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UNITED STATES FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-1400
Fidelity Contrafund 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:
December 31, 2008
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
(Fidelity Investment logo)(registered trademark) Fidelity Advisor Annual Report
December 31, 2008
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Chairman's Message
Ned Johnson's message to shareholders.
Performance
How the fund has done over time.
Management's Discussion
The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook.
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.
Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
Trustees and Officers
Distributions
Proxy Voting Results
Board Approval of Investment Advisory
Contracts and Management Fees
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 (search for "proxy voting guidelines") 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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Annual Report
This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information
of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors
in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third
quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at
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holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's
web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
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)
New Insights
Fund - Class A, Class T, Class B
and Class C
Contents
Annual Report
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Dear Shareholder:
An all-out credit crisis gripped the world's capital markets in 2008, stunting economic growth, toppling commodity prices and pushing equity markets into their steepest declines in decades. Within this ultra-risk-averse climate, virtually the only positive results came from the relative security of U.S. government-backed assets. While financial markets are always unpredictable, there are a number of time-tested principles that can put the historical 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 are tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. The more you sell, the more taxes you pay, and the more you trade, the higher the costs. 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 investment 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 unconstructive "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 over the phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
Annual Report
Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended December 31, 2008 |
Past 1 |
Past 5 |
Life of |
Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge) |
-41.49% |
2.01% |
5.05% |
Class T (incl. 3.50% sales charge) |
-40.30% |
2.27% |
5.27% |
Class B (incl. contingent deferred sales charge)B |
-41.47% |
2.04% |
5.21% |
Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge)C |
-39.01% |
2.47% |
5.42% |
A From July 31, 2003.
B Class B shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years, and life of fund total return figures are 5%, 1%, and 1%, respectively.
C Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charge included in the past one year, past five years, and life of fund total return figures are 1%, 0%, and 0%, respectively.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
$10,000 Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Advisor New Insights Fund - Class A on July 31, 2003, when the fund started, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index (S&P 500®) performed over the same period.
In prior years, the performance from year to year was represented by the performance of Class T. Going forward, the fund's performance will be represented by Class A for consistency with other fund materials.
Annual Report
Comments from William Danoff, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Advisor New Insights Fund
The U.S. equity markets collapsed during the 12 months ending December 31, 2008. As home values fell and credit availability decreased, consumers tightened their purse strings in anticipation of a recession. The Standard & Poor's 500SM Index slid 37.00%. All 10 sectors in the S&P 500® turned in negative performance, led by financials, which dropped more than 55%. Beginning in September, the U.S. economy spiraled downward, as several large financial institutions went bankrupt, were forced into acquisitions or were taken over by the federal government. The Federal Reserve Board facilitated many of these and other transactions, and also lowered the federal funds target rate seven times over the year, leaving it at 0.00% to 0.25% at period end. The stock market continued to perform erratically, however, as unemployment levels rose, energy prices dropped and U.S. automakers signaled extreme distress. The Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM declined 31.93% for the 12-month period, while the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite® Index dropped 40.03%. By comparison, the MSCI® EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) - a measure of developed markets outside the U.S. and Canada - tumbled 43.28%.
Within the past year's difficult market environment, Advisor New Insights' Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares fell 37.92%, 38.13%, 38.41% and 38.39%, respectively (excluding sales charges), versus the S&P 500 index. The fund's stakes in several economically sensitive information technology stocks, together with not owning enough of some of the more stable performers in the energy sector, were costly to its performance versus the index. Unrewarding picks in the retailing and capital goods groups also hurt, as did an underweighting in the defensively oriented consumer staples sector. Among the biggest detractors were such technology names as Internet search leader Google; consumer electronics giant Apple; and Canada-based Research In Motion, an out-of-index maker of wireless communications devices. Underweightings in integrated oil company Exxon Mobil and mega-retailer Wal-Mart also hurt, as did not owning Chevron, another large integrated oil firm in the index. Currency fluctuations against a strengthening dollar also hurt results for our non-U.S. holdings. On the upside, the fund's biggest contributor to relative performance was biotechnology leader Genentech, whose stock price rose during the period, in part because of a takeover bid for the firm. Underweighting such toxic financial names as American International Group (AIG) and Citigroup also helped, as did a significant underweighting in index heavyweight General Electric (GE), whose troubled financing unit dragged down investor confidence in the stock. Neither AIG nor GE was held at period end. A moderate cash position was beneficial as well.
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. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Annual Report
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, and (2) ongoing costs, including 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 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 (July 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund 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 of the Fund 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 for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' 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. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Annual Report
|
Annualized Expense Ratio |
Beginning |
Ending |
Expenses Paid |
Class A |
1.13% |
|
|
|
Actual |
|
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 676.10 |
$ 4.76 |
Hypothetical A |
|
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 1,019.46 |
$ 5.74 |
Class T |
1.38% |
|
|
|
Actual |
|
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 674.80 |
$ 5.81 |
Hypothetical A |
|
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 1,018.20 |
$ 7.00 |
Class B |
1.93% |
|
|
|
Actual |
|
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 673.60 |
$ 8.12 |
Hypothetical A |
|
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 1,015.43 |
$ 9.78 |
Class C |
1.88% |
|
|
|
Actual |
|
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 673.60 |
$ 7.91 |
Hypothetical A |
|
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 1,015.69 |
$ 9.53 |
Institutional Class |
.89% |
|
|
|
Actual |
|
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 677.00 |
$ 3.75 |
Hypothetical A |
|
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 1,020.66 |
$ 4.52 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Top Ten Stocks as of December 31, 2008 |
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|
% of fund's |
% of fund's net assets |
Genentech, Inc. |
4.0 |
1.9 |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class A |
3.6 |
2.9 |
Wells Fargo & Co. |
3.4 |
0.6 |
Google, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) |
3.4 |
3.4 |
Procter & Gamble Co. |
3.1 |
1.5 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
2.4 |
0.5 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
2.2 |
1.2 |
Johnson & Johnson |
2.2 |
0.5 |
McDonald's Corp. |
2.2 |
0.9 |
Apple, Inc. |
2.1 |
3.2 |
|
28.6 |
|
Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2008 |
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|
% of fund's |
% of fund's net assets |
Health Care |
19.8 |
8.9 |
Information Technology |
18.1 |
21.9 |
Financials |
13.6 |
8.2 |
Consumer Staples |
12.1 |
6.4 |
Consumer Discretionary |
10.0 |
6.9 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
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As of December 31, 2008* |
As of June 30, 2008** |
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Stocks 90.7% |
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Stocks 92.4% |
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Convertible |
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Convertible |
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Short-Term |
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Short-Term |
|
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* Foreign investments |
16.3% |
|
** Foreign investments |
26.0% |
|
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 90.7% |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 10.0% |
|||
Automobiles - 0.1% |
|||
Ford Motor Co. (a)(d) |
788,200 |
$ 1,805 |
|
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR |
173,300 |
3,698 |
|
Toyota Motor Corp. |
218,900 |
7,230 |
|
|
12,733 |
||
Distributors - 0.0% |
|||
LKQ Corp. (a) |
210,900 |
2,459 |
|
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.3% |
|||
Apollo Group, Inc. Class A (non-vtg.) (a) |
1,900 |
146 |
|
K12, Inc. |
15,686 |
294 |
|
Strayer Education, Inc. |
107,080 |
22,959 |
|
|
23,399 |
||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.3% |
|||
Ajisen (China) Holdings Ltd. |
90,000 |
42 |
|
Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd. |
1,222,000 |
2,479 |
|
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.: |
|
|
|
Class A (a) |
245,600 |
15,222 |
|
Class B (a) |
26,228 |
1,503 |
|
Las Vegas Sands Corp. unit (a) |
280,000 |
28,980 |
|
McDonald's Corp. |
2,887,227 |
179,557 |
|
Sodexo SA |
139,600 |
7,795 |
|
Starbucks Corp. (a) |
159,000 |
1,504 |
|
Tim Hortons, Inc. |
1,211,400 |
34,937 |
|
Yum! Brands, Inc. |
106,400 |
3,352 |
|
|
275,371 |
||
Household Durables - 0.3% |
|||
Centex Corp. |
76,400 |
813 |
|
D.R. Horton, Inc. |
304,200 |
2,151 |
|
Gafisa SA sponsored ADR (d) |
460,700 |
4,266 |
|
Snap-On, Inc. |
400,700 |
15,780 |
|
|
23,010 |
||
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.3% |
|||
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) |
493,600 |
25,312 |
|
Media - 2.8% |
|||
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. Class A (a) |
153,400 |
3,332 |
|
Comcast Corp. Class A |
103,900 |
1,754 |
|
Discovery Communications, Inc. (a) |
769,500 |
10,896 |
|
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (a) |
2,562,635 |
10,148 |
|
Liberty Global, Inc. Class A (a) |
187,000 |
2,977 |
|
Liberty Media Corp. - Entertainment Class A (a) |
1,022,000 |
17,865 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
|||
Media - continued |
|||
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (a) |
68,000 |
$ 2,091 |
|
Pearson PLC |
172,500 |
1,650 |
|
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A |
646,400 |
14,221 |
|
The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (a) |
1,087,800 |
24,921 |
|
The Walt Disney Co. |
6,046,200 |
137,188 |
|
The Weinstein Co. III Holdings, LLC Class A-1 (f) |
2,267 |
1,700 |
|
Viacom, Inc. Class B (non-vtg.) (a) |
49,700 |
947 |
|
|
229,690 |
||
Multiline Retail - 0.1% |
|||
99 Cents Only Stores (a) |
4,300 |
47 |
|
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) |
239,400 |
10,007 |
|
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. |
95,700 |
2,495 |
|
|
12,549 |
||
Specialty Retail - 0.9% |
|||
AutoZone, Inc. (a) |
18,400 |
2,566 |
|
Best Buy Co., Inc. |
33,400 |
939 |
|
Fourlis Holdings SA |
527,400 |
3,690 |
|
Gamestop Corp. Class A (a) |
518,700 |
11,235 |
|
Genesco, Inc. (a) |
30,700 |
519 |
|
H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB (B Shares) |
24,500 |
984 |
|
Inditex SA |
42,200 |
1,888 |
|
J. Crew Group, Inc. (a) |
979,200 |
11,946 |
|
The Buckle, Inc. |
161,800 |
3,530 |
|
TJX Companies, Inc. |
1,635,600 |
33,644 |
|
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a) |
468,100 |
7,012 |
|
|
77,953 |
||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.9% |
|||
China Hongxing Sports Ltd. |
6,000,000 |
784 |
|
Coach, Inc. (a) |
148,400 |
3,082 |
|
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a) |
42,700 |
3,410 |
|
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a) |
13,800 |
109 |
|
NIKE, Inc. Class B |
2,731,600 |
139,312 |
|
Warnaco Group, Inc. (a) |
396,900 |
7,791 |
|
|
154,488 |
||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY |
836,964 |
||
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 12.1% |
|||
Beverages - 3.0% |
|||
Boston Beer Co., Inc. Class A (a) |
40,700 |
$ 1,156 |
|
Coca-Cola FEMSA SAB de CV sponsored ADR |
98,600 |
4,290 |
|
Diageo PLC sponsored ADR |
108,100 |
6,134 |
|
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV sponsored ADR |
229,900 |
6,927 |
|
Hansen Natural Corp. (a) |
53,900 |
1,807 |
|
PepsiCo, Inc. |
1,286,200 |
70,445 |
|
Pernod Ricard SA |
83,600 |
6,240 |
|
The Coca-Cola Co. |
3,469,800 |
157,078 |
|
|
254,077 |
||
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.2% |
|||
Costco Wholesale Corp. |
584,900 |
30,707 |
|
Koninklijke Ahold NV |
70,800 |
877 |
|
Susser Holdings Corp. (a) |
219,462 |
2,917 |
|
Tesco PLC |
6,607,500 |
34,921 |
|
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
375,000 |
21,023 |
|
Walgreen Co. |
268,800 |
6,631 |
|
William Morrison Supermarkets PLC |
618,400 |
2,544 |
|
|
99,620 |
||
Food Products - 3.1% |
|||
Cadbury PLC |
1,593,900 |
14,295 |
|
Campbell Soup Co. |
317,400 |
9,525 |
|
General Mills, Inc. |
626,900 |
38,084 |
|
Groupe Danone |
481,800 |
29,249 |
|
H.J. Heinz Co. |
538,300 |
20,240 |
|
Kellogg Co. |
564,900 |
24,771 |
|
Kraft Foods, Inc. Class A |
1,340,100 |
35,982 |
|
Nestle SA (Reg.) |
1,327,712 |
52,454 |
|
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (a) |
165,100 |
9,642 |
|
Smart Balance, Inc. (a)(d) |
884,000 |
6,011 |
|
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a) |
467,993 |
12,748 |
|
Want Want China Holdings Ltd. |
3,501,000 |
1,456 |
|
|
254,457 |
||
Household Products - 4.3% |
|||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. |
1,477,900 |
101,295 |
|
Procter & Gamble Co. |
4,105,567 |
253,806 |
|
|
355,101 |
||
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
CONSUMER STAPLES - continued |
|||
Personal Products - 0.2% |
|||
Avon Products, Inc. |
71,400 |
$ 1,716 |
|
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A |
353,200 |
10,935 |
|
|
12,651 |
||
Tobacco - 0.3% |
|||
Philip Morris International, Inc. |
658,000 |
28,630 |
|
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES |
1,004,536 |
||
ENERGY - 7.4% |
|||
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.2% |
|||
Schlumberger Ltd. (NY Shares) |
2,279,000 |
96,470 |
|
Smith International, Inc. |
348,269 |
7,972 |
|
|
104,442 |
||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.2% |
|||
BG Group PLC sponsored ADR |
76,600 |
5,450 |
|
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (a) |
733,200 |
3,043 |
|
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. |
714,900 |
28,644 |
|
Chesapeake Energy Corp. |
936,099 |
15,137 |
|
ConocoPhillips |
48,900 |
2,533 |
|
EnCana Corp. |
2,134,400 |
99,922 |
|
EOG Resources, Inc. |
864,800 |
57,578 |
|
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
1,746,202 |
139,399 |
|
Govi High Power Exploration, Inc. (f) |
2,750,000 |
5,500 |
|
GoviEx IP Holdings, Inc. (a)(f) |
2,750,000 |
0 |
|
Hess Corp. |
259,300 |
13,909 |
|
Noble Energy, Inc. |
1,660,400 |
81,725 |
|
Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
413,400 |
24,800 |
|
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras sponsored ADR |
866,700 |
21,225 |
|
Petroplus Holdings AG |
446,642 |
9,008 |
|
Quicksilver Resources, Inc. (a) |
136,400 |
760 |
|
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) |
191,000 |
5,533 |
|
|
514,166 |
||
TOTAL ENERGY |
618,608 |
||
FINANCIALS - 13.6% |
|||
Capital Markets - 0.5% |
|||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. |
142,500 |
4,037 |
|
Charles Schwab Corp. |
876,500 |
14,173 |
|
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Capital Markets - continued |
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Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
266,700 |
$ 22,507 |
|
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
42,000 |
1,488 |
|
|
42,205 |
||
Commercial Banks - 4.1% |
|||
Banco do Brasil SA |
569,900 |
3,550 |
|
Banco Santander SA sponsored ADR (d) |
367,000 |
3,483 |
|
Center Financial Corp., California |
50,000 |
309 |
|
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. |
263,600 |
12,916 |
|
Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom) |
1,215,844 |
15,791 |
|
U.S. Bancorp, Delaware |
592,300 |
14,813 |
|
Wells Fargo & Co. |
9,724,185 |
286,669 |
|
|
337,531 |
||
Consumer Finance - 0.1% |
|||
American Express Co. |
114,500 |
2,124 |
|
Promise Co. Ltd. |
52,150 |
1,322 |
|
SLM Corp. (a) |
89,600 |
797 |
|
|
4,243 |
||
Diversified Financial Services - 2.7% |
|||
Citigroup, Inc. |
4,121,700 |
27,657 |
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
6,235,519 |
196,606 |
|
|
224,263 |
||
Insurance - 6.1% |
|||
ACE Ltd. |
824,500 |
43,633 |
|
Admiral Group PLC |
718,500 |
9,626 |
|
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (a) |
210,000 |
14,721 |
|
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. |
238,400 |
6,942 |
|
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class A (a) |
3,116 |
301,006 |
|
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. |
44,900 |
14,392 |
|
The Chubb Corp. |
1,391,000 |
70,941 |
|
The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
550,200 |
24,869 |
|
W.R. Berkley Corp. |
710,200 |
22,016 |
|
Willis Group Holdings Ltd. |
96,200 |
2,393 |
|
|
510,539 |
||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.1% |
|||
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. |
693,200 |
11,063 |
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS |
1,129,844 |
||
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HEALTH CARE - 19.6% |
|||
Biotechnology - 8.6% |
|||
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
31,600 |
$ 648 |
|
Actelion Ltd. (Reg.) (a) |
142,790 |
8,059 |
|
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
274,600 |
9,938 |
|
Amgen, Inc. (a) |
534,000 |
30,839 |
|
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a) |
190,200 |
9,059 |
|
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a) |
78,900 |
1,404 |
|
Celgene Corp. (a) |
819,600 |
45,307 |
|
Cephalon, Inc. (a) |
163,800 |
12,619 |
|
Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. (a)(f) |
622,500 |
16,185 |
|
CSL Ltd. |
699,945 |
16,836 |
|
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
499,382 |
12,065 |
|
Genentech, Inc. (a) |
4,016,100 |
332,982 |
|
Genmab AS (a) |
46,400 |
1,810 |
|
Genzyme Corp. (a) |
35,900 |
2,383 |
|
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) |
3,590,400 |
183,613 |
|
GTx, Inc. (a) |
191,009 |
3,217 |
|
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (a) |
59,800 |
127 |
|
MannKind Corp. (a)(d) |
837,333 |
2,872 |
|
MannKind Corp. warrants 8/3/10 (a)(f) |
29,881 |
20 |
|
Martek Biosciences |
59,300 |
1,797 |
|
Medarex, Inc. (a)(d) |
350,400 |
1,955 |
|
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a) |
292,700 |
19,394 |
|
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (a) |
94,500 |
845 |
|
Targacept, Inc. (a) |
841,800 |
2,997 |
|
|
716,971 |
||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.4% |
|||
Alcon, Inc. |
464,200 |
41,402 |
|
Baxter International, Inc. |
480,600 |
25,755 |
|
Becton, Dickinson & Co. |
627,500 |
42,915 |
|
C.R. Bard, Inc. |
402,199 |
33,889 |
|
Covidien Ltd. |
1,580,366 |
57,272 |
|
DENTSPLY International, Inc. |
871,500 |
24,611 |
|
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) |
316,300 |
17,381 |
|
Gen-Probe, Inc. (a) |
106,300 |
4,554 |
|
Mindray Medical International Ltd. sponsored ADR (d) |
48,500 |
873 |
|
NuVasive, Inc. (a) |
132,800 |
4,602 |
|
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd. (H Shares) |
88,000 |
134 |
|
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a) |
115,600 |
3,810 |
|
Stryker Corp. |
436,700 |
17,446 |
|
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||
HEALTH CARE - continued |
|||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - continued |
|||
Thoratec Corp. (a) |
112,600 |
$ 3,658 |
|
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) |
142,300 |
4,986 |
|
Zoll Medical Corp. (a) |
39,732 |
751 |
|
|
284,039 |
||
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.7% |
|||
athenahealth, Inc. (a) |
127,600 |
4,800 |
|
Genoptix, Inc. (a) |
304,083 |
10,363 |
|
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) |
71,500 |
2,623 |
|
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) |
1,050,000 |
44,006 |
|
|
61,792 |
||
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.5% |
|||
Illumina, Inc. (a) |
103,800 |
2,704 |
|
Medivation, Inc. (a)(d) |
301,500 |
4,393 |
|
QIAGEN NV (a) |
143,700 |
2,523 |
|
Sequenom, Inc. (a)(d) |
116,500 |
2,311 |
|
Techne Corp. |
155,700 |
10,046 |
|
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a) |
158,600 |
5,404 |
|
Waters Corp. (a) |
386,200 |
14,154 |
|
|
41,535 |
||
Pharmaceuticals - 6.4% |
|||
Abbott Laboratories |
2,769,800 |
147,824 |
|
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (a) |
246,300 |
884 |
|
AstraZeneca PLC: |
|
|
|
(United Kingdom) |
531,500 |
22,070 |
|
sponsored ADR (d) |
60,600 |
2,486 |
|
Bayer AG |
32,300 |
1,940 |
|
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
1,896,600 |
44,096 |
|
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (a) |
910,200 |
23,556 |
|
Johnson & Johnson |
3,041,300 |
181,961 |
|
Merck & Co., Inc. |
716,000 |
21,766 |
|
Novartis AG sponsored ADR |
172,400 |
8,579 |
|
Novo Nordisk AS Series B |
274,800 |
14,244 |
|
Pfizer, Inc. |
1,467,900 |
25,997 |
|
Pronova BioPharma ASA (a) |
1,051,000 |
3,532 |
|
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) |
95,087 |
14,687 |
|
Schering-Plough Corp. |
148,700 |
2,532 |
|
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. |
34,000 |
877 |
|
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HEALTH CARE - continued |
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Pharmaceuticals - continued |
|||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR |
224,500 |
$ 9,557 |
|
Vivus, Inc. (a) |
633,510 |
3,370 |
|
|
529,958 |
||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE |
1,634,295 |
||
INDUSTRIALS - 4.5% |
|||
Aerospace & Defense - 0.5% |
|||
AeroVironment, Inc. (a)(d) |
142,700 |
5,253 |
|
Axsys Technologies, Inc. (a) |
53,382 |
2,929 |
|
Lockheed Martin Corp. |
357,500 |
30,059 |
|
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a) |
80,100 |
3,568 |
|
|
41,809 |
||
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.8% |
|||
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. |
1,237,672 |
68,109 |
|
Airlines - 0.2% |
|||
Allegiant Travel Co. (a) |
69,100 |
3,356 |
|
Ryanair Holdings PLC sponsored ADR (a) |
457,200 |
13,295 |
|
|
16,651 |
||
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.1% |
|||
Covanta Holding Corp. (a) |
332,800 |
7,308 |
|
Fuel Tech, Inc. (a) |
21,100 |
223 |
|
|
7,531 |
||
Construction & Engineering - 0.5% |
|||
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a) |
791,300 |
38,062 |
|
Electrical Equipment - 0.7% |
|||
Cooper Industries Ltd. Class A |
1,524,245 |
44,554 |
|
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (a)(d) |
425,500 |
10,727 |
|
First Solar, Inc. (a) |
25,200 |
3,477 |
|
Sunpower Corp. Class B (a) |
32,900 |
1,001 |
|
Vestas Wind Systems AS (a) |
14,700 |
869 |
|
|
60,628 |
||
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.0% |
|||
3M Co. |
34,000 |
1,956 |
|
Machinery - 1.2% |
|||
Danaher Corp. |
1,127,477 |
63,826 |
|
Kennametal, Inc. |
147,400 |
3,271 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
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Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
|||
Machinery - continued |
|||
PACCAR, Inc. |
1,055,523 |
$ 30,188 |
|
SPX Corp. |
136,600 |
5,539 |
|
|
102,824 |
||
Professional Services - 0.2% |
|||
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. |
23,400 |
1,806 |
|
FTI Consulting, Inc. (a) |
83,800 |
3,744 |
|
Robert Half International, Inc. |
216,100 |
4,499 |
|
Seek Ltd. (d) |
1,000,000 |
2,265 |
|
|
12,314 |
||
Road & Rail - 0.3% |
|||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. |
158,300 |
11,985 |
|
Canadian National Railway Co. |
298,900 |
11,001 |
|
|
22,986 |
||
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.0% |
|||
Fastenal Co. (d) |
23,700 |
826 |
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS |
373,696 |
||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 18.0% |
|||
Communications Equipment - 1.6% |
|||
BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd. |
10,152,500 |
3,598 |
|
EchoStar Holding Corp. Class A (a) |
45,300 |
674 |
|
QUALCOMM, Inc. |
2,575,400 |
92,277 |
|
Research In Motion Ltd. (a) |
931,400 |
37,796 |
|
|
134,345 |
||
Computers & Peripherals - 4.0% |
|||
Apple, Inc. (a) |
2,057,100 |
175,573 |
|
Dell, Inc. (a) |
969,400 |
9,927 |
|
Hewlett-Packard Co. |
3,397,400 |
123,292 |
|
International Business Machines Corp. |
232,800 |
19,592 |
|
Logitech International SA (a) |
177,400 |
2,764 |
|
|
331,148 |
||
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.3% |
|||
Amphenol Corp. Class A |
1,273,640 |
30,542 |
|
BYD Co. Ltd. (H Shares) |
1,863,500 |
3,070 |
|
FLIR Systems, Inc. (a) |
1,594,700 |
48,925 |
|
Itron, Inc. (a) |
14,600 |
931 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
|||
Electronic Equipment & Components - continued |
|||
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) |
396,900 |
$ 26,751 |
|
National Instruments Corp. |
40,600 |
989 |
|
|
111,208 |
||
Internet Software & Services - 4.0% |
|||
Baidu.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) |
26,100 |
3,408 |
|
Constant Contact, Inc. (a)(d) |
165,700 |
2,196 |
|
Google, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a) |
909,032 |
279,664 |
|
NHN Corp. (a) |
31,079 |
3,277 |
|
Open Text Corp. (a) |
138,300 |
4,205 |
|
Sohu.com, Inc. (a) |
451,500 |
21,374 |
|
Tencent Holdings Ltd. |
1,166,000 |
7,576 |
|
VeriSign, Inc. (a) |
371,700 |
7,092 |
|
|
328,792 |
||
IT Services - 3.8% |
|||
Accenture Ltd. Class A |
2,268,700 |
74,391 |
|
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |
41,500 |
1,633 |
|
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a) |
87,300 |
1,577 |
|
CyberSource Corp. (a) |
237,400 |
2,846 |
|
Fiserv, Inc. (a) |
24,900 |
906 |
|
Global Payments, Inc. |
38,500 |
1,262 |
|
Hewitt Associates, Inc. Class A (a) |
128,300 |
3,641 |
|
MasterCard, Inc. Class A |
451,100 |
64,476 |
|
The Western Union Co. |
1,450,300 |
20,797 |
|
Visa, Inc. |
2,815,400 |
147,668 |
|
|
319,197 |
||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.2% |
|||
Atheros Communications, Inc. (a) |
28,983 |
415 |
|
Intel Corp. |
38,550 |
565 |
|
International Rectifier Corp. (a) |
54,700 |
738 |
|
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (a) |
7,500 |
95 |
|
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a) |
488,000 |
1,659 |
|
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. |
30,354 |
11,037 |
|
Silicon Motion Technology Corp. sponsored ADR (a)(d) |
168,600 |
386 |
|
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR |
311,114 |
2,458 |
|
Xilinx, Inc. |
95,500 |
1,702 |
|
|
19,055 |
||
Software - 3.1% |
|||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (a) |
5,662,000 |
48,920 |
|
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) |
1,847,506 |
39,333 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
|||
Software - continued |
|||
Ansys, Inc. (a) |
81,700 |
$ 2,279 |
|
Autonomy Corp. PLC (a) |
219,600 |
3,102 |
|
BMC Software, Inc. (a) |
285,700 |
7,688 |
|
Concur Technologies, Inc. (a)(d) |
440,200 |
14,447 |
|
GSE Systems, Inc. (a)(d) |
500,000 |
2,950 |
|
McAfee, Inc. (a) |
1,159,300 |
40,077 |
|
Nintendo Co. Ltd. |
58,600 |
22,385 |
|
Oracle Corp. (a) |
2,430,450 |
43,092 |
|
Quality Systems, Inc. |
246,700 |
10,761 |
|
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) |
523,700 |
16,764 |
|
Solera Holdings, Inc. (a) |
22,800 |
549 |
|
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (a) |
293,200 |
5,780 |
|
|
258,127 |
||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
1,501,872 |
||
MATERIALS - 5.0% |
|||
Chemicals - 1.3% |
|||
Ecolab, Inc. |
560,100 |
19,688 |
|
Monsanto Co. |
1,050,900 |
73,931 |
|
Praxair, Inc. |
236,000 |
14,009 |
|
|
107,628 |
||
Metals & Mining - 3.7% |
|||
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. |
91,100 |
4,700 |
|
Aquarius Platinum Ltd. (Australia) |
1,348,614 |
3,641 |
|
B2Gold Corp. |
1,014,500 |
384 |
|
B2Gold Corp. (e) |
500,000 |
189 |
|
Barrick Gold Corp. |
166,900 |
6,133 |
|
Eldorado Gold Corp. (a) |
1,828,800 |
14,505 |
|
Franco-Nevada Corp. |
996,300 |
17,425 |
|
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B |
47,300 |
1,156 |
|
Gerdau SA sponsored ADR |
538,200 |
3,552 |
|
Goldcorp, Inc. |
2,850,201 |
89,931 |
|
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (a) |
2,121,400 |
5,701 |
|
Kinross Gold Corp. |
2,358,376 |
43,613 |
|
Newcrest Mining Ltd. |
1,748,571 |
42,454 |
|
Nucor Corp. |
210,400 |
9,720 |
|
Randgold Resources Ltd. sponsored ADR |
674,580 |
29,628 |
|
Red Back Mining, Inc. (a) |
2,636,000 |
18,610 |
|
Red Back Mining, Inc. (a)(e) |
98,900 |
698 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
MATERIALS - continued |
|||
Metals & Mining - continued |
|||
Royal Gold, Inc. |
219,400 |
$ 10,797 |
|
Teck Cominco Ltd. Class B (sub. vtg.) |
47,407 |
235 |
|
United States Steel Corp. |
58,700 |
2,184 |
|
|
305,256 |
||
TOTAL MATERIALS |
412,884 |
||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.4% |
|||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.1% |
|||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. |
1,384 |
7,760 |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.3% |
|||
America Movil SAB de CV Series L sponsored ADR |
297,200 |
9,210 |
|
Bharti Airtel Ltd. (a) |
970,589 |
14,321 |
|
Idea Cellular Ltd. (a) |
444,807 |
483 |
|
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. |
1,329 |
2,614 |
|
Vodafone Group PLC sponsored ADR |
43,300 |
885 |
|
|
27,513 |
||
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES |
35,273 |
||
UTILITIES - 0.1% |
|||
Electric Utilities - 0.0% |
|||
FirstEnergy Corp. |
42,000 |
2,040 |
|
Multi-Utilities - 0.1% |
|||
YTL Corp. Bhd |
2,133,100 |
4,368 |
|
Water Utilities - 0.0% |
|||
YTL Power International BHD |
3,555 |
2 |
|
TOTAL UTILITIES |
6,410 |
||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $8,363,001) |
7,554,382 |
||
Preferred Stocks - 0.3% |
|||
|
|
|
|
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.3% |
|||
FINANCIALS - 0.0% |
|||
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% |
|||
Ning, Inc. Series D 8.00% (f) |
541,260 |
2,127 |
|
Preferred Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
Convertible Preferred Stocks - continued |
|||
HEALTH CARE - 0.2% |
|||
Biotechnology - 0.2% |
|||
Light Sciences Oncology, Inc. (a)(f) |
463,700 |
$ 3,037 |
|
Light Sciences Oncology, Inc. Series B (f) |
1,792,115 |
11,738 |
|
|
14,775 |
||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.0% |
|||
superDimension Ltd. (a)(f) |
91,600 |
1,374 |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.0% |
|||
Fluidigm Corp. (f) |
481,170 |
962 |
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE |
17,111 |
||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.1% |
|||
Internet Software & Services - 0.0% |
|||
Digg, Inc. Series C, 8.00% (f) |
64,821 |
486 |
|
Software - 0.1% |
|||
Trion World Network, Inc. 8.00% (f) |
602,295 |
3,307 |
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
3,793 |
||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS |
23,031 |
||
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.0% |
|||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.0% |
|||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.0% |
|||
Slide, Inc. Series D (a)(f) |
809,262 |
1,003 |
|
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $34,322) |
24,034 |
||
Money Market Funds - 9.6% |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.06% (b) |
773,785,884 |
$ 773,786 |
|
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.87% (b)(c) |
29,806,174 |
29,806 |
|
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $803,592) |
803,592 |
||
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.6% (Cost $9,200,915) |
8,382,008 |
||
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.6)% |
(54,096) |
||
NET ASSETS - 100% |
$ 8,327,912 |
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. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $887,000 or 0.0% of net assets. |
(f) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $47,441,000 or 0.6% of net assets. |
Additional information on each holding is as follows: |
Security |
Acquisition Date |
Acquisition Cost (000s) |
Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. |
5/3/07 |
$ 12,450 |
Digg, Inc. Series C, 8.00% |
9/23/08 |
$ 683 |
Fluidigm Corp. |
10/9/07 |
$ 1,925 |
Govi High Power Exploration, Inc. |
9/28/07 |
$ 5,500 |
GoviEx IP Holdings, Inc. |
7/28/08 |
$ 0 |
Light Sciences Oncology, Inc. |
7/9/08 |
$ 3,881 |
Light Sciences Oncology, Inc. Series B |
4/4/07 |
$ 15,000 |
Security |
Acquisition Date |
Acquisition Cost (000s) |
MannKind Corp. warrants 8/3/10 |
8/3/05 |
$ 1 |
Ning, Inc. Series D 8.00% |
3/19/08 |
$ 3,870 |
Slide, Inc. Series D |
1/14/08 |
$ 3,693 |
superDimension Ltd. |
2/27/08 - 5/22/08 |
$ 1,963 |
Security |
Acquisition Date |
Acquisition Cost (000s) |
The Weinstein Co. III Holdings, LLC Class A-1 |
10/19/05 |
$ 2,267 |
Trion World Network, Inc. 8.00% |
8/22/08 |
$ 3,307 |
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 |
$ 27,183 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund |
2,281 |
Total |
$ 29,464 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2008, involving the Fund's assets carried at 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 tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
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Description |
Total |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Investments in Securities |
$ 8,382,008 |
$ 7,890,224 |
$ 423,810 |
$ 67,974 |
The following is a reconciliation of assets for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value: |
|
Investments in Securities |
Beginning Balance |
$ 24,692 |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) |
- |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
(9,122) |
Cost of Purchases |
57,904 |
Proceeds of Sales |
(5,500) |
Amortization/Accretion |
- |
Transfer in/out of Level 3 |
- |
Ending Balance |
$ 67,974 |
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investment Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represents either the beginning value (for transfers in), or the ending value (for transfers out) of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America |
83.7% |
Canada |
4.9% |
Bermuda |
2.6% |
Switzerland |
2.1% |
United Kingdom |
1.8% |
Netherlands Antilles |
1.1% |
Others (individually less than 1%) |
3.8% |
|
100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At December 31, 2008, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $726,035,000 all of which will expire on December 31, 2016. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 approximately $504,429,000 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) |
December 31, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $29,377) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $8,397,323) |
$ 7,578,416 |
|
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $803,592) |
803,592 |
|
Total Investments (cost $9,200,915) |
|
$ 8,382,008 |
Cash |
|
5 |
Receivable for investments sold |
|
1,498 |
Receivable for fund shares sold |
|
45,980 |
Dividends receivable |
|
11,509 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds |
|
887 |
Prepaid expenses |
|
100 |
Other receivables |
|
1,503 |
Total assets |
|
8,443,490 |
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
Payable for investments purchased |
$ 47,062 |
|
Payable for fund shares redeemed |
29,886 |
|
Accrued management fee |
4,212 |
|
Distribution fees payable |
2,366 |
|
Other affiliated payables |
2,050 |
|
Other payables and accrued expenses |
196 |
|
Collateral on securities loaned, at value |
29,806 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
115,578 |
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
$ 8,327,912 |
Net Assets consist of: |
|
|
Paid in capital |
|
$ 10,508,753 |
Undistributed net investment income |
|
2,772 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions |
|
(1,364,717) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies |
|
(818,896) |
Net Assets |
|
$ 8,327,912 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) |
December 31, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
Calculation of Maximum Offering Price Class A: |
|
$ 13.36 |
|
|
|
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $13.36) |
|
$ 14.18 |
Class T: |
|
$ 13.26 |
|
|
|
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $13.26) |
|
$ 13.74 |
Class B: |
|
$ 12.88 |
|
|
|
Class C: |
|
$ 12.92 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional Class: |
|
$ 13.49 |
A Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Amounts in thousands |
Year ended December 31, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
Investment Income |
|
|
Dividends |
|
$ 103,107 |
Interest |
|
43 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds |
|
29,464 |
Total income |
|
132,614 |
|
|
|
Expenses |
|
|
Management fee |
$ 54,617 |
|
Performance adjustment |
1,843 |
|
Transfer agent fees |
22,689 |
|
Distribution fees |
37,792 |
|
Accounting and security lending fees |
1,309 |
|
Custodian fees and expenses |
541 |
|
Independent trustees' compensation |
46 |
|
Registration fees |
723 |
|
Audit |
81 |
|
Legal |
48 |
|
Miscellaneous |
1,704 |
|
Total expenses before reductions |
121,393 |
|
Expense reductions |
(485) |
120,908 |
Net investment income (loss) |
|
11,706 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: |
|
|
Investment securities: |
|
|
Unaffiliated issuers |
(1,354,587) |
|
Foreign currency transactions |
(2,417) |
|
Total net realized gain (loss) |
|
(1,357,004) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities (net of decrease in deferred foreign taxes of $26) |
(3,202,552) |
|
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies |
16 |
|
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
|
(3,202,536) |
Net gain (loss) |
|
(4,559,540) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
|
$ (4,547,834) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands |
Year ended |
Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
Operations |
|
|
Net investment income (loss) |
$ 11,706 |
$ 18,038 |
Net realized gain (loss) |
(1,357,004) |
341,083 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(3,202,536) |
1,132,777 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
(4,547,834) |
1,491,898 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income |
(4,517) |
(17,144) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain |
(56,382) |
(168,267) |
Total distributions |
(60,899) |
(185,411) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) |
3,443,380 |
610,558 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets |
(1,165,353) |
1,917,045 |
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
|
Beginning of period |
9,493,265 |
7,576,220 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $2,772 and undistributed net investment income of $1,226, respectively) |
$ 8,327,912 |
$ 9,493,265 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Years ended December 31, |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
Selected Per-Share Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 21.65 |
$ 18.37 |
$ 16.65 |
$ 13.99 |
$ 11.79 |
Income from Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss) C |
.05 |
.08 |
.06 |
.02 |
(.03) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(8.22) |
3.65 |
1.78 |
2.64 |
2.24 |
Total from investment operations |
(8.17) |
3.73 |
1.84 |
2.66 |
2.21 |
Distributions from net investment income |
- G |
(.06) |
(.03) |
- |
(.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain |
(.12) |
(.39) |
(.08) |
- |
- |
Total distributions |
(.12) |
(.45) |
(.12)H |
- |
(.01) |
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 13.36 |
$ 21.65 |
$ 18.37 |
$ 16.65 |
$ 13.99 |
Total ReturnA, B |
(37.92)% |
20.26% |
11.06% |
19.01% |
18.76% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F |
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions |
1.10% |
1.09% |
1.12% |
1.17% |
1.22% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.10% |
1.09% |
1.12% |
1.17% |
1.22% |
Expenses net of all reductions |
1.10% |
1.08% |
1.11% |
1.13% |
1.17% |
Net investment income (loss) |
.26% |
.42% |
.37% |
.13% |
(.26)% |
Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ 2,614 |
$ 2,630 |
$ 1,823 |
$ 1,019 |
$ 230 |
Portfolio turnover rateE |
74% |
57% |
79% |
65% |
87% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class 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 brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
H Total distributions of $.12 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.034 and distributions from net realized gain of $.083 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Years ended December 31, |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
Selected Per-Share Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 21.56 |
$ 18.29 |
$ 16.57 |
$ 13.96 |
$ 11.78 |
Income from Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss) C |
-H |
.04 |
.03 |
(.01) |
(.06) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(8.18) |
3.62 |
1.77 |
2.62 |
2.25 |
Total from investment operations |
(8.18) |
3.66 |
1.80 |
2.61 |
2.19 |
Distributions from net investment income |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain |
(.12) |
(.39) |
(.08) |
- |
- |
Total distributions |
(.12) |
(.39) |
(.08)G |
- |
(.01) |
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 13.26 |
$ 21.56 |
$ 18.29 |
$ 16.57 |
$ 13.96 |
Total ReturnA, B |
(38.13)% |
20.00% |
10.90% |
18.70% |
18.60% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F |
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions |
1.34% |
1.31% |
1.32% |
1.38% |
1.43% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.34% |
1.31% |
1.32% |
1.38% |
1.43% |
Expenses net of all reductions |
1.34% |
1.31% |
1.31% |
1.34% |
1.39% |
Net investment income (loss) |
.02% |
.19% |
.17% |
(.08)% |
(.48)% |
Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ 1,254 |
$ 2,185 |
$ 2,165 |
$ 1,393 |
$ 325 |
Portfolio turnover rateE |
74% |
57% |
79% |
65% |
87% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class 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 brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
G Total distributions of $.08 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.000 and distributions from net realized gain of $.083 per share.
H Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Years ended December 31, |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
Selected Per-Share Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 21.04 |
$ 17.97 |
$ 16.35 |
$ 13.85 |
$ 11.76 |
Income from Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)C |
(.10) |
(.08) |
(.07) |
(.10) |
(.13) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(7.94) |
3.54 |
1.74 |
2.60 |
2.23 |
Total from investment operations |
(8.04) |
3.46 |
1.67 |
2.50 |
2.10 |
Distributions from net investment income |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain |
(.12) |
(.39) |
(.05) |
- |
- |
Total distributions |
(.12) |
(.39) |
(.05)G |
- |
(.01) |
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 12.88 |
$ 21.04 |
$ 17.97 |
$ 16.35 |
$ 13.85 |
Total Return A, B |
(38.41)% |
19.24% |
10.23% |
18.05% |
17.87% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F |
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions |
1.91% |
1.89% |
1.93% |
1.98% |
2.02% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.91% |
1.89% |
1.93% |
1.98% |
2.02% |
Expenses net of all reductions |
1.91% |
1.89% |
1.92% |
1.94% |
1.97% |
Net investment income (loss) |
(.55)% |
(.39)% |
(.44)% |
(.68)% |
(1.06)% |
Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ 313 |
$ 489 |
$ 452 |
$ 339 |
$ 109 |
Portfolio turnover rateE |
74% |
57% |
79% |
65% |
87% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class 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 brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
G Total distributions of $.05 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.000 and distributions from net realized gain of $.050 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Years ended December 31, |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
Selected Per-Share Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 21.10 |
$ 18.00 |
$ 16.37 |
$ 13.86 |
$ 11.76 |
Income from Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss) C |
(.09) |
(.06) |
(.06) |
(.09) |
(.12) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(7.97) |
3.55 |
1.74 |
2.60 |
2.23 |
Total from investment operations |
(8.06) |
3.49 |
1.68 |
2.51 |
2.11 |
Distributions from net investment income |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain |
(.12) |
(.39) |
(.05) |
- |
- |
Total distributions |
(.12) |
(.39) |
(.05)G |
- |
(.01) |
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 12.92 |
$ 21.10 |
$ 18.00 |
$ 16.37 |
$ 13.86 |
Total ReturnA, B |
(38.39)% |
19.37% |
10.28% |
18.11% |
17.95% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F |
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions |
1.85% |
1.82% |
1.85% |
1.89% |
1.94% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.85% |
1.82% |
1.85% |
1.89% |
1.94% |
Expenses net of all reductions |
1.85% |
1.82% |
1.83% |
1.85% |
1.89% |
Net investment income (loss) |
(.49)% |
(.32)% |
(.35)% |
(.59)% |
(.98)% |
Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ 1,355 |
$ 1,879 |
$ 1,596 |
$ 1,006 |
$ 246 |
Portfolio turnover rateE |
74% |
57% |
79% |
65% |
87% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class 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 brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
G Total distributions of $.05 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.000 and distributions from net realized gain of $.050 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Years ended December 31, |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
Selected Per-Share Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 21.84 |
$ 18.52 |
$ 16.78 |
$ 14.05 |
$ 11.79 |
Income from Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)B |
.09 |
.14 |
.12 |
.07 |
.01 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(8.30) |
3.67 |
1.79 |
2.66 |
2.26 |
Total from investment operations |
(8.21) |
3.81 |
1.91 |
2.73 |
2.27 |
Distributions from net investment income |
(.02) |
(.10) |
(.09) |
- |
(.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain |
(.12) |
(.39) |
(.08) |
- |
- |
Total distributions |
(.14) |
(.49) |
(.17)F |
- |
(.01) |
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 13.49 |
$ 21.84 |
$ 18.52 |
$ 16.78 |
$ 14.05 |
Total Return A |
(37.76)% |
20.57% |
11.40% |
19.43% |
19.27% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsC, E |
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions |
.86% |
.81% |
.83% |
.84% |
.86% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.86% |
.81% |
.83% |
.84% |
.86% |
Expenses net of all reductions |
.85% |
.81% |
.82% |
.79% |
.82% |
Net investment income (loss) |
.50% |
.69% |
.66% |
.47% |
.10% |
Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ 2,793 |
$ 2,309 |
$ 1,540 |
$ 498 |
$ 120 |
Portfolio turnover rateD |
74% |
57% |
79% |
65% |
87% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C 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.
D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class 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 brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
F Total distributions of $.17 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.086 and distributions from net realized gain of $.083 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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For the period ended December 31, 2008
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Contrafund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
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 SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's 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, 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:
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. Wherever possible, the Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments.
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. 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. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. 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.
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 significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
The Fund is subject to the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" (SFAS 157), effective with the beginning of the Fund's fiscal year. SFAS 157 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the hierarchy under SFAS 157 are described below:
Level 1 |
Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2 |
Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others. |
Level 3 |
Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or deemed less relevant (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and would be based on the best information available. |
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation - continued
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy.
The aggregate value by input level, as of December 31, 2008, for the Fund's investments, as well as a reconciliation of assets for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. 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 rate 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, 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 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 of 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. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Fund will claim a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
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 foreign currency transactions, deferred trustee compensation, partnerships, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), capital loss carryforwards, losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation |
$ 533,456 |
Unrealized depreciation |
(1,486,606) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(953,150) |
Undistributed ordinary income |
2,785 |
Capital loss carryforward |
(726,035) |
|
|
Cost for federal income tax purposes |
$ 9,335,158 |
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
|
December 31, 2008 |
December 31, 2007 |
Ordinary Income |
$ 7,041 |
$ 17,144 |
Long-term Capital Gains |
53,858 |
168,267 |
Total |
$ 60,899 |
$ 185,411 |
4. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. FMR has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (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.
Restricted Securities. The Fund 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 the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and U.S. government securities, aggregated $10,372,040 and $6,479,781, respectively.
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 .30% 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
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Management Fee - continued
advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over the performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the Institutional Class of the Fund as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. The Fund's performance period began on October 1, 2007 and subsequent months will be added until the performance period includes 36 months. The Fund's performance adjustment took effect in September 2008. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .58% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates and the total amounts paid to and retained by FDC were as follows:
|
Distribution |
Service |
Paid to |
Retained |
Class A |
.00% |
.25% |
$ 7,300 |
$ 411 |
Class T |
.25% |
.25% |
8,841 |
- |
Class B |
.75% |
.25% |
4,216 |
3,166 |
Class C |
.75% |
.25% |
17,435 |
3,814 |
|
|
|
$ 37,792 |
$ 7,391 |
Sales Load. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. These charges depend on the holding period. The deferred sales charges range from 5% to 1% for Class B, 1% for Class C, 1.00% to .50% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.
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6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Sales Load - continued
For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
|
Retained |
Class A |
$ 1,748 |
Class T |
368 |
Class B* |
807 |
Class C* |
300 |
|
$ 3,223 |
* When Class B and Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each class were as follows:
|
Amount |
% of |
Class A |
$ 6,706 |
.23 |
Class T |
3,910 |
.22 |
Class B |
1,223 |
.29 |
Class C |
4,001 |
.23 |
Institutional Class |
6,849 |
.24 |
|
$ 22,689 |
|
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
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 $76 for the period.
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $4.2 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $20 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the 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 the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $2,281.
9. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $453 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, 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 $13. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
|
Transfer Agent |
Class A |
$ 14 |
Institutional Class |
5 |
|
$ 19 |
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10. 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.
In December 2006, the Independent Trustees, with the assistance of independent counsel, completed an investigation regarding gifts, gratuities and business entertainment provided by certain brokers to certain individuals who were employed on FMR's domestic equity trading desk during the period 2002 to 2004. The Independent Trustees and FMR agreed that, despite the absence of proof that the Fidelity mutual funds experienced diminished execution quality as a result of the improper receipt of gifts and business entertainment, the conduct at issue was serious and was worthy of redress. Accordingly, the Independent Trustees requested, and FMR agreed to make, a payment of $42 million plus accrued interest, which equaled approximately $7.3 million, to certain Fidelity mutual funds.
In March 2008, the Trustees approved a method for allocating this payment among the funds and, in total, FMR paid the fund $36, which is recorded in the accompanying Statement of Operations.
In a related administrative order dated March 5, 2008, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced a settlement with FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (an affiliate of FMR) involving the SEC's regulatory rules for investment advisers and the improper receipt of gifts, gratuities and business entertainment. Without admitting or denying the SEC's findings, FMR agreed to pay an $8 million civil penalty to the United States Treasury.
11. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended December 31, |
2008 |
2007 |
From net investment income |
|
|
Class A |
$ 5 |
$ 6,522 |
Institutional Class |
4,512 |
10,622 |
Total |
$ 4,517 |
$ 17,144 |
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
11. Distributions to Shareholders - continued
Years ended December 31, |
2008 |
2007 |
From net realized gain |
|
|
Class A |
$ 15,552 |
$ 46,240 |
Class T |
11,399 |
38,909 |
Class B |
2,709 |
8,910 |
Class C |
10,794 |
33,987 |
Institutional Class |
15,928 |
40,221 |
Total |
$ 56,382 |
$ 168,267 |
12. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
|
Shares |
Dollars |
||
Years ended December 31, |
2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
Class A |
|
|
|
|
Shares sold |
119,010 |
41,083 |
$ 2,140,557 |
$ 854,701 |
Reinvestment of distributions |
733 |
2,200 |
14,197 |
47,987 |
Shares redeemed |
(45,547) |
(21,029) |
(756,171) |
(422,867) |
Net increase (decrease) |
74,196 |
22,254 |
$ 1,398,583 |
$ 479,821 |
Class T |
|
|
|
|
Shares sold |
23,040 |
12,545 |
$ 407,661 |
$ 252,804 |
Reinvestment of distributions |
555 |
1,686 |
10,694 |
36,596 |
Shares redeemed |
(30,471) |
(31,235) |
(526,856) |
(633,560) |
Net increase (decrease) |
(6,876) |
(17,004) |
$ (108,501) |
$ (344,160) |
Class B |
|
|
|
|
Shares sold |
6,574 |
2,077 |
$ 114,734 |
$ 41,743 |
Reinvestment of distributions |
121 |
352 |
2,270 |
7,470 |
Shares redeemed |
(5,630) |
(4,354) |
(93,597) |
(84,616) |
Net increase (decrease) |
1,065 |
(1,925) |
$ 23,407 |
$ (35,403) |
Class C |
|
|
|
|
Shares sold |
39,154 |
11,087 |
$ 680,481 |
$ 226,470 |
Reinvestment of distributions |
427 |
1,198 |
8,052 |
25,448 |
Shares redeemed |
(23,763) |
(11,884) |
(381,933) |
(231,726) |
Net increase (decrease) |
15,818 |
401 |
$ 306,600 |
$ 20,192 |
Institutional Class |
|
|
|
|
Shares sold |
157,886 |
40,372 |
$ 2,763,287 |
$ 849,560 |
Reinvestment of distributions |
834 |
1,513 |
14,720 |
33,288 |
Shares redeemed |
(57,341) |
(19,329) |
(954,716) |
(392,740) |
Net increase (decrease) |
101,379 |
22,556 |
$ 1,823,291 |
$ 490,108 |
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Contrafund and the Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund (a fund of Fidelity Contrafund) at December 31, 2008, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2008 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 23, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 222 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Messrs. Johnson and Curvey oversee 380 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
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) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and 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 fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
|
Edward C. Johnson 3d (78) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (73) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR. FMR Corp. merged with and into FMR LLC on October 1, 2007. Any references to FMR LLC for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
|
Dennis J. Dirks (60) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) (1999-2003). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) (1999-2003) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) (1999-2003). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003), Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003), as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (a private equity firm). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is a Trustee of the National Parks Conservation Association and The Field Museum of Natural History. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (64) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment firm). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. He also is a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 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 firm, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance company, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). He also served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (64) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College and as Co-Chair (2000-2003) of the Annual Fund for the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. In addition, she served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (69) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President (1993-2000; 2002-2003), CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, he is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment firm, 2005-present). He is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (59) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 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). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products holding company), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). He serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production company, 2005-present). In addition, he also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting firm, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment firm), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services company, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production company, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers**:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
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Peter S. Lynch (64) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR, and Vice Chairman (2001-present) and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as a Trustee of the Fidelity funds (1990-2003). In addition, he serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Walter C. Donovan (46) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Vice President of Fidelity's Equity Funds. Mr. Donovan also serves as President of FMR and FMR Co., Inc., and Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2007-present). Previously, Mr. Donovan served as Executive Vice President of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2005-2007) and Senior Vice President of FMR (2003-2005) and FMR Co., Inc. (2004-2005). |
Bruce T. Herring (43) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Scott C. Goebel (40) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
John B. McGinty, Jr. (46) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. McGinty is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Mr. McGinty also serves as Senior Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Legal Officer of FDC (2007-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. McGinty practiced law at Ropes & Gray, LLP. |
Holly C. Laurent (54) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. She served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS from 2007 through July 2008. Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Reynolds worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) (1980-2002), where she was an audit partner with PwC's investment management practice. |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (61) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (47) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
Robert G. Byrnes (42) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Byrnes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Byrnes served as Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2003-2005). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Byrnes worked at Deutsche Asset Management where he served as Vice President of the Investment Operations Group (2000-2003). |
Paul M. Murphy (61) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity Funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
** FMR Corp. merged with and into FMR LLC on October 1, 2007. Any references to FMR LLC for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.
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Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C designate 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C designate 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2009 of amounts for use in preparing 2008 income tax returns.
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A special meeting of the fund's shareholders was held on May 14, 2008. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposals before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1 |
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To elect a Board of Trustees.A |
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# of |
% of |
James C. Curvey |
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Affirmative |
39,846,222,733.67 |
95.475 |
Withheld |
1,888,670,465.66 |
4.525 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Dennis J. Dirks |
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Affirmative |
39,979,631,301.91 |
95.794 |
Withheld |
1,755,261,897.42 |
4.206 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Edward C. Johnson 3d |
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Affirmative |
39,780,037,081.16 |
95.316 |
Withheld |
1,954,856,118.17 |
4.684 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Alan J. Lacy |
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Affirmative |
39,956,311,889.69 |
95.738 |
Withheld |
1,778,581,309.64 |
4.262 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Ned C. Lautenbach |
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Affirmative |
39,953,914,015.23 |
95.733 |
Withheld |
1,780,979,184.10 |
4.267 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Joseph Mauriello |
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Affirmative |
39,950,443,870.38 |
95.724 |
Withheld |
1,784,449,328.95 |
4.276 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Cornelia M. Small |
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Affirmative |
39,962,184,213.65 |
95.752 |
Withheld |
1,772,708,985.68 |
4.248 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
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# of |
% of |
William S. Stavropoulos |
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Affirmative |
39,840,021,047.17 |
95.460 |
Withheld |
1,894,872,152.16 |
4.540 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
David M. Thomas |
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Affirmative |
39,964,931,571.22 |
95.759 |
Withheld |
1,769,961,628.11 |
4.241 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Michael E. Wiley |
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Affirmative |
39,953,080,715.70 |
95.731 |
Withheld |
1,781,812,483.63 |
4.269 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
PROPOSAL 2 |
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To amend the Declaration of Trust to reduce the required quorum for future shareholder meetings.A |
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# of |
% of |
Affirmative |
27,037,561,266.55 |
64.784 |
Against |
7,285,785,439.60 |
17.457 |
Abstain |
1,777,270,912.26 |
4.259 |
Broker |
5,634,275,580.92 |
13.500 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
A Denotes trust-wide proposal and voting results. |
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Advisor New Insights Fund
Each year, typically in July, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. At the time of the renewal, the Board had 12 standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2008 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders. The Board also approved agreements with foreign sub-advisers Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, as well as amendments to the fund's agreement with Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board further considered that Fidelity voluntarily pays for market data out of its own resources.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Management Fees - continued
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure the investment research teams; (ii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fees on Fidelity's Institutional Money Market Funds and launching Class IV and Institutional Class of certain of these funds; (iii) reducing the transfer agent fees for the Fidelity Select Portfolios and Investor Class of the VIP funds; and (iv) launching Class K of 29 equity funds as a lower-fee class available to certain employer-sponsored retirement plans.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a custom peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. Because the fund had been in existence less than five calendar years, the following charts considered by the Board show, over the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2007, the cumulative total returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class B of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a custom peer group of mutual funds defined by FMR based on categories assigned by Morningstar, Inc. The returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class B show the performance of the highest and lowest performing classes, respectively (based on three-year performance). The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated. The fund's custom peer group, defined by FMR, is a peer group that FMR believes provides a more meaningful performance comparison than the peer group assigned by Morningstar, Inc., which assigns mutual funds to categories based on their investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.
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Advisor New Insights Fund
The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Institutional Class (Class I) of the fund was in the first quartile for all the periods shown. The Board also stated that the investment performance of Institutional Class (Class I) of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared. The Board also considered supplemental information about how the fund's management fee and total expenses ranked relative to groups based on Lipper classifications, which take into account a fund's market capitalization and style.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month (or shorter) periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 9% means that 91% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
Advisor New Insights Fund
The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2007.
Furthermore, the Board considered that, on September 19, 2007, shareholders approved an amended management contract for the fund that will add a performance adjustment component to the management fee paid by the fund (that is, the fund's management fee will be subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index). The performance period for the fund commenced on October 1, 2007. Starting with the twelfth month, the performance adjustment takes effect.
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Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each of Class A, Class B, Class C, and Institutional Class ranked below its competitive median for 2007, and the total expenses of Class T ranked above its competitive median for 2007. The Board considered that the total expenses for Class T were above the median primarily because its 12b-1 fee is higher than the typical front-end load class. The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expenses of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable, although in one case above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of the results of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
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The Board further concluded that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends and actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, the profitability of certain fund service providers, and profitability trends for certain funds; (iv) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including its effects on fund profitability and the extent to which portfolio manager compensation is linked to fund performance; (v) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; and (vi) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
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ANIF-UANN-0209 1.796408.105
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Fidelity® Advisor
New Insights
Fund - Institutional Class
Annual Report
December 31, 2008
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Chairman's Message |
Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. |
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Performance |
How the fund has done over time. |
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Management's Discussion |
The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
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Shareholder Expense Example |
An example of shareholder expenses. |
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Investment Changes |
A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
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Investments |
A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
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Financial Statements |
Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
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Notes |
Notes to the financial statements. |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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Trustees and Officers |
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Distributions |
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Proxy Voting Results |
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees |
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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 (search for "proxy voting guidelines") 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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NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
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Dear Shareholder:
An all-out credit crisis gripped the world's capital markets in 2008, stunting economic growth, toppling commodity prices and pushing equity markets into their steepest declines in decades. Within this ultra-risk-averse climate, virtually the only positive results came from the relative security of U.S. government-backed assets. While financial markets are always unpredictable, there are a number of time-tested principles that can put the historical 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 are tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. The more you sell, the more taxes you pay, and the more you trade, the higher the costs. 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 investment 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 unconstructive "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 over the phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended December 31, 2008 |
Past 1 |
Past 5 |
Life of |
Institutional Class |
-37.76% |
3.55% |
6.53% |
A From July 31, 2003.
$10,000 Life of Fund
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Advisor New Insights Fund - Institutional Class on July 31, 2003, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index (S&P 500®) performed over the same period.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Comments from William Danoff, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Advisor New Insights Fund
The U.S. equity markets collapsed during the 12 months ending December 31, 2008. As home values fell and credit availability decreased, consumers tightened their purse strings in anticipation of a recession. The Standard & Poor's 500SM Index slid 37.00%. All 10 sectors in the S&P 500® turned in negative performance, led by financials, which dropped more than 55%. Beginning in September, the U.S. economy spiraled downward, as several large financial institutions went bankrupt, were forced into acquisitions or were taken over by the federal government. The Federal Reserve Board facilitated many of these and other transactions, and also lowered the federal funds target rate seven times over the year, leaving it at 0.00% to 0.25% at period end. The stock market continued to perform erratically, however, as unemployment levels rose, energy prices dropped and U.S. automakers signaled extreme distress. The Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM declined 31.93% for the 12-month period, while the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite® Index dropped 40.03%. By comparison, the MSCI® EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) - a measure of developed markets outside the U.S. and Canada - tumbled 43.28%.
Within the past year's difficult market environment, Advisor New Insights' Institutional Class shares fell 37.76%, roughly in line with the S&P 500 index. The fund's stakes in several economically sensitive information technology stocks, together with not owning enough of some of the more stable performers in the energy sector, were costly to its performance versus the index. Unrewarding picks in the retailing and capital goods groups also hurt, as did an underweighting in the defensively oriented consumer staples sector. Among the biggest detractors were such technology names as Internet search leader Google; consumer electronics giant Apple; and Canada-based Research In Motion, an out-of-index maker of wireless communications devices. Underweightings in integrated oil company Exxon Mobil and mega-retailer Wal-Mart also hurt, as did not owning Chevron, another large integrated oil firm in the index. Currency fluctuations against a strengthening dollar also hurt results for our non-U.S. holdings. On the upside, the fund's biggest contributor to relative performance was biotechnology leader Genentech, whose stock price rose during the period, in part because of a takeover bid for the firm. Underweighting such toxic financial names as American International Group (AIG) and Citigroup also helped, as did a significant underweighting in index heavyweight General Electric (GE), whose troubled financing unit dragged down investor confidence in the stock. Neither AIG nor GE was held at period end. A moderate cash position was beneficial as well.
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. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Annual Report
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, and (2) ongoing costs, including 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 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 (July 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund 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 of the Fund 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 for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' 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. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Annual Report
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Annualized Expense Ratio |
Beginning |
Ending |
Expenses Paid |
Class A |
1.13% |
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Actual |
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$ 1,000.00 |
$ 676.10 |
$ 4.76 |
Hypothetical A |
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$ 1,000.00 |
$ 1,019.46 |
$ 5.74 |
Class T |
1.38% |
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Actual |
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$ 1,000.00 |
$ 674.80 |
$ 5.81 |
Hypothetical A |
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$ 1,000.00 |
$ 1,018.20 |
$ 7.00 |
Class B |
1.93% |
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Actual |
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$ 1,000.00 |
$ 673.60 |
$ 8.12 |
Hypothetical A |
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$ 1,000.00 |
$ 1,015.43 |
$ 9.78 |
Class C |
1.88% |
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Actual |
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$ 1,000.00 |
$ 673.60 |
$ 7.91 |
Hypothetical A |
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$ 1,000.00 |
$ 1,015.69 |
$ 9.53 |
Institutional Class |
.89% |
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Actual |
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$ 1,000.00 |
$ 677.00 |
$ 3.75 |
Hypothetical A |
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$ 1,000.00 |
$ 1,020.66 |
$ 4.52 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Top Ten Stocks as of December 31, 2008 |
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% of fund's |
% of fund's net assets |
Genentech, Inc. |
4.0 |
1.9 |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class A |
3.6 |
2.9 |
Wells Fargo & Co. |
3.4 |
0.6 |
Google, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) |
3.4 |
3.4 |
Procter & Gamble Co. |
3.1 |
1.5 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
2.4 |
0.5 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
2.2 |
1.2 |
Johnson & Johnson |
2.2 |
0.5 |
McDonald's Corp. |
2.2 |
0.9 |
Apple, Inc. |
2.1 |
3.2 |
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28.6 |
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Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2008 |
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% of fund's |
% of fund's net assets |
Health Care |
19.8 |
8.9 |
Information Technology |
18.1 |
21.9 |
Financials |
13.6 |
8.2 |
Consumer Staples |
12.1 |
6.4 |
Consumer Discretionary |
10.0 |
6.9 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
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As of December 31, 2008* |
As of June 30, 2008** |
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Stocks 90.7% |
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Stocks 92.4% |
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Convertible |
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Convertible |
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Short-Term |
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Short-Term |
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* Foreign investments |
16.3% |
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** Foreign investments |
26.0% |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 90.7% |
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Shares |
Value (000s) |
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 10.0% |
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Automobiles - 0.1% |
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Ford Motor Co. (a)(d) |
788,200 |
$ 1,805 |
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Honda Motor Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR |
173,300 |
3,698 |
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Toyota Motor Corp. |
218,900 |
7,230 |
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12,733 |
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Distributors - 0.0% |
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LKQ Corp. (a) |
210,900 |
2,459 |
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Diversified Consumer Services - 0.3% |
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Apollo Group, Inc. Class A (non-vtg.) (a) |
1,900 |
146 |
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K12, Inc. |
15,686 |
294 |
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Strayer Education, Inc. |
107,080 |
22,959 |
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23,399 |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.3% |
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Ajisen (China) Holdings Ltd. |
90,000 |
42 |
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Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd. |
1,222,000 |
2,479 |
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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.: |
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Class A (a) |
245,600 |
15,222 |
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Class B (a) |
26,228 |
1,503 |
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. unit (a) |
280,000 |
28,980 |
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McDonald's Corp. |
2,887,227 |
179,557 |
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Sodexo SA |
139,600 |
7,795 |
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Starbucks Corp. (a) |
159,000 |
1,504 |
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Tim Hortons, Inc. |
1,211,400 |
34,937 |
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Yum! Brands, Inc. |
106,400 |
3,352 |
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275,371 |
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Household Durables - 0.3% |
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Centex Corp. |
76,400 |
813 |
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D.R. Horton, Inc. |
304,200 |
2,151 |
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Gafisa SA sponsored ADR (d) |
460,700 |
4,266 |
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Snap-On, Inc. |
400,700 |
15,780 |
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23,010 |
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Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.3% |
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Amazon.com, Inc. (a) |
493,600 |
25,312 |
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Media - 2.8% |
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Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. Class A (a) |
153,400 |
3,332 |
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Comcast Corp. Class A |
103,900 |
1,754 |
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Discovery Communications, Inc. (a) |
769,500 |
10,896 |
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Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (a) |
2,562,635 |
10,148 |
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Liberty Global, Inc. Class A (a) |
187,000 |
2,977 |
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Liberty Media Corp. - Entertainment Class A (a) |
1,022,000 |
17,865 |
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Common Stocks - continued |
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Shares |
Value (000s) |
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
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Media - continued |
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Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (a) |
68,000 |
$ 2,091 |
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Pearson PLC |
172,500 |
1,650 |
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Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A |
646,400 |
14,221 |
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The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (a) |
1,087,800 |
24,921 |
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The Walt Disney Co. |
6,046,200 |
137,188 |
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The Weinstein Co. III Holdings, LLC Class A-1 (f) |
2,267 |
1,700 |
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Viacom, Inc. Class B (non-vtg.) (a) |
49,700 |
947 |
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229,690 |
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Multiline Retail - 0.1% |
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99 Cents Only Stores (a) |
4,300 |
47 |
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Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) |
239,400 |
10,007 |
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Family Dollar Stores, Inc. |
95,700 |
2,495 |
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12,549 |
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Specialty Retail - 0.9% |
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AutoZone, Inc. (a) |
18,400 |
2,566 |
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Best Buy Co., Inc. |
33,400 |
939 |
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Fourlis Holdings SA |
527,400 |
3,690 |
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Gamestop Corp. Class A (a) |
518,700 |
11,235 |
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Genesco, Inc. (a) |
30,700 |
519 |
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H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB (B Shares) |
24,500 |
984 |
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Inditex SA |
42,200 |
1,888 |
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J. Crew Group, Inc. (a) |
979,200 |
11,946 |
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The Buckle, Inc. |
161,800 |
3,530 |
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TJX Companies, Inc. |
1,635,600 |
33,644 |
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Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a) |
468,100 |
7,012 |
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77,953 |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.9% |
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China Hongxing Sports Ltd. |
6,000,000 |
784 |
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Coach, Inc. (a) |
148,400 |
3,082 |
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Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a) |
42,700 |
3,410 |
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Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a) |
13,800 |
109 |
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NIKE, Inc. Class B |
2,731,600 |
139,312 |
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Warnaco Group, Inc. (a) |
396,900 |
7,791 |
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154,488 |
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TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY |
836,964 |
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Common Stocks - continued |
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Shares |
Value (000s) |
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CONSUMER STAPLES - 12.1% |
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Beverages - 3.0% |
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Boston Beer Co., Inc. Class A (a) |
40,700 |
$ 1,156 |
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Coca-Cola FEMSA SAB de CV sponsored ADR |
98,600 |
4,290 |
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Diageo PLC sponsored ADR |
108,100 |
6,134 |
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Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV sponsored ADR |
229,900 |
6,927 |
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Hansen Natural Corp. (a) |
53,900 |
1,807 |
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PepsiCo, Inc. |
1,286,200 |
70,445 |
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Pernod Ricard SA |
83,600 |
6,240 |
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The Coca-Cola Co. |
3,469,800 |
157,078 |
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254,077 |
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Food & Staples Retailing - 1.2% |
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Costco Wholesale Corp. |
584,900 |
30,707 |
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Koninklijke Ahold NV |
70,800 |
877 |
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Susser Holdings Corp. (a) |
219,462 |
2,917 |
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Tesco PLC |
6,607,500 |
34,921 |
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
375,000 |
21,023 |
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Walgreen Co. |
268,800 |
6,631 |
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William Morrison Supermarkets PLC |
618,400 |
2,544 |
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99,620 |
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Food Products - 3.1% |
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Cadbury PLC |
1,593,900 |
14,295 |
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Campbell Soup Co. |
317,400 |
9,525 |
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General Mills, Inc. |
626,900 |
38,084 |
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Groupe Danone |
481,800 |
29,249 |
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H.J. Heinz Co. |
538,300 |
20,240 |
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Kellogg Co. |
564,900 |
24,771 |
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Kraft Foods, Inc. Class A |
1,340,100 |
35,982 |
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Nestle SA (Reg.) |
1,327,712 |
52,454 |
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Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (a) |
165,100 |
9,642 |
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Smart Balance, Inc. (a)(d) |
884,000 |
6,011 |
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TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a) |
467,993 |
12,748 |
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Want Want China Holdings Ltd. |
3,501,000 |
1,456 |
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254,457 |
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Household Products - 4.3% |
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Colgate-Palmolive Co. |
1,477,900 |
101,295 |
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Procter & Gamble Co. |
4,105,567 |
253,806 |
|
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355,101 |
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Common Stocks - continued |
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Shares |
Value (000s) |
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CONSUMER STAPLES - continued |
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Personal Products - 0.2% |
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Avon Products, Inc. |
71,400 |
$ 1,716 |
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Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A |
353,200 |
10,935 |
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12,651 |
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Tobacco - 0.3% |
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Philip Morris International, Inc. |
658,000 |
28,630 |
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TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES |
1,004,536 |
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ENERGY - 7.4% |
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Energy Equipment & Services - 1.2% |
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Schlumberger Ltd. (NY Shares) |
2,279,000 |
96,470 |
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Smith International, Inc. |
348,269 |
7,972 |
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104,442 |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.2% |
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BG Group PLC sponsored ADR |
76,600 |
5,450 |
|
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (a) |
733,200 |
3,043 |
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Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. |
714,900 |
28,644 |
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Chesapeake Energy Corp. |
936,099 |
15,137 |
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ConocoPhillips |
48,900 |
2,533 |
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EnCana Corp. |
2,134,400 |
99,922 |
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EOG Resources, Inc. |
864,800 |
57,578 |
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Exxon Mobil Corp. |
1,746,202 |
139,399 |
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Govi High Power Exploration, Inc. (f) |
2,750,000 |
5,500 |
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GoviEx IP Holdings, Inc. (a)(f) |
2,750,000 |
0 |
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Hess Corp. |
259,300 |
13,909 |
|
Noble Energy, Inc. |
1,660,400 |
81,725 |
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Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
413,400 |
24,800 |
|
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras sponsored ADR |
866,700 |
21,225 |
|
Petroplus Holdings AG |
446,642 |
9,008 |
|
Quicksilver Resources, Inc. (a) |
136,400 |
760 |
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Southwestern Energy Co. (a) |
191,000 |
5,533 |
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514,166 |
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TOTAL ENERGY |
618,608 |
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FINANCIALS - 13.6% |
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Capital Markets - 0.5% |
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Bank of New York Mellon Corp. |
142,500 |
4,037 |
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Charles Schwab Corp. |
876,500 |
14,173 |
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Common Stocks - continued |
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Shares |
Value (000s) |
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FINANCIALS - continued |
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Capital Markets - continued |
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Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
266,700 |
$ 22,507 |
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T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. |
42,000 |
1,488 |
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42,205 |
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Commercial Banks - 4.1% |
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Banco do Brasil SA |
569,900 |
3,550 |
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Banco Santander SA sponsored ADR (d) |
367,000 |
3,483 |
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Center Financial Corp., California |
50,000 |
309 |
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PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. |
263,600 |
12,916 |
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Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom) |
1,215,844 |
15,791 |
|
U.S. Bancorp, Delaware |
592,300 |
14,813 |
|
Wells Fargo & Co. |
9,724,185 |
286,669 |
|
|
337,531 |
||
Consumer Finance - 0.1% |
|||
American Express Co. |
114,500 |
2,124 |
|
Promise Co. Ltd. |
52,150 |
1,322 |
|
SLM Corp. (a) |
89,600 |
797 |
|
|
4,243 |
||
Diversified Financial Services - 2.7% |
|||
Citigroup, Inc. |
4,121,700 |
27,657 |
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
6,235,519 |
196,606 |
|
|
224,263 |
||
Insurance - 6.1% |
|||
ACE Ltd. |
824,500 |
43,633 |
|
Admiral Group PLC |
718,500 |
9,626 |
|
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (a) |
210,000 |
14,721 |
|
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. |
238,400 |
6,942 |
|
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class A (a) |
3,116 |
301,006 |
|
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. |
44,900 |
14,392 |
|
The Chubb Corp. |
1,391,000 |
70,941 |
|
The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
550,200 |
24,869 |
|
W.R. Berkley Corp. |
710,200 |
22,016 |
|
Willis Group Holdings Ltd. |
96,200 |
2,393 |
|
|
510,539 |
||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.1% |
|||
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. |
693,200 |
11,063 |
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS |
1,129,844 |
||
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
HEALTH CARE - 19.6% |
|||
Biotechnology - 8.6% |
|||
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
31,600 |
$ 648 |
|
Actelion Ltd. (Reg.) (a) |
142,790 |
8,059 |
|
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
274,600 |
9,938 |
|
Amgen, Inc. (a) |
534,000 |
30,839 |
|
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a) |
190,200 |
9,059 |
|
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a) |
78,900 |
1,404 |
|
Celgene Corp. (a) |
819,600 |
45,307 |
|
Cephalon, Inc. (a) |
163,800 |
12,619 |
|
Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. (a)(f) |
622,500 |
16,185 |
|
CSL Ltd. |
699,945 |
16,836 |
|
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
499,382 |
12,065 |
|
Genentech, Inc. (a) |
4,016,100 |
332,982 |
|
Genmab AS (a) |
46,400 |
1,810 |
|
Genzyme Corp. (a) |
35,900 |
2,383 |
|
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) |
3,590,400 |
183,613 |
|
GTx, Inc. (a) |
191,009 |
3,217 |
|
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (a) |
59,800 |
127 |
|
MannKind Corp. (a)(d) |
837,333 |
2,872 |
|
MannKind Corp. warrants 8/3/10 (a)(f) |
29,881 |
20 |
|
Martek Biosciences |
59,300 |
1,797 |
|
Medarex, Inc. (a)(d) |
350,400 |
1,955 |
|
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a) |
292,700 |
19,394 |
|
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (a) |
94,500 |
845 |
|
Targacept, Inc. (a) |
841,800 |
2,997 |
|
|
716,971 |
||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.4% |
|||
Alcon, Inc. |
464,200 |
41,402 |
|
Baxter International, Inc. |
480,600 |
25,755 |
|
Becton, Dickinson & Co. |
627,500 |
42,915 |
|
C.R. Bard, Inc. |
402,199 |
33,889 |
|
Covidien Ltd. |
1,580,366 |
57,272 |
|
DENTSPLY International, Inc. |
871,500 |
24,611 |
|
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) |
316,300 |
17,381 |
|
Gen-Probe, Inc. (a) |
106,300 |
4,554 |
|
Mindray Medical International Ltd. sponsored ADR (d) |
48,500 |
873 |
|
NuVasive, Inc. (a) |
132,800 |
4,602 |
|
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd. (H Shares) |
88,000 |
134 |
|
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a) |
115,600 |
3,810 |
|
Stryker Corp. |
436,700 |
17,446 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
HEALTH CARE - continued |
|||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - continued |
|||
Thoratec Corp. (a) |
112,600 |
$ 3,658 |
|
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) |
142,300 |
4,986 |
|
Zoll Medical Corp. (a) |
39,732 |
751 |
|
|
284,039 |
||
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.7% |
|||
athenahealth, Inc. (a) |
127,600 |
4,800 |
|
Genoptix, Inc. (a) |
304,083 |
10,363 |
|
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) |
71,500 |
2,623 |
|
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) |
1,050,000 |
44,006 |
|
|
61,792 |
||
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.5% |
|||
Illumina, Inc. (a) |
103,800 |
2,704 |
|
Medivation, Inc. (a)(d) |
301,500 |
4,393 |
|
QIAGEN NV (a) |
143,700 |
2,523 |
|
Sequenom, Inc. (a)(d) |
116,500 |
2,311 |
|
Techne Corp. |
155,700 |
10,046 |
|
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a) |
158,600 |
5,404 |
|
Waters Corp. (a) |
386,200 |
14,154 |
|
|
41,535 |
||
Pharmaceuticals - 6.4% |
|||
Abbott Laboratories |
2,769,800 |
147,824 |
|
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (a) |
246,300 |
884 |
|
AstraZeneca PLC: |
|
|
|
(United Kingdom) |
531,500 |
22,070 |
|
sponsored ADR (d) |
60,600 |
2,486 |
|
Bayer AG |
32,300 |
1,940 |
|
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
1,896,600 |
44,096 |
|
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (a) |
910,200 |
23,556 |
|
Johnson & Johnson |
3,041,300 |
181,961 |
|
Merck & Co., Inc. |
716,000 |
21,766 |
|
Novartis AG sponsored ADR |
172,400 |
8,579 |
|
Novo Nordisk AS Series B |
274,800 |
14,244 |
|
Pfizer, Inc. |
1,467,900 |
25,997 |
|
Pronova BioPharma ASA (a) |
1,051,000 |
3,532 |
|
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) |
95,087 |
14,687 |
|
Schering-Plough Corp. |
148,700 |
2,532 |
|
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. |
34,000 |
877 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
HEALTH CARE - continued |
|||
Pharmaceuticals - continued |
|||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR |
224,500 |
$ 9,557 |
|
Vivus, Inc. (a) |
633,510 |
3,370 |
|
|
529,958 |
||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE |
1,634,295 |
||
INDUSTRIALS - 4.5% |
|||
Aerospace & Defense - 0.5% |
|||
AeroVironment, Inc. (a)(d) |
142,700 |
5,253 |
|
Axsys Technologies, Inc. (a) |
53,382 |
2,929 |
|
Lockheed Martin Corp. |
357,500 |
30,059 |
|
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a) |
80,100 |
3,568 |
|
|
41,809 |
||
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.8% |
|||
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. |
1,237,672 |
68,109 |
|
Airlines - 0.2% |
|||
Allegiant Travel Co. (a) |
69,100 |
3,356 |
|
Ryanair Holdings PLC sponsored ADR (a) |
457,200 |
13,295 |
|
|
16,651 |
||
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.1% |
|||
Covanta Holding Corp. (a) |
332,800 |
7,308 |
|
Fuel Tech, Inc. (a) |
21,100 |
223 |
|
|
7,531 |
||
Construction & Engineering - 0.5% |
|||
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a) |
791,300 |
38,062 |
|
Electrical Equipment - 0.7% |
|||
Cooper Industries Ltd. Class A |
1,524,245 |
44,554 |
|
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (a)(d) |
425,500 |
10,727 |
|
First Solar, Inc. (a) |
25,200 |
3,477 |
|
Sunpower Corp. Class B (a) |
32,900 |
1,001 |
|
Vestas Wind Systems AS (a) |
14,700 |
869 |
|
|
60,628 |
||
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.0% |
|||
3M Co. |
34,000 |
1,956 |
|
Machinery - 1.2% |
|||
Danaher Corp. |
1,127,477 |
63,826 |
|
Kennametal, Inc. |
147,400 |
3,271 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
|||
Machinery - continued |
|||
PACCAR, Inc. |
1,055,523 |
$ 30,188 |
|
SPX Corp. |
136,600 |
5,539 |
|
|
102,824 |
||
Professional Services - 0.2% |
|||
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. |
23,400 |
1,806 |
|
FTI Consulting, Inc. (a) |
83,800 |
3,744 |
|
Robert Half International, Inc. |
216,100 |
4,499 |
|
Seek Ltd. (d) |
1,000,000 |
2,265 |
|
|
12,314 |
||
Road & Rail - 0.3% |
|||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. |
158,300 |
11,985 |
|
Canadian National Railway Co. |
298,900 |
11,001 |
|
|
22,986 |
||
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.0% |
|||
Fastenal Co. (d) |
23,700 |
826 |
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS |
373,696 |
||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 18.0% |
|||
Communications Equipment - 1.6% |
|||
BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd. |
10,152,500 |
3,598 |
|
EchoStar Holding Corp. Class A (a) |
45,300 |
674 |
|
QUALCOMM, Inc. |
2,575,400 |
92,277 |
|
Research In Motion Ltd. (a) |
931,400 |
37,796 |
|
|
134,345 |
||
Computers & Peripherals - 4.0% |
|||
Apple, Inc. (a) |
2,057,100 |
175,573 |
|
Dell, Inc. (a) |
969,400 |
9,927 |
|
Hewlett-Packard Co. |
3,397,400 |
123,292 |
|
International Business Machines Corp. |
232,800 |
19,592 |
|
Logitech International SA (a) |
177,400 |
2,764 |
|
|
331,148 |
||
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.3% |
|||
Amphenol Corp. Class A |
1,273,640 |
30,542 |
|
BYD Co. Ltd. (H Shares) |
1,863,500 |
3,070 |
|
FLIR Systems, Inc. (a) |
1,594,700 |
48,925 |
|
Itron, Inc. (a) |
14,600 |
931 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
|||
Electronic Equipment & Components - continued |
|||
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a) |
396,900 |
$ 26,751 |
|
National Instruments Corp. |
40,600 |
989 |
|
|
111,208 |
||
Internet Software & Services - 4.0% |
|||
Baidu.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) |
26,100 |
3,408 |
|
Constant Contact, Inc. (a)(d) |
165,700 |
2,196 |
|
Google, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a) |
909,032 |
279,664 |
|
NHN Corp. (a) |
31,079 |
3,277 |
|
Open Text Corp. (a) |
138,300 |
4,205 |
|
Sohu.com, Inc. (a) |
451,500 |
21,374 |
|
Tencent Holdings Ltd. |
1,166,000 |
7,576 |
|
VeriSign, Inc. (a) |
371,700 |
7,092 |
|
|
328,792 |
||
IT Services - 3.8% |
|||
Accenture Ltd. Class A |
2,268,700 |
74,391 |
|
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |
41,500 |
1,633 |
|
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a) |
87,300 |
1,577 |
|
CyberSource Corp. (a) |
237,400 |
2,846 |
|
Fiserv, Inc. (a) |
24,900 |
906 |
|
Global Payments, Inc. |
38,500 |
1,262 |
|
Hewitt Associates, Inc. Class A (a) |
128,300 |
3,641 |
|
MasterCard, Inc. Class A |
451,100 |
64,476 |
|
The Western Union Co. |
1,450,300 |
20,797 |
|
Visa, Inc. |
2,815,400 |
147,668 |
|
|
319,197 |
||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.2% |
|||
Atheros Communications, Inc. (a) |
28,983 |
415 |
|
Intel Corp. |
38,550 |
565 |
|
International Rectifier Corp. (a) |
54,700 |
738 |
|
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (a) |
7,500 |
95 |
|
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a) |
488,000 |
1,659 |
|
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. |
30,354 |
11,037 |
|
Silicon Motion Technology Corp. sponsored ADR (a)(d) |
168,600 |
386 |
|
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR |
311,114 |
2,458 |
|
Xilinx, Inc. |
95,500 |
1,702 |
|
|
19,055 |
||
Software - 3.1% |
|||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (a) |
5,662,000 |
48,920 |
|
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) |
1,847,506 |
39,333 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
|||
Software - continued |
|||
Ansys, Inc. (a) |
81,700 |
$ 2,279 |
|
Autonomy Corp. PLC (a) |
219,600 |
3,102 |
|
BMC Software, Inc. (a) |
285,700 |
7,688 |
|
Concur Technologies, Inc. (a)(d) |
440,200 |
14,447 |
|
GSE Systems, Inc. (a)(d) |
500,000 |
2,950 |
|
McAfee, Inc. (a) |
1,159,300 |
40,077 |
|
Nintendo Co. Ltd. |
58,600 |
22,385 |
|
Oracle Corp. (a) |
2,430,450 |
43,092 |
|
Quality Systems, Inc. |
246,700 |
10,761 |
|
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) |
523,700 |
16,764 |
|
Solera Holdings, Inc. (a) |
22,800 |
549 |
|
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (a) |
293,200 |
5,780 |
|
|
258,127 |
||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
1,501,872 |
||
MATERIALS - 5.0% |
|||
Chemicals - 1.3% |
|||
Ecolab, Inc. |
560,100 |
19,688 |
|
Monsanto Co. |
1,050,900 |
73,931 |
|
Praxair, Inc. |
236,000 |
14,009 |
|
|
107,628 |
||
Metals & Mining - 3.7% |
|||
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. |
91,100 |
4,700 |
|
Aquarius Platinum Ltd. (Australia) |
1,348,614 |
3,641 |
|
B2Gold Corp. |
1,014,500 |
384 |
|
B2Gold Corp. (e) |
500,000 |
189 |
|
Barrick Gold Corp. |
166,900 |
6,133 |
|
Eldorado Gold Corp. (a) |
1,828,800 |
14,505 |
|
Franco-Nevada Corp. |
996,300 |
17,425 |
|
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B |
47,300 |
1,156 |
|
Gerdau SA sponsored ADR |
538,200 |
3,552 |
|
Goldcorp, Inc. |
2,850,201 |
89,931 |
|
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (a) |
2,121,400 |
5,701 |
|
Kinross Gold Corp. |
2,358,376 |
43,613 |
|
Newcrest Mining Ltd. |
1,748,571 |
42,454 |
|
Nucor Corp. |
210,400 |
9,720 |
|
Randgold Resources Ltd. sponsored ADR |
674,580 |
29,628 |
|
Red Back Mining, Inc. (a) |
2,636,000 |
18,610 |
|
Red Back Mining, Inc. (a)(e) |
98,900 |
698 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
MATERIALS - continued |
|||
Metals & Mining - continued |
|||
Royal Gold, Inc. |
219,400 |
$ 10,797 |
|
Teck Cominco Ltd. Class B (sub. vtg.) |
47,407 |
235 |
|
United States Steel Corp. |
58,700 |
2,184 |
|
|
305,256 |
||
TOTAL MATERIALS |
412,884 |
||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.4% |
|||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.1% |
|||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. |
1,384 |
7,760 |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.3% |
|||
America Movil SAB de CV Series L sponsored ADR |
297,200 |
9,210 |
|
Bharti Airtel Ltd. (a) |
970,589 |
14,321 |
|
Idea Cellular Ltd. (a) |
444,807 |
483 |
|
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. |
1,329 |
2,614 |
|
Vodafone Group PLC sponsored ADR |
43,300 |
885 |
|
|
27,513 |
||
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES |
35,273 |
||
UTILITIES - 0.1% |
|||
Electric Utilities - 0.0% |
|||
FirstEnergy Corp. |
42,000 |
2,040 |
|
Multi-Utilities - 0.1% |
|||
YTL Corp. Bhd |
2,133,100 |
4,368 |
|
Water Utilities - 0.0% |
|||
YTL Power International BHD |
3,555 |
2 |
|
TOTAL UTILITIES |
6,410 |
||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $8,363,001) |
7,554,382 |
||
Preferred Stocks - 0.3% |
|||
|
|
|
|
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.3% |
|||
FINANCIALS - 0.0% |
|||
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% |
|||
Ning, Inc. Series D 8.00% (f) |
541,260 |
2,127 |
|
Preferred Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
Convertible Preferred Stocks - continued |
|||
HEALTH CARE - 0.2% |
|||
Biotechnology - 0.2% |
|||
Light Sciences Oncology, Inc. (a)(f) |
463,700 |
$ 3,037 |
|
Light Sciences Oncology, Inc. Series B (f) |
1,792,115 |
11,738 |
|
|
14,775 |
||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.0% |
|||
superDimension Ltd. (a)(f) |
91,600 |
1,374 |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.0% |
|||
Fluidigm Corp. (f) |
481,170 |
962 |
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE |
17,111 |
||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.1% |
|||
Internet Software & Services - 0.0% |
|||
Digg, Inc. Series C, 8.00% (f) |
64,821 |
486 |
|
Software - 0.1% |
|||
Trion World Network, Inc. 8.00% (f) |
602,295 |
3,307 |
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
3,793 |
||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS |
23,031 |
||
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.0% |
|||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.0% |
|||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.0% |
|||
Slide, Inc. Series D (a)(f) |
809,262 |
1,003 |
|
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $34,322) |
24,034 |
||
Money Market Funds - 9.6% |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.06% (b) |
773,785,884 |
$ 773,786 |
|
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.87% (b)(c) |
29,806,174 |
29,806 |
|
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $803,592) |
803,592 |
||
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.6% (Cost $9,200,915) |
8,382,008 |
||
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.6)% |
(54,096) |
||
NET ASSETS - 100% |
$ 8,327,912 |
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. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $887,000 or 0.0% of net assets. |
(f) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $47,441,000 or 0.6% of net assets. |
Additional information on each holding is as follows: |
Security |
Acquisition Date |
Acquisition Cost (000s) |
Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. |
5/3/07 |
$ 12,450 |
Digg, Inc. Series C, 8.00% |
9/23/08 |
$ 683 |
Fluidigm Corp. |
10/9/07 |
$ 1,925 |
Govi High Power Exploration, Inc. |
9/28/07 |
$ 5,500 |
GoviEx IP Holdings, Inc. |
7/28/08 |
$ 0 |
Light Sciences Oncology, Inc. |
7/9/08 |
$ 3,881 |
Light Sciences Oncology, Inc. Series B |
4/4/07 |
$ 15,000 |
Security |
Acquisition Date |
Acquisition Cost (000s) |
MannKind Corp. warrants 8/3/10 |
8/3/05 |
$ 1 |
Ning, Inc. Series D 8.00% |
3/19/08 |
$ 3,870 |
Slide, Inc. Series D |
1/14/08 |
$ 3,693 |
superDimension Ltd. |
2/27/08 - 5/22/08 |
$ 1,963 |
Security |
Acquisition Date |
Acquisition Cost (000s) |
The Weinstein Co. III Holdings, LLC Class A-1 |
10/19/05 |
$ 2,267 |
Trion World Network, Inc. 8.00% |
8/22/08 |
$ 3,307 |
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 |
$ 27,183 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund |
2,281 |
Total |
$ 29,464 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2008, involving the Fund's assets carried at 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 tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
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Description |
Total |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Investments in Securities |
$ 8,382,008 |
$ 7,890,224 |
$ 423,810 |
$ 67,974 |
The following is a reconciliation of assets for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value: |
|
Investments in Securities |
Beginning Balance |
$ 24,692 |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) |
- |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
(9,122) |
Cost of Purchases |
57,904 |
Proceeds of Sales |
(5,500) |
Amortization/Accretion |
- |
Transfer in/out of Level 3 |
- |
Ending Balance |
$ 67,974 |
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investment Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represents either the beginning value (for transfers in), or the ending value (for transfers out) of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America |
83.7% |
Canada |
4.9% |
Bermuda |
2.6% |
Switzerland |
2.1% |
United Kingdom |
1.8% |
Netherlands Antilles |
1.1% |
Others (individually less than 1%) |
3.8% |
|
100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At December 31, 2008, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $726,035,000 all of which will expire on December 31, 2016. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 approximately $504,429,000 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) |
December 31, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $29,377) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $8,397,323) |
$ 7,578,416 |
|
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $803,592) |
803,592 |
|
Total Investments (cost $9,200,915) |
|
$ 8,382,008 |
Cash |
|
5 |
Receivable for investments sold |
|
1,498 |
Receivable for fund shares sold |
|
45,980 |
Dividends receivable |
|
11,509 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds |
|
887 |
Prepaid expenses |
|
100 |
Other receivables |
|
1,503 |
Total assets |
|
8,443,490 |
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
Payable for investments purchased |
$ 47,062 |
|
Payable for fund shares redeemed |
29,886 |
|
Accrued management fee |
4,212 |
|
Distribution fees payable |
2,366 |
|
Other affiliated payables |
2,050 |
|
Other payables and accrued expenses |
196 |
|
Collateral on securities loaned, at value |
29,806 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
115,578 |
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
$ 8,327,912 |
Net Assets consist of: |
|
|
Paid in capital |
|
$ 10,508,753 |
Undistributed net investment income |
|
2,772 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions |
|
(1,364,717) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies |
|
(818,896) |
Net Assets |
|
$ 8,327,912 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) |
December 31, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
Calculation of Maximum Offering Price Class A: |
|
$ 13.36 |
|
|
|
Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $13.36) |
|
$ 14.18 |
Class T: |
|
$ 13.26 |
|
|
|
Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $13.26) |
|
$ 13.74 |
Class B: |
|
$ 12.88 |
|
|
|
Class C: |
|
$ 12.92 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional Class: |
|
$ 13.49 |
A Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Amounts in thousands |
Year ended December 31, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
Investment Income |
|
|
Dividends |
|
$ 103,107 |
Interest |
|
43 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds |
|
29,464 |
Total income |
|
132,614 |
|
|
|
Expenses |
|
|
Management fee |
$ 54,617 |
|
Performance adjustment |
1,843 |
|
Transfer agent fees |
22,689 |
|
Distribution fees |
37,792 |
|
Accounting and security lending fees |
1,309 |
|
Custodian fees and expenses |
541 |
|
Independent trustees' compensation |
46 |
|
Registration fees |
723 |
|
Audit |
81 |
|
Legal |
48 |
|
Miscellaneous |
1,704 |
|
Total expenses before reductions |
121,393 |
|
Expense reductions |
(485) |
120,908 |
Net investment income (loss) |
|
11,706 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: |
|
|
Investment securities: |
|
|
Unaffiliated issuers |
(1,354,587) |
|
Foreign currency transactions |
(2,417) |
|
Total net realized gain (loss) |
|
(1,357,004) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities (net of decrease in deferred foreign taxes of $26) |
(3,202,552) |
|
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies |
16 |
|
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
|
(3,202,536) |
Net gain (loss) |
|
(4,559,540) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
|
$ (4,547,834) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands |
Year ended |
Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
Operations |
|
|
Net investment income (loss) |
$ 11,706 |
$ 18,038 |
Net realized gain (loss) |
(1,357,004) |
341,083 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(3,202,536) |
1,132,777 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
(4,547,834) |
1,491,898 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income |
(4,517) |
(17,144) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain |
(56,382) |
(168,267) |
Total distributions |
(60,899) |
(185,411) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) |
3,443,380 |
610,558 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets |
(1,165,353) |
1,917,045 |
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
|
Beginning of period |
9,493,265 |
7,576,220 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $2,772 and undistributed net investment income of $1,226, respectively) |
$ 8,327,912 |
$ 9,493,265 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Years ended December 31, |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
Selected Per-Share Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 21.65 |
$ 18.37 |
$ 16.65 |
$ 13.99 |
$ 11.79 |
Income from Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss) C |
.05 |
.08 |
.06 |
.02 |
(.03) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(8.22) |
3.65 |
1.78 |
2.64 |
2.24 |
Total from investment operations |
(8.17) |
3.73 |
1.84 |
2.66 |
2.21 |
Distributions from net investment income |
- G |
(.06) |
(.03) |
- |
(.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain |
(.12) |
(.39) |
(.08) |
- |
- |
Total distributions |
(.12) |
(.45) |
(.12)H |
- |
(.01) |
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 13.36 |
$ 21.65 |
$ 18.37 |
$ 16.65 |
$ 13.99 |
Total ReturnA, B |
(37.92)% |
20.26% |
11.06% |
19.01% |
18.76% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F |
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions |
1.10% |
1.09% |
1.12% |
1.17% |
1.22% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.10% |
1.09% |
1.12% |
1.17% |
1.22% |
Expenses net of all reductions |
1.10% |
1.08% |
1.11% |
1.13% |
1.17% |
Net investment income (loss) |
.26% |
.42% |
.37% |
.13% |
(.26)% |
Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ 2,614 |
$ 2,630 |
$ 1,823 |
$ 1,019 |
$ 230 |
Portfolio turnover rateE |
74% |
57% |
79% |
65% |
87% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class 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 brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
G Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
H Total distributions of $.12 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.034 and distributions from net realized gain of $.083 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Years ended December 31, |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
Selected Per-Share Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 21.56 |
$ 18.29 |
$ 16.57 |
$ 13.96 |
$ 11.78 |
Income from Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss) C |
-H |
.04 |
.03 |
(.01) |
(.06) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(8.18) |
3.62 |
1.77 |
2.62 |
2.25 |
Total from investment operations |
(8.18) |
3.66 |
1.80 |
2.61 |
2.19 |
Distributions from net investment income |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain |
(.12) |
(.39) |
(.08) |
- |
- |
Total distributions |
(.12) |
(.39) |
(.08)G |
- |
(.01) |
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 13.26 |
$ 21.56 |
$ 18.29 |
$ 16.57 |
$ 13.96 |
Total ReturnA, B |
(38.13)% |
20.00% |
10.90% |
18.70% |
18.60% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F |
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions |
1.34% |
1.31% |
1.32% |
1.38% |
1.43% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.34% |
1.31% |
1.32% |
1.38% |
1.43% |
Expenses net of all reductions |
1.34% |
1.31% |
1.31% |
1.34% |
1.39% |
Net investment income (loss) |
.02% |
.19% |
.17% |
(.08)% |
(.48)% |
Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ 1,254 |
$ 2,185 |
$ 2,165 |
$ 1,393 |
$ 325 |
Portfolio turnover rateE |
74% |
57% |
79% |
65% |
87% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class 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 brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
G Total distributions of $.08 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.000 and distributions from net realized gain of $.083 per share.
H Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Years ended December 31, |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
Selected Per-Share Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 21.04 |
$ 17.97 |
$ 16.35 |
$ 13.85 |
$ 11.76 |
Income from Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)C |
(.10) |
(.08) |
(.07) |
(.10) |
(.13) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(7.94) |
3.54 |
1.74 |
2.60 |
2.23 |
Total from investment operations |
(8.04) |
3.46 |
1.67 |
2.50 |
2.10 |
Distributions from net investment income |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain |
(.12) |
(.39) |
(.05) |
- |
- |
Total distributions |
(.12) |
(.39) |
(.05)G |
- |
(.01) |
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 12.88 |
$ 21.04 |
$ 17.97 |
$ 16.35 |
$ 13.85 |
Total Return A, B |
(38.41)% |
19.24% |
10.23% |
18.05% |
17.87% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F |
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions |
1.91% |
1.89% |
1.93% |
1.98% |
2.02% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.91% |
1.89% |
1.93% |
1.98% |
2.02% |
Expenses net of all reductions |
1.91% |
1.89% |
1.92% |
1.94% |
1.97% |
Net investment income (loss) |
(.55)% |
(.39)% |
(.44)% |
(.68)% |
(1.06)% |
Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ 313 |
$ 489 |
$ 452 |
$ 339 |
$ 109 |
Portfolio turnover rateE |
74% |
57% |
79% |
65% |
87% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class 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 brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
G Total distributions of $.05 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.000 and distributions from net realized gain of $.050 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Years ended December 31, |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
Selected Per-Share Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 21.10 |
$ 18.00 |
$ 16.37 |
$ 13.86 |
$ 11.76 |
Income from Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss) C |
(.09) |
(.06) |
(.06) |
(.09) |
(.12) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(7.97) |
3.55 |
1.74 |
2.60 |
2.23 |
Total from investment operations |
(8.06) |
3.49 |
1.68 |
2.51 |
2.11 |
Distributions from net investment income |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain |
(.12) |
(.39) |
(.05) |
- |
- |
Total distributions |
(.12) |
(.39) |
(.05)G |
- |
(.01) |
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 12.92 |
$ 21.10 |
$ 18.00 |
$ 16.37 |
$ 13.86 |
Total ReturnA, B |
(38.39)% |
19.37% |
10.28% |
18.11% |
17.95% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsD, F |
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions |
1.85% |
1.82% |
1.85% |
1.89% |
1.94% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
1.85% |
1.82% |
1.85% |
1.89% |
1.94% |
Expenses net of all reductions |
1.85% |
1.82% |
1.83% |
1.85% |
1.89% |
Net investment income (loss) |
(.49)% |
(.32)% |
(.35)% |
(.59)% |
(.98)% |
Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ 1,355 |
$ 1,879 |
$ 1,596 |
$ 1,006 |
$ 246 |
Portfolio turnover rateE |
74% |
57% |
79% |
65% |
87% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.
C Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
D 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.
E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class 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 brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
G Total distributions of $.05 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.000 and distributions from net realized gain of $.050 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Years ended December 31, |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
Selected Per-Share Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 21.84 |
$ 18.52 |
$ 16.78 |
$ 14.05 |
$ 11.79 |
Income from Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)B |
.09 |
.14 |
.12 |
.07 |
.01 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(8.30) |
3.67 |
1.79 |
2.66 |
2.26 |
Total from investment operations |
(8.21) |
3.81 |
1.91 |
2.73 |
2.27 |
Distributions from net investment income |
(.02) |
(.10) |
(.09) |
- |
(.01) |
Distributions from net realized gain |
(.12) |
(.39) |
(.08) |
- |
- |
Total distributions |
(.14) |
(.49) |
(.17)F |
- |
(.01) |
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 13.49 |
$ 21.84 |
$ 18.52 |
$ 16.78 |
$ 14.05 |
Total Return A |
(37.76)% |
20.57% |
11.40% |
19.43% |
19.27% |
Ratios to Average Net AssetsC, E |
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions |
.86% |
.81% |
.83% |
.84% |
.86% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.86% |
.81% |
.83% |
.84% |
.86% |
Expenses net of all reductions |
.85% |
.81% |
.82% |
.79% |
.82% |
Net investment income (loss) |
.50% |
.69% |
.66% |
.47% |
.10% |
Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ 2,793 |
$ 2,309 |
$ 1,540 |
$ 498 |
$ 120 |
Portfolio turnover rateD |
74% |
57% |
79% |
65% |
87% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C 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.
D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class 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 brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
F Total distributions of $.17 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.086 and distributions from net realized gain of $.083 per share.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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For the period ended December 31, 2008
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Contrafund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C, and Institutional Class shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
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 SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's 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, 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:
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Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. Wherever possible, the Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments.
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. 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. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. 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.
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 significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
The Fund is subject to the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" (SFAS 157), effective with the beginning of the Fund's fiscal year. SFAS 157 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the hierarchy under SFAS 157 are described below:
Level 1 |
Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2 |
Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others. |
Level 3 |
Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or deemed less relevant (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and would be based on the best information available. |
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Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy.
The aggregate value by input level, as of December 31, 2008, for the Fund's investments, as well as a reconciliation of assets for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. 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 rate 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, 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 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 of 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. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
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Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Fund will claim a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
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 foreign currency transactions, deferred trustee compensation, partnerships, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), capital loss carryforwards, losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation |
$ 533,456 |
Unrealized depreciation |
(1,486,606) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(953,150) |
Undistributed ordinary income |
2,785 |
Capital loss carryforward |
(726,035) |
|
|
Cost for federal income tax purposes |
$ 9,335,158 |
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The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
|
December 31, 2008 |
December 31, 2007 |
Ordinary Income |
$ 7,041 |
$ 17,144 |
Long-term Capital Gains |
53,858 |
168,267 |
Total |
$ 60,899 |
$ 185,411 |
4. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. FMR has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (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.
Restricted Securities. The Fund 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 the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and U.S. government securities, aggregated $10,372,040 and $6,479,781, respectively.
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 .30% 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
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advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over the performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the Institutional Class of the Fund as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. The Fund's performance period began on October 1, 2007 and subsequent months will be added until the performance period includes 36 months. The Fund's performance adjustment took effect in September 2008. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .58% of the Fund's average net assets.
Distribution and Service Plan. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates and the total amounts paid to and retained by FDC were as follows:
|
Distribution |
Service |
Paid to |
Retained |
Class A |
.00% |
.25% |
$ 7,300 |
$ 411 |
Class T |
.25% |
.25% |
8,841 |
- |
Class B |
.75% |
.25% |
4,216 |
3,166 |
Class C |
.75% |
.25% |
17,435 |
3,814 |
|
|
|
$ 37,792 |
$ 7,391 |
Sales Load. FDC receives a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares, and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. FDC receives the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. These charges depend on the holding period. The deferred sales charges range from 5% to 1% for Class B, 1% for Class C, 1.00% to .50% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.
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For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:
|
Retained |
Class A |
$ 1,748 |
Class T |
368 |
Class B* |
807 |
Class C* |
300 |
|
$ 3,223 |
* When Class B and Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the total transfer agent fees paid by each class were as follows:
|
Amount |
% of |
Class A |
$ 6,706 |
.23 |
Class T |
3,910 |
.22 |
Class B |
1,223 |
.29 |
Class C |
4,001 |
.23 |
Institutional Class |
6,849 |
.24 |
|
$ 22,689 |
|
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
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 $76 for the period.
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(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $4.2 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $20 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the 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 the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $2,281.
9. Expense Reductions.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $453 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, 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 $13. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
|
Transfer Agent |
Class A |
$ 14 |
Institutional Class |
5 |
|
$ 19 |
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10. 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.
In December 2006, the Independent Trustees, with the assistance of independent counsel, completed an investigation regarding gifts, gratuities and business entertainment provided by certain brokers to certain individuals who were employed on FMR's domestic equity trading desk during the period 2002 to 2004. The Independent Trustees and FMR agreed that, despite the absence of proof that the Fidelity mutual funds experienced diminished execution quality as a result of the improper receipt of gifts and business entertainment, the conduct at issue was serious and was worthy of redress. Accordingly, the Independent Trustees requested, and FMR agreed to make, a payment of $42 million plus accrued interest, which equaled approximately $7.3 million, to certain Fidelity mutual funds.
In March 2008, the Trustees approved a method for allocating this payment among the funds and, in total, FMR paid the fund $36, which is recorded in the accompanying Statement of Operations.
In a related administrative order dated March 5, 2008, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced a settlement with FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (an affiliate of FMR) involving the SEC's regulatory rules for investment advisers and the improper receipt of gifts, gratuities and business entertainment. Without admitting or denying the SEC's findings, FMR agreed to pay an $8 million civil penalty to the United States Treasury.
11. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended December 31, |
2008 |
2007 |
From net investment income |
|
|
Class A |
$ 5 |
$ 6,522 |
Institutional Class |
4,512 |
10,622 |
Total |
$ 4,517 |
$ 17,144 |
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Years ended December 31, |
2008 |
2007 |
From net realized gain |
|
|
Class A |
$ 15,552 |
$ 46,240 |
Class T |
11,399 |
38,909 |
Class B |
2,709 |
8,910 |
Class C |
10,794 |
33,987 |
Institutional Class |
15,928 |
40,221 |
Total |
$ 56,382 |
$ 168,267 |
12. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
|
Shares |
Dollars |
||
Years ended December 31, |
2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
Class A |
|
|
|
|
Shares sold |
119,010 |
41,083 |
$ 2,140,557 |
$ 854,701 |
Reinvestment of distributions |
733 |
2,200 |
14,197 |
47,987 |
Shares redeemed |
(45,547) |
(21,029) |
(756,171) |
(422,867) |
Net increase (decrease) |
74,196 |
22,254 |
$ 1,398,583 |
$ 479,821 |
Class T |
|
|
|
|
Shares sold |
23,040 |
12,545 |
$ 407,661 |
$ 252,804 |
Reinvestment of distributions |
555 |
1,686 |
10,694 |
36,596 |
Shares redeemed |
(30,471) |
(31,235) |
(526,856) |
(633,560) |
Net increase (decrease) |
(6,876) |
(17,004) |
$ (108,501) |
$ (344,160) |
Class B |
|
|
|
|
Shares sold |
6,574 |
2,077 |
$ 114,734 |
$ 41,743 |
Reinvestment of distributions |
121 |
352 |
2,270 |
7,470 |
Shares redeemed |
(5,630) |
(4,354) |
(93,597) |
(84,616) |
Net increase (decrease) |
1,065 |
(1,925) |
$ 23,407 |
$ (35,403) |
Class C |
|
|
|
|
Shares sold |
39,154 |
11,087 |
$ 680,481 |
$ 226,470 |
Reinvestment of distributions |
427 |
1,198 |
8,052 |
25,448 |
Shares redeemed |
(23,763) |
(11,884) |
(381,933) |
(231,726) |
Net increase (decrease) |
15,818 |
401 |
$ 306,600 |
$ 20,192 |
Institutional Class |
|
|
|
|
Shares sold |
157,886 |
40,372 |
$ 2,763,287 |
$ 849,560 |
Reinvestment of distributions |
834 |
1,513 |
14,720 |
33,288 |
Shares redeemed |
(57,341) |
(19,329) |
(954,716) |
(392,740) |
Net increase (decrease) |
101,379 |
22,556 |
$ 1,823,291 |
$ 490,108 |
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Contrafund and the Shareholders of Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund (a fund of Fidelity Contrafund) at December 31, 2008, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2008 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 23, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 222 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Messrs. Johnson and Curvey oversee 380 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
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) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and 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 fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
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Edward C. Johnson 3d (78) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (73) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR. FMR Corp. merged with and into FMR LLC on October 1, 2007. Any references to FMR LLC for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
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Dennis J. Dirks (60) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) (1999-2003). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) (1999-2003) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) (1999-2003). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003), Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003), as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (a private equity firm). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is a Trustee of the National Parks Conservation Association and The Field Museum of Natural History. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (64) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment firm). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. He also is a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 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 firm, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance company, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). He also served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (64) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College and as Co-Chair (2000-2003) of the Annual Fund for the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. In addition, she served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (69) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President (1993-2000; 2002-2003), CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, he is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment firm, 2005-present). He is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (59) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 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). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products holding company), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). He serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production company, 2005-present). In addition, he also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting firm, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment firm), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services company, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production company, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers**:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
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Peter S. Lynch (64) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR, and Vice Chairman (2001-present) and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as a Trustee of the Fidelity funds (1990-2003). In addition, he serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Walter C. Donovan (46) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Vice President of Fidelity's Equity Funds. Mr. Donovan also serves as President of FMR and FMR Co., Inc., and Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2007-present). Previously, Mr. Donovan served as Executive Vice President of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2005-2007) and Senior Vice President of FMR (2003-2005) and FMR Co., Inc. (2004-2005). |
Bruce T. Herring (43) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Scott C. Goebel (40) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
John B. McGinty, Jr. (46) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. McGinty is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Mr. McGinty also serves as Senior Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Legal Officer of FDC (2007-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. McGinty practiced law at Ropes & Gray, LLP. |
Holly C. Laurent (54) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. She served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS from 2007 through July 2008. Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Reynolds worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) (1980-2002), where she was an audit partner with PwC's investment management practice. |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (61) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (47) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
Robert G. Byrnes (42) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Byrnes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Byrnes served as Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2003-2005). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Byrnes worked at Deutsche Asset Management where he served as Vice President of the Investment Operations Group (2000-2003). |
Paul M. Murphy (61) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity Funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
** FMR Corp. merged with and into FMR LLC on October 1, 2007. Any references to FMR LLC for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.
Annual Report
The Institutional Class designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
The Institutional Class designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2009 of amounts for use in preparing 2008 income tax returns.
Annual Report
A special meeting of the fund's shareholders was held on May 14, 2008. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposals before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1 |
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To elect a Board of Trustees.A |
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# of |
% of |
James C. Curvey |
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Affirmative |
39,846,222,733.67 |
95.475 |
Withheld |
1,888,670,465.66 |
4.525 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Dennis J. Dirks |
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Affirmative |
39,979,631,301.91 |
95.794 |
Withheld |
1,755,261,897.42 |
4.206 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Edward C. Johnson 3d |
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Affirmative |
39,780,037,081.16 |
95.316 |
Withheld |
1,954,856,118.17 |
4.684 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Alan J. Lacy |
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Affirmative |
39,956,311,889.69 |
95.738 |
Withheld |
1,778,581,309.64 |
4.262 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Ned C. Lautenbach |
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Affirmative |
39,953,914,015.23 |
95.733 |
Withheld |
1,780,979,184.10 |
4.267 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Joseph Mauriello |
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Affirmative |
39,950,443,870.38 |
95.724 |
Withheld |
1,784,449,328.95 |
4.276 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Cornelia M. Small |
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Affirmative |
39,962,184,213.65 |
95.752 |
Withheld |
1,772,708,985.68 |
4.248 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
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# of |
% of |
William S. Stavropoulos |
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Affirmative |
39,840,021,047.17 |
95.460 |
Withheld |
1,894,872,152.16 |
4.540 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
David M. Thomas |
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Affirmative |
39,964,931,571.22 |
95.759 |
Withheld |
1,769,961,628.11 |
4.241 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Michael E. Wiley |
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Affirmative |
39,953,080,715.70 |
95.731 |
Withheld |
1,781,812,483.63 |
4.269 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
PROPOSAL 2 |
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To amend the Declaration of Trust to reduce the required quorum for future shareholder meetings.A |
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# of |
% of |
Affirmative |
27,037,561,266.55 |
64.784 |
Against |
7,285,785,439.60 |
17.457 |
Abstain |
1,777,270,912.26 |
4.259 |
Broker |
5,634,275,580.92 |
13.500 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
A Denotes trust-wide proposal and voting results. |
Annual Report
Advisor New Insights Fund
Each year, typically in July, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. At the time of the renewal, the Board had 12 standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2008 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders. The Board also approved agreements with foreign sub-advisers Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, as well as amendments to the fund's agreement with Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board further considered that Fidelity voluntarily pays for market data out of its own resources.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure the investment research teams; (ii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fees on Fidelity's Institutional Money Market Funds and launching Class IV and Institutional Class of certain of these funds; (iii) reducing the transfer agent fees for the Fidelity Select Portfolios and Investor Class of the VIP funds; and (iv) launching Class K of 29 equity funds as a lower-fee class available to certain employer-sponsored retirement plans.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a custom peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. Because the fund had been in existence less than five calendar years, the following charts considered by the Board show, over the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2007, the cumulative total returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class B of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a custom peer group of mutual funds defined by FMR based on categories assigned by Morningstar, Inc. The returns of Institutional Class (Class I) and Class B show the performance of the highest and lowest performing classes, respectively (based on three-year performance). The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated. The fund's custom peer group, defined by FMR, is a peer group that FMR believes provides a more meaningful performance comparison than the peer group assigned by Morningstar, Inc., which assigns mutual funds to categories based on their investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.
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Advisor New Insights Fund
The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of Institutional Class (Class I) of the fund was in the first quartile for all the periods shown. The Board also stated that the investment performance of Institutional Class (Class I) of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared. The Board also considered supplemental information about how the fund's management fee and total expenses ranked relative to groups based on Lipper classifications, which take into account a fund's market capitalization and style.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month (or shorter) periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 9% means that 91% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
Advisor New Insights Fund
The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2007.
Furthermore, the Board considered that, on September 19, 2007, shareholders approved an amended management contract for the fund that will add a performance adjustment component to the management fee paid by the fund (that is, the fund's management fee will be subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index). The performance period for the fund commenced on October 1, 2007. Starting with the twelfth month, the performance adjustment takes effect.
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Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of each class's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
The Board noted that the total expenses of each of Class A, Class B, Class C, and Institutional Class ranked below its competitive median for 2007, and the total expenses of Class T ranked above its competitive median for 2007. The Board considered that the total expenses for Class T were above the median primarily because its 12b-1 fee is higher than the typical front-end load class. The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expenses of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the total expenses of each class of the fund were reasonable, although in one case above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of the results of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
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The Board further concluded that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends and actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, the profitability of certain fund service providers, and profitability trends for certain funds; (iv) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including its effects on fund profitability and the extent to which portfolio manager compensation is linked to fund performance; (v) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; and (vi) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees.
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Adviser
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors
(U.K.) Ltd.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Boston, MA
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Chairman's Message |
Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. |
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Performance |
How the fund has done over time. |
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Management's Discussion |
The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
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Shareholder Expense Example |
An example of shareholder expenses. |
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Investment Changes |
A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
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Investments |
A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
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Notes |
Notes to the financial statements. |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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Trustees and Officers |
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Distributions |
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Proxy Voting Results |
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees |
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Dear Shareholder:
An all-out credit crisis gripped the world's capital markets in 2008, stunting economic growth, toppling commodity prices and pushing equity markets into their steepest declines in decades. Within this ultra-risk-averse climate, virtually the only positive results came from the relative security of U.S. government-backed assets. While financial markets are always unpredictable, there are a number of time-tested principles that can put the historical 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 are tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. The more you sell, the more taxes you pay, and the more you trade, the higher the costs. 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 investment 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 unconstructive "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 over the phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended December 31, 2008 |
Past 1 |
Past 5 |
Past 10 |
Contrafund® |
-37.16% |
2.34% |
2.83% |
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Contrafund®, a class of the fund, on December 31, 1998. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index (S&P 500®) performed over the same period.
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Comments from William Danoff, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Contrafund®
The U.S. equity markets collapsed during the 12 months ending December 31, 2008. As home values fell and credit availability decreased, consumers tightened their purse strings in anticipation of a recession. The Standard & Poor's 500SM Index slid 37.00%. All 10 sectors in the S&P 500® turned in negative performance, led by financials, which dropped more than 55%. Beginning in September, the U.S. economy spiraled downward, as several large financial institutions went bankrupt, were forced into acquisitions or were taken over by the federal government. The Federal Reserve Board facilitated many of these and other transactions, and also lowered the federal funds target rate seven times over the year, leaving it at 0.00% to 0.25% at period end. The stock market continued to perform erratically, however, as unemployment levels rose, energy prices dropped and U.S. automakers signaled extreme distress. The Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM declined 31.93% for the 12-month period, while the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite® Index dropped 40.03%. By comparison, the MSCI® EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) - a measure of developed markets outside the U.S. and Canada - tumbled 43.28%.
Within the past year's difficult market environment, Contrafund's Retail Class shares fell 37.16%, roughly in line with the S&P 500 index. The fund's stakes in several economically sensitive information technology stocks, together with not owning enough of some of the more stable performers in the energy sector, were costly to its performance versus the index. Unrewarding picks in the retailing and capital goods groups also hurt, as did an underweighting in the defensively oriented consumer staples sector. Among the biggest detractors were such technology names as Internet search leader Google; consumer electronics giant Apple; and Canada-based Research In Motion, an out-of-index maker of wireless communication devices. Underweightings in integrated oil company Exxon Mobil and mega-retailer Wal-Mart also hurt. Currency fluctuations against a strengthening dollar also hurt results for our non-U.S. holdings. On the upside, the fund's biggest contributor to relative performance was biotechnology leader Genentech, whose stock price rose during the period, in part because of a takeover bid from Swiss pharma firm Roche Holding. Underweighting such toxic financial names as American International Group (AIG) and Citigroup also helped, as did a significant underweighting in index heavyweight General Electric (GE), whose troubled financing unit dragged down investor confidence in the stock. Neither AIG nor GE was in the portfolio at period end. A moderate cash position was beneficial as well.
Note to shareholders: Contrafund reopened to new accounts on December 16, 2008.
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. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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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 (July 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund 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 of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. 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 for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' 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. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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Shareholder Expense Example - continued
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Beginning |
Ending |
Expenses Paid |
Contrafund |
.98% |
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Actual |
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$ 1,000.00 |
$ 684.20 |
$ 4.15 |
HypotheticalA |
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$ 1,000.00 |
$ 1,020.21 |
$ 4.98 |
Class K |
.82% |
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Actual |
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$ 1,000.00 |
$ 684.60 |
$ 3.47 |
HypotheticalA |
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$ 1,000.00 |
$ 1,021.01 |
$ 4.17 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Top Ten Stocks as of December 31, 2008 |
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% of fund's |
% of fund's net assets |
Genentech, Inc. |
4.1 |
2.0 |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class A |
4.0 |
3.1 |
Google, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) |
3.8 |
3.6 |
Wells Fargo & Co. |
3.5 |
0.6 |
Procter & Gamble Co. |
3.2 |
1.9 |
Johnson & Johnson |
2.4 |
0.6 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
2.2 |
1.2 |
McDonald's Corp. |
2.2 |
0.9 |
The Coca-Cola Co. |
2.1 |
1.4 |
Apple, Inc. |
2.1 |
2.6 |
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29.6 |
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Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2008 |
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% of fund's |
% of fund's net assets |
Health Care |
20.5 |
9.5 |
Information Technology |
18.7 |
21.6 |
Financials |
13.3 |
8.9 |
Consumer Staples |
13.1 |
7.1 |
Consumer Discretionary |
10.4 |
6.5 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
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Stocks 94.2% |
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Stocks 92.5% |
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* Foreign investments |
18.6% |
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** Foreign investments |
28.0% |
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Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 94.2% |
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Value (000s) |
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 10.4% |
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Automobiles - 0.2% |
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Ford Motor Co. (a)(d) |
4,793,400 |
$ 10,977 |
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Honda Motor Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR |
1,007,500 |
21,500 |
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Toyota Motor Corp. |
1,332,900 |
44,027 |
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76,504 |
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Distributors - 0.0% |
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LKQ Corp. (a) |
1,657,800 |
19,330 |
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Diversified Consumer Services - 0.3% |
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Apollo Group, Inc. Class A (non-vtg.) (a) |
25,800 |
1,977 |
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K12, Inc. |
98,138 |
1,840 |
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Strayer Education, Inc. |
640,670 |
137,366 |
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141,183 |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.7% |
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Ajisen (China) Holdings Ltd. |
570,000 |
267 |
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Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd. |
8,730,000 |
17,711 |
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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.: |
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Class A (a)(d) |
2,415,750 |
149,728 |
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Class B (a) |
284,596 |
16,305 |
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. unit (a) |
1,720,000 |
178,020 |
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McDonald's Corp. |
16,966,570 |
1,055,151 |
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Sodexo SA |
1,018,044 |
56,848 |
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Starbucks Corp. (a) |
1,006,900 |
9,525 |
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Tim Hortons, Inc. (e) |
10,573,132 |
304,929 |
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Yum! Brands, Inc. |
741,200 |
23,348 |
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1,811,832 |
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Household Durables - 0.3% |
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Centex Corp. |
491,200 |
5,226 |
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D.R. Horton, Inc. |
1,834,000 |
12,966 |
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Gafisa SA sponsored ADR (d) |
2,565,095 |
23,753 |
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Snap-On, Inc. |
2,710,786 |
106,751 |
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148,696 |
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Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.3% |
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Amazon.com, Inc. (a) |
2,910,108 |
149,230 |
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Media - 3.1% |
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Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. Class A (a) |
1,133,600 |
24,622 |
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Comcast Corp. Class A |
710,700 |
11,997 |
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Discovery Communications, Inc. (a) |
4,932,205 |
69,840 |
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Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (a) |
15,564,149 |
61,634 |
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Liberty Global, Inc. Class A (a) |
1,125,200 |
17,913 |
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Liberty Media Corp. - Entertainment Class A (a) |
6,518,116 |
113,937 |
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Common Stocks - continued |
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
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Media - continued |
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Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (a)(d) |
618,600 |
$ 19,022 |
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Pearson PLC |
1,000,000 |
9,567 |
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Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A |
4,554,952 |
100,209 |
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The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (a)(d) |
6,253,900 |
143,277 |
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The Walt Disney Co. |
39,523,106 |
896,779 |
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The Weinstein Co. Holdings, LLC Class A-1 (g) |
41,234 |
30,926 |
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Viacom, Inc. Class B (non-vtg.) (a) |
307,500 |
5,861 |
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1,505,584 |
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Multiline Retail - 0.2% |
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99 Cents Only Stores (a)(d) |
902,300 |
9,862 |
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Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) |
1,263,100 |
52,798 |
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Family Dollar Stores, Inc. |
595,600 |
15,527 |
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78,187 |
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Specialty Retail - 1.0% |
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AutoZone, Inc. (a) |
115,000 |
16,039 |
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Best Buy Co., Inc. |
213,000 |
5,987 |
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Gamestop Corp. Class A (a) |
3,797,040 |
82,244 |
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Genesco, Inc. (a) |
182,736 |
3,092 |
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H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB (B Shares) |
156,600 |
6,292 |
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Inditex SA |
291,500 |
13,042 |
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J. Crew Group, Inc. (a)(d)(e) |
6,234,704 |
76,063 |
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The Buckle, Inc. (d) |
1,309,830 |
28,580 |
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TJX Companies, Inc. |
10,138,648 |
208,552 |
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Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)(d) |
3,181,400 |
47,657 |
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487,548 |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.3% |
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Coach, Inc. (a) |
978,600 |
20,326 |
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Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a) |
260,152 |
20,778 |
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Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a) |
126,200 |
1,001 |
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NIKE, Inc. Class B |
10,180,100 |
519,185 |
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Warnaco Group, Inc. (a) |
2,155,600 |
42,314 |
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603,604 |
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TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY |
5,021,698 |
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CONSUMER STAPLES - 13.1% |
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Beverages - 3.5% |
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Boston Beer Co., Inc. Class A (a) |
62,462 |
1,774 |
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Coca-Cola FEMSA SAB de CV sponsored ADR |
756,089 |
32,897 |
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Common Stocks - continued |
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Shares |
Value (000s) |
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CONSUMER STAPLES - continued |
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Beverages - continued |
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Diageo PLC sponsored ADR |
654,400 |
$ 37,131 |
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Fomento Economico Mexicano SA de CV sponsored ADR |
1,572,900 |
47,391 |
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Hansen Natural Corp. (a) |
300,000 |
10,059 |
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PepsiCo, Inc. |
8,892,373 |
487,035 |
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Pernod Ricard SA (d) |
756,300 |
56,451 |
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The Coca-Cola Co. |
22,965,391 |
1,039,643 |
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1,712,381 |
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Food & Staples Retailing - 1.2% |
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Costco Wholesale Corp. |
3,573,923 |
187,631 |
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Koninklijke Ahold NV |
479,100 |
5,932 |
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Susser Holdings Corp. (a)(e) |
1,441,800 |
19,162 |
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Tesco PLC |
36,267,337 |
191,675 |
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
2,218,100 |
124,347 |
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Walgreen Co. |
2,290,300 |
56,502 |
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William Morrison Supermarkets PLC |
4,436,200 |
18,251 |
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603,500 |
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Food Products - 3.2% |
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Cadbury PLC |
10,087,800 |
90,476 |
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Campbell Soup Co. |
1,948,300 |
58,468 |
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General Mills, Inc. |
3,915,600 |
237,873 |
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Groupe Danone |
2,962,544 |
179,846 |
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H.J. Heinz Co. |
3,141,800 |
118,132 |
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Kellogg Co. |
3,687,734 |
161,707 |
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Kraft Foods, Inc. Class A |
8,402,100 |
225,596 |
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Nestle SA (Reg.) |
8,168,246 |
322,705 |
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Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (a) |
1,000,500 |
58,429 |
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TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)(e) |
3,120,427 |
85,000 |
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Want Want China Holdings Ltd. |
21,283,000 |
8,851 |
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1,547,083 |
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Household Products - 4.6% |
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Colgate-Palmolive Co. |
9,492,511 |
650,617 |
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Procter & Gamble Co. |
25,210,070 |
1,558,487 |
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2,209,104 |
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Personal Products - 0.2% |
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Avon Products, Inc. |
438,000 |
10,525 |
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Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A |
2,564,400 |
79,394 |
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89,919 |
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Common Stocks - continued |
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Shares |
Value (000s) |
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CONSUMER STAPLES - continued |
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Tobacco - 0.4% |
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Philip Morris International, Inc. |
4,193,000 |
$ 182,437 |
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TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES |
6,344,424 |
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ENERGY - 7.3% |
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Energy Equipment & Services - 1.2% |
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Schlumberger Ltd. (NY Shares) |
13,427,608 |
568,391 |
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Smith International, Inc. |
222,079 |
5,083 |
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573,474 |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.1% |
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BG Group PLC sponsored ADR |
83,300 |
5,927 |
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Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (a) |
4,639,500 |
19,257 |
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Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. |
4,219,806 |
169,077 |
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Chesapeake Energy Corp. |
5,790,291 |
93,629 |
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ConocoPhillips |
320,800 |
16,617 |
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EnCana Corp. |
12,517,548 |
586,011 |
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EOG Resources, Inc. |
5,115,857 |
340,614 |
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Exxon Mobil Corp. |
10,310,537 |
823,090 |
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Hess Corp. |
1,416,100 |
75,960 |
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Murphy Oil Corp. |
26,800 |
1,189 |
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Noble Energy, Inc. (e) |
9,778,336 |
481,290 |
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Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
2,235,602 |
134,114 |
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Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras sponsored ADR |
4,926,600 |
120,652 |
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Petroplus Holdings AG (e) |
3,972,572 |
80,124 |
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Southwestern Energy Co. (a) |
1,188,067 |
34,418 |
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2,981,969 |
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TOTAL ENERGY |
3,555,443 |
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FINANCIALS - 13.3% |
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Capital Markets - 0.5% |
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Bank of New York Mellon Corp. |
854,700 |
24,214 |
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Charles Schwab Corp. |
7,092,875 |
114,692 |
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Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
1,323,944 |
111,728 |
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250,634 |
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Commercial Banks - 4.1% |
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Banco do Brasil SA |
4,624,600 |
28,807 |
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Banco Santander SA sponsored ADR (d) |
523,300 |
4,966 |
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PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. |
1,517,700 |
74,367 |
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Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom) |
6,663,239 |
86,541 |
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Common Stocks - continued |
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Shares |
Value (000s) |
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FINANCIALS - continued |
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Commercial Banks - continued |
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U.S. Bancorp, Delaware (d) |
3,598,400 |
$ 89,996 |
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Wells Fargo & Co. |
56,878,315 |
1,676,773 |
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1,961,450 |
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Consumer Finance - 0.1% |
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American Express Co. |
674,433 |
12,511 |
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Promise Co. Ltd. |
352,450 |
8,932 |
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SLM Corp. (a) |
500,000 |
4,450 |
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25,893 |
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Diversified Financial Services - 1.9% |
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Bank of America Corp. |
111,600 |
1,571 |
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Citigroup, Inc. |
25,563,900 |
171,534 |
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
23,481,629 |
740,376 |
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913,481 |
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Insurance - 6.6% |
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ACE Ltd. |
5,025,078 |
265,927 |
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Admiral Group PLC |
4,108,822 |
55,049 |
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Arch Capital Group Ltd. (a) |
1,322,923 |
92,737 |
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Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. |
2,384,800 |
69,445 |
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Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class A (a) |
20,060 |
1,937,796 |
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Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. |
241,922 |
77,545 |
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The Chubb Corp. |
8,234,500 |
419,960 |
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The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
3,417,915 |
154,490 |
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W.R. Berkley Corp. |
3,993,900 |
123,811 |
|
Willis Group Holdings Ltd. |
580,000 |
14,430 |
|
|
3,211,190 |
||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.1% |
|||
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. |
4,252,200 |
67,865 |
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS |
6,430,513 |
||
HEALTH CARE - 20.5% |
|||
Biotechnology - 8.5% |
|||
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
391,100 |
8,021 |
|
Actelion Ltd. (Reg.) (a) |
884,530 |
49,924 |
|
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
272,250 |
9,853 |
|
Amgen, Inc. (a) |
3,237,300 |
186,954 |
|
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a) |
1,034,700 |
49,283 |
|
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a) |
596,000 |
10,609 |
|
Celgene Corp. (a) |
4,998,504 |
276,317 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
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Shares |
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HEALTH CARE - continued |
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Biotechnology - continued |
|||
Cephalon, Inc. (a) |
1,035,800 |
$ 79,798 |
|
CSL Ltd. |
4,271,014 |
102,734 |
|
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
2,647,750 |
63,970 |
|
Genentech, Inc. (a) |
23,696,949 |
1,964,716 |
|
Genmab AS (a) |
547,800 |
21,368 |
|
Genzyme Corp. (a) |
352,300 |
23,382 |
|
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) |
20,980,094 |
1,072,922 |
|
GTx, Inc. (a) |
1,180,428 |
19,878 |
|
MannKind Corp. (a)(d)(e) |
7,676,769 |
26,331 |
|
MannKind Corp. warrants 8/3/10 (a)(g) |
304,338 |
201 |
|
Martek Biosciences |
562,200 |
17,040 |
|
Medarex, Inc. (a)(d) |
2,289,503 |
12,775 |
|
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a) |
1,626,300 |
107,759 |
|
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (a) |
849,376 |
7,593 |
|
|
4,111,428 |
||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.9% |
|||
Alcon, Inc. |
2,887,500 |
257,536 |
|
Baxter International, Inc. |
2,924,700 |
156,735 |
|
Becton, Dickinson & Co. |
4,034,306 |
275,906 |
|
C.R. Bard, Inc. |
2,559,440 |
215,658 |
|
Covidien Ltd. |
10,084,108 |
365,448 |
|
DENTSPLY International, Inc. |
5,881,574 |
166,096 |
|
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) |
2,487,511 |
136,689 |
|
Gen-Probe, Inc. (a) |
914,334 |
39,170 |
|
Mindray Medical International Ltd. sponsored ADR (d) |
224,975 |
4,050 |
|
NuVasive, Inc. (a) |
1,335,263 |
46,267 |
|
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd. (H Shares) |
692,000 |
1,053 |
|
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a) |
760,600 |
25,069 |
|
Stryker Corp. (d) |
3,053,550 |
121,989 |
|
Thoratec Corp. (a) |
720,800 |
23,419 |
|
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) |
1,256,900 |
44,042 |
|
Zoll Medical Corp. (a) |
267,144 |
5,046 |
|
|
1,884,173 |
||
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.6% |
|||
athenahealth, Inc. (a) |
200,000 |
7,524 |
|
Genoptix, Inc. (a)(e) |
1,042,357 |
35,524 |
|
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) |
447,300 |
16,411 |
|
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) |
6,043,387 |
253,278 |
|
|
312,737 |
||
Common Stocks - continued |
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Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
HEALTH CARE - continued |
|||
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.6% |
|||
Illumina, Inc. (a) |
709,840 |
$ 18,491 |
|
Medivation, Inc. (a)(d)(e) |
1,681,362 |
24,497 |
|
QIAGEN NV (a) |
1,375,600 |
24,156 |
|
Sequenom, Inc. (a)(d) |
485,845 |
9,639 |
|
Techne Corp. |
1,101,580 |
71,074 |
|
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a) |
1,247,000 |
42,485 |
|
Waters Corp. (a) |
2,146,381 |
78,665 |
|
|
269,007 |
||
Pharmaceuticals - 6.9% |
|||
Abbott Laboratories |
15,959,883 |
851,779 |
|
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (a) |
1,500,000 |
5,384 |
|
AstraZeneca PLC: |
|
|
|
(United Kingdom) |
2,978,900 |
123,695 |
|
sponsored ADR (d) |
375,600 |
15,411 |
|
Bayer AG |
321,332 |
19,300 |
|
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
11,005,600 |
255,880 |
|
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (a) |
5,578,737 |
144,378 |
|
Johnson & Johnson |
19,011,400 |
1,137,452 |
|
Merck & Co., Inc. |
4,313,550 |
131,132 |
|
Novartis AG sponsored ADR |
963,700 |
47,954 |
|
Novo Nordisk AS Series B |
2,311,025 |
119,790 |
|
Pfizer, Inc. |
9,966,300 |
176,503 |
|
Pronova BioPharma ASA (a) |
8,008,200 |
26,913 |
|
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) |
1,235,514 |
190,839 |
|
Schering-Plough Corp. |
922,700 |
15,714 |
|
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. |
400,000 |
10,321 |
|
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR |
1,315,900 |
56,018 |
|
Vivus, Inc. (a)(e) |
4,159,373 |
22,128 |
|
|
3,350,591 |
||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE |
9,927,936 |
||
INDUSTRIALS - 5.3% |
|||
Aerospace & Defense - 0.6% |
|||
AeroVironment, Inc. (a)(d) |
882,323 |
32,478 |
|
Axsys Technologies, Inc. (a) |
336,901 |
18,482 |
|
Lockheed Martin Corp. |
2,153,313 |
181,051 |
|
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a) |
612,576 |
27,290 |
|
|
259,301 |
||
Common Stocks - continued |
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Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
|||
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.9% |
|||
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. |
8,167,225 |
$ 449,442 |
|
Airlines - 0.2% |
|||
Allegiant Travel Co. (a) |
580,000 |
28,171 |
|
Ryanair Holdings PLC sponsored ADR (a) |
2,862,800 |
83,250 |
|
|
111,421 |
||
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.1% |
|||
Covanta Holding Corp. (a) |
2,132,290 |
46,825 |
|
Construction & Engineering - 0.6% |
|||
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a)(e) |
6,204,438 |
298,433 |
|
Electrical Equipment - 0.9% |
|||
Cooper Industries Ltd. Class A |
11,010,641 |
321,841 |
|
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (a)(d)(e) |
2,864,382 |
72,211 |
|
First Solar, Inc. (a) |
127,100 |
17,535 |
|
Sunpower Corp. Class B (a) |
200,600 |
6,106 |
|
Vestas Wind Systems AS (a) |
89,900 |
5,316 |
|
|
423,009 |
||
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.0% |
|||
3M Co. |
216,000 |
12,429 |
|
Machinery - 1.4% |
|||
Danaher Corp. |
7,172,409 |
406,030 |
|
Kennametal, Inc. |
1,021,017 |
22,656 |
|
PACCAR, Inc. (d) |
7,976,341 |
228,123 |
|
SPX Corp. |
945,097 |
38,324 |
|
|
695,133 |
||
Professional Services - 0.2% |
|||
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. |
194,300 |
15,000 |
|
FTI Consulting, Inc. (a) |
555,200 |
24,806 |
|
Robert Half International, Inc. |
1,402,800 |
29,206 |
|
|
69,012 |
||
Road & Rail - 0.4% |
|||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. |
796,000 |
60,265 |
|
Canadian National Railway Co. |
3,223,400 |
118,636 |
|
|
178,901 |
||
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.0% |
|||
Fastenal Co. (d) |
97,400 |
3,394 |
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS |
2,547,300 |
||
Common Stocks - continued |
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Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 18.6% |
|||
Communications Equipment - 1.7% |
|||
BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd. |
68,342,500 |
$ 24,222 |
|
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) |
1,395,200 |
22,742 |
|
EchoStar Holding Corp. Class A (a) |
270,400 |
4,021 |
|
QUALCOMM, Inc. |
14,770,238 |
529,218 |
|
Research In Motion Ltd. (a) |
5,544,909 |
225,012 |
|
|
805,215 |
||
Computers & Peripherals - 4.0% |
|||
Apple, Inc. (a) |
11,733,437 |
1,001,449 |
|
Dell, Inc. (a) |
5,801,700 |
59,409 |
|
Hewlett-Packard Co. |
20,110,949 |
729,826 |
|
International Business Machines Corp. |
1,454,600 |
122,419 |
|
Logitech International SA (a) |
1,871,800 |
29,163 |
|
|
1,942,266 |
||
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.5% |
|||
Amphenol Corp. Class A (e) |
9,325,012 |
223,614 |
|
BYD Co. Ltd. (H Shares) |
14,353,500 |
23,650 |
|
FLIR Systems, Inc. (a)(e) |
9,689,108 |
297,262 |
|
Itron, Inc. (a) |
88,900 |
5,666 |
|
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)(e) |
2,501,200 |
168,581 |
|
National Instruments Corp. |
253,514 |
6,176 |
|
|
724,949 |
||
Internet Software & Services - 4.4% |
|||
Baidu.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) |
119,000 |
15,538 |
|
Constant Contact, Inc. (a)(d) |
1,294,483 |
17,152 |
|
Google, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a) |
5,945,976 |
1,829,280 |
|
NHN Corp. (a) |
237,049 |
24,991 |
|
Open Text Corp. (a) |
890,700 |
27,079 |
|
Sohu.com, Inc. (a)(e) |
2,414,800 |
114,317 |
|
Telecity Group PLC (a) |
212,100 |
549 |
|
Tencent Holdings Ltd. |
8,053,400 |
52,328 |
|
VeriSign, Inc. (a) |
2,994,213 |
57,130 |
|
|
2,138,364 |
||
IT Services - 3.4% |
|||
Accenture Ltd. Class A |
12,949,300 |
424,608 |
|
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |
283,700 |
11,161 |
|
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a) |
550,000 |
9,933 |
|
CyberSource Corp. (a) |
1,512,351 |
18,133 |
|
Fiserv, Inc. (a) |
150,000 |
5,456 |
|
Global Payments, Inc. |
346,500 |
11,362 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
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Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
|||
IT Services - continued |
|||
Hewitt Associates, Inc. Class A (a) |
869,500 |
$ 24,676 |
|
MasterCard, Inc. Class A |
3,170,341 |
453,137 |
|
The Western Union Co. |
8,829,668 |
126,617 |
|
Visa, Inc. |
11,055,793 |
579,876 |
|
|
1,664,959 |
||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.3% |
|||
Intel Corp. |
2,341,750 |
34,330 |
|
International Rectifier Corp. (a) |
425,000 |
5,738 |
|
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (a) |
123,200 |
1,554 |
|
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. |
187,410 |
68,141 |
|
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR |
1,924,600 |
15,204 |
|
Xilinx, Inc. |
653,600 |
11,647 |
|
|
136,614 |
||
Software - 3.3% |
|||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (a) |
27,263,564 |
235,557 |
|
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) |
11,783,608 |
250,873 |
|
Ansys, Inc. (a) |
563,338 |
15,711 |
|
Autonomy Corp. PLC (a) |
1,919,153 |
27,106 |
|
BMC Software, Inc. (a) |
2,334,950 |
62,834 |
|
Concur Technologies, Inc. (a)(d)(e) |
2,758,300 |
90,527 |
|
McAfee, Inc. (a) |
7,161,235 |
247,564 |
|
Nintendo Co. Ltd. |
372,300 |
142,219 |
|
Oracle Corp. (a) |
15,500,600 |
274,826 |
|
Quality Systems, Inc. (d)(e) |
1,623,685 |
70,825 |
|
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) |
4,050,382 |
129,653 |
|
Solera Holdings, Inc. (a) |
347,523 |
8,375 |
|
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (a) |
2,092,354 |
41,246 |
|
|
1,597,316 |
||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
9,009,683 |
||
MATERIALS - 5.0% |
|||
Chemicals - 0.9% |
|||
Ecolab, Inc. |
4,760,663 |
167,337 |
|
Monsanto Co. |
2,643,665 |
185,982 |
|
Praxair, Inc. |
1,326,720 |
78,754 |
|
|
432,073 |
||
Metals & Mining - 4.1% |
|||
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. |
571,800 |
29,499 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
MATERIALS - continued |
|||
Metals & Mining - continued |
|||
B2Gold Corp. |
98,200 |
$ 37 |
|
B2Gold Corp. (f) |
5,000,000 |
1,890 |
|
Barrick Gold Corp. |
76,600 |
2,815 |
|
Eldorado Gold Corp. (a) |
13,044,479 |
103,460 |
|
Franco-Nevada Corp. (d)(e) |
7,511,900 |
131,383 |
|
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B |
234,600 |
5,734 |
|
Gerdau SA sponsored ADR |
3,772,600 |
24,899 |
|
Goldcorp, Inc. |
18,382,683 |
580,021 |
|
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (a)(e) |
20,008,800 |
53,776 |
|
Kinross Gold Corp. |
19,699,579 |
364,297 |
|
Newcrest Mining Ltd. |
11,043,226 |
268,120 |
|
Nucor Corp. |
1,229,600 |
56,808 |
|
Randgold Resources Ltd. sponsored ADR |
3,862,607 |
169,646 |
|
Red Back Mining, Inc. (a)(e) |
18,934,000 |
133,676 |
|
Red Back Mining, Inc. (a)(e)(f) |
592,400 |
4,182 |
|
Royal Gold, Inc. |
1,116,733 |
54,954 |
|
United States Steel Corp. |
401,400 |
14,932 |
|
|
2,000,129 |
||
TOTAL MATERIALS |
2,432,202 |
||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.5% |
|||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.1% |
|||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. |
9,000 |
50,465 |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.4% |
|||
America Movil SAB de CV Series L sponsored ADR |
3,317,400 |
102,806 |
|
Bharti Airtel Ltd. (a) |
6,078,093 |
89,679 |
|
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. |
8,233 |
16,192 |
|
Vodafone Group PLC sponsored ADR |
276,400 |
5,650 |
|
|
214,327 |
||
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES |
264,792 |
||
UTILITIES - 0.2% |
|||
Electric Utilities - 0.1% |
|||
E.ON AG sponsored ADR |
464,600 |
18,932 |
|
FirstEnergy Corp. |
327,000 |
15,886 |
|
|
34,818 |
||
Multi-Utilities - 0.1% |
|||
YTL Corp. Bhd |
20,877,500 |
42,750 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
UTILITIES - continued |
|||
Water Utilities - 0.0% |
|||
YTL Power International BHD |
34,795 |
$ 19 |
|
TOTAL UTILITIES |
77,587 |
||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $45,003,673) |
45,611,578 |
||
Preferred Stocks - 0.1% |
|||
|
|
|
|
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.1% |
|||
FINANCIALS - 0.0% |
|||
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% |
|||
Ning, Inc. Series D 8.00% (g) |
4,021,166 |
15,803 |
|
HEALTH CARE - 0.0% |
|||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.0% |
|||
superDimension Ltd. (a)(g) |
698,064 |
10,471 |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.0% |
|||
Fluidigm Corp. (g) |
4,389,865 |
8,780 |
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE |
19,251 |
||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.1% |
|||
Internet Software & Services - 0.0% |
|||
Digg, Inc. Series C, 8.00% (g) |
410,013 |
3,075 |
|
Software - 0.1% |
|||
Trion World Network, Inc. 8.00% (g) |
3,950,196 |
21,691 |
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
24,766 |
||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS |
59,820 |
||
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.0% |
|||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.0% |
|||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.0% |
|||
Slide, Inc. Series D (a)(g) |
6,861,467 |
8,508 |
|
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $118,586) |
68,328 |
||
Money Market Funds - 6.7% |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.06% (b) |
3,020,837,112 |
$ 3,020,837 |
|
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.87% (b)(c) |
243,159,648 |
243,160 |
|
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $3,263,997) |
3,263,997 |
||
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 101.0% (Cost $48,386,256) |
48,943,903 |
||
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.0)% |
(493,913) |
||
NET ASSETS - 100% |
$ 48,449,990 |
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. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Affiliated company |
(f) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $6,072,000 or 0.0% of net assets. |
(g) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $99,455,000 or 0.2% of net assets. |
Additional information on each holding is as follows: |
Security |
Acquisition Date |
Acquisition Cost (000s) |
Digg, Inc. Series C, 8.00% |
9/23/08 |
$ 4,317 |
Fluidigm Corp. |
10/9/07 |
$ 17,559 |
MannKind Corp. warrants 8/3/10 |
8/3/05 |
$ 8 |
Ning, Inc. Series D 8.00% |
3/19/08 |
$ 28,751 |
Slide, Inc. Series D |
1/14/08 |
$ 31,308 |
superDimension Ltd. |
2/27/08 - 5/22/08 |
$ 14,960 |
The Weinstein Co. Holdings, LLC Class A-1 |
10/19/05 |
$ 41,234 |
Trion World Network, Inc. 8.00% |
8/22/08 |
$ 21,691 |
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 |
$ 139,568 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund |
16,862 |
Total |
$ 156,430 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliates |
Value, beginning of period |
Purchases |
Sales |
Dividend |
Value, |
Activision, Inc. |
$ 172,548 |
$ - |
$ - |
$ - |
$ - |
Amphenol Corp. Class A |
380,392 |
61,230 |
10,048 |
542 |
223,614 |
Aruba Networks, Inc. |
60,348 |
- |
19,710 |
- |
- |
Bankrate, Inc. |
57,083 |
30,462 |
48,632 |
- |
- |
California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. |
24,851 |
- |
16,354 |
- |
- |
CommVault Systems, Inc. |
90,994 |
- |
54,509 |
- |
- |
Concur Technologies, Inc. |
- |
144,066 |
29,052 |
- |
90,527 |
Constant Contact, Inc. |
31,951 |
10,409 |
15,255 |
- |
- |
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. |
- |
157,646 |
- |
- |
72,211 |
FLIR Systems, Inc. |
230,479 |
87,544 |
9,964 |
- |
297,262 |
Franco-Nevada Corp. |
57,904 |
66,550 |
- |
1,307 |
131,383 |
Genoptix, Inc. |
- |
40,098 |
4,852 |
- |
35,524 |
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. |
180,740 |
29,570 |
- |
- |
53,776 |
J. Crew Group, Inc. |
285,015 |
13,330 |
- |
- |
76,063 |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. |
689,372 |
131,552 |
158,897 |
- |
298,433 |
MannKind Corp. |
52,987 |
3,718 |
589 |
- |
26,331 |
Medarex, Inc. |
70,594 |
- |
27,540 |
- |
- |
Medivation, Inc. |
9,127 |
25,235 |
5,636 |
- |
24,497 |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. |
140,384 |
123,180 |
- |
- |
168,581 |
NightHawk Radiology Holdings, Inc. |
33,732 |
- |
24,264 |
- |
- |
Noble Energy, Inc. |
568,817 |
206,705 |
28,328 |
5,318 |
481,290 |
Petroplus Holdings AG |
320,482 |
- |
4,280 |
4,004 |
80,124 |
Quality Systems, Inc. |
- |
66,283 |
- |
705 |
70,825 |
Red Back Mining, Inc. |
43,667 |
92,944 |
- |
- |
137,858 |
Affiliates |
Value, beginning of period |
Purchases |
Sales |
Dividend |
Value, |
Sapient Corp. |
$ 63,116 |
$ - |
$ 46,723 |
$ - |
$ - |
Silver Bear Resources, Inc. |
6,739 |
- |
252 |
- |
- |
Sohu.com, Inc. |
- |
167,068 |
- |
- |
114,317 |
Susser Holdings Corp. |
29,557 |
- |
- |
- |
19,162 |
Tim Hortons, Inc. |
355,194 |
30,398 |
- |
3,438 |
304,929 |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
71,725 |
17 |
- |
- |
85,000 |
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. |
49,252 |
28,934 |
50,243 |
- |
- |
VeriFone Holdings, Inc. |
156,026 |
11,639 |
110,612 |
- |
- |
VeriSign, Inc. |
340,746 |
46,928 |
183,143 |
- |
- |
VistaPrint Ltd. |
108,774 |
33,574 |
98,442 |
- |
- |
Vivus, Inc. |
- |
32,829 |
- |
- |
22,128 |
Total |
$ 4,682,596 |
$ 1,641,909 |
$ 947,325 |
$ 15,314 |
$ 2,813,835 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2008, involving the Fund's assets carried at 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 tables below, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements. |
Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: |
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Description |
Total |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Investments in Securities |
$ 48,943,903 |
$ 45,836,720 |
$ 2,779,444 |
$ 327,739 |
The following is a reconciliation of assets for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value: |
(Amounts in thousands) |
Investments in Securities |
Beginning Balance |
$ 58,793 |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) |
- |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
(49,693) |
Cost of Purchases |
318,639 |
Proceeds of Sales |
- |
Amortization/Accretion |
- |
Transfer in/out of Level 3 |
- |
Ending Balance |
$ 327,739 |
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investment Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represents either the beginning value (for transfers in), or the ending value (for transfers out) of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America |
81.4% |
Canada |
5.6% |
Bermuda |
2.8% |
Switzerland |
2.6% |
United Kingdom |
1.7% |
Netherlands Antilles |
1.2% |
Others (individually less than 1%) |
4.7% |
|
100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At December 31, 2008, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $2,830,501,000 all of which will expire on December 31, 2016. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 approximately $2,533,699,000 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) |
December 31, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $239,853) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $41,635,126) |
$ 42,866,071 |
|
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $3,263,997) |
3,263,997 |
|
Other affiliated issuers (cost $3,487,133) |
2,813,835 |
|
Total Investments (cost $48,386,256) |
|
$ 48,943,903 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $8,342) |
|
8,303 |
Receivable for investments sold |
|
8,963 |
Receivable for fund shares sold |
|
110,855 |
Dividends receivable |
|
69,082 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds |
|
4,101 |
Prepaid expenses |
|
670 |
Other receivables |
|
1,346 |
Total assets |
|
49,147,223 |
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
Payable for investments purchased |
$ 289,430 |
|
Payable for fund shares redeemed |
122,748 |
|
Distributions payable |
369 |
|
Accrued management fee |
29,927 |
|
Other affiliated payables |
9,479 |
|
Other payables and accrued expenses |
2,120 |
|
Collateral on securities loaned, at value |
243,160 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
697,233 |
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
$ 48,449,990 |
Net Assets consist of: |
|
|
Paid in capital |
|
$ 53,877,297 |
Undistributed net investment income |
|
15,798 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions |
|
(6,000,099) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies |
|
556,994 |
Net Assets |
|
$ 48,449,990 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) |
December 31, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
Contrafund: |
|
$ 45.26 |
|
|
|
Class K: |
|
$ 45.23 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands |
Year ended December 31, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
Investment Income |
|
|
Dividends (including $15,314 earned from other affiliated issuers) |
|
$ 722,816 |
Interest |
|
912 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds |
|
156,430 |
Total income |
|
880,158 |
|
|
|
Expenses |
|
|
Management fee |
$ 373,154 |
|
Performance adjustment |
125,382 |
|
Transfer agent fees |
121,828 |
|
Accounting and security lending fees |
2,868 |
|
Custodian fees and expenses |
2,806 |
|
Independent trustees' compensation |
323 |
|
Depreciation in deferred trustee compensation account |
(9) |
|
Registration fees |
638 |
|
Audit |
304 |
|
Legal |
361 |
|
Miscellaneous |
4,532 |
|
Total expenses before reductions |
632,187 |
|
Expense reductions |
(4,271) |
627,916 |
Net investment income (loss) |
|
252,242 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: |
|
|
Investment securities: |
|
|
Unaffiliated issuers |
(5,379,614) |
|
Other affiliated issuers |
(522,080) |
|
Foreign currency transactions |
(12,292) |
|
Total net realized gain (loss) |
|
(5,913,986) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities (net of decrease in deferred foreign taxes of $333) |
(24,064,716) |
|
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies |
312 |
|
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
|
(24,064,404) |
Net gain (loss) |
|
(29,978,390) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
|
$ (29,726,148) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Amounts in thousands |
Year ended |
Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
Operations |
|
|
Net investment income (loss) |
$ 252,242 |
$ 498,495 |
Net realized gain (loss) |
(5,913,986) |
5,069,480 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(24,064,404) |
7,732,793 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting |
(29,726,148) |
13,300,768 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income |
(228,923) |
(460,400) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain |
(717,940) |
(4,689,324) |
Total distributions |
(946,863) |
(5,149,724) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) |
(2,020,966) |
4,416,651 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets |
(32,693,977) |
12,567,695 |
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
|
Beginning of period |
81,143,967 |
68,576,272 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $15,798 and undistributed net investment income of $37,973, respectively) |
$ 48,449,990 |
$ 81,143,967 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Years ended December 31, |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
Selected Per-Share Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 73.11 |
$ 65.21 |
$ 64.76 |
$ 56.74 |
$ 49.35 |
Income from Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss) B |
.23 |
.48 |
.41 |
.27 |
.04 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(27.22) |
12.34 |
6.92 |
8.95 |
7.40 |
Total from investment operations |
(26.99) |
12.82 |
7.33 |
9.22 |
7.44 |
Distributions from net investment income |
(.21) |
(.44) |
(.39) |
(.23) |
(.05) |
Distributions from net realized gain |
(.65) |
(4.48) |
(6.49) |
(.97) |
- |
Total distributions |
(.86) |
(4.92) |
(6.88) |
(1.20) |
(.05) |
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 45.26 |
$ 73.11 |
$ 65.21 |
$ 64.76 |
$ 56.74 |
Total Return A |
(37.16)% |
19.78% |
11.54% |
16.23% |
15.07% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C, E |
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions |
.95% |
.89% |
.90% |
.91% |
.94% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.95% |
.89% |
.90% |
.91% |
.94% |
Expenses net of all reductions |
.94% |
.89% |
.89% |
.88% |
.92% |
Net investment income (loss) |
.37% |
.68% |
.62% |
.46% |
.08% |
Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ 45,149 |
$ 81,144 |
$ 68,576 |
$ 60,143 |
$ 44,477 |
Portfolio turnover rate D |
78% |
56% |
76% |
60% |
64% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C 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.
D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class 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 brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Year ended December 31, |
2008 G |
Selected Per-Share Data |
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 68.59 |
Income from Investment Operations |
|
Net investment income (loss) D |
.22 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(23.30) |
Total from investment operations |
(23.08) |
Distributions from net investment income |
(.28) |
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 45.23 |
Total Return B, C |
(33.63)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H |
|
Expenses before reductions |
.82% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.82%A |
Expenses net of all reductions |
.82%A |
Net investment income (loss) |
.75%A |
Supplemental Data |
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ 3,301 |
Portfolio turnover rate F |
78% |
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 For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2008.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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For the period ended December 31, 2008
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Contrafund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Contrafund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund was closed to most new accounts effective the close of business April 28, 2006 and reopened after the close of business on Monday, December 15, 2008. On January 17, 2008, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the creation of an additional class of shares. The Fund commenced sale of Class K shares and the existing class was designated Contrafund on May 9, 2008. After the commencement of Class K, the fund began offering conversion privileges between Contrafund and Class K to eligible shareholders of Contrafund. The Fund offers Contrafund and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
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 SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's 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, 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:
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. Wherever possible, the Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments.
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. 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. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. 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.
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 significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
The Fund is subject to the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" (SFAS 157), effective with the beginning of the Fund's fiscal year. SFAS 157 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the hierarchy under SFAS 157 are described below:
Level 1 |
Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2 |
Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others. |
Level 3 |
Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or deemed less relevant (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and would be based on the best information available. |
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation - continued
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy.
The aggregate value by input level, as of December 31, 2008, for the Fund's investments, as well as a reconciliation of assets for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. 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 rate 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, 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 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. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Fund will claim a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
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 foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), partnerships, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation |
$ 6,633,556 |
Unrealized depreciation |
(6,712,462) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(78,906) |
Undistributed ordinary income |
15,083 |
Capital loss carryforward |
(2,830,501) |
|
|
Cost for federal income tax purposes |
$ 49,022,809 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
|
December 31, 2008 |
December 31, 2007 |
Ordinary Income |
$ 228,923 |
$ 554,573 |
Long-term Capital Gains |
717,940 |
4,595,151 |
Total |
$ 946,863 |
$ 5,149,724 |
4. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. FMR has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (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.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
4. Operating Policies - continued
Restricted Securities. The Fund 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 the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term and U.S. government securities, aggregated $51,164,719 and $48,198,408, respectively.
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 .30% 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. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class of the Fund, Contrafund, as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .75% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of
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6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Transfer Agent Fees - continued
Contrafund. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of .05% of Class K's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, each class paid the following transfer agent fees:
|
Amount |
% of |
Contrafund |
$ 121,508 |
.18 |
Class K |
320 |
.05* |
|
$ 121,828 |
|
* Annualized
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
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 $467 for the period.
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $4.2 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $146 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the 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 the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
8. Security Lending - continued
to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $16,862.
9. Expense Reductions.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of Contrafund's operating expenses. During the period, this reimbursement reduced the class' expenses by $13.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $3,099 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, 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 $50. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
|
Transfer Agent |
Contrafund |
$ 1,108 |
Class K |
1 |
|
$ 1,109 |
10. 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.
In December 2006, the Independent Trustees, with the assistance of independent counsel, completed an investigation regarding gifts, gratuities and business entertainment provided by certain brokers to certain individuals who were employed on FMR's
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10. Other - continued
domestic equity trading desk during the period 2002 to 2004. The Independent Trustees and FMR agreed that, despite the absence of proof that the Fidelity mutual funds experienced diminished execution quality as a result of the improper receipt of gifts and business entertainment, the conduct at issue was serious and was worthy of redress. Accordingly, the Independent Trustees requested, and FMR agreed to make, a payment of $42 million plus accrued interest, which equaled approximately $7.3 million, to certain Fidelity mutual funds.
In March 2008, the Trustees approved a method for allocating this payment among the funds and, in total, FMR paid the fund $3,966, which is recorded in the accompanying Statement of Operations.
In a related administrative order dated March 5, 2008, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced a settlement with FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (an affiliate of FMR) involving the SEC's regulatory rules for investment advisers and the improper receipt of gifts, gratuities and business entertainment. Without admitting or denying the SEC's findings, FMR agreed to pay an $8 million civil penalty to the United States Treasury.
During the period, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. and certain of its affiliates (LBHI) sought protection under the insolvency laws of their jurisdictions of organization, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan. At the time LBHI's insolvency proceedings were instituted, the Fund had outstanding securities trades with counterparties affiliated with LBHI. As a result of the insolvency proceedings, LBHI is unable to fulfill its commitments and, in certain cases, the Fund may have terminated its trades and related agreements with the relevant entities and, where appropriate, is in the process of initiating claims for damages. FMR believes that the financial impact to the Fund relating to the terminated trades and agreements is immaterial.
11. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended December 31, |
2008 A |
2007 |
From net investment income |
|
|
Contrafund |
$ 208,629 |
$ 460,400 |
Class K |
20,294 |
- |
Total |
$ 228,923 |
$ 460,400 |
From net realized gain |
|
|
Contrafund |
$ 717,940 |
$ 4,689,324 |
A Distributions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2008.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
12. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
|
Shares |
Dollars |
||
Years ended December 31, |
2008 A |
2007 |
2008 A |
2007 |
Contrafund |
|
|
|
|
Shares sold |
153,230 |
152,510 |
$ 9,211,642 |
$ 10,836,141 |
Conversion to Class K |
(71,716) |
- |
(3,520,561) |
- |
Reinvestment of distributions |
15,647 |
69,556 |
906,942 |
5,046,930 |
Shares redeemed |
(209,487) |
(163,926) |
(12,197,066) |
(11,466,420) |
Net increase (decrease) |
(112,326) |
58,140 |
$ (5,599,043) |
$ 4,416,651 |
Class K |
|
|
|
|
Shares sold |
3,604 |
- |
$ 167,149 |
$ - |
Conversion from Contrafund |
71,676 |
- |
3,520,561 |
- |
Reinvestment of distributions |
462 |
- |
20,294 |
- |
Shares redeemed |
(2,773) |
- |
(129,927) |
- |
Net increase (decrease) |
72,969 |
- |
$ 3,578,077 |
$ - |
A Share transactions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2008.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Contrafund and the Shareholders of Fidelity Contrafund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Contrafund (a fund of Fidelity Contrafund) at December 31, 2008, the results of its operations for the periods indicated, the changes in its net assets for each of the periods indicated and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Contrafund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2008 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 19, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 222 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Messrs. Johnson and Curvey oversee 380 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
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) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and 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.
Each fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
|
Edward C. Johnson 3d (78) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (73) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a
Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006- |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR. FMR Corp. merged with and into FMR LLC on October 1, 2007. Any references to FMR LLC for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
|
Dennis J. Dirks (60) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) (1999-2003). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) (1999-2003) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) (1999-2003). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008), as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003) and Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Brookville Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (a private equity firm). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is a Trustee of the National Parks Conservation Association and The Field Museum of Natural History. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (64) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment firm). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. He also is a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 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 firm, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance company, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). He also served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (64) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College and as Co-Chair (2000-2003) of the Annual Fund for the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. In addition, she served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (69) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President (1993-2000; 2002-2003), CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, he is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment firm, 2005-present). He is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (59) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 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). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products holding company), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). He serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production company, 2005-present). In addition, he also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting firm, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment firm), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services company, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production company, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers**:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
|
Peter S. Lynch (64) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR, and Vice Chairman (2001-present) and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as a Trustee of the Fidelity funds (1990-2003). In addition, he serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Walter C. Donovan (46) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Vice President of Fidelity's Equity Funds. Mr. Donovan also serves as President of FMR and FMR Co., Inc., and Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2007-present). Previously, Mr. Donovan served as Executive Vice President of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2005-2007) and Senior Vice President of FMR (2003-2005) and FMR Co., Inc. (2004-2005). |
Bruce T. Herring (43) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Scott C. Goebel (40) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
John B. McGinty, Jr. (46) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. McGinty is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Mr. McGinty also serves as Senior Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Legal Officer of FDC (2007-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. McGinty practiced law at Ropes & Gray, LLP. |
Holly C. Laurent (54) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. She served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS from 2007 through July 2008. Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Reynolds worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) (1980-2002), where she was an audit partner with PwC's investment management practice. |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (61) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (47) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
Robert G. Byrnes (42) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Byrnes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Byrnes served as Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2003-2005). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Byrnes worked at Deutsche Asset Management where he served as Vice President of the Investment Operations Group (2000-2003). |
Paul M. Murphy (61) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity Funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
|
|
Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
** FMR Corp. merged with and into FMR LLC on October 1, 2007. Any references to FMR LLC for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.
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Contrafund designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
Contrafund designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2009 of amounts for use in preparing 2008 income tax returns.
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A special meeting of the fund's shareholders was held on May 14, 2008. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposals before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1 |
||
To elect a Board of Trustees.A |
||
|
# of |
% of |
James C. Curvey |
||
Affirmative |
39,846,222,733.67 |
95.475 |
Withheld |
1,888,670,465.66 |
4.525 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Dennis J. Dirks |
||
Affirmative |
39,979,631,301.91 |
95.794 |
Withheld |
1,755,261,897.42 |
4.206 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Edward C. Johnson 3d |
||
Affirmative |
39,780,037,081.16 |
95.316 |
Withheld |
1,954,856,118.17 |
4.684 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Alan J. Lacy |
||
Affirmative |
39,956,311,889.69 |
95.738 |
Withheld |
1,778,581,309.64 |
4.262 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Ned C. Lautenbach |
||
Affirmative |
39,953,914,015.23 |
95.733 |
Withheld |
1,780,979,184.10 |
4.267 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Joseph Mauriello |
||
Affirmative |
39,950,443,870.38 |
95.724 |
Withheld |
1,784,449,328.95 |
4.276 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Cornelia M. Small |
||
Affirmative |
39,962,184,213.65 |
95.752 |
Withheld |
1,772,708,985.68 |
4.248 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
William S. Stavropoulos |
||
Affirmative |
39,840,021,047.17 |
95.460 |
Withheld |
1,894,872,152.16 |
4.540 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
|
# of |
% of |
David M. Thomas |
||
Affirmative |
39,964,931,571.22 |
95.759 |
Withheld |
1,769,961,628.11 |
4.241 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Michael E. Wiley |
||
Affirmative |
39,953,080,715.70 |
95.731 |
Withheld |
1,781,812,483.63 |
4.269 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
PROPOSAL 2 |
||
To amend the Declaration of Trust to reduce the required quorum for future shareholder meetings.A |
||
|
# of |
% of |
Affirmative |
27,037,561,266.55 |
64.784 |
Against |
7,285,785,439.60 |
17.457 |
Abstain |
1,777,270,912.26 |
4.259 |
Broker |
5,634,275,580.92 |
13.500 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
PROPOSAL 3 |
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A shareholder proposal concerning "oversight procedures to screen out investments in companies that, in the judgement of the Board, substantially contribute to genocide, patterns of extraordinary and egregious violations of human rights, or crimes against humanity." The fund did not achieve quorum with respect to this proposal, and therefore no action was taken at the meeting and subsequent adjournments. Because sufficient votes in favor of the proposal were not received, on June 18, 2008, the proxies in their discretion determined not to adjourn the meeting further on this item. |
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Fidelity Contrafund
Each year, typically in July, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. At the time of the renewal, the Board had 12 standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2008 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders. The Board also approved agreements with foreign sub-advisers Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, as well as amendments to the fund's agreement with Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board further considered that Fidelity voluntarily pays for market data out of its own resources.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure the investment research teams; (ii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fees on Fidelity's Institutional Money Market Funds and launching Class IV and Institutional Class of certain of these funds; (iii) reducing the transfer agent fees for the Fidelity Select Portfolios and Investor Class of the VIP funds; and (iv) launching Class K of 29 equity funds as a lower-fee class available to certain employer-sponsored retirement plans.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance, as well as the fund's relative investment performance measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a custom peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2007, the fund's cumulative total returns, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a custom peer group of mutual funds defined by FMR based on categories assigned by Morningstar, Inc. (The fund did not offer Class K as of December 31, 2007.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten number noted below each chart corresponds to the percentile box and represents the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the fund. The fund's custom peer group, defined by FMR, is a peer group that FMR believes provides a more meaningful performance comparison than the peer group assigned by Morningstar, Inc., which assigns mutual funds to categories based on their investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.
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Fidelity Contrafund
The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of the fund was in the first quartile for all the periods shown. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for all the periods shown.
The Board also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared. The Board also considered supplemental information about how the fund's management fee and total expenses ranked relative to groups based on Lipper classifications, which take into account a fund's market capitalization and style.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 9% means that 91% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2007. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's positive performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.
In connection with the renewal of the fund's management contract, the Board also approved non-material amendments to the fund's management contract to clarify certain provisions regarding the calculation of the fund's performance adjustment.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of the fund's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund expenses, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. The fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board noted that the fund's total expenses ranked below its competitive median for 2007.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's total expenses were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of the results of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
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Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board also considered that although the fund is partially closed to new investors, it continues to incur investment management expenses, and marketing and distribution expenses related to the retention of existing shareholders and assets. The Board further noted that the fund may continue to realize benefits from the group fee structure, even though assets may not be expected to grow significantly at the fund level. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board further concluded that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends and actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, the profitability of certain fund service providers, and profitability trends for certain funds; (iv) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including its effects on fund profitability and the extent to which portfolio manager compensation is linked to fund performance; (v) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; and (vi) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Fidelity offers several ways to conveniently manage your personal investments via your telephone or PC. You can access your account information, conduct trades and research your investments 24 hours a day.
By Phone
Fidelity Automated Service Telephone provides a single toll-free number to access account balances, positions, quotes and trading. It's easy to navigate the service, and on your first call, the system will help you create a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
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Fidelity Automated
Service Telephone (FAST®)
1-800-544-5555
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For mutual fund and brokerage trading.
For quotes.*
For account balances and holdings.
To review orders and mutual
fund activity.
To change your PIN.
To speak to a Fidelity representative.
By PC
Fidelity's web site on the Internet provides a wide range of information, including daily financial news, fund performance, interactive planning tools and news about Fidelity products and services.
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Fidelity's Web Site
www.fidelity.com
* When you call the quotes line, please remember that a fund's yield and return will vary and, except for money market funds, share price will also vary. This means that you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. There is no assurance that money market funds will be able to maintain a stable $1 share price; an investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Total returns are historical and include changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and the effects of any sales charges.
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors
(U.K.) Ltd.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc. Boston, MA
Custodian
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Boston, MA
CON-UANN-0209 1.787729.105
Fidelity®
Contrafund®-
Class K
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December 31, 2008
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Chairman's Message |
Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. |
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Performance |
How the fund has done over time. |
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Management's Discussion |
The manager's review of fund performance, strategy and outlook. |
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Shareholder Expense Example |
An example of shareholder expenses. |
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Investment Changes |
A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
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Investments |
A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
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Financial Statements |
Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
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Notes |
Notes to the financial statements. |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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Trustees and Officers |
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Distributions |
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Proxy Voting Results |
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees |
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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 (search for "proxy voting guidelines") 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.
Standard & Poor's, S&P and S&P 500 are registered service marks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by Fidelity Distributors Corporation.
Other third party marks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.
All other marks appearing herein are registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of FMR LLC or an affiliated company.
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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.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
NOT FDIC INSURED · MAY LOSE VALUE · NO BANK GUARANTEE
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
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Dear Shareholder:
An all-out credit crisis gripped the world's capital markets in 2008, stunting economic growth, toppling commodity prices and pushing equity markets into their steepest declines in decades. Within this ultra-risk-averse climate, virtually the only positive results came from the relative security of U.S. government-backed assets. While financial markets are always unpredictable, there are a number of time-tested principles that can put the historical 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 are tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. The more you sell, the more taxes you pay, and the more you trade, the higher the costs. 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 investment 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 unconstructive "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 over the phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.
Average Annual Total Returns
Periods ended December 31, 2008 |
Past 1 |
Past 5 |
Past 10 |
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A The initial offering of Class K shares took place on May 9, 2008. Returns prior to May 9, 2008 are
those of Contrafund, the original class of the fund.
$10,000 Over 10 Years
Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Contrafund® - Class K on December 31, 1998. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Standard & Poor's 500SM Index (S&P 500®) performed over the same period. The initial offering of Class K took place on May 9, 2008. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Class K.
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Comments from William Danoff, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Contrafund®
The U.S. equity markets collapsed during the 12 months ending December 31, 2008. As home values fell and credit availability decreased, consumers tightened their purse strings in anticipation of a recession. The Standard & Poor's 500SM Index slid 37.00%. All 10 sectors in the S&P 500® turned in negative performance, led by financials, which dropped more than 55%. Beginning in September, the U.S. economy spiraled downward, as several large financial institutions went bankrupt, were forced into acquisitions or were taken over by the federal government. The Federal Reserve Board facilitated many of these and other transactions, and also lowered the federal funds target rate seven times over the year, leaving it at 0.00% to 0.25% at period end. The stock market continued to perform erratically, however, as unemployment levels rose, energy prices dropped and U.S. automakers signaled extreme distress. The Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM declined 31.93% for the 12-month period, while the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite® Index dropped 40.03%. By comparison, the MSCI® EAFE® Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) - a measure of developed markets outside the U.S. and Canada - tumbled 43.28%.
Within the past year's difficult market environment, Contrafund's Class K shares performed in line with the S&P 500 index. (For specific Class-level returns, please see the performance section of this report.) The fund's stakes in several economically sensitive information technology stocks, together with not owning enough of some of the more stable performers in the energy sector, were costly to its performance versus the index. Unrewarding picks in the retailing and capital goods groups also hurt, as did an underweighting in the defensively oriented consumer staples sector. Among the biggest detractors were such technology names as Internet search leader Google; consumer electronics giant Apple; and Canada-based Research In Motion, an out-of-index maker of wireless communications devices. Underweightings in integrated oil company Exxon Mobil and mega-retailer Wal-Mart also hurt. Currency fluctuations against a strengthening dollar also hurt results for our non-U.S. holdings. On the upside, the fund's biggest contributor to relative performance was biotechnology leader Genentech, whose stock price rose during the period, in part because of a takeover bid from Swiss pharma firm Roche Holding. Underweighting such toxic financial names as American International Group (AIG) and Citigroup also helped, as did a significant underweighting in index heavyweight General Electric (GE), whose troubled financing unit dragged down investor confidence in the stock. Neither AIG nor GE was held at period end. A moderate cash position was beneficial as well.
Note to shareholders: Contrafund reopened to new accounts on December 16, 2008.
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. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
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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 (July 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund 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 of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. 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 for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' 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. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. 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.
Annual Report
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Annualized Expense Ratio |
Beginning |
Ending |
Expenses Paid |
Contrafund |
.98% |
|
|
|
Actual |
|
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 684.20 |
$ 4.15 |
HypotheticalA |
|
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 1,020.21 |
$ 4.98 |
Class K |
.82% |
|
|
|
Actual |
|
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 684.60 |
$ 3.47 |
HypotheticalA |
|
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 1,021.01 |
$ 4.17 |
A 5% return per year before expenses
* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Annual Report
Top Ten Stocks as of December 31, 2008 |
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|
% of fund's |
% of fund's net assets |
Genentech, Inc. |
4.1 |
2.0 |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class A |
4.0 |
3.1 |
Google, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) |
3.8 |
3.6 |
Wells Fargo & Co. |
3.5 |
0.6 |
Procter & Gamble Co. |
3.2 |
1.9 |
Johnson & Johnson |
2.4 |
0.6 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
2.2 |
1.2 |
McDonald's Corp. |
2.2 |
0.9 |
The Coca-Cola Co. |
2.1 |
1.4 |
Apple, Inc. |
2.1 |
2.6 |
|
29.6 |
|
Top Five Market Sectors as of December 31, 2008 |
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|
% of fund's |
% of fund's net assets |
Health Care |
20.5 |
9.5 |
Information Technology |
18.7 |
21.6 |
Financials |
13.3 |
8.9 |
Consumer Staples |
13.1 |
7.1 |
Consumer Discretionary |
10.4 |
6.5 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
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As of December 31, 2008 * |
As of June 30, 2008 ** |
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Stocks 94.2% |
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Stocks 92.5% |
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Convertible |
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Convertible |
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Short-Term |
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Short-Term |
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* Foreign investments |
18.6% |
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** Foreign investments |
28.0% |
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Annual Report
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 94.2% |
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Shares |
Value (000s) |
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 10.4% |
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Automobiles - 0.2% |
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Ford Motor Co. (a)(d) |
4,793,400 |
$ 10,977 |
|
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR |
1,007,500 |
21,500 |
|
Toyota Motor Corp. |
1,332,900 |
44,027 |
|
|
76,504 |
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Distributors - 0.0% |
|||
LKQ Corp. (a) |
1,657,800 |
19,330 |
|
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.3% |
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Apollo Group, Inc. Class A (non-vtg.) (a) |
25,800 |
1,977 |
|
K12, Inc. |
98,138 |
1,840 |
|
Strayer Education, Inc. |
640,670 |
137,366 |
|
|
141,183 |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.7% |
|||
Ajisen (China) Holdings Ltd. |
570,000 |
267 |
|
Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd. |
8,730,000 |
17,711 |
|
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.: |
|
|
|
Class A (a)(d) |
2,415,750 |
149,728 |
|
Class B (a) |
284,596 |
16,305 |
|
Las Vegas Sands Corp. unit (a) |
1,720,000 |
178,020 |
|
McDonald's Corp. |
16,966,570 |
1,055,151 |
|
Sodexo SA |
1,018,044 |
56,848 |
|
Starbucks Corp. (a) |
1,006,900 |
9,525 |
|
Tim Hortons, Inc. (e) |
10,573,132 |
304,929 |
|
Yum! Brands, Inc. |
741,200 |
23,348 |
|
|
1,811,832 |
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Household Durables - 0.3% |
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Centex Corp. |
491,200 |
5,226 |
|
D.R. Horton, Inc. |
1,834,000 |
12,966 |
|
Gafisa SA sponsored ADR (d) |
2,565,095 |
23,753 |
|
Snap-On, Inc. |
2,710,786 |
106,751 |
|
|
148,696 |
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Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.3% |
|||
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) |
2,910,108 |
149,230 |
|
Media - 3.1% |
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Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. Class A (a) |
1,133,600 |
24,622 |
|
Comcast Corp. Class A |
710,700 |
11,997 |
|
Discovery Communications, Inc. (a) |
4,932,205 |
69,840 |
|
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (a) |
15,564,149 |
61,634 |
|
Liberty Global, Inc. Class A (a) |
1,125,200 |
17,913 |
|
Liberty Media Corp. - Entertainment Class A (a) |
6,518,116 |
113,937 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
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Shares |
Value (000s) |
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued |
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Media - continued |
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Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (a)(d) |
618,600 |
$ 19,022 |
|
Pearson PLC |
1,000,000 |
9,567 |
|
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A |
4,554,952 |
100,209 |
|
The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (a)(d) |
6,253,900 |
143,277 |
|
The Walt Disney Co. |
39,523,106 |
896,779 |
|
The Weinstein Co. Holdings, LLC Class A-1 (g) |
41,234 |
30,926 |
|
Viacom, Inc. Class B (non-vtg.) (a) |
307,500 |
5,861 |
|
|
1,505,584 |
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Multiline Retail - 0.2% |
|||
99 Cents Only Stores (a)(d) |
902,300 |
9,862 |
|
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a) |
1,263,100 |
52,798 |
|
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. |
595,600 |
15,527 |
|
|
78,187 |
||
Specialty Retail - 1.0% |
|||
AutoZone, Inc. (a) |
115,000 |
16,039 |
|
Best Buy Co., Inc. |
213,000 |
5,987 |
|
Gamestop Corp. Class A (a) |
3,797,040 |
82,244 |
|
Genesco, Inc. (a) |
182,736 |
3,092 |
|
H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB (B Shares) |
156,600 |
6,292 |
|
Inditex SA |
291,500 |
13,042 |
|
J. Crew Group, Inc. (a)(d)(e) |
6,234,704 |
76,063 |
|
The Buckle, Inc. (d) |
1,309,830 |
28,580 |
|
TJX Companies, Inc. |
10,138,648 |
208,552 |
|
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)(d) |
3,181,400 |
47,657 |
|
|
487,548 |
||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.3% |
|||
Coach, Inc. (a) |
978,600 |
20,326 |
|
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a) |
260,152 |
20,778 |
|
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a) |
126,200 |
1,001 |
|
NIKE, Inc. Class B |
10,180,100 |
519,185 |
|
Warnaco Group, Inc. (a) |
2,155,600 |
42,314 |
|
|
603,604 |
||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY |
5,021,698 |
||
CONSUMER STAPLES - 13.1% |
|||
Beverages - 3.5% |
|||
Boston Beer Co., Inc. Class A (a) |
62,462 |
1,774 |
|
Coca-Cola FEMSA SAB de CV sponsored ADR |
756,089 |
32,897 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
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Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
CONSUMER STAPLES - continued |
|||
Beverages - continued |
|||
Diageo PLC sponsored ADR |
654,400 |
$ 37,131 |
|
Fomento Economico Mexicano SA de CV sponsored ADR |
1,572,900 |
47,391 |
|
Hansen Natural Corp. (a) |
300,000 |
10,059 |
|
PepsiCo, Inc. |
8,892,373 |
487,035 |
|
Pernod Ricard SA (d) |
756,300 |
56,451 |
|
The Coca-Cola Co. |
22,965,391 |
1,039,643 |
|
|
1,712,381 |
||
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.2% |
|||
Costco Wholesale Corp. |
3,573,923 |
187,631 |
|
Koninklijke Ahold NV |
479,100 |
5,932 |
|
Susser Holdings Corp. (a)(e) |
1,441,800 |
19,162 |
|
Tesco PLC |
36,267,337 |
191,675 |
|
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
2,218,100 |
124,347 |
|
Walgreen Co. |
2,290,300 |
56,502 |
|
William Morrison Supermarkets PLC |
4,436,200 |
18,251 |
|
|
603,500 |
||
Food Products - 3.2% |
|||
Cadbury PLC |
10,087,800 |
90,476 |
|
Campbell Soup Co. |
1,948,300 |
58,468 |
|
General Mills, Inc. |
3,915,600 |
237,873 |
|
Groupe Danone |
2,962,544 |
179,846 |
|
H.J. Heinz Co. |
3,141,800 |
118,132 |
|
Kellogg Co. |
3,687,734 |
161,707 |
|
Kraft Foods, Inc. Class A |
8,402,100 |
225,596 |
|
Nestle SA (Reg.) |
8,168,246 |
322,705 |
|
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (a) |
1,000,500 |
58,429 |
|
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)(e) |
3,120,427 |
85,000 |
|
Want Want China Holdings Ltd. |
21,283,000 |
8,851 |
|
|
1,547,083 |
||
Household Products - 4.6% |
|||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. |
9,492,511 |
650,617 |
|
Procter & Gamble Co. |
25,210,070 |
1,558,487 |
|
|
2,209,104 |
||
Personal Products - 0.2% |
|||
Avon Products, Inc. |
438,000 |
10,525 |
|
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. Class A |
2,564,400 |
79,394 |
|
|
89,919 |
||
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
CONSUMER STAPLES - continued |
|||
Tobacco - 0.4% |
|||
Philip Morris International, Inc. |
4,193,000 |
$ 182,437 |
|
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES |
6,344,424 |
||
ENERGY - 7.3% |
|||
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.2% |
|||
Schlumberger Ltd. (NY Shares) |
13,427,608 |
568,391 |
|
Smith International, Inc. |
222,079 |
5,083 |
|
|
573,474 |
||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.1% |
|||
BG Group PLC sponsored ADR |
83,300 |
5,927 |
|
Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (a) |
4,639,500 |
19,257 |
|
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. |
4,219,806 |
169,077 |
|
Chesapeake Energy Corp. |
5,790,291 |
93,629 |
|
ConocoPhillips |
320,800 |
16,617 |
|
EnCana Corp. |
12,517,548 |
586,011 |
|
EOG Resources, Inc. |
5,115,857 |
340,614 |
|
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
10,310,537 |
823,090 |
|
Hess Corp. |
1,416,100 |
75,960 |
|
Murphy Oil Corp. |
26,800 |
1,189 |
|
Noble Energy, Inc. (e) |
9,778,336 |
481,290 |
|
Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
2,235,602 |
134,114 |
|
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras sponsored ADR |
4,926,600 |
120,652 |
|
Petroplus Holdings AG (e) |
3,972,572 |
80,124 |
|
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) |
1,188,067 |
34,418 |
|
|
2,981,969 |
||
TOTAL ENERGY |
3,555,443 |
||
FINANCIALS - 13.3% |
|||
Capital Markets - 0.5% |
|||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. |
854,700 |
24,214 |
|
Charles Schwab Corp. |
7,092,875 |
114,692 |
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
1,323,944 |
111,728 |
|
|
250,634 |
||
Commercial Banks - 4.1% |
|||
Banco do Brasil SA |
4,624,600 |
28,807 |
|
Banco Santander SA sponsored ADR (d) |
523,300 |
4,966 |
|
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. |
1,517,700 |
74,367 |
|
Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom) |
6,663,239 |
86,541 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
FINANCIALS - continued |
|||
Commercial Banks - continued |
|||
U.S. Bancorp, Delaware (d) |
3,598,400 |
$ 89,996 |
|
Wells Fargo & Co. |
56,878,315 |
1,676,773 |
|
|
1,961,450 |
||
Consumer Finance - 0.1% |
|||
American Express Co. |
674,433 |
12,511 |
|
Promise Co. Ltd. |
352,450 |
8,932 |
|
SLM Corp. (a) |
500,000 |
4,450 |
|
|
25,893 |
||
Diversified Financial Services - 1.9% |
|||
Bank of America Corp. |
111,600 |
1,571 |
|
Citigroup, Inc. |
25,563,900 |
171,534 |
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
23,481,629 |
740,376 |
|
|
913,481 |
||
Insurance - 6.6% |
|||
ACE Ltd. |
5,025,078 |
265,927 |
|
Admiral Group PLC |
4,108,822 |
55,049 |
|
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (a) |
1,322,923 |
92,737 |
|
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. |
2,384,800 |
69,445 |
|
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class A (a) |
20,060 |
1,937,796 |
|
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. |
241,922 |
77,545 |
|
The Chubb Corp. |
8,234,500 |
419,960 |
|
The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
3,417,915 |
154,490 |
|
W.R. Berkley Corp. |
3,993,900 |
123,811 |
|
Willis Group Holdings Ltd. |
580,000 |
14,430 |
|
|
3,211,190 |
||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.1% |
|||
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. |
4,252,200 |
67,865 |
|
TOTAL FINANCIALS |
6,430,513 |
||
HEALTH CARE - 20.5% |
|||
Biotechnology - 8.5% |
|||
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (a) |
391,100 |
8,021 |
|
Actelion Ltd. (Reg.) (a) |
884,530 |
49,924 |
|
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
272,250 |
9,853 |
|
Amgen, Inc. (a) |
3,237,300 |
186,954 |
|
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a) |
1,034,700 |
49,283 |
|
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a) |
596,000 |
10,609 |
|
Celgene Corp. (a) |
4,998,504 |
276,317 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
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Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
HEALTH CARE - continued |
|||
Biotechnology - continued |
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Cephalon, Inc. (a) |
1,035,800 |
$ 79,798 |
|
CSL Ltd. |
4,271,014 |
102,734 |
|
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) |
2,647,750 |
63,970 |
|
Genentech, Inc. (a) |
23,696,949 |
1,964,716 |
|
Genmab AS (a) |
547,800 |
21,368 |
|
Genzyme Corp. (a) |
352,300 |
23,382 |
|
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) |
20,980,094 |
1,072,922 |
|
GTx, Inc. (a) |
1,180,428 |
19,878 |
|
MannKind Corp. (a)(d)(e) |
7,676,769 |
26,331 |
|
MannKind Corp. warrants 8/3/10 (a)(g) |
304,338 |
201 |
|
Martek Biosciences |
562,200 |
17,040 |
|
Medarex, Inc. (a)(d) |
2,289,503 |
12,775 |
|
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a) |
1,626,300 |
107,759 |
|
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (a) |
849,376 |
7,593 |
|
|
4,111,428 |
||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.9% |
|||
Alcon, Inc. |
2,887,500 |
257,536 |
|
Baxter International, Inc. |
2,924,700 |
156,735 |
|
Becton, Dickinson & Co. |
4,034,306 |
275,906 |
|
C.R. Bard, Inc. |
2,559,440 |
215,658 |
|
Covidien Ltd. |
10,084,108 |
365,448 |
|
DENTSPLY International, Inc. |
5,881,574 |
166,096 |
|
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a) |
2,487,511 |
136,689 |
|
Gen-Probe, Inc. (a) |
914,334 |
39,170 |
|
Mindray Medical International Ltd. sponsored ADR (d) |
224,975 |
4,050 |
|
NuVasive, Inc. (a) |
1,335,263 |
46,267 |
|
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd. (H Shares) |
692,000 |
1,053 |
|
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a) |
760,600 |
25,069 |
|
Stryker Corp. (d) |
3,053,550 |
121,989 |
|
Thoratec Corp. (a) |
720,800 |
23,419 |
|
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a) |
1,256,900 |
44,042 |
|
Zoll Medical Corp. (a) |
267,144 |
5,046 |
|
|
1,884,173 |
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Health Care Providers & Services - 0.6% |
|||
athenahealth, Inc. (a) |
200,000 |
7,524 |
|
Genoptix, Inc. (a)(e) |
1,042,357 |
35,524 |
|
Henry Schein, Inc. (a) |
447,300 |
16,411 |
|
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) |
6,043,387 |
253,278 |
|
|
312,737 |
||
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
HEALTH CARE - continued |
|||
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.6% |
|||
Illumina, Inc. (a) |
709,840 |
$ 18,491 |
|
Medivation, Inc. (a)(d)(e) |
1,681,362 |
24,497 |
|
QIAGEN NV (a) |
1,375,600 |
24,156 |
|
Sequenom, Inc. (a)(d) |
485,845 |
9,639 |
|
Techne Corp. |
1,101,580 |
71,074 |
|
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a) |
1,247,000 |
42,485 |
|
Waters Corp. (a) |
2,146,381 |
78,665 |
|
|
269,007 |
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Pharmaceuticals - 6.9% |
|||
Abbott Laboratories |
15,959,883 |
851,779 |
|
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (a) |
1,500,000 |
5,384 |
|
AstraZeneca PLC: |
|
|
|
(United Kingdom) |
2,978,900 |
123,695 |
|
sponsored ADR (d) |
375,600 |
15,411 |
|
Bayer AG |
321,332 |
19,300 |
|
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
11,005,600 |
255,880 |
|
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (a) |
5,578,737 |
144,378 |
|
Johnson & Johnson |
19,011,400 |
1,137,452 |
|
Merck & Co., Inc. |
4,313,550 |
131,132 |
|
Novartis AG sponsored ADR |
963,700 |
47,954 |
|
Novo Nordisk AS Series B |
2,311,025 |
119,790 |
|
Pfizer, Inc. |
9,966,300 |
176,503 |
|
Pronova BioPharma ASA (a) |
8,008,200 |
26,913 |
|
Roche Holding AG (participation certificate) |
1,235,514 |
190,839 |
|
Schering-Plough Corp. |
922,700 |
15,714 |
|
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. |
400,000 |
10,321 |
|
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR |
1,315,900 |
56,018 |
|
Vivus, Inc. (a)(e) |
4,159,373 |
22,128 |
|
|
3,350,591 |
||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE |
9,927,936 |
||
INDUSTRIALS - 5.3% |
|||
Aerospace & Defense - 0.6% |
|||
AeroVironment, Inc. (a)(d) |
882,323 |
32,478 |
|
Axsys Technologies, Inc. (a) |
336,901 |
18,482 |
|
Lockheed Martin Corp. |
2,153,313 |
181,051 |
|
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a) |
612,576 |
27,290 |
|
|
259,301 |
||
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
INDUSTRIALS - continued |
|||
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.9% |
|||
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. |
8,167,225 |
$ 449,442 |
|
Airlines - 0.2% |
|||
Allegiant Travel Co. (a) |
580,000 |
28,171 |
|
Ryanair Holdings PLC sponsored ADR (a) |
2,862,800 |
83,250 |
|
|
111,421 |
||
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.1% |
|||
Covanta Holding Corp. (a) |
2,132,290 |
46,825 |
|
Construction & Engineering - 0.6% |
|||
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a)(e) |
6,204,438 |
298,433 |
|
Electrical Equipment - 0.9% |
|||
Cooper Industries Ltd. Class A |
11,010,641 |
321,841 |
|
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (a)(d)(e) |
2,864,382 |
72,211 |
|
First Solar, Inc. (a) |
127,100 |
17,535 |
|
Sunpower Corp. Class B (a) |
200,600 |
6,106 |
|
Vestas Wind Systems AS (a) |
89,900 |
5,316 |
|
|
423,009 |
||
Industrial Conglomerates - 0.0% |
|||
3M Co. |
216,000 |
12,429 |
|
Machinery - 1.4% |
|||
Danaher Corp. |
7,172,409 |
406,030 |
|
Kennametal, Inc. |
1,021,017 |
22,656 |
|
PACCAR, Inc. (d) |
7,976,341 |
228,123 |
|
SPX Corp. |
945,097 |
38,324 |
|
|
695,133 |
||
Professional Services - 0.2% |
|||
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. |
194,300 |
15,000 |
|
FTI Consulting, Inc. (a) |
555,200 |
24,806 |
|
Robert Half International, Inc. |
1,402,800 |
29,206 |
|
|
69,012 |
||
Road & Rail - 0.4% |
|||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. |
796,000 |
60,265 |
|
Canadian National Railway Co. |
3,223,400 |
118,636 |
|
|
178,901 |
||
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.0% |
|||
Fastenal Co. (d) |
97,400 |
3,394 |
|
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS |
2,547,300 |
||
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 18.6% |
|||
Communications Equipment - 1.7% |
|||
BYD Electronic International Co. Ltd. |
68,342,500 |
$ 24,222 |
|
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) |
1,395,200 |
22,742 |
|
EchoStar Holding Corp. Class A (a) |
270,400 |
4,021 |
|
QUALCOMM, Inc. |
14,770,238 |
529,218 |
|
Research In Motion Ltd. (a) |
5,544,909 |
225,012 |
|
|
805,215 |
||
Computers & Peripherals - 4.0% |
|||
Apple, Inc. (a) |
11,733,437 |
1,001,449 |
|
Dell, Inc. (a) |
5,801,700 |
59,409 |
|
Hewlett-Packard Co. |
20,110,949 |
729,826 |
|
International Business Machines Corp. |
1,454,600 |
122,419 |
|
Logitech International SA (a) |
1,871,800 |
29,163 |
|
|
1,942,266 |
||
Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.5% |
|||
Amphenol Corp. Class A (e) |
9,325,012 |
223,614 |
|
BYD Co. Ltd. (H Shares) |
14,353,500 |
23,650 |
|
FLIR Systems, Inc. (a)(e) |
9,689,108 |
297,262 |
|
Itron, Inc. (a) |
88,900 |
5,666 |
|
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)(e) |
2,501,200 |
168,581 |
|
National Instruments Corp. |
253,514 |
6,176 |
|
|
724,949 |
||
Internet Software & Services - 4.4% |
|||
Baidu.com, Inc. sponsored ADR (a) |
119,000 |
15,538 |
|
Constant Contact, Inc. (a)(d) |
1,294,483 |
17,152 |
|
Google, Inc. Class A (sub. vtg.) (a) |
5,945,976 |
1,829,280 |
|
NHN Corp. (a) |
237,049 |
24,991 |
|
Open Text Corp. (a) |
890,700 |
27,079 |
|
Sohu.com, Inc. (a)(e) |
2,414,800 |
114,317 |
|
Telecity Group PLC (a) |
212,100 |
549 |
|
Tencent Holdings Ltd. |
8,053,400 |
52,328 |
|
VeriSign, Inc. (a) |
2,994,213 |
57,130 |
|
|
2,138,364 |
||
IT Services - 3.4% |
|||
Accenture Ltd. Class A |
12,949,300 |
424,608 |
|
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. |
283,700 |
11,161 |
|
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (a) |
550,000 |
9,933 |
|
CyberSource Corp. (a) |
1,512,351 |
18,133 |
|
Fiserv, Inc. (a) |
150,000 |
5,456 |
|
Global Payments, Inc. |
346,500 |
11,362 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
|||
IT Services - continued |
|||
Hewitt Associates, Inc. Class A (a) |
869,500 |
$ 24,676 |
|
MasterCard, Inc. Class A |
3,170,341 |
453,137 |
|
The Western Union Co. |
8,829,668 |
126,617 |
|
Visa, Inc. |
11,055,793 |
579,876 |
|
|
1,664,959 |
||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.3% |
|||
Intel Corp. |
2,341,750 |
34,330 |
|
International Rectifier Corp. (a) |
425,000 |
5,738 |
|
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (a) |
123,200 |
1,554 |
|
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. |
187,410 |
68,141 |
|
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. sponsored ADR |
1,924,600 |
15,204 |
|
Xilinx, Inc. |
653,600 |
11,647 |
|
|
136,614 |
||
Software - 3.3% |
|||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (a) |
27,263,564 |
235,557 |
|
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) |
11,783,608 |
250,873 |
|
Ansys, Inc. (a) |
563,338 |
15,711 |
|
Autonomy Corp. PLC (a) |
1,919,153 |
27,106 |
|
BMC Software, Inc. (a) |
2,334,950 |
62,834 |
|
Concur Technologies, Inc. (a)(d)(e) |
2,758,300 |
90,527 |
|
McAfee, Inc. (a) |
7,161,235 |
247,564 |
|
Nintendo Co. Ltd. |
372,300 |
142,219 |
|
Oracle Corp. (a) |
15,500,600 |
274,826 |
|
Quality Systems, Inc. (d)(e) |
1,623,685 |
70,825 |
|
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) |
4,050,382 |
129,653 |
|
Solera Holdings, Inc. (a) |
347,523 |
8,375 |
|
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (a) |
2,092,354 |
41,246 |
|
|
1,597,316 |
||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
9,009,683 |
||
MATERIALS - 5.0% |
|||
Chemicals - 0.9% |
|||
Ecolab, Inc. |
4,760,663 |
167,337 |
|
Monsanto Co. |
2,643,665 |
185,982 |
|
Praxair, Inc. |
1,326,720 |
78,754 |
|
|
432,073 |
||
Metals & Mining - 4.1% |
|||
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. |
571,800 |
29,499 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
MATERIALS - continued |
|||
Metals & Mining - continued |
|||
B2Gold Corp. |
98,200 |
$ 37 |
|
B2Gold Corp. (f) |
5,000,000 |
1,890 |
|
Barrick Gold Corp. |
76,600 |
2,815 |
|
Eldorado Gold Corp. (a) |
13,044,479 |
103,460 |
|
Franco-Nevada Corp. (d)(e) |
7,511,900 |
131,383 |
|
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B |
234,600 |
5,734 |
|
Gerdau SA sponsored ADR |
3,772,600 |
24,899 |
|
Goldcorp, Inc. |
18,382,683 |
580,021 |
|
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (a)(e) |
20,008,800 |
53,776 |
|
Kinross Gold Corp. |
19,699,579 |
364,297 |
|
Newcrest Mining Ltd. |
11,043,226 |
268,120 |
|
Nucor Corp. |
1,229,600 |
56,808 |
|
Randgold Resources Ltd. sponsored ADR |
3,862,607 |
169,646 |
|
Red Back Mining, Inc. (a)(e) |
18,934,000 |
133,676 |
|
Red Back Mining, Inc. (a)(e)(f) |
592,400 |
4,182 |
|
Royal Gold, Inc. |
1,116,733 |
54,954 |
|
United States Steel Corp. |
401,400 |
14,932 |
|
|
2,000,129 |
||
TOTAL MATERIALS |
2,432,202 |
||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.5% |
|||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.1% |
|||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. |
9,000 |
50,465 |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.4% |
|||
America Movil SAB de CV Series L sponsored ADR |
3,317,400 |
102,806 |
|
Bharti Airtel Ltd. (a) |
6,078,093 |
89,679 |
|
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. |
8,233 |
16,192 |
|
Vodafone Group PLC sponsored ADR |
276,400 |
5,650 |
|
|
214,327 |
||
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES |
264,792 |
||
UTILITIES - 0.2% |
|||
Electric Utilities - 0.1% |
|||
E.ON AG sponsored ADR |
464,600 |
18,932 |
|
FirstEnergy Corp. |
327,000 |
15,886 |
|
|
34,818 |
||
Multi-Utilities - 0.1% |
|||
YTL Corp. Bhd |
20,877,500 |
42,750 |
|
Common Stocks - continued |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
UTILITIES - continued |
|||
Water Utilities - 0.0% |
|||
YTL Power International BHD |
34,795 |
$ 19 |
|
TOTAL UTILITIES |
77,587 |
||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $45,003,673) |
45,611,578 |
||
Preferred Stocks - 0.1% |
|||
|
|
|
|
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.1% |
|||
FINANCIALS - 0.0% |
|||
Diversified Financial Services - 0.0% |
|||
Ning, Inc. Series D 8.00% (g) |
4,021,166 |
15,803 |
|
HEALTH CARE - 0.0% |
|||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.0% |
|||
superDimension Ltd. (a)(g) |
698,064 |
10,471 |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.0% |
|||
Fluidigm Corp. (g) |
4,389,865 |
8,780 |
|
TOTAL HEALTH CARE |
19,251 |
||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.1% |
|||
Internet Software & Services - 0.0% |
|||
Digg, Inc. Series C, 8.00% (g) |
410,013 |
3,075 |
|
Software - 0.1% |
|||
Trion World Network, Inc. 8.00% (g) |
3,950,196 |
21,691 |
|
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
24,766 |
||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS |
59,820 |
||
Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 0.0% |
|||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.0% |
|||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.0% |
|||
Slide, Inc. Series D (a)(g) |
6,861,467 |
8,508 |
|
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $118,586) |
68,328 |
||
Money Market Funds - 6.7% |
|||
Shares |
Value (000s) |
||
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.06% (b) |
3,020,837,112 |
$ 3,020,837 |
|
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.87% (b)(c) |
243,159,648 |
243,160 |
|
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS (Cost $3,263,997) |
3,263,997 |
||
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 101.0% (Cost $48,386,256) |
48,943,903 |
||
NET OTHER ASSETS - (1.0)% |
(493,913) |
||
NET ASSETS - 100% |
$ 48,449,990 |
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. |
(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan. |
(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end. |
(e) Affiliated company |
(f) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $6,072,000 or 0.0% of net assets. |
(g) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $99,455,000 or 0.2% of net assets. |
Additional information on each holding is as follows: |
Security |
Acquisition Date |
Acquisition Cost (000s) |
Digg, Inc. Series C, 8.00% |
9/23/08 |
$ 4,317 |
Fluidigm Corp. |
10/9/07 |
$ 17,559 |
MannKind Corp. warrants 8/3/10 |
8/3/05 |
$ 8 |
Ning, Inc. Series D 8.00% |
3/19/08 |
$ 28,751 |
Slide, Inc. Series D |
1/14/08 |
$ 31,308 |
superDimension Ltd. |
2/27/08 - 5/22/08 |
$ 14,960 |
The Weinstein Co. Holdings, LLC Class A-1 |
10/19/05 |
$ 41,234 |
Trion World Network, Inc. 8.00% |
8/22/08 |
$ 21,691 |
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 |
$ 139,568 |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund |
16,862 |
Total |
$ 156,430 |
Other Affiliated Issuers |
An affiliated company is a company in which the fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows: |
Affiliates |
Value, beginning of period |
Purchases |
Sales |
Dividend |
Value, |
Activision, Inc. |
$ 172,548 |
$ - |
$ - |
$ - |
$ - |
Amphenol Corp. Class A |
380,392 |
61,230 |
10,048 |
542 |
223,614 |
Aruba Networks, Inc. |
60,348 |
- |
19,710 |
- |
- |
Bankrate, Inc. |
57,083 |
30,462 |
48,632 |
- |
- |
California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. |
24,851 |
- |
16,354 |
- |
- |
CommVault Systems, Inc. |
90,994 |
- |
54,509 |
- |
- |
Concur Technologies, Inc. |
- |
144,066 |
29,052 |
- |
90,527 |
Constant Contact, Inc. |
31,951 |
10,409 |
15,255 |
- |
- |
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. |
- |
157,646 |
- |
- |
72,211 |
FLIR Systems, Inc. |
230,479 |
87,544 |
9,964 |
- |
297,262 |
Franco-Nevada Corp. |
57,904 |
66,550 |
- |
1,307 |
131,383 |
Genoptix, Inc. |
- |
40,098 |
4,852 |
- |
35,524 |
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. |
180,740 |
29,570 |
- |
- |
53,776 |
J. Crew Group, Inc. |
285,015 |
13,330 |
- |
- |
76,063 |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. |
689,372 |
131,552 |
158,897 |
- |
298,433 |
MannKind Corp. |
52,987 |
3,718 |
589 |
- |
26,331 |
Medarex, Inc. |
70,594 |
- |
27,540 |
- |
- |
Medivation, Inc. |
9,127 |
25,235 |
5,636 |
- |
24,497 |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. |
140,384 |
123,180 |
- |
- |
168,581 |
NightHawk Radiology Holdings, Inc. |
33,732 |
- |
24,264 |
- |
- |
Noble Energy, Inc. |
568,817 |
206,705 |
28,328 |
5,318 |
481,290 |
Petroplus Holdings AG |
320,482 |
- |
4,280 |
4,004 |
80,124 |
Quality Systems, Inc. |
- |
66,283 |
- |
705 |
70,825 |
Red Back Mining, Inc. |
43,667 |
92,944 |
- |
- |
137,858 |
Affiliates |
Value, beginning of period |
Purchases |
Sales |
Dividend |
Value, |
Sapient Corp. |
$ 63,116 |
$ - |
$ 46,723 |
$ - |
$ - |
Silver Bear Resources, Inc. |
6,739 |
- |
252 |
- |
- |
Sohu.com, Inc. |
- |
167,068 |
- |
- |
114,317 |
Susser Holdings Corp. |
29,557 |
- |
- |
- |
19,162 |
Tim Hortons, Inc. |
355,194 |
30,398 |
- |
3,438 |
304,929 |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
71,725 |
17 |
- |
- |
85,000 |
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. |
49,252 |
28,934 |
50,243 |
- |
- |
VeriFone Holdings, Inc. |
156,026 |
11,639 |
110,612 |
- |
- |
VeriSign, Inc. |
340,746 |
46,928 |
183,143 |
- |
- |
VistaPrint Ltd. |
108,774 |
33,574 |
98,442 |
- |
- |
Vivus, Inc. |
- |
32,829 |
- |
- |
22,128 |
Total |
$ 4,682,596 |
$ 1,641,909 |
$ 947,325 |
$ 15,314 |
$ 2,813,835 |
Other Information |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2008, involving the Fund's assets carried at 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 tables below, please refer to the Security 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 |
$ 48,943,903 |
$ 45,836,720 |
$ 2,779,444 |
$ 327,739 |
The following is a reconciliation of assets for which Level 3 inputs were used in determining value: |
(Amounts in thousands) |
Investments in Securities |
Beginning Balance |
$ 58,793 |
Total Realized Gain (Loss) |
- |
Total Unrealized Gain (Loss) |
(49,693) |
Cost of Purchases |
318,639 |
Proceeds of Sales |
- |
Amortization/Accretion |
- |
Transfer in/out of Level 3 |
- |
Ending Balance |
$ 327,739 |
The information used in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any Investment Securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represents either the beginning value (for transfers in), or the ending value (for transfers out) of any Security or Instrument where a change in the pricing level occurred from the beginning to the end of the period. |
Distribution of investments by country of issue, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows: (Unaudited) |
United States of America |
81.4% |
Canada |
5.6% |
Bermuda |
2.8% |
Switzerland |
2.6% |
United Kingdom |
1.7% |
Netherlands Antilles |
1.2% |
Others (individually less than 1%) |
4.7% |
|
100.0% |
Income Tax Information |
At December 31, 2008, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $2,830,501,000 all of which will expire on December 31, 2016. |
The fund intends to elect to defer to its fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 approximately $2,533,699,000 of losses recognized during the period November 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Annual Report
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) |
December 31, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $239,853) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $41,635,126) |
$ 42,866,071 |
|
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $3,263,997) |
3,263,997 |
|
Other affiliated issuers (cost $3,487,133) |
2,813,835 |
|
Total Investments (cost $48,386,256) |
|
$ 48,943,903 |
Foreign currency held at value (cost $8,342) |
|
8,303 |
Receivable for investments sold |
|
8,963 |
Receivable for fund shares sold |
|
110,855 |
Dividends receivable |
|
69,082 |
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds |
|
4,101 |
Prepaid expenses |
|
670 |
Other receivables |
|
1,346 |
Total assets |
|
49,147,223 |
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
Payable for investments purchased |
$ 289,430 |
|
Payable for fund shares redeemed |
122,748 |
|
Distributions payable |
369 |
|
Accrued management fee |
29,927 |
|
Other affiliated payables |
9,479 |
|
Other payables and accrued expenses |
2,120 |
|
Collateral on securities loaned, at value |
243,160 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
697,233 |
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
$ 48,449,990 |
Net Assets consist of: |
|
|
Paid in capital |
|
$ 53,877,297 |
Undistributed net investment income |
|
15,798 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions |
|
(6,000,099) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies |
|
556,994 |
Net Assets |
|
$ 48,449,990 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts) |
December 31, 2008 |
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|
|
|
Contrafund: |
|
$ 45.26 |
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|
|
Class K: |
|
$ 45.23 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Amounts in thousands |
Year ended December 31, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
Investment Income |
|
|
Dividends (including $15,314 earned from other affiliated issuers) |
|
$ 722,816 |
Interest |
|
912 |
Income from Fidelity Central Funds |
|
156,430 |
Total income |
|
880,158 |
|
|
|
Expenses |
|
|
Management fee |
$ 373,154 |
|
Performance adjustment |
125,382 |
|
Transfer agent fees |
121,828 |
|
Accounting and security lending fees |
2,868 |
|
Custodian fees and expenses |
2,806 |
|
Independent trustees' compensation |
323 |
|
Depreciation in deferred trustee compensation account |
(9) |
|
Registration fees |
638 |
|
Audit |
304 |
|
Legal |
361 |
|
Miscellaneous |
4,532 |
|
Total expenses before reductions |
632,187 |
|
Expense reductions |
(4,271) |
627,916 |
Net investment income (loss) |
|
252,242 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: |
|
|
Investment securities: |
|
|
Unaffiliated issuers |
(5,379,614) |
|
Other affiliated issuers |
(522,080) |
|
Foreign currency transactions |
(12,292) |
|
Total net realized gain (loss) |
|
(5,913,986) |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Investment securities (net of decrease in deferred foreign taxes of $333) |
(24,064,716) |
|
Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies |
312 |
|
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
|
(24,064,404) |
Net gain (loss) |
|
(29,978,390) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
|
$ (29,726,148) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Amounts in thousands |
Year ended |
Year ended |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets |
|
|
Operations |
|
|
Net investment income (loss) |
$ 252,242 |
$ 498,495 |
Net realized gain (loss) |
(5,913,986) |
5,069,480 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(24,064,404) |
7,732,793 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting |
(29,726,148) |
13,300,768 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income |
(228,923) |
(460,400) |
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain |
(717,940) |
(4,689,324) |
Total distributions |
(946,863) |
(5,149,724) |
Share transactions - net increase (decrease) |
(2,020,966) |
4,416,651 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets |
(32,693,977) |
12,567,695 |
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
|
Beginning of period |
81,143,967 |
68,576,272 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $15,798 and undistributed net investment income of $37,973, respectively) |
$ 48,449,990 |
$ 81,143,967 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Years ended December 31, |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
Selected Per-Share Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 73.11 |
$ 65.21 |
$ 64.76 |
$ 56.74 |
$ 49.35 |
Income from Investment Operations |
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss) B |
.23 |
.48 |
.41 |
.27 |
.04 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(27.22) |
12.34 |
6.92 |
8.95 |
7.40 |
Total from investment operations |
(26.99) |
12.82 |
7.33 |
9.22 |
7.44 |
Distributions from net investment income |
(.21) |
(.44) |
(.39) |
(.23) |
(.05) |
Distributions from net realized gain |
(.65) |
(4.48) |
(6.49) |
(.97) |
- |
Total distributions |
(.86) |
(4.92) |
(6.88) |
(1.20) |
(.05) |
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 45.26 |
$ 73.11 |
$ 65.21 |
$ 64.76 |
$ 56.74 |
Total Return A |
(37.16)% |
19.78% |
11.54% |
16.23% |
15.07% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets C, E |
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before reductions |
.95% |
.89% |
.90% |
.91% |
.94% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.95% |
.89% |
.90% |
.91% |
.94% |
Expenses net of all reductions |
.94% |
.89% |
.89% |
.88% |
.92% |
Net investment income (loss) |
.37% |
.68% |
.62% |
.46% |
.08% |
Supplemental Data |
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|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ 45,149 |
$ 81,144 |
$ 68,576 |
$ 60,143 |
$ 44,477 |
Portfolio turnover rate D |
78% |
56% |
76% |
60% |
64% |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
C 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.
D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class 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 brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Year ended December 31, |
2008 G |
Selected Per-Share Data |
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 68.59 |
Income from Investment Operations |
|
Net investment income (loss) D |
.22 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
(23.30) |
Total from investment operations |
(23.08) |
Distributions from net investment income |
(.28) |
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 45.23 |
Total Return B, C |
(33.63)% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E, H |
|
Expenses before reductions |
.82% A |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any |
.82%A |
Expenses net of all reductions |
.82%A |
Net investment income (loss) |
.75%A |
Supplemental Data |
|
Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ 3,301 |
Portfolio turnover rate F |
78% |
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 For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2008.
H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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For the period ended December 31, 2008
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Contrafund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Contrafund (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund was closed to most new accounts effective the close of business April 28, 2006 and reopened after the close of business on Monday, December 15, 2008. On January 17, 2008, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved the creation of an additional class of shares. The Fund commenced sale of Class K shares and the existing class was designated Contrafund on May 9, 2008. After the commencement of Class K, the fund began offering conversion privileges between Contrafund and Class K to eligible shareholders of Contrafund. The Fund offers Contrafund and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions also differ by class.
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 SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's 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, 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:
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. Wherever possible, the Fund uses independent pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees to value its investments.
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. 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. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. 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.
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 significant market or security specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality, and developments in foreign markets which are monitored by evaluating the performance of ADRs, futures contracts and exchange-traded funds. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and may be utilized to a significant extent. The value of securities used for net asset value (NAV) calculation under these procedures may differ from published prices for the same securities.
The Fund is subject to the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" (SFAS 157), effective with the beginning of the Fund's fiscal year. SFAS 157 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the hierarchy under SFAS 157 are described below:
Level 1 |
Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2 |
Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others. |
Level 3 |
Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or deemed less relevant (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and would be based on the best information available. |
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Security Valuation - continued
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy.
The aggregate value by input level, as of December 31, 2008, for the Fund's investments, as well as a reconciliation of assets for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
Foreign Currency. The Fund uses foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. 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 rate 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, 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 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. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.
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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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 under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and filing its U.S. federal tax return. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. The Fund is subject to the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainties in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. A Fund's federal tax return is subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.
Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Fund will claim a portion of the payment made to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for income tax purposes.
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 foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment companies (PFIC), partnerships, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation |
$ 6,633,556 |
Unrealized depreciation |
(6,712,462) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(78,906) |
Undistributed ordinary income |
15,083 |
Capital loss carryforward |
(2,830,501) |
|
|
Cost for federal income tax purposes |
$ 49,022,809 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
|
December 31, 2008 |
December 31, 2007 |
Ordinary Income |
$ 228,923 |
$ 554,573 |
Long-term Capital Gains |
717,940 |
4,595,151 |
Total |
$ 946,863 |
$ 5,149,724 |
4. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. FMR has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (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.
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4. Operating Policies - continued
Restricted Securities. The Fund 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 the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term and U.S. government securities, aggregated $51,164,719 and $48,198,408, respectively.
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 .30% 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. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of the retail class of the Fund, Contrafund, as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .75% of the Fund's average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued
Transfer Agent Fees - continued
Contrafund. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of .05% of Class K's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, each class paid the following transfer agent fees:
|
Amount |
% of |
Contrafund |
$ 121,508 |
.18 |
Class K |
320 |
.05* |
|
$ 121,828 |
|
* Annualized
Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.
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 $467 for the period.
7. Committed Line of Credit.
The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR in a $4.2 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $146 and is reflected in Miscellaneous Expense on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.
8. Security Lending.
The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the 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 the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation
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8. Security Lending - continued
to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less fees and expenses associated with the loan, plus any premium payments that may be received on the loan of certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Net income from lending portfolio securities during the period amounted to $16,862.
9. Expense Reductions.
FMR voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of Contrafund's operating expenses. During the period, this reimbursement reduced the class' expenses by $13.
Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $3,099 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian and each class' transfer agent, 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 $50. During the period, credits reduced each class' transfer agent expense as noted in the table below.
|
Transfer Agent |
Contrafund |
$ 1,108 |
Class K |
1 |
|
$ 1,109 |
10. 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.
In December 2006, the Independent Trustees, with the assistance of independent counsel, completed an investigation regarding gifts, gratuities and business entertainment provided by certain brokers to certain individuals who were employed on FMR's
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
10. Other - continued
domestic equity trading desk during the period 2002 to 2004. The Independent Trustees and FMR agreed that, despite the absence of proof that the Fidelity mutual funds experienced diminished execution quality as a result of the improper receipt of gifts and business entertainment, the conduct at issue was serious and was worthy of redress. Accordingly, the Independent Trustees requested, and FMR agreed to make, a payment of $42 million plus accrued interest, which equaled approximately $7.3 million, to certain Fidelity mutual funds.
In March 2008, the Trustees approved a method for allocating this payment among the funds and, in total, FMR paid the fund $3,966, which is recorded in the accompanying Statement of Operations.
In a related administrative order dated March 5, 2008, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced a settlement with FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (an affiliate of FMR) involving the SEC's regulatory rules for investment advisers and the improper receipt of gifts, gratuities and business entertainment. Without admitting or denying the SEC's findings, FMR agreed to pay an $8 million civil penalty to the United States Treasury.
During the period, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. and certain of its affiliates (LBHI) sought protection under the insolvency laws of their jurisdictions of organization, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan. At the time LBHI's insolvency proceedings were instituted, the Fund had outstanding securities trades with counterparties affiliated with LBHI. As a result of the insolvency proceedings, LBHI is unable to fulfill its commitments and, in certain cases, the Fund may have terminated its trades and related agreements with the relevant entities and, where appropriate, is in the process of initiating claims for damages. FMR believes that the financial impact to the Fund relating to the terminated trades and agreements is immaterial.
11. Distributions to Shareholders.
Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:
Years ended December 31, |
2008 A |
2007 |
From net investment income |
|
|
Contrafund |
$ 208,629 |
$ 460,400 |
Class K |
20,294 |
- |
Total |
$ 228,923 |
$ 460,400 |
From net realized gain |
|
|
Contrafund |
$ 717,940 |
$ 4,689,324 |
A Distributions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2008.
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12. Share Transactions.
Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:
|
Shares |
Dollars |
||
Years ended December 31, |
2008 A |
2007 |
2008 A |
2007 |
Contrafund |
|
|
|
|
Shares sold |
153,230 |
152,510 |
$ 9,211,642 |
$ 10,836,141 |
Conversion to Class K |
(71,716) |
- |
(3,520,561) |
- |
Reinvestment of distributions |
15,647 |
69,556 |
906,942 |
5,046,930 |
Shares redeemed |
(209,487) |
(163,926) |
(12,197,066) |
(11,466,420) |
Net increase (decrease) |
(112,326) |
58,140 |
$ (5,599,043) |
$ 4,416,651 |
Class K |
|
|
|
|
Shares sold |
3,604 |
- |
$ 167,149 |
$ - |
Conversion from Contrafund |
71,676 |
- |
3,520,561 |
- |
Reinvestment of distributions |
462 |
- |
20,294 |
- |
Shares redeemed |
(2,773) |
- |
(129,927) |
- |
Net increase (decrease) |
72,969 |
- |
$ 3,578,077 |
$ - |
A Share transactions for Class K are for the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to December 31, 2008.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Contrafund and the Shareholders of Fidelity Contrafund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Contrafund (a fund of Fidelity Contrafund) at December 31, 2008, the results of its operations for the periods indicated, the changes in its net assets for each of the periods indicated and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Contrafund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2008 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 19, 2009
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The Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for Edward C. Johnson 3d and James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 222 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Messrs. Johnson and Curvey oversee 380 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
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) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Member hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and 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.
Each fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
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Edward C. Johnson 3d (78) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 1984 Mr. Johnson is Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of FIL Limited. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as President of FMR LLC (2006-2007). |
James C. Curvey (73) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a
Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006- |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR. FMR Corp. merged with and into FMR LLC on October 1, 2007. Any references to FMR LLC for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
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Dennis J. Dirks (60) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) (1999-2003). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) (1999-2003) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) (1999-2003). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008), as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003) and Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003). Currently, Mr. Dirks serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Brookville Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present). |
Alan J. Lacy (55) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (a private equity firm). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (global pharmaceuticals, 2007-present). Mr. Lacy is a Trustee of the National Parks Conservation Association and The Field Museum of Natural History. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (64) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach is an Advisory Partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment firm). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. He also is a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). |
Joseph Mauriello (64) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 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 firm, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd. (global insurance and re-insurance company, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-present). He also served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
Cornelia M. Small (64) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member of the Investment Committee, and Chair (2008-present) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson of the Investment Committee (2002-2008) of Smith College and as Co-Chair (2000-2003) of the Annual Fund for the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. In addition, she served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. |
William S. Stavropoulos (69) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President (1993-2000; 2002-2003), CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, he is a Director of Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment firm, 2005-present). He is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
David M. Thomas (59) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 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). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products holding company), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (58) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Mr. Wiley also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). He serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production company, 2005-present). In addition, he also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting firm, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment firm), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services company, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production company, 2001-2005). |
Advisory Board Member and Executive Officers**:
Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
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Peter S. Lynch (64) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR, and Vice Chairman (2001-present) and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as a Trustee of the Fidelity funds (1990-2003). In addition, he serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006). |
Kenneth B. Robins (39) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004). |
Walter C. Donovan (46) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Vice President of Fidelity's Equity Funds. Mr. Donovan also serves as President of FMR and FMR Co., Inc., and Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2007-present). Previously, Mr. Donovan served as Executive Vice President of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2005-2007) and Senior Vice President of FMR (2003-2005) and FMR Co., Inc. (2004-2005). |
Bruce T. Herring (43) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as Group Chief Investments Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds. |
Scott C. Goebel (40) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present); Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC; Chief Legal Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). |
John B. McGinty, Jr. (46) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. McGinty is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Mr. McGinty also serves as Senior Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Legal Officer of FDC (2007-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. McGinty practiced law at Ropes & Gray, LLP. |
Holly C. Laurent (54) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Laurent is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Laurent was Senior Vice President and Head of Legal for Fidelity Business Services India Pvt. Ltd. (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Group Head for FMR LLC (2005-2006). |
Christine Reynolds (50) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. She served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS from 2007 through July 2008. Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Reynolds worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) (1980-2002), where she was an audit partner with PwC's investment management practice. |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (61) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Rathgeber is Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (47) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Mehrmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Adrien E. Deberghes (41) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005). |
Robert G. Byrnes (42) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Byrnes is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Byrnes served as Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2003-2005). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Byrnes worked at Deutsche Asset Management where he served as Vice President of the Investment Operations Group (2000-2003). |
Paul M. Murphy (61) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Murphy is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity Funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (50) |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005). |
** FMR Corp. merged with and into FMR LLC on October 1, 2007. Any references to FMR LLC for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.
Annual Report
K Class designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.
K Class designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2009 of amounts for use in preparing 2008 income tax returns.
Annual Report
A special meeting of the fund's shareholders was held on May 14, 2008. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposals before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1 |
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To elect a Board of Trustees.A |
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# of |
% of |
James C. Curvey |
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Affirmative |
39,846,222,733.67 |
95.475 |
Withheld |
1,888,670,465.66 |
4.525 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Dennis J. Dirks |
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Affirmative |
39,979,631,301.91 |
95.794 |
Withheld |
1,755,261,897.42 |
4.206 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Edward C. Johnson 3d |
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Affirmative |
39,780,037,081.16 |
95.316 |
Withheld |
1,954,856,118.17 |
4.684 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Alan J. Lacy |
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Affirmative |
39,956,311,889.69 |
95.738 |
Withheld |
1,778,581,309.64 |
4.262 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Ned C. Lautenbach |
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Affirmative |
39,953,914,015.23 |
95.733 |
Withheld |
1,780,979,184.10 |
4.267 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Joseph Mauriello |
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Affirmative |
39,950,443,870.38 |
95.724 |
Withheld |
1,784,449,328.95 |
4.276 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Cornelia M. Small |
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Affirmative |
39,962,184,213.65 |
95.752 |
Withheld |
1,772,708,985.68 |
4.248 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
William S. Stavropoulos |
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Affirmative |
39,840,021,047.17 |
95.460 |
Withheld |
1,894,872,152.16 |
4.540 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
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# of |
% of |
David M. Thomas |
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Affirmative |
39,964,931,571.22 |
95.759 |
Withheld |
1,769,961,628.11 |
4.241 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
Michael E. Wiley |
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Affirmative |
39,953,080,715.70 |
95.731 |
Withheld |
1,781,812,483.63 |
4.269 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
PROPOSAL 2 |
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To amend the Declaration of Trust to reduce the required quorum for future shareholder meetings.A |
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# of |
% of |
Affirmative |
27,037,561,266.55 |
64.784 |
Against |
7,285,785,439.60 |
17.457 |
Abstain |
1,777,270,912.26 |
4.259 |
Broker |
5,634,275,580.92 |
13.500 |
TOTAL |
41,734,893,199.33 |
100.000 |
PROPOSAL 3 |
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A shareholder proposal concerning "oversight procedures to screen out investments in companies that, in the judgement of the Board, substantially contribute to genocide, patterns of extraordinary and egregious violations of human rights, or crimes against humanity." The fund did not achieve quorum with respect to this proposal, and therefore no action was taken at the meeting and subsequent adjournments. Because sufficient votes in favor of the proposal were not received, on June 18, 2008, the proxies in their discretion determined not to adjourn the meeting further on this item. |
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A Denotes trust-wide proposal and voting results. |
Annual Report
Fidelity Contrafund
Each year, typically in July, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly and, acting directly and through its separate committees, requests and receives information concerning, and considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to, its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. At the time of the renewal, the Board had 12 standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts.
At its July 2008 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expenses; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders. The Board also approved agreements with foreign sub-advisers Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. and Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, as well as amendments to the fund's agreement with Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.
In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor noted above, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services. The Board further considered that Fidelity voluntarily pays for market data out of its own resources.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that Fidelity has taken a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure the investment research teams; (ii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fees on Fidelity's Institutional Money Market Funds and launching Class IV and Institutional Class of certain of these funds; (iii) reducing the transfer agent fees for the Fidelity Select Portfolios and Investor Class of the VIP funds; and (iv) launching Class K of 29 equity funds as a lower-fee class available to certain employer-sponsored retirement plans.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance, as well as the fund's relative investment performance measured against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a custom peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2007, the fund's cumulative total returns, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a custom peer group of mutual funds defined by FMR based on categories assigned by Morningstar, Inc. (The fund did not offer Class K as of December 31, 2007.) The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten number noted below each chart corresponds to the percentile box and represents the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the fund. The fund's custom peer group, defined by FMR, is a peer group that FMR believes provides a more meaningful performance comparison than the peer group assigned by Morningstar, Inc., which assigns mutual funds to categories based on their investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.
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Fidelity Contrafund
The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of the fund was in the first quartile for all the periods shown. The Board also stated that the investment performance of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for all the periods shown.
The Board also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board realizes that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.
The Board considered that FMR has taken steps to refocus and strengthen equity research, equity portfolio management, and compliance.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared. The Board also considered supplemental information about how the fund's management fee and total expenses ranked relative to groups based on Lipper classifications, which take into account a fund's market capitalization and style.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 9% means that 91% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2007. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's positive performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.
In connection with the renewal of the fund's management contract, the Board also approved non-material amendments to the fund's management contract to clarify certain provisions regarding the calculation of the fund's performance adjustment.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of the fund's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund expenses, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. The fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
The Board noted that the fund's total expenses ranked below its competitive median for 2007.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's total expenses were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of the results of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
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Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board also considered that although the fund is partially closed to new investors, it continues to incur investment management expenses, and marketing and distribution expenses related to the retention of existing shareholders and assets. The Board further noted that the fund may continue to realize benefits from the group fee structure, even though assets may not be expected to grow significantly at the fund level. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board further concluded that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends and actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year; (iii) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, the profitability of certain fund service providers, and profitability trends for certain funds; (iv) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and key personnel, including its effects on fund profitability and the extent to which portfolio manager compensation is linked to fund performance; (v) Fidelity's fee structures and rationale for recommending different fees among categories of funds; and (vi) Fidelity's rationale for recommending which funds should have a performance adjustment component as part of their management fees.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Fidelity offers several ways to conveniently manage your personal investments via your telephone or PC. You can access your account information, conduct trades and research your investments 24 hours a day.
By Phone
Fidelity Automated Service Telephone provides a single toll-free number to access account balances, positions, quotes and trading. It's easy to navigate the service, and on your first call, the system will help you create a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
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Fidelity Automated
Service Telephone (FAST®)
1-800-544-5555
Press
For mutual fund and brokerage trading.
For quotes.*
For account balances and holdings.
To review orders and mutual
fund activity.
To change your PIN.
To speak to a Fidelity representative.
By PC
Fidelity's web site on the Internet provides a wide range of information, including daily financial news, fund performance, interactive planning tools and news about Fidelity products and services.
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Fidelity's Web Site
www.fidelity.com
* When you call the quotes line, please remember that a fund's yield and return will vary and, except for money market funds, share price will also vary. This means that you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. There is no assurance that money market funds will be able to maintain a stable $1 share price; an investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Total returns are historical and include changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and the effects of any sales charges.
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(such as changing name, address, bank, etc.)
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Buying shares
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Attn: Distribution Services
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Covington, KY 41015
Selling shares
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General Correspondence
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For Retirement
Accounts
Buying shares
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
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Selling shares
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0035
Overnight Express
Fidelity Investments
Attn: Distribution Services
100 Crosby Parkway - KC1H
Covington, KY 41015
General Correspondence
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 500
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Advisers
FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.
Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited
Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited
FIL Investment Advisors
FIL Investment Advisors
(U.K.) Ltd.
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agents
Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Fidelity Service Company, Inc. Boston, MA
Custodian
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Boston, MA
CON-K-UANN-0209 1.863186.100
Item 2. Code of Ethics
As of the end of the period, December 31, 2008, Fidelity Contrafund (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 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund and Fidelity Contrafund (the "Funds"):
Services Billed by PwC
December 31, 2008 FeesA
|
Audit Fees |
Audit-Related Fees |
Tax Fees |
All Other Fees |
Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund |
$63,000 |
$- |
$3,900 |
$9,300 |
Fidelity Contrafund |
$237,000 |
$- |
$4,700 |
$56,300 |
December 31, 2007 FeesA
|
Audit Fees |
Audit-Related Fees |
Tax Fees |
All Other Fees |
Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund |
$71,000 |
$- |
$2,700 |
$6,400 |
Fidelity Contrafund |
$291,000 |
$- |
$3,800 |
$47,900 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The following table presents fees billed by PwC that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee for services that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds and that are rendered on behalf of Fidelity Management & Research Company ("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 Funds ("Fund Service Providers"):
Services Billed by PwC
|
December 31, 2008A |
December 31, 2007A |
Audit-Related Fees |
$2,340,000 |
$- |
Tax Fees |
$2,000 |
$- |
All Other Fees |
$190,000 |
$215,000 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
"Audit-Related Fees" represent fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the fund audit or the review of the fund's financial statements and that are not reported under Audit Fees.
"Tax Fees" represent fees billed for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund.
"All Other Fees" represent fees billed for assurance services provided to the fund or Fund Service Provider 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.
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The aggregate non-audit fees billed by PwC for services rendered to the Funds, 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 Funds are as follows:
Billed By |
December 31, 2008 A |
December 31, 2007 A |
PwC |
$3,030,000 |
$1,530,000 |
A Amounts may reflect rounding.
The trust's Audit Committee has considered non-audit services that were not pre-approved that were provided by PwC to Fund Service Providers to be compatible with maintaining the independence of PwC in its audit of the Funds, taking into account representations from PwC, in accordance with Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, regarding its independence from the Funds and 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 Service Providers.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The Fidelity fund'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 on a periodic basis.
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 Funds' last two fiscal years relating to services provided to (i) the Funds or (ii) any Fund Service Provider that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds.
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 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 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) |
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) |
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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 Contrafund
By: |
/s/Kenneth B. Robins |
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Kenneth B. Robins |
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President and Treasurer |
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Date: |
February 27, 2009 |
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: |
February 27, 2009 |
By: |
/s/Christine Reynolds |
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Christine Reynolds |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: |
February 27, 2009 |
Exhibit EX-99.CERT
I, Kenneth B. Robins, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Fidelity Contrafund;
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: February 27, 2009
/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 Contrafund;
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: February 27, 2009
/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 Contrafund (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: February 27, 2009
/s/Kenneth B. Robins |
Kenneth B. Robins |
President and Treasurer |
Dated: February 27, 2009
/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.
EXHIBIT EX-99.CODE ETH
FIDELITY FUNDS' CODE OF ETHICS FOR
PRESIDENT, TREASURER AND PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER
I. Purposes of the Code/Covered Officers
This document constitutes the Code of Ethics ("the Code") adopted by the Fidelity Funds (the "Funds") pursuant to the provisions of Rule 30b2-1(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940), which Rule implements Sections 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 with respect to registered investment companies. The Code applies to the Fidelity Funds' President and Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer (the "Covered Officers"). Fidelity's Ethics Office, a part of Fidelity Enterprise Compliance within Risk Oversight, administers the Code.
The purposes of the Code are to deter wrongdoing and to promote, on the part of the Covered Officers:
II. Covered Officers Should Handle Ethically
Actual and Apparent Conflicts of Interest
Overview. A "conflict of interest" occurs when a Covered Officer's private interest interferes with the interests of, or his service to, the Fidelity Funds. For example, a conflict of interest would arise if a Covered Officer, or a member of his family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his position with the Fidelity Funds.
Certain conflicts of interest arise out of the relationships between Covered Officers and the Fidelity Funds and already are subject to conflict of interest provisions in the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Investment Company Act") and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ("Investment Advisers Act"). For example, Covered Officers may not individually engage in certain transactions (such as the purchase or sale of securities or other property) with a Fidelity Fund because of their status as "affiliated persons" of the Fund. Separate compliance programs and procedures of the Fidelity Funds, Fidelity Management & Research Company ("FMR") and the other Fidelity companies are designed to prevent, or identify and correct, violations of these provisions. This Code does not, and is not intended to, repeat or replace these programs and procedures, and such conflicts fall outside of the parameters of this Code.
Although typically not presenting an opportunity for improper personal benefit, conflicts arise from, or as a result of, the contractual relationship between the Fidelity Funds and FMR (or another Fidelity company) of which the Covered Officers are also officers or employees. As a result, this Code recognizes that the Covered Officers will, in the normal course of their duties (whether formally for the Fidelity Funds, FMR or another Fidelity company), be involved in establishing policies and implementing decisions that have different effects on the Fidelity Funds, FMR and other Fidelity companies. The participation of the Covered Officers in such activities is inherent in the contractual relationship between the Fidelity Funds and FMR (or another Fidelity company), and is consistent with the performance by the Covered Officers of their duties as officers of the Fidelity Funds. Thus, if performed in conformity with the provisions of the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act, such activities will be deemed to have been handled ethically. In addition, it is recognized by the Funds' Board of Trustees ("Board") that the Covered Officers also may be officers or employees of one or more other Fidelity Funds covered by this Code.
Other conflicts of interest are covered by the Code, even if such conflicts of interest are not subject to provisions in the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act. The following list provides examples of conflicts of interest under the Code, but Covered Officers should keep in mind that these examples are not exhaustive. The overarching principle is that the personal interest of a Covered Officer should not be placed improperly before the interest of a Fidelity Fund.
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Each Covered Officer must:
With respect to other fact patterns, if a Covered Officer is in doubt, other potential conflict of interest situations should be described immediately to the Fidelity Ethics Office for resolution. Similarly, any questions a Covered Officer has generally regarding the application or interpretation of the Code should be directed to the Fidelity Ethics Office immediately.
III. Disclosure and Compliance
IV. Reporting and Accountability
Each Covered Officer must:
The Fidelity Ethics Office shall take all action it considers appropriate to investigate any actual or potential violations reported to it. Upon completion of the investigation, if necessary, the matter will be reviewed with senior management or other appropriate parties, and a determination will be made as to whether any action should be taken as detailed below. The Covered Officer will be informed of any action determined to be appropriate. The Fidelity Ethics Office will inform the Ethics Oversight Committee of all Code violations and actions taken in response. Without implied limitation, appropriate remedial, disciplinary or preventive action may include a written warning, a letter of censure, suspension, dismissal or, in the event of criminal or other serious violations of law, notification of the SEC or other appropriate law enforcement authorities. Additionally, other legal remedies may be pursued.
The policies and procedures described in the Code do not create any obligations to any person or entity other than the Fidelity Funds. The Code is intended solely for the internal use by the Fidelity Funds and does not constitute a promise, contract or an admission by or on behalf of any Fidelity Fund as to any fact, circumstance, or legal conclusion. The Fidelity Funds, the Fidelity companies and the Fidelity Ethics Officer retain the discretion to decide whether the Code applies to a specific situation, and how it should be interpreted.
V. Oversight
Material violations of this Code will be reported promptly by FMR to the Board's Compliance Committee. In addition, at least once each year, FMR will provide a written report to the Board, which describes any issues arising under the Code since the last report to the Board, including, but not limited to, information about material violations of the Code and action taken in response to the material violations.
VI. Other Policies and Procedures
This Code shall be the sole code of ethics adopted by the Fidelity Funds for purposes of Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and forms applicable to registered investment companies thereunder. Other Fidelity policies or procedures that cover the behavior or activities of Covered Officers are separate requirements applying to the Covered Officers (and others), and are not part of this Code.
VII. Amendments
Any material amendments or changes to this Code must be approved or ratified by a majority vote of the Board, including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Fidelity Funds.
VIII. Records and Confidentiality
Records of any violation of the Code and of the actions taken as a result of such violations will be kept by the Fidelity Ethics Office. All reports and records prepared or maintained pursuant to this Code will be considered confidential and shall be maintained and protected accordingly. Except as otherwise required by law or this Code, such matters shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the Fidelity Ethics Office, the Ethics Oversight Committee, the Board, appropriate personnel at the relevant Fidelity company or companies and the legal counsel of any or all of the foregoing.
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