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Fund/Ticker

Fidelity MSCI Real Estate Index ETF/FREL

Principal U.S. Listing Exchange: NYSE Arca, Inc.


Summary Prospectus

November 29, 2021



Before you invest, you may want to review the fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the fund and its risks. You can find the fund’s prospectus, reports to shareholders, and other information about the fund (including the fund’s SAI) online at www.fidelity.com/funddocuments/ETFs. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-FIDELITY or by sending an e-mail request to fidfunddocuments@fidelity.com. The fund’s prospectus and SAI dated November 29, 2021 are incorporated herein by reference.

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Fund Summary

Fund:

Fidelity® MSCI Real Estate Index ETF

Investment Objective

The fund seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Real Estate 25/25 Index.

Fee Table

The following table describes the fees and expenses that may be incurred when you buy, hold, and sell shares of the fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table or example below.

Shareholder fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)  None 

Annual Operating Expenses

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

Management fee    0.084% 
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees    None 
Other expenses    0.000% 
Total annual operating expenses    0.084% 

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

Let's say, hypothetically, that the annual return for shares of the fund is 5% and that your shareholder fees and the annual operating expenses for shares of the fund are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated:

1 year  $9 
3 years  $27 
5 years  $47 
10 years  $108 

Portfolio Turnover

The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the fund's portfolio turnover rate was 8% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

  • Investing at least 80% of assets in securities included in the fund's underlying index. The fund's underlying index is the MSCI USA IMI Real Estate 25/25 Index, which represents the performance of the real estate sector in the U.S. equity market.
  • Using a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the fund. "Representative sampling" is an indexing strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the index. The securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on factors such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the index. The fund may or may not hold all of the securities in the MSCI USA IMI Real Estate 25/25 Index.

Principal Investment Risks

  • Stock Market Volatility.  Stock markets and, as a result, stock market indexes, are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Different parts of the market, including different market sectors, and different types of securities can react differently to these developments.
  • Real Estate Industry Concentration.  Changes in real estate values or economic downturns can have a significant negative effect on issuers in the real estate industry. The value of securities of issuers in the real estate industry can be affected by changes in real estate values and rental income, property taxes, interest rates, tax and regulatory requirements, and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer.
  • Issuer-Specific Changes.  The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than, and can perform differently from, the market as a whole. The value of securities of smaller, less well-known issuers can be more volatile than that of larger issuers.
  • Fluctuation of Net Asset Value and Share Price.  The net asset value per share (NAV) of the fund will generally fluctuate with changes in the market value of the fund's holdings. The fund's shares can be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. Disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of extreme market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for the fund's shares may result in the fund's shares trading significantly above (at a premium) or below (at a discount) to NAV. In addition, in stressed market conditions or periods of market disruption or volatility, the market for shares may become less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity in the markets for the fund’s underlying portfolio holdings.
  • Correlation to Index.  The performance of the fund and its underlying index may vary somewhat due to factors such as fees and expenses of the fund, transaction costs, sample selection, regulatory restrictions, and timing differences associated with additions to and deletions from the index. Errors in the construction or calculation of the index may occur from time to time and may not be identified and corrected for some period of time, which may have an adverse impact on the fund and its shareholders.
  • Ownership Limitation Risk.  The fund may be unable to purchase certain securities included in its underlying index because of limitations on ownership of certain securities, in particular Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). The fund may experience increased tracking error in these circumstances.
  • Passive Management Risk.  The fund is managed with a passive investment strategy, attempting to track the performance of an unmanaged index of securities, regardless of the current or projected performance of the fund's index or of the actual securities included in the index. This differs from an actively managed fund, which typically seeks to outperform a benchmark index. As a result, the fund's performance could be lower than actively managed funds that may shift their portfolio assets to take advantage of market opportunities or lessen the impact of a market decline or a decline in the value of one or more issuers. The fund may be concentrated to approximately the same extent that the fund's index concentrates in the securities of issuers in a particular industry or group of industries.
  • Trading Issues.  There can be no assurance that an active trading market will be maintained. Market makers and Authorized Participants are not obligated to make a market in the fund’s shares or to submit purchase and redemption orders for creation units. In addition, trading may be halted, for example, due to market conditions.

An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. You could lose money by investing in the fund.

Performance

The following information is intended to help you understand the risks of investing in the fund. The information illustrates the changes in the performance of the fund's shares from year to year and compares the performance of the fund's shares to the performance of a securities market index and an additional index over various periods of time. The indexes have characteristics relevant to the fund's investment strategies. Index descriptions appear in the "Additional Index Information" section of the prospectus. Prior to December 1, 2020, the fund compared its performance to a different benchmark. The fund’s historical performance may not represent its current investment policies. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future performance.

Visit www.fidelity.com for more recent performance information.

Year-by-Year Returns


During the periods shown in the chart:  Returns  Quarter ended 
Highest Quarter Return  17.20%  March 31, 2019 
Lowest Quarter Return  (24.18)%  March 31, 2020 
Year-to-Date Return  22.38%  September 30, 2021 

Average Annual Returns

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, but do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. Actual after-tax returns may differ depending on your individual circumstances. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant if you hold your shares in a retirement account or in another tax-deferred arrangement, such as an employee benefit plan (profit sharing, 401(k), or 403(b) plan). Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss upon the sale of fund shares.

For the periods ended December 31, 2020  Past 1 year  Past 5 years  Life of fund(a) 
Fidelity® MSCI Real Estate Index ETF 
Return Before Taxes  (4.91)%  6.61%  4.92% 
Return After Taxes on Distributions  (6.00)%  5.03%  3.33% 
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  (2.81)%  4.44%  3.08% 
Fidelity MSCI Real Estate Index ETF Capped Linked Index℠
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 
(4.50)%  6.76%  5.03% 
MSCI USA IMI Real Estate Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 
-4.57%  6.75%  5.02% 
S&P 500® Index
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes) 
18.40%  15.22%  13.32% 

(a)  From February 2, 2015

Effective December 1, 2020, the fund began comparing its performance to the Fidelity MSCI Real Estate Index ETF Capped Linked Index℠, reflecting the change in the fund’s underlying index from MSCI USA IMI Real Estate Index to MSCI USA IMI Real Estate 25/50 Index. The MSCI USA IMI Real Estate 25/50 Index applies rules to help ensure certain diversification limits are maintained. Fidelity MSCI Real Estate Index ETF Capped Linked Index℠ returns for periods prior to December 1, 2020 are attributable to MSCI USA IMI Real Estate Index.

Investment Adviser

Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) (the Adviser) is the fund's manager. BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) serves as a sub-adviser for the fund.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Jennifer Hsui (portfolio manager) has managed the fund since February 2015.

Alan Mason (portfolio manager) has managed the fund since March 2016.

Amy Whitelaw (portfolio manager) has managed the fund since August 2018.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

Shares of the fund are listed and traded on an exchange, and individual fund shares may only be bought and sold in the secondary market through a broker or dealer at market price. These transactions, which do not involve the fund, are made at market prices that may vary throughout the day, rather than at NAV. Shares of the fund may trade at a price greater than the fund's NAV (premium) or less than the fund's NAV (discount). An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for shares (ask) when buying or selling fund shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information, including information regarding the fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spread, is available at www.fidelity.com.

Tax Information

Distributions you receive from the fund are subject to federal income tax and generally will be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, and may also be subject to state or local taxes, unless you are investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account (in which case you may be taxed later, upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

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




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

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