualized in the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets. Excluding this dividend the ratio would have been .86%.

 C Total distributions of $2.05 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.055 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.997 per share.

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

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

 J Annualized

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

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


VIP Industrials Portfolio Investor Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $19.17 $23.69 $20.75 $20.15 $22.82 $22.07 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .11B .17 .14 .16 .16 .16 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 4.32 (3.64) 3.88 2.48 (.56) 1.17 
Total from investment operations 4.43 (3.47) 4.02 2.64 (.40) 1.33 
Distributions from net investment income (.05) (.16) (.15) (.12) (.17) (.18) 
Distributions from net realized gain (2.00) (.89) (.94) (1.92) (2.11) (.40) 
Total distributions (2.05) (1.05) (1.08)C (2.04) (2.27)D (.58) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – E E E E 
Net asset value, end of period $21.55 $19.17 $23.69 $20.75 $20.15 $22.82 
Total ReturnF,G,H 24.14% (15.14)% 20.05% 15.73% (1.97)% 6.16% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsI,J       
Expenses before reductions .76%K .75% .77% .78% .77% .77% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .76%K .75% .77% .78% .77% .77% 
Expenses net of all reductions .75%K .74% .76% .77% .77% .77% 
Net investment income (loss) 1.07%B,K .77% .64% .86% .76% .73% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $147,879 $124,268 $174,645 $151,967 $110,411 $126,131 
Portfolio turnover rateL 88%K 94% 64% 62% 69% 70% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.03 per share. This dividend is not annualized in the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets. Excluding this dividend the ratio would have been .78%.

 C Total distributions of $1.08 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.145 and distributions from net realized gain of $.937 per share.

 D Total distributions of $2.27 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.166 and distributions from net realized gain of $2.105 per share.

 E Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

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

 G Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.

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

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

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

 K Annualized

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

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


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the period ended June 30, 2019

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.

The Fund invests 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 Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date ranged from less than .005% to .01%.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC 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 – Investments 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 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 delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.

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

  • Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
  • Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
  • Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

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

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

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

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

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

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Fund represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Fund determines the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Large, non-recurring dividends recognized by the Fund are presented separately on the Statement of Operations as "Non-cash Dividends" and the impact of these dividends is presented in the Financial Highlights. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the 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 the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. 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. 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 $46,119,789 
Gross unrealized depreciation (2,356,819) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $43,762,970 
Tax cost $140,046,699 

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $77,756,044 and $86,374,008, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. Fidelity SelectCo, 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 .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the investment adviser. 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 .54% of the Fund's average net assets.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (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, equal to an annual rate of class-level average net assets. The annual rate for Investor Class is .15% and the annual rate for all other classes is .07%. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

Initial Class $11,518 
Investor Class 104,875 
 $116,393 

Accounting and Security Lending 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. Prior to April 1, 2019, FSC had a separate agreement with the Fund for administration of the security lending program, based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the total fees paid for accounting and administration of securities lending were equivalent to an annualized rate of .04%.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions 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 $1,612 for the period.

Interfund Trades. The Fund 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. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $254 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.

7. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the Fund. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. The Fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The 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, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The 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. At period end, there were no security loans outstanding. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any 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.

8. Expense Reductions.

Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $7,839 for the period.

In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $648.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

 Six months ended
June 30, 2019 
Year ended
December 31, 2018 
Distributions to shareholders   
Initial Class $3,270,659 $1,914,706 
Investor Class 13,240,899 7,581,141 
Total $16,511,558 $9,495,847 

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 Shares Shares Dollars Dollars 
 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 
Initial Class     
Shares sold 85,249 64,045 $1,778,953 $1,518,621 
Reinvestment of distributions 165,185 87,878 3,270,659 1,914,706 
Shares redeemed (171,621) (399,316) (3,541,135) (9,006,877) 
Net increase (decrease) 78,813 (247,393) $1,508,477 $(5,573,550) 
Investor Class     
Shares sold 504,110 548,185 $10,377,964 $12,933,255 
Reinvestment of distributions 673,837 349,657 13,240,899 7,581,141 
Shares redeemed (798,499) (1,785,165) (16,491,948) (39,894,300) 
Net increase (decrease) 379,448 (887,323) $7,126,915 $(19,379,904) 

11. Other.

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

At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of 100% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 Annualized Expense Ratio-A Beginning
Account Value
January 1, 2019 
Ending
Account Value
June 30, 2019 
Expenses Paid
During Period-B
January 1, 2019
to June 30, 2019 
Initial Class .68%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,242.10 $3.78 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.42 $3.41 
Investor Class .76%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,241.40 $4.22 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.03 $3.81 

 A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.

 B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 C 5% return per year before expenses

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

VIP Industrials Portfolio

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements with affiliates of FMR (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. SelectCo and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees (Committees), each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.

At its January 2019 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided.  The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services.  The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services.  The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

The Board noted that it and the boards of certain other Fidelity funds had formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.

Investment in a Large Fund Family.  The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.

Investment Performance.  The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history. The fund had a portfolio manager change in November 2018. The Board will continue to monitor closely the fund's performance, taking into account the portfolio manager change.

The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index ("benchmark index"). In its evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.

In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.

The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2018, as shown below.

VIP Industrials Portfolio


The Board considered the fund's underperformance for different time based on time periods ended prior to June 30, 2018 (which periods are not shown in the chart above). The Board noted that the fund's underperformance has continued since the Board approved the management contract in 2017 and 2018. The Board's discussions with SelectCo regarding underperformance cover topics including, but not limited to: the longer-term track record of a fund's portfolio manager(s); broader trends in the market that may adversely impact a fund's performance; attribution reports on contributors to the fund's underperformance; and the applicable portfolio manager's explanation of his or her underperformance. The Board engages with SelectCo on steps that might be taken to address a fund's underperformance. The Board noted that the fund's more recent performance had improved.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio.  The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. For this purpose, all sector focused equity variable annuity funds are grouped in the same mapped group. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.

Management Fee.  The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods ended June 30 shown in basis points (BP) in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates (i.e., sector equities), regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate, etc.). "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board.

VIP Industrials Portfolio


The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

The Board noted that it and the boards of other Fidelity funds formed an ad hoc Committee on Group Fee, which meets periodically, to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. The Committee's focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component and investment products not included in group fee assets. The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio.  In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees and expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients.  The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability.  The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's mutual fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the fund's business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.

Economies of Scale.  The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under SelectCo's management plus assets under FMR's management). SelectCo calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total group assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Additional Information Requested by the Board.  In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (iii) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (iv) the methodology with respect to the evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vi) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts; and (vii) Fidelity's philosophies and strategies for evaluating funds and classes with lower or declining asset levels.

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.





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Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:

Consumer Discretionary Portfolio



Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019




Fidelity Investments


Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and if your insurance carrier elects to participate, you may not be receiving paper copies of the Fund’s shareholder reports from the insurance company that offers your variable insurance product unless you specifically request paper copies from your financial professional or the administrator of your variable insurance product. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically, by contacting your financial professional or the administrator of your variable insurance product. If you own a Fidelity-administered variable insurance product, please visit fidelity.com/mailpreferences to make your election or call 1-800-343-3548.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports, you may contact your financial professional or the administrator of your variable insurance product. If you own a Fidelity-administered variable insurance product, please visit fidelity.com/mailpreferences to make your election or call 1-800-343-3548. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds available under your variable insurance product.

Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees


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Investment Summary (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2019

 % of fund's net assets 
Amazon.com, Inc. 23.1 
The Home Depot, Inc. 8.1 
McDonald's Corp. 5.0 
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 3.9 
The Booking Holdings, Inc. 3.6 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 3.2 
NIKE, Inc. Class B 3.1 
TJX Companies, Inc. 2.9 
Burlington Stores, Inc. 2.9 
Dollar Tree, Inc. 2.4 
 58.2 

Top Industries (% of fund's net assets)

As of June 30, 2019 
   Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 27.4% 
   Specialty Retail 26.6% 
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 22.2% 
   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 9.3% 
   Multiline Retail 5.1% 
   All Others* 9.4% 


* Includes short-term investments and net other assets (liabilities).

Schedule of Investments June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 100.0%   
 Shares Value 
Automobiles - 0.3%   
Automobile Manufacturers - 0.3%   
Ferrari NV 4,200 $677,964 
Beverages - 0.3%   
Distillers & Vintners - 0.2%   
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) 2,700 531,738 
Soft Drinks - 0.1%   
Luckin Coffee, Inc. ADR 2,100 40,929 
Monster Beverage Corp. (a) 1,800 114,894 
  155,823 
TOTAL BEVERAGES  687,561 
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.2%   
Diversified Support Services - 0.2%   
Copart, Inc. (a) 5,600 418,544 
Distributors - 0.6%   
Distributors - 0.6%   
LKQ Corp. (a) 30,000 798,300 
Pool Corp. 2,447 467,377 
  1,265,677 
Diversified Consumer Services - 1.3%   
Education Services - 1.3%   
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a) 19,700 2,305,294 
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) 4,100 395,978 
  2,701,272 
Entertainment - 0.6%   
Interactive Home Entertainment - 0.1%   
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) 2,000 202,520 
Movies & Entertainment - 0.5%   
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a) 3,800 251,750 
Netflix, Inc. (a) 1,000 367,320 
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Class A 5,700 411,597 
  1,030,667 
TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT  1,233,187 
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.3%   
Food Distributors - 0.5%   
Performance Food Group Co. (a) 27,900 1,116,837 
Hypermarkets & Super Centers - 0.8%   
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. 40,100 1,058,640 
Walmart, Inc. 4,700 519,303 
  1,577,943 
TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING  2,694,780 
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.1%   
Health Care Services - 0.1%   
National Vision Holdings, Inc. (a) 3,500 107,555 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 22.2%   
Casinos & Gaming - 1.8%   
Boyd Gaming Corp. 22,600 608,844 
Churchill Downs, Inc. 6,500 747,955 
Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (a) 32,862 1,513,952 
Wynn Resorts Ltd. 7,598 942,076 
  3,812,827 
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines - 7.9%   
Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (a) 27,383 871,327 
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 13,600 1,329,264 
Marriott International, Inc. Class A 31,000 4,348,990 
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. 16,400 1,580,960 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 54,800 6,642,308 
Wyndham Destinations, Inc. 16,600 728,740 
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 16,000 891,840 
  16,393,429 
Leisure Facilities - 1.7%   
Drive Shack, Inc. (a) 62,200 291,718 
Planet Fitness, Inc. (a) 28,000 2,028,320 
Vail Resorts, Inc. 5,280 1,178,390 
  3,498,428 
Restaurants - 10.8%   
ARAMARK Holdings Corp. 42,021 1,515,277 
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a) 2,511 1,840,262 
Domino's Pizza, Inc. 7,205 2,005,007 
McDonald's Corp. 50,500 10,486,830 
Restaurant Brands International, Inc. 14,300 994,465 
Starbucks Corp. 21,670 1,816,596 
U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (a) 32,613 1,166,241 
Yum! Brands, Inc. 24,500 2,711,415 
  22,536,093 
TOTAL HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE  46,240,777 
Household Durables - 3.3%   
Home Furnishings - 0.5%   
Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) 7,000 1,032,290 
Homebuilding - 2.8%   
Cavco Industries, Inc. (a) 2,600 409,604 
D.R. Horton, Inc. 52,700 2,272,951 
Lennar Corp. Class A 33,100 1,604,026 
NVR, Inc. (a) 470 1,584,018 
  5,870,599 
TOTAL HOUSEHOLD DURABLES  6,902,889 
Interactive Media & Services - 0.5%   
Interactive Media & Services - 0.5%   
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) 1,000 1,082,800 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 27.4%   
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 27.4%   
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) 25,399 48,096,309 
eBay, Inc. 16,900 667,550 
Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group Series A (a) 47,750 591,623 
The Booking Holdings, Inc. (a) 4,000 7,498,840 
The RealReal, Inc. 400 11,560 
Wayfair LLC Class A (a) 1,737 253,602 
  57,119,484 
IT Services - 0.3%   
Data Processing & Outsourced Services - 0.3%   
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a) 5,100 583,746 
Leisure Products - 0.5%   
Leisure Products - 0.5%   
Mattel, Inc. (a)(b) 73,996 829,495 
OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd. (a) 18,400 285,200 
  1,114,695 
Multiline Retail - 5.1%   
General Merchandise Stores - 5.1%   
B&M European Value Retail SA 56,770 240,293 
Dollar General Corp. 33,900 4,581,924 
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) 46,200 4,961,418 
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a) 9,900 862,389 
  10,646,024 
Software - 0.1%   
Application Software - 0.1%   
2U, Inc. (a) 7,105 267,432 
Specialty Retail - 26.6%   
Apparel Retail - 8.7%   
Burlington Stores, Inc. (a) 35,083 5,969,372 
Ross Stores, Inc. 43,582 4,319,848 
The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. 17,600 1,678,688 
TJX Companies, Inc. 115,534 6,109,438 
  18,077,346 
Automotive Retail - 2.8%   
AutoZone, Inc. (a) 2,000 2,198,940 
Monro, Inc. 9,010 768,553 
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a) 7,973 2,944,588 
  5,912,081 
Computer & Electronics Retail - 0.9%   
Best Buy Co., Inc. 26,777 1,867,160 
Home Improvement Retail - 12.4%   
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. Class A (a) 21,400 896,660 
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 80,700 8,143,437 
The Home Depot, Inc. 81,300 16,907,961 
  25,948,058 
Specialty Stores - 1.8%   
Five Below, Inc. (a) 6,800 816,136 
Tiffany & Co., Inc. 6,000 561,840 
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (a) 6,600 2,289,474 
  3,667,450 
TOTAL SPECIALTY RETAIL  55,472,095 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 9.3%   
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods - 6.1%   
adidas AG 1,221 376,950 
Canada Goose Holdings, Inc. (a) 8,900 344,501 
Capri Holdings Ltd. (a) 39,200 1,359,456 
Carter's, Inc. 5,900 575,486 
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a) 12,500 367,750 
Kering SA 885 523,394 
lululemon athletica, Inc. (a) 2,368 426,737 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 1,854 788,183 
PVH Corp. 36,100 3,416,504 
Tapestry, Inc. 92,600 2,938,198 
VF Corp. 17,700 1,546,095 
  12,663,254 
Footwear - 3.2%   
NIKE, Inc. Class B 76,770 6,444,842 
Puma AG 3,430 228,750 
  6,673,592 
TOTAL TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS  19,336,846 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
(Cost $147,011,019)  208,553,328 
Money Market Funds - 0.5%   
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 2.42% (c) 327,398 327,463 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 2.42% (c)(d) 650,710 650,775 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS   
(Cost $978,238)  978,238 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.5%   
(Cost $147,989,257)  209,531,566 
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.5)%  (1,110,857) 
NET ASSETS - 100%  $208,420,709 

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

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund Income earned 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund $6,976 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 1,952 
Total $8,928 

Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Investment Valuation

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of June 30, 2019, 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 $208,553,328 $207,765,145 $788,183 $-- 
Money Market Funds 978,238 978,238 -- -- 
Total Investments in Securities: $209,531,566 $208,743,383 $788,183 $-- 

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


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Assets   
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $651,256) — See accompanying schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $147,011,019) 
$208,553,328  
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $978,238) 978,238  
Total Investment in Securities (cost $147,989,257)  $209,531,566 
Receivable for investments sold  518,151 
Receivable for fund shares sold  15 
Dividends receivable  124,034 
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds  1,126 
Prepaid expenses  1,225 
Other receivables  4,144 
Total assets  210,180,261 
Liabilities   
Payable for investments purchased $755,348  
Payable for fund shares redeemed 202,185  
Accrued management fee 92,422  
Other affiliated payables 29,788  
Other payables and accrued expenses 29,569  
Collateral on securities loaned 650,240  
Total liabilities  1,759,552 
Net Assets  $208,420,709 
Net Assets consist of:   
Paid in capital  $148,876,717 
Total distributable earnings (loss)  59,543,992 
Net Assets  $208,420,709 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price   
Initial Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($28,162,214 ÷ 1,175,509 shares)  $23.96 
Investor Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($180,258,495 ÷ 7,549,120 shares)  $23.88 

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


Statement of Operations

  Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Investment Income   
Dividends  $1,031,824 
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $1,952 from security lending)  8,928 
Total income  1,040,752 
Expenses   
Management fee $545,645  
Transfer agent fees 136,154  
Accounting and security lending fees 39,555  
Custodian fees and expenses 13,192  
Independent trustees' fees and expenses 485  
Audit 28,426  
Legal 157  
Miscellaneous 712  
Total expenses before reductions 764,326  
Expense reductions (6,060)  
Total expenses after reductions  758,266 
Net investment income (loss)  282,486 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   
Net realized gain (loss) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 887,299  
Fidelity Central Funds (2)  
Foreign currency transactions 1,804  
Total net realized gain (loss)  889,101 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 35,118,423  
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies 41  
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  35,118,464 
Net gain (loss)  36,007,565 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $36,290,051 

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


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) Year ended December 31, 2018 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Operations   
Net investment income (loss) $282,486 $539,950 
Net realized gain (loss) 889,101 7,936,610 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 35,118,464 (16,134,939) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 36,290,051 (7,658,379) 
Distributions to shareholders (10,037,051) (7,904,633) 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) (4,423,270) 52,445,882 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets 21,829,730 36,882,870 
Net Assets   
Beginning of period 186,590,979 149,708,109 
End of period $208,420,709 $186,590,979 

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


Financial Highlights

VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio Initial Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $20.97 $22.27 $18.33 $17.88 $19.01 $18.54 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .04 .08 .12 .15 .13 .08 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 4.10 (.30) 3.93 .73 .73 1.59 
Total from investment operations 4.14 (.22) 4.05 .88 .86 1.67 
Distributions from net investment income (.03) (.07) (.11) (.14) (.09) (.10) 
Distributions from net realized gain (1.12) (1.01) – (.30) (1.91) (1.11) 
Total distributions (1.15) (1.08) (.11) (.44) (2.00) (1.20)B 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – C .01 .01 C 
Net asset value, end of period $23.96 $20.97 $22.27 $18.33 $17.88 $19.01 
Total ReturnD,E,F 20.34% (1.09)% 22.16% 5.24% 4.71% 9.64% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H       
Expenses before reductions .68%I .68% .71% .70% .70% .72% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .68%I .68% .71% .70% .70% .72% 
Expenses net of all reductions .68%I .67% .70% .70% .69% .71% 
Net investment income (loss) .35%I .35% .58% .86% .69% .45% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $28,162 $25,079 $22,057 $23,677 $42,048 $21,446 
Portfolio turnover rateJ 51%I 38% 81% 43% 46% 129% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Total distributions of $1.20 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.097 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.106 per share.

 C Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

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

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

 I Annualized

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

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


VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio Investor Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $20.91 $22.21 $18.28 $17.84 $18.97 $18.50 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .03 .06 .10 .14 .11 .07 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 4.09 (.29) 3.93 .71 .74 1.59 
Total from investment operations 4.12 (.23) 4.03 .85 .85 1.66 
Distributions from net investment income (.02) (.06) (.10) (.13) (.08) (.08) 
Distributions from net realized gain (1.12) (1.01) – (.30) (1.91) (1.11) 
Total distributions (1.15)B (1.07) (.10) (.42)C (1.99) (1.19) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – D .01 .01 D 
Net asset value, end of period $23.88 $20.91 $22.21 $18.28 $17.84 $18.97 
Total ReturnE,F,G 20.28% (1.16)% 22.07% 5.12% 4.66% 9.58% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I       
Expenses before reductions .76%J .76% .79% .78% .78% .80% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .76%J .76% .79% .78% .77% .79% 
Expenses net of all reductions .76%J .75% .78% .78% .77% .78% 
Net investment income (loss) .27%J .27% .50% .78% .61% .38% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $180,259 $161,512 $127,651 $124,272 $165,927 $86,882 
Portfolio turnover rateK 51%J 38% 81% 43% 46% 129% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Total distributions of $1.15 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.022 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.123 per share.

 C Total distributions of $.42 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.125 and distributions from net realized gain of $.298 per share.

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

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

 J Annualized

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

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


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the period ended June 30, 2019

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.

The Fund invests 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 Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date ranged from less than .005% to .01%.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC 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 – Investments 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 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 delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.

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

  • Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
  • Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
  • Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

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

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities 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, 2019 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

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

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

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

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. 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 the 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 the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. 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. 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 and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.

As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation $66,028,001 
Gross unrealized depreciation (5,394,498) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $60,633,503 
Tax cost $148,898,063 

The Fund elected to defer to its next fiscal year approximately $919,061 of capital losses recognized during the period November 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $50,970,385 and $64,408,639, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. Fidelity SelectCo, 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 .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the investment adviser. 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 .54% of the Fund's average net assets.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (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, equal to an annual rate of class-level average net assets. The annual rate for Investor Class is .15% and the annual rate for all other classes is .07%. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

Initial Class $8,846 
Investor Class 127,308 
 $136,154 

Accounting and Security Lending 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. Prior to April 1, 2019, FSC had a separate agreement with the Fund for administration of the security lending program, based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the total fees paid for accounting and administration of securities lending were equivalent to an annualized rate of .04%.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions 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 $748 for the period.

Interfund Trades. The Fund 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. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $292 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.

7. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the Fund. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. The Fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The 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, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The 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. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's 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.

8. Expense Reductions.

Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $5,280 for the period.

In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $780.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

 Six months ended
June 30, 2019 
Year ended
December 31, 2018 
Distributions to shareholders   
Initial Class $1,341,870 $1,134,568 
Investor Class 8,695,181 6,770,065 
Total $10,037,051 $7,904,633 

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 Shares Shares Dollars Dollars 
 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 
Initial Class     
Shares sold 68,943 431,880 $1,618,961 $10,153,361 
Reinvestment of distributions 62,210 52,520 1,341,870 1,134,568 
Shares redeemed (151,386) (279,023) (3,419,447) (6,318,800) 
Net increase (decrease) (20,233) 205,377 $(458,616) $4,969,129 
Investor Class     
Shares sold 480,986 3,052,639 $11,255,555 $71,763,597 
Reinvestment of distributions 404,239 314,264 8,695,181 6,770,065 
Shares redeemed (1,059,069) (1,391,020) (23,915,390) (31,056,909) 
Net increase (decrease) (173,844) 1,975,883 $(3,964,654) $47,476,753 

11. Other.

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

At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of 100% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 Annualized Expense Ratio-A Beginning
Account Value
January 1, 2019 
Ending
Account Value
June 30, 2019 
Expenses Paid
During Period-B
January 1, 2019
to June 30, 2019 
Initial Class .68%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,203.40 $3.71 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.42 $3.41 
Investor Class .76%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,202.80 $4.15 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.03 $3.81 

 A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.

 B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 C 5% return per year before expenses

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements with affiliates of FMR (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. SelectCo and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees (Committees), each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.

At its January 2019 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided.  The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services.  The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services.  The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

The Board noted that it and the boards of certain other Fidelity funds had formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.

Investment in a Large Fund Family.  The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.

Investment Performance.  The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history.

The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index ("benchmark index"). In its evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.

In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.

The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2018, as shown below.

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Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio.  The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. For this purpose, all sector focused equity variable annuity funds are grouped in the same mapped group. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.

Management Fee.  The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods ended June 30 shown in basis points (BP) in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates (i.e., sector equities), regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate, etc.). "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board.

VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio


The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

The Board noted that it and the boards of other Fidelity funds formed an ad hoc Committee on Group Fee, which meets periodically, to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. The Committee's focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component and investment products not included in group fee assets. The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio.  In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees and expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients.  The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability.  The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's mutual fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the fund's business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.

Economies of Scale.  The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under SelectCo's management plus assets under FMR's management). SelectCo calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total group assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Additional Information Requested by the Board.  In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (iii) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (iv) the methodology with respect to the evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vi) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts; and (vii) Fidelity's philosophies and strategies for evaluating funds and classes with lower or declining asset levels.

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.





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June 30, 2019




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Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees


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Investment Summary (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2019

 % of fund's net assets 
Prologis, Inc. 9.4 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. 6.2 
Boston Properties, Inc. 5.0 
Ventas, Inc. 5.0 
Simon Property Group, Inc. 4.9 
Essex Property Trust, Inc. 4.4 
Equity Residential (SBI) 4.3 
UDR, Inc. 4.1 
Welltower, Inc. 3.7 
CubeSmart 3.7 
 50.7 

Top Five REIT Sectors as of June 30, 2019

 % of fund's net assets 
REITs - Apartments 21.1 
REITs - Office Property 12.9 
REITs - Warehouse/Industrial 11.3 
REITs - Health Care 11.1 
REITs - Storage 8.6 

Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)

As of June 30, 2019 
   Stocks 97.5% 
   Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 2.5% 


Schedule of Investments June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 97.5%   
 Shares Value 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 95.6%   
REITs - Apartments - 21.1%   
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. 124,142 $25,223,172 
Equity Residential (SBI) 228,970 17,383,402 
Essex Property Trust, Inc. 60,648 17,704,971 
Invitation Homes, Inc. 324,700 8,679,231 
UDR, Inc. 375,800 16,869,662 
  85,860,438 
REITs - Diversified - 8.4%   
Clipper Realty, Inc. 186,100 2,080,598 
Crown Castle International Corp. 31,200 4,066,920 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. 70,300 8,280,637 
Duke Realty Corp. 325,800 10,298,538 
Equinix, Inc. 19,200 9,682,368 
  34,409,061 
REITs - Health Care - 11.1%   
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. 309,100 9,681,012 
Ventas, Inc. 296,210 20,245,954 
Welltower, Inc. 186,228 15,183,169 
  45,110,135 
REITs - Hotels - 4.6%   
Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 178,900 1,771,110 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 149,178 2,718,023 
RLJ Lodging Trust 468,700 8,314,738 
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. 437,100 5,992,641 
  18,796,512 
REITs - Management/Investment - 1.4%   
Weyerhaeuser Co. 223,600 5,889,624 
REITs - Manufactured Homes - 3.6%   
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. 119,910 14,549,879 
REITs - Office Property - 12.9%   
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 78,500 11,075,565 
Boston Properties, Inc. 157,477 20,314,533 
Douglas Emmett, Inc. 236,900 9,438,096 
Highwoods Properties, Inc. (SBI) 243,200 10,044,160 
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. 79,366 1,848,434 
  52,720,788 
REITs - Regional Malls - 6.8%   
Simon Property Group, Inc. 124,799 19,937,888 
Taubman Centers, Inc. 189,200 7,725,036 
  27,662,924 
REITs - Shopping Centers - 5.8%   
Acadia Realty Trust (SBI) 254,000 6,951,980 
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. 810,991 2,149,126 
DDR Corp. 587,500 7,778,500 
Urban Edge Properties 387,505 6,715,462 
  23,595,068 
REITs - Storage - 8.6%   
CubeSmart 447,500 14,964,400 
Extra Space Storage, Inc. 100,300 10,641,830 
Public Storage 40,155 9,563,716 
  35,169,946 
REITs - Warehouse/Industrial - 11.3%   
Americold Realty Trust 116,500 3,776,930 
Prologis, Inc. 476,554 38,171,976 
Terreno Realty Corp. 83,700 4,104,648 
  46,053,554 
TOTAL EQUITY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITS)  389,817,929 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.9%   
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines - 1.9%   
Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (a) 63,700 2,026,934 
Marriott International, Inc. Class A 40,400 5,667,716 
  7,694,650 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
(Cost $300,506,268)  397,512,579 
Money Market Funds - 2.2%   
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 2.42% (b)   
(Cost $8,972,760) 8,971,293 8,973,087 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 99.7%   
(Cost $309,479,028)  406,485,666 
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.3%  1,266,479 
NET ASSETS - 100%  $407,752,145 

Legend

 (a) Non-income producing

 (b) 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.

Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund Income earned 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund $62,732 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 147 
Total $62,879 

Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Investment Valuation

All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. 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 please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Assets   
Investment in securities, at value — See accompanying schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $300,506,268) 
$397,512,579  
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $8,972,760) 8,973,087  
Total Investment in Securities (cost $309,479,028)  $406,485,666 
Receivable for investments sold  839,059 
Receivable for fund shares sold  2,765,691 
Dividends receivable  1,609,704 
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds  14,084 
Prepaid expenses  2,567 
Other receivables  1,265 
Total assets  411,718,036 
Liabilities   
Payable for investments purchased $3,603,750  
Payable for fund shares redeemed 80,831  
Accrued management fee 180,641  
Distribution and service plan fees payable 25,877  
Other affiliated payables 47,212  
Other payables and accrued expenses 27,580  
Total liabilities  3,965,891 
Net Assets  $407,752,145 
Net Assets consist of:   
Paid in capital  $299,292,208 
Total distributable earnings (loss)  108,459,937 
Net Assets  $407,752,145 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price   
Initial Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($87,366,151 ÷ 4,548,826 shares)  $19.21 
Service Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($11,957,414 ÷ 625,449 shares)  $19.12 
Service Class 2:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($124,091,617 ÷ 6,577,157 shares)  $18.87 
Investor Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($184,336,963 ÷ 9,656,218 shares)  $19.09 

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


Statement of Operations

  Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Investment Income   
Dividends  $6,069,261 
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $147 from security lending)  62,879 
Total income  6,132,140 
Expenses   
Management fee $1,036,098  
Transfer agent fees 194,713  
Distribution and service plan fees 150,508  
Accounting and security lending fees 74,978  
Custodian fees and expenses 5,594  
Independent trustees' fees and expenses 909  
Audit 24,906  
Legal 283  
Miscellaneous 1,408  
Total expenses before reductions 1,489,397  
Expense reductions (10,869)  
Total expenses after reductions  1,478,528 
Net investment income (loss)  4,653,612 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   
Net realized gain (loss) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 8,417,121  
Total net realized gain (loss)  8,417,121 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 45,188,911  
Fidelity Central Funds (1)  
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  45,188,910 
Net gain (loss)  53,606,031 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $58,259,643 

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


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) Year ended December 31, 2018 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Operations   
Net investment income (loss) $4,653,612 $8,162,318 
Net realized gain (loss) 8,417,121 6,629,182 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 45,188,910 (38,796,353) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 58,259,643 (24,004,853) 
Distributions to shareholders (7,170,411) (31,385,907) 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) 17,102,494 (27,132,122) 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets 68,191,726 (82,522,882) 
Net Assets   
Beginning of period 339,560,419 422,083,301 
End of period $407,752,145 $339,560,419 

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


Financial Highlights

VIP Real Estate Portfolio Initial Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $16.68 $19.44 $20.21 $19.61 $19.73 $16.35 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .24 .40 .36 .36B .38 .35 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 2.65 (1.64) .42 .74 .33 4.53 
Total from investment operations 2.89 (1.24) .78 1.10 .71 4.88 
Distributions from net investment income (.01) (.51) (.36) (.30) (.39) (.31)C 
Distributions from net realized gain (.35) (1.00) (1.19) (.20) (.44) (1.19)C 
Total distributions (.36) (1.52)D (1.55) (.50) (.83) (1.50) 
Net asset value, end of period $19.21 $16.68 $19.44 $20.21 $19.61 $19.73 
Total ReturnE,F,G 17.39% (6.22)% 4.07% 5.75% 3.71% 30.18% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I       
Expenses before reductions .66%J .67% .68% .67% .67% .68% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .66%J .67% .68% .67% .67% .68% 
Expenses net of all reductions .65%J .67% .67% .66% .67% .67% 
Net investment income (loss) 2.53%J 2.23% 1.84% 1.79%B 1.92% 1.84% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $87,366 $74,259 $107,038 $102,666 $99,804 $91,749 
Portfolio turnover rateK 50%J 50% 52% 65% 72% 65% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.06 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.47%.

 C The amounts shown reflect certain reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.

 D Total distributions of $1.52 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.514 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.004 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 Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

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

 J Annualized

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

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


VIP Real Estate Portfolio Service Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $16.61 $19.37 $20.14 $19.56 $19.68 $16.32 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .23 .38 .34 .34B .36 .33 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 2.63 (1.63) .42 .74 .33 4.51 
Total from investment operations 2.86 (1.25) .76 1.08 .69 4.84 
Distributions from net investment income (.01) (.50) (.34) (.29) (.37) (.29)C 
Distributions from net realized gain (.35) (1.00) (1.19) (.20) (.44) (1.19)C 
Total distributions (.35)D (1.51)E (1.53) (.50)F (.81) (1.48) 
Net asset value, end of period $19.12 $16.61 $19.37 $20.14 $19.56 $19.68 
Total ReturnG,H,I 17.33% (6.31)% 3.98% 5.63% 3.61% 29.98% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsJ,K       
Expenses before reductions .76%L .77% .78% .77% .77% .78% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .76%L .77% .78% .77% .77% .78% 
Expenses net of all reductions .75%L .77% .77% .76% .76% .77% 
Net investment income (loss) 2.43%L 2.13% 1.74% 1.69%B 1.82% 1.75% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $11,957 $9,737 $7,877 $8,781 $4,060 $4,056 
Portfolio turnover rateM 50%L 50% 52% 65% 72% 65% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.06 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.38%.

 C The amounts shown reflect certain reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.

 D Total distributions of $.35 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.009 and distributions from net realized gain of $.345 per share.

 E Total distributions of $1.51 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.503 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.004 per share.

 F Total distributions of $.50 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.292 and distributions from net realized gain of $.204 per share.

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

 H Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.

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

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

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

 L Annualized

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

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


VIP Real Estate Portfolio Service Class 2

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $16.40 $19.14 $19.92 $19.35 $19.47 $16.16 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .21 .35 .31 .31B .33 .30 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 2.61 (1.62) .41 .72 .33 4.46 
Total from investment operations 2.82 (1.27) .72 1.03 .66 4.76 
Distributions from net investment income C (.47) (.31) (.26) (.34) (.26)D 
Distributions from net realized gain (.35) (1.00) (1.19) (.20) (.44) (1.19)D 
Total distributions (.35) (1.47) (1.50) (.46) (.78) (1.45) 
Net asset value, end of period $18.87 $16.40 $19.14 $19.92 $19.35 $19.47 
Total ReturnE,F,G 17.27% (6.45)% 3.77% 5.46% 3.49% 29.80% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I       
Expenses before reductions .91%J .92% .93% .92% .92% .93% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .91%J .92% .93% .92% .92% .93% 
Expenses net of all reductions .90%J .92% .92% .91% .91% .92% 
Net investment income (loss) 2.28%J 1.98% 1.59% 1.54%B 1.67% 1.60% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $124,092 $104,238 $119,798 $213,984 $194,640 $200,481 
Portfolio turnover rateK 50%J 50% 52% 65% 72% 65% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.06 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.23%.

 C Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

 D The amounts shown reflect certain reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.

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

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

 J Annualized

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

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


VIP Real Estate Portfolio Investor Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $16.58 $19.34 $20.11 $19.52 $19.64 $16.29 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .23 .38 .34 .35B .36 .33 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 2.63 (1.64) .42 .73 .33 4.50 
Total from investment operations 2.86 (1.26) .76 1.08 .69 4.83 
Distributions from net investment income (.01) (.50) (.35) (.28) (.37) (.30)C 
Distributions from net realized gain (.35) (1.00) (1.19) (.20) (.44) (1.19)C 
Total distributions (.35)D (1.50) (1.53)E (.49)F (.81) (1.48)G 
Net asset value, end of period $19.09 $16.58 $19.34 $20.11 $19.52 $19.64 
Total ReturnH,I,J 17.36% (6.33)% 3.99% 5.65% 3.64% 30.02% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsK,L       
Expenses before reductions .74%M .75% .76% .75% .75% .76% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .74%M .75% .76% .75% .75% .76% 
Expenses net of all reductions .73%M .75% .75% .74% .74% .75% 
Net investment income (loss) 2.45%M 2.15% 1.76% 1.71%B 1.84% 1.76% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $184,337 $151,327 $187,371 $230,521 $222,596 $219,550 
Portfolio turnover rateN 50%M 50% 52% 65% 72% 65% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.06 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.39%.

 C The amounts shown reflect certain reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.

 D Total distributions of $.35 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.009 and distributions from net realized gain of $.345 per share.

 E Total distributions of $1.53 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.345 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.189 per share.

 F Total distributions of $.49 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.282 and distributions from net realized gain of $.204 per share.

 G Total distributions of $1.48 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.296 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.188 per share.

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

 I Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.

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

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

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

 M Annualized

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

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


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the period ended June 30, 2019

1. Organization.

VIP Real Estate Portfolio (the Fund) is a non-diversified fund of Variable Insurance Products Fund IV (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Shares of the Fund may only be purchased by insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. The Fund offers the following classes of shares: Initial Class shares, Service Class shares, Service Class 2 shares and Investor Class shares. All classes have equal rights and voting privileges, except for matters affecting a single class.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests 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 Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date ranged from less than .005% to .01%.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC 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 – Investments 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 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 delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.

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

  • Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
  • Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
  • Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

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

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

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. 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 the 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 the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. 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. 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 short-term capital gains, 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 $108,663,476 
Gross unrealized depreciation (13,249,243) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $95,414,233 
Tax cost $311,071,433 

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $101,914,297 and $93,618,436, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. Fidelity SelectCo, 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 .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the investment adviser. 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 .54% 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 Corporation (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 $5,615 
Service Class 2 144,893 
 $150,508 

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (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, equal to an annual rate of class-level average net assets. The annual rate for Investor Class is .15% and the annual rate for all other classes is .07%. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

Initial Class $27,342 
Service Class 3,650 
Service Class 2 37,672 
Investor Class 126,049 
 $194,713 

Accounting and Security Lending 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. Prior to April 1, 2019, FSC had a separate agreement with the Fund for administration of the security lending program, based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the total fees paid for accounting and administration of securities lending were equivalent to an annualized rate of .04%.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions 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 $752 for the period.

Interfund Trades. The Fund 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. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $533 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.

7. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the Fund. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. The Fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The 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, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The 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. At period end, there were no security loans outstanding. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any 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.

8. Expense Reductions.

Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $9,118 for the period. In addition, 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, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $315.

In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $1,436.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

 Six months ended
June 30, 2019 
Year ended
December 31, 2018 
Distributions to shareholders   
Initial Class $1,584,749 $7,673,740 
Service Class 203,316 713,768 
Service Class 2 2,176,928 9,221,236 
Investor Class 3,205,418 13,777,163 
Total $7,170,411 $31,385,907 

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 Shares Shares Dollars Dollars 
 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 
Initial Class     
Shares sold 293,619 495,417 $5,498,442 $8,594,131 
Reinvestment of distributions 85,755 462,425 1,584,749 7,673,740 
Shares redeemed (282,635) (2,012,593) (5,259,853) (36,655,697) 
Net increase (decrease) 96,739 (1,054,751) $1,823,338 $(20,387,826) 
Service Class     
Shares sold 93,233 266,146 $1,749,000 $4,748,357 
Reinvestment of distributions 11,050 43,021 203,316 713,768 
Shares redeemed (65,012) (129,663) (1,211,112) (2,304,588) 
Net increase (decrease) 39,271 179,504 $741,204 $3,157,537 
Service Class 2     
Shares sold 997,208 1,624,109 $18,498,547 $28,739,955 
Reinvestment of distributions 119,809 564,331 2,176,928 9,221,236 
Shares redeemed (894,054) (2,092,364) (16,267,440) (36,826,165) 
Net increase (decrease) 222,963 96,076 $4,408,035 $1,135,026 
Investor Class     
Shares sold 883,822 286,688 $16,620,428 $5,147,252 
Reinvestment of distributions 174,492 833,888 3,205,418 13,777,163 
Shares redeemed (526,840) (1,686,408) (9,695,929) (29,961,274) 
Net increase (decrease) 531,474 (565,832) $10,129,917 $(11,036,859) 

11. Other.

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

At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of 55% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund and one otherwise unaffiliated shareholder was the owner of record of 11% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, 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 the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 Annualized Expense Ratio-A Beginning
Account Value
January 1, 2019 
Ending
Account Value
June 30, 2019 
Expenses Paid
During Period-B
January 1, 2019
to June 30, 2019 
Initial Class .66%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,173.90 $3.56 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.52 $3.31 
Service Class .76%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,173.30 $4.10 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.03 $3.81 
Service Class 2 .91%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,172.70 $4.90 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,020.28 $4.56 
Investor Class .74%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,173.60 $3.99 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.12 $3.71 

 A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.

 B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 C 5% return per year before expenses

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

VIP Real Estate Portfolio

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements with affiliates of FMR (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. SelectCo and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees (Committees), each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.

At its January 2019 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided.  The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services.  The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services.  The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

The Board noted that it and the boards of certain other Fidelity funds had formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.

Investment in a Large Fund Family.  The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.

Investment Performance.  The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history.

The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index ("benchmark index"). In its evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.

In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.

The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2018, as shown below.

VIP Real Estate Portfolio


The Board considered the fund's underperformance for different time periods based on the June 30, 2018 data presented above and based on earlier periods ended prior to June 30, 2018. The Board noted that the fund's underperformance has continued since the Board approved the management contract in 2017 and 2018. The Board's discussions with SelectCo regarding underperformance cover topics including, but not limited to: the longer-term track record of a fund's portfolio manager(s); broader trends in the market that may adversely impact a fund's performance; attribution reports on contributors to the fund's underperformance; and the applicable portfolio manager's explanation of his or her underperformance. The Board engages with SelectCo on steps that might be taken to address a fund's underperformance. For a fund with underperformance over longer periods of time, the Board typically monitors the effect of any remedial actions and other relevant factors.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio.  The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. For this purpose, all sector focused equity variable annuity funds are grouped in the same mapped group. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.

Management Fee.  The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods ended June 30 shown in basis points (BP) in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates (i.e., sector equities), regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate, etc.). "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board.

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

The Board noted that it and the boards of other Fidelity funds formed an ad hoc Committee on Group Fee, which meets periodically, to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. The Committee's focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component and investment products not included in group fee assets. The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio.  In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees and expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients.  The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability.  The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's mutual fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the fund's business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.

Economies of Scale.  The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under SelectCo's management plus assets under FMR's management). SelectCo calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total group assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Additional Information Requested by the Board.  In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (iii) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (iv) the methodology with respect to the evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vi) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts; and (vii) Fidelity's philosophies and strategies for evaluating funds and classes with lower or declining asset levels.

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.





Fidelity Investments

VIPRE-SANN-0819
1.787989.116




Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:

Consumer Staples Portfolio



Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019




Fidelity Investments


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Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees


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Investment Summary (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2019

 % of fund's net assets 
The Coca-Cola Co. 10.3 
Procter & Gamble Co. 9.8 
Philip Morris International, Inc. 6.2 
Altria Group, Inc. 5.7 
PepsiCo, Inc. 4.9 
Monster Beverage Corp. 4.9 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. 3.8 
Mondelez International, Inc. 3.4 
Coty, Inc. Class A 3.2 
Costco Wholesale Corp. 3.0 
 55.2 

Top Industries (% of fund's net assets)

As of June 30, 2019 
   Beverages 26.0% 
   Household Products 19.4% 
   Food Products 18.9% 
   Tobacco 12.6% 
   Personal Products 9.6% 
   All Others* 13.5% 


 * Includes Short-Term investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities).

Schedule of Investments June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 98.2%   
 Shares Value 
Beverages - 26.0%   
Brewers - 1.3%   
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV 20,700 $1,831,751 
Beijing Yanjing Brewery Co. Ltd. (A Shares) 882,479 853,332 
China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd. 18,666 88,650 
  2,773,733 
Distillers & Vintners - 2.3%   
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) 24,000 4,726,560 
Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd. (A Shares) 1,850 265,102 
  4,991,662 
Soft Drinks - 22.4%   
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC 27,400 1,548,100 
Coca-Cola FEMSA S.A.B. de CV sponsored ADR 10,200 633,828 
Coca-Cola West Co. Ltd. 6,250 158,199 
Fever-Tree Drinks PLC 263 7,742 
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. (a) 97,200 2,809,080 
Monster Beverage Corp. (b) 168,400 10,748,972 
PepsiCo, Inc. 82,006 10,753,447 
The Coca-Cola Co. 448,438 22,834,461 
  49,493,829 
TOTAL BEVERAGES  57,259,224 
Food & Staples Retailing - 9.5%   
Drug Retail - 1.3%   
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 54,600 2,984,982 
Food Distributors - 1.8%   
Performance Food Group Co. (b) 8,200 328,246 
Sysco Corp. 50,500 3,571,360 
  3,899,606 
Food Retail - 1.9%   
Kroger Co. 168,652 3,661,435 
Sprouts Farmers Market LLC (b) 27,000 510,030 
  4,171,465 
Hypermarkets & Super Centers - 4.5%   
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. 2,900 76,560 
Costco Wholesale Corp. 25,000 6,606,500 
Walmart, Inc. 28,904 3,193,603 
  9,876,663 
TOTAL FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING  20,932,716 
Food Products - 18.9%   
Agricultural Products - 1.0%   
Bunge Ltd. 11,200 623,952 
Darling International, Inc. (b) 56,300 1,119,807 
Ingredion, Inc. 4,200 346,458 
  2,090,217 
Packaged Foods & Meats - 17.9%   
Conagra Brands, Inc. 92,900 2,463,708 
Danone SA 44,056 3,730,319 
Freshpet, Inc. (b) 51,100 2,325,561 
General Mills, Inc. 58,400 3,067,168 
JBS SA 353,800 1,955,139 
Kellogg Co. 19,500 1,044,615 
Mondelez International, Inc. 138,500 7,465,150 
Muyuan Foodstuff Co. Ltd. (A Shares) 49,800 426,362 
Nomad Foods Ltd. (b) 10,600 226,416 
Post Holdings, Inc. (b) 8,700 904,539 
SunOpta, Inc. (b) 28,900 95,081 
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (b) 19,180 420,042 
The J.M. Smucker Co. 30,400 3,501,776 
The Kraft Heinz Co. 149,600 4,643,584 
The Simply Good Foods Co. (b) 44,800 1,078,784 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (b) 46,400 2,510,240 
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A 39,600 3,197,304 
Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd. (A Shares) 83,314 435,085 
  39,490,873 
TOTAL FOOD PRODUCTS  41,581,090 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.9%   
Restaurants - 0.9%   
U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (b) 52,600 1,880,976 
Household Products - 19.4%   
Household Products - 19.4%   
C&S Paper Co. Ltd. (A Shares) 594,361 1,062,905 
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 87,490 6,270,408 
Energizer Holdings, Inc. 21,000 811,440 
Essity AB Class B 140,000 4,302,752 
Procter & Gamble Co. 196,407 21,536,028 
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 5,164 407,722 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. 157,400 8,463,398 
  42,854,653 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.3%   
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.3%   
Ocado Group PLC (b) 50,500 748,426 
Multiline Retail - 1.0%   
General Merchandise Stores - 1.0%   
Dollar General Corp. 4,900 662,284 
Dollar Tree, Inc. (b) 13,800 1,481,982 
  2,144,266 
Personal Products - 9.6%   
Personal Products - 9.6%   
Avon Products, Inc. (b) 579,815 2,249,682 
Coty, Inc. Class A 518,902 6,953,287 
Edgewell Personal Care Co. (b) 122,800 3,309,460 
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A 6,300 1,153,593 
Ontex Group NV 113,300 1,826,858 
Unilever NV (Certificaten Van Aandelen) (Bearer) 93,086 5,655,736 
  21,148,616 
Tobacco - 12.6%   
Tobacco - 12.6%   
Altria Group, Inc. 264,196 12,509,681 
British American Tobacco PLC sponsored ADR 42,796 1,492,297 
Philip Morris International, Inc. 175,734 13,800,391 
  27,802,369 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
(Cost $176,363,690)  216,352,336 
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 1.1%   
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.1%   
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.1%   
The Honest Co., Inc.:   
Series D (b)(c)(d) 32,783 1,500,150 
Series E (b)(c)(d) 51,008 999,757 
   
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS   
(Cost $2,499,988)  2,499,907 
Money Market Funds - 1.3%   
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 2.42% (e) 1,512,052 1,512,355 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 2.42% (e)(f) 1,392,261 1,392,400 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS   
(Cost $2,904,755)  2,904,755 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.6%   
(Cost $181,768,433)  221,756,998 
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.6)%  (1,321,291) 
NET ASSETS - 100%  $220,435,707 

Legend

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

 (b) Non-income producing

 (c) Restricted securities - 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 $2,499,907 or 1.1% 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 
The Honest Co., Inc. Series D 8/3/15 $1,499,986 
The Honest Co., Inc. Series E 9/28/17 $1,000,002 

Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund Income earned 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund $10,661 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 3,183 
Total $13,844 

Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Investment Valuation

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of June 30, 2019, 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 $216,352,336 $204,726,808 $11,625,528 $-- 
Convertible Preferred Stocks 2,499,907 -- -- 2,499,907 
Money Market Funds 2,904,755 2,904,755 -- -- 
Total Investments in Securities: $221,756,998 $207,631,563 $11,625,528 $2,499,907 

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 $2,350,006 
Total Realized Gain (Loss) -- 
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) 149,901 
Cost of Purchases -- 
Proceeds of Sales -- 
Amortization/Accretion -- 
Transfers in to Level 3 -- 
Transfers out of Level 3 -- 
Ending Balance $2,499,907 
The change in unrealized gain (loss) for the period attributable to Level 3 securities held at June 30, 2019 $149,901 

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. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represent the beginning value of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. The cost of purchases and the proceeds of sales may include securities received or delivered through corporate actions or exchanges. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) disclosed in the reconciliation are included in Net Gain (Loss) on the Fund's Statement of Operations.

Other Information

Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):

United States of America 87.2% 
Netherlands 2.6% 
Sweden 1.9% 
United Kingdom 1.9% 
France 1.7% 
Belgium 1.6% 
China 1.4% 
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) 1.7% 
 100.0% 

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


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Assets   
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $1,364,080) — See accompanying schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $178,863,678) 
$218,852,243  
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $2,904,755) 2,904,755  
Total Investment in Securities (cost $181,768,433)  $221,756,998 
Cash  32,399 
Foreign currency held at value (cost $3,575)  3,576 
Receivable for investments sold  757,343 
Dividends receivable  683,857 
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds  3,118 
Prepaid expenses  1,805 
Other receivables  1,994 
Total assets  223,241,090 
Liabilities   
Payable for investments purchased $1,076,354  
Payable for fund shares redeemed 179,093  
Accrued management fee 98,723  
Other affiliated payables 32,534  
Other payables and accrued expenses 26,279  
Collateral on securities loaned 1,392,400  
Total liabilities  2,805,383 
Net Assets  $220,435,707 
Net Assets consist of:   
Paid in capital  $179,222,918 
Total distributable earnings (loss)  41,212,789 
Net Assets  $220,435,707 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price   
Initial Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($18,918,533 ÷ 1,080,864 shares)  $17.50 
Investor Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($201,517,174 ÷ 11,566,707 shares)  $17.42 

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


Statement of Operations

  Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Investment Income   
Dividends  $3,375,738 
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $3,183 from security lending)  13,844 
Total income  3,389,582 
Expenses   
Management fee $565,493  
Transfer agent fees 145,173  
Accounting and security lending fees 41,071  
Custodian fees and expenses 8,612  
Independent trustees' fees and expenses 498  
Audit 27,817  
Legal 522  
Miscellaneous 822  
Total expenses before reductions 790,008  
Expense reductions (3,010)  
Total expenses after reductions  786,998 
Net investment income (loss)  2,602,584 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   
Net realized gain (loss) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 628,841  
Fidelity Central Funds 130  
Foreign currency transactions 792  
Total net realized gain (loss)  629,763 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 34,767,191  
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies 138  
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  34,767,329 
Net gain (loss)  35,397,092 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $37,999,676 

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


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) Year ended December 31, 2018 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Operations   
Net investment income (loss) $2,602,584 $5,671,592 
Net realized gain (loss) 629,763 7,016,820 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 34,767,329 (51,944,128) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 37,999,676 (39,255,716) 
Distributions to shareholders (8,025,916) (22,676,118) 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) 2,080,933 (37,166,338) 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets 32,054,693 (99,098,172) 
Net Assets   
Beginning of period 188,381,014 287,479,186 
End of period $220,435,707 $188,381,014 

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


Financial Highlights

VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio Initial Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $15.10 $19.72 $17.48 $18.25 $18.08 $16.44 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .21 .44B .32 .33 .28 .28 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 2.84 (3.36) 2.24 .30 1.34 2.21 
Total from investment operations 3.05 (2.92) 2.56 .63 1.62 2.49 
Distributions from net investment income (.04) (.50) (.32) (.33)C (.27) (.24) 
Distributions from net realized gain (.61) (1.19) – (1.07)C (1.18) (.61) 
Total distributions (.65) (1.70)D (.32) (1.40) (1.45) (.85) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – E E E E 
Net asset value, end of period $17.50 $15.10 $19.72 $17.48 $18.25 $18.08 
Total ReturnF,G,H 20.62% (15.55)% 14.66% 3.72% 9.46% 15.66% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsI,J       
Expenses before reductions .68%K .68% .68% .68% .69% .71% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .68%K .68% .68% .68% .69% .70% 
Expenses net of all reductions .68%K .67% .68% .67% .68% .70% 
Net investment income (loss) 2.55%K 2.53%B 1.69% 1.79% 1.61% 1.66% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $18,919 $16,285 $29,388 $38,192 $28,077 $22,943 
Portfolio turnover rateL 51%K 38% 41% 45% 38% 78% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.14 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.71%.

 C The amounts shown reflect certain reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.

 D Total distributions of $1.70 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.501 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.194 per share.

 E Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

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

 G Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.

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

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

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

 K Annualized

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

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


VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio Investor Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $15.04 $19.64 $17.42 $18.19 $18.02 $16.40 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .21 .42B .31 .32 .27 .26 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 2.82 (3.34) 2.21 .30 1.34 2.20 
Total from investment operations 3.03 (2.92) 2.52 .62 1.61 2.46 
Distributions from net investment income (.04) (.49) (.30) (.32)C (.26) (.23) 
Distributions from net realized gain (.61) (1.19) – (1.07)C (1.18) (.61) 
Total distributions (.65) (1.68) (.30) (1.39) (1.44) (.84) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – D D D D 
Net asset value, end of period $17.42 $15.04 $19.64 $17.42 $18.19 $18.02 
Total ReturnE,F,G 20.55% (15.58)% 14.52% 3.67% 9.41% 15.52% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsH,I       
Expenses before reductions .76%J .76% .76% .76% .77% .78% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .76%J .76% .76% .76% .76% .78% 
Expenses net of all reductions .76%J .75% .76% .75% .76% .77% 
Net investment income (loss) 2.47%J 2.45%B 1.61% 1.71% 1.53% 1.59% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $201,517 $172,096 $258,092 $278,992 $213,575 $160,591 
Portfolio turnover rateK 51%J 38% 41% 45% 38% 78% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.14 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.63%.

 C The amounts shown reflect certain reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.

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

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

 J Annualized

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

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


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the period ended June 30, 2019

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.

The Fund invests 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 Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date ranged from less than .005% to .01%.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC 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 – Investments 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 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 delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.

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

  • Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
  • Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
  • Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

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

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities 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. Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which observable inputs are not available are valued using alternate valuation approaches, including the market approach and the income approach and are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy. The market approach generally consists of using comparable market transactions while the income approach generally consists of using the net present value of estimated future cash flows, adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, market and/or other risk factors.

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 $2,499,907 Market comparable Enterprise value/Sales multiple (EV/S) 3.1 Increase 
   Discount for lack of marketability 10.0% Decrease 
   Liquidity preference $19.60 - $45.76/$35.30 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, 2019, as well as a roll forward of Level 3 investments, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

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

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

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

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. 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 the 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 the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. 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. 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, certain foreign taxes 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 $55,667,721 
Gross unrealized depreciation (17,269,118) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $38,398,603 
Tax cost $183,358,395 

The Fund elected to defer to its next fiscal year approximately $20,642 of capital losses recognized during the period November 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $52,509,859 and $56,712,924, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. Fidelity SelectCo, 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 .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the investment adviser. 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 .54% of the Fund's average net assets.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (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, equal to an annual rate of class-level average net assets. The annual rate for Investor Class is .15% and the annual rate for all other classes is .07%. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

Initial Class $5,870 
Investor Class 139,303 
 $145,173 

Accounting and Security Lending 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. Prior to April 1, 2019, FSC had a separate agreement with the Fund for administration of the security lending program, based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the total fees paid for accounting and administration of securities lending were equivalent to an annualized rate of .04%.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions 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 $2,153 for the period.

Interfund Trades. The Fund 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. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $294 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.

7. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the Fund. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. The Fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The 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, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The 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. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's 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.

8. Expense Reductions.

Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $2,219 for the period.

In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $791.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

 Six months ended
June 30, 2019 
Year ended
December 31, 2018 
Distributions to shareholders   
Initial Class $683,528 $2,244,849 
Investor Class 7,342,388 20,431,269 
Total $8,025,916 $22,676,118 

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 Shares Shares Dollars Dollars 
 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 
Initial Class     
Shares sold 65,681 72,349 $1,119,489 $1,253,500 
Reinvestment of distributions 42,908 132,625 683,528 2,244,849 
Shares redeemed (105,925) (617,276) (1,758,790) (10,591,791) 
Net increase (decrease) 2,664 (412,302) $44,227 $(7,093,442) 
Investor Class     
Shares sold 599,102 494,836 $10,141,468 $8,484,254 
Reinvestment of distributions 462,950 1,216,231 7,342,388 20,431,269 
Shares redeemed (937,674) (3,410,323) (15,447,150) (58,988,419) 
Net increase (decrease) 124,378 (1,699,256) $2,036,706 $(30,072,896) 

11. Other.

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

At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of 100% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 Annualized Expense Ratio-A Beginning
Account Value
January 1, 2019 
Ending
Account Value
June 30, 2019 
Expenses Paid
During Period-B
January 1, 2019
to June 30, 2019 
Initial Class .68%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,206.20 $3.72 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.42 $3.41 
Investor Class .76%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,205.50 $4.16 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.03 $3.81 

 A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.

 B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 C 5% return per year before expenses

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements with affiliates of FMR (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. SelectCo and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees (Committees), each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.

At its January 2019 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided.  The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services.  The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services.  The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

The Board noted that it and the boards of certain other Fidelity funds had formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.

Investment in a Large Fund Family.  The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.

Investment Performance.  The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history.

The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index ("benchmark index"). In its evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.

In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.

The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2018, as shown below.

VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio


The Board considered the fund's underperformance for different time periods based on the June 30, 2018 data presented above. The Board's discussions with SelectCo regarding underperformance cover topics including, but not limited to: the longer-term track record of a fund's portfolio manager(s); broader trends in the market that may adversely impact a fund's performance; attribution reports on contributors to the fund's underperformance; and the applicable portfolio manager's explanation of his or her underperformance. The Board engages with SelectCo on steps that might be taken to address a fund's underperformance.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio.  The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. For this purpose, all sector focused equity variable annuity funds are grouped in the same mapped group. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.

Management Fee.  The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods ended June 30 shown in basis points (BP) in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates (i.e., sector equities), regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate, etc.). "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board.

VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio


The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

The Board noted that it and the boards of other Fidelity funds formed an ad hoc Committee on Group Fee, which meets periodically, to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. The Committee's focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component and investment products not included in group fee assets. The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio.  In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees and expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients.  The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability.  The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's mutual fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the fund's business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.

Economies of Scale.  The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under SelectCo's management plus assets under FMR's management). SelectCo calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total group assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Additional Information Requested by the Board.  In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (iii) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (iv) the methodology with respect to the evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vi) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts; and (vii) Fidelity's philosophies and strategies for evaluating funds and classes with lower or declining asset levels.

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.





Fidelity Investments

VCSP-SANN-0819
1.850997.112




Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:

Materials Portfolio



Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019




Fidelity Investments


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Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees


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Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.



Investment Summary (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2019

 % of fund's net assets 
Linde PLC 13.4 
DowDuPont, Inc. 10.5 
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. 6.6 
Olin Corp. 6.2 
The Chemours Co. LLC 5.1 
Corteva, Inc. 4.7 
Sherwin-Williams Co. 4.5 
Ecolab, Inc. 3.8 
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. 3.6 
Vulcan Materials Co. 3.6 
 62.0 

Top Industries (% of fund's net assets)

As of June 30, 2019 
   Chemicals 69.3% 
   Containers & Packaging 11.3% 
   Construction Materials 7.0% 
   Pharmaceuticals 4.7% 
   Metals & Mining 4.3% 
   All Others* 3.4% 


* Includes short-term investments and net other assets (liabilities).

Schedule of Investments June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 98.9%   
 Shares Value 
Chemicals - 68.2%   
Commodity Chemicals - 9.9%   
Cabot Corp. 9,000 $429,390 
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A 5,516 475,093 
Olin Corp. 145,546 3,188,913 
Orion Engineered Carbons SA 19,800 423,918 
Westlake Chemical Corp. 8,157 566,585 
  5,083,899 
Diversified Chemicals - 19.1%   
Dow, Inc. (a) 21,814 1,075,648 
DowDuPont, Inc. 71,499 5,367,430 
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp. (b)(c) 4,853 69,962 
Ingevity Corp. (a) 6,500 683,605 
The Chemours Co. LLC 107,490 2,579,760 
  9,776,405 
Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals - 1.2%   
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 13,100 611,901 
Industrial Gases - 20.0%   
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. 14,900 3,372,913 
Linde PLC 34,030 6,833,225 
  10,206,138 
Specialty Chemicals - 18.0%   
Ecolab, Inc. 9,900 1,954,656 
Element Solutions, Inc. (a) 37,600 388,784 
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (d) 12,600 1,828,134 
PolyOne Corp. 4,700 147,533 
Sherwin-Williams Co. 5,000 2,291,450 
Tronox Holdings PLC 141,780 1,811,948 
W.R. Grace & Co. 10,400 791,544 
  9,214,049 
TOTAL CHEMICALS  34,892,392 
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.0%   
Environmental & Facility Services - 1.0%   
Waste Connection, Inc. (United States) 5,300 506,574 
Construction Materials - 7.0%   
Construction Materials - 7.0%   
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 7,000 1,610,770 
Summit Materials, Inc. (a) 6,600 127,050 
Vulcan Materials Co. 13,300 1,826,223 
  3,564,043 
Containers & Packaging - 11.3%   
Metal & Glass Containers - 8.6%   
Aptargroup, Inc. 10,000 1,243,400 
Ball Corp. 20,000 1,399,800 
Crown Holdings, Inc. (a) 28,739 1,755,953 
  4,399,153 
Paper Packaging - 2.7%   
Avery Dennison Corp. 11,800 1,365,024 
TOTAL CONTAINERS & PACKAGING  5,764,177 
Metals & Mining - 4.3%   
Gold - 4.3%   
Newmont Goldcorp Corp. 47,300 1,819,631 
Royal Gold, Inc. 3,800 389,462 
  2,209,093 
Pharmaceuticals - 4.7%   
Pharmaceuticals - 4.7%   
Corteva, Inc. 82,299 2,433,581 
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.4%   
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.4%   
Univar, Inc. (a) 57,000 1,256,280 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
(Cost $46,183,103)  50,626,140 
 Principal Amount Value 
Nonconvertible Bonds - 1.1%   
Chemicals - 1.1%   
Diversified Chemicals - 1.1%   
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp. 6.625% 4/15/20(e)   
(Cost $560,475) 705,000 546,375 
 Shares Value 
Money Market Funds - 1.7%   
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 2.42% (f)(g)   
(Cost $900,634) 900,544 900,634 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 101.7%   
(Cost $47,644,212)  52,073,149 
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (1.7)%  (887,902) 
NET ASSETS - 100%  $51,185,247 

Legend

 (a) Non-income producing

 (b) Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.

 (c) Level 3 security

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

 (e) Non-income producing - Security is in default.

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

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

Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund Income earned 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund $1,108 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 1,925 
Total $3,033 

Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Investment Valuation

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of June 30, 2019, 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 $50,626,140 $50,556,178 $-- $69,962 
Nonconvertible Bonds 546,375 -- 546,375 -- 
Money Market Funds 900,634 900,634 -- -- 
Total Investments in Securities: $52,073,149 $51,456,812 $546,375 $69,962 

Other Information

Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of Total Net Assets, is as follows (Unaudited):

United States of America 80.4% 
Ireland 13.4% 
United Kingdom 3.5% 
Canada 1.0% 
Others (Individually Less Than 1%) 1.7% 
 100.0% 

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


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Assets   
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $892,013) — See accompanying schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $46,743,578) 
$51,172,515  
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $900,634) 900,634  
Total Investment in Securities (cost $47,644,212)  $52,073,149 
Receivable for investments sold  1,334,737 
Receivable for fund shares sold  3,023 
Dividends receivable  47,031 
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds  175 
Prepaid expenses  673 
Other receivables  543 
Total assets  53,459,331 
Liabilities   
Payable to custodian bank $121,563  
Payable for investments purchased   
Regular delivery 1,125,217  
Delayed delivery 63,089  
Payable for fund shares redeemed 10,441  
Accrued management fee 22,517  
Other affiliated payables 7,067  
Other payables and accrued expenses 23,508  
Collateral on securities loaned 900,682  
Total liabilities  2,274,084 
Net Assets  $51,185,247 
Net Assets consist of:   
Paid in capital  $46,815,371 
Total distributable earnings (loss)  4,369,876 
Net Assets  $51,185,247 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price   
Initial Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($9,828,466 ÷ 834,213 shares)  $11.78 
Investor Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($41,356,781 ÷ 3,512,760 shares)  $11.77 

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


Statement of Operations

  Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Investment Income   
Dividends  $610,754 
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $1,925 from security lending)  3,033 
Total income  613,787 
Expenses   
Management fee $144,719  
Transfer agent fees 34,978  
Accounting and security lending fees 10,488  
Custodian fees and expenses 4,028  
Independent trustees' fees and expenses 131  
Audit 20,754  
Legal 42  
Miscellaneous 284  
Total expenses before reductions 215,424  
Expense reductions (2,278)  
Total expenses after reductions  213,146 
Net investment income (loss)  400,641 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   
Net realized gain (loss) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers (174,961)  
Fidelity Central Funds (48)  
Foreign currency transactions 2,303  
Total net realized gain (loss)  (172,706) 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 6,005,783  
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies (113)  
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  6,005,670 
Net gain (loss)  5,832,964 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $6,233,605 

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


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) Year ended December 31, 2018 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Operations   
Net investment income (loss) $400,641 $960,216 
Net realized gain (loss) (172,706) 4,273,157 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 6,005,670 (23,387,385) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 6,233,605 (18,154,012) 
Distributions to shareholders (4,654,214) (6,273,404) 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) (2,569,281) (20,735,414) 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets (989,890) (45,162,830) 
Net Assets   
Beginning of period 52,175,137 97,337,967 
End of period $51,185,247 $52,175,137 

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


Financial Highlights

VIP Materials Portfolio Initial Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $11.46 $16.18 $13.16 $12.18 $14.84 $15.53 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .09 .18 .15 .17 .17 .15 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 1.28 (3.83) 3.25 1.23 (1.33) (.09) 
Total from investment operations 1.37 (3.65) 3.40 1.40 (1.16) .06 
Distributions from net investment income (.05) (.21) (.13) (.11) (.19) (.15) 
Distributions from net realized gain (1.00) (.86) (.25) (.31) (1.32) (.60) 
Total distributions (1.05) (1.07) (.38) (.42) (1.50)B (.75) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – C C C C 
Net asset value, end of period $11.78 $11.46 $16.18 $13.16 $12.18 $14.84 
Total ReturnD,E,F 12.41% (23.60)% 26.08% 12.20% (9.01)% .37% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsG,H       
Expenses before reductions .74%I .72% .73% .77% .75% .75% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .74%I .72% .73% .77% .75% .74% 
Expenses net of all reductions .73%I .71% .72% .76% .75% .73% 
Net investment income (loss) 1.56%I 1.26% 1.05% 1.37% 1.23% 1.00% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $9,828 $9,728 $19,126 $12,726 $11,432 $17,469 
Portfolio turnover rateJ 71%I 87% 64% 56% 68% 78% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Total distributions of $1.50 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.185 and distributions from net realized gain of $1.319 per share.

 C Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

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

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

 I Annualized

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

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


VIP Materials Portfolio Investor Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $11.46 $16.17 $13.15 $12.18 $14.84 $15.53 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A .09 .17 .14 .16 .16 .14 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 1.27 (3.82) 3.25 1.23 (1.33) (.09) 
Total from investment operations 1.36 (3.65) 3.39 1.39 (1.17) .05 
Distributions from net investment income (.05) (.20) (.12) (.11) (.17) (.14) 
Distributions from net realized gain (1.00) (.86) (.25) (.31) (1.32) (.60) 
Total distributions (1.05) (1.06) (.37) (.42) (1.49) (.74) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – B B B B 
Net asset value, end of period $11.77 $11.46 $16.17 $13.15 $12.18 $14.84 
Total ReturnC,D,E 12.32% (23.65)% 26.02% 12.06% (9.09)% .32% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G       
Expenses before reductions .82%H .80% .81% .85% .83% .82% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .82%H .80% .81% .85% .83% .81% 
Expenses net of all reductions .81%H .79% .80% .85% .82% .81% 
Net investment income (loss) 1.48%H 1.18% .97% 1.29% 1.16% .93% 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $41,357 $42,448 $78,212 $52,786 $39,807 $54,837 
Portfolio turnover rateI 71%H 87% 64% 56% 68% 78% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

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

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

 H Annualized

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

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


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the period ended June 30, 2019

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.

The Fund invests 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 Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date ranged from less than .005% to .01%.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC 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 – Investments 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 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 delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.

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

  • Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
  • Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
  • Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

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

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

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy.

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

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

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

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. 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. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.

Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the 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 the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. 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. 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), partnerships and losses deferred due to wash sales.

As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation $6,959,215 
Gross unrealized depreciation (2,853,047) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $4,106,168 
Tax cost $47,966,981 

Delayed Delivery Transactions and When-Issued Securities. During the period, the Fund transacted in securities on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis. Payment and delivery may take place after the customary settlement period for that security. The price of the underlying securities and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The securities purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis are identified as such in the Fund's Schedule of Investments. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract's terms, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic, or other factors.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $18,733,023 and $25,508,652, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. Fidelity SelectCo, 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 .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the investment adviser. 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 .54% of the Fund's average net assets.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (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, equal to an annual rate of class-level average net assets. The annual rate for Investor Class is .15% and the annual rate for all other classes is .07%. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

Initial Class $ 3,265 
Investor Class 31,713 
 $34,978 

Accounting and Security Lending 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. Prior to April 1, 2019, FSC had a separate agreement with the Fund for administration of the security lending program, based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the total fees paid for accounting and administration of securities lending were equivalent to an annualized rate of .04%.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions 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 $759 for the period.

Interfund Trades. The Fund 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. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $81 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.

7. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the Fund. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. The Fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The 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, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The 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. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's 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.

8. Expense Reductions.

Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $2,067 for the period.

In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $211.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

 Six months ended
June 30, 2019 
Year ended
December 31, 2018 
Distributions to shareholders   
Initial Class $ 857,115 $ 1,189,699 
Investor Class 3,797,099 5,083,705 
Total $4,654,214 $6,273,404 

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 Shares Shares Dollars Dollars 
 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 
Initial Class     
Shares sold 25,300 134,745 $298,239 $2,077,924 
Reinvestment of distributions 76,392 85,091 857,115 1,189,699 
Shares redeemed (115,941) (553,509) (1,360,610) (8,043,417) 
Net increase (decrease) (14,249) (333,673) $(205,256) $(4,775,794) 
Investor Class     
Shares sold 125,739 631,940 $1,508,737 $9,646,433 
Reinvestment of distributions 338,724 363,152 3,797,099 5,083,705 
Shares redeemed (655,196) (2,129,331) (7,669,861) (30,689,758) 
Net increase (decrease) (190,733) (1,134,239) $(2,364,025) $(15,959,620) 

11. Other.

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

At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of 100% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 Annualized Expense Ratio-A Beginning
Account Value
January 1, 2019 
Ending
Account Value
June 30, 2019 
Expenses Paid
During Period-B
January 1, 2019
to June 30, 2019 
Initial Class .74%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,124.10 $3.90 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.12 $3.71 
Investor Class .82%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,123.20 $4.32 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,020.73 $4.11 

 A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.

 B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 C 5% return per year before expenses

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

VIP Materials Portfolio

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements with affiliates of FMR (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. SelectCo and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees (Committees), each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.

At its January 2019 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided.  The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services.  The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services.  The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

The Board noted that it and the boards of certain other Fidelity funds had formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.

Investment in a Large Fund Family.  The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.

Investment Performance.  The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history. The fund had a portfolio manager change in November 2017. The Board will continue to monitor closely the fund's performance, taking into account the portfolio manager change.

The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index ("benchmark index"). In its evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.

In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.

The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2018, as shown below.

VIP Materials Portfolio


The Board considered the fund's underperformance for different time periods based on the June 30, 2018 data presented above and based on earlier periods ended prior to June 30, 2018. The Board's discussions with SelectCo regarding underperformance cover topics including, but not limited to: the longer-term track record of a fund's portfolio manager(s); broader trends in the market that may adversely impact a fund's performance; attribution reports on contributors to the fund's underperformance; and the applicable portfolio manager's explanation of his or her underperformance. The Board engages with SelectCo on steps that might be taken to address a fund's underperformance.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio.  The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. For this purpose, all sector focused equity variable annuity funds are grouped in the same mapped group. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.

Management Fee.  The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods ended June 30 shown in basis points (BP) in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates (i.e., sector equities), regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate, etc.). "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board.

VIP Materials Portfolio


The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

The Board noted that it and the boards of other Fidelity funds formed an ad hoc Committee on Group Fee, which meets periodically, to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. The Committee's focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component and investment products not included in group fee assets. The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio.  In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees and expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients.  The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability.  The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's mutual fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the fund's business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.

Economies of Scale.  The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under SelectCo's management plus assets under FMR's management). SelectCo calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total group assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Additional Information Requested by the Board.  In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (iii) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (iv) the methodology with respect to the evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vi) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts; and (vii) Fidelity's philosophies and strategies for evaluating funds and classes with lower or declining asset levels.

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.





Fidelity Investments

VMATP-SANN-0819
1.851002.112




Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products:

Communication Services Portfolio



Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2019




Fidelity Investments


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Contents

Investment Summary

Schedule of Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Shareholder Expense Example

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees


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Investment Summary (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2019

 % of fund's net assets 
Alphabet, Inc. Class A 20.8 
Facebook, Inc. Class A 18.3 
The Walt Disney Co. 7.9 
Comcast Corp. Class A 4.6 
Activision Blizzard, Inc. 4.3 
Electronic Arts, Inc. 3.3 
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. 3.0 
Meituan Dianping Class B 2.8 
Netflix, Inc. 2.5 
Verizon Communications, Inc. 2.3 
 69.8 

Top Industries (% of fund's net assets)

As of June 30, 2019 
   Interactive Media & Services 43.5% 
   Entertainment 22.4% 
   Media 16.8% 
   Diversified Telecommunication Services 8.9% 
   Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 3.8% 
   All Others* 4.6% 


* Includes short-term investments and net other assets (liabilities).

Schedule of Investments June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 99.9%   
 Shares Value 
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 8.9%   
Alternative Carriers - 3.5%   
CenturyLink, Inc. 19,100 $224,616 
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. 6,663 395,516 
Iliad SA 2,168 243,466 
Iridium Communications, Inc. (a) 29,863 694,613 
ORBCOMM, Inc. (a) 21,431 155,375 
Vonage Holdings Corp. (a) 32,300 365,959 
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (a) 10,000 329,100 
  2,408,645 
Integrated Telecommunication Services - 5.4%   
AT&T, Inc. 42,618 1,428,129 
Atn International, Inc. 2,700 155,871 
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (a) 16,407 81,215 
Masmovil Ibercom SA (a) 21,600 481,403 
Verizon Communications, Inc. 27,500 1,571,075 
  3,717,693 
TOTAL DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES  6,126,338 
Entertainment - 22.4%   
Interactive Home Entertainment - 10.1%   
Activision Blizzard, Inc. 62,600 2,954,720 
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) 22,800 2,308,728 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a) 12,700 1,441,831 
Zynga, Inc. (a) 48,600 297,918 
  7,003,197 
Movies & Entertainment - 12.3%   
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B 28,300 328,563 
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a) 3,000 198,750 
Netflix, Inc. (a) 4,810 1,766,809 
The Walt Disney Co. 39,123 5,463,136 
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Class A 10,200 736,542 
  8,493,800 
TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT  15,496,997 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.9%   
Casinos & Gaming - 0.9%   
The Stars Group, Inc. (a) 36,300 619,641 
Interactive Media & Services - 43.5%   
Interactive Media & Services - 43.5%   
Alphabet, Inc. Class A (a) 13,290 14,390,411 
Facebook, Inc. Class A (a) 65,700 12,680,100 
Match Group, Inc. (b) 4,700 316,169 
Momo, Inc. ADR 29,000 1,038,200 
TripAdvisor, Inc. (a) 5,200 240,708 
Twitter, Inc. (a) 32,700 1,141,230 
Zillow Group, Inc. Class A (a) 6,100 279,136 
  30,085,954 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 3.8%   
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 3.8%   
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sponsored ADR (a) 4,100 694,745 
Meituan Dianping Class B 224,200 1,965,987 
  2,660,732 
Media - 16.8%   
Broadcasting - 4.4%   
Discovery Communications, Inc. Class C (non-vtg.) (a) 26,000 739,700 
Fox Corp. Class B 7,733 282,486 
Liberty Media Corp.:   
Liberty Media Class A (a) 27,500 986,150 
Liberty SiriusXM Series A (a) 12,700 480,187 
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Class A 10,700 573,841 
  3,062,364 
Cable & Satellite - 11.8%   
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A (a) 1,900 750,842 
Comcast Corp. Class A 75,800 3,204,824 
DISH Network Corp. Class A (a) 10,700 410,987 
GCI Liberty, Inc. (a) 15,582 957,670 
Liberty Broadband Corp. Class A (a) 14,200 1,460,328 
Liberty Global PLC Class C (a) 39,800 1,055,894 
Liberty Latin America Ltd. Class C (a) 14,036 241,279 
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. 9,360 52,229 
  8,134,053 
Publishing - 0.6%   
The New York Times Co. Class A 12,200 397,964 
TOTAL MEDIA  11,594,381 
Software - 0.3%   
Application Software - 0.3%   
Sciplay Corp. (A Shares) 14,800 202,908 
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 3.3%   
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 3.3%   
Boingo Wireless, Inc. (a) 11,000 197,670 
T-Mobile U.S., Inc. (a) 28,128 2,085,410 
  2,283,080 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS   
(Cost $60,632,608)  69,070,031 
Money Market Funds - 0.8%   
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 2.42% (c) 254,612 254,663 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 2.42% (c)(d) 292,977 293,007 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS   
(Cost $547,670)  547,670 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.7%   
(Cost $61,180,278)  69,617,701 
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.7)%  (461,992) 
NET ASSETS - 100%  $69,155,709 

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

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund Income earned 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund $9,166 
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 397 
Total $9,563 

Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of payments to and from borrowers of securities.

Investment Valuation

All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy. 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 please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

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


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Assets   
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $282,534) — See accompanying schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $60,632,608) 
$69,070,031  
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $547,670) 547,670  
Total Investment in Securities (cost $61,180,278)  $69,617,701 
Foreign currency held at value (cost $40)  40 
Receivable for fund shares sold  83,397 
Dividends receivable  459 
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds  785 
Prepaid expenses  264 
Other receivables  937 
Total assets  69,703,583 
Liabilities   
Payable for investments purchased $187,683  
Payable for fund shares redeemed 75  
Accrued management fee 30,336  
Other affiliated payables 9,792  
Other payables and accrued expenses 27,038  
Collateral on securities loaned 292,950  
Total liabilities  547,874 
Net Assets  $69,155,709 
Net Assets consist of:   
Paid in capital  $60,706,951 
Total distributable earnings (loss)  8,448,758 
Net Assets  $69,155,709 
Net Asset Value and Maximum Offering Price   
Initial Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($9,188,206 ÷ 761,833 shares)  $12.06 
Investor Class:   
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($59,967,503 ÷ 5,013,462 shares)  $11.96 

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


Statement of Operations

  Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) 
Investment Income   
Dividends  $159,913 
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $397 from security lending)  9,563 
Total income  169,476 
Expenses   
Management fee $161,473  
Transfer agent fees 40,503  
Accounting and security lending fees 11,689  
Custodian fees and expenses 8,156  
Independent trustees' fees and expenses 134  
Audit 20,754  
Legal 37  
Miscellaneous 154  
Total expenses before reductions 242,900  
Expense reductions (2,836)  
Total expenses after reductions  240,064 
Net investment income (loss)  (70,588) 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   
Net realized gain (loss) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 366,315  
Fidelity Central Funds 57  
Foreign currency transactions 213  
Total net realized gain (loss)  366,585 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers 9,314,038  
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies  
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  9,314,044 
Net gain (loss)  9,680,629 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $9,610,041 

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


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Six months ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) Year ended December 31, 2018 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Operations   
Net investment income (loss) $(70,588) $735,952 
Net realized gain (loss) 366,585 3,433,489 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 9,314,044 (7,025,738) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 9,610,041 (2,856,297) 
Distributions to shareholders (3,149,321) (4,870,900) 
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) 18,367,244 9,243,582 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets 24,827,964 1,516,385 
Net Assets   
Beginning of period 44,327,745 42,811,360 
End of period $69,155,709 $44,327,745 

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


Financial Highlights

VIP Communication Services Portfolio Initial Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $10.58 $12.74 $13.10 $10.85 $10.74 $10.77 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A (.01) .21B .26 .19 .15 .36C 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 2.19 (.89) D 2.28 .10 .03 
Total from investment operations 2.18 (.68) .26 2.47 .25 .39 
Distributions from net investment income (.01) (.19) (.39) (.15) (.13)E (.40) 
Distributions from net realized gain (.69) (1.29) (.23) (.08) (.01)E (.02) 
Total distributions (.70) (1.48) (.62) (.22)F (.14) (.42) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – D D D D 
Net asset value, end of period $12.06 $10.58 $12.74 $13.10 $10.85 $10.74 
Total ReturnG,H,I 21.23% (5.36)% 2.05% 22.81% 2.34% 3.59% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsJ,K       
Expenses before reductions .74%L .81% .76% .78% .88% .96% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .74%L .81% .76% .78% .88% .95% 
Expenses net of all reductions .73%L .79% .74% .77% .87% .93% 
Net investment income (loss) (.16)%L 1.87%B 2.02% 1.52% 1.36% 3.31%C 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $9,188 $5,702 $6,067 $15,797 $4,839 $3,723 
Portfolio turnover rateM 57%L 162% 74% 100% 64% 99% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.05 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.45%.

 C Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.21 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.41%.

 D Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

 E The amounts shown reflect certain reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.

 F Total distributions of $.22 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.147 and distributions from net realized gain of $.077 per share.

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

 H Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.

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

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

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

 L Annualized

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

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


VIP Communication Services Portfolio Investor Class

 Six months ended (Unaudited) June 30, Years endedDecember 31,     
 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 
Selected Per–Share Data       
Net asset value, beginning of period $10.50 $12.65 $13.02 $10.79 $10.67 $10.71 
Income from Investment Operations       
Net investment income (loss)A (.01) .20B .25 .18 .14 .35C 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 2.17 (.88) (.01) 2.27 .11 .03 
Total from investment operations 2.16 (.68) .24 2.45 .25 .38 
Distributions from net investment income (.01) (.18) (.37) (.14) (.12)D (.40) 
Distributions from net realized gain (.69) (1.29) (.23) (.08) (.01)D (.02) 
Total distributions (.70) (1.47) (.61)E (.22) (.13) (.42) 
Redemption fees added to paid in capitalA – – F F F F 
Net asset value, end of period $11.96 $10.50 $12.65 $13.02 $10.79 $10.67 
Total ReturnG,H,I 21.17% (5.39)% 1.89% 22.69% 2.38% 3.48% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsJ,K       
Expenses before reductions .82%L .89% .84% .86% .95% 1.01% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .82%L .89% .84% .86% .95% .99% 
Expenses net of all reductions .81%L .87% .83% .85% .94% .97% 
Net investment income (loss) (.24)%L 1.79%B 1.94% 1.44% 1.29% 3.27%C 
Supplemental Data       
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $59,968 $38,626 $36,744 $74,059 $23,080 $16,159 
Portfolio turnover rateM 57%L 162% 74% 100% 64% 99% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

 B Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.05 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.37%.

 C Net investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.21 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.37%.

 D The amounts shown reflect certain reclassifications related to book to tax differences that were made in the year shown.

 E Total distributions of $.61 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.373 and distributions from net realized gain of $.232 per share.

 F Amount represents less than $.005 per share.

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

 H Total returns do not reflect charges attributable to your insurance company's separate account. Inclusion of these charges would reduce the total returns shown.

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

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

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

 L Annualized

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

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


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For the period ended June 30, 2019

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.

The Fund invests 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 Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date ranged from less than .005% to .01%.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC 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 – Investments 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 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 delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.

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

  • Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
  • Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
  • Level 3 – unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

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

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

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

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

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

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and include proceeds received from litigation. 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 the 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 the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class. 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. 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 $9,605,564 
Gross unrealized depreciation (1,819,506) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $7,786,058 
Tax cost $61,831,643 

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $32,552,824 and $16,881,821, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. Fidelity SelectCo, 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 .24% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the investment adviser. 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 .54% of the Fund's average net assets.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (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, equal to an annual rate of class-level average net assets. The annual rate for Investor Class is .15% and the annual rate for all other classes is .07%. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

Initial Class $2,455 
Investor Class 38,048 
 $40,503 

Accounting and Security Lending 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. Prior to April 1, 2019, FSC had a separate agreement with the Fund for administration of the security lending program, based on the number and duration of lending transactions. For the period, the total fees paid for accounting and administration of securities lending were equivalent to an annualized rate of .04%.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions 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 $674 for the period.

Interfund Trades. The Fund 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. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates 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 Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $71 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.

7. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the Fund. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. The Fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The 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, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The 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. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's 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.

8. Expense Reductions.

Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $2,651 for the period.

In addition, during the period the investment adviser reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses in the amount of $185.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

 Six months ended
June 30, 2019 
Year ended
December 31, 2018 
Distributions to shareholders   
Initial Class 411,415 $652,471 
Investor Class 2,737,906 4,218,429 
Total $3,149,321 $4,870,900 

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 Shares Shares Dollars Dollars 
 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 Six months ended June 30, 2019 Year ended December 31, 2018 
Initial Class     
Shares sold 349,418 196,801 $4,170,233 $2,250,219 
Reinvestment of distributions 37,266 60,945 411,415 652,471 
Shares redeemed (163,625) (195,337) (1,884,604) (2,224,399) 
Net increase (decrease) 223,059 62,409 $2,697,044 $678,291 
Investor Class     
Shares sold 1,727,903 1,290,839 $20,228,883 $14,552,923 
Reinvestment of distributions 249,809 396,674 2,737,906 4,218,429 
Shares redeemed (641,668) (914,084) (7,296,589) (10,206,061) 
Net increase (decrease) 1,336,044 773,429 $15,670,200 $8,565,291 

11. Other.

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

At the end of the period, the investment adviser or its affiliates were the owners of record of 100% of the total outstanding shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

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

 Annualized Expense Ratio-A Beginning
Account Value
January 1, 2019 
Ending
Account Value
June 30, 2019 
Expenses Paid
During Period-B
January 1, 2019
to June 30, 2019 
Initial Class .74%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,212.30 $4.06 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,021.12 $3.71 
Investor Class .82%    
Actual  $1,000.00 $1,211.70 $4.50 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,020.73 $4.11 

 A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.

 B Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 C 5% return per year before expenses

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

VIP Communication Services Portfolio (formerly known as VIP Telecommunications Portfolio)

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), and the sub-advisory agreements with affiliates of FMR (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. SelectCo and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees (Committees), each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.

At its January 2019 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, was aware that shareholders of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided.  The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of Fidelity, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services.  The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services.  The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

The Board noted that it and the boards of certain other Fidelity funds had formed an ad hoc Committee on Transfer Agency Fees to review the variety of transfer agency fee structures throughout the industry and Fidelity's competitive positioning with respect to industry participants.

Investment in a Large Fund Family.  The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including: (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers of securities in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain funds and share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes, and converting certain voluntary expense caps to contractual caps, to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for funds that had such fees; (ix) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies from fund mergers and share class consolidations; (x) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xi) continuing to implement enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.

Investment Performance.  The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history.

The Board took into account discussions that occur at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index ("benchmark index"). In its evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.

In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on net performance (after fees and expenses) of both the highest performing and lowest performing fund share classes, where applicable, compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.

The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods ended June 30, 2018, as shown below.

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Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio.  The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. For this purpose, all sector focused equity variable annuity funds are grouped in the same mapped group. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison.

Management Fee.  The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods ended June 30 shown in basis points (BP) in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates (i.e., sector equities), regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate, etc.). "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a hypothetical TMG % of 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee rate ranked, is also included in the chart and was considered by the Board.

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

The Board noted that it and the boards of other Fidelity funds formed an ad hoc Committee on Group Fee, which meets periodically, to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. The Committee's focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component and investment products not included in group fee assets. The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio.  In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee rate as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees and expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below the competitive median for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2018.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients.  The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability.  The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's mutual fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the fund's business. The Board noted that changes to fall-out benefits year-over-year reflect business developments at Fidelity's various businesses.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.

Economies of Scale.  The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total group assets increase, and for higher group fee rates as total group assets decrease (with "group assets" defined to include fund assets under SelectCo's management plus assets under FMR's management). SelectCo calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total group assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as group assets increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Additional Information Requested by the Board.  In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including: (i) fund performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (iii) metrics for evaluating index fund and ETF performance and information about ETF trading characteristics; (iv) the methodology with respect to the evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee comparisons; (v) the expense structures for different funds and classes; (vi) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity, including collective investment trusts; and (vii) Fidelity's philosophies and strategies for evaluating funds and classes with lower or declining asset levels.

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.





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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 26, 2019


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 26, 2019



By:

/s/John J. Burke III


John J. Burke III


Chief Financial Officer



Date:

August 26, 2019