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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT (No. 033-17704)

 

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

[X]

 

Pre-Effective Amendment No. ____

[ ]

 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 51

[X]

and

REGISTRATION STATEMENT (No. 811-05361)

 

UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

[X]

 

Amendment No. 51

[X]

 

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund V

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210

(Address Of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's Telephone Number: 617-563-7000

 

Scott C. Goebel, Secretary

245 Summer Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02210

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective on April 30, 2015 pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

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

Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products

Initial Class, Service Class, and Service Class 2

Freedom Funds

Freedom Income Portfolio

Freedom 2005 Portfolio

Freedom 2010 Portfolio

Freedom 2015 Portfolio

Freedom 2020 Portfolio

Freedom 2025 Portfolio

Freedom 2030 Portfolio

Freedom 2035 Portfolio

Freedom 2040 Portfolio

Freedom 2045 Portfolio

Freedom 2050 Portfolio

Prospectus

<R>April 30, 2015</R>


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Contents

Fund Summary

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VIP Freedom Income PortfolioSM

<R>

7

VIP Freedom 2005 PortfolioSM</R>

<R>

11

VIP Freedom 2010 PortfolioSM</R>

<R>

15

VIP Freedom 2015 PortfolioSM</R>

<R>

19

VIP Freedom 2020 PortfolioSM</R>

<R>

23

VIP Freedom 2025 PortfolioSM</R>

<R>

27

VIP Freedom 2030 PortfolioSM</R>

<R>

31

VIP Freedom 2035 PortfolioSM</R>

<R>

35

VIP Freedom 2040 PortfolioSM</R>

<R>

39

VIP Freedom 2045 PortfolioSM</R>

<R>

43

VIP Freedom 2050 PortfolioSM</R>

<R>Fund Basics

47

Investment Details</R>

<R>

56

Valuing Shares</R>

<R>Shareholder Information

57

Additional Information about the Purchase and Sale of Shares</R>

<R>

58

Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions</R>

<R>Fund Services

59

Fund Management</R>

<R>

59

Fund Distribution</R>

<R>Appendix

61

Financial Highlights</R>

<R>

62

Additional Index Information</R>

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund/Class:
VIP Freedom Income PortfolioSM/Initial Class, Service Class, Service Class 2

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred, directly or indirectly, when you, as a variable product owner, buy and hold interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund. The table does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall fees and expenses would be higher.

<R></R>

<R>Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Not Applicable</R>

Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

 

Initial Class

 

Service Class
 
Service Class 2

Management fee

None

 

None

 

None

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

None

 

0.10%

 

0.25%

<R>Other expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[Acquired fund fees and expenses

%

 

%

 

%]</R>

<R>Total annual operating expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[[X] Based on historical expenses, adjusted to reflect current fees.]</R>

<R>[[X] Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.]</R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. This example does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall expenses would be higher. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much you, as a variable product owner, would pay in total expenses if all interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:

 
Initial Class
 
Service Class
 
Service Class 2

<R>1 year

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>3 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>5 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>10 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

Portfolio Turnover

<R>The fund will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of underlying Fidelity funds (or "turns over" its portfolio), but it could incur transaction costs if it were to buy and sell other types of securities directly. If the fund were to buy and sell other types of securities directly, a higher portfolio turnover rate could indicate higher transaction costs. Such costs, if incurred, would not be reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example and would affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was [__]% of the average value of its portfolio.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

  • Investing in a combination of underlying Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products (VIP) domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds.

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

  • Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to a stable target asset allocation of approximately:

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  • <R>• Using an active asset allocation strategy to increase or decrease asset class exposures by up to 10 percentage points from the fund's target asset allocation to equity funds (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), bond funds and short-term funds to reflect Strategic Adviser's intermediate term market outlook. The target asset allocations are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight an asset class.</R>

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

  • <R>• Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from the Adviser's asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>
  • Investing in Other Funds. The fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds, including the risk that the underlying funds will not meet their investment objectives.
  • <R>[Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.]</R>
  • <R>[Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a [debt] [or] [money market] security to decrease.]</R>
  • <R>Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets [, particularly emerging markets,] can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. [Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.]</R>
  • <R>[Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or group of related industries.]</R>
  • <R>[Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity [can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.]</R>
  • <R>Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. [A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a security to decrease.] [The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [[Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) [ and certain types of other securities] involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities [and certain types of other securities] can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments [and can be difficult to resell].]</R>

Prospectus

  • <R>[Leverage Risk. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly.]</R>
  • <R>• ["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>
  • <R>• ["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.]</R>
  • <R>• [Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.]</R>

You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Returns for shares of the fund do not include the effect of any sales charges or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if they did, returns for shares of the fund would be lower. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Year-by-Year Returns

<R>Calendar Years

 

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014</R>

<R>

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%</R>

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During the periods shown in the chart for Initial Class:

Returns

Quarter ended

<R>Highest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

<R>Lowest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

Average Annual Returns

<R>For the periods ended
December 31, 2014

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Life of
class
A</R>

<R>Initial Class

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Service Class

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Service Class 2

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Barclays® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Fidelity Freedom Income Composite IndexSM
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

A From April 26, 2005.

Investment Adviser

Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) (the Adviser), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), is the fund's manager.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Andrew Dierdorf (co-manager) has managed the fund since June 2011.

Brett Sumsion (co-manager) has managed the fund since January 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Only Permitted Accounts, including separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund, can buy or sell shares. Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts.

Permitted Accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

The price to buy one share is its net asset value per share (NAV). Shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

The price to sell one share is its NAV. Shares will be sold at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

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

The fund has no minimum investment requirement.

Tax Information

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus. Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include insurance companies and their affiliated broker-dealers and service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund/Class:
VIP Freedom 2005 PortfolioSM/Initial Class, Service Class, Service Class 2

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred, directly or indirectly, when you, as a variable product owner, buy and hold interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund. The table does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall fees and expenses would be higher.

Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Not Applicable

Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

 

Initial Class

 

Service Class
 
Service Class 2

Management fee

None

 

None

 

None

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

None

 

0.10%

 

0.25%

<R>Other expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[Acquired fund fees and expenses

%

 

%

 

%]</R>

<R>Total annual operating expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[[X] Based on historical expenses, adjusted to reflect current fees.]</R>

<R>[[X] Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.]</R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. This example does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall expenses would be higher. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much you, as a variable product owner, would pay in total expenses if all interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:

 
Initial Class
 
Service Class
 
Service Class 2

<R>1 year

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>3 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>5 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>10 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

Portfolio Turnover

<R>The fund will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of underlying Fidelity funds (or "turns over" its portfolio), but it could incur transaction costs if it were to buy and sell other types of securities directly. If the fund were to buy and sell other types of securities directly, a higher portfolio turnover rate could indicate higher transaction costs. Such costs, if incurred, would not be reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example and would affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was [__]% of the average value of its portfolio.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

  • Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) may continue to seek high total return for several years beyond the fund's target retirement date in an effort to achieve the fund's overall investment objective.
  • Investing in a combination of underlying Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products (VIP) domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds.
  • Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that becomes increasingly conservative until it reaches approximately 17% in domestic equity funds, 7% in international equity funds, 46% in bond funds, and 30% in short-term funds (approximately 10 to 19 years after the year 2005).

Prospectus

  • <R>Using a target asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds as of December 31, 2014, of approximately:</R>

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  • <R>• Using an active asset allocation strategy to increase or decrease asset class exposures by up to 10 percentage points from the fund's target asset allocation to equity funds (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), bond funds and short-term funds to reflect Strategic Adviser's intermediate term market outlook. The target asset allocations are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight an asset class.</R>

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

  • <R>• Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from the Adviser's asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>
  • Investing in Other Funds. The fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds, including the risk that the underlying funds will not meet their investment objectives.
  • <R>[Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.]</R>
  • <R>[Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a [debt] [or] [money market] security to decrease.]</R>
  • <R>Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets [, particularly emerging markets,] can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. [Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.]</R>

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

  • <R>[Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or group of related industries.]</R>
  • <R>[Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity [can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.]</R>
  • <R>Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. [A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a security to decrease.] [The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [[Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) [ and certain types of other securities] involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities [and certain types of other securities] can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments [and can be difficult to resell].]</R>
  • <R>[Leverage Risk. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly.]</R>
  • <R>• ["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>
  • <R>["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.]</R>
  • <R>• [Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.]</R>

You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Returns for shares of the fund do not include the effect of any sales charges or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if they did, returns for shares of the fund would be lower. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Year-by-Year Returns

<R>Calendar Years

 

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014</R>

<R>

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%</R>

<R>vip367
</R>

During the periods shown in the chart for Initial Class:

Returns

Quarter ended

<R>Highest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

<R>Lowest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

Average Annual Returns

<R>For the periods ended
December 31, 2014

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Life of
class
A</R>

<R>Initial Class

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Service Class

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Service Class 2

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Barclays® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Fidelity Freedom 2005 Composite IndexSM
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

A From April 26, 2005.

Investment Adviser

Strategic Advisers (the Adviser), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), is the fund's manager.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Andrew Dierdorf (co-manager) has managed the fund since June 2011.

Brett Sumsion (co-manager) has managed the fund since January 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Only Permitted Accounts, including separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund, can buy or sell shares. Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts.

Permitted Accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

The price to buy one share is its net asset value per share (NAV). Shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

The price to sell one share is its NAV. Shares will be sold at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

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

The fund has no minimum investment requirement.

Tax Information

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus. Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include insurance companies and their affiliated broker-dealers and service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund/Class:
VIP Freedom 2010 PortfolioSM/Initial Class, Service Class, Service Class 2

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred, directly or indirectly, when you, as a variable product owner, buy and hold interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund. The table does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall fees and expenses would be higher.

Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Not Applicable

Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

 

Initial Class

 

Service Class
 
Service Class 2

Management fee

None

 

None

 

None

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

None

 

0.10%

 

0.25%

<R>Other expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[Acquired fund fees and expenses

%

 

%

 

%]</R>

<R>Total annual operating expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[[X] Based on historical expenses, adjusted to reflect current fees.]</R>

<R>[[X] Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.]</R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. This example does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall expenses would be higher. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much you, as a variable product owner, would pay in total expenses if all interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:

 
Initial Class
 
Service Class
 
Service Class 2

<R>1 year

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>3 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>5 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>10 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

Portfolio Turnover

<R>The fund will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of underlying Fidelity funds (or "turns over" its portfolio), but it could incur transaction costs if it were to buy and sell other types of securities directly. If the fund were to buy and sell other types of securities directly, a higher portfolio turnover rate could indicate higher transaction costs. Such costs, if incurred, would not be reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example and would affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was [__]% of the average value of its portfolio.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

  • Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) may continue to seek high total return for several years beyond the fund's target retirement date in an effort to achieve the fund's overall investment objective.
  • Investing in a combination of underlying Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products (VIP) domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds.
  • Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that becomes increasingly conservative until it reaches approximately 17% in domestic equity funds, 7% in international equity funds, 46% in bond funds, and 30% in short-term funds (approximately 10 to 19 years after the year 2010).

Prospectus

  • <R>Using a target asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds as of December 31, 2014, of approximately:</R>

<R>vip369
</R>

  • <R>• Using an active asset allocation strategy to increase or decrease asset class exposures by up to 10 percentage points from the fund's target asset allocation to equity funds (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), bond funds and short-term funds to reflect Strategic Adviser's intermediate term market outlook. The target asset allocations are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight an asset class.</R>

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

  • <R>• Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from the Adviser's asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>
  • Investing in Other Funds. The fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds, including the risk that the underlying funds will not meet their investment objectives.
  • <R>[Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.]</R>
  • <R>[Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a [debt] [or] [money market] security to decrease.]</R>
  • <R>Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets [, particularly emerging markets,] can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. [Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.]</R>

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

  • <R>[Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or group of related industries.]</R>
  • <R>[Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity [can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.]</R>
  • <R>Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. [A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a security to decrease.] [The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [[Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) [ and certain types of other securities] involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities [and certain types of other securities] can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments [and can be difficult to resell].]</R>
  • <R>[Leverage Risk. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly.]</R>
  • <R>• ["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>
  • <R>["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.]</R>
  • <R>• [Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.]</R>

You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Returns for shares of the fund do not include the effect of any sales charges or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if they did, returns for shares of the fund would be lower. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Year-by-Year Returns

<R>Calendar Years

 

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014</R>

<R>

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%</R>

<R>vip371
</R>

During the periods shown in the chart for Initial Class:

Returns

Quarter ended

<R>Highest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

<R>Lowest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

Average Annual Returns

<R>For the periods ended
December 31, 2014

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Life of
class
A</R>

<R>Initial Class

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Service Class

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Service Class 2

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Barclays® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Fidelity Freedom 2010 Composite IndexSM
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

A From April 26, 2005.

Investment Adviser

Strategic Advisers (the Adviser), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), is the fund's manager.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Andrew Dierdorf (co-manager) has managed the fund since June 2011.

Brett Sumsion (co-manager) has managed the fund since January 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Only Permitted Accounts, including separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund, can buy or sell shares. Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts.

Permitted Accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

The price to buy one share is its net asset value per share (NAV). Shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

The price to sell one share is its NAV. Shares will be sold at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

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

The fund has no minimum investment requirement.

Tax Information

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus. Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include insurance companies and their affiliated broker-dealers and service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund/Class:
VIP Freedom 2015 PortfolioSM/Initial Class, Service Class, Service Class 2

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred, directly or indirectly, when you, as a variable product owner, buy and hold interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund. The table does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall fees and expenses would be higher.

Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Not Applicable

Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

 

Initial Class

 

Service Class
 
Service Class 2

Management fee

None

 

None

 

None

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

None

 

0.10%

 

0.25%

<R>Other expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[Acquired fund fees and expenses

%

 

%

 

%]</R>

<R>Total annual operating expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[[X] Based on historical expenses, adjusted to reflect current fees.]</R>

<R>[[X] Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.]</R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. This example does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall expenses would be higher. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much you, as a variable product owner, would pay in total expenses if all interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:

 
Initial Class
 
Service Class
 
Service Class 2

<R>1 year

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>3 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>5 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>10 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

Portfolio Turnover

<R>The fund will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of underlying Fidelity funds (or "turns over" its portfolio), but it could incur transaction costs if it were to buy and sell other types of securities directly. If the fund were to buy and sell other types of securities directly, a higher portfolio turnover rate could indicate higher transaction costs. Such costs, if incurred, would not be reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example and would affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was [__]% of the average value of its portfolio.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

  • Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) may continue to seek high total return for several years beyond the fund's target retirement date in an effort to achieve the fund's overall investment objective.
  • Investing in a combination of underlying Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products (VIP) domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds.
  • Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that becomes increasingly conservative until it reaches approximately 17% in domestic equity funds, 7% in international equity funds, 46% in bond funds, and 30% in short-term funds (approximately 10 to 19 years after the year 2015).

Prospectus

  • <R>Using a target asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds as of December 31, 2014, of approximately:</R>

<R>vip373
</R>

  • <R>• Using an active asset allocation strategy to increase or decrease asset class exposures by up to 10 percentage points from the fund's target asset allocation to equity funds (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), bond funds and short-term funds to reflect Strategic Adviser's intermediate term market outlook. The target asset allocations are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight an asset class.</R>

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

  • <R>• Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from the Adviser's asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>
  • Investing in Other Funds. The fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds, including the risk that the underlying funds will not meet their investment objectives.
  • <R>[Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.]</R>
  • <R>[Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a [debt] [or] [money market] security to decrease.]</R>
  • <R>Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets [, particularly emerging markets,] can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. [Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.]</R>

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

  • <R>[Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or group of related industries.]</R>
  • <R>[Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity [can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.]</R>
  • <R>Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. [A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a security to decrease.] [The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [[Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) [ and certain types of other securities] involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities [and certain types of other securities] can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments [and can be difficult to resell].]</R>
  • <R>[Leverage Risk. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly.]</R>
  • <R>• ["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>
  • <R>["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.]</R>
  • <R>• [Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.]</R>

You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Returns for shares of the fund do not include the effect of any sales charges or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if they did, returns for shares of the fund would be lower. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Year-by-Year Returns

<R>Calendar Years

 

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014</R>

<R>

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%</R>

<R>vip375
</R>

During the periods shown in the chart for Initial Class:

Returns

Quarter ended

<R>Highest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

<R>Lowest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

Prospectus

Average Annual Returns

<R>For the periods ended
December 31, 2014

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Life of
class
A</R>

<R>Initial Class

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Service Class

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Service Class 2

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>S&P 500® Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Fidelity Freedom 2015 Composite IndexSM
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

A From April 26, 2005.

Investment Adviser

Strategic Advisers (the Adviser), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), is the fund's manager.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Andrew Dierdorf (co-manager) has managed the fund since June 2011.

Brett Sumsion (co-manager) has managed the fund since January 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Only Permitted Accounts, including separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund, can buy or sell shares. Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts.

Permitted Accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

The price to buy one share is its net asset value per share (NAV). Shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

The price to sell one share is its NAV. Shares will be sold at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

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

The fund has no minimum investment requirement.

Tax Information

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus. Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include insurance companies and their affiliated broker-dealers and service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund/Class:
VIP Freedom 2020 PortfolioSM/Initial Class, Service Class, Service Class 2

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred, directly or indirectly, when you, as a variable product owner, buy and hold interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund. The table does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall fees and expenses would be higher.

Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Not Applicable

Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

 

Initial Class

 

Service Class
 
Service Class 2

Management fee

None

 

None

 

None

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

None

 

0.10%

 

0.25%

<R>Other expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[Acquired fund fees and expenses

%

 

%

 

%]</R>

<R>Total annual operating expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[[X] Based on historical expenses, adjusted to reflect current fees.]</R>

<R>[[X] Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.]</R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. This example does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall expenses would be higher. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much you, as a variable product owner, would pay in total expenses if all interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:

 
Initial Class
 
Service Class
 
Service Class 2

<R>1 year

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>3 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>5 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>10 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

Portfolio Turnover

<R>The fund will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of underlying Fidelity funds (or "turns over" its portfolio), but it could incur transaction costs if it were to buy and sell other types of securities directly. If the fund were to buy and sell other types of securities directly, a higher portfolio turnover rate could indicate higher transaction costs. Such costs, if incurred, would not be reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example and would affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was [__]% of the average value of its portfolio.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

  • Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) may continue to seek high total return for several years beyond the fund's target retirement date in an effort to achieve the fund's overall investment objective.
  • Investing in a combination of underlying Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products (VIP) domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds.
  • Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that becomes increasingly conservative until it reaches approximately 17% in domestic equity funds, 7% in international equity funds, 46% in bond funds, and 30% in short-term funds (approximately 10 to 19 years after the year 2020).

Prospectus

  • <R>Using a target asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds as of December 31, 2014, of approximately:</R>

<R>vip377
</R>

  • <R>• Using an active asset allocation strategy to increase or decrease asset class exposures by up to 10 percentage points from the fund's target asset allocation to equity funds (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), bond funds and short-term funds to reflect Strategic Adviser's intermediate term market outlook. The target asset allocations are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight an asset class.</R>

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

  • <R>• Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from the Adviser's asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>
  • Investing in Other Funds. The fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds, including the risk that the underlying funds will not meet their investment objectives.
  • <R>[Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.]</R>
  • <R>[Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a [debt] [or] [money market] security to decrease.]</R>
  • <R>Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets [, particularly emerging markets,] can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. [Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.]</R>

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

  • <R>• [Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or group of related industries.]</R>
  • <R>[Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity [can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.]</R>
  • <R>Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. [A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a security to decrease.] [The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [[Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) [ and certain types of other securities] involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities [and certain types of other securities] can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments [and can be difficult to resell].]</R>
  • <R>[Leverage Risk. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly.]</R>
  • <R>• ["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>
  • <R>["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.]</R>
  • <R>• [Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.]</R>

You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Returns for shares of the fund do not include the effect of any sales charges or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if they did, returns for shares of the fund would be lower. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Year-by-Year Returns

<R>Calendar Years

 

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014</R>

<R>

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%</R>

<R>vip379
</R>

During the periods shown in the chart for Initial Class:

Returns

Quarter ended

<R>Highest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

<R>Lowest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

Prospectus

Average Annual Returns

<R>For the periods ended
December 31, 2014

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Life of
class
A</R>

<R>Initial Class

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Service Class

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Service Class 2

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>S&P 500® Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Fidelity Freedom 2020 Composite IndexSM
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

A From April 26, 2005.

Investment Adviser

Strategic Advisers (the Adviser), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), is the fund's manager.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Andrew Dierdorf (co-manager) has managed the fund since June 2011.

Brett Sumsion (co-manager) has managed the fund since January 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Only Permitted Accounts, including separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund, can buy or sell shares. Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts.

Permitted Accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

The price to buy one share is its net asset value per share (NAV). Shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

The price to sell one share is its NAV. Shares will be sold at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

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

The fund has no minimum investment requirement.

Tax Information

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus. Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include insurance companies and their affiliated broker-dealers and service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund/Class:
VIP Freedom 2025 PortfolioSM/Initial Class, Service Class, Service Class 2

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred, directly or indirectly, when you, as a variable product owner, buy and hold interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund. The table does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall fees and expenses would be higher.

Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Not Applicable

Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

 

Initial Class

 

Service Class
 
Service Class 2

Management fee

None

 

None

 

None

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

None

 

0.10%

 

0.25%

<R>Other expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[Acquired fund fees and expenses

%

 

%

 

%]</R>

<R>Total annual operating expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[[X] Based on historical expenses, adjusted to reflect current fees.]</R>

<R>[[X] Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.]</R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. This example does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall expenses would be higher. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much you, as a variable product owner, would pay in total expenses if all interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:

 
Initial Class
 
Service Class
 
Service Class 2

<R>1 year

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>3 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>5 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>10 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

Portfolio Turnover

<R>The fund will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of underlying Fidelity funds (or "turns over" its portfolio), but it could incur transaction costs if it were to buy and sell other types of securities directly. If the fund were to buy and sell other types of securities directly, a higher portfolio turnover rate could indicate higher transaction costs. Such costs, if incurred, would not be reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example and would affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was [__]% of the average value of its portfolio.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

  • Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) may continue to seek high total return for several years beyond the fund's target retirement date in an effort to achieve the fund's overall investment objective.
  • Investing in a combination of underlying Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products (VIP) domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds.
  • Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that becomes increasingly conservative until it reaches approximately 17% in domestic equity funds, 7% in international equity funds, 46% in bond funds, and 30% in short-term funds (approximately 10 to 19 years after the year 2025).

Prospectus

  • <R>Using a target asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds as of December 31, 2014, of approximately:</R>

<R>vip381
</R>

  • <R>• Using an active asset allocation strategy to increase or decrease asset class exposures by up to 10 percentage points from the fund's target asset allocation to equity funds (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), bond funds and short-term funds to reflect Strategic Adviser's intermediate term market outlook. The target asset allocations are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight an asset class.</R>

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

  • <R>• Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from the Adviser's asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>
  • Investing in Other Funds. The fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds, including the risk that the underlying funds will not meet their investment objectives.
  • <R>[Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.]</R>
  • <R>[Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a [debt] [or] [money market] security to decrease.]</R>
  • <R>Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets [, particularly emerging markets,] can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. [Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.]</R>

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

  • <R>• [Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or group of related industries.]</R>
  • <R>[Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity [can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.]</R>
  • <R>Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. [A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a security to decrease.] [The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [[Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) [ and certain types of other securities] involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities [and certain types of other securities] can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments [and can be difficult to resell].]</R>
  • <R>[Leverage Risk. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly.]</R>
  • <R>• ["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>
  • <R>["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.]</R>
  • <R>• [Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.]</R>

You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Returns for shares of the fund do not include the effect of any sales charges or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if they did, returns for shares of the fund would be lower. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Year-by-Year Returns

<R>Calendar Years

 

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014</R>

<R>

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%</R>

<R>vip383
</R>

During the periods shown in the chart for Initial Class:

Returns

Quarter ended

<R>Highest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

<R>Lowest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

Prospectus

Average Annual Returns

<R>For the periods ended
December 31, 2014

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Life of
class
A</R>

<R>Initial Class

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Service Class

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Service Class 2

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>S&P 500® Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Fidelity Freedom 2025 Composite IndexSM
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

A From April 26, 2005.

Investment Adviser

Strategic Advisers (the Adviser), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), is the fund's manager.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Andrew Dierdorf (co-manager) has managed the fund since June 2011.

Brett Sumsion (co-manager) has managed the fund since January 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Only Permitted Accounts, including separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund, can buy or sell shares. Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts.

Permitted Accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

The price to buy one share is its net asset value per share (NAV). Shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

The price to sell one share is its NAV. Shares will be sold at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

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

The fund has no minimum investment requirement.

Tax Information

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus. Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include insurance companies and their affiliated broker-dealers and service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund/Class:
VIP Freedom 2030 PortfolioSM/Initial Class, Service Class, Service Class 2

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred, directly or indirectly, when you, as a variable product owner, buy and hold interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund. The table does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall fees and expenses would be higher.

Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Not Applicable

Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

 

Initial Class

 

Service Class
 
Service Class 2

Management fee

None

 

None

 

None

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

None

 

0.10%

 

0.25%

<R>Other expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[Acquired fund fees and expenses

%

 

%

 

%]</R>

<R>Total annual operating expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[[X] Based on historical expenses, adjusted to reflect current fees.]</R>

<R>[[X] Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.]</R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. This example does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall expenses would be higher. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much you, as a variable product owner, would pay in total expenses if all interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:

 
Initial Class
 
Service Class
 
Service Class 2

<R>1 year

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>3 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>5 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>10 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

Portfolio Turnover

<R>The fund will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of underlying Fidelity funds (or "turns over" its portfolio), but it could incur transaction costs if it were to buy and sell other types of securities directly. If the fund were to buy and sell other types of securities directly, a higher portfolio turnover rate could indicate higher transaction costs. Such costs, if incurred, would not be reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example and would affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was [__]% of the average value of its portfolio.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

  • Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) may continue to seek high total return for several years beyond the fund's target retirement date in an effort to achieve the fund's overall investment objective.
  • Investing in a combination of underlying Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products (VIP) domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds.
  • Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that becomes increasingly conservative until it reaches approximately 17% in domestic equity funds, 7% in international equity funds, 46% in bond funds, and 30% in short-term funds (approximately 10 to 19 years after the year 2030).

Prospectus

  • <R>Using a target asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds as of December 31, 2014, of approximately:</R>

<R>vip385
</R>

  • <R>• Using an active asset allocation strategy to increase or decrease asset class exposures by up to 10 percentage points from the fund's target asset allocation to equity funds (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), bond funds and short-term funds to reflect Strategic Adviser's intermediate term market outlook. The target asset allocations are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight an asset class.</R>

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

  • <R>• Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from the Adviser's asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>
  • Investing in Other Funds. The fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds, including the risk that the underlying funds will not meet their investment objectives.
  • <R>[Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.]</R>
  • <R>[Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a [debt] [or] [money market] security to decrease.]</R>
  • <R>Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets [, particularly emerging markets,] can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. [Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.]</R>

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

  • <R>• [Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or group of related industries.]</R>
  • <R>• [Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity [can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.]</R>
  • <R>Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. [A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a security to decrease.] [The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [[Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) [ and certain types of other securities] involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities [and certain types of other securities] can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments [and can be difficult to resell].]</R>
  • <R>• [Leverage Risk. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly.]</R>
  • <R>["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>
  • <R>["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.]</R>
  • <R>• [Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.]</R>

You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Returns for shares of the fund do not include the effect of any sales charges or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if they did, returns for shares of the fund would be lower. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Year-by-Year Returns

<R>Calendar Years

 

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014</R>

<R>

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%</R>

<R>vip387
</R>

During the periods shown in the chart for Initial Class:

Returns

Quarter ended

<R>Highest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

<R>Lowest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

Prospectus

Average Annual Returns

<R>For the periods ended
December 31, 2014

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Life of
class
A</R>

<R>Initial Class

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Service Class

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Service Class 2

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>S&P 500® Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Fidelity Freedom 2030 Composite IndexSM
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

A From April 26, 2005.

Investment Adviser

Strategic Advisers (the Adviser), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), is the fund's manager.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Andrew Dierdorf (co-manager) has managed the fund since June 2011.

Brett Sumsion (co-manager) has managed the fund since January 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Only Permitted Accounts, including separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund, can buy or sell shares. Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts.

Permitted Accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

The price to buy one share is its net asset value per share (NAV). Shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

The price to sell one share is its NAV. Shares will be sold at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

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

The fund has no minimum investment requirement.

Tax Information

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus. Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include insurance companies and their affiliated broker-dealers and service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund/Class:
VIP Freedom 2035 PortfolioSM/Initial Class, Service Class, Service Class 2

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred, directly or indirectly, when you, as a variable product owner, buy and hold interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund. The table does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall fees and expenses would be higher.

Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Not Applicable

Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

 

Initial Class

 

Service Class
 
Service Class 2

Management fee

None

 

None

 

None

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

None

 

0.10%

 

0.25%

<R>Other expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[Acquired fund fees and expenses

%

 

%

 

%]</R>

<R>Total annual operating expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[[X] Based on historical expenses, adjusted to reflect current fees.]</R>

<R>[[X] Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.]</R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. This example does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall expenses would be higher. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much you, as a variable product owner, would pay in total expenses if all interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:

 
Initial Class
 
Service Class
 
Service Class 2

<R>1 year

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>3 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>5 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>10 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

Portfolio Turnover

<R>The fund will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of underlying Fidelity funds (or "turns over" its portfolio), but it could incur transaction costs if it were to buy and sell other types of securities directly. If the fund were to buy and sell other types of securities directly, a higher portfolio turnover rate could indicate higher transaction costs. Such costs, if incurred, would not be reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example and would affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was [__]% of the average value of its portfolio.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

  • Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) may continue to seek high total return for several years beyond the fund's target retirement date in an effort to achieve the fund's overall investment objective.
  • Investing in a combination of underlying Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products (VIP) domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds.
  • Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that becomes increasingly conservative until it reaches approximately 17% in domestic equity funds, 7% in international equity funds, 46% in bond funds, and 30% in short-term funds (approximately 10 to 19 years after the year 2035).

Prospectus

  • <R>Using a target asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds as of December 31, 2014, of approximately:</R>

<R>vip389
</R>

  • <R>• Using an active asset allocation strategy to increase or decrease asset class exposures by up to 10 percentage points from the fund's target asset allocation to equity funds (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), bond funds and short-term funds to reflect Strategic Adviser's intermediate term market outlook. The target asset allocations are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight an asset class.</R>

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

  • <R>• Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from the Adviser's asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>
  • Investing in Other Funds. The fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds, including the risk that the underlying funds will not meet their investment objectives.
  • <R>[Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.]</R>
  • <R>[Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a [debt] [or] [money market] security to decrease.]</R>
  • <R>Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets [, particularly emerging markets,] can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. [Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.]</R>

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

  • <R>• [Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or group of related industries.]</R>
  • <R>• [Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity [can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.]</R>
  • <R>Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. [A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a security to decrease.] [The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [[Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) [ and certain types of other securities] involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities [and certain types of other securities] can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments [and can be difficult to resell].]</R>
  • <R>• [Leverage Risk. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly.]</R>
  • <R>["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>
  • <R>["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.]</R>
  • <R>• [Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.]</R>

You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Returns for shares of the fund do not include the effect of any sales charges or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if they did, returns for shares of the fund would be lower. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Year-by-Year Returns

<R>Calendar Years

 

 

 

 

 

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014</R>

<R>

 

 

 

 

 

%

%

%

%

%</R>

<R>vip391
</R>

During the periods shown in the chart for Initial Class:

Returns

Quarter ended

<R>Highest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

<R>Lowest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

Prospectus

Average Annual Returns

<R></R>

<R>For the periods ended
December 31, 2014

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Life of
class
A</R>

<R>Initial Class

%

%

%</R>

<R>Service Class

%

%

%</R>

<R>Service Class 2

%

%

%</R>

<R>S&P 500® Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

%

%

%</R>

<R>Fidelity Freedom 2035 Composite IndexSM
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

%

%

%</R>

A From April 8, 2009.

Investment Adviser

Strategic Advisers (the Adviser), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), is the fund's manager.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Andrew Dierdorf (co-manager) has managed the fund since June 2011.

Brett Sumsion (co-manager) has managed the fund since January 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Only Permitted Accounts, including separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund, can buy or sell shares. Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts.

Permitted Accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

The price to buy one share is its net asset value per share (NAV). Shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

The price to sell one share is its NAV. Shares will be sold at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

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

The fund has no minimum investment requirement.

Tax Information

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus. Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include insurance companies and their affiliated broker-dealers and service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund/Class:
VIP Freedom 2040 PortfolioSM/Initial Class, Service Class, Service Class 2

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred, directly or indirectly, when you, as a variable product owner, buy and hold interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund. The table does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall fees and expenses would be higher.

Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Not Applicable

Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

 

Initial Class

 

Service Class
 
Service Class 2

Management fee

None

 

None

 

None

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

None

 

0.10%

 

0.25%

<R>Other expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[Acquired fund fees and expenses

%

 

%

 

%]</R>

<R>Total annual operating expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[[X] Based on historical expenses, adjusted to reflect current fees.]</R>

<R>[[X] Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.]</R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. This example does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall expenses would be higher. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much you, as a variable product owner, would pay in total expenses if all interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:

 
Initial Class
 
Service Class
 
Service Class 2

<R>1 year

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>3 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>5 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>10 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

Portfolio Turnover

<R>The fund will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of underlying Fidelity funds (or "turns over" its portfolio), but it could incur transaction costs if it were to buy and sell other types of securities directly. If the fund were to buy and sell other types of securities directly, a higher portfolio turnover rate could indicate higher transaction costs. Such costs, if incurred, would not be reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example and would affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was [__]% of the average value of its portfolio.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

  • Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) may continue to seek high total return for several years beyond the fund's target retirement date in an effort to achieve the fund's overall investment objective.
  • Investing in a combination of underlying Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products (VIP) domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds.
  • Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that becomes increasingly conservative until it reaches approximately 17% in domestic equity funds, 7% in international equity funds, 46% in bond funds, and 30% in short-term funds (approximately 10 to 19 years after the year 2040).

Prospectus

  • <R>Using a target asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds as of December 31, 2014, of approximately:</R>

<R>vip393
</R>

  • <R>• Using an active asset allocation strategy to increase or decrease asset class exposures by up to 10 percentage points from the fund's target asset allocation to equity funds (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), bond funds and short-term funds to reflect Strategic Adviser's intermediate term market outlook. The target asset allocations are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight an asset class.</R>

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

  • <R>• Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from the Adviser's asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>
  • Investing in Other Funds. The fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds, including the risk that the underlying funds will not meet their investment objectives.
  • <R>[Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.]</R>
  • <R>[Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a [debt] [or] [money market] security to decrease.]</R>
  • <R>Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets [, particularly emerging markets,] can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. [Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.]</R>

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

  • <R>• [Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or group of related industries.]</R>
  • <R>• [Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity [can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.]</R>
  • <R>Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. [A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a security to decrease.] [The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [[Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) [ and certain types of other securities] involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities [and certain types of other securities] can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments [and can be difficult to resell].]</R>
  • <R>• [Leverage Risk. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly.]</R>
  • <R>["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>
  • <R>["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.]</R>
  • <R>• [Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.]</R>

You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Returns for shares of the fund do not include the effect of any sales charges or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if they did, returns for shares of the fund would be lower. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Year-by-Year Returns

<R>Calendar Years

 

 

 

 

 

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014</R>

<R>

 

 

 

 

 

%

%

%

%

%</R>

<R>vip395
</R>

During the periods shown in the chart for Initial Class:

Returns

Quarter ended

<R>Highest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

<R>Lowest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

Prospectus

Average Annual Returns

<R></R>

<R>For the periods ended
December 31, 2014

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Life of
class
A</R>

<R>Initial Class

%

%

%</R>

<R>Service Class

%

%

%</R>

<R>Service Class 2

%

%

%</R>

<R>S&P 500® Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

%

%

%</R>

<R>Fidelity Freedom 2040 Composite IndexSM
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

%

%

%</R>

A From April 8, 2009.

Investment Adviser

Strategic Advisers (the Adviser), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), is the fund's manager.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Andrew Dierdorf (co-manager) has managed the fund since June 2011.

Brett Sumsion (co-manager) has managed the fund since January 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Only Permitted Accounts, including separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund, can buy or sell shares. Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts.

Permitted Accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

The price to buy one share is its net asset value per share (NAV). Shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

The price to sell one share is its NAV. Shares will be sold at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

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

The fund has no minimum investment requirement.

Tax Information

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus. Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include insurance companies and their affiliated broker-dealers and service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund/Class:
VIP Freedom 2045 PortfolioSM/Initial Class, Service Class, Service Class 2

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred, directly or indirectly, when you, as a variable product owner, buy and hold interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund. The table does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall fees and expenses would be higher.

Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Not Applicable

Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

 

Initial Class

 

Service Class
 
Service Class 2

Management fee

None

 

None

 

None

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

None

 

0.10%

 

0.25%

<R>Other expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[Acquired fund fees and expenses

%

 

%

 

%]</R>

<R>Total annual operating expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[[X] Based on historical expenses, adjusted to reflect current fees.]</R>

<R>[[X] Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.]</R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. This example does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall expenses would be higher. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much you, as a variable product owner, would pay in total expenses if all interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:

 
Initial Class
 
Service Class
 
Service Class 2

<R>1 year

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>3 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>5 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>10 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

Portfolio Turnover

<R>The fund will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of underlying Fidelity funds (or "turns over" its portfolio), but it could incur transaction costs if it were to buy and sell other types of securities directly. If the fund were to buy and sell other types of securities directly, a higher portfolio turnover rate could indicate higher transaction costs. Such costs, if incurred, would not be reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example and would affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was [__]% of the average value of its portfolio.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

  • Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) may continue to seek high total return for several years beyond the fund's target retirement date in an effort to achieve the fund's overall investment objective.
  • Investing in a combination of underlying Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products (VIP) domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds.
  • Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that becomes increasingly conservative until it reaches approximately 17% in domestic equity funds, 7% in international equity funds, 46% in bond funds, and 30% in short-term funds (approximately 10 to 19 years after the year 2045).

Prospectus

  • <R>Using a target asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds as of December 31, 2014, of approximately:</R>

<R>vip397
</R>

  • <R>• Using an active asset allocation strategy to increase or decrease asset class exposures by up to 10 percentage points from the fund's target asset allocation to equity funds (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), bond funds and short-term funds to reflect Strategic Adviser's intermediate term market outlook. The target asset allocations are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight an asset class.</R>

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

  • <R>• Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from the Adviser's asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>
  • Investing in Other Funds. The fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds, including the risk that the underlying funds will not meet their investment objectives.
  • <R>[Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.]</R>
  • <R>[Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a [debt] [or] [money market] security to decrease.]</R>
  • <R>Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets [, particularly emerging markets,] can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. [Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.]</R>

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

  • <R>• [Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or group of related industries.]</R>
  • <R>• [Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity [can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.]</R>
  • <R>Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. [A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a security to decrease.] [The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [[Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) [ and certain types of other securities] involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities [and certain types of other securities] can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments [and can be difficult to resell].]</R>
  • <R>• [Leverage Risk. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly.]</R>
  • <R>["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>
  • <R>["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.]</R>
  • <R>• [Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.]</R>

You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Returns for shares of the fund do not include the effect of any sales charges or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if they did, returns for shares of the fund would be lower. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Year-by-Year Returns

<R>Calendar Years

 

 

 

 

 

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014</R>

<R>

 

 

 

 

 

%

%

%

%

%</R>

<R>vip399
</R>

During the periods shown in the chart for Initial Class:

Returns

Quarter ended

<R>Highest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

<R>Lowest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

Prospectus

Average Annual Returns

<R></R>

<R>For the periods ended
December 31, 2014

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Life of
class
A</R>

<R>Initial Class

%

%

%</R>

<R>Service Class

%

%

%</R>

<R>Service Class 2

%

%

%</R>

<R>S&P 500® Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

%

%

%</R>

<R>Fidelity Freedom 2045 Composite IndexSM
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

%

%

%</R>

A From April 8, 2009.

Investment Adviser

Strategic Advisers (the Adviser), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), is the fund's manager.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Andrew Dierdorf (co-manager) has managed the fund since June 2011.

Brett Sumsion (co-manager) has managed the fund since January 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Only Permitted Accounts, including separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund, can buy or sell shares. Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts.

Permitted Accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

The price to buy one share is its net asset value per share (NAV). Shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

The price to sell one share is its NAV. Shares will be sold at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

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

The fund has no minimum investment requirement.

Tax Information

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus. Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include insurance companies and their affiliated broker-dealers and service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.

Prospectus


Fund Summary

Fund/Class:
VIP Freedom 2050 PortfolioSM/Initial Class, Service Class, Service Class 2

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred, directly or indirectly, when you, as a variable product owner, buy and hold interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund. The table does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall fees and expenses would be higher.

Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Not Applicable

Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

 

Initial Class

 

Service Class
 
Service Class 2

Management fee

None

 

None

 

None

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

None

 

0.10%

 

0.25%

<R>Other expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[Acquired fund fees and expenses

%

 

%

 

%]</R>

<R>Total annual operating expenses

%

 

%

 

%</R>

<R>[[X] Based on historical expenses, adjusted to reflect current fees.]</R>

<R>[[X] Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.]</R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. This example does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall expenses would be higher. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much you, as a variable product owner, would pay in total expenses if all interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:

 
Initial Class
 
Service Class
 
Service Class 2

<R>1 year

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>3 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>5 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

<R>10 years

$

 

$

 

$ </R>

Portfolio Turnover

<R>The fund will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of underlying Fidelity funds (or "turns over" its portfolio), but it could incur transaction costs if it were to buy and sell other types of securities directly. If the fund were to buy and sell other types of securities directly, a higher portfolio turnover rate could indicate higher transaction costs. Such costs, if incurred, would not be reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example and would affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was [__]% of the average value of its portfolio.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

  • Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) may continue to seek high total return for several years beyond the fund's target retirement date in an effort to achieve the fund's overall investment objective.
  • Investing in a combination of underlying Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products (VIP) domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds.
  • Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that becomes increasingly conservative until it reaches approximately 17% in domestic equity funds, 7% in international equity funds, 46% in bond funds, and 30% in short-term funds (approximately 10 to 19 years after the year 2050).

Prospectus

  • <R>Using a target asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds as of December 31, 2014, of approximately:</R>

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  • <R>• Using an active asset allocation strategy to increase or decrease asset class exposures by up to 10 percentage points from the fund's target asset allocation to equity funds (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), bond funds and short-term funds to reflect Strategic Adviser's intermediate term market outlook. The target asset allocations are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight an asset class.</R>

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

  • <R>• Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from the Adviser's asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>
  • Investing in Other Funds. The fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds, including the risk that the underlying funds will not meet their investment objectives.
  • <R>[Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.]</R>
  • <R>[Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a [debt] [or] [money market] security to decrease.]</R>
  • <R>Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets [, particularly emerging markets,] can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. [Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.]</R>

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

  • <R>• [Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or group of related industries.]</R>
  • <R>• [Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity [can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.]</R>
  • <R>Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. [A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a security to decrease.] [The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [[Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) [ and certain types of other securities] involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities [and certain types of other securities] can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments [and can be difficult to resell].]</R>
  • <R>• [Leverage Risk. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly.]</R>
  • <R>["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>
  • <R>["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.]</R>
  • <R>• [Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.]</R>

You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Returns for shares of the fund do not include the effect of any sales charges or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if they did, returns for shares of the fund would be lower. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Year-by-Year Returns

<R>Calendar Years

 

 

 

 

 

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014</R>

<R>

 

 

 

 

 

%

%

%

%

%</R>

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During the periods shown in the chart for Initial Class:

Returns

Quarter ended

<R>Highest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

<R>Lowest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

Prospectus

Average Annual Returns

<R></R>

<R>For the periods ended
December 31, 2014

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Life of
class
A</R>

<R>Initial Class

%

%

%</R>

<R>Service Class

%

%

%</R>

<R>Service Class 2

%

%

%</R>

<R>S&P 500® Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

%

%

%</R>

<R>Fidelity Freedom 2050 Composite IndexSM
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

%

%

%</R>

A From April 8, 2009.

Investment Adviser

Strategic Advisers (the Adviser), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), is the fund's manager.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Andrew Dierdorf (co-manager) has managed the fund since June 2011.

Brett Sumsion (co-manager) has managed the fund since January 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Only Permitted Accounts, including separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund, can buy or sell shares. Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts.

Permitted Accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

The price to buy one share is its net asset value per share (NAV). Shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

The price to sell one share is its NAV. Shares will be sold at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

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

The fund has no minimum investment requirement.

Tax Information

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus. Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include insurance companies and their affiliated broker-dealers and service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.

Prospectus


Fund Basics

Investment Details

Investment Objective

<R>VIP Freedom Income Portfolio seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation.</R>

<R>Each of VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2035 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2040 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2045 Portfolio, and VIP Freedom 2050 Portfolio seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

The Adviser invests each fund's assets in a combination of Fidelity VIP funds: domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds (underlying Fidelity funds). The funds differ primarily due to their asset allocations among these fund types. Because each fund allocates its assets among the underlying Fidelity funds based on fund types rather than on the actual holdings of the underlying Fidelity funds, each fund may have greater exposure to an asset class to the extent that an underlying Fidelity fund holds securities of more than one asset class. The target asset allocation strategy for each fund is designed to provide an approach to asset allocation that is neither overly aggressive nor overly conservative.

The Adviser allocates the assets of each fund (except VIP Freedom Income Portfolio) among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that becomes increasingly conservative over time. Each fund's name refers to the approximate retirement year of the investors for whom the fund's asset allocation strategy is designed. For example, VIP Freedom 2050 Portfolio, which is designed for investors planning to retire around the year 2050, has a relatively aggressive target asset allocation, with a substantial portion of its assets invested in domestic equity funds and international equity funds and a modest portion of its assets invested in bond funds. By contrast, VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio, which has reached its target retirement year, has a relatively conservative target asset allocation, with less than half of its assets invested in domestic equity funds and international equity funds and the majority of its assets invested in bond funds and short-term funds.

VIP Freedom Income Portfolio is designed for investors in their retirement years. The Adviser allocates the fund's assets according to a stable target asset allocation that emphasizes bond and short-term funds but also includes a small amount of domestic equity funds and international equity funds.

<R>Active Asset Allocation. The "neutral" target asset allocations in each fund summary represent the Adviser's view of how each fund's investments should be allocated among the various asset classes over the long term (target asset allocation). Each fund's actual allocations may differ because the Adviser may deviate from the fund's target asset allocation to each of the asset classes (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), by up to 10 percentage points, in response to the Adviser's intermediate term market outlook (active asset allocation strategy); however, at no time will a fund's investments in domestic and international equities equal 100%.</R>

<R>The following table lists the approximate asset class allocation ranges for each VIP Freedom Fund as of December 31, 2014. The Adviser may change these percentages over time.</R>

<R>Asset Class Allocation Ranges

VIP

Freedom

Income Portfolio

VIP

Freedom

2005 Portfolio

VIP

Freedom

2010 Portfolio

VIP

Freedom

2015 Portfolio

VIP

Freedom

2020 Portfolio

VIP

Freedom

2025 Portfolio

VIP

Freedom

2030 Portfolio

VIP

Freedom

2035 Portfolio

VIP

Freedom

2040 Portfolio

VIP

Freedom

2045 Portfolio

VIP</R>

Freedom

2050 Portfolio

<R>Domestic and International Equity Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>Bond Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>Short Term Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>When increasing or decreasing asset allocation to one or more asset class(es), the Adviser will correspondingly reduce or increase exposure to the remaining asset classes. For example, if the Adviser's intermediate term market outlook was to favor fixed income securities, the Adviser may choose to increase each VIP Freedom Fund's asset allocation to underlying bond funds by up to 10 percentage points from each fund's target asset allocation to bond funds, by correspondingly reducing asset allocation to domestic and international equity funds and/or short term funds. Conversely, if fixed income investments were to fall out of favor based on the Adviser's intermediate term market outlook, the Adviser may choose to decrease exposures to underlying bond funds by increasing asset allocation to underlying domestic and equity international funds and/or short term funds. Updated information concerning each VIP Freedom Fund's actual allocations to underlying funds will be available in each fund's shareholder report and on the funds' website from time to time.</R>

<R>The following table contains guidelines designed to help investors select an appropriate fund. The guidelines are based on the year in which the investor anticipates his or her retirement to begin and assume that the investor will withdraw the value of his or her account in the fund gradually after retirement. The guidelines may not be appropriate for an investor who anticipates his or her retirement to begin significantly earlier or later than age 65 even if such investor retires on or near a fund's approximate target date. There may be other considerations relevant to fund selection, including your individual income replacement goals (i.e. how much income do you expect to need in retirement), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets and risk tolerance. You should also consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund or a collection of funds will provide sufficient income in your retirement years. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors, including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. Investors should select the fund that best meets their individual circumstances and investment goals.</R>

Prospectus

Approximate Retirement Year

Fund

Retired before 2000

VIP Freedom Income Portfolio

2000 - 2007

VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio

<R>2008 - 2012

2013 - 2017

VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio</R>

VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio

<R>2018 - 2022

2023 - 2027

2028 -2032

2033 -2037

2038 -2042

2043 -2047

2048 -2052

VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio</R>

VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio

VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio

VIP Freedom 2035 Portfolio

VIP Freedom 2040 Portfolio

VIP Freedom 2045 Portfolio

VIP Freedom 2050 Portfolio

<R>

</R>

<R>The following table lists the underlying Fidelity funds in which each fund currently may invest and each fund's approximate asset allocation to each underlying Fidelity fund as of December 31, 2014. The Adviser may change these percentages over time.</R>

Prospectus

Fund Basics - continued

<R>Fund Categories

VIP

Freedom


Income
Portfolio

VIP

Freedom


2005
Portfolio

VIP

Freedom


2010
Portfolio

VIP

Freedom


2015
Portfolio

VIP

Freedom


2020
Portfolio

VIP

Freedom


2025
Portfolio

VIP

Freedom


2030
Portfolio

VIP

Freedom


2035
Portfolio

VIP

Freedom


2040
Portfolio

VIP

Freedom


2045
Portfolio

VIP</R>

Freedom


2050
Portfolio

DOMESTIC EQUITY FUNDS

Domestic Equity Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<R>VIP Contrafund Portfolio

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]</R>

<R>VIP Equity-Income Portfolio

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]</R>

<R>VIP Growth Portfolio

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]</R>

<R>VIP Growth & Income Portfolio

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]</R>

<R>VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]</R>

<R>VIP Value Portfolio

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]</R>

<R>VIP Value Strategies Portfolio

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]</R>

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS

Developed International
Equity Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<R>VIP Overseas Portfolio

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]</R>

Emerging Markets
Equity Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<R>VIP Emerging Markets Portfolio

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]</R>

BOND FUNDS

Investment-Grade
Bond Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<R>VIP Investment Grade Bond Portfolio

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]</R>

High Yield
Bond Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<R>VIP High Income Portfolio

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]</R>

SHORT-TERM FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<R>VIP Money Market Portfolio

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]

[_%]</R>

The allocation percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.

 

 

The following chart illustrates how each fund's approximate asset allocation among domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds is expected to change over time. The funds' actual target asset allocations may differ from this illustration.

Prospectus

<R>vip405
</R>

<R>The allocations shown in the glide path are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight a particular asset class based on its intermediate market outlook. Each VIP Freedom Fund's asset allocation assigned to the asset classes above is not expected to vary from the target allocations set forth in the glide path by more than plus (+) or minus (-) 10 percentage points.</R>

When the target asset allocation of a fund matches VIP Freedom Income Portfolio's target asset allocation (approximately 10 to 19 years after the year indicated in the fund's name), the Board of Trustees may combine the fund with VIP Freedom Income Portfolio, without shareholder approval, and the fund's shareholders will become shareholders of VIP Freedom Income Portfolio.

<R>The Adviser may modify the target asset allocation strategy for any fund and modify the selection of underlying Fidelity funds for any fund from time to time. When modifying the selection of underlying Fidelity funds and transitioning in or out of one or more underlying Fidelity funds, the Adviser may invest a fund's assets directly in securities for a period of time.</R>

Description of Underlying Fidelity Funds

Each fund will purchase Initial Class shares of an underlying Fidelity fund.

Although the underlying Fidelity funds are categorized generally as domestic equity, international equity, bond, and short-term funds, many of the underlying Fidelity funds may invest in a mix of securities of foreign and domestic issuers, investment-grade and high yield bonds, and other securities.

In the following descriptions of the underlying funds, the term "Adviser" refers to an underlying fund's manager.

<R>Domestic Equity Funds</R>

VIP ContrafundSM Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation.

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

The Adviser invests the fund's assets in securities of companies whose value it believes is not fully recognized by the public. The types of companies in which the fund may invest include companies experiencing positive fundamental change, such as a new management team or product launch, a significant cost-cutting initiative, a merger or acquisition, or a reduction in industry capacity that should lead to improved pricing; companies whose earnings potential has increased or is expected to increase more than generally perceived; companies that have enjoyed recent market popularity but which appear to have fallen temporarily out of favor for reasons that are considered non-recurring or short-term; and companies that are undervalued in relation to securities of other companies in the same industry.

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

The Adviser allocates the fund's assets across different market sectors, using different Fidelity managers to handle investments within each sector. At present, these sectors include consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, health care, industrials, information technology, materials, telecom services, and utilities.

Prospectus

Fund Basics - continued

The Adviser expects the fund's sector allocations will approximate the sector weightings of the S&P 500 Index, a broadly diversified measure of the performance of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation to represent U.S. equity performance. While the Adviser may overweight or underweight one or more sectors from time to time, the Adviser expects the returns of the fund to be driven primarily by the security selections of the managers of each sector.

The Adviser is not constrained by any particular investment style. At any given time, the Adviser may tend to buy "growth" stocks or "value" stocks, or a combination of both types. In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis, which involves a bottom-up assessment of a company's potential for success in light of factors including its financial condition, earnings outlook, strategy, management, industry position, and economic and market conditions.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

The Adviser may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

VIP Equity-Income PortfolioSM seeks reasonable income. The fund will also consider the potential for capital appreciation. The fund's goal is to achieve a yield which exceeds the composite yield on the securities comprising the S&P 500 Index.

The Adviser normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in equity securities. The Adviser normally invests the fund's assets primarily in income-producing equity securities. The Adviser may also invest the fund's assets in other types of equity securities and debt securities, including lower-quality debt securities.

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

The Adviser's emphasis on above-average income-producing equity securities tends to lead to investments in large cap "value" stocks. However, the Adviser is not constrained by any particular investment style. In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis, which involves a bottom-up assessment of a company's potential for success in light of factors including its financial condition, earnings outlook, strategy, management, industry position, and economic and market conditions.

The Adviser may also use covered call options as tools in managing the fund's assets. By writing covered call options, the Adviser sells the option to buy a security held by the fund at a specified price in exchange for a premium.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

The Adviser may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

VIP Growth Portfolio seeks to achieve capital appreciation.

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

The Adviser invests the fund's assets in companies it believes have above-average growth potential. Growth may be measured by factors such as earnings or revenue.

Companies with high growth potential tend to be companies with higher than average price/earnings (P/E) or price/book (P/B) ratios. Companies with strong growth potential often have new products, technologies, distribution channels, or other opportunities, or have a strong industry or market position. The stocks of these companies are often called "growth" stocks.

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

In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis, which involves a bottom-up assessment of a company's potential for success in light of factors including its financial condition, earnings outlook, strategy, management, industry position, and economic and market conditions.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

The Adviser may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

VIP Growth & Income Portfolio seeks high total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

The Adviser normally invests a majority of the fund's assets in common stocks with a focus on those that pay current dividends and show potential for capital appreciation. The Adviser may also invest the fund's assets in bonds, including lower-quality debt securities, as well as stocks that are not currently paying dividends, but offer prospects for future income or capital appreciation.

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

Prospectus

The Adviser is not constrained by any particular investment style. At any given time, the Adviser may tend to buy "growth" stocks or "value" stocks, or a combination of both types. In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis, which involves a bottom-up assessment of a company's potential for success in light of factors including its financial condition, earnings outlook, strategy, management, industry position, and economic and market conditions.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

The Adviser may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital.

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

<R>The Adviser normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities of companies with medium market capitalizations. Although a universal definition of medium market capitalization companies does not exist, for purposes of this fund, the Adviser generally defines medium market capitalization companies as those whose market capitalization is similar to the market capitalization of companies in the Russell Midcap® Index or the S&P MidCap 400® Index. A company's market capitalization is based on its current market capitalization or its market capitalization at the time of the fund's investment. The size of the companies in each index changes with market conditions and the composition of the index. The Adviser may also invest the fund's assets in companies with smaller or larger market capitalizations.</R>

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

The Adviser is not constrained by any particular investment style. At any given time, the Adviser may tend to buy "growth" stocks or "value" stocks, or a combination of both types. In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis, which involves a bottom-up assessment of a company's potential for success in light of factors including its financial condition, earnings outlook, strategy, management, industry position, and economic and market conditions.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

The Adviser may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

VIP Value Portfolio seeks capital appreciation.

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

The Adviser invests in securities of companies that it believes are undervalued in the marketplace in relation to factors such as the company's assets, sales, earnings, growth potential, or cash flow, or in relation to securities of other companies in the same industry. The Adviser considers traditional and other measures of value such as P/B ratio, price/sales (P/S) ratio, P/E ratio, and the discounted value of a company's projected future free cash flows. The types of companies in which the fund may invest include companies experiencing positive fundamental change, such as a new management team or product launch, a significant cost-cutting initiative, a merger or acquisition, or a reduction in industry capacity that should lead to improved pricing; companies whose earnings potential has increased or is expected to increase more than generally perceived; and companies that have enjoyed recent market popularity but which appear to have temporarily fallen out of favor for reasons that are considered non-recurring or short-term.

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

In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis, which involves a bottom-up assessment of a company's potential for success in light of factors including its financial condition, earnings outlook, strategy, management, industry position, and economic and market conditions.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

The Adviser may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

VIP Value Strategies Portfolio seeks capital appreciation.

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

The Adviser focuses on securities of companies that it believes are undervalued in the marketplace in relation to factors such as the company's assets, sales, earnings, or growth potential. Companies with these characteristics tend to have lower than average P/B, P/S, or P/E ratios. The stocks of these companies are often called "value" stocks.

Although the Adviser focuses on investing the fund's assets in securities issued by medium-sized companies, the Adviser may also make substantial investments in securities issued by larger or smaller companies.

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

In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis, which involves a bottom-up assessment of a company's potential for success in light of factors including its financial condition, earnings outlook, strategy, management, industry position, and economic and market conditions.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

The Adviser may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

<R>Developed International Equity Fund</R>

VIP Overseas Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital.

The Adviser normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in non-U.S. securities. The Adviser normally invests the fund's assets primarily in common stocks.

The Adviser normally allocates the fund's investments across different countries and regions.

In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis, which involves a bottom-up assessment of a company's potential for success in light of factors including its financial condition, earnings outlook, strategy, management, industry position, and economic and market conditions.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

The Adviser may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

<R>Emerging Markets Equity Fund</R>

VIP Emerging Markets Portfolio seeks capital appreciation.

The Adviser normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities of issuers in emerging markets and other investments that are tied economically to emerging markets. Emerging markets include countries that have an emerging stock market as defined by MSCI, countries or markets with low- to middle-income economies as classified by the World Bank, and other countries or markets with similar emerging characteristics. Emerging markets tend to have relatively low gross national product per capita compared to the world's major economies and may have the potential for rapid economic growth. The Adviser normally invests the fund's assets primarily in common stocks.

The Adviser normally allocates the fund's investments across different emerging market countries.

In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis, which involves a bottom-up assessment of a company's potential for success in light of factors including its financial condition, earnings outlook, strategy, management, industry position, and economic and market conditions.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

The Adviser may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

<R>Investment-Grade Bond Fund</R>

VIP Investment Grade Bond Portfolio seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital.

The Adviser normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in investment-grade debt securities (those of medium and high quality) of all types and repurchase agreements for those securities.

The Adviser uses the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index as a guide in structuring the fund and selecting its investments. The Adviser manages the fund to have similar overall interest rate risk to the index.

The Adviser considers other factors when selecting the fund's investments, including the credit quality of the issuer, security-specific features, current valuation relative to alternatives in the market, short-term trading opportunities resulting from market inefficiencies, and potential future valuation. In managing the fund's exposure to various risks, including interest rate risk, the Adviser considers, among other things, the market's overall risk characteristics, the market's current pricing of those risks, information on the fund's competitive universe and internal views of potential future market conditions.

The Adviser allocates the fund's assets among different market sectors (for example, corporate, asset-backed, or government securities) and different maturities based on its view of the relative value of each sector or maturity.

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

The Adviser may invest up to 10% of the fund's assets in lower-quality debt securities.

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The Adviser may engage in transactions that have a leveraging effect on the fund, including investments in derivatives, regardless of whether the fund may own the asset, instrument, or components of the index underlying the derivative, and forward-settling securities. The Adviser may invest a significant portion of the fund's assets in these types of investments. If the fund invests a significant portion of its assets in derivatives, its investment exposure could far exceed the value of its portfolio securities and its investment performance could be primarily dependent upon securities it does not own. The fund's derivative investments may include interest rate swaps, total return swaps, credit default swaps, options (including options on futures and swaps), and futures contracts (both long and short positions) on securities, other instruments, and indexes. Depending on the Adviser's outlook and market conditions, the Adviser may engage in these transactions to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices, interest rates, credit qualities, or other factors that affect security values, or to gain or reduce exposure to an asset, instrument, or index.

To earn additional income for the fund, the Adviser may use a trading strategy that involves selling (or buying) mortgage securities and simultaneously agreeing to purchase (or sell) mortgage securities on a later date at a set price. This trading strategy may increase interest rate exposure and result in an increased portfolio turnover rate which increases transaction costs and may increase taxable gains.

The Adviser uses central funds to help invest the fund's assets. Central funds are specialized investment vehicles designed to be used by Fidelity funds. Fidelity uses them to invest in particular security types or investment disciplines; for example, rather than buy bonds directly, the fund may invest in a central fund that buys bonds. Fidelity does not charge any additional management fees for central funds. Central funds offer exposure to some or all of the following types of investment-grade and lower-quality debt securities: corporate bonds, mortgage and other asset-backed securities, floating rate loans, and BB-rated securities. Central funds may also focus on other types of securities.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

<R>High Yield Bond Fund</R>

VIP High Income Portfolio seeks a high level of current income, while also considering growth of capital.

The Adviser normally invests the fund's assets primarily in income-producing debt securities, preferred stocks, and convertible securities, with an emphasis on lower-quality debt securities. Many lower-quality debt securities are subject to legal or contractual restrictions limiting the Adviser's ability to resell the securities to the general public. The Adviser may also invest the fund's assets in non-income producing securities, including defaulted securities and common stocks. The Adviser currently intends to limit common stocks to 10% of the fund's total assets. The Adviser may invest in companies whose financial condition is troubled or uncertain and that may be involved in bankruptcy proceedings, reorganizations, or financial restructurings.

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

In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis of each issuer and its potential for success in light of its current financial condition, its industry position, and economic and market conditions. Factors considered include a security's structural features and current price compared to its long-term value, and the earnings potential, credit standing, and management of the security's issuer.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices, interest rates, or other factors that affect security values. The Adviser may invest the fund's assets in investment-grade debt securities by investing in other funds.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

<R>Short-Term Fund</R>

VIP Money Market Portfolio seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity.

The Adviser invests the fund's assets in U.S. dollar-denominated money market securities of domestic and foreign issuers and repurchase agreements. The Adviser also may enter into reverse repurchase agreements for the fund.

The Adviser will invest more than 25% of the fund's total assets in the financial services industries.

In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser complies with industry-standard regulatory requirements for money market funds regarding the quality, maturity, and diversification of the fund's investments. The Adviser stresses maintaining a stable $1.00 share price, liquidity, and income.

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Many factors affect each fund's performance. A fund's share price changes daily based on the performance of the underlying Fidelity funds in which it invests. The ability of each fund to meet its investment objective is directly related to its asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds and the ability of those funds to meet their investment objectives. If the Adviser's asset allocation strategy does not work as intended, a fund may not achieve its objective. Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

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

<R>Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from Strategic Advisers' asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>

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Investing in Other Funds. A fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds. A fund does not control the investments of the underlying funds, which may have different investment objectives and may engage in investment strategies that a fund would not engage in directly. Aggregation of underlying fund holdings may result in indirect concentration of assets in a particular industry or group of industries, or in a single issuer, which may increase volatility.

Stock Market Volatility. The value of equity securities fluctuates in response to issuer, political, market, and economic developments. Fluctuations, especially in foreign markets, can be dramatic over the short as well as long term, and different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of equity securities can react differently to these developments. For example, stocks of companies in one sector can react differently from those in another, large cap stocks can react differently from small cap stocks, "growth" stocks can react differently from "value" stocks, and stocks selected using quantitative or technical analysis can react differently than stocks selected using fundamental analysis. Issuer, political, or economic developments can affect a single issuer, issuers within an industry or economic sector or geographic region, or the market as a whole. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact the market as a whole. Terrorism and related geo-political risks have led, and may in the future lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.

Interest Rate Changes. Debt securities, including money market securities, have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. In general, the price of a debt security can fall when interest rates rise and can rise when interest rates fall. Securities with longer maturities and certain types of securities, such as mortgage securities and the securities of issuers in the financial services sector, can be more sensitive to interest rate changes, meaning the longer the maturity of a security, the greater the impact a change in interest rates could have on the security's price. Short-term and long-term interest rates do not necessarily move in the same amount or the same direction. Short-term securities tend to react to changes in short-term interest rates, and long-term securities tend to react to changes in long-term interest rates. Securities with floating interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes, but may decline in value if their interest rates do not rise as much as interest rates in general. Securities whose payment at maturity is based on the movement of all or part of an index and inflation-protected debt securities may react differently from other types of debt securities.

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

Investing in emerging markets can involve risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign markets. The extent of economic development; political stability; market depth, infrastructure, and capitalization; and regulatory oversight can be less than in more developed markets. Emerging market economies can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties. All of these factors can make emerging market securities more volatile and potentially less liquid than securities issued in more developed markets.

Global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers or providers in, or foreign exchange rates with, a different country or region.

Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or a group of related industries, and the securities of companies in that industry or group of industries could react similarly to these or other developments. In addition, from time to time, a small number of companies may represent a large portion of a single industry or a group of related industries as a whole, and these companies can be sensitive to adverse economic, regulatory, or financial developments.

Companies in the financial services industries are highly dependent on the supply of short-term financing. The value of securities of issuers in the financial services industries can be sensitive to changes in government regulation and interest rates and to economic downturns in the United States and abroad.

Prepayment. Many types of debt securities, including mortgage securities, are subject to prepayment risk. Prepayment risk occurs when the issuer of a security can repay principal prior to the security's maturity. Securities subject to prepayment can offer less potential for gains during a declining interest rate environment and similar or greater potential for loss in a rising interest rate environment. In addition, the potential impact of prepayment features on the price of a debt security can be difficult to predict and result in greater volatility.

<R>Issuer-Specific Changes. Changes in the financial condition of an issuer or counterparty, changes in specific economic or political conditions that affect a particular type of security or issuer, and changes in general economic or political conditions can increase the risk of default by an issuer or counterparty, which can affect a security's or instrument's credit quality or value. Entities providing credit support or a maturity-shortening structure also can be affected by these types of changes, and if the structure of a security fails to function as intended, the security could decline in value. [The value of securities of smaller and medium size, less well-known issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [Smaller issuers can have more limited product lines, markets, or financial resources.] [Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) and certain types of other securities tend to be particularly sensitive to these changes.]</R>

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<R>[Lower-quality debt securities and certain types of other securities involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities and certain types of other securities often fluctuates in response to company, political, or economic developments and can decline significantly over short as well as long periods of time or during periods of general or regional economic difficulty.] [Lower-quality debt securities can be thinly traded or have restrictions on resale, making them difficult to sell at an acceptable price, and often are considered to be speculative.][The default rate for lower-quality debt securities is likely to be higher during economic recessions or periods of high interest rates.]</R>

<R>[Leverage Risk. Derivatives and forward-settling securities involve leverage because they can provide investment exposure in an amount exceeding the initial investment. Leverage can magnify investment risks and cause losses to be realized more quickly. A small change in the underlying asset, instrument, or index can lead to a significant loss. Assets segregated to cover these transactions may decline in value and are not available to meet redemptions. Forward-settling securities also involve the risk that a security will not be issued, delivered, or paid for when anticipated. Government legislation or regulation could affect the use of these transactions and could limit a fund's ability to pursue its investment strategies.</R>

<R>["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. "Growth" stocks tend to be more expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared to other types of stocks. As a result, "growth" stocks tend to be sensitive to changes in their earnings and more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>

<R>["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. "Value" stocks tend to be inexpensive relative to their earnings or assets compared to other types of stocks. However, "value" stocks can continue to be inexpensive for long periods of time and may not ever realize their full value.]</R>

<R>[Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can be more volatile than that of relatively larger issuers and can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks.]</R>

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

Fundamental Investment Policies

The following is fundamental, that is, subject to change only by shareholder approval:

VIP Freedom Income Portfolio seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation.

Each of VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2035 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2040 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2045 Portfolio, and VIP Freedom 2050 Portfolio seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.

Valuing Shares

Each fund is open for business each day the NYSE is open.

NAV is the value of a single share. Fidelity normally calculates NAV as of the close of business of the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Each fund's assets normally are valued as of this time for the purpose of computing NAV. Fidelity calculates NAV separately for each class of shares of a multiple class fund.

NAV is not calculated and a fund will not process purchase and redemption requests submitted on days when the fund is not open for business. The time at which shares are priced and until which purchase and redemption orders are accepted may be changed as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

NAV is calculated using the values of the underlying Fidelity funds in which a fund invests. Shares of underlying Fidelity funds are valued at their respective NAVs. For an explanation of the circumstances under which the underlying Fidelity funds will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing, see the underlying Fidelity funds' prospectuses and statements of additional information (SAIs).

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

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Shareholder Information

Additional Information about the Purchase and Sale of Shares

As used in this prospectus, the term "shares" generally refers to the shares offered through this prospectus.

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions

A fund may reject for any reason, or cancel as permitted or required by law, any purchase orders, including transactions deemed to represent excessive trading, at any time.

Excessive trading of fund shares can harm variable product owners in various ways, including reducing the returns to long-term variable product owners by increasing costs paid by a fund (such as brokerage commissions or spreads paid to dealers who sell money market instruments), disrupting portfolio management strategies, and diluting the value of the shares in cases in which fluctuations in markets are not fully priced into the fund's NAV.

Purchase and redemption transactions submitted to a fund by Permitted Accounts reflect the transactions of multiple variable product owners whose individual transactions are often not disclosed to the fund, making it difficult to determine whether an individual variable product owner is engaging in excessive trading. Excessive trading in Permitted Accounts is likely to go undetected by a fund and may increase costs to the fund and disrupt its portfolio management.

Each fund reserves the right at any time to restrict purchases or impose conditions that are more restrictive on excessive trading than those stated in this prospectus.

Excessive Trading Policy

The Board of Trustees has adopted policies designed to discourage excessive trading of fund shares. Under these policies, insurance companies will be permitted to apply the fund's excessive trading policy (described below), or their own excessive trading policy if approved by the Adviser. In these cases, the fund will typically not request or receive individual account data but will rely on the insurance company to monitor trading activity in good faith in accordance with its or the fund's policies. Reliance on insurance companies increases the risk that excessive trading may go undetected. For other insurance companies, the fund will monitor trading activity at the Permitted Account level to attempt to identify disruptive trades. The fund may request variable product owner transaction information, as frequently as daily, from any insurance company at any time, and may apply the fund's policy to transactions that exceed thresholds established by the Board of Trustees. The fund may prohibit purchases of fund shares by an insurance company or by some or all of any Permitted Accounts. There is no assurance that the Adviser will request data with sufficient frequency to detect or deter excessive trading in Permitted Accounts effectively.

Under the excessive trading policy, excessive trading activity is measured by the number of roundtrip transactions in a variable product owner's account. A roundtrip transaction occurs when a variable product owner sells fund shares within 30 days of the purchase date. For purposes of the fund's policy, exchanges are treated as a sale and a purchase.

Variable product owners with two or more roundtrip transactions in a single fund within a rolling 90-day period will be blocked from making additional purchases of the fund or limited to trading by U.S. mail for 85 days. Variable product owners with four or more roundtrip transactions across all Fidelity funds within any rolling 12-month period will be blocked from making additional purchases for at least 85 days or limited to trading by U.S. mail for 12 months across all Fidelity funds. Any roundtrip within 12 months of the expiration of a multi-fund block or U.S. mail restriction will initiate another multi-fund block or a 12-month U.S. mail restriction. Repeat offenders may be subject to long-term or permanent U.S. mail restrictions on purchases in any account under the variable product owner's control at any time. In addition to enforcing these roundtrip limitations, the fund may in its discretion restrict, reject, or cancel any purchases that, in FMR's opinion, may be disruptive to the management of the fund or otherwise not be in the fund's interests. The administration and effectiveness of these sanctions will in large part depend on the rights, ability, and willingness of insurance companies to impose the sanctions.

The fund's excessive trading policy does not apply to transactions of $5,000 or less, or transactions which have been demonstrated to the fund to be (i) systematic withdrawal and/or contribution programs, (ii) mandatory retirement distributions, (iii) transactions initiated by a retirement plan sponsor, sponsors of certain other employee benefit plans or qualified fund of fund(s), or (iv) transactions in certain company-owned accounts. A qualified fund of fund(s) must demonstrate that it has an investment strategy coupled with policies designed to control frequent trading that have been determined by the fund's Treasurer to be reasonably effective.

The fund's policies are separate from any insurance company policies and procedures applicable to variable product owner transactions. The variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus will contain a description of the insurance company's policies and procedures, if any, with respect to excessive trading. If you purchase or sell fund shares through an insurance company, you may wish to contact the insurance company to determine the policies applicable to your account.

The fund's Treasurer is authorized to suspend the fund's policies during periods of severe market turbulence or national emergency. The fund reserves the right to modify its policies at any time without prior notice.

The fund does not knowingly accommodate frequent purchases and redemptions of fund shares by investors, except to the extent permitted by the policies described above.

As described in "Valuing Shares," the fund also uses fair value pricing to help reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders. There is no assurance that the fund's excessive trading policy will be effective, or will successfully detect or deter excessive or disruptive trading.

Buying Shares

The price to buy one share is its NAV. Initial Class, Service Class, and Service Class 2 shares are sold without a sales charge.

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

Each fund has authorized certain intermediaries to accept orders to buy shares on its behalf. When authorized intermediaries receive an order in proper form, the order is considered as being placed with the fund, and shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after the order is received by the authorized intermediary.

Provided a fund receives an order to buy shares in proper form before the close of business, the fund may place an order to buy shares of an underlying Fidelity fund after the close of business, pursuant to a pre-determined allocation, and receive that day's NAV.

<R>Shares are generally available only to investors residing in the United States.</R>

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

<R>Under applicable anti-money laundering rules and other regulations, purchase orders may be suspended, restricted, or canceled and the monies may be withheld.</R>

Selling Shares

The price to sell one share is its NAV.

Shares will be sold at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form. Normally, redemptions will be processed by the next business day, but it may take up to seven days to pay the redemption proceeds if making immediate payment would adversely affect a fund.

Each fund has authorized certain intermediaries to accept orders to sell shares on its behalf. When authorized intermediaries receive an order in proper form, the order is considered as being placed with the fund, and shares will be sold at the NAV next calculated after the order is received by the authorized intermediary.

Provided a fund receives an order to sell shares in proper form before the close of business, the fund may place an order to sell shares of an underlying Fidelity fund after the close of business, pursuant to a pre-determined allocation, and receive that day's NAV.

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

Redemption proceeds may be paid in securities or other property rather than in cash if FMR determines it is in the best interests of a fund.

<R>Under applicable anti-money laundering rules and other regulations, redemption requests may be suspended, restricted, canceled, or processed and the proceeds may be withheld.</R>

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

Variable product owners may be asked to provide additional information in order for Fidelity to verify their identities in accordance with requirements under anti-money laundering regulations. Accounts may be restricted and/or closed, and the monies withheld, pending verification of this information or as otherwise required under these and other federal regulations.

Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions

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

<R>Each fund normally pays dividends in February and December, and capital gain distributions in February. Each fund also normally pays capital gain distributions in December, if necessary, to ensure that each fund is not subject to a fund-level excise tax.</R>

Any dividends and capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares.

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Fund Services

Fund Management

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

The Adviser is each fund's manager. The address of the Adviser and its affiliates, unless otherwise indicated below, is 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.

As of December 31, 2013, the Adviser had approximately $380.6 billion in discretionary assets under management, and approximately $1.94 trillion when combined with all of its affiliates' assets under management.

As the manager, the Adviser administers the asset allocation program for each fund.

FMR is responsible for handling the business affairs for each fund.

Andrew Dierdorf is co-manager of each fund, which he has managed since June 2011. He also manages other funds. Since joining Fidelity Investments in 2004, Mr. Dierdorf has worked as a portfolio manager.

<R>Brett Sumsion is co-manager of each fund, which he has managed since January 2014. He also manages other funds. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments in 2014 as a portfolio manager, Mr. Sumsion worked as a managing director of asset allocation at DuPont Capital Management, Inc. from 2008 to 2013.</R>

The SAI provides additional information about the compensation of, any other accounts managed by, and any fund shares held by the portfolio managers.

From time to time a manager, analyst, or other Fidelity employee may express views regarding a particular company, security, industry, or market sector. The views expressed by any such person are the views of only that individual as of the time expressed and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.

Each fund does not pay a management fee to the Adviser.

FMR receives no fee for handling the business affairs for each fund and pays the expenses of each fund with limited exceptions.

<R>The basis for the Board of Trustees approving the management contract for each fund is available in each fund's annual report for the fiscal period ended December 31, 2014.</R>

From time to time, the Adviser or its affiliates may agree to reimburse or waive certain fund expenses while retaining the ability to be repaid if expenses fall below the specified limit prior to the end of the fiscal year.

Reimbursement or waiver arrangements can decrease expenses and boost performance.

The Adviser has voluntarily agreed to reimburse fund shares to the extent that total operating expenses (excluding interest, certain taxes, certain securities lending costs, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, and acquired fund fees and expenses, if any), as a percentage of average net assets, exceed the following rates. Voluntary arrangements may be discontinued at any time.

VIP Freedom Income Portfolio

Initial Class
Service Class
Service Class 2

Rate

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0.10%

0.25%

VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio

Initial Class
Service Class
Service Class 2

Rate

0.00%

0.10%

0.25%

VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio

Initial Class
Service Class
Service Class 2

Rate

0.00%

0.10%

0.25%

VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio

Initial Class
Service Class
Service Class 2

Rate

0.00%

0.10%

0.25%

VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio

Initial Class
Service Class
Service Class 2

Rate

0.00%

0.10%

0.25%

VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio

Initial Class
Service Class
Service Class 2

Rate

0.00%

0.10%

0.25%

VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio

Initial Class
Service Class
Service Class 2

Rate

0.00%

0.10%

0.25%

VIP Freedom 2035 Portfolio

Initial Class
Service Class
Service Class 2

Rate

0.00%

0.10%

0.25%

VIP Freedom 2040 Portfolio

Initial Class
Service Class
Service Class 2

Rate

0.00%

0.10%

0.25%

VIP Freedom 2045 Portfolio

Initial Class
Service Class
Service Class 2

Rate

0.00%

0.10%

0.25%

VIP Freedom 2050 Portfolio

Initial Class
Service Class
Service Class 2

Rate

0.00%

0.10%

0.25%

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Fund Distribution

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

FDC distributes each class's shares.

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Intermediaries may receive from the Adviser, FDC, and/or their affiliates compensation for their services intended to result in the sale of class shares. This compensation may take the form of:

  • Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees.
  • Payments for additional distribution-related activities and/or shareholder services.
  • Payments for educational seminars and training, including seminars sponsored by Fidelity, or by an intermediary.

These payments are described in more detail in this section and in the SAI.

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Initial Class of each fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) that recognizes that the Adviser or FMR may use its past profits or its resources from any other source to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of Initial Class shares and/or support services that benefit variable product owners. The Adviser or FMR, directly or through FDC, may pay significant amounts to intermediaries that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees of each fund has authorized such payments for Initial Class. Variable product owners should speak with their investment professionals to learn more about any payments their firms may receive from FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates, as well as fees and/or commissions the investment professional charges. Variable product owners should also consult disclosures made by their investment professionals at the time of purchase.

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

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

FDC may reallow up to the full amount of these 12b-1 (service) fees to intermediaries, including its affiliates, for providing support services that benefit variable product owners.

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

Any fees paid out of Service Class's or Service Class 2's assets on an ongoing basis pursuant to a Distribution and Service Plan will increase the cost of a shareholder's investment and may cost a shareholder more than paying other types of sales charges.

In addition, each Service Class and Service Class 2 plan specifically recognizes that the Adviser or FMR may make payments from its past profits or other resources to FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of Service Class and Service Class 2 shares and/or support services that benefit variable product owners, including payments of significant amounts made to intermediaries that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees of each fund has authorized such payments for Service Class and Service Class 2. Variable product owners should speak with their investment professionals to learn more about any payments their firms may receive from FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates, as well as fees and/or commissions the investment professional charges. Variable product owners should also consult disclosures made by their investment professionals at the time of purchase.

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Appendix

Financial Highlights

<R>Financial Highlights are intended to help you understand the financial history of fund shares for the past 5 years (or, if shorter, the period of operations). Certain information reflects financial results for a single share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in shares (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). The annual information has been audited by [Name of Auditor], independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with fund financial statements, is included in the annual report. Annual reports are available for free upon request.</R>

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Additional Index Information

<R>Each of Fidelity Freedom Income Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2005 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2010 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2015 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2020 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2025 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2030 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2035 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2040 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2045 Composite Index, and Fidelity Freedom 2050 Composite Index is a customized blend of the following unmanaged indexes: Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM; MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex USA Index; Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index; and Barclays U.S. 3 Month Treasury Bellwether Index. The composition differed in periods prior to January 1, 2014. The index weightings are adjusted monthly to reflect the fund's changing asset allocations.</R>

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Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based, market-value-weighted benchmark that measures the performance of the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. Sectors in the index include Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM pass-throughs), ABS, and CMBS.

S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation to represent U.S. equity performance.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT

To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT ACT), requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or entity that opens an account.

For variable product owners: When you open an account, you will be asked for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow Fidelity to identify you. You may also be asked to provide documents that may help to establish your identity, such as your driver's license.

For insurance separate accounts: When you open an account, you will be asked for the name of the entity, its principal place of business and taxpayer identification number (TIN) and may be requested to provide information on persons with authority or control over the account such as name, residential address, date of birth and social security number. You may also be asked to provide documents, such as drivers' licenses, articles of incorporation, trust instruments or partnership agreements and other information that will help Fidelity identify the entity.

You can obtain additional information about the funds. A description of each fund's policies and procedures for disclosing its holdings is available in the funds' SAI and on Fidelity's web sites. The SAI also includes more detailed information about each fund and its investments. The SAI is incorporated herein by reference (legally forms a part of the prospectus). Each fund's annual and semi-annual reports also include additional information. Each fund's annual report includes a discussion of the fund's holdings and recent market conditions and the fund's investment strategies that affected performance.

For a free copy of any of these documents or to request other information or ask questions about a fund, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098. In addition, you may visit Fidelity's web site at www.advisor.fidelity.com for a free copy of a prospectus, SAI, or annual or semi-annual report or to request other information.

The SAI, the funds' annual and semi-annual reports and other related materials are available from the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) Database on the SEC's web site (http://www.sec.gov). You can obtain copies of this information, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a request by e-mail to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520. You can also review and copy information about the funds, including the funds' SAI, at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-202-551-8090 for information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room.

Investment Company Act of 1940, File Number, 811-05361

FDC is a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). You may obtain information about SIPC, including the SIPC brochure, by visiting www.sipc.org or calling SIPC at 202-371-8300.

<R>Fidelity and Fidelity Investments & Pyramid Design are registered service marks of FMR LLC. © 2015 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.</R>

VIP Freedom Income Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2035 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2040 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2045 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2050 Portfolio, Fidelity Freedom Income Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2005 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2010 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2015 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2020 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2025 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2030 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2035 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2040 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2045 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2050 Composite Index, VIP Contrafund, and VIP Equity-Income Portfolio are service marks of FMR LLC.

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

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

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Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products

Freedom Income Portfolio, Freedom 2005 Portfolio, Freedom 2010 Portfolio, Freedom 2015 Portfolio,
Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Freedom 2025 Portfolio, Freedom 2030 Portfolio, Freedom 2035 Portfolio,
Freedom 2040 Portfolio, Freedom 2045 Portfolio, and Freedom 2050 Portfolio

Initial Class, Service Class, and Service Class 2

Funds of Variable Insurance Products Fund V

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

<R>April 30, 2015</R>

This statement of additional information (SAI) is not a prospectus. Portions of each fund's annual report are incorporated herein. The annual report is supplied with this SAI.

<R>To obtain a free additional copy of the prospectus or SAI, dated April 30, 2015, or an annual report, please call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098 or visit Fidelity's web site at www.advisor.fidelity.com.</R>

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Investment Policies and Limitations

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Special Geographic Considerations

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<R>Portfolio Transactions

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<R>Valuation

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<R>Buying and Selling Information

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<R>Distributions and Taxes

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<R>Trustees and Officers

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<R>Control of Investment Adviser

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<R>Management Contracts

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Proxy Voting Guidelines

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<R>Distribution Services

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<R>Transfer and Service Agent Agreements

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Description of the Trust

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Fund Holdings Information

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Financial Statements

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Appendix

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INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS

The following policies and limitations supplement those set forth in the prospectus. Unless otherwise noted, whenever an investment policy or limitation states a maximum percentage of a fund's assets that may be invested in any security or other asset, or sets forth a policy regarding quality standards, such standard or percentage limitation will be determined immediately after and as a result of the fund's acquisition of such security or other asset. Accordingly, any subsequent change in values, net assets, or other circumstances will not be considered when determining whether the investment complies with the fund's investment policies and limitations.

A fund's fundamental investment policies and limitations cannot be changed without approval by a "majority of the outstanding voting securities" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act)) of the fund. However, except for the fundamental investment limitations listed below, the investment policies and limitations described in this SAI are not fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.

The following are each fund's fundamental investment limitations set forth in their entirety.

Diversification

For each fund:

The fund may not with respect to 75% of the fund's total assets, purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or securities of other investment companies) if, as a result, (a) more than 5% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of that issuer, or (b) the fund would hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer.

For purposes of each fund's diversification limitation discussed above, the extent to which the fund may invest in the securities of a single issuer or a certain number of issuers is limited by the diversification requirements imposed by Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code, which are in addition to the diversification requirements described in the above limitation.

Senior Securities

For each fund:

The fund may not issue senior securities, except in connection with the insurance program established by the fund pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission or as otherwise permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Borrowing

For each fund:

The fund may not borrow money, except that the fund may borrow money for temporary or emergency purposes (not for leveraging or investment) in an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings). Any borrowings that come to exceed this amount will be reduced within three days (not including Sundays and holidays) to the extent necessary to comply with the 33 1/3% limitation.

Underwriting

For each fund:

The fund may not underwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent that the fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 in the disposition of restricted securities or in connection with investments in other investment companies.

Concentration

For each fund:

The fund may not purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of companies whose principal business activities are in the same industry (provided that investments in other investment companies shall not be considered an investment in any particular industry for purposes of this investment limitation).

For purposes of the fund's concentration limitation discussed above, with respect to any investment in repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government securities, Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) looks through to the U.S. Government securities.

Real Estate

For each fund:

The fund may not purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the fund from investing in securities or other instruments backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real estate business).

Commodities

For each fund:

The fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities).

Loans

For each fund:

The fund may not lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, but this limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities or to repurchase agreements, or to acquisitions of loans, loan participations or other forms of debt instruments.

The following investment limitations are not fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.

Short Sales

For each fund:

The fund does not currently intend to sell securities short, unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short, and provided that transactions in futures contracts and options are not deemed to constitute selling securities short.

Margin Purchases

For each fund:

The fund does not currently intend to purchase securities on margin, except that the fund may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions, and provided that margin payments in connection with futures contracts and options on futures contracts shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin.

Borrowing

For each fund:

The fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or from a registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) by engaging in reverse repurchase agreements with any party (reverse repurchase agreements are treated as borrowings for purposes of the fundamental borrowing investment limitation).

Illiquid Securities

For each fund:

The fund does not currently intend to purchase any security if, as a result, more than 10% of its net assets would be invested in securities that are deemed to be illiquid because they are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale or because they cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued.

For purposes of each fund's illiquid securities limitation discussed above, if through a change in values, net assets, or other circumstances, the fund were in a position where more than 10% of its net assets were invested in illiquid securities, it would consider appropriate steps to protect liquidity.

Loans

For each fund:

The fund does not currently intend to lend assets other than securities to other parties, except by (a) lending money (up to 15% of the fund's net assets) to a registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) assuming any unfunded commitments in connection with the acquisition of loans, loan participations, or other forms of debt instruments. (This limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities, to repurchase agreements, or to acquisitions of loans, loan participations or other forms of debt instruments.)

Oil, Gas, and Mineral Exploration Programs

For each fund:

The fund does not currently intend to invest in oil, gas, or other mineral exploration or development programs or leases.

In addition to each fund's fundamental and non-fundamental investment limitations discussed above:

Pursuant to certain state insurance regulations, any repurchase agreements or foreign repurchase agreements a fund enters into will be secured by collateral consisting of liquid assets having a market value of not less than 102% of the cash or assets transferred to the other party.

For a fund's limitations on futures and options transactions, see the section entitled "Futures, Options, and Swaps" on page (Click Here).

Notwithstanding the foregoing investment limitations, the underlying Fidelity funds in which a fund may invest have adopted certain investment limitations that may be more or less restrictive than those listed above, thereby permitting a fund to engage indirectly in investment strategies that are prohibited under the investment limitations listed above. The investment limitations of each underlying Fidelity fund are set forth in its SAI.

In accordance with its investment program as set forth in the prospectus, each fund may invest more than 25% of its assets in any one underlying Fidelity fund. Although each fund does not intend to concentrate its investments in a particular industry, a fund may indirectly concentrate in a particular industry or group of industries through its investments in one or more underlying Fidelity funds.

Investment Practices of the VIP Freedom Funds

The following pages contain more detailed information about types of instruments in which a fund may invest, techniques a fund's adviser may employ in pursuit of the fund's investment objective, and a summary of related risks. A fund's adviser may not buy all of these instruments or use all of these techniques unless it believes that doing so will help the fund achieve its goal. However, a fund's adviser is not required to buy any particular instrument or use any particular technique even if to do so might benefit the fund.

Borrowing. If a fund borrows money, its share price may be subject to greater fluctuation until the borrowing is paid off. If a fund makes additional investments while borrowings are outstanding, this may be considered a form of leverage.

Cash Management. A fund may hold uninvested cash or may invest it in cash equivalents such as money market securities, repurchase agreements, or shares of short-term bond or money market funds, including (for Fidelity funds and other advisory clients only) shares of Fidelity central funds. Generally, these securities offer less potential for gains than other types of securities.

Central Funds are special types of investment vehicles created by Fidelity for use by the Fidelity funds and other advisory clients. Central funds are used to invest in particular security types or investment disciplines, or for cash management. Central funds incur certain costs related to their investment activity (such as custodial fees and expenses), but do not pay additional management fees. The investment results of the portions of a Fidelity fund's assets invested in the central funds will be based upon the investment results of those funds.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Notice of Exclusion. The trust, on behalf of the Fidelity funds to which this SAI relates, has filed with the National Futures Association a notice claiming an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" (CPO) under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and the rules of the CFTC promulgated thereunder, with respect to each fund's operation. Accordingly, neither a fund nor its adviser is subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool or a CPO. However, the CFTC has adopted certain rule amendments that significantly affect the continued availability of this exclusion, and may subject advisers to funds to regulation by the CFTC. As of the date of this SAI, the adviser does not expect to register as a CPO of the funds. However, there is no certainty that a fund or its adviser will be able to rely on an exclusion in the future as the fund's investments change over time. A fund may determine not to use investment strategies that trigger additional CFTC regulation or may determine to operate subject to CFTC regulation, if applicable. If a fund or its adviser operates subject to CFTC regulation, it may incur additional expenses.

Dollar-Weighted Average Maturity is derived by multiplying the value of each investment by the time remaining to its maturity, adding these calculations, and then dividing the total by the value of a fund's portfolio. An obligation's maturity is typically determined on a stated final maturity basis, although there are some exceptions to this rule.

Under certain circumstances, a fund may invest in nominally long-term securities that have maturity shortening features of shorter-term securities, and the maturities of these securities may be deemed to be earlier than their ultimate maturity dates by virtue of an existing demand feature or an adjustable interest rate. Under other circumstances, if it is probable that the issuer of an instrument will take advantage of a maturity-shortening device, such as a call, refunding, or redemption provision, the date on which the instrument will probably be called, refunded, or redeemed may be considered to be its maturity date. The maturities of mortgage securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations, and some asset-backed securities are determined on a weighted average life basis, which is the average time for principal to be repaid. For a mortgage security, this average time is calculated by estimating the timing of principal payments, including unscheduled prepayments, during the life of the mortgage. The weighted average life of these securities is likely to be substantially shorter than their stated final maturity.

Duration is a measure of a bond's price sensitivity to a change in its yield. For example, if a bond has a 5-year duration and its yield rises 1%, the bond's value is likely to fall about 5%. Similarly, if a bond fund has a 5-year average duration and the yield on each of the bonds held by the fund rises 1%, the fund's value is likely to fall about 5%. For funds with exposure to foreign markets, there are many reasons why all of the bond holdings do not experience the same yield changes. These reasons include: the bonds are spread off of different yield curves around the world and these yield curves do not move in tandem; the shapes of these yield curves change; and sector and issuer yield spreads change. Other factors can influence a bond fund's performance and share price. Accordingly, a bond fund's actual performance will likely differ from the example.

Futures, Options, and Swaps. The success of any strategy involving futures, options, and swaps depends on an adviser's analysis of many economic and mathematical factors and a fund's return may be higher if it never invested in such instruments. Additionally, some of the contracts discussed below are new instruments without a trading history and there can be no assurance that a market for the instruments will continue to exist. Government legislation or regulation could affect the use of such instruments and could limit a fund's ability to pursue its investment strategies. If a fund invests a significant portion of its assets in derivatives, its investment exposure could far exceed the value of its portfolio securities and its investment performance could be primarily dependent upon securities it does not own.

Each VIP Freedom Fund will not: (a) sell futures contracts, purchase put options, or write call options if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be hedged with futures and options under normal conditions; (b) purchase futures contracts or write put options if, as a result, the fund's total obligations upon settlement or exercise of purchased futures contracts and written put options would exceed 25% of its total assets under normal conditions; or (c) purchase call options if, as a result, the current value of option premiums for call options purchased by the fund would exceed 5% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.

The limitations on the funds' investments in futures contracts, options, and swaps, and the funds' policies regarding futures contracts, options, and swaps may be changed as regulatory agencies permit.

The requirements for qualification as a regulated investment company may limit the extent to which a fund may enter into futures, options on futures, and forward contracts.

Futures Contracts. In purchasing a futures contract, the buyer agrees to purchase a specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. In selling a futures contract, the seller agrees to sell a specified underlying instrument at a specified date. Futures contracts are standardized, exchange-traded contracts and the price at which the purchase and sale will take place is fixed when the buyer and seller enter into the contract. Some currently available futures contracts are based on specific securities or baskets of securities, some are based on commodities or commodities indexes (for funds that seek commodities exposure), and some are based on indexes of securities prices (including foreign indexes for funds that seek foreign exposure). Futures on indexes and futures not calling for physical delivery of the underlying instrument will be settled through cash payments rather than through delivery of the underlying instrument. Futures can be held until their delivery dates, or can be closed out by offsetting purchases or sales of futures contracts before then if a liquid market is available. A fund may realize a gain or loss by closing out its futures contracts.

The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of its underlying instrument. Therefore, purchasing futures contracts will tend to increase a fund's exposure to positive and negative price fluctuations in the underlying instrument, much as if it had purchased the underlying instrument directly. When a fund sells a futures contract, by contrast, the value of its futures position will tend to move in a direction contrary to the market for the underlying instrument. Selling futures contracts, therefore, will tend to offset both positive and negative market price changes, much as if the underlying instrument had been sold.

The purchaser or seller of a futures contract or an option for a futures contract is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying instrument or the final cash settlement price, as applicable, unless the contract is held until the delivery date. However, both the purchaser and seller are required to deposit "initial margin" with a futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant (FCM), when the contract is entered into. If the value of either party's position declines, that party will be required to make additional "variation margin" payments to settle the change in value on a daily basis. This process of "marking to market" will be reflected in the daily calculation of open positions computed in a fund's net asset value per share (NAV). The party that has a gain is entitled to receive all or a portion of this amount. Initial and variation margin payments do not constitute purchasing securities on margin for purposes of a fund's investment limitations. Variation margin does not represent a borrowing or loan by a fund, but is instead a settlement between a fund and the FCM of the amount one would owe the other if the fund's contract expired. In the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of an FCM that holds margin on behalf of a fund, the fund may be entitled to return of margin owed to it only in proportion to the amount received by the FCM's other customers, potentially resulting in losses to the fund. A fund is also required to segregate liquid assets equivalent to the fund's outstanding obligations under the contract in excess of the initial margin and variation margin, if any.

There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular futures contract at any particular time. Exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for futures contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. The daily limit governs only price movements during a particular trading day and therefore does not limit potential losses because the limit may work to prevent the liquidation of unfavorable positions. For example, futures prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of positions and subjecting some holders of futures contracts to substantial losses.

If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or other market conditions, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its futures positions could also be impaired. These risks may be heightened for commodity futures contracts, which have historically been subject to greater price volatility than exists for instruments such as stocks and bonds.

Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded futures contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in futures contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the futures position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.

Futures prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Futures prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell futures contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's futures positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments. In addition, the price of a commodity futures contract can reflect the storage costs associated with the purchase of the physical commodity.

Futures contracts on U.S. Government securities historically have reacted to an increase or decrease in interest rates in a manner similar to the manner in which the underlying U.S. Government securities reacted. To the extent, however, that a fund enters into such futures contracts, the value of these futures contracts will not vary in direct proportion to the value of the fund's holdings of U.S. Government securities. Thus, the anticipated spread between the price of the futures contract and the hedged security may be distorted due to differences in the nature of the markets. The spread also may be distorted by differences in initial and variation margin requirements, the liquidity of such markets and the participation of speculators in such markets.

Options. By purchasing a put option, the purchaser obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the option's underlying instrument at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the purchaser pays the current market price for the option (known as the option premium). Options have various types of underlying instruments, including specific assets or securities, baskets of assets or securities, indexes of securities or commodities prices, and futures contracts (including commodity futures contracts). Options may be traded on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). The purchaser may terminate its position in a put option by allowing it to expire or by exercising the option. If the option is allowed to expire, the purchaser will lose the entire premium. If the option is exercised, the purchaser completes the sale of the underlying instrument at the strike price. Depending on the terms of the contract, upon exercise, an option may require physical delivery of the underlying instrument or may be settled through cash payments. A purchaser may also terminate a put option position by closing it out in the secondary market at its current price, if a liquid secondary market exists.

The buyer of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if the underlying instrument's price falls substantially. However, if the underlying instrument's price does not fall enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, a put buyer can expect to suffer a loss (limited to the amount of the premium, plus related transaction costs).

The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put options, except that the purchaser of a call option obtains the right (but not the obligation) to purchase, rather than sell, the underlying instrument at the option's strike price. A call buyer typically attempts to participate in potential price increases of the underlying instrument with risk limited to the cost of the option if the underlying instrument's price falls. At the same time, the buyer can expect to suffer a loss if the underlying instrument's price does not rise sufficiently to offset the cost of the option.

The writer of a put or call option takes the opposite side of the transaction from the option's purchaser. In return for receipt of the premium, the writer assumes the obligation to pay or receive the strike price for the option's underlying instrument if the other party to the option chooses to exercise it. The writer may seek to terminate a position in a put option before exercise by closing out the option in the secondary market at its current price. If the secondary market is not liquid for a put option, however, the writer must continue to be prepared to pay the strike price while the option is outstanding, regardless of price changes. When writing an option on a futures contract, a fund will be required to make margin payments to an FCM as described above for futures contracts.

If the underlying instrument's price rises, a put writer would generally expect to profit, although its gain would be limited to the amount of the premium it received. If the underlying instrument's price remains the same over time, it is likely that the writer will also profit, because it should be able to close out the option at a lower price. If the underlying instrument's price falls, the put writer would expect to suffer a loss. This loss should be less than the loss from purchasing the underlying instrument directly, however, because the premium received for writing the option should mitigate the effects of the decline.

Writing a call option obligates the writer to sell or deliver the option's underlying instrument or make a net cash settlement payment, as applicable, in return for the strike price, upon exercise of the option. The characteristics of writing call options are similar to those of writing put options, except that writing calls generally is a profitable strategy if prices remain the same or fall. Through receipt of the option premium, a call writer should mitigate the effects of a price increase. At the same time, because a call writer must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument or make a net cash settlement payment, as applicable, in return for the strike price, even if its current value is greater, a call writer gives up some ability to participate in security price increases.

Where a put or call option on a particular security is purchased to hedge against price movements in a related security, the price to close out the put or call option on the secondary market may move more or less than the price of the related security.

There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular options contract at any particular time. Options may have relatively low trading volume and liquidity if their strike prices are not close to the underlying instrument's current price. In addition, exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for exchange-traded options contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or otherwise, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its options positions could also be impaired.

Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of OTC options (options not traded on exchanges) generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. While this type of arrangement allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility to tailor an option to its needs, OTC options generally are less liquid and involve greater credit risk than exchange-traded options, which are backed by the clearing organization of the exchanges where they are traded.

Combined positions involve purchasing and writing options in combination with each other, or in combination with futures or forward contracts, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the overall position. For example, purchasing a put option and writing a call option on the same underlying instrument would construct a combined position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to selling a futures contract. Another possible combined position would involve writing a call option at one strike price and buying a call option at a lower price, to reduce the risk of the written call option in the event of a substantial price increase. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.

A fund may also buy and sell options on swaps (swaptions), which are generally options on interest rate swaps. An option on a swap gives a party the right (but not the obligation) to enter into a new swap agreement or to extend, shorten, cancel or modify an existing contract at a specific date in the future in exchange for a premium. Depending on the terms of the particular option agreement, a fund will generally incur a greater degree of risk when it writes (sells) an option on a swap than it will incur when it purchases an option on a swap. When a fund purchases an option on a swap, it risks losing only the amount of the premium it has paid should it decide to let the option expire unexercised. However, when a fund writes an option on a swap, upon exercise of the option the fund will become obligated according to the terms of the underlying agreement. A fund that writes an option on a swap receives the premium and bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the preset rate on the underlying interest rate swap. Whether a fund's use of options on swaps will be successful in furthering its investment objective will depend on the adviser's ability to predict correctly whether certain types of investments are likely to produce greater returns than other investments. Options on swaps may involve risks similar to those discussed below in "Swap Agreements."

Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded options contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in options contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the options position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.

Options prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Options prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the options and futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how options and futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell options contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's options positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments.

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. Cleared swaps are transacted through futures commission merchants (FCMs) that are members of central clearinghouses with the clearinghouse serving as a central counterparty similar to transactions in futures contracts. In a standard "swap" transaction, two parties agree to exchange one or more payments based, for example, on the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments (such as securities, commodities, indexes, or other financial or economic interests). The gross payments to be exchanged between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, which is the predetermined dollar principal of the trade representing the hypothetical underlying quantity upon which payment obligations are computed.

Swap agreements can take many different forms and are known by a variety of names. Depending on how they are used, swap agreements may increase or decrease the overall volatility of a fund's investments and its share price and, if applicable, its yield. Swap agreements are subject to liquidity risk, meaning that a fund may be unable to sell a swap contract to a third party at a favorable price. Certain standardized swap transactions are currently subject to mandatory central clearing or may be eligible for voluntary central clearing. Central clearing is expected to decrease counterparty risk and increase liquidity compared to uncleared swaps because central clearing interposes the central clearinghouse as the counterpart to each participant's swap. However, central clearing does not eliminate counterparty risk or illiquidity risk entirely. In addition depending on the size of a fund and other factors, the margin required under the rules of a clearinghouse and by a clearing member FCM may be in excess of the collateral required to be posted by a fund to support its obligations under a similar uncleared swap. It is expected, however, that regulators will adopt rules imposing certain margin requirements, including minimums, on uncleared swaps in the near future, which could reduce the distinction.

A total return swap is a contract whereby one party agrees to make a series of payments to another party based on the change in the market value of the assets underlying such contract (which can include a security or other instrument, commodity, index or baskets thereof) during the specified period. In exchange, the other party to the contract agrees to make a series of payments calculated by reference to an interest rate and/or some other agreed-upon amount (including the change in market value of other underlying assets). A fund may use total return swaps to gain exposure to an asset without owning it or taking physical custody of it. For example, a fund investing in total return commodity swaps will receive the price appreciation of a commodity, commodity index or portion thereof in exchange for payment of an agreed-upon fee.

In a credit default swap, the credit default protection buyer makes periodic payments, known as premiums, to the credit default protection seller. In return the credit default protection seller will make a payment to the credit default protection buyer upon the occurrence of a specified credit event. A credit default swap can refer to a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets, each known as the reference entity or underlying asset. A fund may act as either the buyer or the seller of a credit default swap. A fund may buy or sell credit default protection on a basket of issuers or assets, even if a number of the underlying assets referenced in the basket are lower-quality debt securities. In an unhedged credit default swap, a fund buys credit default protection on a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets without owning the underlying asset or debt issued by the reference entity. Credit default swaps involve greater and different risks than investing directly in the referenced asset, because, in addition to market risk, credit default swaps include liquidity, counterparty and operational risk.

Credit default swaps allow a fund to acquire or reduce credit exposure to a particular issuer, asset or basket of assets. If a swap agreement calls for payments by a fund, the fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. If a fund is the credit default protection seller, the fund will experience a loss if a credit event occurs and the credit of the reference entity or underlying asset has deteriorated. If a fund is the credit default protection buyer, the fund will be required to pay premiums to the credit default protection seller.

If the creditworthiness of a fund's swap counterparty declines, the risk that the counterparty may not perform could increase, potentially resulting in a loss to the fund. To limit the counterparty risk involved in swap agreements, a Fidelity fund will enter into swap agreements only with counterparties that meet certain standards of creditworthiness.

A fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. In order to cover its outstanding obligations to a swap counterparty, a fund would generally be required to provide margin or collateral for the benefit of that counterparty. If a counterparty to a swap transaction becomes insolvent, the fund may be limited temporarily or permanently in exercising its right to the return of related fund assets designated as margin or collateral in an action against the counterparty.

Swap agreements are subject to the risk that the market value of the instrument will change in a way detrimental to a fund's interest. A fund bears the risk that an adviser will not accurately forecast market trends or the values of assets, reference rates, indexes, or other economic factors in establishing swap positions for a fund. If an adviser attempts to use a swap as a hedge against, or as a substitute for, a portfolio investment, a fund may be exposed to the risk that the swap will have or will develop imperfect or no correlation with the portfolio investment, which could cause substantial losses for a fund. While hedging strategies involving swap instruments can reduce the risk of loss, they can also reduce the opportunity for gain or even result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in other fund investments. Swaps are complex and often valued subjectively.

Illiquid Securities cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or may be costly to a fund.

Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, a Fidelity fund's adviser determines the liquidity of the fund's investments and, through reports from the fund's adviser, the Board monitors investments in illiquid securities.

Various factors may be considered in determining the liquidity of a fund's investments, including (1) the frequency and volume of trades and quotations, (2) the number of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace, (3) dealer undertakings to make a market, and (4) the nature of the security and the market in which it trades (including any demand, put or tender features, the mechanics and other requirements for transfer, any letters of credit or other credit enhancement features, any ratings, the number of holders, the method of soliciting offers, the time required to dispose of the security, and the ability to assign or offset the rights and obligations of the security).

Insolvency of Issuers, Counterparties, and Intermediaries. Issuers of fund portfolio securities or counterparties to fund transactions that become insolvent or declare bankruptcy can pose special investment risks. In each circumstance, risk of loss, valuation uncertainty, increased illiquidity, and other unpredictable occurrences may negatively impact an investment. Each of these risks may be amplified in foreign markets, where security trading, settlement, and custodial practices can be less developed than those in the U.S. markets, and bankruptcy laws differ from those of the U.S.

As a general matter, if the issuer of a fund portfolio security is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds and preferred stock have priority over the claims of common stock owners. These events can negatively impact the value of the issuer's securities and the results of related proceedings can be unpredictable.

If a counterparty to a fund transaction, such as a swap transaction, a short sale, a borrowing, or other complex transaction becomes insolvent, the fund may be limited in its ability to exercise rights to obtain the return of related fund assets or in exercising other rights against the counterparty. In addition, insolvency and liquidation proceedings take time to resolve, which can limit or preclude a fund's ability to terminate a transaction or obtain related assets or collateral in a timely fashion. Uncertainty may also arise upon the insolvency of a securities or commodities intermediary such as a broker-dealer or futures commission merchant with which a fund has pending transactions. If an intermediary becomes insolvent, while securities positions and other holdings may be protected by U.S. or foreign laws, it is sometimes difficult to determine whether these protections are available to specific trades based on the circumstances. Receiving the benefit of these protections can also take time to resolve, which may result in illiquid positions.

Interfund Borrowing and Lending Program. Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a Fidelity fund may lend money to, and borrow money from, other funds advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or its affiliates. A Fidelity fund will borrow through the program only when the costs are equal to or lower than the costs of bank loans. A Fidelity fund will lend through the program only when the returns are higher than those available from an investment in repurchase agreements. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one day's notice. A Fidelity fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher interest rate if an interfund loan is called or not renewed. Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.

Investment-Grade Debt Securities. Investment-grade debt securities include all types of debt instruments that are of medium and high-quality. Investment-grade debt securities include repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government securities as well as repurchase agreements collateralized by equity securities, non-investment-grade debt, and all other instruments in which a fund can perfect a security interest, provided the repurchase agreement counterparty has an investment-grade rating. Some investment-grade debt securities may possess speculative characteristics and may be more sensitive to economic changes and to changes in the financial conditions of issuers. An investment-grade rating means the security or issuer is rated investment-grade by a credit rating agency registered as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) with the SEC (for example, Moody's Investors Service, Inc.), or is unrated but considered to be of equivalent quality by a fund's adviser. For purposes of determining the maximum maturity of an investment-grade debt security, an adviser may take into account normal settlement periods.

<R>Funds of Funds and Other Large Shareholders. Certain Fidelity funds and accounts (including funds of funds) invest in other funds ("underlying funds") and, as a result, may at times have substantial investments in one or more underlying funds.</R>

<R>Anunderlying fund may experience large redemptions or investments due to transactions in its shares by funds of funds, other large shareholders, or similarly managed accounts. While it is impossible to predict the overall effect of these transactions over time, there could be an adverse impact on an underlying fund's performance. In the event of such redemptions or investments, an underlying fund could be required to sell securities or to invest cash at a time when it may not otherwise desire to do so. Such transactions may increase an underlying fund's brokerage and/or other transaction costs and affect the liquidity of a fund's portfolio. In addition, when funds of funds or other investors own a substantial portion of an underlying fund's shares, a large redemption by such an investor could cause actual expenses to increase, or could result in the underlying fund's current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the underlying fund's expense ratio. Redemptions of underlying fund shares could also accelerate the realization of taxable capital gains in the fund if sales of securities result in capital gains. The impact of these transactions is likely to be greater when a fund of funds or other significant investor purchases, redeems, or owns a substantial portion of the underlying fund's shares.</R>

<R>When possible, Fidelity will consider how to minimize these potential adverse effects, and may take such actions as it deems appropriate to address potential adverse effects, including redemption of shares in-kind rather than in cash or carrying out the transactions over a period of time, although there can be no assurance that such actions will be successful. A high volume of redemption requests can impact an underlying fund the same way as the transactions of a single shareholder with substantial investments. As an additional safeguard, Fidelity fund of funds may manage the placement of their redemption requests in a manner designed to minimize the impact of such requests on the day-to-day operations of the underlying funds in which they invest. This may involve, for example, redeeming its shares of an underlying fund gradually over time.</R>

Reforms and Government Intervention in the Financial Markets. Economic downturns can trigger various economic, legal, budgetary, tax, and regulatory reforms across the globe. Instability in the financial markets in the wake of the 2008 economic downturn led the U.S. Government and other governments to take a number of unprecedented actions designed to support certain financial institutions and segments of the financial markets that experienced extreme volatility, and in some cases, a lack of liquidity. Reforms are ongoing and their effects are uncertain. Federal, state, local, foreign, and other governments, their regulatory agencies, or self-regulatory organizations may take actions that affect the regulation of the instruments in which a fund invests, or the issuers of such instruments, in ways that are unforeseeable. Reforms may also change the way in which a fund is regulated and could limit or preclude a fund's ability to achieve its investment objective or engage in certain strategies. Also, while reforms generally are intended to strengthen markets, systems, and public finances, they could affect fund expenses and the value of fund investments.

Repurchase Agreements involve an agreement to purchase a security and to sell that security back to the original seller at an agreed-upon price. The resale price reflects the purchase price plus an agreed-upon incremental amount which is unrelated to the coupon rate or maturity of the purchased security. As protection against the risk that the original seller will not fulfill its obligation, the securities are held in a separate account at a bank, marked-to-market daily, and maintained at a value at least equal to the sale price plus the accrued incremental amount. The value of the security purchased may be more or less than the price at which the counterparty has agreed to purchase the security. In addition, delays or losses could result if the other party to the agreement defaults or becomes insolvent. A fund may be limited in its ability to exercise its right to liquidate assets related to a repurchase agreement with an insolvent counterparty. A Fidelity fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by the fund's adviser.

Restricted Securities are subject to legal restrictions on their sale. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or be costly to a fund. Restricted securities generally can be sold in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act), or in a registered public offering. Where registration is required, the holder of a registered security may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expense and a considerable period may elapse between the time it decides to seek registration and the time it may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the holder might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when it decided to seek registration of the security.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund sells a security to another party, such as a bank or broker-dealer, in return for cash and agrees to repurchase that security at an agreed-upon price and time. A Fidelity fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by the fund's adviser. Such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of a fund's assets and, if applicable, a fund's yield, and may be viewed as a form of leverage.

Securities Lending. A Fidelity fund may lend securities to parties such as broker-dealers or other institutions, including an affiliate.

Securities lending allows a fund to retain ownership of the securities loaned and, at the same time, earn additional income. The borrower provides the fund with collateral in an amount at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. The fund seeks to maintain the ability to obtain the right to vote or consent on proxy proposals involving material events affecting securities loaned. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. These delays and costs could be greater for foreign securities. If a fund is not able to recover the securities loaned, the fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market. The value of the collateral could decrease below the value of the replacement investment by the time the replacement investment is purchased. For a Fidelity fund, loans will be made only to parties deemed by the fund's adviser to be in good standing and when, in the adviser's judgment, the income earned would justify the risks.

Cash received as collateral through loan transactions may be invested in other eligible securities, including shares of a money market fund. Investing this cash subjects that investment, as well as the securities loaned, to market appreciation or depreciation.

Sources of Liquidity or Credit Support. Issuers may employ various forms of credit and liquidity enhancements, including letters of credit, guarantees, swaps, puts, and demand features, and insurance provided by domestic or foreign entities such as banks and other financial institutions. An adviser and its affiliates may rely on their evaluation of the credit of the issuer or the credit of the liquidity or credit enhancement provider in determining whether to purchase or hold a security supported by such enhancement. In evaluating the credit of a foreign bank or other foreign entities, factors considered may include whether adequate public information about the entity is available and whether the entity may be subject to unfavorable political or economic developments, currency controls, or other government restrictions that might affect its ability to honor its commitment. Changes in the credit quality of the issuer and/or entity providing the enhancement could affect the value of the security or a fund's share price.

Temporary Defensive Policies.

Each VIP Freedom Fund reserves the right to invest without limitation in VIP Money Market Portfolio for temporary, defensive purposes.

Transfer Agent Bank Accounts. Proceeds from shareholder purchases of a Fidelity fund may pass through a series of demand deposit bank accounts before being held at the fund's custodian. Redemption proceeds may pass from the custodian to the shareholder through a similar series of bank accounts.

If a bank account is registered to the transfer agent or an affiliate, who acts as an agent for the funds when opening, closing, and conducting business in the bank account, the transfer agent or an affiliate may invest overnight balances in the account in repurchase agreements. Any balances that are not invested in repurchase agreements remain in the bank account overnight. Any risks associated with such an account are investment risks of the funds. A fund faces the risk of loss of these balances if the bank becomes insolvent.

Investment Practices of the Underlying Fidelity Funds

The following pages contain more detailed information about types of instruments in which an underlying Fidelity fund may invest, techniques an underlying Fidelity fund's adviser (or a sub-adviser) may employ in pursuit of the underlying Fidelity fund's investment objective, and a summary of related risks. An underlying Fidelity fund's adviser (or a sub-adviser) may not buy all of these instruments or use all of these techniques unless it believes that doing so will help the underlying Fidelity fund achieve its goal. However, an underlying Fidelity fund's adviser (or a sub-adviser) is not required to buy any particular instrument or use any particular technique even if to do so might benefit the underlying Fidelity fund.

Affiliated Bank Transactions. A Fidelity fund may engage in transactions with financial institutions that are, or may be considered to be, "affiliated persons" of the fund under the 1940 Act. These transactions may involve repurchase agreements with custodian banks; short-term obligations of, and repurchase agreements with, the 50 largest U.S. banks (measured by deposits); municipal securities; U.S. Government securities with affiliated financial institutions that are primary dealers in these securities; short-term currency transactions; and short-term borrowings. In accordance with exemptive orders issued by the SEC, the Board of Trustees has established and periodically reviews procedures applicable to transactions involving affiliated financial institutions.

Asset-Backed Securities represent interests in pools of mortgages, loans, receivables, or other assets. Payment of interest and repayment of principal may be largely dependent upon the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities and, in certain cases, supported by letters of credit, surety bonds, or other credit enhancements. Asset-backed security values may also be affected by other factors including changes in interest rates, the availability of information concerning the pool and its structure, the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the pool, the originator of the loans or receivables, or the entities providing the credit enhancement. In addition, these securities may be subject to prepayment risk.

Borrowing. If a fund borrows money, its share price may be subject to greater fluctuation until the borrowing is paid off. If a fund makes additional investments while borrowings are outstanding, this may be considered a form of leverage.

Cash Management. A fund may hold uninvested cash or may invest it in cash equivalents such as money market securities, repurchase agreements, or shares of short-term bond or money market funds, including (for Fidelity funds and other advisory clients only) shares of Fidelity central funds. Generally, these securities offer less potential for gains than other types of securities.

Central Funds are special types of investment vehicles created by Fidelity for use by the Fidelity funds and other advisory clients. Central funds are used to invest in particular security types or investment disciplines, or for cash management. Central funds incur certain costs related to their investment activity (such as custodial fees and expenses), but do not pay additional management fees. The investment results of the portions of a Fidelity fund's assets invested in the central funds will be based upon the investment results of those funds.

Common Stock represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds and preferred stock take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock, although related proceedings can take time to resolve and results can be unpredictable. For purposes of a Fidelity fund's policies related to investment in common stock Fidelity considers depositary receipts evidencing ownership of common stock to be common stock.

Convertible Securities are bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities that may be converted or exchanged (by the holder or by the issuer) into shares of the underlying common stock (or cash or securities of equivalent value) at a stated exchange ratio. A convertible security may also be called for redemption or conversion by the issuer after a particular date and under certain circumstances (including a specified price) established upon issue. If a convertible security held by a fund is called for redemption or conversion, the fund could be required to tender it for redemption, convert it into the underlying common stock, or sell it to a third party.

Convertible securities generally have less potential for gain or loss than common stocks. Convertible securities generally provide yields higher than the underlying common stocks, but generally lower than comparable non-convertible securities. Because of this higher yield, convertible securities generally sell at prices above their "conversion value," which is the current market value of the stock to be received upon conversion. The difference between this conversion value and the price of convertible securities will vary over time depending on changes in the value of the underlying common stocks and interest rates. When the underlying common stocks decline in value, convertible securities will tend not to decline to the same extent because of the interest or dividend payments and the repayment of principal at maturity for certain types of convertible securities. However, securities that are convertible other than at the option of the holder generally do not limit the potential for loss to the same extent as securities convertible at the option of the holder. When the underlying common stocks rise in value, the value of convertible securities may also be expected to increase. At the same time, however, the difference between the market value of convertible securities and their conversion value will narrow, which means that the value of convertible securities will generally not increase to the same extent as the value of the underlying common stocks. Because convertible securities may also be interest-rate sensitive, their value may increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Convertible securities are also subject to credit risk, and are often lower-quality securities.

Countries and Markets Considered Emerging. For purposes of a Fidelity fund's 80% investment policy relating to emerging markets, emerging markets include countries that have an emerging stock market as defined by MSCI, countries or markets with low- to middle-income economies as classified by the World Bank, and other countries or markets with similar emerging characteristics.

Country or Geographic Region. Various factors may be considered in determining whether an investment is tied economically to a particular country or region, including: whether the investment is issued or guaranteed by a particular government or any of its agencies, political subdivisions, or instrumentalities; whether the investment has its primary trading market in a particular country or region; whether the issuer is organized under the laws of, derives at least 50% of its revenues from, or has at least 50% of its assets in a particular country or region; whether the investment is included in an index representative of a particular country or region; and whether the investment is exposed to the economic fortunes and risks of a particular country or region.

Debt Securities are used by issuers to borrow money. The issuer usually pays a fixed, variable, or floating rate of interest, and must repay the amount borrowed, usually at the maturity of the security. Some debt securities, such as zero coupon bonds, do not pay interest but are sold at a deep discount from their face values. Debt securities include corporate bonds, government securities, repurchase agreements, and mortgage and other asset-backed securities.

Dollar-Weighted Average Maturity is derived by multiplying the value of each investment by the time remaining to its maturity, adding these calculations, and then dividing the total by the value of a fund's portfolio. An obligation's maturity is typically determined on a stated final maturity basis, although there are some exceptions to this rule.

Under certain circumstances, a fund may invest in nominally long-term securities that have maturity shortening features of shorter-term securities, and the maturities of these securities may be deemed to be earlier than their ultimate maturity dates by virtue of an existing demand feature or an adjustable interest rate. Under other circumstances, if it is probable that the issuer of an instrument will take advantage of a maturity-shortening device, such as a call, refunding, or redemption provision, the date on which the instrument will probably be called, refunded, or redeemed may be considered to be its maturity date. The maturities of mortgage securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations, and some asset-backed securities are determined on a weighted average life basis, which is the average time for principal to be repaid. For a mortgage security, this average time is calculated by estimating the timing of principal payments, including unscheduled prepayments, during the life of the mortgage. The weighted average life of these securities is likely to be substantially shorter than their stated final maturity.

Duration is a measure of a bond's price sensitivity to a change in its yield. For example, if a bond has a 5-year duration and its yield rises 1%, the bond's value is likely to fall about 5%. Similarly, if a bond fund has a 5-year average duration and the yield on each of the bonds held by the fund rises 1%, the fund's value is likely to fall about 5%. For funds with exposure to foreign markets, there are many reasons why all of the bond holdings do not experience the same yield changes. These reasons include: the bonds are spread off of different yield curves around the world and these yield curves do not move in tandem; the shapes of these yield curves change; and sector and issuer yield spreads change. Other factors can influence a bond fund's performance and share price. Accordingly, a bond fund's actual performance will likely differ from the example.

Domestic and Foreign Investments (money market fund only) include U.S. dollar-denominated time deposits, certificates of deposit, and bankers' acceptances of U.S. banks and their branches located outside of the United States, U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks, and foreign branches of foreign banks. Domestic and foreign investments may also include U.S. dollar-denominated securities issued or guaranteed by other U.S. or foreign issuers, including U.S. and foreign corporations or other business organizations, foreign governments, foreign government agencies or instrumentalities, and U.S. and foreign financial institutions, including savings and loan institutions, insurance companies, mortgage bankers, and real estate investment trusts, as well as banks.

The obligations of foreign branches of U.S. banks may not be obligations of the parent bank in addition to the issuing branch, and may be limited by the terms of a specific obligation and by governmental regulation. Payment of interest and repayment of principal on these obligations may also be affected by governmental action in the country of domicile of the branch (generally referred to as sovereign risk) or by war or civil conflict. In addition, settlement of trades may occur outside of the United States and evidence of ownership of portfolio securities may be held outside of the United States. Accordingly, a fund may be subject to the risks associated with the settlement of trades and the holding of such property overseas. Various provisions of federal law governing the establishment and operation of U.S. branches do not apply to foreign branches of U.S. banks.

Obligations of U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks may be general obligations of the parent bank in addition to the issuing branch, or may be limited by the terms of a specific obligation and by federal and state regulation, as well as by governmental action in the country in which the foreign bank has its head office.

Obligations of foreign issuers involve certain additional risks. These risks may include future unfavorable political and economic developments, withholding taxes, seizures of foreign deposits, currency controls, interest limitations, or other governmental restrictions that might affect repayment of principal or payment of interest, or the ability to honor a credit commitment. Additionally, there may be less public information available about foreign entities. Foreign issuers may be subject to less governmental regulation and supervision than U.S. issuers. Foreign issuers also generally are not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S. issuers. From time to time, a fund's adviser and/or its affiliates may determine that, as a result of regulatory requirements that may apply to the adviser and/or its affiliates due to investments in a particular country, investments in the securities of issuers domiciled or listed on trading markets in that country above certain thresholds (which may apply at the account level or in the aggregate across all accounts managed by the adviser and its affiliates) may be impractical or undesirable. In such instances, the adviser may limit or exclude investment in a particular issuer, which may include investment in related derivative instruments, and investment flexibility may be restricted.

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are shares of other investment companies, commodity pools, or other entities that are traded on an exchange. Typically, assets underlying the ETF shares are stocks, though they may also be commodities or other instruments. An ETF may seek to replicate the performance of a specified index or may be actively managed.

Typically, ETF shares are expected to increase in value as the value of the underlying benchmark increases. However, in the case of inverse ETFs (also called "short ETFs" or "bear ETFs"), ETF shares are expected to increase in value as the value of the underlying benchmark decreases. Inverse ETFs seek to deliver the opposite of the performance of the benchmark they track and are often marketed as a way for investors to profit from, or at least hedge their exposure to, downward moving markets. Investments in inverse ETFs are similar to holding short positions in the underlying benchmark.

ETF shares are redeemable only in large blocks (typically, 50,000 shares) often called "creation units" by persons other than a fund, and are redeemed principally in-kind at each day's next calculated NAV. ETFs typically incur fees that are separate from those fees incurred directly by a fund. A fund's purchase of ETFs results in the layering of expenses, such that the fund would indirectly bear a proportionate share of any ETF's operating expenses. Further, while traditional investment companies are continuously offered at NAV, ETFs are traded in the secondary market (e.g., on a stock exchange) on an intra-day basis at prices that may be above or below the value of their underlying portfolios.

Some of the risks of investing in an ETF that tracks an index are similar to those of investing in an indexed mutual fund, including tracking error risk (the risk of errors in matching the ETF's underlying assets to the index or other benchmark); and the risk that because an ETF is not actively managed, it cannot sell stocks or other assets as long as they are represented in the index or other benchmark. Other ETF risks include the risk that ETFs may trade in the secondary market at a discount from their NAV and the risk that the ETFs may not be liquid. ETFs also may be leveraged. Leveraged ETFs seek to deliver multiples of the performance of the index or other benchmark they track and use derivatives in an effort to amplify the returns (or decline, in the case of inverse ETFs) of the underlying index or benchmark. While leveraged ETFs may offer the potential for greater return, the potential for loss and the speed at which losses can be realized also are greater. Most leveraged and inverse ETFs "reset" daily, meaning they are designed to achieve their stated objectives on a daily basis. Leveraged and inverse ETFs can deviate substantially from the performance of their underlying benchmark over longer periods of time, particularly in volatile periods.

Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) are a type of senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt security issued by financial institutions that combines aspects of both bonds and ETFs. An ETN's returns are based on the performance of a market index or other reference asset minus fees and expenses. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are listed on an exchange and traded in the secondary market. However, unlike an ETF, an ETN can be held until the ETN's maturity, at which time the issuer will pay a return linked to the performance of the market index or other reference asset to which the ETN is linked minus certain fees. Unlike regular bonds, ETNs typically do not make periodic interest payments and principal typically is not protected.

ETNs also incur certain expenses not incurred by their applicable index. The market value of an ETN is determined by supply and demand, the current performance of the index or other reference asset, and the credit rating of the ETN issuer. The market value of ETN shares may differ from their intraday indicative value. The value of an ETN may also change due to a change in the issuer's credit rating. As a result, there may be times when an ETN's share trades at a premium or discount to its NAV. Some ETNs that use leverage in an effort to amplify the returns of an underlying index or other reference asset can, at times, be relatively illiquid and, thus, they may be difficult to purchase or sell at a fair price. Leveraged ETNs may offer the potential for greater return, but the potential for loss and speed at which losses can be realized also are greater.

Exposure to Foreign and Emerging Markets. Foreign securities, foreign currencies, and securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations may involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. investments.

Foreign investments involve risks relating to local political, economic, regulatory, or social instability, military action or unrest, or adverse diplomatic developments, and may be affected by actions of foreign governments adverse to the interests of U.S. investors. Such actions may include expropriation or nationalization of assets, confiscatory taxation, restrictions on U.S. investment or on the ability to repatriate assets or convert currency into U.S. dollars, or other government intervention. From time to time, a fund's adviser and/or its affiliates may determine that, as a result of regulatory requirements that may apply to the adviser and/or its affiliates due to investments in a particular country, investments in the securities of issuers domiciled or listed on trading markets in that country above certain thresholds (which may apply at the account level or in the aggregate across all accounts managed by the adviser and its affiliates) may be impractical or undesirable. In such instances, the adviser may limit or exclude investment in a particular issuer, and investment flexibility may be restricted. Additionally, governmental issuers of foreign debt securities may be unwilling to pay interest and repay principal when due and may require that the conditions for payment be renegotiated. There is no assurance that a fund's adviser will be able to anticipate these potential events or counter their effects. In addition, the value of securities denominated in foreign currencies and of dividends and interest paid with respect to such securities will fluctuate based on the relative strength of the U.S. dollar.

It is anticipated that in most cases the best available market for foreign securities will be on an exchange or in OTC markets located outside of the United States. Foreign stock markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers. Foreign security trading, settlement and custodial practices (including those involving securities settlement where fund assets may be released prior to receipt of payment) are often less developed than those in U.S. markets, and may result in increased investment or valuation risk or substantial delays in the event of a failed trade or the insolvency of, or breach of duty by, a foreign broker-dealer, securities depository, or foreign subcustodian. In addition, the costs associated with foreign investments, including withholding taxes, brokerage commissions, and custodial costs, are generally higher than with U.S. investments.

Foreign markets may offer less protection to investors than U.S. markets. Foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to U.S. issuers. Adequate public information on foreign issuers may not be available, and it may be difficult to secure dividends and information regarding corporate actions on a timely basis. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of securities exchanges, brokers, and listed companies than in the United States. OTC markets tend to be less regulated than stock exchange markets and, in certain countries, may be totally unregulated. Regulatory enforcement may be influenced by economic or political concerns, and investors may have difficulty enforcing their legal rights in foreign countries.

Some foreign securities impose restrictions on transfer within the United States or to U.S. persons. Although securities subject to such transfer restrictions may be marketable abroad, they may be less liquid than foreign securities of the same class that are not subject to such restrictions.

American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) as well as other "hybrid" forms of ADRs, including European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer. These certificates are issued by depository banks and generally trade on an established market in the United States or elsewhere. The underlying shares are held in trust by a custodian bank or similar financial institution in the issuer's home country. The depository bank may not have physical custody of the underlying securities at all times and may charge fees for various services, including forwarding dividends and interest and corporate actions. ADRs are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, ADRs continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities. These risks include foreign exchange risk as well as the political and economic risks of the underlying issuer's country.

The risks of foreign investing may be magnified for investments in emerging markets. Security prices in emerging markets can be significantly more volatile than those in more developed markets, reflecting the greater uncertainties of investing in less established markets and economies. In particular, countries with emerging markets may have relatively unstable governments, may present the risks of nationalization of businesses, restrictions on foreign ownership and prohibitions on the repatriation of assets, and may have less protection of property rights than more developed countries. The economies of countries with emerging markets may be based on only a few industries, may be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions, and may suffer from extreme and volatile debt burdens or inflation rates. Local securities markets may trade a small number of securities and may be unable to respond effectively to increases in trading volume, potentially making prompt liquidation of holdings difficult or impossible at times.

Foreign Currency Transactions. A fund (other than a money market fund) may conduct foreign currency transactions on a spot (i.e., cash) or forward basis (i.e., by entering into forward contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies). Although foreign exchange dealers generally do not charge a fee for such conversions, they do realize a profit based on the difference between the prices at which they are buying and selling various currencies. Thus, a dealer may offer to sell a foreign currency at one rate, while offering a lesser rate of exchange should the counterparty desire to resell that currency to the dealer. Forward contracts are customized transactions that require a specific amount of a currency to be delivered at a specific exchange rate on a specific date or range of dates in the future. Forward contracts are generally traded in an interbank market directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers. The parties to a forward contract may agree to offset or terminate the contract before its maturity, or may hold the contract to maturity and complete the contemplated currency exchange.

The following discussion summarizes the principal currency management strategies involving forward contracts that could be used by a fund. A fund may also use swap agreements, indexed securities, and options and futures contracts relating to foreign currencies for the same purposes. Forward contracts not calling for physical delivery of the underlying instrument will be settled through cash payments rather than through delivery of the underlying currency. All of these instruments and transactions are subject to the risk that the counterparty will default.

A "settlement hedge" or "transaction hedge" is designed to protect a fund against an adverse change in foreign currency values between the date a security denominated in a foreign currency is purchased or sold and the date on which payment is made or received. Entering into a forward contract for the purchase or sale of the amount of foreign currency involved in an underlying security transaction for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars "locks in" the U.S. dollar price of the security. Forward contracts to purchase or sell a foreign currency may also be used to protect a fund in anticipation of future purchases or sales of securities denominated in foreign currency, even if the specific investments have not yet been selected.

A fund may also use forward contracts to hedge against a decline in the value of existing investments denominated in a foreign currency. For example, if a fund owned securities denominated in pounds sterling, it could enter into a forward contract to sell pounds sterling in return for U.S. dollars to hedge against possible declines in the pound's value. Such a hedge, sometimes referred to as a "position hedge," would tend to offset both positive and negative currency fluctuations, but would not offset changes in security values caused by other factors. A fund could also attempt to hedge the position by selling another currency expected to perform similarly to the pound sterling. This type of hedge, sometimes referred to as a "proxy hedge," could offer advantages in terms of cost, yield, or efficiency, but generally would not hedge currency exposure as effectively as a direct hedge into U.S. dollars. Proxy hedges may result in losses if the currency used to hedge does not perform similarly to the currency in which the hedged securities are denominated.

A fund may enter into forward contracts to shift its investment exposure from one currency into another. This may include shifting exposure from U.S. dollars to a foreign currency, or from one foreign currency to another foreign currency. This type of strategy, sometimes known as a "cross-hedge," will tend to reduce or eliminate exposure to the currency that is sold, and increase exposure to the currency that is purchased, much as if a fund had sold a security denominated in one currency and purchased an equivalent security denominated in another. A fund may cross-hedge its U.S. dollar exposure in order to achieve a representative weighted mix of the major currencies in its benchmark index and/or to cover an underweight country or region exposure in its portfolio. Cross-hedges protect against losses resulting from a decline in the hedged currency, but will cause a fund to assume the risk of fluctuations in the value of the currency it purchases.

Successful use of currency management strategies will depend on an adviser's skill in analyzing currency values. Currency management strategies may substantially change a fund's investment exposure to changes in currency exchange rates and could result in losses to a fund if currencies do not perform as an adviser anticipates. For example, if a currency's value rose at a time when a fund had hedged its position by selling that currency in exchange for dollars, the fund would not participate in the currency's appreciation. If a fund hedges currency exposure through proxy hedges, the fund could realize currency losses from both the hedge and the security position if the two currencies do not move in tandem. Similarly, if a fund increases its exposure to a foreign currency and that currency's value declines, the fund will realize a loss. Foreign currency transactions involve the risk that anticipated currency movements will not be accurately predicted and that a fund's hedging strategies will be ineffective. Moreover, it is impossible to precisely forecast the market value of portfolio securities at the expiration of a foreign currency forward contract. Accordingly, a fund may be required to buy or sell additional currency on the spot market (and bear the expenses of such transaction), if an adviser's predictions regarding the movement of foreign currency or securities markets prove inaccurate.

A fund may be required to limit its hedging transactions in foreign currency forwards, futures, and options in order to maintain its classification as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code (Code). Hedging transactions could result in the application of the mark-to-market provisions of the Code, which may cause an increase (or decrease) in the amount of taxable dividends paid by a fund and could affect whether dividends paid by a fund are classified as capital gains or ordinary income. A fund will cover its exposure to foreign currency transactions with liquid assets in compliance with applicable requirements. There is no assurance that an adviser's use of currency management strategies will be advantageous to a fund or that it will employ currency management strategies at appropriate times.

Options and Futures Relating to Foreign Currencies. Currency futures contracts are similar to forward currency exchange contracts, except that they are traded on exchanges (and have margin requirements) and are standardized as to contract size and delivery date. Most currency futures contracts call for payment or delivery in U.S. dollars. The underlying instrument of a currency option may be a foreign currency, which generally is purchased or delivered in exchange for U.S. dollars, or may be a futures contract. The purchaser of a currency call obtains the right to purchase the underlying currency, and the purchaser of a currency put obtains the right to sell the underlying currency.

The uses and risks of currency options and futures are similar to options and futures relating to securities or indexes, as discussed below. A fund may purchase and sell currency futures and may purchase and write currency options to increase or decrease its exposure to different foreign currencies. Currency options may also be purchased or written in conjunction with each other or with currency futures or forward contracts. Currency futures and options values can be expected to correlate with exchange rates, but may not reflect other factors that affect the value of a fund's investments. A currency hedge, for example, should protect a Yen-denominated security from a decline in the Yen, but will not protect a fund against a price decline resulting from deterioration in the issuer's creditworthiness. Because the value of a fund's foreign-denominated investments changes in response to many factors other than exchange rates, it may not be possible to match the amount of currency options and futures to the value of the fund's investments exactly over time.

Currency options traded on U.S. or other exchanges may be subject to position limits which may limit the ability of the fund to reduce foreign currency risk using such options.

Foreign Repurchase Agreements. Foreign repurchase agreements involve an agreement to purchase a foreign security and to sell that security back to the original seller at an agreed-upon price in either U.S. dollars or foreign currency. Unlike typical U.S. repurchase agreements, foreign repurchase agreements may not be fully collateralized at all times. The value of a security purchased by a fund may be more or less than the price at which the counterparty has agreed to repurchase the security. In the event of default by the counterparty, a fund may suffer a loss if the value of the security purchased is less than the agreed-upon repurchase price, or if the fund is unable to successfully assert a claim to the collateral under foreign laws. As a result, foreign repurchase agreements may involve higher credit risks than repurchase agreements in U.S. markets, as well as risks associated with currency fluctuations. In addition, as with other emerging market investments, repurchase agreements with counterparties located in emerging markets or relating to emerging markets may involve issuers or counterparties with lower credit ratings than typical U.S. repurchase agreements.

Funds' Rights as Investors. Fidelity funds do not intend to direct or administer the day-to-day operations of any company. A fund may, however, exercise its rights as a shareholder or lender and may communicate its views on important matters of policy to a company's management, board of directors, and shareholders, and holders of a company's other securities when such matters could have a significant effect on the value of the fund's investment in the company. The activities in which a fund may engage, either individually or in conjunction with others, may include, among others, supporting or opposing proposed changes in a company's corporate structure or business activities; seeking changes in a company's directors or management; seeking changes in a company's direction or policies; seeking the sale or reorganization of the company or a portion of its assets; supporting or opposing third-party takeover efforts; supporting the filing of a bankruptcy petition; or foreclosing on collateral securing a security. This area of corporate activity is increasingly prone to litigation and it is possible that a fund could be involved in lawsuits related to such activities. Such activities will be monitored with a view to mitigating, to the extent possible, the risk of litigation against a fund and the risk of actual liability if a fund is involved in litigation. No guarantee can be made, however, that litigation against a fund will not be undertaken or liabilities incurred. The funds' proxy voting guidelines are included in this SAI.

Futures, Options, and Swaps. The success of any strategy involving futures, options, and swaps depends on an adviser's analysis of many economic and mathematical factors and a fund's return may be higher if it never invested in such instruments. Additionally, some of the contracts discussed below are new instruments without a trading history and there can be no assurance that a market for the instruments will continue to exist. Government legislation or regulation could affect the use of such instruments and could limit a fund's ability to pursue its investment strategies. If a fund invests a significant portion of its assets in derivatives, its investment exposure could far exceed the value of its portfolio securities and its investment performance could be primarily dependent upon securities it does not own.

The requirements for qualification as a regulated investment company may limit the extent to which a fund may enter into futures, options on futures, and forward contracts.

Futures Contracts. In purchasing a futures contract, the buyer agrees to purchase a specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. In selling a futures contract, the seller agrees to sell a specified underlying instrument at a specified date. Futures contracts are standardized, exchange-traded contracts and the price at which the purchase and sale will take place is fixed when the buyer and seller enter into the contract. Some currently available futures contracts are based on specific securities or baskets of securities, some are based on commodities or commodities indexes (for funds that seek commodities exposure), and some are based on indexes of securities prices (including foreign indexes for funds that seek foreign exposure). In addition, some currently available futures contracts are based on Eurodollars. Positions in Eurodollar futures reflect market expectations of forward levels of three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) rates. Futures on indexes and futures not calling for physical delivery of the underlying instrument will be settled through cash payments rather than through delivery of the underlying instrument. Futures can be held until their delivery dates, or can be closed out by offsetting purchases or sales of futures contracts before then if a liquid market is available. A fund may realize a gain or loss by closing out its futures contracts.

The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of its underlying instrument. Therefore, purchasing futures contracts will tend to increase a fund's exposure to positive and negative price fluctuations in the underlying instrument, much as if it had purchased the underlying instrument directly. When a fund sells a futures contract, by contrast, the value of its futures position will tend to move in a direction contrary to the market for the underlying instrument. Selling futures contracts, therefore, will tend to offset both positive and negative market price changes, much as if the underlying instrument had been sold.

The purchaser or seller of a futures contract or an option for a futures contract is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying instrument or the final cash settlement price, as applicable, unless the contract is held until the delivery date. However, both the purchaser and seller are required to deposit "initial margin" with a futures broker, known as an FCM, when the contract is entered into. If the value of either party's position declines, that party will be required to make additional "variation margin" payments to settle the change in value on a daily basis. This process of "marking to market" will be reflected in the daily calculation of open positions computed in a fund's NAV. The party that has a gain is entitled to receive all or a portion of this amount. Initial and variation margin payments do not constitute purchasing securities on margin for purposes of a fund's investment limitations. Variation margin does not represent a borrowing or loan by a fund, but is instead a settlement between a fund and the FCM of the amount one would owe the other if the fund's contract expired. In the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of an FCM that holds margin on behalf of a fund, the fund may be entitled to return of margin owed to it only in proportion to the amount received by the FCM's other customers, potentially resulting in losses to the fund. A fund is also required to segregate liquid assets equivalent to the fund's outstanding obligations under the contract in excess of the initial margin and variation margin, if any.

Although futures exchanges generally operate similarly in the United States and abroad, foreign futures exchanges may follow trading, settlement, and margin procedures that are different from those for U.S. exchanges. Futures contracts traded outside the United States may not involve a clearing mechanism or related guarantees and may involve greater risk of loss than U.S.-traded contracts, including potentially greater risk of losses due to insolvency of a futures broker, exchange member, or other party that may owe initial or variation margin to a fund. Because initial and variation margin payments may be measured in foreign currency, a futures contract traded outside the United States may also involve the risk of foreign currency fluctuation.

There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular futures contract at any particular time. Exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for futures contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. The daily limit governs only price movements during a particular trading day and therefore does not limit potential losses because the limit may work to prevent the liquidation of unfavorable positions. For example, futures prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of positions and subjecting some holders of futures contracts to substantial losses.

If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or other market conditions, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its futures positions could also be impaired. These risks may be heightened for commodity futures contracts, which have historically been subject to greater price volatility than exists for instruments such as stocks and bonds.

Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded futures contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in futures contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the futures position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.

Futures prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Futures prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell futures contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's futures positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments. In addition, the price of a commodity futures contract can reflect the storage costs associated with the purchase of the physical commodity.

Futures contracts on U.S. Government securities historically have reacted to an increase or decrease in interest rates in a manner similar to the manner in which the underlying U.S. Government securities reacted. To the extent, however, that a fund enters into such futures contracts, the value of these futures contracts will not vary in direct proportion to the value of the fund's holdings of U.S. Government securities. Thus, the anticipated spread between the price of the futures contract and the hedged security may be distorted due to differences in the nature of the markets. The spread also may be distorted by differences in initial and variation margin requirements, the liquidity of such markets and the participation of speculators in such markets.

Options. By purchasing a put option, the purchaser obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the option's underlying instrument at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the purchaser pays the current market price for the option (known as the option premium). Options have various types of underlying instruments, including specific assets or securities, baskets of assets or securities, indexes of securities or commodities prices, and futures contracts (including commodity futures contracts). Options may be traded on an exchange or OTC. The purchaser may terminate its position in a put option by allowing it to expire or by exercising the option. If the option is allowed to expire, the purchaser will lose the entire premium. If the option is exercised, the purchaser completes the sale of the underlying instrument at the strike price. Depending on the terms of the contract, upon exercise, an option may require physical delivery of the underlying instrument or may be settled through cash payments. A purchaser may also terminate a put option position by closing it out in the secondary market at its current price, if a liquid secondary market exists.

The buyer of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if the underlying instrument's price falls substantially. However, if the underlying instrument's price does not fall enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, a put buyer can expect to suffer a loss (limited to the amount of the premium, plus related transaction costs).

The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put options, except that the purchaser of a call option obtains the right (but not the obligation) to purchase, rather than sell, the underlying instrument at the option's strike price. A call buyer typically attempts to participate in potential price increases of the underlying instrument with risk limited to the cost of the option if the underlying instrument's price falls. At the same time, the buyer can expect to suffer a loss if the underlying instrument's price does not rise sufficiently to offset the cost of the option.

The writer of a put or call option takes the opposite side of the transaction from the option's purchaser. In return for receipt of the premium, the writer assumes the obligation to pay or receive the strike price for the option's underlying instrument if the other party to the option chooses to exercise it. The writer may seek to terminate a position in a put option before exercise by closing out the option in the secondary market at its current price. If the secondary market is not liquid for a put option, however, the writer must continue to be prepared to pay the strike price while the option is outstanding, regardless of price changes. When writing an option on a futures contract, a fund will be required to make margin payments to an FCM as described above for futures contracts.

If the underlying instrument's price rises, a put writer would generally expect to profit, although its gain would be limited to the amount of the premium it received. If the underlying instrument's price remains the same over time, it is likely that the writer will also profit, because it should be able to close out the option at a lower price. If the underlying instrument's price falls, the put writer would expect to suffer a loss. This loss should be less than the loss from purchasing the underlying instrument directly, however, because the premium received for writing the option should mitigate the effects of the decline.

Writing a call option obligates the writer to sell or deliver the option's underlying instrument or make a net cash settlement payment, as applicable, in return for the strike price, upon exercise of the option. The characteristics of writing call options are similar to those of writing put options, except that writing calls generally is a profitable strategy if prices remain the same or fall. Through receipt of the option premium, a call writer should mitigate the effects of a price increase. At the same time, because a call writer must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument or make a net cash settlement payment, as applicable, in return for the strike price, even if its current value is greater, a call writer gives up some ability to participate in security price increases.

Where a put or call option on a particular security is purchased to hedge against price movements in a related security, the price to close out the put or call option on the secondary market may move more or less than the price of the related security.

There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular options contract at any particular time. Options may have relatively low trading volume and liquidity if their strike prices are not close to the underlying instrument's current price. In addition, exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for exchange-traded options contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or otherwise, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its options positions could also be impaired.

Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of OTC options (options not traded on exchanges) generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. While this type of arrangement allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility to tailor an option to its needs, OTC options generally are less liquid and involve greater credit risk than exchange-traded options, which are backed by the clearing organization of the exchanges where they are traded.

Combined positions involve purchasing and writing options in combination with each other, or in combination with futures or forward contracts, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the overall position. For example, purchasing a put option and writing a call option on the same underlying instrument would construct a combined position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to selling a futures contract. Another possible combined position would involve writing a call option at one strike price and buying a call option at a lower price, to reduce the risk of the written call option in the event of a substantial price increase. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.

A fund may also buy and sell options on swaps (swaptions), which are generally options on interest rate swaps. An option on a swap gives a party the right (but not the obligation) to enter into a new swap agreement or to extend, shorten, cancel or modify an existing contract at a specific date in the future in exchange for a premium. Depending on the terms of the particular option agreement, a fund will generally incur a greater degree of risk when it writes (sells) an option on a swap than it will incur when it purchases an option on a swap. When a fund purchases an option on a swap, it risks losing only the amount of the premium it has paid should it decide to let the option expire unexercised. However, when a fund writes an option on a swap, upon exercise of the option the fund will become obligated according to the terms of the underlying agreement. A fund that writes an option on a swap receives the premium and bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the preset rate on the underlying interest rate swap. Whether a fund's use of options on swaps will be successful in furthering its investment objective will depend on the adviser's ability to predict correctly whether certain types of investments are likely to produce greater returns than other investments. Options on swaps may involve risks similar to those discussed below in "Swap Agreements."

Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded options contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in options contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the options position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.

Options prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Options prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the options and futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how options and futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell options contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's options positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments.

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. Cleared swaps are transacted through futures commission merchants (FCMs) that are members of central clearinghouses with the clearinghouse serving as a central counterparty similar to transactions in futures contracts. In a standard "swap" transaction, two parties agree to exchange one or more payments based, for example, on the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments (such as securities, commodities, indexes, or other financial or economic interests). The gross payments to be exchanged between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, which is the predetermined dollar principal of the trade representing the hypothetical underlying quantity upon which payment obligations are computed.

Swap agreements can take many different forms and are known by a variety of names, including interest rate swaps (where the parties exchange a floating rate for a fixed rate), asset swaps (e.g., where parties combine the purchase or sale of a bond with an interest rate swap), total return swaps, and credit default swaps. Depending on how they are used, swap agreements may increase or decrease the overall volatility of a fund's investments and its share price and, if applicable, its yield. Swap agreements are subject to liquidity risk, meaning that a fund may be unable to sell a swap contract to a third party at a favorable price. Certain standardized swap transactions are currently subject to mandatory central clearing or may be eligible for voluntary central clearing. Central clearing is expected to decrease counterparty risk and increase liquidity compared to uncleared swaps because central clearing interposes the central clearinghouse as the counterpart to each participant's swap. However, central clearing does not eliminate counterparty risk or illiquidity risk entirely. In addition depending on the size of a fund and other factors, the margin required under the rules of a clearinghouse and by a clearing member FCM may be in excess of the collateral required to be posted by a fund to support its obligations under a similar uncleared swap. It is expected, however, that regulators will adopt rules imposing certain margin requirements, including minimums, on uncleared swaps in the near future, which could reduce the distinction.

A total return swap is a contract whereby one party agrees to make a series of payments to another party based on the change in the market value of the assets underlying such contract (which can include a security or other instrument, commodity, index or baskets thereof) during the specified period. In exchange, the other party to the contract agrees to make a series of payments calculated by reference to an interest rate and/or some other agreed-upon amount (including the change in market value of other underlying assets). A fund may use total return swaps to gain exposure to an asset without owning it or taking physical custody of it. For example, a fund investing in total return commodity swaps will receive the price appreciation of a commodity, commodity index or portion thereof in exchange for payment of an agreed-upon fee.

In a credit default swap, the credit default protection buyer makes periodic payments, known as premiums, to the credit default protection seller. In return the credit default protection seller will make a payment to the credit default protection buyer upon the occurrence of a specified credit event. A credit default swap can refer to a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets, each known as the reference entity or underlying asset. A fund may act as either the buyer or the seller of a credit default swap. A fund may buy or sell credit default protection on a basket of issuers or assets, even if a number of the underlying assets referenced in the basket are lower-quality debt securities. In an unhedged credit default swap, a fund buys credit default protection on a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets without owning the underlying asset or debt issued by the reference entity. Credit default swaps involve greater and different risks than investing directly in the referenced asset, because, in addition to market risk, credit default swaps include liquidity, counterparty and operational risk.

Credit default swaps allow a fund to acquire or reduce credit exposure to a particular issuer, asset or basket of assets. If a swap agreement calls for payments by a fund, the fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. If a fund is the credit default protection seller, the fund will experience a loss if a credit event occurs and the credit of the reference entity or underlying asset has deteriorated. If a fund is the credit default protection buyer, the fund will be required to pay premiums to the credit default protection seller. In the case of a physically settled credit default swap in which a fund is the protection seller, the fund must be prepared to pay par for and take possession of debt of a defaulted issuer delivered to the fund by the credit default protection buyer. Any loss would be offset by the premium payments the fund receives as the seller of credit default protection. This risk for cleared swaps is generally lower than for uncleared swaps since the counterparty is a clearinghouse, but there can be no assurance that a clearinghouse or its members will satisfy its obligations.

If the creditworthiness of a fund's swap counterparty declines, the risk that the counterparty may not perform could increase, potentially resulting in a loss to the fund. To limit the counterparty risk involved in swap agreements, a Fidelity fund will enter into swap agreements only with counterparties that meet certain standards of creditworthiness. Although there can be no assurance that a fund will be able to do so, a fund may be able to reduce or eliminate its exposure under a swap agreement either by assignment or other disposition, or by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same party or another creditworthy party. A fund may have limited ability to eliminate its exposure under a credit default swap if the credit of the reference entity or underlying asset has declined.

A fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. In order to cover its outstanding obligations to a swap counterparty, a fund would generally be required to provide margin or collateral for the benefit of that counterparty. If a counterparty to a swap transaction becomes insolvent, the fund may be limited temporarily or permanently in exercising its right to the return of related fund assets designated as margin or collateral in an action against the counterparty.

Swap agreements are subject to the risk that the market value of the instrument will change in a way detrimental to a fund's interest. A fund bears the risk that an adviser will not accurately forecast market trends or the values of assets, reference rates, indexes, or other economic factors in establishing swap positions for a fund. If an adviser attempts to use a swap as a hedge against, or as a substitute for, a portfolio investment, a fund may be exposed to the risk that the swap will have or will develop imperfect or no correlation with the portfolio investment, which could cause substantial losses for a fund. While hedging strategies involving swap instruments can reduce the risk of loss, they can also reduce the opportunity for gain or even result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in other fund investments. Swaps are complex and often valued subjectively.

<R>Hybrid and Preferred Securities. A hybrid security may be a debt security, warrant, convertible security, certificate of deposit or other evidence of indebtedness on which the value of the interest on or principal of which is determined by reference to changes in the value of a reference instrument or financial strength of a reference entity (e.g., a security or other financial instrument, asset, currency, interest rate, commodity, index, or business entity such as a financial institution). Another example is contingent convertible securities, which are fixed income securities that, under certain circumstances, either convert into common stock of the issuer or undergo a principal write-down by a predetermined percentage if the issuer's capital ratio falls below a predetermined trigger level. The liquidation value of such a security may be reduced upon a regulatory action and without the need for a bankruptcy proceeding. Preferred securities may take the form of preferred stock and represent an equity or ownership interest in an issuer that pays dividends at a specified rate and that has precedence over common stock in the payment of dividends. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds generally take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred and common stock.</R>

The risks of investing in hybrid and preferred securities reflect a combination of the risks of investing in securities, options, futures and currencies. An investment in a hybrid or preferred security may entail significant risks that are not associated with a similar investment in a traditional debt or equity security. The risks of a particular hybrid or preferred security will depend upon the terms of the instrument, but may include the possibility of significant changes in the value of any applicable reference instrument. Such risks may depend upon factors unrelated to the operations or credit quality of the issuer of the hybrid or preferred security. Hybrid and preferred securities are potentially more volatile and carry greater market and liquidity risks than traditional debt or equity securities. Also, the price of the hybrid or preferred security and any applicable reference instrument may not move in the same direction or at the same time. In addition, because hybrid and preferred securities may be traded over-the-counter or in bilateral transactions with the issuer of the security, hybrid and preferred securities may be subject to the creditworthiness of the counterparty of the security and their values may decline substantially if the counterparty's creditworthiness deteriorates. In addition, uncertainty regarding the tax and regulatory treatment of hybrid and preferred securities may reduce demand for such securities and tax and regulatory considerations may limit the extent of a fund's investments in certain hybrid and preferred securities.

Illiquid Securities cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or may be costly to a fund.

Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, a Fidelity fund's adviser determines the liquidity of the fund's investments and, through reports from the fund's adviser, the Board monitors investments in illiquid securities.

Various factors may be considered in determining the liquidity of a fund's investments, including (1) the frequency and volume of trades and quotations, (2) the number of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace, (3) dealer undertakings to make a market, and (4) the nature of the security and the market in which it trades (including any demand, put or tender features, the mechanics and other requirements for transfer, any letters of credit or other credit enhancement features, any ratings, the number of holders, the method of soliciting offers, the time required to dispose of the security, and the ability to assign or offset the rights and obligations of the security).

Increasing Government Debt. The total public debt of the United States and other countries around the globe as a percent of gross domestic product has grown rapidly since the beginning of the 2008 financial downturn. Although high debt levels do not necessarily indicate or cause economic problems, they may create certain systemic risks if sound debt management practices are not implemented.

A high national debt level may increase market pressures to meet government funding needs, which may drive debt cost higher and cause a country to sell additional debt, thereby increasing refinancing risk. A high national debt also raises concerns that a government will not be able to make principal or interest payments when they are due. In the worst case, unsustainable debt levels can decline the valuation of currencies, and can prevent a government from implementing effective counter-cyclical fiscal policy in economic downturns.

On August 5, 2011, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States one level to "AA+" from "AAA." While Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed the United States' short-term sovereign credit rating as "A-1+," there is no guarantee that Standard & Poor's Ratings Services will not decide to lower this rating in the future. Standard & Poor's Ratings Services stated that its decision was prompted by its view on the rising public debt burden and its perception of greater policymaking uncertainty. The market prices and yields of securities supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government may be adversely affected by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services decisions to downgrade the long-term sovereign credit rating of the United States.

Indexed Securities are instruments whose prices are indexed to the prices of other securities, securities indexes, or other financial indicators. Indexed securities typically, but not always, are debt securities or deposits whose values at maturity or coupon rates are determined by reference to a specific instrument, statistic, or measure.

Indexed securities also include commercial paper, certificates of deposit, and other fixed-income securities whose values at maturity or coupon interest rates are determined by reference to the returns of particular stock indexes. Indexed securities can be affected by stock prices as well as changes in interest rates and the creditworthiness of their issuers and may not track the indexes as accurately as direct investments in the indexes.

Mortgage-indexed securities, for example, could be structured to replicate the performance of mortgage securities and the characteristics of direct ownership.

Currency-indexed securities typically are short-term to intermediate-term debt securities whose maturity values or interest rates are determined by reference to the values of one or more specified foreign currencies, and may offer higher yields than U.S. dollar-denominated securities. Currency-indexed securities may be positively or negatively indexed; that is, their maturity value may increase when the specified currency value increases, resulting in a security that performs similarly to a foreign-denominated instrument, or their maturity value may decline when foreign currencies increase, resulting in a security whose price characteristics are similar to a put on the underlying currency. Currency-indexed securities may also have prices that depend on the values of a number of different foreign currencies relative to each other.

The performance of indexed securities depends to a great extent on the performance of the instrument or measure to which they are indexed, and may also be influenced by interest rate changes in the United States and abroad. Indexed securities may be more volatile than the underlying instruments or measures. Indexed securities are also subject to the credit risks associated with the issuer of the security, and their values may decline substantially if the issuer's creditworthiness deteriorates. Recent issuers of indexed securities have included banks, corporations, and certain U.S. Government agencies.

Insolvency of Issuers, Counterparties, and Intermediaries. Issuers of fund portfolio securities or counterparties to fund transactions that become insolvent or declare bankruptcy can pose special investment risks. In each circumstance, risk of loss, valuation uncertainty, increased illiquidity, and other unpredictable occurrences may negatively impact an investment. Each of these risks may be amplified in foreign markets, where security trading, settlement, and custodial practices can be less developed than those in the U.S. markets, and bankruptcy laws differ from those of the U.S.

As a general matter, if the issuer of a fund portfolio security is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds and preferred stock have priority over the claims of common stock owners. These events can negatively impact the value of the issuer's securities and the results of related proceedings can be unpredictable.

If a counterparty to a fund transaction, such as a swap transaction, a short sale, a borrowing, or other complex transaction becomes insolvent, the fund may be limited in its ability to exercise rights to obtain the return of related fund assets or in exercising other rights against the counterparty. In addition, insolvency and liquidation proceedings take time to resolve, which can limit or preclude a fund's ability to terminate a transaction or obtain related assets or collateral in a timely fashion. Uncertainty may also arise upon the insolvency of a securities or commodities intermediary such as a broker-dealer or futures commission merchant with which a fund has pending transactions. If an intermediary becomes insolvent, while securities positions and other holdings may be protected by U.S. or foreign laws, it is sometimes difficult to determine whether these protections are available to specific trades based on the circumstances. Receiving the benefit of these protections can also take time to resolve, which may result in illiquid positions.

Interfund Borrowing and Lending Program. Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, a Fidelity fund may lend money to, and borrow money from, other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates. A Fidelity fund will borrow through the program only when the costs are equal to or lower than the costs of bank loans. A Fidelity fund will lend through the program only when the returns are higher than those available from an investment in repurchase agreements. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one day's notice. A Fidelity fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher interest rate if an interfund loan is called or not renewed. Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.

Investment-Grade Debt Securities. Investment-grade debt securities include all types of debt instruments that are of medium and high-quality. Investment-grade debt securities include repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government securities as well as repurchase agreements collateralized by equity securities, non-investment-grade debt, and all other instruments in which a fund can perfect a security interest, provided the repurchase agreement counterparty has an investment-grade rating. Some investment-grade debt securities may possess speculative characteristics and may be more sensitive to economic changes and to changes in the financial conditions of issuers. An investment-grade rating means the security or issuer is rated investment-grade by a credit rating agency registered as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) with the SEC (for example, Moody's Investors Service, Inc.), or is unrated but considered to be of equivalent quality by a fund's adviser. For purposes of determining the maximum maturity of an investment-grade debt security, an adviser may take into account normal settlement periods.

<R> Funds of Funds and Other Large Shareholders. Certain Fidelity funds and accounts (including funds of funds) invest in other funds ("underlying funds") and, as a result, may at times have substantial investments in one or more underlying funds.</R>

<R>An underlying fund may experience large redemptions or investments due to transactions in its shares by funds of funds, other large shareholders, or similarly managed accounts. While it is impossible to predict the overall effect of these transactions over time, there could be an adverse impact on an underlying fund's performance. In the event of such redemptions or investments, an underlying fund could be required to sell securities or to invest cash at a time when it may not otherwise desire to do so. Such transactions may increase an underlying fund's brokerage and/or other transaction costs and affect the liquidity of a fund's portfolio. In addition, when funds of funds or other investors own a substantial portion of an underlying fund's shares, a large redemption by such an investor could cause actual expenses to increase, or could result in the underlying fund's current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the underlying fund's expense ratio. Redemptions of underlying fund shares could also accelerate the realization of taxable capital gains in the fund if sales of securities result in capital gains. The impact of these transactions is likely to be greater when a fund of funds or other significant investor purchases, redeems, or owns a substantial portion of the underlying fund's shares.</R>

<R>When possible, Fidelity will consider how to minimize these potential adverse effects, and may take such actions as it deems appropriate to address potential adverse effects, including redemption of shares in-kind rather than in cash or carrying out the transactions over a period of time, although there can be no assurance that such actions will be successful. A high volume of redemption requests can impact an underlying fund the same way as the transactions of a single shareholder with substantial investments. As an additional safeguard, Fidelity fund of funds may manage the placement of their redemption requests in a manner designed to minimize the impact of such requests on the day-to-day operations of the underlying funds in which they invest. This may involve, for example, redeeming its shares of an underlying fund gradually over time.</R>

Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. Direct debt instruments are interests in amounts owed by a corporate, governmental, or other borrower to lenders or lending syndicates (loans and loan participations), to suppliers of goods or services (trade claims or other receivables), or to other parties. Direct debt instruments involve a risk of loss in case of default or insolvency of the borrower and may offer less legal protection to the purchaser in the event of fraud or misrepresentation, or there may be a requirement that a fund supply additional cash to a borrower on demand. A fund may acquire loans by buying an assignment of all or a portion of the loan from a lender or by purchasing a loan participation from a lender or other purchaser of a participation. VIP Equity-Income PortfolioSM, VIP High Income Portfolio, and VIP Investment Grade Bond Portfolio also may acquire loans directly at the time of the loan's closing.

Lenders and purchasers of loans and other forms of direct indebtedness depend primarily upon the creditworthiness of the borrower for payment of interest and repayment of principal. If scheduled interest or principal payments are not made, the value of the instrument may be adversely affected. Loans that are fully secured provide more protections than an unsecured loan in the event of failure to make scheduled interest or principal payments. However, there is no assurance that the liquidation of collateral from a secured loan would satisfy the borrower's obligation, or that the collateral could be liquidated. Indebtedness of borrowers whose creditworthiness is poor involves substantially greater risks and may be highly speculative. Borrowers that are in bankruptcy or restructuring may never pay off their indebtedness, or may pay only a small fraction of the amount owed. Direct indebtedness of foreign countries also involves a risk that the governmental entities responsible for the repayment of the debt may be unable, or unwilling, to pay interest and repay principal when due.

Direct lending and investments in loans through direct assignment of a financial institution's interests with respect to a loan may involve additional risks. For example, if a loan is foreclosed, the lender/purchaser could become part owner of any collateral, and would bear the costs and liabilities associated with owning and disposing of the collateral. In addition, it is conceivable that under emerging legal theories of lender liability, a purchaser could be held liable as a co-lender. Direct debt instruments may also involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other intermediary.

A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. Unless, under the terms of the loan or other indebtedness, the purchaser has direct recourse against the borrower, the purchaser may have to rely on the agent to apply appropriate credit remedies against a borrower. If assets held by the agent for the benefit of a purchaser were determined to be subject to the claims of the agent's general creditors, the purchaser might incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment on the loan or loan participation and could suffer a loss of principal or interest.

Direct indebtedness may include letters of credit, revolving credit facilities, or other standby financing commitments that obligate lenders/purchasers to make additional cash payments on demand. These commitments may have the effect of requiring a lender/purchaser to increase its investment in a borrower at a time when it would not otherwise have done so, even if the borrower's condition makes it unlikely that the amount will ever be repaid.

For a Fidelity fund that limits the amount of total assets that it will invest in any one issuer or in issuers within the same industry, the fund generally will treat the borrower as the "issuer" of indebtedness held by the fund. In the case of loan participations where a bank or other lending institution serves as financial intermediary between a fund and the borrower, if the participation does not shift to the fund the direct debtor-creditor relationship with the borrower, SEC interpretations require a fund, in appropriate circumstances, to treat both the lending bank or other lending institution and the borrower as "issuers" for these purposes. Treating a financial intermediary as an issuer of indebtedness may restrict a fund's ability to invest in indebtedness related to a single financial intermediary, or a group of intermediaries engaged in the same industry, even if the underlying borrowers represent many different companies and industries.

Lower-Quality Debt Securities. Lower-quality debt securities include all types of debt instruments that have poor protection with respect to the payment of interest and repayment of principal, or may be in default. These securities are often considered to be speculative and involve greater risk of loss or price changes due to changes in the issuer's capacity to pay. The market prices of lower-quality debt securities may fluctuate more than those of higher-quality debt securities and may decline significantly in periods of general economic difficulty, which may follow periods of rising interest rates.

The market for lower-quality debt securities may be thinner and less active than that for higher-quality debt securities, which can adversely affect the prices at which the former are sold. Adverse publicity and changing investor perceptions may affect the liquidity of lower-quality debt securities and the ability of outside pricing services to value lower-quality debt securities.

Because the risk of default is higher for lower-quality debt securities, research and credit analysis are an especially important part of managing securities of this type. Such analysis may focus on relative values based on factors such as interest or dividend coverage, asset coverage, earnings prospects, and the experience and managerial strength of the issuer, in an attempt to identify those issuers of high-yielding securities whose financial condition is adequate to meet future obligations, has improved, or is expected to improve in the future.

A fund may choose, at its expense or in conjunction with others, to pursue litigation or otherwise to exercise its rights as a security holder to seek to protect the interests of security holders if it determines this to be in the best interest of the fund's shareholders.

Money Market Securities are high-quality, short-term obligations. Money market securities may be structured to be, or may employ a trust or other form so that they are, eligible investments for money market funds. For example, put features can be used to modify the maturity of a security or interest rate adjustment features can be used to enhance price stability. If a structure fails to function as intended, adverse tax or investment consequences may result. Neither the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) nor any other regulatory authority has ruled definitively on certain legal issues presented by certain structured securities. Future tax or other regulatory determinations could adversely affect the value, liquidity, or tax treatment of the income received from these securities or the nature and timing of distributions made by a fund.

Mortgage Securities are issued by government and non-government entities such as banks, mortgage lenders, or other institutions. A mortgage security is an obligation of the issuer backed by a mortgage or pool of mortgages or a direct interest in an underlying pool of mortgages. Some mortgage securities, such as collateralized mortgage obligations (or "CMOs"), make payments of both principal and interest at a range of specified intervals; others make semiannual interest payments at a predetermined rate and repay principal at maturity (like a typical bond). Mortgage securities are based on different types of mortgages, including those on commercial real estate or residential properties. Stripped mortgage securities are created when the interest and principal components of a mortgage security are separated and sold as individual securities. In the case of a stripped mortgage security, the holder of the "principal-only" security (PO) receives the principal payments made by the underlying mortgage, while the holder of the "interest-only" security (IO) receives interest payments from the same underlying mortgage.

Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs are pass-through securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, respectively. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which guarantee payment of interest and repayment of principal on Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs, respectively, are federally chartered corporations supervised by the U.S. Government that act as governmental instrumentalities under authority granted by Congress. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are authorized to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to meet their obligations. Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

The value of mortgage securities may change due to shifts in the market's perception of issuers and changes in interest rates. In addition, regulatory or tax changes may adversely affect the mortgage securities market as a whole. Non-government mortgage securities may offer higher yields than those issued by government entities, but also may be subject to greater price changes than government issues. Mortgage securities are subject to prepayment risk, which is the risk that early principal payments made on the underlying mortgages, usually in response to a reduction in interest rates, will result in the return of principal to the investor, causing it to be invested subsequently at a lower current interest rate. Alternatively, in a rising interest rate environment, mortgage security values may be adversely affected when prepayments on underlying mortgages do not occur as anticipated, resulting in the extension of the security's effective maturity and the related increase in interest rate sensitivity of a longer-term instrument. The prices of stripped mortgage securities tend to be more volatile in response to changes in interest rates than those of non-stripped mortgage securities.

A fund may seek to earn additional income by using a trading strategy (commonly known as "mortgage dollar rolls" or "reverse mortgage dollar rolls") that involves selling (or buying) mortgage securities, realizing a gain or loss, and simultaneously agreeing to purchase (or sell) mortgage securities on a later date at a set price. During the period between the sale and repurchase in a mortgage dollar roll transaction, a fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold but will invest the proceeds of the sale in other securities that are permissible investments for the fund. During the period between the purchase and subsequent sale in a reverse mortgage dollar roll transaction, a fund is entitled to interest and principal payments on the securities purchased. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the terms of the agreement. If the counterparty files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a fund's right to repurchase or sell securities may be limited. This trading strategy may increase interest rate exposure and result in an increased portfolio turnover rate which increases costs and may increase taxable gains.

Municipal Securities are issued to raise money for a variety of public or private purposes, including general financing for state and local governments, or financing for specific projects or public facilities. They may be issued in anticipation of future revenues and may be backed by the full taxing power of a municipality, the revenues from a specific project, or the credit of a private organization. The value of some or all municipal securities may be affected by uncertainties in the municipal market related to legislation or litigation involving the taxation of municipal securities or the rights of municipal securities holders. A municipal security may be owned directly or through a participation interest.

NRSROs. The Board of Trustees has designated each of the following NRSROs as a "designated NRSRO" pursuant to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act: DBRS Ltd.; Fitch, Inc.; Moody's Investors Service, Inc.; and Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.

Put Features entitle the holder to sell a security back to the issuer or a third party at any time or at specified intervals. In exchange for this benefit, a fund may accept a lower interest rate. Securities with put features are subject to the risk that the put provider is unable to honor the put feature (purchase the security). Put providers often support their ability to buy securities on demand by obtaining letters of credit or other guarantees from other entities. Demand features, standby commitments, and tender options are types of put features.

Real Estate Investment Trusts. Equity real estate investment trusts own real estate properties, while mortgage real estate investment trusts make construction, development, and long-term mortgage loans. Their value may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property of the trusts, the creditworthiness of the issuer, property taxes, interest rates, and tax and regulatory requirements, such as those relating to the environment. Both types of trusts are dependent upon management skill, are not diversified, and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers, self-liquidation, and the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free status of income under the Internal Revenue Code and failing to maintain exemption from the 1940 Act.

Real estate investment trusts issue debt securities to fund the purchase and/or development of commercial properties. The value of these debt securities may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the trusts, the creditworthiness of the trusts, interest rates, and tax and regulatory requirements. Real estate investment trusts are dependent upon management skill and the cash flow generated by the properties owned by the trusts. Real estate investment trusts are at the risk of the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free status of income under the Internal Revenue Code and failing to maintain exemption from the 1940 Act.

Reforms and Government Intervention in the Financial Markets. Economic downturns can trigger various economic, legal, budgetary, tax, and regulatory reforms across the globe. Instability in the financial markets in the wake of the 2008 economic downturn led the U.S. Government and other governments to take a number of unprecedented actions designed to support certain financial institutions and segments of the financial markets that experienced extreme volatility, and in some cases, a lack of liquidity. Reforms are ongoing and their effects are uncertain. Federal, state, local, foreign, and other governments, their regulatory agencies, or self-regulatory organizations may take actions that affect the regulation of the instruments in which a fund invests, or the issuers of such instruments, in ways that are unforeseeable. Reforms may also change the way in which a fund is regulated and could limit or preclude a fund's ability to achieve its investment objective or engage in certain strategies. Also, while reforms generally are intended to strengthen markets, systems, and public finances, they could affect fund expenses and the value of fund investments.

The value of a fund's holdings is also generally subject to the risk of future local, national, or global economic disturbances based on unknown weaknesses in the markets in which a fund invests. In the event of such a disturbance, the issuers of securities held by a fund may experience significant declines in the value of their assets and even cease operations, or may receive government assistance accompanied by increased restrictions on their business operations or other government intervention. In addition, it is not certain that the U.S. Government or foreign governments will intervene in response to a future market disturbance and the effect of any such future intervention cannot be predicted.

Repurchase Agreements involve an agreement to purchase a security and to sell that security back to the original seller at an agreed-upon price. The resale price reflects the purchase price plus an agreed-upon incremental amount which is unrelated to the coupon rate or maturity of the purchased security. As protection against the risk that the original seller will not fulfill its obligation, the securities are held in a separate account at a bank, marked-to-market daily, and maintained at a value at least equal to the sale price plus the accrued incremental amount. The value of the security purchased may be more or less than the price at which the counterparty has agreed to purchase the security. In addition, delays or losses could result if the other party to the agreement defaults or becomes insolvent. A fund may be limited in its ability to exercise its right to liquidate assets related to a repurchase agreement with an insolvent counterparty. A Fidelity fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by the fund's adviser.

Restricted Securities are subject to legal restrictions on their sale. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or be costly to a fund. Restricted securities generally can be sold in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, or in a registered public offering. Where registration is required, the holder of a registered security may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expense and a considerable period may elapse between the time it decides to seek registration and the time it may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the holder might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when it decided to seek registration of the security.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund sells a security to another party, such as a bank or broker-dealer, in return for cash and agrees to repurchase that security at an agreed-upon price and time. A Fidelity fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by the fund's adviser. Such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of a fund's assets and, if applicable, a fund's yield, and may be viewed as a form of leverage.

Securities Lending. A Fidelity fund may lend securities to parties such as broker-dealers or other institutions, including an affiliate.

Securities lending allows a fund to retain ownership of the securities loaned and, at the same time, earn additional income. The borrower provides the fund with collateral in an amount at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. The fund seeks to maintain the ability to obtain the right to vote or consent on proxy proposals involving material events affecting securities loaned. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. These delays and costs could be greater for foreign securities. If a fund is not able to recover the securities loaned, the fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market. The value of the collateral could decrease below the value of the replacement investment by the time the replacement investment is purchased. For a Fidelity fund, loans will be made only to parties deemed by the fund's adviser to be in good standing and when, in the adviser's judgment, the income earned would justify the risks.

Cash received as collateral through loan transactions may be invested in other eligible securities, including shares of a money market fund. Investing this cash subjects that investment, as well as the securities loaned, to market appreciation or depreciation.

Securities of Other Investment Companies, including shares of closed-end investment companies (which include business development companies (BDCs)), unit investment trusts, and open-end investment companies, represent interests in professionally managed portfolios that may invest in any type of instrument. Investing in other investment companies involves substantially the same risks as investing directly in the underlying instruments, but may involve additional expenses at the underlying investment company-level, such as portfolio management fees and operating expenses. Fees and expenses incurred indirectly by a fund as a result of its investment in shares of one or more other investment companies generally are referred to as "acquired fund fees and expenses" and may appear as a separate line item in a fund's prospectus fee table. For certain investment companies, such as BDCs, these expenses may be significant. Certain types of investment companies, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their NAV. Others are continuously offered at NAV, but may also be traded in the secondary market.

The securities of closed-end funds may be leveraged. As a result, a fund may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such securities. An investment in securities of closed-end funds that use leverage may expose a fund to higher volatility in the market value of such securities and the possibility that the fund's long-term returns on such securities will be diminished.

The extent to which a fund can invest in securities of other investment companies may be limited by federal securities laws.

Short Sales "Against the Box" are short sales of securities that a fund owns or has the right to obtain (equivalent in kind or amount to the securities sold short). If a fund enters into a short sale against the box, it will be required to set aside securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short (or securities convertible or exchangeable into such securities) and will be required to hold such securities while the short sale is outstanding.

Short sales against the box could be used to protect the NAV of a money market fund in anticipation of increased interest rates, without sacrificing the current yield of the securities sold short. A money market fund will incur transaction costs in connection with opening and closing short sales against the box. A fund (other than a money market fund) will incur transaction costs, including interest expenses, in connection with opening, maintaining, and closing short sales against the box.

Short Sales. Stocks underlying a fund's convertible security holdings can be sold short. For example, if a fund's adviser anticipates a decline in the price of the stock underlying a convertible security held by the fund, it may sell the stock short. If the stock price subsequently declines, the proceeds of the short sale could be expected to offset all or a portion of the effect of the stock's decline on the value of the convertible security. Fidelity funds that employ this strategy generally intend to hedge no more than 15% of total assets with short sales on equity securities underlying convertible security holdings under normal circumstances.

A fund will be required to set aside securities equivalent in kind and amount to those sold short (or securities convertible or exchangeable into such securities) and will be required to hold them aside while the short sale is outstanding. A fund will incur transaction costs, including interest expenses, in connection with opening, maintaining, and closing short sales.

Sources of Liquidity or Credit Support. Issuers may employ various forms of credit and liquidity enhancements, including letters of credit, guarantees, swaps, puts, and demand features, and insurance provided by domestic or foreign entities such as banks and other financial institutions. An adviser and its affiliates may rely on their evaluation of the credit of the issuer or the credit of the liquidity or credit enhancement provider in determining whether to purchase or hold a security supported by such enhancement. In addition, an adviser and its affiliates may rely on their evaluation of the credit of the issuer or the credit of the liquidity or credit enhancement provider for purposes of making initial and ongoing minimal credit risk determinations for a money market fund. In evaluating the credit of a foreign bank or other foreign entities, factors considered may include whether adequate public information about the entity is available and whether the entity may be subject to unfavorable political or economic developments, currency controls, or other government restrictions that might affect its ability to honor its commitment. Changes in the credit quality of the issuer and/or entity providing the enhancement could affect the value of the security or a fund's share price.

Sovereign Debt Obligations are issued or guaranteed by foreign governments or their agencies, including debt of Latin American nations or other developing countries. Sovereign debt may be in the form of conventional securities or other types of debt instruments such as loans or loan participations. Sovereign debt of developing countries may involve a high degree of risk, and may be in default or present the risk of default. Governmental entities responsible for repayment of the debt may be unable or unwilling to repay principal and pay interest when due, and may require renegotiation or rescheduling of debt payments. In addition, prospects for repayment of principal and payment of interest may depend on political as well as economic factors. Although some sovereign debt, such as Brady Bonds, is collateralized by U.S. Government securities, repayment of principal and payment of interest is not guaranteed by the U.S. Government.

Stripped Securities are the separate income or principal components of a debt security. The risks associated with stripped securities are similar to those of other debt securities, although stripped securities may be more volatile, and the value of certain types of stripped securities may move in the same direction as interest rates. U.S. Treasury securities that have been stripped by a Federal Reserve Bank are obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury.

Privately stripped government securities are created when a dealer deposits a U.S. Treasury security or other U.S. Government security with a custodian for safekeeping. The custodian issues separate receipts for the coupon payments and the principal payment, which the dealer then sells.

Because the SEC does not consider privately stripped government securities to be U.S. Government securities for purposes of Rule 2a-7, a fund must evaluate them as it would non-government securities pursuant to regulatory guidelines applicable to money market funds.

Structured Securities (also called "structured notes") are derivative debt securities, the interest rate on or principal of which is determined by an unrelated indicator. The value of the interest rate on and/or the principal of structured securities is determined by reference to changes in the value of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or other financial instrument, asset, currency, interest rate, commodity, or index) or the relative change in two or more reference instruments. A structured security may be positively, negatively, or both positively and negatively indexed; that is, its value or interest rate may increase or decrease if the value of the reference instrument increases. Similarly, its value or interest rate may increase or decrease if the value of the reference instrument decreases. Further, the change in the principal amount payable with respect to, or the interest rate of, a structured security may be calculated as a multiple of the percentage change (positive or negative) in the value of the underlying reference instrument(s); therefore, the value of such structured security may be very volatile. Structured securities may entail a greater degree of market risk than other types of debt securities because the investor bears the risk of the reference instrument. Structured securities may also be more volatile, less liquid, and more difficult to accurately price than less complex securities or more traditional debt securities. In addition, because structured securities generally are traded over-the-counter, structured securities are subject to the creditworthiness of the counterparty of the structured security, and their values may decline substantially if the counterparty's creditworthiness deteriorates.

Temporary Defensive Policies.

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

Transfer Agent Bank Accounts. Proceeds from shareholder purchases of a Fidelity fund may pass through a series of demand deposit bank accounts before being held at the fund's custodian. Redemption proceeds may pass from the custodian to the shareholder through a similar series of bank accounts.

If a bank account is registered to the transfer agent or an affiliate, who acts as an agent for the funds when opening, closing, and conducting business in the bank account, the transfer agent or an affiliate may invest overnight balances in the account in repurchase agreements. Any balances that are not invested in repurchase agreements remain in the bank account overnight. Any risks associated with such an account are investment risks of the funds. A fund faces the risk of loss of these balances if the bank becomes insolvent.

Variable and Floating Rate Securities provide for periodic adjustments in the interest rate paid on the security. Variable rate securities provide for a specified periodic adjustment in the interest rate, while floating rate securities have interest rates that change whenever there is a change in a designated benchmark rate or the issuer's credit quality, sometimes subject to a cap or floor on such rate. Some variable or floating rate securities are structured with put features that permit holders to demand payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest from the issuers or certain financial intermediaries. For purposes of determining the maximum maturity of a variable or floating rate security, a fund's adviser may take into account normal settlement periods.

Warrants. Warrants are instruments which entitle the holder to buy an equity security at a specific price for a specific period of time. Changes in the value of a warrant do not necessarily correspond to changes in the value of its underlying security. The price of a warrant may be more volatile than the price of its underlying security, and a warrant may offer greater potential for capital appreciation as well as capital loss.

Warrants do not entitle a holder to dividends or voting rights with respect to the underlying security and do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuing company. A warrant ceases to have value if it is not exercised prior to its expiration date. These factors can make warrants more speculative than other types of investments.

When-Issued and Forward Purchase or Sale Transactions involve a commitment to purchase or sell specific securities at a predetermined price or yield in which payment and delivery take place after the customary settlement period for that type of security. Typically, no interest accrues to the purchaser until the security is delivered.

When purchasing securities pursuant to one of these transactions, the purchaser assumes the rights and risks of ownership, including the risks of price and yield fluctuations and the risk that the security will not be issued as anticipated. Because payment for the securities is not required until the delivery date, these risks are in addition to the risks associated with a fund's investments. If a fund remains substantially fully invested at a time when a purchase is outstanding, the purchases may result in a form of leverage. When a fund has sold a security pursuant to one of these transactions, the fund does not participate in further gains or losses with respect to the security. If the other party to a delayed-delivery transaction fails to deliver or pay for the securities, a fund could miss a favorable price or yield opportunity or suffer a loss.

A fund may renegotiate a when-issued or forward transaction and may sell the underlying securities before delivery, which may result in capital gains or losses for the fund.

A fund may also engage in purchases or sales of "to be announced" or "TBA" securities, which usually are transactions in which a fund buys or sells mortgage-backed securities on a forward commitment basis. A TBA transaction typically does not designate the actual security to be delivered and only includes an approximate principal amount. TBA trades can be used by a fund for investment purposes in order to gain exposure to certain securities, or for hedging purposes to adjust the risk exposure of a fund portfolio without having to restructure a portfolio. Purchases and sales of TBA securities involve risks similar to those discussed above for other when-issued and forward purchase and sale transactions. In addition, when a fund sells TBA securities, it incurs risks similar to those incurred in short sales. For example, when a fund sells TBA securities without owning or having the right to obtain the deliverable securities, it incurs a risk of loss because it could have to purchase the securities at a price that is higher than the price at which it sold them. Also, a fund may be unable to purchase the deliverable securities if the corresponding market is illiquid. In such transactions, the fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount sufficient to offset its exposure as long as the fund's obligations are outstanding.

Zero Coupon Bonds do not make interest payments; instead, they are sold at a discount from their face value and are redeemed at face value when they mature. Because zero coupon bonds do not pay current income, their prices can be more volatile than other types of fixed-income securities when interest rates change. In calculating a fund's dividend, a portion of the difference between a zero coupon bond's purchase price and its face value is considered income.

SPECIAL GEOGRAPHIC CONSIDERATIONS

<R>Emerging Markets. Investments in companies domiciled in emerging market countries may be subject to potentially higher risks than investments in developed countries. These risks include: (i) less social, political, and economic stability; (ii) greater illiquidity and price volatility due to smaller or limited local capital markets for such securities, or low or non-existent trading volumes; (iii) foreign exchanges and broker-dealers may be subject to less scrutiny and regulation by local authorities; (iv) local governments may decide to seize or confiscate securities held by foreign investors and/or local governments may decide to suspend or limit an issuer's ability to make dividend or interest payments; (v) local governments may limit or entirely restrict repatriation of invested capital, profits, and dividends; (vi) capital gains may be subject to local taxation, including on a retroactive basis; (vii) issuers facing restrictions on dollar or euro payments imposed by local governments may attempt to make dividend or interest payments to foreign investors in the local currency; (viii) investors may experience difficulty in enforcing legal claims related to the securities and/or local judges may favor the interests of the issuer over those of foreign investors; (ix) bankruptcy judgments may only be permitted to be paid in the local currency; (x) limited public information regarding the issuer may result in greater difficulty in determining market valuations of the securities, and (xi) infrequent financial reporting, substandard disclosure, and differences in accounting standards may make it difficult to ascertain the financial health of an issuer. In addition, unlike developed countries, many emerging countries' economic growth highly depends on exports and inflows of external capital, making them more vulnerable to the downturns of the world economy. The recent global financial crisis weakened the global demand for their exports and tightened international credit supplies, highlighting the sensitivity of emerging economies to the performance of their trading partners. Should the growth of large economies around the world slow, emerging markets may face significant economic difficulties themselves. Developing countries may also face disproportionately large exposure to the negative effects of climate change, both because of geography and because they lack access to technology to adapt to its effects, which could include increased frequency and severity of natural disasters and extreme weather events such as droughts, rising sea levels, decreased crop yields, and increased spread of disease, all of which could harm performance of affected economies.</R>

<R>Many emerging market countries suffer from uncertainty and corruption in their legal frameworks. Legislation may be difficult to interpret and laws may be too new to provide any precedential value. Laws regarding foreign investment and private property may be weak, not enforced, or non-existent. Sudden changes in governments may result in policies that are less favorable to investors such as policies designed to expropriate or nationalize "sovereign" assets. Certain emerging market countries in the past have expropriated large amounts of private property, in many cases with little or no compensation, and there can be no assurance that such expropriation will not occur in the future.</R>

<R>The United States may impose economic sanctions against emerging market companies in various sectors in which the fund may invest. These sanctions, if imposed, could impair a fund's ability to meet its investment objectives. A fund may be prohibited from investing in securities issued by companies subject to such sanctions and may be requited to freeze its existing investments in those companies, prohibiting the fund from selling or otherwise transacting in these investments. Such sanctions, or other intergovernmental actions that may be taken in the future, may result in the devaluation of the country's currency, a downgrade in the country's credit rating, and a decline in the value and liquidity of impacted company stocks.</R>

Many emerging market countries in which a fund may invest lack the social, political, and economic stability characteristic of the U.S. Political instability among emerging market countries can be common and may be caused by an uneven distribution of wealth, social unrest, labor strikes, civil wars, and religious oppression. Economic instability in emerging market countries may take the form of: (i) high interest rates; (ii) high levels of inflation, including hyperinflation; (iii) high levels of unemployment or underemployment; (iv) changes in government economic and tax policies, including confiscatory taxation (or taxes on foreign investments); and (v) imposition of trade barriers.

Currencies of emerging market countries are subject to significantly greater risks than currencies of developed countries. Some emerging market currencies may not be internationally traded or may be subject to strict controls by local governments, resulting in undervalued or overvalued currencies. Some emerging market countries have experienced balance of payment deficits and shortages in foreign exchange reserves. As a result, some governments have responded by restricting currency conversions. Future restrictive exchange controls could prevent or restrict a company's ability to make dividend or interest payments in the original currency of the obligation (usually U.S. dollars). In addition, even though the currencies of some emerging market countries may be convertible into U.S. dollars, the conversion rates may be artificial to their actual market values.

<R>Governments of many emerging market countries have become overly reliant on the international capital markets and other forms of foreign credit to finance large public spending programs which cause huge budget deficits. Often, interest payments have become too overwhelming for these governments to meet, as these payments may represent a large percentage of a country's total GDP. Accordingly, these foreign obligations have become the subject of political debate and served as fuel for political parties of the opposition, which pressure governments not to make payments to foreign creditors, but instead to use these funds for social programs. Either due to an inability to pay or submission to political pressure, the governments have been forced to seek a restructuring of their loan and/or bond obligations, have declared a temporary suspension of interest payments, or have defaulted on their outstanding debt obligations. These events have adversely affected the values of securities issued by the governments and corporations domiciled in these emerging market countries and have negatively affected not only their cost of borrowing, but their ability to borrow in the future as well. Emerging markets have also benefited from the monetary policies adopted by the central banks of developed countries, in particular the United States Federal Reserve, following the financial crisis. The ongoing tapering of these policies may significantly impact the economic outlooks of emerging economies.</R>

<R>In addition to their over-reliance on international capital markets, many emerging economies are also highly dependent on international trade and exports, including exports of oil and other commodities. As a result, these economies are particularly vulnerable to downturns of the world economy. The recent global financial crisis tightened international credit supplies and weakened global demand for their exports and, as a result, certain of these economies faced significant difficulties and some economies fell into recession. Although certain economies in emerging market countries have shown signs of recovery from this recession, such recovery is fragile, and dependent on the uncertain economic outlook of China, Japan, the European Union, and the United States. The reduced demand for exports and lack of available capital for investment resulting from the European crisis and weakened global economy may limit recovery by emerging market countries.</R>

Canada.

Political. Canada's parliamentary system of government is, in general, stable. Quebec does have a "separatist" opposition party whose objective is to achieve sovereignty and increased self-governing legal and financial powers for the province. To date, referendums on Quebec sovereignty have been defeated. If a referendum about the independence of Quebec were successful, the Canadian federal government may be obliged to negotiate with Quebec.

Economic. Canada is a major producer of commodities such as forest products, metals, agricultural products, and energy related products like oil, gas, and hydroelectricity. Accordingly, changes in the supply and demand of base commodity resources and industrial and precious metals and materials, both domestically and internationally, can have a significant effect on Canadian market performance.

<R>The U.S. is Canada's largest trading partner and developments in economic policy and U.S. market conditions have a significant impact on the Canadian economy. The expanding economic and financial integration of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico through the North American Free Trade Agreement may make the Canadian economy and securities market more sensitive to North American trade patterns.</R>

In recent years, economic growth slowed down in certain sectors of the Canadian economy. The Canadian economy suffered from a recession due, in part, to the recent global financial crisis. The weaker economy resulted in lower tax collections and increased support being provided to Canadians through government programs, which increased the Canadian budget deficit. While the Canadian economy has shown signs of recovery from this recession, such recovery is gradual. Growth forecasts remain modest. Furthermore, the relative strength of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar may negatively affect Canada's ability to export, which could limit Canada's economic growth.

<R>Europe. The European Union (EU) is an intergovernmental and supranational union of most Western European countries and a growing number of Eastern European countries, each known as a member state. One of the key activities of the EU is the establishment and administration of a common single market, consisting of, among other things, a common trade policy. In order to pursue this goal, member states established, among other things, the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), which sets out different stages and commitments that member states need to follow to achieve greater economic policy coordination and monetary cooperation, including the adoption of a single currency, the euro. While all EU member states participate in the economic union, only certain EU member states have adopted the euro as their currency. When a member state adopts the euro as its currency, the member state no longer controls its own monetary policy. Instead, the authority to direct monetary policy is exercised by the European Central Bank.</R>

<R>While economic and monetary convergence in the EU may offer new opportunities for those investing in the region, investors should be aware that the success of the EU is not wholly assured. European countries can be significantly affected by the tight fiscal and monetary controls that the EMU imposes on its members or with which candidates for EMU membership are required to comply. Europe must grapple with a number of challenges, any one of which could threaten the survival of this monumental undertaking. The countries adopting the euro must adjust to a unified monetary system, the absence of exchange rate flexibility, and the loss of some degree of economic sovereignty. Europe's economies are diverse, its governments are decentralized, and its cultures differ widely. Unemployment in some European countries has historically been higher than in the U.S. and could pose political risk, and has, since the financial crisis, reached abnormally high levels. Many EU nations are susceptible to high economic risks associated with high levels of debt, notably due to investments in sovereign debts of European countries such as Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and the Republic of Ireland. One or more member states might exit the EU, placing its currency and banking system in jeopardy. The EU currently faces major issues involving its membership, structure, procedures and policies; including the adoption, abandonment or adjustment of the new constitutional treaty, the EU's enlargement to the south and east, and resolution of the EU's problematic fiscal and democratic accountability. Efforts of the member states to continue to unify their economic and monetary policies may increase the potential for similarities in the movements of European markets and reduce the benefit of diversification within the region.</R>

<R>Political. The EU has been extending its influence to the east. It has accepted several Eastern European countries as new members, and has plans to accept several more in the medium-term. It is hoped that membership for these states will help cement economic and political stability in the region. For these countries, membership serves as a strong political impetus to employ tight fiscal and monetary policies. Nevertheless, certain new member states, including former Soviet satellites, remain burdened to various extents by inherited inefficiencies of centrally planned economies similar to what existed under the Soviet Union. Further expansion of the EU has long-term economic benefits, but certain European countries are not viewed as currently suitable for membership, especially the troubled economies of countries further east. Also, as the EU continues to enlarge, the candidate countries' accessions may grow more controversial. Some member states may repudiate certain candidate countries joining the EU upon concerns about the possible economic, immigration, and cultural implications that may result from such enlargement. The current and future status of the EU therefore continues to be the subject of political controversy, with widely differing views both within and between member states. The growth of nationalist and populist parties in both national legislatures and the European Parliament may further threaten enlargement, and impede both national and supranational governance.</R>

<R>An increasingly assertive Russia poses its own set of risks for the EU. Opposition to EU expansion to members of the former Soviet bloc may prompt more intervention by Russia in the affairs of its neighbors as seen in Ukraine in 2014 and Georgia in 2008. Effects of this interventionist stance may take various forms, including export restrictions on Russia's natural resources, support for separatist groups located in EU countries, or externalities of ongoing conflict, such as an influx of refugees from Ukraine, or collateral damage to foreign assets, all of which could negatively impact EU economic activity.</R>

It is possible that the gap between rich and poor within the EU's member countries, and particularly among new members that have not met the requirements for joining the EMU may increase, and that realigning traditional alliances could alter trading relationships and potentially provoke divisive socioeconomic splits.

In the transition to the single economic system, significant political decisions will be made that may affect the market regulation, subsidization, and privatization across all industries, from agricultural products to telecommunications.

Economic. As economic conditions across member states may vary widely, there is continued concern about national-level support for the euro and the accompanying coordination of fiscal and wage policy among EMU member countries. Member countries must maintain tight control over inflation, public debt, and budget deficits in order to qualify for participation in the euro. These requirements severely limit EMU member countries' ability to implement monetary policy to address regional economic conditions.

<R>The recent global financial crisis brought several small countries in Europe to the brink of bankruptcy, threatening sovereign default. Many other economies fell into recession, decreasing tax receipts and widening budget deficits. In response, many countries of Europe have implemented fiscal austerity, decreasing discretionary spending in an attempt to decrease their budget deficits. However, many European governments continue to face high levels of public debt and substantial budget deficits, some with shrinking government expenditures, which hinder economic growth in the region and may still threaten the continued viability of the EMU. Due to these large public deficits, some European issuers may continue to have difficulty accessing capital and may be dependent on emergency assistance from European governments and institutions to avoid defaulting on their outstanding debt obligations. The availability of such assistance, however, may be contingent on an issuer's implementation of certain reforms or reaching a required level of performance, which may increase the possibility of default. Such prospects could inject significant volatility into European markets, which may reduce the liquidity or value of a fund's investments in the region. Likewise, the high levels of public debt raise the possibility that certain European issuers may be forced to restructure their debt obligations, which could cause a fund to lose the value of its investments in any such issuer.</R>

<R>The European sovereign debt crisis, the financial crisis, and the ongoing recession in parts of Europe have weakened the banking and financial sectors of many European countries. Many institutions were saddled with high default rates on loans, found their assets hard to value, and were forced to maintain higher capital reserves under new regulations. This has led to decreased returns from finance and banking directly, and has constricted the sector's ability to lend, thus potentially reducing future returns.</R>

<R>European policy makers took unprecedented steps to respond to the economic crisis in the region, and there is an increased risk that regulatory uncertainty could have a negative effect on the value of a fund's investments in the region. For example, in 2012 the French parliament adopted a financial transactions tax that imposes a tax on, among other transactions, acquisitions of equities in listed companies that have their registered offices in France and that exceed a specified market capitalization. Eleven EU countries, led by France and Germany, are currently trying to pass a financial transactions tax to take effect in 2016. Although only transactions in which at least one party is located in one of the adopting nations would be subject to the tax, the extraterritorial effects are expected to be broad. Moreover, governments across the EMU are facing increasing opposition to certain crisis response measures. For example, efforts to reduce public spending in certain countries have been met with large-scale protests. As a result, many governments in the region have collapsed or been voted out of office. Leaders in some of these countries have openly questioned the sustainability of the EMU, which raises the risk that certain member states will abandon the euro or that the euro may cease to exist as a single currency in its current form. Any such occurrence would likely have wide-ranging effects on global markets that are difficult to predict. However, these effects would likely have a negative impact on a fund's investments in the region.</R>

<R>Although some European economies have shown signs of recovery, the economic crisis has had lasting effects, limiting the prospect of short-term growth and economic recovery in the region. Some countries have experienced stagnation, declines in GDP, and returns to recession, raising the specter that other European economies could follow suit. Economic challenges facing the region include high levels of public debt, significant rates of unemployment, aging populations, heavy regulation of non-financial businesses, persistent trade deficits, rigid labor markets, and inability to access credit. Although certain of these challenges may weigh more heavily on some European economies than others, the economic integration of the region increases the likelihood that recession in one country may spread to others. Should Europe fall into another recession, the value of a fund's investments in the region may be affected.</R>

Currency. Investing in euro-denominated securities (or securities denominated in other European currencies) entails risk of being exposed to a currency that may not fully reflect the strengths and weaknesses of the disparate European economies. In addition, many European countries rely heavily upon export-dependent businesses and any strength in the exchange rate between the euro and the U.S. dollar can have either a positive or a negative effect upon corporate profits and the performance of EU investments. Currencies have become more volatile, subjecting a fund's foreign investments to additional risks.

<R>Nordic Countries. The Nordic countries relate to European integration in different ways. Norway and Iceland are outside the EU, although they are members of the European Economic Area. Denmark, Finland, and Sweden are all EU members, but only Finland has adopted the euro as its currency. Faced with stronger global competition, the Nordic countries - Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden - have had to scale down their historically generous welfare programs, resulting in drops in domestic demand and increased unemployment. Major industries in the region, such as forestry, agriculture, and oil, face pressure as a result of high labor costs. Economic growth in many Nordic countries continues to be constrained by tight labor markets and adverse European and global economic conditions. The Nordic Countries' once-vital manufacturing sector has experienced continued contraction due to outsourcing and flagging demand, spurring increasing unemployment. Although only Finland has adopted the euro, all Nordic currencies are facing deflationary pressure. Furthermore, the protracted recovery following the European crisis and the weakened global economy may limit the growth prospects of the Nordic economies.</R>

Eastern Europe. Investing in the securities of Eastern European issuers is highly speculative and involves risks not usually associated with investing in the more developed markets of Western Europe. Political and economic reforms are too recent to establish a definite trend away from centrally planned economies and state-owned industries. Investments in Eastern European countries may involve risks of nationalization, expropriation, and confiscatory taxation.

<R>Many Eastern European countries continue to move towards market economies at different paces with appropriately different characteristics. Most Eastern European markets suffer from thin trading activity, dubious investor protections, and often a dearth of reliable corporate information. Information and transaction costs, differential taxes, and sometimes political or transfer risk give a comparative advantage to the domestic investor rather than the foreign investor. In addition, these markets are particularly sensitive to social, political, economic, and currency events in Western Europe and Russia and may suffer heavy losses as a result of their trading and investment links to these economies and currencies. In particular, the disruption to the Russian economy as a result of sanctions imposed by the U.S. and EU in connection with Russia's involvement in Ukraine may hurt Eastern European economies with close trade links to Russia. Russia may also attempt to directly assert its influence in the region through economic or military means.</R>

In some of the countries of Eastern Europe, there is no stock exchange or formal market for securities. Such countries may also have government exchange controls, currencies with no recognizable market value relative to the established currencies of Western market economies, little or no experience in trading in securities, no accounting or financial reporting standards, a lack of banking and securities infrastructure to handle such trading and a legal tradition that does not recognize rights in private property. Credit and debt issues and other economic difficulties affecting Western Europe and its financial institutions can negatively affect Eastern European countries.

<R>Eastern European economies may also be particularly susceptible to the volatility of the international credit market due to their reliance on bank related inflows of foreign capital. The recent global financial crisis restricted international credit supplies and several Eastern European economies faced significant credit and economic crises. Although some Eastern European economies are expanding again, major challenges are still present as a result of their continued dependence on the Western European zone for credit and trade. Accordingly, the European crisis may present serious risks for Eastern European economies, which may have a negative effect on a fund's investments in the region.</R>

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<R>Japan. The Japanese economy fell into another recession as a result of the recent global financial crisis and has struggled with low growth rates since. While Japan experienced an increase in exports relative to recent years, the rate of export growth has since slowed and the rapid appreciation in the value of the yen has negatively impacted Japan's exports. This economic recession was likely compounded by Japan's massive government debt, the aging and shrinking of the population, an unstable financial sector, low domestic consumption, and certain corporate structural weaknesses, which remain some of the major long-term problems of the Japanese economy.</R>

<R>Overseas trade is important to Japan's economy and Japan's economic growth is significantly driven by its exports. Japan has few natural resources and must export to pay for its imports of these basic requirements. Meanwhile, Japan's aging and shrinking population increases the cost of the country's pension and public welfare system and lowers domestic demand, making Japan more dependent on exports to sustain its economy. Therefore, any developments that negatively affect Japan's exports could present risks to a fund's investments in Japan. For example, domestic or foreign trade sanctions or other protectionist measures could harm Japan's economy. Likewise, any escalation of tensions with China or South Korea over disputed territorial claims may adversely impact Japan's trading relationship with two of its largest trading partners. In addition, Japan is particularly susceptible to slowing economic growth in China, Japan's second largest export market. Should China's economic growth slow, particularly in response to to the contraction of its real estate market or under the burden of local government debt, Japan could be acutely exposed. Similarly, the European crisis and weakened global economy could present additional risks to a fund's investments in Japan.</R>

Japan's recovery from the recession has been affected by economic distress resulting from the earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011 causing major damage along the coast, including damage to nuclear power plants in the region. Following the earthquake, Japan's financial markets fluctuated dramatically. The government injected capital into the economy and proposed plans for massive spending on reconstruction efforts in disaster-affected areas in order to stimulate economic growth. The full extent of the natural disaster's impact on Japan's economy and foreign investment in Japan is difficult to estimate. The risks of natural disasters of varying degrees, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, and the resulting damage, continue to exist.

<R>Successful financial sector reform would contribute to Japan's economic recovery at home and would benefit other economies in Asia. Internal conflict over the proper way to reform the banking system continues to exist. Although, Japanese banks are stable, maintaining large capital bases, they continue to face difficulties generating profits. Currency fluctuations may also significantly affect Japan's economy. Japan has recently embarked on a program of monetary loosening, fiscal stimulus, and growth-oriented structural reform, which has generated early success in raising growth rates. However, the long term potential of this strategy remains uncertain, as the decline in GDP following the first of two planned increases in Japan's consumption tax put the second round of increases, slated for 2015, in doubt.</R>

Asia Pacific Region (ex Japan). Many countries in the region have historically faced political uncertainty, corruption, military intervention, and social unrest. Examples include military threats on the Korean peninsula and along the Taiwan Strait, the ethnic, sectarian, and separatist violence found in Indonesia, and the nuclear arms threats between India and Pakistan. To the extent that such events continue in the future, they can be expected to have a negative effect on economic and securities market conditions in the region. In addition, the Asia Pacific geographic region has historically been prone to natural disasters. The occurrence of a natural disaster in the region could negatively impact the economy of any country in the region.

<R>Economic. The economies of many countries in the region are heavily dependent on international trade and are accordingly affected by protective trade barriers and the economic conditions of their trading partners, principally, the U.S., Japan, China, and the European Union. The countries in this region are also heavily dependent on exports and are thus particularly vulnerable to any weakening in global demand for these products. High food, fuel and other commodities' prices, as well as volatile capital inflows, may pose challenges to countries in this region in the near future. The recent global financial crisis spread to the region, significantly lowering its exports and foreign investments in the region, which are driving forces of its economic growth. In addition, the economic crisis also significantly affected consumer confidence and local stock markets. Although the economies of many countries in the region have recently shown signs of recovery from the crisis, such recovery, if sustained, may be gradual. Furthermore, any such recovery may be limited or hindered by the reduced demand for exports due to slowing growth in China, which could significantly reduce demand for the natural resources many Asia Pacific economies export. Because China has been such a major source of demand for raw materials and a supplier of foreign direct investment to exporting economies, a slowdown of the Chinese economy could significantly affect regional growth. Regional growth may also be limited by lack of available capital for investment resulting from the European crisis and weakened global economy, as well as the tapering of the monetary policies adopted by the central banks of developed countries, in particular the United States Federal Reserve, following the financial crisis.</R>

<R>The Republic of Korea (South Korea). Investing in South Korea involves risks not typically associated with investing in the U.S. securities markets. Investments in South Korea are, in part, dependent on the maintenance of peaceful relations with North Korea. Relations between the two remain tense, as exemplified in periodic acts of hostility, and the possibility of serious military engagement still exists.</R>

<R> The Korean economy's reliance on international trade makes it highly sensitive to fluctuations in international commodity prices, currency exchange rates and government regulation, and vulnerable to downturns of the world economy. For example, the recent global financial crisis led to large capital outflows from South Korea, which caused the deterioration of the country's currency, domestic asset markets, and credit conditions. Although South Korea's initial recovery was faster than many other developed nations, South Korea's growth has since slowed and any continued recovery may be gradual, particularly as South Korea's four largest export markets (the EU, Japan, U.S., and China) all face economic difficulties, including low growth rates. The economic weakness of South Korea's most important trading partners could stifle demands for South Korean exports and damage its own economic prospects. The South Korean economy's long-term challenges include a rapidly aging population, inflexible labor market, and overdependence on exports to drive economic growth. A new administration's plans to raise taxes and expand welfare and defense spending add to uncertainty over South Korea's economic prospects.</R>

<R>China Region. The China Region encompasses the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The region is highly interconnected and interdependent, with relationships and tensions built on trade, finance, culture, and politics. The economic success of China will continue to have an outsized influence on the growth and prosperity of Taiwan and Hong Kong.</R>

<R>Although the People's Republic of China has experienced three decades of unprecedented growth, it now faces a slowing economy. The real estate market, which many observers believed to be inflated, has begun to decline. Local governments, which had borrowed heavily to bolster growth, face high debt burdens and limited revenue sources. Demand for Chinese exports by Western countries, including the U.S. and Europe, may weaken due to the effects of relatively limited economic growth in those countries resulting from the financial crisis in the United States and the crisis in Europe. Additionally, Chinese actions to lay claim to disputed islands have caused relations with China's regional trading partners to suffer, and could case further disruption to regional trade. In the long run, China's ability to develop and sustain a credible legal, regulatory, monetary, and socioeconomic system could influence the course of outside investment.</R>

<R>Hong Kong is closely tied to China, economically and politically, following the United Kingdom's 1997 handover of the former colony to China to be governed as a Special Administrative Region. Changes to Hong Kong's legal, financial, and monetary system could negatively impact its economic prospects. As recent protests in Hong Kong have shown, this status is not guaranteed. The changing relationship with the central government in Beijing could prove a source of future political unrest and economic disruption. </R>

<R> Although many Taiwanese companies heavily invest in China, a state of hostility continues to exist between China and Taiwan, which the mainland Chinese government has long deemed a part of China and which it has made a nationalist cause of recovering. Taiwan's political stability and ability to sustain its economic growth could be significantly affected by its political and economic relationship with China. Although economic and political relations have both improved, Taiwan remains vulnerable to both Chinese territorial ambitions and economic downturns.</R>

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In addition to the risks inherent in investing in the emerging markets, the risks of investing in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan merit special consideration.

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<R>People's Republic of China. China's economy has transitioned from a rigidly central-planned state-run economy to one that has been only partially reformed by more market-oriented policies. Although the Chinese government has implemented economic reform measures, reduced state ownership of companies and established better corporate governance practices, a substantial portion of productive assets in China are still owned by the Chinese government. The government continues to exercise significant control over regulating industrial development and, ultimately, control over China's economic growth, both through direct involvement in the market through state owned enterprises, and indirectly by allocating resources, controlling access to credit, controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies.</R>

<R>China's growth has gradually slowed since a large fiscal stimulus helped it weather the worst of the financial crisis. This is to some degree intentional, as an attempt to stop certain sectors from overheating, but also results from an attempt to shift the economy from one based on low cost export manufacturing to a model driven more by domestic consumption. Risks remain, however. For one, the real estate market, once rapidly growing in major cities, has slowed down and may collapse. Additionally, local government debt is still very high, and local governments have few viable means to raise revenue, especially with the fall in demand for housing. Moreover, although China has tried to restructure its economy towards consumption, it remains heavily dependent on exports and its therefore susceptible to downturns abroad which may weaken demand for its exports and reduced foreign investments in the country. In particular, the economy faces the prospect of prolonged weakness in demand for Chinese exports as its major trading partners, such as the United States, Japan, and Europe, continue to experience economic uncertainty stemming from the global financial crisis and European crisis, among other things. Over the long term, China's aging infrastructure, worsening environmental conditions, rapid and inequitable urbanization, and quickly widening urban and rural income gap, which all carry political and economic implications, are among the country's major challenges. China also faces problems of domestic unrest and provincial separatism.</R>

<R>Chinese territorial claims are another source of tension and present risks to diplomatic and trade relations with certain of China's regional trade partners. Recent Chinese assertiveness, as seen in the establishment of an Air Defense Identification Zone over islands claimed and occupied by Japan, raises fears of both accidental military conflict, and that Chinese territorial claims result in international reprisal. Such a reprisal may reduce international demand for Chinese goods and services, or causing a decline in foreign direct investment, both of which could have a negative effect on a fund's investments in the securities of Chinese issuers.</R>

As with all transition economies, China's ability to develop and sustain a credible legal, regulatory, monetary, and socioeconomic system could influence the course of outside investment. The Chinese legal system, in particular, constitutes a significant risk factor for investors. The Chinese legal system is based on statutes. Since the late 1970s, Chinese legislative bodies have promulgated laws and regulations dealing with various economic matters such as foreign investment, corporate organization and governance, commerce, taxation, and trade. However, these laws are relatively new and published court decisions based on these laws are limited and non-binding. The interpretation and enforcement of these laws and regulations are uncertain.

China continues to limit direct foreign investments generally in industries deemed important to national interests. Foreign investment in domestic securities is also subject to substantial restrictions. Securities listed on China's two main stock exchanges are divided into two classes. One of the two classes is limited to domestic investors (and a small group of qualified international investors), while the other is available to both international and domestic investors. Although the Chinese government has announced plans to merge the two markets, it is uncertain whether and to what extent such a merger will take place. The existing bifurcated system raises liquidity and stability concerns. Some believe that China's currency is undervalued. Currency fluctuations could significantly affect China and its trading partners. China continues to exercise control over the value of its currency, rather than allowing the value of the currency to be determined by market forces. This type of currency regime may experience sudden and significant currency adjustments, which may adversely impact investment returns.

<R>Hong Kong. In 1997, Great Britain handed over control of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China. Since that time, Hong Kong has been governed by a semi-constitution known as the Basic Law, which guarantees a high degree of autonomy in certain matters until 2047, while defense and foreign affairs are the responsibility of the central government in Beijing. The chief executive of Hong Kong is appointed by the Chinese government. However, Hong Kong is able to participate in international organizations and agreements and it continues to function as an international financial center, with no exchange controls, free convertibility of the Hong Kong dollar and free inward and outward movement of capital. The Basic Law also guarantees existing freedoms, including the freedom of speech, assembly, press, and religion, as well as the right to strike and travel. Business ownership, private property, the right of inheritance and foreign investment are also protected by law. By treaty, China has committed to preserve Hong Kong's autonomy until 2047. However, recent protests in Hong Kong over political, economic, and legal freedoms and the Chinese government's response to them, could negatively affect markets and business performance.</R>

<R>The global financial crisis forced Hong Kong's economy into a recession, but growth has been slow following a recovery. Despite this slowdown, Hong Kong still faces concerns over overheating in certain sectors of its economy, such as its real estate market, which could limit Hong Kong's future growth. In addition, because of Hong Kong's heavy reliance on international trade and global financial markets, Hong Kong remains exposed to significant risks as a result of the European crisis and weakened global economy. The negative effects of the European downturn on the global economy could push Hong Kong into another recession. Likewise, due to Hong Kong's close political and economic ties with China, any economic stagnation on the mainland could have a negative impact on Hong Kong's economy.</R>

<R>Taiwan. For decades, a state of hostility has existed between Taiwan and the People's Republic of China. Beijing has long deemed Taiwan a part of the "one China" and has made a nationalist cause of recovering it. In the past, China has staged frequent military provocations off the coast of Taiwan and made threats of full-scale military action. However, tensions have lowered, exemplified by improved relations, including the first official contacts between the governments on China and Taiwan since 1949. Foreign trade has been the engine of rapid growth in Taiwan and has transformed the island into one of Asia's great exporting nations. As an export-oriented economy, Taiwan depends on an open world trade regime and remains vulnerable to downturns in the world economy. Taiwanese companies continue to compete mostly on price, producing generic products or branded merchandise on behalf of multinational companies. Accordingly, these businesses can be particularly vulnerable to currency volatility and increasing competition from neighboring lower-cost countries. Moreover, many Taiwanese companies are heavily invested in mainland China and other countries throughout Southeast Asia, making them susceptible to political events and economic crises in these parts of the region. Significantly, Taiwan and China recently entered into agreements covering banking, securities, and insurance. Closer economic links with the mainland may bring greater opportunities for the Taiwanese economy, but also poses new challenges. For example, foreign direct investment in China has resulted in Chinese import substitution away from Taiwan's exports and a restriction of potential job creation in Taiwan. As a result of the recent global financial crisis, the demand for exports decreased and Taiwan entered into a recession. Although Taiwan's economy has recently shown signs of recovery from this recession, such recovery, if sustained, may be gradual. In addition, the lasting effects of the European crisis and weakened global economy may reduce demand for Taiwan's exports, which could force its economy into another recession.</R>

India. The value of a fund's investments in Indian securities may be affected by, among other things, political developments, rapid changes in government regulation, state intervention in private enterprise, nationalization or expropriation of foreign assets, legal uncertainty, high rates of inflation or interest rates, currency volatility, and civil unrest. In addition, any escalation of tensions with Pakistan may have a negative impact on a fund's investments in India. Likewise, political, social and economic disruptions caused by domestic sectarian violence or terrorist attacks may also present risks to a fund's investments in India.

The Indian economy is heavily dependent on exports and services provided to U.S. and European companies, and is vulnerable to any weakening in global demand for these products and services. In recent years, rising wages have chipped away at India's competitive advantage in certain service sectors. A slowing economy, large fiscal deficit, and persistent inflation have led to a slowdown in India's once rapid economic growth.

Furthermore, restrictions or controls applicable to foreign investment in the securities of issuers in India may also adversely affect a fund's investments within the country. The availability of financial instruments with exposure to Indian financial markets may be substantially limited by restrictions on foreign investors. Foreign investors are required to observe certain investment restrictions, including limits on shareholdings, which may impede a fund's ability to invest in certain issuers or to fully pursue its investment objective. These restrictions may also have the effect of reducing demand for, or limiting the liquidity of, such investments. There can be no assurance that the Indian government will not impose restrictions on foreign capital remittances abroad or otherwise modify the exchange control regime applicable to foreign investors in such a way that may adversely affect the ability of a fund to repatriate their income and capital.

Shares of many Indian issuers are held by a limited number of persons and financial institutions, which may limit the number of shares available for investment. In addition, further issuances of securities by Indian issuers in which a fund has invested could dilute the investments of existing shareholders and could adversely affect the market price of such securities. Sales of securities by such issuer's major shareholders may also significantly and adversely affect other shareholders. Moreover, a limited number of issuers represent a disproportionately large percentage of market capitalization and trading value in India.

<R>Indonesia. Indonesia has restored financial stability and pursued sober fiscal policies since the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis, but many economic development problems remain, including high unemployment, a fragile banking sector, endemic corruption, inadequate infrastructure, a poor investment climate, inflationary pressures and unequal resource distribution among regions. These problems may limit the country's ability to contain the severe and negative impact of the recent global financial crisis on its economy. In addition, Indonesia continues to be at risk of ethnic, sectarian, and separatist violence. Furthermore, slow budgetary disbursements have created challenges for government programs related to infrastructure, secondary education, and certain social policies.</R>

<R>Indonesia's dependence on resource extraction and export leaves it vulnerable to a slowdown of economies of its trading partners and a decline in commodity prices more generally. Indonesia is particularly vulnerable to the effects of a slowdown in China, which has been a major source of demand growth for Indonesia's commodity exports, and to further weakness in Japan, Indonesia's largest single export market. Additionally, Indonesia has lately faced the headwinds of high inflation and falling foreign direct investment, the latter spurred, in part, by statements in favor of economic nationalism, from the newly elected president that followed the enforcement of several laws intended to disadvantages foreign investors by limiting the share of local businesses foreigners may own. Keys to future growth remain internal reform, peaceful resolution of internal conflicts, bolstering the confidence of international and domestic investors, and strong global economic growth.</R>

<R>Thailand. Thailand has well-developed infrastructure and a free-enterprise economy, which is welcoming to certain foreign investment. Increased consumption and investment spending and strong export industries continue to sustain economic growth. Moreover, Bangkok has pursued preferential trade agreements with a variety of partners in an effort to boost exports and maintain high growth. However, weakening fiscal discipline, separatist violence in the south, the intervention by the military in civilian spheres, and continued political instability may cause additional risks for investments in Thailand. The risk of political instability has proven substantial, as the protests, disputed election, government collapse, and coup of 2014 have led to short term declines in GDP, a collapse of tourism, and a decrease in foreign direct investment.</R>

<R>Long term, Thailand's economy faces challenges including an aging population, outdated infrastructure, and an inadequate education system. Thailand's cost of labor has risen rapidly in recent years, threatening its status as a low cost manufacturing hub. In addition, natural disasters may affect economic growth in the country. For example, in late 2011, historic floods devastated industrial areas north of Bangkok, which severely harmed Thailand's manufacturing sector and reduced the country's economic growth. Thailand continues to be vulnerable to weak economic growth of its major trading partners, particularly China and Japan. Additionally, Thailand's economy continues to be hampered by concerns of tapering of the monetary policies adopted by the central banks of developed countries, in particular the U.S. Federal Reserve, following the financial crisis.</R>

<R>Philippines. Because of its relatively low dependence on exports and high domestic rates of consumption, as well as substantial remittances received from large overseas populations, the Philippines was one of the few countries in Asia to navigate the recent global financial crisis without falling into recession. Although the economy of the Philippines has grown quickly in recent years, there can be no assurances that such growth will continue. Like other countries in the Asia Pacific region, the Philippines is highly dependent on exports for its growth. If the economies of its major trading partners, particularly Japan and the U.S., struggle, demand for Philippine goods will suffer. Additionally, lower economic growth abroad may lead to lower remittances from Filipino emigrants abroad, negatively impacting economic growth in the Philippines. Furthermore, certain weaknesses in the economy, such as inadequate infrastructure, high poverty rates, uneven wealth distribution, low fiscal revenues, endemic corruption, inconsistent regulation, unpredictable taxation, unreliable judicial processes, and the appropriation of foreign assets may present risks to a fund's investments in the Philippines. In addition, investments in the Philippines are subject to risks arising from political or social unrest, including threats from military coups, terrorist groups and separatist movements. Likewise, the Philippines is prone to natural disasters such as typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes and flooding, which may also present risks to a fund's investments in the Philippines.</R>

Latin America. As an emerging market, Latin America historically suffered from social, political, and economic instability. For investors, this has meant additional risk caused by periods of regional conflict, political corruption, totalitarianism, protectionist measures, nationalization, hyperinflation, debt crises, sudden and large currency devaluation, and intervention by the military in civilian and economic spheres. For example, at times the government of Brazil has imposed a tax on foreign investment in Brazilian stocks and bonds, which may affect the value of a fund's investments in the securities of Brazilian issuers. However, in some Latin American countries, a move to sustainable democracy and a more mature and accountable political environment is under way. Domestic economies have been deregulated, privatization of state-owned companies is almost completed and foreign trade restrictions have been relaxed.

Nonetheless, to the extent that events such as those listed above continue in the future, they could reverse favorable trends toward market and economic reform, privatization, and removal of trade barriers, and result in significant disruption in securities markets in the region. In addition, recent favorable economic performance in much of the region has led to a concern regarding government overspending in certain Latin American countries. Investors in the region continue to face a number of potential risks. Certain Latin American countries depend heavily on exports to the U.S. and investments from a small number of countries. Accordingly, these countries may be sensitive to fluctuations in demand, exchange rates and changes in market conditions associated with those countries. The economic growth of most Latin American countries is highly dependent on commodity exports and the economies of certain Latin American countries, particularly Mexico and Venezuela, are highly dependent on oil exports. As a result, these economies are particularly susceptible to fluctuations in the price of oil and other commodities and currency fluctuations. The recent global financial crisis weakened the global demand for oil and other commodities and, as a result, Latin American countries faced significant economic difficulties that led certain countries into recession. If global economic conditions worsen, prices for Latin American commodities may experience increased volatility and demand may continue to decrease. Although certain of these countries have recently shown signs of recovery, such recovery, if sustained, may be gradual. In addition, prolonged economic difficulties may have negative effects on the transition to a more stable democracy in some Latin American countries. In certain countries, political risk, including nationalization risk, is high.

<R>A number of Latin American countries are among the largest debtors of developing countries and have a long history of reliance on foreign debt and default. The majority of the region's economies have become highly dependent upon foreign credit and loans from external sources to fuel their state-sponsored economic plans. Historically, government profligacy and ill-conceived plans for modernization have exhausted these resources with little benefit accruing to the economy. Most countries have been forced to restructure their loans or risk default on their debt obligations. In addition, interest on the debt is subject to market conditions and may reach levels that would impair economic activity and create a difficult and costly environment for borrowers. Accordingly, these governments may be forced to reschedule or freeze their debt repayment, which could negatively affect local markets. Most recently, Argentina defaulted on its debt after a U.S. court ruled that payments to a majority of bondholders (who had settled for lower rates of repayment) could not be made so long as holdout bondholders were not paid the full value of their bonds. In addition to restricting Argentina's ability to issue new debt, and therefore fund its government, the ruling increases the risk of default on all sovereign debt containing such clauses, of which there is still an estimated $100 billion outstanding.</R>

<R>Because of their dependence on foreign credit and loans, a number of Latin American economies faced significant economic difficulties and some economies fell into recession as the recent global financial crisis tightened international credit supplies. While the region has recently shown some mixed signs of economic improvement, recovery from past economic downturns in Latin America has historically been slow, and any such recovery, if sustained, may be gradual. The ongoing effects of the European crisis and weakened global economy may reduce demand for exports from Latin America and limit the availability of foreign credit for some countries in the region. As a result, a fund's investments in Latin American securities could be harmed if economic recovery in the region is limited.</R>

Russia. Investing in Russian securities is highly speculative and involves significant risks and special considerations not typically associated with investing in the securities markets of the U.S. and most other developed countries.

<R>Political. Over the past century, Russia has experienced political and economic turbulence and has endured decades of communist rule under which tens of millions of its citizens were collectivized into state agricultural and industrial enterprises. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia's government has been faced with the daunting task of stabilizing its domestic economy, while transforming it into a modern and efficient structure able to compete in international markets and respond to the needs of its citizens. However, to date, many of the country's economic reform initiatives have floundered as the proceeds of IMF and other economic assistance have been squandered or stolen. In this environment, political and economic policies could shift suddenly in ways detrimental to the interest of foreign and private investors.</R>

<R>In the last few years, as significant income from oil and commodity exports has boosted Russia's economy, Russia's government has begun to make bolder steps to re-assert its regional geopolitical influence, including most recently its military intervention in Ukraine. These actions have increased tensions between Russia and its neighbors and the West, resulting in the U.S. and EU placing sanctions on the Russian financial, energy, and defense sectors, as well as targeting top Kremlin officials. These sanctions have had the effect of slowing the Russian economy, which risks tipping into recession in their wake. Additionally, the conflict has caused capital flight, loss of confidence in Russian sovereign debt, and a retaliatory import ban by Russia that make stoke inflation. Further possible actions by Russia, including restricting gas exports to Ukraine and countries downstream, or provoking another military conflict elsewhere in Eastern Europe could lead to greater consequences for the Russian economy.</R>

Economic. Many of Russia's businesses have failed to mobilize the available factors of production because the country's privatization program virtually ensured the predominance of the old management teams that are largely non-market-oriented in their management approach. Poor accounting standards, inept management, pervasive corruption, insider trading and crime, and inadequate regulatory protection for the rights of investors all pose a significant risk, particularly to foreign investors. In addition, there is the risk that the Russian tax system will not be reformed to prevent inconsistent, retroactive, and/or exorbitant taxation, or, in the alternative, the risk that a reformed tax system may result in the inconsistent and unpredictable enforcement of the new tax laws.

Compared to most national stock markets, the Russian securities market suffers from a variety of problems not encountered in more developed markets. There is little long-term historical data on the Russian securities market because it is relatively new and a substantial proportion of securities transactions in Russia are privately negotiated outside of stock exchanges. The inexperience of the Russian securities market and the limited volume of trading in securities in the market may make obtaining accurate prices on portfolio securities from independent sources more difficult than in more developed markets. Additionally, there is little solid corporate information available to investors. As a result, it may be difficult to assess the value or prospects of an investment in Russian companies.

<R>Because of the recent formation of the Russian securities market as well as the underdeveloped state of the banking and telecommunications systems, settlement, clearing and registration of securities transactions are subject to significant risks. Ownership of shares (except where shares are held through depositories that meet the requirements of the 1940 Act) is defined according to entries in the company's share register and normally evidenced by extracts from the register or by formal share certificates. However, these services are carried out by the companies themselves or by registrars located throughout Russia. These registrars are not necessarily subject to effective state supervision nor are they licensed with any governmental entity and it is possible for a fund to lose its registration through fraud, negligence, or even mere oversight. While a fund will endeavor to ensure that its interest continues to be appropriately recorded either itself or through a custodian or other agent inspecting the share register and by obtaining extracts of share registers through regular confirmations, these extracts have no legal enforceability and it is possible that subsequent illegal amendment or other fraudulent act may deprive a fund of its ownership rights or improperly dilute its interests. In addition, while applicable Russian regulations impose liability on registrars for losses resulting from their errors, it may be difficult for a fund to enforce any rights it may have against the registrar or issuer of the securities in the event of loss of share registration. Furthermore, significant delays or problems may occur in registering the transfer of securities, which could cause a fund to incur losses due to a counterparty's failure to pay for securities the fund has delivered or the fund's inability to complete its contractual obligations because of theft or other reasons. The 2012 designation of the National Settlement Depository (NSD) as the exclusive settlement organization for all publicly traded Russian companies and investment funds has enhanced the efficiency and transparency of the Russian securities market. Additionally, recent agreements between the NSD and foreign central securities depositories and settlement organizations have allowed for simpler and more secure access for foreign investors as well.</R>

<R>The Russian economy is heavily dependent upon the export of a range of commodities including most industrial metals, forestry products, oil, and gas. Accordingly, it is strongly affected by international commodity prices and is particularly vulnerable to any weakening in global demand for these products. Furthermore, the sale and use of certain strategically important commodities, such as gas, may be dictated by political, rather than economic, considerations.</R>

The Russian economy is heavily dependent upon the export of a range of commodities including most industrial metals, forestry products, oil, and gas. Accordingly, it is strongly affected by international commodity prices and is particularly vulnerable to any weakening in global demand for these products. As the recent global financial crisis caused price volatility in commodities, especially oil, many sectors in the Russian economy fell into turmoil, pushing the whole economy into recession. In addition, prior to the global financial crisis, Russia's economic policy encouraged excessive foreign currency borrowing as high oil prices increased investor appetite for Russian financial assets. As a result of this credit boom, Russia reached alarming debt levels and suffered from the effects of tight credit markets. Russia continues to face significant economic challenges, including weak levels of investment and a sluggish recovery in external demand. In the near term, the fallout from the European crisis and weakened global economy may reduce demand for Russian exports such as oil and gas, which could limit Russia's economic recovery. Over the long-term, Russia faces challenges including a shrinking workforce, a high level of corruption, and difficulty in accessing capital for smaller, non-energy companies and poor infrastructure in need of large investments.

<R>Currency. Foreign investors also face a high degree of currency risk when investing in Russian securities and a lack of available currency hedging instruments. In a surprise move in August 1998, Russia devalued the ruble, defaulted on short-term domestic bonds, and imposed a moratorium on the repayment of its international debt and the restructuring of the repayment terms. These actions have negatively affected Russian borrowers' ability to access international capital markets and have had a damaging impact on the Russian economy. In light of these and other government actions, foreign investors could face the possibility of further devaluations. In addition, there is the risk that the government may impose capital controls on foreign portfolio investments in the event of extreme financial or political crisis. Such capital controls could prevent the sale of a portfolio of foreign assets and the repatriation of investment income and capital. Such risks have led to heightened scrutiny of Russian liquidity conditions, which in turn creates a heightened risk of the repatriation of ruble assets by nervous foreign investors. The recent economic turmoil in Russia caused the Russian ruble to depreciate as unemployment levels increased and global demand for oil exports decreased. The Russian economy has suffered following the conflict in Ukraine, as a result of significant capital flight from the country. The pressure put on the ruble caused by this divestment has been compounded by the sanctions from the U.S. and EU, leading to further depreciation, a limitation of the ruble's convertibility, and an increase in inflation. The Russian central bank may need to manage bank liquidity carefully, including deploying its large quantity of foreign exchange reserves, to avoid a worse fallout.</R>

The Middle East and Africa. Investing in Middle Eastern and African securities is highly speculative and involves significant risks and special considerations not typically associated with investing in the securities markets of the U.S. and most other developed countries.

<R>Political. Many Middle Eastern and African countries historically have suffered from political instability. Despite a growing trend towards democratization, especially in Africa, significant political risks continue to affect some Middle Eastern and African countries. These risks may include substantial government control over the private sector, corrupt leaders, civil unrest, suppression of opposition parties that can lead to further dissidence and militancy, fixed elections, terrorism, coups, and war. Recently, several countries in the Middle East and North Africa have experienced pro-democracy movements that resulted in swift regime changes. In some cases, these movements have led to armed conflict involving local factions, regional allies or international forces, and even to protracted civil wars, as is the case in Syria. In some instances where pro-democracy movements successfully toppled regimes, the stability of successor regimes has proven weak, as evidenced, for example, in Egypt. In Iraq and Syria, power vacuums left by unstable regimes have been filled with extremist groups and proto-states that threaten to bring war and further disruption to the existing order of the Middle East.</R>

<R>These regime changes, in the short term, have affected the status and speed of economic reforms in the region. Because many Middle East and African nations have a history of dictatorship, military intervention, and corruption, there can be no guarantee that recent movements toward a more democratic process will continue. Therefore, the long-term effects of the ongoing regime changes are largely unpredictable. In addition, there is an increasing risk that historical animosities, border disputes, or defense concerns may lead to further armed conflict in the region. In all regions, such developments could have a negative effect on economic growth and reverse favorable trends toward economic and market reform, privatization, and the removal of trade barriers. Such developments could also result in significant disruptions in securities markets.</R>

<R>The economies of West Africa, after growing quickly for several years, have recently faced serious disruptions representing considerable risks for investors. In Nigeria, now Africa's largest economy, radical groups have led a disruptive insurgency in the country's north. In Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigerian and Senegal, the outbreak of Ebola has severely challenged health care industries, prompted the imposition of quarantines and disrupted trade.</R>

Economic. Middle Eastern and African countries historically have suffered from economic instability. Underdeveloped infrastructure, high unemployment rates, a comparatively unskilled labor force, and inconsistent access to capital have contributed to economic instability in the region. Furthermore, certain Middle Eastern and African markets may face a higher concentration of market capitalization, greater illiquidity and greater price volatility than that found in more developed markets of Western Europe or the U.S. Additionally, certain countries in the region have a history of nationalizing or expropriating foreign assets, which could cause a fund to lose the value of its investments in those countries. Despite a growing trend towards economic diversification, many Middle Eastern and African economies remain heavily dependent upon a limited range of commodities. These include gold, silver, copper, cocoa, diamonds, natural gas and petroleum. These economies are greatly affected by international commodity prices and are particularly vulnerable to any weakening in global demand for these products. As the recent global financial crisis weakened the global demand for oil, gas, and other commodities, some countries in the region faced significant economic difficulties and many countries have been forced to scale down their infrastructure development and the size of their public welfare systems, which could have long-term economic, social, and political implications. Although certain economies in Africa and the Middle East have recently shown signs of recovery from the financial crisis, such recovery, if sustained, may be gradual and contingent on a sustained global recovery and increased demand for exports from the region.

<R>South Africa, Africa's second largest economy, is the largest destination for foreign direct investment on the continent The country has a two-tiered, developing economy with one tier similar to that of a developed country and the second tier having only the most basic infrastructure. High interest rates, power shortages, and weakening commodities prices, along with the recent economic crisis, caused South Africa to enter a recession in 2009 for the first time in 18 years. The South African Government, both before and during the recession, implemented policies designed to reduce trade and investment restrictions and privatize certain industries. However, ethnic and civil conflicts, the HIV health crisis, uncertainty surrounding government policy, and political instability have led to uneven wealth distribution within the country and may cause additional risks for investments in South Africa. These problems likely compounded the economic difficulties that South Africa faced as the negative effects of the global financial crisis spread to the country. Although the South African economy has recently shown signs of recovery, growth has been sluggish and may continue to be gradual as political, social, and labor unrest could affect the South African economy. In addition, reduced demand for South African exports due to the lasting effects of the European crisis and weakened global economy may limit any such recovery.</R>

Currency. Certain Middle Eastern and African countries have currencies pegged to the U.S. dollar or euro, rather than at levels determined by market forces. This type of currency regime may experience sudden and significant currency adjustments, which may adversely impact investment returns.

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities (normally, shares of underlying Fidelity funds) are placed on behalf of a fund by Strategic Advisers (either itself or through its affiliates) pursuant to authority contained in the management contract.

Strategic Advisers may be responsible for the placement of portfolio securities transactions for other investment companies and investment accounts for which it has or its affiliates have investment discretion.

A fund will not incur any commissions or sales charges when it invests in underlying Fidelity funds, but it may incur such costs if it invests directly in other types of securities.

Purchases and sales of equity securities on a securities exchange or OTC are effected through brokers who receive compensation for their services. Generally, compensation relating to securities traded on foreign exchanges will be higher than compensation relating to securities traded on U.S. exchanges and may not be subject to negotiation. Compensation may also be paid in connection with principal transactions (in both OTC securities and securities listed on an exchange) and agency OTC transactions executed with an electronic communications network (ECN) or an alternative trading system. Equity securities may be purchased from underwriters at prices that include underwriting fees.

Purchases and sales of fixed-income securities are generally made with an issuer or a primary market-maker acting as principal. Although there is no stated brokerage commission paid by a fund for any fixed-income security, the price paid by a fund to an underwriter includes the disclosed underwriting fee and prices in secondary trades usually include an undisclosed dealer commission or markup reflecting the spread between the bid and ask prices of the fixed-income security. New issues of equity and fixed-income securities may also be purchased in underwritten fixed price offerings.

The Trustees of each fund periodically review Strategic Advisers' performance of its responsibilities in connection with the placement of portfolio securities transactions on behalf of each fund. The Trustees also review the compensation paid by each fund over representative periods of time to determine if it was reasonable in relation to the benefits to the fund.

The Selection of Securities Brokers and Dealers

Strategic Advisers or its affiliates generally have authority to select securities brokers (whether acting as a broker or a dealer) with which to place a fund's portfolio securities transactions. In selecting securities brokers, including affiliates of Strategic Advisers, to execute a fund's portfolio securities transactions, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates consider the factors they deem relevant in the context of a particular trade and in regard to Strategic Advisers' or its affiliates' overall responsibilities with respect to the fund and other investment accounts, including any instructions from the fund's portfolio manager, which may emphasize, for example, speed of execution over other factors. Based on the factors considered, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may choose to execute an order using ECNs, including algorithmic trading, crossing networks, direct market access and program trading, or by actively working an order. Other possibly relevant factors may include, but are not limited to, the following: price; the size and type of the securities transaction; the reasonableness of compensation to be paid, including spreads and commission rates; the speed and certainty of trade executions, including broker willingness to commit capital; the nature and characteristics of the markets for the security to be purchased or sold, including the degree of specialization of the broker in such markets or securities; the availability of liquidity in the security, including the liquidity and depth afforded by a market center or market-maker; the reliability of a market center or broker; the broker's overall trading relationship with Strategic Advisers or its affiliates; the trader's assessment of whether and how closely the broker likely will follow the trader's instructions to the broker; the degree of anonymity that a particular broker or market can provide; the potential for avoiding or lessening market impact; the execution services rendered on a continuing basis; the execution efficiency, settlement capability, and financial condition of the firm; arrangements for payment of fund expenses, if applicable; and the provision of additional brokerage and research products and services, if applicable.

The trading desks through which Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may execute trades are instructed to execute portfolio transactions on behalf of the funds based on the quality of execution without any consideration of brokerage and research products and services the broker or dealer may provide. The administration of brokerage and research products and services is managed separately from the trading desks, which means that traders have no responsibility for administering soft dollar activities.

In seeking best qualitative execution for portfolio securities transactions, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may select a broker that uses a trading method, including algorithmic trading, for which the broker may charge a higher commission than its lowest available commission rate. Strategic Advisers or its affiliates also may select a broker that charges more than the lowest available commission rate available from another broker. Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may execute an entire securities transaction with a broker and allocate all or a portion of the transaction and/or related commissions to a second broker where a client does not permit trading with an affiliate of Strategic Advisers or in other limited situations. In those situations, the commission rate paid to the second broker may be higher than the commission rate paid to the executing broker. For futures transactions, the selection of an FCM is generally based on the overall quality of execution and other services provided by the FCM. Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may choose to execute futures transactions electronically.

The Acquisition of Brokerage and Research Products and Services

Brokers (who are not affiliates of Strategic Advisers) that execute transactions for a fund may receive higher compensation from the fund than other brokers might have charged the fund, in recognition of the value of the brokerage or research products and services they provide to Strategic Advisers or its affiliates.

Research Products and Services. These products and services may include, when permissible under applicable law: economic, industry, company, municipal, sovereign (U.S. and non-U.S.), legal, or political research reports; market color; company meeting facilitation; compilation of securities prices, earnings, dividends and similar data; quotation services, data, information and other services; analytical computer software and services; and investment recommendations. In addition to receiving brokerage and research products and services via written reports and computer-delivered services, such reports may also be provided by telephone and in-person meetings with securities analysts, corporate and industry spokespersons, economists, academicians and government representatives and others with relevant professional expertise. Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may request that a broker provide a specific proprietary or third-party product or service. Some of these brokerage and research products and services supplement Strategic Advisers' or its affiliates' own research activities in providing investment advice to the funds.

Execution Services. In addition, brokerage and research products and services may include, when permissible under applicable law, those that assist in the execution, clearing, and settlement of securities transactions, as well as other incidental functions (including, but not limited to, communication services related to trade execution, order routing and algorithmic trading, post-trade matching, exchange of messages among brokers or dealers, custodians and institutions, and the use of electronic confirmation and affirmation of institutional trades).

Mixed-Use Products and Services. Although Strategic Advisers or its affiliates do not use fund commissions to pay for products or services that do not qualify as brokerage and research products and services, they may use commission dollars to obtain certain products or services that are not used exclusively in Strategic Advisers' or its affiliates' investment decision-making process (mixed-use products or services). In those circumstances, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates will make a good faith judgment to evaluate the various benefits and uses to which they intend to put the mixed-use product or service, and will pay for that portion of the mixed-use product or service that does not qualify as brokerage and research products and services with their own resources (referred to as "hard dollars").

Benefit to Strategic Advisers. Strategic Advisers' or its affiliates' expenses likely would be increased if they attempted to generate these additional brokerage and research products and services through their own efforts, or if they paid for these brokerage and research products or services with their own resources. To minimize the potential for conflicts of interest, the trading desks through which Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may execute trades are instructed to execute portfolio transactions on behalf of the funds based on the quality of execution without any consideration of brokerage and research products and services the broker or dealer may provide. The administration of brokerage and research products and services is managed separately from the trading desks, which means that traders have no responsibility for administering soft dollar activities. Furthermore, certain of the brokerage and research products and services Strategic Advisers or its affiliates receive are furnished by brokers on their own initiative, either in connection with a particular transaction or as part of their overall services. Some of these brokerage and research products or services may be provided at no additional cost to Strategic Advisers or its affiliates or have no explicit cost associated with them. In addition, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may request that a broker provide a specific proprietary or third-party product or service, certain of which third-party products or services may be provided by a broker that is not a party to a particular transaction and is not connected with the transacting broker's overall services.

Strategic Advisers' Decision-Making Process. In connection with the allocation of fund brokerage, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates make a good faith determination that the compensation paid to brokers and dealers is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and/or research products and services provided to Strategic Advisers or its affiliates, viewed in terms of the particular transaction for a fund or Strategic Advisers' or its affiliates' overall responsibilities to that fund or other investment companies and investment accounts for which Strategic Advisers or its affiliates have investment discretion; however, each brokerage and research product or service received in connection with a fund's brokerage may not benefit the fund. While Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may take into account the brokerage and/or research products and services provided by a broker or dealer in determining whether compensation paid is reasonable, neither Strategic Advisers, its affiliates, nor the funds incur an obligation to any broker, dealer, or third party to pay for any brokerage and research product or service (or portion thereof) by generating a specific amount of compensation or otherwise. Typically, these brokerage and research products and services assist Strategic Advisers or its affiliates in terms of their overall investment responsibilities to a fund or any other investment companies and investment accounts for which Strategic Advisers or its affiliates have investment discretion. Certain funds or investment accounts may use brokerage commissions to acquire brokerage and research products and services that may also benefit other funds or accounts managed by Strategic Advisers or its affiliates.

Research Contracts. Strategic Advisers or its affiliates have arrangements with certain third-party research providers and brokers through whom Strategic Advisers or its affiliates effect fund trades, whereby Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may pay with fund commissions or hard dollars for all or a portion of the cost of research products and services purchased from such research providers or brokers. If hard dollar payments are used, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may still cause a fund to pay more for execution than the lowest commission rate available from the broker providing research products and services to Strategic Advisers or its affiliates, or that may be available from another broker. Strategic Advisers or its affiliates view hard dollar payments for research products and services as likely to reduce a fund's total commission costs even though it is expected that in such hard dollar arrangements the commissions available for recapture and used to pay fund expenses, as described below, will decrease. Strategic Advisers' or its affiliates' determination to pay for research products and services separately, rather than bundled with fund commissions, is wholly voluntary on Strategic Advisers' or its affiliates' part and may be extended to additional brokers or discontinued with any broker participating in this arrangement.

Commission Recapture

Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may allocate brokerage transactions to brokers (who are not affiliates of Strategic Advisers) who have entered into arrangements with Strategic Advisers or its affiliates under which the broker, using a predetermined methodology, rebates a portion of the compensation paid by a fund to offset that fund's expenses. Not all brokers with whom a fund trades have been asked to participate in brokerage commission recapture.

Affiliated Transactions

Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may place trades with certain brokers, including National Financial Services LLC (NFS), with whom they are under common control, provided Strategic Advisers or its affiliates determine that these affiliates' trade-execution abilities and costs are comparable to those of non-affiliated, qualified brokerage firms. In addition, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may place trades with brokers that use NFS as a clearing agent.

The Trustees of each fund have approved procedures whereby a fund may purchase securities that are offered in underwritings in which an affiliate of the adviser or certain other affiliates participate. In addition, for underwritings where such an affiliate participates as a principal underwriter, certain restrictions may apply that could, among other things, limit the amount of securities that the funds could purchase in the underwritings.

Non-U.S. Transactions

To facilitate trade settlement and related activities in non-United States securities transactions, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may effect spot foreign currency transactions with foreign currency dealers.

Trade Allocation

Although the Trustees and officers of each fund are substantially the same as those of certain other funds managed by Strategic Advisers or its affiliates, investment decisions for each fund are made independently from those of other funds or investment accounts (including proprietary accounts) managed by Strategic Advisers or its affiliates. The same security is often held in the portfolio of more than one of these funds or investment accounts. Simultaneous transactions are inevitable when several funds and investment accounts are managed by the same investment adviser, or an affiliate thereof, particularly when the same security is suitable for the investment objective of more than one fund or investment account.

When two or more funds or investment accounts are simultaneously engaged in the purchase or sale of the same security or instrument, the prices and amounts are allocated in accordance with procedures believed by Strategic Advisers to be appropriate and equitable to each fund or investment account. In some cases this could have a detrimental effect on the price or value of the security or instrument as far as a fund is concerned. In other cases, however, the ability of the funds to participate in volume transactions will produce better executions and prices for the funds.

Commissions Paid

A fund may pay compensation including both commissions and spreads in connection with the placement of portfolio transactions. The amount of brokerage commissions paid by a fund may change from year to year because of, among other things, changing asset levels, shareholder activity, and/or portfolio turnover.

<R>For the fiscal periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the portfolio turnover rates for each fund are presented in the table below. Variations in turnover rate may be due to a fluctuating volume of shareholder purchase and redemption orders, market conditions, and/or changes in Strategic Advisers' investment outlook.</R>

<R>Turnover Rates

2014

2013</R>

<R>VIP Freedom Income PortfolioSM

%

%</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2005 PortfolioSM

%

%</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2010 PortfolioSM

%

%</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2015 PortfolioSM

%

%</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2020 PortfolioSM

%

%</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2025 PortfolioSM

%

%</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2030 PortfolioSM

%

%</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2035 PortfolioSM

%

%</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2040 PortfolioSM

%

%</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2045 PortfolioSM

%

%</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2050 PortfolioSM

%

%</R>

<R>[During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, [each fund/[each of] [Name(s) of Fund(s)]] held securities issued by one or more of its regular brokers or dealers or a parent company of its regular brokers or dealers. The following table shows the aggregate value of the securities of the regular broker or dealer or parent company held by [the/a] fund as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.]</R>

<R>Fund

Regular Broker or Dealer

Aggregate Value of
Securities Held</R>

<R>[Name of Fund]

[Name of Regular Broker or Dealer]

$ </R>

<R>

[Name of Regular Broker or Dealer]

$ </R>

<R>[Name of Fund]

[Name of Regular Broker or Dealer]

$ </R>

<R>

[Name of Regular Broker or Dealer]

$ </R>

<R>[For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, [each fund/[Name(s) of Fund(s)]] paid no brokerage commissions.]</R>

<R>[The following table shows the total amount of brokerage commissions paid by[each fund/[Name(s) of Fund(s)]], comprising commissions paid on securities and/or futures transactions, as applicable, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012. The total amount of brokerage commissions paid is stated as a dollar amount and a percentage of the fund's average net assets.]</R>

<R>Fund

Fiscal Year
Ended

Dollar
Amount

Percentage of
Average
Net Assets</R>

<R>[Name of Fund]

December 31

 

</R>

<R>[Year]

 

$

%</R>

<R>[Year]

 

$

%</R>

<R>[Year]

 

$

%</R>

<R>[Name of Fund]

December 31

 

</R>

<R>[Year]

 

$

%</R>

<R>[Year]

 

$

%</R>

<R>[Year]

 

$

%</R>

<R>[The [first] table below shows the total amount of brokerage commissions paid by each fund to NFS for the past three fiscal years. [The second table shows the approximate amount of aggregate brokerage commissions paid by a fund to NFS as a percentage of the approximate aggregate dollar amount of transactions for which the fund paid brokerage commissions as well as the percentage of transactions effected by a fund through NFS, in each case for the fiscal year ended [year].] NFS is paid on a commission basis.]</R>

<R>Fund

Fiscal Year
Ended

Total Amount
Paid to NFS</R>

<R>[Name of Fund 1]

[Month] [Day]

</R>

<R>[Year]

 

[$ ]</R>

<R>[Year]

 

[$ ]</R>

<R>[Year]

 

[$ ]</R>

<R>[Name of Fund 2]

[Month] [Day]

</R>

<R>[Year]

 

[$ ]</R>

<R>[Year]

 

[$ ]</R>

<R>[Year]

 

[$ ]</R>

<R>[Name of Fund 3]

[Month] [Day]

</R>

<R>[Year]

 

[$ ]</R>

<R>[Year]

 

[$ ]</R>

<R>[Year]

 

[$ ]</R>

<R>Fund

Fiscal Year
Ended [Year]

% of Aggregate
Commissions
Paid to
NFS

% of Aggregate
Dollar Amount of
Transactions
Effected through
NFS</R>

<R>[Name of Fund that Paid Brokerage Commissions to NFS 1]

[Month] [Day]

[ %]

[ %]</R>

<R>[Name of Fund that Paid Brokerage Commissions to NFS 2]

[Month] [Day]

[ %]

[ %]</R>

<R>[Name of Fund that Paid Brokerage Commissions to NFS 3]

[Month] [Day]

[ %]

[ %]</R>

<R>[The difference between the percentage of aggregate brokerage commissions paid to, and the percentage of the aggregate dollar amount of transactions effected through, NFS is a result of the low commission rates charged by NFS.]</R>

<R>[The difference between the percentage of aggregate brokerage commissions paid to, and the percentage of the aggregate dollar amount of transactions effected through, NFS reflects the relatively low price of certain securities.]</R>

<R>[[The difference between the percentage of aggregate brokerage commissions paid to, and the percentage of the aggregate dollar amount of transactions effected through, NFS reflects the relatively low price of certain securities. The difference between the percentage of aggregate brokerage commissions paid to, and the percentage of the aggregate dollar amount of transactions effected through, NFS reflects the relatively low rate of commissions paid on futures transactions.]</R>

<R>[The following table shows the dollar amount of brokerage commissions paid to firms that may have provided research or brokerage services and the approximate dollar amount of the transactions involved for the fiscal year ended 2014.</R>

<R>Fund

Fiscal Year
Ended 2014

$ Amount of
Commissions
Paid to Firms
for Providing
Research or
Brokerage Services

$ Amount of
Brokerage
Transactions
Involved</R>

<R>[Name of Fund 1]

December 31

$

$ </R>

<R>[Name of Fund 2]

December 31

$

$ </R>

<R>[Name of Fund 3]

December 31

$

$ </R>

<R>[During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, [each fund/Name(s) of Fund(s)] paid no brokerage commissions to firms for providing research or brokerage services.]</R>

<R>[The following table shows the brokerage commissions that were allocated for research or brokerage services for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2014.]</R>

<R>Fund

Twelve-Month
Period
Ended 2014

$ Amount of
Commissions
Allocated for
Research or
Brokerage Services</R>

<R>[Name of Fund 1]

September 30

$ </R>

<R>[Name of Fund 2]

September 30

$ </R>

<R>[Name of Fund 3]

September 30

$ </R>

<R>[During the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2014, [each fund/Name(s) of Fund(s)] did not allocate brokerage commissions to firms for providing research or brokerage services.]</R>

VALUATION

NAV is the value of a single share. NAV is computed by adding a class's pro rata share of the value of a fund's investments, cash, and other assets, subtracting the class's pro rata share of the fund's liabilities, subtracting the liabilities allocated to the class, and dividing the result by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding.

Shares of underlying Fidelity funds held by a fund are valued at their respective NAVs.

Generally, other portfolio securities and assets held by a fund, as well as portfolio securities and assets held by an underlying Fidelity non-money market fund, are valued as follows:

Most equity securities are valued at the official closing price or the last reported sale price or, if no sale has occurred, at the last quoted bid price on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded.

Debt securities and other assets for which market quotations are readily available may be valued at market values in the principal market in which they normally are traded, as furnished by recognized dealers in such securities or assets. Or, debt securities and convertible securities may be valued on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service that uses a valuation matrix which incorporates both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques.

Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which market quotations and information furnished by a pricing service are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates current value.

Futures contracts are valued at the settlement or closing price. Options are valued at their market quotations, if available. Swaps are valued daily using quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers.

Prices described above are obtained from pricing services that have been approved by the Board of Trustees. A number of pricing services are available and the funds may use more than one of these services. The funds may also discontinue the use of any pricing service at any time. FMR engages in oversight activities with respect to the fund's pricing services, which includes, among other things, testing the prices provided by pricing services prior to calculation of a fund's NAV, conducting periodic due diligence meetings, and periodically reviewing the methodologies and inputs used by these services.

Foreign securities and instruments are valued in their local currency following the methodologies described above. Foreign securities, instruments and currencies are translated to U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a pricing service as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), which uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate based on days to maturity between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service.

The Board of Trustees of the underlying Fidelity funds has ultimate responsibility for pricing portfolio securities and assets held by those funds, but has delegated day-to-day valuation oversight responsibilities to FMR. FMR has established the FMR Fair Value Committee (FMR Committee) to fulfill these oversight responsibilities.

Other portfolio securities and assets for which market quotations, official closing prices, or information furnished by a pricing service are not readily available or, in the opinion of the FMR Committee, are deemed unreliable will be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Committee in accordance with applicable fair value pricing policies. For example, if, in the opinion of the FMR Committee, a security's value has been materially affected by events occurring before a fund's pricing time but after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, that security will be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Committee in accordance with applicable fair value pricing policies. In fair valuing a security, the FMR Committee may consider factors including price movements in futures contracts and ADRs, market and trading trends, the bid/ask quotes of brokers, and off-exchange institutional trading.

Portfolio securities and assets held by an underlying Fidelity money market fund are valued on the basis of amortized cost. This technique involves initially valuing an instrument at its cost as adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount rather than its current market value. The amortized cost value of an instrument may be higher or lower than the price a money market fund would receive if it sold the instrument.

At such intervals as they deem appropriate, the Trustees of an underlying Fidelity money market fund consider the extent to which NAV calculated using market valuations would deviate from the $1.00 per share calculated using amortized cost valuation. If the Trustees believe that a deviation from a money market fund's amortized cost per share may result in material dilution or other unfair results to shareholders, the Trustees have agreed to take such corrective action, if any, as they deem appropriate to eliminate or reduce, to the extent reasonably practicable, the dilution or unfair results. Such corrective action could include selling portfolio instruments prior to maturity to realize capital gains or losses or to shorten average portfolio maturity; withholding dividends; redeeming shares in kind; establishing NAV by using available market quotations; and such other measures as the Trustees may deem appropriate.

BUYING AND SELLING INFORMATION

A fund may make redemption payments in whole or in part in readily marketable securities or other property pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees if Strategic Advisers determines it is in the best interests of the fund. Such securities or other property will be valued for this purpose as they are valued in computing each class's NAV. Shareholders that receive securities or other property will realize, upon receipt, a gain or loss for tax purposes, and will incur additional costs and be exposed to market risk prior to and upon the sale of such securities or other property.

Each fund, in its discretion, may determine to issue its shares in kind in exchange for securities held by the purchaser having a value, determined in accordance with the fund's policies for valuation of portfolio securities, equal to the purchase price of the fund shares issued. A fund will accept for in-kind purchases only securities or other instruments that are appropriate under its investment objective and policies. In addition, a fund generally will not accept securities of any issuer unless they are liquid, have a readily ascertainable market value, and are not subject to restrictions on resale. All dividends, distributions, and subscription or other rights associated with the securities become the property of the fund, along with the securities. Shares purchased in exchange for securities in kind generally cannot be redeemed for fifteen days following the exchange to allow time for the transfer to settle.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

The following information is only a summary of some of the tax consequences affecting insurance company separate accounts invested in the funds. No attempt has been made to discuss tax consequences affecting variable product owners. Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

Each fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code so that it will not be liable for federal tax on income and capital gains distributed to insurance company separate accounts invested in the fund. In order to qualify as a regulated investment company, and avoid being subject to federal income or excise taxes at the fund level, each fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains within each calendar year as well as on a fiscal year basis (if the fiscal year is other than the calendar year), and intends to comply with other tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies. If a fund failed to qualify as a "regulated investment company" in any year, among other consequences, each insurance company separate account invested in the fund could fail to satisfy the diversification requirements of Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Each fund also intends to satisfy the diversification requirements of Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder. These diversification requirements, which are in addition to the diversification requirements of Subchapter M, place certain limitations on the assets of an insurance company separate account that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer or a certain number of issuers. Because Section 817(h) and the regulations thereunder treat the assets of each fund as the assets of the related insurance company separate account, each fund must also satisfy these requirements. If a fund failed to satisfy these requirements, a variable annuity or variable life insurance product supported by an insurance company separate account invested in the fund may not be treated as an annuity or as life insurance for tax purposes and may no longer be eligible for tax deferral.

Foreign governments may impose withholding taxes on dividends and interest earned by a fund with respect to foreign securities held directly by a fund. Foreign governments may also impose taxes on other payments or gains with respect to foreign securities held directly by a fund. As a general matter, if, at the close of its fiscal year, more than 50% of a fund's total assets is invested in securities of foreign issuers, the fund may elect to pass through eligible foreign taxes paid and thereby allow shareholders to take a deduction or, if they meet certain holding period requirements with respect to fund shares, a credit on their tax returns. In addition, if at the close of each quarter of its fiscal year at least 50% of a fund's total assets is represented by interests in other regulated investment companies, the same rules will apply to any foreign tax credits that underlying funds pass through to the fund. The amount of foreign taxes paid by the fund will be reduced to the extent that the fund lends securities over the dividend record date.

<R>[As of December 31, 2014, [each fund/Name(s) of Fund(s)] had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $____. This loss carryforward, [none of which will expire/all of which will expire on December 31, [year]/of which $___, $___, and $___will expire on December 31, [year], [year], and [year] , respectively[, and $___ of which will not expire]], is available to offset future capital gains]. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, [a fund must use losses that do not expire before it uses losses that do expire, and] a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.]</R>

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

<R>The Trustees and officers of the trust and funds, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs each VIP Freedom Fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee each VIP Freedom Fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to each VIP Freedom Fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review each VIP Freedom Fund's performance. If the interests of a VIP Freedom Fund and an underlying Fidelity fund were to diverge, a conflict of interest could arise and affect how the Trustees fulfill their fiduciary duties to the affected funds. Strategic Advisers has structured the VIP Freedom Funds to avoid these potential conflicts, although there may be situations where a conflict of interest is unavoidable. In such instances, Strategic Advisers and the Trustees would take reasonable steps to minimize and, if possible, eliminate the conflict. Except for Elizabeth S. Acton, James C. Curvey, and John Engler, each of the Trustees oversees [___] funds. Ms. Acton and Mr. Engler each oversees [___] funds. Mr. Curvey oversees [___] funds.</R>

The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the funds (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the month in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The officers hold office without limit in time, except that any officer may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Funds' Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.

In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing each fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the funds, is provided below.

Board Structure and Oversight Function. Abigail P. Johnson is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the funds. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Albert R. Gamper, Jr. serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.

<R>Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The funds' Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds and other Boards oversee Fidelity's equity and high income funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds that are overseen by such other Boards. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.</R>

The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, each fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the funds' activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the funds' business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the funds are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the funds' exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the funds' activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations and Audit Committees. In addition, an ad hoc Board committee of Independent Trustees has worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the funds' Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the funds' Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Funds' Trustees."

Interested Trustees*:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.

Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

James C. Curvey (1935)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Trustee

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Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present), and Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the board of Artis-Naples, Naples, Florida, and as a Trustee for Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Previously, Mr. Curvey served as a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-2014), a Director of FMR (2007-2014), and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2007-2014).</R>

Abigail P. Johnson (1961)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Trustee

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

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Ms. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Ms. Johnson serves as President (2013-present) and Chief Executive Officer (2014-present) of FMR LLC, President of Fidelity Financial Services (2012-present) and President of Personal, Workplace and Institutional Services (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is Chairman and Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2011-present), Chairman and Director of FMR (2011-present), and the Vice Chairman and Director (2007-present) of FMR LLC. Previously, Ms. Johnson served as President and a Director of FMR (2001-2005), a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., and FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2005), Senior Vice President of the Fidelity funds (2001-2005), and managed a number of Fidelity funds. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related.</R>

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for each fund.

Independent Trustees:

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Elizabeth S. Acton (1951)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Trustee

 

Ms. Acton also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity funds. Prior to her retirement in April 2012, Ms. Acton was Executive Vice President, Finance (2011-2012), Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (2002-2011), and Treasurer (2004-2005) of Comerica Incorporated (financial services). Prior to joining Comerica, Ms. Acton held a variety of positions at Ford Motor Company (1983-2002), including Vice President and Treasurer (2000-2002) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Motor Credit Company (1998-2000). Ms. Acton currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Audit and Finance Committees of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (homebuilding, 2012-present).

<R>John Engler (1948)</R>

<R>Year of Election or Appointment: 2014</R>

Trustee

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Mr. Engler also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity funds. He serves as president of the Business Roundtable (2011-present), and on the board of directors/trustees for Universal Forest Products (manufacturer and distributor of wood and wood-alternative products, 2003-present), K12 Inc. (technology-based education company, 2012-present), and the Annie E. Casey Foundation (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Engler served as a trustee of The Munder Funds (2003-2014), president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers (2004-2011) and as governor of Michigan (1991-2003). He is a past chairman of the National Governors Association.</R>

Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (1942)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Trustee

Chairman of the Independent Trustees

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Mr. Gamper also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Prior to his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Group Inc. (commercial finance). During his tenure with CIT Group Inc. Mr. Gamper served in numerous senior management positions, including Chairman (1987-1989; 1999-2001; 2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer (1987-2004), and President (2002-2003). Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities, 2000-present), and Member of the Board of Trustees of Barnabas Health Care System (1997-present). Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of certain Fidelity funds (2011-2012) and as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007).</R>

Robert F. Gartland (1951)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Trustee

 

Mr. Gartland also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Gartland is Chairman and an investor in Gartland and Mellina Group Corp. (consulting, 2009-present). Previously, Mr. Gartland served as a partner and investor of Vietnam Partners LLC (investments and consulting, 2008-2011). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Gartland held a variety of positions at Morgan Stanley (financial services, 1979-2007) including Managing Director (1987-2007).

Arthur E. Johnson (1947)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Trustee

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Mr. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation plc (diversified power management, 2009-present), AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company, 2002-present) and Booz Allen Hamilton (management consulting, 2011-present). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009). He previously served on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008) and Delta Airlines (2005-2007). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson is not related to Ms. Abigail P. Johnson.</R>

Michael E. Kenneally (1954)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Trustee

 

Mr. Kenneally also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Kenneally served as a Member of the Advisory Board for certain Fidelity funds before joining the Board of Trustees (2008-2009). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management. Before joining Credit Suisse, he was an Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Bank of America Corporation. Earlier roles at Bank of America included Director of Research, Senior Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst, and Mr. Kenneally was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991.

James H. Keyes (1940)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Trustee

 

Mr. Keyes also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Board and Non-Executive Chairman of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines, since 2002). Previously, Mr. Keyes served as a member of the Board of Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions, 1998-2013). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Keyes served as Chairman (1993-2002) and Chief Executive Officer (1988-2002) of Johnson Controls (automotive, building, and energy) and as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008).

Marie L. Knowles (1946)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Trustee

Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees

 

Ms. Knowles also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. Ms. Knowles currently serves as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, since 2002). Ms. Knowles is a member of the Board of the Catalina Island Conservancy and of the Santa Catalina Island Company (2009-present). She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California. Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007), URS Corporation (engineering and construction, 2000-2003) and America West (airline, 1999-2002).

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+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for each fund.

Officers:

Correspondence intended for each officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.

Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer

 

Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of other funds. She is Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Marc Bryant (1966)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Assistant Secretary

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Mr. Bryant also serves as an officer of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC. Previously, Mr. Bryant served as Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II (2010-2014). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Bryant served as a Senior Vice President and the Head of Global Retail Legal for AllianceBernstein L.P. (2006-2010), and as the General Counsel for ProFund Advisors LLC (2001-2006).</R>

Jonathan Davis (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Davis also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

Adrien E. Deberghes (1967)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Deberghes also serves as an officer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Deberghes was Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

President and Treasurer

 

Ms. Dorsey also serves as an officer of other funds. She is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present) and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

<R>Howard J. Galligan III (1966)</R>

<R>Year of Election or Appointment: 2014</R>

Chief Financial Officer

<R>

Mr. Galligan also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Galligan serves as President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2014-present) and as a Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Galligan served as Chief Administrative Officer of Asset Management (2011-2014) and Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Investment Support for Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2003-2011).</R>

Scott C. Goebel (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)

<R>

Mr. Goebel serves as Secretary and CLO of other funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2013-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present); and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (2008-present) and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Secretary and CLO of other Fidelity funds (2008-2013), Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and certain funds (2007-2008); and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). Mr. Goebel has been employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate since 2001.</R>

Bruce T. Herring (1965)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds

<R>

Mr. Herring also serves as Vice President of other funds. He serves as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Global Asset Allocation (GAA) (2013-present), Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR, and President of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present). Previously, Mr. Herring served as Vice President of certain Equity Funds (2006-2014), Chief Investment Officer and Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2010-2013), Vice President (2005-2006) and Senior Vice President (2006-2007) of Fidelity Management & Research Company, Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2007), and as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds.</R>

Chris Maher (1972)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Maher is Vice President of Valuation Oversight and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).

<R>Nancy D. Prior (1967)</R>

<R>Year of Election or Appointment: 2014</R>

Vice President

<R>

Ms. Prior also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Prior serves as a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2014-present), President, Fixed Income (2014-present), Vice Chairman of Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2014-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2002-present). Previously, Ms. Prior served as Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2012-2014), President, Money Market and Short Duration Bond of FMR (2013-2014), President, Money Market Group of FMR (2011-2014), Managing Director of Research (2009-2011), Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel (2007-2009), and Assistant Secretary of other Fidelity funds (2008-2009).</R>

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Kenneth B. Robins (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Robins also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Robins serves as Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2013-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served in other fund officer roles.

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Stephen Sadoski (1971)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Deputy Treasurer

 

Mr. Sadoski also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present) and has served in another fund officer role. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP (1997-2009).

Stacie M. Smith (1974)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Assistant Treasurer

 

Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. She is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present) and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (1996-2009).

Renee Stagnone (1975)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Deputy Treasurer

 

Ms. Stagnone also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Ms. Stagnone is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Michael H. Whitaker (1967)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Compliance Officer

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Mr. Whitaker also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Whitaker also serves as Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. (2014-present), FMR (2014-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2014-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Whitaker worked at MFS Investment Management where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2004-2006), and Assistant General Counsel.</R>

Derek L. Young (1964)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds

 

Mr. Young also serves as Trustee or an officer of other funds. He is President and a Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2011-present), President of Fidelity Global Asset Allocation (GAA) (2011-present), and Vice Chairman of Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Young served as Chief Investment Officer of GAA (2009-2011) and as a portfolio manager.

Joseph F. Zambello (1957)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Deputy Treasurer

 

Mr. Zambello also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

<R>Standing Committees of the Funds' Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established various committees to support the Independent Trustees in acting independently in pursuing the best interests of the funds and their shareholders. Currently, the Board of Trustees has four standing committees. The members of each committee are Independent Trustees.</R>

<R>The Operations Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Mr. Gamper currently serving as Chair. The committee normally meets at least six times a year, or more frequently as called by the Chair, and serves as a forum for consideration of issues of importance to, or calling for particular determinations by, the Independent Trustees. The committee considers matters involving potential conflicts of interest between the funds and FMR and its affiliates and reviews proposed contracts and the proposed continuation of contracts between the funds and FMR and its affiliates, and annually reviews and makes recommendations regarding contracts with third parties unaffiliated with FMR, including insurance coverage and custody agreements. The committee has oversight of compliance issues not specifically within the scope of any other committee. These matters include, but are not limited to, significant non-conformance with contract requirements and other significant regulatory matters and recommending to the Board of Trustees the designation of a person to serve as the funds' CCO. The committee (i) serves as the primary point of contact for the CCO with regard to Board-related functions; (ii) oversees the annual performance review of the CCO; (iii) makes recommendations concerning the CCO's compensation; and (iv) makes recommendations as needed in respect of the removal of the CCO. The committee is also responsible for definitive action on all compliance matters involving the potential for significant reimbursement by FMR. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the committee held [Number of Meetings/no] meeting[s].</R>

<R>The Audit Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Mr. Keyes currently serving as Chair. At least one committee member will be an "audit committee financial expert" as defined by the SEC. The committee normally meets four times a year, or more frequently as called by the Chair or a majority of committee members. The committee meets separately, at least annually, with the funds' Treasurer, with the funds' Chief Financial Officer, with personnel responsible for the internal audit function of FMR LLC, with the funds' outside auditors, and with the funds' Chief Compliance Officer. The committee has direct responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the outside auditors employed by the funds. The committee assists the Trustees in overseeing and monitoring: (i) the systems of internal accounting and financial controls of the funds and the funds' service providers (to the extent such controls impact the funds' financial statements); (ii) the funds' auditors and the annual audits of the funds' financial statements; (iii) the financial reporting processes of the funds; (iv) whistleblower reports; and (v) the accounting policies and disclosures of the funds. The committee considers and acts upon (i) the provision by any outside auditor of any non-audit services for any fund, and (ii) the provision by any outside auditor of certain non-audit services to fund service providers and their affiliates to the extent that such approval (in the case of this clause (ii)) is required under applicable regulations of the SEC. It is responsible for approving all audit engagement fees and terms for the funds and for resolving disagreements between a fund and any outside auditor regarding any fund's financial reporting. Auditors of the funds report directly to the committee. The committee will obtain assurance of independence and objectivity from the outside auditors, including a formal written statement delineating all relationships between the auditor and the funds and any service providers consistent with the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The committee will receive reports of compliance with provisions of the Auditor Independence Regulations relating to the hiring of employees or former employees of the outside auditors. It oversees and receives reports on the funds' service providers' internal controls and reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of the service providers' accounting and financial controls, including: (i) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the funds' ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data; (ii) any change in the fund's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the fund's internal control over financial reporting; and (iii) any fraud, whether material or not, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the funds' or service providers internal controls over financial reporting. The committee will also review any correspondence with regulators or governmental agencies or published reports that raise material issues regarding the funds' financial statements or accounting policies. These matters may also be reviewed by the Operations Committee. The committee reviews at least annually a report from each outside auditor describing any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality control, peer review, or Public Company Accounting Oversight Board examination of the auditing firm and any material issues raised by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities of the auditing firm and in each case any steps taken to deal with such issues. The committee will oversee and receive reports on the funds' financial reporting process from the funds' Treasurer and outside auditors and will oversee the resolution of any disagreements concerning financial reporting among applicable parties. The committee will discuss with FMR, the funds' Treasurer, outside auditors and, if appropriate, internal audit personnel of FMR LLC their qualitative judgments about the appropriateness and acceptability of accounting principles and financial disclosure practices used or proposed for adoption by the funds. The committee will review with FMR, the funds' outside auditor, internal audit personnel of FMR LLC and legal counsel, as appropriate, matters related to the audits of the funds' financial statements. The committee will discuss regularly and oversee the review of the internal controls of the funds and their service providers with respect to accounting, financial matters and risk management programs related to the funds. The committee will review periodically the funds' major internal controls exposures and the steps that have been taken to monitor and control such exposures. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the committee held [Number of Meetings/no] meeting[s].</R>

<R>The Fair Valuation Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Mr. Johnson currently serving as Chair. The Committee normally meets quarterly, or more frequently as called by the Chair. The Fair Valuation Committee reviews and approves annually Fair Value Committee Policies recommended by the FMR Fair Value Committee and oversees particular valuations or fair valuation methodologies employed by the FMR Fair Value Committee as circumstances may require. The Committee also reviews actions taken by the FMR Fair Value Committee. The Committee does not oversee the day-to-day operational aspects of the valuation and calculation of the net asset value of the funds, which have been delegated to the FMR Fair Value Committee and Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC). During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the committee held [Number of Meetings/no] meeting[s].</R>

<R>The Governance and Nominating Committee is composed of Mr. Gamper (Chair), Ms. Knowles (Vice Chair), and Mr. Johnson. The committee meets as called by the Chair. With respect to fund governance and board administration matters, the committee periodically reviews procedures of the Board of Trustees and its committees (including committee charters) and periodically reviews compensation of Independent Trustees. The committee monitors corporate governance matters and makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees on the frequency and structure of the Board of Trustee meetings and on any other aspect of Board procedures. It acts as the administrative committee under the retirement plan for Independent Trustees who retired prior to December 30, 1996 and under the fee deferral plan for Independent Trustees. It reviews the performance of legal counsel employed by the funds and the Independent Trustees. On behalf of the Independent Trustees, the committee will make such findings and determinations as to the independence of counsel for the Independent Trustees as may be necessary or appropriate under applicable regulations or otherwise. The committee is also responsible for Board administrative matters applicable to Independent Trustees, such as expense reimbursement policies and compensation for attendance at meetings, conferences and other events. The committee monitors compliance with, acts as the administrator of, and makes determinations in respect of, the provisions of the code of ethics and any supplemental policies regarding personal securities transactions applicable to the Independent Trustees. The committee monitors the functioning of each Board committee and makes recommendations for any changes, including the creation or elimination of standing or ad hoc Board committees. The committee monitors regulatory and other developments to determine whether to recommend modifications to the committee's responsibilities or other Trustee policies and procedures in light of rule changes, reports concerning "best practices" in corporate governance and other developments in mutual fund governance. The committee meets with Independent Trustees at least once a year to discuss matters relating to fund governance. The committee recommends that the Board establish such special or ad hoc Board committees as may be desirable or necessary from time to time in order to address ethical, legal, or other matters that may arise. The committee also oversees the annual self-evaluation of the Board of Trustees and establishes procedures to allow it to exercise this oversight function. In conducting this oversight, the committee shall address all matters that it considers relevant to the performance of the Board of Trustees and shall report the results of its evaluation to the Board of Trustees, including any recommended amendments to the principles of governance, and any recommended changes to the funds' or the Board of Trustees' policies, procedures, and structures. The committee reviews periodically the size and composition of the Board of Trustees as a whole and recommends, if necessary, measures to be taken so that the Board of Trustees reflects the appropriate balance of knowledge, experience, skills, expertise, and diversity required for the Board as a whole and contains at least the minimum number of Independent Trustees required by law. The committee makes nominations for the election or appointment of Independent Trustees and non-management Members of any Advisory Board, and for membership on committees. The committee has the authority to retain and terminate any third-party advisers, including authority to approve fees and other retention terms. Such advisers may include search firms to identify Independent Trustee candidates and board compensation consultants. The committee may conduct or authorize investigations into or studies of matters within the committee's scope of responsibilities, and may retain, at the funds' expense, such independent counsel or other advisers as it deems necessary. The committee will consider nominees to the Board of Trustees recommended by shareholders based upon the criteria applied to candidates presented to the committee by a search firm or other source. Recommendations, along with appropriate background material concerning the candidate that demonstrates his or her ability to serve as an Independent Trustee of the funds, should be submitted to the Chair of the committee at the address maintained for communications with Independent Trustees. If the committee retains a search firm, the Chair will generally forward all such submissions to the search firm for evaluation. With respect to the criteria for selecting Independent Trustees, it is expected that all candidates will possess the following minimum qualifications: (i) unquestioned personal integrity; (ii) not an interested person of the funds within the meaning of the 1940 Act; (iii) does not have a material relationship (e.g., commercial, banking, consulting, legal, or accounting) with the adviser, any sub-adviser or their affiliates that could create an appearance of lack of independence in respect of the funds; (iv) has the disposition to act independently in respect of FMR and its affiliates and others in order to protect the interests of the funds and all shareholders; (v) ability to attend regularly scheduled Board meetings during the year; (vi) demonstrates sound business judgment gained through broad experience in significant positions where the candidate has dealt with management, technical, financial, or regulatory issues; (vii) sufficient financial or accounting knowledge to add value in the complex financial environment of the funds; (viii) experience on corporate or other institutional oversight bodies having similar responsibilities, but which board memberships or other relationships could not result in business or regulatory conflicts with the funds; and (ix) capacity for the hard work and attention to detail that is required to be an effective Independent Trustee in light of the funds' complex regulatory, operational, and marketing setting. The Governance and Nominating Committee may determine that a candidate who does not have the type of previous experience or knowledge referred to above should nevertheless be considered as a nominee if the Governance and Nominating Committee finds that the candidate has additional qualifications such that his or her qualifications, taken as a whole, demonstrate the same level of fitness to serve as an Independent Trustee. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the committee held [Number of Meetings/no] meeting[s].</R>

<R>The following table sets forth information describing the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each Trustee in each fund and in all funds in the aggregate within the same fund family overseen by the Trustee for the calendar year ended December 31, 2014.</R>

<R></R>

<R>Interested Trustees</R>

<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES

Abigail P. Johnson

James C. Curvey

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom Income PortfolioSM

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2005 PortfolioSM

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2010 PortfolioSM

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2015 PortfolioSM

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2020 PortfolioSM

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2025 PortfolioSM

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2030 PortfolioSM

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2035 PortfolioSM

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2040 PortfolioSM

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2045 PortfolioSM

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2050 PortfolioSM

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

</R>

<R>AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS
OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY

over $100,000

over $100,000

</R>

<R></R>

<R>Independent Trustees</R>

<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES

Elizabeth S. Acton

John Engler

Albert R. Gamper, Jr.

Robert F. Gartland

Arthur E. Johnson</R>

<R>VIP Freedom Income Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2035 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2040 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2045 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2050 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]</R>

<R>AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS
OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY

over $100,000

none

over $100,000

over $100,000

over $100,000</R>

<R></R>

<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES

Michael E. Kenneally

James H. Keyes

Marie L. Knowles

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom Income Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2035 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2040 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2045 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2050 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

 

</R>

<R>AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS
OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY

over $100,000

over $100,000

over $100,000

 

</R>

<R>The following table sets forth information describing the compensation of each Trustee for his or her services for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.</R>

<R></R>

<R>Compensation Table1</R>

<R>AGGREGATE
COMPENSATION
FROM A FUND

Elizabeth S.
Acton

John
Engler2

Albert R.
Gamper, Jr.

Robert F.
Gartland

Arthur E.
Johnson

Michael E.
Kenneally

James H.
Keyes</R>

<R>VIP Freedom Income Portfolio

$

$

$

$

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio

$

$

$

$

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio

$

$

$

$

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio

$

$

$

$

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio

$

$

$

$

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio

$

$

$

$

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio

$

$

$

$

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2035 Portfolio

$

$

$

$

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2040 Portfolio

$

$

$

$

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2045 Portfolio

$

$

$

$

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2050 Portfolio

$

$

$

$

$

$

$ </R>

<R>TOTAL COMPENSATION
FROM THE FUND COMPLEX
A

$ 398,000

$ 46,361

$ 498,000

$ 398,000

$ 398,000

$ 398,000

$ 428,000</R>

<R>AGGREGATE
COMPENSATION
FROM A FUND

Marie L.
Knowles

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom Income Portfolio

$

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio

$

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio

$

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio

$

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio

$

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio

$

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio

$

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2035 Portfolio

$

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2040 Portfolio

$

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2045 Portfolio

$

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2050 Portfolio

$

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>TOTAL COMPENSATION
FROM THE FUND COMPLEX
A

$ 448,000

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

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1 Abigail P. Johnson and James C. Curvey are interested persons and are compensated by Fidelity.

<R>2 Effective November 20, 2014, Mr. Engler serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund V.</R>

<R>A Reflects compensation received for the calendar year ended December 31, 2014 for 233 funds of 32 trusts (including Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC). Compensation figures include cash and may include amounts elected to be deferred. Certain individuals elected voluntarily to defer a portion of their compensation as follows: Robert F. Gartland, $180,000; and Michael E. Kenneally, $120,000.</R>

<R>[B Compensation figures include cash and may include amounts elected to be deferred. Certain individuals' aggregate compensation from the fund includes accrued voluntary deferred compensation as follows: [Name of Trustee], [$___].]</R>

<R>[As of [___], approximately __% of [Name of Fund]'s [[,/, and] __% of [Name of Fund]'s] total outstanding shares [, respectively,] was held by FMR and/or another entity or entities of which FMR LLC is the ultimate parent. By virtue of her ownership interest in FMR LLC, as described in the "Control of Investment Adviser" section on page (Click Here), Ms. Abigail P. Johnson may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of these shares. As of the above date, with the exception of Ms. Johnson's deemed ownership of [each fund/[Name(s) of Fund(s)]]'s shares, the Trustees and officers of the funds owned, in the aggregate, less than __% of [the/each] fund's total outstanding shares.]</R>

<R>[As of [___], the Trustees and officers of [the/each] fund/[Name(s) of Fund(s)]] owned, in the aggregate, less than __% of each fund's total outstanding shares.]</R>

<R>[As of [___], the following owned of record and/or beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares of a class:]</R>

<R></R>

<R>[As of [___], approximately ____% of [the fund/Name of Fund]'s total outstanding shares was held of record and/or beneficially by [Name of Shareholder], [City], [State][; approximately ___% of [the fund/[Name of Fund]]'s total outstanding shares was held of record and/or beneficially by [Name of Shareholder], [City], [State]; and approximately ___% of [the fund/Name of Fund]'s total outstanding shares was held of record and/or beneficially by [Name of Shareholder], [City], [State].]</R>

<R>[A shareholder owning of record or beneficially more than 25% of a fund's outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. That shareholder's vote could have a more significant effect on matters presented at a shareholders' meeting than votes of other shareholders.]</R>

CONTROL OF INVESTMENT ADVISER

FMR LLC, as successor by merger to FMR Corp., is the ultimate parent company of FMR and Strategic Advisers. The voting common shares of FMR LLC are divided into two series. Series B is held predominantly by members of the Abigail P. Johnson family, directly or through trusts, and is entitled to 49% of the vote on any matter acted upon by the voting common shares. Series A is held predominantly by non-Johnson family member employees of FMR LLC and its affiliates and is entitled to 51% of the vote on any such matter. The Johnson family group and all other Series B shareholders have entered into a shareholders' voting agreement under which all Series B shares will be voted in accordance with the majority vote of Series B shares. Under the 1940 Act, control of a company is presumed where one individual or group of individuals owns more than 25% of the voting securities of that company. Therefore, through their ownership of voting common shares and the execution of the shareholders' voting agreement, members of the Johnson family may be deemed, under the 1940 Act, to form a controlling group with respect to FMR LLC.

At present, the primary business activities of FMR LLC and its subsidiaries are: (i) the provision of investment advisory, management, shareholder, investment information and assistance and certain fiduciary services for individual and institutional investors; (ii) the provision of securities brokerage services; (iii) the management and development of real estate; and (iv) the investment in and operation of a number of emerging businesses.

FMR, Strategic Advisers, FDC, and the funds have adopted a code of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act that sets forth employees' fiduciary responsibilities regarding the funds, establishes procedures for personal investing, and restricts certain transactions. Employees subject to the code of ethics, including Fidelity investment personnel, may invest in securities for their own investment accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by the funds.

MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

Each VIP Freedom Fund has entered into a management contract with Strategic Advisers, pursuant to which Strategic Advisers furnishes investment advisory and other services.

Management Services. Under the terms of its management contract with each fund, Strategic Advisers acts as investment adviser and, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, directs the investments of the fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations. Strategic Advisers is authorized, in its discretion, to allocate each fund's assets among the underlying Fidelity funds in which the fund may invest. Strategic Advisers also provides each fund with all necessary office facilities and personnel for servicing the fund's investments and compensates all personnel of each fund or Strategic Advisers performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities.

Strategic Advisers in turn has entered into administration agreements with FMR on behalf of each VIP Freedom Fund. Under the terms of each administration agreement, FMR or its affiliates provide the management and administrative services (other than investment advisory services) necessary for the operation of each VIP Freedom Fund. These services include providing facilities for maintaining each fund's organization; supervising relations with custodians, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, underwriters and other persons dealing with each fund; preparing all general shareholder communications and conducting shareholder relations; maintaining each fund's records and the registration of each fund's shares under federal securities laws and making necessary filings under state laws; developing management and shareholder services for each fund; and furnishing reports, evaluations and analyses on a variety of subjects to the Trustees.

Management-Related Expenses. Under the terms of each VIP Freedom Fund's management contract, Strategic Advisers, either itself or through an affiliate, is responsible for payment of all operating expenses of each VIP Freedom Fund or each class thereof, as applicable, with certain exceptions. Under the terms of each administration agreement, FMR pays all management and administrative expenses (other than investment advisory expenses) for which Strategic Advisers is responsible. Specific expenses payable by FMR include expenses for typesetting, printing, and mailing proxy materials to shareholders, legal expenses, fees of the custodian and auditor, and each fund's proportionate share of insurance premiums and Investment Company Institute dues. Each administration agreement further provides that FMR will pay for typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, notices, and reports to shareholders; however, under the terms of each VIP Freedom Fund's transfer agent agreement, the transfer agent bears these costs. In addition, FMR compensates all officers of each fund and all Trustees who are interested persons of the trust, Strategic Advisers, or FMR. FMR also is responsible for the payment of any fees associated with transfer agency services, pricing and bookkeeping services, and the cost of administration of each VIP Freedom Fund's securities lending program.

Each VIP Freedom Fund pays the following expenses: fees and expenses of the Independent Trustees, interest on borrowings, taxes, brokerage commissions (if any), shareholder charges (if any) associated with investing in the underlying Fidelity funds, and such non-recurring expenses as may arise, including costs of any litigation to which a fund may be a party, and any obligation it may have to indemnify the officers and Trustees with respect to litigation. Each fund also pays the costs related to the solicitation of fund proxies from variable product owners.

Each VIP Freedom Fund does not pay a fee to Strategic Advisers for the services provided under each management contract.

FMR receives no fee for the services provided under each administration agreement and pays all other expenses of each fund with limited exceptions.

Expense reimbursements will increase returns, and repayment of the reimbursement will decrease returns.

<R></R>

<R>[Portfolio manager holdings and compensation information to be filed by subsequent amendment.]</R>

<R></R>

<R></R>

PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES

The following Proxy Voting Guidelines were established by the Board of Trustees of the Fidelity funds, after consultation with Fidelity. (The guidelines are reviewed periodically by Fidelity and by the Independent Trustees of the Fidelity funds, and, accordingly, are subject to change.)

I. General Principles

A. Voting of shares will be conducted in a manner consistent with the best interests of Fidelity Fund shareholders as follows: (i) securities of a portfolio company will generally be voted in a manner consistent with the Guidelines; and (ii) voting will be done without regard to any other Fidelity companies' relationship, business or otherwise, with that portfolio company.

B. FMR Investment Proxy Research votes proxies. Like other Fidelity employees, Investment Proxy Research employees have a fiduciary duty to never place their own personal interest ahead of the interests of Fidelity Fund shareholders, and are instructed to avoid actual and apparent conflicts of interest. In the event of a conflict of interest, Investment Proxy Research employees, like other Fidelity employees, will escalate to their managers or the Ethics Office, as appropriate, in accordance with Fidelity's corporate policy on conflicts of interest. A conflict of interest arises when there are factors that may prompt one to question whether a Fidelity employee is acting solely on the best interests of Fidelity and its customers. Employees are expected to avoid situations that could present even the appearance of a conflict between their interests and the interests of Fidelity and its customers.

C. Except as set forth herein, FMR will generally vote in favor of routine management proposals.

D. Non-routine proposals will generally be voted in accordance with the Guidelines.

E. Non-routine proposals not covered by the Guidelines or involving other special circumstances will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis with input from the appropriate FMR analyst or portfolio manager, as applicable, subject to review by an attorney within FMR's General Counsel's office and a member of senior management within FMR Investment Proxy Research. A significant pattern of such proposals or other special circumstances will be referred to the appropriate Fidelity Fund Board Committee or its designee.

F. FMR will vote on shareholder proposals not specifically addressed by the Guidelines based on an evaluation of a proposal's likelihood to enhance the economic returns or profitability of the portfolio company or to maximize shareholder value. Where information is not readily available to analyze the economic impact of the proposal, FMR will generally abstain.

G. Many Fidelity Funds invest in voting securities issued by companies that are domiciled outside the United States and are not listed on a U.S. securities exchange. Corporate governance standards, legal or regulatory requirements and disclosure practices in foreign countries can differ from those in the United States. When voting proxies relating to non-U.S. securities, FMR will generally evaluate proposals in the context of the Guidelines and where applicable and feasible, take into consideration differing laws, regulations and practices in the relevant foreign market in determining how to vote shares.

H. In certain non-U.S. jurisdictions, shareholders voting shares of a portfolio company may be restricted from trading the shares for a period of time around the shareholder meeting date. Because such trading restrictions can hinder portfolio management and could result in a loss of liquidity for a fund, FMR will generally not vote proxies in circumstances where such restrictions apply. In addition, certain non-U.S. jurisdictions require voting shareholders to disclose current share ownership on a fund-by-fund basis. When such disclosure requirements apply, FMR will generally not vote proxies in order to safeguard fund holdings information.

I. Where a management-sponsored proposal is inconsistent with the Guidelines, FMR may receive a company's commitment to modify the proposal or its practice to conform to the Guidelines, and FMR will generally support management based on this commitment. If a company subsequently does not abide by its commitment, FMR will generally withhold authority for the election of directors at the next election.

II. Definitions (as used in this document)

A. Anti-Takeover Provision - includes fair price amendments; classified boards; "blank check" preferred stock; Golden Parachutes; supermajority provisions; Poison Pills; restricting the right to call special meetings; provisions restricting the right of shareholders to set board size; and any other provision that eliminates or limits shareholder rights.

B. Golden Parachute - Employment contracts, agreements, or policies that include an excise tax gross-up provision; single trigger for cash incentives; or may result in a lump sum payment of cash and acceleration of equity that may total more than three times annual compensation (salary and bonus) in the event of a termination following a change in control.

C. Greenmail - payment of a premium to repurchase shares from a shareholder seeking to take over a company through a proxy contest or other means.

D. Sunset Provision - a condition in a charter or plan that specifies an expiration date.

E. Permitted Bid Feature - a provision suspending the application of a Poison Pill, by shareholder referendum, in the event a potential acquirer announces a bona fide offer for all outstanding shares.

F. Poison Pill - a strategy employed by a potential take-over / target company to make its stock less attractive to an acquirer. Poison Pills are generally designed to dilute the acquirer's ownership and value in the event of a take-over.

G. Large-Capitalization Company - a company included in the Russell 1000® Index or the Russell Global ex-U.S. Large Cap Index.

H. Small-Capitalization Company - a company not included in the Russell 1000® Index or the Russell Global ex-U.S. Large Cap Index that is not a Micro-Capitalization Company.

I. Micro-Capitalization Company - a company with a market capitalization under US $300 million.

J. Evergreen Provision - a feature which provides for an automatic increase in the shares available for grant under an equity award plan on a regular basis.

III. Directors

A. <R>Election of Directors</R>

FMR will generally vote in favor of incumbent and nominee directors except where one or more such directors clearly appear to have failed to exercise reasonable judgment. FMR will also generally withhold authority for the election of all directors or directors on responsible committees if:

1. An Anti-Takeover Provision was introduced, an Anti-Takeover Provision was extended, or a new Anti-Takeover Provision was adopted upon the expiration of an existing Anti-Takeover Provision, without shareholder approval except as set forth below.

With respect to Poison Pills, however, FMR will consider not withholding authority on the election of directors if all of the following conditions are met when a Poison Pill is introduced, extended, or adopted:

a. The Poison Pill includes a Sunset Provision of less than five years;

b. The Poison Pill includes a Permitted Bid Feature;

c. The Poison Pill is linked to a business strategy that will result in greater value for the shareholders; and

d. Shareholder approval is required to reinstate the Poison Pill upon expiration.

FMR will also consider not withholding authority on the election of directors when one or more of the conditions above are not met if a board is willing to strongly consider seeking shareholder ratification of, or adding above conditions noted a. and b. to an existing Poison Pill. In such a case, if the company does not take appropriate action prior to the next annual shareholder meeting, FMR will withhold authority on the election of directors.

2. The company refuses, upon request by FMR, to amend the Poison Pill to allow Fidelity to hold an aggregate position of up to 20% of a company's total voting securities and of any class of voting securities.

3. Within the last year and without shareholder approval, a company's board of directors or compensation committee has repriced outstanding options, exchanged outstanding options for equity, or tendered cash for outstanding options.

4. Executive compensation appears misaligned with shareholder interests or otherwise problematic, taking into account such factors as: (i) whether the company has an independent compensation committee; (ii) whether the compensation committee engaged independent compensation consultants; (iii) whether, in the case of stock awards, the restriction period was less than three years for non-performance-based awards, and less than one year for performance-based awards; (iv) whether the compensation committee has lapsed or waived equity vesting restrictions; and (v) whether the company has adopted or extended a Golden Parachute without shareholder approval.

5. To gain FMR's support on a proposal, the company made a commitment to modify a proposal or practice to conform to the Guidelines and the company has failed to act on that commitment.

6. The director attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the board or its committees on which the director served during the company's prior fiscal year, absent extenuating circumstances.

7. The board is not composed of a majority of independent directors.

B. Indemnification

FMR will generally vote in favor of charter and by-law amendments expanding the indemnification of directors and/or limiting their liability for breaches of care unless FMR is otherwise dissatisfied with the performance of management or the proposal is accompanied by Anti-Takeover Provisions.

C. Independent Chairperson

FMR will generally vote against shareholder proposals calling for or recommending the appointment of a non-executive or independent chairperson. However, FMR will consider voting for such proposals in limited cases if, based upon particular facts and circumstances, appointment of a non-executive or independent chairperson appears likely to further the interests of shareholders and to promote effective oversight of management by the board of directors.

D. Majority Director Elections

FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals calling for directors to be elected by an affirmative majority of votes cast in a board election, provided that the proposal allows for plurality voting standard in the case of contested elections (i.e., where there are more nominees than board seats). FMR may consider voting against such shareholder proposals where a company's board has adopted an alternative measure, such as a director resignation policy, that provides a meaningful alternative to the majority voting standard and appropriately addresses situations where an incumbent director fails to receive the support of a majority of the votes cast in an uncontested election.

<R>E. Proxy Access</R>

<R>FMR will generally vote against management and shareholder proposals to adopt proxy access.</R>

IV. Compensation

A. Executive Compensation

1. Advisory votes on executive compensation

a. FMR will generally vote for proposals to ratify executive compensation unless such compensation appears misaligned with shareholder interests or otherwise problematic, taking into account such factors as, among other things, (i) whether the company has an independent compensation committee; (ii) whether the compensation committee engaged independent compensation consultants; (iii) whether, in the case of stock awards, the restriction period was less than three years for non-performance-based awards, and less than one year for performance-based awards; (iv) whether the compensation committee has lapsed or waived equity vesting restriction; and (v) whether the company has adopted or extended a Golden Parachute without shareholder approval.

b. FMR will generally vote against proposals to ratify Golden Parachutes.

2. Frequency of advisory vote on executive compensation

FMR will generally support annual advisory votes on executive compensation.

B. Equity award plans (including stock options, restricted stock awards, and other stock awards).

FMR will generally vote against equity award plans or amendments to authorize additional shares under such plans if:

1. (a) The company's average three year burn rate is greater than 1.5% for a Large-Capitalization Company, 2.5% for a Small-Capitalization Company or 3.5% for a Micro-Capitalization Company; and (b) there were no circumstances specific to the company or the plans that lead FMR to conclude that the burn rate is acceptable.

2. In the case of stock option plans, (a) the offering price of options is less than 100% of fair market value on the date of grant, except that the offering price may be as low as 85% of fair market value if the discount is expressly granted in lieu of salary or cash bonus; (b) the plan's terms allow repricing of underwater options; or (c) the board/committee has repriced options outstanding under the plan in the past two years without shareholder approval.

3. The plan includes an Evergreen Provision.

4. The plan provides for the acceleration of vesting of equity awards even though an actual change in control may not occur.

C. Equity Exchanges and Repricing

FMR will generally vote in favor of a management proposal to exchange, reprice or tender for cash, outstanding options if the proposed exchange, repricing, or tender offer is consistent with the interests of shareholders, taking into account such factors as:

1. Whether the proposal excludes senior management and directors;

2. Whether the exchange or repricing proposal is value neutral to shareholders based upon an acceptable pricing model;

3. The company's relative performance compared to other companies within the relevant industry or industries;

4. Economic and other conditions affecting the relevant industry or industries in which the company competes; and

5. Any other facts or circumstances relevant to determining whether an exchange or repricing proposal is consistent with the interests of shareholders.

D. Employee Stock Purchase Plans

FMR will generally vote in favor of employee stock purchase plans if the minimum stock purchase price is equal to or greater than 85% of the stock's fair market value and the plan constitutes a reasonable effort to encourage broad based participation in the company's equity. In the case of non-U.S. company stock purchase plans, FMR may permit a lower minimum stock purchase price equal to the prevailing "best practices" in the relevant non-U.S. market, provided that the minimum stock purchase price must be at least 75% of the stock's fair market value.

E. Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)

FMR will generally vote in favor of non-leveraged ESOPs. For leveraged ESOPs, FMR may examine the company's state of incorporation, existence of supermajority vote rules in the charter, number of shares authorized for the ESOP, and number of shares held by insiders. FMR may also examine where the ESOP shares are purchased and the dilution effect of the purchase. FMR will generally vote against leveraged ESOPs if all outstanding loans are due immediately upon change in control.

F. Bonus Plans and Tax Deductibility Proposals

FMR will generally vote in favor of cash and stock incentive plans that are submitted for shareholder approval in order to qualify for favorable tax treatment under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, provided that the plan includes well defined and appropriate performance criteria, and with respect to any cash component, that the maximum award per participant is clearly stated and is not unreasonable or excessive.

V. Anti-Takeover Provisions

FMR will generally vote against a proposal to adopt or approve the adoption of an Anti-Takeover Provision unless:

A. The Poison Pill includes the following features:

1. A Sunset Provision of no greater than five years;

2. Linked to a business strategy that is expected to result in greater value for the shareholders;

3. Requires shareholder approval to be reinstated upon expiration or if amended;

4. Contains a Permitted Bid Feature; and

5. Allows the Fidelity Funds to hold an aggregate position of up to 20% of a company's total voting securities and of any class of voting securities.

B. An Anti-Greenmail proposal that does not include other Anti-Takeover Provisions; or

C. It is a fair price amendment that considers a two-year price history or less.

FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals to eliminate Anti-Takeover Provisions unless:

D. In the case of proposals to declassify a board of directors, FMR will generally vote against such a proposal if the issuer's Articles of Incorporation or applicable statutes include a provision whereby a majority of directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by written consent, or other reasonable procedures, by a majority of shareholders entitled to vote for the election of directors.

E. In the case of proposals regarding shareholders' rights to call special meetings, FMR generally will vote against each proposal if the threshold required to call a special meeting is less than 25% of the outstanding stock.

F. In the case of proposals regarding shareholders' right to act by written consent, FMR will generally vote against each proposal if it does not include appropriate mechanisms for implementation including, among other things, that at least 25% of the outstanding stock request that the company establish a record date determining which shareholders are entitled to act and that consents be solicited from all shareholders.

VI. Capital Structure/Incorporation

A. Increases in Common Stock

FMR will generally vote against a provision to increase a company's common stock if such increase will result in a total number of authorized shares greater than three times the current number of outstanding and scheduled to be issued shares, including stock options, except in the case of real estate investment trusts, where an increase that will result in a total number of authorized shares up to five times the current number of outstanding and scheduled to be issued shares is generally acceptable.

B. Reverse Stock Splits

FMR will generally vote in favor of reverse stock splits as long as the post-split authorized shares is no greater than three times the post-split number of outstanding and scheduled to be issued shares, including stock awards, or in the case of real estate investment trusts the number of post-split authorized shares is not greater than five times the post-split number of outstanding and scheduled to be issued shares.

C. New Classes of Shares

FMR will generally vote against the introduction of new classes of stock with differential voting rights.

D. Cumulative Voting Rights

FMR will generally vote against the introduction and in favor of the elimination of cumulative voting rights.

E. Acquisition or Business Combination Statutes

FMR will generally vote in favor of proposed amendments to a company's certificate of incorporation or by-laws that enable the company to opt out of the control shares acquisition or business combination statutes.

F. Incorporation or Reincorporation in Another State or Country

FMR will generally vote for management proposals calling for, or recommending that, a portfolio company reincorporate in another state or country if, on balance, the economic and corporate governance factors in the proposed jurisdiction appear reasonably likely to be better aligned with shareholder interests, taking into account the corporate laws of the current and proposed jurisdictions and any changes to the company's current and proposed governing documents. FMR will consider supporting such shareholder proposals in limited cases if, based upon particular facts and circumstances, remaining incorporated in the current jurisdiction appears misaligned with shareholder interests.

VII. Shares of Investment Companies

A. When a Fidelity Fund invests in an underlying Fidelity Fund with public shareholders, an exchange traded fund (ETF), or non-affiliated fund, FMR will vote in the same proportion as all other voting shareholders of such underlying fund or class ("echo voting"). FMR may choose not to vote if "echo voting" is not operationally feasible.

B. Certain Fidelity Funds may invest in shares of underlying Fidelity Funds that do not have public shareholders. For Fidelity Funds without public shareholders that are managed by FMR or an affiliate, FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals recommended by the underlying funds' Board of Trustees.

VIII. Other

A. Voting Process

FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals to adopt confidential voting and independent vote tabulation practices.

B. Regulated Industries

Voting of shares in securities of any regulated industry (e.g. U.S. banking) organization shall be conducted in a manner consistent with conditions that may be specified by the industry's regulator (e.g. the Federal Reserve Board) for a determination under applicable law (e.g. federal banking law) that no fund or group of funds has acquired control of such organization.

To view a fund's proxy voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, visit www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.

DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

Each VIP Freedom Fund has entered into a distribution agreement with FDC, an affiliate of Strategic Advisers and FMR. The principal business address of FDC is 100 Salem Street, Smithfield, Rhode Island 02917. FDC is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. The distribution agreements call for FDC to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of each fund, which are continuously offered at NAV. Promotional and administrative expenses in connection with the offer and sale of shares are paid by Strategic Advisers or FMR.

The Trustees have approved Distribution and Service Plans on behalf of Initial Class, Service Class, and Service Class 2 of each VIP Freedom Fund (the Plans) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the Rule). The Rule provides in substance that a mutual fund may not engage directly or indirectly in financing any activity that is primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the fund except pursuant to a plan approved on behalf of the fund under the Rule. The Plans, as approved by the Trustees, allow Initial Class, Service Class, Service Class 2, Strategic Advisers, and FMR to incur certain expenses that might be considered to constitute direct or indirect payment by the funds of distribution expenses.

The Rule 12b-1 Plan adopted for Service Class and Service Class 2 of each fund is described in the prospectus for that class.

SERVICE CLASS SERVICE FEES

<R>The table below shows the service fees paid for Service Class shares of each fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.</R>

Fund

Service
Fees
Paid to
FDC
Service Fees
Paid by
FDC to
Intermediaries
Service
Fees
Retained by
FDC*

<R>VIP Freedom Income Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2035 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2040 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2045 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2050 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>[* Amounts retained by FDC represent fees paid to FDC but not yet reallowed to intermediaries as of the close of the period reported and fees paid to FDC that are not eligible to be reallowed to intermediaries. Amounts not eligible for reallowance are retained by FDC for use in its capacity as distributor.]</R>

SERVICE CLASS 2 SERVICE FEES

<R>The table below shows the service fees paid for Service Class 2 shares of each fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.</R>

Fund

Service
Fees
Paid to
FDC
Service Fees
Paid by
FDC to
Intermediaries
Service
Fees
Retained by
FDC*

<R>VIP Freedom Income Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2035 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2040 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2045 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Freedom 2050 Portfolio

$

$

$ </R>

<R>[* Amounts retained by FDC represent fees paid to FDC but not yet reallowed to intermediaries as of the close of the period reported and fees paid to FDC that are not eligible to be reallowed to intermediaries. Amounts not eligible for reallowance are retained by FDC for use in its capacity as distributor.]</R>

Each Initial Class Plan specifically recognizes that Strategic Advisers or FMR may use its past profits or its other resources to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of Initial Class shares and/or support services that benefit variable product owners. In addition, each Initial Class Plan provides that Strategic Advisers or FMR, directly or through FDC, may pay significant amounts to intermediaries that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees has authorized such payments for Initial Class shares.

Each Service Class and Service Class 2 Plan specifically recognizes that Strategic Advisers or FMR may use its past profits or its other resources to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of Service Class and Service Class 2 shares and/or support services that benefit variable product owners, including payments of significant amounts made to intermediaries that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees has authorized such payments for Service Class and Service Class 2 shares.

Prior to approving each Plan, the Trustees carefully considered all pertinent factors relating to the implementation of the Plan, and determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will benefit the applicable class of each VIP Freedom Fund and variable product owners. In particular, the Trustees noted that each Initial Class Plan does not authorize payments by Initial Class of each VIP Freedom Fund other than those made to Strategic Advisers or FMR under its management contract or administration agreement, respectively, with the fund. To the extent that each Plan gives Strategic Advisers, FMR, and FDC greater flexibility in connection with the distribution of class shares, additional sales of class shares or stabilization of cash flows may result. Furthermore, certain support services that benefit variable product owners may be provided more effectively under the Plans by insurance companies and their affiliates with whom variable product owners have other relationships.

Each Service Class and Service Class 2 Plan does not provide for specific payments by Service Class and Service Class 2 of any of the expenses of FDC, or obligate FDC, Strategic Advisers, or FMR to perform any specific type or level of distribution activities or incur any specific level of expense in connection with distribution activities.

In addition to the distribution and/or service fees paid by FDC to intermediaries, shown in the table above, FDC or an affiliate may compensate intermediaries that distribute and/or service the funds. A number of factors are considered in determining whether to pay these additional amounts. Such factors may include, without limitation, the level or type of services provided by the intermediary, the level or expected level of assets or sales of shares, the placing of the funds on a preferred or recommended fund list, access to an intermediary's personnel, and other factors. The total amount paid to intermediaries in the aggregate currently will not exceed 0.10% of the total assets of all VIP funds on an annual basis. In addition to such payments, FDC or an affiliate may offer other incentives such as sponsorship of educational or client seminars relating to current products and issues, assistance in training and educating the intermediaries' personnel, payments or reimbursements for travel and related expenses associated with due diligence trips that an intermediary may undertake in order to explore possible business relationships with affiliates of FDC, and/or payments of costs and expenses associated with attendance at seminars, including travel, lodging, entertainment, and meals. FDC anticipates that payments will be made to over a hundred intermediaries, including some of the largest broker-dealers and other financial firms, and certain of the payments described above may be significant to an intermediary. As permitted by SEC and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority rules and other applicable laws and regulations, FDC or an affiliate may pay or allow other incentives or payments to intermediaries.

A fund's transfer agent or an affiliate may also make payments and reimbursements from its own resources to certain intermediaries (who may be affiliated with the transfer agent) for performing recordkeeping and other services. Please see "Transfer and Service Agent Agreements" in this SAI for more information.

If you have purchased shares of a fund through an investment professional, please speak with your investment professional to learn more about any payments his or her firm may receive from FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates, as well as fees and/or commissions the investment professional charges. You should also consult disclosures made by your investment professional at the time of purchase.

Any of the payments described in this section may represent a premium over payments made by other fund families. Investment professionals may have an added incentive to sell or recommend a fund or a share class over others offered by competing fund families.

TRANSFER AND SERVICE AGENT AGREEMENTS

Each fund has entered into a transfer agent agreement with Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of Strategic Advisers and FMR, which is located at 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Under the terms of the agreement, FIIOC (or an agent, including an affiliate) performs transfer agency services.

For providing transfer agency services, FIIOC receives no fees from a fund; however, each underlying Fidelity fund bears its pro rata portion of the transfer agent fees applicable to a fund according to the percentage of a fund invested in each underlying fund.

FIIOC may collect fees charged in connection with providing certain types of services such as exchanges, closing out fund balances, maintaining fund positions with low balances, checkwriting, wire transactions, and providing historical account research.

FIIOC bears the expense of typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, and all other reports, notices, and statements to existing shareholders (including variable product owners), with the exception of proxy statements.

FIIOC or an affiliate may make payments out of its own resources to intermediaries (including affiliates of FIIOC) for transfer agency and related recordkeeping services with respect to variable product owners' accounts.

Each fund has entered into a service agent agreement with FSC, an affiliate of Strategic Advisers and FMR (or an agent, including an affiliate). Each fund has also entered into a securities lending administration agreement with FSC. Under the terms of the agreements, FSC calculates the NAV and dividends for shares, maintains each fund's portfolio and general accounting records, and administers each fund's securities lending program.

For providing pricing and bookkeeping services, FSC receives a monthly fee based on each fund's average daily net assets throughout the month.

For administering each fund's securities lending program, FSC is paid based on the number and duration of individual securities loans.

FMR bears the cost of pricing and bookkeeping services and administration of the securities lending program under the terms of its administration agreements with Strategic Advisers.

DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST

Trust Organization. Freedom Income Portfolio, Freedom 2005 Portfolio, Freedom 2010 Portfolio, Freedom 2015 Portfolio, Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Freedom 2025 Portfolio, Freedom 2030 Portfolio, Freedom 2035 Portfolio, Freedom 2040 Portfolio, Freedom 2045 Portfolio, and Freedom 2050 Portfolio are funds of Variable Insurance Products Fund V, an open-end management investment company created under an initial declaration of trust dated September 9, 1989. Currently, there are 32 funds offered in Variable Insurance Products Fund V: Asset Manager Portfolio, Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio, Freedom Income Portfolio, Freedom 2005 Portfolio, Freedom 2010 Portfolio, Freedom 2015 Portfolio, Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Freedom 2025 Portfolio, Freedom 2030 Portfolio, Freedom 2035 Portfolio, Freedom 2040 Portfolio, Freedom 2045 Portfolio, Freedom 2050 Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income I Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income II Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income III Portfolio, FundsManager 20% Portfolio, FundsManager 50% Portfolio, FundsManager 60% Portfolio, FundsManager 70% Portfolio, FundsManager 85% Portfolio, Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, Investor Freedom Income® Portfolio, Investor Freedom® 2005 Portfolio, Investor Freedom® 2010 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, Strategic Income Portfolio, and Target Volatility Portfolio. The Trustees are permitted to create additional funds in the trust and to create additional classes of the funds.

The assets of the trust received for the issue or sale of shares of each fund and all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, subject to the rights of creditors, are allocated to such fund, and constitute the underlying assets of such fund. The underlying assets of each fund in the trust shall be charged with the liabilities and expenses attributable to such fund, except that liabilities and expenses may be allocated to a particular class. Any general expenses of the trust shall be allocated between or among any one or more of its funds or classes.

Shareholder Liability. The trust is an entity commonly known as a "Massachusetts business trust." Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a trust may, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the obligations of the trust.

The Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for the debts, liabilities, obligations, and expenses of the trust or fund. The Declaration of Trust provides that the trust shall not have any claim against shareholders except for the payment of the purchase price of shares and requires that each agreement, obligation, or instrument entered into or executed by the trust or the Trustees relating to the trust or to a fund shall include a provision limiting the obligations created thereby to the trust or to one or more funds and its or their assets. The Declaration of Trust further provides that shareholders of a fund shall not have a claim on or right to any assets belonging to any other fund.

The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of each fund's property of any shareholder or former shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the fund solely by reason of his or her being or having been a shareholder and not because of his or her acts or omissions or for some other reason. The Declaration of Trust also provides that each fund shall, upon request, assume the defense of any claim made against any shareholder for any act or obligation of the fund and satisfy any judgment thereon. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which a fund itself would be unable to meet its obligations. Strategic Advisers believes that, in view of the above, the risk of personal liability to shareholders is remote. Claims asserted against one class of shares may subject holders of another class of shares to certain liabilities.

Voting Rights. Each fund's capital consists of shares of beneficial interest. Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each dollar of net asset value they own. The voting rights of shareholders can be changed only by a shareholder vote. Shares may be voted in the aggregate, by fund, and by class.

The shares have no preemptive or conversion rights. Shares are fully paid and nonassessable, except as set forth under the heading "Shareholder Liability" above.

The trust or a fund or a class may be terminated upon the sale of its assets to, or merger with, another open-end management investment company, series, or class thereof, or upon liquidation and distribution of its assets. The Trustees may reorganize, terminate, merge, or sell all or a portion of the assets of the trust or a fund or a class without prior shareholder approval. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the trust, shareholders of each of its funds are entitled to receive the underlying assets of such fund available for distribution. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of a fund or a class, shareholders of that fund or that class are entitled to receive the underlying assets of the fund or class available for distribution.

Custodians. The Bank of New York Mellon, 1 Wall Street, New York, New York, is custodian of the assets of each fund. The custodian is responsible for the safekeeping of a fund's assets and the appointment of any subcustodian banks and clearing agencies. JPMorgan Chase Bank, headquartered in New York, also may serve as a special purpose custodian of certain assets in connection with repurchase agreement transactions.

FMR, its officers and directors, its affiliated companies, and Members of the Board of Trustees may, from time to time, conduct transactions with various banks, including banks serving as custodians for certain funds advised by FMR. Transactions that have occurred to date include mortgages and personal and general business loans. In the judgment of each fund's adviser, the terms and conditions of those transactions were not influenced by existing or potential custodial or other fund relationships.

<R>Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. [___], independent registered public accounting firm, audits financial statements for each fund and provides other audit related services.</R>

FUND HOLDINGS INFORMATION

Each fund views holdings information as sensitive and limits its dissemination. The Board authorized FMR to establish and administer guidelines for the dissemination of fund holdings information, which may be amended at any time without prior notice. FMR's Disclosure Policy Committee (comprising executive officers of FMR) evaluates disclosure policy with the goal of serving a fund's best interests by striking an appropriate balance between providing information about a fund's portfolio and protecting a fund from potentially harmful disclosure. The Board reviews the administration and modification of these guidelines and receives reports from the funds' chief compliance officer periodically.

Each fund will provide a full list of holdings on www.advisor.fidelity.com (i) monthly, 30 days after the month-end, and (ii) quarterly, 15 days after the quarter-end. This information may also be provided to insurance companies via an electronic reporting tool at that time.

Unless otherwise indicated, this information will be available on the web site until updated for the next applicable period.

A fund may also from time to time provide or make available to the Board or third parties upon request specific fund level performance attribution information and statistics. Third parties may include variable product owners or prospective variable product owners, members of the press, consultants, and ratings and ranking organizations.

The Use of Holdings In Connection With Fund Operations. Material non-public holdings information may be provided as part of the activities associated with managing Fidelity funds to: entities which, by explicit agreement or by virtue of their respective duties to the fund, are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information disclosed; other parties if legally required; or persons FMR believes will not misuse the disclosed information. These entities, parties, and persons include, but are not limited to: a fund's trustees; a fund's manager, its sub-advisers, if any, and their affiliates whose access persons are subject to a code of ethics (including portfolio managers of affiliated funds of funds); contractors who are subject to a confidentiality agreement; a fund's auditors; a fund's custodians; proxy voting service providers; financial printers; pricing service vendors; broker-dealers in connection with the purchase or sale of securities or requests for price quotations or bids on one or more securities; securities lending agents; counsel to a fund or its Independent Trustees; regulatory authorities; stock exchanges and other listing organizations; parties to litigation; third parties in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding relating to a fund holding; and third parties who have submitted a standing request to a money market fund for daily holdings information. Non-public holdings information may also be provided to an issuer regarding the number or percentage of its shares that are owned by a fund and in connection with redemptions in kind.

Other Uses Of Holdings Information. In addition, each fund may provide material non-public holdings information to (i) third parties that calculate information derived from holdings for use by FMR or its affiliates, (ii) ratings and rankings organizations, and (iii) an investment adviser, trustee, or their agents to whom holdings are disclosed for due diligence purposes or in anticipation of a merger involving a fund. Each individual request is reviewed by the Disclosure Policy Committee which must find, in its sole discretion that, based on the specific facts and circumstances, the disclosure appears unlikely to be harmful to a fund. Entities receiving this information must have in place control mechanisms to reasonably ensure or otherwise agree that, (a) the holdings information will be kept confidential, (b) no employee shall use the information to effect trading or for their personal benefit, and (c) the nature and type of information that they, in turn, may disclose to third parties is limited. FMR relies primarily on the existence of non-disclosure agreements and/or control mechanisms when determining that disclosure is not likely to be harmful to a fund.

At this time, the entities receiving information described in the preceding paragraph are: Factset Research Systems Inc. (full or partial fund holdings daily, on the next business day); Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (full holdings weekly (generally as of the previous Friday), generally 5 business days thereafter); DocuLynx Inc. (full or partial holdings daily, on the next business day); MSCI Inc. and certain affiliates (full or partial fund holdings daily, on the next business day); and Barclays Capital Inc. (full holdings daily, on the next business day).

FMR, its affiliates, or the funds will not enter into any arrangements with third parties from which they derive consideration for the disclosure of material non-public holdings information. If, in the future, such an arrangement is desired, prior Board approval would be sought and any such arrangements would be disclosed in the funds' SAI.

There can be no assurance that the funds' policies and procedures with respect to disclosure of fund portfolio holdings will prevent the misuse of such information by individuals and firms that receive such information.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

<R>Each fund's financial statements and financial highlights for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, and report of the independent registered public accounting firm, are included in the fund's annual report and are incorporated herein by reference. Total annual operating expenses as shown in the prospectus fee table may differ from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights because total annual operating expenses as shown in the prospectus fee table include any acquired fund fees and expenses, whereas the ratios of expenses in the financial highlights do not, except to the extent any acquired fund fees and expenses relate to an entity, such as a wholly-owned subsidiary, with which a fund's financial statements are consolidated. Acquired funds include other investment companies (such as central funds or other underlying funds) in which a fund has invested, if and to the extent it is permitted to do so. Total annual operating expenses in the prospectus fee table and the financial highlights do not include any expenses associated with investments in certain structured or synthetic products that may rely on the exception from the definition of "investment company" provided by section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act.</R>

APPENDIX

<R>Fidelity, Fidelity Investments & Pyramid Design, Investor Freedom Income, and Investor Freedom are registered service marks of FMR LLC. © 2015 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.</R>

VIP Freedom Income Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2035 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2040 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2045 Portfolio, VIP Freedom 2050 Portfolio, and VIP Equity-Income Portfolio are service marks of FMR LLC.

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

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

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

Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products

Investor Freedom® Funds

Investor Freedom Income® Portfolio

Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio

Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio

Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio

Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio

Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio

Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio

Prospectus

<R>April 30, 2015</R>


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Contents

Fund Summary

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VIP Investor Freedom Income PortfolioSM

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VIP Investor Freedom 2005 PortfolioSM</R>

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VIP Investor Freedom 2010 PortfolioSM</R>

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VIP Investor Freedom 2015 PortfolioSM</R>

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VIP Investor Freedom 2020 PortfolioSM</R>

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VIP Investor Freedom 2025 PortfolioSM</R>

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VIP Investor Freedom 2030 PortfolioSM</R>

<R>Fund Basics

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Investment Details</R>

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Valuing Shares</R>

<R>Shareholder Information

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Additional Information about the Purchase and Sale of Shares</R>

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Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions</R>

<R>Fund Services

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Fund Management</R>

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Fund Distribution</R>

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Financial Highlights</R>

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Additional Index Information</R>

Prospectus


Fund Summary

<R>Fund:
VIP Investor Freedom Income PortfolioSM</R>

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred, directly or indirectly, when you, as a variable product owner, buy and hold interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund. The table does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall fees and expenses would be higher.

Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Not Applicable

Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fee

None

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

None

<R>Other expenses

%</R>

<R>[Acquired fund fees and expenses

%]</R>

<R>Total annual operating expenses

%</R>

<R>[[X] Based on historical expenses, adjusted to reflect current fees.]</R>

<R>[[X] Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.]</R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. This example does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall expenses would be higher. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much you, as a variable product owner, would pay in total expenses if all interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:

<R>1 year

$ </R>

<R>3 years

$ </R>

<R>5 years

$ </R>

<R>10 years

$ </R>

Portfolio Turnover

<R>The fund will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of underlying Fidelity funds (or "turns over" its portfolio), but it could incur transaction costs if it were to buy and sell other types of securities directly. If the fund were to buy and sell other types of securities directly, a higher portfolio turnover rate could indicate higher transaction costs. Such costs, if incurred, would not be reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example and would affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was [__]% of the average value of its portfolio.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

  • Investing in a combination of underlying Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products (VIP) domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds.

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Fund Summary - continued

  • Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to a stable target asset allocation of approximately:

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  • <R>• Using an active asset allocation strategy to increase or decrease asset class exposures by up to 10 percentage points from the fund's target asset allocation to equity funds (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), bond funds and short-term funds to reflect Strategic Adviser's intermediate term market outlook. The target asset allocations are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight an asset class.</R>

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

  • <R>• Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from the Adviser's asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>
  • Investing in Other Funds. The fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds, including the risk that the underlying funds will not meet their investment objectives.
  • <R>[Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.]</R>
  • <R>[Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a [debt] [or] [money market] security to decrease.]</R>
  • <R>Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets [, particularly emerging markets,] can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. [Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.]</R>
  • <R>[Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or group of related industries.]</R>
  • <R>[Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity [can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.]</R>
  • <R>Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. [A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a security to decrease.] [The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [[Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) [ and certain types of other securities] involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities [and certain types of other securities] can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments [and can be difficult to resell].]</R>
  • <R>[Leverage Risk. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly.]</R>
  • <R>• ["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>
  • <R>• ["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.]</R>
  • <R>• [Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.]</R>

You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Returns for shares of the fund do not include the effect of any sales charges or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if they did, returns for shares of the fund would be lower. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Prospectus

Year-by-Year Returns

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2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

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Returns

Quarter ended

<R>Highest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

<R>Lowest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

Average Annual Returns

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December 31, 2014

Past 1
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Past 5
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Life of
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<R>Barclays® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

 

%

 

%

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<R>Fidelity Freedom Income Composite IndexSM
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

 

%

 

%

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%

A From August 3, 2005.

Investment Adviser

Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) (the Adviser), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), is the fund's manager.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Andrew Dierdorf (co-manager) has managed the fund since June 2011.

Brett Sumsion (co-manager) has managed the fund since January 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Only Permitted Accounts, including separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund, can buy or sell shares. Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts.

Permitted Accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

The price to buy one share is its net asset value per share (NAV). Shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

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

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

The fund has no minimum investment requirement.

Tax Information

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus. Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include insurance companies and their affiliated broker-dealers and service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.

Prospectus


Fund Summary

<R>Fund:
VIP Investor Freedom 2005 PortfolioSM</R>

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred, directly or indirectly, when you, as a variable product owner, buy and hold interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund. The table does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall fees and expenses would be higher.

Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Not Applicable

Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fee

None

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

None

<R>Other expenses

%</R>

<R>[Acquired fund fees and expenses

%]</R>

<R>Total annual operating expenses

%</R>

<R>[[X] Based on historical expenses, adjusted to reflect current fees.]</R>

<R>[[X] Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.]</R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. This example does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall expenses would be higher. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much you, as a variable product owner, would pay in total expenses if all interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:

<R>1 year

$ </R>

<R>3 years

$ </R>

<R>5 years

$ </R>

<R>10 years

$ </R>

Portfolio Turnover

<R>The fund will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of underlying Fidelity funds (or "turns over" its portfolio), but it could incur transaction costs if it were to buy and sell other types of securities directly. If the fund were to buy and sell other types of securities directly, a higher portfolio turnover rate could indicate higher transaction costs. Such costs, if incurred, would not be reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example and would affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was [__]% of the average value of its portfolio.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

  • Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) may continue to seek high total return for several years beyond the fund's target retirement date in an effort to achieve the fund's overall investment objective.
  • Investing in a combination of underlying Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products (VIP) domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds.
  • Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that becomes increasingly conservative until it reaches approximately 17% in domestic equity funds, 7% in international equity funds, 46% in bond funds, and 30% in short-term funds (approximately 10 to 19 years after the year 2005).

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

  • <R>Using a target asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds as of December 31, 2014, of approximately:</R>

<R>vip432
</R>

  • <R>• Using an active asset allocation strategy to increase or decrease asset class exposures by up to 10 percentage points from the fund's target asset allocation to equity funds (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), bond funds and short-term funds to reflect Strategic Adviser's intermediate term market outlook. The target asset allocations are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight an asset class.</R>

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

  • <R>• Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from the Adviser's asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>
  • Investing in Other Funds. The fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds, including the risk that the underlying funds will not meet their investment objectives.
  • <R>[Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.]</R>
  • <R>[Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a [debt] [or] [money market] security to decrease.]</R>
  • <R>Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets [, particularly emerging markets,] can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. [Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.]</R>
  • <R>[Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or group of related industries.]</R>
  • <R>[Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity [can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.]</R>
  • <R>Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. [A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a security to decrease.] [The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [[Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) [ and certain types of other securities] involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities [and certain types of other securities] can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments [and can be difficult to resell].]</R>
  • <R>[Leverage Risk. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly.]</R>
  • <R>• ["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>
  • <R>["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.]</R>
  • <R>• [Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.]</R>

You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Returns for shares of the fund do not include the effect of any sales charges or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if they did, returns for shares of the fund would be lower. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Prospectus

Year-by-Year Returns

<R>Calendar Years

 

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014</R>

<R>

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%</R>

<R>vip434
</R>

During the periods shown in the chart:

Returns

Quarter ended

<R>Highest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

<R>Lowest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

Average Annual Returns

<R>For the periods ended
December 31, 2014

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Life of
fund
A</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Barclays® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Fidelity Freedom 2005 Composite IndexSM
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

A From August 3, 2005.

Investment Adviser

Strategic Advisers (the Adviser), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), is the fund's manager.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Andrew Dierdorf (co-manager) has managed the fund since June 2011.

Brett Sumsion (co-manager) has managed the fund since January 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Only Permitted Accounts, including separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund, can buy or sell shares. Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts.

Permitted Accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

The price to buy one share is its net asset value per share (NAV). Shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

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

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

The fund has no minimum investment requirement.

Tax Information

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus. Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include insurance companies and their affiliated broker-dealers and service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.

Prospectus


Fund Summary

<R>Fund:
VIP Investor Freedom 2010 PortfolioSM</R>

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred, directly or indirectly, when you, as a variable product owner, buy and hold interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund. The table does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall fees and expenses would be higher.

Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Not Applicable

Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fee

None

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

None

<R>Other expenses

%</R>

<R>[Acquired fund fees and expenses

%]</R>

<R>Total annual operating expenses

%</R>

<R>[[X] Based on historical expenses, adjusted to reflect current fees.]</R>

<R>[[X] Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.]</R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. This example does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall expenses would be higher. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much you, as a variable product owner, would pay in total expenses if all interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:

<R>1 year

$ </R>

<R>3 years

$ </R>

<R>5 years

$ </R>

<R>10 years

$ </R>

Portfolio Turnover

<R>The fund will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of underlying Fidelity funds (or "turns over" its portfolio), but it could incur transaction costs if it were to buy and sell other types of securities directly. If the fund were to buy and sell other types of securities directly, a higher portfolio turnover rate could indicate higher transaction costs. Such costs, if incurred, would not be reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example and would affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was [__]% of the average value of its portfolio.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

  • Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) may continue to seek high total return for several years beyond the fund's target retirement date in an effort to achieve the fund's overall investment objective.
  • Investing in a combination of underlying Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products (VIP) domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds.
  • Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that becomes increasingly conservative until it reaches approximately 17% in domestic equity funds, 7% in international equity funds, 46% in bond funds, and 30% in short-term funds (approximately 10 to 19 years after the year 2010).

Prospectus

  • <R>Using a target asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds as of December 31, 2014, of approximately:</R>

<R>vip436
</R>

  • <R>• Using an active asset allocation strategy to increase or decrease asset class exposures by up to 10 percentage points from the fund's target asset allocation to equity funds (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), bond funds and short-term funds to reflect Strategic Adviser's intermediate term market outlook. The target asset allocations are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight an asset class.</R>

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

  • <R>• Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from the Adviser's asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>
  • Investing in Other Funds. The fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds, including the risk that the underlying funds will not meet their investment objectives.
  • <R>[Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.]</R>
  • <R>[Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a [debt] [or] [money market] security to decrease.]</R>
  • <R>Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets [, particularly emerging markets,] can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. [Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.]</R>
  • <R>[Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or group of related industries.]</R>
  • <R>[Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity [can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.]</R>
  • <R>Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. [A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a security to decrease.] [The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [[Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) [and certain types of other securities] involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities [and certain types of other securities] can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments [and can be difficult to resell].]</R>
  • <R>[Leverage Risk. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly.]</R>
  • <R>• ["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>
  • <R>["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.]</R>
  • <R>• [Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.]</R>

You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Returns for shares of the fund do not include the effect of any sales charges or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if they did, returns for shares of the fund would be lower. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

Year-by-Year Returns

<R>Calendar Years

 

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014</R>

<R>

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%</R>

<R>vip438
</R>

During the periods shown in the chart:

Returns

Quarter ended

<R>Highest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

<R>Lowest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

Average Annual Returns

<R>For the periods ended
December 31, 2014

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Life of
fund
A</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Barclays® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Fidelity Freedom 2010 Composite IndexSM
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

A From August 3, 2005.

Investment Adviser

Strategic Advisers (the Adviser), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), is the fund's manager.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Andrew Dierdorf (co-manager) has managed the fund since June 2011.

Brett Sumsion (co-manager) has managed the fund since January 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Only Permitted Accounts, including separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund, can buy or sell shares. Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts.

Permitted Accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

The price to buy one share is its net asset value per share (NAV). Shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

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

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

The fund has no minimum investment requirement.

Tax Information

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus. Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

Prospectus

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include insurance companies and their affiliated broker-dealers and service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.

Prospectus


Fund Summary

<R>Fund:
VIP Investor Freedom 2015 PortfolioSM</R>

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred, directly or indirectly, when you, as a variable product owner, buy and hold interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund. The table does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall fees and expenses would be higher.

Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Not Applicable

Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fee

None

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

None

<R>Other expenses

%</R>

<R>[Acquired fund fees and expenses

%]</R>

<R>Total annual operating expenses

%</R>

<R>[[X] Based on historical expenses, adjusted to reflect current fees.]</R>

<R>[[X] Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.]</R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. This example does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall expenses would be higher. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much you, as a variable product owner, would pay in total expenses if all interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:

<R>1 year

$ </R>

<R>3 years

$ </R>

<R>5 years

$ </R>

<R>10 years

$ </R>

Portfolio Turnover

<R>The fund will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of underlying Fidelity funds (or "turns over" its portfolio), but it could incur transaction costs if it were to buy and sell other types of securities directly. If the fund were to buy and sell other types of securities directly, a higher portfolio turnover rate could indicate higher transaction costs. Such costs, if incurred, would not be reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example and would affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was [__]% of the average value of its portfolio.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

  • Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) may continue to seek high total return for several years beyond the fund's target retirement date in an effort to achieve the fund's overall investment objective.
  • Investing in a combination of underlying Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products (VIP) domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds.
  • Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that becomes increasingly conservative until it reaches approximately 17% in domestic equity funds, 7% in international equity funds, 46% in bond funds, and 30% in short-term funds (approximately 10 to 19 years after the year 2015).

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

  • <R>Using a target asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds as of December 31, 2014, of approximately:</R>

<R>vip440
</R>

  • <R>• Using an active asset allocation strategy to increase or decrease asset class exposures by up to 10 percentage points from the fund's target asset allocation to equity funds (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), bond funds and short-term funds to reflect Strategic Adviser's intermediate term market outlook. The target asset allocations are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight an asset class.</R>

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

  • <R>• Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from the Adviser's asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>
  • Investing in Other Funds. The fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds, including the risk that the underlying funds will not meet their investment objectives.
  • <R>[Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.]</R>
  • <R>[Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a [debt] [or] [money market] security to decrease.]</R>
  • <R>Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets [, particularly emerging markets,] can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. [Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.]</R>
  • <R>[Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or group of related industries.]</R>
  • <R>[Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity [can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.]</R>
  • <R>Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. [A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a security to decrease.] [The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [[Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) [and certain types of other securities] involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities [and certain types of other securities] can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments [and can be difficult to resell].]</R>
  • <R>[Leverage Risk. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly.]</R>
  • <R>• ["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>
  • <R>["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.]</R>
  • <R>• [Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.]</R>

You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Returns for shares of the fund do not include the effect of any sales charges or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if they did, returns for shares of the fund would be lower. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Prospectus

Year-by-Year Returns

<R>Calendar Years

 

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014</R>

<R>

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%</R>

<R>vip442
</R>

During the periods shown in the chart:

Returns

Quarter ended

<R>Highest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

<R>Lowest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

Average Annual Returns

<R>For the periods ended
December 31, 2014

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Life of
fund
A</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>S&P 500® Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Fidelity Freedom 2015 Composite IndexSM
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

A From August 3, 2005.

Investment Adviser

Strategic Advisers (the Adviser), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), is the fund's manager.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Andrew Dierdorf (co-manager) has managed the fund since June 2011.

Brett Sumsion (co-manager) has managed the fund since January 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Only Permitted Accounts, including separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund, can buy or sell shares. Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts.

Permitted Accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

The price to buy one share is its net asset value per share (NAV). Shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

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

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

The fund has no minimum investment requirement.

Tax Information

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus. Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include insurance companies and their affiliated broker-dealers and service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.

Prospectus


Fund Summary

<R>Fund:
VIP Investor Freedom 2020 PortfolioSM</R>

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred, directly or indirectly, when you, as a variable product owner, buy and hold interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund. The table does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall fees and expenses would be higher.

Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Not Applicable

Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fee

None

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

None

<R>Other expenses

%</R>

<R>[Acquired fund fees and expenses

%]</R>

<R>Total annual operating expenses

%</R>

<R>[[X] Based on historical expenses, adjusted to reflect current fees.]</R>

<R>[[X] Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.]</R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. This example does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall expenses would be higher. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much you, as a variable product owner, would pay in total expenses if all interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:

<R>1 year

$ </R>

<R>3 years

$ </R>

<R>5 years

$ </R>

<R>10 years

$ </R>

Portfolio Turnover

<R>The fund will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of underlying Fidelity funds (or "turns over" its portfolio), but it could incur transaction costs if it were to buy and sell other types of securities directly. If the fund were to buy and sell other types of securities directly, a higher portfolio turnover rate could indicate higher transaction costs. Such costs, if incurred, would not be reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example and would affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was [__]% of the average value of its portfolio.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

  • Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) may continue to seek high total return for several years beyond the fund's target retirement date in an effort to achieve the fund's overall investment objective.
  • Investing in a combination of underlying Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products (VIP) domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds.
  • Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that becomes increasingly conservative until it reaches approximately 17% in domestic equity funds, 7% in international equity funds, 46% in bond funds, and 30% in short-term funds (approximately 10 to 19 years after the year 2020).

Prospectus

  • <R>Using a target asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds as of December 31, 2014, of approximately:</R>

<R>vip444
</R>

  • <R>• Using an active asset allocation strategy to increase or decrease asset class exposures by up to 10 percentage points from the fund's target asset allocation to equity funds (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), bond funds and short-term funds to reflect Strategic Adviser's intermediate term market outlook. The target asset allocations are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight an asset class.</R>

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

  • <R>• Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from the Adviser's asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>
  • Investing in Other Funds. The fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds, including the risk that the underlying funds will not meet their investment objectives.
  • <R>[Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.]</R>
  • <R>[Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a [debt] [or] [money market] security to decrease.]</R>
  • <R>Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets [, particularly emerging markets,] can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. [Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.]</R>
  • <R>• [Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or group of related industries.]</R>
  • <R>[Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity [can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.]</R>
  • <R>Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. [A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a security to decrease.] [The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [[Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) [ and certain types of other securities] involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities [and certain types of other securities] can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments [and can be difficult to resell].]</R>
  • <R>[Leverage Risk. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly.]</R>
  • <R>• ["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>
  • <R>["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.]</R>
  • <R>• [Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.]</R>

You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Returns for shares of the fund do not include the effect of any sales charges or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if they did, returns for shares of the fund would be lower. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

Year-by-Year Returns

<R>Calendar Years

 

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014</R>

<R>

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%</R>

<R>vip446
</R>

During the periods shown in the chart:

Returns

Quarter ended

<R>Highest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

<R>Lowest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

Average Annual Returns

<R>For the periods ended
December 31, 2014

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Life of
fund
A</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>S&P 500® Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Fidelity Freedom 2020 Composite IndexSM
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

A From August 3, 2005.

Investment Adviser

Strategic Advisers (the Adviser), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), is the fund's manager.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Andrew Dierdorf (co-manager) has managed the fund since June 2011.

Brett Sumsion (co-manager) has managed the fund since January 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Only Permitted Accounts, including separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund, can buy or sell shares. Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts.

Permitted Accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

The price to buy one share is its net asset value per share (NAV). Shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

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

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

The fund has no minimum investment requirement.

Tax Information

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus. Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

Prospectus

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include insurance companies and their affiliated broker-dealers and service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.

Prospectus


Fund Summary

<R>Fund:
VIP Investor Freedom 2025 PortfolioSM</R>

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred, directly or indirectly, when you, as a variable product owner, buy and hold interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund. The table does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall fees and expenses would be higher.

Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Not Applicable

Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fee

None

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

None

<R>Other expenses

%</R>

<R>[Acquired fund fees and expenses

%]</R>

<R>Total annual operating expenses

%</R>

<R>[[X] Based on historical expenses, adjusted to reflect current fees.]</R>

<R>[[X] Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.]</R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. This example does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall expenses would be higher. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much you, as a variable product owner, would pay in total expenses if all interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:

<R>1 year

$ </R>

<R>3 years

$ </R>

<R>5 years

$ </R>

<R>10 years

$ </R>

Portfolio Turnover

<R>The fund will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of underlying Fidelity funds (or "turns over" its portfolio), but it could incur transaction costs if it were to buy and sell other types of securities directly. If the fund were to buy and sell other types of securities directly, a higher portfolio turnover rate could indicate higher transaction costs. Such costs, if incurred, would not be reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example and would affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was [__]% of the average value of its portfolio.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

  • Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) may continue to seek high total return for several years beyond the fund's target retirement date in an effort to achieve the fund's overall investment objective.
  • Investing in a combination of underlying Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products (VIP) domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds.
  • Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that becomes increasingly conservative until it reaches approximately 17% in domestic equity funds, 7% in international equity funds, 46% in bond funds, and 30% in short-term funds (approximately 10 to 19 years after the year 2025).

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

  • <R>Using a target asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds as of December 31, 2014, of approximately:</R>

<R>vip448
</R>

  • <R>• Using an active asset allocation strategy to increase or decrease asset class exposures by up to 10 percentage points from the fund's target asset allocation to equity funds (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), bond funds and short-term funds to reflect Strategic Adviser's intermediate term market outlook. The target asset allocations are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight an asset class.</R>

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

  • <R>• Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from the Adviser's asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>
  • Investing in Other Funds. The fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds, including the risk that the underlying funds will not meet their investment objectives.
  • <R>[Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.]</R>
  • <R>[Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a [debt] [or] [money market] security to decrease.]</R>
  • <R>Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets [, particularly emerging markets,] can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. [Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.]</R>
  • <R>• [Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or group of related industries.]</R>
  • <R>[Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity [can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.]</R>
  • <R>Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. [A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a security to decrease.] [The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [[Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) [and certain types of other securities] involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities [and certain types of other securities] can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments [and can be difficult to resell].]</R>
  • <R>[Leverage Risk. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly.]</R>
  • <R>• ["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>
  • <R>["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.]</R>
  • <R>• [Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.]</R>

You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Returns for shares of the fund do not include the effect of any sales charges or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if they did, returns for shares of the fund would be lower. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Prospectus

Year-by-Year Returns

<R>Calendar Years

 

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014</R>

<R>

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%</R>

<R>vip450
</R>

During the periods shown in the chart:

Returns

Quarter ended

<R>Highest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

<R>Lowest Quarter Return

__%

[Month] [Day], [Year]</R>

Average Annual Returns

<R>For the periods ended
December 31, 2014

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Life of
fund
A</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>S&P 500® Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

<R>Fidelity Freedom 2025 Composite IndexSM
(reflects no deduction for fees or expenses)

 

%

 

%

</R>

%

A From August 3, 2005.

Investment Adviser

Strategic Advisers (the Adviser), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), is the fund's manager.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Andrew Dierdorf (co-manager) has managed the fund since June 2011.

Brett Sumsion (co-manager) has managed the fund since January 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Only Permitted Accounts, including separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund, can buy or sell shares. Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts.

Permitted Accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

The price to buy one share is its net asset value per share (NAV). Shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

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

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

The fund has no minimum investment requirement.

Tax Information

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus. Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include insurance companies and their affiliated broker-dealers and service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.

Prospectus


Fund Summary

<R>Fund:
VIP Investor Freedom 2030 PortfolioSM</R>

Investment Objective

The fund seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred, directly or indirectly, when you, as a variable product owner, buy and hold interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund. The table does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall fees and expenses would be higher.

Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Not Applicable

Annual operating expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Management fee

None

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

None

<R>Other expenses

%</R>

<R>[Acquired fund fees and expenses

%]</R>

<R>Total annual operating expenses

%</R>

<R>[[X] Based on historical expenses, adjusted to reflect current fees.]</R>

<R>[[X] Differs from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus because of acquired fund fees and expenses.]</R>

This example helps compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other funds.

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that the fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. This example does not include any fees or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if it did, overall expenses would be higher. For every $10,000 invested, here's how much you, as a variable product owner, would pay in total expenses if all interests in a separate account that invests in shares of the fund were redeemed at the end of each time period indicated:

<R>1 year

$ </R>

<R>3 years

$ </R>

<R>5 years

$ </R>

<R>10 years

$ </R>

Portfolio Turnover

<R>The fund will not incur transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells shares of underlying Fidelity funds (or "turns over" its portfolio), but it could incur transaction costs if it were to buy and sell other types of securities directly. If the fund were to buy and sell other types of securities directly, a higher portfolio turnover rate could indicate higher transaction costs. Such costs, if incurred, would not be reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example and would affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was [__]% of the average value of its portfolio.</R>

Principal Investment Strategies

  • Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) may continue to seek high total return for several years beyond the fund's target retirement date in an effort to achieve the fund's overall investment objective.
  • Investing in a combination of underlying Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products (VIP) domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds.
  • Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that becomes increasingly conservative until it reaches approximately 17% in domestic equity funds, 7% in international equity funds, 46% in bond funds, and 30% in short-term funds (approximately 10 to 19 years after the year 2030).

Prospectus

  • <R>Using a target asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds as of December 31, 2014, of approximately:</R>

<R>vip452
</R>

  • <R>• Using an active asset allocation strategy to increase or decrease asset class exposures by up to 10 percentage points from the fund's target asset allocation to equity funds (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), bond funds and short-term funds to reflect Strategic Adviser's intermediate term market outlook. The target asset allocations are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight an asset class.</R>

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

  • <R>• Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from the Adviser's asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>
  • Investing in Other Funds. The fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds, including the risk that the underlying funds will not meet their investment objectives.
  • <R>[Stock Market Volatility. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.]</R>
  • <R>[Interest Rate Changes. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a [debt] [or] [money market] security to decrease.]</R>
  • <R>Foreign Exposure. Foreign markets [, particularly emerging markets,] can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. [Emerging markets can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile. Foreign exchange rates also can be extremely volatile.]</R>
  • <R>• [Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or group of related industries.]</R>
  • <R>• [Prepayment. The ability of an issuer of a debt security to repay principal prior to a security's maturity [can cause greater price volatility if interest rates change.]</R>
  • <R>Issuer-Specific Changes. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. [A decline in the credit quality of an issuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a security to decrease.] [The value of securities of smaller issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [[Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) [ and certain types of other securities] involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities [and certain types of other securities] can be more volatile due to increased sensitivity to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments [and can be difficult to resell].]</R>
  • <R>• [Leverage Risk. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly.]</R>
  • <R>["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>
  • <R>["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods of time.]</R>
  • <R>• [Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can perform differently from the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.]</R>

You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and a hypothetical composite of market indexes over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the Additional Index Information section of the prospectus. Returns for shares of the fund do not include the effect of any sales charges or other expenses of any variable annuity or variable life insurance product; if they did, returns for shares of the fund would be lower. Past performance is not an indication of future performance.

Prospectus

Fund Summary - continued

Year-by-Year Returns

<R>Calendar Years

 

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014</R>

<R>

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%</R>

<R>vip454
</R>

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Investment Adviser

Strategic Advisers (the Adviser), an affiliate of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), is the fund's manager.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Andrew Dierdorf (co-manager) has managed the fund since June 2011.

Brett Sumsion (co-manager) has managed the fund since January 2014.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Only Permitted Accounts, including separate accounts of insurance companies that have signed the appropriate agreements with the fund, can buy or sell shares. Insurance companies offer variable annuity and variable life insurance products through separate accounts.

Permitted Accounts - not variable product owners - are the shareholders of the fund. Variable product owners hold interests in separate accounts. The terms of the offering of interests in separate accounts are included in the variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

The price to buy one share is its net asset value per share (NAV). Shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form.

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

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

The fund has no minimum investment requirement.

Tax Information

Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus. Insurance company separate accounts generally do not pay tax on dividends or capital gain distributions from the fund.

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Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

The fund, the Adviser, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and/or their affiliates may pay intermediaries, which may include insurance companies and their affiliated broker-dealers and service-providers (who may be affiliated with the Adviser or FDC), for the sale of fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your intermediary and your investment professional to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your investment professional or visit your intermediary's web site for more information.

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Fund Basics

Investment Details

Investment Objective

VIP Investor Freedom Income Portfolio seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation.

Each of VIP Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio, and VIP Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Adviser invests each fund's assets in a combination of Fidelity VIP funds: domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds (underlying Fidelity funds). The funds differ primarily due to their asset allocations among these fund types. Because each fund allocates its assets among the underlying Fidelity funds based on fund types rather than on the actual holdings of the underlying Fidelity funds, each fund may have greater exposure to an asset class to the extent that an underlying Fidelity fund holds securities of more than one asset class. The target asset allocation strategy for each fund is designed to provide an approach to asset allocation that is neither overly aggressive nor overly conservative.

The Adviser allocates the assets of each fund (except VIP Investor Freedom Income Portfolio) among underlying Fidelity funds according to an asset allocation strategy that becomes increasingly conservative over time. Each fund's name refers to the approximate retirement year of the investors for whom the fund's asset allocation strategy is designed. For example, VIP Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio, which is designed for investors planning to retire around the year 2030, has a relatively aggressive target asset allocation, with a substantial portion of its assets invested in domestic equity funds and international equity funds and a modest portion of its assets invested in bond funds. By contrast, VIP Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio, which has reached its target retirement year, has a relatively conservative target asset allocation, with less than half of its assets invested in domestic equity funds and international equity funds and the majority of its assets invested in bond funds and short-term funds.

VIP Investor Freedom Income Portfolio is designed for investors in their retirement years. The Adviser allocates the fund's assets according to a stable target asset allocation that emphasizes bond and short-term funds but also includes a small amount of domestic equity funds and international equity funds.

<R>Active Asset Allocation. The "neutral" target asset allocations in each fund summary represent the Adviser's view of how each fund's investments should be allocated among the various asset classes over the long term (target asset allocation). Each fund's actual allocations may differ because the Adviser may deviate from the fund's target asset allocation to each of the asset classes (domestic and international equity funds are considered one asset class for purposes of making active asset allocation decisions), by up to 10 percentage points, in response to the Adviser's intermediate term market outlook (active asset allocation strategy); however, at no time will a fund's investments in domestic and international equities equal 100%.</R>

<R>The following table lists the approximate asset class allocation ranges for each VIP Investor Freedom Fund as of December 31, 2014. The Adviser may change these percentages over time.</R>

<R>Asset Class Allocation Ranges

VIP Investor

Freedom

Income Portfolio

VIP Investor

Freedom

2005 Portfolio

VIP Investor

Freedom

2010 Portfolio

VIP Investor

Freedom

2015 Portfolio

VIP Investor

Freedom

2020 Portfolio

VIP Investor

Freedom

2025 Portfolio

VIP Investor</R>

Freedom

2030 Portfolio

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<R>When increasing or decreasing asset allocation to one or more asset class(es), the Adviser will correspondingly reduce or increase exposure to the remaining asset classes. For example, if the Adviser's intermediate term market outlook was to favor fixed income securities, the Adviser may choose to increase each VIP Investor Freedom Fund's asset allocation to underlying bond funds by up to 10 percentage points from each fund's target asset allocation to bond funds, by correspondingly reducing asset allocation to domestic and international equity funds and/or short term funds. Conversely, if fixed income investments were to fall out of favor based on the Adviser's intermediate term market outlook, the Adviser may choose to decrease exposures to underlying bond funds by increasing asset allocation to underlying domestic and equity international funds and/or short term funds. Updated information concerning each VIP Investor Freedom Fund's actual allocations to underlying funds will be available in each fund's shareholder report and on the funds' website from time to time.</R>

<R>The following table contains guidelines designed to help investors select an appropriate fund. The guidelines are based on the year in which the investor anticipates his or her retirement to begin and assume that the investor will withdraw the value of his or her account in the fund gradually after retirement. The guidelines may not be appropriate for an investor who anticipates his or her retirement to begin significantly earlier or later than age 65 even if such investor retires on or near a fund's approximate target date. There may be other considerations relevant to fund selection, including your individual income replacement goals (i.e. how much income do you expect to need in retirement), other expected income after retirement, inflation, other assets and risk tolerance. You should also consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund or a collection of funds will provide sufficient income in your retirement years. Meeting your retirement goals is dependent upon many factors, including the amount you save and the period over which you do so. Investors should select the fund that best meets their individual circumstances and investment goals.</R>

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Approximate Retirement Year

Fund

Retired before 2000

VIP Investor Freedom Income Portfolio

2000 - 2007

VIP Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio

2008 - 2012

2013 - 2017

VIP Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio

VIP Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio

2018 - 2022

2023 - 2027

2028 -2032

VIP Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio

VIP Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio

VIP Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio

<R>The following table lists the underlying Fidelity funds in which each fund currently may invest and each fund's approximate asset allocation to each underlying Fidelity fund as of December 31, 2014. The Adviser may change these percentages over time.</R>

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Income
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Portfolio

 

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Freedom


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Freedom


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DOMESTIC EQUITY FUNDS

Domestic Equity Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FUNDS

Developed International
Equity Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Equity Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BOND FUNDS

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SHORT-TERM FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The allocation percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.

 

 

The following chart illustrates how each fund's approximate asset allocation among domestic equity, international equity, bond, and short-term funds is expected to change over time. The funds' actual target asset allocations may differ from this illustration.

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<R>The allocations shown in the glide path are referred to as "neutral" allocations because they do not reflect any decisions made by the Adviser to overweight or underweight a particular asset class based on its intermediate market outlook. Each VIP Investor Freedom Fund's asset allocation assigned to the asset classes above is not expected to vary from the target allocations set forth in the glide path by more than plus (+) or minus (-) 10 percentage points.</R>

When the target asset allocation of a fund matches VIP Investor Freedom Income Portfolio's target asset allocation (approximately 10 to 19 years after the year indicated in the fund's name), the Board of Trustees may combine the fund with VIP Investor Freedom Income Portfolio, without shareholder approval, and the fund's shareholders will become shareholders of VIP Investor Freedom Income Portfolio.

<R>The Adviser may modify the target asset allocation strategy for any fund and modify the selection of underlying Fidelity funds for any fund from time to time. When modifying the selection of underlying Fidelity funds and transitioning in or out of one or more underlying Fidelity funds, the Adviser may invest a fund's assets directly in securities for a period of time.</R>

Description of Underlying Fidelity Funds

<R>Each fund will purchase Investor Class shares of an underlying Fidelity fund.</R>

Although the underlying Fidelity funds are categorized generally as domestic equity, international equity, bond, and short-term funds, many of the underlying Fidelity funds may invest in a mix of securities of foreign and domestic issuers, investment-grade and high yield bonds, and other securities.

In the following descriptions of the underlying funds, the term "Adviser" refers to an underlying fund's manager.

<R>Domestic Equity Funds</R>

VIP ContrafundSM Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation.

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

The Adviser invests the fund's assets in securities of companies whose value it believes is not fully recognized by the public. The types of companies in which the fund may invest include companies experiencing positive fundamental change, such as a new management team or product launch, a significant cost-cutting initiative, a merger or acquisition, or a reduction in industry capacity that should lead to improved pricing; companies whose earnings potential has increased or is expected to increase more than generally perceived; companies that have enjoyed recent market popularity but which appear to have fallen temporarily out of favor for reasons that are considered non-recurring or short-term; and companies that are undervalued in relation to securities of other companies in the same industry.

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

The Adviser allocates the fund's assets across different market sectors, using different Fidelity managers to handle investments within each sector. At present, these sectors include consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, health care, industrials, information technology, materials, telecom services, and utilities.

Prospectus

The Adviser expects the fund's sector allocations will approximate the sector weightings of the S&P 500 Index, a broadly diversified measure of the performance of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation to represent U.S. equity performance. While the Adviser may overweight or underweight one or more sectors from time to time, the Adviser expects the returns of the fund to be driven primarily by the security selections of the managers of each sector.

The Adviser is not constrained by any particular investment style. At any given time, the Adviser may tend to buy "growth" stocks or "value" stocks, or a combination of both types. In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis, which involves a bottom-up assessment of a company's potential for success in light of factors including its financial condition, earnings outlook, strategy, management, industry position, and economic and market conditions.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

The Adviser may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

VIP Equity-Income PortfolioSM seeks reasonable income. The fund will also consider the potential for capital appreciation. The fund's goal is to achieve a yield which exceeds the composite yield on the securities comprising the S&P 500 Index.

The Adviser normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in equity securities. The Adviser normally invests the fund's assets primarily in income-producing equity securities. The Adviser may also invest the fund's assets in other types of equity securities and debt securities, including lower-quality debt securities.

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

The Adviser's emphasis on above-average income-producing equity securities tends to lead to investments in large cap "value" stocks. However, the Adviser is not constrained by any particular investment style. In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis, which involves a bottom-up assessment of a company's potential for success in light of factors including its financial condition, earnings outlook, strategy, management, industry position, and economic and market conditions.

The Adviser may also use covered call options as tools in managing the fund's assets. By writing covered call options, the Adviser sells the option to buy a security held by the fund at a specified price in exchange for a premium.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

The Adviser may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

VIP Growth Portfolio seeks to achieve capital appreciation.

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

The Adviser invests the fund's assets in companies it believes have above-average growth potential. Growth may be measured by factors such as earnings or revenue.

Companies with high growth potential tend to be companies with higher than average price/earnings (P/E) or price/book (P/B) ratios. Companies with strong growth potential often have new products, technologies, distribution channels, or other opportunities, or have a strong industry or market position. The stocks of these companies are often called "growth" stocks.

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

In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis, which involves a bottom-up assessment of a company's potential for success in light of factors including its financial condition, earnings outlook, strategy, management, industry position, and economic and market conditions.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

The Adviser may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

VIP Growth & Income Portfolio seeks high total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

The Adviser normally invests a majority of the fund's assets in common stocks with a focus on those that pay current dividends and show potential for capital appreciation. The Adviser may also invest the fund's assets in bonds, including lower-quality debt securities, as well as stocks that are not currently paying dividends, but offer prospects for future income or capital appreciation.

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

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The Adviser is not constrained by any particular investment style. At any given time, the Adviser may tend to buy "growth" stocks or "value" stocks, or a combination of both types. In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis, which involves a bottom-up assessment of a company's potential for success in light of factors including its financial condition, earnings outlook, strategy, management, industry position, and economic and market conditions.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

The Adviser may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital.

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

<R>The Adviser normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities of companies with medium market capitalizations. Although a universal definition of medium market capitalization companies does not exist, for purposes of this fund, the Adviser generally defines medium market capitalization companies as those whose market capitalization is similar to the market capitalization of companies in the Russell Midcap® Index or the S&P MidCap 400® Index. A company's market capitalization is based on its current market capitalization or its market capitalization at the time of the fund's investment. The size of the companies in each index changes with market conditions and the composition of the index. The Adviser may also invest the fund's assets in companies with smaller or larger market capitalizations.</R>

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

The Adviser is not constrained by any particular investment style. At any given time, the Adviser may tend to buy "growth" stocks or "value" stocks, or a combination of both types. In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis, which involves a bottom-up assessment of a company's potential for success in light of factors including its financial condition, earnings outlook, strategy, management, industry position, and economic and market conditions.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

The Adviser may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

VIP Value Portfolio seeks capital appreciation.

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

The Adviser invests in securities of companies that it believes are undervalued in the marketplace in relation to factors such as the company's assets, sales, earnings, growth potential, or cash flow, or in relation to securities of other companies in the same industry. The Adviser considers traditional and other measures of value such as P/B ratio, price/sales (P/S) ratio, P/E ratio, and the discounted value of a company's projected future free cash flows. The types of companies in which the fund may invest include companies experiencing positive fundamental change, such as a new management team or product launch, a significant cost-cutting initiative, a merger or acquisition, or a reduction in industry capacity that should lead to improved pricing; companies whose earnings potential has increased or is expected to increase more than generally perceived; and companies that have enjoyed recent market popularity but which appear to have temporarily fallen out of favor for reasons that are considered non-recurring or short-term.

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

In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis, which involves a bottom-up assessment of a company's potential for success in light of factors including its financial condition, earnings outlook, strategy, management, industry position, and economic and market conditions.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

The Adviser may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

VIP Value Strategies Portfolio seeks capital appreciation.

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

The Adviser focuses on securities of companies that it believes are undervalued in the marketplace in relation to factors such as the company's assets, sales, earnings, or growth potential. Companies with these characteristics tend to have lower than average P/B, P/S, or P/E ratios. The stocks of these companies are often called "value" stocks.

Although the Adviser focuses on investing the fund's assets in securities issued by medium-sized companies, the Adviser may also make substantial investments in securities issued by larger or smaller companies.

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

In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis, which involves a bottom-up assessment of a company's potential for success in light of factors including its financial condition, earnings outlook, strategy, management, industry position, and economic and market conditions.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

The Adviser may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

<R>Developed International Equity Fund</R>

VIP Overseas Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital.

The Adviser normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in non-U.S. securities. The Adviser normally invests the fund's assets primarily in common stocks.

The Adviser normally allocates the fund's investments across different countries and regions.

In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis, which involves a bottom-up assessment of a company's potential for success in light of factors including its financial condition, earnings outlook, strategy, management, industry position, and economic and market conditions.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

The Adviser may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

<R>Emerging Markets Equity Fund</R>

VIP Emerging Markets Portfolio seeks capital appreciation.

The Adviser normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities of issuers in emerging markets and other investments that are tied economically to emerging markets. Emerging markets include countries that have an emerging stock market as defined by MSCI, countries or markets with low- to middle-income economies as classified by the World Bank, and other countries or markets with similar emerging characteristics. Emerging markets tend to have relatively low gross national product per capita compared to the world's major economies and may have the potential for rapid economic growth. The Adviser normally invests the fund's assets primarily in common stocks.

The Adviser normally allocates the fund's investments across different emerging market countries.

In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis, which involves a bottom-up assessment of a company's potential for success in light of factors including its financial condition, earnings outlook, strategy, management, industry position, and economic and market conditions.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may lend the fund's securities to broker-dealers or other institutions to earn income for the fund.

The Adviser may also use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices or other factors that affect security values.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

<R>Investment-Grade Bond Fund</R>

VIP Investment Grade Bond Portfolio seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital.

The Adviser normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in investment-grade debt securities (those of medium and high quality) of all types and repurchase agreements for those securities.

The Adviser uses the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index as a guide in structuring the fund and selecting its investments. The Adviser manages the fund to have similar overall interest rate risk to the index.

The Adviser considers other factors when selecting the fund's investments, including the credit quality of the issuer, security-specific features, current valuation relative to alternatives in the market, short-term trading opportunities resulting from market inefficiencies, and potential future valuation. In managing the fund's exposure to various risks, including interest rate risk, the Adviser considers, among other things, the market's overall risk characteristics, the market's current pricing of those risks, information on the fund's competitive universe and internal views of potential future market conditions.

The Adviser allocates the fund's assets among different market sectors (for example, corporate, asset-backed, or government securities) and different maturities based on its view of the relative value of each sector or maturity.

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

The Adviser may invest up to 10% of the fund's assets in lower-quality debt securities.

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The Adviser may engage in transactions that have a leveraging effect on the fund, including investments in derivatives, regardless of whether the fund may own the asset, instrument, or components of the index underlying the derivative, and forward-settling securities. The Adviser may invest a significant portion of the fund's assets in these types of investments. If the fund invests a significant portion of its assets in derivatives, its investment exposure could far exceed the value of its portfolio securities and its investment performance could be primarily dependent upon securities it does not own. The fund's derivative investments may include interest rate swaps, total return swaps, credit default swaps, options (including options on futures and swaps), and futures contracts (both long and short positions) on securities, other instruments, and indexes. Depending on the Adviser's outlook and market conditions, the Adviser may engage in these transactions to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices, interest rates, credit qualities, or other factors that affect security values, or to gain or reduce exposure to an asset, instrument, or index.

To earn additional income for the fund, the Adviser may use a trading strategy that involves selling (or buying) mortgage securities and simultaneously agreeing to purchase (or sell) mortgage securities on a later date at a set price. This trading strategy may increase interest rate exposure and result in an increased portfolio turnover rate which increases transaction costs and may increase taxable gains.

The Adviser uses central funds to help invest the fund's assets. Central funds are specialized investment vehicles designed to be used by Fidelity funds. Fidelity uses them to invest in particular security types or investment disciplines; for example, rather than buy bonds directly, the fund may invest in a central fund that buys bonds. Fidelity does not charge any additional management fees for central funds. Central funds offer exposure to some or all of the following types of investment-grade and lower-quality debt securities: corporate bonds, mortgage and other asset-backed securities, floating rate loans, and BB-rated securities. Central funds may also focus on other types of securities.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

<R>High Yield Bond Fund</R>

VIP High Income Portfolio seeks a high level of current income, while also considering growth of capital.

The Adviser normally invests the fund's assets primarily in income-producing debt securities, preferred stocks, and convertible securities, with an emphasis on lower-quality debt securities. Many lower-quality debt securities are subject to legal or contractual restrictions limiting the Adviser's ability to resell the securities to the general public. The Adviser may also invest the fund's assets in non-income producing securities, including defaulted securities and common stocks. The Adviser currently intends to limit common stocks to 10% of the fund's total assets. The Adviser may invest in companies whose financial condition is troubled or uncertain and that may be involved in bankruptcy proceedings, reorganizations, or financial restructurings.

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

In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser relies on fundamental analysis of each issuer and its potential for success in light of its current financial condition, its industry position, and economic and market conditions. Factors considered include a security's structural features and current price compared to its long-term value, and the earnings potential, credit standing, and management of the security's issuer.

In addition to the principal investment strategies discussed above, the Adviser may use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the fund's exposure to changing security prices, interest rates, or other factors that affect security values. The Adviser may invest the fund's assets in investment-grade debt securities by investing in other funds.

If the Adviser's strategies do not work as intended, the fund may not achieve its objective.

<R>Short-Term Fund</R>

VIP Money Market Portfolio seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity.

The Adviser invests the fund's assets in U.S. dollar-denominated money market securities of domestic and foreign issuers and repurchase agreements. The Adviser also may enter into reverse repurchase agreements for the fund.

The Adviser will invest more than 25% of the fund's total assets in the financial services industries.

In buying and selling securities for the fund, the Adviser complies with industry-standard regulatory requirements for money market funds regarding the quality, maturity, and diversification of the fund's investments. The Adviser stresses maintaining a stable $1.00 share price, liquidity, and income.

Principal Investment Risks

<R>Many factors affect each fund's performance. A fund's share price changes daily based on the performance of the underlying Fidelity funds in which it invests. The ability of each fund to meet its investment objective is directly related to its asset allocation among underlying Fidelity funds and the ability of those funds to meet their investment objectives. If the Adviser's asset allocation strategy does not work as intended, a fund may not achieve its objective. Shareholders should consider that no target date fund is intended as a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee that any single fund will provide sufficient retirement income at or through your retirement. The fund's share price fluctuates, which means you could lose money by investing in the fund, including losses near, at or after the target retirement date.</R>

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

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<R>Asset Allocation Risk. The fund is subject to risks resulting from Strategic Advisers' asset allocation decisions. The selection of underlying funds and the allocation of the fund's assets among various asset classes could cause the fund to lose value or its results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. In addition, the fund's active asset allocation strategy may cause the fund to have a risk profile different than that portrayed above from time to time and may increase losses.</R>

Investing in Other Funds. A fund bears all risks of investment strategies employed by the underlying funds. A fund does not control the investments of the underlying funds, which may have different investment objectives and may engage in investment strategies that a fund would not engage in directly. Aggregation of underlying fund holdings may result in indirect concentration of assets in a particular industry or group of industries, or in a single issuer, which may increase volatility.

Stock Market Volatility. The value of equity securities fluctuates in response to issuer, political, market, and economic developments. Fluctuations, especially in foreign markets, can be dramatic over the short as well as long term, and different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of equity securities can react differently to these developments. For example, stocks of companies in one sector can react differently from those in another, large cap stocks can react differently from small cap stocks, "growth" stocks can react differently from "value" stocks, and stocks selected using quantitative or technical analysis can react differently than stocks selected using fundamental analysis. Issuer, political, or economic developments can affect a single issuer, issuers within an industry or economic sector or geographic region, or the market as a whole. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer can impact the market as a whole. Terrorism and related geo-political risks have led, and may in the future lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.

Interest Rate Changes. Debt securities, including money market securities, have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. In general, the price of a debt security can fall when interest rates rise and can rise when interest rates fall. Securities with longer maturities and certain types of securities, such as mortgage securities and the securities of issuers in the financial services sector, can be more sensitive to interest rate changes, meaning the longer the maturity of a security, the greater the impact a change in interest rates could have on the security's price. Short-term and long-term interest rates do not necessarily move in the same amount or the same direction. Short-term securities tend to react to changes in short-term interest rates, and long-term securities tend to react to changes in long-term interest rates. Securities with floating interest rates can be less sensitive to interest rate changes, but may decline in value if their interest rates do not rise as much as interest rates in general. Securities whose payment at maturity is based on the movement of all or part of an index and inflation-protected debt securities may react differently from other types of debt securities.

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

Investing in emerging markets can involve risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign markets. The extent of economic development; political stability; market depth, infrastructure, and capitalization; and regulatory oversight can be less than in more developed markets. Emerging market economies can be subject to greater social, economic, regulatory, and political uncertainties. All of these factors can make emerging market securities more volatile and potentially less liquid than securities issued in more developed markets.

Global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers or providers in, or foreign exchange rates with, a different country or region.

Industry Exposure. Market conditions, interest rates, and economic, regulatory, or financial developments could significantly affect a single industry or a group of related industries, and the securities of companies in that industry or group of industries could react similarly to these or other developments. In addition, from time to time, a small number of companies may represent a large portion of a single industry or a group of related industries as a whole, and these companies can be sensitive to adverse economic, regulatory, or financial developments.

Companies in the financial services industries are highly dependent on the supply of short-term financing. The value of securities of issuers in the financial services industries can be sensitive to changes in government regulation and interest rates and to economic downturns in the United States and abroad.

Prepayment. Many types of debt securities, including mortgage securities, are subject to prepayment risk. Prepayment risk occurs when the issuer of a security can repay principal prior to the security's maturity. Securities subject to prepayment can offer less potential for gains during a declining interest rate environment and similar or greater potential for loss in a rising interest rate environment. In addition, the potential impact of prepayment features on the price of a debt security can be difficult to predict and result in greater volatility.

<R>Issuer-Specific Changes. Changes in the financial condition of an issuer or counterparty, changes in specific economic or political conditions that affect a particular type of security or issuer, and changes in general economic or political conditions can increase the risk of default by an issuer or counterparty, which can affect a security's or instrument's credit quality or value. Entities providing credit support or a maturity-shortening structure also can be affected by these types of changes, and if the structure of a security fails to function as intended, the security could decline in value. [The value of securities of smaller and medium size, less well-known issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.] [Smaller issuers can have more limited product lines, markets, or financial resources.] [Lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high yield debt securities or junk bonds) and certain types of other securities tend to be particularly sensitive to these changes.]</R>

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<R>[Lower-quality debt securities and certain types of other securities involve greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The value of lower-quality debt securities and certain types of other securities often fluctuates in response to company, political, or economic developments and can decline significantly over short as well as long periods of time or during periods of general or regional economic difficulty.] [Lower-quality debt securities can be thinly traded or have restrictions on resale, making them difficult to sell at an acceptable price, and often are considered to be speculative.][The default rate for lower-quality debt securities is likely to be higher during economic recessions or periods of high interest rates.]</R>

<R>[Leverage Risk. Derivatives and forward-settling securities involve leverage because they can provide investment exposure in an amount exceeding the initial investment. Leverage can magnify investment risks and cause losses to be realized more quickly. A small change in the underlying asset, instrument, or index can lead to a significant loss. Assets segregated to cover these transactions may decline in value and are not available to meet redemptions. Forward-settling securities also involve the risk that a security will not be issued, delivered, or paid for when anticipated. Government legislation or regulation could affect the use of these transactions and could limit a fund's ability to pursue its investment strategies.</R>

<R>["Growth" Investing. "Growth" stocks can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. "Growth" stocks tend to be more expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared to other types of stocks. As a result, "growth" stocks tend to be sensitive to changes in their earnings and more volatile than other types of stocks.]</R>

<R>["Value" Investing. "Value" stocks can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks. "Value" stocks tend to be inexpensive relative to their earnings or assets compared to other types of stocks. However, "value" stocks can continue to be inexpensive for long periods of time and may not ever realize their full value.]</R>

<R>[Mid Cap Investing. The value of securities of medium size, less well-known issuers can be more volatile than that of relatively larger issuers and can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole and other types of stocks.]</R>

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

Fundamental Investment Policies

The following is fundamental, that is, subject to change only by shareholder approval:

VIP Investor Freedom Income Portfolio seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation.

Each of VIP Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio, and VIP Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond.

Valuing Shares

Each fund is open for business each day the NYSE is open.

NAV is the value of a single share. Fidelity normally calculates NAV as of the close of business of the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Each fund's assets normally are valued as of this time for the purpose of computing NAV.

NAV is not calculated and a fund will not process purchase and redemption requests submitted on days when the fund is not open for business. The time at which shares are priced and until which purchase and redemption orders are accepted may be changed as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

NAV is calculated using the values of the underlying Fidelity funds in which a fund invests. Shares of underlying Fidelity funds are valued at their respective NAVs. For an explanation of the circumstances under which the underlying Fidelity funds will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing, see the underlying Fidelity funds' prospectuses and statements of additional information (SAIs).

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

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Shareholder Information

Additional Information about the Purchase and Sale of Shares

As used in this prospectus, the term "shares" generally refers to the shares offered through this prospectus.

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions

A fund may reject for any reason, or cancel as permitted or required by law, any purchase orders, including transactions deemed to represent excessive trading, at any time.

Excessive trading of fund shares can harm variable product owners in various ways, including reducing the returns to long-term variable product owners by increasing costs paid by a fund (such as brokerage commissions or spreads paid to dealers who sell money market instruments), disrupting portfolio management strategies, and diluting the value of the shares in cases in which fluctuations in markets are not fully priced into the fund's NAV.

Purchase and redemption transactions submitted to a fund by Permitted Accounts reflect the transactions of multiple variable product owners whose individual transactions are often not disclosed to the fund, making it difficult to determine whether an individual variable product owner is engaging in excessive trading. Excessive trading in Permitted Accounts is likely to go undetected by a fund and may increase costs to the fund and disrupt its portfolio management.

Each fund reserves the right at any time to restrict purchases or impose conditions that are more restrictive on excessive trading than those stated in this prospectus.

Excessive Trading Policy

The Board of Trustees has adopted policies designed to discourage excessive trading of fund shares. Under these policies, insurance companies will be permitted to apply the fund's excessive trading policy (described below), or their own excessive trading policy if approved by the Adviser. In these cases, the fund will typically not request or receive individual account data but will rely on the insurance company to monitor trading activity in good faith in accordance with its or the fund's policies. Reliance on insurance companies increases the risk that excessive trading may go undetected. For other insurance companies, the fund will monitor trading activity at the Permitted Account level to attempt to identify disruptive trades. The fund may request variable product owner transaction information, as frequently as daily, from any insurance company at any time, and may apply the fund's policy to transactions that exceed thresholds established by the Board of Trustees. The fund may prohibit purchases of fund shares by an insurance company or by some or all of any Permitted Accounts. There is no assurance that the Adviser will request data with sufficient frequency to detect or deter excessive trading in Permitted Accounts effectively.

Under the excessive trading policy, excessive trading activity is measured by the number of roundtrip transactions in a variable product owner's account. A roundtrip transaction occurs when a variable product owner sells fund shares within 30 days of the purchase date. For purposes of the fund's policy, exchanges are treated as a sale and a purchase.

Variable product owners with two or more roundtrip transactions in a single fund within a rolling 90-day period will be blocked from making additional purchases of the fund or limited to trading by U.S. mail for 85 days. Variable product owners with four or more roundtrip transactions across all Fidelity funds within any rolling 12-month period will be blocked from making additional purchases for at least 85 days or limited to trading by U.S. mail for 12 months across all Fidelity funds. Any roundtrip within 12 months of the expiration of a multi-fund block or U.S. mail restriction will initiate another multi-fund block or a 12-month U.S. mail restriction. Repeat offenders may be subject to long-term or permanent U.S. mail restrictions on purchases in any account under the variable product owner's control at any time. In addition to enforcing these roundtrip limitations, the fund may in its discretion restrict, reject, or cancel any purchases that, in FMR's opinion, may be disruptive to the management of the fund or otherwise not be in the fund's interests. The administration and effectiveness of these sanctions will in large part depend on the rights, ability, and willingness of insurance companies to impose the sanctions.

The fund's excessive trading policy does not apply to transactions of $5,000 or less, or transactions which have been demonstrated to the fund to be (i) systematic withdrawal and/or contribution programs, (ii) mandatory retirement distributions, (iii) transactions initiated by a retirement plan sponsor, sponsors of certain other employee benefit plans or qualified fund of fund(s), or (iv) transactions in certain company-owned accounts. A qualified fund of fund(s) must demonstrate that it has an investment strategy coupled with policies designed to control frequent trading that have been determined by the fund's Treasurer to be reasonably effective.

The fund's policies are separate from any insurance company policies and procedures applicable to variable product owner transactions. The variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus will contain a description of the insurance company's policies and procedures, if any, with respect to excessive trading. If you purchase or sell fund shares through an insurance company, you may wish to contact the insurance company to determine the policies applicable to your account.

The fund's Treasurer is authorized to suspend the fund's policies during periods of severe market turbulence or national emergency. The fund reserves the right to modify its policies at any time without prior notice.

The fund does not knowingly accommodate frequent purchases and redemptions of fund shares by investors, except to the extent permitted by the policies described above.

As described in "Valuing Shares," the fund also uses fair value pricing to help reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders. There is no assurance that the fund's excessive trading policy will be effective, or will successfully detect or deter excessive or disruptive trading.

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Buying Shares

The price to buy one share is its NAV. Shares are sold without a sales charge.

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

Each fund has authorized certain intermediaries to accept orders to buy shares on its behalf. When authorized intermediaries receive an order in proper form, the order is considered as being placed with the fund, and shares will be bought at the NAV next calculated after the order is received by the authorized intermediary.

Provided a fund receives an order to buy shares in proper form before the close of business, the fund may place an order to buy shares of an underlying Fidelity fund after the close of business, pursuant to a pre-determined allocation, and receive that day's NAV.

<R>Shares are generally available only to investors residing in the United States.</R>

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

<R>Under applicable anti-money laundering rules and other regulations, purchase orders may be suspended, restricted, or canceled and the monies may be withheld.</R>

Selling Shares

The price to sell one share is its NAV.

Shares will be sold at the NAV next calculated after an order is received in proper form. Normally, redemptions will be processed by the next business day, but it may take up to seven days to pay the redemption proceeds if making immediate payment would adversely affect a fund.

Each fund has authorized certain intermediaries to accept orders to sell shares on its behalf. When authorized intermediaries receive an order in proper form, the order is considered as being placed with the fund, and shares will be sold at the NAV next calculated after the order is received by the authorized intermediary.

Provided a fund receives an order to sell shares in proper form before the close of business, the fund may place an order to sell shares of an underlying Fidelity fund after the close of business, pursuant to a pre-determined allocation, and receive that day's NAV.

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

Redemption proceeds may be paid in securities or other property rather than in cash if FMR determines it is in the best interests of a fund.

<R>Under applicable anti-money laundering rules and other regulations, redemption requests may be suspended, restricted, canceled, or processed and the proceeds may be withheld.</R>

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

Variable product owners may be asked to provide additional information in order for Fidelity to verify their identities in accordance with requirements under anti-money laundering regulations. Accounts may be restricted and/or closed, and the monies withheld, pending verification of this information or as otherwise required under these and other federal regulations.

Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions

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

<R>Each fund normally pays dividends in February and December, and capital gain distributions in February. Each fund also normally pays capital gain distributions in December, if necessary, to ensure that each fund is not subject to a fund-level excise tax.</R>

Any dividends and capital gain distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares.

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Fund Services

Fund Management

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

The Adviser is each fund's manager. The address of the Adviser and its affiliates, unless otherwise indicated below, is 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.

As of December 31, 2013, the Adviser had approximately $380.6 billion in discretionary assets under management, and approximately $1.94 trillion when combined with all of its affiliates' assets under management.

As the manager, the Adviser administers the asset allocation program for each fund.

FMR is responsible for handling the business affairs for each fund.

Andrew Dierdorf is co-manager of each fund, which he has managed since June 2011. He also manages other funds. Since joining Fidelity Investments in 2004, Mr. Dierdorf has worked as a portfolio manager.

<R>Brett Sumsion is co-manager of each fund, which he has managed since January 2014. He also manages other funds. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments in 2014 as a portfolio manager, Mr. Sumsion worked as a managing director of asset allocation at DuPont Capital Management, Inc. from 2008 to 2013.</R>

The SAI provides additional information about the compensation of, any other accounts managed by, and any fund shares held by the portfolio managers.

From time to time a manager, analyst, or other Fidelity employee may express views regarding a particular company, security, industry, or market sector. The views expressed by any such person are the views of only that individual as of the time expressed and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.

Each fund does not pay a management fee to the Adviser.

FMR receives no fee for handling the business affairs for each fund and pays the expenses of each fund with limited exceptions.

<R>The basis for the Board of Trustees approving the management contract for each fund is available in each fund's annual report for the fiscal period ended December 31, 2014.</R>

From time to time, the Adviser or its affiliates may agree to reimburse or waive certain fund expenses while retaining the ability to be repaid if expenses fall below the specified limit prior to the end of the fiscal year.

Reimbursement or waiver arrangements can decrease expenses and boost performance.

<R>[As of [___], approximately __% of [Name(s) of Fund(s)]'s [[,/, and] __% of [Name(s) of Fund(s)]'s] total outstanding shares [, respectively,] were held by FMR and/or another entity or entities of which FMR LLC is the ultimate parent.]</R>

Fund Distribution

FDC distributes each fund's shares.

Intermediaries may receive from the Adviser, FDC, and/or their affiliates compensation for their services intended to result in the sale of fund shares. This compensation may take the form of payments for additional distribution-related activities and/or shareholder services and payments for educational seminars and training, including seminars sponsored by FMR or an affiliate, or by an intermediary. Intermediaries may receive from the Adviser, FDC, and/or their affiliates compensation for their services intended to result in the sale of class shares. This compensation may take the form of payments for additional distribution-related activities and/or shareholder services and payments for educational seminars and training, including seminars sponsored by Fidelity, or by an intermediary. These payments are described in more detail in this section and in the SAI.

<R>Each fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) that recognizes that the Adviser or FMR may use its past profits or its resources from any other source to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of fund shares and/or support services that benefit variable product owners. The Adviser or FMR, directly or through FDC, may pay significant amounts to intermediaries that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees of each fund has authorized such payments. Variable product owners should speak with their investment professionals to learn more about any payments their firms may receive from FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates, as well as fees and/or commissions the investment professional charges. Variable product owners should also consult disclosures made by their investment professionals at the time of purchase.</R>

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

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Appendix

Financial Highlights

<R>Financial Highlights are intended to help you understand the financial history of fund shares for the past 5 years (or, if shorter, the period of operations). Certain information reflects financial results for a single share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in shares (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). The annual information has been audited by [Name of Auditor], independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with fund financial statements, is included in the annual report. Annual reports are available for free upon request.</R>

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<R>[Financial Highlights to be filed by subsequent amendment.]</R>

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Additional Index Information

<R>Each of Fidelity Freedom Income Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2005 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2010 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2015 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2020 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2025 Composite Index, and Fidelity Freedom 2030 Composite Index is a customized blend of the following unmanaged indexes: Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market IndexSM; MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex USA Index; Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index; and Barclays U.S. 3 Month Treasury Bellwether Index. The composition differed in periods prior to January 1, 2014. The index weightings are adjusted monthly to reflect the fund's changing asset allocations.</R>

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Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based, market-value-weighted benchmark that measures the performance of the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. Sectors in the index include Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM pass-throughs), ABS, and CMBS.

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S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation to represent U.S. equity performance.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT

To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT ACT), requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or entity that opens an account.

For variable product owners: When you open an account, you will be asked for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow Fidelity to identify you. You may also be asked to provide documents that may help to establish your identity, such as your driver's license.

For insurance separate accounts: When you open an account, you will be asked for the name of the entity, its principal place of business and taxpayer identification number (TIN) and may be requested to provide information on persons with authority or control over the account such as name, residential address, date of birth and social security number. You may also be asked to provide documents, such as drivers' licenses, articles of incorporation, trust instruments or partnership agreements and other information that will help Fidelity identify the entity.

You can obtain additional information about the funds. A description of each fund's policies and procedures for disclosing its holdings is available in the funds' SAI and on Fidelity's web sites. The SAI also includes more detailed information about each fund and its investments. The SAI is incorporated herein by reference (legally forms a part of the prospectus). Each fund's annual and semi-annual reports also include additional information. Each fund's annual report includes a discussion of the fund's holdings and recent market conditions and the fund's investment strategies that affected performance.

For a free copy of any of these documents or to request other information or ask questions about a fund, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098. In addition, you may visit Fidelity's web site at www.advisor.fidelity.com for a free copy of a prospectus, SAI, or annual or semi-annual report or to request other information.

The SAI, the funds' annual and semi-annual reports and other related materials are available from the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) Database on the SEC's web site (http://www.sec.gov). You can obtain copies of this information, after paying a duplicating fee, by sending a request by e-mail to publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520. You can also review and copy information about the funds, including the funds' SAI, at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-202-551-8090 for information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room.

Investment Company Act of 1940, File Number, 811-05361

FDC is a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). You may obtain information about SIPC, including the SIPC brochure, by visiting www.sipc.org or calling SIPC at 202-371-8300.

<R>Fidelity, Fidelity Investments & Pyramid Design, Investor Freedom, and Investor Freedom Income are registered service marks of FMR LLC. © 2015 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.</R>

VIP Investor Freedom Income Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio, Fidelity Freedom Income Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2005 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2010 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2015 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2020 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2025 Composite Index, Fidelity Freedom 2030 Composite Index, VIP Contrafund, and VIP Equity-Income Portfolio are service marks of FMR LLC.

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

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

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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

<R>April 30, 2015</R>

This statement of additional information (SAI) is not a prospectus. Portions of each fund's annual report are incorporated herein. The annual report is supplied with this SAI.

<R>To obtain a free additional copy of the prospectus or SAI, dated April 30, 2015, or an annual report, please call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098 or visit Fidelity's web site at www.advisor.fidelity.com.</R>

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Investment Policies and Limitations

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Special Geographic Considerations

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<R>Portfolio Transactions

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<R>Valuation

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<R>Buying and Selling Information

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<R>Distributions and Taxes

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<R>Trustees and Officers

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INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS

The following policies and limitations supplement those set forth in the prospectus. Unless otherwise noted, whenever an investment policy or limitation states a maximum percentage of a fund's assets that may be invested in any security or other asset, or sets forth a policy regarding quality standards, such standard or percentage limitation will be determined immediately after and as a result of the fund's acquisition of such security or other asset. Accordingly, any subsequent change in values, net assets, or other circumstances will not be considered when determining whether the investment complies with the fund's investment policies and limitations.

A fund's fundamental investment policies and limitations cannot be changed without approval by a "majority of the outstanding voting securities" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act)) of the fund. However, except for the fundamental investment limitations listed below, the investment policies and limitations described in this SAI are not fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.

The following are each fund's fundamental investment limitations set forth in their entirety.

Diversification

For each fund:

The fund may not with respect to 75% of the fund's total assets, purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or securities of other investment companies) if, as a result, (a) more than 5% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of that issuer, or (b) the fund would hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer.

For purposes of each fund's diversification limitation discussed above, the extent to which the fund may invest in the securities of a single issuer or a certain number of issuers is limited by the diversification requirements imposed by Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code, which are in addition to the diversification requirements described in the above limitation.

Senior Securities

For each fund:

The fund may not issue senior securities, except in connection with the insurance program established by the fund pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission or as otherwise permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Borrowing

For each fund:

The fund may not borrow money, except that the fund may borrow money for temporary or emergency purposes (not for leveraging or investment) in an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings). Any borrowings that come to exceed this amount will be reduced within three days (not including Sundays and holidays) to the extent necessary to comply with the 33 1/3% limitation.

Underwriting

For each fund:

The fund may not underwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent that the fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 in the disposition of restricted securities or in connection with investments in other investment companies.

Concentration

For each fund:

The fund may not purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of companies whose principal business activities are in the same industry (provided that investments in other investment companies shall not be considered an investment in any particular industry for purposes of this investment limitation).

For purposes of the fund's concentration limitation discussed above, with respect to any investment in repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government securities, Strategic Advisers, Inc. (Strategic Advisers) looks through to the U.S. Government securities.

Real Estate

For each fund:

The fund may not purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the fund from investing in securities or other instruments backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real estate business).

Commodities

For each fund:

The fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the fund from purchasing or selling options and futures contracts or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities).

Loans

For each fund:

The fund may not lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, but this limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities or to repurchase agreements, or to acquisitions of loans, loan participations or other forms of debt instruments.

The following investment limitations are not fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.

Short Sales

For each fund:

The fund does not currently intend to sell securities short, unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short, and provided that transactions in futures contracts and options are not deemed to constitute selling securities short.

Margin Purchases

For each fund:

The fund does not currently intend to purchase securities on margin, except that the fund may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions, and provided that margin payments in connection with futures contracts and options on futures contracts shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin.

Borrowing

For each fund:

The fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or from a registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) by engaging in reverse repurchase agreements with any party (reverse repurchase agreements are treated as borrowings for purposes of the fundamental borrowing investment limitation).

Illiquid Securities

For each fund:

The fund does not currently intend to purchase any security if, as a result, more than 10% of its net assets would be invested in securities that are deemed to be illiquid because they are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale or because they cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued.

For purposes of each fund's illiquid securities limitation discussed above, if through a change in values, net assets, or other circumstances, the fund were in a position where more than 10% of its net assets were invested in illiquid securities, it would consider appropriate steps to protect liquidity.

Loans

For each fund:

The fund does not currently intend to lend assets other than securities to other parties, except by (a) lending money (up to 15% of the fund's net assets) to a registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) assuming any unfunded commitments in connection with the acquisition of loans, loan participations, or other forms of debt instruments. (This limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities, to repurchase agreements, or to acquisitions of loans, loan participations or other forms of debt instruments.)

Oil, Gas, and Mineral Exploration Programs

For each fund:

The fund does not currently intend to invest in oil, gas, or other mineral exploration or development programs or leases.

In addition to each fund's fundamental and non-fundamental investment limitations discussed above:

Pursuant to certain state insurance regulations, any repurchase agreements or foreign repurchase agreements a fund enters into will be secured by collateral consisting of liquid assets having a market value of not less than 102% of the cash or assets transferred to the other party.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing investment limitations, the underlying Fidelity funds in which a fund may invest have adopted certain investment limitations that may be more or less restrictive than those listed above, thereby permitting a fund to engage indirectly in investment strategies that are prohibited under the investment limitations listed above. The investment limitations of each underlying Fidelity fund are set forth in its SAI.

In accordance with its investment program as set forth in the prospectus, each fund may invest more than 25% of its assets in any one underlying Fidelity fund. Although each fund does not intend to concentrate its investments in a particular industry, a fund may indirectly concentrate in a particular industry or group of industries through its investments in one or more underlying Fidelity funds.

Investment Practices of the VIP Investor Freedom Funds

The following pages contain more detailed information about types of instruments in which a fund may invest, techniques a fund's adviser may employ in pursuit of the fund's investment objective, and a summary of related risks. A fund's adviser may not buy all of these instruments or use all of these techniques unless it believes that doing so will help the fund achieve its goal. However, a fund's adviser is not required to buy any particular instrument or use any particular technique even if to do so might benefit the fund.

Borrowing. If a fund borrows money, its share price may be subject to greater fluctuation until the borrowing is paid off. If a fund makes additional investments while borrowings are outstanding, this may be considered a form of leverage.

Cash Management. A fund may hold uninvested cash or may invest it in cash equivalents such as money market securities, repurchase agreements, or shares of short-term bond or money market funds, including (for Fidelity funds and other advisory clients only) shares of Fidelity central funds. Generally, these securities offer less potential for gains than other types of securities.

Central Funds are special types of investment vehicles created by Fidelity for use by the Fidelity funds and other advisory clients. Central funds are used to invest in particular security types or investment disciplines, or for cash management. Central funds incur certain costs related to their investment activity (such as custodial fees and expenses), but do not pay additional management fees. The investment results of the portions of a Fidelity fund's assets invested in the central funds will be based upon the investment results of those funds.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Notice of Exclusion. The trust, on behalf of the Fidelity funds to which this SAI relates, has filed with the National Futures Association a notice claiming an exclusion from the definition of the term "commodity pool operator" (CPO) under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and the rules of the CFTC promulgated thereunder, with respect to each fund's operation. Accordingly, neither a fund nor its adviser is subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool or a CPO. However, the CFTC has adopted certain rule amendments that significantly affect the continued availability of this exclusion, and may subject advisers to funds to regulation by the CFTC. As of the date of this SAI, the adviser does not expect to register as a CPO of the funds. However, there is no certainty that a fund or its adviser will be able to rely on an exclusion in the future as the fund's investments change over time. A fund may determine not to use investment strategies that trigger additional CFTC regulation or may determine to operate subject to CFTC regulation, if applicable. If a fund or its adviser operates subject to CFTC regulation, it may incur additional expenses.

Dollar-Weighted Average Maturity is derived by multiplying the value of each investment by the time remaining to its maturity, adding these calculations, and then dividing the total by the value of a fund's portfolio. An obligation's maturity is typically determined on a stated final maturity basis, although there are some exceptions to this rule.

Under certain circumstances, a fund may invest in nominally long-term securities that have maturity shortening features of shorter-term securities, and the maturities of these securities may be deemed to be earlier than their ultimate maturity dates by virtue of an existing demand feature or an adjustable interest rate. Under other circumstances, if it is probable that the issuer of an instrument will take advantage of a maturity-shortening device, such as a call, refunding, or redemption provision, the date on which the instrument will probably be called, refunded, or redeemed may be considered to be its maturity date. The maturities of mortgage securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations, and some asset-backed securities are determined on a weighted average life basis, which is the average time for principal to be repaid. For a mortgage security, this average time is calculated by estimating the timing of principal payments, including unscheduled prepayments, during the life of the mortgage. The weighted average life of these securities is likely to be substantially shorter than their stated final maturity.

Duration is a measure of a bond's price sensitivity to a change in its yield. For example, if a bond has a 5-year duration and its yield rises 1%, the bond's value is likely to fall about 5%. Similarly, if a bond fund has a 5-year average duration and the yield on each of the bonds held by the fund rises 1%, the fund's value is likely to fall about 5%. For funds with exposure to foreign markets, there are many reasons why all of the bond holdings do not experience the same yield changes. These reasons include: the bonds are spread off of different yield curves around the world and these yield curves do not move in tandem; the shapes of these yield curves change; and sector and issuer yield spreads change. Other factors can influence a bond fund's performance and share price. Accordingly, a bond fund's actual performance will likely differ from the example.

Futures, Options, and Swaps. The success of any strategy involving futures, options, and swaps depends on an adviser's analysis of many economic and mathematical factors and a fund's return may be higher if it never invested in such instruments. Additionally, some of the contracts discussed below are new instruments without a trading history and there can be no assurance that a market for the instruments will continue to exist. Government legislation or regulation could affect the use of such instruments and could limit a fund's ability to pursue its investment strategies. If a fund invests a significant portion of its assets in derivatives, its investment exposure could far exceed the value of its portfolio securities and its investment performance could be primarily dependent upon securities it does not own.

Each VIP Investor Freedom Fund will not: (a) sell futures contracts, purchase put options, or write call options if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be hedged with futures and options under normal conditions; (b) purchase futures contracts or write put options if, as a result, the fund's total obligations upon settlement or exercise of purchased futures contracts and written put options would exceed 25% of its total assets under normal conditions; or (c) purchase call options if, as a result, the current value of option premiums for call options purchased by the fund would exceed 5% of the fund's total assets. These limitations do not apply to options attached to or acquired or traded together with their underlying securities, and do not apply to structured notes.

The limitations on the funds' investments in futures contracts, options, and swaps, and the funds' policies regarding futures contracts, options, and swaps may be changed as regulatory agencies permit.

The requirements for qualification as a regulated investment company may limit the extent to which a fund may enter into futures, options on futures, and forward contracts.

Futures Contracts. In purchasing a futures contract, the buyer agrees to purchase a specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. In selling a futures contract, the seller agrees to sell a specified underlying instrument at a specified date. Futures contracts are standardized, exchange-traded contracts and the price at which the purchase and sale will take place is fixed when the buyer and seller enter into the contract. Some currently available futures contracts are based on specific securities or baskets of securities, some are based on commodities or commodities indexes (for funds that seek commodities exposure), and some are based on indexes of securities prices (including foreign indexes for funds that seek foreign exposure). Futures on indexes and futures not calling for physical delivery of the underlying instrument will be settled through cash payments rather than through delivery of the underlying instrument. Futures can be held until their delivery dates, or can be closed out by offsetting purchases or sales of futures contracts before then if a liquid market is available. A fund may realize a gain or loss by closing out its futures contracts.

The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of its underlying instrument. Therefore, purchasing futures contracts will tend to increase a fund's exposure to positive and negative price fluctuations in the underlying instrument, much as if it had purchased the underlying instrument directly. When a fund sells a futures contract, by contrast, the value of its futures position will tend to move in a direction contrary to the market for the underlying instrument. Selling futures contracts, therefore, will tend to offset both positive and negative market price changes, much as if the underlying instrument had been sold.

The purchaser or seller of a futures contract or an option for a futures contract is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying instrument or the final cash settlement price, as applicable, unless the contract is held until the delivery date. However, both the purchaser and seller are required to deposit "initial margin" with a futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant (FCM), when the contract is entered into. If the value of either party's position declines, that party will be required to make additional "variation margin" payments to settle the change in value on a daily basis. This process of "marking to market" will be reflected in the daily calculation of open positions computed in a fund's net asset value per share (NAV). The party that has a gain is entitled to receive all or a portion of this amount. Initial and variation margin payments do not constitute purchasing securities on margin for purposes of a fund's investment limitations. Variation margin does not represent a borrowing or loan by a fund, but is instead a settlement between a fund and the FCM of the amount one would owe the other if the fund's contract expired. In the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of an FCM that holds margin on behalf of a fund, the fund may be entitled to return of margin owed to it only in proportion to the amount received by the FCM's other customers, potentially resulting in losses to the fund. A fund is also required to segregate liquid assets equivalent to the fund's outstanding obligations under the contract in excess of the initial margin and variation margin, if any.

There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular futures contract at any particular time. Exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for futures contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. The daily limit governs only price movements during a particular trading day and therefore does not limit potential losses because the limit may work to prevent the liquidation of unfavorable positions. For example, futures prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of positions and subjecting some holders of futures contracts to substantial losses.

If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or other market conditions, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its futures positions could also be impaired. These risks may be heightened for commodity futures contracts, which have historically been subject to greater price volatility than exists for instruments such as stocks and bonds.

Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded futures contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in futures contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the futures position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.

Futures prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Futures prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell futures contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's futures positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments. In addition, the price of a commodity futures contract can reflect the storage costs associated with the purchase of the physical commodity.

Futures contracts on U.S. Government securities historically have reacted to an increase or decrease in interest rates in a manner similar to the manner in which the underlying U.S. Government securities reacted. To the extent, however, that a fund enters into such futures contracts, the value of these futures contracts will not vary in direct proportion to the value of the fund's holdings of U.S. Government securities. Thus, the anticipated spread between the price of the futures contract and the hedged security may be distorted due to differences in the nature of the markets. The spread also may be distorted by differences in initial and variation margin requirements, the liquidity of such markets and the participation of speculators in such markets.

Options. By purchasing a put option, the purchaser obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the option's underlying instrument at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the purchaser pays the current market price for the option (known as the option premium). Options have various types of underlying instruments, including specific assets or securities, baskets of assets or securities, indexes of securities or commodities prices, and futures contracts (including commodity futures contracts). Options may be traded on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). The purchaser may terminate its position in a put option by allowing it to expire or by exercising the option. If the option is allowed to expire, the purchaser will lose the entire premium. If the option is exercised, the purchaser completes the sale of the underlying instrument at the strike price. Depending on the terms of the contract, upon exercise, an option may require physical delivery of the underlying instrument or may be settled through cash payments. A purchaser may also terminate a put option position by closing it out in the secondary market at its current price, if a liquid secondary market exists.

The buyer of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if the underlying instrument's price falls substantially. However, if the underlying instrument's price does not fall enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, a put buyer can expect to suffer a loss (limited to the amount of the premium, plus related transaction costs).

The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put options, except that the purchaser of a call option obtains the right (but not the obligation) to purchase, rather than sell, the underlying instrument at the option's strike price. A call buyer typically attempts to participate in potential price increases of the underlying instrument with risk limited to the cost of the option if the underlying instrument's price falls. At the same time, the buyer can expect to suffer a loss if the underlying instrument's price does not rise sufficiently to offset the cost of the option.

The writer of a put or call option takes the opposite side of the transaction from the option's purchaser. In return for receipt of the premium, the writer assumes the obligation to pay or receive the strike price for the option's underlying instrument if the other party to the option chooses to exercise it. The writer may seek to terminate a position in a put option before exercise by closing out the option in the secondary market at its current price. If the secondary market is not liquid for a put option, however, the writer must continue to be prepared to pay the strike price while the option is outstanding, regardless of price changes. When writing an option on a futures contract, a fund will be required to make margin payments to an FCM as described above for futures contracts.

If the underlying instrument's price rises, a put writer would generally expect to profit, although its gain would be limited to the amount of the premium it received. If the underlying instrument's price remains the same over time, it is likely that the writer will also profit, because it should be able to close out the option at a lower price. If the underlying instrument's price falls, the put writer would expect to suffer a loss. This loss should be less than the loss from purchasing the underlying instrument directly, however, because the premium received for writing the option should mitigate the effects of the decline.

Writing a call option obligates the writer to sell or deliver the option's underlying instrument or make a net cash settlement payment, as applicable, in return for the strike price, upon exercise of the option. The characteristics of writing call options are similar to those of writing put options, except that writing calls generally is a profitable strategy if prices remain the same or fall. Through receipt of the option premium, a call writer should mitigate the effects of a price increase. At the same time, because a call writer must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument or make a net cash settlement payment, as applicable, in return for the strike price, even if its current value is greater, a call writer gives up some ability to participate in security price increases.

Where a put or call option on a particular security is purchased to hedge against price movements in a related security, the price to close out the put or call option on the secondary market may move more or less than the price of the related security.

There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular options contract at any particular time. Options may have relatively low trading volume and liquidity if their strike prices are not close to the underlying instrument's current price. In addition, exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for exchange-traded options contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or otherwise, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its options positions could also be impaired.

Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of OTC options (options not traded on exchanges) generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. While this type of arrangement allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility to tailor an option to its needs, OTC options generally are less liquid and involve greater credit risk than exchange-traded options, which are backed by the clearing organization of the exchanges where they are traded.

Combined positions involve purchasing and writing options in combination with each other, or in combination with futures or forward contracts, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the overall position. For example, purchasing a put option and writing a call option on the same underlying instrument would construct a combined position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to selling a futures contract. Another possible combined position would involve writing a call option at one strike price and buying a call option at a lower price, to reduce the risk of the written call option in the event of a substantial price increase. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.

A fund may also buy and sell options on swaps (swaptions), which are generally options on interest rate swaps. An option on a swap gives a party the right (but not the obligation) to enter into a new swap agreement or to extend, shorten, cancel or modify an existing contract at a specific date in the future in exchange for a premium. Depending on the terms of the particular option agreement, a fund will generally incur a greater degree of risk when it writes (sells) an option on a swap than it will incur when it purchases an option on a swap. When a fund purchases an option on a swap, it risks losing only the amount of the premium it has paid should it decide to let the option expire unexercised. However, when a fund writes an option on a swap, upon exercise of the option the fund will become obligated according to the terms of the underlying agreement. A fund that writes an option on a swap receives the premium and bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the preset rate on the underlying interest rate swap. Whether a fund's use of options on swaps will be successful in furthering its investment objective will depend on the adviser's ability to predict correctly whether certain types of investments are likely to produce greater returns than other investments. Options on swaps may involve risks similar to those discussed below in "Swap Agreements."

Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded options contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in options contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the options position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.

Options prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Options prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the options and futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how options and futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell options contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's options positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments.

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. Cleared swaps are transacted through futures commission merchants (FCMs) that are members of central clearinghouses with the clearinghouse serving as a central counterparty similar to transactions in futures contracts. In a standard "swap" transaction, two parties agree to exchange one or more payments based, for example, on the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments (such as securities, commodities, indexes, or other financial or economic interests). The gross payments to be exchanged between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, which is the predetermined dollar principal of the trade representing the hypothetical underlying quantity upon which payment obligations are computed.

Swap agreements can take many different forms and are known by a variety of names. Depending on how they are used, swap agreements may increase or decrease the overall volatility of a fund's investments and its share price and, if applicable, its yield. Swap agreements are subject to liquidity risk, meaning that a fund may be unable to sell a swap contract to a third party at a favorable price. Certain standardized swap transactions are currently subject to mandatory central clearing or may be eligible for voluntary central clearing. Central clearing is expected to decrease counterparty risk and increase liquidity compared to uncleared swaps because central clearing interposes the central clearinghouse as the counterpart to each participant's swap. However, central clearing does not eliminate counterparty risk or illiquidity risk entirely. In addition depending on the size of a fund and other factors, the margin required under the rules of a clearinghouse and by a clearing member FCM may be in excess of the collateral required to be posted by a fund to support its obligations under a similar uncleared swap. It is expected, however, that regulators will adopt rules imposing certain margin requirements, including minimums, on uncleared swaps in the near future, which could reduce the distinction.

A total return swap is a contract whereby one party agrees to make a series of payments to another party based on the change in the market value of the assets underlying such contract (which can include a security or other instrument, commodity, index or baskets thereof) during the specified period. In exchange, the other party to the contract agrees to make a series of payments calculated by reference to an interest rate and/or some other agreed-upon amount (including the change in market value of other underlying assets). A fund may use total return swaps to gain exposure to an asset without owning it or taking physical custody of it. For example, a fund investing in total return commodity swaps will receive the price appreciation of a commodity, commodity index or portion thereof in exchange for payment of an agreed-upon fee.

In a credit default swap, the credit default protection buyer makes periodic payments, known as premiums, to the credit default protection seller. In return the credit default protection seller will make a payment to the credit default protection buyer upon the occurrence of a specified credit event. A credit default swap can refer to a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets, each known as the reference entity or underlying asset. A fund may act as either the buyer or the seller of a credit default swap. A fund may buy or sell credit default protection on a basket of issuers or assets, even if a number of the underlying assets referenced in the basket are lower-quality debt securities. In an unhedged credit default swap, a fund buys credit default protection on a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets without owning the underlying asset or debt issued by the reference entity. Credit default swaps involve greater and different risks than investing directly in the referenced asset, because, in addition to market risk, credit default swaps include liquidity, counterparty and operational risk.

Credit default swaps allow a fund to acquire or reduce credit exposure to a particular issuer, asset or basket of assets. If a swap agreement calls for payments by a fund, the fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. If a fund is the credit default protection seller, the fund will experience a loss if a credit event occurs and the credit of the reference entity or underlying asset has deteriorated. If a fund is the credit default protection buyer, the fund will be required to pay premiums to the credit default protection seller.

If the creditworthiness of a fund's swap counterparty declines, the risk that the counterparty may not perform could increase, potentially resulting in a loss to the fund. To limit the counterparty risk involved in swap agreements, a Fidelity fund will enter into swap agreements only with counterparties that meet certain standards of creditworthiness.

A fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. In order to cover its outstanding obligations to a swap counterparty, a fund would generally be required to provide margin or collateral for the benefit of that counterparty. If a counterparty to a swap transaction becomes insolvent, the fund may be limited temporarily or permanently in exercising its right to the return of related fund assets designated as margin or collateral in an action against the counterparty.

Swap agreements are subject to the risk that the market value of the instrument will change in a way detrimental to a fund's interest. A fund bears the risk that an adviser will not accurately forecast market trends or the values of assets, reference rates, indexes, or other economic factors in establishing swap positions for a fund. If an adviser attempts to use a swap as a hedge against, or as a substitute for, a portfolio investment, a fund may be exposed to the risk that the swap will have or will develop imperfect or no correlation with the portfolio investment, which could cause substantial losses for a fund. While hedging strategies involving swap instruments can reduce the risk of loss, they can also reduce the opportunity for gain or even result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in other fund investments. Swaps are complex and often valued subjectively.

Illiquid Securities cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or may be costly to a fund.

Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, a Fidelity fund's adviser determines the liquidity of the fund's investments and, through reports from the fund's adviser, the Board monitors investments in illiquid securities.

Various factors may be considered in determining the liquidity of a fund's investments, including (1) the frequency and volume of trades and quotations, (2) the number of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace, (3) dealer undertakings to make a market, and (4) the nature of the security and the market in which it trades (including any demand, put or tender features, the mechanics and other requirements for transfer, any letters of credit or other credit enhancement features, any ratings, the number of holders, the method of soliciting offers, the time required to dispose of the security, and the ability to assign or offset the rights and obligations of the security).

Insolvency of Issuers, Counterparties, and Intermediaries. Issuers of fund portfolio securities or counterparties to fund transactions that become insolvent or declare bankruptcy can pose special investment risks. In each circumstance, risk of loss, valuation uncertainty, increased illiquidity, and other unpredictable occurrences may negatively impact an investment. Each of these risks may be amplified in foreign markets, where security trading, settlement, and custodial practices can be less developed than those in the U.S. markets, and bankruptcy laws differ from those of the U.S.

As a general matter, if the issuer of a fund portfolio security is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds and preferred stock have priority over the claims of common stock owners. These events can negatively impact the value of the issuer's securities and the results of related proceedings can be unpredictable.

If a counterparty to a fund transaction, such as a swap transaction, a short sale, a borrowing, or other complex transaction becomes insolvent, the fund may be limited in its ability to exercise rights to obtain the return of related fund assets or in exercising other rights against the counterparty. In addition, insolvency and liquidation proceedings take time to resolve, which can limit or preclude a fund's ability to terminate a transaction or obtain related assets or collateral in a timely fashion. Uncertainty may also arise upon the insolvency of a securities or commodities intermediary such as a broker-dealer or futures commission merchant with which a fund has pending transactions. If an intermediary becomes insolvent, while securities positions and other holdings may be protected by U.S. or foreign laws, it is sometimes difficult to determine whether these protections are available to specific trades based on the circumstances. Receiving the benefit of these protections can also take time to resolve, which may result in illiquid positions.

Interfund Borrowing and Lending Program. Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a Fidelity fund may lend money to, and borrow money from, other funds advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or its affiliates. A Fidelity fund will borrow through the program only when the costs are equal to or lower than the costs of bank loans. A Fidelity fund will lend through the program only when the returns are higher than those available from an investment in repurchase agreements. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one day's notice. A Fidelity fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher interest rate if an interfund loan is called or not renewed. Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.

Investment-Grade Debt Securities. Investment-grade debt securities include all types of debt instruments that are of medium and high-quality. Investment-grade debt securities include repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government securities as well as repurchase agreements collateralized by equity securities, non-investment-grade debt, and all other instruments in which a fund can perfect a security interest, provided the repurchase agreement counterparty has an investment-grade rating. Some investment-grade debt securities may possess speculative characteristics and may be more sensitive to economic changes and to changes in the financial conditions of issuers. An investment-grade rating means the security or issuer is rated investment-grade by a credit rating agency registered as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) with the SEC (for example, Moody's Investors Service, Inc.), or is unrated but considered to be of equivalent quality by a fund's adviser. For purposes of determining the maximum maturity of an investment-grade debt security, an adviser may take into account normal settlement periods.

<R>Funds of Funds and Other Large Shareholders. Certain Fidelity funds and accounts (including funds of funds) invest in other funds ("underlying funds") and, as a result, may at times have substantial investments in one or more underlying funds.</R>

<R>Anunderlying fund may experience large redemptions or investments due to transactions in its shares by funds of funds, other large shareholders, or similarly managed accounts. While it is impossible to predict the overall effect of these transactions over time, there could be an adverse impact on an underlying fund's performance. In the event of such redemptions or investments, an underlying fund could be required to sell securities or to invest cash at a time when it may not otherwise desire to do so. Such transactions may increase an underlying fund's brokerage and/or other transaction costs and affect the liquidity of a fund's portfolio. In addition, when funds of funds or other investors own a substantial portion of an underlying fund's shares, a large redemption by such an investor could cause actual expenses to increase, or could result in the underlying fund's current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the underlying fund's expense ratio. Redemptions of underlying fund shares could also accelerate the realization of taxable capital gains in the fund if sales of securities result in capital gains. The impact of these transactions is likely to be greater when a fund of funds or other significant investor purchases, redeems, or owns a substantial portion of the underlying fund's shares.</R>

<R>When possible, Fidelity will consider how to minimize these potential adverse effects, and may take such actions as it deems appropriate to address potential adverse effects, including redemption of shares in-kind rather than in cash or carrying out the transactions over a period of time, although there can be no assurance that such actions will be successful. A high volume of redemption requests can impact an underlying fund the same way as the transactions of a single shareholder with substantial investments. As an additional safeguard, Fidelity fund of funds may manage the placement of their redemption requests in a manner designed to minimize the impact of such requests on the day-to-day operations of the underlying funds in which they invest. This may involve, for example, redeeming its shares of an underlying fund gradually over time.</R>

Reforms and Government Intervention in the Financial Markets. Economic downturns can trigger various economic, legal, budgetary, tax, and regulatory reforms across the globe. Instability in the financial markets in the wake of the 2008 economic downturn led the U.S. Government and other governments to take a number of unprecedented actions designed to support certain financial institutions and segments of the financial markets that experienced extreme volatility, and in some cases, a lack of liquidity. Reforms are ongoing and their effects are uncertain. Federal, state, local, foreign, and other governments, their regulatory agencies, or self-regulatory organizations may take actions that affect the regulation of the instruments in which a fund invests, or the issuers of such instruments, in ways that are unforeseeable. Reforms may also change the way in which a fund is regulated and could limit or preclude a fund's ability to achieve its investment objective or engage in certain strategies. Also, while reforms generally are intended to strengthen markets, systems, and public finances, they could affect fund expenses and the value of fund investments.

Repurchase Agreements involve an agreement to purchase a security and to sell that security back to the original seller at an agreed-upon price. The resale price reflects the purchase price plus an agreed-upon incremental amount which is unrelated to the coupon rate or maturity of the purchased security. As protection against the risk that the original seller will not fulfill its obligation, the securities are held in a separate account at a bank, marked-to-market daily, and maintained at a value at least equal to the sale price plus the accrued incremental amount. The value of the security purchased may be more or less than the price at which the counterparty has agreed to purchase the security. In addition, delays or losses could result if the other party to the agreement defaults or becomes insolvent. A fund may be limited in its ability to exercise its right to liquidate assets related to a repurchase agreement with an insolvent counterparty. A Fidelity fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by the fund's adviser.

Restricted Securities are subject to legal restrictions on their sale. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or be costly to a fund. Restricted securities generally can be sold in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act), or in a registered public offering. Where registration is required, the holder of a registered security may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expense and a considerable period may elapse between the time it decides to seek registration and the time it may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the holder might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when it decided to seek registration of the security.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund sells a security to another party, such as a bank or broker-dealer, in return for cash and agrees to repurchase that security at an agreed-upon price and time. A Fidelity fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by the fund's adviser. Such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of a fund's assets and, if applicable, a fund's yield, and may be viewed as a form of leverage.

Securities Lending. A Fidelity fund may lend securities to parties such as broker-dealers or other institutions, including an affiliate.

Securities lending allows a fund to retain ownership of the securities loaned and, at the same time, earn additional income. The borrower provides the fund with collateral in an amount at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. The fund seeks to maintain the ability to obtain the right to vote or consent on proxy proposals involving material events affecting securities loaned. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. These delays and costs could be greater for foreign securities. If a fund is not able to recover the securities loaned, the fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market. The value of the collateral could decrease below the value of the replacement investment by the time the replacement investment is purchased. For a Fidelity fund, loans will be made only to parties deemed by the fund's adviser to be in good standing and when, in the adviser's judgment, the income earned would justify the risks.

Cash received as collateral through loan transactions may be invested in other eligible securities, including shares of a money market fund. Investing this cash subjects that investment, as well as the securities loaned, to market appreciation or depreciation.

Sources of Liquidity or Credit Support. Issuers may employ various forms of credit and liquidity enhancements, including letters of credit, guarantees, swaps, puts, and demand features, and insurance provided by domestic or foreign entities such as banks and other financial institutions. An adviser and its affiliates may rely on their evaluation of the credit of the issuer or the credit of the liquidity or credit enhancement provider in determining whether to purchase or hold a security supported by such enhancement. In evaluating the credit of a foreign bank or other foreign entities, factors considered may include whether adequate public information about the entity is available and whether the entity may be subject to unfavorable political or economic developments, currency controls, or other government restrictions that might affect its ability to honor its commitment. Changes in the credit quality of the issuer and/or entity providing the enhancement could affect the value of the security or a fund's share price.

Temporary Defensive Policies.

Each VIP Investor Freedom Fund reserves the right to invest without limitation in VIP Money Market Portfolio for temporary, defensive purposes.

Transfer Agent Bank Accounts. Proceeds from shareholder purchases of a Fidelity fund may pass through a series of demand deposit bank accounts before being held at the fund's custodian. Redemption proceeds may pass from the custodian to the shareholder through a similar series of bank accounts.

If a bank account is registered to the transfer agent or an affiliate, who acts as an agent for the funds when opening, closing, and conducting business in the bank account, the transfer agent or an affiliate may invest overnight balances in the account in repurchase agreements. Any balances that are not invested in repurchase agreements remain in the bank account overnight. Any risks associated with such an account are investment risks of the funds. A fund faces the risk of loss of these balances if the bank becomes insolvent.

Investment Practices of the Underlying Fidelity Funds

The following pages contain more detailed information about types of instruments in which an underlying Fidelity fund may invest, techniques an underlying Fidelity fund's adviser (or a sub-adviser) may employ in pursuit of the underlying Fidelity fund's investment objective, and a summary of related risks. An underlying Fidelity fund's adviser (or a sub-adviser) may not buy all of these instruments or use all of these techniques unless it believes that doing so will help the underlying Fidelity fund achieve its goal. However, an underlying Fidelity fund's adviser (or a sub-adviser) is not required to buy any particular instrument or use any particular technique even if to do so might benefit the underlying Fidelity fund.

Affiliated Bank Transactions. A Fidelity fund may engage in transactions with financial institutions that are, or may be considered to be, "affiliated persons" of the fund under the 1940 Act. These transactions may involve repurchase agreements with custodian banks; short-term obligations of, and repurchase agreements with, the 50 largest U.S. banks (measured by deposits); municipal securities; U.S. Government securities with affiliated financial institutions that are primary dealers in these securities; short-term currency transactions; and short-term borrowings. In accordance with exemptive orders issued by the SEC, the Board of Trustees has established and periodically reviews procedures applicable to transactions involving affiliated financial institutions.

Asset-Backed Securities represent interests in pools of mortgages, loans, receivables, or other assets. Payment of interest and repayment of principal may be largely dependent upon the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities and, in certain cases, supported by letters of credit, surety bonds, or other credit enhancements. Asset-backed security values may also be affected by other factors including changes in interest rates, the availability of information concerning the pool and its structure, the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the pool, the originator of the loans or receivables, or the entities providing the credit enhancement. In addition, these securities may be subject to prepayment risk.

Borrowing. If a fund borrows money, its share price may be subject to greater fluctuation until the borrowing is paid off. If a fund makes additional investments while borrowings are outstanding, this may be considered a form of leverage.

Cash Management. A fund may hold uninvested cash or may invest it in cash equivalents such as money market securities, repurchase agreements, or shares of short-term bond or money market funds, including (for Fidelity funds and other advisory clients only) shares of Fidelity central funds. Generally, these securities offer less potential for gains than other types of securities.

Central Funds are special types of investment vehicles created by Fidelity for use by the Fidelity funds and other advisory clients. Central funds are used to invest in particular security types or investment disciplines, or for cash management. Central funds incur certain costs related to their investment activity (such as custodial fees and expenses), but do not pay additional management fees. The investment results of the portions of a Fidelity fund's assets invested in the central funds will be based upon the investment results of those funds.

Common Stock represents an equity or ownership interest in an issuer. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds and preferred stock take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock, although related proceedings can take time to resolve and results can be unpredictable. For purposes of a Fidelity fund's policies related to investment in common stock Fidelity considers depositary receipts evidencing ownership of common stock to be common stock.

Convertible Securities are bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities that may be converted or exchanged (by the holder or by the issuer) into shares of the underlying common stock (or cash or securities of equivalent value) at a stated exchange ratio. A convertible security may also be called for redemption or conversion by the issuer after a particular date and under certain circumstances (including a specified price) established upon issue. If a convertible security held by a fund is called for redemption or conversion, the fund could be required to tender it for redemption, convert it into the underlying common stock, or sell it to a third party.

Convertible securities generally have less potential for gain or loss than common stocks. Convertible securities generally provide yields higher than the underlying common stocks, but generally lower than comparable non-convertible securities. Because of this higher yield, convertible securities generally sell at prices above their "conversion value," which is the current market value of the stock to be received upon conversion. The difference between this conversion value and the price of convertible securities will vary over time depending on changes in the value of the underlying common stocks and interest rates. When the underlying common stocks decline in value, convertible securities will tend not to decline to the same extent because of the interest or dividend payments and the repayment of principal at maturity for certain types of convertible securities. However, securities that are convertible other than at the option of the holder generally do not limit the potential for loss to the same extent as securities convertible at the option of the holder. When the underlying common stocks rise in value, the value of convertible securities may also be expected to increase. At the same time, however, the difference between the market value of convertible securities and their conversion value will narrow, which means that the value of convertible securities will generally not increase to the same extent as the value of the underlying common stocks. Because convertible securities may also be interest-rate sensitive, their value may increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. Convertible securities are also subject to credit risk, and are often lower-quality securities.

Countries and Markets Considered Emerging. For purposes of a Fidelity fund's 80% investment policy relating to emerging markets, emerging markets include countries that have an emerging stock market as defined by MSCI, countries or markets with low- to middle-income economies as classified by the World Bank, and other countries or markets with similar emerging characteristics.

Country or Geographic Region. Various factors may be considered in determining whether an investment is tied economically to a particular country or region, including: whether the investment is issued or guaranteed by a particular government or any of its agencies, political subdivisions, or instrumentalities; whether the investment has its primary trading market in a particular country or region; whether the issuer is organized under the laws of, derives at least 50% of its revenues from, or has at least 50% of its assets in a particular country or region; whether the investment is included in an index representative of a particular country or region; and whether the investment is exposed to the economic fortunes and risks of a particular country or region.

Debt Securities are used by issuers to borrow money. The issuer usually pays a fixed, variable, or floating rate of interest, and must repay the amount borrowed, usually at the maturity of the security. Some debt securities, such as zero coupon bonds, do not pay interest but are sold at a deep discount from their face values. Debt securities include corporate bonds, government securities, repurchase agreements, and mortgage and other asset-backed securities.

Dollar-Weighted Average Maturity is derived by multiplying the value of each investment by the time remaining to its maturity, adding these calculations, and then dividing the total by the value of a fund's portfolio. An obligation's maturity is typically determined on a stated final maturity basis, although there are some exceptions to this rule.

Under certain circumstances, a fund may invest in nominally long-term securities that have maturity shortening features of shorter-term securities, and the maturities of these securities may be deemed to be earlier than their ultimate maturity dates by virtue of an existing demand feature or an adjustable interest rate. Under other circumstances, if it is probable that the issuer of an instrument will take advantage of a maturity-shortening device, such as a call, refunding, or redemption provision, the date on which the instrument will probably be called, refunded, or redeemed may be considered to be its maturity date. The maturities of mortgage securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations, and some asset-backed securities are determined on a weighted average life basis, which is the average time for principal to be repaid. For a mortgage security, this average time is calculated by estimating the timing of principal payments, including unscheduled prepayments, during the life of the mortgage. The weighted average life of these securities is likely to be substantially shorter than their stated final maturity.

Duration is a measure of a bond's price sensitivity to a change in its yield. For example, if a bond has a 5-year duration and its yield rises 1%, the bond's value is likely to fall about 5%. Similarly, if a bond fund has a 5-year average duration and the yield on each of the bonds held by the fund rises 1%, the fund's value is likely to fall about 5%. For funds with exposure to foreign markets, there are many reasons why all of the bond holdings do not experience the same yield changes. These reasons include: the bonds are spread off of different yield curves around the world and these yield curves do not move in tandem; the shapes of these yield curves change; and sector and issuer yield spreads change. Other factors can influence a bond fund's performance and share price. Accordingly, a bond fund's actual performance will likely differ from the example.

Domestic and Foreign Investments (money market fund only) include U.S. dollar-denominated time deposits, certificates of deposit, and bankers' acceptances of U.S. banks and their branches located outside of the United States, U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks, and foreign branches of foreign banks. Domestic and foreign investments may also include U.S. dollar-denominated securities issued or guaranteed by other U.S. or foreign issuers, including U.S. and foreign corporations or other business organizations, foreign governments, foreign government agencies or instrumentalities, and U.S. and foreign financial institutions, including savings and loan institutions, insurance companies, mortgage bankers, and real estate investment trusts, as well as banks.

The obligations of foreign branches of U.S. banks may not be obligations of the parent bank in addition to the issuing branch, and may be limited by the terms of a specific obligation and by governmental regulation. Payment of interest and repayment of principal on these obligations may also be affected by governmental action in the country of domicile of the branch (generally referred to as sovereign risk) or by war or civil conflict. In addition, settlement of trades may occur outside of the United States and evidence of ownership of portfolio securities may be held outside of the United States. Accordingly, a fund may be subject to the risks associated with the settlement of trades and the holding of such property overseas. Various provisions of federal law governing the establishment and operation of U.S. branches do not apply to foreign branches of U.S. banks.

Obligations of U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks may be general obligations of the parent bank in addition to the issuing branch, or may be limited by the terms of a specific obligation and by federal and state regulation, as well as by governmental action in the country in which the foreign bank has its head office.

Obligations of foreign issuers involve certain additional risks. These risks may include future unfavorable political and economic developments, withholding taxes, seizures of foreign deposits, currency controls, interest limitations, or other governmental restrictions that might affect repayment of principal or payment of interest, or the ability to honor a credit commitment. Additionally, there may be less public information available about foreign entities. Foreign issuers may be subject to less governmental regulation and supervision than U.S. issuers. Foreign issuers also generally are not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S. issuers. From time to time, a fund's adviser and/or its affiliates may determine that, as a result of regulatory requirements that may apply to the adviser and/or its affiliates due to investments in a particular country, investments in the securities of issuers domiciled or listed on trading markets in that country above certain thresholds (which may apply at the account level or in the aggregate across all accounts managed by the adviser and its affiliates) may be impractical or undesirable. In such instances, the adviser may limit or exclude investment in a particular issuer, which may include investment in related derivative instruments, and investment flexibility may be restricted.

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are shares of other investment companies, commodity pools, or other entities that are traded on an exchange. Typically, assets underlying the ETF shares are stocks, though they may also be commodities or other instruments. An ETF may seek to replicate the performance of a specified index or may be actively managed.

Typically, ETF shares are expected to increase in value as the value of the underlying benchmark increases. However, in the case of inverse ETFs (also called "short ETFs" or "bear ETFs"), ETF shares are expected to increase in value as the value of the underlying benchmark decreases. Inverse ETFs seek to deliver the opposite of the performance of the benchmark they track and are often marketed as a way for investors to profit from, or at least hedge their exposure to, downward moving markets. Investments in inverse ETFs are similar to holding short positions in the underlying benchmark.

ETF shares are redeemable only in large blocks (typically, 50,000 shares) often called "creation units" by persons other than a fund, and are redeemed principally in-kind at each day's next calculated NAV. ETFs typically incur fees that are separate from those fees incurred directly by a fund. A fund's purchase of ETFs results in the layering of expenses, such that the fund would indirectly bear a proportionate share of any ETF's operating expenses. Further, while traditional investment companies are continuously offered at NAV, ETFs are traded in the secondary market (e.g., on a stock exchange) on an intra-day basis at prices that may be above or below the value of their underlying portfolios.

Some of the risks of investing in an ETF that tracks an index are similar to those of investing in an indexed mutual fund, including tracking error risk (the risk of errors in matching the ETF's underlying assets to the index or other benchmark); and the risk that because an ETF is not actively managed, it cannot sell stocks or other assets as long as they are represented in the index or other benchmark. Other ETF risks include the risk that ETFs may trade in the secondary market at a discount from their NAV and the risk that the ETFs may not be liquid. ETFs also may be leveraged. Leveraged ETFs seek to deliver multiples of the performance of the index or other benchmark they track and use derivatives in an effort to amplify the returns (or decline, in the case of inverse ETFs) of the underlying index or benchmark. While leveraged ETFs may offer the potential for greater return, the potential for loss and the speed at which losses can be realized also are greater. Most leveraged and inverse ETFs "reset" daily, meaning they are designed to achieve their stated objectives on a daily basis. Leveraged and inverse ETFs can deviate substantially from the performance of their underlying benchmark over longer periods of time, particularly in volatile periods.

Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) are a type of senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt security issued by financial institutions that combines aspects of both bonds and ETFs. An ETN's returns are based on the performance of a market index or other reference asset minus fees and expenses. Similar to ETFs, ETNs are listed on an exchange and traded in the secondary market. However, unlike an ETF, an ETN can be held until the ETN's maturity, at which time the issuer will pay a return linked to the performance of the market index or other reference asset to which the ETN is linked minus certain fees. Unlike regular bonds, ETNs typically do not make periodic interest payments and principal typically is not protected.

ETNs also incur certain expenses not incurred by their applicable index. The market value of an ETN is determined by supply and demand, the current performance of the index or other reference asset, and the credit rating of the ETN issuer. The market value of ETN shares may differ from their intraday indicative value. The value of an ETN may also change due to a change in the issuer's credit rating. As a result, there may be times when an ETN's share trades at a premium or discount to its NAV. Some ETNs that use leverage in an effort to amplify the returns of an underlying index or other reference asset can, at times, be relatively illiquid and, thus, they may be difficult to purchase or sell at a fair price. Leveraged ETNs may offer the potential for greater return, but the potential for loss and speed at which losses can be realized also are greater.

Exposure to Foreign and Emerging Markets. Foreign securities, foreign currencies, and securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations may involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. investments.

Foreign investments involve risks relating to local political, economic, regulatory, or social instability, military action or unrest, or adverse diplomatic developments, and may be affected by actions of foreign governments adverse to the interests of U.S. investors. Such actions may include expropriation or nationalization of assets, confiscatory taxation, restrictions on U.S. investment or on the ability to repatriate assets or convert currency into U.S. dollars, or other government intervention. From time to time, a fund's adviser and/or its affiliates may determine that, as a result of regulatory requirements that may apply to the adviser and/or its affiliates due to investments in a particular country, investments in the securities of issuers domiciled or listed on trading markets in that country above certain thresholds (which may apply at the account level or in the aggregate across all accounts managed by the adviser and its affiliates) may be impractical or undesirable. In such instances, the adviser may limit or exclude investment in a particular issuer, and investment flexibility may be restricted. Additionally, governmental issuers of foreign debt securities may be unwilling to pay interest and repay principal when due and may require that the conditions for payment be renegotiated. There is no assurance that a fund's adviser will be able to anticipate these potential events or counter their effects. In addition, the value of securities denominated in foreign currencies and of dividends and interest paid with respect to such securities will fluctuate based on the relative strength of the U.S. dollar.

It is anticipated that in most cases the best available market for foreign securities will be on an exchange or in OTC markets located outside of the United States. Foreign stock markets, while growing in volume and sophistication, are generally not as developed as those in the United States, and securities of some foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers. Foreign security trading, settlement and custodial practices (including those involving securities settlement where fund assets may be released prior to receipt of payment) are often less developed than those in U.S. markets, and may result in increased investment or valuation risk or substantial delays in the event of a failed trade or the insolvency of, or breach of duty by, a foreign broker-dealer, securities depository, or foreign subcustodian. In addition, the costs associated with foreign investments, including withholding taxes, brokerage commissions, and custodial costs, are generally higher than with U.S. investments.

Foreign markets may offer less protection to investors than U.S. markets. Foreign issuers are generally not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements and standards of practice comparable to those applicable to U.S. issuers. Adequate public information on foreign issuers may not be available, and it may be difficult to secure dividends and information regarding corporate actions on a timely basis. In general, there is less overall governmental supervision and regulation of securities exchanges, brokers, and listed companies than in the United States. OTC markets tend to be less regulated than stock exchange markets and, in certain countries, may be totally unregulated. Regulatory enforcement may be influenced by economic or political concerns, and investors may have difficulty enforcing their legal rights in foreign countries.

Some foreign securities impose restrictions on transfer within the United States or to U.S. persons. Although securities subject to such transfer restrictions may be marketable abroad, they may be less liquid than foreign securities of the same class that are not subject to such restrictions.

American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) as well as other "hybrid" forms of ADRs, including European Depositary Receipts (EDRs) and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer. These certificates are issued by depository banks and generally trade on an established market in the United States or elsewhere. The underlying shares are held in trust by a custodian bank or similar financial institution in the issuer's home country. The depository bank may not have physical custody of the underlying securities at all times and may charge fees for various services, including forwarding dividends and interest and corporate actions. ADRs are alternatives to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their national markets and currencies. However, ADRs continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities. These risks include foreign exchange risk as well as the political and economic risks of the underlying issuer's country.

The risks of foreign investing may be magnified for investments in emerging markets. Security prices in emerging markets can be significantly more volatile than those in more developed markets, reflecting the greater uncertainties of investing in less established markets and economies. In particular, countries with emerging markets may have relatively unstable governments, may present the risks of nationalization of businesses, restrictions on foreign ownership and prohibitions on the repatriation of assets, and may have less protection of property rights than more developed countries. The economies of countries with emerging markets may be based on only a few industries, may be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions, and may suffer from extreme and volatile debt burdens or inflation rates. Local securities markets may trade a small number of securities and may be unable to respond effectively to increases in trading volume, potentially making prompt liquidation of holdings difficult or impossible at times.

Foreign Currency Transactions. A fund (other than a money market fund) may conduct foreign currency transactions on a spot (i.e., cash) or forward basis (i.e., by entering into forward contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies). Although foreign exchange dealers generally do not charge a fee for such conversions, they do realize a profit based on the difference between the prices at which they are buying and selling various currencies. Thus, a dealer may offer to sell a foreign currency at one rate, while offering a lesser rate of exchange should the counterparty desire to resell that currency to the dealer. Forward contracts are customized transactions that require a specific amount of a currency to be delivered at a specific exchange rate on a specific date or range of dates in the future. Forward contracts are generally traded in an interbank market directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks) and their customers. The parties to a forward contract may agree to offset or terminate the contract before its maturity, or may hold the contract to maturity and complete the contemplated currency exchange.

The following discussion summarizes the principal currency management strategies involving forward contracts that could be used by a fund. A fund may also use swap agreements, indexed securities, and options and futures contracts relating to foreign currencies for the same purposes. Forward contracts not calling for physical delivery of the underlying instrument will be settled through cash payments rather than through delivery of the underlying currency. All of these instruments and transactions are subject to the risk that the counterparty will default.

A "settlement hedge" or "transaction hedge" is designed to protect a fund against an adverse change in foreign currency values between the date a security denominated in a foreign currency is purchased or sold and the date on which payment is made or received. Entering into a forward contract for the purchase or sale of the amount of foreign currency involved in an underlying security transaction for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars "locks in" the U.S. dollar price of the security. Forward contracts to purchase or sell a foreign currency may also be used to protect a fund in anticipation of future purchases or sales of securities denominated in foreign currency, even if the specific investments have not yet been selected.

A fund may also use forward contracts to hedge against a decline in the value of existing investments denominated in a foreign currency. For example, if a fund owned securities denominated in pounds sterling, it could enter into a forward contract to sell pounds sterling in return for U.S. dollars to hedge against possible declines in the pound's value. Such a hedge, sometimes referred to as a "position hedge," would tend to offset both positive and negative currency fluctuations, but would not offset changes in security values caused by other factors. A fund could also attempt to hedge the position by selling another currency expected to perform similarly to the pound sterling. This type of hedge, sometimes referred to as a "proxy hedge," could offer advantages in terms of cost, yield, or efficiency, but generally would not hedge currency exposure as effectively as a direct hedge into U.S. dollars. Proxy hedges may result in losses if the currency used to hedge does not perform similarly to the currency in which the hedged securities are denominated.

A fund may enter into forward contracts to shift its investment exposure from one currency into another. This may include shifting exposure from U.S. dollars to a foreign currency, or from one foreign currency to another foreign currency. This type of strategy, sometimes known as a "cross-hedge," will tend to reduce or eliminate exposure to the currency that is sold, and increase exposure to the currency that is purchased, much as if a fund had sold a security denominated in one currency and purchased an equivalent security denominated in another. A fund may cross-hedge its U.S. dollar exposure in order to achieve a representative weighted mix of the major currencies in its benchmark index and/or to cover an underweight country or region exposure in its portfolio. Cross-hedges protect against losses resulting from a decline in the hedged currency, but will cause a fund to assume the risk of fluctuations in the value of the currency it purchases.

Successful use of currency management strategies will depend on an adviser's skill in analyzing currency values. Currency management strategies may substantially change a fund's investment exposure to changes in currency exchange rates and could result in losses to a fund if currencies do not perform as an adviser anticipates. For example, if a currency's value rose at a time when a fund had hedged its position by selling that currency in exchange for dollars, the fund would not participate in the currency's appreciation. If a fund hedges currency exposure through proxy hedges, the fund could realize currency losses from both the hedge and the security position if the two currencies do not move in tandem. Similarly, if a fund increases its exposure to a foreign currency and that currency's value declines, the fund will realize a loss. Foreign currency transactions involve the risk that anticipated currency movements will not be accurately predicted and that a fund's hedging strategies will be ineffective. Moreover, it is impossible to precisely forecast the market value of portfolio securities at the expiration of a foreign currency forward contract. Accordingly, a fund may be required to buy or sell additional currency on the spot market (and bear the expenses of such transaction), if an adviser's predictions regarding the movement of foreign currency or securities markets prove inaccurate.

A fund may be required to limit its hedging transactions in foreign currency forwards, futures, and options in order to maintain its classification as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code (Code). Hedging transactions could result in the application of the mark-to-market provisions of the Code, which may cause an increase (or decrease) in the amount of taxable dividends paid by a fund and could affect whether dividends paid by a fund are classified as capital gains or ordinary income. A fund will cover its exposure to foreign currency transactions with liquid assets in compliance with applicable requirements. There is no assurance that an adviser's use of currency management strategies will be advantageous to a fund or that it will employ currency management strategies at appropriate times.

Options and Futures Relating to Foreign Currencies. Currency futures contracts are similar to forward currency exchange contracts, except that they are traded on exchanges (and have margin requirements) and are standardized as to contract size and delivery date. Most currency futures contracts call for payment or delivery in U.S. dollars. The underlying instrument of a currency option may be a foreign currency, which generally is purchased or delivered in exchange for U.S. dollars, or may be a futures contract. The purchaser of a currency call obtains the right to purchase the underlying currency, and the purchaser of a currency put obtains the right to sell the underlying currency.

The uses and risks of currency options and futures are similar to options and futures relating to securities or indexes, as discussed below. A fund may purchase and sell currency futures and may purchase and write currency options to increase or decrease its exposure to different foreign currencies. Currency options may also be purchased or written in conjunction with each other or with currency futures or forward contracts. Currency futures and options values can be expected to correlate with exchange rates, but may not reflect other factors that affect the value of a fund's investments. A currency hedge, for example, should protect a Yen-denominated security from a decline in the Yen, but will not protect a fund against a price decline resulting from deterioration in the issuer's creditworthiness. Because the value of a fund's foreign-denominated investments changes in response to many factors other than exchange rates, it may not be possible to match the amount of currency options and futures to the value of the fund's investments exactly over time.

Currency options traded on U.S. or other exchanges may be subject to position limits which may limit the ability of the fund to reduce foreign currency risk using such options.

Foreign Repurchase Agreements. Foreign repurchase agreements involve an agreement to purchase a foreign security and to sell that security back to the original seller at an agreed-upon price in either U.S. dollars or foreign currency. Unlike typical U.S. repurchase agreements, foreign repurchase agreements may not be fully collateralized at all times. The value of a security purchased by a fund may be more or less than the price at which the counterparty has agreed to repurchase the security. In the event of default by the counterparty, a fund may suffer a loss if the value of the security purchased is less than the agreed-upon repurchase price, or if the fund is unable to successfully assert a claim to the collateral under foreign laws. As a result, foreign repurchase agreements may involve higher credit risks than repurchase agreements in U.S. markets, as well as risks associated with currency fluctuations. In addition, as with other emerging market investments, repurchase agreements with counterparties located in emerging markets or relating to emerging markets may involve issuers or counterparties with lower credit ratings than typical U.S. repurchase agreements.

Funds' Rights as Investors. Fidelity funds do not intend to direct or administer the day-to-day operations of any company. A fund may, however, exercise its rights as a shareholder or lender and may communicate its views on important matters of policy to a company's management, board of directors, and shareholders, and holders of a company's other securities when such matters could have a significant effect on the value of the fund's investment in the company. The activities in which a fund may engage, either individually or in conjunction with others, may include, among others, supporting or opposing proposed changes in a company's corporate structure or business activities; seeking changes in a company's directors or management; seeking changes in a company's direction or policies; seeking the sale or reorganization of the company or a portion of its assets; supporting or opposing third-party takeover efforts; supporting the filing of a bankruptcy petition; or foreclosing on collateral securing a security. This area of corporate activity is increasingly prone to litigation and it is possible that a fund could be involved in lawsuits related to such activities. Such activities will be monitored with a view to mitigating, to the extent possible, the risk of litigation against a fund and the risk of actual liability if a fund is involved in litigation. No guarantee can be made, however, that litigation against a fund will not be undertaken or liabilities incurred. The funds' proxy voting guidelines are included in this SAI.

Futures, Options, and Swaps. The success of any strategy involving futures, options, and swaps depends on an adviser's analysis of many economic and mathematical factors and a fund's return may be higher if it never invested in such instruments. Additionally, some of the contracts discussed below are new instruments without a trading history and there can be no assurance that a market for the instruments will continue to exist. Government legislation or regulation could affect the use of such instruments and could limit a fund's ability to pursue its investment strategies. If a fund invests a significant portion of its assets in derivatives, its investment exposure could far exceed the value of its portfolio securities and its investment performance could be primarily dependent upon securities it does not own.

The requirements for qualification as a regulated investment company may limit the extent to which a fund may enter into futures, options on futures, and forward contracts.

Futures Contracts. In purchasing a futures contract, the buyer agrees to purchase a specified underlying instrument at a specified future date. In selling a futures contract, the seller agrees to sell a specified underlying instrument at a specified date. Futures contracts are standardized, exchange-traded contracts and the price at which the purchase and sale will take place is fixed when the buyer and seller enter into the contract. Some currently available futures contracts are based on specific securities or baskets of securities, some are based on commodities or commodities indexes (for funds that seek commodities exposure), and some are based on indexes of securities prices (including foreign indexes for funds that seek foreign exposure). In addition, some currently available futures contracts are based on Eurodollars. Positions in Eurodollar futures reflect market expectations of forward levels of three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) rates. Futures on indexes and futures not calling for physical delivery of the underlying instrument will be settled through cash payments rather than through delivery of the underlying instrument. Futures can be held until their delivery dates, or can be closed out by offsetting purchases or sales of futures contracts before then if a liquid market is available. A fund may realize a gain or loss by closing out its futures contracts.

The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of its underlying instrument. Therefore, purchasing futures contracts will tend to increase a fund's exposure to positive and negative price fluctuations in the underlying instrument, much as if it had purchased the underlying instrument directly. When a fund sells a futures contract, by contrast, the value of its futures position will tend to move in a direction contrary to the market for the underlying instrument. Selling futures contracts, therefore, will tend to offset both positive and negative market price changes, much as if the underlying instrument had been sold.

The purchaser or seller of a futures contract or an option for a futures contract is not required to deliver or pay for the underlying instrument or the final cash settlement price, as applicable, unless the contract is held until the delivery date. However, both the purchaser and seller are required to deposit "initial margin" with a futures broker, known as an FCM, when the contract is entered into. If the value of either party's position declines, that party will be required to make additional "variation margin" payments to settle the change in value on a daily basis. This process of "marking to market" will be reflected in the daily calculation of open positions computed in a fund's NAV. The party that has a gain is entitled to receive all or a portion of this amount. Initial and variation margin payments do not constitute purchasing securities on margin for purposes of a fund's investment limitations. Variation margin does not represent a borrowing or loan by a fund, but is instead a settlement between a fund and the FCM of the amount one would owe the other if the fund's contract expired. In the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of an FCM that holds margin on behalf of a fund, the fund may be entitled to return of margin owed to it only in proportion to the amount received by the FCM's other customers, potentially resulting in losses to the fund. A fund is also required to segregate liquid assets equivalent to the fund's outstanding obligations under the contract in excess of the initial margin and variation margin, if any.

Although futures exchanges generally operate similarly in the United States and abroad, foreign futures exchanges may follow trading, settlement, and margin procedures that are different from those for U.S. exchanges. Futures contracts traded outside the United States may not involve a clearing mechanism or related guarantees and may involve greater risk of loss than U.S.-traded contracts, including potentially greater risk of losses due to insolvency of a futures broker, exchange member, or other party that may owe initial or variation margin to a fund. Because initial and variation margin payments may be measured in foreign currency, a futures contract traded outside the United States may also involve the risk of foreign currency fluctuation.

There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular futures contract at any particular time. Exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for futures contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. The daily limit governs only price movements during a particular trading day and therefore does not limit potential losses because the limit may work to prevent the liquidation of unfavorable positions. For example, futures prices have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of positions and subjecting some holders of futures contracts to substantial losses.

If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or other market conditions, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its futures positions could also be impaired. These risks may be heightened for commodity futures contracts, which have historically been subject to greater price volatility than exists for instruments such as stocks and bonds.

Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded futures contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in futures contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the futures position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.

Futures prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Futures prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell futures contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's futures positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments. In addition, the price of a commodity futures contract can reflect the storage costs associated with the purchase of the physical commodity.

Futures contracts on U.S. Government securities historically have reacted to an increase or decrease in interest rates in a manner similar to the manner in which the underlying U.S. Government securities reacted. To the extent, however, that a fund enters into such futures contracts, the value of these futures contracts will not vary in direct proportion to the value of the fund's holdings of U.S. Government securities. Thus, the anticipated spread between the price of the futures contract and the hedged security may be distorted due to differences in the nature of the markets. The spread also may be distorted by differences in initial and variation margin requirements, the liquidity of such markets and the participation of speculators in such markets.

Options. By purchasing a put option, the purchaser obtains the right (but not the obligation) to sell the option's underlying instrument at a fixed strike price. In return for this right, the purchaser pays the current market price for the option (known as the option premium). Options have various types of underlying instruments, including specific assets or securities, baskets of assets or securities, indexes of securities or commodities prices, and futures contracts (including commodity futures contracts). Options may be traded on an exchange or OTC. The purchaser may terminate its position in a put option by allowing it to expire or by exercising the option. If the option is allowed to expire, the purchaser will lose the entire premium. If the option is exercised, the purchaser completes the sale of the underlying instrument at the strike price. Depending on the terms of the contract, upon exercise, an option may require physical delivery of the underlying instrument or may be settled through cash payments. A purchaser may also terminate a put option position by closing it out in the secondary market at its current price, if a liquid secondary market exists.

The buyer of a typical put option can expect to realize a gain if the underlying instrument's price falls substantially. However, if the underlying instrument's price does not fall enough to offset the cost of purchasing the option, a put buyer can expect to suffer a loss (limited to the amount of the premium, plus related transaction costs).

The features of call options are essentially the same as those of put options, except that the purchaser of a call option obtains the right (but not the obligation) to purchase, rather than sell, the underlying instrument at the option's strike price. A call buyer typically attempts to participate in potential price increases of the underlying instrument with risk limited to the cost of the option if the underlying instrument's price falls. At the same time, the buyer can expect to suffer a loss if the underlying instrument's price does not rise sufficiently to offset the cost of the option.

The writer of a put or call option takes the opposite side of the transaction from the option's purchaser. In return for receipt of the premium, the writer assumes the obligation to pay or receive the strike price for the option's underlying instrument if the other party to the option chooses to exercise it. The writer may seek to terminate a position in a put option before exercise by closing out the option in the secondary market at its current price. If the secondary market is not liquid for a put option, however, the writer must continue to be prepared to pay the strike price while the option is outstanding, regardless of price changes. When writing an option on a futures contract, a fund will be required to make margin payments to an FCM as described above for futures contracts.

If the underlying instrument's price rises, a put writer would generally expect to profit, although its gain would be limited to the amount of the premium it received. If the underlying instrument's price remains the same over time, it is likely that the writer will also profit, because it should be able to close out the option at a lower price. If the underlying instrument's price falls, the put writer would expect to suffer a loss. This loss should be less than the loss from purchasing the underlying instrument directly, however, because the premium received for writing the option should mitigate the effects of the decline.

Writing a call option obligates the writer to sell or deliver the option's underlying instrument or make a net cash settlement payment, as applicable, in return for the strike price, upon exercise of the option. The characteristics of writing call options are similar to those of writing put options, except that writing calls generally is a profitable strategy if prices remain the same or fall. Through receipt of the option premium, a call writer should mitigate the effects of a price increase. At the same time, because a call writer must be prepared to deliver the underlying instrument or make a net cash settlement payment, as applicable, in return for the strike price, even if its current value is greater, a call writer gives up some ability to participate in security price increases.

Where a put or call option on a particular security is purchased to hedge against price movements in a related security, the price to close out the put or call option on the secondary market may move more or less than the price of the related security.

There is no assurance a liquid market will exist for any particular options contract at any particular time. Options may have relatively low trading volume and liquidity if their strike prices are not close to the underlying instrument's current price. In addition, exchanges may establish daily price fluctuation limits for exchange-traded options contracts, and may halt trading if a contract's price moves upward or downward more than the limit in a given day. On volatile trading days when the price fluctuation limit is reached or a trading halt is imposed, it may be impossible to enter into new positions or close out existing positions. If the market for a contract is not liquid because of price fluctuation limits or otherwise, it could prevent prompt liquidation of unfavorable positions, and potentially could require a fund to continue to hold a position until delivery or expiration regardless of changes in its value. As a result, a fund's access to other assets held to cover its options positions could also be impaired.

Unlike exchange-traded options, which are standardized with respect to the underlying instrument, expiration date, contract size, and strike price, the terms of OTC options (options not traded on exchanges) generally are established through negotiation with the other party to the option contract. While this type of arrangement allows the purchaser or writer greater flexibility to tailor an option to its needs, OTC options generally are less liquid and involve greater credit risk than exchange-traded options, which are backed by the clearing organization of the exchanges where they are traded.

Combined positions involve purchasing and writing options in combination with each other, or in combination with futures or forward contracts, to adjust the risk and return characteristics of the overall position. For example, purchasing a put option and writing a call option on the same underlying instrument would construct a combined position whose risk and return characteristics are similar to selling a futures contract. Another possible combined position would involve writing a call option at one strike price and buying a call option at a lower price, to reduce the risk of the written call option in the event of a substantial price increase. Because combined options positions involve multiple trades, they result in higher transaction costs and may be more difficult to open and close out.

A fund may also buy and sell options on swaps (swaptions), which are generally options on interest rate swaps. An option on a swap gives a party the right (but not the obligation) to enter into a new swap agreement or to extend, shorten, cancel or modify an existing contract at a specific date in the future in exchange for a premium. Depending on the terms of the particular option agreement, a fund will generally incur a greater degree of risk when it writes (sells) an option on a swap than it will incur when it purchases an option on a swap. When a fund purchases an option on a swap, it risks losing only the amount of the premium it has paid should it decide to let the option expire unexercised. However, when a fund writes an option on a swap, upon exercise of the option the fund will become obligated according to the terms of the underlying agreement. A fund that writes an option on a swap receives the premium and bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the preset rate on the underlying interest rate swap. Whether a fund's use of options on swaps will be successful in furthering its investment objective will depend on the adviser's ability to predict correctly whether certain types of investments are likely to produce greater returns than other investments. Options on swaps may involve risks similar to those discussed below in "Swap Agreements."

Because there are a limited number of types of exchange-traded options contracts, it is likely that the standardized contracts available will not match a fund's current or anticipated investments exactly. A fund may invest in options contracts based on securities with different issuers, maturities, or other characteristics from the securities in which the fund typically invests, which involves a risk that the options position will not track the performance of the fund's other investments.

Options prices can also diverge from the prices of their underlying instruments, even if the underlying instruments match a fund's investments well. Options prices are affected by such factors as current and anticipated short-term interest rates, changes in volatility of the underlying instrument, and the time remaining until expiration of the contract, which may not affect security prices the same way. Imperfect correlation may also result from differing levels of demand in the options and futures markets and the securities markets, from structural differences in how options and futures and securities are traded, or from imposition of daily price fluctuation limits or trading halts. A fund may purchase or sell options contracts with a greater or lesser value than the securities it wishes to hedge or intends to purchase in order to attempt to compensate for differences in volatility between the contract and the securities, although this may not be successful in all cases. If price changes in a fund's options positions are poorly correlated with its other investments, the positions may fail to produce anticipated gains or result in losses that are not offset by gains in other investments.

Swap Agreements. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors. Cleared swaps are transacted through futures commission merchants (FCMs) that are members of central clearinghouses with the clearinghouse serving as a central counterparty similar to transactions in futures contracts. In a standard "swap" transaction, two parties agree to exchange one or more payments based, for example, on the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments (such as securities, commodities, indexes, or other financial or economic interests). The gross payments to be exchanged between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, which is the predetermined dollar principal of the trade representing the hypothetical underlying quantity upon which payment obligations are computed.

Swap agreements can take many different forms and are known by a variety of names, including interest rate swaps (where the parties exchange a floating rate for a fixed rate), asset swaps (e.g., where parties combine the purchase or sale of a bond with an interest rate swap), total return swaps, and credit default swaps. Depending on how they are used, swap agreements may increase or decrease the overall volatility of a fund's investments and its share price and, if applicable, its yield. Swap agreements are subject to liquidity risk, meaning that a fund may be unable to sell a swap contract to a third party at a favorable price. Certain standardized swap transactions are currently subject to mandatory central clearing or may be eligible for voluntary central clearing. Central clearing is expected to decrease counterparty risk and increase liquidity compared to uncleared swaps because central clearing interposes the central clearinghouse as the counterpart to each participant's swap. However, central clearing does not eliminate counterparty risk or illiquidity risk entirely. In addition depending on the size of a fund and other factors, the margin required under the rules of a clearinghouse and by a clearing member FCM may be in excess of the collateral required to be posted by a fund to support its obligations under a similar uncleared swap. It is expected, however, that regulators will adopt rules imposing certain margin requirements, including minimums, on uncleared swaps in the near future, which could reduce the distinction.

A total return swap is a contract whereby one party agrees to make a series of payments to another party based on the change in the market value of the assets underlying such contract (which can include a security or other instrument, commodity, index or baskets thereof) during the specified period. In exchange, the other party to the contract agrees to make a series of payments calculated by reference to an interest rate and/or some other agreed-upon amount (including the change in market value of other underlying assets). A fund may use total return swaps to gain exposure to an asset without owning it or taking physical custody of it. For example, a fund investing in total return commodity swaps will receive the price appreciation of a commodity, commodity index or portion thereof in exchange for payment of an agreed-upon fee.

In a credit default swap, the credit default protection buyer makes periodic payments, known as premiums, to the credit default protection seller. In return the credit default protection seller will make a payment to the credit default protection buyer upon the occurrence of a specified credit event. A credit default swap can refer to a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets, each known as the reference entity or underlying asset. A fund may act as either the buyer or the seller of a credit default swap. A fund may buy or sell credit default protection on a basket of issuers or assets, even if a number of the underlying assets referenced in the basket are lower-quality debt securities. In an unhedged credit default swap, a fund buys credit default protection on a single issuer or asset, a basket of issuers or assets or index of assets without owning the underlying asset or debt issued by the reference entity. Credit default swaps involve greater and different risks than investing directly in the referenced asset, because, in addition to market risk, credit default swaps include liquidity, counterparty and operational risk.

Credit default swaps allow a fund to acquire or reduce credit exposure to a particular issuer, asset or basket of assets. If a swap agreement calls for payments by a fund, the fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. If a fund is the credit default protection seller, the fund will experience a loss if a credit event occurs and the credit of the reference entity or underlying asset has deteriorated. If a fund is the credit default protection buyer, the fund will be required to pay premiums to the credit default protection seller. In the case of a physically settled credit default swap in which a fund is the protection seller, the fund must be prepared to pay par for and take possession of debt of a defaulted issuer delivered to the fund by the credit default protection buyer. Any loss would be offset by the premium payments the fund receives as the seller of credit default protection. This risk for cleared swaps is generally lower than for uncleared swaps since the counterparty is a clearinghouse, but there can be no assurance that a clearinghouse or its members will satisfy its obligations.

If the creditworthiness of a fund's swap counterparty declines, the risk that the counterparty may not perform could increase, potentially resulting in a loss to the fund. To limit the counterparty risk involved in swap agreements, a Fidelity fund will enter into swap agreements only with counterparties that meet certain standards of creditworthiness. Although there can be no assurance that a fund will be able to do so, a fund may be able to reduce or eliminate its exposure under a swap agreement either by assignment or other disposition, or by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same party or another creditworthy party. A fund may have limited ability to eliminate its exposure under a credit default swap if the credit of the reference entity or underlying asset has declined.

A fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. In order to cover its outstanding obligations to a swap counterparty, a fund would generally be required to provide margin or collateral for the benefit of that counterparty. If a counterparty to a swap transaction becomes insolvent, the fund may be limited temporarily or permanently in exercising its right to the return of related fund assets designated as margin or collateral in an action against the counterparty.

Swap agreements are subject to the risk that the market value of the instrument will change in a way detrimental to a fund's interest. A fund bears the risk that an adviser will not accurately forecast market trends or the values of assets, reference rates, indexes, or other economic factors in establishing swap positions for a fund. If an adviser attempts to use a swap as a hedge against, or as a substitute for, a portfolio investment, a fund may be exposed to the risk that the swap will have or will develop imperfect or no correlation with the portfolio investment, which could cause substantial losses for a fund. While hedging strategies involving swap instruments can reduce the risk of loss, they can also reduce the opportunity for gain or even result in losses by offsetting favorable price movements in other fund investments. Swaps are complex and often valued subjectively.

<R>Hybrid and Preferred Securities. A hybrid security may be a debt security, warrant, convertible security, certificate of deposit or other evidence of indebtedness on which the value of the interest on or principal of which is determined by reference to changes in the value of a reference instrument or financial strength of a reference entity (e.g., a security or other financial instrument, asset, currency, interest rate, commodity, index, or business entity such as a financial institution). Another example is contingent convertible securities, which are fixed income securities that, under certain circumstances, either convert into common stock of the issuer or undergo a principal write-down by a predetermined percentage if the issuer's capital ratio falls below a predetermined trigger level. The liquidation value of such a security may be reduced upon a regulatory action and without the need for a bankruptcy proceeding. Preferred securities may take the form of preferred stock and represent an equity or ownership interest in an issuer that pays dividends at a specified rate and that has precedence over common stock in the payment of dividends. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds generally take precedence over the claims of those who own preferred and common stock.</R>

The risks of investing in hybrid and preferred securities reflect a combination of the risks of investing in securities, options, futures and currencies. An investment in a hybrid or preferred security may entail significant risks that are not associated with a similar investment in a traditional debt or equity security. The risks of a particular hybrid or preferred security will depend upon the terms of the instrument, but may include the possibility of significant changes in the value of any applicable reference instrument. Such risks may depend upon factors unrelated to the operations or credit quality of the issuer of the hybrid or preferred security. Hybrid and preferred securities are potentially more volatile and carry greater market and liquidity risks than traditional debt or equity securities. Also, the price of the hybrid or preferred security and any applicable reference instrument may not move in the same direction or at the same time. In addition, because hybrid and preferred securities may be traded over-the-counter or in bilateral transactions with the issuer of the security, hybrid and preferred securities may be subject to the creditworthiness of the counterparty of the security and their values may decline substantially if the counterparty's creditworthiness deteriorates. In addition, uncertainty regarding the tax and regulatory treatment of hybrid and preferred securities may reduce demand for such securities and tax and regulatory considerations may limit the extent of a fund's investments in certain hybrid and preferred securities.

Illiquid Securities cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or may be costly to a fund.

Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, a Fidelity fund's adviser determines the liquidity of the fund's investments and, through reports from the fund's adviser, the Board monitors investments in illiquid securities.

Various factors may be considered in determining the liquidity of a fund's investments, including (1) the frequency and volume of trades and quotations, (2) the number of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace, (3) dealer undertakings to make a market, and (4) the nature of the security and the market in which it trades (including any demand, put or tender features, the mechanics and other requirements for transfer, any letters of credit or other credit enhancement features, any ratings, the number of holders, the method of soliciting offers, the time required to dispose of the security, and the ability to assign or offset the rights and obligations of the security).

Increasing Government Debt. The total public debt of the United States and other countries around the globe as a percent of gross domestic product has grown rapidly since the beginning of the 2008 financial downturn. Although high debt levels do not necessarily indicate or cause economic problems, they may create certain systemic risks if sound debt management practices are not implemented.

A high national debt level may increase market pressures to meet government funding needs, which may drive debt cost higher and cause a country to sell additional debt, thereby increasing refinancing risk. A high national debt also raises concerns that a government will not be able to make principal or interest payments when they are due. In the worst case, unsustainable debt levels can decline the valuation of currencies, and can prevent a government from implementing effective counter-cyclical fiscal policy in economic downturns.

On August 5, 2011, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States one level to "AA+" from "AAA." While Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed the United States' short-term sovereign credit rating as "A-1+," there is no guarantee that Standard & Poor's Ratings Services will not decide to lower this rating in the future. Standard & Poor's Ratings Services stated that its decision was prompted by its view on the rising public debt burden and its perception of greater policymaking uncertainty. The market prices and yields of securities supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government may be adversely affected by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services decisions to downgrade the long-term sovereign credit rating of the United States.

Indexed Securities are instruments whose prices are indexed to the prices of other securities, securities indexes, or other financial indicators. Indexed securities typically, but not always, are debt securities or deposits whose values at maturity or coupon rates are determined by reference to a specific instrument, statistic, or measure.

Indexed securities also include commercial paper, certificates of deposit, and other fixed-income securities whose values at maturity or coupon interest rates are determined by reference to the returns of particular stock indexes. Indexed securities can be affected by stock prices as well as changes in interest rates and the creditworthiness of their issuers and may not track the indexes as accurately as direct investments in the indexes.

Mortgage-indexed securities, for example, could be structured to replicate the performance of mortgage securities and the characteristics of direct ownership.

Currency-indexed securities typically are short-term to intermediate-term debt securities whose maturity values or interest rates are determined by reference to the values of one or more specified foreign currencies, and may offer higher yields than U.S. dollar-denominated securities. Currency-indexed securities may be positively or negatively indexed; that is, their maturity value may increase when the specified currency value increases, resulting in a security that performs similarly to a foreign-denominated instrument, or their maturity value may decline when foreign currencies increase, resulting in a security whose price characteristics are similar to a put on the underlying currency. Currency-indexed securities may also have prices that depend on the values of a number of different foreign currencies relative to each other.

The performance of indexed securities depends to a great extent on the performance of the instrument or measure to which they are indexed, and may also be influenced by interest rate changes in the United States and abroad. Indexed securities may be more volatile than the underlying instruments or measures. Indexed securities are also subject to the credit risks associated with the issuer of the security, and their values may decline substantially if the issuer's creditworthiness deteriorates. Recent issuers of indexed securities have included banks, corporations, and certain U.S. Government agencies.

Insolvency of Issuers, Counterparties, and Intermediaries. Issuers of fund portfolio securities or counterparties to fund transactions that become insolvent or declare bankruptcy can pose special investment risks. In each circumstance, risk of loss, valuation uncertainty, increased illiquidity, and other unpredictable occurrences may negatively impact an investment. Each of these risks may be amplified in foreign markets, where security trading, settlement, and custodial practices can be less developed than those in the U.S. markets, and bankruptcy laws differ from those of the U.S.

As a general matter, if the issuer of a fund portfolio security is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of bonds and preferred stock have priority over the claims of common stock owners. These events can negatively impact the value of the issuer's securities and the results of related proceedings can be unpredictable.

If a counterparty to a fund transaction, such as a swap transaction, a short sale, a borrowing, or other complex transaction becomes insolvent, the fund may be limited in its ability to exercise rights to obtain the return of related fund assets or in exercising other rights against the counterparty. In addition, insolvency and liquidation proceedings take time to resolve, which can limit or preclude a fund's ability to terminate a transaction or obtain related assets or collateral in a timely fashion. Uncertainty may also arise upon the insolvency of a securities or commodities intermediary such as a broker-dealer or futures commission merchant with which a fund has pending transactions. If an intermediary becomes insolvent, while securities positions and other holdings may be protected by U.S. or foreign laws, it is sometimes difficult to determine whether these protections are available to specific trades based on the circumstances. Receiving the benefit of these protections can also take time to resolve, which may result in illiquid positions.

Interfund Borrowing and Lending Program. Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, a Fidelity fund may lend money to, and borrow money from, other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates. A Fidelity fund will borrow through the program only when the costs are equal to or lower than the costs of bank loans. A Fidelity fund will lend through the program only when the returns are higher than those available from an investment in repurchase agreements. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one day's notice. A Fidelity fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher interest rate if an interfund loan is called or not renewed. Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.

Investment-Grade Debt Securities. Investment-grade debt securities include all types of debt instruments that are of medium and high-quality. Investment-grade debt securities include repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government securities as well as repurchase agreements collateralized by equity securities, non-investment-grade debt, and all other instruments in which a fund can perfect a security interest, provided the repurchase agreement counterparty has an investment-grade rating. Some investment-grade debt securities may possess speculative characteristics and may be more sensitive to economic changes and to changes in the financial conditions of issuers. An investment-grade rating means the security or issuer is rated investment-grade by a credit rating agency registered as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) with the SEC (for example, Moody's Investors Service, Inc.), or is unrated but considered to be of equivalent quality by a fund's adviser. For purposes of determining the maximum maturity of an investment-grade debt security, an adviser may take into account normal settlement periods.

<R> Funds of Funds and Other Large Shareholders. Certain Fidelity funds and accounts (including funds of funds) invest in other funds ("underlying funds") and, as a result, may at times have substantial investments in one or more underlying funds.</R>

<R>An underlying fund may experience large redemptions or investments due to transactions in its shares by funds of funds, other large shareholders, or similarly managed accounts. While it is impossible to predict the overall effect of these transactions over time, there could be an adverse impact on an underlying fund's performance. In the event of such redemptions or investments, an underlying fund could be required to sell securities or to invest cash at a time when it may not otherwise desire to do so. Such transactions may increase an underlying fund's brokerage and/or other transaction costs and affect the liquidity of a fund's portfolio. In addition, when funds of funds or other investors own a substantial portion of an underlying fund's shares, a large redemption by such an investor could cause actual expenses to increase, or could result in the underlying fund's current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the underlying fund's expense ratio. Redemptions of underlying fund shares could also accelerate the realization of taxable capital gains in the fund if sales of securities result in capital gains. The impact of these transactions is likely to be greater when a fund of funds or other significant investor purchases, redeems, or owns a substantial portion of the underlying fund's shares.</R>

<R>When possible, Fidelity will consider how to minimize these potential adverse effects, and may take such actions as it deems appropriate to address potential adverse effects, including redemption of shares in-kind rather than in cash or carrying out the transactions over a period of time, although there can be no assurance that such actions will be successful. A high volume of redemption requests can impact an underlying fund the same way as the transactions of a single shareholder with substantial investments. As an additional safeguard, Fidelity fund of funds may manage the placement of their redemption requests in a manner designed to minimize the impact of such requests on the day-to-day operations of the underlying funds in which they invest. This may involve, for example, redeeming its shares of an underlying fund gradually over time.</R>

Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. Direct debt instruments are interests in amounts owed by a corporate, governmental, or other borrower to lenders or lending syndicates (loans and loan participations), to suppliers of goods or services (trade claims or other receivables), or to other parties. Direct debt instruments involve a risk of loss in case of default or insolvency of the borrower and may offer less legal protection to the purchaser in the event of fraud or misrepresentation, or there may be a requirement that a fund supply additional cash to a borrower on demand. A fund may acquire loans by buying an assignment of all or a portion of the loan from a lender or by purchasing a loan participation from a lender or other purchaser of a participation. VIP Equity-Income PortfolioSM, VIP High Income Portfolio, and VIP Investment Grade Bond Portfolio also may acquire loans directly at the time of the loan's closing.

Lenders and purchasers of loans and other forms of direct indebtedness depend primarily upon the creditworthiness of the borrower for payment of interest and repayment of principal. If scheduled interest or principal payments are not made, the value of the instrument may be adversely affected. Loans that are fully secured provide more protections than an unsecured loan in the event of failure to make scheduled interest or principal payments. However, there is no assurance that the liquidation of collateral from a secured loan would satisfy the borrower's obligation, or that the collateral could be liquidated. Indebtedness of borrowers whose creditworthiness is poor involves substantially greater risks and may be highly speculative. Borrowers that are in bankruptcy or restructuring may never pay off their indebtedness, or may pay only a small fraction of the amount owed. Direct indebtedness of foreign countries also involves a risk that the governmental entities responsible for the repayment of the debt may be unable, or unwilling, to pay interest and repay principal when due.

Direct lending and investments in loans through direct assignment of a financial institution's interests with respect to a loan may involve additional risks. For example, if a loan is foreclosed, the lender/purchaser could become part owner of any collateral, and would bear the costs and liabilities associated with owning and disposing of the collateral. In addition, it is conceivable that under emerging legal theories of lender liability, a purchaser could be held liable as a co-lender. Direct debt instruments may also involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other intermediary.

A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. Unless, under the terms of the loan or other indebtedness, the purchaser has direct recourse against the borrower, the purchaser may have to rely on the agent to apply appropriate credit remedies against a borrower. If assets held by the agent for the benefit of a purchaser were determined to be subject to the claims of the agent's general creditors, the purchaser might incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment on the loan or loan participation and could suffer a loss of principal or interest.

Direct indebtedness may include letters of credit, revolving credit facilities, or other standby financing commitments that obligate lenders/purchasers to make additional cash payments on demand. These commitments may have the effect of requiring a lender/purchaser to increase its investment in a borrower at a time when it would not otherwise have done so, even if the borrower's condition makes it unlikely that the amount will ever be repaid.

For a Fidelity fund that limits the amount of total assets that it will invest in any one issuer or in issuers within the same industry, the fund generally will treat the borrower as the "issuer" of indebtedness held by the fund. In the case of loan participations where a bank or other lending institution serves as financial intermediary between a fund and the borrower, if the participation does not shift to the fund the direct debtor-creditor relationship with the borrower, SEC interpretations require a fund, in appropriate circumstances, to treat both the lending bank or other lending institution and the borrower as "issuers" for these purposes. Treating a financial intermediary as an issuer of indebtedness may restrict a fund's ability to invest in indebtedness related to a single financial intermediary, or a group of intermediaries engaged in the same industry, even if the underlying borrowers represent many different companies and industries.

Lower-Quality Debt Securities. Lower-quality debt securities include all types of debt instruments that have poor protection with respect to the payment of interest and repayment of principal, or may be in default. These securities are often considered to be speculative and involve greater risk of loss or price changes due to changes in the issuer's capacity to pay. The market prices of lower-quality debt securities may fluctuate more than those of higher-quality debt securities and may decline significantly in periods of general economic difficulty, which may follow periods of rising interest rates.

The market for lower-quality debt securities may be thinner and less active than that for higher-quality debt securities, which can adversely affect the prices at which the former are sold. Adverse publicity and changing investor perceptions may affect the liquidity of lower-quality debt securities and the ability of outside pricing services to value lower-quality debt securities.

Because the risk of default is higher for lower-quality debt securities, research and credit analysis are an especially important part of managing securities of this type. Such analysis may focus on relative values based on factors such as interest or dividend coverage, asset coverage, earnings prospects, and the experience and managerial strength of the issuer, in an attempt to identify those issuers of high-yielding securities whose financial condition is adequate to meet future obligations, has improved, or is expected to improve in the future.

A fund may choose, at its expense or in conjunction with others, to pursue litigation or otherwise to exercise its rights as a security holder to seek to protect the interests of security holders if it determines this to be in the best interest of the fund's shareholders.

Money Market Securities are high-quality, short-term obligations. Money market securities may be structured to be, or may employ a trust or other form so that they are, eligible investments for money market funds. For example, put features can be used to modify the maturity of a security or interest rate adjustment features can be used to enhance price stability. If a structure fails to function as intended, adverse tax or investment consequences may result. Neither the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) nor any other regulatory authority has ruled definitively on certain legal issues presented by certain structured securities. Future tax or other regulatory determinations could adversely affect the value, liquidity, or tax treatment of the income received from these securities or the nature and timing of distributions made by a fund.

Mortgage Securities are issued by government and non-government entities such as banks, mortgage lenders, or other institutions. A mortgage security is an obligation of the issuer backed by a mortgage or pool of mortgages or a direct interest in an underlying pool of mortgages. Some mortgage securities, such as collateralized mortgage obligations (or "CMOs"), make payments of both principal and interest at a range of specified intervals; others make semiannual interest payments at a predetermined rate and repay principal at maturity (like a typical bond). Mortgage securities are based on different types of mortgages, including those on commercial real estate or residential properties. Stripped mortgage securities are created when the interest and principal components of a mortgage security are separated and sold as individual securities. In the case of a stripped mortgage security, the holder of the "principal-only" security (PO) receives the principal payments made by the underlying mortgage, while the holder of the "interest-only" security (IO) receives interest payments from the same underlying mortgage.

Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs are pass-through securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, respectively. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which guarantee payment of interest and repayment of principal on Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs, respectively, are federally chartered corporations supervised by the U.S. Government that act as governmental instrumentalities under authority granted by Congress. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are authorized to borrow from the U.S. Treasury to meet their obligations. Fannie Maes and Freddie Macs are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

The value of mortgage securities may change due to shifts in the market's perception of issuers and changes in interest rates. In addition, regulatory or tax changes may adversely affect the mortgage securities market as a whole. Non-government mortgage securities may offer higher yields than those issued by government entities, but also may be subject to greater price changes than government issues. Mortgage securities are subject to prepayment risk, which is the risk that early principal payments made on the underlying mortgages, usually in response to a reduction in interest rates, will result in the return of principal to the investor, causing it to be invested subsequently at a lower current interest rate. Alternatively, in a rising interest rate environment, mortgage security values may be adversely affected when prepayments on underlying mortgages do not occur as anticipated, resulting in the extension of the security's effective maturity and the related increase in interest rate sensitivity of a longer-term instrument. The prices of stripped mortgage securities tend to be more volatile in response to changes in interest rates than those of non-stripped mortgage securities.

A fund may seek to earn additional income by using a trading strategy (commonly known as "mortgage dollar rolls" or "reverse mortgage dollar rolls") that involves selling (or buying) mortgage securities, realizing a gain or loss, and simultaneously agreeing to purchase (or sell) mortgage securities on a later date at a set price. During the period between the sale and repurchase in a mortgage dollar roll transaction, a fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold but will invest the proceeds of the sale in other securities that are permissible investments for the fund. During the period between the purchase and subsequent sale in a reverse mortgage dollar roll transaction, a fund is entitled to interest and principal payments on the securities purchased. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the terms of the agreement. If the counterparty files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a fund's right to repurchase or sell securities may be limited. This trading strategy may increase interest rate exposure and result in an increased portfolio turnover rate which increases costs and may increase taxable gains.

Municipal Securities are issued to raise money for a variety of public or private purposes, including general financing for state and local governments, or financing for specific projects or public facilities. They may be issued in anticipation of future revenues and may be backed by the full taxing power of a municipality, the revenues from a specific project, or the credit of a private organization. The value of some or all municipal securities may be affected by uncertainties in the municipal market related to legislation or litigation involving the taxation of municipal securities or the rights of municipal securities holders. A municipal security may be owned directly or through a participation interest.

NRSROs. The Board of Trustees has designated each of the following NRSROs as a "designated NRSRO" pursuant to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act: DBRS Ltd.; Fitch, Inc.; Moody's Investors Service, Inc.; and Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.

Put Features entitle the holder to sell a security back to the issuer or a third party at any time or at specified intervals. In exchange for this benefit, a fund may accept a lower interest rate. Securities with put features are subject to the risk that the put provider is unable to honor the put feature (purchase the security). Put providers often support their ability to buy securities on demand by obtaining letters of credit or other guarantees from other entities. Demand features, standby commitments, and tender options are types of put features.

Real Estate Investment Trusts. Equity real estate investment trusts own real estate properties, while mortgage real estate investment trusts make construction, development, and long-term mortgage loans. Their value may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property of the trusts, the creditworthiness of the issuer, property taxes, interest rates, and tax and regulatory requirements, such as those relating to the environment. Both types of trusts are dependent upon management skill, are not diversified, and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers, self-liquidation, and the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free status of income under the Internal Revenue Code and failing to maintain exemption from the 1940 Act.

Real estate investment trusts issue debt securities to fund the purchase and/or development of commercial properties. The value of these debt securities may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by the trusts, the creditworthiness of the trusts, interest rates, and tax and regulatory requirements. Real estate investment trusts are dependent upon management skill and the cash flow generated by the properties owned by the trusts. Real estate investment trusts are at the risk of the possibility of failing to qualify for tax-free status of income under the Internal Revenue Code and failing to maintain exemption from the 1940 Act.

Reforms and Government Intervention in the Financial Markets. Economic downturns can trigger various economic, legal, budgetary, tax, and regulatory reforms across the globe. Instability in the financial markets in the wake of the 2008 economic downturn led the U.S. Government and other governments to take a number of unprecedented actions designed to support certain financial institutions and segments of the financial markets that experienced extreme volatility, and in some cases, a lack of liquidity. Reforms are ongoing and their effects are uncertain. Federal, state, local, foreign, and other governments, their regulatory agencies, or self-regulatory organizations may take actions that affect the regulation of the instruments in which a fund invests, or the issuers of such instruments, in ways that are unforeseeable. Reforms may also change the way in which a fund is regulated and could limit or preclude a fund's ability to achieve its investment objective or engage in certain strategies. Also, while reforms generally are intended to strengthen markets, systems, and public finances, they could affect fund expenses and the value of fund investments.

The value of a fund's holdings is also generally subject to the risk of future local, national, or global economic disturbances based on unknown weaknesses in the markets in which a fund invests. In the event of such a disturbance, the issuers of securities held by a fund may experience significant declines in the value of their assets and even cease operations, or may receive government assistance accompanied by increased restrictions on their business operations or other government intervention. In addition, it is not certain that the U.S. Government or foreign governments will intervene in response to a future market disturbance and the effect of any such future intervention cannot be predicted.

Repurchase Agreements involve an agreement to purchase a security and to sell that security back to the original seller at an agreed-upon price. The resale price reflects the purchase price plus an agreed-upon incremental amount which is unrelated to the coupon rate or maturity of the purchased security. As protection against the risk that the original seller will not fulfill its obligation, the securities are held in a separate account at a bank, marked-to-market daily, and maintained at a value at least equal to the sale price plus the accrued incremental amount. The value of the security purchased may be more or less than the price at which the counterparty has agreed to purchase the security. In addition, delays or losses could result if the other party to the agreement defaults or becomes insolvent. A fund may be limited in its ability to exercise its right to liquidate assets related to a repurchase agreement with an insolvent counterparty. A Fidelity fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by the fund's adviser.

Restricted Securities are subject to legal restrictions on their sale. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or be costly to a fund. Restricted securities generally can be sold in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, or in a registered public offering. Where registration is required, the holder of a registered security may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expense and a considerable period may elapse between the time it decides to seek registration and the time it may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the holder might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when it decided to seek registration of the security.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund sells a security to another party, such as a bank or broker-dealer, in return for cash and agrees to repurchase that security at an agreed-upon price and time. A Fidelity fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by the fund's adviser. Such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of a fund's assets and, if applicable, a fund's yield, and may be viewed as a form of leverage.

Securities Lending. A Fidelity fund may lend securities to parties such as broker-dealers or other institutions, including an affiliate.

Securities lending allows a fund to retain ownership of the securities loaned and, at the same time, earn additional income. The borrower provides the fund with collateral in an amount at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. The fund seeks to maintain the ability to obtain the right to vote or consent on proxy proposals involving material events affecting securities loaned. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. These delays and costs could be greater for foreign securities. If a fund is not able to recover the securities loaned, the fund may sell the collateral and purchase a replacement investment in the market. The value of the collateral could decrease below the value of the replacement investment by the time the replacement investment is purchased. For a Fidelity fund, loans will be made only to parties deemed by the fund's adviser to be in good standing and when, in the adviser's judgment, the income earned would justify the risks.

Cash received as collateral through loan transactions may be invested in other eligible securities, including shares of a money market fund. Investing this cash subjects that investment, as well as the securities loaned, to market appreciation or depreciation.

Securities of Other Investment Companies, including shares of closed-end investment companies (which include business development companies (BDCs)), unit investment trusts, and open-end investment companies, represent interests in professionally managed portfolios that may invest in any type of instrument. Investing in other investment companies involves substantially the same risks as investing directly in the underlying instruments, but may involve additional expenses at the underlying investment company-level, such as portfolio management fees and operating expenses. Fees and expenses incurred indirectly by a fund as a result of its investment in shares of one or more other investment companies generally are referred to as "acquired fund fees and expenses" and may appear as a separate line item in a fund's prospectus fee table. For certain investment companies, such as BDCs, these expenses may be significant. Certain types of investment companies, such as closed-end investment companies, issue a fixed number of shares that trade on a stock exchange or over-the-counter at a premium or a discount to their NAV. Others are continuously offered at NAV, but may also be traded in the secondary market.

The securities of closed-end funds may be leveraged. As a result, a fund may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such securities. An investment in securities of closed-end funds that use leverage may expose a fund to higher volatility in the market value of such securities and the possibility that the fund's long-term returns on such securities will be diminished.

The extent to which a fund can invest in securities of other investment companies may be limited by federal securities laws.

Short Sales "Against the Box" are short sales of securities that a fund owns or has the right to obtain (equivalent in kind or amount to the securities sold short). If a fund enters into a short sale against the box, it will be required to set aside securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short (or securities convertible or exchangeable into such securities) and will be required to hold such securities while the short sale is outstanding.

Short sales against the box could be used to protect the NAV of a money market fund in anticipation of increased interest rates, without sacrificing the current yield of the securities sold short. A money market fund will incur transaction costs in connection with opening and closing short sales against the box. A fund (other than a money market fund) will incur transaction costs, including interest expenses, in connection with opening, maintaining, and closing short sales against the box.

Short Sales. Stocks underlying a fund's convertible security holdings can be sold short. For example, if a fund's adviser anticipates a decline in the price of the stock underlying a convertible security held by the fund, it may sell the stock short. If the stock price subsequently declines, the proceeds of the short sale could be expected to offset all or a portion of the effect of the stock's decline on the value of the convertible security. Fidelity funds that employ this strategy generally intend to hedge no more than 15% of total assets with short sales on equity securities underlying convertible security holdings under normal circumstances.

A fund will be required to set aside securities equivalent in kind and amount to those sold short (or securities convertible or exchangeable into such securities) and will be required to hold them aside while the short sale is outstanding. A fund will incur transaction costs, including interest expenses, in connection with opening, maintaining, and closing short sales.

Sources of Liquidity or Credit Support. Issuers may employ various forms of credit and liquidity enhancements, including letters of credit, guarantees, swaps, puts, and demand features, and insurance provided by domestic or foreign entities such as banks and other financial institutions. An adviser and its affiliates may rely on their evaluation of the credit of the issuer or the credit of the liquidity or credit enhancement provider in determining whether to purchase or hold a security supported by such enhancement. In addition, an adviser and its affiliates may rely on their evaluation of the credit of the issuer or the credit of the liquidity or credit enhancement provider for purposes of making initial and ongoing minimal credit risk determinations for a money market fund. In evaluating the credit of a foreign bank or other foreign entities, factors considered may include whether adequate public information about the entity is available and whether the entity may be subject to unfavorable political or economic developments, currency controls, or other government restrictions that might affect its ability to honor its commitment. Changes in the credit quality of the issuer and/or entity providing the enhancement could affect the value of the security or a fund's share price.

Sovereign Debt Obligations are issued or guaranteed by foreign governments or their agencies, including debt of Latin American nations or other developing countries. Sovereign debt may be in the form of conventional securities or other types of debt instruments such as loans or loan participations. Sovereign debt of developing countries may involve a high degree of risk, and may be in default or present the risk of default. Governmental entities responsible for repayment of the debt may be unable or unwilling to repay principal and pay interest when due, and may require renegotiation or rescheduling of debt payments. In addition, prospects for repayment of principal and payment of interest may depend on political as well as economic factors. Although some sovereign debt, such as Brady Bonds, is collateralized by U.S. Government securities, repayment of principal and payment of interest is not guaranteed by the U.S. Government.

Stripped Securities are the separate income or principal components of a debt security. The risks associated with stripped securities are similar to those of other debt securities, although stripped securities may be more volatile, and the value of certain types of stripped securities may move in the same direction as interest rates. U.S. Treasury securities that have been stripped by a Federal Reserve Bank are obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury.

Privately stripped government securities are created when a dealer deposits a U.S. Treasury security or other U.S. Government security with a custodian for safekeeping. The custodian issues separate receipts for the coupon payments and the principal payment, which the dealer then sells.

Because the SEC does not consider privately stripped government securities to be U.S. Government securities for purposes of Rule 2a-7, a fund must evaluate them as it would non-government securities pursuant to regulatory guidelines applicable to money market funds.

Structured Securities (also called "structured notes") are derivative debt securities, the interest rate on or principal of which is determined by an unrelated indicator. The value of the interest rate on and/or the principal of structured securities is determined by reference to changes in the value of a reference instrument (e.g., a security or other financial instrument, asset, currency, interest rate, commodity, or index) or the relative change in two or more reference instruments. A structured security may be positively, negatively, or both positively and negatively indexed; that is, its value or interest rate may increase or decrease if the value of the reference instrument increases. Similarly, its value or interest rate may increase or decrease if the value of the reference instrument decreases. Further, the change in the principal amount payable with respect to, or the interest rate of, a structured security may be calculated as a multiple of the percentage change (positive or negative) in the value of the underlying reference instrument(s); therefore, the value of such structured security may be very volatile. Structured securities may entail a greater degree of market risk than other types of debt securities because the investor bears the risk of the reference instrument. Structured securities may also be more volatile, less liquid, and more difficult to accurately price than less complex securities or more traditional debt securities. In addition, because structured securities generally are traded over-the-counter, structured securities are subject to the creditworthiness of the counterparty of the structured security, and their values may decline substantially if the counterparty's creditworthiness deteriorates.

Temporary Defensive Policies.

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

Transfer Agent Bank Accounts. Proceeds from shareholder purchases of a Fidelity fund may pass through a series of demand deposit bank accounts before being held at the fund's custodian. Redemption proceeds may pass from the custodian to the shareholder through a similar series of bank accounts.

If a bank account is registered to the transfer agent or an affiliate, who acts as an agent for the funds when opening, closing, and conducting business in the bank account, the transfer agent or an affiliate may invest overnight balances in the account in repurchase agreements. Any balances that are not invested in repurchase agreements remain in the bank account overnight. Any risks associated with such an account are investment risks of the funds. A fund faces the risk of loss of these balances if the bank becomes insolvent.

Variable and Floating Rate Securities provide for periodic adjustments in the interest rate paid on the security. Variable rate securities provide for a specified periodic adjustment in the interest rate, while floating rate securities have interest rates that change whenever there is a change in a designated benchmark rate or the issuer's credit quality, sometimes subject to a cap or floor on such rate. Some variable or floating rate securities are structured with put features that permit holders to demand payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest from the issuers or certain financial intermediaries. For purposes of determining the maximum maturity of a variable or floating rate security, a fund's adviser may take into account normal settlement periods.

Warrants. Warrants are instruments which entitle the holder to buy an equity security at a specific price for a specific period of time. Changes in the value of a warrant do not necessarily correspond to changes in the value of its underlying security. The price of a warrant may be more volatile than the price of its underlying security, and a warrant may offer greater potential for capital appreciation as well as capital loss.

Warrants do not entitle a holder to dividends or voting rights with respect to the underlying security and do not represent any rights in the assets of the issuing company. A warrant ceases to have value if it is not exercised prior to its expiration date. These factors can make warrants more speculative than other types of investments.

When-Issued and Forward Purchase or Sale Transactions involve a commitment to purchase or sell specific securities at a predetermined price or yield in which payment and delivery take place after the customary settlement period for that type of security. Typically, no interest accrues to the purchaser until the security is delivered.

When purchasing securities pursuant to one of these transactions, the purchaser assumes the rights and risks of ownership, including the risks of price and yield fluctuations and the risk that the security will not be issued as anticipated. Because payment for the securities is not required until the delivery date, these risks are in addition to the risks associated with a fund's investments. If a fund remains substantially fully invested at a time when a purchase is outstanding, the purchases may result in a form of leverage. When a fund has sold a security pursuant to one of these transactions, the fund does not participate in further gains or losses with respect to the security. If the other party to a delayed-delivery transaction fails to deliver or pay for the securities, a fund could miss a favorable price or yield opportunity or suffer a loss.

A fund may renegotiate a when-issued or forward transaction and may sell the underlying securities before delivery, which may result in capital gains or losses for the fund.

A fund may also engage in purchases or sales of "to be announced" or "TBA" securities, which usually are transactions in which a fund buys or sells mortgage-backed securities on a forward commitment basis. A TBA transaction typically does not designate the actual security to be delivered and only includes an approximate principal amount. TBA trades can be used by a fund for investment purposes in order to gain exposure to certain securities, or for hedging purposes to adjust the risk exposure of a fund portfolio without having to restructure a portfolio. Purchases and sales of TBA securities involve risks similar to those discussed above for other when-issued and forward purchase and sale transactions. In addition, when a fund sells TBA securities, it incurs risks similar to those incurred in short sales. For example, when a fund sells TBA securities without owning or having the right to obtain the deliverable securities, it incurs a risk of loss because it could have to purchase the securities at a price that is higher than the price at which it sold them. Also, a fund may be unable to purchase the deliverable securities if the corresponding market is illiquid. In such transactions, the fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount sufficient to offset its exposure as long as the fund's obligations are outstanding.

Zero Coupon Bonds do not make interest payments; instead, they are sold at a discount from their face value and are redeemed at face value when they mature. Because zero coupon bonds do not pay current income, their prices can be more volatile than other types of fixed-income securities when interest rates change. In calculating a fund's dividend, a portion of the difference between a zero coupon bond's purchase price and its face value is considered income.

SPECIAL GEOGRAPHIC CONSIDERATIONS

<R>Emerging Markets. Investments in companies domiciled in emerging market countries may be subject to potentially higher risks than investments in developed countries. These risks include: (i) less social, political, and economic stability; (ii) greater illiquidity and price volatility due to smaller or limited local capital markets for such securities, or low or non-existent trading volumes; (iii) foreign exchanges and broker-dealers may be subject to less scrutiny and regulation by local authorities; (iv) local governments may decide to seize or confiscate securities held by foreign investors and/or local governments may decide to suspend or limit an issuer's ability to make dividend or interest payments; (v) local governments may limit or entirely restrict repatriation of invested capital, profits, and dividends; (vi) capital gains may be subject to local taxation, including on a retroactive basis; (vii) issuers facing restrictions on dollar or euro payments imposed by local governments may attempt to make dividend or interest payments to foreign investors in the local currency; (viii) investors may experience difficulty in enforcing legal claims related to the securities and/or local judges may favor the interests of the issuer over those of foreign investors; (ix) bankruptcy judgments may only be permitted to be paid in the local currency; (x) limited public information regarding the issuer may result in greater difficulty in determining market valuations of the securities, and (xi) infrequent financial reporting, substandard disclosure, and differences in accounting standards may make it difficult to ascertain the financial health of an issuer. In addition, unlike developed countries, many emerging countries' economic growth highly depends on exports and inflows of external capital, making them more vulnerable to the downturns of the world economy. The recent global financial crisis weakened the global demand for their exports and tightened international credit supplies, highlighting the sensitivity of emerging economies to the performance of their trading partners. Should the growth of large economies around the world slow, emerging markets may face significant economic difficulties themselves. Developing countries may also face disproportionately large exposure to the negative effects of climate change, both because of geography and because they lack access to technology to adapt to its effects, which could include increased frequency and severity of natural disasters and extreme weather events such as droughts, rising sea levels, decreased crop yields, and increased spread of disease, all of which could harm performance of affected economies.</R>

<R>Many emerging market countries suffer from uncertainty and corruption in their legal frameworks. Legislation may be difficult to interpret and laws may be too new to provide any precedential value. Laws regarding foreign investment and private property may be weak, not enforced, or non-existent. Sudden changes in governments may result in policies that are less favorable to investors such as policies designed to expropriate or nationalize "sovereign" assets. Certain emerging market countries in the past have expropriated large amounts of private property, in many cases with little or no compensation, and there can be no assurance that such expropriation will not occur in the future.</R>

<R>The United States may impose economic sanctions against emerging market companies in various sectors in which the fund may invest. These sanctions, if imposed, could impair a fund's ability to meet its investment objectives. A fund may be prohibited from investing in securities issued by companies subject to such sanctions and may be requited to freeze its existing investments in those companies, prohibiting the fund from selling or otherwise transacting in these investments. Such sanctions, or other intergovernmental actions that may be taken in the future, may result in the devaluation of the country's currency, a downgrade in the country's credit rating, and a decline in the value and liquidity of impacted company stocks.</R>

Many emerging market countries in which a fund may invest lack the social, political, and economic stability characteristic of the U.S. Political instability among emerging market countries can be common and may be caused by an uneven distribution of wealth, social unrest, labor strikes, civil wars, and religious oppression. Economic instability in emerging market countries may take the form of: (i) high interest rates; (ii) high levels of inflation, including hyperinflation; (iii) high levels of unemployment or underemployment; (iv) changes in government economic and tax policies, including confiscatory taxation (or taxes on foreign investments); and (v) imposition of trade barriers.

Currencies of emerging market countries are subject to significantly greater risks than currencies of developed countries. Some emerging market currencies may not be internationally traded or may be subject to strict controls by local governments, resulting in undervalued or overvalued currencies. Some emerging market countries have experienced balance of payment deficits and shortages in foreign exchange reserves. As a result, some governments have responded by restricting currency conversions. Future restrictive exchange controls could prevent or restrict a company's ability to make dividend or interest payments in the original currency of the obligation (usually U.S. dollars). In addition, even though the currencies of some emerging market countries may be convertible into U.S. dollars, the conversion rates may be artificial to their actual market values.

<R>Governments of many emerging market countries have become overly reliant on the international capital markets and other forms of foreign credit to finance large public spending programs which cause huge budget deficits. Often, interest payments have become too overwhelming for these governments to meet, as these payments may represent a large percentage of a country's total GDP. Accordingly, these foreign obligations have become the subject of political debate and served as fuel for political parties of the opposition, which pressure governments not to make payments to foreign creditors, but instead to use these funds for social programs. Either due to an inability to pay or submission to political pressure, the governments have been forced to seek a restructuring of their loan and/or bond obligations, have declared a temporary suspension of interest payments, or have defaulted on their outstanding debt obligations. These events have adversely affected the values of securities issued by the governments and corporations domiciled in these emerging market countries and have negatively affected not only their cost of borrowing, but their ability to borrow in the future as well. Emerging markets have also benefited from the monetary policies adopted by the central banks of developed countries, in particular the United States Federal Reserve, following the financial crisis. The ongoing tapering of these policies may significantly impact the economic outlooks of emerging economies.</R>

<R>In addition to their over-reliance on international capital markets, many emerging economies are also highly dependent on international trade and exports, including exports of oil and other commodities. As a result, these economies are particularly vulnerable to downturns of the world economy. The recent global financial crisis tightened international credit supplies and weakened global demand for their exports and, as a result, certain of these economies faced significant difficulties and some economies fell into recession. Although certain economies in emerging market countries have shown signs of recovery from this recession, such recovery is fragile, and dependent on the uncertain economic outlook of China, Japan, the European Union, and the United States. The reduced demand for exports and lack of available capital for investment resulting from the European crisis and weakened global economy may limit recovery by emerging market countries.</R>

Canada.

Political. Canada's parliamentary system of government is, in general, stable. Quebec does have a "separatist" opposition party whose objective is to achieve sovereignty and increased self-governing legal and financial powers for the province. To date, referendums on Quebec sovereignty have been defeated. If a referendum about the independence of Quebec were successful, the Canadian federal government may be obliged to negotiate with Quebec.

Economic. Canada is a major producer of commodities such as forest products, metals, agricultural products, and energy related products like oil, gas, and hydroelectricity. Accordingly, changes in the supply and demand of base commodity resources and industrial and precious metals and materials, both domestically and internationally, can have a significant effect on Canadian market performance.

<R>The U.S. is Canada's largest trading partner and developments in economic policy and U.S. market conditions have a significant impact on the Canadian economy. The expanding economic and financial integration of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico through the North American Free Trade Agreement may make the Canadian economy and securities market more sensitive to North American trade patterns.</R>

In recent years, economic growth slowed down in certain sectors of the Canadian economy. The Canadian economy suffered from a recession due, in part, to the recent global financial crisis. The weaker economy resulted in lower tax collections and increased support being provided to Canadians through government programs, which increased the Canadian budget deficit. While the Canadian economy has shown signs of recovery from this recession, such recovery is gradual. Growth forecasts remain modest. Furthermore, the relative strength of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar may negatively affect Canada's ability to export, which could limit Canada's economic growth.

<R>Europe. The European Union (EU) is an intergovernmental and supranational union of most Western European countries and a growing number of Eastern European countries, each known as a member state. One of the key activities of the EU is the establishment and administration of a common single market, consisting of, among other things, a common trade policy. In order to pursue this goal, member states established, among other things, the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), which sets out different stages and commitments that member states need to follow to achieve greater economic policy coordination and monetary cooperation, including the adoption of a single currency, the euro. While all EU member states participate in the economic union, only certain EU member states have adopted the euro as their currency. When a member state adopts the euro as its currency, the member state no longer controls its own monetary policy. Instead, the authority to direct monetary policy is exercised by the European Central Bank.</R>

<R>While economic and monetary convergence in the EU may offer new opportunities for those investing in the region, investors should be aware that the success of the EU is not wholly assured. European countries can be significantly affected by the tight fiscal and monetary controls that the EMU imposes on its members or with which candidates for EMU membership are required to comply. Europe must grapple with a number of challenges, any one of which could threaten the survival of this monumental undertaking. The countries adopting the euro must adjust to a unified monetary system, the absence of exchange rate flexibility, and the loss of some degree of economic sovereignty. Europe's economies are diverse, its governments are decentralized, and its cultures differ widely. Unemployment in some European countries has historically been higher than in the U.S. and could pose political risk, and has, since the financial crisis, reached abnormally high levels. Many EU nations are susceptible to high economic risks associated with high levels of debt, notably due to investments in sovereign debts of European countries such as Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and the Republic of Ireland. One or more member states might exit the EU, placing its currency and banking system in jeopardy. The EU currently faces major issues involving its membership, structure, procedures and policies; including the adoption, abandonment or adjustment of the new constitutional treaty, the EU's enlargement to the south and east, and resolution of the EU's problematic fiscal and democratic accountability. Efforts of the member states to continue to unify their economic and monetary policies may increase the potential for similarities in the movements of European markets and reduce the benefit of diversification within the region.</R>

<R>Political. The EU has been extending its influence to the east. It has accepted several Eastern European countries as new members, and has plans to accept several more in the medium-term. It is hoped that membership for these states will help cement economic and political stability in the region. For these countries, membership serves as a strong political impetus to employ tight fiscal and monetary policies. Nevertheless, certain new member states, including former Soviet satellites, remain burdened to various extents by inherited inefficiencies of centrally planned economies similar to what existed under the Soviet Union. Further expansion of the EU has long-term economic benefits, but certain European countries are not viewed as currently suitable for membership, especially the troubled economies of countries further east. Also, as the EU continues to enlarge, the candidate countries' accessions may grow more controversial. Some member states may repudiate certain candidate countries joining the EU upon concerns about the possible economic, immigration, and cultural implications that may result from such enlargement. The current and future status of the EU therefore continues to be the subject of political controversy, with widely differing views both within and between member states. The growth of nationalist and populist parties in both national legislatures and the European Parliament may further threaten enlargement, and impede both national and supranational governance.</R>

<R>An increasingly assertive Russia poses its own set of risks for the EU. Opposition to EU expansion to members of the former Soviet bloc may prompt more intervention by Russia in the affairs of its neighbors as seen in Ukraine in 2014 and Georgia in 2008. Effects of this interventionist stance may take various forms, including export restrictions on Russia's natural resources, support for separatist groups located in EU countries, or externalities of ongoing conflict, such as an influx of refugees from Ukraine, or collateral damage to foreign assets, all of which could negatively impact EU economic activity.</R>

It is possible that the gap between rich and poor within the EU's member countries, and particularly among new members that have not met the requirements for joining the EMU may increase, and that realigning traditional alliances could alter trading relationships and potentially provoke divisive socioeconomic splits.

In the transition to the single economic system, significant political decisions will be made that may affect the market regulation, subsidization, and privatization across all industries, from agricultural products to telecommunications.

Economic. As economic conditions across member states may vary widely, there is continued concern about national-level support for the euro and the accompanying coordination of fiscal and wage policy among EMU member countries. Member countries must maintain tight control over inflation, public debt, and budget deficits in order to qualify for participation in the euro. These requirements severely limit EMU member countries' ability to implement monetary policy to address regional economic conditions.

<R>The recent global financial crisis brought several small countries in Europe to the brink of bankruptcy, threatening sovereign default. Many other economies fell into recession, decreasing tax receipts and widening budget deficits. In response, many countries of Europe have implemented fiscal austerity, decreasing discretionary spending in an attempt to decrease their budget deficits. However, many European governments continue to face high levels of public debt and substantial budget deficits, some with shrinking government expenditures, which hinder economic growth in the region and may still threaten the continued viability of the EMU. Due to these large public deficits, some European issuers may continue to have difficulty accessing capital and may be dependent on emergency assistance from European governments and institutions to avoid defaulting on their outstanding debt obligations. The availability of such assistance, however, may be contingent on an issuer's implementation of certain reforms or reaching a required level of performance, which may increase the possibility of default. Such prospects could inject significant volatility into European markets, which may reduce the liquidity or value of a fund's investments in the region. Likewise, the high levels of public debt raise the possibility that certain European issuers may be forced to restructure their debt obligations, which could cause a fund to lose the value of its investments in any such issuer.</R>

<R>The European sovereign debt crisis, the financial crisis, and the ongoing recession in parts of Europe have weakened the banking and financial sectors of many European countries. Many institutions were saddled with high default rates on loans, found their assets hard to value, and were forced to maintain higher capital reserves under new regulations. This has led to decreased returns from finance and banking directly, and has constricted the sector's ability to lend, thus potentially reducing future returns.</R>

<R>European policy makers took unprecedented steps to respond to the economic crisis in the region, and there is an increased risk that regulatory uncertainty could have a negative effect on the value of a fund's investments in the region. For example, in 2012 the French parliament adopted a financial transactions tax that imposes a tax on, among other transactions, acquisitions of equities in listed companies that have their registered offices in France and that exceed a specified market capitalization. Eleven EU countries, led by France and Germany, are currently trying to pass a financial transactions tax to take effect in 2016. Although only transactions in which at least one party is located in one of the adopting nations would be subject to the tax, the extraterritorial effects are expected to be broad. Moreover, governments across the EMU are facing increasing opposition to certain crisis response measures. For example, efforts to reduce public spending in certain countries have been met with large-scale protests. As a result, many governments in the region have collapsed or been voted out of office. Leaders in some of these countries have openly questioned the sustainability of the EMU, which raises the risk that certain member states will abandon the euro or that the euro may cease to exist as a single currency in its current form. Any such occurrence would likely have wide-ranging effects on global markets that are difficult to predict. However, these effects would likely have a negative impact on a fund's investments in the region.</R>

<R>Although some European economies have shown signs of recovery, the economic crisis has had lasting effects, limiting the prospect of short-term growth and economic recovery in the region. Some countries have experienced stagnation, declines in GDP, and returns to recession, raising the specter that other European economies could follow suit. Economic challenges facing the region include high levels of public debt, significant rates of unemployment, aging populations, heavy regulation of non-financial businesses, persistent trade deficits, rigid labor markets, and inability to access credit. Although certain of these challenges may weigh more heavily on some European economies than others, the economic integration of the region increases the likelihood that recession in one country may spread to others. Should Europe fall into another recession, the value of a fund's investments in the region may be affected.</R>

Currency. Investing in euro-denominated securities (or securities denominated in other European currencies) entails risk of being exposed to a currency that may not fully reflect the strengths and weaknesses of the disparate European economies. In addition, many European countries rely heavily upon export-dependent businesses and any strength in the exchange rate between the euro and the U.S. dollar can have either a positive or a negative effect upon corporate profits and the performance of EU investments. Currencies have become more volatile, subjecting a fund's foreign investments to additional risks.

<R>Nordic Countries. The Nordic countries relate to European integration in different ways. Norway and Iceland are outside the EU, although they are members of the European Economic Area. Denmark, Finland, and Sweden are all EU members, but only Finland has adopted the euro as its currency. Faced with stronger global competition, the Nordic countries - Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden - have had to scale down their historically generous welfare programs, resulting in drops in domestic demand and increased unemployment. Major industries in the region, such as forestry, agriculture, and oil, face pressure as a result of high labor costs. Economic growth in many Nordic countries continues to be constrained by tight labor markets and adverse European and global economic conditions. The Nordic Countries' once-vital manufacturing sector has experienced continued contraction due to outsourcing and flagging demand, spurring increasing unemployment. Although only Finland has adopted the euro, all Nordic currencies are facing deflationary pressure. Furthermore, the protracted recovery following the European crisis and the weakened global economy may limit the growth prospects of the Nordic economies.</R>

Eastern Europe. Investing in the securities of Eastern European issuers is highly speculative and involves risks not usually associated with investing in the more developed markets of Western Europe. Political and economic reforms are too recent to establish a definite trend away from centrally planned economies and state-owned industries. Investments in Eastern European countries may involve risks of nationalization, expropriation, and confiscatory taxation.

<R>Many Eastern European countries continue to move towards market economies at different paces with appropriately different characteristics. Most Eastern European markets suffer from thin trading activity, dubious investor protections, and often a dearth of reliable corporate information. Information and transaction costs, differential taxes, and sometimes political or transfer risk give a comparative advantage to the domestic investor rather than the foreign investor. In addition, these markets are particularly sensitive to social, political, economic, and currency events in Western Europe and Russia and may suffer heavy losses as a result of their trading and investment links to these economies and currencies. In particular, the disruption to the Russian economy as a result of sanctions imposed by the U.S. and EU in connection with Russia's involvement in Ukraine may hurt Eastern European economies with close trade links to Russia. Russia may also attempt to directly assert its influence in the region through economic or military means.</R>

In some of the countries of Eastern Europe, there is no stock exchange or formal market for securities. Such countries may also have government exchange controls, currencies with no recognizable market value relative to the established currencies of Western market economies, little or no experience in trading in securities, no accounting or financial reporting standards, a lack of banking and securities infrastructure to handle such trading and a legal tradition that does not recognize rights in private property. Credit and debt issues and other economic difficulties affecting Western Europe and its financial institutions can negatively affect Eastern European countries.

<R>Eastern European economies may also be particularly susceptible to the volatility of the international credit market due to their reliance on bank related inflows of foreign capital. The recent global financial crisis restricted international credit supplies and several Eastern European economies faced significant credit and economic crises. Although some Eastern European economies are expanding again, major challenges are still present as a result of their continued dependence on the Western European zone for credit and trade. Accordingly, the European crisis may present serious risks for Eastern European economies, which may have a negative effect on a fund's investments in the region.</R>

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<R>Japan. The Japanese economy fell into another recession as a result of the recent global financial crisis and has struggled with low growth rates since. While Japan experienced an increase in exports relative to recent years, the rate of export growth has since slowed and the rapid appreciation in the value of the yen has negatively impacted Japan's exports. This economic recession was likely compounded by Japan's massive government debt, the aging and shrinking of the population, an unstable financial sector, low domestic consumption, and certain corporate structural weaknesses, which remain some of the major long-term problems of the Japanese economy.</R>

<R>Overseas trade is important to Japan's economy and Japan's economic growth is significantly driven by its exports. Japan has few natural resources and must export to pay for its imports of these basic requirements. Meanwhile, Japan's aging and shrinking population increases the cost of the country's pension and public welfare system and lowers domestic demand, making Japan more dependent on exports to sustain its economy. Therefore, any developments that negatively affect Japan's exports could present risks to a fund's investments in Japan. For example, domestic or foreign trade sanctions or other protectionist measures could harm Japan's economy. Likewise, any escalation of tensions with China or South Korea over disputed territorial claims may adversely impact Japan's trading relationship with two of its largest trading partners. In addition, Japan is particularly susceptible to slowing economic growth in China, Japan's second largest export market. Should China's economic growth slow, particularly in response to to the contraction of its real estate market or under the burden of local government debt, Japan could be acutely exposed. Similarly, the European crisis and weakened global economy could present additional risks to a fund's investments in Japan.</R>

Japan's recovery from the recession has been affected by economic distress resulting from the earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011 causing major damage along the coast, including damage to nuclear power plants in the region. Following the earthquake, Japan's financial markets fluctuated dramatically. The government injected capital into the economy and proposed plans for massive spending on reconstruction efforts in disaster-affected areas in order to stimulate economic growth. The full extent of the natural disaster's impact on Japan's economy and foreign investment in Japan is difficult to estimate. The risks of natural disasters of varying degrees, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, and the resulting damage, continue to exist.

<R>Successful financial sector reform would contribute to Japan's economic recovery at home and would benefit other economies in Asia. Internal conflict over the proper way to reform the banking system continues to exist. Although, Japanese banks are stable, maintaining large capital bases, they continue to face difficulties generating profits. Currency fluctuations may also significantly affect Japan's economy. Japan has recently embarked on a program of monetary loosening, fiscal stimulus, and growth-oriented structural reform, which has generated early success in raising growth rates. However, the long term potential of this strategy remains uncertain, as the decline in GDP following the first of two planned increases in Japan's consumption tax put the second round of increases, slated for 2015, in doubt.</R>

Asia Pacific Region (ex Japan). Many countries in the region have historically faced political uncertainty, corruption, military intervention, and social unrest. Examples include military threats on the Korean peninsula and along the Taiwan Strait, the ethnic, sectarian, and separatist violence found in Indonesia, and the nuclear arms threats between India and Pakistan. To the extent that such events continue in the future, they can be expected to have a negative effect on economic and securities market conditions in the region. In addition, the Asia Pacific geographic region has historically been prone to natural disasters. The occurrence of a natural disaster in the region could negatively impact the economy of any country in the region.

<R>Economic. The economies of many countries in the region are heavily dependent on international trade and are accordingly affected by protective trade barriers and the economic conditions of their trading partners, principally, the U.S., Japan, China, and the European Union. The countries in this region are also heavily dependent on exports and are thus particularly vulnerable to any weakening in global demand for these products. High food, fuel and other commodities' prices, as well as volatile capital inflows, may pose challenges to countries in this region in the near future. The recent global financial crisis spread to the region, significantly lowering its exports and foreign investments in the region, which are driving forces of its economic growth. In addition, the economic crisis also significantly affected consumer confidence and local stock markets. Although the economies of many countries in the region have recently shown signs of recovery from the crisis, such recovery, if sustained, may be gradual. Furthermore, any such recovery may be limited or hindered by the reduced demand for exports due to slowing growth in China, which could significantly reduce demand for the natural resources many Asia Pacific economies export. Because China has been such a major source of demand for raw materials and a supplier of foreign direct investment to exporting economies, a slowdown of the Chinese economy could significantly affect regional growth. Regional growth may also be limited by lack of available capital for investment resulting from the European crisis and weakened global economy, as well as the tapering of the monetary policies adopted by the central banks of developed countries, in particular the United States Federal Reserve, following the financial crisis.</R>

<R>The Republic of Korea (South Korea). Investing in South Korea involves risks not typically associated with investing in the U.S. securities markets. Investments in South Korea are, in part, dependent on the maintenance of peaceful relations with North Korea. Relations between the two remain tense, as exemplified in periodic acts of hostility, and the possibility of serious military engagement still exists.</R>

<R> The Korean economy's reliance on international trade makes it highly sensitive to fluctuations in international commodity prices, currency exchange rates and government regulation, and vulnerable to downturns of the world economy. For example, the recent global financial crisis led to large capital outflows from South Korea, which caused the deterioration of the country's currency, domestic asset markets, and credit conditions. Although South Korea's initial recovery was faster than many other developed nations, South Korea's growth has since slowed and any continued recovery may be gradual, particularly as South Korea's four largest export markets (the EU, Japan, U.S., and China) all face economic difficulties, including low growth rates. The economic weakness of South Korea's most important trading partners could stifle demands for South Korean exports and damage its own economic prospects. The South Korean economy's long-term challenges include a rapidly aging population, inflexible labor market, and overdependence on exports to drive economic growth. A new administration's plans to raise taxes and expand welfare and defense spending add to uncertainty over South Korea's economic prospects.</R>

<R>China Region. The China Region encompasses the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The region is highly interconnected and interdependent, with relationships and tensions built on trade, finance, culture, and politics. The economic success of China will continue to have an outsized influence on the growth and prosperity of Taiwan and Hong Kong.</R>

<R>Although the People's Republic of China has experienced three decades of unprecedented growth, it now faces a slowing economy. The real estate market, which many observers believed to be inflated, has begun to decline. Local governments, which had borrowed heavily to bolster growth, face high debt burdens and limited revenue sources. Demand for Chinese exports by Western countries, including the U.S. and Europe, may weaken due to the effects of relatively limited economic growth in those countries resulting from the financial crisis in the United States and the crisis in Europe. Additionally, Chinese actions to lay claim to disputed islands have caused relations with China's regional trading partners to suffer, and could case further disruption to regional trade. In the long run, China's ability to develop and sustain a credible legal, regulatory, monetary, and socioeconomic system could influence the course of outside investment.</R>

<R>Hong Kong is closely tied to China, economically and politically, following the United Kingdom's 1997 handover of the former colony to China to be governed as a Special Administrative Region. Changes to Hong Kong's legal, financial, and monetary system could negatively impact its economic prospects. As recent protests in Hong Kong have shown, this status is not guaranteed. The changing relationship with the central government in Beijing could prove a source of future political unrest and economic disruption. </R>

<R> Although many Taiwanese companies heavily invest in China, a state of hostility continues to exist between China and Taiwan, which the mainland Chinese government has long deemed a part of China and which it has made a nationalist cause of recovering. Taiwan's political stability and ability to sustain its economic growth could be significantly affected by its political and economic relationship with China. Although economic and political relations have both improved, Taiwan remains vulnerable to both Chinese territorial ambitions and economic downturns.</R>

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In addition to the risks inherent in investing in the emerging markets, the risks of investing in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan merit special consideration.

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<R>People's Republic of China. China's economy has transitioned from a rigidly central-planned state-run economy to one that has been only partially reformed by more market-oriented policies. Although the Chinese government has implemented economic reform measures, reduced state ownership of companies and established better corporate governance practices, a substantial portion of productive assets in China are still owned by the Chinese government. The government continues to exercise significant control over regulating industrial development and, ultimately, control over China's economic growth, both through direct involvement in the market through state owned enterprises, and indirectly by allocating resources, controlling access to credit, controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies.</R>

<R>China's growth has gradually slowed since a large fiscal stimulus helped it weather the worst of the financial crisis. This is to some degree intentional, as an attempt to stop certain sectors from overheating, but also results from an attempt to shift the economy from one based on low cost export manufacturing to a model driven more by domestic consumption. Risks remain, however. For one, the real estate market, once rapidly growing in major cities, has slowed down and may collapse. Additionally, local government debt is still very high, and local governments have few viable means to raise revenue, especially with the fall in demand for housing. Moreover, although China has tried to restructure its economy towards consumption, it remains heavily dependent on exports and its therefore susceptible to downturns abroad which may weaken demand for its exports and reduced foreign investments in the country. In particular, the economy faces the prospect of prolonged weakness in demand for Chinese exports as its major trading partners, such as the United States, Japan, and Europe, continue to experience economic uncertainty stemming from the global financial crisis and European crisis, among other things. Over the long term, China's aging infrastructure, worsening environmental conditions, rapid and inequitable urbanization, and quickly widening urban and rural income gap, which all carry political and economic implications, are among the country's major challenges. China also faces problems of domestic unrest and provincial separatism.</R>

<R>Chinese territorial claims are another source of tension and present risks to diplomatic and trade relations with certain of China's regional trade partners. Recent Chinese assertiveness, as seen in the establishment of an Air Defense Identification Zone over islands claimed and occupied by Japan, raises fears of both accidental military conflict, and that Chinese territorial claims result in international reprisal. Such a reprisal may reduce international demand for Chinese goods and services, or causing a decline in foreign direct investment, both of which could have a negative effect on a fund's investments in the securities of Chinese issuers.</R>

As with all transition economies, China's ability to develop and sustain a credible legal, regulatory, monetary, and socioeconomic system could influence the course of outside investment. The Chinese legal system, in particular, constitutes a significant risk factor for investors. The Chinese legal system is based on statutes. Since the late 1970s, Chinese legislative bodies have promulgated laws and regulations dealing with various economic matters such as foreign investment, corporate organization and governance, commerce, taxation, and trade. However, these laws are relatively new and published court decisions based on these laws are limited and non-binding. The interpretation and enforcement of these laws and regulations are uncertain.

China continues to limit direct foreign investments generally in industries deemed important to national interests. Foreign investment in domestic securities is also subject to substantial restrictions. Securities listed on China's two main stock exchanges are divided into two classes. One of the two classes is limited to domestic investors (and a small group of qualified international investors), while the other is available to both international and domestic investors. Although the Chinese government has announced plans to merge the two markets, it is uncertain whether and to what extent such a merger will take place. The existing bifurcated system raises liquidity and stability concerns. Some believe that China's currency is undervalued. Currency fluctuations could significantly affect China and its trading partners. China continues to exercise control over the value of its currency, rather than allowing the value of the currency to be determined by market forces. This type of currency regime may experience sudden and significant currency adjustments, which may adversely impact investment returns.

<R>Hong Kong. In 1997, Great Britain handed over control of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China. Since that time, Hong Kong has been governed by a semi-constitution known as the Basic Law, which guarantees a high degree of autonomy in certain matters until 2047, while defense and foreign affairs are the responsibility of the central government in Beijing. The chief executive of Hong Kong is appointed by the Chinese government. However, Hong Kong is able to participate in international organizations and agreements and it continues to function as an international financial center, with no exchange controls, free convertibility of the Hong Kong dollar and free inward and outward movement of capital. The Basic Law also guarantees existing freedoms, including the freedom of speech, assembly, press, and religion, as well as the right to strike and travel. Business ownership, private property, the right of inheritance and foreign investment are also protected by law. By treaty, China has committed to preserve Hong Kong's autonomy until 2047. However, recent protests in Hong Kong over political, economic, and legal freedoms and the Chinese government's response to them, could negatively affect markets and business performance.</R>

<R>The global financial crisis forced Hong Kong's economy into a recession, but growth has been slow following a recovery. Despite this slowdown, Hong Kong still faces concerns over overheating in certain sectors of its economy, such as its real estate market, which could limit Hong Kong's future growth. In addition, because of Hong Kong's heavy reliance on international trade and global financial markets, Hong Kong remains exposed to significant risks as a result of the European crisis and weakened global economy. The negative effects of the European downturn on the global economy could push Hong Kong into another recession. Likewise, due to Hong Kong's close political and economic ties with China, any economic stagnation on the mainland could have a negative impact on Hong Kong's economy.</R>

<R>Taiwan. For decades, a state of hostility has existed between Taiwan and the People's Republic of China. Beijing has long deemed Taiwan a part of the "one China" and has made a nationalist cause of recovering it. In the past, China has staged frequent military provocations off the coast of Taiwan and made threats of full-scale military action. However, tensions have lowered, exemplified by improved relations, including the first official contacts between the governments on China and Taiwan since 1949. Foreign trade has been the engine of rapid growth in Taiwan and has transformed the island into one of Asia's great exporting nations. As an export-oriented economy, Taiwan depends on an open world trade regime and remains vulnerable to downturns in the world economy. Taiwanese companies continue to compete mostly on price, producing generic products or branded merchandise on behalf of multinational companies. Accordingly, these businesses can be particularly vulnerable to currency volatility and increasing competition from neighboring lower-cost countries. Moreover, many Taiwanese companies are heavily invested in mainland China and other countries throughout Southeast Asia, making them susceptible to political events and economic crises in these parts of the region. Significantly, Taiwan and China recently entered into agreements covering banking, securities, and insurance. Closer economic links with the mainland may bring greater opportunities for the Taiwanese economy, but also poses new challenges. For example, foreign direct investment in China has resulted in Chinese import substitution away from Taiwan's exports and a restriction of potential job creation in Taiwan. As a result of the recent global financial crisis, the demand for exports decreased and Taiwan entered into a recession. Although Taiwan's economy has recently shown signs of recovery from this recession, such recovery, if sustained, may be gradual. In addition, the lasting effects of the European crisis and weakened global economy may reduce demand for Taiwan's exports, which could force its economy into another recession.</R>

India. The value of a fund's investments in Indian securities may be affected by, among other things, political developments, rapid changes in government regulation, state intervention in private enterprise, nationalization or expropriation of foreign assets, legal uncertainty, high rates of inflation or interest rates, currency volatility, and civil unrest. In addition, any escalation of tensions with Pakistan may have a negative impact on a fund's investments in India. Likewise, political, social and economic disruptions caused by domestic sectarian violence or terrorist attacks may also present risks to a fund's investments in India.

The Indian economy is heavily dependent on exports and services provided to U.S. and European companies, and is vulnerable to any weakening in global demand for these products and services. In recent years, rising wages have chipped away at India's competitive advantage in certain service sectors. A slowing economy, large fiscal deficit, and persistent inflation have led to a slowdown in India's once rapid economic growth.

Furthermore, restrictions or controls applicable to foreign investment in the securities of issuers in India may also adversely affect a fund's investments within the country. The availability of financial instruments with exposure to Indian financial markets may be substantially limited by restrictions on foreign investors. Foreign investors are required to observe certain investment restrictions, including limits on shareholdings, which may impede a fund's ability to invest in certain issuers or to fully pursue its investment objective. These restrictions may also have the effect of reducing demand for, or limiting the liquidity of, such investments. There can be no assurance that the Indian government will not impose restrictions on foreign capital remittances abroad or otherwise modify the exchange control regime applicable to foreign investors in such a way that may adversely affect the ability of a fund to repatriate their income and capital.

Shares of many Indian issuers are held by a limited number of persons and financial institutions, which may limit the number of shares available for investment. In addition, further issuances of securities by Indian issuers in which a fund has invested could dilute the investments of existing shareholders and could adversely affect the market price of such securities. Sales of securities by such issuer's major shareholders may also significantly and adversely affect other shareholders. Moreover, a limited number of issuers represent a disproportionately large percentage of market capitalization and trading value in India.

<R>Indonesia. Indonesia has restored financial stability and pursued sober fiscal policies since the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis, but many economic development problems remain, including high unemployment, a fragile banking sector, endemic corruption, inadequate infrastructure, a poor investment climate, inflationary pressures and unequal resource distribution among regions. These problems may limit the country's ability to contain the severe and negative impact of the recent global financial crisis on its economy. In addition, Indonesia continues to be at risk of ethnic, sectarian, and separatist violence. Furthermore, slow budgetary disbursements have created challenges for government programs related to infrastructure, secondary education, and certain social policies.</R>

<R>Indonesia's dependence on resource extraction and export leaves it vulnerable to a slowdown of economies of its trading partners and a decline in commodity prices more generally. Indonesia is particularly vulnerable to the effects of a slowdown in China, which has been a major source of demand growth for Indonesia's commodity exports, and to further weakness in Japan, Indonesia's largest single export market. Additionally, Indonesia has lately faced the headwinds of high inflation and falling foreign direct investment, the latter spurred, in part, by statements in favor of economic nationalism, from the newly elected president that followed the enforcement of several laws intended to disadvantages foreign investors by limiting the share of local businesses foreigners may own. Keys to future growth remain internal reform, peaceful resolution of internal conflicts, bolstering the confidence of international and domestic investors, and strong global economic growth.</R>

<R>Thailand. Thailand has well-developed infrastructure and a free-enterprise economy, which is welcoming to certain foreign investment. Increased consumption and investment spending and strong export industries continue to sustain economic growth. Moreover, Bangkok has pursued preferential trade agreements with a variety of partners in an effort to boost exports and maintain high growth. However, weakening fiscal discipline, separatist violence in the south, the intervention by the military in civilian spheres, and continued political instability may cause additional risks for investments in Thailand. The risk of political instability has proven substantial, as the protests, disputed election, government collapse, and coup of 2014 have led to short term declines in GDP, a collapse of tourism, and a decrease in foreign direct investment.</R>

<R>Long term, Thailand's economy faces challenges including an aging population, outdated infrastructure, and an inadequate education system. Thailand's cost of labor has risen rapidly in recent years, threatening its status as a low cost manufacturing hub. In addition, natural disasters may affect economic growth in the country. For example, in late 2011, historic floods devastated industrial areas north of Bangkok, which severely harmed Thailand's manufacturing sector and reduced the country's economic growth. Thailand continues to be vulnerable to weak economic growth of its major trading partners, particularly China and Japan. Additionally, Thailand's economy continues to be hampered by concerns of tapering of the monetary policies adopted by the central banks of developed countries, in particular the U.S. Federal Reserve, following the financial crisis.</R>

<R>Philippines. Because of its relatively low dependence on exports and high domestic rates of consumption, as well as substantial remittances received from large overseas populations, the Philippines was one of the few countries in Asia to navigate the recent global financial crisis without falling into recession. Although the economy of the Philippines has grown quickly in recent years, there can be no assurances that such growth will continue. Like other countries in the Asia Pacific region, the Philippines is highly dependent on exports for its growth. If the economies of its major trading partners, particularly Japan and the U.S., struggle, demand for Philippine goods will suffer. Additionally, lower economic growth abroad may lead to lower remittances from Filipino emigrants abroad, negatively impacting economic growth in the Philippines. Furthermore, certain weaknesses in the economy, such as inadequate infrastructure, high poverty rates, uneven wealth distribution, low fiscal revenues, endemic corruption, inconsistent regulation, unpredictable taxation, unreliable judicial processes, and the appropriation of foreign assets may present risks to a fund's investments in the Philippines. In addition, investments in the Philippines are subject to risks arising from political or social unrest, including threats from military coups, terrorist groups and separatist movements. Likewise, the Philippines is prone to natural disasters such as typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes and flooding, which may also present risks to a fund's investments in the Philippines.</R>

Latin America. As an emerging market, Latin America historically suffered from social, political, and economic instability. For investors, this has meant additional risk caused by periods of regional conflict, political corruption, totalitarianism, protectionist measures, nationalization, hyperinflation, debt crises, sudden and large currency devaluation, and intervention by the military in civilian and economic spheres. For example, at times the government of Brazil has imposed a tax on foreign investment in Brazilian stocks and bonds, which may affect the value of a fund's investments in the securities of Brazilian issuers. However, in some Latin American countries, a move to sustainable democracy and a more mature and accountable political environment is under way. Domestic economies have been deregulated, privatization of state-owned companies is almost completed and foreign trade restrictions have been relaxed.

Nonetheless, to the extent that events such as those listed above continue in the future, they could reverse favorable trends toward market and economic reform, privatization, and removal of trade barriers, and result in significant disruption in securities markets in the region. In addition, recent favorable economic performance in much of the region has led to a concern regarding government overspending in certain Latin American countries. Investors in the region continue to face a number of potential risks. Certain Latin American countries depend heavily on exports to the U.S. and investments from a small number of countries. Accordingly, these countries may be sensitive to fluctuations in demand, exchange rates and changes in market conditions associated with those countries. The economic growth of most Latin American countries is highly dependent on commodity exports and the economies of certain Latin American countries, particularly Mexico and Venezuela, are highly dependent on oil exports. As a result, these economies are particularly susceptible to fluctuations in the price of oil and other commodities and currency fluctuations. The recent global financial crisis weakened the global demand for oil and other commodities and, as a result, Latin American countries faced significant economic difficulties that led certain countries into recession. If global economic conditions worsen, prices for Latin American commodities may experience increased volatility and demand may continue to decrease. Although certain of these countries have recently shown signs of recovery, such recovery, if sustained, may be gradual. In addition, prolonged economic difficulties may have negative effects on the transition to a more stable democracy in some Latin American countries. In certain countries, political risk, including nationalization risk, is high.

<R>A number of Latin American countries are among the largest debtors of developing countries and have a long history of reliance on foreign debt and default. The majority of the region's economies have become highly dependent upon foreign credit and loans from external sources to fuel their state-sponsored economic plans. Historically, government profligacy and ill-conceived plans for modernization have exhausted these resources with little benefit accruing to the economy. Most countries have been forced to restructure their loans or risk default on their debt obligations. In addition, interest on the debt is subject to market conditions and may reach levels that would impair economic activity and create a difficult and costly environment for borrowers. Accordingly, these governments may be forced to reschedule or freeze their debt repayment, which could negatively affect local markets. Most recently, Argentina defaulted on its debt after a U.S. court ruled that payments to a majority of bondholders (who had settled for lower rates of repayment) could not be made so long as holdout bondholders were not paid the full value of their bonds. In addition to restricting Argentina's ability to issue new debt, and therefore fund its government, the ruling increases the risk of default on all sovereign debt containing such clauses, of which there is still an estimated $100 billion outstanding.</R>

<R>Because of their dependence on foreign credit and loans, a number of Latin American economies faced significant economic difficulties and some economies fell into recession as the recent global financial crisis tightened international credit supplies. While the region has recently shown some mixed signs of economic improvement, recovery from past economic downturns in Latin America has historically been slow, and any such recovery, if sustained, may be gradual. The ongoing effects of the European crisis and weakened global economy may reduce demand for exports from Latin America and limit the availability of foreign credit for some countries in the region. As a result, a fund's investments in Latin American securities could be harmed if economic recovery in the region is limited.</R>

Russia. Investing in Russian securities is highly speculative and involves significant risks and special considerations not typically associated with investing in the securities markets of the U.S. and most other developed countries.

<R>Political. Over the past century, Russia has experienced political and economic turbulence and has endured decades of communist rule under which tens of millions of its citizens were collectivized into state agricultural and industrial enterprises. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia's government has been faced with the daunting task of stabilizing its domestic economy, while transforming it into a modern and efficient structure able to compete in international markets and respond to the needs of its citizens. However, to date, many of the country's economic reform initiatives have floundered as the proceeds of IMF and other economic assistance have been squandered or stolen. In this environment, political and economic policies could shift suddenly in ways detrimental to the interest of foreign and private investors.</R>

<R>In the last few years, as significant income from oil and commodity exports has boosted Russia's economy, Russia's government has begun to make bolder steps to re-assert its regional geopolitical influence, including most recently its military intervention in Ukraine. These actions have increased tensions between Russia and its neighbors and the West, resulting in the U.S. and EU placing sanctions on the Russian financial, energy, and defense sectors, as well as targeting top Kremlin officials. These sanctions have had the effect of slowing the Russian economy, which risks tipping into recession in their wake. Additionally, the conflict has caused capital flight, loss of confidence in Russian sovereign debt, and a retaliatory import ban by Russia that make stoke inflation. Further possible actions by Russia, including restricting gas exports to Ukraine and countries downstream, or provoking another military conflict elsewhere in Eastern Europe could lead to greater consequences for the Russian economy.</R>

Economic. Many of Russia's businesses have failed to mobilize the available factors of production because the country's privatization program virtually ensured the predominance of the old management teams that are largely non-market-oriented in their management approach. Poor accounting standards, inept management, pervasive corruption, insider trading and crime, and inadequate regulatory protection for the rights of investors all pose a significant risk, particularly to foreign investors. In addition, there is the risk that the Russian tax system will not be reformed to prevent inconsistent, retroactive, and/or exorbitant taxation, or, in the alternative, the risk that a reformed tax system may result in the inconsistent and unpredictable enforcement of the new tax laws.

Compared to most national stock markets, the Russian securities market suffers from a variety of problems not encountered in more developed markets. There is little long-term historical data on the Russian securities market because it is relatively new and a substantial proportion of securities transactions in Russia are privately negotiated outside of stock exchanges. The inexperience of the Russian securities market and the limited volume of trading in securities in the market may make obtaining accurate prices on portfolio securities from independent sources more difficult than in more developed markets. Additionally, there is little solid corporate information available to investors. As a result, it may be difficult to assess the value or prospects of an investment in Russian companies.

<R>Because of the recent formation of the Russian securities market as well as the underdeveloped state of the banking and telecommunications systems, settlement, clearing and registration of securities transactions are subject to significant risks. Ownership of shares (except where shares are held through depositories that meet the requirements of the 1940 Act) is defined according to entries in the company's share register and normally evidenced by extracts from the register or by formal share certificates. However, these services are carried out by the companies themselves or by registrars located throughout Russia. These registrars are not necessarily subject to effective state supervision nor are they licensed with any governmental entity and it is possible for a fund to lose its registration through fraud, negligence, or even mere oversight. While a fund will endeavor to ensure that its interest continues to be appropriately recorded either itself or through a custodian or other agent inspecting the share register and by obtaining extracts of share registers through regular confirmations, these extracts have no legal enforceability and it is possible that subsequent illegal amendment or other fraudulent act may deprive a fund of its ownership rights or improperly dilute its interests. In addition, while applicable Russian regulations impose liability on registrars for losses resulting from their errors, it may be difficult for a fund to enforce any rights it may have against the registrar or issuer of the securities in the event of loss of share registration. Furthermore, significant delays or problems may occur in registering the transfer of securities, which could cause a fund to incur losses due to a counterparty's failure to pay for securities the fund has delivered or the fund's inability to complete its contractual obligations because of theft or other reasons. The 2012 designation of the National Settlement Depository (NSD) as the exclusive settlement organization for all publicly traded Russian companies and investment funds has enhanced the efficiency and transparency of the Russian securities market. Additionally, recent agreements between the NSD and foreign central securities depositories and settlement organizations have allowed for simpler and more secure access for foreign investors as well.</R>

<R>The Russian economy is heavily dependent upon the export of a range of commodities including most industrial metals, forestry products, oil, and gas. Accordingly, it is strongly affected by international commodity prices and is particularly vulnerable to any weakening in global demand for these products. Furthermore, the sale and use of certain strategically important commodities, such as gas, may be dictated by political, rather than economic, considerations.</R>

The Russian economy is heavily dependent upon the export of a range of commodities including most industrial metals, forestry products, oil, and gas. Accordingly, it is strongly affected by international commodity prices and is particularly vulnerable to any weakening in global demand for these products. As the recent global financial crisis caused price volatility in commodities, especially oil, many sectors in the Russian economy fell into turmoil, pushing the whole economy into recession. In addition, prior to the global financial crisis, Russia's economic policy encouraged excessive foreign currency borrowing as high oil prices increased investor appetite for Russian financial assets. As a result of this credit boom, Russia reached alarming debt levels and suffered from the effects of tight credit markets. Russia continues to face significant economic challenges, including weak levels of investment and a sluggish recovery in external demand. In the near term, the fallout from the European crisis and weakened global economy may reduce demand for Russian exports such as oil and gas, which could limit Russia's economic recovery. Over the long-term, Russia faces challenges including a shrinking workforce, a high level of corruption, and difficulty in accessing capital for smaller, non-energy companies and poor infrastructure in need of large investments.

<R>Currency. Foreign investors also face a high degree of currency risk when investing in Russian securities and a lack of available currency hedging instruments. In a surprise move in August 1998, Russia devalued the ruble, defaulted on short-term domestic bonds, and imposed a moratorium on the repayment of its international debt and the restructuring of the repayment terms. These actions have negatively affected Russian borrowers' ability to access international capital markets and have had a damaging impact on the Russian economy. In light of these and other government actions, foreign investors could face the possibility of further devaluations. In addition, there is the risk that the government may impose capital controls on foreign portfolio investments in the event of extreme financial or political crisis. Such capital controls could prevent the sale of a portfolio of foreign assets and the repatriation of investment income and capital. Such risks have led to heightened scrutiny of Russian liquidity conditions, which in turn creates a heightened risk of the repatriation of ruble assets by nervous foreign investors. The recent economic turmoil in Russia caused the Russian ruble to depreciate as unemployment levels increased and global demand for oil exports decreased. The Russian economy has suffered following the conflict in Ukraine, as a result of significant capital flight from the country. The pressure put on the ruble caused by this divestment has been compounded by the sanctions from the U.S. and EU, leading to further depreciation, a limitation of the ruble's convertibility, and an increase in inflation. The Russian central bank may need to manage bank liquidity carefully, including deploying its large quantity of foreign exchange reserves, to avoid a worse fallout.</R>

The Middle East and Africa. Investing in Middle Eastern and African securities is highly speculative and involves significant risks and special considerations not typically associated with investing in the securities markets of the U.S. and most other developed countries.

<R>Political. Many Middle Eastern and African countries historically have suffered from political instability. Despite a growing trend towards democratization, especially in Africa, significant political risks continue to affect some Middle Eastern and African countries. These risks may include substantial government control over the private sector, corrupt leaders, civil unrest, suppression of opposition parties that can lead to further dissidence and militancy, fixed elections, terrorism, coups, and war. Recently, several countries in the Middle East and North Africa have experienced pro-democracy movements that resulted in swift regime changes. In some cases, these movements have led to armed conflict involving local factions, regional allies or international forces, and even to protracted civil wars, as is the case in Syria. In some instances where pro-democracy movements successfully toppled regimes, the stability of successor regimes has proven weak, as evidenced, for example, in Egypt. In Iraq and Syria, power vacuums left by unstable regimes have been filled with extremist groups and proto-states that threaten to bring war and further disruption to the existing order of the Middle East.</R>

<R>These regime changes, in the short term, have affected the status and speed of economic reforms in the region. Because many Middle East and African nations have a history of dictatorship, military intervention, and corruption, there can be no guarantee that recent movements toward a more democratic process will continue. Therefore, the long-term effects of the ongoing regime changes are largely unpredictable. In addition, there is an increasing risk that historical animosities, border disputes, or defense concerns may lead to further armed conflict in the region. In all regions, such developments could have a negative effect on economic growth and reverse favorable trends toward economic and market reform, privatization, and the removal of trade barriers. Such developments could also result in significant disruptions in securities markets.</R>

<R>The economies of West Africa, after growing quickly for several years, have recently faced serious disruptions representing considerable risks for investors. In Nigeria, now Africa's largest economy, radical groups have led a disruptive insurgency in the country's north. In Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigerian and Senegal, the outbreak of Ebola has severely challenged health care industries, prompted the imposition of quarantines and disrupted trade.</R>

Economic. Middle Eastern and African countries historically have suffered from economic instability. Underdeveloped infrastructure, high unemployment rates, a comparatively unskilled labor force, and inconsistent access to capital have contributed to economic instability in the region. Furthermore, certain Middle Eastern and African markets may face a higher concentration of market capitalization, greater illiquidity and greater price volatility than that found in more developed markets of Western Europe or the U.S. Additionally, certain countries in the region have a history of nationalizing or expropriating foreign assets, which could cause a fund to lose the value of its investments in those countries. Despite a growing trend towards economic diversification, many Middle Eastern and African economies remain heavily dependent upon a limited range of commodities. These include gold, silver, copper, cocoa, diamonds, natural gas and petroleum. These economies are greatly affected by international commodity prices and are particularly vulnerable to any weakening in global demand for these products. As the recent global financial crisis weakened the global demand for oil, gas, and other commodities, some countries in the region faced significant economic difficulties and many countries have been forced to scale down their infrastructure development and the size of their public welfare systems, which could have long-term economic, social, and political implications. Although certain economies in Africa and the Middle East have recently shown signs of recovery from the financial crisis, such recovery, if sustained, may be gradual and contingent on a sustained global recovery and increased demand for exports from the region.

<R>South Africa, Africa's second largest economy, is the largest destination for foreign direct investment on the continent The country has a two-tiered, developing economy with one tier similar to that of a developed country and the second tier having only the most basic infrastructure. High interest rates, power shortages, and weakening commodities prices, along with the recent economic crisis, caused South Africa to enter a recession in 2009 for the first time in 18 years. The South African Government, both before and during the recession, implemented policies designed to reduce trade and investment restrictions and privatize certain industries. However, ethnic and civil conflicts, the HIV health crisis, uncertainty surrounding government policy, and political instability have led to uneven wealth distribution within the country and may cause additional risks for investments in South Africa. These problems likely compounded the economic difficulties that South Africa faced as the negative effects of the global financial crisis spread to the country. Although the South African economy has recently shown signs of recovery, growth has been sluggish and may continue to be gradual as political, social, and labor unrest could affect the South African economy. In addition, reduced demand for South African exports due to the lasting effects of the European crisis and weakened global economy may limit any such recovery.</R>

Currency. Certain Middle Eastern and African countries have currencies pegged to the U.S. dollar or euro, rather than at levels determined by market forces. This type of currency regime may experience sudden and significant currency adjustments, which may adversely impact investment returns.

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities (normally, shares of underlying Fidelity funds) are placed on behalf of a fund by Strategic Advisers (either itself or through its affiliates) pursuant to authority contained in the management contract.

Strategic Advisers may be responsible for the placement of portfolio securities transactions for other investment companies and investment accounts for which it has or its affiliates have investment discretion.

A fund will not incur any commissions or sales charges when it invests in underlying Fidelity funds, but it may incur such costs if it invests directly in other types of securities.

Purchases and sales of equity securities on a securities exchange or OTC are effected through brokers who receive compensation for their services. Generally, compensation relating to securities traded on foreign exchanges will be higher than compensation relating to securities traded on U.S. exchanges and may not be subject to negotiation. Compensation may also be paid in connection with principal transactions (in both OTC securities and securities listed on an exchange) and agency OTC transactions executed with an electronic communications network (ECN) or an alternative trading system. Equity securities may be purchased from underwriters at prices that include underwriting fees.

Purchases and sales of fixed-income securities are generally made with an issuer or a primary market-maker acting as principal. Although there is no stated brokerage commission paid by a fund for any fixed-income security, the price paid by a fund to an underwriter includes the disclosed underwriting fee and prices in secondary trades usually include an undisclosed dealer commission or markup reflecting the spread between the bid and ask prices of the fixed-income security. New issues of equity and fixed-income securities may also be purchased in underwritten fixed price offerings.

The Trustees of each fund periodically review Strategic Advisers' performance of its responsibilities in connection with the placement of portfolio securities transactions on behalf of each fund. The Trustees also review the compensation paid by each fund over representative periods of time to determine if it was reasonable in relation to the benefits to the fund.

The Selection of Securities Brokers and Dealers

Strategic Advisers or its affiliates generally have authority to select securities brokers (whether acting as a broker or a dealer) with which to place a fund's portfolio securities transactions. In selecting securities brokers, including affiliates of Strategic Advisers, to execute a fund's portfolio securities transactions, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates consider the factors they deem relevant in the context of a particular trade and in regard to Strategic Advisers' or its affiliates' overall responsibilities with respect to the fund and other investment accounts, including any instructions from the fund's portfolio manager, which may emphasize, for example, speed of execution over other factors. Based on the factors considered, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may choose to execute an order using ECNs, including algorithmic trading, crossing networks, direct market access and program trading, or by actively working an order. Other possibly relevant factors may include, but are not limited to, the following: price; the size and type of the securities transaction; the reasonableness of compensation to be paid, including spreads and commission rates; the speed and certainty of trade executions, including broker willingness to commit capital; the nature and characteristics of the markets for the security to be purchased or sold, including the degree of specialization of the broker in such markets or securities; the availability of liquidity in the security, including the liquidity and depth afforded by a market center or market-maker; the reliability of a market center or broker; the broker's overall trading relationship with Strategic Advisers or its affiliates; the trader's assessment of whether and how closely the broker likely will follow the trader's instructions to the broker; the degree of anonymity that a particular broker or market can provide; the potential for avoiding or lessening market impact; the execution services rendered on a continuing basis; the execution efficiency, settlement capability, and financial condition of the firm; arrangements for payment of fund expenses, if applicable; and the provision of additional brokerage and research products and services, if applicable.

The trading desks through which Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may execute trades are instructed to execute portfolio transactions on behalf of the funds based on the quality of execution without any consideration of brokerage and research products and services the broker or dealer may provide. The administration of brokerage and research products and services is managed separately from the trading desks, which means that traders have no responsibility for administering soft dollar activities.

In seeking best qualitative execution for portfolio securities transactions, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may select a broker that uses a trading method, including algorithmic trading, for which the broker may charge a higher commission than its lowest available commission rate. Strategic Advisers or its affiliates also may select a broker that charges more than the lowest available commission rate available from another broker. Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may execute an entire securities transaction with a broker and allocate all or a portion of the transaction and/or related commissions to a second broker where a client does not permit trading with an affiliate of Strategic Advisers or in other limited situations. In those situations, the commission rate paid to the second broker may be higher than the commission rate paid to the executing broker. For futures transactions, the selection of an FCM is generally based on the overall quality of execution and other services provided by the FCM. Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may choose to execute futures transactions electronically.

The Acquisition of Brokerage and Research Products and Services

Brokers (who are not affiliates of Strategic Advisers) that execute transactions for a fund may receive higher compensation from the fund than other brokers might have charged the fund, in recognition of the value of the brokerage or research products and services they provide to Strategic Advisers or its affiliates.

Research Products and Services. These products and services may include, when permissible under applicable law: economic, industry, company, municipal, sovereign (U.S. and non-U.S.), legal, or political research reports; market color; company meeting facilitation; compilation of securities prices, earnings, dividends and similar data; quotation services, data, information and other services; analytical computer software and services; and investment recommendations. In addition to receiving brokerage and research products and services via written reports and computer-delivered services, such reports may also be provided by telephone and in-person meetings with securities analysts, corporate and industry spokespersons, economists, academicians and government representatives and others with relevant professional expertise. Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may request that a broker provide a specific proprietary or third-party product or service. Some of these brokerage and research products and services supplement Strategic Advisers' or its affiliates' own research activities in providing investment advice to the funds.

Execution Services. In addition, brokerage and research products and services may include, when permissible under applicable law, those that assist in the execution, clearing, and settlement of securities transactions, as well as other incidental functions (including, but not limited to, communication services related to trade execution, order routing and algorithmic trading, post-trade matching, exchange of messages among brokers or dealers, custodians and institutions, and the use of electronic confirmation and affirmation of institutional trades).

Mixed-Use Products and Services. Although Strategic Advisers or its affiliates do not use fund commissions to pay for products or services that do not qualify as brokerage and research products and services, they may use commission dollars to obtain certain products or services that are not used exclusively in Strategic Advisers' or its affiliates' investment decision-making process (mixed-use products or services). In those circumstances, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates will make a good faith judgment to evaluate the various benefits and uses to which they intend to put the mixed-use product or service, and will pay for that portion of the mixed-use product or service that does not qualify as brokerage and research products and services with their own resources (referred to as "hard dollars").

Benefit to Strategic Advisers. Strategic Advisers' or its affiliates' expenses likely would be increased if they attempted to generate these additional brokerage and research products and services through their own efforts, or if they paid for these brokerage and research products or services with their own resources. To minimize the potential for conflicts of interest, the trading desks through which Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may execute trades are instructed to execute portfolio transactions on behalf of the funds based on the quality of execution without any consideration of brokerage and research products and services the broker or dealer may provide. The administration of brokerage and research products and services is managed separately from the trading desks, which means that traders have no responsibility for administering soft dollar activities. Furthermore, certain of the brokerage and research products and services Strategic Advisers or its affiliates receive are furnished by brokers on their own initiative, either in connection with a particular transaction or as part of their overall services. Some of these brokerage and research products or services may be provided at no additional cost to Strategic Advisers or its affiliates or have no explicit cost associated with them. In addition, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may request that a broker provide a specific proprietary or third-party product or service, certain of which third-party products or services may be provided by a broker that is not a party to a particular transaction and is not connected with the transacting broker's overall services.

Strategic Advisers' Decision-Making Process. In connection with the allocation of fund brokerage, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates make a good faith determination that the compensation paid to brokers and dealers is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and/or research products and services provided to Strategic Advisers or its affiliates, viewed in terms of the particular transaction for a fund or Strategic Advisers' or its affiliates' overall responsibilities to that fund or other investment companies and investment accounts for which Strategic Advisers or its affiliates have investment discretion; however, each brokerage and research product or service received in connection with a fund's brokerage may not benefit the fund. While Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may take into account the brokerage and/or research products and services provided by a broker or dealer in determining whether compensation paid is reasonable, neither Strategic Advisers, its affiliates, nor the funds incur an obligation to any broker, dealer, or third party to pay for any brokerage and research product or service (or portion thereof) by generating a specific amount of compensation or otherwise. Typically, these brokerage and research products and services assist Strategic Advisers or its affiliates in terms of their overall investment responsibilities to a fund or any other investment companies and investment accounts for which Strategic Advisers or its affiliates have investment discretion. Certain funds or investment accounts may use brokerage commissions to acquire brokerage and research products and services that may also benefit other funds or accounts managed by Strategic Advisers or its affiliates.

Research Contracts. Strategic Advisers or its affiliates have arrangements with certain third-party research providers and brokers through whom Strategic Advisers or its affiliates effect fund trades, whereby Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may pay with fund commissions or hard dollars for all or a portion of the cost of research products and services purchased from such research providers or brokers. If hard dollar payments are used, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may still cause a fund to pay more for execution than the lowest commission rate available from the broker providing research products and services to Strategic Advisers or its affiliates, or that may be available from another broker. Strategic Advisers or its affiliates view hard dollar payments for research products and services as likely to reduce a fund's total commission costs even though it is expected that in such hard dollar arrangements the commissions available for recapture and used to pay fund expenses, as described below, will decrease. Strategic Advisers' or its affiliates' determination to pay for research products and services separately, rather than bundled with fund commissions, is wholly voluntary on Strategic Advisers' or its affiliates' part and may be extended to additional brokers or discontinued with any broker participating in this arrangement.

Commission Recapture

Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may allocate brokerage transactions to brokers (who are not affiliates of Strategic Advisers) who have entered into arrangements with Strategic Advisers or its affiliates under which the broker, using a predetermined methodology, rebates a portion of the compensation paid by a fund to offset that fund's expenses. Not all brokers with whom a fund trades have been asked to participate in brokerage commission recapture.

Affiliated Transactions

Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may place trades with certain brokers, including National Financial Services LLC (NFS), with whom they are under common control, provided Strategic Advisers or its affiliates determine that these affiliates' trade-execution abilities and costs are comparable to those of non-affiliated, qualified brokerage firms. In addition, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may place trades with brokers that use NFS as a clearing agent.

The Trustees of each fund have approved procedures whereby a fund may purchase securities that are offered in underwritings in which an affiliate of the adviser or certain other affiliates participate. In addition, for underwritings where such an affiliate participates as a principal underwriter, certain restrictions may apply that could, among other things, limit the amount of securities that the funds could purchase in the underwritings.

Non-U.S. Transactions

To facilitate trade settlement and related activities in non-United States securities transactions, Strategic Advisers or its affiliates may effect spot foreign currency transactions with foreign currency dealers.

Trade Allocation

Although the Trustees and officers of each fund are substantially the same as those of certain other funds managed by Strategic Advisers or its affiliates, investment decisions for each fund are made independently from those of other funds or investment accounts (including proprietary accounts) managed by Strategic Advisers or its affiliates. The same security is often held in the portfolio of more than one of these funds or investment accounts. Simultaneous transactions are inevitable when several funds and investment accounts are managed by the same investment adviser, or an affiliate thereof, particularly when the same security is suitable for the investment objective of more than one fund or investment account.

When two or more funds or investment accounts are simultaneously engaged in the purchase or sale of the same security or instrument, the prices and amounts are allocated in accordance with procedures believed by Strategic Advisers to be appropriate and equitable to each fund or investment account. In some cases this could have a detrimental effect on the price or value of the security or instrument as far as a fund is concerned. In other cases, however, the ability of the funds to participate in volume transactions will produce better executions and prices for the funds.

Commissions Paid

A fund may pay compensation including both commissions and spreads in connection with the placement of portfolio transactions. The amount of brokerage commissions paid by a fund may change from year to year because of, among other things, changing asset levels, shareholder activity, and/or portfolio turnover.

<R>For the fiscal periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the portfolio turnover rates for each fund are presented in the table below. Variations in turnover rate may be due to a fluctuating volume of shareholder purchase and redemption orders, market conditions, and/or changes in Strategic Advisers' investment outlook.</R>

<R>Turnover Rates

2014

2013</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom Income PortfolioSM

%

%</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2005 PortfolioSM

%

%</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2010 PortfolioSM

%

%</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2015 PortfolioSM

%

%</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2020 PortfolioSM

%

%</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2025 PortfolioSM

%

%</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2030 PortfolioSM

%

%</R>

<R>[During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, [each fund/[each of] [Name(s) of Fund(s)]] held securities issued by one or more of its regular brokers or dealers or a parent company of its regular brokers or dealers. The following table shows the aggregate value of the securities of the regular broker or dealer or parent company held by [the/a] fund as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.]</R>

<R>Fund

Regular Broker or Dealer

Aggregate Value of
Securities Held</R>

<R>[Name of Fund]

[Name of Regular Broker or Dealer]

$ </R>

<R>

[Name of Regular Broker or Dealer]

$ </R>

<R>[Name of Fund]

[Name of Regular Broker or Dealer]

$ </R>

<R>

[Name of Regular Broker or Dealer]

$ </R>

<R>[For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, [each fund/Name(s) of Fund(s)] paid no brokerage commissions.]</R>

<R>[The following table shows the total amount of brokerage commissions paid by[each fund/Name(s) of Fund(s)], comprising commissions paid on securities and/or futures transactions, as applicable, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012. The total amount of brokerage commissions paid is stated as a dollar amount and a percentage of the fund's average net assets.]</R>

<R>Fund

Fiscal Year
Ended

Dollar
Amount

Percentage of
Average
Net Assets</R>

<R>[Name of Fund]

December 31

 

</R>

<R>[Year]

 

$

%</R>

<R>[Year]

 

$

%</R>

<R>[Year]

 

$

%</R>

<R>[Name of Fund]

December 31

 

</R>

<R>[Year]

 

$

%</R>

<R>[Year]

 

$

%</R>

<R>[Year]

 

$

%</R>

<R>[The [first] table below shows the total amount of brokerage commissions paid by each fund to NFS for the past three fiscal years. [The second table shows the approximate amount of aggregate brokerage commissions paid by a fund to NFS as a percentage of the approximate aggregate dollar amount of transactions for which the fund paid brokerage commissions as well as the percentage of transactions effected by a fund through NFS, in each case for the fiscal year ended [year].] NFS is paid on a commission basis.]</R>

<R>Fund

Fiscal Year
Ended

Total Amount
Paid to NFS</R>

<R>[Name of Fund 1]

[Month] [Day]

</R>

<R>[Year]

 

[$ ]</R>

<R>[Year]

 

[$ ]</R>

<R>[Year]

 

[$ ]</R>

<R>[Name of Fund 2]

[Month] [Day]

</R>

<R>[Year]

 

[$ ]</R>

<R>[Year]

 

[$ ]</R>

<R>[Year]

 

[$ ]</R>

<R>[Name of Fund 3]

[Month] [Day]

</R>

<R>[Year]

 

[$ ]</R>

<R>[Year]

 

[$ ]</R>

<R>[Year]

 

[$ ]</R>

<R>Fund

Fiscal Year
Ended [Year]

% of Aggregate
Commissions
Paid to
NFS

% of Aggregate
Dollar Amount of
Transactions
Effected through
NFS</R>

<R>[Name of Fund that Paid Brokerage Commissions to NFS 1]

[Month] [Day]

[ %]

[ %]</R>

<R>[Name of Fund that Paid Brokerage Commissions to NFS 2]

[Month] [Day]

[ %]

[ %]</R>

<R>[Name of Fund that Paid Brokerage Commissions to NFS 3]

[Month] [Day]

[ %]

[ %]</R>

<R>[The difference between the percentage of aggregate brokerage commissions paid to, and the percentage of the aggregate dollar amount of transactions effected through, NFS is a result of the low commission rates charged by NFS.]</R>

<R>[The difference between the percentage of aggregate brokerage commissions paid to, and the percentage of the aggregate dollar amount of transactions effected through, NFS reflects the relatively low price of certain securities.]</R>

<R>[[The difference between the percentage of aggregate brokerage commissions paid to, and the percentage of the aggregate dollar amount of transactions effected through, NFS reflects the relatively low price of certain securities. The difference between the percentage of aggregate brokerage commissions paid to, and the percentage of the aggregate dollar amount of transactions effected through, NFS reflects the relatively low rate of commissions paid on futures transactions.]</R>

<R>[The following table shows the dollar amount of brokerage commissions paid to firms that may have provided research or brokerage services and the approximate dollar amount of the transactions involved for the fiscal year ended 2014.</R>

<R>Fund

Fiscal Year
Ended 2014

$ Amount of
Commissions
Paid to Firms
for Providing
Research or
Brokerage Services

$ Amount of
Brokerage
Transactions
Involved</R>

<R>[Name of Fund 1]

December 31

$

$ </R>

<R>[Name of Fund 2]

December 31

$

$ </R>

<R>[Name of Fund 3]

December 31

$

$ </R>

<R>[During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, [each fund/Name(s) of Fund(s)] paid no brokerage commissions to firms for providing research or brokerage services.]</R>

<R>[The following table shows the brokerage commissions that were allocated for research or brokerage services for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2014].</R>

<R>Fund

Twelve-Month
Period
Ended 2014

$ Amount of
Commissions
Allocated for
Research or
Brokerage Services</R>

<R>[Name of Fund 1]

September 30

$ </R>

<R>[Name of Fund 2]

September 30

$ </R>

<R>[Name of Fund 3]

September 30

$ </R>

<R>[During the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2014, [each fund/Name(s) of Fund(s)] did not allocate brokerage commissions to firms for providing research or brokerage services.]</R>

VALUATION

NAV is the value of a single share. NAV is computed by adding the value of a fund's investments, cash, and other assets, subtracting its liabilities, and dividing the result by the number of shares outstanding.

Shares of underlying Fidelity funds held by a fund are valued at their respective NAVs.

Generally, other portfolio securities and assets held by a fund, as well as portfolio securities and assets held by an underlying Fidelity non-money market fund, are valued as follows:

Most equity securities are valued at the official closing price or the last reported sale price or, if no sale has occurred, at the last quoted bid price on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded.

Debt securities and other assets for which market quotations are readily available may be valued at market values in the principal market in which they normally are traded, as furnished by recognized dealers in such securities or assets. Or, debt securities and convertible securities may be valued on the basis of information furnished by a pricing service that uses a valuation matrix which incorporates both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques.

Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which market quotations and information furnished by a pricing service are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates current value.

Futures contracts are valued at the settlement or closing price. Options are valued at their market quotations, if available. Swaps are valued daily using quotations received from independent pricing services or recognized dealers.

Prices described above are obtained from pricing services that have been approved by the Board of Trustees. A number of pricing services are available and the funds may use more than one of these services. The funds may also discontinue the use of any pricing service at any time. FMR engages in oversight activities with respect to the fund's pricing services, which includes, among other things, testing the prices provided by pricing services prior to calculation of a fund's NAV, conducting periodic due diligence meetings, and periodically reviewing the methodologies and inputs used by these services.

Foreign securities and instruments are valued in their local currency following the methodologies described above. Foreign securities, instruments and currencies are translated to U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rate quotations supplied by a pricing service as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), which uses a proprietary model to determine the exchange rate. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at an interpolated rate based on days to maturity between the closest preceding and subsequent settlement period reported by the third party pricing service.

The Board of Trustees of the underlying Fidelity funds has ultimate responsibility for pricing portfolio securities and assets held by those funds, but has delegated day-to-day valuation oversight responsibilities to FMR. FMR has established the FMR Fair Value Committee (FMR Committee) to fulfill these oversight responsibilities.

Other portfolio securities and assets for which market quotations, official closing prices, or information furnished by a pricing service are not readily available or, in the opinion of the FMR Committee, are deemed unreliable will be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Committee in accordance with applicable fair value pricing policies. For example, if, in the opinion of the FMR Committee, a security's value has been materially affected by events occurring before a fund's pricing time but after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, that security will be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Committee in accordance with applicable fair value pricing policies. In fair valuing a security, the FMR Committee may consider factors including price movements in futures contracts and ADRs, market and trading trends, the bid/ask quotes of brokers, and off-exchange institutional trading.

Portfolio securities and assets held by an underlying Fidelity money market fund are valued on the basis of amortized cost. This technique involves initially valuing an instrument at its cost as adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount rather than its current market value. The amortized cost value of an instrument may be higher or lower than the price a money market fund would receive if it sold the instrument.

At such intervals as they deem appropriate, the Trustees of an underlying Fidelity money market fund consider the extent to which NAV calculated using market valuations would deviate from the $1.00 per share calculated using amortized cost valuation. If the Trustees believe that a deviation from a money market fund's amortized cost per share may result in material dilution or other unfair results to shareholders, the Trustees have agreed to take such corrective action, if any, as they deem appropriate to eliminate or reduce, to the extent reasonably practicable, the dilution or unfair results. Such corrective action could include selling portfolio instruments prior to maturity to realize capital gains or losses or to shorten average portfolio maturity; withholding dividends; redeeming shares in kind; establishing NAV by using available market quotations; and such other measures as the Trustees may deem appropriate.

BUYING AND SELLING INFORMATION

A fund may make redemption payments in whole or in part in readily marketable securities or other property pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees if Strategic Advisers determines it is in the best interests of the fund. Such securities or other property will be valued for this purpose as they are valued in computing each fund's NAV. Shareholders that receive securities or other property will realize, upon receipt, a gain or loss for tax purposes, and will incur additional costs and be exposed to market risk prior to and upon the sale of such securities or other property.

Each fund, in its discretion, may determine to issue its shares in kind in exchange for securities held by the purchaser having a value, determined in accordance with the fund's policies for valuation of portfolio securities, equal to the purchase price of the fund shares issued. A fund will accept for in-kind purchases only securities or other instruments that are appropriate under its investment objective and policies. In addition, a fund generally will not accept securities of any issuer unless they are liquid, have a readily ascertainable market value, and are not subject to restrictions on resale. All dividends, distributions, and subscription or other rights associated with the securities become the property of the fund, along with the securities. Shares purchased in exchange for securities in kind generally cannot be redeemed for fifteen days following the exchange to allow time for the transfer to settle.

DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

The following information is only a summary of some of the tax consequences affecting insurance company separate accounts invested in the funds. No attempt has been made to discuss tax consequences affecting variable product owners. Variable product owners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product, or refer to their variable annuity or variable life insurance product prospectus.

Each fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code so that it will not be liable for federal tax on income and capital gains distributed to insurance company separate accounts invested in the fund. In order to qualify as a regulated investment company, and avoid being subject to federal income or excise taxes at the fund level, each fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains within each calendar year as well as on a fiscal year basis (if the fiscal year is other than the calendar year), and intends to comply with other tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies. If a fund failed to qualify as a "regulated investment company" in any year, among other consequences, each insurance company separate account invested in the fund could fail to satisfy the diversification requirements of Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Each fund also intends to satisfy the diversification requirements of Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder. These diversification requirements, which are in addition to the diversification requirements of Subchapter M, place certain limitations on the assets of an insurance company separate account that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer or a certain number of issuers. Because Section 817(h) and the regulations thereunder treat the assets of each fund as the assets of the related insurance company separate account, each fund must also satisfy these requirements. If a fund failed to satisfy these requirements, a variable annuity or variable life insurance product supported by an insurance company separate account invested in the fund may not be treated as an annuity or as life insurance for tax purposes and may no longer be eligible for tax deferral.

Foreign governments may impose withholding taxes on dividends and interest earned by a fund with respect to foreign securities held directly by a fund. Foreign governments may also impose taxes on other payments or gains with respect to foreign securities held directly by a fund. As a general matter, if, at the close of its fiscal year, more than 50% of a fund's total assets is invested in securities of foreign issuers, the fund may elect to pass through eligible foreign taxes paid and thereby allow shareholders to take a deduction or, if they meet certain holding period requirements with respect to fund shares, a credit on their tax returns. In addition, if at the close of each quarter of its fiscal year at least 50% of a fund's total assets is represented by interests in other regulated investment companies, the same rules will apply to any foreign tax credits that underlying funds pass through to the fund. The amount of foreign taxes paid by the fund will be reduced to the extent that the fund lends securities over the dividend record date.

<R>[As of December 31, 2014, [each fund/Name(s) of Fund(s)] had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $___. This loss carryforward, [none of which will expire/all of which will expire on December 31, [year]/of which $___, $___, and $___will expire on December 31, [year], [year], and [year] , respectively[, and $___ of which will not expire]], is available to offset future capital gains]. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, [a fund must use losses that do not expire before it uses losses that do expire, and] a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.]</R>

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

<R>The Trustees and officers of the trust and funds, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs each VIP Investor Freedom Fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee each VIP Investor Freedom Fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to each VIP Investor Freedom Fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review each VIP Investor Freedom Fund's performance. If the interests of a VIP Investor Freedom Fund and an underlying Fidelity fund were to diverge, a conflict of interest could arise and affect how the Trustees fulfill their fiduciary duties to the affected funds. Strategic Advisers has structured the VIP Investor Freedom Funds to avoid these potential conflicts, although there may be situations where a conflict of interest is unavoidable. In such instances, Strategic Advisers and the Trustees would take reasonable steps to minimize and, if possible, eliminate the conflict. Except for Elizabeth S. Acton, James C. Curvey, and John Engler, each of the Trustees oversees [___] funds. Ms. Acton and Mr. Engler each oversees [___] funds. Mr. Curvey oversees [___] funds.</R>

The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the funds (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the month in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The officers hold office without limit in time, except that any officer may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Funds' Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.

In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing each fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the funds, is provided below.

Board Structure and Oversight Function. Abigail P. Johnson is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the funds. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Albert R. Gamper, Jr. serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.

<R>Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The funds' Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds and other Boards oversee Fidelity's equity and high income funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds that are overseen by such other Boards. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.</R>

The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, each fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the funds' activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the funds' business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the funds are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the funds' exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the funds' activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations and Audit Committees. In addition, an ad hoc Board committee of Independent Trustees has worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the funds' Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the funds' Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Funds' Trustees."

Interested Trustees*:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.

Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

James C. Curvey (1935)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Trustee

<R>

Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present), and Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the board of Artis-Naples, Naples, Florida, and as a Trustee for Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Previously, Mr. Curvey served as a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-2014), a Director of FMR (2007-2014), and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2007-2014).</R>

Abigail P. Johnson (1961)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Trustee

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

<R>

Ms. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Ms. Johnson serves as President (2013-present) and Chief Executive Officer (2014-present) of FMR LLC, President of Fidelity Financial Services (2012-present) and President of Personal, Workplace and Institutional Services (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is Chairman and Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2011-present), Chairman and Director of FMR (2011-present), and the Vice Chairman and Director (2007-present) of FMR LLC. Previously, Ms. Johnson served as President and a Director of FMR (2001-2005), a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., and FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2005), Senior Vice President of the Fidelity funds (2001-2005), and managed a number of Fidelity funds. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related.</R>

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for each fund.

Independent Trustees:

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Elizabeth S. Acton (1951)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Trustee

 

Ms. Acton also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity funds. Prior to her retirement in April 2012, Ms. Acton was Executive Vice President, Finance (2011-2012), Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (2002-2011), and Treasurer (2004-2005) of Comerica Incorporated (financial services). Prior to joining Comerica, Ms. Acton held a variety of positions at Ford Motor Company (1983-2002), including Vice President and Treasurer (2000-2002) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Motor Credit Company (1998-2000). Ms. Acton currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Audit and Finance Committees of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (homebuilding, 2012-present).

<R>John Engler (1948)</R>

<R>Year of Election or Appointment: 2014</R>

Trustee

<R>

Mr. Engler also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity funds. He serves as president of the Business Roundtable (2011-present), and on the board of directors/trustees for Universal Forest Products (manufacturer and distributor of wood and wood-alternative products, 2003-present), K12 Inc. (technology-based education company, 2012-present), and the Annie E. Casey Foundation (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Engler served as a trustee of The Munder Funds (2003-2014), president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers (2004-2011) and as governor of Michigan (1991-2003). He is a past chairman of the National Governors Association.</R>

Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (1942)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Trustee

Chairman of the Independent Trustees

<R>

Mr. Gamper also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Prior to his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Group Inc. (commercial finance). During his tenure with CIT Group Inc. Mr. Gamper served in numerous senior management positions, including Chairman (1987-1989; 1999-2001; 2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer (1987-2004), and President (2002-2003). Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities, 2000-present), and Member of the Board of Trustees of Barnabas Health Care System (1997-present). Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of certain Fidelity funds (2011-2012) and as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007).</R>

Robert F. Gartland (1951)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Trustee

 

Mr. Gartland also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Gartland is Chairman and an investor in Gartland and Mellina Group Corp. (consulting, 2009-present). Previously, Mr. Gartland served as a partner and investor of Vietnam Partners LLC (investments and consulting, 2008-2011). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Gartland held a variety of positions at Morgan Stanley (financial services, 1979-2007) including Managing Director (1987-2007).

Arthur E. Johnson (1947)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Trustee

<R>

Mr. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation plc (diversified power management, 2009-present), AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company, 2002-present) and Booz Allen Hamilton (management consulting, 2011-present). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009). He previously served on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008) and Delta Airlines (2005-2007). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson is not related to Ms. Abigail P. Johnson.</R>

Michael E. Kenneally (1954)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Trustee

 

Mr. Kenneally also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Kenneally served as a Member of the Advisory Board for certain Fidelity funds before joining the Board of Trustees (2008-2009). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management. Before joining Credit Suisse, he was an Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Bank of America Corporation. Earlier roles at Bank of America included Director of Research, Senior Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst, and Mr. Kenneally was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991.

James H. Keyes (1940)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Trustee

 

Mr. Keyes also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Board and Non-Executive Chairman of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines, since 2002). Previously, Mr. Keyes served as a member of the Board of Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions, 1998-2013). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Keyes served as Chairman (1993-2002) and Chief Executive Officer (1988-2002) of Johnson Controls (automotive, building, and energy) and as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008).

Marie L. Knowles (1946)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Trustee

Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees

 

Ms. Knowles also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. Ms. Knowles currently serves as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, since 2002). Ms. Knowles is a member of the Board of the Catalina Island Conservancy and of the Santa Catalina Island Company (2009-present). She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California. Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007), URS Corporation (engineering and construction, 2000-2003) and America West (airline, 1999-2002).

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+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for each fund.

Officers:

Correspondence intended for each officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.

Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer

 

Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of other funds. She is Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Marc Bryant (1966)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Assistant Secretary

<R>

Mr. Bryant also serves as an officer of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC. Previously, Mr. Bryant served as Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II (2010-2014). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Bryant served as a Senior Vice President and the Head of Global Retail Legal for AllianceBernstein L.P. (2006-2010), and as the General Counsel for ProFund Advisors LLC (2001-2006).</R>

Jonathan Davis (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Davis also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

Adrien E. Deberghes (1967)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Deberghes also serves as an officer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Deberghes was Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

President and Treasurer

 

Ms. Dorsey also serves as an officer of other funds. She is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present) and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

<R>Howard J. Galligan III (1966)</R>

<R>Year of Election or Appointment: 2014</R>

Chief Financial Officer

<R>

Mr. Galligan also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Galligan serves as President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2014-present) and as a Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Galligan served as Chief Administrative Officer of Asset Management (2011-2014) and Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Investment Support for Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2003-2011).</R>

Scott C. Goebel (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)

<R>

Mr. Goebel serves as Secretary and CLO of other funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2013-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present); and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (2008-present) and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Secretary and CLO of other Fidelity funds (2008-2013), Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and certain funds (2007-2008); and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). Mr. Goebel has been employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate since 2001.</R>

Bruce T. Herring (1965)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds

<R>

Mr. Herring also serves as Vice President of other funds. He serves as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Global Asset Allocation (GAA) (2013-present), Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR, and President of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present). Previously, Mr. Herring served as Vice President of certain Equity Funds (2006-2014), Chief Investment Officer and Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2010-2013), Vice President (2005-2006) and Senior Vice President (2006-2007) of Fidelity Management & Research Company, Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2007), and as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds.</R>

Chris Maher (1972)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Maher is Vice President of Valuation Oversight and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).

<R>Nancy D. Prior (1967)</R>

<R>Year of Election or Appointment: 2014</R>

Vice President

<R>

Ms. Prior also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Prior serves as a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2014-present), President, Fixed Income (2014-present), Vice Chairman of Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2014-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2002-present). Previously, Ms. Prior served as Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2012-2014), President, Money Market and Short Duration Bond of FMR (2013-2014), President, Money Market Group of FMR (2011-2014), Managing Director of Research (2009-2011), Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel (2007-2009), and Assistant Secretary of other Fidelity funds (2008-2009).</R>

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</R>

Kenneth B. Robins (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Robins also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Robins serves as Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2013-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served in other fund officer roles.

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Stephen Sadoski (1971)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Deputy Treasurer

 

Mr. Sadoski also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present) and has served in another fund officer role. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP (1997-2009).

Stacie M. Smith (1974)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Assistant Treasurer

 

Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. She is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present) and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (1996-2009).

Renee Stagnone (1975)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Deputy Treasurer

 

Ms. Stagnone also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Ms. Stagnone is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Michael H. Whitaker (1967)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Compliance Officer

<R>

Mr. Whitaker also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Whitaker also serves as Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. (2014-present), FMR (2014-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2014-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Whitaker worked at MFS Investment Management where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2004-2006), and Assistant General Counsel.</R>

Derek L. Young (1964)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds

 

Mr. Young also serves as Trustee or an officer of other funds. He is President and a Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2011-present), President of Fidelity Global Asset Allocation (GAA) (2011-present), and Vice Chairman of Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Young served as Chief Investment Officer of GAA (2009-2011) and as a portfolio manager.

Joseph F. Zambello (1957)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Deputy Treasurer

 

Mr. Zambello also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

<R>Standing Committees of the Funds' Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established various committees to support the Independent Trustees in acting independently in pursuing the best interests of the funds and their shareholders. Currently, the Board of Trustees has four standing committees. The members of each committee are Independent Trustees.</R>

<R>The Operations Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Mr. Gamper currently serving as Chair. The committee normally meets at least six times a year, or more frequently as called by the Chair, and serves as a forum for consideration of issues of importance to, or calling for particular determinations by, the Independent Trustees. The committee considers matters involving potential conflicts of interest between the funds and FMR and its affiliates and reviews proposed contracts and the proposed continuation of contracts between the funds and FMR and its affiliates, and annually reviews and makes recommendations regarding contracts with third parties unaffiliated with FMR, including insurance coverage and custody agreements. The committee has oversight of compliance issues not specifically within the scope of any other committee. These matters include, but are not limited to, significant non-conformance with contract requirements and other significant regulatory matters and recommending to the Board of Trustees the designation of a person to serve as the funds' CCO. The committee (i) serves as the primary point of contact for the CCO with regard to Board-related functions; (ii) oversees the annual performance review of the CCO; (iii) makes recommendations concerning the CCO's compensation; and (iv) makes recommendations as needed in respect of the removal of the CCO. The committee is also responsible for definitive action on all compliance matters involving the potential for significant reimbursement by FMR. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the committee held [Number of Meetings/no] meeting[s].</R>

<R>The Audit Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Mr. Keyes currently serving as Chair. At least one committee member will be an "audit committee financial expert" as defined by the SEC. The committee normally meets four times a year, or more frequently as called by the Chair or a majority of committee members. The committee meets separately, at least annually, with the funds' Treasurer, with the funds' Chief Financial Officer, with personnel responsible for the internal audit function of FMR LLC, with the funds' outside auditors, and with the funds' Chief Compliance Officer. The committee has direct responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the outside auditors employed by the funds. The committee assists the Trustees in overseeing and monitoring: (i) the systems of internal accounting and financial controls of the funds and the funds' service providers (to the extent such controls impact the funds' financial statements); (ii) the funds' auditors and the annual audits of the funds' financial statements; (iii) the financial reporting processes of the funds; (iv) whistleblower reports; and (v) the accounting policies and disclosures of the funds. The committee considers and acts upon (i) the provision by any outside auditor of any non-audit services for any fund, and (ii) the provision by any outside auditor of certain non-audit services to fund service providers and their affiliates to the extent that such approval (in the case of this clause (ii)) is required under applicable regulations of the SEC. It is responsible for approving all audit engagement fees and terms for the funds and for resolving disagreements between a fund and any outside auditor regarding any fund's financial reporting. Auditors of the funds report directly to the committee. The committee will obtain assurance of independence and objectivity from the outside auditors, including a formal written statement delineating all relationships between the auditor and the funds and any service providers consistent with the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The committee will receive reports of compliance with provisions of the Auditor Independence Regulations relating to the hiring of employees or former employees of the outside auditors. It oversees and receives reports on the funds' service providers' internal controls and reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of the service providers' accounting and financial controls, including: (i) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the funds' ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data; (ii) any change in the fund's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the fund's internal control over financial reporting; and (iii) any fraud, whether material or not, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the funds' or service providers internal controls over financial reporting. The committee will also review any correspondence with regulators or governmental agencies or published reports that raise material issues regarding the funds' financial statements or accounting policies. These matters may also be reviewed by the Operations Committee. The committee reviews at least annually a report from each outside auditor describing any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality control, peer review, or Public Company Accounting Oversight Board examination of the auditing firm and any material issues raised by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities of the auditing firm and in each case any steps taken to deal with such issues. The committee will oversee and receive reports on the funds' financial reporting process from the funds' Treasurer and outside auditors and will oversee the resolution of any disagreements concerning financial reporting among applicable parties. The committee will discuss with FMR, the funds' Treasurer, outside auditors and, if appropriate, internal audit personnel of FMR LLC their qualitative judgments about the appropriateness and acceptability of accounting principles and financial disclosure practices used or proposed for adoption by the funds. The committee will review with FMR, the funds' outside auditor, internal audit personnel of FMR LLC and legal counsel, as appropriate, matters related to the audits of the funds' financial statements. The committee will discuss regularly and oversee the review of the internal controls of the funds and their service providers with respect to accounting, financial matters and risk management programs related to the funds. The committee will review periodically the funds' major internal controls exposures and the steps that have been taken to monitor and control such exposures. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the committee held [Number of Meetings/no] meeting[s].</R>

<R>The Fair Valuation Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Mr. Johnson currently serving as Chair. The Committee normally meets quarterly, or more frequently as called by the Chair. The Fair Valuation Committee reviews and approves annually Fair Value Committee Policies recommended by the FMR Fair Value Committee and oversees particular valuations or fair valuation methodologies employed by the FMR Fair Value Committee as circumstances may require. The Committee also reviews actions taken by the FMR Fair Value Committee. The Committee does not oversee the day-to-day operational aspects of the valuation and calculation of the net asset value of the funds, which have been delegated to the FMR Fair Value Committee and Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC). During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the committee held [Number of Meetings/no] meeting[s].</R>

<R>The Governance and Nominating Committee is composed of Mr. Gamper (Chair), Ms. Knowles (Vice Chair), and Mr. Johnson. The committee meets as called by the Chair. With respect to fund governance and board administration matters, the committee periodically reviews procedures of the Board of Trustees and its committees (including committee charters) and periodically reviews compensation of Independent Trustees. The committee monitors corporate governance matters and makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees on the frequency and structure of the Board of Trustee meetings and on any other aspect of Board procedures. It acts as the administrative committee under the retirement plan for Independent Trustees who retired prior to December 30, 1996 and under the fee deferral plan for Independent Trustees. It reviews the performance of legal counsel employed by the funds and the Independent Trustees. On behalf of the Independent Trustees, the committee will make such findings and determinations as to the independence of counsel for the Independent Trustees as may be necessary or appropriate under applicable regulations or otherwise. The committee is also responsible for Board administrative matters applicable to Independent Trustees, such as expense reimbursement policies and compensation for attendance at meetings, conferences and other events. The committee monitors compliance with, acts as the administrator of, and makes determinations in respect of, the provisions of the code of ethics and any supplemental policies regarding personal securities transactions applicable to the Independent Trustees. The committee monitors the functioning of each Board committee and makes recommendations for any changes, including the creation or elimination of standing or ad hoc Board committees. The committee monitors regulatory and other developments to determine whether to recommend modifications to the committee's responsibilities or other Trustee policies and procedures in light of rule changes, reports concerning "best practices" in corporate governance and other developments in mutual fund governance. The committee meets with Independent Trustees at least once a year to discuss matters relating to fund governance. The committee recommends that the Board establish such special or ad hoc Board committees as may be desirable or necessary from time to time in order to address ethical, legal, or other matters that may arise. The committee also oversees the annual self-evaluation of the Board of Trustees and establishes procedures to allow it to exercise this oversight function. In conducting this oversight, the committee shall address all matters that it considers relevant to the performance of the Board of Trustees and shall report the results of its evaluation to the Board of Trustees, including any recommended amendments to the principles of governance, and any recommended changes to the funds' or the Board of Trustees' policies, procedures, and structures. The committee reviews periodically the size and composition of the Board of Trustees as a whole and recommends, if necessary, measures to be taken so that the Board of Trustees reflects the appropriate balance of knowledge, experience, skills, expertise, and diversity required for the Board as a whole and contains at least the minimum number of Independent Trustees required by law. The committee makes nominations for the election or appointment of Independent Trustees and non-management Members of any Advisory Board, and for membership on committees. The committee has the authority to retain and terminate any third-party advisers, including authority to approve fees and other retention terms. Such advisers may include search firms to identify Independent Trustee candidates and board compensation consultants. The committee may conduct or authorize investigations into or studies of matters within the committee's scope of responsibilities, and may retain, at the funds' expense, such independent counsel or other advisers as it deems necessary. The committee will consider nominees to the Board of Trustees recommended by shareholders based upon the criteria applied to candidates presented to the committee by a search firm or other source. Recommendations, along with appropriate background material concerning the candidate that demonstrates his or her ability to serve as an Independent Trustee of the funds, should be submitted to the Chair of the committee at the address maintained for communications with Independent Trustees. If the committee retains a search firm, the Chair will generally forward all such submissions to the search firm for evaluation. With respect to the criteria for selecting Independent Trustees, it is expected that all candidates will possess the following minimum qualifications: (i) unquestioned personal integrity; (ii) not an interested person of the funds within the meaning of the 1940 Act; (iii) does not have a material relationship (e.g., commercial, banking, consulting, legal, or accounting) with the adviser, any sub-adviser or their affiliates that could create an appearance of lack of independence in respect of the funds; (iv) has the disposition to act independently in respect of FMR and its affiliates and others in order to protect the interests of the funds and all shareholders; (v) ability to attend regularly scheduled Board meetings during the year; (vi) demonstrates sound business judgment gained through broad experience in significant positions where the candidate has dealt with management, technical, financial, or regulatory issues; (vii) sufficient financial or accounting knowledge to add value in the complex financial environment of the funds; (viii) experience on corporate or other institutional oversight bodies having similar responsibilities, but which board memberships or other relationships could not result in business or regulatory conflicts with the funds; and (ix) capacity for the hard work and attention to detail that is required to be an effective Independent Trustee in light of the funds' complex regulatory, operational, and marketing setting. The Governance and Nominating Committee may determine that a candidate who does not have the type of previous experience or knowledge referred to above should nevertheless be considered as a nominee if the Governance and Nominating Committee finds that the candidate has additional qualifications such that his or her qualifications, taken as a whole, demonstrate the same level of fitness to serve as an Independent Trustee. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the committee held [Number of Meetings/no] meeting[s].</R>

<R>The following table sets forth information describing the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each Trustee in each fund and in all funds in the aggregate within the same fund family overseen by the Trustee for the calendar year ended December 31, 2014.</R>

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<R>Interested Trustees</R>

<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES

Abigail P. Johnson

James C. Curvey

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom Income PortfolioSM

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2005 PortfolioSM

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2010 PortfolioSM

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2015 PortfolioSM

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2020 PortfolioSM

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2025 PortfolioSM

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2030 PortfolioSM

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

</R>

<R>AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS
OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY

over $100,000

over $100,000

</R>

<R></R>

<R>Independent Trustees</R>

<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES

Elizabeth S. Acton

John Engler

Albert R. Gamper, Jr.

Robert F. Gartland

Arthur E. Johnson</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom Income Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]</R>

<R>AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS
OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY

over $100,000

none

over $100,000

over $100,000

over $100,000</R>

<R></R>

<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES

Michael E. Kenneally

James H. Keyes

Marie L. Knowles

 

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom Income Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

 

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

 

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

 

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

 

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

 

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

 

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

[none/$1 - $10,000/$10,001 - $50,000/$50,001 - $100,000/over $100,000]

 

</R>

<R>AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF
FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS
OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY

over $100,000

over $100,000

over $100,000

 

</R>

<R>The following table sets forth information describing the compensation of each Trustee for his or her services for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.</R>

<R></R>

<R>Compensation Table1</R>

<R>AGGREGATE
COMPENSATION
FROM A FUND

Elizabeth S.
Acton

John
Engler2

Albert R.
Gamper, Jr.

Robert F.
Gartland

Arthur E.
Johnson

Michael E.
Kenneally

James H.
Keyes</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom Income Portfolio

$

$

$

$

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio

$

$

$

$

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio

$

$

$

$

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio

$

$

$

$

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio

$

$

$

$

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio

$

$

$

$

$

$

$ </R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio

$

$

$

$

$

$

$ </R>

<R>TOTAL COMPENSATION
FROM THE FUND COMPLEX
A

$ 398,000

$ 46,361

$ 498,000

$ 398,000

$ 398,000

$ 398,000

$ 428,000</R>

<R>AGGREGATE
COMPENSATION
FROM A FUND

Marie L.
Knowles

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom Income Portfolio

$

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio

$

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio

$

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio

$

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio

$

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio

$

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>VIP Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio

$

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R>TOTAL COMPENSATION
FROM THE FUND COMPLEX
A

$ 448,000

 

 

 

 

 

</R>

<R></R>

1 Abigail P. Johnson and James C. Curvey are interested persons and are compensated by Fidelity.

<R>2 Effective November 20, 2014, Mr. Engler serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees of Variable Insurance Products Fund V.</R>

<R>A Reflects compensation received for the calendar year ended December 31, 2014 for 233 funds of 32 trusts (including Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC). Compensation figures include cash and may include amounts elected to be deferred. Certain individuals elected voluntarily to defer a portion of their compensation as follows: Robert F. Gartland, $180,000; and Michael E. Kenneally, $120,000.</R>

<R>[B Compensation figures include cash and may include amounts elected to be deferred. Certain individuals' aggregate compensation from the fund includes accrued voluntary deferred compensation as follows: [Name of Trustee], [$___].]</R>

<R>[As of [___], approximately __% of [Name of Fund]'s [[,/, and] __% of [Name of Fund]'s] total outstanding shares [, respectively,] was held by FMR and/or another entity or entities of which FMR LLC is the ultimate parent. By virtue of her ownership interest in FMR LLC, as described in the "Control of Investment Adviser" section on page ,(Click Here) Ms. Abigail P. Johnson may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of these shares. As of the above date, with the exception of Ms. Johnson's deemed ownership of [each fund/[Name(s) of Fund(s)]]'s shares, the Trustees and officers of the funds owned, in the aggregate, less than __% of [the/each] fund's total outstanding shares.]</R>

<R>[As of [___], the Trustees and officers of [the/each] fund/Name(s) of Fund(s)] owned, in the aggregate, less than __% of each fund's total outstanding shares.]</R>

<R>[As of [___], the following owned of record and/or beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares of a fund:]</R>

<R></R><

R>[As of [___], approximately ____% of [the fund/Name of Fund]'s total outstanding shares was held of record and/or beneficially by [Name of Shareholder], [City], [State][; approximately ___% of [the fund/Name of Fund]'s total outstanding shares was held of record and/or beneficially by [Name of Shareholder], [City], [State]; and approximately ___% of [the fund/[Name of Fund]]'s total outstanding shares was held of record and/or beneficially by [Name of Shareholder], [City], [State].]</R>

<R>[A shareholder owning of record or beneficially more than 25% of a fund's outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. That shareholder's vote could have a more significant effect on matters presented at a shareholders' meeting than votes of other shareholders.]</R>

CONTROL OF INVESTMENT ADVISER

FMR LLC, as successor by merger to FMR Corp., is the ultimate parent company of FMR and Strategic Advisers. The voting common shares of FMR LLC are divided into two series. Series B is held predominantly by members of the Abigail P. Johnson family, directly or through trusts, and is entitled to 49% of the vote on any matter acted upon by the voting common shares. Series A is held predominantly by non-Johnson family member employees of FMR LLC and its affiliates and is entitled to 51% of the vote on any such matter. The Johnson family group and all other Series B shareholders have entered into a shareholders' voting agreement under which all Series B shares will be voted in accordance with the majority vote of Series B shares. Under the 1940 Act, control of a company is presumed where one individual or group of individuals owns more than 25% of the voting securities of that company. Therefore, through their ownership of voting common shares and the execution of the shareholders' voting agreement, members of the Johnson family may be deemed, under the 1940 Act, to form a controlling group with respect to FMR LLC.

At present, the primary business activities of FMR LLC and its subsidiaries are: (i) the provision of investment advisory, management, shareholder, investment information and assistance and certain fiduciary services for individual and institutional investors; (ii) the provision of securities brokerage services; (iii) the management and development of real estate; and (iv) the investment in and operation of a number of emerging businesses.

FMR, Strategic Advisers, FDC, and the funds have adopted a code of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act that sets forth employees' fiduciary responsibilities regarding the funds, establishes procedures for personal investing, and restricts certain transactions. Employees subject to the code of ethics, including Fidelity investment personnel, may invest in securities for their own investment accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by the funds.

MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

Each VIP Investor Freedom Fund has entered into a management contract with Strategic Advisers, pursuant to which Strategic Advisers furnishes investment advisory and other services.

Management Services. Under the terms of its management contract with each fund, Strategic Advisers acts as investment adviser and, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, directs the investments of the fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations. Strategic Advisers is authorized, in its discretion, to allocate each fund's assets among the underlying Fidelity funds in which the fund may invest. Strategic Advisers also provides each fund with all necessary office facilities and personnel for servicing the fund's investments and compensates all personnel of each fund or Strategic Advisers performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities.

Strategic Advisers in turn has entered into administration agreements with FMR on behalf of each VIP Investor Freedom Fund. Under the terms of each administration agreement, FMR or its affiliates provide the management and administrative services (other than investment advisory services) necessary for the operation of each VIP Investor Freedom Fund. These services include providing facilities for maintaining each fund's organization; supervising relations with custodians, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, underwriters and other persons dealing with each fund; preparing all general shareholder communications and conducting shareholder relations; maintaining each fund's records and the registration of each fund's shares under federal securities laws and making necessary filings under state laws; developing management and shareholder services for each fund; and furnishing reports, evaluations and analyses on a variety of subjects to the Trustees.

Management-Related Expenses. Under the terms of each VIP Investor Freedom Fund's management contract, Strategic Advisers, either itself or through an affiliate, is responsible for payment of all operating expenses of each VIP Investor Freedom Fund with certain exceptions. Under the terms of each administration agreement, FMR pays all management and administrative expenses (other than investment advisory expenses) for which Strategic Advisers is responsible. Specific expenses payable by FMR include expenses for typesetting, printing, and mailing proxy materials to shareholders, legal expenses, fees of the custodian and auditor, and each fund's proportionate share of insurance premiums and Investment Company Institute dues. Each administration agreement further provides that FMR will pay for typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, notices, and reports to shareholders; however, under the terms of each VIP Investor Freedom Fund's transfer agent agreement, the transfer agent bears these costs. In addition, FMR compensates all officers of each fund and all Trustees who are interested persons of the trust, Strategic Advisers, or FMR. FMR also is responsible for the payment of any fees associated with transfer agency services, pricing and bookkeeping services, and the cost of administration of each VIP Investor Freedom Fund's securities lending program.

Each VIP Investor Freedom Fund pays the following expenses: fees and expenses of the Independent Trustees, interest on borrowings, taxes, brokerage commissions (if any), shareholder charges (if any) associated with investing in the underlying Fidelity funds, and such non-recurring expenses as may arise, including costs of any litigation to which a fund may be a party, and any obligation it may have to indemnify the officers and Trustees with respect to litigation. Each fund also pays the costs related to the solicitation of fund proxies from variable product owners.

Each VIP Investor Freedom Fund does not pay a fee to Strategic Advisers for the services provided under each management contract.

FMR receives no fee for the services provided under each administration agreement and pays all other expenses of each fund with limited exceptions.

Expense reimbursements will increase returns, and repayment of the reimbursement will decrease returns.

<R></R>

<R>[Portfolio manager holdings and compensation information to be filed by subsequent amendment.]</R>

<R></R>

PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES

The following Proxy Voting Guidelines were established by the Board of Trustees of the Fidelity funds, after consultation with Fidelity. (The guidelines are reviewed periodically by Fidelity and by the Independent Trustees of the Fidelity funds, and, accordingly, are subject to change.)

I. General Principles

A. Voting of shares will be conducted in a manner consistent with the best interests of Fidelity Fund shareholders as follows: (i) securities of a portfolio company will generally be voted in a manner consistent with the Guidelines; and (ii) voting will be done without regard to any other Fidelity companies' relationship, business or otherwise, with that portfolio company.

B. FMR Investment Proxy Research votes proxies. Like other Fidelity employees, Investment Proxy Research employees have a fiduciary duty to never place their own personal interest ahead of the interests of Fidelity Fund shareholders, and are instructed to avoid actual and apparent conflicts of interest. In the event of a conflict of interest, Investment Proxy Research employees, like other Fidelity employees, will escalate to their managers or the Ethics Office, as appropriate, in accordance with Fidelity's corporate policy on conflicts of interest. A conflict of interest arises when there are factors that may prompt one to question whether a Fidelity employee is acting solely on the best interests of Fidelity and its customers. Employees are expected to avoid situations that could present even the appearance of a conflict between their interests and the interests of Fidelity and its customers.

C. Except as set forth herein, FMR will generally vote in favor of routine management proposals.

D. Non-routine proposals will generally be voted in accordance with the Guidelines.

E. Non-routine proposals not covered by the Guidelines or involving other special circumstances will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis with input from the appropriate FMR analyst or portfolio manager, as applicable, subject to review by an attorney within FMR's General Counsel's office and a member of senior management within FMR Investment Proxy Research. A significant pattern of such proposals or other special circumstances will be referred to the appropriate Fidelity Fund Board Committee or its designee.

F. FMR will vote on shareholder proposals not specifically addressed by the Guidelines based on an evaluation of a proposal's likelihood to enhance the economic returns or profitability of the portfolio company or to maximize shareholder value. Where information is not readily available to analyze the economic impact of the proposal, FMR will generally abstain.

G. Many Fidelity Funds invest in voting securities issued by companies that are domiciled outside the United States and are not listed on a U.S. securities exchange. Corporate governance standards, legal or regulatory requirements and disclosure practices in foreign countries can differ from those in the United States. When voting proxies relating to non-U.S. securities, FMR will generally evaluate proposals in the context of the Guidelines and where applicable and feasible, take into consideration differing laws, regulations and practices in the relevant foreign market in determining how to vote shares.

H. In certain non-U.S. jurisdictions, shareholders voting shares of a portfolio company may be restricted from trading the shares for a period of time around the shareholder meeting date. Because such trading restrictions can hinder portfolio management and could result in a loss of liquidity for a fund, FMR will generally not vote proxies in circumstances where such restrictions apply. In addition, certain non-U.S. jurisdictions require voting shareholders to disclose current share ownership on a fund-by-fund basis. When such disclosure requirements apply, FMR will generally not vote proxies in order to safeguard fund holdings information.

I. Where a management-sponsored proposal is inconsistent with the Guidelines, FMR may receive a company's commitment to modify the proposal or its practice to conform to the Guidelines, and FMR will generally support management based on this commitment. If a company subsequently does not abide by its commitment, FMR will generally withhold authority for the election of directors at the next election.

II. Definitions (as used in this document)

A. Anti-Takeover Provision - includes fair price amendments; classified boards; "blank check" preferred stock; Golden Parachutes; supermajority provisions; Poison Pills; restricting the right to call special meetings; provisions restricting the right of shareholders to set board size; and any other provision that eliminates or limits shareholder rights.

B. Golden Parachute - Employment contracts, agreements, or policies that include an excise tax gross-up provision; single trigger for cash incentives; or may result in a lump sum payment of cash and acceleration of equity that may total more than three times annual compensation (salary and bonus) in the event of a termination following a change in control.

C. Greenmail - payment of a premium to repurchase shares from a shareholder seeking to take over a company through a proxy contest or other means.

D. Sunset Provision - a condition in a charter or plan that specifies an expiration date.

E. Permitted Bid Feature - a provision suspending the application of a Poison Pill, by shareholder referendum, in the event a potential acquirer announces a bona fide offer for all outstanding shares.

F. Poison Pill - a strategy employed by a potential take-over / target company to make its stock less attractive to an acquirer. Poison Pills are generally designed to dilute the acquirer's ownership and value in the event of a take-over.

G. Large-Capitalization Company - a company included in the Russell 1000® Index or the Russell Global ex-U.S. Large Cap Index.

H. Small-Capitalization Company - a company not included in the Russell 1000® Index or the Russell Global ex-U.S. Large Cap Index that is not a Micro-Capitalization Company.

I. Micro-Capitalization Company - a company with a market capitalization under US $300 million.

J. Evergreen Provision - a feature which provides for an automatic increase in the shares available for grant under an equity award plan on a regular basis.

III. Directors

A. <R>Election of Directors</R>

FMR will generally vote in favor of incumbent and nominee directors except where one or more such directors clearly appear to have failed to exercise reasonable judgment. FMR will also generally withhold authority for the election of all directors or directors on responsible committees if:

1. An Anti-Takeover Provision was introduced, an Anti-Takeover Provision was extended, or a new Anti-Takeover Provision was adopted upon the expiration of an existing Anti-Takeover Provision, without shareholder approval except as set forth below.

With respect to Poison Pills, however, FMR will consider not withholding authority on the election of directors if all of the following conditions are met when a Poison Pill is introduced, extended, or adopted:

a. The Poison Pill includes a Sunset Provision of less than five years;

b. The Poison Pill includes a Permitted Bid Feature;

c. The Poison Pill is linked to a business strategy that will result in greater value for the shareholders; and

d. Shareholder approval is required to reinstate the Poison Pill upon expiration.

FMR will also consider not withholding authority on the election of directors when one or more of the conditions above are not met if a board is willing to strongly consider seeking shareholder ratification of, or adding above conditions noted a. and b. to an existing Poison Pill. In such a case, if the company does not take appropriate action prior to the next annual shareholder meeting, FMR will withhold authority on the election of directors.

2. The company refuses, upon request by FMR, to amend the Poison Pill to allow Fidelity to hold an aggregate position of up to 20% of a company's total voting securities and of any class of voting securities.

3. Within the last year and without shareholder approval, a company's board of directors or compensation committee has repriced outstanding options, exchanged outstanding options for equity, or tendered cash for outstanding options.

4. Executive compensation appears misaligned with shareholder interests or otherwise problematic, taking into account such factors as: (i) whether the company has an independent compensation committee; (ii) whether the compensation committee engaged independent compensation consultants; (iii) whether, in the case of stock awards, the restriction period was less than three years for non-performance-based awards, and less than one year for performance-based awards; (iv) whether the compensation committee has lapsed or waived equity vesting restrictions; and (v) whether the company has adopted or extended a Golden Parachute without shareholder approval.

5. To gain FMR's support on a proposal, the company made a commitment to modify a proposal or practice to conform to the Guidelines and the company has failed to act on that commitment.

6. The director attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the board or its committees on which the director served during the company's prior fiscal year, absent extenuating circumstances.

7. The board is not composed of a majority of independent directors.

B. Indemnification

FMR will generally vote in favor of charter and by-law amendments expanding the indemnification of directors and/or limiting their liability for breaches of care unless FMR is otherwise dissatisfied with the performance of management or the proposal is accompanied by Anti-Takeover Provisions.

C. Independent Chairperson

FMR will generally vote against shareholder proposals calling for or recommending the appointment of a non-executive or independent chairperson. However, FMR will consider voting for such proposals in limited cases if, based upon particular facts and circumstances, appointment of a non-executive or independent chairperson appears likely to further the interests of shareholders and to promote effective oversight of management by the board of directors.

D. Majority Director Elections

FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals calling for directors to be elected by an affirmative majority of votes cast in a board election, provided that the proposal allows for plurality voting standard in the case of contested elections (i.e., where there are more nominees than board seats). FMR may consider voting against such shareholder proposals where a company's board has adopted an alternative measure, such as a director resignation policy, that provides a meaningful alternative to the majority voting standard and appropriately addresses situations where an incumbent director fails to receive the support of a majority of the votes cast in an uncontested election.

<R>E. Proxy Access</R>

<R>FMR will generally vote against management and shareholder proposals to adopt proxy access.</R>

IV. Compensation

A. Executive Compensation

1. Advisory votes on executive compensation

a. FMR will generally vote for proposals to ratify executive compensation unless such compensation appears misaligned with shareholder interests or otherwise problematic, taking into account such factors as, among other things, (i) whether the company has an independent compensation committee; (ii) whether the compensation committee engaged independent compensation consultants; (iii) whether, in the case of stock awards, the restriction period was less than three years for non-performance-based awards, and less than one year for performance-based awards; (iv) whether the compensation committee has lapsed or waived equity vesting restriction; and (v) whether the company has adopted or extended a Golden Parachute without shareholder approval.

b. FMR will generally vote against proposals to ratify Golden Parachutes.

2. Frequency of advisory vote on executive compensation

FMR will generally support annual advisory votes on executive compensation.

B. Equity award plans (including stock options, restricted stock awards, and other stock awards).

FMR will generally vote against equity award plans or amendments to authorize additional shares under such plans if:

1. (a) The company's average three year burn rate is greater than 1.5% for a Large-Capitalization Company, 2.5% for a Small-Capitalization Company or 3.5% for a Micro-Capitalization Company; and (b) there were no circumstances specific to the company or the plans that lead FMR to conclude that the burn rate is acceptable.

2. In the case of stock option plans, (a) the offering price of options is less than 100% of fair market value on the date of grant, except that the offering price may be as low as 85% of fair market value if the discount is expressly granted in lieu of salary or cash bonus; (b) the plan's terms allow repricing of underwater options; or (c) the board/committee has repriced options outstanding under the plan in the past two years without shareholder approval.

3. The plan includes an Evergreen Provision.

4. The plan provides for the acceleration of vesting of equity awards even though an actual change in control may not occur.

C. Equity Exchanges and Repricing

FMR will generally vote in favor of a management proposal to exchange, reprice or tender for cash, outstanding options if the proposed exchange, repricing, or tender offer is consistent with the interests of shareholders, taking into account such factors as:

1. Whether the proposal excludes senior management and directors;

2. Whether the exchange or repricing proposal is value neutral to shareholders based upon an acceptable pricing model;

3. The company's relative performance compared to other companies within the relevant industry or industries;

4. Economic and other conditions affecting the relevant industry or industries in which the company competes; and

5. Any other facts or circumstances relevant to determining whether an exchange or repricing proposal is consistent with the interests of shareholders.

D. Employee Stock Purchase Plans

FMR will generally vote in favor of employee stock purchase plans if the minimum stock purchase price is equal to or greater than 85% of the stock's fair market value and the plan constitutes a reasonable effort to encourage broad based participation in the company's equity. In the case of non-U.S. company stock purchase plans, FMR may permit a lower minimum stock purchase price equal to the prevailing "best practices" in the relevant non-U.S. market, provided that the minimum stock purchase price must be at least 75% of the stock's fair market value.

E. Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)

FMR will generally vote in favor of non-leveraged ESOPs. For leveraged ESOPs, FMR may examine the company's state of incorporation, existence of supermajority vote rules in the charter, number of shares authorized for the ESOP, and number of shares held by insiders. FMR may also examine where the ESOP shares are purchased and the dilution effect of the purchase. FMR will generally vote against leveraged ESOPs if all outstanding loans are due immediately upon change in control.

F. Bonus Plans and Tax Deductibility Proposals

FMR will generally vote in favor of cash and stock incentive plans that are submitted for shareholder approval in order to qualify for favorable tax treatment under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, provided that the plan includes well defined and appropriate performance criteria, and with respect to any cash component, that the maximum award per participant is clearly stated and is not unreasonable or excessive.

V. Anti-Takeover Provisions

FMR will generally vote against a proposal to adopt or approve the adoption of an Anti-Takeover Provision unless:

A. The Poison Pill includes the following features:

1. A Sunset Provision of no greater than five years;

2. Linked to a business strategy that is expected to result in greater value for the shareholders;

3. Requires shareholder approval to be reinstated upon expiration or if amended;

4. Contains a Permitted Bid Feature; and

5. Allows the Fidelity Funds to hold an aggregate position of up to 20% of a company's total voting securities and of any class of voting securities.

B. An Anti-Greenmail proposal that does not include other Anti-Takeover Provisions; or

C. It is a fair price amendment that considers a two-year price history or less.

FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals to eliminate Anti-Takeover Provisions unless:

D. In the case of proposals to declassify a board of directors, FMR will generally vote against such a proposal if the issuer's Articles of Incorporation or applicable statutes include a provision whereby a majority of directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by written consent, or other reasonable procedures, by a majority of shareholders entitled to vote for the election of directors.

E. In the case of proposals regarding shareholders' rights to call special meetings, FMR generally will vote against each proposal if the threshold required to call a special meeting is less than 25% of the outstanding stock.

F. In the case of proposals regarding shareholders' right to act by written consent, FMR will generally vote against each proposal if it does not include appropriate mechanisms for implementation including, among other things, that at least 25% of the outstanding stock request that the company establish a record date determining which shareholders are entitled to act and that consents be solicited from all shareholders.

VI. Capital Structure/Incorporation

A. Increases in Common Stock

FMR will generally vote against a provision to increase a company's common stock if such increase will result in a total number of authorized shares greater than three times the current number of outstanding and scheduled to be issued shares, including stock options, except in the case of real estate investment trusts, where an increase that will result in a total number of authorized shares up to five times the current number of outstanding and scheduled to be issued shares is generally acceptable.

B. Reverse Stock Splits

FMR will generally vote in favor of reverse stock splits as long as the post-split authorized shares is no greater than three times the post-split number of outstanding and scheduled to be issued shares, including stock awards, or in the case of real estate investment trusts the number of post-split authorized shares is not greater than five times the post-split number of outstanding and scheduled to be issued shares.

C. New Classes of Shares

FMR will generally vote against the introduction of new classes of stock with differential voting rights.

D. Cumulative Voting Rights

FMR will generally vote against the introduction and in favor of the elimination of cumulative voting rights.

E. Acquisition or Business Combination Statutes

FMR will generally vote in favor of proposed amendments to a company's certificate of incorporation or by-laws that enable the company to opt out of the control shares acquisition or business combination statutes.

F. Incorporation or Reincorporation in Another State or Country

FMR will generally vote for management proposals calling for, or recommending that, a portfolio company reincorporate in another state or country if, on balance, the economic and corporate governance factors in the proposed jurisdiction appear reasonably likely to be better aligned with shareholder interests, taking into account the corporate laws of the current and proposed jurisdictions and any changes to the company's current and proposed governing documents. FMR will consider supporting such shareholder proposals in limited cases if, based upon particular facts and circumstances, remaining incorporated in the current jurisdiction appears misaligned with shareholder interests.

VII. Shares of Investment Companies

A. When a Fidelity Fund invests in an underlying Fidelity Fund with public shareholders, an exchange traded fund (ETF), or non-affiliated fund, FMR will vote in the same proportion as all other voting shareholders of such underlying fund or class ("echo voting"). FMR may choose not to vote if "echo voting" is not operationally feasible.

B. Certain Fidelity Funds may invest in shares of underlying Fidelity Funds that do not have public shareholders. For Fidelity Funds without public shareholders that are managed by FMR or an affiliate, FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals recommended by the underlying funds' Board of Trustees.

VIII. Other

A. Voting Process

FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals to adopt confidential voting and independent vote tabulation practices.

B. Regulated Industries

Voting of shares in securities of any regulated industry (e.g. U.S. banking) organization shall be conducted in a manner consistent with conditions that may be specified by the industry's regulator (e.g. the Federal Reserve Board) for a determination under applicable law (e.g. federal banking law) that no fund or group of funds has acquired control of such organization.

To view a fund's proxy voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, visit www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.

DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

Each VIP Investor Freedom Fund has entered into a distribution agreement with FDC, an affiliate of Strategic Advisers and FMR. The principal business address of FDC is 100 Salem Street, Smithfield, Rhode Island 02917. FDC is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. The distribution agreements call for FDC to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of each fund, which are continuously offered at NAV. Promotional and administrative expenses in connection with the offer and sale of shares are paid by Strategic Advisers or FMR.

The Trustees have approved a Distribution and Service Plan on behalf of each VIP Investor Freedom Fund (the Plans) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the Rule). The Rule provides in substance that a mutual fund may not engage directly or indirectly in financing any activity that is primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the fund except pursuant to a plan approved on behalf of the fund under the Rule. The Plans, as approved by the Trustees, allow the VIP Investor Freedom Funds, Strategic Advisers, and FMR to incur certain expenses that might be considered to constitute indirect payment by the funds of distribution expenses.

Each Plan specifically recognizes that Strategic Advisers or FMR may use its past profits or its other resources to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of VIP Investor Freedom Fund shares and/or support services that benefit variable product owners. In addition, each Plan provides that Strategic Advisers or FMR, directly or through FDC, may pay significant amounts to intermediaries that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees has authorized such payments for the VIP Investor Freedom Funds.

Prior to approving each Plan, the Trustees carefully considered all pertinent factors relating to the implementation of the Plan, and determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will benefit each VIP Investor Freedom Fund and variable product owners. In particular, the Trustees noted that each Plan does not authorize payments by the VIP Investor Freedom Funds other than those made to Strategic Advisers or FMR under its management contract or administration agreement, respectively, with the fund. To the extent that each Plan gives Strategic Advisers, FMR and FDC greater flexibility in connection with the distribution of fund shares, additional sales of fund shares or stabilization of cash flows may result. Furthermore, certain support services that benefit variable product owners may be provided more effectively under the Plans by insurance companies and their affiliates with whom variable product owners have other relationships.

FDC or an affiliate may compensate intermediaries that distribute and/or service the funds. A number of factors are considered in determining whether to pay these additional amounts. Such factors may include, without limitation, the level or type of services provided by the intermediary, the level or expected level of assets or sales of shares, the placing of the funds on a preferred or recommended fund list, access to an intermediary's personnel, and other factors. The total amount paid to intermediaries in the aggregate currently will not exceed 0.10% of the total assets of all VIP funds on an annual basis. In addition to such payments, FDC or an affiliate may offer other incentives such as sponsorship of educational or client seminars relating to current products and issues, assistance in training and educating the intermediaries' personnel, payments or reimbursements for travel and related expenses associated with due diligence trips that an intermediary may undertake in order to explore possible business relationships with affiliates of FDC, and/or payments of costs and expenses associated with attendance at seminars, including travel, lodging, entertainment, and meals. FDC anticipates that payments will be made to over a hundred intermediaries, including some of the largest broker-dealers and other financial firms, and certain of the payments described above may be significant to an intermediary. As permitted by SEC and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority rules and other applicable laws and regulations, FDC or an affiliate may pay or allow other incentives or payments to intermediaries.

A fund's transfer agent or an affiliate may also make payments and reimbursements from its own resources to certain intermediaries (who may be affiliated with the transfer agent) for performing recordkeeping and other services. Please see "Transfer and Service Agent Agreements" in this SAI for more information.

If you have purchased shares of a fund through an investment professional, please speak with your investment professional to learn more about any payments his or her firm may receive from FMR, FDC, and/or their affiliates, as well as fees and/or commissions the investment professional charges. You should also consult disclosures made by your investment professional at the time of purchase.

Any of the payments described in this section may represent a premium over payments made by other fund families. Investment professionals may have an added incentive to sell or recommend a fund or a share class over others offered by competing fund families.

TRANSFER AND SERVICE AGENT AGREEMENTS

Each fund has entered into a transfer agent agreement with Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of Strategic Advisers and FMR, which is located at 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Under the terms of the agreement, FIIOC (or an agent, including an affiliate) performs transfer agency services.

For providing transfer agency services, FIIOC receives no fees from a fund; however, each underlying Fidelity fund bears its pro rata portion of the transfer agent fees applicable to a fund according to the percentage of a fund invested in each underlying fund.

FIIOC may collect fees charged in connection with providing certain types of services such as exchanges, closing out fund balances, maintaining fund positions with low balances, checkwriting, wire transactions, and providing historical account research.

FIIOC bears the expense of typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, and all other reports, notices, and statements to existing shareholders (including variable product owners), with the exception of proxy statements.

FIIOC or an affiliate may make payments out of its own resources to intermediaries (including affiliates of FIIOC) for transfer agency and related recordkeeping services with respect to variable product owners' accounts.

FIIOC or an affiliate may make payments out of its own resources to Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company (FILI) for transfer agency and related separate account services with respect to insurance contract owners' accounts, in amounts that do not exceed the total transfer agent fee paid by a fund.

Each fund has entered into a service agent agreement with FSC, an affiliate of Strategic Advisers and FMR (or an agent, including an affiliate). Each fund has also entered into a securities lending administration agreement with FSC. Under the terms of the agreements, FSC calculates the NAV and dividends for shares, maintains each fund's portfolio and general accounting records, and administers each fund's securities lending program.

For providing pricing and bookkeeping services, FSC receives a monthly fee based on each fund's average daily net assets throughout the month.

For administering each fund's securities lending program, FSC is paid based on the number and duration of individual securities loans.

FMR bears the cost of pricing and bookkeeping services and administration of the securities lending program under the terms of its administration agreements with Strategic Advisers.

DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST

Trust Organization. Investor Freedom Income Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio,  Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio are funds of Variable Insurance Products Fund V, an open-end management investment company created under an initial declaration of trust dated September 9, 1989. Currently, there are 32 funds offered in Variable Insurance Products Fund V: Asset Manager Portfolio, Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio, Freedom Income Portfolio, Freedom 2005 Portfolio, Freedom 2010 Portfolio, Freedom 2015 Portfolio, Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Freedom 2025 Portfolio, Freedom 2030 Portfolio, Freedom 2035 Portfolio, Freedom 2040 Portfolio, Freedom 2045 Portfolio, Freedom 2050 Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income I Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income II Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income III Portfolio, FundsManager 20% Portfolio, FundsManager 50% Portfolio, FundsManager 60% Portfolio, FundsManager 70% Portfolio, FundsManager 85% Portfolio, Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, Investor Freedom Income Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, Strategic Income Portfolio, and Target Volatility Portfolio. The Trustees are permitted to create additional funds in the trust and to create additional classes of the funds.

The assets of the trust received for the issue or sale of shares of each fund and all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, subject to the rights of creditors, are allocated to such fund, and constitute the underlying assets of such fund. The underlying assets of each fund in the trust shall be charged with the liabilities and expenses attributable to such fund. Any general expenses of the trust shall be allocated between or among any one or more of its funds.

Shareholder Liability. The trust is an entity commonly known as a "Massachusetts business trust." Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of such a trust may, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the obligations of the trust.

The Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for the debts, liabilities, obligations, and expenses of the trust or fund. The Declaration of Trust provides that the trust shall not have any claim against shareholders except for the payment of the purchase price of shares and requires that each agreement, obligation, or instrument entered into or executed by the trust or the Trustees relating to the trust or to a fund shall include a provision limiting the obligations created thereby to the trust or to one or more funds and its or their assets. The Declaration of Trust further provides that shareholders of a fund shall not have a claim on or right to any assets belonging to any other fund.

The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of each fund's property of any shareholder or former shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the fund solely by reason of his or her being or having been a shareholder and not because of his or her acts or omissions or for some other reason. The Declaration of Trust also provides that each fund shall, upon request, assume the defense of any claim made against any shareholder for any act or obligation of the fund and satisfy any judgment thereon. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which a fund itself would be unable to meet its obligations. Strategic Advisers believes that, in view of the above, the risk of personal liability to shareholders is remote.

Voting Rights. Each fund's capital consists of shares of beneficial interest. Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each dollar of net asset value they own. The voting rights of shareholders can be changed only by a shareholder vote. Shares may be voted in the aggregate, by fund, and by class.

The shares have no preemptive or conversion rights. Shares are fully paid and nonassessable, except as set forth under the heading "Shareholder Liability" above.

The trust or a fund or a class may be terminated upon the sale of its assets to, or merger with, another open-end management investment company, series, or class thereof, or upon liquidation and distribution of its assets. The Trustees may reorganize, terminate, merge, or sell all or a portion of the assets of the trust or a fund or a class without prior shareholder approval. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the trust, shareholders of each of its funds are entitled to receive the underlying assets of such fund available for distribution. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of a fund or a class, shareholders of that fund or that class are entitled to receive the underlying assets of the fund or class available for distribution.

Custodians. The Bank of New York Mellon, 1 Wall Street, New York, New York, is custodian of the assets of each fund. The custodian is responsible for the safekeeping of a fund's assets and the appointment of any subcustodian banks and clearing agencies. JPMorgan Chase Bank, headquartered in New York, also may serve as a special purpose custodian of certain assets in connection with repurchase agreement transactions.

FMR, its officers and directors, its affiliated companies, and Members of the Board of Trustees may, from time to time, conduct transactions with various banks, including banks serving as custodians for certain funds advised by FMR. Transactions that have occurred to date include mortgages and personal and general business loans. In the judgment of each fund's adviser, the terms and conditions of those transactions were not influenced by existing or potential custodial or other fund relationships.

<R>Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. [___], independent registered public accounting firm, audits financial statements for each fund and provides other audit, tax, and related services.</R>

FUND HOLDINGS INFORMATION

Each fund views holdings information as sensitive and limits its dissemination. The Board authorized FMR to establish and administer guidelines for the dissemination of fund holdings information, which may be amended at any time without prior notice. FMR's Disclosure Policy Committee (comprising executive officers of FMR) evaluates disclosure policy with the goal of serving a fund's best interests by striking an appropriate balance between providing information about a fund's portfolio and protecting a fund from potentially harmful disclosure. The Board reviews the administration and modification of these guidelines and receives reports from the funds' chief compliance officer periodically.

Each fund will provide a full list of holdings on www.advisor.fidelity.com (i) monthly, 30 days after the month-end, and (ii) quarterly, 15 days after the quarter-end. This information may also be provided to insurance companies via an electronic reporting tool at that time.

Unless otherwise indicated, this information will be available on the web site until updated for the next applicable period.

A fund may also from time to time provide or make available to the Board or third parties upon request specific fund level performance attribution information and statistics. Third parties may include variable product owners or prospective variable product owners, members of the press, consultants, and ratings and ranking organizations.

The Use of Holdings In Connection With Fund Operations. Material non-public holdings information may be provided as part of the activities associated with managing Fidelity funds to: entities which, by explicit agreement or by virtue of their respective duties to the fund, are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information disclosed; other parties if legally required; or persons FMR believes will not misuse the disclosed information. These entities, parties, and persons include, but are not limited to: a fund's trustees; a fund's manager, its sub-advisers, if any, and their affiliates whose access persons are subject to a code of ethics (including portfolio managers of affiliated funds of funds); contractors who are subject to a confidentiality agreement; a fund's auditors; a fund's custodians; proxy voting service providers; financial printers; pricing service vendors; broker-dealers in connection with the purchase or sale of securities or requests for price quotations or bids on one or more securities; securities lending agents; counsel to a fund or its Independent Trustees; regulatory authorities; stock exchanges and other listing organizations; parties to litigation; third parties in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding relating to a fund holding; and third parties who have submitted a standing request to a money market fund for daily holdings information. Non-public holdings information may also be provided to an issuer regarding the number or percentage of its shares that are owned by a fund and in connection with redemptions in kind.

Other Uses Of Holdings Information. In addition, each fund may provide material non-public holdings information to (i) third parties that calculate information derived from holdings for use by FMR or its affiliates, (ii) ratings and rankings organizations, and (iii) an investment adviser, trustee, or their agents to whom holdings are disclosed for due diligence purposes or in anticipation of a merger involving a fund. Each individual request is reviewed by the Disclosure Policy Committee which must find, in its sole discretion that, based on the specific facts and circumstances, the disclosure appears unlikely to be harmful to a fund. Entities receiving this information must have in place control mechanisms to reasonably ensure or otherwise agree that, (a) the holdings information will be kept confidential, (b) no employee shall use the information to effect trading or for their personal benefit, and (c) the nature and type of information that they, in turn, may disclose to third parties is limited. FMR relies primarily on the existence of non-disclosure agreements and/or control mechanisms when determining that disclosure is not likely to be harmful to a fund.

At this time, the entities receiving information described in the preceding paragraph are: Factset Research Systems Inc. (full or partial fund holdings daily, on the next business day); Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (full holdings weekly (generally as of the previous Friday), generally 5 business days thereafter); DocuLynx Inc. (full or partial holdings daily, on the next business day); MSCI Inc. and certain affiliates (full or partial fund holdings daily, on the next business day); and Barclays Capital Inc. (full holdings daily, on the next business day).

FMR, its affiliates, or the funds will not enter into any arrangements with third parties from which they derive consideration for the disclosure of material non-public holdings information. If, in the future, such an arrangement is desired, prior Board approval would be sought and any such arrangements would be disclosed in the funds' SAI.

There can be no assurance that the funds' policies and procedures with respect to disclosure of fund portfolio holdings will prevent the misuse of such information by individuals and firms that receive such information.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

<R>Each fund's financial statements and financial highlights for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, and report of the independent registered public accounting firm, are included in the fund's annual report and are incorporated herein by reference. Total annual operating expenses as shown in the prospectus fee table may differ from the ratios of expenses to average net assets in the financial highlights because total annual operating expenses as shown in the prospectus fee table include any acquired fund fees and expenses, whereas the ratios of expenses in the financial highlights do not, except to the extent any acquired fund fees and expenses relate to an entity, such as a wholly-owned subsidiary, with which a fund's financial statements are consolidated. Acquired funds include other investment companies (such as central funds or other underlying funds) in which a fund has invested, if and to the extent it is permitted to do so. Total annual operating expenses in the prospectus fee table and the financial highlights do not include any expenses associated with investments in certain structured or synthetic products that may rely on the exception from the definition of "investment company" provided by section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act.</R>

APPENDIX

<R>Fidelity, Fidelity Investments & Pyramid Design, Investor Freedom, and Investor Freedom Income are registered service marks of FMR LLC. © 2015 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.</R>

VIP Investor Freedom Income Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio, VIP Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio, and VIP Equity-Income Portfolio are service marks of FMR LLC.

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

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

Variable Insurance Products Fund V
Post-Effective Amendment No. 51

PART C. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 28. Exhibits

(a) (1) Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated February 15, 2007, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 29.

(2) Amendment to the Declaration of Trust, dated July 15, 2009, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36.

(b) Bylaws of the Trust, as amended and dated June 17, 2004, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b) of Fidelity Summer Street Trust's (File No. 002-58542) Post-Effective Amendment No. 63.

(c) Not applicable.

(d) (1) Amended and Restated Management Contract, dated October 1, 2013, between Asset Manager Portfolio and Fidelity Management & Research Company, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 49.

(2) Amended and Restated Management Contract, dated October 1, 2013, between Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio and Fidelity Management & Research Company, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 49.

(3) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between Freedom 2005 Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(4) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between Freedom 2010 Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(5) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between Freedom 2015 Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(6) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between Freedom 2020 Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(7) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between Freedom 2025 Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(8) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between Freedom 2030 Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(11) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(9) Management Contract, dated March 19, 2009, between Freedom 2035 Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(28) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36.

(10) Management Contract, dated March 19, 2009, between Freedom 2040 Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(29) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36.

(11) Management Contract, dated March 19, 2009, between Freedom 2045 Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36.

(12) Management Contract, dated March 19, 2009, between Freedom 2050 Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(31) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36.

(13) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between Freedom Income Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(12) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(14) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between Freedom Lifetime Income I Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(15) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between Freedom Lifetime Income II Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(14) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(16) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between Freedom Lifetime Income III Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(15) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(17) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between FundsManager 20% Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(16) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(18) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between FundsManager 50% Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(17) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(19) Management Contract, dated May 17, 2007, between FundsManager 60% Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(18) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(20) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between FundsManager 70% Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(21) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between FundsManager 85% Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(20) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(22) Amended and Restated Management Contract, dated October 1, 2013, between Investment Grade Bond Portfolio and Fidelity Management & Research Company, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(22) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 49.

(23) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(21) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(24) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(22) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(25) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(23) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(26) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(24) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(27) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(25) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(28) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(26) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(29) Management Contract, dated June 29, 2007, between Investor Freedom Income Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(27) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(30) Amended and Restated Management Contract, dated October 1, 2013, between Money Market Portfolio and Fidelity Management & Research Company, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 49.

(31) Amended and Restated Management Contract, dated October 1, 2013, between Strategic Income Portfolio and Fidelity Management & Research Company, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(31) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 49.

(32) Management Contract , dated January 17, 2013, between Target Volatility Portfolio and Strategic Advisers, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(32) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 47.

(33) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Freedom 2005 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(28) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(34) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Freedom 2010 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(29) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(35) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Freedom 2015 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(36) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Freedom 2020 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(31) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(37) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Freedom 2025 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(32) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(38) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Freedom 2030 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(33) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(39) Administration Agreement, dated March 19, 2009, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Freedom 2035 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(54) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36.

(40) Administration Agreement, dated March 19, 2009, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Freedom 2040 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(55) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36.

(41) Administration Agreement, dated March 19, 2009, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Freedom 2045 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(56) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36.

(42) Administration Agreement, dated March 19, 2009, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Freedom 2050 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(57) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36.

(43) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Freedom Income Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(34) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(44) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Freedom Lifetime Income I Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(35) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(45) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Freedom Lifetime Income II Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(36) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(46) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Freedom Lifetime Income III Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(37) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(47) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of FundsManager 20% Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(38) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(48) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of FundsManager 50% Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(39) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(49) Administration Agreement, dated May 17, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of FundsManager 60% Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(40) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(50) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of FundsManager 70% Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(41) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(51) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of FundsManager 85% Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(42) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(52) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(43) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(53) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(44) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(54) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(45) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(55) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(46) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(56) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(47) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(57) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(48) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(58) Administration Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Investor Freedom Income Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(49) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(59) Administration Agreement, dated January 17, 2013, between Strategic Advisers, Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research Company, on behalf of Target Volatility Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(59) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 47.

(60) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc., on behalf of Asset Manager Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(50) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(61) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc., on behalf of Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(51) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(62) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc., on behalf of Strategic Income Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(52) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(63) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., on behalf of Strategic Income Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(56) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(64) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., on behalf of Asset Manager Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(57) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(65) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., on behalf of Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(58) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(66) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., on behalf of Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(59) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(67) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors), on behalf of Strategic Income Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(60) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(68) Amendment to Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated August 1, 2007, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors), on behalf of Strategic Income Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(61) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(69) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Fidelity International Investment Advisors (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors) and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.), on behalf of Strategic Income Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(64) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(70) Amendment to Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated August 1, 2007, between Fidelity International Investment Advisors (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors) and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors (U.K.) Ltd.), on behalf of Strategic Income Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(65) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(71) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Fidelity Investments Japan Limited (currently known as FIL Investments (Japan) Limited) and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors) on behalf of Strategic Income Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(69) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 33.

(72) Amendment to Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated August 1, 2007, between Fidelity Investments Japan Limited (currently known as FIL Investments (Japan) Limited) and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (currently known as FIL Investment Advisors) on behalf of Strategic Income Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(70) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 33.

(73) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., on behalf of Money Market Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(68) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(74) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated September 9, 2008, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, on behalf of Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Asset Manager Portfolio, Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, and Strategic Income Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(34) of Fidelity Income Fund's (File No. 002-92661) Post-Effective Amendment No. 75.

(75) Schedule A, dated August 1, 2014, to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated September 9, 2008, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, on behalf of Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Asset Manager Portfolio, Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, and Strategic Income Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(31) of Fidelity Income Fund's (File No. 002-92661) Post-Effective Amendment No. 99.

(76) Amended and Restated Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated December 1, 2014, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan), Inc., on behalf of Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Asset Manager Portfolio, Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, and Strategic Income Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(20) of Fidelity Advisor Series II's (File No. 033-06516) Post-Effective Amendment No. 118.

(77) Schedule A, dated December 1, 2014, to the Amended and Restated Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated December 1, 2014, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., on behalf of Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Asset Manager Portfolio, Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, and Strategic Income Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(21) of Fidelity Advisor Series II's (File No. 033-06516) Post-Effective Amendment No. 118.

(78) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 19, 2008, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., on behalf of Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Money Market Portfolio, Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, and Strategic Income Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(32) of Fidelity Income Fund's (File No. 002-92661) Post-Effective Amendment No. 74.

(79) Schedule A, dated January 26, 2014, to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 19, 2008, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., on behalf of Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Money Market Portfolio, Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, and Strategic Income Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(78) of Fidelity Salem Street Trust's (File No. 002-41839) Post-Effective Amendment No. 245.

(80) Amended and Restated Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 19, 2008, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., on behalf of Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Asset Manager Portfolio and Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(35) of Fidelity Charles Street Trust's (File No. 002-73133) Post-Effective Amendment No. 90.

(81) Schedule A, dated September 3, 2012, to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated June 19, 2008, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., on behalf of Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Asset Manager Portfolio and Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(85) of Fidelity Salem Street Trust's (File No. 002-41839) Post-Effective Amendment No. 205.

(e) (1) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Asset Manager Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(2) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(3) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Freedom 2005 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(4) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Freedom 2010 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(5) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Freedom 2015 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(6) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Freedom 2020 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(7) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Freedom 2025 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(8) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Freedom 2030 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(9) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Freedom Income Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(10) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Freedom Lifetime Income I Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(11) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Freedom Lifetime Income II Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(11) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(12) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Freedom Lifetime Income III Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(12) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(13) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of FundsManager 20% Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(14) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of FundsManager 50% Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(14) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(15) General Distribution Agreement, dated May 17, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of FundsManager 60% Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(15) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(16) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of FundsManager 70% Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(16) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(17) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of FundsManager 85% Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(17) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(18) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(18) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(19) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(20) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(20) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(21) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(21) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(22) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(22) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(23) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(23) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(24) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Investor Freedom Income Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(24) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(25) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(25) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(26) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Money Market Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(26) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(27) General Distribution Agreement, dated June 29, 2007, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Strategic Income Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(27) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(28) General Distribution Agreement, dated March 19, 2009, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Freedom 2035 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(28) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36.

(29) General Distribution Agreement, dated March 19, 2009, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Freedom 2040 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(29) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36.

(30) General Distribution Agreement, dated March 19, 2009, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Freedom 2045 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36.

(31) General Distribution Agreement, dated March 19, 2009, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Freedom 2050 Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(31) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 36.

(32) General Distribution Agreement, dated January 17, 2013, between Variable Insurance Products Fund V and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, on behalf of Target Volatility Portfolio, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(32) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 47.

(33) Form of Service Contract between Fidelity Distributors Corporation and "Qualified Recipients" with respect to shares of the portfolios of Variable Insurance Products Fund, Variable Insurance Products Fund II, Variable Insurance Products Fund III, Variable Insurance Products Fund IV, and Variable Insurance Products V is filed herein as Exhibit (e)(33) in reliance on Rule 483 (individual service agreements do not differ in any material respect).

(f) Amended and Restated Fee Deferral Plan of the Non-Interested Person Trustees of the Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds, effective as of September 15, 1995, as amended and restated through January 1, 2010, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (f) of Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust's (currently known as Fidelity Salem Street Trust's) (File No. 002-41839) Post-Effective Amendment No. 137.

(g) (1) Custodian Agreement and Appendix C, D, and E, dated January 1, 2007, between The Bank of New York (currently known as The Bank of New York Mellon) and Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, FundsManager 20% Portfolio, FundsManager 50% Portfolio, FundsManager 60% Portfolio, FundsManager 70% Portfolio, FundsManager 85% Portfolio, and Target Volatility Portfolio are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(1) of Fidelity Advisor Series IV's (File No. 002-83672) Post-Effective Amendment No. 88.

(2) Appendix A, dated August 15, 2014, to the Custodian Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, between The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York) and Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, FundsManager 20% Portfolio, FundsManager 50% Portfolio, FundsManager 60% Portfolio, FundsManager 70% Portfolio, FundsManager 85% Portfolio, and Target Volatility Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(2) of Fidelity Income Fund's (File No. 002-92661) Post-Effective Amendment No. 99.

(3) Appendix B, dated April 30, 2013, to the Custodian Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, between The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York) and Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Money Market Portfolio, Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, FundsManager 20% Portfolio, FundsManager 50% Portfolio, FundsManager 60% Portfolio, FundsManager 70% Portfolio, FundsManager 85% Portfolio, and Target Volatility Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(3) of Fidelity Salem Street Trust's (File No. 002-41839) Post-Effective Amendment No. 231.

(4) Custodian Agreement and Appendix C, D, and E, dated January 1, 2007, between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Asset Manager Portfolio and Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(2) of Fidelity Advisor Series I's (File No. 002-84776) Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.

(5) Appendix A, dated October 27, 2014, to the Custodian Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Asset Manager Portfolio and Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(5) of Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC 's (File No. 811-22083) Amendment No. 22.

(6) Appendix B, dated October 15, 2009, to the Custodian Agreement dated January 1, 2007, between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Asset Manager Portfolio and Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(3) of Fidelity Hastings Street Trust's (File No. 002-11517) Post-Effective Amendment No. 123.

(7) Custodian Agreement and Appendix C, D, and E, dated January 1, 2007, between Mellon Bank, N.A. (currently known as The Bank of New York Mellon) and Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Freedom 2005 Portfolio, Freedom 2010 Portfolio, Freedom 2015 Portfolio, Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Freedom 2025 Portfolio, Freedom 2030 Portfolio, Freedom 2035 Portfolio, Freedom 2040 Portfolio, Freedom 2045 Portfolio, Freedom 2050 Portfolio, Freedom Income Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income I Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income II Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income III Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio, and Investor Freedom Income Portfolio are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(3) of Fidelity Advisor Series I's (File No. 002-84776) Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.

(8) Appendix A, dated November 28, 2012, to the Custodian Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, between The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as Mellon Bank, N.A.) and Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Freedom 2005 Portfolio, Freedom 2010 Portfolio, Freedom 2015 Portfolio, Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Freedom 2025 Portfolio, Freedom 2030 Portfolio, Freedom 2035 Portfolio, Freedom 2040 Portfolio, Freedom 2045 Portfolio, Freedom 2050 Portfolio, Freedom Income Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income I Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income II Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income III Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio, and Investor Freedom Income Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(6) of Variable Insurance Products Fund II's (File No. 033-20773) Post-Effective Amendment No. 64.

(9) Appendix B, dated April 30, 2013, to the Custodian Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, between The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as Mellon Bank, N.A.) and Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Freedom 2005 Portfolio, Freedom 2010 Portfolio, Freedom 2015 Portfolio, Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Freedom 2025 Portfolio, Freedom 2030 Portfolio, Freedom 2035 Portfolio, Freedom 2040 Portfolio, Freedom 2045 Portfolio, Freedom 2050 Portfolio, Freedom Income Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income I Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income II Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income III Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio, and Investor Freedom Income Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(17) of Fidelity Salem Street Trust's (File No. 002-41839) Post-Effective Amendment No. 231.

(10) Custodian Agreement and Appendix C and E, dated January 1, 2007, between State Street Bank and Trust Company and Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Strategic Income Portfolio are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(4) of Fidelity Advisor Series I's (File No. 002-84776) Post-Effective Amendment No. 72.

(11) Appendix A, dated September 18, 2014, to the Custodian Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, between State Street Bank and Trust Company and Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Strategic Income Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(15) of Fidelity Investment Trust's (File No. 002-90649) Post-Effective Amendment No. 144.

(12) Appendix B, dated October 20, 2010, to the Custodian Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, between State Street Bank and Trust Company and Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Strategic Income Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(13) of Fidelity Advisor Series VII's (File No. 002-67004) Post-Effective Amendment No. 61.

(13) Appendix D, dated October 31, 2012, to the Custodian Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, between State Street Bank and Trust Company and Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Strategic Income Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(4) of Fidelity Magellan Fund's (File No. 002-21461) Post-Effective Amendment No. 67.

(h) Not applicable.

(i) Not applicable.

(j) To be filed by subsequent amendment.

(k) Not applicable.

(l) Not applicable.

(m) (1) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Asset Manager Portfolio: Initial Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(2) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Asset Manager Portfolio: Investor Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(3) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Asset Manager Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(3) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(4) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Asset Manager Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(5) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio: Initial Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(5) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(6) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio: Investor Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(6) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(7) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(7) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(8) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(8) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(9) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2005 Portfolio: Initial Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(9) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(10) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2005 Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(10) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(11) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2005 Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(11) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(12) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2010 Portfolio: Initial Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(12) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(13) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2010 Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(13) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(14) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2010 Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(14) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(15) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2015 Portfolio: Initial Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(15) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(16) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2015 Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(16) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(17) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2015 Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(17) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(18) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2020 Portfolio: Initial Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(18) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(19) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2020 Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(19) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(20) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2020 Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(20) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(21) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2025 Portfolio: Initial Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(21) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(22) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2025 Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(22) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(23) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2025 Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(23) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(24) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2030 Portfolio: Initial Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(24) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(25) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2030 Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(25) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(26) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2030 Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(26) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(27) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2035 Portfolio: Initial Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(67) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34.

(28) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2035 Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(68) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34.

(29) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2035 Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(69) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34.

(30) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2040 Portfolio: Initial Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(70) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34.

(31) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2040 Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(71) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34.

(32) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2040 Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(72) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34.

(33) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2045 Portfolio: Initial Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(73) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34.

(34) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2045 Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(74) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34.

(35) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2045 Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(75) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34.

(36) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2050 Portfolio: Initial Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(76) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34.

(37) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2050 Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(77) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34.

(38) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom 2050 Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(78) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 34.

(39) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom Income Portfolio: Initial Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(27) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(40) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom Income Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(28) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(41) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom Income Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(29) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(42) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom Lifetime Income I Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(31) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(43) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom Lifetime Income II Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(32) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(44) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Freedom Lifetime Income III Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(33) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(45) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for FundsManager 20% Portfolio: Investor Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(34) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(46) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for FundsManager 20% Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(35) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(47) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for FundsManager 20% Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(36) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(48) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for FundsManager 50% Portfolio: Investor Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(37) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(49) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for FundsManager 50% Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(38) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(50) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for FundsManager 50% Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(39) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(51) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for FundsManager 60% Portfolio: Investor Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(40) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(52) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for FundsManager 60% Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(41) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(53) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for FundsManager 60% Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(42) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(54) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for FundsManager 70% Portfolio: Investor Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(43) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(55) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for FundsManager 70% Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(44) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(56) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for FundsManager 70% Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(45) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(57) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for FundsManager 85% Portfolio: Investor Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(46) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.

(58) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for FundsManager 85% Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(47) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(59) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for FundsManager 85% Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(48) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(60) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Investment Grade Bond Portfolio: Initial Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(49) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(61) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Investment Grade Bond Portfolio: Investor Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(50) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(62) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Investment Grade Bond Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(51) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(63) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Investment Grade Bond Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(52) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(64) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(53) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(65) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(54) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(66) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(55) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(67) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(56) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(68) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(57) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(69) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(58) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(70) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Investor Freedom Income Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(59) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(71) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Money Market Portfolio: Initial Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(60) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(72) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Money Market Portfolio: Investor Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(61) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(73) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Money Market Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(62) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(74) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Money Market Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(63) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(75) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Strategic Income Portfolio: Initial Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(64) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(76) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Strategic Income Portfolio: Investor Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(30) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(77) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Strategic Income Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(65) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(78) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Strategic Income Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(66) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 32.

(79) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Target Volatility Portfolio: Service Class is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(79) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45.

(80) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Target Volatility Portfolio: Service Class 2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(80) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45.

(n) (1) Amended and Restated Multiple Class of Shares Plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 for VIP Funds, dated May 19, 2005, on behalf of Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Asset Manager Portfolio, Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio, Freedom 2005 Portfolio, Freedom 2010 Portfolio, Freedom 2015 Portfolio, Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Freedom 2025 Portfolio, Freedom 2030 Portfolio, Freedom 2035 Portfolio, Freedom 2040 Portfolio, Freedom 2045 Portfolio, Freedom 2050 Portfolio, Freedom Income Portfolio, FundsManager 20% Portfolio, FundsManager 50% Portfolio, FundsManager 60% Portfolio, FundsManager 70% Portfolio, FundsManager 85% Portfolio, Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, Strategic Income Portfolio, and Target Volatility Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (n)(1) of Variable Insurance Products Fund II's (File No. 033-20773) Post-Effective Amendment No. 47.

(2) Schedule I (Fixed-Income), dated April 1, 2014, to the Amended and Restated Multiple Class of Shares Plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 for VIP Funds, dated May 19, 2005, on behalf of Variable Insurance Products Fund V on behalf of Asset Manager Portfolio, Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio, Freedom 2005 Portfolio, Freedom 2010 Portfolio, Freedom 2015 Portfolio, Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Freedom 2025 Portfolio, Freedom 2030 Portfolio, Freedom 2035 Portfolio, Freedom 2040 Portfolio, Freedom 2045 Portfolio, Freedom 2050 Portfolio, Freedom Income Portfolio, FundsManager 20% Portfolio, FundsManager 50% Portfolio, FundsManager 60% Portfolio, FundsManager 70% Portfolio, FundsManager 85% Portfolio, Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, Strategic Income Portfolio, and Target Volatility Portfolio is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (n)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 49.

(p) (1) The 2014 Code of Ethics, adopted by the each fund(s) and Fidelity Management & Research Company, Strategic Advisers, Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., and Fidelity Distributors Corporation pursuant to Rule 17j-1 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(1) of Fidelity Trend Fund's (File No. 002-15063) Post-Effective Amendment No. 131.

(2) The 2013 Code of Ethics, adopted by FIL Limited, Fidelity Investments Japan Limited (currently known as FIL Investments (Japan) Limited), FIL Investment Advisors, and FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Limited pursuant to Rule 17j-1 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(2) of Fidelity Charles Street Trust's (File No. 002-73133) Post-Effective Amendment No. 111.

Item 29. Trusts Controlled by or under Common Control with this Trust

The Board of Trustees of the Trust is the same as the board of other Fidelity funds, each of which has Fidelity Management & Research Company, or an affiliate, or Geode Capital Management LLC, as its investment adviser. In addition, the officers of the Trust are substantially identical to those of the other Fidelity funds. Nonetheless, the Trust takes the position that it is not under common control with other Fidelity funds because the power residing in the respective boards and officers arises as the result of an official position with the respective trusts.

Item 30. Indemnification

Article XI, Section 2 of the Declaration of Trust sets forth the reasonable and fair means for determining whether indemnification shall be provided to any past or present Trustee or officer. It states that the Trust shall indemnify any present or past trustee or officer to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability, and all expenses reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he or she is involved by virtue of his or her service as a trustee or officer and against any amount incurred in settlement thereof. Indemnification will not be provided to a person adjudged by a court or other adjudicatory body to be liable to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties (collectively, "disabling conduct"), or not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interest of the Trust. In the event of a settlement, no indemnification may be provided unless there has been a determination, as specified in the Declaration of Trust, that the officer or trustee did not engage in disabling conduct.

Pursuant to Section 11 of the Distribution Agreement, the Trust agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor and each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Distributor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act against any loss, liability, claim, damages or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, claim, damages, or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) arising by reason of any person acquiring any shares, based upon the ground that the registration statement, Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the Trust (as from time to time amended) included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated or necessary in order to make the statements not misleading under the 1933 Act, or any other statute or the common law. However, the Trust does not agree to indemnify the Distributor or hold it harmless to the extent that the statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to the Trust by or on behalf of the Distributor. In no case is the indemnity of the Trust in favor of the Distributor or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect the Distributor or any person against any liability to the Issuer or its security holders to which the Distributor or such person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

Pursuant to the agreement by which Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. ("FIIOC") is appointed transfer agent, the Registrant agrees to indemnify and hold FIIOC harmless against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) resulting from:

(1) any claim, demand, action or suit brought by any person other than the Registrant, including by a shareholder, which names FIIOC and/or the Registrant as a party and is not based on and does not result from FIIOC's willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence or reckless disregard of duties, and arises out of or in connection with FIIOC's performance under the Transfer Agency Agreement; or

(2) any claim, demand, action or suit (except to the extent contributed to by FIIOC's willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence or reckless disregard of duties) which results from the negligence of the Registrant, or from FIIOC's acting upon any instruction(s) reasonably believed by it to have been executed or communicated by any person duly authorized by the Registrant, or as a result of FIIOC's acting in reliance upon advice reasonably believed by FIIOC to have been given by counsel for the Registrant, or as a result of FIIOC's acting in reliance upon any instrument or stock certificate reasonably believed by it to have been genuine and signed, countersigned or executed by the proper person.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Item 31. Business and Other Connections of Investment Advisers

(1) FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY (FMR)

FMR serves as investment adviser to a number of other investment companies. The directors and officers of the Adviser have held, during the past two fiscal years, the following positions of a substantial nature.

Abigail P. Johnson

Chairman of the Board of certain Trusts; Chairman of the Board and Director of FMR and FMRC; President (2013), Chief Executive Officer (2014), Vice Chairman and Director of FMR LLC.

 

 

Peter S. Lynch

Vice Chairman and Director of FMR and FMRC and a member of the Advisory Board of funds advised by FMR.

 

 

William E. Dailey

Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FMR H.K., and FIMM; Director and Treasurer of FMR Japan and FMR U.K.; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of SelectCo (2013).

 

 

Scott C. Goebel

Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of FMR and FMRC; Secretary of FIMM, FRAC, and SelectCo (2013); Assistant Secretary of FMR Japan and FMR U.K.; Chief Legal Officer of FMR H.K.

 

 

John J. Remondi

Director of FMR, FMRC, FRAC, and FIMM; Director and Executive Vice President of FMR LLC.

 

 

Peter D. Stahl

Secretary of FDC (2013), FMR LLC (2013), and FMR U.K. (2014); Assistant Secretary of FMR, FMRC, FMR Japan, FRAC, FIMM, FMR LLC, Strategic Advisers, Inc., and SelectCo (2013). Previously served as Assistant Secretary of FDC (2013), FMR LLC (2013), and FMR U.K. (2014).

 

 

Michael Whitaker

Compliance Officer of FMR (2014), FMRC (2014), and FIMM (2014).

 

 

Linda J. Wondrack

Chief Compliance Officer of FMR, FMRC, FMR H.K., FMR U.K., FIMM, FMR Japan, Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC, Strategic Advisers, Inc., and SelectCo (2013).

(2) FMR CO., INC. (FMRC)

FMRC provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management & Research Company. The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have held the following positions of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years.

Abigail P. Johnson

Chairman of the Board of certain Trusts; Chairman of the Board and Director of FMR and FMRC; Vice Chairman and Director of FMR LLC.

 

 

Peter S. Lynch

Vice Chairman and Director of FMR and FMRC and a member of the Advisory Board of funds advised by FMR.

 

 

Jacques P. Perold

President of FMR; President and Director of FIMM; Director of SelectCo (2013).

 

 

William E. Dailey

Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FMR H.K., and FIMM (2012); Director and Treasurer of FMR Japan and FMR U.K. (2012); Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of SelectCo (2013).

 

 

Scott C. Goebel

Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of FMR and FMRC; Secretary of FIMM, FRAC, and SelectCo (2013); Assistant Secretary of FMR Japan and FMR U.K.; Chief Legal Officer of FMR H.K.

 

 

Joseph A. Hanlon

Compliance Officer of FMR, FMRC, FRAC, FIMM, and FMR H.K. Previously served as Compliance Officer of FMR Japan (2013), FMR U.K. (2013), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2013).

 

 

John J. Remondi

Director of FMR, FMRC, FRAC, and FIMM; Director and Executive Vice President of FMR LLC.

 

 

Peter D. Stahl

Secretary of FDC (2013) and FMR LLC (2013); Assistant Secretary of FMR, FMRC, FMR Japan, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, FMR LLC, Strategic Advisers, Inc, and SelectCo (2013). Previously served as Assistant Secretary of FDC (2013) and FMR LLC (2013).

 

 

Linda J. Wondrack

Chief Compliance Officer of FMR (2012), FMRC (2012), FMR H.K. (2012), FMR U.K. (2012), FIMM (2012), FMR Japan (2012), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2012), Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2012), and SelectCo (2013).

(3) FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (HONG KONG) LIMITED (FMR H.K.)

FMR H.K. provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management & Research Company. The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have held the following positions of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years.

Markus K.E. Eichacker

President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Director, and Managing Director of Research of FMR H.K.

 

 

Pamela R. Holding

Director of FMR H.K. (2014); Director (2014) and Chief Investment Officer (2014) of Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC.

 

 

Christopher S. Bartel

President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of FMR Japan; Director of FMR H.K.

 

 

William E. Dailey

Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FMR H.K., and FIMM; Director and Treasurer of FMR Japan and FMR U.K.; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of SelectCo (2013).

 

 

Scott C. Goebel

Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of FMR and FMRC; Secretary of FIMM, FRAC, and SelectCo (2013); Assistant Secretary of FMR Japan and FMR U.K.; Chief Legal Officer of FMR H.K.

 

 

Adrian James Tyerman

Compliance Officer of FMR U.K. (2013) and FMR H.K. (2014).

 

 

Michael D. Kopfler

Director of FMR H.K. (2013).

 

 

Linda J. Wondrack

Chief Compliance Officer of FMR, FMRC, FMR H.K., FMR U.K., FIMM, FMR Japan, Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC, Strategic Advisers, Inc., and SelectCo (2013).

 

 

Sharon Yau Lecornu

Director; Director of Investment Services-Asia of FMR H.K.

 

 

Tricor Corporate Secretary Limited

Secretary of FMR H.K.

(4) FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (JAPAN) INC. (FMR JAPAN)

FMR Japan provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management & Research Company. The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have held the following positions of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years.

Christopher S. Bartel

President (2012), Chief Executive Officer (2012), and Director (2012) of FMR Japan; Director of FMR H.K. (2012).

 

 

William E. Dailey

Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FMR H.K., and FIMM (2012); Director and Treasurer of FMR Japan and FMR U.K. (2012); Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of SelectCo (2013).

 

 

Scott C. Goebel

Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of FMR and FMRC; Secretary of FIMM, FRAC, and SelectCo (2013); Assistant Secretary of FMR Japan and FMR U.K.; Chief Legal Officer of FMR H.K.

 

 

Koichi Iwabuchi

Compliance Officer of FMR Japan (2013).

 

 

Steven F. Schiffman

Treasurer of Strategic Advisers, Inc., FDC, and FMR LLC. Assistant Treasurer of FMRC, FMR Japan, FMR U.K., FRAC, and FIMM.

 

 

Peter D. Stahl

Secretary of FDC (2013) and FMR LLC (2013); Assistant Secretary of FMR, FMRC, FMR Japan, FMR U.K., FRAC, FIMM, FMR LLC, Strategic Advisers, Inc, and SelectCo (2013). Previously served as Assistant Secretary of FDC (2013) and FMR LLC (2013).

 

 

Takeya Suzuki

Director of FMR Japan; Managing Director of Research, Japan of FMR Japan.

 

 

Linda J. Wondrack

Chief Compliance Officer of FMR (2012), FMRC (2012), FMR H.K. (2012), FMR U.K. (2012), FIMM (2012), FMR Japan (2012), Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2012), Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2012), and SelectCo (2013).

(5) FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (U.K.) INC. (FMR U.K.)

FMR U.K. provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Management Trust Company. The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have held the following positions of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years.

Mark D. Flaherty

President (2013), Chief Executive Officer (2013), Director, Chief Investment Officer-Fixed-Income/U.K., and Managing Director, Research of FMR U.K.

 

 

Matthew Born

Director (2013) and Managing Director, Research (2013) of FMR U.K.

 

 

Robert P. Brown

Director and Managing Director, Research of FMR U.K.; Executive Vice President of FIMM.

 

 

Lawrence J. Brindisi

Director, Executive Director and Executive Vice President of FMR U.K.

 

 

Timothy M. Cohen

Director (2013) and Chief Investment Officer - Equity (2013) of FMR U.K.

 

 

William E. Dailey

Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FMR H.K., and FIMM; Director and Treasurer of FMR Japan and FMR U.K.; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of SelectCo (2013).

 

 

Scott C. Goebel

Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of FMR and FMRC; Secretary of FIMM, FRAC, and SelectCo (2013); Assistant Secretary of FMR Japan and FMR U.K.; Chief Legal Officer of FMR H.K.

 

 

David Hamlin

Managing Director, Research of FMR U.K.

 

 

John B. McHale

Managing Director, Research of FMR U.K.

 

 

Steven F. Schiffman

Treasurer of Strategic Advisers, Inc., FDC, and FMR LLC. Assistant Treasurer of FMRC, FMR Japan, FMR U.K., FRAC, and FIMM.

 

 

Peter D. Stahl

Secretary of FDC (2013), FMR LLC (2013), and FMR U.K. (2014); Assistant Secretary of FMR, FMRC, FMR Japan, FRAC, FIMM, FMR LLC, Strategic Advisers, Inc., and SelectCo (2013). Previously served as Assistant Secretary of FDC (2013), FMR LLC (2013), and FMR U.K. (2014).

 

 

Adrian James Tyerman

Compliance Officer of FMR U.K. (2013) and FMR H.K. (2014).

 

 

Linda J. Wondrack

Chief Compliance Officer of FMR, FMRC, FMR H.K., FMR U.K., FIMM, FMR Japan, Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC, Strategic Advisers, Inc., and SelectCo (2013).

(6) FIDELITY INVESTMENTS MONEY MANAGEMENT, INC. (FIMM)

FIMM provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management & Research Company. The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have held the following positions of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years.

Robert P. Brown

Director and Managing Director, Research of FMR U.K.; Executive Vice President of FIMM.

 

 

Charles S. Morrison

Director of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2014) and FIMM (2014).

 

 

Nancy Prior

Director of FIMM (2014).

 

 

Kenneth Robins

Executive Vice President of FIMM (2013).

 

 

William E. Dailey

Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FMR H.K., and FIMM; Director and Treasurer of FMR Japan and FMR U.K.; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of SelectCo (2013).

 

 

Scott C. Goebel

Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of FMR and FMRC; Secretary of FIMM, FRAC, and SelectCo (2013); Assistant Secretary of FMR Japan and FMR U.K.; Chief Legal Officer of FMR H.K.

 

 

John J. Remondi

Director of FMR, FMRC, FRAC, and FIMM; Director and Executive Vice President of FMR LLC.

 

 

Steven F. Schiffman

Treasurer of Strategic Advisers, Inc., FDC, and FMR LLC. Assistant Treasurer of FMRC, FMR Japan, FMR U.K., FRAC, and FIMM.

 

 

Peter D. Stahl

Secretary of FDC (2013), FMR LLC (2013), and FMR U.K. (2014); Assistant Secretary of FMR, FMRC, FMR Japan, FRAC, FIMM, FMR LLC, Strategic Advisers, Inc., and SelectCo (2013). Previously served as Assistant Secretary of FDC (2013), FMR LLC (2013), and FMR U.K. (2014).

 

 

Michael Whitaker

Compliance Officer of FMR (2014), FMRC (2014), and FIMM (2014).

 

 

Linda J. Wondrack

Chief Compliance Officer of FMR, FMRC, FMR H.K., FMR U.K., FIMM, FMR Japan, Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC, Strategic Advisers, Inc., and SelectCo (2013).

(7) FIL INVESTMENT ADVISORS (FIA)

The directors and officers of FIA have held, during the past two fiscal years, the following positions of a substantial nature.

Lori Blackwood

Director and Chief Compliance Officer of FIA.

 

 

John Ford

Director of FIA; Executive Officer and Director of FIJ.

 

 

Elizabeth Hickmott

Assistant Secretary of FIA.

 

 

Michael Ng

SFC Emergency Contact Person and Compliant Officer of FIA.

 

 

Allan Pelvang

Director of FIJ; Director of FIA.

 

 

Rosalie Powell

Company Secretary of FIA.

 

 

Chris Rimmer

Director of FIA.

 

 

Deborah Speight

Alternate Director to all Directors of FIA.

 

 

Natalie Trusler

Assistant Secretary of FIA.

 

 

Neal Turchairo

Director of FIA (2013).

 

 

Andrew Wells

Director of FIA.

(8) FIL INVESTMENT ADVISORS (UK) LIMITED (FIA(UK))

The directors and officers of FIA(UK) have held, during the past two fiscal years, the following positions of a substantial nature.

Andrew Morris

Chief Compliance Officer and Director of FIA(UK).

 

 

Andrew Jones

Director of FIA(UK).

 

 

Andrew Wells

Director of FIA(UK).

 

 

FIL Administration Ltd.

Company Secretary of FIA(UK).

(9) FIL INVESTMENTS (JAPAN) LIMITED (FIJ)

The directors and officers of FIJ have held, during the past two fiscal years, the following positions of a substantial nature.

Peter Cromby

Director of FIJ.

 

 

John Ford

Director of FIA; Executive Officer and Director of FIJ.

 

 

Brad Fresia

Director of FIJ.

 

 

Judith Marlinski

Director and Representative Executive Officer of FIJ.

 

 

Allan Pelvang

Director of FIJ; Director of FIA.

 

 

Rupert Rossander

Director of FIJ.

 

 

Hiroyuki Atarashi

Executive Officer of FIJ.

 

 

Tetsuya Koizumi

Executive Officer of FIJ.

 

 

Tetsuro Kubo

Executive Officer of FIJ.

 

 

Hideki Sato

Executive Officer of FIJ.

 

 

Steve Seneque

Executive Officer of FIJ.

 

 

Mamiko Wakabayashi

Executive Officer of FIJ.

(10) STRATEGIC ADVISERS, INC.

Strategic Advisers, Inc. serves as investment adviser to Freedom 2005 Portfolio, Freedom 2010 Portfolio, Freedom 2015 Portfolio, Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Freedom 2025 Portfolio, Freedom 2030 Portfolio, Freedom 2035 Portfolio, Freedom 2040 Portfolio, Freedom 2045 Portfolio, Freedom 2050 Portfolio, Freedom Income Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income I Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income II Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime III Portfolio, FundsManager 20% Portfolio, FundsManager 50% Portfolio, FundsManager 60% Portfolio, FundsManager 70% Portfolio, FundsManager 85% Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio, Investor Freedom Income Portfolio, and Target Volatility Portfolio and provides investment supervisory services to individuals, banks, thrifts, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business organizations, and provides a variety of publications on investment and personal finance. The directors and officers of Strategic Advisers have held, during the past two fiscal years, the following positions of a substantial nature.

Suzanne Brennan

Chief Operating Officer of Strategic Advisers, Inc.

 

 

Wilfred Chilangwa

Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc.

 

 

James Cracraft

Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc.

 

 

Howard J. Galligan III

Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc.

 

 

Heidi M. Haska

Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc.

 

 

Scott B. Kuldell

Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc.

 

 

Robert B. MacDonald

Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc.

 

 

Jeffrey Mitchell

Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc.

 

 

Gregory Pappas

Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc.

 

 

Steven F. Schiffman

Treasurer of Strategic Advisers, Inc., FDC, and FMR LLC. Assistant Treasurer of FMRC, FMR Japan, FMR U.K., FRAC, and FIMM.

 

 

Roger T. Servison

Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc.

 

 

Robert Slotpole

Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc.

 

 

Peter D. Stahl

Secretary of FDC (2013), FMR LLC (2013), and FMR U.K. (2014); Assistant Secretary of FMR, FMRC, FMR Japan, FRAC, FIMM, FMR LLC, Strategic Advisers, Inc., and SelectCo (2013). Previously served as Assistant Secretary of FDC (2013), FMR LLC (2013), and FMR U.K. (2014).

 

 

Michele A. Stecyk

Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc.

 

 

Geoff Stein

Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc.

 

 

Bruce Treff

Compliance Officer of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2013).

 

 

Claire Walpole

Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc.

 

 

Jonathan F. Weed

Senior Vice President of Strategic Advisers, Inc.

 

 

Andrew Windmueller

Chief Investment Officer of Strategic Advisers, Inc.

 

 

Linda J. Wondrack

Chief Compliance Officer of FMR, FMRC, FMR H.K., FMR U.K., FIMM, FMR Japan, Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC, Strategic Advisers, Inc., and SelectCo (2013).

 

 

Derek L. Young

President and Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc.

Principal business addresses of the investment adviser, sub-advisers and affiliates.

Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR)
245 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

FMR Co., Inc. (FMRC)
245 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (FMR H.K.)
Floor 19, 41 Connaught Road Central
Hong Kong

Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (FMR Japan)
245 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (FMR U.K.)
245 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC)
245 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (SelectCo)
1225 17th Street
Denver, CO 80202-5541

Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM)
245 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

FIL Investment Advisors (FIA)
Pembroke Hall
42 Crow Lane
Pembroke HM19, Bermuda

FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Limited (FIA(UK))
Oakhill House,
130 Tonbridge Road,
Hildenborough, TN11 9DZ, United Kingdom

FIL Investments (Japan) Limited (FIJ)
Shiroyama Trust Tower
4-3-1, Toranomon, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 105-6019, Japan

Strategic Advisers, Inc.
245 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

FMR LLC
245 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC)
100 Salem Street
Smithfield, RI 02917

Item 32. Principal Underwriters

(a) Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) acts as distributor for all funds advised by FMR or an affiliate, as well as Fidelity Commodity Strategy Central Fund and Fidelity Series Commodity Strategy Fund.

(b)

 

 

Name and Principal

Positions and Offices

Positions and Offices

Business Address*

with Underwriter

with Fund

Robert F. Bachman

Executive Vice President (2015)

None

Scott Couto

President and Director

None

Lynne Goldman

Director (2014)

None

Natalie Kavanaugh

Chief Legal Officer

None

Michael Lyons

Chief Financial Officer (2015)

None

Brian C. McLain

Assistant Secretary (2013)

None

Steven Schiffman

Treasurer

None

Richard Siegelman

Chief Compliance Officer

None

Peter D. Stahl

Secretary (2013)

None

* 100 Salem Street, Smithfield, RI

(c) Not applicable.

Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records

All accounts, books, and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act and the Rules promulgated thereunder are maintained by Fidelity Management & Research Company or Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., 245 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210, or the funds' respective custodians, The Bank of New York Mellon, 1 Wall Street, New York, NY, JPMorgan Chase Bank, 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY, and State Street Bank & Trust Company, 1776 Heritage Drive, Quincy, MA. JPMorgan Chase Bank, headquartered in New York, also may serve as a special purpose custodian of certain assets of Freedom 2005 Portfolio, Freedom 2010 Portfolio, Freedom 2015 Portfolio, Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Freedom 2025 Portfolio, Freedom 2030 Portfolio, Freedom 2035 Portfolio, Freedom 2040 Portfolio, Freedom 2045 Portfolio, Freedom 2050 Portfolio, Freedom Income Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income I Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income II Portfolio, Freedom Lifetime Income III Portfolio, FundsManager 20% Portfolio, FundsManager 50% Portfolio, FundsManager 60% Portfolio, FundsManager 70% Portfolio, FundsManager 85% Portfolio, Investment Grade Bond Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2005 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2010 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2015 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2025 Portfolio, Investor Freedom 2030 Portfolio, Investor Freedom Income Portfolio, Money Market Portfolio, Strategic Income Portfolio, and Target Volatility Portfolio in connection with repurchase agreement transactions. The Bank of New York Mellon, headquartered in New York, also may serve as a special purpose custodian of certain assets of Asset Manager Portfolio, Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio and Strategic Income Portfolio in connection with repurchase agreement transactions.

Item 34. Management Services

Not applicable.

Item 35. Undertakings

Not applicable.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 9th day of February 2015.

 

Variable Insurance Products Fund V

 

By

/s/Stephanie J. Dorsey

 

||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

 

Stephanie J. Dorsey, President

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

(Signature)

 

(Title)

(Date)

 

 

 

 

/s/Stephanie J. Dorsey

 

President and Treasurer

February 9, 2015

Stephanie J. Dorsey

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

/s/Howard J. Galligan III

 

Chief Financial Officer

February 9, 2015

Howard J. Galligan III

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

/s/Abigail P. Johnson

 

Trustee

February 9, 2015

Abigail P. Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/Elizabeth S. Acton

*

Trustee

February 9, 2015

Elizabeth S. Acton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/James C. Curvey

*

Trustee

February 9, 2015

James C. Curvey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/John Engler

*

Trustee

February 9, 2015

John Engler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/Albert R. Gamper, Jr.

*

Trustee

February 9, 2015

Albert R. Gamper, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/Robert F. Gartland

*

Trustee

February 9, 2015

Robert F. Gartland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/Arthur E. Johnson

*

Trustee

February 9, 2015

Arthur E. Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/Michael E. Kenneally

*

Trustee

February 9, 2015

Michael E. Kenneally

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/James H. Keyes

*

Trustee

February 9, 2015

James H. Keyes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/Marie L. Knowles

*

Trustee

February 9, 2015

Marie L. Knowles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

By:

/s/Megan C. Johnson

 

 

Megan C. Johnson, pursuant to powers of attorney dated October 1, 2014, December 1, 2014, and February 1, 2015 and filed herewith.

POWER OF ATTORNEY


We, the undersigned Directors or Trustees, as the case may be, of the following investment companies:

 

Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust

Fidelity Advisor Series II

Fidelity Advisor Series IV

Fidelity Boylston Street Trust

Fidelity California Municipal Trust

Fidelity California Municipal Trust II

Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC

Fidelity Charles Street Trust

Fidelity Colchester Street Trust

Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II

Fidelity Court Street Trust

Fidelity Court Street Trust II

Fidelity Garrison Street Trust

Fidelity Hereford Street Trust

Fidelity Income Fund

Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust

 

Fidelity Merrimack Street Trust

Fidelity Money Market Trust

Fidelity Municipal Trust

Fidelity Municipal Trust II

Fidelity Newbury Street Trust

Fidelity New York Municipal Trust

Fidelity New York Municipal Trust II

Fidelity Oxford Street Trust

Fidelity Oxford Street Trust II

Fidelity Phillips Street Trust

Fidelity Revere Street Trust

Fidelity Salem Street Trust

Fidelity School Street Trust

Fidelity Union Street Trust

Fidelity Union Street Trust II

Variable Insurance Products Fund V

in addition to any other Fidelity Fund for which the undersigned individuals serve as Directors or Trustees (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby revoke all previous powers of attorney we have given to sign and otherwise act in our names and behalf in matters involving any investment company for which FMR or an affiliate acts as investment adviser and hereby constitute and appoint Thomas C. Bogle, Joseph R. Fleming, John V. O'Hanlon, Robert W. Helm, Megan C. Johnson, and Anthony H. Zacharski, each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for us and in our names in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, or any successors thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, Pre-Effective Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements or any successors thereto, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in our names and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. We hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after February 1, 2015.

WITNESS our hands on this first day of February 2015.

/s/James C. Curvey

/s/Michael E. Kenneally

James C. Curvey

Michael E. Kenneally

 

 

/s/Albert R. Gamper, Jr.

 

 

/s/James H. Keyes

Albert R. Gamper, Jr.

 

 

James H. Keyes

/s/Robert F. Gartland

/s/Marie L. Knowles

Robert F. Gartland

 

 

Marie L. Knowles

/s/Arthur E. Johnson

/s/Kenneth L. Wolfe

Arthur E. Johnson

 

 

Kenneth L. Wolfe

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned Director or Trustee of the following investment companies:

 

Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust

Fidelity Advisor Series IV

Fidelity Boylston Street Trust

Fidelity California Municipal Trust

Fidelity California Municipal Trust II

Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC

Fidelity Charles Street Trust

Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II

Fidelity Garrison Street Trust

Fidelity Hereford Street Trust

Fidelity Income Fund

Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust

Fidelity Merrimack Street Trust

Fidelity Municipal Trust

 

Fidelity Municipal Trust II

Fidelity Newbury Street Trust

Fidelity New York Municipal Trust

Fidelity New York Municipal Trust II

Fidelity Oxford Street Trust

Fidelity Oxford Street Trust II

Fidelity Phillips Street Trust

Fidelity Revere Street Trust

Fidelity Salem Street Trust

Fidelity School Street Trust

Fidelity Union Street Trust

Fidelity Union Street Trust II

Variable Insurance Products Fund V

in addition to any other Fidelity Fund for which the undersigned serves as Director or Trustee (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby constitute and appoint Thomas C. Bogle, Joseph R. Fleming, John V. O'Hanlon, Robert W. Helm, Megan C. Johnson, and Anthony H. Zacharski, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, or any successors thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, Pre-Effective Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements or any successors thereto, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after October 1, 2014.

WITNESS my hand on this first day of October 2014.

/s/Elizabeth S. Acton

 

Elizabeth S. Acton

 

 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned Director or Trustee of the following investment companies:

 

Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust

Fidelity Advisor Series IV

Fidelity Boylston Street Trust

Fidelity California Municipal Trust

Fidelity California Municipal Trust II

Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios II LLC

Fidelity Charles Street Trust

Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II

Fidelity Garrison Street Trust

Fidelity Hereford Street Trust

Fidelity Income Fund

Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust

Fidelity Merrimack Street Trust

Fidelity Municipal Trust

 

Fidelity Municipal Trust II

Fidelity Newbury Street Trust

Fidelity New York Municipal Trust

Fidelity New York Municipal Trust II

Fidelity Oxford Street Trust

Fidelity Oxford Street Trust II

Fidelity Phillips Street Trust

Fidelity Revere Street Trust

Fidelity Salem Street Trust

Fidelity School Street Trust

Fidelity Union Street Trust

Fidelity Union Street Trust II

Variable Insurance Products Fund V

in addition to any other Fidelity Fund for which the undersigned serves as Director or Trustee (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby constitute and appoint Thomas C. Bogle, Joseph R. Fleming, John V. O'Hanlon, Robert W. Helm, Megan C. Johnson, and Anthony H. Zacharski, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, or any successors thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, Pre-Effective Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements or any successors thereto, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after December 1, 2014.

WITNESS my hand on this first day of December, 2014.

/s/John Engler

 

John Engler