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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES


Investment Company Act file number   811-07319


Fidelity Covington Trust

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


245 Summer St., Boston, Massachusetts 02210

 (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip code)


Nicole Macarchuk, Secretary

245 Summer St.

Boston, Massachusetts  02210

(Name and address of agent for service)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

617-563-7000



Date of fiscal year end:

August 31



Date of reporting period:

August 31, 2024




Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders




 
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | AS OF AUGUST 31, 2024
 
 
Fidelity® Preferred Securities & Income ETF
Fidelity® Preferred Securities & Income ETF :  FPFD 
Principal U.S. Listing Exchange :
CboeBZX
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.
 
 
 
 
This annual shareholder report contains information about Fidelity® Preferred Securities & Income ETF for the period September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at fundresearch.fidelity.com/prospectus/sec. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-FIDELITY or by sending an e-mail to fidfunddocuments@fidelity.com.
 
What were your Fund costs for the last year?
(based on hypothetical $10,000 investment)
 
FUND COST (PREVIOUS YEAR)
 
 
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
 
Fidelity® Preferred Securities & Income ETF 
$ 64 
0.60%
 
What affected the Fund's performance this period?
 
U.S. equities gained for the 12 months ending August 31, 2024, driven by a resilient economy, a frenzy over generative artificial intelligence and the Federal Reserve's likely pivot to cutting interest rates later in 2024. U.S. taxable investment-grade bonds posted a strong advance for the 12 months, as the bond market reflected anticipated interest-rate reductions by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Against this backdrop, the fund's core investment in preferred securities gained 14.87% and modestly contributed to performance versus the benchmark, the ICE U.S. All Capital Securities Constrained Custom Index.
The primary detractor from relative performance was a non-benchmark allocation to U.S. Treasury bonds. This was an investment we established this period, and it was the fund's largest holding as of August 31.
By industry, an underweight in retail hampered the fund's relative result. The fund's position in cash also detracted.
The biggest individual relative detractor this period was avoiding Rakuten Group, a benchmark component that gained roughly 83%. Overweights in JPMorgan Chase (+7%) and Duke Energy (+7%) also hurt.
In contrast, the primary contributor to performance versus the benchmark was security selection in financial services. Our picks in utility also boosted the fund's relative performance, as did security selection in energy.
The top individual relative contributors were overweights in Ally Financial (+37%), Aircastle (+33%) and Capital One Financial (+26%). This period we increased our investment in Aircastle.
By quality, positioning in bonds rated BBB helped most, whereas those rated A and higher hurt most.
Notable changes in positioning include a higher allocation to the energy industry and reduced exposure to utility.
How did the Fund perform over the life of Fund?  
  
CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE
June 15, 2021 through August 31, 2024.
Initial investment of $10,000.
Fidelity® Preferred Securities & Income ETF
 
$10,000
$10,144
 
$8,673
 
$8,863
 
ICE® BofA® US All Capital Securities Index
 
$10,000
$10,116
 
$8,958
 
$8,941
 
ICE U.S. All Capital Securities Constrained Custom Index
 
$10,000
$10,118
 
$8,948
 
$8,898
 
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index
 
$10,000
$10,125
 
$8,925
 
$8,890
 
 
2021
2022
2023
2024
 
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS:  
 
1 Year
Life of Fund
Fidelity® Preferred Securities & Income ETF - NAV  A 
14.31%
0.41%
Fidelity® Preferred Securities & Income ETF - Market Price B
14.07%
0.49%
ICE® BofA® US All Capital Securities Index A
14.56%
0.75%
ICE U.S. All Capital Securities Constrained Custom Index A
14.59%
0.60%
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index A
7.92%
-1.28%
A   From June 15, 2021
 
B   From June 17, 2021, date initially listed on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. exchange
 
Visit www.fidelity.com for more recent performance information.
 
The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance.  The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
 
Key Fund Statistics  
(as of August 31, 2024)
 
KEY FACTS
 
 
 
 
 
Fund Size
$42,523,403
 
 
Number of Holdings
209
 
 
Total Advisory Fee
$205,063
 
 
Portfolio Turnover
28%
 
 
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of August 31, 2024)
 
U.S. Government and U.S. Government Agency Obligations
7.4
A
6.2
BBB
32.9
BB
26.2
Equities
24.9
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)
2.4
QUALITY DIVERSIFICATION (% of Fund's net assets)
 
 
We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.
 
 
Preferred Securities
48.4
Preferred Stocks
24.9
Corporate Bonds
16.9
U.S. Treasury Obligations
7.4
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)
2.4
ASSET ALLOCATION (% of Fund's net assets)
United States
89.7
Canada
3.9
Japan
3.6
United Kingdom
1.0
France
0.5
Ireland
0.5
Germany
0.5
Netherlands
0.2
Bermuda
0.1
GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSIFICATION (% of Fund's net assets)
 
 
TOP HOLDINGS
(% of Fund's net assets)
 
 
US Treasury Bonds
7.4
 
 
Energy Transfer LP
4.9
 
 
Bank of America Corp
3.3
 
 
Citigroup Inc
3.2
 
 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The
2.7
 
 
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The
2.5
 
 
Charles Schwab Corp/The
2.4
 
 
Wells Fargo & Co
2.2
 
 
Wells Fargo & Co Series L, 7.5%
2.2
 
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co
2.2
 
 
 
33.0
 
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For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit fundresearch.fidelity.com/prospectus/sec
1.9913676.100    6414-TSRA-1024    
 
 
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | AS OF AUGUST 31, 2024
This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.
 
 
Fidelity® Enhanced High Yield ETF
Fidelity® Enhanced High Yield ETF :  FDHY 
Principal U.S. Listing Exchange :
NYSEArca
NYSE Arca, Inc.
 
 
 
 
This annual shareholder report contains information about Fidelity® Enhanced High Yield ETF for the period September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at fundresearch.fidelity.com/prospectus/sec. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-FIDELITY or by sending an e-mail to fidfunddocuments@fidelity.com.
 
What were your Fund costs for the last year?
(based on hypothetical $10,000 investment)
 
FUND COST (PREVIOUS YEAR)
 
 
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
 
Fidelity® Enhanced High Yield ETF 
$ 48 
0.46%
 
What affected the Fund's performance this period?
 
High-yield bonds gained for the 12 months ending August 31, 2024, driven by a resilient economy and corporate profits, the perception that credit risk has fallen amid elevated coupon yields, and the Federal Reserve's likely pivot to cutting interest rates in late 2024.
Against this backdrop, the fund's core investment in high-yield bonds rose 12.71% and contributed to performance versus the ICE BofA BB-B US High Yield Constrained Index for the fiscal year.
By industry, security selection was the primary contributor, led by telecommunications. Security selection in capital goods and consumer goods also boosted the fund's relative performance.
The top individual relative contributor was an underweight in CenturyLink (-21%). The second-largest relative contributor was an overweight in Vector (+23%). The company was among the fund's biggest holdings at period end. An underweight in Altice USA (-2%) also helped.
In contrast, the primary detractor from performance versus the benchmark was security selection in basic industry. Security selection in transportation also hampered the fund's result. Also detracting from our result was an underweight in healthcare.
The fund's non-benchmark stake in First Quantum Minerals gained roughly 5% and was the biggest individual relative detractor. The second-largest relative detractor was our stake in Spirit Airlines (-22%). Another notable relative detractor was our stake in New Fortress Energy (+1%). It was one of the fund's largest holdings this period.
By quality, positioning in bonds rated BB added the most value.
Notable changes in positioning include higher allocations to the real estate and financial services industries.
How did the Fund perform over the life of Fund?  
  
CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE
June 12, 2018 through August 31, 2024.
Initial investment of $10,000.
Fidelity® Enhanced High Yield ETF
 
$10,000
$10,159
 
$11,122
 
$12,191
 
$13,246
 
$11,677
 
$12,483
 
ICE® BofA® BB-B US High Yield Constrained Index
 
$10,000
$10,149
 
$10,965
 
$11,488
 
$12,461
 
$11,189
 
$11,941
 
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index
 
$10,000
$10,113
 
$11,132
 
$11,846
 
$11,950
 
$10,534
 
$10,492
 
 
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
 
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS:  
 
1 Year
5 Year
Life of Fund
Fidelity® Enhanced High Yield ETF - NAV  A 
12.20%
4.72%
5.56%
Fidelity® Enhanced High Yield ETF - Market Price B
12.21%
4.67%
5.53%
ICE® BofA® BB-B US High Yield Constrained Index A
11.95%
4.04%
4.77%
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index A
7.92%
0.34%
2.02%
A   From June 12, 2018
 
B   From June 14, 2018, date initially listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. exchange
 
Visit www.fidelity.com for more recent performance information.
 
The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance.  The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
 
Key Fund Statistics  
(as of August 31, 2024)
 
KEY FACTS
 
 
 
 
 
Fund Size
$334,153,829
 
 
Number of Holdings
418
 
 
Total Advisory Fee
$1,322,817
 
 
Portfolio Turnover
51%
 
 
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of August 31, 2024)
 
BBB
1.3
BB
47.5
B
47.9
CCC,CC,C
1.2
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)
2.1
QUALITY DIVERSIFICATION (% of Fund's net assets)
 
We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.
 
 
Corporate Bonds
97.9
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)
2.1
ASSET ALLOCATION (% of Fund's net assets)
United States
84.7
Australia
5.6
Canada
4.1
United Kingdom
1.8
Japan
0.6
Italy
0.6
Luxembourg
0.5
France
0.4
Ireland
0.4
Others
1.3
GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSIFICATION (% of Fund's net assets)
 
 
TOP HOLDINGS
(% of Fund's net assets)
 
 
Mineral Resources Ltd
3.0
 
 
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd
2.2
 
 
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp
1.9
 
 
Northern Oil & Gas Inc
1.7
 
 
Vector Group Ltd
1.6
 
 
DaVita Inc
1.6
 
 
Delek Logistics Partners LP / Delek Logistics Finance Corp
1.5
 
 
CVR Energy Inc
1.5
 
 
TransDigm Inc
1.4
 
 
Nexstar Media Inc
1.4
 
 
 
17.8
 
How has the Fund changed?
 
This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund since September 1, 2023. For more complete information, you may review the Fund's next prospectus, which we expect to be available by November 29, 2024 at fundresearch.fidelity.com/prospectus/sec or upon request at 1-800-FIDELITY  or by sending an e-mail to fidfunddocuments@fidelity.com.
 
 
Effective October 10, 2024, the fund's name changed from Fidelity® High Yield Factor ETF to Fidelity® Enhanced High Yield ETF.  
 
Fidelity, the Fidelity Investments Logo and all other Fidelity trademarks or service marks used herein are trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC. Any third-party marks that are used herein are trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.
 
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit fundresearch.fidelity.com/prospectus/sec
1.9913656.100    3088-TSRA-1024    
 
 
 
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT | AS OF AUGUST 31, 2024
 
 
Fidelity® Sustainable High Yield ETF
Fidelity® Sustainable High Yield ETF :  FSYD 
Principal U.S. Listing Exchange :
NYSEArca
NYSE Arca, Inc.
 
 
 
 
This annual shareholder report contains information about Fidelity® Sustainable High Yield ETF for the period September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at fundresearch.fidelity.com/prospectus/sec. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-800-FIDELITY or by sending an e-mail to fidfunddocuments@fidelity.com.
 
What were your Fund costs for the last year?
(based on hypothetical $10,000 investment)
 
FUND COST (PREVIOUS YEAR)
 
 
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
 
Fidelity® Sustainable High Yield ETF 
$ 59 
0.56%
 
What affected the Fund's performance this period?
 
High-yield bonds gained for the 12 months ending August 31, 2024, driven by a resilient economy and corporate profits, the perception that credit risk has fallen amid elevated coupon yields, and the Federal Reserve's likely pivot to cutting interest rates in late 2024.
Against this backdrop, the fund's core investment in high-yield bonds rose 12.88% and contributed to performance versus the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index for the fiscal year.
By industry, market selection was the primary contributor, led by an underweight in media. Security selection in basic industry also boosted the fund's relative performance. Also helping our relative result were security selection and an underweight in transportation.
The top individual relative contributor was an overweight in Emergent BioSolutions (+67%). This period we increased our position in Emergent BioSolutions. The second-largest relative contributor was an overweight in Community Health Systems (+26%). The company was one of our biggest holdings. Another notable relative contributor was an overweight in Coherent (+99%).
In contrast, the primary detractor from performance versus the benchmark was security selection in services. Also hurting our result was security selection in retail and capital goods.
The biggest individual relative detractor was an overweight in Cano Health (-60%). A second notable relative detractor was an underweight in Bausch Health (+32%). Another notable relative detractor was an overweight in New Fortress Energy (-5%). The company was among our biggest holdings this period.
By quality, positioning in bonds rated BB added the most value, whereas those rated B hurt the most.
Notable changes in positioning include higher allocations to the utility and financial services industries, as well as decreased exposure to energy.
 
Application of FMR's environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings process and/or its sustainable investing exclusion criteria may affect the fund's exposure to certain issuers, sectors, regions and countries and may affect the fund's performance.
How did the Fund perform over the life of Fund?  
  
CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE
February 15, 2022 through August 31, 2024.
Initial investment of $10,000.
Fidelity® Sustainable High Yield ETF
 
$10,000
$9,322
 
$9,959
 
ICE® BofA® US High Yield Constrained Index
 
$10,000
$9,295
 
$9,948
 
ICE US High Yield Best-in-Class ESG Index
 
$10,000
$9,248
 
$9,853
 
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index
 
$10,000
$9,276
 
$9,239
 
 
2022
2023
2024
 
 
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS:  
 
1 Year
Life of Fund
Fidelity® Sustainable High Yield ETF - NAV  A 
12.33%
4.51%
Fidelity® Sustainable High Yield ETF - Market Price B
12.16%
4.58%
ICE® BofA® US High Yield Constrained Index A
12.47%
4.52%
ICE US High Yield Best-in-Class ESG Index A
12.69%
4.21%
Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index A
7.92%
-0.11%
A   From February 15, 2022
 
B   From February 17, 2022, date initially listed on the NYSE Arca, Inc. exchange
 
Visit www.fidelity.com for more recent performance information.
 
The Fund's past performance is not a good predictor of the Fund's future performance.  The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.
 
Key Fund Statistics  
(as of August 31, 2024)
 
KEY FACTS
 
 
 
 
 
Fund Size
$27,304,067
 
 
Number of Holdings
385
 
 
Total Advisory Fee
$87,233
 
 
Portfolio Turnover
71%
 
 
What did the Fund invest in?
(as of August 31, 2024)
 
BBB
2.9
BB
40.8
B
39.5
CCC,CC,C
13.1
Not Rated
1.6
Equities
0.7
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)
1.4
QUALITY DIVERSIFICATION (% of Fund's net assets)
 
 
We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.
 
 
Corporate Bonds
95.7
Bank Loan Obligations
1.6
Common Stocks
0.7
Preferred Securities
0.6
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities)
1.4
ASSET ALLOCATION (% of Fund's net assets)
United States
82.2
Canada
4.3
France
2.2
Australia
1.9
Ireland
1.5
United Kingdom
1.2
Tanzania
0.8
Zambia
0.5
Germany
0.5
Others
4.9
GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSIFICATION (% of Fund's net assets)
 
 
TOP HOLDINGS
(% of Fund's net assets)
 
 
Block Inc
2.3
 
 
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp
2.2
 
 
Brand Industrial Services Inc
2.0
 
 
AECOM
2.0
 
 
CHS/Community Health Systems Inc
2.0
 
 
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc
1.8
 
 
Reworld Holding Corp
1.7
 
 
DPL Inc
1.7
 
 
Tenet Healthcare Corp
1.6
 
 
Yum! Brands Inc
1.6
 
 
 
18.9
 
Fidelity, the Fidelity Investments Logo and all other Fidelity trademarks or service marks used herein are trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC. Any third-party marks that are used herein are trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.
 
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, scan the QR code or visit fundresearch.fidelity.com/prospectus/sec
1.9913683.100    6508-TSRA-1024    
 

Item 2.

Code of Ethics


As of the end of the period, August 31, 2024, Fidelity Covington Trust (the trust) has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its President and Treasurer and its Chief Financial Officer.  A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.


Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert


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



Item 4.  

Principal Accountant Fees and Services


Fees and Services


The following table presents fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Fidelity High Yield Factor ETF, Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF, and Fidelity Sustainable High Yield ETF (the “Funds”):


Services Billed by PwC


August 31, 2024 FeesA


Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

Fidelity High Yield Factor ETF

$37,700

$-

$7,600

$1,200

Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF

$38,100

$-

$7,600

$1,200

Fidelity Sustainable High Yield ETF

$37,000

$-

$7,700

$1,200




August 31, 2023 FeesA


Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

Fidelity High Yield Factor ETF

$37,900

$-

$7,600

$1,200

Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF

$38,200

$-

$7,600

$1,200

Fidelity Sustainable High Yield ETF

$37,100

$-

$7,700

$1,100







A Amounts may reflect rounding.


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


Services Billed by PwC




August 31, 2024A

August 31, 2023A

Audit-Related Fees

$9,437,800

$8,379,200

Tax Fees

$61,000

$1,000

All Other Fees

$35,000

$-


A Amounts may reflect rounding.





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


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


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


Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.


* * *


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




Billed By

August 31, 2024A

August 31, 2023A

PwC

$15,034,900

$13,859,400


A Amounts may reflect rounding.



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


Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

 

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


The Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures to, among other purposes, provide a framework for the Committee’s consideration of non-audit services by the audit firms that audit the Fidelity funds. The policies and procedures require that any non-audit service provided by a fund audit firm to a Fidelity fund and any non-audit service provided by a fund auditor to a Fund Service Provider that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund (“Covered Service”) are subject to approval by the Audit Committee before such service is provided.


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


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




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


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

The Registrant has not retained, for the preparation of the audit report on the financial statements included in the Form N-CSR, a registered public accounting firm that has a branch or office that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) has determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in the foreign jurisdiction.

The Registrant is not a “foreign issuer,” as defined in 17 CFR 240.3b-4.


Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants


The Audit Committee is a separately-designated standing audit committee in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  As of August 31, 2024, the members of the Audit Committee were Donald F. Donahue, Vijay C. Advani, Thomas A. Kennedy, Karen B. Peetz, and Susan Tomasky. 


Item 6.  

Investments


(a)

Not applicable.


(b)

Not applicable.


Item 7.

Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies




Fidelity® Enhanced High Yield ETF
Fidelity® Preferred Securities & Income ETF
(Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF formerly Fidelity High Yield Factor ETF)
 
 
Annual Report
August 31, 2024

Contents

Item 7: Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies (Annual Report)

Fidelity® Enhanced High Yield ETF

Fidelity® Preferred Securities & Income ETF

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Distributions

Item 8: Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies

Item 9: Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies

Item 10: Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and others of Open-End Management Investment Companies

Item 11: Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov.
 
 
You may also call 1-800-FIDELITY to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity Distributors Corporation.
Other third-party marks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.
 
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Funds. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Funds unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-PORT may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.institutional.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Funds nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
Item 7: Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies (Annual Report)
Fidelity® Enhanced High Yield ETF
Schedule of Investments August 31, 2024
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Nonconvertible Bonds - 97.9%
 
 
Principal
Amount (a)
 
Value ($)
 
Aerospace - 2.1%
 
 
 
Bombardier, Inc.:
 
 
 
 7.25% 7/1/31 (b)
 
430,000
451,367
 7.5% 2/1/29 (b)
 
347,000
364,551
 7.875% 4/15/27 (b)
 
124,000
124,422
Hexcel Corp. 4.95% 8/15/25
 
269,000
267,464
Spirit Aerosystems, Inc. 9.75% 11/15/30 (b)
 
597,000
668,128
TransDigm, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.875% 5/1/29
 
2,525,000
2,441,748
 6.875% 12/15/30 (b)
 
2,192,000
2,288,957
VistaJet Malta Finance PLC / XO Management Holding, Inc. 9.5% 6/1/28 (b)
 
500,000
467,590
TOTAL AEROSPACE
 
 
7,074,227
Air Transportation - 1.3%
 
 
 
Air Canada 3.875% 8/15/26 (b)
 
600,000
578,960
Allegiant Travel Co. 7.25% 8/15/27 (b)(c)
 
408,000
387,353
American Airlines, Inc. 7.25% 2/15/28 (b)(c)
 
265,000
266,648
American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. 5.5% 4/20/26 (b)
 
376,620
374,669
Bristow Group, Inc. 6.875% 3/1/28 (b)
 
166,000
166,177
JetBlue Airways Corp./JetBlue Loyalty LP 9.875% 9/20/31 (b)
 
500,000
494,185
Rand Parent LLC 8.5% 2/15/30 (b)(c)
 
300,000
300,005
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. 4.875% 1/15/25
 
369,000
367,163
United Airlines, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.375% 4/15/26 (b)
 
1,026,900
1,002,120
 4.625% 4/15/29 (b)
 
500,000
475,950
TOTAL AIR TRANSPORTATION
 
 
4,413,230
Automotive & Auto Parts - 1.7%
 
 
 
Allison Transmission, Inc.:
 
 
 
 3.75% 1/30/31 (b)
 
2,895,000
2,630,879
 5.875% 6/1/29 (b)
 
10,000
10,027
Champions Financing, Inc. 8.75% 2/15/29 (b)
 
300,000
307,697
Garrett Motion Holdings, Inc. / Garrett LX I Sarl 7.75% 5/31/32 (b)
 
556,000
575,397
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC 7.75% 10/15/25 (b)
 
175,000
175,633
LCM Investments Holdings 8.25% 8/1/31 (b)
 
365,000
388,087
Macquarie AirFinance Holdings:
 
 
 
 6.4% 3/26/29 (b)
 
100,000
104,071
 8.125% 3/30/29 (b)
 
460,000
488,852
Tenneco, Inc. 8% 11/17/28 (b)
 
550,000
514,259
Thor Industries, Inc. 4% 10/15/29 (b)
 
643,000
587,030
TOTAL AUTOMOTIVE & AUTO PARTS
 
 
5,781,932
Banks & Thrifts - 1.4%
 
 
 
AG TTMT Escrow Issuer LLC 8.625% 9/30/27 (b)
 
640,000
660,927
Ally Financial, Inc. 5.75% 11/20/25 (c)
 
500,000
501,329
Freedom Mortgage Hold 9.25% 2/1/29 (b)
 
930,000
952,651
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.:
 
 
 
 5.75% 9/15/31 (b)
 
900,000
867,912
 7.875% 12/15/29 (b)
 
1,115,000
1,183,190
UniCredit SpA:
 
 
 
 5.459% 6/30/35 (b)(d)
 
150,000
146,401
 7.296% 4/2/34 (b)(d)
 
149,693
157,343
VFH Parent LLC / Valor Co-Issuer, Inc. 7.5% 6/15/31 (b)
 
360,000
373,467
TOTAL BANKS & THRIFTS
 
 
4,843,220
Broadcasting - 3.4%
 
 
 
AMC Networks, Inc. 10.25% 1/15/29 (b)
 
850,000
854,250
Gray Television, Inc.:
 
 
 
 5.375% 11/15/31 (b)
 
600,000
343,675
 7% 5/15/27 (b)
 
30,000
28,935
Nexstar Media, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.75% 11/1/28 (b)(c)
 
3,742,000
3,496,250
 5.625% 7/15/27 (b)
 
1,160,000
1,133,560
Sinclair Television Group, Inc. 4.125% 12/1/30 (b)
 
258,000
182,053
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. 3.125% 9/1/26 (b)
 
229,000
218,909
TEGNA, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.625% 3/15/28 (c)
 
1,351,000
1,269,825
 5% 9/15/29
 
891,000
827,563
Univision Communications, Inc.:
 
 
 
 7.375% 6/30/30 (b)(c)
 
1,576,000
1,512,708
 8% 8/15/28 (b)
 
920,000
930,796
WMG Acquisition Corp. 3% 2/15/31 (b)(c)
 
550,000
489,101
TOTAL BROADCASTING
 
 
11,287,625
Building Materials - 1.0%
 
 
 
AmeriTex Holdco Intermediate LLC 10.25% 10/15/28 (b)
 
300,000
319,166
Eco Material Technologies, Inc. 7.875% 1/31/27 (b)
 
165,000
167,121
EMRLD Borrower LP / Emerald Co. 6.75% 7/15/31 (b)
 
375,000
386,435
Griffon Corp. 5.75% 3/1/28
 
1,220,000
1,196,019
Jeld-Wen, Inc. 4.625% 12/15/25 (b)
 
235,000
234,971
MasterBrand, Inc. 7% 7/15/32 (b)
 
250,000
257,502
MITER Brands Acquisition Holdco, Inc. / MIWD Borrower LLC 6.75% 4/1/32 (b)
 
240,000
246,636
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC 8.875% 11/15/31 (b)
 
600,000
644,039
TOTAL BUILDING MATERIALS
 
 
3,451,889
Cable/Satellite TV - 3.0%
 
 
 
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.:
 
 
 
 4.25% 2/1/31 (b)
 
75,000
65,078
 4.25% 1/15/34 (b)
 
1,061,000
855,602
 4.5% 5/1/32
 
3,097,000
2,644,387
 6.375% 9/1/29 (b)
 
1,168,000
1,153,687
 7.375% 3/1/31 (b)(c)
 
1,550,000
1,577,699
DIRECTV Financing LLC 8.875% 2/1/30 (b)(c)
 
450,000
456,533
DIRECTV Financing LLC / DIRECTV Financing Co-Obligor, Inc. 5.875% 8/15/27 (b)
 
1,133,000
1,097,105
Midcontinent Communications 8% 8/15/32 (b)
 
500,000
498,126
Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes IV DAC 5% 7/15/28 (b)
 
450,000
426,842
Ziggo BV 4.875% 1/15/30 (b)
 
1,261,000
1,175,652
TOTAL CABLE/SATELLITE TV
 
 
9,950,711
Capital Goods - 1.7%
 
 
 
ATS Corp. 4.125% 12/15/28 (b)
 
440,000
411,748
Chart Industries, Inc. 7.5% 1/1/30 (b)
 
15,000
15,761
EnerSys 4.375% 12/15/27 (b)(c)
 
1,238,000
1,209,338
ESAB Corp. 6.25% 4/15/29 (b)
 
2,000,000
2,054,586
Husky Injection / Titan 9% 2/15/29 (b)
 
778,000
797,513
Patrick Industries, Inc. 4.75% 5/1/29 (b)(c)
 
886,000
831,651
Trinity Industries, Inc. 7.75% 7/15/28 (b)
 
500,000
523,947
TOTAL CAPITAL GOODS
 
 
5,844,544
Chemicals - 2.4%
 
 
 
Avient Corp. 5.75% 5/15/25 (b)
 
1,141,000
1,141,770
Axalta Coating Systems LLC 3.375% 2/15/29 (b)(c)
 
550,000
510,033
CVR Partners LP/CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp. 6.125% 6/15/28 (b)
 
380,000
368,874
INEOS Finance PLC 7.5% 4/15/29 (b)
 
536,000
554,014
INEOS Quattro Finance 2 PLC:
 
 
 
 3.375% 1/15/26 (b)
 
480,000
465,213
 9.625% 3/15/29 (b)
 
500,000
539,298
NOVA Chemicals Corp.:
 
 
 
 8.5% 11/15/28 (b)
 
380,000
405,132
 9% 2/15/30 (b)
 
780,000
837,824
Nufarm Australia Ltd. 5% 1/27/30 (b)
 
605,000
560,732
Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp.:
 
 
 
 7.25% 6/15/31 (b)
 
550,000
568,475
 9.75% 11/15/28 (b)
 
900,000
958,669
The Chemours Co. LLC 5.75% 11/15/28 (b)(c)
 
1,120,000
1,049,542
TOTAL CHEMICALS
 
 
7,959,576
Consumer Products - 2.2%
 
 
 
Alta Equipment Group, Inc. 9% 6/1/29 (b)
 
200,000
181,726
BlueLinx Corp. 6% 11/15/29 (b)
 
575,000
553,048
Energizer Holdings, Inc. 4.75% 6/15/28 (b)(c)
 
500,000
481,894
Grubhub Holdings, Inc. 5.5% 7/1/27 (b)
 
101,000
96,516
Rakuten Group, Inc. 11.25% 2/15/27 (b)
 
1,900,000
2,062,507
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. 3.875% 10/15/31 (b)
 
3,553,000
3,124,803
Verde Purchaser LLC 10.5% 11/30/30 (b)
 
700,000
753,855
TOTAL CONSUMER PRODUCTS
 
 
7,254,349
Containers - 1.7%
 
 
 
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. 6.375% 7/15/32 (b)(c)
 
2,000,000
2,044,858
LABL, Inc. 9.5% 11/1/28 (b)
 
325,000
332,155
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co. 7.875% 4/15/27 (b)(c)
 
730,000
754,769
Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc./Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC 4% 10/15/27 (b)(c)
 
500,000
477,356
Sealed Air Corp. 6.5% 7/15/32 (b)
 
2,000,000
2,045,836
TOTAL CONTAINERS
 
 
5,654,974
Diversified Financial Services - 9.4%
 
 
 
BrightSphere Investment Group, Inc. 4.8% 7/27/26
 
1,770,000
1,725,490
Castlelake Aviation Finance 5% 4/15/27 (b)
 
414,000
404,063
Credit Acceptance Corp. 6.625% 3/15/26
 
851,000
849,854
Encore Capital Group, Inc. 8.5% 5/15/30 (b)
 
500,000
523,212
Enova International, Inc. 9.125% 8/1/29 (b)
 
400,000
406,082
First Cash Financial Services, Inc. 5.625% 1/1/30 (b)(c)
 
2,702,000
2,669,608
Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC:
 
 
 
 7% 5/1/31 (b)
 
2,100,000
2,199,630
 7.875% 12/1/30 (b)
 
465,000
499,033
Freedom Mortgage Corp.:
 
 
 
 12% 10/1/28 (b)
 
734,000
799,049
 12.25% 10/1/30 (b)
 
300,000
332,881
GGAM Finance Ltd.:
 
 
 
 6.875% 4/15/29 (b)
 
380,000
392,139
 8% 2/15/27 (b)
 
775,000
807,918
Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd. 8.75% 9/1/27 (b)
 
500,000
505,004
Gn Bondco LLC 9.5% 10/15/31 (b)(c)
 
230,000
234,111
goeasy Ltd.:
 
 
 
 7.625% 7/1/29 (b)
 
1,000,000
1,031,331
 9.25% 12/1/28 (b)
 
1,275,000
1,370,921
Howden UK Refinance PLC / Howden UK Refinance 2 PLC / Howden U.S. Finance LLC 7.25% 2/15/31 (b)
 
550,000
566,048
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.:
 
 
 
 4.375% 2/1/29
 
1,728,000
1,515,990
 5.25% 5/15/27
 
150,000
144,563
Jefferson Capital Holding 9.5% 2/15/29 (b)
 
500,000
532,182
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp.:
 
 
 
 4.25% 2/1/27 (b)
 
450,000
436,699
 4.75% 6/15/29 (b)
 
213,000
205,303
 7% 7/15/31 (b)(c)
 
500,000
519,863
MidCap Financial Issuer Trust 5.625% 1/15/30 (b)
 
840,000
765,294
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.:
 
 
 
 5.125% 12/15/30 (b)
 
500,000
474,681
 5.5% 8/15/28 (b)
 
933,000
916,240
 5.75% 11/15/31 (b)(c)
 
1,750,000
1,700,281
Navient Corp.:
 
 
 
 9.375% 7/25/30
 
758,000
822,740
 11.5% 3/15/31
 
600,000
673,465
OneMain Finance Corp.:
 
 
 
 3.875% 9/15/28
 
1,857,000
1,710,085
 6.625% 1/15/28
 
731,000
745,080
 7.875% 3/15/30
 
450,000
470,646
 9% 1/15/29 (c)
 
792,000
841,488
Optics Bidco SpA 7.2% 7/18/36 (b)
 
1,154,000
1,212,044
PRA Group, Inc.:
 
 
 
 8.375% 2/1/28 (b)
 
937,000
956,461
 8.875% 1/31/30 (b)
 
515,000
532,302
Shift4 Payments LLC / Shift4 Payments Finance Sub, Inc. 6.75% 8/15/32 (b)
 
1,000,000
1,031,665
TOTAL DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES
 
 
31,523,446
Diversified Media - 0.2%
 
 
 
Lamar Media Corp. 3.75% 2/15/28
 
500,000
479,055
Outfront Media Capital LLC / Corp. 4.25% 1/15/29 (b)
 
75,000
70,788
TOTAL DIVERSIFIED MEDIA
 
 
549,843
Energy - 17.2%
 
 
 
Aethon United BR LP / Aethon United Finance Corp. 8.25% 2/15/26 (b)
 
185,000
187,559
AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp. 9.375% 6/1/28 (b)
 
715,000
750,679
Antero Resources Corp. 8.375% 7/15/26 (b)
 
275,000
284,328
Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp. 6.625% 9/1/32 (b)
 
1,000,000
1,012,473
Baytex Energy Corp. 8.5% 4/30/30 (b)
 
788,000
839,683
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp. 7% 7/15/29 (b)
 
1,000,000
1,040,161
Buckeye Partners LP:
 
 
 
 4.5% 3/1/28 (b)
 
1,530,000
1,466,605
 6.875% 7/1/29 (b)
 
500,000
511,355
California Resources Corp.:
 
 
 
 7.125% 2/1/26 (b)
 
54,000
54,210
 8.25% 6/15/29 (b)
 
1,795,000
1,851,412
Chord Energy Corp. 6.375% 6/1/26 (b)
 
558,000
561,130
Citgo Petroleum Corp.:
 
 
 
 6.375% 6/15/26 (b)
 
715,000
719,023
 7% 6/15/25 (b)
 
124,000
124,075
 8.375% 1/15/29 (b)
 
675,000
701,130
Civitas Resources, Inc.:
 
 
 
 5% 10/15/26 (b)
 
1,131,000
1,115,117
 8.375% 7/1/28 (b)
 
450,000
474,419
CNX Midstream Partners LP 4.75% 4/15/30 (b)
 
553,000
515,775
CNX Resources Corp. 7.25% 3/1/32 (b)
 
400,000
418,830
Comstock Resources, Inc.:
 
 
 
 6.75% 3/1/29 (b)
 
1,100,000
1,079,376
 6.75% 3/1/29 (b)(c)
 
350,000
344,274
Coronado Finance Pty Ltd. 10.75% 5/15/26 (b)
 
160,000
165,807
CPI CG, Inc. 10% 7/15/29 (b)
 
165,000
173,536
CQP Holdco LP / BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC 7.5% 12/15/33 (b)
 
365,000
394,363
Crescent Energy Finance LLC 7.625% 4/1/32 (b)
 
50,000
51,558
CVR Energy, Inc.:
 
 
 
 5.75% 2/15/28 (b)
 
2,910,000
2,744,254
 8.5% 1/15/29 (b)
 
2,231,000
2,272,942
Delek Logistics Partners LP/Delek Logistics Finance Corp.:
 
 
 
 7.125% 6/1/28 (b)(c)
 
2,530,000
2,549,618
 8.625% 3/15/29 (b)
 
2,500,000
2,628,693
Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings LLC 8.75% 5/1/31 (b)
 
500,000
531,123
EQM Midstream Partners LP 6.375% 4/1/29 (b)
 
1,000,000
1,028,057
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp. 5.375% 4/1/26 (b)
 
556,000
557,637
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.:
 
 
 
 8.25% 1/15/29
 
450,000
467,582
 8.875% 4/15/30
 
1,552,000
1,647,356
Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp. 8.25% 1/15/32 (b)
 
335,000
348,256
Harvest Midstream I LP:
 
 
 
 7.5% 9/1/28 (b)
 
50,000
51,170
 7.5% 5/15/32 (b)
 
565,000
593,959
Hess Midstream Operations LP 6.5% 6/1/29 (b)
 
2,000,000
2,063,588
Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co. 6.875% 5/15/34 (b)
 
1,000,000
1,011,502
Howard Midstream Energy Partners LLC 8.875% 7/15/28 (b)
 
500,000
533,024
Matador Resources Co. 6.5% 4/15/32 (b)
 
1,000,000
1,014,885
Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc. 8.25% 9/1/31 (b)
 
500,000
504,302
Nabors Industries, Inc.:
 
 
 
 7.375% 5/15/27 (b)
 
200,000
202,330
 9.125% 1/31/30 (b)
 
230,000
246,466
New Fortress Energy, Inc. 6.5% 9/30/26 (b)(c)
 
946,000
818,883
NGL Energy Operating LLC/NGL Energy Finance Corp.:
 
 
 
 8.125% 2/15/29 (b)
 
1,050,000
1,073,854
 8.375% 2/15/32 (b)
 
450,000
463,107
Noble Finance II LLC 8% 4/15/30 (b)
 
500,000
518,426
Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.:
 
 
 
 8.125% 3/1/28 (b)
 
1,301,000
1,330,213
 8.75% 6/15/31 (b)
 
4,107,000
4,386,781
NuStar Logistics LP 5.625% 4/28/27
 
160,000
160,428
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp. 7.875% 9/15/30 (b)
 
473,000
491,855
Perenti Finance Pty Ltd. 6.5% 10/7/25 (b)
 
260,096
259,920
Prairie Acquiror LP 9% 8/1/29 (b)
 
500,000
522,970
Seadrill Finance Ltd. 8.375% 8/1/30 (b)
 
120,000
126,669
Sitio Royalties OP / Sitio Finance Corp. 7.875% 11/1/28 (b)
 
500,000
526,612
SM Energy Co. 6.75% 8/1/29 (b)
 
500,000
507,803
Sunnova Energy Corp. 11.75% 10/1/28 (b)
 
200,000
185,696
Sunoco Logistics Partners, LP 7% 5/1/29 (b)
 
135,000
140,628
Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp. 7% 9/15/28 (b)
 
429,000
446,742
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp. 6% 9/1/31 (b)
 
500,000
473,854
Talos Production, Inc. 9% 2/1/29 (b)
 
285,000
302,764
Transocean Aquila Ltd. 8% 9/30/28 (b)
 
1,139,000
1,171,299
Transocean Titan Finance Ltd. 8.375% 2/1/28 (b)
 
1,040,000
1,078,437
Transocean, Inc. 8.75% 2/15/30 (b)
 
595,000
628,520
Valaris Ltd. 8.375% 4/30/30 (b)
 
300,000
312,970
Venture Global LNG, Inc.:
 
 
 
 8.125% 6/1/28 (b)
 
924,000
967,661
 9.5% 2/1/29 (b)
 
650,000
732,510
 9.875% 2/1/32 (b)
 
972,000
1,079,892
Vital Energy, Inc.:
 
 
 
 7.75% 7/31/29 (b)
 
214,000
216,573
 7.875% 4/15/32 (b)
 
1,000,000
1,023,790
Weatherford International Ltd. 8.625% 4/30/30 (b)
 
1,472,000
1,527,960
TOTAL ENERGY
 
 
57,310,439
Entertainment/Film - 1.0%
 
 
 
Cinemark U.S.A., Inc.:
 
 
 
 5.25% 7/15/28 (b)
 
30,000
29,470
 7% 8/1/32 (b)(c)
 
500,000
518,983
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.75% 10/15/27 (b)(c)
 
500,000
487,063
 4.875% 11/1/24 (b)(c)
 
1,195,000
1,191,284
 6.5% 5/15/27 (b)
 
500,000
508,611
Resorts World Las Vegas LLC / RWLV Capital, Inc. 8.45% 7/27/30 (b)
 
588,000
620,969
TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT/FILM
 
 
3,356,380
Environmental - 1.1%
 
 
 
GFL Environmental, Inc. 4% 8/1/28 (b)
 
3,780,000
3,603,282
Food & Drug Retail - 1.2%
 
 
 
Albertsons Companies LLC/Safeway, Inc./New Albertson's, Inc./Albertson's LLC 6.5% 2/15/28 (b)(c)
 
378,000
382,869
Murphy Oil U.S.A., Inc. 4.75% 9/15/29
 
2,526,000
2,450,424
Parkland Corp. 6.625% 8/15/32 (b)
 
1,000,000
1,010,474
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 8.125% 8/15/29
 
220,000
220,248
TOTAL FOOD & DRUG RETAIL
 
 
4,064,015
Food/Beverage/Tobacco - 4.7%
 
 
 
B&G Foods, Inc. 8% 9/15/28 (b)
 
300,000
311,891
HLF Financing SARL LLC / Herbalife International, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.875% 6/1/29 (b)
 
200,000
125,499
 12.25% 4/15/29 (b)
 
300,000
299,939
KeHE Distributor / Nextwave 9% 2/15/29 (b)
 
606,000
632,225
Performance Food Group, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.25% 8/1/29 (b)
 
4,521,000
4,266,624
 5.5% 10/15/27 (b)
 
50,000
49,715
Post Holdings, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.625% 4/15/30 (b)
 
40,000
38,016
 5.625% 1/15/28 (b)
 
14,000
13,964
 6.25% 2/15/32 (b)
 
1,850,000
1,897,195
 6.375% 3/1/33 (b)
 
1,000,000
1,007,300
Turning Point Brands, Inc. 5.625% 2/15/26 (b)
 
1,696,000
1,684,118
U.S. Foods, Inc. 4.75% 2/15/29 (b)
 
45,000
43,877
Vector Group Ltd. 5.75% 2/1/29 (b)
 
5,137,000
5,207,624
TOTAL FOOD/BEVERAGE/TOBACCO
 
 
15,577,987
Gaming - 1.5%
 
 
 
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. 8.125% 7/1/27 (b)
 
394,000
402,369
Churchill Downs, Inc. 5.5% 4/1/27 (b)
 
392,000
390,159
International Game Technology PLC 4.125% 4/15/26 (b)
 
205,000
201,180
Light & Wonder International, Inc.:
 
 
 
 7% 5/15/28 (b)
 
706,000
713,966
 7.25% 11/15/29 (b)
 
45,000
46,630
Melco Resorts Finance Ltd. 7.625% 4/17/32 (b)
 
1,000,000
1,001,656
MGM Resorts International 6.5% 4/15/32 (c)
 
1,000,000
1,007,149
Ontario Gaming GTA LP / OTG Co. issuer, Inc. 8% 8/1/30 (b)
 
145,000
149,451
Raptor Acquisition Corp. / Raptor Co-Issuer LLC 4.875% 11/1/26 (b)
 
677,000
654,169
Wynn Resorts Finance LLC / Wynn Resorts Capital Corp. 7.125% 2/15/31 (b)(c)
 
377,000
400,123
TOTAL GAMING
 
 
4,966,852
Healthcare - 5.8%
 
 
 
AMN Healthcare 4% 4/15/29 (b)(c)
 
866,000
807,814
Bausch + Lomb Corp. 8.375% 10/1/28 (b)
 
539,000
566,066
Bausch Health Companies, Inc. 4.875% 6/1/28 (b)
 
1,825,000
1,363,275
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.75% 2/15/31 (b)
 
578,000
492,991
 10.875% 1/15/32 (b)
 
1,200,000
1,299,025
Concentra Escrow Issuer 6.875% 7/15/32 (b)(c)
 
500,000
523,046
CTR Partnership LP/CareTrust Capital Corp. 3.875% 6/30/28 (b)
 
545,000
512,683
DaVita, Inc.:
 
 
 
 3.75% 2/15/31 (b)
 
600,000
534,061
 4.625% 6/1/30 (b)
 
4,867,000
4,589,091
Encompass Health Corp. 4.75% 2/1/30 (c)
 
500,000
484,773
Endo Finance Holdings, Inc. 8.5% 4/15/31 (b)(c)
 
460,000
488,419
Jazz Securities DAC 4.375% 1/15/29 (b)
 
1,000,000
951,671
LifePoint Health, Inc.:
 
 
 
 9.875% 8/15/30 (b)
 
300,000
329,004
 11% 10/15/30 (b)(c)
 
800,000
901,597
Medline Borrower LP 5.25% 10/1/29 (b)
 
345,000
338,837
Medline Borrower LP / Medline Co. 6.25% 4/1/29 (b)
 
1,630,000
1,680,245
Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV:
 
 
 
 5.125% 4/30/31 (b)
 
594,000
556,307
 6.75% 5/15/34 (b)(c)
 
300,000
310,900
 7.875% 5/15/34 (b)
 
300,000
316,104
Owens & Minor, Inc. 6.625% 4/1/30 (b)(c)
 
195,000
188,718
Prime Healthcare Services 9.375% 9/1/29 (b)
 
500,000
504,043
Sotera Health Holdings LLC 7.375% 6/1/31 (b)
 
500,000
522,919
Star Parent, Inc. 9% 10/1/30 (b)
 
400,000
427,011
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 5.125% 11/1/27
 
99,500
98,634
U.S. Acute Care Solutions 9.75% 5/15/29 (b)
 
626,000
640,403
TOTAL HEALTHCARE
 
 
19,427,637
Homebuilders/Real Estate - 5.4%
 
 
 
Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC 7% 4/15/30 (b)(c)
 
381,000
337,807
Arcosa, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.375% 4/15/29 (b)
 
230,000
218,114
 6.875% 8/15/32 (b)
 
1,000,000
1,042,434
Ardonagh Finco Ltd. 7.75% 2/15/31 (b)
 
324,000
334,477
Brookfield Property REIT, Inc./BPR Nimbus LLC/BPR Cumulus LLC/GGSI Sellco LLC:
 
 
 
 4.5% 4/1/27 (b)
 
436,000
420,370
 5.75% 5/15/26 (b)
 
832,000
829,971
Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower LLC:
 
 
 
 6.75% 5/15/28 (b)
 
28,000
28,403
 8.875% 9/1/31 (b)
 
535,000
579,323
Empire Communities Corp. 9.75% 5/1/29 (b)
 
334,000
351,952
Greystar Real Estate Partners 7.75% 9/1/30 (b)(c)
 
130,000
138,330
Howard Hughes Corp.:
 
 
 
 4.125% 2/1/29 (b)
 
1,300,000
1,197,606
 4.375% 2/1/31 (b)
 
550,000
492,990
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.75% 3/1/29
 
470,000
424,250
 4.75% 2/1/30
 
306,000
270,025
Landsea Homes Corp. 8.875% 4/1/29 (b)
 
981,000
1,015,377
LGI Homes, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4% 7/15/29 (b)(c)
 
883,000
801,704
 8.75% 12/15/28 (b)
 
525,000
559,361
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp. 3.5% 3/15/31
 
1,000,000
683,053
Panther Escrow Issuer LLC 7.125% 6/1/31 (b)
 
500,000
520,806
RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp.:
 
 
 
 6.5% 4/1/32 (b)
 
3,000,000
3,090,054
 7.25% 7/15/28 (b)
 
573,000
595,849
Service Properties Trust:
 
 
 
 4.75% 10/1/26 (c)
 
889,000
849,629
 5.25% 2/15/26
 
181,000
176,482
 8.375% 6/15/29 (c)
 
641,000
634,880
 8.625% 11/15/31 (b)
 
100,000
106,973
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. 4.375% 1/15/27 (b)
 
502,000
487,644
Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance, Inc./CSL Capital LLC:
 
 
 
 4.75% 4/15/28 (b)
 
550,000
483,592
 10.5% 2/15/28 (b)
 
1,323,000
1,357,472
TOTAL HOMEBUILDERS/REAL ESTATE
 
 
18,028,928
Hotels - 1.4%
 
 
 
Carnival Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. 10.375% 5/1/28 (b)
 
75,000
81,140
Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC 6.625% 1/15/32 (b)(c)
 
2,000,000
2,024,104
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC / PK Domestic Property LLC / PK Finance Co.-Issuer:
 
 
 
 4.875% 5/15/29 (b)(c)
 
1,000,000
954,001
 7% 2/1/30 (b)
 
210,000
215,255
Travel+Leisure Co.:
 
 
 
 4.5% 12/1/29 (b)
 
165,000
153,859
 6.625% 7/31/26 (b)
 
370,000
376,584
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 4.375% 8/15/28 (b)
 
855,000
818,359
TOTAL HOTELS
 
 
4,623,302
Insurance - 0.7%
 
 
 
Acrisure LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc. 7.5% 11/6/30 (b)
 
1,055,000
1,082,854
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co.-Issuer 7% 1/15/31 (b)
 
725,000
749,324
AmWINS Group, Inc. 6.375% 2/15/29 (b)(c)
 
500,000
512,661
TOTAL INSURANCE
 
 
2,344,839
Leisure - 1.2%
 
 
 
Carnival Corp.:
 
 
 
 4% 8/1/28 (b)
 
1,408,000
1,341,220
 7.625% 3/1/26 (b)
 
102,000
103,033
NCL Corp. Ltd. 8.125% 1/15/29 (b)
 
80,000
85,568
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 5.5% 8/31/26 (b)
 
1,202,000
1,203,703
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. 6.625% 5/1/32 (b)(c)
 
1,000,000
1,029,278
Viking Cruises Ltd. 9.125% 7/15/31 (b)
 
300,000
329,117
TOTAL LEISURE
 
 
4,091,919
Metals/Mining - 6.2%
 
 
 
Alliance Resource Operating Partners LP / Alliance Resource Finance Corp. 8.625% 6/15/29 (b)
 
500,000
525,660
Arsenal AIC Parent LLC 8% 10/1/30 (b)
 
170,000
182,775
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.:
 
 
 
 5.875% 6/1/27
 
676,000
674,646
 7% 3/15/32 (b)
 
295,000
296,255
Constellium NV 6.375% 8/15/32 (b)
 
500,000
507,501
Eldorado Gold Corp. 6.25% 9/1/29 (b)
 
352,000
347,681
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 9.375% 3/1/29 (b)
 
330,000
351,121
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.:
 
 
 
 4.375% 4/1/31 (b)
 
353,000
323,869
 5.875% 4/15/30 (b)
 
7,058,000
7,046,819
HudBay Minerals, Inc. 4.5% 4/1/26 (b)
 
282,000
278,103
Mineral Resources Ltd.:
 
 
 
 8% 11/1/27 (b)
 
1,200,000
1,218,871
 8.125% 5/1/27 (b)
 
1,059,000
1,068,044
 8.5% 5/1/30 (b)
 
2,706,000
2,813,996
 9.25% 10/1/28 (b)
 
4,693,000
4,957,900
TOTAL METALS/MINING
 
 
20,593,241
Paper - 0.5%
 
 
 
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance U.S.A. LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC 6% 6/15/27 (b)
 
360,000
358,946
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 6.875% 1/15/30 (b)
 
500,000
501,843
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. 3.625% 3/15/29 (b)(c)
 
533,000
494,996
Mercer International, Inc. 12.875% 10/1/28 (b)
 
200,000
208,093
TOTAL PAPER
 
 
1,563,878
Publishing/Printing - 0.2%
 
 
 
Mcgraw-Hill Education, Inc. 7.375% 9/1/31 (b)
 
500,000
516,388
Railroad - 0.5%
 
 
 
Brightline East LLC 11% 1/31/30 (b)
 
500,000
455,978
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. 6.25% 4/15/32 (b)(c)
 
965,000
986,297
Watco Companies LLC / Watco Finance Corp. 7.125% 8/1/32 (b)
 
300,000
310,648
TOTAL RAILROAD
 
 
1,752,923
Restaurants - 0.6%
 
 
 
1011778 BC Unlimited Liability Co./New Red Finance, Inc. 6.125% 6/15/29 (b)
 
2,000,000
2,042,550
Services - 6.0%
 
 
 
Allied Universal Holdco LLC 7.875% 2/15/31 (b)
 
800,000
812,227
Aramark Services, Inc. 5% 4/1/25 (b)
 
298,000
297,405
Artera Services LLC 8.5% 2/15/31 (b)
 
300,000
300,341
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc. 5.75% 7/15/27 (b)
 
418,000
407,335
Brand Industrial Services, Inc. 10.375% 8/1/30 (b)
 
400,000
435,829
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. 9.75% 3/15/29 (b)
 
700,000
755,105
Herc Holdings, Inc. 6.625% 6/15/29 (b)
 
550,000
565,698
Hertz Corp. 12.625% 7/15/29 (b)(c)
 
70,000
74,562
Iron Mountain, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.5% 2/15/31 (b)
 
900,000
844,859
 4.875% 9/15/27 (b)
 
10,000
9,819
 5% 7/15/28 (b)(c)
 
2,489,000
2,442,878
 5.25% 7/15/30 (b)
 
1,054,000
1,027,382
 7% 2/15/29 (b)
 
10,000
10,386
Neptune BidCo U.S., Inc. 9.29% 4/15/29 (b)(c)
 
700,000
699,125
NorthRiver Midstream Finance LP 6.75% 7/15/32 (b)
 
1,000,000
1,032,498
Ritchie Bros. Holdings, Inc. 7.75% 3/15/31 (b)
 
1,392,000
1,479,638
Sabre GLBL, Inc. 8.625% 6/1/27 (b)
 
506,000
486,424
Staples, Inc. 10.75% 9/1/29 (b)
 
724,000
681,939
The Brink's Co. 6.5% 6/15/29 (b)
 
590,000
610,497
The GEO Group, Inc.:
 
 
 
 8.625% 4/15/29
 
1,200,000
1,244,847
 10.25% 4/15/31
 
450,000
475,417
TriNet Group, Inc. 3.5% 3/1/29 (b)
 
2,322,000
2,148,030
WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc. 5.75% 4/15/26 (b)
 
601,000
598,239
Williams Scotsman, Inc. 4.625% 8/15/28 (b)
 
2,557,000
2,465,644
TOTAL SERVICES
 
 
19,906,124
Steel - 0.7%
 
 
 
ATI, Inc. 7.25% 8/15/30 (c)
 
1,074,000
1,140,496
Carpenter Technology Corp. 7.625% 3/15/30
 
540,000
560,433
Infrabuild Australia Pty Ltd. 14.5% 11/15/28 (b)
 
200,000
203,000
Vallourec SA 7.5% 4/15/32 (b)
 
295,000
310,642
TOTAL STEEL
 
 
2,214,571
Super Retail - 1.3%
 
 
 
Bath & Body Works, Inc.:
 
 
 
 6.875% 11/1/35
 
187,000
193,143
 9.375% 7/1/25 (b)
 
408,000
420,396
EG Global Finance PLC 12% 11/30/28 (b)
 
300,000
327,247
Gap, Inc. 3.625% 10/1/29 (b)
 
597,000
534,968
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. 4% 8/15/28 (b)
 
2,289,000
2,165,095
QVC, Inc. 4.375% 9/1/28
 
500,000
376,246
Sonic Automotive, Inc. 4.625% 11/15/29 (b)
 
207,000
193,447
TOTAL SUPER RETAIL
 
 
4,210,542
Technology - 3.9%
 
 
 
Amentum Escrow Corp. 7.25% 8/1/32 (b)
 
385,000
402,555
Clarivate Science Holdings Corp. 4.875% 7/1/29 (b)
 
250,000
240,719
Cloud Software Group, Inc.:
 
 
 
 6.5% 3/31/29 (b)
 
1,009,000
994,616
 8.25% 6/30/32 (b)
 
500,000
523,517
CNT PRNT/CDK GLO II/FIN 8% 6/15/29 (b)
 
300,000
309,747
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. % (b)(c)
 
141,000
139,313
Entegris, Inc. 4.75% 4/15/29 (b)
 
500,000
490,656
Gen Digital, Inc.:
 
 
 
 5% 4/15/25 (b)
 
193,000
192,258
 6.75% 9/30/27 (b)
 
10,000
10,242
Iliad Holding SAS 8.5% 4/15/31 (b)
 
1,046,000
1,108,412
Insight Enterprises, Inc. 6.625% 5/15/32 (b)
 
250,000
258,777
ION Trading Technologies Ltd. 9.5% 5/30/29 (b)
 
300,000
318,549
Iron Mountain Information Management Services, Inc. 5% 7/15/32 (b)
 
3,282,000
3,123,592
Lightning Power LLC 7.25% 8/15/32 (b)
 
305,000
315,156
MicroStrategy, Inc. 6.125% 6/15/28 (b)
 
345,000
336,285
NCR Atleos Corp. 9.5% 4/1/29 (b)
 
2,080,000
2,291,170
PTC, Inc. 3.625% 2/15/25 (b)
 
440,000
436,195
Seagate HDD Cayman 3.125% 7/15/29
 
203
179
Sensata Technologies, Inc. 6.625% 7/15/32 (b)(c)
 
340,000
351,804
SS&C Technologies, Inc. 6.5% 6/1/32 (b)
 
1,000,000
1,032,198
Xerox Corp. 4.8% 3/1/35
 
250,000
178,506
Xerox Holdings Corp. 5% 8/15/25 (b)
 
36,000
35,433
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY
 
 
13,089,879
Telecommunications - 3.4%
 
 
 
C&W Senior Finance Ltd. 6.875% 9/15/27 (b)
 
165,000
162,436
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. 7% 6/15/27 (b)(c)
 
2,356,000
2,384,470
Consolidated Communications, Inc.:
 
 
 
 5% 10/1/28 (b)
 
450,000
392,837
 6.5% 10/1/28 (b)
 
18,000
16,475
Dycom Industries, Inc. 4.5% 4/15/29 (b)
 
1,125,000
1,077,971
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC:
 
 
 
 5% 5/1/28 (b)
 
1,216,000
1,180,803
 8.75% 5/15/30 (b)
 
583,000
614,016
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 6.5% 3/15/30 (b)
 
700,000
672,139
Level 3 Financing, Inc.:
 
 
 
 10.5% 5/15/30 (b)(c)
 
731,000
783,245
 11% 11/15/29 (b)
 
98,628
108,127
Sabre GLBL, Inc. 9.25% 4/15/25 (b)
 
900
883
Telecom Italia Capital SA 7.2% 7/18/36
 
387,000
397,207
ViaSat, Inc.:
 
 
 
 5.625% 4/15/27 (b)
 
223,000
211,629
 7.5% 5/30/31 (b)
 
200,000
152,975
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC 5.5% 5/15/29 (b)
 
1,550,000
1,469,258
VMED O2 UK Financing I PLC 7.75% 4/15/32 (b)
 
1,022,000
1,039,017
Windstream Escrow LLC 7.75% 8/15/28 (b)
 
500,000
488,053
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 4% 3/1/27 (b)(c)
 
400,000
349,134
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
 
 
11,500,675
Textiles/Apparel - 0.0%
 
 
 
Foot Locker, Inc. 4% 10/1/29 (b)
 
127,000
110,559
Transportation Ex Air/Rail - 0.7%
 
 
 
RXO, Inc. 7.5% 11/15/27 (b)
 
1,845,000
1,912,103
Stena International SA 7.625% 2/15/31 (b)
 
522,000
538,919
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION EX AIR/RAIL
 
 
2,451,022
Utilities - 1.2%
 
 
 
Calpine Corp. 5.25% 6/1/26 (b)
 
105,000
104,380
NRG Energy, Inc. 3.375% 2/15/29 (b)
 
834,000
765,337
PG&E Corp. 5.25% 7/1/30
 
2,340,000
2,291,055
Vistra Operations Co. LLC:
 
 
 
 5.625% 2/15/27 (b)
 
901,000
899,645
 6.875% 4/15/32 (b)
 
100,000
103,869
TOTAL UTILITIES
 
 
4,164,286
 
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS
 (Cost $319,663,527)
 
 
 
327,101,784
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 6.4%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.39% (e)
 
3,485,007
3,485,704
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.39% (e)(f)
 
18,001,967
18,003,768
 
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
 (Cost $21,489,472)
 
 
21,489,472
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 104.3%
 (Cost $341,152,999)
 
 
 
348,591,256
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (4.3)%  
(14,437,427)
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
334,153,829
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.
 
(b)
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.  These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $290,500,742 or 86.9% of net assets.
 
(c)
Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
 
(d)
Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.
 
(e)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
(f)
Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.39%
6,320,516
115,542,697
118,377,886
210,111
377
-
3,485,704
0.0%
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 5.39%
-
36,841,346
18,837,578
8,681
-
-
18,003,768
0.1%
Total
6,320,516
152,384,043
137,215,464
218,792
377
-
21,489,472
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amounts in the dividend income column for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of August 31, 2024, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
 Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Corporate Bonds
327,101,784
-
327,101,784
-
  Money Market Funds
21,489,472
21,489,472
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
348,591,256
21,489,472
327,101,784
-
Fidelity® Enhanced High Yield ETF
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of August 31, 2024
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  (including  securities loaned of $17,329,358) - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $319,663,527)
$
327,101,784
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $21,489,472)
21,489,472
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $341,152,999)
 
 
$
348,591,256
Interest receivable
 
 
5,500,673
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
21,069
Other receivables
 
 
200
  Total assets
 
 
354,113,198
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable to custodian bank
$
398
 
 
Distributions payable
1,813,950
 
 
Accrued management fee
124,372
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
16,881
 
 
Collateral on securities loaned
18,003,768
 
 
  Total liabilities
 
 
 
19,959,369
Net Assets  
 
 
$
334,153,829
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
359,788,001
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
(25,634,172)
Net Assets
 
 
$
334,153,829
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($334,153,829 ÷ 6,850,000 shares)
 
 
$
48.78
Statement of Operations
 
Year ended August 31, 2024
 
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Interest  
 
 
$
21,007,724
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $8,681 from security lending)
 
 
218,792
 Total income
 
 
 
21,226,516
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
1,322,817
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
1,349
 
 
Miscellaneous
16,881
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
1,341,047
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(1,296)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
1,339,751
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
19,886,765
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers  
 
(3,606,705)
 
 
   Redemptions in-kind
 
388,506
 
 
   Fidelity Central Funds
 
377
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
(3,217,822)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities
 
 
 
16,281,667
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
13,063,845
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
32,950,610
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
August 31, 2024
 
Year ended
August 31, 2023
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
19,886,765
$
16,330,455
Net realized gain (loss)
 
(3,217,822)
 
 
(17,127,374)
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
16,281,667
 
18,328,525
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
32,950,610
 
 
17,531,606
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(19,768,000)
 
 
(16,489,950)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from sales of shares
 
109,808,672
 
46,271,158
Cost of shares redeemed
 
(77,087,375)
 
(34,058,789)
 
 
 
 
 
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions
 
32,721,297
 
 
12,212,369
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
45,903,907
 
 
13,254,025
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
288,249,922
 
274,995,897
 
End of period
$
334,153,829
$
288,249,922
 
 
 
 
 
Other Information
 
 
 
 
Shares
 
 
 
 
Sold
 
2,300,000
 
1,000,000
Redeemed
 
(1,650,000)
 
(750,000)
Net increase (decrease)
 
650,000
 
250,000
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
 
Fidelity® Enhanced High Yield ETF
 
Years ended August 31,
 
2024  
 
2023 
 
2022  
 
2021 
 
2020 
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
46.49
$
46.22
$
56.07
$
54.49
$
52.32
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) A,B
 
3.198
 
2.781
 
2.383
 
2.250
 
2.518
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.264
 
.297
 
(8.748)
 
2.335
 
2.323
  Total from investment operations
 
5.462  
 
3.078  
 
(6.365)  
 
4.585  
 
4.841
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(3.172)
 
(2.808)
 
(2.355)
 
(2.195)
 
(2.429)
  Distributions from net realized gain
 
-
 
-
 
(1.128)
 
(.808)
 
(.242)
     Total distributions
 
(3.172)
 
(2.808)
 
(3.483)
 
(3.003)
 
(2.671)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
48.78
$
46.49
$
46.22
$
56.07
$
54.49
 Total Return C,D
 
12.20
%
 
 
6.90%
 
(11.85)%
 
8.66%
 
9.61%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets B,E,F
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.46%
 
.45%
 
.45%
 
.45%
 
.45%
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.46
%
 
 
.45%
 
.45%
 
.45%
 
.45%
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.46%
 
.45%
 
.45%
 
.45%
 
.45%
    Net investment income (loss)
 
6.76%
 
6.02%
 
4.64%
 
4.07%
 
4.84%
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
334,154
$
288,250
$
274,996
$
277,532
$
114,421
    Portfolio turnover rate G
 
51
% H
 
 
84% H
 
72% H
 
177% H
 
179% H
 
ACalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
BNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
CTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
DBased on net asset value.
EFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
FExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
GAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
HPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
Fidelity® Preferred Securities & Income ETF
Schedule of Investments August 31, 2024
Showing Percentage of Net Assets  
Nonconvertible Bonds - 16.9%
 
 
Principal
Amount (a)
 
Value ($)
 
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.4%
 
 
 
Media - 0.4%
 
 
 
Paramount Global:
 
 
 
 6.25% 2/28/57 (b)
 
80,000
69,069
 6.375% 3/30/62 (b)
 
125,000
114,292
 
 
 
183,361
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.0%
 
 
 
Vodafone Group PLC 7% 4/4/79 (b)
 
400,000
418,788
TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES
 
 
602,149
ENERGY - 2.7%
 
 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.7%
 
 
 
Enbridge, Inc. 8.5% 1/15/84 (b)
 
250,000
274,003
Energy Transfer LP 8% 5/15/54 (b)
 
35,000
37,238
Enterprise Products Operating LP:
 
 
 
 CME Term SOFR 3 Month Index + 2.980% 8.3431% 8/16/77 (b)(c)
 
33,000
32,583
 5.25% 8/16/77 (b)
 
126,000
122,839
 5.375% 2/15/78 (b)
 
67,000
62,919
Transcanada Trust:
 
 
 
 5.3% 3/15/77 (b)
 
161,000
154,074
 5.5% 9/15/79 (b)
 
128,000
120,061
 5.6% 3/7/82 (b)
 
200,000
190,507
 5.875% 8/15/76 (b)
 
129,000
126,881
 
 
 
1,121,105
FINANCIALS - 9.1%
 
 
 
Capital Markets - 0.2%
 
 
 
Ares Finance Co. III LLC 4.125% 6/30/51 (b)(d)
 
75,000
70,547
Consumer Finance - 0.4%
 
 
 
AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust 6.95% 3/10/55 (b)
 
150,000
154,745
Financial Services - 0.7%
 
 
 
Apollo Management Holdings LP 4.95% 1/14/50 (b)(d)
 
324,000
321,570
Insurance - 7.8%
 
 
 
American International Group, Inc. 5.75% 4/1/48 (b)
 
129,000
127,838
Assurant, Inc. 7% 3/27/48 (b)
 
61,000
61,992
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.125% 12/15/51 (b)(d)
 
150,000
140,753
 4.3% 2/1/61 (d)
 
125,000
81,845
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co.:
 
 
 
 5.1% 4/26/48 (b)(d)
 
200,000
198,749
 5.2% 10/20/45 (b)(d)
 
200,000
198,710
MetLife, Inc.:
 
 
 
 6.4% 12/15/66 (b)
 
319,000
335,565
 10.75% 8/1/69 (b)
 
128,000
175,629
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen 5.875% 5/23/42 (b)(d)
 
200,000
205,306
Nippon Life Insurance Co.:
 
 
 
 2.75% 1/21/51 (b)(d)
 
200,000
172,690
 3.4% 1/23/50 (b)(d)
 
100,000
91,625
 4.7% 1/20/46 (b)(d)
 
200,000
197,979
 6.25% 9/13/53 (b)(d)
 
200,000
213,640
PartnerRe Finance B LLC 4.5% 10/1/50 (b)
 
67,000
61,238
Prudential Financial, Inc.:
 
 
 
 3.7% 10/1/50 (b)
 
200,000
179,192
 5.125% 3/1/52 (b)
 
150,000
146,152
 6% 9/1/52 (b)
 
200,000
205,167
 6.75% 3/1/53 (b)
 
250,000
265,678
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. 4% 9/14/77 (b)(d)
 
270,000
260,789
 
 
 
3,320,537
TOTAL FINANCIALS
 
 
3,867,399
UTILITIES - 3.7%
 
 
 
Electric Utilities - 1.8%
 
 
 
Edison International 7.875% 6/15/54 (b)
 
15,000
15,740
Emera, Inc. 6.75% 6/15/76 (b)
 
125,000
125,410
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. 5.65% 5/1/79 (b)
 
104,000
100,923
Southern Co.:
 
 
 
 3.75% 9/15/51 (b)
 
125,000
119,130
 4% 1/15/51 (b)
 
400,000
391,130
 
 
 
752,333
Multi-Utilities - 1.9%
 
 
 
CMS Energy Corp.:
 
 
 
 3.75% 12/1/50 (b)
 
409,000
349,984
 4.75% 6/1/50 (b)
 
300,000
282,013
Sempra 4.125% 4/1/52 (b)
 
210,000
195,359
 
 
 
827,356
TOTAL UTILITIES
 
 
1,579,689
 
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS
 (Cost $7,029,040)
 
 
 
7,170,342
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 7.4%
 
 
Principal
Amount (a)
 
Value ($)
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds:
 
 
 
 3.875% 2/15/43
 
675,000
638,798
 3.875% 5/15/43
 
500,000
471,953
 4.25% 2/15/54
 
2,045,000
2,052,985
 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
 (Cost $3,105,121)
 
 
3,163,736
 
 
 
 
Preferred Stocks - 24.9%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 2.1%
 
 
 
FINANCIALS - 2.1%
 
 
 
Banks - 2.1%
 
 
 
Wells Fargo & Co. 7.50%
 
750
918,838
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 22.8%
 
 
 
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.3%
 
 
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.2%
 
 
 
AT&T, Inc.:
 
 
 
  4.75%
 
21,000
436,800
  5.35%
 
3,500
83,790
 
 
 
520,590
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.1%
 
 
 
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.:
 
 
 
  6.00%
 
3,500
65,275
  6.625%
 
1,500
31,350
U.S. Cellular Corp.
 
3,500
73,570
U.S. Cellular Corp.:
 
 
 
  5.50%
 
3,500
73,675
  6.25%
 
8,500
192,015
 
 
 
435,885
TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES
 
 
956,475
 
 
 
 
FINANCIALS - 15.5%
 
 
 
Banks - 5.4%
 
 
 
Bank of America Corp.:
 
 
 
  4.25%
 
5,500
108,735
  4.375%
 
19,000
384,560
Cadence Bank 5.50%
 
2,000
42,500
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. Series E, 5.00%
 
2,000
42,880
Fifth Third Bancorp Series K 4.95%
 
800
16,912
JPMorgan Chase & Co.:
 
 
 
  4.55%
 
22,900
493,724
  Series MM, 4.20%
 
32,600
661,454
KeyCorp:
 
 
 
  6.125%(b)
 
3,000
74,430
  6.20%(b)
 
2,000
48,600
Regions Financial Corp.:
 
 
 
  4.45%
 
500
9,265
  5.75%(b)
 
3,000
71,625
U.S. Bancorp Series M, 4.00%
 
2,000
37,380
Webster Financial Corp. Series F, 5.25%
 
750
15,863
Wells Fargo & Co. 4.70%
 
9,400
197,588
Western Alliance Bancorp. (b)
 
1,500
30,015
Wintrust Financial Corp. 6.50% (b)
 
2,000
49,700
 
 
 
2,285,231
Capital Markets - 5.2%
 
 
 
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. 4.75%
 
3,000
58,770
Brookfield Oaktree Holdings Ll:
 
 
 
  6.55%
 
7,000
157,360
  Series A, 6.625%
 
7,000
162,400
Charles Schwab Corp. 4.45%
 
4,500
96,075
Morgan Stanley:
 
 
 
  6.625%
 
33,500
896,125
  Series K, 5.85%(b)
 
16,000
396,000
  Series O, 4.50%
 
4,300
83,678
Northern Trust Corp. Series E, 4.70%
 
1,500
32,685
SCE Trust III adj. rate (b)(c)
 
1,550
39,525
State Street Corp. Series G, 5.35% (b)
 
1,000
24,740
Stifel Financial Corp. Series D, 4.50%
 
13,000
249,600
 
 
 
2,196,958
Consumer Finance - 0.1%
 
 
 
Navient Corp. 6.00%
 
1,500
29,610
Financial Services - 0.8%
 
 
 
Carlyle Finance LLC 4.625%
 
2,500
49,375
Equitable Holdings, Inc.:
 
 
 
  4.30%
 
1,000
19,800
  Series A 5.25%
 
3,000
68,790
KKR Group Finance Co. IX LLC 4.625%
 
5,000
102,300
Voya Financial, Inc. Series B, 5.35% (b)
 
5,000
128,600
 
 
 
368,865
Insurance - 4.0%
 
 
 
Aegon Funding Co. LLC 5.10%
 
3,950
86,979
Allstate Corp.:
 
 
 
  5.10%
 
10,000
234,200
  Series I, 4.75%
 
2,000
44,300
American Financial Group, Inc. 4.50%
 
6,000
122,040
Arch Capital Group Ltd.:
 
 
 
  5.45%
 
2,000
46,400
  Series G, 4.55%
 
2,250
45,405
Assurant, Inc. 5.25%
 
2,500
54,900
Athene Holding Ltd.:
 
 
 
  7.25%(b)
 
8,800
222,024
  Series A, 6.35%(b)
 
2,500
62,675
  Series D, 4.875%
 
4,000
76,640
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.
 
4,000
75,880
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.:
 
 
 
  Series A, 6.60%
 
2,000
48,360
  Series B, 6.75%
 
2,000
50,300
  Series D, 0.00%
 
4,000
66,960
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Series G, 6.00%
 
3,800
94,468
Prudential Financial, Inc. 5.625%
 
1,500
37,065
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 7.125% (b)
 
4,000
103,920
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Series G, 4.20%
 
1,550
28,210
Unum Group 6.25%
 
3,500
87,010
W.R. Berkley Corp. 4.25%
 
5,000
100,550
 
 
 
1,688,286
TOTAL FINANCIALS
 
 
6,568,950
 
 
 
 
INDUSTRIALS - 1.3%
 
 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.3%
 
 
 
FTAI Aviation Ltd.:
 
 
 
  8.00%(b)
 
2,000
50,960
  8.25%(b)
 
2,000
51,100
  8.25%(b)
 
8,000
206,000
WESCO International, Inc. (b)
 
9,000
235,710
 
 
 
543,770
REAL ESTATE - 1.8%
 
 
 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.8%
 
 
 
American Homes 4 Rent 6.25%
 
1,000
24,680
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.:
 
 
 
  5.25%
 
1,750
41,073
  Series L, 5.20%
 
10,000
231,500
Public Storage Operating Co.:
 
 
 
  4.00%
 
20,000
375,400
  Series H, 5.60%
 
1,500
37,440
  Series I, 4.875%
 
1,500
34,140
SITE Centers Corp. 6.375%
 
1,000
23,565
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. Series F, 5.875%
 
775
16,027
 
 
 
783,825
UTILITIES - 1.9%
 
 
 
Electric Utilities - 1.2%
 
 
 
Entergy Louisiana LLC 4.875%
 
1,000
22,460
SCE Trust V 5.45% (b)
 
1,550
38,084
SCE Trust VII:
 
 
 
  6.95%
 
6,000
156,420
  7.75%
 
5,000
131,950
Southern Co.:
 
 
 
  4.20%
 
3,500
73,045
  Series A, 4.95%
 
5,000
115,400
 
 
 
537,359
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.1%
 
 
 
Brookfield Renewable Partners LP 5.25%
 
2,395
48,403
Multi-Utilities - 0.6%
 
 
 
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Series A, adj. rate (b)(c)
 
3,000
76,590
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP:
 
 
 
  5.125%
 
825
15,791
  Class A 5.00%
 
825
14,685
DTE Energy Co.:
 
 
 
  4.375%
 
2,825
57,602
  4.375%
 
1,000
20,470
SCE Trust VI 5.00%
 
2,375
47,856
 
 
 
232,994
TOTAL UTILITIES
 
 
818,756
 
 
 
 
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
 
 
9,671,776
 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
 (Cost $10,409,490)
 
 
 
10,590,614
 
 
 
 
Preferred Securities - 48.4%
 
 
Principal
Amount (a)
 
Value ($)
 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.6%
 
 
 
Automobiles - 0.6%
 
 
 
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 5.7% (b)(e)
 
252,000
247,617
ENERGY - 8.4%
 
 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 8.4%
 
 
 
BP Capital Markets PLC:
 
 
 
 4.375% (b)(e)
 
125,000
125,391
 4.875% (b)(e)
 
525,000
519,237
 6.45% (b)(e)
 
215,000
230,601
Enbridge, Inc.:
 
 
 
 5.5% 7/15/77 (b)
 
126,000
122,317
 5.75% 7/15/80 (b)
 
126,000
121,408
 6% 1/15/77 (b)
 
68,000
66,980
 6.25% 3/1/78 (b)
 
123,000
124,249
 8.25% 1/15/84 (b)
 
100,000
105,704
Energy Transfer LP:
 
 
 
 6.625% (b)(e)
 
1,275,000
1,243,940
 6.75% (b)(e)
 
270,000
273,944
 7.125% (b)(e)
 
500,000
510,638
EnLink Midstream Partners LP CME Term SOFR 3 Month Index + 4.370% 9.7156% (b)(c)(e)
 
30,000
30,553
Plains All American Pipeline LP CME Term SOFR 3 Month Index + 4.110% 9.4897% (b)(c)(e)
 
100,000
99,948
 
 
 
3,574,910
FINANCIALS - 31.8%
 
 
 
Banks - 16.6%
 
 
 
Bank of America Corp.:
 
 
 
 5.875% (b)(e)
 
1,073,000
1,094,685
 6.1% (b)(e)
 
200,000
205,269
 6.125% (b)(e)
 
100,000
101,571
Citigroup, Inc.:
 
 
 
 3.875% (b)(e)
 
400,000
384,915
 4.15% (b)(e)
 
89,000
84,248
 5.95% (b)(e)
 
393,000
399,712
 7% (b)(e)
 
270,000
283,853
 7.125% (b)(e)
 
220,000
229,167
Fifth Third Bancorp 4.5% (b)(e)
 
50,000
49,379
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 5.625% (b)(e)
 
226,000
225,413
JPMorgan Chase & Co.:
 
 
 
 4% (b)(e)
 
130,000
129,886
 4.6% (b)(e)
 
300,000
299,574
 6.1% (b)(e)
 
321,000
329,131
 6.875% (b)(e)
 
145,000
156,173
KeyCorp 5% (b)(e)
 
100,000
96,168
M&T Bank Corp. 5.125% (b)(e)
 
50,000
49,489
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.:
 
 
 
 3.4% (b)(e)
 
195,000
173,250
 5% (b)(e)
 
542,000
540,799
 6.25% (b)(e)
 
160,000
161,364
Regions Financial Corp. 5.75% 12/31/99 (b)
 
75,000
75,511
Truist Financial Corp.:
 
 
 
 4.95% (b)(e)
 
135,000
134,619
 5.1% (b)(e)
 
403,000
401,441
 5.125% (b)(e)
 
60,000
58,501
U.S. Bancorp:
 
 
 
 3.7% (b)(e)
 
400,000
355,543
 5.3% (b)(e)
 
115,000
114,552
Wells Fargo & Co.:
 
 
 
 3.9% (b)(e)
 
876,000
859,010
 7.625% (b)(e)
 
75,000
81,822
 
 
 
7,075,045
Capital Markets - 10.0%
 
 
 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.:
 
 
 
 3.7% (b)(e)
 
830,000
804,967
 3.75% (b)(e)
 
96,000
89,288
 4.625% (b)(e)
 
200,000
199,123
 4.7% (b)(e)
 
65,000
65,441
Charles Schwab Corp.:
 
 
 
 4% (b)(e)
 
831,000
731,376
 4% (b)(e)
 
200,000
190,092
 5% (b)(e)
 
100,000
97,612
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.125% (b)(e)
 
324,000
311,313
 4.4% (b)(e)
 
500,000
493,927
 5.3% (b)(e)
 
79,000
80,270
 7.5% (b)(e)
 
160,000
172,134
Morgan Stanley 5.875% (b)(e)
 
585,000
595,766
Northern Trust Corp. 4.6% (b)(e)
 
155,000
154,051
State Street Corp. CME Term SOFR 3 Month Index + 2.800% 8.1398% (b)(c)(e)
 
248,000
252,271
 
 
 
4,237,631
Consumer Finance - 3.4%
 
 
 
Ally Financial, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.7% (b)(e)
 
470,000
428,161
 4.7% (b)(e)
 
220,000
183,637
American Express Co. 3.55% (b)(e)
 
217,000
204,745
Capital One Financial Corp. 3.95% (b)(e)
 
560,000
524,177
Discover Financial Services 5.5% (b)(e)
 
100,000
95,324
 
 
 
1,436,044
Financial Services - 0.2%
 
 
 
Equitable Holdings, Inc. 4.95% (b)(e)
 
75,000
74,610
Insurance - 1.6%
 
 
 
Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. 4% (b)(d)(e)
 
200,000
195,411
Markel Group, Inc. 6% (b)(e)
 
200,000
202,305
MetLife, Inc. 3.85% (b)(e)
 
275,000
273,915
SBL Holdings, Inc. 6.5% (b)(d)(e)
 
34,000
29,154
 
 
 
700,785
TOTAL FINANCIALS
 
 
13,524,115
INDUSTRIALS - 2.4%
 
 
 
Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.4%
 
 
 
AerCap Holdings NV 5.875% 10/10/79 (b)
 
50,000
51,089
Air Lease Corp.:
 
 
 
 4.125% (b)(e)
 
261,000
240,287
 4.65% (b)(e)
 
300,000
292,122
Aircastle Ltd. 5.25% (b)(d)(e)
 
416,000
418,812
 
 
 
1,002,310
UTILITIES - 5.2%
 
 
 
Electric Utilities - 2.9%
 
 
 
Duke Energy Corp. 4.875% (b)(e)
 
325,000
331,426
Edison International:
 
 
 
 5% (b)(e)
 
324,000
320,904
 5.375% (b)(e)
 
366,000
367,654
Electricite de France SA 9.125% (b)(d)(e)
 
200,000
229,864
 
 
 
1,249,848
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 1.4%
 
 
 
Vistra Corp.:
 
 
 
 7% (b)(d)(e)
 
470,000
481,868
 8% (b)(d)(e)
 
100,000
106,451
 
 
 
588,319
Multi-Utilities - 0.9%
 
 
 
Dominion Energy, Inc. 4.35% (b)(e)
 
225,000
218,746
Sempra 4.875% (b)(e)
 
170,000
169,685
 
 
 
388,431
TOTAL UTILITIES
 
 
2,226,598
 
TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES
 (Cost $20,159,175)
 
 
 
20,575,550
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 0.6%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.39% (f)
 
 (Cost $271,437)
 
 
271,383
271,437
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 98.2%
 (Cost $40,974,263)
 
 
 
41,771,679
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 1.8%  
751,724
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
42,523,403
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.
 
(b)
Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.
 
(c)
Coupon is indexed to a floating interest rate which may be multiplied by a specified factor and/or subject to caps or floors.
 
(d)
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.  These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $3,615,763 or 8.5% of net assets.
 
(e)
Security is perpetual in nature with no stated maturity date.
 
(f)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.39%
325,515
9,339,644
9,393,724
39,064
2
-
271,437
0.0%
Total
325,515
9,339,644
9,393,724
39,064
2
-
271,437
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of August 31, 2024, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
 Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Equities:
 
 
 
 
Communication Services
956,475
956,475
-
-
Financials
7,487,788
6,346,926
1,140,862
-
Industrials
543,770
543,770
-
-
Real Estate
783,825
783,825
-
-
Utilities
818,756
818,756
-
-
 Corporate Bonds
7,170,342
-
7,170,342
-
 U.S. Government and Government Agency Obligations
3,163,736
-
3,163,736
-
 Preferred Securities
20,575,550
-
20,575,550
-
  Money Market Funds
271,437
271,437
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
41,771,679
9,721,189
32,050,490
-
Fidelity® Preferred Securities & Income ETF
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of August 31, 2024
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $40,702,826)
$
41,500,242
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $271,437)
271,437
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $40,974,263)
 
 
$
41,771,679
Cash
 
 
6,620
Receivable for fund shares sold
 
 
1,094,190
Dividends receivable
 
 
42,389
Interest receivable
 
 
121,708
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
6,099
  Total assets
 
 
43,042,685
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
$
329,363
 
 
Distributions payable
167,200
 
 
Accrued management fee
19,975
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
2,744
 
 
  Total liabilities
 
 
 
519,282
Net Assets  
 
 
$
42,523,403
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
46,638,910
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
(4,115,507)
Net Assets
 
 
$
42,523,403
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($42,523,403 ÷ 1,950,000 shares)
 
 
$
21.81
Statement of Operations
 
Year ended August 31, 2024
 
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
1,480,492
Interest  
 
 
410,303
Income from Fidelity Central Funds  
 
 
39,064
 Total income
 
 
 
1,929,859
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
205,063
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
157
 
 
Miscellaneous
2,744
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
207,964
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(519)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
207,445
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
1,722,414
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers  
 
(204,024)
 
 
   Fidelity Central Funds
 
2
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
(204,022)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities
 
 
 
3,169,001
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
2,964,979
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
4,687,393
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
August 31, 2024
 
Year ended
August 31, 2023
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
1,722,414
$
1,456,762
Net realized gain (loss)
 
(204,022)
 
 
(3,256,717)
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
3,169,001
 
2,451,438
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
4,687,393
 
 
651,483
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(1,751,050)
 
 
(1,416,301)
 
Distributions to shareholders from tax return of capital
 
-
 
 
(195,299)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Total Distributions
 
(1,751,050)
 
 
(1,611,600)
 
Share transactions
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from sales of shares
 
7,491,822
 
1,002,305
Cost of shares redeemed
 
-
 
(1,015,599)
 
 
 
 
 
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions
 
7,491,822
 
 
(13,294)
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
10,428,165
 
 
(973,411)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
32,095,238
 
33,068,649
 
End of period
$
42,523,403
$
32,095,238
 
 
 
 
 
Other Information
 
 
 
 
Shares
 
 
 
 
Sold
 
350,000
 
50,000
Redeemed
 
-
 
(50,000)
Net increase (decrease)
 
350,000
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
 
Fidelity® Preferred Securities & Income ETF
 
Years ended August 31,
 
2024  
 
2023 
 
2022  
 
2021 A
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
20.06
$
20.67
$
25.20
$
25.00
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) B,C
 
1.034
 
.937
 
.886
 
.170
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
1.765
 
(.510)
 
(4.485)
 
.187
  Total from investment operations
 
2.799  
 
.427  
 
(3.599)  
 
.357  
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(1.049)
 
(.856)
 
(.931)
 
(.157)
  Distributions from tax return of capital
 
-
 
(.181)
 
-
 
-
     Total distributions
 
(1.049)
 
(1.037)
 
(.931)
 
(.157)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
21.81
$
20.06
$
20.67
$
25.20
 Total Return D,E
 
14.31
%
 
 
2.19%
 
(14.50)%
 
1.44%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets C,F,G
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.60%
 
.59%
 
.59%
 
.59% H
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.60
%
 
 
.59%
 
.59%
 
.59% H
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.60%
 
.59%
 
.59%
 
.59% H
    Net investment income (loss)
 
4.95%
 
4.65%
 
3.98%
 
3.16% H
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
42,523
$
32,095
$
33,069
$
6,300
    Portfolio turnover rate I
 
28
%
 
 
50%
 
21%
 
0%
 
AFor the period June 15, 2021 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2021.
BCalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
CNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
DTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
EBased on net asset value.
FFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
GExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
HAnnualized.
IAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Notes to Financial Statements
 
For the period ended August 31, 2024
 
1. Organization.
Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF (formerly Fidelity High Yield Factor ETF) and Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF (the Funds) are exchange-traded funds of Fidelity Covington Trust (the Trust) and are authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF is a non-diversified exchange-traded fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
During September 2024 the Board approved to change the name of Fidelity High Yield Factor ETF to Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF effective October 10, 2024.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense RatioA
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
Each Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. Each Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of each Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated each Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, each Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages each Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. Each Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
 
Each Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value each Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing services or from brokers who make markets in such securities. Corporate bonds and preferred securities are valued by pricing services who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing services. For foreign debt securities, when significant market or security specific events arise, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, ETFs and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of August 31, 2024 is included at the end of each Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes and for processing shareholder transactions, the Funds' investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period and prior business day, respectively. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) of the New York Stock Exchange, Archipelago Exchange (NYSE Arca) for Fidelity High Yield Factor ETF, and of the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (CboeBZX) for Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain distributions received by the Funds represent a return of capital or capital gain. The Funds determine the components of these distributions subsequent to the ex-dividend date, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. These distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured. Realized gain or loss resulting from in-kind redemptions is not taxable to the Funds and is not distributed to shareholders of the Funds.
 
Expenses. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds. Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, each Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of August 31, 2024, each Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is each Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. Each Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. Each Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Realized gain or loss resulting from in-kind redemptions is not taxable to the Funds and is not distributed to shareholders of the Funds.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), prior period premium and discount on debt securities. equity-debt classifications, redemptions in kind, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
 
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows for each Fund:
 
 
Tax cost ($)
Gross unrealized appreciation ($)
Gross unrealized depreciation ($)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)($)
Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF
341,104,612
9,932,868
 (2,446,224)
7,486,644
Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF 
40,986,633
 1,901,410
 (1,116,364)
 785,046
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows for each Fund:
 
 
Undistributed ordinary income ($)
Capital loss carryforward ($)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments ($)
Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF
58,252
 (33,179,068)
7,486,644
Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF 
0
 (4,725,884)
 785,046
 
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Funds to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
 
 
Short-term ($)
Long-term ($)
Total capital loss carryforward ($)
Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF
 (12,489,183)
 (20,689,885)
  (33,179,068)
Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF 
 (1,960,101)
 (2,765,783)
  (4,725,884)
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
August 31, 2024
 
 
Ordinary Income ($)
Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF
19,768,000
Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF 
 1,751,050
 
August 31, 2023
 
 
 
 
Ordinary Income ($)
Tax Return of Capital ($)
Total ($)
Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF
16,489,950
-
16,489,950
Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF 
 1,416,301
 195,299
 1,611,600
 
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, U.S. government securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF
141,600,007
143,144,164
Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF
12,384,021
8,645,899
 
Securities received and delivered in-kind through subscriptions and redemptions are noted in the table below.
 
 
In-Kind Subscriptions ($)
In-Kind Redemptions ($)
Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF
106,926,224
75,051,803
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) provides the Funds with investment management related services for which the Funds pay a monthly management fee that is based on an annual rate of each Fund's average net assets as noted in the table below. Under the management contract, the investment adviser pays all other expenses, except the compensation of the independent Trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses such as proxy and shareholder meeting expenses.
 
Fee Rate
Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF
.45%
Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF
.59%
 
During September 2024, the Board approved a change in the management fee rate for Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF to .35% effective October 1, 2024.
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount ($)
Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF
 153
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. During the period, there were no interfund trades.
 
Sub-Advisory Arrangements. Effective March 1, 2024, each Fund's sub-advisory agreements with FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited were amended to provide that the investment adviser pays each sub-adviser monthly fees equal to 110% of the sub-adviser's costs for providing sub-advisory services.
6. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund's daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Affiliated security lending activity, if any, was as follows:
 
 
Total Security Lending Fees Paid to NFS ($)
Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS ($)
Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End ($)
Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF
903
 -
-
7. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with each applicable Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce each applicable Fund's expenses. All of the applicable expense reductions are noted in the table below.
 
 
Custodian credits ($)
Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF
 1,296
Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF 
 519
8. Share Transactions.
Funds issue and redeem shares at NAV only with certain authorized participants in large increments known as Creation Units. Purchases of Creation Units are made by tendering a basket of designated securities and/or cash to a fund and redemption proceeds are paid with a basket of securities from a fund's portfolio with a balancing cash component to equate the market value of the basket of securities delivered or redeemed to the NAV per Creation Unit on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery. A fund's shares are available in smaller increments to investors in the secondary market at market prices and may be subject to commissions. Authorized participants pay a transaction fee to the shareholder servicing agent when purchasing and redeeming Creation Units of a fund. The transaction fee is used to offset the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.
9. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
10. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Covington Trust and Shareholders of Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF and Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF
Opinions on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF and Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF (two of the funds constituting Fidelity Covington Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the "Funds") as of August 31, 2024, the related statements of operations for the year ended August 31, 2024, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2024, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of August 31, 2024, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2024 and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinions
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds' financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2024 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 18, 2024
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
 
Distributions
 (Unaudited)
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year for the following funds were derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally exempt from state income tax:
 
Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF
0.22%
Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF
3.93%
 
A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year for the following funds qualify for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders:
 
Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF
 
September 2023
October 2023
November 2023
December 2023
January 2024
February 2024
March 2024
April 2024
May 2024
June 2024
July 2024
August 2024
22%
22%
22%
22%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
 
A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year for the following funds may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF
 
September 2023
October 2023
November 2023
December 2023
January 2024
February 2024
March 2024
April 2024
May 2024
June 2024
July 2024
August 2024
23.57%
23.57%
23.57%
23.57%
19.78%
19.78%
19.78%
19.78%
19.78%
19.78%
19.78%
19.78%
 
A percentage of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year for the following funds qualify as a section 199A dividend:
 
Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF
 
September 2023
October 2023
November 2023
December 2023
January 2024
February 2024
March 2024
April 2024
May 2024
June 2024
July 2024
August 2024
3.33%
3.33%
3.33%
3.33%
0.35%
0.35%
0.35%
0.35%
0.35%
0.35%
0.35%
0.35%
 
The funds hereby designate the amounts noted below as distributions paid in the calendar year 2023 as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders:
 
Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF
$13,940,505
Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF
$45,905
 
The funds hereby designate the amounts noted below as distributions paid during the fiscal year ended 2024 as qualifying to be taxed as section 163(j) interest dividends:
 
Fidelity Enhanced High Yield ETF
$19,411,235
Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF
$1,283,188
The funds will notify shareholders in January 2025 of amounts for use in preparing 2024 income tax returns.
Item 8: Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies
(Unaudited)
Note: This is not applicable for any fund included in this document.
Item 9: Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies
(Unaudited)
A special meeting of shareholders was held on July 16, 2024. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposal before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.
Proposal 1
To elect a Board of Trustees.
 
# of
Votes
% of
Votes
Bettina Doulton
Affirmative
38,080,283,823.03
97.17
Withheld
1,109,333,237.47
2.83
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Robert A. Lawrence
Affirmative
37,781,807,251.33
96.41
Withheld
1,407,809,809.17
3.59
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Vijay C. Advani
Affirmative
37,869,526,083.09
96.63
Withheld
1,320,090,977.41
3.37
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Thomas P. Bostick
Affirmative
38,025,875,898.31
97.03
Withheld
1,163,741,162.19
2.97
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Donald F. Donahue
Affirmative
37,825,198,238.79
96.52
Withheld
1,364,418,821.71
3.48
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Vicki L. Fuller
Affirmative
38,031,768,119.99
97.05
Withheld
1,157,848,940.51
2.95
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Patricia L. Kampling
Affirmative
38,062,391,881.90
97.12
Withheld
1,127,225,178.60
2.88
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Thomas A. Kennedy
Affirmative
37,891,434,776.27
96.69
Withheld
1,298,182,284.23
3.31
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Oscar Munoz
Affirmative
37,976,932,673.73
96.91
Withheld
1,212,684,386.77
3.09
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Karen B. Peetz
Affirmative
38,011,822,212.28
96.99
Withheld
1,177,794,848.22
3.01
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
David M. Thomas
Affirmative
37,976,058,118.16
96.90
Withheld
1,213,558,942.34
3.10
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Susan Tomasky
Affirmative
37,845,471,684.67
96.57
Withheld
1,344,145,375.83
3.43
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Michael E. Wiley
Affirmative
37,736,569,620.69
96.29
Withheld
1,453,047,439.81
3.71
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
 
 
 
Proposal 1 reflects trust-wide proposal and voting results.
 
 
Item 10: Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and others of Open-End Management Investment Companies
(Unaudited)
Note: This information is disclosed as part of the financial statements for each Fund as part of Item 7: Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment companies.
 
Item 11: Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract
(Unaudited)
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity High Yield Factor ETF
Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF
 
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), considers the renewal of each fund's management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for each fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
 
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of each fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to each fund and its shareholders. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees (each of which is composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees), requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of each fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
At its May 2024 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew each fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to each fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of each fund); (ii) the competitiveness relative to peer funds of each fund's management fee and total expense ratio; (iii) the total costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by FMR and its affiliates (Fidelity) from its relationships with each fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are realized as each fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders. The Board also considered the broad range of investment choices available to shareholders from FMR's competitors and that each fund's shareholders have chosen to invest in the fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of each fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable, in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the funds, including the backgrounds and experience of investment personnel of the Investment Advisers, and also considered the Investment Advisers' implementation of each fund's investment program. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of each fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted the resources devoted to expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization, and that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools, and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties, and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory and administrative services provided by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under a separate agreement covering pricing and bookkeeping services for each fund; (ii) the nature and extent of Fidelity's supervision of third party service providers, principally State Street Bank and Trust Company, each fund's transfer agent and custodian; and (iii) the resources devoted by Fidelity to, and the record of compliance with, each fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered each fund's securities lending activities and any payments made to Fidelity relating to securities lending under a separate agreement.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials, and asset allocation tools. The Board also considered that it reviews customer service metrics such as telephone response times, continuity of services on the website and metrics addressing services at Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds and/or the Fidelity funds in general.
 
Investment Performance. The Board took into account discussions that occur with representatives of the Investment Advisers, and reports that it receives, at Board meetings throughout the year with representatives of the Investment Advisers relating to fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considered annualized return information for each fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index (benchmark index) and, for Fidelity High Yield Factor ETF, an appropriate peer group of funds with similar objectives (peer group). The Board also considered information about performance attribution. In its ongoing evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gives particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of the funds over different time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance. The Board also considered information on each fund's bid-ask spread and premium/discount.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on net performance (after fees and expenses) of the fund compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, and compared to peer groups, as applicable, over the same periods, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; issuer-specific information; and fund cash flows and other factors.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to each fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of each fund.
 
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board was provided with information regarding industry trends in management fees and expenses. In its review of each fund's management fee and total expense ratio, the Board considered each fund's all-inclusive fee rate and also considered other expenses, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees, paid by FMR under each fund's all-inclusive arrangement. The Board noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees or reimburse expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund.
Comparisons of Management Fees and Total Expense Ratios. Among other things, the Board reviewed data for selected groups of competitive funds and classes (referred to as "mapped groups") that were compiled by Fidelity based on combining similar investment objective categories (as classified by Morningstar) that have comparable investment mandates. The data reviewed by the Board included (i) gross management fee comparisons (before taking into account expense reimbursements or caps) relative to the total universe of funds within the mapped group; (ii) gross management fee comparisons relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds in the mapped group that are similar in size and management fee structure to each fund (referred to as the "asset size peer group"); (iii) total expense comparisons of each fund relative to funds and classes in the mapped group that have a similar load structure to the fund (referred to as the "similar load structure group"); and (iv) total expense comparisons of each fund relative to funds and classes in the similar load structure group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "total expense asset size peer group"). The total expense asset size peer group comparison excludes performance adjustments and fund-paid 12b-1 fees to eliminate variability in fee structures.
For Fidelity High Yield Factor ETF, the information provided to the Board indicated that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the competitive median of the mapped group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023 and below the competitive median of the asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023. Further, the information provided to the Board indicated that the total expense ratio of the fund ranked below the competitive median of the similar load structure group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023 and below the competitive median of the total expense asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023.
For Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF, the information provided to the Board indicated that the fund's management fee rate ranked above the competitive median of the mapped group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023 and above the competitive median of the asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023. Further, the information provided to the Board indicated that the total expense ratio of the fund ranked above the competitive median of the similar load structure group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023 and above the competitive median of the total expense asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023. The Board considered that the fund's mapped group is dominated by ETFs that focus on investment grade securities. The Board noted that, when compared to the subset of ETFs with a preferred stock strategy, Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF ranked below the subset's median total expense ratio.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that each fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered. Further, based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that each fund's total expense ratio was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing each fund and servicing each fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with each fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies and the full Board approves such changes.
A public accounting firm has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. The engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of certain fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering the reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the funds' business. The Board considered areas where potential indirect benefits to the Fidelity funds from their relationships with Fidelity may exist. The Board's consideration of these matters was informed by the findings of a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds to evaluate potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of each fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including each fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which each fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board recognized that, due to each fund's current contractual arrangements, its expense ratio will not decline if the fund's operating costs decrease as assets grow, or rise as assets decrease. The Board also noted that a committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including but not limited to: (i) fund flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the operation of performance fees and the rationale for implementing performance fees on certain categories of funds but not others; (iii) Fidelity's pricing philosophy compared to competitors; (iv) fund profitability methodology and data; (v) evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee and expense comparisons; (vi) the management fee and expense structures for different funds and classes and information about the differences between various fee and expense structures; (vii) the variable management fee implemented for certain funds effective March 1, 2024; and (viii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity and the funds' sub-advisory arrangements.
Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances and that each fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed through May 31, 2025.
 
1.9887634.106
HIE-ANN-1024
Fidelity® Sustainable High Yield ETF
 
 
Annual Report
August 31, 2024

Contents

Item 7: Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies (Annual Report)

Fidelity® Sustainable High Yield ETF

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Distributions

Item 8: Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies

Item 9: Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies

Item 10: Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and others of Open-End Management Investment Companies

Item 11: Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract

To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov.
 
 
You may also call 1-800-FIDELITY to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity Distributors Corporation.
Other third-party marks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company. © 2024 FMR LLC. All rights reserved.
 
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-PORT may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.institutional.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED •MAY LOSE VALUE •NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the Fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
Item 7: Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies (Annual Report)
Fidelity® Sustainable High Yield ETF
Schedule of Investments August 31, 2024
Showing Percentage of Net Assets   
Corporate Bonds - 95.7%
 
 
Principal
Amount (a)
 
Value ($)
 
Convertible Bonds - 1.1%
 
 
 
Broadcasting - 0.3%
 
 
 
DISH Network Corp. 3.375% 8/15/26
 
106,000
65,994
Energy - 0.2%
 
 
 
NextEra Energy Partners LP 2.5% 6/15/26 (b)
 
46,000
42,438
Sunnova Energy International, Inc.:
 
 
 
 0.25% 12/1/26
 
16,000
12,119
 2.625% 2/15/28
 
4,000
2,582
 
 
 
57,139
Homebuilders/Real Estate - 0.3%
 
 
 
Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp. 0.25% 6/15/26
 
16,000
13,600
Redfin Corp. 0.5% 4/1/27
 
107,000
73,295
 
 
 
86,895
Super Retail - 0.1%
 
 
 
Wayfair LLC 0.625% 10/1/25
 
12,000
11,310
Technology - 0.2%
 
 
 
MKS Instruments, Inc. 1.25% 6/1/30 (b)
 
21,000
21,620
Wolfspeed, Inc. 1.875% 12/1/29
 
110,000
41,932
 
 
 
63,552
Utilities - 0.0%
 
 
 
PG&E Corp. 4.25% 12/1/27 (b)
 
9,000
9,603
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
 
 
294,493
Nonconvertible Bonds - 94.6%
 
 
 
Aerospace - 1.2%
 
 
 
ATI, Inc. 4.875% 10/1/29
 
79,000
76,605
Bombardier, Inc.:
 
 
 
 6% 2/15/28 (b)
 
79,000
79,042
 7% 6/1/32 (b)
 
5,000
5,205
 7.25% 7/1/31 (b)
 
33,000
34,640
Spirit Aerosystems, Inc. 9.75% 11/15/30 (b)
 
52,000
58,195
TransDigm, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.875% 5/1/29
 
40,000
38,681
 6.375% 3/1/29 (b)
 
28,000
28,856
 6.625% 3/1/32 (b)
 
11,000
11,440
 
 
 
332,664
Air Transportation - 0.7%
 
 
 
Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd. / HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd. 11% 4/15/29 (b)
 
44,750
45,547
JetBlue Airways Corp./JetBlue Loyalty LP 9.875% 9/20/31 (b)
 
30,000
29,651
Rand Parent LLC 8.5% 2/15/30 (b)
 
108,000
108,002
Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd. / Spirit IP Cayman Ltd. 8% 9/20/25 (b)
 
10,000
6,245
 
 
 
189,445
Automotive & Auto Parts - 1.3%
 
 
 
Arko Corp. 5.125% 11/15/29 (b)
 
20,000
17,764
Champions Financing, Inc. 8.75% 2/15/29 (b)
 
50,000
51,283
Macquarie AirFinance Holdings:
 
 
 
 6.4% 3/26/29 (b)
 
25,000
26,018
 6.5% 3/26/31 (b)
 
25,000
26,359
 8.375% 5/1/28 (b)
 
16,000
16,953
McLaren Finance PLC 7.5% 8/1/26 (b)
 
35,000
30,747
Rivian Holdco & Rivian LLC & Rivian Automotive LLC CME Term SOFR 6 Month Index + 6.050% 11.3595% 10/15/26 (b)(c)(d)
 
99,000
99,008
ZF North America Capital, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.75% 4/29/25 (b)
 
55,000
54,517
 6.75% 4/23/30 (b)
 
27,000
27,755
 
 
 
350,404
Banks & Thrifts - 1.0%
 
 
 
Ally Financial, Inc. 5.75% 11/20/25
 
174,000
174,462
UniCredit SpA:
 
 
 
 5.459% 6/30/35 (b)(c)
 
3,000
2,928
 5.861% 6/19/32 (b)(c)
 
19,000
18,957
VFH Parent LLC / Valor Co-Issuer, Inc. 7.5% 6/15/31 (b)
 
25,000
25,935
Western Alliance Bancorp. 3% 6/15/31 (c)
 
41,000
37,076
 
 
 
259,358
Broadcasting - 3.0%
 
 
 
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.:
 
 
 
 5.125% 8/15/27 (b)
 
91,000
88,899
 7.5% 6/1/29 (b)
 
96,000
80,949
 7.875% 4/1/30 (b)
 
28,000
29,256
 9% 9/15/28 (b)
 
280,000
297,631
DISH Network Corp. 11.75% 11/15/27 (b)
 
55,000
55,922
Univision Communications, Inc.:
 
 
 
 7.375% 6/30/30 (b)
 
61,000
58,550
 8% 8/15/28 (b)
 
26,000
26,305
 8.5% 7/31/31 (b)
 
192,000
191,619
 
 
 
829,131
Building Materials - 1.3%
 
 
 
Advanced Drain Systems, Inc. 6.375% 6/15/30 (b)
 
50,000
50,825
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. 6.5% 8/1/30 (b)
 
28,000
28,754
Builders FirstSource, Inc. 6.375% 3/1/34 (b)
 
10,000
10,267
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. 6.125% 1/15/29 (b)
 
147,000
122,618
Eco Material Technologies, Inc. 7.875% 1/31/27 (b)
 
25,000
25,321
EMRLD Borrower LP / Emerald Co. 6.75% 7/15/31 (b)
 
41,000
42,250
MasterBrand, Inc. 7% 7/15/32 (b)
 
20,000
20,600
Oscar Acquisition Co. LLC / Oscar Finance, Inc. 9.5% 4/15/30 (b)
 
44,000
41,316
 
 
 
341,951
Cable/Satellite TV - 2.9%
 
 
 
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.:
 
 
 
 4.25% 1/15/34 (b)
 
165,000
133,058
 4.75% 3/1/30 (b)
 
47,000
42,842
 4.75% 2/1/32 (b)
 
210,000
182,980
 5.375% 6/1/29 (b)
 
194,000
184,021
 5.5% 5/1/26 (b)
 
47,000
46,880
CSC Holdings LLC:
 
 
 
 3.375% 2/15/31 (b)
 
171,000
109,960
 4.625% 12/1/30 (b)
 
108,000
42,227
DISH DBS Corp.:
 
 
 
 5.75% 12/1/28 (b)
 
33,000
25,390
 5.875% 11/15/24
 
25,000
24,267
VTR Finance BV 6.375% 7/15/28 (b)
 
5,000
4,575
Ziggo Bond Co. BV 6% 1/15/27 (b)
 
6,000
5,983
 
 
 
802,183
Capital Goods - 1.0%
 
 
 
Chart Industries, Inc. 9.5% 1/1/31 (b)
 
169,000
183,554
Resideo Funding, Inc. 6.5% 7/15/32 (b)
 
81,000
82,463
TK Elevator Holdco GmbH 7.625% 7/15/28 (b)
 
14,000
14,021
 
 
 
280,038
Chemicals - 4.5%
 
 
 
Axalta Coating Systems LLC 3.375% 2/15/29 (b)
 
23,000
21,329
Consolidated Energy Finance SA 12% 2/15/31 (b)
 
71,000
69,880
Herens HoldCo Sarl 4.75% 5/15/28 (b)
 
10,000
8,722
Kobe U.S. Midco 2, Inc. 9.25% 11/1/26 pay-in-kind (b)(c)
 
67,287
55,175
Methanex Corp. 5.65% 12/1/44
 
187,000
167,029
NOVA Chemicals Corp.:
 
 
 
 4.25% 5/15/29 (b)
 
159,000
145,024
 8.5% 11/15/28 (b)
 
113,000
120,473
 9% 2/15/30 (b)
 
18,000
19,334
Olin Corp. 5% 2/1/30
 
96,000
92,798
Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp.:
 
 
 
 6.25% 10/1/29 (b)
 
186,000
174,706
 9.75% 11/15/28 (b)
 
68,000
72,433
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc. 6.625% 5/1/29 (b)
 
15,000
14,355
The Chemours Co. LLC 4.625% 11/15/29 (b)
 
316,000
277,988
 
 
 
1,239,246
Consumer Products - 0.3%
 
 
 
Kohl's Corp. 4.25% 7/17/25
 
91,000
90,134
Newell Brands, Inc. 6.875% 4/1/36 (e)
 
5,000
4,755
 
 
 
94,889
Containers - 1.1%
 
 
 
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh MP Holdings U.S.A., Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.125% 8/15/26 (b)
 
10,000
8,624
 5.25% 8/15/27 (b)
 
5,000
3,008
Ball Corp. 6% 6/15/29
 
13,000
13,376
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV 4.75% 2/1/26
 
90,000
89,146
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.75% 7/15/27 (b)
 
42,000
41,316
 6.375% 7/15/32 (b)
 
20,000
20,449
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. 7.375% 6/1/32 (b)
 
22,000
22,099
Sealed Air Corp. 6.5% 7/15/32 (b)
 
87,000
88,994
 
 
 
287,012
Diversified Financial Services - 4.1%
 
 
 
Coinbase Global, Inc. 3.625% 10/1/31 (b)
 
41,000
33,786
Encore Capital Group, Inc. 8.5% 5/15/30 (b)
 
69,000
72,203
FLY Leasing Ltd. 7% 10/15/24 (b)
 
3,000
2,981
GGAM Finance Ltd.:
 
 
 
 6.875% 4/15/29 (b)
 
5,000
5,160
 7.75% 5/15/26 (b)
 
50,000
51,304
 8% 2/15/27 (b)
 
219,000
228,302
 8% 6/15/28 (b)
 
76,000
81,239
Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd. 8.75% 9/1/27 (b)
 
30,000
30,300
Gn Bondco LLC 9.5% 10/15/31 (b)
 
31,000
31,554
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp. 5.25% 10/1/25 (b)
 
80,000
79,714
OneMain Finance Corp.:
 
 
 
 3.875% 9/15/28
 
315,000
290,079
 9% 1/15/29
 
3,000
3,187
PRA Group, Inc. 8.875% 1/31/30 (b)
 
11,000
11,370
Shift4 Payments LLC / Shift4 Payments Finance Sub, Inc. 6.75% 8/15/32 (b)
 
75,000
77,375
SLM Corp. 4.2% 10/29/25
 
52,000
51,396
Williams Scotsman, Inc. 6.625% 6/15/29 (b)
 
74,000
76,400
 
 
 
1,126,350
Diversified Media - 0.6%
 
 
 
Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc. 6.5% 11/15/28 (b)
 
142,000
133,134
Outfront Media Capital LLC / Corp. 7.375% 2/15/31 (b)
 
26,000
27,635
 
 
 
160,769
Energy - 9.6%
 
 
 
Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp.:
 
 
 
 6.25% 4/1/28 (b)
 
201,000
201,849
 6.625% 9/1/32 (b)
 
26,000
26,324
California Resources Corp.:
 
 
 
 7.125% 2/1/26 (b)
 
130,000
130,506
 8.25% 6/15/29 (b)
 
70,000
72,200
Canacol Energy Ltd. 5.75% 11/24/28 (b)
 
61,000
35,151
CNX Midstream Partners LP 4.75% 4/15/30 (b)
 
80,000
74,615
CNX Resources Corp.:
 
 
 
 6% 1/15/29 (b)
 
69,000
69,191
 7.25% 3/1/32 (b)
 
27,000
28,271
 7.375% 1/15/31 (b)
 
6,000
6,270
CPI CG, Inc. 10% 7/15/29 (b)
 
10,000
10,517
CQP Holdco LP / BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC 7.5% 12/15/33 (b)
 
32,000
34,574
CVR Energy, Inc. 5.75% 2/15/28 (b)
 
29,000
27,348
Energean Israel Finance Ltd. 5.375% 3/30/28 (Reg. S) (b)
 
10,000
9,033
Energean PLC 6.5% 4/30/27 (b)
 
122,000
120,431
Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp. 6.875% 1/15/29
 
203,000
204,452
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. 9.5% 10/15/29 (b)
 
42,000
40,819
Harbour Energy PLC 5.5% 10/15/26 (b)
 
122,000
121,102
Kosmos Energy Ltd.:
 
 
 
 7.5% 3/1/28 (b)
 
8,000
7,750
 7.75% 5/1/27 (b)
 
6,000
5,934
MEG Energy Corp. 5.875% 2/1/29 (b)
 
125,000
123,778
Nabors Industries, Inc. 8.875% 8/15/31 (b)
 
15,000
15,030
New Fortress Energy, Inc.:
 
 
 
 6.5% 9/30/26 (b)
 
165,000
142,828
 6.75% 9/15/25 (b)
 
75,000
73,135
Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. 8.125% 3/1/28 (b)
 
79,000
80,774
Oceaneering International, Inc. 6% 2/1/28
 
90,000
91,175
Prairie Acquiror LP 9% 8/1/29 (b)
 
10,000
10,459
Southwestern Energy Co. 5.375% 3/15/30
 
25,000
24,782
Sunnova Energy Corp. 5.875% 9/1/26 (b)
 
211,000
198,224
Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp. 4.5% 5/15/29
 
264,000
253,468
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.:
 
 
 
 6% 3/1/27 (b)
 
100,000
99,718
 6% 12/31/30 (b)
 
60,000
57,219
 6% 9/1/31 (b)
 
14,000
13,268
Tullow Oil PLC:
 
 
 
 7% 3/1/25 (b)
 
30,000
29,231
 10.25% 5/15/26 (b)
 
30,000
29,031
Viridien 8.75% 4/1/27 (b)
 
147,000
140,830
 
 
 
2,609,287
Environmental - 1.8%
 
 
 
Darling Ingredients, Inc. 6% 6/15/30 (b)
 
7,000
7,086
Reworld Holding Corp. 4.875% 12/1/29 (b)
 
513,000
476,021
 
 
 
483,107
Food & Drug Retail - 0.9%
 
 
 
Albertsons Companies LLC/Safeway, Inc./New Albertson's, Inc./Albertson's LLC 4.875% 2/15/30 (b)
 
126,000
123,148
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. 3.875% 8/15/28 (b)
 
126,000
93,552
Murphy Oil U.S.A., Inc. 3.75% 2/15/31 (b)
 
25,000
22,619
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 8.125% 8/15/29
 
15,000
15,017
 
 
 
254,336
Food/Beverage/Tobacco - 2.4%
 
 
 
C&S Group Enterprises LLC 5% 12/15/28 (b)
 
86,000
64,965
KeHE Distributor / Nextwave 9% 2/15/29 (b)
 
99,000
103,284
Performance Food Group, Inc. 4.25% 8/1/29 (b)
 
23,000
21,706
Post Holdings, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.5% 9/15/31 (b)
 
55,000
51,178
 4.625% 4/15/30 (b)
 
34,000
32,314
 6.25% 2/15/32 (b)
 
30,000
30,765
 6.375% 3/1/33 (b)
 
125,000
125,913
Sigma Holdco BV 7.875% 5/15/26 (b)
 
66,000
65,104
Triton Water Holdings, Inc. 6.25% 4/1/29 (b)
 
64,000
63,291
U.S. Foods, Inc. 4.625% 6/1/30 (b)
 
100,000
95,719
United Natural Foods, Inc. 6.75% 10/15/28 (b)
 
5,000
4,696
 
 
 
658,935
Gaming - 0.1%
 
 
 
Station Casinos LLC 6.625% 3/15/32 (b)
 
15,000
15,301
Healthcare - 7.3%
 
 
 
AdaptHealth LLC 5.125% 3/1/30 (b)
 
136,000
124,348
Akumin, Inc. 8% 8/1/28 (b)
 
49,000
40,670
AMN Healthcare 4% 4/15/29 (b)
 
93,000
86,751
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. 3.75% 3/15/29 (b)
 
10,000
9,371
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.75% 2/15/31 (b)
 
133,000
113,439
 5.25% 5/15/30 (b)
 
192,000
172,154
 6.125% 4/1/30 (b)
 
44,000
34,844
 6.875% 4/15/29 (b)
 
99,000
85,193
 10.875% 1/15/32 (b)
 
111,000
120,160
DaVita, Inc.:
 
 
 
 3.75% 2/15/31 (b)
 
76,000
67,648
 6.875% 9/1/32 (b)
 
60,000
61,383
Embecta Corp. 5% 2/15/30 (b)
 
10,000
9,016
Encompass Health Corp. 4.625% 4/1/31
 
72,000
68,176
IQVIA, Inc.:
 
 
 
 5% 10/15/26 (b)
 
11,000
10,924
 5% 5/15/27 (b)
 
50,000
49,638
LifePoint Health, Inc. 10% 6/1/32 (b)
 
16,000
17,365
Medline Borrower LP / Medline Co. 6.25% 4/1/29 (b)
 
30,000
30,925
ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc. 5% 10/1/29 (b)
 
26,000
18,602
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. 3.25% 4/15/33
 
17,000
14,384
Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV:
 
 
 
 5.125% 4/30/31 (b)
 
119,000
111,449
 6.75% 5/15/34 (b)
 
11,000
11,400
Owens & Minor, Inc. 6.625% 4/1/30 (b)
 
25,000
24,195
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. 5.375% 2/15/30 (b)
 
143,000
136,748
Prime Healthcare Services 9.375% 9/1/29 (b)
 
15,000
15,121
Radiology Partners, Inc. 7.775% 1/31/29 pay-in-kind (b)(c)
 
59,547
57,240
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc. 7.25% 4/15/32 (b)
 
35,000
36,761
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 6.125% 10/1/28
 
443,000
443,815
U.S. Acute Care Solutions 9.75% 5/15/29 (b)
 
16,000
16,368
 
 
 
1,988,088
Homebuilders/Real Estate - 5.0%
 
 
 
Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC 7% 4/15/30 (b)
 
32,000
28,372
ATP Tower Holdings LLC/Andean Tower Partners 4.05% 4/27/26 (b)
 
46,000
44,009
Beazer Homes U.S.A., Inc. 7.5% 3/15/31 (b)
 
24,000
24,432
HAT Holdings I LLC/HAT Holdings II LLC:
 
 
 
 3.375% 6/15/26 (b)
 
184,000
176,264
 8% 6/15/27 (b)
 
18,000
18,860
Howard Hughes Corp. 4.375% 2/1/31 (b)
 
69,000
61,848
Landsea Homes Corp. 8.875% 4/1/29 (b)
 
15,000
15,526
LGI Homes, Inc. 8.75% 12/15/28 (b)
 
5,000
5,327
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.:
 
 
 
 4.625% 8/1/29
 
105,000
80,742
 5% 10/15/27
 
292,000
247,827
 5.25% 8/1/26
 
15,000
14,110
Railworks Holdings LP 8.25% 11/15/28 (b)
 
30,000
30,650
Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp. 5.75% 1/15/29 (b)
 
48,000
34,451
Rithm Capital Corp. 8% 4/1/29 (b)
 
10,000
9,952
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.:
 
 
 
 3.625% 7/15/26 (b)
 
25,000
24,061
 3.75% 12/31/24 (b)
 
77,000
76,309
 4.75% 3/15/25
 
5,000
4,967
 7.25% 4/1/29 (b)
 
11,000
11,450
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch Communities, Inc. 5.125% 8/1/30 (b)
 
290,000
286,588
TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. 5.25% 6/1/27
 
50,000
49,755
Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance, Inc./CSL Capital LLC:
 
 
 
 10.5% 2/15/28 (b)
 
88,000
90,293
 10.5% 2/15/28 (b)
 
17,000
17,443
VICI Properties LP:
 
 
 
 5.75% 4/1/34
 
2,000
2,060
 6.125% 4/1/54
 
15,000
15,299
 
 
 
1,370,595
Hotels - 1.3%
 
 
 
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.:
 
 
 
 3.625% 2/15/32 (b)
 
346,000
310,131
 5.875% 4/1/29 (b)
 
15,000
15,286
 6.125% 4/1/32 (b)
 
15,000
15,379
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC / PK Domestic Property LLC / PK Finance Co.-Issuer 7% 2/1/30 (b)
 
15,000
15,375
 
 
 
356,171
Insurance - 0.1%
 
 
 
AssuredPartners, Inc. 7.5% 2/15/32 (b)
 
24,000
24,482
Leisure - 1.8%
 
 
 
Amer Sports Co. 6.75% 2/16/31 (b)
 
127,000
129,062
ClubCorp Holdings, Inc. 8.5% 9/15/25 (b)
 
30,000
27,900
MajorDrive Holdings IV LLC 6.375% 6/1/29 (b)
 
121,000
114,074
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.:
 
 
 
 6% 2/1/33 (b)
 
120,000
122,927
 6.25% 3/15/32 (b)
 
107,000
110,501
 
 
 
504,464
Metals/Mining - 3.4%
 
 
 
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. 7% 3/15/32 (b)
 
25,000
25,106
Eldorado Gold Corp. 6.25% 9/1/29 (b)
 
64,000
63,215
ERO Copper Corp. 6.5% 2/15/30 (b)
 
75,000
73,087
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.:
 
 
 
 6.875% 10/15/27 (b)
 
28,000
27,694
 9.375% 3/1/29 (b)
 
110,000
117,040
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd. 6.125% 4/15/32 (b)
 
318,000
317,589
HudBay Minerals, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.5% 4/1/26 (b)
 
25,000
24,654
 6.125% 4/1/29 (b)
 
68,000
68,632
Mineral Resources Ltd. 8.5% 5/1/30 (b)
 
194,000
201,743
 
 
 
918,760
Paper - 3.1%
 
 
 
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance U.S.A. LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC:
 
 
 
 4% 9/1/29 (b)
 
107,000
92,207
 6% 6/15/27 (b)
 
101,000
100,704
Berry Global, Inc. 5.625% 7/15/27 (b)
 
319,000
318,508
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.:
 
 
 
 6.625% 4/15/29 (b)
 
107,000
106,853
 6.875% 1/15/30 (b)
 
120,000
120,442
 8.75% 4/15/30 (b)
 
66,000
65,852
Mercer International, Inc. 5.125% 2/1/29
 
45,000
36,785
 
 
 
841,351
Publishing/Printing - 0.0%
 
 
 
Cimpress PLC 7% 6/15/26
 
5,000
4,984
Restaurants - 1.7%
 
 
 
1011778 BC Unlimited Liability Co./New Red Finance, Inc. 6.125% 6/15/29 (b)
 
29,000
29,617
Yum! Brands, Inc. 4.625% 1/31/32
 
468,000
443,555
 
 
 
473,172
Services - 9.8%
 
 
 
AECOM 5.125% 3/15/27
 
537,000
537,509
APX Group, Inc.:
 
 
 
 5.75% 7/15/29 (b)
 
44,000
43,595
 6.75% 2/15/27 (b)
 
182,000
182,339
Aramark Services, Inc. 5% 2/1/28 (b)
 
60,000
58,850
Artera Services LLC 8.5% 2/15/31 (b)
 
407,000
407,463
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.:
 
 
 
 5.375% 3/1/29 (b)
 
52,000
47,644
 5.75% 7/15/27 (b)
 
221,000
215,934
Brand Industrial Services, Inc. 10.375% 8/1/30 (b)
 
507,000
552,413
Hertz Corp. 12.625% 7/15/29 (b)
 
3,000
3,196
Neptune BidCo U.S., Inc. 9.29% 4/15/29 (b)
 
15,000
14,981
Sotheby's 7.375% 10/15/27 (b)
 
76,000
72,576
Staples, Inc.:
 
 
 
 10.75% 9/1/29 (b)
 
50,000
47,095
 12.75% 1/15/30 (b)
 
63,538
49,107
StoneMor, Inc. 8.5% 5/15/29 (b)
 
98,000
87,201
Uber Technologies, Inc. 4.5% 8/15/29 (b)
 
268,000
262,837
United Rentals North America, Inc. 6.125% 3/15/34 (b)
 
35,000
35,752
WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc. 5.75% 4/15/26 (b)
 
65,000
64,701
 
 
 
2,683,193
Steel - 0.5%
 
 
 
ATI, Inc. 7.25% 8/15/30
 
21,000
22,300
Vallourec SA 7.5% 4/15/32 (b)
 
117,000
123,204
 
 
 
145,504
Super Retail - 1.8%
 
 
 
At Home Group, Inc. 4.875% 7/15/28 (b)
 
14,000
4,455
Carvana Co.:
 
 
 
 4.875% 9/1/29 (b)
 
25,000
21,026
 5.625% 10/1/25 (b)
 
40,000
39,100
 12% 12/1/28 pay-in-kind (b)(c)
 
16,421
17,044
 13% 6/1/30 pay-in-kind (b)(c)
 
65,847
70,295
 14% 6/1/31 pay-in-kind (b)(c)
 
86,167
98,132
EG Global Finance PLC 12% 11/30/28 (b)
 
82,000
89,447
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. 6.375% 1/15/30 (b)
 
20,000
20,346
LBM Acquisition LLC 6.25% 1/15/29 (b)
 
50,000
45,198
Michaels Companies, Inc. 5.25% 5/1/28 (b)
 
19,000
14,918
Nordstrom, Inc. 4.375% 4/1/30
 
63,000
57,856
Sally Holdings LLC 6.75% 3/1/32
 
20,000
20,401
 
 
 
498,218
Technology - 11.6%
 
 
 
Ahead DB Holdings LLC 6.625% 5/1/28 (b)
 
20,000
19,189
Atkore, Inc. 4.25% 6/1/31 (b)
 
70,000
63,531
Block, Inc.:
 
 
 
 3.5% 6/1/31
 
666,000
601,196
 6.5% 5/15/32 (b)
 
30,000
31,110
Cloud Software Group, Inc.:
 
 
 
 6.5% 3/31/29 (b)
 
36,000
35,487
 8.25% 6/30/32 (b)
 
45,000
47,116
 9% 9/30/29 (b)
 
192,000
193,241
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. 7% 6/15/27 (b)
 
35,000
35,406
Elastic NV 4.125% 7/15/29 (b)
 
105,000
97,828
Entegris, Inc.:
 
 
 
 3.625% 5/1/29 (b)
 
66,000
60,767
 5.95% 6/15/30 (b)
 
332,000
336,502
Gen Digital, Inc.:
 
 
 
 5% 4/15/25 (b)
 
90,000
89,654
 7.125% 9/30/30 (b)
 
124,000
129,551
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC / GD Finance Co., Inc. 3.5% 3/1/29 (b)
 
205,000
190,611
GrafTech Global Enterprises, Inc. 9.875% 12/15/28 (b)
 
5,000
4,012
HTA Group Ltd. 7.5% 6/4/29 (b)
 
140,000
140,903
Iliad Holding SAS:
 
 
 
 7% 10/15/28 (b)
 
70,000
71,046
 8.5% 4/15/31 (b)
 
68,000
72,057
Insight Enterprises, Inc. 6.625% 5/15/32 (b)
 
18,000
18,632
Lightning Power LLC 7.25% 8/15/32 (b)
 
25,000
25,832
NCR Voyix Corp. 5.125% 4/15/29 (b)
 
87,000
85,317
ON Semiconductor Corp. 3.875% 9/1/28 (b)
 
43,000
40,866
Open Text Corp.:
 
 
 
 3.875% 2/15/28 (b)
 
47,000
44,562
 3.875% 12/1/29 (b)
 
195,000
179,773
Open Text Holdings, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.125% 2/15/30 (b)
 
12,000
11,142
 4.125% 12/1/31 (b)
 
18,000
16,390
Rackspace Finance LLC 3.5% 5/15/28 (b)
 
12,525
5,661
Seagate HDD Cayman:
 
 
 
 4.125% 1/15/31
 
30,000
27,236
 4.75% 1/1/25
 
132,000
131,394
 5.75% 12/1/34
 
28,000
28,016
 8.25% 12/15/29
 
47,000
50,944
Sensata Technologies BV 4% 4/15/29 (b)
 
33,000
31,071
TTM Technologies, Inc. 4% 3/1/29 (b)
 
54,000
50,963
UKG, Inc. 6.875% 2/1/31 (b)
 
26,000
26,895
Unisys Corp. 6.875% 11/1/27 (b)
 
6,000
5,616
Veritas U.S., Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd. 7.5% 9/1/25 (b)
 
14,000
12,798
Virtusa Corp. 7.125% 12/15/28 (b)
 
10,000
9,412
Western Digital Corp.:
 
 
 
 2.85% 2/1/29
 
70,000
62,802
 3.1% 2/1/32
 
86,000
72,365
 4.75% 2/15/26
 
5,000
4,955
 
 
 
3,161,849
Telecommunications - 4.9%
 
 
 
Altice Financing SA 5.75% 8/15/29 (b)
 
100,000
77,030
Altice France Holding SA 6% 2/15/28 (b)
 
32,000
10,306
Altice France SA 5.125% 7/15/29 (b)
 
268,000
186,980
AXIAN Telecom 7.375% 2/16/27 (b)
 
15,000
14,967
C&W Senior Finance Ltd. 6.875% 9/15/27 (b)
 
120,000
118,135
Connect Finco SARL / Connect U.S. Finco LLC 6.75% 10/1/26 (b)
 
28,000
27,788
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC 8.75% 5/15/30 (b)
 
78,000
82,150
IHS Holding Ltd.:
 
 
 
 5.625% 11/29/26 (b)
 
47,000
45,649
 6.25% 11/29/28 (b)
 
6,000
5,516
IHS Netherlands Holdco BV 8% 9/18/27 (b)
 
47,000
46,853
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC:
 
 
 
 5.125% 7/15/29 (b)
 
5,000
4,038
 6.75% 10/15/27 (b)
 
40,000
36,572
Level 3 Financing, Inc.:
 
 
 
 3.875% 10/15/30 (b)
 
5,000
3,402
 4% 4/15/31 (b)
 
85,000
56,949
 4.5% 4/1/30 (b)
 
71,000
52,045
 11% 11/15/29 (b)
 
11,698
12,825
Liquid Telecommunications Financing PLC 5.5% 9/4/26 (b)
 
55,000
34,198
Millicom International Cellular SA 4.5% 4/27/31 (b)
 
5,000
4,447
SBA Communications Corp. 3.125% 2/1/29
 
222,000
204,288
Sitios Latinoamerica S.A.B. de CV 5.375% 4/4/32 (b)
 
35,000
33,215
Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc./CSL Capital LLC 6% 1/15/30 (b)
 
223,000
163,365
ViaSat, Inc. 5.625% 9/15/25 (b)
 
59,000
58,412
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 4% 3/1/27 (b)
 
55,000
48,006
 
 
 
1,327,136
Textiles/Apparel - 0.1%
 
 
 
Crocs, Inc. 4.125% 8/15/31 (b)
 
17,000
15,280
Transportation Ex Air/Rail - 0.2%
 
 
 
Golar LNG Ltd. 7% 10/20/25 (b)
 
17,000
16,988
Seaspan Corp. 5.5% 8/1/29 (b)
 
30,000
28,575
 
 
 
45,563
Utilities - 4.2%
 
 
 
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. 4.75% 1/18/82 (c)
 
107,000
99,360
DPL, Inc.:
 
 
 
 4.125% 7/1/25
 
147,000
144,305
 4.35% 4/15/29
 
325,000
303,857
NextEra Energy Partners LP 4.5% 9/15/27 (b)
 
93,000
89,822
PG&E Corp. 5.25% 7/1/30
 
335,000
327,993
TerraForm Power Operating LLC % (b)
 
202,000
190,758
 
 
 
1,156,095
TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS
 
 
25,829,311
 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
 (Cost $25,690,104)
 
 
 
26,123,804
 
 
 
 
Common Stocks - 0.7%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Energy - 0.1%
 
 
 
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
 
200
37,052
Healthcare - 0.1%
 
 
 
Cano Health, Inc. (f)
 
981
10,879
Cano Health, Inc. warrants (f)(g)
 
107
389
Centene Corp. (g)
 
205
16,160
TOTAL HEALTHCARE
 
 
27,428
Leisure - 0.0%
 
 
 
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. (g)
 
1,000
10,060
Steel - 0.1%
 
 
 
Vallourec SA (g)
 
700
11,208
Technology - 0.1%
 
 
 
Coherent Corp. (g)
 
285
22,216
ON Semiconductor Corp. (g)
 
190
14,795
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY
 
 
37,011
Telecommunications - 0.3%
 
 
 
Helios Towers PLC (g)
 
47,600
70,890
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
 (Cost $197,220)
 
 
 
193,649
 
 
 
 
Bank Loan Obligations - 1.6%
 
 
Principal
Amount (a)
 
Value ($)
 
Automotive & Auto Parts - 0.0%
 
 
 
Power Stop LLC 1LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 3 Month Index + 4.750% 9.9072% 1/26/29 (c)(d)(h)
 
14,961
14,363
Chemicals - 0.1%
 
 
 
Hexion, Inc. 2LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 1 Month Index + 7.430% 12.7842% 3/15/30 (c)(d)(h)
 
5,000
4,479
M2S Group Intermediate Holding Tranche B 1LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 1 Month Index + 4.750% 9.8518% 8/25/31 (c)(d)(h)
 
30,000
28,125
TOTAL CHEMICALS
 
 
32,604
Consumer Products - 0.1%
 
 
 
Mattress Firm, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 3 Month Index + 4.250% 9.8462% 9/24/28 (c)(d)(h)
 
15,000
14,992
Diversified Financial Services - 0.1%
 
 
 
Nexus Buyer LLC Tranche B 1LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 1 Month Index + 4.000% 9.3437% 7/18/31 (c)(d)(h)
 
20,000
19,804
Energy - 0.3%
 
 
 
EG America LLC Tranche BC 1LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 1 Month Index + 5.500% 11.0716% 2/7/28 (c)(d)(h)
 
4,987
4,971
Enstall Group BV Tranche B 1LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 3 Month Index + 4.750% 10.5962% 8/27/28 (c)(d)(f)(h)
 
59,795
56,506
Win Waste Innovations Holdings Tranche B 1LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 1 Month Index + 2.750% 8.1112% 3/25/28 (c)(d)(h)
 
15,000
14,008
TOTAL ENERGY
 
 
75,485
Healthcare - 0.1%
 
 
 
Cano Health, Inc. 1LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 1 Month Index + 8.000% 13.3346% 6/28/29 (c)(d)(f)(h)
 
5,751
5,737
Modivcare, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 3 Month Index + 4.750% 10.0816% 7/1/31 (c)(d)(h)
 
20,000
19,475
TOTAL HEALTHCARE
 
 
25,212
Leisure - 0.3%
 
 
 
Bulldog Purchaser, Inc. Tranche B 2LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 3 Month Index + 6.750% 12.0846% 6/14/32 (c)(d)(h)
 
5,000
4,958
ClubCorp Holdings, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 3 Month Index + 5.000% 10.5962% 9/18/26 (c)(d)(h)
 
11,431
11,443
United PF Holdings LLC 1LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 3 Month Index + 4.000% 9.5137% 12/30/26 (c)(d)(h)
 
70,756
64,317
TOTAL LEISURE
 
 
80,718
Metals/Mining - 0.0%
 
 
 
American Rock Salt Co. LLC 1LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 3 Month Index + 4.000% 9.3188% 6/4/28 (c)(d)(h)
 
4,974
3,920
Services - 0.4%
 
 
 
Ascend Learning LLC 2LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 1 Month Index + 5.750% 11.0967% 12/10/29 (c)(d)(h)
 
5,000
4,788
Brand Industrial Services, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 3 Month Index + 4.500% 9.7477% 8/1/30 (c)(d)(h)
 
5,000
4,956
Spin Holdco, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 3 Month Index + 4.000% 9.6001% 3/4/28 (c)(d)(h)
 
99,692
84,389
Staples, Inc. Tranche B 1LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 3 Month Index + 5.750% 11.0844% 9/10/29 (c)(d)(h)
 
15,000
13,650
TOTAL SERVICES
 
 
107,783
Technology - 0.2%
 
 
 
Leia Finco U.S. LLC:
 
 
 
 1LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 1 Month Index + 3.250% 7/2/31 (d)(h)(i)
 
25,000
24,755
 2LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 1 Month Index + 5.250% 7/2/32 (d)(h)(i)
 
10,000
9,783
Polaris Newco LLC:
 
 
 
 2LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 1 Month Index + 2.000% 7.4321% 6/4/29 (c)(d)(h)
 
20,000
19,669
 Tranche B 1LN, term loan CME Term SOFR 3 Month Index + 4.000% 9.5137% 6/2/28 (c)(d)(h)
 
5,000
4,958
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY
 
 
59,165
 
TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS
 (Cost $439,703)
 
 
 
434,046
 
 
 
 
Preferred Securities - 0.6%
 
 
Principal
Amount (a)
 
Value ($)
 
Air Transportation - 0.1%
 
 
 
AerCap Holdings NV 5.875% 10/10/79 (c)
 
30,000
30,653
Banks & Thrifts - 0.4%
 
 
 
Ally Financial, Inc. 4.7% (c)(j)
 
55,000
50,104
Citigroup, Inc. 7.125% (c)(j)
 
22,000
22,917
M&T Bank Corp.:
 
 
 
 3.5% (c)(j)
 
5,000
4,423
 5.125% (c)(j)
 
10,000
9,898
Wells Fargo & Co. 6.85% (c)(j)
 
20,000
20,701
TOTAL BANKS & THRIFTS
 
 
108,043
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0%
 
 
 
Aircastle Ltd. 5.25% (b)(c)(j)
 
10,000
10,068
Energy - 0.1%
 
 
 
Energy Transfer LP 6.625% (c)(j)
 
15,000
14,634
EnLink Midstream Partners LP CME Term SOFR 3 Month Index + 4.370% 9.7156% (c)(d)(j)
 
5,000
5,092
TOTAL ENERGY
 
 
19,726
 
TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES
 (Cost $165,665)
 
 
 
168,490
 
 
 
 
Money Market Funds - 0.2%
 
 
Shares
Value ($)
 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.39% (k)
 
 (Cost $65,848)
 
 
65,835
65,848
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 98.8%
 (Cost $26,558,540)
 
 
 
26,985,837
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 1.2%  
318,230
NET ASSETS - 100.0%
27,304,067
 
 
Legend
 
(a)
Amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.
 
(b)
Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.  These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $20,047,919 or 73.4% of net assets.
 
(c)
Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.
 
(d)
Coupon is indexed to a floating interest rate which may be multiplied by a specified factor and/or subject to caps or floors.
 
(e)
Security initially issued at one coupon which converts to a higher coupon at a specified date. The rate shown is the rate at period end.
 
(f)
Level 3 security
 
(g)
Non-income producing
 
(h)
Remaining maturities of bank loan obligations may be less than the stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional prepayments by the borrower.  Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty.
 
(i)
The coupon rate will be determined upon settlement of the loan after period end.
 
(j)
Security is perpetual in nature with no stated maturity date.
 
(k)
Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.
 
 
 
Affiliated Central Funds
 
Fiscal year to date information regarding the Fund's investments in Fidelity Central Funds, including the ownership percentage, is presented below.
 
Affiliate
Value,
beginning
of period ($)
Purchases ($)
Sales
Proceeds ($)
Dividend
Income ($)
Realized
Gain (loss) ($)
Change in
Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation) ($)
Value,
end
of period ($)
% ownership,
end
of period
Fidelity Cash Central Fund 5.39%
76,427
4,976,711
4,987,336
7,398
46
-
65,848
0.0%
Total
76,427
4,976,711
4,987,336
7,398
46
-
65,848
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts in the dividend income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 
Amounts included in the purchases and sales proceeds columns may include in-kind transactions, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of August 31, 2024, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:
Description
Total ($)
Level 1 ($)
Level 2 ($)
Level 3 ($)
 Investments in Securities:
 
 
 
 
 Equities:
 
 
 
 
Communication Services
70,890
70,890
-
-
Consumer Discretionary
10,060
10,060
-
-
Energy
48,260
48,260
-
-
Health Care
27,428
16,160
-
11,268
Information Technology
37,011
37,011
-
-
 Corporate Bonds
26,123,804
-
26,123,804
-
 Bank Loan Obligations
434,046
-
371,803
62,243
 Preferred Securities
168,490
-
168,490
-
  Money Market Funds
65,848
65,848
-
-
 Total Investments in Securities:
26,985,837
248,229
26,664,097
73,511
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
As of August 31, 2024
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Investment in securities, at value  - See accompanying schedule:
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $26,492,692)
$
26,919,989
 
 
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $65,848)
65,848
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investment in Securities (cost $26,558,540)
 
 
$
26,985,837
Cash
 
 
7,689
Receivable for investments sold
 
 
206,825
Interest receivable
 
 
427,541
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds
 
 
1,372
Other receivables
 
 
4
  Total assets
 
 
27,629,268
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
Payable for investments purchased
$
157,799
 
 
Distributions payable
148,925
 
 
Accrued management fee
12,084
 
 
Other payables and accrued expenses
6,393
 
 
  Total liabilities
 
 
 
325,201
Net Assets  
 
 
$
27,304,067
Net Assets consist of:
 
 
 
 
Paid in capital
 
 
$
27,469,675
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
 
 
 
(165,608)
Net Assets
 
 
$
27,304,067
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($27,304,067 ÷ 575,000 shares)
 
 
$
47.49
Statement of Operations
 
Year ended August 31, 2024
 
Investment Income
 
 
 
 
Dividends
 
 
$
9,310
Interest  
 
 
1,179,207
Income from Fidelity Central Funds  
 
 
7,398
 Total income
 
 
 
1,195,915
Expenses
 
 
 
 
Management fee
$
87,233
 
 
Independent trustees' fees and expenses
62
 
 
Miscellaneous
1,826
 
 
 Total expenses before reductions
 
89,121
 
 
 Expense reductions
 
(505)
 
 
 Total expenses after reductions
 
 
 
88,616
Net Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
1,107,299
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
 
 
 
 
 Investment Securities:
 
 
 
 
   Unaffiliated issuers  
 
(80,780)
 
 
   Fidelity Central Funds
 
46
 
 
 Foreign currency transactions
 
24
 
 
Total net realized gain (loss)
 
 
 
(80,710)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities
 
 
 
897,906
Net gain (loss)
 
 
 
817,196
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
 
$
1,924,495
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
Year ended
August 31, 2024
 
Year ended
August 31, 2023
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Operations
 
 
 
Net investment income (loss)
$
1,107,299
$
609,041
Net realized gain (loss)
 
(80,710)
 
 
(359,381)
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
 
897,906
 
341,668
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
1,924,495
 
 
591,328
 
Distributions to shareholders
 
(1,107,175)
 
 
(596,600)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share transactions
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from sales of shares
 
17,440,514
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
  Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions
 
17,440,514
 
 
-
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
 
18,257,834
 
 
(5,272)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
9,046,233
 
9,051,505
 
End of period
$
27,304,067
$
9,046,233
 
 
 
 
 
Other Information
 
 
 
 
Shares
 
 
 
 
Sold
 
375,000
 
-
 
Net increase (decrease)
 
375,000
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Highlights
 
Fidelity® Sustainable High Yield ETF
 
Years ended August 31,
 
2024  
 
2023 
 
2022 A
  Selected Per-Share Data 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Net asset value, beginning of period
$
45.23
$
45.26
$
50.00
  Income from Investment Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Net investment income (loss) B,C
 
3.195
 
3.045
 
1.404
     Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
 
2.168
 
(.092)
 
(4.758)
  Total from investment operations
 
5.363  
 
2.953  
 
(3.354)  
  Distributions from net investment income
 
(3.103)
 
(2.983)
 
(1.386)
     Total distributions
 
(3.103)
 
(2.983)
 
(1.386)
  Net asset value, end of period
$
47.49
$
45.23
$
45.26
 Total Return D,E,F
 
12.33
%
 
 
6.83%
 
(6.78)%
 Ratios to Average Net Assets C,G,H
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Expenses before reductions
 
.56%
 
.55%
 
.55% I
    Expenses net of fee waivers, if any
 
.56
%
 
 
.55%
 
.55% I
    Expenses net of all reductions
 
.56%
 
.55%
 
.55% I
    Net investment income (loss)
 
6.95%
 
6.78%
 
5.49% I
 Supplemental Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
$
27,304
$
9,046
$
9,052
    Portfolio turnover rate J
 
71
% K
 
 
48%
 
24% L
 
AFor the period February 15, 2022 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2022.
BCalculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
CNet investment income (loss) is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Net investment income (loss) of any mutual funds or ETFs is not included in the Fund's net investment income (loss) ratio.
DBased on net asset value.
ETotal returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
FTotal returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
GFees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
HExpense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment adviser, brokerage services, or other offset arrangements, if applicable, and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements, waivers or reductions occur.
IAnnualized.
JAmount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
KPortfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
LAmount not annualized.
Notes to Financial Statements
 
For the period ended August 31, 2024
 
1. Organization.
Fidelity Sustainable High Yield ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund of Fidelity Covington Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
Funds may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The Schedule of Investments lists any Fidelity Central Funds held as an investment as of period end, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. An investing fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
 
Based on its investment objective, each Fidelity Central Fund may invest or participate in various investment vehicles or strategies that are similar to those of the investing fund. These strategies are consistent with the investment objectives of the investing fund and may involve certain economic risks which may cause a decline in value of each of the Fidelity Central Funds and thus a decline in the value of the investing fund.
 
Fidelity Central Fund
Investment Manager
Investment Objective
Investment Practices
Expense RatioA
Fidelity Money Market Central Funds
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR)
Each fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Short-term Investments
Less than .005%
 
A Expenses expressed as a percentage of average net assets and are as of each underlying Central Fund's most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
 
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission website or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
The Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) but does not include the underlying holdings of these funds. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
 
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has designated the Fund's investment adviser as the valuation designee responsible for the fair valuation function and performing fair value determinations as needed. The investment adviser has established a Fair Value Committee (the Committee) to carry out the day-to-day fair valuation responsibilities and has adopted policies and procedures to govern the fair valuation process and the activities of the Committee. In accordance with these fair valuation policies and procedures, which have been approved by the Board, the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing services or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with the policies and procedures. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, transaction data, estimated cash flows, and market observations of comparable investments. The frequency that the fair valuation procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee manages the Fund's fair valuation practices and maintains the fair valuation policies and procedures. The Fund's investment adviser reports to the Board information regarding the fair valuation process and related material matters.
 
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:
 
Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)
Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)
 
Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:
 
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing services or from brokers who make markets in such securities. Corporate bonds, bank loan obligations and preferred securities are valued by pricing services who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing services. For foreign debt securities, when significant market or security specific events arise, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.
 
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
 
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
 
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of August 31, 2024 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
 
Foreign Currency. Certain Funds may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.
 
Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received, and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.
 
The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.
 
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes and for processing shareholder transactions, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period and prior business day, respectively. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) of the New York Stock Exchange, Archipelago Exchange (NYSE Arca). Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.
 
Expenses. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses included in the accompanying financial statements reflect the expenses of that fund and do not include any expenses associated with any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds. Although not included in a fund's expenses, a fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses through the net asset value of each underlying mutual fund or exchange-traded fund. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
 
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of August 31, 2024, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
 
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
 
Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.
 
Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), partnerships, certain conversion ratio adjustments, prior period premium and discount on debt securities, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
 
As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
$738,662
Gross unrealized depreciation
(314,049)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
$424,613
Tax Cost
$26,561,224
 
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:
 
Undistributed ordinary income
$18,284
Capital loss carryforward
$(608,504)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments
$424,613
 
Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.
 
 Short-term
$(253,982)
 Long-term
(354,522)
Total capital loss carryforward
$(608,504)
 
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
 
 
August 31, 2024
August 31, 2023
Ordinary Income
$1,107,175
$596,600
 
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). Funds may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities held at period end is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
 
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. Direct debt instruments are interests in amounts owed to lenders by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate a fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loans may be acquired through assignment, participation, or may be made directly to a borrower. Such instruments are presented in the Bank Loan Obligations section in the Schedule of Investments. Certain funds may also invest in unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding. Information regarding unfunded commitments is included at the end of the Schedule of Investments, if applicable.
4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, as applicable, are noted in the table below.
 
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Fidelity Sustainable High Yield ETF
9,917,240
10,099,573
 
Securities received and delivered in-kind through subscriptions and redemptions are noted in the table below.
 
 
In-Kind Subscriptions ($)
In-Kind Redemptions ($)
 
Fidelity Sustainable High Yield ETF
17,094,067
-
 
 
5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (the investment adviser) provides the Fund with investment management related services for which the Funds pay a monthly management fee that is based on an annual rate of .55% of average net assets. Under the management contract, the investment adviser pays all other expenses, except the compensation of the independent Trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses such as proxy and shareholders meeting expenses.
 
Brokerage Commissions. A portion of portfolio transactions were placed with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were as follows:
 
 
Amount ($)
Fidelity Sustainable High Yield ETF
 4
 
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Any interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note. Interfund trades during the period are noted in the table below.
 
Purchases ($)
Sales ($)
Realized Gain (Loss)($)
Fidelity Sustainable High Yield ETF
 27,439
 7,164
 2,962
 
Sub-Advisory Arrangements. Effective March 1, 2024, each Fund's sub-advisory agreements with FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited were amended to provide that the investment adviser pays each sub-adviser monthly fees equal to 110% of the sub-adviser's costs for providing sub-advisory services.
6. Expense Reductions.
Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses by $505.
7. Share Transactions.
Funds issue and redeem shares at NAV only with certain authorized participants in large increments known as Creation Units. Purchases of Creation Units are made by tendering a basket of designated securities and/or cash to a fund and redemption proceeds are paid with a basket of securities from a fund's portfolio with a balancing cash component to equate the market value of the basket of securities delivered or redeemed to the NAV per Creation Unit on the transaction date. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery. A fund's shares are available in smaller increments to investors in the secondary market at market prices and may be subject to commissions. Authorized participants pay a transaction fee to the shareholder servicing agent when purchasing and redeeming Creation Units of a fund. The transaction fee is used to offset the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.
8. Other.
A fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, a fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. A fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
9. Risk and Uncertainties.
Many factors affect a fund's performance. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as pandemics, epidemics, outbreaks of infectious diseases, war, terrorism, and environmental disasters, may significantly affect a fund's investment performance. The effects of these developments to a fund will be impacted by the types of securities in which a fund invests, the financial condition, industry, economic sector, and geographic location of an issuer, and a fund's level of investment in the securities of that issuer. Significant concentrations in security types, issuers, industries, sectors, and geographic locations may magnify the factors that affect a fund's performance.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Covington Trust and Shareholders of Fidelity Sustainable High Yield ETF
 
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Fidelity Sustainable High Yield ETF (one of the funds constituting Fidelity Covington Trust, referred to hereafter as the "Fund") as of August 31, 2024, the related statement of operations for the year ended August 31, 2024, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2024, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2024 and for the period February 15, 2022 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of August 31, 2024, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2024 and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period ended August 31, 2024 and for the period February 15, 2022 (commencement of operations) through August 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
 
We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
 
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2024 by correspondence with the custodian, issuers of privately offered securities, agent banks and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 14, 2024
 
We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Fidelity group of funds since 1932.
Distributions
 (Unaudited)
 
The dividend and capital gains distributions for the fund(s) are available on Fidelity.com or Institutional.Fidelity.com.
 
A total of 0.15% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally exempt from state income tax.
 
The fund designates $472,975 of distributions paid in the calendar year 2023 as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.
 
The fund designates $1,096,238 of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended 2024 as qualifying to be taxed as section 163(j) interest dividends.
 
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2025 of amounts for use in preparing 2024 income tax returns.
Item 8: Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies
(Unaudited)
Note: This is not applicable for any fund included in this document.
Item 9: Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies
(Unaudited)
A special meeting of shareholders was held on July 16, 2024. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposal before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.
Proposal 1
To elect a Board of Trustees.
 
# of
Votes
% of
Votes
Bettina Doulton
Affirmative
38,080,283,823.03
97.17
Withheld
1,109,333,237.47
2.83
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Robert A. Lawrence
Affirmative
37,781,807,251.33
96.41
Withheld
1,407,809,809.17
3.59
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Vijay C. Advani
Affirmative
37,869,526,083.09
96.63
Withheld
1,320,090,977.41
3.37
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Thomas P. Bostick
Affirmative
38,025,875,898.31
97.03
Withheld
1,163,741,162.19
2.97
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Donald F. Donahue
Affirmative
37,825,198,238.79
96.52
Withheld
1,364,418,821.71
3.48
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Vicki L. Fuller
Affirmative
38,031,768,119.99
97.05
Withheld
1,157,848,940.51
2.95
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Patricia L. Kampling
Affirmative
38,062,391,881.90
97.12
Withheld
1,127,225,178.60
2.88
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Thomas A. Kennedy
Affirmative
37,891,434,776.27
96.69
Withheld
1,298,182,284.23
3.31
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Oscar Munoz
Affirmative
37,976,932,673.73
96.91
Withheld
1,212,684,386.77
3.09
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Karen B. Peetz
Affirmative
38,011,822,212.28
96.99
Withheld
1,177,794,848.22
3.01
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
David M. Thomas
Affirmative
37,976,058,118.16
96.90
Withheld
1,213,558,942.34
3.10
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Susan Tomasky
Affirmative
37,845,471,684.67
96.57
Withheld
1,344,145,375.83
3.43
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
Michael E. Wiley
Affirmative
37,736,569,620.69
96.29
Withheld
1,453,047,439.81
3.71
TOTAL
39,189,617,060.50
100.00
 
 
 
Proposal 1 reflects trust-wide proposal and voting results.
 
 
Item 10: Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and others of Open-End Management Investment Companies
(Unaudited)
Note: This information is disclosed as part of the financial statements for each Fund as part of Item 7: Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment companies.
 
Item 11: Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract
(Unaudited)
 
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Sustainable High Yield ETF
Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), considers the renewal of the fund's management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) and the sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees (each of which is composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees), requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through joint ad hoc committees to discuss certain matters relevant to all of the Fidelity funds.
At its May 2024 meeting, the Board unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness relative to peer funds of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio; (iii) the total costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by FMR and its affiliates (Fidelity) from their respective relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and are realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with fund shareholders. The Board also considered the broad range of investment choices available to shareholders from FMR's competitors and that the fund's shareholders have chosen to invest in the fund, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor.
The Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contract was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contract was fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds and experience of investment personnel of the Investment Advisers, and also considered the Investment Advisers' implementation of the fund's investment program. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the investment personnel compensation programs and whether the structures provide appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted the resources devoted to expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization, and that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools, and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties, and guarantors. Further, the Board considered that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts of the investment management process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory and administrative services provided by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under a separate agreement covering pricing and bookkeeping services for each fund; (ii) the nature and extent of Fidelity's supervision of third party service providers, principally State Street Bank and Trust Company, each fund's transfer agent and custodian; and (iii) the resources devoted by Fidelity to, and the record of compliance with, each fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board also considered each fund's securities lending activities and any payments made to Fidelity relating to securities lending under a separate agreement.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value and convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information over the Internet and through telephone representatives, investor education materials, and asset allocation tools. The Board also considered that it reviews customer service metrics such as telephone response times, continuity of services on the website and metrics addressing services at Fidelity Investor Centers.
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds and/or the Fidelity funds in general.
Investment Performance. The Board took into account discussions that occur with representatives of the Investment Advisers, and reports that it receives, at Board meetings throughout the year, relating to fund investment performance. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board considered annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against an appropriate securities market index (benchmark index). The Board also considered information about performance attribution. In its ongoing evaluation of fund investment performance, the Board gives particular attention to information indicating changes in performance of the funds over different time periods and discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons for any overperformance or underperformance.
In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. The Independent Trustees generally give greater weight to fund performance over longer time periods than over shorter time periods. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board was provided with information regarding industry trends in management fees and expenses. In its review of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's all-inclusive fee rate. The Board also considered other expenses, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees, paid by the investment adviser under the all-inclusive arrangement. The Board noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees or reimburse expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund.
Comparisons of Management Fees and Total Expense Ratios. Among other things, the Board reviewed data for selected groups of competitive funds and classes (referred to as "mapped groups") that were compiled by Fidelity based on combining similar investment objective categories (as classified by Morningstar) that have comparable investment mandates. The data reviewed by the Board included (i) gross management fee comparisons (before taking into account expense reimbursements or caps) relative to the total universe of funds within the mapped group; (ii) gross management fee comparisons relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds in the mapped group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "asset size peer group"); (iii) total expense comparisons of the fund relative to funds and classes in the mapped group that have a similar sales load structure to the fund (referred to as the "similar sales load structure group"); and (iv) total expense comparisons of the fund relative to funds and classes in the similar sales load structure group that are similar in size and management fee structure to the fund (referred to as the "total expense asset size peer group"). The total expense asset size peer group comparison excludes performance adjustments and fund-paid 12b-1 fees to eliminate variability in fee structures.
The information provided to the Board indicated that the fund's management fee rate ranked above the competitive median of the mapped group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023 and above the competitive median of the asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023. Further, the information provided to the Board indicated that the total expense ratio of the fund ranked above the competitive median of the similar sales load structure group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023 and above the competitive median of the total expense asset size peer group for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2023.
The Board considered that the fund has an all-inclusive management fee structure, which covers expenses for services beyond portfolio management, and that Fidelity believes that management fee comparisons are particularly unhelpful in the context of this fund and that total expense comparisons are more useful. The Board noted that Fidelity believes that, although the fund's total expenses rank above median, the fees that the fund is charged are reasonable for the overall value of services shareholders receive.
Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds and also noted the most recent findings of the committee. The Board noted that the committee's review included a consideration of the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in the markets serving the different categories of clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.  Further, based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the fund's total expense ratio was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies and the full Board approves such changes.
A public accounting firm has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. The engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures in respect of the mathematical accuracy of certain fund profitability information and its conformity to established allocation methodologies. After considering the reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and potential indirect benefits such businesses may have received as a result of their association with Fidelity's fund business (i.e., fall-out benefits) as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from the funds' business. The Board considered areas where potential indirect benefits to the Fidelity funds from their relationships with Fidelity may exist. The Board's consideration of these matters was informed by the findings of a joint ad hoc committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds to evaluate potential fall-out benefits.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board recognized that, due to the fund's current contractual arrangements, its expense ratio will not decline if the fund's operating costs decrease as assets grow, or rise as assets decrease. The Board also noted that a committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.
The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' advisory contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including, but not limited to: (i) fund flow and performance trends, in particular the underperformance of certain funds and strategies, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the operation of performance fees and the rationale for implementing performance fees on certain categories of funds but not others; (iii) Fidelity's pricing philosophy compared to competitors; (iv) fund profitability methodology and data; (v) evaluation of competitive fund data and peer group classifications and fee and expense comparisons; (vi) the management fee and expense structures for different funds and classes and information about the differences between various fee and expense structures; (vii) the variable management fee implemented for certain funds effective March 1, 2024; and (viii) information regarding other accounts managed by Fidelity and the funds' sub-advisory arrangements.
Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the advisory and sub-advisory fee arrangements are fair and reasonable in light of all of the surrounding circumstances and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed through May 31, 2025.
 
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Item 8.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies


See Item 7.


Item 9.

Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies


See Item 7.


Item 10.

Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies


See Item 7.


Item 11.

Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract


See Item 7.


Item 12.

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


Not applicable.


Item 13.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies


Not applicable.


Item 14.  

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


Not applicable.


Item 15.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders


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


Item 16.

Controls and Procedures


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




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


Item 17.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies


Not applicable.


Item 18.

Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation


(a)

Not applicable.


(b)

Not applicable.


Item 19.

Exhibits


(a)

(1)

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

(a)

(2)

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

(a)

(3)

Not applicable.

(b)


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




SIGNATURES


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


Fidelity Covington Trust



By:

/s/Stacie M. Smith


Stacie M. Smith


President and Treasurer (Principal Executive Officer)



Date:

October 23, 2024


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



By:

/s/Stacie M. Smith


Stacie M. Smith


President and Treasurer (Principal Executive Officer)



Date:

October 23, 2024



By:

/s/John J. Burke III


John J. Burke III


Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)



Date:

October 23, 2024