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UNITED STATES FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-971
Fidelity Congress Street Fund 82 Devonshire St., Boston, Massachusetts 02109 Scott C. Goebel, Secretary
82 Devonshire St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02109 Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-563-7000
Date of fiscal year end:
December 31
Date of reporting period:
June 30, 2010
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity® Semiannual Report
June 30, 2010
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Chairman's Message
The Chairman's message to shareholders.
Shareholder Expense Example
An example of shareholder expenses.
Investment Changes
A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past
six months.
Investments
A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.
Financial Statements
Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net
assets, as well as financial highlights.
Notes
Notes to the financial statements.
To view a fund's proxy voting guidelines and proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, visit http://www.fidelity.com/proxyvotingresults or
visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-800-544-8544 to request a free copy of the proxy voting
guidelines.
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information
of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors
in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
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quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at
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Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(Name and address of agent for service)
Congress Street
Fund
Contents
Semiannual Report
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
Dear Shareholder:
A yearlong uptrend in global equity markets came under significant pressure in May 2010 when investor sentiment turned bearish amid growing concern that Europe's debt crisis would expand and slow or derail economic recovery. Financial markets are always unpredictable, of course, but there also are several time-tested investment principles that can help put the odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There can be tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or by phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
(The chairman's signature appears here.)
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the 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 at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010).
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 under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's 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 Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's 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. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's 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.
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Shareholder Expense Example - continued
|
Annualized |
Beginning |
Ending |
Expenses Paid |
Actual |
.50% |
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 900.10 |
$ 2.36 |
Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses) |
|
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 1,022.32 |
$ 2.51 |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2010 |
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|
% of fund's |
% of fund's net assets |
Johnson & Johnson |
9.3 |
8.8 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. |
8.6 |
9.9 |
United Technologies Corp. |
8.4 |
9.2 |
International Business Machines Corp. |
7.2 |
6.8 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
6.8 |
7.2 |
Chevron Corp. |
6.2 |
6.2 |
The Coca-Cola Co. |
5.9 |
6.0 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. |
4.6 |
4.8 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. |
4.0 |
3.7 |
Staples, Inc. |
3.4 |
3.8 |
|
64.4 |
|
Top Five Market Sectors as of June 30, 2010 |
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|
% of fund's |
% of fund's net assets |
Information Technology |
19.5 |
22.5 |
Industrials |
14.3 |
14.1 |
Health Care |
13.1 |
13.6 |
Energy |
13.0 |
13.4 |
Consumer Staples |
12.4 |
13.2 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
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As of June 30, 2010 |
As of December 31, 2009 |
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Stocks 95.1% |
|
Stocks 96.2% |
|
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Short-Term |
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Short-Term |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 95.1% |
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Shares |
Value |
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 6.5% |
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Media - 3.1% |
|||
DIRECTV (a) |
37,500 |
$ 1,272,000 |
|
Specialty Retail - 3.4% |
|||
Staples, Inc. |
74,000 |
1,409,700 |
|
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY |
2,681,700 |
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CONSUMER STAPLES - 12.4% |
|||
Beverages - 5.9% |
|||
The Coca-Cola Co. |
48,103 |
2,410,922 |
|
Household Products - 1.0% |
|||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. |
5,259 |
414,199 |
|
Tobacco - 5.5% |
|||
Altria Group, Inc. |
30,409 |
609,396 |
|
Philip Morris International, Inc. |
36,409 |
1,668,989 |
|
|
2,278,385 |
||
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES |
5,103,506 |
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ENERGY - 13.0% |
|||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 13.0% |
|||
Chevron Corp. |
38,016 |
2,579,766 |
|
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
49,075 |
2,800,710 |
|
|
5,380,476 |
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FINANCIALS - 10.3% |
|||
Commercial Banks - 2.5% |
|||
Wells Fargo & Co. |
41,000 |
1,049,600 |
|
Diversified Financial Services - 7.4% |
|||
Bank of America Corp. |
53,000 |
761,610 |
|
Citigroup, Inc. (a) |
34,899 |
131,220 |
|
CME Group, Inc. |
3,500 |
985,425 |
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
31,652 |
1,158,780 |
|
|
3,037,035 |
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Insurance - 0.4% |
|||
The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
3,053 |
150,360 |
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS |
4,236,995 |
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Common Stocks - continued |
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Shares |
Value |
||
HEALTH CARE - 13.1% |
|||
Pharmaceuticals - 13.1% |
|||
Johnson & Johnson |
64,892 |
$ 3,832,523 |
|
Merck & Co., Inc. |
25,272 |
883,762 |
|
Pfizer, Inc. |
46,596 |
664,459 |
|
|
5,380,744 |
||
INDUSTRIALS - 14.3% |
|||
Aerospace & Defense - 8.4% |
|||
United Technologies Corp. |
53,342 |
3,462,429 |
|
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.6% |
|||
Waste Management, Inc. |
7,900 |
247,191 |
|
Industrial Conglomerates - 2.0% |
|||
General Electric Co. |
57,080 |
823,094 |
|
Road & Rail - 3.3% |
|||
Union Pacific Corp. |
19,320 |
1,342,933 |
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS |
5,875,647 |
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 19.5% |
|||
Computers & Peripherals - 8.6% |
|||
Hewlett-Packard Co. |
81,940 |
3,546,363 |
|
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.4% |
|||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a) |
20,636 |
586,681 |
|
IT Services - 7.2% |
|||
International Business Machines Corp. |
23,874 |
2,947,962 |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.6% |
|||
Intel Corp. |
35,005 |
680,847 |
|
Software - 0.7% |
|||
Microsoft Corp. |
12,530 |
288,315 |
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
8,050,168 |
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MATERIALS - 1.4% |
|||
Chemicals - 1.4% |
|||
Monsanto Co. |
12,596 |
582,187 |
|
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 4.6% |
|||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 4.6% |
|||
Verizon Communications, Inc. |
67,713 |
1,897,318 |
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $13,770,712) |
39,188,741 |
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Money Market Funds - 4.6% |
|||
Shares |
Value |
||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.20% (b) |
1,894,079 |
$ 1,894,079 |
|
Cash Equivalents - 0.1% |
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Maturity Amount |
|
||
Investments in repurchase agreements in a joint trading account at 0.02%, dated 6/30/10 due 7/1/10
(Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations) # |
$ 33,000 |
33,000 |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.8% (Cost $15,697,791) |
41,115,820 |
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NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.2% |
79,505 |
||
NET ASSETS - 100% |
$ 41,195,325 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
(b) Affiliated fund that is 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. |
# Additional information on each counterparty to the repurchase agreement is as follows: |
Repurchase Agreement / Counterparty |
Value |
$33,000 due 7/01/10 at 0.02% |
|
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. |
$ 4,730 |
Bank of America, NA |
6,999 |
Barclays Capital, Inc. |
9,783 |
Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. |
6,999 |
Mizuho Securities USA, Inc. |
2,333 |
RBC Capital Markets Corp. |
2,156 |
|
$ 33,000 |
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 |
$ 2,011 |
Other Information |
All investments are categorized as Level 1 under the Fair Value Hierarchy with the exception of Cash Equivalents which are categorized as Level 2. 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, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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|
June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
Investment in securities, at value (including repurchase agreements of $33,000) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $13,803,712) |
$ 39,221,741 |
|
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $1,894,079) |
1,894,079 |
|
Total Investments (cost $15,697,791) |
|
$ 41,115,820 |
Cash |
|
513 |
Receivable for investments sold |
|
1,959,893 |
Dividends receivable |
|
88,348 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds |
|
359 |
Receivable from investment adviser for expense reductions |
|
6,564 |
Total assets |
|
43,171,497 |
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
Payable for investments purchased |
$ 1,932,751 |
|
Accrued management fee |
14,708 |
|
Other affiliated payables |
5,336 |
|
Other payables and accrued expenses |
23,377 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
1,976,172 |
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
$ 41,195,325 |
Net Assets consist of: |
|
|
Paid in capital |
|
$ 15,380,362 |
Undistributed net investment income |
|
70,966 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments |
|
325,968 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments |
|
25,418,029 |
Net Assets, for 110,662 shares outstanding |
|
$ 41,195,325 |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($41,195,325 ÷ 110,662 shares) |
|
$ 372.26 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Six months ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) |
||
|
|
|
Investment Income |
|
|
Dividends |
|
$ 569,895 |
Interest |
|
10 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds |
|
2,011 |
Total income |
|
571,916 |
|
|
|
Expenses |
|
|
Management fee |
$ 93,333 |
|
Transfer agent fees |
23,883 |
|
Accounting fees and expenses |
8,885 |
|
Custodian fees and expenses |
1,778 |
|
Independent trustees' compensation |
127 |
|
Audit |
23,084 |
|
Legal |
987 |
|
Miscellaneous |
314 |
|
Total expenses before reductions |
152,391 |
|
Expense reductions |
(38,152) |
114,239 |
Net investment income (loss) |
|
457,677 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: |
|
|
Investment securities: |
|
|
Unaffiliated issuers |
|
1,590,861 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities |
|
(6,669,873) |
Net gain (loss) |
|
(5,079,012) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
|
$ (4,621,335) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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|
Six months ended June 30,
2010 |
Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
Operations |
|
|
Net investment income (loss) |
$ 457,677 |
$ 1,021,952 |
Net realized gain (loss) |
1,590,861 |
6,639,261 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(6,669,873) |
459,478 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting |
(4,621,335) |
8,120,691 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income |
(386,622) |
(1,028,285) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain |
- |
(4,068) |
Total distributions |
(386,622) |
(1,032,353) |
Share Transactions |
|
|
Reinvestment of distributions |
104,179 |
265,501 |
Cost of shares redeemed |
(1,512,697) |
(6,828,267) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions |
(1,408,518) |
(6,562,766) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets |
(6,416,475) |
525,572 |
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
|
Beginning of period |
47,611,800 |
47,086,228 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $70,966 and distributions in excess of net investment income of $89, respectively) |
$ 41,195,325 |
$ 47,611,800 |
|
|
|
Other Information |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Issued in reinvestment of distributions |
273 |
669 |
Redeemed |
(3,691) |
(18,425) |
Net increase (decrease) |
(3,418) |
(17,756) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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|
Six months ended June 30, 2010 |
Years ended December 31, |
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|
(Unaudited) |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
Selected Per-Share Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 417.35 |
$ 357.16 |
$ 499.53 |
$ 459.79 |
$ 401.16 |
$ 395.28 |
Income from Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss) D |
4.11 |
8.32 |
9.53 |
9.46 |
7.86 |
6.40 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(45.70) |
60.47 J |
(142.05) I |
39.98 |
58.62 H |
6.03 |
Total from investment operations |
(41.59) |
68.79 |
(132.52) |
49.44 |
66.48 |
12.43 |
Distributions from net investment income |
(3.50) |
(8.56) K |
(9.85) |
(9.70) |
(7.85) |
(6.55) |
Distributions from net realized gain |
- |
(0.04) K |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Total distributions |
(3.50) |
(8.60) |
(9.85) |
(9.70) |
(7.85) |
(6.55) |
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 372.26 |
$ 417.35 |
$ 357.16 |
$ 499.53 |
$ 459.79 |
$ 401.16 |
Total Return B, C |
(9.99)% |
19.40% |
(26.68)% |
10.76% |
16.65% |
3.14% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, G |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions |
.67% A |
.70% |
.65% |
.63% |
.68% |
.68% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.50% A |
.50% |
.50% |
.50% |
.61% |
.65% |
Expenses net of all reductions |
.50% A |
.50% |
.50% |
.50% |
.61% |
.65% |
Net investment income (loss) |
2.00% A |
2.25% |
2.19% |
1.95% |
1.83% |
1.61% |
Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) |
$ 41,195 |
$ 47,612 |
$ 47,086 |
$ 71,294 |
$ 69,653 |
$ 65,739 |
Portfolio turnover rate F |
9% A |
10% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
A Annualized B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown. D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. E Fees and expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds. G Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund. H Realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects a reduction for federal income taxes paid of $5.08. I Realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects a reduction for federal income taxes paid of $3.50. J Realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share reflects a reduction for federal income taxes paid of $8.06. K The amount shown reflects certain reclassifications related to book to tax differences. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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For the period ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Congress Street Fund (the Fund) 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 and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. Shares of the Fund are not currently available for purchase.
2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.
The Fund may invest in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the 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 Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.
A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds are available on the SEC web site or upon request.
3. Significant Accounting Policies.
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. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments. When current market prices or quotations are not readily available or reliable, valuations may be determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Factors used in determining value may include market or security specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The value used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation - continued
The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below.
Level 1 - 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)
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the 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 an independent pricing service on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when significant market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy in these circumstances. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. For restricted equity securities and private placements where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.
Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) - continued
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Investment Transactions and Income - continued
cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains except for any undistributed net long-term capital gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. The Fund intends to retain and pay federal income taxes at year-end on undistributed net long-term capital gains, if any. A fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years.
Distributions are 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. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to redemptions in kind and deferred trustees compensation.
The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation |
$ 27,903,742 |
Gross unrealized depreciation |
(2,485,712) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
$ 25,418,030 |
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Tax cost |
$ 15,697,790 |
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4. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. FMR has received an Exemptive Order from the SEC which permits the Fund and other affiliated entities of FMR to transfer uninvested cash balances into joint trading accounts which are then invested in repurchase agreements.
The Fund may also invest directly with institutions in repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are collateralized by government or non-government securities. Upon settlement date, collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the collateral to ensure it is at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the value of the collateral may decline.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and in-kind transactions, aggregated $1,932,751 and $3,446,267, respectively.
Securities delivered on an in-kind basis aggregated $1,486,374. Realized gain (loss) of $1,264,893 on securities delivered on an in-kind basis is included in the accompanying Statement of Operations as realized gain or loss on investment securities and is not taxable to the Fund.
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .15% of the Fund's average net assets and a group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annualized management fee rate was .41% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the Fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annualized rate of .10% of average net assets.
Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month.
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6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $18 for the period.
7. Expense Reductions.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse the Fund to the extent annual operating expenses exceeded .50% of average net assets. Some expenses, for example interest expense, are excluded from this reimbursement. During the period this reimbursement reduced the Fund's expenses by $38,149.
In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by $3.
8. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
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 Fidelity Congress Street Fund's Board of Trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Fidelity Congress Street Fund's (the "Trust") 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 second fiscal quarter of 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. Exhibits
(a) |
(1) |
Not applicable. |
(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) |
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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 Congress Street Fund
By: |
/s/ Kenneth B. Robins |
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Kenneth B. Robins |
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President and Treasurer |
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Date: |
August 25, 2010 |
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/ Kenneth B. Robins |
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Kenneth B. Robins |
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President and Treasurer |
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Date: |
August 25, 2010 |
By: |
/s/ Christine Reynolds |
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Christine Reynolds |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: |
August 25, 2010 |
Exhibit EX-99.CERT
I, Kenneth B. Robins, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Fidelity Congress Street Fund;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based upon such evaluation; and
d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 25, 2010
/s/Kenneth B. Robins |
Kenneth B. Robins |
President and Treasurer |
I, Christine Reynolds, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Fidelity Congress Street Fund;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based upon such evaluation; and
d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 25, 2010
/s/Christine Reynolds |
Christine Reynolds |
Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit EX-99.906CERT
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code)
In connection with the attached Report of Fidelity Congress Street Fund (the "Trust") on Form N-CSR to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), each of the undersigned officers of the Trust does hereby certify that, to the best of such officer's knowledge:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Trust as of, and for, the periods presented in the Report.
Dated: August 25, 2010
/s/Kenneth B. Robins |
Kenneth B. Robins |
President and Treasurer |
Dated: August 25, 2010
/s/Christine Reynolds |
Christine Reynolds |
Chief Financial Officer |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Trust and will be retained by the Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.