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SUPPLEMENT TO THE

FIDELITY® INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND

A Fund of Fidelity Investment Trust

September 4, 2002

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

<R>Effective May 25, 2003, Fidelity® International Small Cap Fund will be composed of multiple classes of shares. References to the fund are deemed to include class where applicable. The features and policies related to your shares of the fund will not change.</R>

The following information replaces the fourth paragraph in the "Portfolio Transactions" section on page 16.

Purchases and sales of securities on a securities exchange are effected through brokers who receive compensation for their services. Compensation may also be paid in connection with riskless principal transactions (in both OTC securities and securities listed on an exchange) and agency OTC transactions executed with an electronic communications network or an alternative trading system.

The following information has been removed from the "Portfolio Transactions" section on page 16.

Ordinarily commissions are not charged on OTC orders because the fund pays a spread which is included in the cost of the security, and is the difference between the dealer's cost and the cost to the fund. When the fund executes an OTC order with an electronic communications network, an alternative trading system, or a non-market maker, a commission is charged because there is no spread on the trade.

<R>The following information supplements the information found under the heading "Computing the Performance Adjustment" in the "Management Contract" section following the second paragraph on page 31.</R>

<R>For the purposes of calculating the performance adjustment for the fund, the fund's investment performance will be based on the performance of International Small Cap, the initial class of the fund.</R>

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Supplement to the Fidelity® International Small Cap Fund September 4, 2002 Prospectus

<R>Effective May 25, 2003, Fidelity® International Small Cap Fund will be composed of multiple classes of shares. References to the fund are deemed to include class where applicable. The features and policies related to your shares of the fund will not change.</R>

The following information updates the similar information on the cover of the prospectus:

Fidelity® International Small Cap Fund

(fund number 818, trading symbol FISMX)

The following information replaces the third paragraph found under the "Principal Investment Strategies" heading in the "Investment Summary" section on page 3.

  • Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of companies with small market capitalizations (which, for purposes of this fund, are those with market capitalizations of $5 billion or less).

The following information replaces the similar information found in the "Fee Table" section on page 4:

B Effective September 20, 2002, FMR has voluntarily agreed to reimburse the fund to the extent that total operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, certain securities lending costs, brokerage commissions, and extraordinary expenses), as a percentage of its average net assets, exceed 1.80%. This arrangement may be discontinued by FMR at any time.

The following information replaces the second paragraph found under the "Principal Investment Strategies" heading in the "Investment Details" section on page 5.

FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities of companies with small market capitalizations. Although a universal definition of small market capitalization companies does not exist, for purposes of this fund, FMR generally defines small market capitalization companies as those with market capitalizations of $5 billion or less. A company's market capitalization is based on its current market capitalization or its market capitalization at the time of the fund's investment. Companies whose capitalization is above this level after purchase continue to have a small market capitalization for purposes of the 80% policy. FMR normally invests the fund's assets primarily in common stocks.

The following information replaces similar information found in the "Buying and Selling Shares" section on page 9.

Fund Minimums

Initial Purchase

$2,500

For Fidelity Simplified Employee Pension-IRA and Keogh accounts

$500

Through regular investment plans in Fidelity Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, and Rollover IRAsA

$200

Subsequent Purchase

$250

Through regular investment plans

$100

Balance

$2,000

For Fidelity Simplified Employee Pension-IRA and Keogh accounts

$500

A Requires monthly purchases of $200 until fund balance is $2,500.

The following information replaces similar information found under the heading "Selling Shares" in the "Buying and Selling Shares" section on page 10.

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  • If you are selling some but not all of your shares, keep your fund balance above $2,000 to keep your fund position open ($500 for fund balances in Fidelity Simplified Employee Pension-IRA and Keogh accounts), except fund positions not subject to balance minimums.

The following information replaces similar information found in the "Features and Policies" section on page 13.

You will be given 30 days' notice to reestablish the minimum balance if your fund balance falls below $2,000 ($500 for fund balances in Fidelity Simplified Employee Pension-IRA and Keogh accounts), for any reason, including solely due to declines in a fund's NAV. If you do not increase your balance, Fidelity may sell all of your shares and send the proceeds to you. Your shares will be sold at the NAV, minus the short-term trading fee, if applicable, on the day Fidelity closes your fund position. Certain fund positions are not subject to these balance requirements and will not be closed for failure to maintain a minimum balance.

<R>The following information supplements the information found in the "Fund Management" section following the sixth full paragraph on page 16.</R>

<R>For the purposes of calculating the performance adjustment for the fund, the fund's investment performance will be based on the performance of International Small Cap, the initial class of the fund.</R>