N-CSR 1 d97031dncsr.htm FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST

 

 

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)

 

 

Cynthia Lo Bessette, 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: October 31

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2020


Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders

 


Fidelity® Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF
(formerly Fidelity® Targeted Emerging Markets Factor ETF)
Fidelity® International High Dividend ETF
Fidelity® International Multifactor ETF
(formerly Fidelity® Targeted International Factor ETF)
Fidelity® International Value Factor ETF
Annual Report
October 31, 2020
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Contents
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NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the funds nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Note to Shareholders:
Early in 2020, the outbreak and spread of a new coronavirus emerged as a public health emergency that had a major influence on financial markets, primarily based on its impact on the global economy and the outlook for corporate earnings. The virus causes a respiratory disease known as COVID-19. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, citing sustained risk of further global spread.
In the weeks following, as the crisis worsened, we witnessed an escalating human tragedy with wide-scale social and economic consequences from coronavirus-containment measures. The outbreak of COVID-19 prompted a number of measures to limit the spread, including travel and border restrictions, quarantines, and restrictions on large gatherings. In turn, these resulted in lower consumer activity, diminished demand for a wide range of products and services, disruption in manufacturing and supply chains, and – given the wide variability in outcomes regarding the outbreak – significant market uncertainty and volatility. Amid the turmoil, global governments and central banks took unprecedented action to help support consumers, businesses, and the broader economies, and to limit disruption to financial systems.
The situation continues to unfold, and the extent and duration of its impact on financial markets and the economy remain highly uncertain. Extreme events such as the coronavirus crisis are “exogenous shocks” that can have significant adverse effects on mutual funds and their investments. Although multiple asset classes may be affected by market disruption, the duration and impact may not be the same for all types of assets.
Fidelity is committed to helping you stay informed amid news about COVID-19 and during increased market volatility, and we’re taking extra steps to be responsive to customer needs. We encourage you to visit our websites, where we offer ongoing updates, commentary, and analysis on the markets and our funds.
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Market Recap
The MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) ex USA Index returned -2.46% for the 12 months ending October 31, 2020, in what was a bumpy ride for non-U.S. equities, marked by a steep but brief decline due to the early-2020 outbreak and spread of the coronavirus, followed by a sharp upturn. Declared a pandemic on March 11, the crisis and containment efforts caused broad contraction in economic activity, elevated volatility and dislocation in financial markets. A historically rapid and expansive monetary- and fiscal-policy response around the world provided a partial offset to the economic disruption. Other supporting factors included resilient corporate earnings and near-term potential for a COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough. This was evident in the index’s 12.28% gain in the final six months of the year. Currency fluctuation generally boosted foreign developed-markets equities for the year, while the reverse was true for emerging-markets stocks. Late in the period, the index was pressured by a second wave of COVID-19 cases in some regions, and stretched valuations and crowded positioning in big tech. For the full year, the U.K. (-22%), Asia Pacific ex Japan (-8%), Canada (-5%) and Europe ex U.K. (-4%) notably lagged. Emerging markets (+9%) and Japan (+1%) outperformed. By sector, energy (-38%), financials and real estate (-20% each) lagged, whereas information technology (+ 25%) and communication services (+15%) topped the index.
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Fidelity® Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF
Performance (Unaudited)
The information provided in the tables below shows you the performance of Fidelity® Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF, with comparisons over different time periods to the fund’s relevant benchmarks, including an appropriate broad-based market index. Seeing the returns over different time periods can help you assess the fund’s performance against relevant measurements. The performance information includes average annual total returns and is further explained in this section.*
The fund’s net asset value (NAV) performance is based on the NAV calculated each business day. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing investment company shares as of the close of regular trading hours on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (CboeBZX) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). The fund’s market price performance is based on the daily closing price of the shares of the fund on CboeBZX. Since ETFs are bought and sold at prices set by the market – which can result in a premium or discount to NAV – the returns calculated using market price (market return) can differ from those calculated using NAV (NAV return). For information on these differences, please visit Fidelity.com or see the prospectus. The fund’s returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption or selling of fund shares. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit fidelity.com/etfs/factor-etfs/overview or call Fidelity. The performance data featured represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate; therefore, you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.
Fiscal Periods Ended October 31, 2020
Average Annual Total Returns Past
1 Year
Life of
fund
Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF – NAVA -4.03% -2.04%
Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF – Market PriceB -3.40% -1.41%
Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor IndexA -3.54% -1.23%
MSCI Emerging Markets IndexA 8.27% 4.80%
Average annual total returns represent just that – the average return on an annual basis for Fidelity® Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF and the fund’s benchmarks, assuming consistent performance over the periods shown, based on the cumulative return and the length of the period. This information represents returns as of the end of the fund’s fiscal period.
 
A
From February 26, 2019.
B From February 28, 2019, date initially listed on the CboeBZX exchange.
* Total returns are historical and include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let’s say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF – NAV on February 26, 2019, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor Index and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index performed over the same period.
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Fidelity® Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Comments from the Geode Capital Management, LLC, passive equity index team:
For the fiscal year ending October 31, 2020, the exchange-traded fund’s (ETF) net asset value returned -4.03%, and its market price generated a result of -3.40%. This compares with a return of -3.54% for the Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor Index, designed to reflect the performance of large and mid-capitalization emerging markets companies with attractive valuations, high quality profiles, positive momentum signals, lower volatility than the broader emerging markets equity market, and lower correlation to the U.S. equity market. Individually, the largest detractor was China Resources Pharmaceutical Group (-45%), a Hong Kong-based drug maker that in April reported earnings that trailed analysts’ expectations. Brazilian brewing company Ambev (-50%) struggled along with the country’s broader economy and also issued weak earnings guidance for the first quarter of 2020. Other notable detractors included Motus Holdings (-63%), a South African automotive-related holding company; airport operator Airports of Thailand (-35%); and Hong Kong-based utility Guangdong Investments (-29%). On the positive side, the biggest individual contributor was Alibaba Group (+38%), driven by favorable quarterly financial results announced in mid-August. Adding further value was Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., whose shares rose 58%, aided by strong customer demand for chip manufacturing services, particularly among global technology companies. Indian pharmaceutical company Divi’s Laboratories (+72%) saw its stock rise sharply in August after the company reported strong quarterly profit growth. Of final note, South Korean semiconductor and electronics giant Samsung Electronics (+18%) benefited from strong customer demand as well as an expected recovery in memory pricing.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization, or Geode Capital Management, LLC, (the ETF’s subadviser) or any other person in the Geode organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity and Geode disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Fidelity® Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF
Investment Summary (Unaudited)    
Geographic Diversification as of October 31, 2020
 
Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2020
  % of fund's
net assets
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR 5.8
Tencent Holdings Ltd. 4.8
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 3.6
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. 3.5
Divi's Laboratories Ltd. 1.4
Manila Electric Co. 1.3
Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd. 1.3
Pidilite Industries Ltd. 1.2
Petronas Gas Bhd 1.1
Lotte Chemical Corp. 1.1
  25.1
Top Market Sectors as of October 31, 2020
  % of fund's
net assets
Financials 15.4
Consumer Discretionary 14.4
Information Technology 14.2
Materials 12.1
Consumer Staples 9.5
Communication Services 9.5
Industrials 9.1
Health Care 8.1
Utilities 6.3
Energy 1.2
 
Asset Allocation as of October 31, 2020
  % of funds's
net assets
Stocks 99.8%
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.2%
 
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Fidelity® International High Dividend ETF
Performance (Unaudited)
The information provided in the tables below shows you the performance of Fidelity® International High Dividend ETF, with comparisons over different time periods to the fund’s relevant benchmarks, including an appropriate broad-based market index. Seeing the returns over different time periods can help you assess the fund’s performance against relevant measurements. The performance information includes average annual total returns and is further explained in this section.*
The fund’s net asset value (NAV) performance is based on the NAV calculated each business day. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing investment company shares as of the close of regular trading hours on NYSE Arca, Inc. (NYSE Arca) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). The fund’s market price performance is based on the daily closing price of the shares of the fund on NYSE Arca. Since ETFs are bought and sold at prices set by the market – which can result in a premium or discount to NAV – the returns calculated using market price (market return) can differ from those calculated using NAV (NAV return). For information on these differences, please visit Fidelity.com or see the prospectus. The fund’s returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption or selling of fund shares. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit fidelity.com/etfs/factor-etfs/overview or call Fidelity. The performance data featured represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate; therefore, you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.
Fiscal Periods Ended October 31, 2020
Average Annual Total Returns Past
1 Year
Life of
fund
Fidelity International High Dividend ETF – NAVA -24.98% -13.01%
Fidelity International High Dividend ETF – Market PriceB -24.25% -13.24%
Fidelity International High Dividend IndexA -24.70% -12.64%
MSCI World ex USA IndexA -6.60% -3.50%
Average annual total returns represent just that – the average return on an annual basis for Fidelity® International High Dividend ETF and the fund’s benchmarks, assuming consistent performance over the periods shown, based on the cumulative return and the length of the period. This information represents returns as of the end of the fund’s fiscal period.
 
A
From January 16, 2018.
B From January 18, 2018, date initially listed on the NYSE ARCA exchange.
* Total returns are historical and include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let’s say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity International High Dividend ETF – NAV on January 16, 2018, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Fidelity International High Dividend Index and the MSCI World ex USA Index performed over the same period.
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Fidelity® International High Dividend ETF
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Comments from the Geode Capital Management, LLC, passive equity index team:
For the fiscal year ending October 31, 2020, the exchange-traded fund’s (ETF) net asset value returned -24.98%, and its market price generated a result of -24.25%. This compares with a return of -24.70% for the Fidelity International High Dividend Index, designed to reflect the performance of large and mid-capitalization developed international high dividend-paying stocks that are expected to continue to pay and grow their dividends. In a difficult market environment shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, 10 of the 11 sectors in the Fidelity index fell in value over the 12 months, with energy (-46%) and real estate (-30%) faring the worst, while health care, generating a slightly-better-than-flat return, led the way. Within the energy sector, notable detractors included U.K.-based Royal Dutch Shell (-56%) and BP (-57%), as well as Spain’s Repsol (-59%) and France-based Total (-38%), as pandemic-driven oil-price weakness and sluggish demand weighed on these stocks. Within real estate, the largest detractor was French mall operator Klepierre (-57%); stocks of mall owners struggled as the pandemic led to less in-person shopping and more competition from online retailers. A cap on energy prices in the U.K., combined with a falling gas price, weighed on the shares of U.K. utility Centrica (-53%). The drop in the gas price also hampered Australian utility AGL Energy (-32%). On the positive side, U.K. energy company SSE (+4%) was a top contributor, producing a strong gain in June as the company issued favorable earnings. On several occasions, Canadian asset manager CI Financial (+33%) beat analysts’ consensus earnings estimates, contributing to results. Other notable contributors the past 12 months included Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers (+11%), as well as Danske Bank (+23%) and BNP Paribas (+11%), banks based in Denmark and France, respectively.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization, or Geode Capital Management, LLC, (the ETF’s subadviser) or any other person in the Geode organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity and Geode disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Fidelity® International High Dividend ETF
Investment Summary (Unaudited)    
Geographic Diversification as of October 31, 2020
 
Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2020
  % of fund's
net assets
Toyota Motor Corp. 4.1
E.ON SE 3.9
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. 3.7
Daimler AG 3.5
SSE PLC 3.5
UBS Group AG 2.9
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 2.9
Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd. 2.7
AGL Energy Ltd. 2.7
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. 2.7
  32.6
Top Market Sectors as of October 31, 2020
  % of fund's
net assets
Financials 22.9
Consumer Discretionary 17.5
Utilities 12.7
Real Estate 12.6
Energy 12.3
Health Care 7.5
Industrials 7.3
Consumer Staples 5.7
Materials 0.5
Information Technology 0.4
 
Asset Allocation as of October 31, 2020
  % of funds's
net assets
Stocks and Equity Futures 100.0%
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.0%
Percentages shown as 0.0% may reflect amounts less than 0.05%.
 
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Fidelity® International Multifactor ETF
Performance (Unaudited)
The information provided in the tables below shows you the performance of Fidelity® International Multifactor ETF, with comparisons over different time periods to the fund’s relevant benchmarks, including an appropriate broad-based market index. Seeing the returns over different time periods can help you assess the fund’s performance against relevant measurements. The performance information includes average annual total returns and is further explained in this section.*
The fund’s net asset value (NAV) performance is based on the NAV calculated each business day. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing investment company shares as of the close of regular trading hours on Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (CboeBZX) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). The fund’s market price performance is based on the daily closing price of the shares of the fund on CboeBZX. Since ETFs are bought and sold at prices set by the market – which can result in a premium or discount to NAV – the returns calculated using market price (market return) can differ from those calculated using NAV (NAV return). For information on these differences, please visit Fidelity.com or see the prospectus. The fund’s returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption or selling of fund shares. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit fidelity.com/etfs/factor-etfs/overview or call Fidelity. The performance data featured represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate; therefore, you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.
Fiscal Periods Ended October 31, 2020
Average Annual Total Returns Past
1 Year
Life of
fund
Fidelity International Multifactor ETF – NAVA -5.73% 0.36%
Fidelity International Multifactor ETF – Market PriceB -5.34% 0.79%
Fidelity International Multifactor IndexA -5.37% 0.91%
MSCI World ex USA IndexA -6.60% -3.50%
Average annual total returns represent just that – the average return on an annual basis for Fidelity® International Multifactor ETF and the fund’s benchmarks, assuming consistent performance over the periods shown, based on the cumulative return and the length of the period. This information represents returns as of the end of the fund’s fiscal period.
 
A
From February 26, 2019.
B From February 28, 2019, date initially listed on the CboeBZX exchange.
* Total returns are historical and include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let’s say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity International Multifactor ETF – NAV on February 26, 2019, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Fidelity International Multifactor Index and the MSCI World ex USA Index performed over the same period.
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Fidelity® International Multifactor ETF
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Comments from the Geode Capital Management, LLC, passive equity index team:
For the fiscal year ending October 31, 2020, the exchange-traded fund’s (ETF) net asset value returned -5.73%, and its market price generated a result of -5.34%. This compares with a return of -5.37% for the Fidelity International Multifactor Index, designed to reflect the performance of large and mid-capitalization developed international companies with attractive valuations, high quality profiles, positive momentum signals, lower volatility than the broader developed international equity market, and lower correlation to the U.S. equity market. Individually, several of the biggest detractors came from the real estate sector (-23%), which among benchmark segments trailed only energy (-41%). Around the world, owners of commercial real estate struggled as investors worried how the COVID-19 pandemic would affect building occupancies and rental-income growth. This led to significant challenges for various real estate-owning companies, including Japan Prime Realty Investment (-38%), an owner of offices and other commercial properties; Aedifica (-27%), a Belgium-based real estate company focused on health care properties, apartment buildings and hotels; Nippon Building Fund (-32%), a Japanese real estate investment trust (REIT); and Hong Kong-based Link Real Estate Investment Trust (-25%), which owns various property types in Hong Kong and mainland China. Elsewhere, U.K.-based contract foodservice company Compass Group (-42%) struggled as stay-at-home orders related to the spread of COVID-19 weighed on the firm’s financial results. Other notable detractors included utility companies Hera (-33%) and Electric Power Development (-32%), based in Italy and Japan, respectively. On the positive side, the biggest individual contributor was M3 (+148%), a Japanese medical-information provider that benefited from strong demand for health care services. Shares of Japanese wireless communications provider NTT Docomo (+39%) gained sharply in September after Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) agreed to purchase the roughly one-third of NTT Docomo it didn’t already own. Adding further value was Japanese conglomerate Sony (+24%), due largely to strength from the company’s video gaming business. Also contributing was Denmark-based jewelry manufacturer and retailer Pandora (+63%) and smokeless-tobacco company Swedish Match (+63%).
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization, or Geode Capital Management, LLC, (the ETF’s subadviser) or any other person in the Geode organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity and Geode disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Fidelity® International Multifactor ETF
Investment Summary (Unaudited)    
Geographic Diversification as of October 31, 2020
 
Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2020
  % of fund's
net assets
Nestle S.A. 2.6
CLP Holdings Ltd. 1.4
PSP Swiss Property AG 1.4
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. 1.4
Enel SpA 1.3
NTT DOCOMO, Inc. 1.3
Aedifica S.A. 1.2
Northland Power, Inc. 1.1
Roche Holding AG 1.1
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. 1.1
  13.9
Top Market Sectors as of October 31, 2020
  % of fund's
net assets
Consumer Staples 16.0
Financials 12.5
Materials 12.5
Industrials 11.0
Communication Services 10.8
Utilities 8.6
Health Care 8.5
Real Estate 8.0
Consumer Discretionary 6.7
Information Technology 4.0
Energy 0.0
Percentages shown as 0.0% may reflect amounts less than 0.05%.
 
Asset Allocation as of October 31, 2020
  % of funds's
net assets
Stocks and Equity Futures 99.8%
Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.2%
 
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Fidelity® International Value Factor ETF
Performance (Unaudited)
The information provided in the tables below shows you the performance of Fidelity® International Value Factor ETF, with comparisons over different time periods to the fund’s relevant benchmarks, including an appropriate broad-based market index. Seeing the returns over different time periods can help you assess the fund’s performance against relevant measurements. The performance information includes average annual total returns and is further explained in this section.*
The fund’s net asset value (NAV) performance is based on the NAV calculated each business day. It is calculated in accordance with the standard formula for valuing investment company shares as of the close of regular trading hours on NYSE Arca, Inc. (NYSE Arca) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). The fund’s market price performance is based on the daily closing price of the shares of the fund on NYSE Arca. Since ETFs are bought and sold at prices set by the market – which can result in a premium or discount to NAV – the returns calculated using market price (market return) can differ from those calculated using NAV (NAV return). For information on these differences, please visit Fidelity.com or see the prospectus. The fund’s returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption or selling of fund shares. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. For month-end performance figures, please visit fidelity.com/etfs/factor-etfs/overview or call Fidelity. The performance data featured represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate; therefore, you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.
Fiscal Periods Ended October 31, 2020
Average Annual Total Returns Past
1 Year
Life of
fund
Fidelity International Value Factor ETF – NAVA -16.32% -8.49%
Fidelity International Value Factor ETF – Market PriceB -15.69% -8.81%
Fidelity International Value Factor IndexA -15.82% -8.03%
MSCI World ex USA IndexA -6.60% -3.50%
Average annual total returns represent just that – the average return on an annual basis for Fidelity® International Value Factor ETF and the fund’s benchmarks, assuming consistent performance over the periods shown, based on the cumulative return and the length of the period. This information represents returns as of the end of the fund’s fiscal period.
 
A
From January 16, 2018.
B From January 18, 2018, date initially listed on the NYSE ARCA exchange.
* Total returns are historical and include changes in share price and reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any.
$10,000 Over Life of Fund
Let’s say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity International Value Factor ETF – NAV on January 16, 2018, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Fidelity International Value Factor Index and the MSCI World ex USA Index performed over the same period.
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Fidelity® International Value Factor ETF
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Comments from the Geode Capital Management, LLC, passive equity index team:
For the fiscal year ending October 31, 2020, the exchange-traded fund’s (ETF) net asset value returned -16.32%, and its market price generated a result of -15.69%. This compares with a return of -15.82% for the Fidelity International Value Factor IndexSM, designed to reflect the performance of large and mid-capitalization developed international stocks with attractive valuations. In a difficult market environment shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, all of the 11 sectors in the Fidelity index fell in value the past 12 months, with energy (-45%), communication services (-26%) and financials (-23%) faring the worst. Within energy, notable detractors included U.K.-based Royal Dutch Shell (-56%) and France-based Total (-39%), as pandemic-driven oil-price weakness and sluggish demand weighed on these stocks. Within the financials sector, Spain-based Banco Santander was the biggest detractor, returning -47%. Airlines, including Air Canada (-66%), Spain’s International Consolidated Airlines Group (-69%) and Germany’s Lufthansa (-41%), encountered challenging business conditions as demand for air travel plunged with the spread of COVID-19. Similarly, demand for cruise travel dried up, weighing on the shares of U.K.-based cruise operator Carnival (-69%). In contrast, the leading contributor was Japanese conglomerate Sony, whose shares rose about 35% due largely to strength from the company’s video gaming business. Increased optimism about the prospect of recovery for Danish jewelry manufacturer Pandora (+37%) lifted the company’s stock. Other notable contributors included German residential property owner Vonovia (+24%) and French industrial company Schneider Electric (+36%), an operator of energy management systems that has benefited as demand has grown for its digital-automation and carbon-emissions-monitoring products.
The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization, or Geode Capital Management, LLC, (the ETF’s subadviser) or any other person in the Geode organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity and Geode disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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Fidelity® International Value Factor ETF
Investment Summary (Unaudited)
    
Geographic Diversification as of October 31, 2020
 
Top Ten Stocks as of October 31, 2020
  % of fund's
net assets
Nestle S.A. 2.7
Roche Holding AG 2.0
Nutrien Ltd. 1.8
Novartis AG 1.7
Sony Corp. 1.6
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. 1.4
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. 1.4
Volvo AB Class B 1.4
UBS Group AG 1.4
AIA Group Ltd. 1.3
  16.7
Top Market Sectors as of October 31, 2020
  % of fund's
net assets
Financials 17.4
Industrials 15.9
Health Care 12.7
Consumer Staples 11.1
Consumer Discretionary 11.0
Materials 8.5
Information Technology 7.7
Communication Services 4.7
Utilities 3.8
Energy 3.6
Real Estate 2.9
 
Asset Allocation as of October 31, 2020
  % of funds's
net assets
Stocks and Equity Futures 99.9%
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.1%
 
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Fidelity® Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF
Schedule of Investments October 31, 2020 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks – 98.4%
  Shares Value
BERMUDA – 1.0%
China Resources Gas Group Ltd. 20,000 $ 86,656
Cosan Ltd. Class A 403 5,533
TOTAL BERMUDA 92,189
BRAZIL – 3.1%
Ambev S.A. 34,700 73,300
B3 S.A. - Brasil Bolsa Balcao 4,800 42,497
BB Seguridade Participacoes S.A. 6,200 25,462
Cosan S.A. 500 5,636
Lojas Renner S.A. 5,970 38,775
Vale S.A. 9,500 99,762
TOTAL BRAZIL 285,432
CAYMAN ISLANDS – 20.6%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (a) 1,750 533,207
ANTA Sports Products Ltd. 5,000 54,998
Arco Platform Ltd. Class A (a) 26 886
Autohome, Inc. ADR 295 28,187
Baozun, Inc. ADR (a) 46 1,683
China Medical System Holdings Ltd. 74,000 77,484
China Meidong Auto Holdings Ltd. 12,000 48,976
China Yuhua Education Corp. Ltd. (b) 34,000 26,876
Fu Shou Yuan International Group Ltd. 32,000 32,929
GSX Techedu, Inc. (a) 23 1,528
Hengan International Group Co. Ltd. 10,000 69,311
Huazhu Group Ltd. ADR 122 4,835
JD.com, Inc. ADR (a) 975 79,482
Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd. 30,500 48,533
Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd. (a) 14,000 36,738
NetEase, Inc. ADR 615 53,376
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR (a) 133 21,331
NIO, Inc. ADR (a) 910 27,828
Parade Technologies Ltd. 1,000 38,107
Pinduoduo, Inc. ADR (a) 405 36,442
SINA Corp. (a) 594 25,453
TAL Education Group ADR (a) 433 28,777
Tencent Holdings Ltd. 5,800 442,020
Topsports International Holdings Ltd. (b) 28,000 38,273
Trip.com Group Ltd. ADR (a) 477 13,719
Vipshop Holdings Ltd. ADR (a) 432 9,245
Want Want China Holdings Ltd. 112,000 73,946
XD, Inc. (a) 800 3,869
Yadea Group Holdings Ltd. (b) 34,000 48,491
TOTAL CAYMAN ISLANDS 1,906,530
CHINA – 8.3%
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. Class H 97,000 32,772

  Shares Value
A-Living Services Co. Ltd. Class H (b) 16,250 $ 68,102
Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd. Class H 11,500 71,700
Bank of China Ltd. Class H 152,000 48,021
China Construction Bank Corp. Class H 139,000 95,895
China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. Class H 37,000 20,230
China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd. Class H 10,000 31,142
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. Class H 7,500 12,960
China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Class H 26,000 8,181
GF Securities Co. Ltd. Class H 17,000 21,900
Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd. Class H (b) 12,600 16,378
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. Class H 128,000 71,965
Jiangsu Expressway Co. Ltd. Class H 88,000 87,945
Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Inc. Class H 18,700 82,470
PICC Property & Casualty Co. Ltd. Class H 30,000 20,271
Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd. Class H (b) 44,000 21,561
The People's Insurance Co. Group of China Ltd. Class H 63,000 18,685
TravelSky Technology Ltd. Class H 18,000 37,788
TOTAL CHINA 767,966
EGYPT – 0.3%
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE 7,121 27,690
TOTAL EGYPT 27,690
GREECE – 0.2%
JUMBO S.A. 1,617 22,603
TOTAL GREECE 22,603
HONG KONG – 2.5%
China Everbright Ltd. 12,000 15,815
China Mobile Ltd. 6,000 36,480
China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (b) 157,500 78,599
CNOOC Ltd. 15,000 13,617
Guangdong Investment Ltd. 60,000 88,822
TOTAL HONG KONG 233,333
HUNGARY – 1.0%
Richter Gedeon Nyrt 4,437 90,507
TOTAL HUNGARY 90,507
INDIA – 9.5%
Bajaj Auto Ltd. 464 18,075
 
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 Annual Report 18


Common Stocks – continued
  Shares Value
INDIA – continued
Coal India Ltd. 6,476 $ 9,980
Divi's Laboratories Ltd. 3,117 132,156
Eicher Motors Ltd. 620 17,449
HCL Technologies Ltd. 2,025 23,006
HDFC Bank Ltd. (a) 6,197 98,971
HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (a)(b) 2,920 23,237
Hero MotoCorp Ltd. 521 19,684
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. 3,306 92,403
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd. (b) 1,136 18,947
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (b) 3,417 18,598
Infosys Ltd. 4,740 67,837
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (a) 2,320 48,443
Nestle India Ltd. 317 73,410
Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. 10,785 9,445
Pidilite Industries Ltd. 5,258 111,421
Power Finance Corp. Ltd. 17,636 20,728
SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (a)(b) 2,002 20,778
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. 1,387 49,875
TOTAL INDIA 874,443
INDONESIA – 2.2%
Adaro Energy Tbk PT 136,600 10,508
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT 23,300 46,122
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT 165,900 38,114
Kalbe Farma Tbk PT 970,300 101,177
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT 64,300 11,519
TOTAL INDONESIA 207,440
JERSEY – 0.7%
Polymetal International PLC 2,226 47,188
WNS Holdings Ltd. ADR (a) 300 17,292
TOTAL JERSEY 64,480
MALAYSIA – 4.9%
DiGi.Com Bhd 6,900 6,261
Genting Bhd 35,300 25,147
Malayan Banking Bhd 18,400 30,999
Maxis Bhd 5,200 6,007
Nestle Malaysia Bhd 2,000 67,100
Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd 37,800 53,220
Petronas Dagangan Bhd 2,200 9,128
Petronas Gas Bhd 27,400 103,797
PPB Group Bhd 15,200 68,775
Telekom Malaysia Bhd 4,600 4,639
Westports Holdings Bhd 82,600 77,531
TOTAL MALAYSIA 452,604

  Shares Value
MEXICO – 4.1%
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. 42,600 $ 25,847
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores S.A.B. de C.V. 13,300 26,953
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Class B 11,800 97,900
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV Class B (a) 7,935 91,375
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV Class A 46,100 68,313
Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV 36,400 64,169
TOTAL MEXICO 374,557
PHILIPPINES – 1.4%
Globe Telecom, Inc. 110 4,614
Manila Electric Co. 19,370 120,062
TOTAL PHILIPPINES 124,676
POLAND – 0.3%
Asseco Poland S.A. 939 15,185
Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. 2,471 15,386
TOTAL POLAND 30,571
QATAR – 0.5%
Qatar National Bank QPSC 9,539 46,372
TOTAL QATAR 46,372
RUSSIA – 3.0%
Gazprom PJSC 4,790 9,341
Inter RAO UES PJSC (a) 1,457,000 93,189
LUKOIL PJSC 161 8,193
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC 261 61,934
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC 2,706 21,161
Novatek PJSC 437 5,250
Sberbank of Russia PJSC 20,720 52,403
Surgutneftegas PJSC 8,300 3,441
Tatneft PJSC 780 4,028
VTB Bank PJSC 47,810,000 19,695
TOTAL RUSSIA 278,635
SAUDI ARABIA – 1.3%
Jarir Marketing Co. 775 35,792
Southern Province Cement Co. 4,848 86,740
TOTAL SAUDI ARABIA 122,532
SOUTH AFRICA – 3.6%
Anglo American Platinum Ltd. 960 62,946
AVI Ltd. 16,067 72,727
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd. (a) 1,085 76,123
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. 2,174 64,263
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Fidelity® Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF
Schedule of Investmentscontinued
Common Stocks – continued
  Shares Value
SOUTH AFRICA – continued
Mr Price Group Ltd. 4,129 $ 31,223
Vodacom Group Ltd. 3,082 23,241
TOTAL SOUTH AFRICA 330,523
SOUTH KOREA – 14.1%
Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp. 696 93,540
Com2uSCorp 42 4,131
Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd. 1,230 84,551
DB HiTek Co. Ltd. 52 1,464
DB Insurance Co. Ltd. 900 35,097
Douzone Bizon Co. Ltd. 25 2,197
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. 1,778 36,510
Iljin Materials Co. Ltd. 28 1,054
Kangwon Land, Inc. 1,943 36,130
KMW Co. Ltd. (a) 35 1,922
KT&G Corp. 1,235 88,160
Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd. 997 116,860
LEENO Industrial, Inc. 14 1,499
LG Innotek Co. Ltd. 18 2,411
Lotte Chemical Corp. 499 102,465
NAVER Corp. 160 40,892
NCSoft Corp. 21 14,361
Pearl Abyss Corp. (a) 28 4,948
S-1 Corp. 1,110 79,824
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. 69 8,118
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. 6,559 327,170
Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. 63 24,540
Samsung SDS Co. Ltd. 42 6,237
Seegene, Inc. 436 100,864
SK Hynix, Inc. 602 42,390
SK Telecom Co. Ltd. 49 9,241
WONIK IPS Co. Ltd. (a) 47 1,327
Woongjin Coway Co. Ltd. 589 36,024
TOTAL SOUTH KOREA 1,303,927
TAIWAN – 11.2%
Catcher Technology Co. Ltd. 3,000 18,931
Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. 31,000 41,617
Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd. 5,000 15,051
Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. 5,000 18,704
E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd. 46,295 39,330
Elan Microelectronics Corp. 3,000 14,159
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd. 4,000 8,391
Formosa Plastics Corp. 24,000 66,370
Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd. 8,000 14,012
Lite-On Technology Corp. 10,000 16,274
Novatek Microelectronics Corp. 2,000 18,669
Pegatron Corp. 9,000 19,351

  Shares Value
Pou Chen Corp. 34,000 $ 29,954
Powertech Technology, Inc. 5,000 14,754
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp. 4,000 15,732
Simplo Technology Co. Ltd. 1,000 11,135
Sino-American Silicon Products, Inc. 5,000 17,411
Taichung Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. 77,620 29,443
Taiwan Cement Corp. 38,800 55,005
Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co. Ltd. 52,202 35,040
Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd. 3,000 10,247
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 22,000 332,267
Tripod Technology Corp. 4,000 15,872
Uni-President Enterprises Corp. 35,000 75,008
United Microelectronics Corp. 27,000 28,979
Voltronic Power Technology Corp. 2,257 77,328
TOTAL TAIWAN 1,039,034
THAILAND – 1.7%
Advanced Info Service PCL 1,200 6,642
Airports of Thailand PCL 61,000 101,283
Intouch Holdings PCL Class F 2,200 3,776
The Siam Cement PCL 4,100 44,463
TOTAL THAILAND 156,164
TURKEY – 1.9%
Akbank T.A.S. (a) 37,047 21,080
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS 7,843 62,497
Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS 78,769 67,747
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS (a) 26,826 21,120
TOTAL TURKEY 172,444
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – 0.8%
Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC 21,888 24,789
Emirates NBD Bank PJSC 9,922 25,662
Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC 5,380 24,724
TOTAL UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 75,175
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – 0.2%
Yum China Holdings, Inc. 419 22,303
TOTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 22,303
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $9,263,497)
9,102,130
Preferred Stock – 1.4%
BRAZIL – 1.4%
Cia Paranaense de Energia 8,900 95,329
 
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 Annual Report 20


Preferred Stock – continued
  Shares Value
BRAZIL – continued
Itausa - Investimentos Itau S.A. 20,200 $ 31,845
TOTAL BRAZIL 127,174
RUSSIA – 0.0%
Transneft PJSC 1 1,662
TOTAL RUSSIA 1,662
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $159,615)
128,836
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES – 99.8%
(Cost $9,423,112)
9,230,966
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) – 0.2% 17,930
NET ASSETS – 100.0% $ 9,248,896
    
Categorizations in the Schedule of Investments are based on country or territory of incorporation.  
Legend  
(a) Non-income producing.
(b) Security is 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 $379,840 or 4.1% of net assets.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2020, 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 in the table 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   $ 862,298   $ 862,298   $   $
Consumer Discretionary   1,342,665   1,342,665    
Consumer Staples   884,950   884,950    
Energy   107,060   107,060    
Financials   1,406,455   1,406,455    
Health Care   756,797   756,797    
Industrials   833,586   833,586    
Information Technology   1,307,287   1,307,287    
Materials   1,108,506   1,108,506    
Utilities   492,526   492,526    
Preferred Stock   128,836   128,836    
Total Investments in Securities:   $ 9,230,966   $ 9,230,966   $   $
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Fidelity® International High Dividend ETF
Schedule of Investments October 31, 2020 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks – 99.4%
  Shares Value
AUSTRALIA – 9.5%
AGL Energy Ltd. 140,120 $ 1,228,023
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. 64,706 854,723
BHP Group Ltd. 1,863 44,194
Sonic Healthcare Ltd. 14,391 351,894
Westpac Banking Corp. 69,544 874,676
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. 56,420 694,159
Woolworths Group Ltd. 8,804 235,928
TOTAL AUSTRALIA 4,283,597
BERMUDA – 2.8%
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. 265,525 974,477
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. 6,182 274,419
TOTAL BERMUDA 1,248,896
CANADA – 12.7%
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT 29,475 946,799
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 11,300 842,235
Enbridge, Inc. 40,773 1,122,569
Inter Pipeline Ltd. 81,813 727,718
Nutrien Ltd. 964 39,157
SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc. 20,719 289,648
The Bank of Nova Scotia 19,488 808,985
The Toronto-Dominion Bank 22,025 970,960
TOTAL CANADA 5,748,071
CAYMAN ISLANDS – 4.9%
Sands China Ltd. 274,400 960,684
Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd. 324,000 1,242,964
TOTAL CAYMAN ISLANDS 2,203,648
DENMARK – 0.6%
Novo Nordisk A/S Class B 4,606 295,863
TOTAL DENMARK 295,863
FINLAND – 0.2%
Orion Oyj Class B 1,834 78,510
TOTAL FINLAND 78,510
FRANCE – 5.7%
Bouygues S.A. 12,889 422,637
Danone S.A. 2,648 146,206
Klepierre S.A. (a) 62,443 791,012
Sanofi 3,135 282,540
TOTAL S.A. 32,052 964,009
TOTAL FRANCE 2,606,404
GERMANY – 10.7%
BASF SE 676 37,065

  Shares Value
Bayer AG 2,918 $ 137,185
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 19,041 1,301,516
Daimler AG 30,262 1,565,130
E.ON SE 170,373 1,776,604
SAP SE 370 39,432
TOTAL GERMANY 4,856,932
HONG KONG – 1.7%
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. 277,500 769,357
TOTAL HONG KONG 769,357
JAPAN – 26.2%
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. 5,500 169,567
Astellas Pharma, Inc. 24,300 333,561
Canon, Inc. 1,000 17,223
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. 18,600 1,688,483
Haseko Corp. 88,000 1,049,703
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. 52,100 1,213,540
Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd. 119,500 817,204
Japan Tobacco, Inc. 12,700 239,325
Komatsu Ltd. 21,200 474,739
Mitsubishi Corp. 19,600 436,003
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. 27,600 430,342
Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. 9,000 331,883
Sojitz Corp. 131,000 286,962
SUMCO Corp. 1,600 24,259
Sumitomo Corp. 30,200 330,629
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 36,104 994,984
The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. 127,300 1,157,926
Tokyo Electron Ltd. 100 26,688
Toyota Motor Corp. 28,367 1,845,999
TOTAL JAPAN 11,869,020
NETHERLANDS – 2.6%
ASML Holding N.V. 154 55,969
BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. 450 18,184
ING Groep N.V. (b) 97,953 668,515
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. 6,954 191,087
Unilever N.V. 4,610 260,711
TOTAL NETHERLANDS 1,194,466
NORWAY – 0.2%
Mowi ASA 5,957 93,884
TOTAL NORWAY 93,884
SINGAPORE – 1.9%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. 56,100 836,057
Venture Corp. Ltd. 1,100 15,515
TOTAL SINGAPORE 851,572
 
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 Annual Report 22


Common Stocks – continued
  Shares Value
SPAIN – 2.4%
Banco Santander S.A. (b) 295,150 $ 588,182
Repsol S.A. 78,075 485,650
TOTAL SPAIN 1,073,832
SWITZERLAND – 7.4%
Adecco Group AG 5,901 289,722
Nestle S.A. 6,263 704,506
Novartis AG 6,069 473,376
Roche Holding AG 1,726 555,058
UBS Group AG 114,225 1,326,633
TOTAL SWITZERLAND 3,349,295
UNITED KINGDOM – 9.9%
AstraZeneca PLC 3,476 349,041
Babcock International Group PLC 53,798 151,086
BHP Group PLC 1,906 36,725
BP PLC 255,581 649,697
British American Tobacco PLC 7,713 244,137
GlaxoSmithKline PLC 13,659 228,146
Imperial Brands PLC 8,803 139,319
Rio Tinto PLC 801 45,125
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B 76,152 914,736
SSE PLC 96,372 1,563,843
Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC 76,214 160,529
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM 4,482,384
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $55,074,759)
45,005,731
Money Market Funds – 2.1%
  Shares Value
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.10% (c) 10,117 $ 10,119
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.11% (c)(d) 933,207 933,300
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(Cost $943,419)
943,419
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES – 101.5%
(Cost $56,018,178)
45,949,150
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) – (1.5%) (658,788)
NET ASSETS – 100.0% $ 45,290,362
    
Categorizations in the Schedule of Investments are based on country or territory of incorporation.  
Legend  
(a) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.
(b) Non-income producing.
(c) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, 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.
(d) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.
Futures Contracts
  Number of
contracts
Expiration
Date
Notional
Amount
Value Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Purchased          
Equity Index Contract          
ICE MSCI EAFE Index Future Contracts 3 December 2020 $267,585 $(14,963) $(14,963)
The notional amount of futures purchased as a percentage of Net Assets is 0.6%
Affiliated Central Funds
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:
Fund Income earned
Fidelity Cash Central Fund $ 864
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund 11,137
Total $12,001
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Amount for Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund represents 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 from lending certain types of securities.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
23 Annual Report 


Fidelity® International High Dividend ETF
Schedule of Investmentscontinued
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2020, 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 in the table 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:                
Consumer Discretionary   $ 7,936,572   $ 7,936,572   $   $
Consumer Staples   2,585,199   2,585,199    
Energy   5,558,538   5,558,538    
Financials   10,352,511   10,352,511    
Health Care   3,417,057   3,417,057    
Industrials   3,386,187   3,386,187    
Information Technology   197,270   197,270    
Materials   202,266   202,266    
Real Estate   5,643,735   5,643,735    
Utilities   5,726,396   5,726,396    
Money Market Funds   943,419   943,419    
Total Investments in Securities:   $ 45,949,150   $ 45,949,150   $   $
    
Derivative Instruments:                
Liabilities                
Futures Contracts   $ (14,963)   $ (14,963)   $   $
Total Liabilities   $ (14,963)   $ (14,963)   $   $
Total Derivative Instruments:   $ (14,963)   $ (14,963)   $   $
Value of Derivative Instruments
The following table is a summary of the Fund’s value of derivative instruments by primary risk exposure as of October 31, 2020. For additional information on derivative instruments, please refer to the Derivative Instruments section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Primary Risk/ Derivative Type Value
  Asset   Liabilities
Equity Risk      
Futures Contracts(a) $0   $(14,963)
Total Equity Risk 0   (14,963)
Total Value of Derivatives $0   $(14,963)
    
(a) Reflects gross cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts as presented in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the period end daily variation margin is included in receivable or payable for daily variation margin on futures contracts, and the net cumulative appreciation (depreciation) is included in total accumulated earnings (loss).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Fidelity® International Multifactor ETF
Schedule of Investments October 31, 2020 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks – 98.6%
  Shares Value
AUSTRALIA – 6.1%
Ampol Ltd. 22 $ 401
ASX Ltd. 344 19,237
BHP Group Ltd. 2,714 64,381
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. 8,201 71,586
Coles Group Ltd. 4,128 51,455
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 945 45,803
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. 3,466 42,279
JB Hi-Fi Ltd. 477 15,888
Magellan Financial Group Ltd. 423 16,368
Medibank Pvt Ltd. 9,040 16,950
Rio Tinto Ltd. 630 40,893
Sonic Healthcare Ltd. 1,093 26,726
Wesfarmers Ltd. 769 24,820
TOTAL AUSTRALIA 436,787
BELGIUM – 2.0%
Aedifica S.A. 837 84,238
Etablissements Franz Colruyt N.V. 499 29,540
Sofina S.A. 77 20,002
UCB S.A. 96 9,471
TOTAL BELGIUM 143,251
BERMUDA – 0.6%
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. 477 21,174
Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. 910 19,738
TOTAL BERMUDA 40,912
CANADA – 8.4%
Barrick Gold Corp. 2,412 64,436
BCE, Inc. 1,886 75,731
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT 1,535 49,307
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. 137 40,908
CI Financial Corp. 1,731 20,162
Constellation Software, Inc. 20 20,979
Enbridge, Inc. 24 661
Great-West Lifeco, Inc. 1,383 28,161
Imperial Oil Ltd. 21 279
Intact Financial Corp. 278 28,693
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. 918 41,791
Manulife Financial Corp. 2,337 31,654
Northland Power, Inc. 2,559 82,700
Parkland Corp. 12 293
Power Corp. of Canada 1,469 27,951
Stantec, Inc. 786 22,554
TMX Group Ltd. 260 25,244
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 1,012 46,405
TOTAL CANADA 607,909

  Shares Value
DENMARK – 2.3%
Coloplast A/S Class B 78 $ 11,384
Novo Nordisk A/S Class B 630 40,468
Novozymes A/S Class B 850 51,081
Pandora A/S 312 24,710
SimCorp A/S 145 17,287
Tryg A/S 721 20,001
TOTAL DENMARK 164,931
FINLAND – 1.4%
Elisa Oyj 1,152 56,682
Kone Oyj Class B 413 32,877
Orion Oyj Class B 182 7,791
TOTAL FINLAND 97,350
FRANCE – 6.2%
Air Liquide S.A. 493 72,071
BioMerieux 54 8,039
BNP Paribas S.A. (a) 868 30,186
Bureau Veritas S.A. (a) 780 17,127
Dassault Systemes SE 121 20,656
Edenred 366 17,070
Eiffage S.A. (a) 193 14,010
Hermes International 21 19,545
La Francaise des Jeux SAEM (b) 294 11,021
Legrand S.A. 267 19,743
L'Oreal S.A. 200 64,696
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 100 46,862
Sanofi 439 39,565
Sartorius Stedim Biotech 29 10,999
Sodexo S.A. 159 10,205
Teleperformance 68 20,412
TOTAL S.A. 23 692
Vinci S.A. 342 27,018
TOTAL FRANCE 449,917
GERMANY – 3.3%
Allianz SE 241 42,407
Beiersdorf AG 291 30,474
Deutsche Boerse AG 180 26,492
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA 147 11,229
Knorr-Bremse AG 207 23,975
Merck KGaA 92 13,626
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen 126 29,472
Scout24 AG (b) 774 62,345
TOTAL GERMANY 240,020
 
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Fidelity® International Multifactor ETF
Schedule of Investmentscontinued
Common Stocks – continued
  Shares Value
HONG KONG – 3.3%
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. 7,000 $ 19,407
CLP Holdings Ltd. 11,000 101,137
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. 800 38,190
Sino Land Co. Ltd. 68,000 80,322
TOTAL HONG KONG 239,056
ISRAEL – 0.6%
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM 4,680 22,187
Nice Ltd. (a) 85 19,472
TOTAL ISRAEL 41,659
ITALY – 4.6%
Enel SpA 11,700 93,139
Eni SpA 39 273
Hera SpA 19,975 62,823
Italgas SpA 11,711 67,690
Moncler SpA (a) 542 21,693
Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA 159 8,240
Snam SpA 15,289 74,621
TOTAL ITALY 328,479
JAPAN – 23.4%
Astellas Pharma, Inc. 1,800 24,708
Central Japan Railway Co. 200 24,077
Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. 1,200 22,257
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. 1,100 99,856
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. 6,000 24,163
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. 500 25,435
Haseko Corp. 1,500 17,893
Hikari Tsushin, Inc. 100 23,350
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. 500 23,795
Hoya Corp. 300 33,863
ITOCHU Corp. 1,500 35,871
Japan Exchange Group, Inc. 1,100 26,753
Kajima Corp. 2,100 22,338
Kakaku.com, Inc. 2,700 71,568
Kao Corp. 900 63,880
KDDI Corp. 2,500 66,781
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 600 58,370
K's Holdings Corp. 1,400 17,865
M3, Inc. 500 33,609
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. 1,900 29,625
Nexon Co. Ltd. 2,300 64,221
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. 16 80,811
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. 3,000 63,019
Nissan Chemical Corp. 1,200 63,363
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. 800 23,685
NTT DOCOMO, Inc. 2,500 92,955

  Shares Value
Obayashi Corp. 2,400 $ 19,973
Obic Co. Ltd. 100 17,744
Oji Holdings Corp. 15,200 63,830
Oracle Corp. Japan 100 10,006
ORIX Corp. 2,400 27,905
Otsuka Corp. 400 18,443
Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp. 900 19,129
Rinnai Corp. 200 19,705
Secom Co. Ltd. 300 25,239
Sekisui House Ltd. 1,100 18,167
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. 500 23,551
Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd. 1,200 17,069
Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd. 500 23,221
Sony Corp. 600 49,784
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. 1,000 26,626
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. 1,500 51,655
Taisei Corp. 800 24,833
Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. 1,500 18,983
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. 800 39,793
Trend Micro, Inc. 300 16,788
USS Co. Ltd. 1,200 21,925
TOTAL JAPAN 1,688,480
JERSEY – 0.7%
Centamin PLC 13,308 21,328
Experian PLC 832 30,305
TOTAL JERSEY 51,633
NETHERLANDS – 2.8%
ASM International N.V. 116 16,593
Euronext N.V. (b) 204 21,280
Heineken Holding N.V. 387 29,910
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. 1,399 38,443
Unilever N.V. 1,159 65,545
Wolters Kluwer N.V. 371 30,070
TOTAL NETHERLANDS 201,841
NEW ZEALAND – 0.4%
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd. 1,114 25,768
TOTAL NEW ZEALAND 25,768
NORWAY – 0.4%
Equinor ASA 20 254
Orkla ASA 3,122 29,421
TOTAL NORWAY 29,675
PORTUGAL – 0.0%
Galp Energia SGPS S.A. 21 170
TOTAL PORTUGAL 170
 
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 Annual Report 26


Common Stocks – continued
  Shares Value
SINGAPORE – 1.6%
Mapletree Industrial Trust 34,500 $ 76,807
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. 3,795 23,401
Singapore Exchange Ltd. 2,800 17,757
TOTAL SINGAPORE 117,965
SPAIN – 3.2%
Aena SME S.A. (a)(b) 186 25,046
Amadeus IT Group S.A. 402 19,194
Enagas S.A. 3,037 65,553
Industria de Diseno Textil S.A. (a) 1,005 24,807
Red Electrica Corp. S.A. 4,001 70,491
Viscofan S.A. 398 26,866
TOTAL SPAIN 231,957
SWEDEN – 4.4%
Atlas Copco AB Class A 816 36,019
Epiroc AB Class A 1,891 28,255
Essity AB Class B 1,106 32,045
Evolution Gaming Group AB (b) 289 21,461
Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B 1,383 22,467
Holmen AB Class B 1,333 50,528
Industrivarden AB Class A (a) 900 24,206
L E Lundbergforetagen AB Class B (a) 434 19,532
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA Class B (a) 3,922 53,204
Swedish Match AB 436 32,848
TOTAL SWEDEN 320,565
SWITZERLAND – 10.9%
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise 221 21,412
Belimo Holding AG 3 22,323
Cembra Money Bank AG 216 23,967
EMS-Chemie Holding AG 55 48,366
Galenica AG (b) 114 7,202
Geberit AG 53 30,185
Givaudan S.A. 14 57,066
Kuehne + Nagel International AG 144 28,767
Nestle S.A. 1,651 185,716
Novartis AG 884 68,951
Partners Group Holding AG 34 30,663
PSP Swiss Property AG 833 100,791
Roche Holding AG 255 82,005
Swisscom AG 134 68,173
Tecan Group AG 20 9,492
TOTAL SWITZERLAND 785,079
UNITED KINGDOM – 12.0%
Admiral Group PLC 729 25,921
AstraZeneca PLC 478 47,998
Auto Trader Group PLC (b) 9,270 69,400

  Shares Value
Avast PLC (b) 2,163 $ 13,268
BHP Group PLC 2,580 49,712
British American Tobacco PLC 1,984 62,799
Diageo PLC 1,989 64,269
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC 5,295 18,040
GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1,953 32,621
Halma PLC 629 19,259
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC 288 9,347
Howden Joinery Group PLC (a) 3,088 25,426
IG Group Holdings PLC 2,286 22,494
Legal & General Group PLC 9,192 21,964
London Stock Exchange Group PLC 300 32,110
Next PLC 267 20,162
Persimmon PLC 636 19,210
RELX PLC 1,566 30,929
Rightmove PLC (a) 8,836 70,606
Rio Tinto PLC 1,112 62,646
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B 71 853
Smith & Nephew PLC 620 10,714
Tate & Lyle PLC 3,711 28,560
The Sage Group PLC 1,857 15,261
Unilever PLC 1,046 59,563
Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC 13,227 27,860
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM 860,992
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $7,223,678)
7,104,396
Money Market Fund – 0.1%
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.10% (c)
(Cost $3,691)
3,691 3,691
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES – 98.7%
(Cost $7,227,369)
7,108,087
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) – 1.3% 93,592
NET ASSETS – 100.0% $ 7,201,679
    
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Fidelity® International Multifactor ETF
Schedule of Investmentscontinued
Categorizations in the Schedule of Investments are based on country or territory of incorporation.  
Legend  
(a) Non-income producing.
(b) Security is 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 $231,023 or 3.2% of net assets.
(c) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, 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.
Futures Contracts
  Number of
contracts
Expiration
Date
Notional
Amount
Value Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Purchased          
Equity Index Contract          
ICE MSCI EAFE Index Future Contracts 1 December 2020 $89,195 $(3,797) $(3,797)
The notional amount of futures purchased as a percentage of Net Assets is 1.2%
Affiliated Central Funds
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:
Fund Income earned
Fidelity Cash Central Fund $34
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 Annual Report 28


Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2020, 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 in the table 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   $ 761,481   $ 761,481   $   $
Consumer Discretionary   487,738   487,738    
Consumer Staples   1,145,294   1,145,294    
Energy   3,876   3,876    
Financials   916,761   916,761    
Health Care   621,162   621,162    
Industrials   793,278   793,278    
Information Technology   291,140   291,140    
Materials   893,380   893,380    
Real Estate   572,132   572,132    
Utilities   618,154   618,154    
Money Market Fund   3,691   3,691    
Total Investments in Securities:   $ 7,108,087   $ 7,108,087   $   $
    
Derivative Instruments:                
Liabilities                
Futures Contracts   $ (3,797)   $ (3,797)   $   $
Total Liabilities   $ (3,797)   $ (3,797)   $   $
Total Derivative Instruments:   $ (3,797)   $ (3,797)   $   $
Value of Derivative Instruments
The following table is a summary of the Fund’s value of derivative instruments by primary risk exposure as of October 31, 2020. For additional information on derivative instruments, please refer to the Derivative Instruments section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Primary Risk/ Derivative Type Value
  Asset   Liabilities
Equity Risk      
Futures Contracts(a) $0   $(3,797)
Total Equity Risk 0   (3,797)
Total Value of Derivatives $0   $(3,797)
    
(a) Reflects gross cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts as presented in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the period end daily variation margin is included in receivable or payable for daily variation margin on futures contracts, and the net cumulative appreciation (depreciation) is included in total accumulated earnings (loss).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Fidelity® International Value Factor ETF
Schedule of Investments October 31, 2020 
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks – 99.3%
  Shares Value
AUSTRALIA – 4.5%
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. 11,586 $ 153,043
CSL Ltd. 799 161,349
Macquarie Group Ltd. 1,566 139,390
Rio Tinto Ltd. 2,838 184,212
TOTAL AUSTRALIA 637,994
AUSTRIA – 1.1%
ams AG (a) 5,403 115,836
OMV AG 1,766 40,525
TOTAL AUSTRIA 156,361
BERMUDA – 0.8%
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. 2,675 118,743
TOTAL BERMUDA 118,743
CANADA – 8.5%
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT 199 6,392
Canadian National Railway Co. 1,808 179,464
CGI, Inc. (a) 1,461 90,585
Enbridge, Inc. 6,000 165,193
Fortis, Inc. 1,321 52,143
iA Financial Corp., Inc. 3,684 128,257
Manulife Financial Corp. 10,647 144,212
Nutrien Ltd. 6,420 260,777
The Bank of Nova Scotia 4,257 176,716
TOTAL CANADA 1,203,739
CAYMAN ISLANDS – 0.7%
CK Asset Holdings Ltd. 20,500 94,902
TOTAL CAYMAN ISLANDS 94,902
DENMARK – 2.0%
AP Moller - Maersk A/S Class B 78 124,601
Novo Nordisk A/S Class B 2,466 158,402
TOTAL DENMARK 283,003
FRANCE – 9.9%
Atos SE (a) 1,192 81,366
BNP Paribas S.A. (a) 3,912 136,046
Bouygues S.A. 3,972 130,244
Capgemini SE 884 102,087
Carrefour S.A. 3,938 61,285
Cie de Saint-Gobain (a) 4,094 159,758
Danone S.A. 1,456 80,391
Engie S.A. (a) 10,073 121,853
Peugeot S.A. (a) 8,462 152,093
Sanofi 1,674 150,868
Sodexo S.A. 1,945 124,836

  Shares Value
TOTAL S.A. 3,873 $ 116,486
TOTAL FRANCE 1,417,313
GERMANY – 10.5%
Allianz SE 973 171,211
BASF SE 2,910 159,554
Bayer AG 1,814 85,282
Deutsche Post AG 3,130 138,693
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA 868 66,307
Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA 1,625 60,269
HeidelbergCement AG 2,087 119,413
Merck KGaA 550 81,461
SAP SE 1,660 176,910
Siemens AG 1,497 175,599
Uniper SE 3,369 100,699
Vonovia SE 2,474 157,982
TOTAL GERMANY 1,493,380
HONG KONG – 1.9%
AIA Group Ltd. 20,000 188,398
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. 30,000 83,174
TOTAL HONG KONG 271,572
ITALY – 1.1%
Enel SpA 19,953 158,838
TOTAL ITALY 158,838
JAPAN – 25.4%
Alfresa Holdings Corp. 7,100 129,789
Central Japan Railway Co. 1,200 144,461
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. 9,700 108,700
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. 5,700 149,152
Fujitsu Ltd. 1,200 140,329
Hitachi Ltd. 5,000 167,496
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. 6,600 153,731
Inpex Corp. 10,000 47,063
ITOCHU Corp. 7,000 167,400
Japan Tobacco, Inc. 8,000 150,756
KDDI Corp. 6,000 160,274
Medipal Holdings Corp. 7,100 126,461
Mitsubishi Corp. 7,600 169,062
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 42,200 165,587
NEC Corp. 2,800 140,616
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. 7,000 147,044
Obayashi Corp. 14,100 117,343
ORIX Corp. 10,900 126,736
Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. 3,500 129,065
Panasonic Corp. 16,500 151,631
Sekisui House Ltd. 7,100 117,258
Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. 4,900 149,006
 
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
 Annual Report 30


Common Stocks – continued
  Shares Value
JAPAN – continued
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. 1,500 $ 199,302
Sony Corp. 2,800 232,324
Taisei Corp. 4,100 127,267
TOTAL JAPAN 3,617,853
NETHERLANDS – 4.6%
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (a) 16,358 200,874
ING Groep N.V. (a) 19,020 129,809
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. 2,825 77,627
NN Group N.V. 3,214 112,090
Unilever N.V. 2,340 132,335
TOTAL NETHERLANDS 652,735
SINGAPORE – 2.3%
Genting Singapore Ltd. 269,500 127,300
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. 50,100 74,480
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. 600 896
Wilmar International Ltd. 42,400 125,446
TOTAL SINGAPORE 328,122
SPAIN – 3.8%
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A. 4,077 96,882
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. 44,480 127,562
Industria de Diseno Textil S.A. (a) 7,346 181,323
Telefonica S.A. 41,864 136,835
TOTAL SPAIN 542,602
SWEDEN – 1.8%
Essity AB Class B 2,225 64,467
Volvo AB Class B (a) 10,095 196,373
TOTAL SWEDEN 260,840
SWITZERLAND – 8.7%
LafargeHolcim Ltd. (a) 2,903 124,634

  Shares Value
Nestle S.A. 3,382 $ 380,431
Novartis AG 3,107 242,343
Roche Holding AG 878 282,353
Siemens Energy AG (a) 743 16,271
UBS Group AG 16,902 196,303
TOTAL SWITZERLAND 1,242,335
UNITED KINGDOM – 11.7%
Aviva PLC 45,606 151,844
BAE Systems PLC 16,412 84,246
BHP Group PLC 8,902 171,526
Compass Group PLC 8,675 118,337
Dialog Semiconductor PLC (a) 2,019 77,093
GlaxoSmithKline PLC 7,661 127,962
Imperial Brands PLC 11,462 181,401
J Sainsbury PLC 71,890 187,395
M&G PLC 77,156 146,302
RELX PLC 5,956 117,635
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B 11,607 139,423
Vodafone Group PLC 126,034 167,851
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM 1,671,015
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $15,237,700)
14,151,347
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES – 99.3%
(Cost $15,237,700)
14,151,347
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) – 0.7% 102,204
NET ASSETS – 100.0% $ 14,253,551
    
Categorizations in the Schedule of Investments are based on country or territory of incorporation.  
Legend  
(a) Non-income producing.
Futures Contracts
  Number of
contracts
Expiration
Date
Notional
Amount
Value Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Purchased          
Equity Index Contract          
ICE MSCI EAFE Index Future Contracts 1 December 2020 $89,195 $(5,736) $(5,736)
The notional amount of futures purchased as a percentage of Net Assets is 0.6%
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Fidelity® International Value Factor ETF
Schedule of Investmentscontinued
Affiliated Central Funds
Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:
Fund Income earned
Fidelity Cash Central Fund $163
Amounts in the income column in the above table include any capital gain distributions from underlying funds, which are presented in the corresponding line-item in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
Investment Valuation
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of October 31, 2020, 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 in the table 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   $ 687,380   $ 687,380   $   $
Consumer Discretionary   1,559,707   1,559,707    
Consumer Staples   1,590,540   1,590,540    
Energy   508,690   508,690    
Financials   2,476,680   2,476,680    
Health Care   1,801,911   1,801,911    
Industrials   2,264,042   2,264,042    
Information Technology   1,092,318   1,092,318    
Materials   1,219,418   1,219,418    
Real Estate   408,428   408,428    
Utilities   542,233   542,233    
Total Investments in Securities:   $ 14,151,347   $ 14,151,347   $   $
    
Derivative Instruments:                
Liabilities                
Futures Contracts   $ (5,736)   $ (5,736)   $   $
Total Liabilities   $ (5,736)   $ (5,736)   $   $
Total Derivative Instruments:   $ (5,736)   $ (5,736)   $   $
Value of Derivative Instruments
The following table is a summary of the Fund’s value of derivative instruments by primary risk exposure as of October 31, 2020. For additional information on derivative instruments, please refer to the Derivative Instruments section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
Primary Risk/ Derivative Type Value
  Asset   Liabilities
Equity Risk      
Futures Contracts(a) $0   $(5,736)
Total Equity Risk 0   (5,736)
Total Value of Derivatives $0   $(5,736)
    
(a) Reflects gross cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts as presented in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the period end daily variation margin is included in receivable or payable for daily variation margin on futures contracts, and the net cumulative appreciation (depreciation) is included in total accumulated earnings (loss).
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2020
  Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF
  Fidelity International High Dividend ETF
  Fidelity International Multifactor ETF
  Fidelity International Value Factor ETF
Assets              
Investments in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $—, $772,732, $— and $—, respectively) – See accompanying schedule:              
Unaffiliated issuers $ 9,230,966   $ 45,005,731   $7,104,396   $14,151,347
Fidelity Central Funds   943,419   3,691  
Total Investments in Securities $ 9,230,966   $ 45,949,150   $7,108,087   $14,151,347
Segregated cash with brokers for derivative instruments   23,760   7,920   7,920
Cash 16,644   1,455   35,095  
Foreign currency held at value (cost $16,736, $39,250, $5,594 and $11,625, respectively) 16,766   38,784   5,564   11,554
Dividends receivable 6,170   224,350   48,457   90,201
Receivable from investment adviser for expense reductions 114     75   155
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds   412   1  
Total assets 9,270,660   46,237,911   7,205,199   14,261,177
Liabilities              
Payable to custodian bank       2,078
Accrued management fees 3,499   12,719   2,935   4,883
Payable for daily variation margin on futures contracts   1,530   510   510
Other payables and accrued expenses 18,265     75   155
Collateral on securities loaned, at value   933,300    
Total liabilities 21,764   947,549   3,520   7,626
Net Assets $ 9,248,896   $ 45,290,362   $7,201,679   $14,253,551
Net Assets consist of:              
Paid in capital 10,008,903   64,077,989   7,702,851   18,216,595
Total accumulated earnings (loss) (760,007)   (18,787,627)   (501,172)   (3,963,044)
Net Assets $ 9,248,896   $ 45,290,362   $7,201,679   $14,253,551
Shares outstanding 400,000   3,000,000   300,000   800,000
Net Asset Value per share $ 23.12   $ 15.10   $ 24.01   $ 17.82
Investments at cost – Unaffiliated issuers $ 9,423,112   $ 55,074,759   $7,223,678   $15,237,700
Investments at cost – Fidelity Central Funds   943,419   3,691  
Investments at cost $ 9,423,112   $ 56,018,178   $7,227,369   $15,237,700
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Operations
For the year ended October 31, 2020
  Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF
  Fidelity International High Dividend ETF
  Fidelity International Multifactor ETF
  Fidelity International Value Factor ETF
Investment Income              
Dividends $ 296,282   $  1,504,563   $ 295,554   $  427,736
Non-Cash dividends   117,297     23,850
Interest 7   112     31
Income from Fidelity Central Funds (including $—, $11,137, $— and $—, from security lending, respectively)   12,001   34   163
Income before foreign taxes withheld 296,289   1,633,973   295,588   451,780
Less foreign taxes withheld (35,128)   (118,770)   (32,208)   (38,285)
Total income 261,161   1,515,203   263,380   413,495
Expenses              
Management fees 41,381   156,687   38,283   53,770
Independent trustees' compensation 53   234   57   77
Proxy 114   649   75   155
Total expenses before reductions 41,548   157,570   38,415   54,002
Expense reductions (264)   (112)   (120)   (246)
Total expenses 41,284   157,458   38,295   53,756
Net investment income (loss) 219,877   1,357,745   225,085   359,739
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)              
Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities (299,750)   (7,312,325)   (233,899)   (1,405,829)
Net realized gain (loss) on Fidelity Central Funds   11    
Net realized gain (loss) on In-kind redemptions   2,742,067   209,011  
Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts 746   10,979   17,342   144
Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions 583   7,205   1,316   1,581
Total net realized gain (loss) (298,421)   (4,552,063)   (6,230)   (1,404,104)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities (net of decrease in deferred foreign taxes of $(1,575), $-, $- and $-, respectively.) (329,577)   (9,540,890)   (701,584)   (774,095)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts (248)   (21,883)   (3,797)   (7,622)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on assets and liabilities in foreign currencies (207)   2,963   923   2,263
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (330,032)   (9,559,810)   (704,458)   (779,454)
Net gain (loss) (628,453)   (14,111,873)   (710,688)   (2,183,558)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations $ (408,576)   $(12,754,128)   $ (485,603)   $(1,823,819)
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements  – continued
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
  Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF
  Fidelity International High Dividend ETF
  Year ended
October 31, 2020
  Year ended
October 31, 2019A
  Year ended
October 31, 2020
  Year ended
October 31, 2019
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets              
Operations              
Net investment income (loss) $ 219,877   $ 201,202   $ 1,357,745   $ 1,658,285
Net realized gain (loss) (298,421)   (267,226)   (4,552,063)   (1,337,575)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (330,032)   119,793   (9,559,810)   2,188,190
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (408,576)   53,769   (12,754,128)   2,508,900
Distributions to shareholders (214,800)   (190,400)   (1,450,300)   (1,635,200)
Share transactions              
Proceeds from sales of shares   10,008,903   34,025,327   24,648,439
Cost of shares redeemed     (18,552,856)  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions   10,008,903   15,472,471   24,648,439
Total increase (decrease) in net assets (623,376)   9,872,272   1,268,043   25,522,139
Net Assets              
Beginning of year 9,872,272     44,022,319   18,500,180
End of year $9,248,896   $ 9,872,272   $ 45,290,362   $44,022,319
Other Information              
Shares              
Sold   400,000   1,800,000   1,200,000
Redeemed     (900,000)  
Net increase (decrease)   400,000   900,000   1,200,000
    
A For the period February 26, 2019 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2019.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
  Fidelity International Multifactor ETF
  Fidelity International Value Factor ETF
  Year ended
October 31, 2020
  Year ended
October 31, 2019A
  Year ended
October 31, 2020
  Year ended
October 31, 2019
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets              
Operations              
Net investment income (loss) $ 225,085   $ 219,486   $ 359,739   $ 477,322
Net realized gain (loss) (6,230)   (135,315)   (1,404,104)   (928,086)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (704,458)   582,626   (779,454)   1,562,648
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (485,603)   666,797   (1,823,819)   1,111,884
Distributions to shareholders (266,800)   (214,400)   (346,400)   (508,200)
Share transactions              
Proceeds from sales of shares   10,020,760   3,288,407  
Cost of shares redeemed (2,519,075)      
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions (2,519,075)   10,020,760   3,288,407  
Total increase (decrease) in net assets (3,271,478)   10,473,157   1,118,188   603,684
Net Assets              
Beginning of year 10,473,157     13,135,363   12,531,679
End of year $ 7,201,679   $10,473,157   $14,253,551   $13,135,363
Other Information              
Shares              
Sold   400,000   200,000  
Redeemed (100,000)      
Net increase (decrease) (100,000)   400,000   200,000  
    
A For the period February 26, 2019 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2019.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements  – continued
Financial Highlights
  Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF
  Year ended October 31, 2020
  Year ended October 31, 2019A
Selected Per-Share Data      
Net asset value, beginning of period $24.68   $25.00
Income from Investment Operations      
Net investment income (loss)B 0.55   0.50
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (1.57)   (0.34)
Total from investment operations (1.02)   0.16
Distributions from net investment income (0.54)   (0.48)
Total distributions (0.54)   (0.48)
Net asset value, end of period $23.12   $24.68
Total ReturnC,D,E (4.03)%   0.66%
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G      
Expenses before reductions .45%   .45% H
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .45%   .45% H
Expenses net of all reductions .45%   .45% H
Net investment income (loss) 2.39%   3.05% H
Supplemental Data      
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $9,249   $9,872
Portfolio turnover rateI 66%   34% J
    
A For the period February 26, 2019 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2019.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Based on net asset value.
D Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment advisor, 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.
G Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund’s expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
H Annualized.
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
J Amount not annualized.
    
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
  Fidelity International High Dividend ETF
  Year ended October 31, 2020
  Year ended October 31, 2019
  Year ended October 31, 2018A
Selected Per-Share Data          
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 20.96   $ 20.56   $ 25.08
Income from Investment Operations          
Net investment income (loss)B 0.60   1.04   0.82
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (5.81)   0.31   (4.63)
Total from investment operations (5.21)   1.35   (3.81)
Distributions from net investment income (0.65)   (0.95)   (0.71)
Total distributions (0.65)   (0.95)   (0.71)
Net asset value, end of period $ 15.10   $ 20.96   $ 20.56
Total ReturnC,D,E (24.98)%   6.84%   (15.44)%
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G          
Expenses before reductions .39%   .39%   .39% H
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .39%   .39%   .39% H
Expenses net of all reductions .39%   .39%   .39% H
Net investment income (loss) 3.38%   5.07%   4.59% H
Supplemental Data          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $45,290   $44,022   $18,500
Portfolio turnover rateI,J 82%   47%   42% K
    
A For the period January 16, 2018 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2018.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Based on net asset value.
D Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment advisor, 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.
G Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund’s expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
H Annualized.
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
J Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
K Amount not annualized.
    
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements  – continued
Financial Highlights
  Fidelity International Multifactor ETF
  Year ended October 31, 2020
  Year ended October 31, 2019A
Selected Per-Share Data      
Net asset value, beginning of period $26.18   $ 25.05
Income from Investment Operations      
Net investment income (loss)B 0.57   0.55
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (2.07)   1.12
Total from investment operations (1.50)   1.67
Distributions from net investment income (0.67)   (0.54)
Total distributions (0.67)   (0.54)
Net asset value, end of period $24.01   $ 26.18
Total ReturnC,D,E (5.73)%   6.72%
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G      
Expenses before reductions .39%   .39% H
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .39%   .39% H
Expenses net of all reductions .39%   .39% H
Net investment income (loss) 2.29%   3.18% H
Supplemental Data      
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $7,202   $10,473
Portfolio turnover rateI,J 69%   35% K
    
A For the period February 26, 2019 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2019.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Based on net asset value.
D Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment advisor, 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.
G Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund’s expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
H Annualized.
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
J Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
K Amount not annualized.
    
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
  Fidelity International Value Factor ETF
  Year ended October 31, 2020
  Year ended October 31, 2019
  Year ended October 31, 2018A
Selected Per-Share Data          
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 21.89   $ 20.89   $ 25.00
Income from Investment Operations          
Net investment income (loss)B 0.51   0.80   0.62
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (4.09)   1.05   (4.18)
Total from investment operations (3.58)   1.85   (3.56)
Distributions from net investment income (0.49)   (0.85)   (0.55)
Total distributions (0.49)   (0.85)   (0.55)
Net asset value, end of period $ 17.82   $ 21.89   $ 20.89
Total ReturnC,D,E (16.32)%   9.04%   (14.46)%
Ratios to Average Net AssetsF,G          
Expenses before reductions .39%   .39%   .39% H
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .39%   .39%   .39% H
Expenses net of all reductions .39%   .39%   .39% H
Net investment income (loss) 2.60%   3.74%   3.38% H
Supplemental Data          
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $14,254   $13,135   $12,532
Portfolio turnover rateI 76% J   56%   65% J,K
    
A For the period January 16, 2018 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2018.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C Based on net asset value.
D Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
E Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed, waived, or reduced through arrangements with the investment advisor, 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.
G Fees and expenses of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not included in the Fund’s expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of these expenses. For additional expense information related to investments in Fidelity Central Funds, please refer to the "Investments in Fidelity Central Funds" note found in the Notes to Financial Statements section of the most recent Annual or Semi-Annual report.
H Annualized.
I Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
J Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received or delivered in-kind.
K Amount not annualized.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended October 31, 2020
1. Organization.
Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF (formerly Fidelity Targeted Emerging Markets Factor ETF), Fidelity International High Dividend ETF, Fidelity International Multifactor ETF (formerly Fidelity Targeted International Factor ETF) and Fidelity International Value Factor ETF (the Funds) are exchange-traded funds of Fidelity Covington Trust (the Trust) and are 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. Certain Funds’ investments in emerging markets can be subject to social, economic, regulatory and political uncertainties and can be extremely volatile.
In November 2020, the Board of Trustees approved a change in the name of Fidelity Targeted Emerging Markets Factor ETF and Fidelity Targeted International Factor ETF to Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF and Fidelity International Multifactor ETF, respectively, effective December 1, 2020.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Funds 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 Funds' Schedules of Investments list each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of each Fund, but do not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, each Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date ranged from less than .005% to .01%.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Funds’ Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC 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. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Funds:
Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of each Fund’s investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by each Fund’s investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board, each Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Committee, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees each Fund’s valuation policies and procedures and reports to the Board on the Committee’s activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing each Fund’s investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.
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 – 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:
Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures
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3. Significant Accounting Policies – continued
    
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.
Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 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 October 31, 2020, is included at the end of each applicable 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 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 of NYSE Arca for Fidelity International High Dividend ETF and Fidelity International Value Factor ETF and of Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (CboeBZX) for Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF and Fidelity International Multifactor ETF, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. 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. 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.
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. 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 October 31, 2020, 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. Foreign taxes are provided for based on each Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests. Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF is subject to a tax imposed on capital gains by certain countries in which it invests. An estimated deferred tax liability for net unrealized appreciation on the applicable securities is included in Other payables and accrued expenses on the Statement of Assets & Liabilities.
Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are 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 futures contracts, foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.
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Notes to Financial Statements  – continued
3. Significant Accounting Policies – continued
    
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) on
securities and
other investments
Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF $ 9,445,511 $ 893,994 $ (1,108,539) $ (214,545)
Fidelity International High Dividend ETF 56,562,648 230,302 (10,843,800) (10,613,498)
Fidelity International Multifactor ETF 7,270,297 537,787 (699,997) (162,210)
Fidelity International Value Factor ETF 15,311,728 680,118 (1,840,499) (1,160,381)
The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows for each Fund:
  Undistributed
ordinary income
Undistributed capital gains Capital loss
carryforward
Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF $ 23,561 $ $ (550,930) $ (232,638)
Fidelity International High Dividend ETF 62,682 (8,241,124) (10,609,184)
Fidelity International Multifactor ETF 711 (340,920) (160,963)
Fidelity International Value Factor ETF 40,869 (2,845,663) (1,158,249)
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 year end and is subject to adjustment.
  No-expiration
Short-term
No-expiration
Long-term
Total capital loss
carryforward
Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF $ (451,257) $ (99,673) $ (550,930)
Fidelity International High Dividend ETF (4,434,825) (3,806,299) (8,241,124)
Fidelity International Multifactor ETF (268,778) (72,142) (340,920)
Fidelity International Value Factor ETF (912,557) (1,933,106) (2,845,663)
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
October 31, 2020        
  Ordinary
Income
Long-Term
Capital Gain
Tax Return
Of Capital
Total
Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF $ 214,800 $ $ $ 214,800
Fidelity International High Dividend ETF 1,450,300 1,450,300
Fidelity International Multifactor ETF 266,800 266,800
Fidelity International Value Factor ETF 346,400 346,400
    
October 31, 2019        
Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF $ 190,400 $ $ $ 190,400
Fidelity International High Dividend ETF 1,635,200 1,635,200
Fidelity International Multifactor ETF 214,400 214,400
Fidelity International Value Factor ETF 508,200 508,200
Restricted Securities (including Private Placements). The 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 is included at the end of each applicable Fund's Schedule of Investments.
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4. Derivative Instruments.
Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Funds' investment objective allows the Funds to enter into various types of derivative contracts, including futures contracts. Derivatives are investments whose value is primarily derived from underlying assets, indices or reference rates and may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). Derivatives may involve a future commitment to buy or sell a specified asset based on specified terms, to exchange future cash flows at periodic intervals based on a notional principal amount, or for one party to make one or more payments upon the occurrence of specified events in exchange for periodic payments from the other party.
The Funds used derivatives to increase returns and to manage exposure to certain risks as defined below. The success of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of numerous economic factors, and if the strategies for investment do not work as intended, the Funds may not achieve their objectives.
The Funds' use of derivatives increased or decreased their exposure to the following risk:
Equity risk        Equity risk relates to the fluctuations in the value of financial instruments as a result of changes in market prices (other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign exchange risk), whether caused by factors specific to an individual investment, its issuer, or all factors affecting all instruments traded in a market or market segment.
The Funds are also exposed to additional risks from investing in derivatives, such as liquidity risk and counterparty credit risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that the Funds will be unable to close out the derivative in the open market in a timely manner. Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the counterparty will not be able to fulfill its obligation to the Funds. Counterparty credit risk related to exchange-traded futures contracts may be mitigated by the protection provided by the exchange on which they trade.
Investing in derivatives may involve greater risks than investing in the underlying assets directly and, to varying degrees, may involve risk of loss in excess of any initial investment and collateral received and amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, there may be the risk that the change in value of the derivative contract does not correspond to the change in value of the underlying instrument.
Futures Contracts. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified underlying instrument for a fixed price at a specified future date. The Funds used futures contracts to manage their exposure to the stock market.
Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with a clearing broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the face value of the contract. Futures contracts are marked-to-market daily and subsequent daily payments (variation margin) are made or received by a fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contracts and are recorded as unrealized appreciation or (depreciation). This receivable and/or payable, if any, is included in daily variation margin on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain or (loss) is recorded upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract. The net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts during the period is presented in the Statements of Operations.
Any open futures contracts at period end are presented in the Schedule of Investments under the caption “Futures Contracts”. The notional amount at value reflects each contract’s exposure to the underlying instrument or index at period end and is representative of volume of activity during the period. Cash deposited to meet initial margin requirements is presented as segregated cash with brokers for derivative instruments in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, are noted in the table below.
  Purchases Sales
Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF $ 6,038,962 $ 6,003,204
Fidelity International High Dividend ETF 34,005,138 32,755,017
Fidelity International Multifactor ETF 6,669,640 6,824,592
Fidelity International Value Factor ETF 10,493,714 10,352,380
Securities received and delivered in-kind through subscriptions and redemptions are noted in the table below.
  In-kind
Subscriptions
In-kind
Redemptions
Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF $ $
Fidelity International High Dividend ETF 32,310,857 18,209,237
Fidelity International Multifactor ETF 2,433,124
Fidelity International Value Factor ETF 3,154,106
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Notes to Financial Statements  – continued
6. 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 .39% of each Fund’s average net assets for Fidelity International High Dividend ETF, Fidelity International Multifactor ETF and Fidelity International Value Factor ETF. Under the management contract, the investment adviser pays all other expenses, except the compensation of the independent Trustees and certain other expenses such as interest expense. Effective January 1, 2020, investment advisers Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., FMR Co., Inc., and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, merged with and into Fidelity Management & Research Company. In connection with the merger transactions, the resulting, merged investment adviser was then redomiciled from Massachusetts to Delaware, changed its corporate structure from a corporation to a limited liability company, and changed its name to "Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC".
Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF’s management fee is based on an annual rate of .45% of average net assets. Under the management contract, the investment adviser pays all other expenses, except the compensation of the independent Trustees and certain other expenses such as interest expense.
Sub-Adviser. Geode Capital Management, LLC (Geode), serves as sub-adviser for the Funds. Geode provides discretionary investment advisory services to the Funds and is paid by the investment adviser for providing these services.
Interfund Trades. Funds may purchase from or sell securities to other funds affiliated with each sub-adviser under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.
7. Security Lending.
Funds lend portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. Lending agents are used, including National Financial Services (NFS), an affiliate of the investment adviser. Pursuant to a securities lending agreement, NFS will receive a fee, which is capped at 9.9% of a fund’s daily lending revenue, for its services as lending agent. A fund may lend securities to certain qualified borrowers, including NFS. On the settlement date of the loan, a fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of a fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to a fund on the next business day. A fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. A fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. Any loaned securities are identified as such in the Schedule of Investments, and the value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end, as applicable, are presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Securities 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 Income Fees Paid to NFS Security Lending Income From Securities Loaned to NFS Value of Securities Loaned to NFS at Period End
Fidelity International High Dividend ETF   $ $ $
8. 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 by the following amounts:
  Amount
Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF $ 150
Fidelity International High Dividend ETF 112
Fidelity International Multifactor ETF 45
Fidelity International Value Factor ETF 91
During the period the investment adviser or an affiliate reimbursed and/or waived a portion of fund-level operating expenses as follows:
  Fund-Level
Amount
Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF $ 114
Fidelity International Multifactor ETF 75
Fidelity International Value Factor ETF 155
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9. Share Transactions.
The 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 stocks 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 defray the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units.
10. Other.
The Funds' 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 Funds. In the normal course of business, the Funds may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
11. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
An outbreak of COVID-19 first detected in China during December 2019 has since spread globally and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization during March 2020. Developments that disrupt global economies and financial markets, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may magnify factors that affect the Funds' performance.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Covington Trust and Shareholders of Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF (formerly Fidelity Targeted Emerging Markets Factor ETF), Fidelity International High Dividend ETF, Fidelity International Multifactor ETF (formerly Fidelity Targeted International Factor ETF), and Fidelity International Value Factor ETF:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF, Fidelity International High Dividend ETF, Fidelity International Multifactor ETF, and Fidelity International Value Factor ETF (the “Funds”), each a fund of Fidelity Covington Trust, including the schedules of investments, as of October 31, 2020, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended and for the period from January 16, 2018 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2018, except for Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF and Fidelity International Multifactor ETF; the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period from February 26, 2019 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2019; and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of October 31, 2020, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended and for the period from January 16, 2018 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2018, except for Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF and Fidelity International Multifactor ETF; the statement of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period from February 26, 2019 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements and financial highlights 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 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 and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, 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 and financial highlights. 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 and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodians 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/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 16, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more of the Fidelity investment companies since 1999.
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Premium/Discount Analysis (Unaudited)
Shares of each fund are listed on NYSE Arca or CboeBZX and can be bought and sold on the secondary market at market prices. Although the market price is expected to approximate the fund’s NAV, it is possible that the market price and NAV will vary significantly. The closing market price is the daily closing price as reported on NYSE Arca or CboeBZX.
Premiums or discounts are the differences (expressed as a basis point differential with 1 basis point equaling 1/100 of 1%) between the fund’s NAV and closing market price. A premium indicates that the closing market price is trading above the NAV. A discount indicates that the closing market price is trading below the NAV. A discrepancy may exist with respect to the timing of when the NAV is calculated and the determination of the closing market price.
The chart below presents information about the differences between each fund’s daily closing market price and each fund’s NAV.
Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF
Period Ended October 31, 2020
From commencement of operations *
to October 31, 2020
Closing Price Below NAV Closing Price Above or Equal to NAV
Basis Point Differential Number of
Days
% of Total
Days
Number of
Days
% of Total
Days
0 - <25 30 7.08% 51 12.03%
25 - <50 14 3.30% 123 29.01%
50 - <75 8 1.89% 110 25.94%
75 - <100 5 1.18% 38 8.96%
100 or above 9 2.12% 36 8.49%
Total 66 15.57% 358 84.43%
*From February 28, 2019, date initially listed on the CboeBZX exchange.
Fidelity International High Dividend ETF
Period Ended October 31, 2020
From commencement of operations *
to October 31, 2020
Closing Price Below NAV Closing Price Above or Equal to NAV
Basis Point Differential Number of
Days
% of Total
Days
Number of
Days
% of Total
Days
0 - <25 80 11.38% 139 19.77%
25 - <50 36 5.12% 174 24.75%
50 - <75 16 2.28% 146 20.77%
75 - <100 11 1.56% 63 8.96%
100 or above 14 1.99% 24 3.41%
Total 157 22.33% 546 77.67%
*From January 18, 2018, date initially listed on the NYSE ARCA exchange.
Fidelity International Multifactor ETF
Period Ended October 31, 2020
From commencement of operations *
to October 31, 2020
Closing Price Below NAV Closing Price Above or Equal to NAV
Basis Point Differential Number of
Days
% of Total
Days
Number of
Days
% of Total
Days
0 - <25 54 12.74% 129 30.42%
25 - <50 16 3.77% 121 28.54%
50 - <75 8 1.89% 50 11.79%
75 - <100 6 1.42% 20 4.72%
100 or above 6 1.42% 14 3.30%
Total 90 21.23% 334 78.77%
*From February 28, 2019, date initially listed on the CboeBZX exchange.
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Premium/Discount Analysis (Unaudited)  – continued
Fidelity International Value Factor ETF
Period Ended October 31, 2020
From commencement of operations *
to October 31, 2020
Closing Price Below NAV Closing Price Above or Equal to NAV
Basis Point Differential Number of
Days
% of Total
Days
Number of
Days
% of Total
Days
0 - <25 121 17.21% 199 28.31%
25 - <50 33 4.69% 158 22.48%
50 - <75 14 1.99% 103 14.65%
75 - <100 6 0.85% 31 4.41%
100 or above 13 1.85% 25 3.56%
Total 187 26.60% 516 73.40%
*From January 18, 2018, date initially listed on the NYSE ARCA exchange.
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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), and officers of the trust and funds, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs each fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee each fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to each fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review each fund's performance. Except for Bettina Doulton, each of the Trustees oversees 305 funds. Ms. Doulton oversees 204 funds.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the funds is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The funds’ Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-FIDELITY.
Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualififications of the Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.
In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing each fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the funds, is provided below.
Board Structure and Oversight Function. Robert A. Lawrence is an interested person and currently serves as Acting Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the funds. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Ned C. Lautenbach and David M. Thomas serve as Co-Lead Independent Trustees and as such each (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The funds' Board oversees Fidelity's high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the funds' Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity® funds overseen by each Board.
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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)  – continued
The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, each fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the funds' activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the funds' business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the funds are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the funds' exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the funds' activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the funds' Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the funds' Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees."
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Doulton also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity® funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member of the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2013-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Acting Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Lawrence also serves as Trustee of other funds. Previously, Mr. Lawrence served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain funds. Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity® funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
* Determined to be an “Interested Trustee” by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for each fund.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
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Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Trustee
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) and Co-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York, a member of the Board of NYC Leadership Academy (2012-present) and a member of the Board of Advisors of Ripple Labs, Inc. (financial services, 2015-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Fuller also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-present), as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of two Blackstone business development companies (2020-present) and as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present).
Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Trustee
Ms. Kampling also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).
Alan J. Lacy (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Lacy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Senior Adviser (2007-2014) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity), Chief Executive Officer (2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation (retail), Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail, 2000-2005), Chairman (2014-2017) and a member of the Board (2010-2017) of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes) and a member of the Board of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-2020). Mr. Lacy currently serves as a Trustee of the California Chapter of The Nature Conservancy (2015-present) and a member of the Board of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University (2015-present).
Ned C. Lautenbach (1944)
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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)  – continued
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Co-Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Lautenbach also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lautenbach currently serves as Chair of the Board of Governors, State University System of Florida (2013-present) and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). He is also a member and has in the past served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Artis-Naples (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a member and then Lead Director of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial, 1997-2016). He was also a Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010); as well as Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). In addition, Mr. Lautenbach had a 30-year career with IBM (technology company), during which time he served as Senior Vice President and as a member of the Corporate Executive Committee (1968-1998).
Joseph Mauriello (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Mr. Mauriello also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Independent Directors Council Governing Council (2015-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a member of the Board of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-2018).
Cornelia M. Small (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Ms. Small also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments and a member of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. Ms. Small previously served as a member of the Board (2009-2019) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-2019) of the Teagle Foundation and a member of the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-2019).
Garnett A. Smith (1947)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013
Trustee
Mr. Smith also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Smith served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1990-1997) and President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products). Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank (now Bank of America). Mr. Smith previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2012-2013).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Trustee
Co-Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and a member of the Board (2004-present) and Presiding Director (2013-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).
Susan Tomasky (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
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Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Trustee
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-present), as a member of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company – America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2020), a member of the Board (2011-2019) and as Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Trustee
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2018-2020), Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley also previously served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018), a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018) and a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-2020).
+ The information includes the Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to the Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that the Trustee should serve as a Trustee for each fund.
Advisory Board Members and Offifficers:
Correspondence intended for a Member of the Advisory Board (if any) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for an officer or Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Lloyd James Austin, III (1953)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Member of the Advisory Board
General Austin also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, General Austin (United States Army, Retired) held a variety of positions within the U.S. Government, including Commander, U.S. Central Command (2013-2016), Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (2012-2013) and Commanding General, U.S. Forces – Iraq, Operation New Dawn (2010-2012). General Austin currently serves as a Partner of Pine Island Capital Partners (private equity, 2020-present) and as President of the Austin Strategy Group LLC (consulting, 2016-present). General Austin serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Nucor Corporation (steel products, 2017-present), as a member of the Board of Directors of Tenet Healthcare Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). In addition, General Austin currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Corporation of New York (2017-present) and as a member of the Board of Trustees of Auburn University (2017-present). Previously, General Austin served as a member of the Board of Directors of United Technologies Corporation (aerospace, defense and building, 2016-2020).
Thomas A. Kennedy (1955)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Kennedy also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Kennedy held a variety of positions at Raytheon Company (aerospace and defense, 1983-2020), including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2020) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2014). Mr. Kennedy currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (aerospace and defense, 2020-present). He is also a member of the Rutgers School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board (2011-present) and a member of the UCLA Engineering Dean’s Executive Board (2016-present).
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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)  – continued
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Member of the Advisory Board
Mr. Lynch also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
Elizabeth Paige Baumann (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2017
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of other funds. She is Chief AML Officer (2012-present) and Senior Vice President (2014-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as AML Officer of certain funds (2017-2019), as AML Officer of the funds (2012-2016), and Vice President (2007-2014) and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012) of FMR LLC.
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Brown is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present).
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer - Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).
Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
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Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Previously, Ms. Del Prato served as President and Treasurer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash Portfolio and Term Portfolio (2018-2020). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves as Co-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); and CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).
Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).
Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2020
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec is a senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Pogorelec served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2010-2020) and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity funds (2015-2020).
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)  – continued
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity® funds.
Marc L. Spector (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2017
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Spector also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Spector serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2016-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Spector served as Director at the Siegfried Group (accounting firm, 2013-2016), and prior to Siegfried Group as audit senior manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP (accounting firm, 2005-2013).
Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present).
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Shareholder Expense Example (Unaudited)
As a shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, as applicable and (2) ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the one-half year period (May 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class/Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. If any fund is a shareholder of any underlying mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) (the Underlying Funds), such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses incurred presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. If any fund is a shareholder of any Underlying Funds, such fund indirectly bears its proportional share of the expenses of the Underlying Funds in addition to the direct expenses as presented in the table. These fees and expenses are not included in the annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
  Annualized
Expense RatioA
Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2020
Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2020
Expenses Paid
During PeriodB
May 1, 2020
to October 31, 2020
Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF 0.45%      
Actual   $ 1,000.00 $ 1,115.10 $ 2.39
Hypothetical C   $ 1,000.00 $ 1,022.87 $ 2.29
Fidelity International High Dividend ETF 0.39%      
Actual   $ 1,000.00 $ 984.60 $ 1.95
Hypothetical C   $ 1,000.00 $ 1,023.18 $ 1.98
Fidelity International Multifactor ETF 0.39%      
Actual   $ 1,000.00 $ 1,070.70 $ 2.03
Hypothetical C   $ 1,000.00 $ 1,023.18 $ 1.98
Fidelity International Value Factor ETF 0.39%      
Actual   $ 1,000.00 $ 1,038.10 $ 2.00
Hypothetical C   $ 1,000.00 $ 1,023.18 $ 1.98
   
A Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.
B Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). The fees and expenses of any Underlying Funds are not included in each annualized expense ratio.
C 5% return per year before expenses.
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Distributions (Unaudited)
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.
  December 2019 March 2020 June 2020 September 2020
Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF 100% 75% 75% 75%
Fidelity International High Dividend ETF 100% 98% 98% 98%
Fidelity International Multifactor ETF 100% 96% 96% 96%
Fidelity International Value Factor ETF 100% 100% 100% 100%
The amounts per share which represent income derived from sources within, and taxes paid to, foreign countries or possessions of the United States are as follows:
  Ex-Date Income Taxes  
Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF 12/20/2019 $ 0.7399 $ 0.1018  
  3/20/2020 $ 0.7399 $ 0.1018  
  6/19/2020 $ 0.7399 $ 0.1018  
  9/18/2020 $ 0.7399 $ 0.1018  
Fidelity International High Dividend ETF 12/20/2019 $ 0.5406 $ 0.0417  
  3/20/2020 $ 0.5406 $ 0.0417  
  6/19/2020 $ 0.5406 $ 0.0417  
  9/18/2020 $ 0.5406 $ 0.0417  
Fidelity International Multifactor ETF 12/20/2019 $ 0.9852 $ 0.1072  
  3/20/2020 $ 0.9852 $ 0.1072  
  6/19/2020 $ 0.9852 $ 0.1072  
  9/18/2020 $ 0.9852 $ 0.1072  
Fidelity International Value Factor ETF 12/20/2019 $ 0.5644 $ 0.0476  
  3/20/2020 $ 0.5644 $ 0.0476  
  6/19/2020 $ 0.5644 $ 0.0476  
  9/18/2020 $ 0.5644 $ 0.0476  
The funds will notify shareholders in January 2021 of amounts for use in preparing 2020 income tax returns.
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Item  2.

Code of Ethics

As of the end of the period, October 31, 2020, 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 Joseph Mauriello is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Mauriello 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 Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively, “Deloitte Entities”) in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF, Fidelity International High Dividend ETF, Fidelity International Multifactor ETF and Fidelity International Value Factor ETF (the “Fund(s)”):

Services Billed by Deloitte Entities

October 31, 2020 FeesA

 

     Audit Fees      Audit-
Related Fees
     Tax Fees      All Other
Fees
 

Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF

   $ 16,500      $ —        $ 3,500      $ 400  

Fidelity International High Dividend ETF

   $ 16,500      $ —        $ 3,500      $ 400  

Fidelity International Multifactor ETF

   $ 16,500      $ —        $ 3,500      $ 400  

Fidelity International Value Factor ETF

   $ 16,500      $ —        $ 3,500      $ 400  

October 31, 2019 FeesA,B

 

     Audit Fees      Audit-
Related Fees
     Tax Fees      All Other
Fees
 

Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF

   $ 15,000      $ —        $ 2,500      $ 300  


Fidelity International High Dividend ETF

   $ 18,000      $ —        $ 2,500      $ 300  

Fidelity International Multifactor ETF

   $ 15,000      $ —        $ 2,500      $ 300  

Fidelity International Value Factor ETF

   $ 18,000      $ —        $ 2,500      $ 300  

 

A

Amounts may reflect rounding.

B

Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF and Fidelity International Multifactor ETF commenced operations on February 26, 2019.

The following table(s) present(s) fees billed by Deloitte Entities 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 Deloitte Entities

 

     October 31, 2020A      October 31, 2019A,B  

Audit-Related Fees

   $ —        $ 290,000  

Tax Fees

   $ —        $ 5,000  

All Other Fees

   $ —        $ —    

 

A 

Amounts may reflect rounding.

B

May include amounts billed prior to the Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF and Fidelity International Multifactor ETFs’ commencement of operations.

“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 Deloitte Entities 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

   October 31, 2020A      October 31, 2019A,B  

Deloitte Entities

   $ 517,200      $ 585,000  

 

A 

Amounts may reflect rounding.

B

May include amounts billed prior to the Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF and Fidelity International Multifactor ETFs’ commencement of operations.

The trust’s Audit Committee has considered non-audit services that were not pre-approved that were provided by Deloitte Entities to Fund Service Providers to be compatible with maintaining the independence of Deloitte Entities in its(their) audit of the Fund(s), taking into account representations from Deloitte Entities, 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).

 

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 October 31, 2020, the members of the Audit Committee were Joseph Mauriello, Donald F. Donahue, Patricia L. Kampling, Alan J. Lacy, Garnett A. Smith and Susan Tomasky.

 

Item 6.

Investments

 

(a)    

Not applicable.

 

(b)    

Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

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

Not applicable.

 

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.

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

Not applicable.

 

Item 10.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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


Item 11.

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 12.

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

Not applicable.

 

Item 13.

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

  Date:

  December 18, 2020

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

 

  By:

  /s/Stacie M. Smith
  Stacie M. Smith
  President and Treasurer

  Date:

  December 18, 2020

 

  By:

  /s/John J. Burke III
  John J. Burke III
  Chief Financial Officer

  Date:

  December 18, 2020