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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-2105

Fidelity Salem Street Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

245 Summer St., Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip code)

Scott C. Goebel, Secretary

245 Summer St.

Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-563-7000

Date of fiscal year end:

November 30

 

 

Date of reporting period:

November 30, 2013

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

Fidelity®

Strategic Dividend & Income®

Fund

Annual Report

November 30, 2013

(Fidelity Cover Art)


Contents

Performance

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How the fund has done over time.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

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The Portfolio Manager's review of fund performance and strategy.

Shareholder Expense Example

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An example of shareholder expenses.

Investment Changes

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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months.

Investments

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A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.

Financial Statements

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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights.

Notes

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Notes to the financial statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Trustees and Officers

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Distributions

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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/proxyvotingresults or visit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also call 1-800-544-8544 to request a free copy of the proxy voting guidelines.

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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 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, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.

NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE

Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.

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Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' distributions from 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 November 30, 2013

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Life of
fund
A

Fidelity® Strategic Dividend & Income® Fund

17.48%

18.60%

7.08%

A From December 23, 2003.

$10,000 Over Life of Fund

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Strategic Dividend & Income® Fund, a class of the fund, on December 23, 2003, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: The global economic recovery pushed on during the 12-month period ending November 30, 2013, as ongoing monetary policies helped stimulate incremental growth in several key markets. Summer uncertainty over whether or when the U.S. Federal Reserve might begin tapering its sustaining bond-buying program and the potential for a U.S.-led military strike on Syria, along with the government shutdown and a contentious debt-ceiling battle in Washington, couldn't quell investors' upbeat sentiment and willingness to take on more risk in pursuit of higher returns. Among the asset classes that constitute the Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Composite IndexSM, large-cap dividend-paying equities and convertible securities were pushed to the head of the pack by investor demand for riskier assets, with the MSCI® USA High Dividend Yield Index and The BofA Merrill LynchSM All US Convertibles Index advancing 26.74% and 25.14%, respectively. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) experienced a much more muted advance, as the threat of rising interest rates in the latter half of the reporting period dampened the group's strong first-half gain. Accordingly, the FTSE® NAREIT® Equity REITs Index rose 6.06% for the full year. High-quality preferred stocks - which behave more like bonds - were most negatively affected by investors' concern about rising rates, and The BofA Merrill LynchSM Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index returned -2.09%.

Comments from Joanna Bewick, Lead Portfolio Manager of Fidelity® Strategic Dividend & Income® Fund: For the year, the fund's Retail Class shares returned 17.48%, roughly in line with the 17.18% result of the Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Composite IndexSM. Positioning among preferred securities was the most helpful. We chose to underweight these defensive securities since their interest rate sensitivity had the potential to dampen performance in a rising-rate environment. From an absolute perspective, the dividend-paying equities subportfolio - which makes up 50% of the Composite benchmark - was the strongest-performing component of the Composite index, fueled by investors' appetite for income. Given the strong macroeconomic backdrop during the past year, including a healthy corporate sector, we overweighted this strong-performing subportfolio, to the fund's advantage versus its index. Looking at the individual subportfolios, the preferred securities sleeve benefited from exceptional security selection relative to its benchmark. On the flip side, security selection in the convertible securities and dividend-paying equities sleeves dampened relative performance.

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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Shareholder Expense Example

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 (June 1, 2013 to November 30, 2013).

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. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Shareholder Expense Example - continued

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio
B

Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2013

Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2013

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
June 1, 2013
to November 30, 2013

Class A

1.04%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,043.60

$ 5.33

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.85

$ 5.27

Class T

1.30%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,043.00

$ 6.66

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.55

$ 6.58

Class B

1.88%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,038.80

$ 9.61

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,015.64

$ 9.50

Class C

1.80%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,040.20

$ 9.21

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.04

$ 9.10

Strategic Dividend and Income

.76%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,045.60

$ 3.90

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.26

$ 3.85

Institutional Class

.77%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,045.60

$ 3.95

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.21

$ 3.90

A 5% return per year before expenses

B Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Top Ten Investments as of November 30, 2013

(excluding cash equivalents)

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Apple, Inc.

3.3

2.8

Microsoft Corp.

3.0

3.0

Chevron Corp.

2.9

3.0

Procter & Gamble Co.

2.3

2.0

Johnson & Johnson

2.1

2.0

Exxon Mobil Corp.

1.8

1.3

Simon Property Group, Inc.

1.6

1.5

Cisco Systems, Inc.

1.6

1.4

The Coca-Cola Co.

1.4

1.5

Merck & Co., Inc.

1.4

1.5

 

21.4

Top Five Market Sectors as of November 30, 2013

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Financials

31.4

32.4

Information Technology

13.5

13.7

Health Care

12.6

11.3

Energy

9.3

8.5

Consumer Staples

8.8

9.6

Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)

As of November 30, 2013*

As of May 31, 2013**

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Common Stocks 66.9%

 

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Common Stocks 64.9%

 

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Preferred Stocks 9.2%

 

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Preferred Stocks 9.6%

 

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Convertible Bonds 10.6%

 

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Convertible Bonds 9.9%

 

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Other Investments 10.9%

 

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Other Investments 12.6%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 2.4%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 3.0%

 

* Foreign investments

7.0%

 

** Foreign investments

5.0%

 

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Investments November 30, 2013

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Corporate Bonds - 19.0%

 

Principal Amount (e)

Value

Convertible Bonds - 10.6%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.3%

Automobiles - 0.0%

Ford Motor Co. 4.25% 11/15/16

$ 860,000

$ 1,735,996

Household Durables - 0.2%

M/I Homes, Inc. 3% 3/1/18

6,140,000

6,471,560

Media - 0.1%

Liberty Media Corp. 1.375% 10/15/23 (g)

2,800,000

2,886,240

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

11,093,796

ENERGY - 1.5%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.5%

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 3.75% 12/15/17

15,980,000

15,780,250

Chesapeake Energy Corp. 2.5% 5/15/37

17,920,000

18,427,136

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. 5.25% 10/1/18 (g)

1,000,000

1,002,400

Cobalt International Energy, Inc. 2.625% 12/1/19

7,970,000

7,920,188

Ship Finance International Ltd. 3.25% 2/1/18

14,180,000

14,823,772

 

57,953,746

FINANCIALS - 0.7%

Insurance - 0.6%

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. 4.25% 8/15/18

15,470,000

23,418,486

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.1%

Forestar Group, Inc. 3.75% 3/1/20

4,340,000

4,723,656

TOTAL FINANCIALS

28,142,142

HEALTH CARE - 3.3%

Biotechnology - 0.9%

Array BioPharma, Inc. 3% 6/1/20

3,480,000

3,910,824

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:

1.125% 9/1/18 (g)

2,800,000

3,157,000

1.875% 9/1/20 (g)

2,900,000

3,248,000

Gilead Sciences, Inc. 1.625% 5/1/16

2,900,000

9,533,292

InterMune, Inc. 2.5% 12/15/17

2,720,000

3,551,776

Theravance, Inc. 2.125% 1/15/23

6,060,000

9,264,225

 

32,665,117

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.5%

Teleflex, Inc. 3.875% 8/1/17

12,290,000

20,253,920

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal Amount (e)

Value

Convertible Bonds - continued

HEALTH CARE - continued

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.4%

HealthSouth Corp. 2% 12/1/43

$ 24,029,000

$ 26,643,355

Molina Healthcare, Inc. 1.125% 1/15/20 (g)

7,310,000

7,584,125

WellPoint, Inc. 2.75% 10/15/42

12,280,000

16,869,650

 

51,097,130

Pharmaceuticals - 0.5%

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1.5% 7/15/18

3,200,000

3,485,760

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.75% 10/1/19

2,000,000

4,862,500

ViroPharma, Inc. 2% 3/15/17

2,260,000

5,997,475

VIVUS, Inc. 4.5% 5/1/20 (g)

5,770,000

5,113,951

 

19,459,686

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

123,475,853

INDUSTRIALS - 0.8%

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.4%

Covanta Holding Corp. 3.25% 6/1/14

12,890,000

15,145,750

Construction & Engineering - 0.4%

Layne Christensen Co. 4.25% 11/15/18 (g)

6,140,000

6,116,975

MasTec, Inc.:

4% 6/15/14

2,580,000

5,205,150

4.25% 12/15/14

2,580,000

5,353,500

 

16,675,625

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

31,821,375

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 3.2%

Communications Equipment - 0.7%

Ciena Corp. 3.75% 10/15/18 (g)

2,760,000

3,781,200

InterDigital, Inc. 2.5% 3/15/16

17,860,000

18,529,750

Liberty Interactive LLC 0.75% 3/30/43 (g)

4,600,000

5,750,230

 

28,061,180

Computers & Peripherals - 0.6%

EMC Corp. 1.75% 1/1/14

14,650,000

21,841,685

Internet Software & Services - 0.1%

WebMD Health Corp. 1.5% 12/1/20 (g)

4,500,000

4,401,900

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal Amount (e)

Value

Convertible Bonds - continued

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.0%

GT Advanced Technologies, Inc. 3% 10/1/17

$ 12,855,000

$ 19,178,053

Intel Corp. 3.25% 8/1/39

14,220,000

18,113,436

 

37,291,489

Software - 0.8%

Nuance Communications, Inc. 2.75% 11/1/31

14,260,000

13,618,300

TiVo, Inc. 4% 3/15/16 (g)

10,990,000

14,660,660

 

28,278,960

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

119,875,214

MATERIALS - 0.6%

Containers & Packaging - 0.5%

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. 3% 6/1/15 (g)

19,800,000

20,518,740

Metals & Mining - 0.1%

Horsehead Holding Corp. 3.8% 7/1/17

1,560,000

1,866,384

Paper & Forest Products - 0.0%

Rayonier TRS Holdings, Inc. 4.5% 8/15/15

1,330,000

1,832,075

TOTAL MATERIALS

24,217,199

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.2%

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.2%

Clearwire Communications LLC/Clearwire Finance, Inc. 8.25% 12/1/40 (g)

5,500,000

6,290,625

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS

402,869,950

Nonconvertible Bonds - 8.4%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 1.0%

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.1%

MGM Mirage, Inc. 6.625% 7/15/15

3,200,000

3,448,000

Media - 0.9%

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.:

5.25% 9/30/22

7,840,000

7,389,200

5.75% 1/15/24

2,570,000

2,422,225

7.25% 10/30/17

8,000,000

8,460,000

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal Amount (e)

Value

Nonconvertible Bonds - continued

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued

Media - continued

Cequel Communications Escrow I LLC/Cequel Communications Escrow Capital Corp. 6.375% 9/15/20 (g)

$ 2,650,000

$ 2,736,125

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 4.9% 5/15/15

4,725,000

4,559,625

Harron Communications LP/Harron Finance Corp. 9.125% 4/1/20 (g)

7,145,000

7,948,813

WMG Acquisition Corp. 11.5% 10/1/18

1,340,000

1,551,050

 

35,067,038

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

38,515,038

CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.5%

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.5%

BI-LO LLC/BI-LO Finance Corp. 9.25% 2/15/19 (g)

11,935,000

13,158,338

Tops Markets LLC 8.875% 12/15/17 (g)

3,760,000

4,126,600

 

17,284,938

ENERGY - 0.5%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.5%

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 6% 6/1/19

21,100,000

18,409,750

FINANCIALS - 4.6%

Capital Markets - 0.3%

Chase Capital II 0.7419% 2/1/27 (i)

7,900,000

6,399,000

Chase Capital Trust VI 0.8669% 8/1/28 (i)

5,000,000

4,050,000

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIII 1.2406% 5/15/77 (i)

2,500,000

1,853,125

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. 1.0676% (d)(i)

1,000,000

0

 

12,302,125

Commercial Banks - 2.0%

Bank of Ireland 10% 7/30/16

EUR

8,293,000

12,057,325

CIT Group, Inc. 4.75% 2/15/15 (g)

3,610,000

3,754,400

Corestates Capital II 0.8936% 1/15/27 (g)(i)

3,000,000

2,490,000

Corestates Capital III 0.8106% 2/15/27 (g)(i)

3,960,000

3,286,800

First Maryland Capital I 1.2436% 1/15/27 (i)

2,500,000

2,075,000

First Maryland Capital II 1.0919% 2/1/27 (i)

4,100,000

3,403,000

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXI 1.192% 1/15/87 (i)

12,500,000

9,312,500

PNC Capital Trust C 0.8312% 6/1/28 (i)

9,000,000

7,470,000

Wachovia Capital Trust II 0.7436% 1/15/27 (i)

32,014,000

26,571,620

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal Amount (e)

Value

Nonconvertible Bonds - continued

FINANCIALS - continued

Commercial Banks - continued

Wells Fargo Capital II 0.7359% 1/30/27 (i)

$ 5,930,000

$ 4,921,900

Wells Fargo Capital X 5.95% 12/15/36

2,350,000

2,303,000

 

77,645,545

Consumer Finance - 0.4%

Ally Financial, Inc. 4.75% 9/10/18

6,000,000

6,300,000

American Express Co. 6.8% 9/1/66 (i)

2,500,000

2,656,250

GMAC LLC 8% 11/1/31

3,900,000

4,650,750

 

13,607,000

Diversified Financial Services - 1.9%

Central Fidelity Capital Trust I 1.2436% 4/15/27 (i)

2,500,000

2,075,000

General Electric Capital Corp. 7.125% (h)(i)

10,000,000

11,125,000

General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 2.75% 5/15/16 (g)

795,000

804,938

Goldman Sachs Capital II 4% (h)(i)

7,653,000

5,586,690

Goldman Sachs Capital III 4% (h)(i)

18,715,000

13,306,365

ILFC E-Capital Trust I 5.35% 12/21/65 (g)(i)

33,530,000

29,674,050

JPMorgan Chase Capital XIII 1.1981% 9/30/34 (i)

2,750,000

2,172,500

Transportation Union LLC/Transportation Union Financing Corp. 11.375% 6/15/18

4,945,000

5,427,138

TransUnion Holding Co., Inc. 9.625% 6/15/18 pay-in-kind

2,570,000

2,772,388

 

72,944,069

TOTAL FINANCIALS

176,498,739

HEALTH CARE - 0.1%

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.1%

HealthSouth Corp. 5.75% 11/1/24

2,165,000

2,148,763

INDUSTRIALS - 0.8%

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.0%

Garda World Security Corp. 7.25% 11/15/21 (g)

110,000

111,650

Construction & Engineering - 0.1%

MasTec, Inc. 4.875% 3/15/23

3,325,000

3,158,750

Marine - 0.4%

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp./Navios Acquisition Finance U.S., Inc. 8.125% 11/15/21 (g)

3,755,000

3,801,938

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. 8.125% 2/15/19

12,965,000

13,224,300

 

17,026,238

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal Amount (e)

Value

Nonconvertible Bonds - continued

INDUSTRIALS - continued

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.3%

International Lease Finance Corp.:

8.25% 12/15/20

$ 705,000

$ 837,188

8.625% 9/15/15

5,000,000

5,568,750

8.875% 9/1/17

3,000,000

3,585,000

 

9,990,938

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

30,287,576

MATERIALS - 0.2%

Metals & Mining - 0.2%

Severstal Columbus LLC 10.25% 2/15/18

8,310,000

8,808,600

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.6%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.3%

CenturyLink, Inc. 6.75% 12/1/23

4,000,000

4,090,000

Sprint Capital Corp. 6.875% 11/15/28

9,215,000

8,754,250

 

12,844,250

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.3%

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 5.5% 8/1/23 (g)

2,945,000

2,819,838

Sprint Communications, Inc.:

6% 12/1/16

4,660,000

5,052,372

7% 8/15/20

1,500,000

1,612,500

T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc. 5.25% 9/1/18 (g)

585,000

609,863

 

10,094,573

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

22,938,823

UTILITIES - 0.1%

Multi-Utilities - 0.1%

Wisconsin Energy Corp. 6.25% 5/15/67 (i)

3,000,000

3,071,250

TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS

317,963,477

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

(Cost $669,069,435)


720,833,427

Common Stocks - 66.9%

Shares

Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 4.0%

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.2%

H&R Block, Inc.

239,500

$ 6,679,655

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.2%

Brinker International, Inc.

123,200

5,794,096

Cedar Fair LP (depositary unit)

124,800

6,215,040

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

68,800

4,931,584

McDonald's Corp.

235,900

22,969,583

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

60,400

4,331,284

 

44,241,587

Household Durables - 0.1%

Whirlpool Corp.

31,900

4,873,044

Media - 1.4%

Comcast Corp. Class A

462,100

23,044,927

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Class A

164,600

5,402,172

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

96,500

13,338,230

Time Warner, Inc.

103,400

6,794,414

Viacom, Inc. Class B (non-vtg.)

71,000

5,692,070

 

54,271,813

Multiline Retail - 0.4%

Target Corp.

236,500

15,119,445

Specialty Retail - 0.4%

H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB (B Shares)

133,000

5,636,839

Home Depot, Inc.

76,600

6,179,322

Murphy U.S.A., Inc.

19,450

880,113

 

12,696,274

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.3%

Coach, Inc.

57,400

3,323,460

VF Corp.

37,600

8,820,208

 

12,143,668

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

150,025,486

CONSUMER STAPLES - 8.0%

Beverages - 2.8%

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV ADR

77,700

7,933,947

PepsiCo, Inc.

503,100

42,491,826

SABMiller PLC

72,100

3,719,822

The Coca-Cola Co.

1,348,400

54,192,196

 

108,337,791

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

CONSUMER STAPLES - continued

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.5%

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

247,800

$ 20,074,278

Food Products - 0.9%

Kellogg Co.

143,200

8,683,648

Mondelez International, Inc.

502,000

16,832,060

Unilever NV (NY Reg.)

216,400

8,495,864

 

34,011,572

Household Products - 2.3%

Procter & Gamble Co.

1,034,158

87,096,787

Tobacco - 1.5%

British American Tobacco PLC sponsored ADR

103,800

11,037,054

Philip Morris International, Inc.

524,218

44,841,608

 

55,878,662

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

305,399,090

ENERGY - 7.0%

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.2%

Ensco PLC Class A

143,000

8,448,440

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.8%

Access Midstream Partners LP

137,300

7,712,141

Apache Corp.

113,663

10,399,028

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

170,600

5,616,289

Chevron Corp.

884,900

108,347,156

ConocoPhillips Co.

438,200

31,900,960

El Paso Pipeline Partners LP

76,629

3,186,234

Enterprise Products Partners LP

44,300

2,789,571

Exxon Mobil Corp.

749,800

70,091,304

Markwest Energy Partners LP

52,700

3,639,989

QEP Midstream Partners LP

26,600

602,224

Targa Resources Corp.

25,300

2,051,577

The Williams Companies, Inc.

251,400

8,854,308

Western Gas Partners LP

25,000

1,592,000

 

256,782,781

TOTAL ENERGY

265,231,221

FINANCIALS - 19.7%

Capital Markets - 1.5%

BlackRock, Inc. Class A

70,200

21,253,050

Carlyle Group LP

183,700

5,970,250

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

FINANCIALS - continued

Capital Markets - continued

KKR & Co. LP

546,700

$ 12,973,191

The Blackstone Group LP

536,500

15,333,170

 

55,529,661

Commercial Banks - 1.8%

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

94,158

4,248,409

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (f)

82,200

5,903,604

M&T Bank Corp.

123,600

14,258,496

National Penn Bancshares, Inc.

356,500

4,024,885

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

132,000

10,157,400

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (A Shares)

142,900

6,640,280

U.S. Bancorp

420,300

16,484,166

Wells Fargo & Co.

195,100

8,588,302

 

70,305,542

Consumer Finance - 0.1%

Capital One Financial Corp.

68,100

4,878,003

Diversified Financial Services - 0.5%

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

147,100

8,417,062

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.

224,600

8,824,534

 

17,241,596

Insurance - 2.1%

ACE Ltd.

82,000

8,427,960

esure Group PLC

574,300

2,386,907

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

185,300

8,792,485

MetLife, Inc.

471,900

24,628,461

MetLife, Inc. unit

301,900

9,277,387

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

225,900

20,498,166

Zurich Insurance Group AG

23,062

6,434,664

 

80,446,030

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 13.5%

Acadia Realty Trust (SBI)

198,513

5,155,383

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

281,544

17,810,473

American Tower Corp.

36,300

2,823,051

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

124,590

14,771,390

Boston Properties, Inc.

255,596

25,429,246

Camden Property Trust (SBI)

151,262

8,761,095

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

144,986

2,618,447

Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc.

492,209

2,854,812

Chesapeake Lodging Trust

332,622

7,939,687

Coresite Realty Corp.

153,075

4,953,507

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

FINANCIALS - continued

Real Estate Investment Trusts - continued

Corrections Corp. of America

174,554

$ 5,821,376

Cousins Properties, Inc.

1,181,440

12,653,222

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

308,844

7,097,235

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.

167,372

3,928,221

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

129,327

4,591,109

Equity One, Inc.

513,048

11,492,275

Equity Residential (SBI)

270,515

13,942,343

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

123,102

18,688,115

Excel Trust, Inc.

84,377

988,898

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

497,000

8,677,620

General Growth Properties, Inc.

266,786

5,535,810

Glimcher Realty Trust

1,091,128

10,594,853

HCP, Inc.

396,739

14,588,093

Health Care REIT, Inc.

140,596

7,871,970

Home Properties, Inc.

20,835

1,095,504

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

639,297

11,769,458

Kite Realty Group Trust

527,134

3,452,728

LaSalle Hotel Properties (SBI)

350,613

10,981,199

Lexington Corporate Properties Trust

698,400

7,172,568

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

280,210

16,879,850

National Retail Properties, Inc. (f)

470,762

14,946,694

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A

620,046

10,156,353

Prologis, Inc.

861,610

32,680,867

Public Storage

207,338

31,660,513

Retail Properties America, Inc.

293,500

3,912,355

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

98,743

2,634,463

Senior Housing Properties Trust (SBI)

99,900

2,262,735

Simon Property Group, Inc.

412,015

61,740,448

SL Green Realty Corp.

239,423

21,660,599

Sun Communities, Inc.

81,582

3,328,546

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

463,462

6,057,448

Terreno Realty Corp.

50,700

897,897

UDR, Inc.

127,200

2,959,944

Ventas, Inc.

553,939

31,480,353

Vornado Realty Trust

25,514

2,243,446

Weyerhaeuser Co.

197,800

5,959,714

WP Carey, Inc.

126,400

7,934,128

 

513,456,041

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

FINANCIALS - continued

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.2%

Forest City Enterprises, Inc. Class A (a)

353,040

$ 6,884,280

TOTAL FINANCIALS

748,741,153

HEALTH CARE - 8.6%

Biotechnology - 0.4%

Amgen, Inc.

138,600

15,811,488

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.1%

Baxter International, Inc.

55,800

3,819,510

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.2%

Emeritus Corp. (a)

312,610

7,036,851

Pharmaceuticals - 7.9%

AbbVie, Inc.

670,900

32,505,105

Eli Lilly & Co.

361,200

18,139,464

Johnson & Johnson

832,944

78,846,479

Merck & Co., Inc.

1,081,290

53,880,681

Pfizer, Inc.

1,688,600

53,579,278

Roche Holding AG:

(participation certificate)

72,661

20,257,540

sponsored ADR

151,300

10,598,565

Sanofi SA sponsored ADR

305,200

16,123,716

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR

388,600

15,839,336

 

299,770,164

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

326,438,013

INDUSTRIALS - 3.4%

Aerospace & Defense - 0.5%

Honeywell International, Inc.

112,400

9,948,524

United Technologies Corp.

81,300

9,012,918

 

18,961,442

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.0%

Royal Mail PLC

136,000

1,235,079

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.5%

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

79,000

2,179,610

Republic Services, Inc.

106,300

3,710,933

Waste Management, Inc.

150,800

6,888,544

West Corp.

249,700

5,750,591

 

18,529,678

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

INDUSTRIALS - continued

Electrical Equipment - 0.6%

Eaton Corp. PLC

177,300

$ 12,882,618

Emerson Electric Co.

122,100

8,179,479

 

21,062,097

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.2%

3M Co.

153,500

20,493,785

General Electric Co.

589,553

15,717,483

Siemens AG

67,795

8,948,473

 

45,159,741

Machinery - 0.6%

Caterpillar, Inc.

69,600

5,888,160

Cummins, Inc.

58,800

7,782,768

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

86,800

7,064,652

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. unit (a)

15,200

1,550,400

 

22,285,980

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

127,234,017

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 10.1%

Communications Equipment - 1.6%

Cisco Systems, Inc.

2,732,200

58,059,250

Computers & Peripherals - 3.5%

Apple, Inc.

224,900

125,060,139

EMC Corp.

293,500

6,999,975

 

132,060,114

IT Services - 1.0%

Accenture PLC Class A

65,200

5,051,044

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

105,100

8,410,102

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

160,300

8,124,004

Paychex, Inc.

380,200

16,626,146

 

38,211,296

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.0%

Intel Corp.

1,625,200

38,744,768

Software - 3.0%

Microsoft Corp.

3,015,100

114,965,763

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

382,041,191

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

MATERIALS - 1.4%

Chemicals - 1.1%

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

301,500

$ 18,506,070

Eastman Chemical Co.

56,400

4,344,492

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

150,700

11,631,026

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

66,400

2,102,203

The Dow Chemical Co.

157,800

6,163,668

 

42,747,459

Metals & Mining - 0.1%

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

169,100

5,866,079

Paper & Forest Products - 0.2%

International Paper Co.

131,700

6,143,805

TOTAL MATERIALS

54,757,343

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.7%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.9%

AT&T, Inc.

962,600

33,893,146

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.8%

Vodafone Group PLC

8,650,900

32,072,063

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

65,965,209

UTILITIES - 3.0%

Electric Utilities - 2.0%

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

174,100

8,193,146

Cleco Corp.

81,800

3,739,078

IDACORP, Inc.

153,900

7,953,552

ITC Holdings Corp.

61,200

5,537,376

NextEra Energy, Inc.

295,800

25,021,722

Northeast Utilities

236,099

9,698,947

Southern Co.

183,900

7,471,857

Xcel Energy, Inc.

355,300

9,955,506

 

77,571,184

Gas Utilities - 0.2%

Atmos Energy Corp.

133,500

5,934,075

Multi-Utilities - 0.8%

CMS Energy Corp.

147,100

3,904,034

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

UTILITIES - continued

Multi-Utilities - continued

NiSource, Inc.

270,700

$ 8,559,534

Sempra Energy

218,100

19,288,764

 

31,752,332

TOTAL UTILITIES

115,257,591

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $2,186,289,930)


2,541,090,314

Preferred Stocks - 9.2%

 

 

 

 

Convertible Preferred Stocks - 4.2%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.4%

Automobiles - 0.4%

General Motors Co. 4.75%

300,884

16,006,887

CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.3%

Food Products - 0.3%

Post Holdings, Inc. 3.75% (g)

96,800

11,646,008

FINANCIALS - 0.7%

Capital Markets - 0.0%

AMG Capital Trust I 5.10%

23,800

1,590,138

Commercial Banks - 0.3%

Wells Fargo & Co. 7.50%

8,190

9,223,988

Diversified Financial Services - 0.0%

Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.25%

1,228

1,320,100

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.3%

Weyerhaeuser Co. Series A, 6.375%

199,100

10,882,806

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.1%

Forestar Group, Inc. 6.00% (a)

160,000

4,121,600

TOTAL FINANCIALS

27,138,632

HEALTH CARE - 0.2%

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.2%

Alere, Inc. 3.00%

21,712

5,993,380

Preferred Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Convertible Preferred Stocks - continued

INDUSTRIALS - 0.4%

Aerospace & Defense - 0.4%

United Technologies Corp. 7.50%

234,600

$ 15,333,456

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.1%

IT Services - 0.1%

Unisys Corp. Series A, 6.25%

49,200

3,667,860

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.3%

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.3%

Crown Castle International Corp. Series A, 4.50% (a)

122,000

12,243,920

UTILITIES - 1.8%

Electric Utilities - 0.8%

NextEra Energy, Inc.:

5.779% (a)

189,000

9,387,630

5.889%

186,100

10,412,295

PPL Corp. 8.75%

195,900

10,353,315

 

30,153,240

Multi-Utilities - 1.0%

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 2.00% ZENS

383,900

19,868,745

Dominion Resources, Inc.:

Series A, 6.125%

177,300

9,723,132

Series B, 6.00%

177,400

9,702,006

 

39,293,883

TOTAL UTILITIES

69,447,123

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS

161,477,266

Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 5.0%

ENERGY - 0.1%

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.1%

NuStar Logistics LP 7.625%

180,000

4,644,000

FINANCIALS - 4.3%

Capital Markets - 0.1%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 5.95%

65,219

1,433,514

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 6.60%

140,000

3,487,400

 

4,920,914

Preferred Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - continued

FINANCIALS - continued

Commercial Banks - 0.3%

HSBC Holdings PLC Series B, 8.00%

45,400

$ 1,223,530

SunTrust Banks, Inc. Series E, 5.875%

80,000

1,713,600

U.S. Bancorp:

Series A, 3.50%

11,890

8,691,590

Series H, 5.15%

40,000

834,800

 

12,463,520

Consumer Finance - 1.6%

Ally Financial, Inc.:

7.00% (g)

46,758

44,887,680

Series A, 8.50%

410,000

10,975,700

HSBC U.S.A., Inc. Series F, 3.87%

300,000

5,730,000

 

61,593,380

Diversified Financial Services - 1.1%

Barclays Bank PLC:

Series 2, 6.625%

47,200

1,146,488

Series 4, 7.75%

247,800

6,274,296

Citigroup, Inc.:

Series C, 5.80%

200,000

4,214,000

Series J, 7.125% (a)

120,000

3,142,800

GMAC Capital Trust I Series 2, 8.125%

900,698

24,174,734

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIX 6.70%

155,000

4,003,650

 

42,955,968

Insurance - 0.1%

MetLife, Inc. Series B, 6.50%

111,000

2,762,790

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 1.0%

Chesapeake Lodging Trust Series A, 7.75%

50,000

1,241,500

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Series G, 5.875%

140,000

2,720,200

Health Care REIT, Inc. Series J, 6.50%

12,000

288,480

Hersha Hospitality Trust:

Series B, 8.00%

48,200

1,221,870

Series C, 6.875%

50,000

1,155,000

Hospitality Properties Trust Series D, 7.125%

60,000

1,494,000

Kimco Realty Corp. Series K, 5.625%

120,000

2,426,400

Public Storage:

Series T, 5.75%

44,000

956,560

Series V, 5.375%

200,000

4,140,000

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. Series A, 7.125%

485,000

11,800,050

SL Green Realty Corp. Series I, 6.50%

60,000

1,332,000

Preferred Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - continued

FINANCIALS - continued

Real Estate Investment Trusts - continued

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. Series D, 8.00%

226,218

$ 5,743,675

Vornado Realty Trust Series L, 5.40%

80,000

1,581,600

 

36,101,335

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.1%

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp. 5.45%

60,000

1,314,000

TOTAL FINANCIALS

162,111,907

INDUSTRIALS - 0.1%

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.1%

Pitney Bowes, Inc. 6.70%

120,000

2,992,800

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.1%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.1%

Qwest Corp. 6.125%

160,000

3,209,600

UTILITIES - 0.4%

Electric Utilities - 0.4%

Duquesne Light Co. 6.50%

141,050

7,052,500

Gulf Power Co. 5.60%

30,000

2,670,000

Southern California Edison Co.:

5.349%

44,479

4,497,716

Series D, 6.50%

12,500

1,215,625

 

15,435,841

TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS

188,394,148

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost $327,034,463)


349,871,414

Bank Loan Obligations - 1.1%

 

Principal Amount

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.1%

Media - 0.1%

Nielsen Finance LLC Tranche E, term loan 2.9175% 5/1/16 (i)

$ 3,970,000

3,974,963

Bank Loan Obligations - continued

 

Principal Amount

Value

ENERGY - 0.2%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.2%

Chesapeake Energy Corp. Tranche B, term loan 5.75% 12/2/17 (i)

$ 2,300,000

$ 2,343,240

Ruby Western Pipeline Holdings LLC Tranche B, term loan 3.5% 3/27/20 (i)

3,308,805

3,321,213

 

5,664,453

HEALTH CARE - 0.4%

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.4%

HCA, Inc. Tranche B 4LN, term loan 2.914% 5/1/18 (i)

16,295,000

16,275,446

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.1%

IT Services - 0.1%

Computer Discount Warehouse (CDW) LLC, Tranche B, term loan 3.25% 4/29/20 (i)

2,487,502

2,475,064

UTILITIES - 0.3%

Electric Utilities - 0.3%

La Frontera Generation, LLC Tranche B, term loan 4.5% 9/30/20 (i)

12,358,839

12,498,493

TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $40,768,090)


40,888,419

Preferred Securities - 1.4%

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.0%

Media - 0.0%

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. 5.25% (g)(h)

975,000

985,266

FINANCIALS - 1.4%

Commercial Banks - 0.4%

PNC Preferred Funding Trust I 1.9044% (g)(h)(i)

3,450,000

3,015,398

SunTrust Preferred Capital I 4% 12/15/49 (i)

6,866,000

5,345,562

USB Capital IX 3.5% (h)(i)

8,625,000

6,766,911

 

15,127,871

Diversified Financial Services - 1.0%

Citigroup, Inc. 5.35% (h)(i)

3,000,000

2,654,594

General Electric Capital Corp. 5.25% (h)(i)

5,000,000

4,854,959

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

5.15% (h)(i)

15,000,000

13,564,019

Preferred Securities - continued

Principal Amount

Value

FINANCIALS - continued

Diversified Financial Services - continued

JPMorgan Chase & Co.: - continued

7.9% (h)(i)

$ 6,250,000

$ 6,949,657

Wachovia Capital Trust III 5.5698% (h)(i)

8,091,000

7,625,873

 

35,649,102

TOTAL FINANCIALS

50,776,973

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES

(Cost $52,586,682)


51,762,239

Money Market Funds - 2.3%

Shares

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.10% (b)

78,719,364

78,719,364

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.10% (b)(c)

9,521,375

9,521,375

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $88,240,739)


88,240,739

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.9%

(Cost $3,363,989,339)

3,792,686,552

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.1%

5,297,105

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 3,797,983,657

Currency Abbreviations

EUR

-

European Monetary Unit

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.

(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.

(d) Non-income producing - Security is in default.

(e) Amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.

(f) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.

(g) 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 $220,369,751 or 5.8% of net assets.

(h) Security is perpetual in nature with no stated maturity date.

(i) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.

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

$ 153,109

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

24,816

Total

$ 177,925

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2013, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 166,032,373

$ 166,032,373

$ -

$ -

Consumer Staples

317,045,098

305,399,090

11,646,008

-

Energy

269,875,221

269,875,221

-

-

Financials

937,991,692

867,232,081

70,759,611

-

Health Care

332,431,393

332,431,393

-

-

Industrials

145,560,273

136,611,800

8,948,473

-

Information Technology

385,709,051

385,709,051

-

-

Materials

54,757,343

54,757,343

-

-

Telecommunication Services

81,418,729

37,102,746

44,315,983

-

Utilities

200,140,555

149,783,700

50,356,855

-

Corporate Bonds

720,833,427

-

720,833,427

-

Bank Loan Obligations

40,888,419

-

40,888,419

-

Preferred Securities

51,762,239

-

50,776,973

985,266

Money Market Funds

88,240,739

88,240,739

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 3,792,686,552

$ 2,793,175,537

$ 998,525,749

$ 985,266

Other Information

The composition of credit quality ratings as a percentage of net assets is as follows (Unaudited):

AAA,AA,A

2.1%

BBB

3.6%

BB

4.6%

B

5.8%

CCC,CC,C

0.9%

Not Rated

4.5%

Equities

76.1%

Short-Term Investments and Net
Other Assets

2.4%

 

100.0%

We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes. Percentages are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

Annual Report


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

November 30, 2013

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $9,166,330) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $3,275,748,600)

$ 3,704,445,813

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $88,240,739)

88,240,739

 

Total Investments (cost $3,363,989,339)

 

$ 3,792,686,552

Cash

 

313,238

Receivable for investments sold

12,605,766

Receivable for fund shares sold

2,486,124

Dividends receivable

8,295,300

Interest receivable

7,518,384

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

10,059

Prepaid expenses

10,538

Other receivables

15,182

Total assets

3,823,941,143

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 10,177,273

Payable for fund shares redeemed

3,347,997

Accrued management fee

1,741,169

Distribution and service plan fees payable

400,184

Other affiliated payables

638,734

Other payables and accrued expenses

130,754

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

9,521,375

Total liabilities

25,957,486

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 3,797,983,657

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 3,306,989,174

Undistributed net investment income

18,296,243

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

43,992,499

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

428,705,741

Net Assets

$ 3,797,983,657

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

 

November 30, 2013

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($530,203,212 ÷ 37,813,444 shares)

$ 14.02

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $14.02)

$ 14.88

Class T:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($174,568,323 ÷ 12,454,462 shares)

$ 14.02

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $14.02)

$ 14.53

Class B:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($11,911,647 ÷ 850,578 shares)A

$ 14.00

 

 

 

Class C:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($253,825,116 ÷ 18,171,061 shares)A

$ 13.97

 

 

 

Strategic Dividend and Income:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,581,719,213 ÷ 183,240,919 shares)

$ 14.09

 

 

 

Institutional Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($245,756,146 ÷ 17,471,733 shares)

$ 14.07

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

Statement of Operations

 

Year ended November 30, 2013

 

 

 

Investment Income

 

 

Dividends

 

$ 91,751,464

Interest

 

29,787,025

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

177,925

Total income

 

121,716,414

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 20,238,332

Transfer agent fees

6,756,336

Distribution and service plan fees

4,061,724

Accounting and security lending fees

1,010,653

Custodian fees and expenses

87,731

Independent trustees' compensation

13,515

Registration fees

301,148

Audit

81,571

Legal

9,109

Miscellaneous

27,739

Total expenses before reductions

32,587,858

Expense reductions

(255,383)

32,332,475

Net investment income (loss)

89,383,939

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

224,317,151

Foreign currency transactions

(176,569)

Futures contracts

1,058,593

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

225,199,175

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

242,080,867

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

7,260

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

242,088,127

Net gain (loss)

467,287,302

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 556,671,241

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended
November 30,
2013

Year ended
November 30,
2012

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 89,383,939

$ 66,458,915

Net realized gain (loss)

225,199,175

97,652,651

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

242,088,127

160,863,707

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations

556,671,241

324,975,273

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(84,894,576)

(58,382,786)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

351,154,912

1,260,938,289

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

822,931,577

1,527,530,776

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

2,975,052,080

1,447,521,304

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $18,296,243 and undistributed net investment income of $14,082,357, respectively)

$ 3,797,983,657

$ 2,975,052,080

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

Annual Report

Financial Highlights - Class A

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.24

$ 10.77

$ 10.23

$ 9.13

$ 6.87

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .31

  .31

  .30

  .23 F

  .23

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.77

  1.45

  .55

  1.05

  2.25

Total from investment operations

  2.08

  1.76

  .85

  1.28

  2.48

Distributions from net investment income

  (.30)

  (.29)

  (.31)

  (.18)

  (.22)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 14.02

$ 12.24

$ 10.77

$ 10.23

$ 9.13

Total Return A, B

  17.17%

  16.47%

  8.30%

  14.16%

  37.12%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D, G

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.05%

  1.09%

  1.14%

  1.16%

  1.21%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.05%

  1.09%

  1.14%

  1.16%

  1.21%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.04%

  1.09%

  1.14%

  1.16%

  1.21%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.28%

  2.60%

  2.76%

  2.38% F

  3.08%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 530,203

$ 353,726

$ 125,190

$ 77,340

$ 74,580

Portfolio turnover rate E

  64%

  50%

  56%

  130%

  100%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable 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 any 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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.98%.

G 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 reductions from 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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Financial Highlights - Class T

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.24

$ 10.77

$ 10.22

$ 9.12

$ 6.87

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .27

  .28

  .27

  .21 F

  .21

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.77

  1.44

  .56

  1.05

  2.25

Total from investment operations

  2.04

  1.72

  .83

  1.26

  2.46

Distributions from net investment income

  (.26)

  (.25)

  (.28)

  (.16)

  (.21)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 14.02

$ 12.24

$ 10.77

$ 10.22

$ 9.12

Total Return A, B

  16.86%

  16.16%

  8.14%

  13.92%

  36.63%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D, G

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.31%

  1.35%

  1.37%

  1.39%

  1.45%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.31%

  1.35%

  1.37%

  1.39%

  1.45%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.30%

  1.35%

  1.37%

  1.39%

  1.45%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.02%

  2.34%

  2.52%

  2.16% F

  2.84%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 174,568

$ 123,395

$ 78,994

$ 59,931

$ 60,134

Portfolio turnover rate E

  64%

  50%

  56%

  130%

  100%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable 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 any 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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.75%.

G 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 reductions from 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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Financial Highlights - Class B

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.22

$ 10.75

$ 10.20

$ 9.10

$ 6.85

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .19

  .21

  .21

  .16 F

  .17

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.77

  1.45

  .55

  1.05

  2.25

Total from investment operations

  1.96

  1.66

  .76

  1.21

  2.42

Distributions from net investment income

  (.18)

  (.19)

  (.21)

  (.11)

  (.17)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 14.00

$ 12.22

$ 10.75

$ 10.20

$ 9.10

Total Return A, B

  16.13%

  15.51%

  7.48%

  13.31%

  36.06%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D, G

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.89%

  1.91%

  1.93%

  1.94%

  1.98%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.89%

  1.91%

  1.93%

  1.94%

  1.98%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.89%

  1.91%

  1.92%

  1.94%

  1.98%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.44%

  1.78%

  1.97%

  1.60% F

  2.31%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 11,912

$ 13,962

$ 12,754

$ 15,442

$ 16,098

Portfolio turnover rate E

  64%

  50%

  56%

  130%

  100%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable 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 any 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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.20%.

G 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 reductions from 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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Financial Highlights - Class C

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.20

$ 10.75

$ 10.21

$ 9.11

$ 6.85

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .20

  .22

  .22

  .16 F

  .18

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.77

  1.44

  .55

  1.05

  2.25

Total from investment operations

  1.97

  1.66

  .77

  1.21

  2.43

Distributions from net investment income

  (.20)

  (.21)

  (.23)

  (.11)

  (.17)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 13.97

$ 12.20

$ 10.75

$ 10.21

$ 9.11

Total Return A, B

  16.31%

  15.54%

  7.54%

  13.33%

  36.15%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D, G

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.81%

  1.84%

  1.88%

  1.91%

  1.96%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.81%

  1.84%

  1.88%

  1.91%

  1.96%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.80%

  1.84%

  1.87%

  1.91%

  1.96%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.53%

  1.85%

  2.02%

  1.63% F

  2.33%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 253,825

$ 140,428

$ 59,464

$ 39,889

$ 39,920

Portfolio turnover rate E

  64%

  50%

  56%

  130%

  100%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable 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 any 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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.23%.

G 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 reductions from 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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Financial Highlights - Strategic Dividend and Income

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.30

$ 10.82

$ 10.27

$ 9.16

$ 6.90

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .34

  .34

  .33

  .27 E

  .26

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.78

  1.45

  .56

  1.05

  2.25

Total from investment operations

  2.12

  1.79

  .89

  1.32

  2.51

Distributions from net investment income

  (.33)

  (.31)

  (.34)

  (.21)

  (.25)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 14.09

$ 12.30

$ 10.82

$ 10.27

$ 9.16

Total Return A

  17.48%

  16.77%

  8.69%

  14.57%

  37.37%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .77%

  .81%

  .84%

  .86%

  .93%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .77%

  .81%

  .84%

  .86%

  .93%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .76%

  .80%

  .84%

  .86%

  .92%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.56%

  2.89%

  3.06%

  2.68% E

  3.36%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 2,581,720

$ 2,190,089

$ 1,138,764

$ 542,828

$ 444,401

Portfolio turnover rate D

  64%

  50%

  56%

  130%

  100%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

C Fees and expenses of any 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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.28%.

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 reductions from 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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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.28

$ 10.80

$ 10.26

$ 9.15

$ 6.89

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .34

  .34

  .33

  .27 E

  .25

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.78

  1.46

  .55

  1.06

  2.26

Total from investment operations

  2.12

  1.80

  .88

  1.33

  2.51

Distributions from net investment income

  (.33)

  (.32)

  (.34)

  (.22)

  (.25)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 14.07

$ 12.28

$ 10.80

$ 10.26

$ 9.15

Total Return A

  17.50%

  16.83%

  8.61%

  14.61%

  37.44%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .78%

  .81%

  .83%

  .83%

  .91%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .78%

  .81%

  .83%

  .83%

  .91%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .77%

  .81%

  .82%

  .83%

  .91%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.55%

  2.88%

  3.07%

  2.71% E

  3.38%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 245,756

$ 153,453

$ 32,356

$ 19,705

$ 16,397

Portfolio turnover rate D

  64%

  50%

  56%

  130%

  100%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

C Fees and expenses of any 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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.31%.

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 reductions from 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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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended November 30, 2013

1. Organization.

Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Salem Street Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Strategic Dividend & Income and Institutional Class shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class B shares are closed to new accounts and additional purchases, except for exchanges and reinvestments. 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.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The 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 the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date are less than .01%

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of

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the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)

Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are

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limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. For corporate bonds, bank loan obligations and preferred securities, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.

Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of November 30, 2013, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency. The Fund may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.

Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.

The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified

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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. Subsequent to ex-dividend date the Fund determines the components of these distributions, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. 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. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.

Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily 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 may also differ by class. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of November 30, 2013, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next

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twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income 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 GAAP. In addition, the Fund claimed 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 futures contracts, foreign currency transactions, market discount, contingent interest, equity-debt classifications, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 482,931,795

Gross unrealized depreciation

(60,488,215)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 422,443,580

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 3,370,242,972

The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 16,120,171

Undistributed long-term capital gain

$ 53,230,519

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 422,452,108

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

November 30, 2013

November 30, 2012

Ordinary Income

$ 84,894,576

$ 58,382,786

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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.

Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. The Fund invests in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loans may be acquired through assignment or participation, or may be made directly to a borrower. The Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the sale of these loans. The Fund did not have any unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding, at period end.

New Accounting Pronouncement. The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued in December 2011, Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, and in January 2013, Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-1 Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. These updates create new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management expects that the impact of the updates' adoption will be limited to additional financial statement disclosures as applicable.

4. Derivative Instruments.

Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Fund's investment objective allows the Fund to enter into various types of derivative contracts, including futures contracts. Derivatives are investments whose value is primarily derived from underlying assets, indices or reference rates and may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). Derivatives may involve a future commitment to buy or sell a specified asset based on specified terms, to exchange future cash flows at periodic intervals based on a notional principal amount, or for one party to make one or more payments upon the occurrence of specified events in exchange for periodic payments from the other party.

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The Fund used derivatives to increase returns and to manage exposure to certain risks as defined below. The success of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of numerous economic factors, and if the strategies for investment do not work as intended, the Fund may not achieve its objectives.

The Fund's use of derivatives increased or decreased its exposure to the following risk:

Equity Risk

Equity risk relates to the fluctuations in the value of financial instruments as a result of changes in market prices (other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign exchange risk), whether caused by factors specific to an individual investment, its issuer, or all factors affecting all instruments traded in a market or market segment.

The Fund is also exposed to additional risks from investing in derivatives, such as liquidity risk and counterparty credit risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund will be unable to close out the derivative in the open market in a timely manner. Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the counterparty will not be able to fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Counterparty credit risk related to exchange-traded futures contracts may be mitigated by the protection provided by the exchange on which they trade.

Investing in derivatives may involve greater risks than investing in the underlying assets directly and, to varying degrees, may involve risk of loss in excess of any initial investment and collateral received and amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, there may be the risk that the change in value of the derivative contract does not correspond to the change in value of the underlying instrument.

Futures Contracts. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified underlying instrument for a fixed price at a specified future date. The Fund used futures contracts to manage its exposure to the stock market.

Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with a clearing broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the face value of the contract. Futures contracts are marked-to-market daily and subsequent daily payments (variation margin) are made or received by a fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contracts and are recorded as unrealized appreciation or (depreciation). This receivable and/or payable, if any, is included in daily variation margin for derivative instruments in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain or (loss) is recorded upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

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Any open futures contracts at period end are presented in the Schedule of Investments under the caption "Futures Contracts." The underlying face amount at value reflects each contract's exposure to the underlying instrument or index at period end.

During the period the Fund recognized net realized gain (loss) of $1,058,593 related to its investment in futures contracts. This amount is included in the Statement of Operations.

5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $2,631,784,513 and $2,240,213,907, respectively.

6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) 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 an annualized group fee rate that averaged .25% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by the investment adviser, including any mutual funds previously advised by the investment adviser that are currently advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of the investment adviser. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .55% of the Fund's average net assets.

Distribution and Service Plan Fees. 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 the investment adviser, 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.

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For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 1,156,837

$ 54,762

Class T

.25%

.25%

770,928

3,061

Class B

.75%

.25%

134,212

100,977

Class C

.75%

.25%

1,999,747

757,644

 

 

 

$ 4,061,724

$ 916,444

Sales Load. FDC may receive 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. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges range from 5.00% to 1.00% for Class B shares, 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.

For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Retained
by FDC

Class A

$ 407,626

Class T

72,129

Class B*

11,212

Class C*

41,076

 

$ 532,043

* 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 the investment adviser, 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.

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For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 960,777

.21

Class T

331,533

.21

Class B

40,014

.30

Class C

433,432

.22

Strategic Dividend and Income

4,574,099

.18

Institutional Class

416,481

.19

 

$ 6,756,336

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each 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. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $40,469 for the period.

7. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 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 $7,529 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses 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 through a lending agent from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, a lending agent is used and may loan securities to certain qualified borrowers, including Fidelity Capital Markets (FCM), a broker-dealer affiliated with the Fund. 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)

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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, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The Fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. 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 rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $24,816. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

9. Expense Reductions.

Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $225,013 for the period.

In addition, the investment adviser reimbursed a portion of the Fund's operating expenses during the period in the amount of $30,370.

10. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

From net investment income

 

 

Class A

$ 10,120,177

$ 5,694,746

Class T

2,956,049

2,191,209

Class B

177,929

221,175

Class C

3,025,398

1,765,285

Strategic Dividend and Income

63,285,770

46,042,179

Institutional Class

5,329,253

2,468,192

Total

$ 84,894,576

$ 58,382,786

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11. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2013

2012

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

18,683,613

21,215,243

$ 249,130,521

$ 249,241,343

Reinvestment of distributions

624,505

402,804

8,184,328

4,728,371

Shares redeemed

(10,385,619)

(4,345,902)

(138,868,091)

(51,525,276)

Net increase (decrease)

8,922,499

17,272,145

$ 118,446,758

$ 202,444,438

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

5,180,462

4,187,256

$ 69,025,969

$ 49,247,460

Reinvestment of distributions

203,617

167,848

2,666,035

1,952,936

Shares redeemed

(3,012,495)

(1,607,633)

(40,049,362)

(19,046,448)

Net increase (decrease)

2,371,584

2,747,471

$ 31,642,642

$ 32,153,948

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

181,589

345,414

$ 2,409,278

$ 3,980,028

Reinvestment of distributions

11,527

15,998

149,790

184,295

Shares redeemed

(485,149)

(405,263)

(6,427,856)

(4,735,580)

Net increase (decrease)

(292,033)

(43,851)

$ (3,868,788)

$ (571,257)

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

9,216,026

7,747,195

$ 122,907,375

$ 90,662,898

Reinvestment of distributions

191,317

123,791

2,508,939

1,445,283

Shares redeemed

(2,743,169)

(1,896,034)

(36,568,038)

(22,335,151)

Net increase (decrease)

6,664,174

5,974,952

$ 88,848,276

$ 69,773,030

Strategic Dividend and Income

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

84,308,226

116,328,586

$ 1,117,201,514

$ 1,362,994,048

Reinvestment of distributions

4,395,083

3,588,133

57,704,962

42,115,378

Shares redeemed

(83,529,229)

(47,124,625)

(1,123,575,306)

(559,602,248)

Net increase (decrease)

5,174,080

72,792,094

$ 51,331,170

$ 845,507,178

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Shares

Dollars

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2013

2012

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

11,198,221

12,936,377

$ 148,858,109

$ 151,680,912

Reinvestment of distributions

250,170

130,170

3,295,370

1,540,732

Shares redeemed

(6,472,819)

(3,565,221)

(87,398,625)

(41,590,692)

Net increase (decrease)

4,975,572

9,501,326

$ 64,754,854

$ 111,630,952

12. Other.

The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Salem Street Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income 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 Strategic Dividend & Income Fund (a fund of Fidelity Salem Street Trust) at November 30, 2013, 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 Strategic Dividend & Income 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 November 30, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, agent banks and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

January 15, 2014

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees and 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, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey and Elizabeth S. Acton, each of the Trustees oversees 223 funds. Mr. Curvey oversees 396 funds. Ms. Acton oversees 205 funds.

The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the month in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The officers hold office without limit in time, except that any officer 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.

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.

In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.

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Board Structure and Oversight Function. Abigail P. Johnson is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Albert R. Gamper, Jr. serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.

Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds that are overseen by such other Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.

The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations and Audit Committees. In addition, an ad hoc Board committee of Independent Trustees has worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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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, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.

Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

James C. Curvey (1935)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Trustee

 

Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-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. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Abigail P. Johnson (1961)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Trustee

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

 

Ms. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Ms. Johnson serves as President of FMR LLC (2013-present), President of Fidelity Financial Services (2012-present) and President of Personal, Workplace and Institutional Services (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is Chairman and Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2011-present), Chairman and Director of FMR (2011-present), and the Vice Chairman and Director (2007-present) of FMR LLC. Previously, Ms. Johnson served as President and a Director of FMR (2001-2005), a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., and FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2005), Senior Vice President of the Fidelity funds (2001-2005), and managed a number of Fidelity funds. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related.

* 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.

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

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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, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Elizabeth S. Acton (1951)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Trustee

 

Ms. Acton also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity funds. Prior to her retirement in April 2012, Ms. Acton was Executive Vice President, Finance (2011-2012), Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (2002-2011), and Treasurer (2004-2005) of Comerica Incorporated (financial services). Prior to joining Comerica, Ms. Acton held a variety of positions at Ford Motor Company (1983-2002), including Vice President and Treasurer (2000-2002) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Motor Credit Company (1998-2000). Ms. Acton currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Audit and Finance Committees of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (homebuilding, 2012-present).

Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (1942)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

Trustee

Chairman of the Independent Trustees

 

Mr. Gamper also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Prior to his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Group Inc. (commercial finance). During his tenure with CIT Group Inc. Mr. Gamper served in numerous senior management positions, including Chairman (1987-1989; 1999-2001; 2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer (1987-2004), and President (2002-2003). Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities, 2000-present), a member of the Board of Trustees, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Barnabas Health Care System. Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of certain Fidelity funds (2011-2012) and as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007).

Robert F. Gartland (1951)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Trustee

 

Mr. Gartland also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Gartland is Chairman and an investor in Gartland and Mellina Group Corp. (consulting, 2009-present). Previously, Mr. Gartland served as a partner and investor of Vietnam Partners LLC (investments and consulting, 2008-2011). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Gartland held a variety of positions at Morgan Stanley (financial services, 1979-2007) including Managing Director (1987-2007).

Arthur E. Johnson (1947)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Trustee

 

Mr. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified power management, 2009-present), AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company, 2002-present) and Booz Allen Hamilton (management consulting, 2011-present). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009). He previously served on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008) and Delta Airlines (2005-2007). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson is not related to Ms. Abigail P. Johnson.

Michael E. Kenneally (1954)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Trustee

 

Mr. Kenneally also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Kenneally served as a Member of the Advisory Board for certain Fidelity funds before joining the Board of Trustees (2008-2009). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management. Before joining Credit Suisse, he was an Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Bank of America Corporation. Earlier roles at Bank of America included Director of Research, Senior Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst, and Mr. Kenneally was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991.

James H. Keyes (1940)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Trustee

 

Mr. Keyes also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Board and Non-Executive Chairman of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines, since 2002). Previously, Mr. Keyes served as a member of the Board of Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions, 1998-2013). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Keyes served as Chairman (1993-2002) and Chief Executive Officer (1988-2002) of Johnson Controls (automotive, building, and energy) and as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008).

Marie L. Knowles (1946)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Trustee

Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees

 

Ms. Knowles also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. Ms. Knowles currently serves as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, since 2002). Ms. Knowles is a member of the Board of the Catalina Island Conservancy and of the Santa Catalina Island Company (2009-present). She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California. Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007), URS Corporation (engineering and construction, 2000-2003) and America West (airline, 1999-2002).

Kenneth L. Wolfe (1939)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Trustee

 

Mr. Wolfe also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Wolfe served as Chairman and a Director (2007-2009) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1994-2001) of Hershey Foods Corporation. He also served as a member of the Boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (telecommunications, 2003-2006), Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (medical/pharmaceutical, 1993-2007), and Revlon, Inc. (personal care products, 2004-2009). Mr. Wolfe previously served as Chairman of the Independent Trustees of other Fidelity funds (2008-2012).

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

Officers:

Correspondence intended for each officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.

Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer

 

Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of other funds. She is Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Marc Bryant (1966)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Assistant Secretary

 

Mr. Bryant also serves as an officer of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Bryant served as a Senior Vice President and the Head of Global Retail Legal for AllianceBernstein L.P. (2006-2010), and as the General Counsel for ProFund Advisors LLC (2001-2006).

Jonathan Davis (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Davis also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

Adrien E. Deberghes (1967)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Deberghes also serves as an officer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Deberghes was 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).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

President and Treasurer

 

Ms. Dorsey also serves as an officer of other funds. She is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present) and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

Scott C. Goebel (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)

 

Mr. Goebel serves as Secretary and CLO of other funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Secretary and CLO of other Fidelity funds (2008-2013), Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and certain funds (2007-2008); and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). Mr. Goebel has been employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate since 2001.

Bruce T. Herring (1965)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds

 

Mr. Herring also serves as Vice President of other funds. He serves as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Global Asset Allocation (GAA) (2013-present), Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR, and President of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present). Previously, Mr. Herring served as Chief Investment Officer and Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2010-2013), Vice President (2005-2006) and Senior Vice President (2006-2007) of Fidelity Management & Research Company, Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2007), and as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds.

Chris Maher (1972)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Maher is Vice President of Valuation Oversight and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).

Charles S. Morrison (1960)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Vice President

 

Mr. Morrison also serves as Vice President of other funds. He serves as President, Fixed Income and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Morrison served as Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2005-2009), President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR (2009), and Senior Vice President, Money Market Group of FMR (2004-2009). Mr. Morrison also served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2002-2005), certain Balanced Funds (2002-2005), and certain Asset Allocation Funds (2002-2007), and as Senior Vice President (2002-2005) of Fidelity's Fixed Income Division.

Christine Reynolds (1958)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Financial Officer

 

Ms. Reynolds also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).

Kenneth B. Robins (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Robins also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Robins serves as Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2013-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served in other fund officer roles.

Gary W. Ryan (1958)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Ryan also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments and has served in other fund officer roles. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (1971)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Deputy Treasurer

 

Mr. Sadoski also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present) and has served in another fund officer role. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP (1997-2009).

Stacie M. Smith (1974)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Assistant Treasurer

 

Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. She is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present) and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (1996-2009).

Renee Stagnone (1975)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Deputy Treasurer

 

Ms. Stagnone also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Ms. Stagnone is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Michael H. Whitaker (1967)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Mr. Whitaker also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Whitaker is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Whitaker worked at MFS Investment Management where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2004-2006), and Assistant General Counsel.

Derek L. Young (1964)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds

 

Mr. Young also serves as Trustee or an officer of other funds. He is President and a Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2011-present), President of Fidelity Global Asset Allocation (GAA) (2011-present), and Vice Chairman of Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Young served as Chief Investment Officer of GAA (2009-2011) and as a portfolio manager.

Joseph F. Zambello (1957)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Deputy Treasurer

 

Mr. Zambello also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Fund voted to pay shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net investment income:

Pay Date

Record Date

Dividends

Capital Gains

12/16/2013

12/13/2013

$0.097

$0.110

01/13/2014

01/10/2014

$0.000

$0.089

The fund hereby designates a capital gain with respect to the taxable year ended November 30, 2013 $81,105,000, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

A total of 0.04% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally exempt from state income tax.

Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Fund designates 18%, 82%, 82%, and 82% of the dividends distributed in December 2012, April 2013, July 2013 and October 2013, respectively during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.

Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Fund designates 19%, 90%, 90%, and 90% of the dividends distributed in December 2012, April 2013, July 2013 and October 2013, respectively, during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2014 of amounts for use in preparing 2013 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Fund

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the 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 relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established four standing committees, Operations, Audit, Fair Valuation, and Governance and Nominating, each composed of and chaired by 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. The Operations Committee, of which all of the Independent Trustees are members, meets regularly throughout the year and, among other matters, considers matters specifically related to the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its September 2013 meeting, the Board, 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 expense ratio relative to peer funds; (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 exist and 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.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, 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, was 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 Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have 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, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.

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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of FMR and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. 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 to act in the best interests of the fund.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board believes that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading and risk management capabilities and resources, which are an integral part of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, 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 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.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

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 a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options for Fidelity funds of funds, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the combination of several funds with other funds; (vi) strengthening Fidelity's index fund offerings by reducing investment minimums and adopting or lowering existing expense caps for certain funds and classes; (vii) enhancing Global Asset Allocation product offerings by launching new funds and strategies, including "open architecture" target date funds that utilize affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares of Advisor funds to increase their marketability to a portion of the defined contribution plan market; (ix) creating a new low-cost retirement share class for certain Advisor funds to appeal to large retirement plans; (x) transitioning the management of certain Fidelity commodity funds to Geode Capital Management LLC, a registered commodity pool operator, while retaining administrative responsibilities for the funds; and (xi) taking steps toward establishing a new Fidelity adviser to manage sector-based funds and products.

Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history.

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The Board took into account discussions with the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance that occur at Board meetings throughout the year. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board periodically considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against one or more securities market indices, including a customized blended index representative of the fund's asset classes (each a "benchmark index") and a peer group of mutual funds with similar objectives ("peer group"). In its evaluation of fund investment performance at meetings throughout the year, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating underperformance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and the Investment Advisers' explanations for such underperformance.

In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on gross performance (before fees and expenses but after transaction costs) compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, and on net performance (after fees and expenses) compared to peer groups, as applicable, over the same periods, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; expectations for interest rate levels and credit conditions; issuer-specific information including credit quality; tactical opportunities for investment; and fund cash flows and other factors. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.

The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative calendar year total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index and peer group for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should benefit the fund's shareholders.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

Management Fee. 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 in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates, regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. "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 hypothetical TMG % of 50% would mean that half of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and half had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, 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 rate ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2012.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, 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 the current and historical total expense ratios 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 expense ratio of each of Class A, Institutional Class, and the retail class ranked below its competitive median for 2012, the total expense ratio of Class C ranked equal to its competitive median for 2012, and the total expense ratio of each of Class T and Class B ranked above its competitive median for 2012. The Board considered that, in general, various factors can affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that the total expense ratio of Class T was above the competitive median primarily because of higher 12b-1 fees on Class T as compared to most competitor funds. Class T has a higher 12b-1 fee, but a lower front-end sales charge, than traditionally priced front-end sales charge classes. The Board considered that Class T is primarily sold load-waived in the retirement plan market where its 0.50% 12b-1 fee is comparable to the 12b-1 fees of the no-load classes with which it competes in the retirement plan market. 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 expense ratios 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.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2013 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable, although in some cases 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 servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board 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 books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

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 Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity 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 concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and 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 was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

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 also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

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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 calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity 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 benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Amendment to Description of Group Fee Rate. At its September 2013 meeting, the Board voted to approve an amendment to the fund's management contract to modify the description of the "group fee rate." The Board noted that under the prior description in the contract, the group fee rate was based on the average net assets of all registered investment companies with which FMR has management contracts. Under the contract's tiered asset breakpoint schedule, the group fee rate is lower as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and higher as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. The Board considered that the prior description would have excluded the assets of 64 Fidelity sector funds from the group fee rate calculation once Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of FMR, assumed management responsibilities for those funds. The Board noted that modifying the description of the group fee rate to continue to include the assets of those 64 funds for purposes of determining group fee rate breakpoints would avoid an immediate adverse impact on the group fee rate for any fund.

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) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year and the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers, research analysts, and other key personnel, including its effects on fund profitability, the rationale for the compensation structure, and the extent to which current market conditions have affected retention and recruitment; (iv) the arrangements with and compensation paid to certain fund sub-advisers on behalf of the Fidelity funds; (v) Fidelity's fee structures, including the group fee structure and definition of group assets, and the rationale for recommending different fees among different categories of funds and classes; (vi) Fidelity's voluntary waiver of its fees to maintain minimum yields for certain money market funds and classes as well as contractual waivers in place for certain funds; (vii) the methodology with respect to competitive fund data and peer group classifications; (viii) Fidelity's transfer agent fee, expense, and service structures for different funds and classes, and the impact of the increased use of omnibus accounts; and (ix) explanations regarding the relative total expense ratios of certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends and methodologies for total expense competitive comparisons, and actions that might be taken by Fidelity to reduce total expense ratios for certain funds and classes or to achieve further economies of scale.

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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 factors it believed relevant, 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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Boston, MA

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FMR Co., Inc.

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Fidelity Distributors Corporation

Smithfield, RI

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Boston, MA

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Boston, MA

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Citibank, N.A.

New York, NY

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Fund - Class A, Class T,
Class B and Class C

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Class A, Class T, Class B,
and Class C are classes
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Contents

Performance

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How the fund has done over time.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

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The Portfolio Manager's review of fund performance and strategy.

Shareholder Expense Example

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An example of shareholder expenses.

Investment Changes

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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months.

Investments

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A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.

Financial Statements

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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights.

Notes

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Notes to the financial statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Trustees and Officers

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Distributions

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

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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, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.

NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE

Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.

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Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' distributions from 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. Returns reflect the conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares after a maximum of seven years.

Average Annual Total Returns

Periods ended November 30, 2013

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Life of
fund
A

Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge)

10.43%

16.87%

6.12%

Class T (incl. 3.50% sales charge)

12.77%

17.13%

6.12%

Class B (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) B

11.13%

17.11%

6.16%

Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) C

15.31%

17.40%

5.96%

A From December 23, 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%, 2%, and 0%, respectively.

C Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years, and life of fund total return figures are 1%, 0%, and 0%, respectively.

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$10,000 Over Life of Fund

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor ® Strategic Dividend & Income ® Fund - Class A on December 23, 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 S&P 500® Index performed over the same period.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: The global economic recovery pushed on during the 12-month period ending November 30, 2013, as ongoing monetary policies helped stimulate incremental growth in several key markets. Summer uncertainty over whether or when the U.S. Federal Reserve might begin tapering its sustaining bond-buying program and the potential for a U.S.-led military strike on Syria, along with the government shutdown and a contentious debt-ceiling battle in Washington, couldn't quell investors' upbeat sentiment and willingness to take on more risk in pursuit of higher returns. Among the asset classes that constitute the Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Composite IndexSM, large-cap dividend-paying equities and convertible securities were pushed to the head of the pack by investor demand for riskier assets, with the MSCI® USA High Dividend Yield Index and The BofA Merrill LynchSM All US Convertibles Index advancing 26.74% and 25.14%, respectively. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) experienced a much more muted advance, as the threat of rising interest rates in the latter half of the reporting period dampened the group's strong first-half gain. Accordingly, the FTSE® NAREIT® Equity REITs Index rose 6.06% for the full year. High-quality preferred stocks - which behave more like bonds - were most negatively affected by investors' concern about rising rates, and The BofA Merrill LynchSM Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index returned -2.09%.

Comments from Joanna Bewick, Lead Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor® Strategic Dividend & Income® Fund: For the year, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned 17.17%, 16.86%, 16.13% and 16.31%, respectively (excluding sales charges), roughly in line with the 17.18% result of the Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Composite IndexSM. Positioning among preferred securities was the most helpful. We chose to underweight these defensive securities since their interest rate sensitivity had the potential to dampen performance in a rising-rate environment. From an absolute perspective, the dividend-paying equities subportfolio - which makes up 50% of the Composite benchmark - was the strongest-performing component of the Composite index, fueled by investors' appetite for income. Given the strong macroeconomic backdrop during the past year, including a healthy corporate sector, we overweighted this strong-performing subportfolio, to the fund's advantage versus its index. Looking at the individual subportfolios, the preferred securities sleeve benefited from exceptional security selection relative to its benchmark. On the flip side, security selection in the convertible securities and dividend-paying equities sleeves dampened relative performance.

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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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Shareholder Expense Example

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 (June 1, 2013 to November 30, 2013).

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. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Annualized
Expense Ratio
B

Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2013

Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2013

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
June 1, 2013
to November 30, 2013

Class A

1.04%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,043.60

$ 5.33

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.85

$ 5.27

Class T

1.30%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,043.00

$ 6.66

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.55

$ 6.58

Class B

1.88%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,038.80

$ 9.61

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,015.64

$ 9.50

Class C

1.80%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,040.20

$ 9.21

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.04

$ 9.10

Strategic Dividend and Income

.76%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,045.60

$ 3.90

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.26

$ 3.85

Institutional Class

.77%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,045.60

$ 3.95

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.21

$ 3.90

A 5% return per year before expenses

B Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Top Ten Investments as of November 30, 2013

(excluding cash equivalents)

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Apple, Inc.

3.3

2.8

Microsoft Corp.

3.0

3.0

Chevron Corp.

2.9

3.0

Procter & Gamble Co.

2.3

2.0

Johnson & Johnson

2.1

2.0

Exxon Mobil Corp.

1.8

1.3

Simon Property Group, Inc.

1.6

1.5

Cisco Systems, Inc.

1.6

1.4

The Coca-Cola Co.

1.4

1.5

Merck & Co., Inc.

1.4

1.5

 

21.4

Top Five Market Sectors as of November 30, 2013

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Financials

31.4

32.4

Information Technology

13.5

13.7

Health Care

12.6

11.3

Energy

9.3

8.5

Consumer Staples

8.8

9.6

Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)

As of November 30, 2013*

As of May 31, 2013**

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Common Stocks 66.9%

 

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Common Stocks 64.9%

 

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Preferred Stocks 9.2%

 

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Preferred Stocks 9.6%

 

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Convertible Bonds 10.6%

 

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Convertible Bonds 9.9%

 

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Other Investments 10.9%

 

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Other Investments 12.6%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 2.4%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 3.0%

 

* Foreign investments

7.0%

 

** Foreign investments

5.0%

 

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Investments November 30, 2013

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Corporate Bonds - 19.0%

 

Principal Amount (e)

Value

Convertible Bonds - 10.6%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.3%

Automobiles - 0.0%

Ford Motor Co. 4.25% 11/15/16

$ 860,000

$ 1,735,996

Household Durables - 0.2%

M/I Homes, Inc. 3% 3/1/18

6,140,000

6,471,560

Media - 0.1%

Liberty Media Corp. 1.375% 10/15/23 (g)

2,800,000

2,886,240

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

11,093,796

ENERGY - 1.5%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.5%

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 3.75% 12/15/17

15,980,000

15,780,250

Chesapeake Energy Corp. 2.5% 5/15/37

17,920,000

18,427,136

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. 5.25% 10/1/18 (g)

1,000,000

1,002,400

Cobalt International Energy, Inc. 2.625% 12/1/19

7,970,000

7,920,188

Ship Finance International Ltd. 3.25% 2/1/18

14,180,000

14,823,772

 

57,953,746

FINANCIALS - 0.7%

Insurance - 0.6%

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. 4.25% 8/15/18

15,470,000

23,418,486

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.1%

Forestar Group, Inc. 3.75% 3/1/20

4,340,000

4,723,656

TOTAL FINANCIALS

28,142,142

HEALTH CARE - 3.3%

Biotechnology - 0.9%

Array BioPharma, Inc. 3% 6/1/20

3,480,000

3,910,824

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:

1.125% 9/1/18 (g)

2,800,000

3,157,000

1.875% 9/1/20 (g)

2,900,000

3,248,000

Gilead Sciences, Inc. 1.625% 5/1/16

2,900,000

9,533,292

InterMune, Inc. 2.5% 12/15/17

2,720,000

3,551,776

Theravance, Inc. 2.125% 1/15/23

6,060,000

9,264,225

 

32,665,117

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.5%

Teleflex, Inc. 3.875% 8/1/17

12,290,000

20,253,920

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal Amount (e)

Value

Convertible Bonds - continued

HEALTH CARE - continued

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.4%

HealthSouth Corp. 2% 12/1/43

$ 24,029,000

$ 26,643,355

Molina Healthcare, Inc. 1.125% 1/15/20 (g)

7,310,000

7,584,125

WellPoint, Inc. 2.75% 10/15/42

12,280,000

16,869,650

 

51,097,130

Pharmaceuticals - 0.5%

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1.5% 7/15/18

3,200,000

3,485,760

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.75% 10/1/19

2,000,000

4,862,500

ViroPharma, Inc. 2% 3/15/17

2,260,000

5,997,475

VIVUS, Inc. 4.5% 5/1/20 (g)

5,770,000

5,113,951

 

19,459,686

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

123,475,853

INDUSTRIALS - 0.8%

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.4%

Covanta Holding Corp. 3.25% 6/1/14

12,890,000

15,145,750

Construction & Engineering - 0.4%

Layne Christensen Co. 4.25% 11/15/18 (g)

6,140,000

6,116,975

MasTec, Inc.:

4% 6/15/14

2,580,000

5,205,150

4.25% 12/15/14

2,580,000

5,353,500

 

16,675,625

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

31,821,375

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 3.2%

Communications Equipment - 0.7%

Ciena Corp. 3.75% 10/15/18 (g)

2,760,000

3,781,200

InterDigital, Inc. 2.5% 3/15/16

17,860,000

18,529,750

Liberty Interactive LLC 0.75% 3/30/43 (g)

4,600,000

5,750,230

 

28,061,180

Computers & Peripherals - 0.6%

EMC Corp. 1.75% 1/1/14

14,650,000

21,841,685

Internet Software & Services - 0.1%

WebMD Health Corp. 1.5% 12/1/20 (g)

4,500,000

4,401,900

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal Amount (e)

Value

Convertible Bonds - continued

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.0%

GT Advanced Technologies, Inc. 3% 10/1/17

$ 12,855,000

$ 19,178,053

Intel Corp. 3.25% 8/1/39

14,220,000

18,113,436

 

37,291,489

Software - 0.8%

Nuance Communications, Inc. 2.75% 11/1/31

14,260,000

13,618,300

TiVo, Inc. 4% 3/15/16 (g)

10,990,000

14,660,660

 

28,278,960

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

119,875,214

MATERIALS - 0.6%

Containers & Packaging - 0.5%

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. 3% 6/1/15 (g)

19,800,000

20,518,740

Metals & Mining - 0.1%

Horsehead Holding Corp. 3.8% 7/1/17

1,560,000

1,866,384

Paper & Forest Products - 0.0%

Rayonier TRS Holdings, Inc. 4.5% 8/15/15

1,330,000

1,832,075

TOTAL MATERIALS

24,217,199

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.2%

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.2%

Clearwire Communications LLC/Clearwire Finance, Inc. 8.25% 12/1/40 (g)

5,500,000

6,290,625

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS

402,869,950

Nonconvertible Bonds - 8.4%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 1.0%

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.1%

MGM Mirage, Inc. 6.625% 7/15/15

3,200,000

3,448,000

Media - 0.9%

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.:

5.25% 9/30/22

7,840,000

7,389,200

5.75% 1/15/24

2,570,000

2,422,225

7.25% 10/30/17

8,000,000

8,460,000

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal Amount (e)

Value

Nonconvertible Bonds - continued

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued

Media - continued

Cequel Communications Escrow I LLC/Cequel Communications Escrow Capital Corp. 6.375% 9/15/20 (g)

$ 2,650,000

$ 2,736,125

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 4.9% 5/15/15

4,725,000

4,559,625

Harron Communications LP/Harron Finance Corp. 9.125% 4/1/20 (g)

7,145,000

7,948,813

WMG Acquisition Corp. 11.5% 10/1/18

1,340,000

1,551,050

 

35,067,038

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

38,515,038

CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.5%

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.5%

BI-LO LLC/BI-LO Finance Corp. 9.25% 2/15/19 (g)

11,935,000

13,158,338

Tops Markets LLC 8.875% 12/15/17 (g)

3,760,000

4,126,600

 

17,284,938

ENERGY - 0.5%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.5%

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 6% 6/1/19

21,100,000

18,409,750

FINANCIALS - 4.6%

Capital Markets - 0.3%

Chase Capital II 0.7419% 2/1/27 (i)

7,900,000

6,399,000

Chase Capital Trust VI 0.8669% 8/1/28 (i)

5,000,000

4,050,000

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIII 1.2406% 5/15/77 (i)

2,500,000

1,853,125

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. 1.0676% (d)(i)

1,000,000

0

 

12,302,125

Commercial Banks - 2.0%

Bank of Ireland 10% 7/30/16

EUR

8,293,000

12,057,325

CIT Group, Inc. 4.75% 2/15/15 (g)

3,610,000

3,754,400

Corestates Capital II 0.8936% 1/15/27 (g)(i)

3,000,000

2,490,000

Corestates Capital III 0.8106% 2/15/27 (g)(i)

3,960,000

3,286,800

First Maryland Capital I 1.2436% 1/15/27 (i)

2,500,000

2,075,000

First Maryland Capital II 1.0919% 2/1/27 (i)

4,100,000

3,403,000

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXI 1.192% 1/15/87 (i)

12,500,000

9,312,500

PNC Capital Trust C 0.8312% 6/1/28 (i)

9,000,000

7,470,000

Wachovia Capital Trust II 0.7436% 1/15/27 (i)

32,014,000

26,571,620

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal Amount (e)

Value

Nonconvertible Bonds - continued

FINANCIALS - continued

Commercial Banks - continued

Wells Fargo Capital II 0.7359% 1/30/27 (i)

$ 5,930,000

$ 4,921,900

Wells Fargo Capital X 5.95% 12/15/36

2,350,000

2,303,000

 

77,645,545

Consumer Finance - 0.4%

Ally Financial, Inc. 4.75% 9/10/18

6,000,000

6,300,000

American Express Co. 6.8% 9/1/66 (i)

2,500,000

2,656,250

GMAC LLC 8% 11/1/31

3,900,000

4,650,750

 

13,607,000

Diversified Financial Services - 1.9%

Central Fidelity Capital Trust I 1.2436% 4/15/27 (i)

2,500,000

2,075,000

General Electric Capital Corp. 7.125% (h)(i)

10,000,000

11,125,000

General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 2.75% 5/15/16 (g)

795,000

804,938

Goldman Sachs Capital II 4% (h)(i)

7,653,000

5,586,690

Goldman Sachs Capital III 4% (h)(i)

18,715,000

13,306,365

ILFC E-Capital Trust I 5.35% 12/21/65 (g)(i)

33,530,000

29,674,050

JPMorgan Chase Capital XIII 1.1981% 9/30/34 (i)

2,750,000

2,172,500

Transportation Union LLC/Transportation Union Financing Corp. 11.375% 6/15/18

4,945,000

5,427,138

TransUnion Holding Co., Inc. 9.625% 6/15/18 pay-in-kind

2,570,000

2,772,388

 

72,944,069

TOTAL FINANCIALS

176,498,739

HEALTH CARE - 0.1%

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.1%

HealthSouth Corp. 5.75% 11/1/24

2,165,000

2,148,763

INDUSTRIALS - 0.8%

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.0%

Garda World Security Corp. 7.25% 11/15/21 (g)

110,000

111,650

Construction & Engineering - 0.1%

MasTec, Inc. 4.875% 3/15/23

3,325,000

3,158,750

Marine - 0.4%

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp./Navios Acquisition Finance U.S., Inc. 8.125% 11/15/21 (g)

3,755,000

3,801,938

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. 8.125% 2/15/19

12,965,000

13,224,300

 

17,026,238

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal Amount (e)

Value

Nonconvertible Bonds - continued

INDUSTRIALS - continued

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.3%

International Lease Finance Corp.:

8.25% 12/15/20

$ 705,000

$ 837,188

8.625% 9/15/15

5,000,000

5,568,750

8.875% 9/1/17

3,000,000

3,585,000

 

9,990,938

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

30,287,576

MATERIALS - 0.2%

Metals & Mining - 0.2%

Severstal Columbus LLC 10.25% 2/15/18

8,310,000

8,808,600

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.6%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.3%

CenturyLink, Inc. 6.75% 12/1/23

4,000,000

4,090,000

Sprint Capital Corp. 6.875% 11/15/28

9,215,000

8,754,250

 

12,844,250

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.3%

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 5.5% 8/1/23 (g)

2,945,000

2,819,838

Sprint Communications, Inc.:

6% 12/1/16

4,660,000

5,052,372

7% 8/15/20

1,500,000

1,612,500

T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc. 5.25% 9/1/18 (g)

585,000

609,863

 

10,094,573

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

22,938,823

UTILITIES - 0.1%

Multi-Utilities - 0.1%

Wisconsin Energy Corp. 6.25% 5/15/67 (i)

3,000,000

3,071,250

TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS

317,963,477

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

(Cost $669,069,435)


720,833,427

Common Stocks - 66.9%

Shares

Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 4.0%

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.2%

H&R Block, Inc.

239,500

$ 6,679,655

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.2%

Brinker International, Inc.

123,200

5,794,096

Cedar Fair LP (depositary unit)

124,800

6,215,040

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

68,800

4,931,584

McDonald's Corp.

235,900

22,969,583

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

60,400

4,331,284

 

44,241,587

Household Durables - 0.1%

Whirlpool Corp.

31,900

4,873,044

Media - 1.4%

Comcast Corp. Class A

462,100

23,044,927

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Class A

164,600

5,402,172

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

96,500

13,338,230

Time Warner, Inc.

103,400

6,794,414

Viacom, Inc. Class B (non-vtg.)

71,000

5,692,070

 

54,271,813

Multiline Retail - 0.4%

Target Corp.

236,500

15,119,445

Specialty Retail - 0.4%

H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB (B Shares)

133,000

5,636,839

Home Depot, Inc.

76,600

6,179,322

Murphy U.S.A., Inc.

19,450

880,113

 

12,696,274

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.3%

Coach, Inc.

57,400

3,323,460

VF Corp.

37,600

8,820,208

 

12,143,668

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

150,025,486

CONSUMER STAPLES - 8.0%

Beverages - 2.8%

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV ADR

77,700

7,933,947

PepsiCo, Inc.

503,100

42,491,826

SABMiller PLC

72,100

3,719,822

The Coca-Cola Co.

1,348,400

54,192,196

 

108,337,791

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

CONSUMER STAPLES - continued

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.5%

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

247,800

$ 20,074,278

Food Products - 0.9%

Kellogg Co.

143,200

8,683,648

Mondelez International, Inc.

502,000

16,832,060

Unilever NV (NY Reg.)

216,400

8,495,864

 

34,011,572

Household Products - 2.3%

Procter & Gamble Co.

1,034,158

87,096,787

Tobacco - 1.5%

British American Tobacco PLC sponsored ADR

103,800

11,037,054

Philip Morris International, Inc.

524,218

44,841,608

 

55,878,662

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

305,399,090

ENERGY - 7.0%

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.2%

Ensco PLC Class A

143,000

8,448,440

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.8%

Access Midstream Partners LP

137,300

7,712,141

Apache Corp.

113,663

10,399,028

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

170,600

5,616,289

Chevron Corp.

884,900

108,347,156

ConocoPhillips Co.

438,200

31,900,960

El Paso Pipeline Partners LP

76,629

3,186,234

Enterprise Products Partners LP

44,300

2,789,571

Exxon Mobil Corp.

749,800

70,091,304

Markwest Energy Partners LP

52,700

3,639,989

QEP Midstream Partners LP

26,600

602,224

Targa Resources Corp.

25,300

2,051,577

The Williams Companies, Inc.

251,400

8,854,308

Western Gas Partners LP

25,000

1,592,000

 

256,782,781

TOTAL ENERGY

265,231,221

FINANCIALS - 19.7%

Capital Markets - 1.5%

BlackRock, Inc. Class A

70,200

21,253,050

Carlyle Group LP

183,700

5,970,250

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

FINANCIALS - continued

Capital Markets - continued

KKR & Co. LP

546,700

$ 12,973,191

The Blackstone Group LP

536,500

15,333,170

 

55,529,661

Commercial Banks - 1.8%

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

94,158

4,248,409

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (f)

82,200

5,903,604

M&T Bank Corp.

123,600

14,258,496

National Penn Bancshares, Inc.

356,500

4,024,885

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

132,000

10,157,400

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (A Shares)

142,900

6,640,280

U.S. Bancorp

420,300

16,484,166

Wells Fargo & Co.

195,100

8,588,302

 

70,305,542

Consumer Finance - 0.1%

Capital One Financial Corp.

68,100

4,878,003

Diversified Financial Services - 0.5%

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

147,100

8,417,062

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.

224,600

8,824,534

 

17,241,596

Insurance - 2.1%

ACE Ltd.

82,000

8,427,960

esure Group PLC

574,300

2,386,907

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

185,300

8,792,485

MetLife, Inc.

471,900

24,628,461

MetLife, Inc. unit

301,900

9,277,387

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

225,900

20,498,166

Zurich Insurance Group AG

23,062

6,434,664

 

80,446,030

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 13.5%

Acadia Realty Trust (SBI)

198,513

5,155,383

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

281,544

17,810,473

American Tower Corp.

36,300

2,823,051

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

124,590

14,771,390

Boston Properties, Inc.

255,596

25,429,246

Camden Property Trust (SBI)

151,262

8,761,095

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

144,986

2,618,447

Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc.

492,209

2,854,812

Chesapeake Lodging Trust

332,622

7,939,687

Coresite Realty Corp.

153,075

4,953,507

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

FINANCIALS - continued

Real Estate Investment Trusts - continued

Corrections Corp. of America

174,554

$ 5,821,376

Cousins Properties, Inc.

1,181,440

12,653,222

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

308,844

7,097,235

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.

167,372

3,928,221

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

129,327

4,591,109

Equity One, Inc.

513,048

11,492,275

Equity Residential (SBI)

270,515

13,942,343

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

123,102

18,688,115

Excel Trust, Inc.

84,377

988,898

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

497,000

8,677,620

General Growth Properties, Inc.

266,786

5,535,810

Glimcher Realty Trust

1,091,128

10,594,853

HCP, Inc.

396,739

14,588,093

Health Care REIT, Inc.

140,596

7,871,970

Home Properties, Inc.

20,835

1,095,504

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

639,297

11,769,458

Kite Realty Group Trust

527,134

3,452,728

LaSalle Hotel Properties (SBI)

350,613

10,981,199

Lexington Corporate Properties Trust

698,400

7,172,568

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

280,210

16,879,850

National Retail Properties, Inc. (f)

470,762

14,946,694

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A

620,046

10,156,353

Prologis, Inc.

861,610

32,680,867

Public Storage

207,338

31,660,513

Retail Properties America, Inc.

293,500

3,912,355

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

98,743

2,634,463

Senior Housing Properties Trust (SBI)

99,900

2,262,735

Simon Property Group, Inc.

412,015

61,740,448

SL Green Realty Corp.

239,423

21,660,599

Sun Communities, Inc.

81,582

3,328,546

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

463,462

6,057,448

Terreno Realty Corp.

50,700

897,897

UDR, Inc.

127,200

2,959,944

Ventas, Inc.

553,939

31,480,353

Vornado Realty Trust

25,514

2,243,446

Weyerhaeuser Co.

197,800

5,959,714

WP Carey, Inc.

126,400

7,934,128

 

513,456,041

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

FINANCIALS - continued

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.2%

Forest City Enterprises, Inc. Class A (a)

353,040

$ 6,884,280

TOTAL FINANCIALS

748,741,153

HEALTH CARE - 8.6%

Biotechnology - 0.4%

Amgen, Inc.

138,600

15,811,488

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.1%

Baxter International, Inc.

55,800

3,819,510

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.2%

Emeritus Corp. (a)

312,610

7,036,851

Pharmaceuticals - 7.9%

AbbVie, Inc.

670,900

32,505,105

Eli Lilly & Co.

361,200

18,139,464

Johnson & Johnson

832,944

78,846,479

Merck & Co., Inc.

1,081,290

53,880,681

Pfizer, Inc.

1,688,600

53,579,278

Roche Holding AG:

(participation certificate)

72,661

20,257,540

sponsored ADR

151,300

10,598,565

Sanofi SA sponsored ADR

305,200

16,123,716

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR

388,600

15,839,336

 

299,770,164

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

326,438,013

INDUSTRIALS - 3.4%

Aerospace & Defense - 0.5%

Honeywell International, Inc.

112,400

9,948,524

United Technologies Corp.

81,300

9,012,918

 

18,961,442

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.0%

Royal Mail PLC

136,000

1,235,079

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.5%

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

79,000

2,179,610

Republic Services, Inc.

106,300

3,710,933

Waste Management, Inc.

150,800

6,888,544

West Corp.

249,700

5,750,591

 

18,529,678

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

INDUSTRIALS - continued

Electrical Equipment - 0.6%

Eaton Corp. PLC

177,300

$ 12,882,618

Emerson Electric Co.

122,100

8,179,479

 

21,062,097

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.2%

3M Co.

153,500

20,493,785

General Electric Co.

589,553

15,717,483

Siemens AG

67,795

8,948,473

 

45,159,741

Machinery - 0.6%

Caterpillar, Inc.

69,600

5,888,160

Cummins, Inc.

58,800

7,782,768

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

86,800

7,064,652

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. unit (a)

15,200

1,550,400

 

22,285,980

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

127,234,017

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 10.1%

Communications Equipment - 1.6%

Cisco Systems, Inc.

2,732,200

58,059,250

Computers & Peripherals - 3.5%

Apple, Inc.

224,900

125,060,139

EMC Corp.

293,500

6,999,975

 

132,060,114

IT Services - 1.0%

Accenture PLC Class A

65,200

5,051,044

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

105,100

8,410,102

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

160,300

8,124,004

Paychex, Inc.

380,200

16,626,146

 

38,211,296

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.0%

Intel Corp.

1,625,200

38,744,768

Software - 3.0%

Microsoft Corp.

3,015,100

114,965,763

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

382,041,191

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

MATERIALS - 1.4%

Chemicals - 1.1%

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

301,500

$ 18,506,070

Eastman Chemical Co.

56,400

4,344,492

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

150,700

11,631,026

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

66,400

2,102,203

The Dow Chemical Co.

157,800

6,163,668

 

42,747,459

Metals & Mining - 0.1%

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

169,100

5,866,079

Paper & Forest Products - 0.2%

International Paper Co.

131,700

6,143,805

TOTAL MATERIALS

54,757,343

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.7%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.9%

AT&T, Inc.

962,600

33,893,146

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.8%

Vodafone Group PLC

8,650,900

32,072,063

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

65,965,209

UTILITIES - 3.0%

Electric Utilities - 2.0%

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

174,100

8,193,146

Cleco Corp.

81,800

3,739,078

IDACORP, Inc.

153,900

7,953,552

ITC Holdings Corp.

61,200

5,537,376

NextEra Energy, Inc.

295,800

25,021,722

Northeast Utilities

236,099

9,698,947

Southern Co.

183,900

7,471,857

Xcel Energy, Inc.

355,300

9,955,506

 

77,571,184

Gas Utilities - 0.2%

Atmos Energy Corp.

133,500

5,934,075

Multi-Utilities - 0.8%

CMS Energy Corp.

147,100

3,904,034

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

UTILITIES - continued

Multi-Utilities - continued

NiSource, Inc.

270,700

$ 8,559,534

Sempra Energy

218,100

19,288,764

 

31,752,332

TOTAL UTILITIES

115,257,591

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $2,186,289,930)


2,541,090,314

Preferred Stocks - 9.2%

 

 

 

 

Convertible Preferred Stocks - 4.2%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.4%

Automobiles - 0.4%

General Motors Co. 4.75%

300,884

16,006,887

CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.3%

Food Products - 0.3%

Post Holdings, Inc. 3.75% (g)

96,800

11,646,008

FINANCIALS - 0.7%

Capital Markets - 0.0%

AMG Capital Trust I 5.10%

23,800

1,590,138

Commercial Banks - 0.3%

Wells Fargo & Co. 7.50%

8,190

9,223,988

Diversified Financial Services - 0.0%

Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.25%

1,228

1,320,100

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.3%

Weyerhaeuser Co. Series A, 6.375%

199,100

10,882,806

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.1%

Forestar Group, Inc. 6.00% (a)

160,000

4,121,600

TOTAL FINANCIALS

27,138,632

HEALTH CARE - 0.2%

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.2%

Alere, Inc. 3.00%

21,712

5,993,380

Preferred Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Convertible Preferred Stocks - continued

INDUSTRIALS - 0.4%

Aerospace & Defense - 0.4%

United Technologies Corp. 7.50%

234,600

$ 15,333,456

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.1%

IT Services - 0.1%

Unisys Corp. Series A, 6.25%

49,200

3,667,860

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.3%

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.3%

Crown Castle International Corp. Series A, 4.50% (a)

122,000

12,243,920

UTILITIES - 1.8%

Electric Utilities - 0.8%

NextEra Energy, Inc.:

5.779% (a)

189,000

9,387,630

5.889%

186,100

10,412,295

PPL Corp. 8.75%

195,900

10,353,315

 

30,153,240

Multi-Utilities - 1.0%

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 2.00% ZENS

383,900

19,868,745

Dominion Resources, Inc.:

Series A, 6.125%

177,300

9,723,132

Series B, 6.00%

177,400

9,702,006

 

39,293,883

TOTAL UTILITIES

69,447,123

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS

161,477,266

Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 5.0%

ENERGY - 0.1%

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.1%

NuStar Logistics LP 7.625%

180,000

4,644,000

FINANCIALS - 4.3%

Capital Markets - 0.1%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 5.95%

65,219

1,433,514

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 6.60%

140,000

3,487,400

 

4,920,914

Preferred Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - continued

FINANCIALS - continued

Commercial Banks - 0.3%

HSBC Holdings PLC Series B, 8.00%

45,400

$ 1,223,530

SunTrust Banks, Inc. Series E, 5.875%

80,000

1,713,600

U.S. Bancorp:

Series A, 3.50%

11,890

8,691,590

Series H, 5.15%

40,000

834,800

 

12,463,520

Consumer Finance - 1.6%

Ally Financial, Inc.:

7.00% (g)

46,758

44,887,680

Series A, 8.50%

410,000

10,975,700

HSBC U.S.A., Inc. Series F, 3.87%

300,000

5,730,000

 

61,593,380

Diversified Financial Services - 1.1%

Barclays Bank PLC:

Series 2, 6.625%

47,200

1,146,488

Series 4, 7.75%

247,800

6,274,296

Citigroup, Inc.:

Series C, 5.80%

200,000

4,214,000

Series J, 7.125% (a)

120,000

3,142,800

GMAC Capital Trust I Series 2, 8.125%

900,698

24,174,734

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIX 6.70%

155,000

4,003,650

 

42,955,968

Insurance - 0.1%

MetLife, Inc. Series B, 6.50%

111,000

2,762,790

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 1.0%

Chesapeake Lodging Trust Series A, 7.75%

50,000

1,241,500

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Series G, 5.875%

140,000

2,720,200

Health Care REIT, Inc. Series J, 6.50%

12,000

288,480

Hersha Hospitality Trust:

Series B, 8.00%

48,200

1,221,870

Series C, 6.875%

50,000

1,155,000

Hospitality Properties Trust Series D, 7.125%

60,000

1,494,000

Kimco Realty Corp. Series K, 5.625%

120,000

2,426,400

Public Storage:

Series T, 5.75%

44,000

956,560

Series V, 5.375%

200,000

4,140,000

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. Series A, 7.125%

485,000

11,800,050

SL Green Realty Corp. Series I, 6.50%

60,000

1,332,000

Preferred Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - continued

FINANCIALS - continued

Real Estate Investment Trusts - continued

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. Series D, 8.00%

226,218

$ 5,743,675

Vornado Realty Trust Series L, 5.40%

80,000

1,581,600

 

36,101,335

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.1%

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp. 5.45%

60,000

1,314,000

TOTAL FINANCIALS

162,111,907

INDUSTRIALS - 0.1%

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.1%

Pitney Bowes, Inc. 6.70%

120,000

2,992,800

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.1%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.1%

Qwest Corp. 6.125%

160,000

3,209,600

UTILITIES - 0.4%

Electric Utilities - 0.4%

Duquesne Light Co. 6.50%

141,050

7,052,500

Gulf Power Co. 5.60%

30,000

2,670,000

Southern California Edison Co.:

5.349%

44,479

4,497,716

Series D, 6.50%

12,500

1,215,625

 

15,435,841

TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS

188,394,148

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost $327,034,463)


349,871,414

Bank Loan Obligations - 1.1%

 

Principal Amount

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.1%

Media - 0.1%

Nielsen Finance LLC Tranche E, term loan 2.9175% 5/1/16 (i)

$ 3,970,000

3,974,963

Bank Loan Obligations - continued

 

Principal Amount

Value

ENERGY - 0.2%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.2%

Chesapeake Energy Corp. Tranche B, term loan 5.75% 12/2/17 (i)

$ 2,300,000

$ 2,343,240

Ruby Western Pipeline Holdings LLC Tranche B, term loan 3.5% 3/27/20 (i)

3,308,805

3,321,213

 

5,664,453

HEALTH CARE - 0.4%

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.4%

HCA, Inc. Tranche B 4LN, term loan 2.914% 5/1/18 (i)

16,295,000

16,275,446

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.1%

IT Services - 0.1%

Computer Discount Warehouse (CDW) LLC, Tranche B, term loan 3.25% 4/29/20 (i)

2,487,502

2,475,064

UTILITIES - 0.3%

Electric Utilities - 0.3%

La Frontera Generation, LLC Tranche B, term loan 4.5% 9/30/20 (i)

12,358,839

12,498,493

TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $40,768,090)


40,888,419

Preferred Securities - 1.4%

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.0%

Media - 0.0%

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. 5.25% (g)(h)

975,000

985,266

FINANCIALS - 1.4%

Commercial Banks - 0.4%

PNC Preferred Funding Trust I 1.9044% (g)(h)(i)

3,450,000

3,015,398

SunTrust Preferred Capital I 4% 12/15/49 (i)

6,866,000

5,345,562

USB Capital IX 3.5% (h)(i)

8,625,000

6,766,911

 

15,127,871

Diversified Financial Services - 1.0%

Citigroup, Inc. 5.35% (h)(i)

3,000,000

2,654,594

General Electric Capital Corp. 5.25% (h)(i)

5,000,000

4,854,959

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

5.15% (h)(i)

15,000,000

13,564,019

Preferred Securities - continued

Principal Amount

Value

FINANCIALS - continued

Diversified Financial Services - continued

JPMorgan Chase & Co.: - continued

7.9% (h)(i)

$ 6,250,000

$ 6,949,657

Wachovia Capital Trust III 5.5698% (h)(i)

8,091,000

7,625,873

 

35,649,102

TOTAL FINANCIALS

50,776,973

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES

(Cost $52,586,682)


51,762,239

Money Market Funds - 2.3%

Shares

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.10% (b)

78,719,364

78,719,364

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.10% (b)(c)

9,521,375

9,521,375

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $88,240,739)


88,240,739

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.9%

(Cost $3,363,989,339)

3,792,686,552

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.1%

5,297,105

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 3,797,983,657

Currency Abbreviations

EUR

-

European Monetary Unit

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.

(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.

(d) Non-income producing - Security is in default.

(e) Amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.

(f) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.

(g) 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 $220,369,751 or 5.8% of net assets.

(h) Security is perpetual in nature with no stated maturity date.

(i) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.

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

$ 153,109

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

24,816

Total

$ 177,925

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2013, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 166,032,373

$ 166,032,373

$ -

$ -

Consumer Staples

317,045,098

305,399,090

11,646,008

-

Energy

269,875,221

269,875,221

-

-

Financials

937,991,692

867,232,081

70,759,611

-

Health Care

332,431,393

332,431,393

-

-

Industrials

145,560,273

136,611,800

8,948,473

-

Information Technology

385,709,051

385,709,051

-

-

Materials

54,757,343

54,757,343

-

-

Telecommunication Services

81,418,729

37,102,746

44,315,983

-

Utilities

200,140,555

149,783,700

50,356,855

-

Corporate Bonds

720,833,427

-

720,833,427

-

Bank Loan Obligations

40,888,419

-

40,888,419

-

Preferred Securities

51,762,239

-

50,776,973

985,266

Money Market Funds

88,240,739

88,240,739

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 3,792,686,552

$ 2,793,175,537

$ 998,525,749

$ 985,266

Other Information

The composition of credit quality ratings as a percentage of net assets is as follows (Unaudited):

AAA,AA,A

2.1%

BBB

3.6%

BB

4.6%

B

5.8%

CCC,CC,C

0.9%

Not Rated

4.5%

Equities

76.1%

Short-Term Investments and Net
Other Assets

2.4%

 

100.0%

We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes. Percentages are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

Annual Report


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

November 30, 2013

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $9,166,330) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $3,275,748,600)

$ 3,704,445,813

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $88,240,739)

88,240,739

 

Total Investments (cost $3,363,989,339)

 

$ 3,792,686,552

Cash

 

313,238

Receivable for investments sold

12,605,766

Receivable for fund shares sold

2,486,124

Dividends receivable

8,295,300

Interest receivable

7,518,384

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

10,059

Prepaid expenses

10,538

Other receivables

15,182

Total assets

3,823,941,143

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 10,177,273

Payable for fund shares redeemed

3,347,997

Accrued management fee

1,741,169

Distribution and service plan fees payable

400,184

Other affiliated payables

638,734

Other payables and accrued expenses

130,754

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

9,521,375

Total liabilities

25,957,486

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 3,797,983,657

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 3,306,989,174

Undistributed net investment income

18,296,243

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

43,992,499

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

428,705,741

Net Assets

$ 3,797,983,657

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

 

November 30, 2013

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($530,203,212 ÷ 37,813,444 shares)

$ 14.02

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $14.02)

$ 14.88

Class T:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($174,568,323 ÷ 12,454,462 shares)

$ 14.02

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $14.02)

$ 14.53

Class B:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($11,911,647 ÷ 850,578 shares)A

$ 14.00

 

 

 

Class C:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($253,825,116 ÷ 18,171,061 shares)A

$ 13.97

 

 

 

Strategic Dividend and Income:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,581,719,213 ÷ 183,240,919 shares)

$ 14.09

 

 

 

Institutional Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($245,756,146 ÷ 17,471,733 shares)

$ 14.07

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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Statement of Operations

 

Year ended November 30, 2013

 

 

 

Investment Income

 

 

Dividends

 

$ 91,751,464

Interest

 

29,787,025

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

177,925

Total income

 

121,716,414

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 20,238,332

Transfer agent fees

6,756,336

Distribution and service plan fees

4,061,724

Accounting and security lending fees

1,010,653

Custodian fees and expenses

87,731

Independent trustees' compensation

13,515

Registration fees

301,148

Audit

81,571

Legal

9,109

Miscellaneous

27,739

Total expenses before reductions

32,587,858

Expense reductions

(255,383)

32,332,475

Net investment income (loss)

89,383,939

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

224,317,151

Foreign currency transactions

(176,569)

Futures contracts

1,058,593

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

225,199,175

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

242,080,867

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

7,260

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

242,088,127

Net gain (loss)

467,287,302

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 556,671,241

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended
November 30,
2013

Year ended
November 30,
2012

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 89,383,939

$ 66,458,915

Net realized gain (loss)

225,199,175

97,652,651

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

242,088,127

160,863,707

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations

556,671,241

324,975,273

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(84,894,576)

(58,382,786)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

351,154,912

1,260,938,289

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

822,931,577

1,527,530,776

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

2,975,052,080

1,447,521,304

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $18,296,243 and undistributed net investment income of $14,082,357, respectively)

$ 3,797,983,657

$ 2,975,052,080

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Class A

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.24

$ 10.77

$ 10.23

$ 9.13

$ 6.87

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .31

  .31

  .30

  .23 F

  .23

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.77

  1.45

  .55

  1.05

  2.25

Total from investment operations

  2.08

  1.76

  .85

  1.28

  2.48

Distributions from net investment income

  (.30)

  (.29)

  (.31)

  (.18)

  (.22)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 14.02

$ 12.24

$ 10.77

$ 10.23

$ 9.13

Total Return A, B

  17.17%

  16.47%

  8.30%

  14.16%

  37.12%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D, G

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.05%

  1.09%

  1.14%

  1.16%

  1.21%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.05%

  1.09%

  1.14%

  1.16%

  1.21%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.04%

  1.09%

  1.14%

  1.16%

  1.21%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.28%

  2.60%

  2.76%

  2.38% F

  3.08%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 530,203

$ 353,726

$ 125,190

$ 77,340

$ 74,580

Portfolio turnover rate E

  64%

  50%

  56%

  130%

  100%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable 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 any 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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.98%.

G 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 reductions from 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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Financial Highlights - Class T

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.24

$ 10.77

$ 10.22

$ 9.12

$ 6.87

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .27

  .28

  .27

  .21 F

  .21

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.77

  1.44

  .56

  1.05

  2.25

Total from investment operations

  2.04

  1.72

  .83

  1.26

  2.46

Distributions from net investment income

  (.26)

  (.25)

  (.28)

  (.16)

  (.21)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 14.02

$ 12.24

$ 10.77

$ 10.22

$ 9.12

Total Return A, B

  16.86%

  16.16%

  8.14%

  13.92%

  36.63%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D, G

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.31%

  1.35%

  1.37%

  1.39%

  1.45%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.31%

  1.35%

  1.37%

  1.39%

  1.45%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.30%

  1.35%

  1.37%

  1.39%

  1.45%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.02%

  2.34%

  2.52%

  2.16% F

  2.84%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 174,568

$ 123,395

$ 78,994

$ 59,931

$ 60,134

Portfolio turnover rate E

  64%

  50%

  56%

  130%

  100%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable 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 any 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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.75%.

G 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 reductions from 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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Financial Highlights - Class B

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.22

$ 10.75

$ 10.20

$ 9.10

$ 6.85

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .19

  .21

  .21

  .16 F

  .17

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.77

  1.45

  .55

  1.05

  2.25

Total from investment operations

  1.96

  1.66

  .76

  1.21

  2.42

Distributions from net investment income

  (.18)

  (.19)

  (.21)

  (.11)

  (.17)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 14.00

$ 12.22

$ 10.75

$ 10.20

$ 9.10

Total Return A, B

  16.13%

  15.51%

  7.48%

  13.31%

  36.06%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D, G

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.89%

  1.91%

  1.93%

  1.94%

  1.98%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.89%

  1.91%

  1.93%

  1.94%

  1.98%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.89%

  1.91%

  1.92%

  1.94%

  1.98%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.44%

  1.78%

  1.97%

  1.60% F

  2.31%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 11,912

$ 13,962

$ 12,754

$ 15,442

$ 16,098

Portfolio turnover rate E

  64%

  50%

  56%

  130%

  100%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable 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 any 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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.20%.

G 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 reductions from 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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Financial Highlights - Class C

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.20

$ 10.75

$ 10.21

$ 9.11

$ 6.85

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .20

  .22

  .22

  .16 F

  .18

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.77

  1.44

  .55

  1.05

  2.25

Total from investment operations

  1.97

  1.66

  .77

  1.21

  2.43

Distributions from net investment income

  (.20)

  (.21)

  (.23)

  (.11)

  (.17)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 13.97

$ 12.20

$ 10.75

$ 10.21

$ 9.11

Total Return A, B

  16.31%

  15.54%

  7.54%

  13.33%

  36.15%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D, G

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.81%

  1.84%

  1.88%

  1.91%

  1.96%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.81%

  1.84%

  1.88%

  1.91%

  1.96%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.80%

  1.84%

  1.87%

  1.91%

  1.96%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.53%

  1.85%

  2.02%

  1.63% F

  2.33%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 253,825

$ 140,428

$ 59,464

$ 39,889

$ 39,920

Portfolio turnover rate E

  64%

  50%

  56%

  130%

  100%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable 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 any 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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.23%.

G 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 reductions from 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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Financial Highlights - Strategic Dividend and Income

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.30

$ 10.82

$ 10.27

$ 9.16

$ 6.90

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .34

  .34

  .33

  .27 E

  .26

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.78

  1.45

  .56

  1.05

  2.25

Total from investment operations

  2.12

  1.79

  .89

  1.32

  2.51

Distributions from net investment income

  (.33)

  (.31)

  (.34)

  (.21)

  (.25)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 14.09

$ 12.30

$ 10.82

$ 10.27

$ 9.16

Total Return A

  17.48%

  16.77%

  8.69%

  14.57%

  37.37%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .77%

  .81%

  .84%

  .86%

  .93%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .77%

  .81%

  .84%

  .86%

  .93%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .76%

  .80%

  .84%

  .86%

  .92%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.56%

  2.89%

  3.06%

  2.68% E

  3.36%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 2,581,720

$ 2,190,089

$ 1,138,764

$ 542,828

$ 444,401

Portfolio turnover rate D

  64%

  50%

  56%

  130%

  100%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

C Fees and expenses of any 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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.28%.

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 reductions from 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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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.28

$ 10.80

$ 10.26

$ 9.15

$ 6.89

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .34

  .34

  .33

  .27 E

  .25

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.78

  1.46

  .55

  1.06

  2.26

Total from investment operations

  2.12

  1.80

  .88

  1.33

  2.51

Distributions from net investment income

  (.33)

  (.32)

  (.34)

  (.22)

  (.25)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 14.07

$ 12.28

$ 10.80

$ 10.26

$ 9.15

Total Return A

  17.50%

  16.83%

  8.61%

  14.61%

  37.44%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .78%

  .81%

  .83%

  .83%

  .91%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .78%

  .81%

  .83%

  .83%

  .91%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .77%

  .81%

  .82%

  .83%

  .91%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.55%

  2.88%

  3.07%

  2.71% E

  3.38%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 245,756

$ 153,453

$ 32,356

$ 19,705

$ 16,397

Portfolio turnover rate D

  64%

  50%

  56%

  130%

  100%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

C Fees and expenses of any 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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.31%.

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 reductions from 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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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended November 30, 2013

1. Organization.

Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Salem Street Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Strategic Dividend & Income and Institutional Class shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class B shares are closed to new accounts and additional purchases, except for exchanges and reinvestments. 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.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The 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 the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date are less than .01%

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of

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the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)

Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are

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limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. For corporate bonds, bank loan obligations and preferred securities, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.

Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of November 30, 2013, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency. The Fund may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.

Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.

The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified

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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. Subsequent to ex-dividend date the Fund determines the components of these distributions, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. 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. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.

Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily 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 may also differ by class. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of November 30, 2013, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next

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twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income 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 GAAP. In addition, the Fund claimed 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 futures contracts, foreign currency transactions, market discount, contingent interest, equity-debt classifications, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 482,931,795

Gross unrealized depreciation

(60,488,215)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 422,443,580

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 3,370,242,972

The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 16,120,171

Undistributed long-term capital gain

$ 53,230,519

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 422,452,108

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

November 30, 2013

November 30, 2012

Ordinary Income

$ 84,894,576

$ 58,382,786

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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.

Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. The Fund invests in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loans may be acquired through assignment or participation, or may be made directly to a borrower. The Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the sale of these loans. The Fund did not have any unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding, at period end.

New Accounting Pronouncement. The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued in December 2011, Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, and in January 2013, Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-1 Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. These updates create new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management expects that the impact of the updates' adoption will be limited to additional financial statement disclosures as applicable.

4. Derivative Instruments.

Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Fund's investment objective allows the Fund to enter into various types of derivative contracts, including futures contracts. Derivatives are investments whose value is primarily derived from underlying assets, indices or reference rates and may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). Derivatives may involve a future commitment to buy or sell a specified asset based on specified terms, to exchange future cash flows at periodic intervals based on a notional principal amount, or for one party to make one or more payments upon the occurrence of specified events in exchange for periodic payments from the other party.

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The Fund used derivatives to increase returns and to manage exposure to certain risks as defined below. The success of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of numerous economic factors, and if the strategies for investment do not work as intended, the Fund may not achieve its objectives.

The Fund's use of derivatives increased or decreased its exposure to the following risk:

Equity Risk

Equity risk relates to the fluctuations in the value of financial instruments as a result of changes in market prices (other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign exchange risk), whether caused by factors specific to an individual investment, its issuer, or all factors affecting all instruments traded in a market or market segment.

The Fund is also exposed to additional risks from investing in derivatives, such as liquidity risk and counterparty credit risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund will be unable to close out the derivative in the open market in a timely manner. Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the counterparty will not be able to fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Counterparty credit risk related to exchange-traded futures contracts may be mitigated by the protection provided by the exchange on which they trade.

Investing in derivatives may involve greater risks than investing in the underlying assets directly and, to varying degrees, may involve risk of loss in excess of any initial investment and collateral received and amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, there may be the risk that the change in value of the derivative contract does not correspond to the change in value of the underlying instrument.

Futures Contracts. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified underlying instrument for a fixed price at a specified future date. The Fund used futures contracts to manage its exposure to the stock market.

Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with a clearing broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the face value of the contract. Futures contracts are marked-to-market daily and subsequent daily payments (variation margin) are made or received by a fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contracts and are recorded as unrealized appreciation or (depreciation). This receivable and/or payable, if any, is included in daily variation margin for derivative instruments in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain or (loss) is recorded upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

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Any open futures contracts at period end are presented in the Schedule of Investments under the caption "Futures Contracts." The underlying face amount at value reflects each contract's exposure to the underlying instrument or index at period end.

During the period the Fund recognized net realized gain (loss) of $1,058,593 related to its investment in futures contracts. This amount is included in the Statement of Operations.

5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $2,631,784,513 and $2,240,213,907, respectively.

6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) 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 an annualized group fee rate that averaged .25% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by the investment adviser, including any mutual funds previously advised by the investment adviser that are currently advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of the investment adviser. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .55% of the Fund's average net assets.

Distribution and Service Plan Fees. 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 the investment adviser, 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.

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6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

Distribution and Service Plan Fees - continued

For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 1,156,837

$ 54,762

Class T

.25%

.25%

770,928

3,061

Class B

.75%

.25%

134,212

100,977

Class C

.75%

.25%

1,999,747

757,644

 

 

 

$ 4,061,724

$ 916,444

Sales Load. FDC may receive 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. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges range from 5.00% to 1.00% for Class B shares, 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.

For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Retained
by FDC

Class A

$ 407,626

Class T

72,129

Class B*

11,212

Class C*

41,076

 

$ 532,043

* 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 the investment adviser, 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.

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Transfer Agent Fees - continued

For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 960,777

.21

Class T

331,533

.21

Class B

40,014

.30

Class C

433,432

.22

Strategic Dividend and Income

4,574,099

.18

Institutional Class

416,481

.19

 

$ 6,756,336

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each 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. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $40,469 for the period.

7. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 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 $7,529 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses 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 through a lending agent from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, a lending agent is used and may loan securities to certain qualified borrowers, including Fidelity Capital Markets (FCM), a broker-dealer affiliated with the Fund. 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)

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8. Security Lending - continued

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, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The Fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. 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 rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $24,816. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

9. Expense Reductions.

Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $225,013 for the period.

In addition, the investment adviser reimbursed a portion of the Fund's operating expenses during the period in the amount of $30,370.

10. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

From net investment income

 

 

Class A

$ 10,120,177

$ 5,694,746

Class T

2,956,049

2,191,209

Class B

177,929

221,175

Class C

3,025,398

1,765,285

Strategic Dividend and Income

63,285,770

46,042,179

Institutional Class

5,329,253

2,468,192

Total

$ 84,894,576

$ 58,382,786

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11. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2013

2012

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

18,683,613

21,215,243

$ 249,130,521

$ 249,241,343

Reinvestment of distributions

624,505

402,804

8,184,328

4,728,371

Shares redeemed

(10,385,619)

(4,345,902)

(138,868,091)

(51,525,276)

Net increase (decrease)

8,922,499

17,272,145

$ 118,446,758

$ 202,444,438

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

5,180,462

4,187,256

$ 69,025,969

$ 49,247,460

Reinvestment of distributions

203,617

167,848

2,666,035

1,952,936

Shares redeemed

(3,012,495)

(1,607,633)

(40,049,362)

(19,046,448)

Net increase (decrease)

2,371,584

2,747,471

$ 31,642,642

$ 32,153,948

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

181,589

345,414

$ 2,409,278

$ 3,980,028

Reinvestment of distributions

11,527

15,998

149,790

184,295

Shares redeemed

(485,149)

(405,263)

(6,427,856)

(4,735,580)

Net increase (decrease)

(292,033)

(43,851)

$ (3,868,788)

$ (571,257)

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

9,216,026

7,747,195

$ 122,907,375

$ 90,662,898

Reinvestment of distributions

191,317

123,791

2,508,939

1,445,283

Shares redeemed

(2,743,169)

(1,896,034)

(36,568,038)

(22,335,151)

Net increase (decrease)

6,664,174

5,974,952

$ 88,848,276

$ 69,773,030

Strategic Dividend and Income

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

84,308,226

116,328,586

$ 1,117,201,514

$ 1,362,994,048

Reinvestment of distributions

4,395,083

3,588,133

57,704,962

42,115,378

Shares redeemed

(83,529,229)

(47,124,625)

(1,123,575,306)

(559,602,248)

Net increase (decrease)

5,174,080

72,792,094

$ 51,331,170

$ 845,507,178

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11. Share Transactions - continued

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2013

2012

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

11,198,221

12,936,377

$ 148,858,109

$ 151,680,912

Reinvestment of distributions

250,170

130,170

3,295,370

1,540,732

Shares redeemed

(6,472,819)

(3,565,221)

(87,398,625)

(41,590,692)

Net increase (decrease)

4,975,572

9,501,326

$ 64,754,854

$ 111,630,952

12. Other.

The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Salem Street Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income 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 Strategic Dividend & Income Fund (a fund of Fidelity Salem Street Trust) at November 30, 2013, 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 Strategic Dividend & Income 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 November 30, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, agent banks and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

January 15, 2014

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees and 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, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey and Elizabeth S. Acton, each of the Trustees oversees 223 funds. Mr. Curvey oversees 396 funds. Ms. Acton oversees 205 funds.

The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the month in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The officers hold office without limit in time, except that any officer 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.

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.

In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.

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Board Structure and Oversight Function. Abigail P. Johnson is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Albert R. Gamper, Jr. serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.

Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds that are overseen by such other Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.

The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations and Audit Committees. In addition, an ad hoc Board committee of Independent Trustees has worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.

Interested Trustees*:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.

Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

James C. Curvey (1935)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Trustee

 

Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-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. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Abigail P. Johnson (1961)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Trustee

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

 

Ms. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Ms. Johnson serves as President of FMR LLC (2013-present), President of Fidelity Financial Services (2012-present) and President of Personal, Workplace and Institutional Services (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is Chairman and Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2011-present), Chairman and Director of FMR (2011-present), and the Vice Chairman and Director (2007-present) of FMR LLC. Previously, Ms. Johnson served as President and a Director of FMR (2001-2005), a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., and FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2005), Senior Vice President of the Fidelity funds (2001-2005), and managed a number of Fidelity funds. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related.

* 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.

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

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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, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Elizabeth S. Acton (1951)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Trustee

 

Ms. Acton also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity funds. Prior to her retirement in April 2012, Ms. Acton was Executive Vice President, Finance (2011-2012), Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (2002-2011), and Treasurer (2004-2005) of Comerica Incorporated (financial services). Prior to joining Comerica, Ms. Acton held a variety of positions at Ford Motor Company (1983-2002), including Vice President and Treasurer (2000-2002) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Motor Credit Company (1998-2000). Ms. Acton currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Audit and Finance Committees of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (homebuilding, 2012-present).

Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (1942)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

Trustee

Chairman of the Independent Trustees

 

Mr. Gamper also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Prior to his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Group Inc. (commercial finance). During his tenure with CIT Group Inc. Mr. Gamper served in numerous senior management positions, including Chairman (1987-1989; 1999-2001; 2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer (1987-2004), and President (2002-2003). Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities, 2000-present), a member of the Board of Trustees, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Barnabas Health Care System. Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of certain Fidelity funds (2011-2012) and as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007).

Robert F. Gartland (1951)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Trustee

 

Mr. Gartland also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Gartland is Chairman and an investor in Gartland and Mellina Group Corp. (consulting, 2009-present). Previously, Mr. Gartland served as a partner and investor of Vietnam Partners LLC (investments and consulting, 2008-2011). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Gartland held a variety of positions at Morgan Stanley (financial services, 1979-2007) including Managing Director (1987-2007).

Arthur E. Johnson (1947)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Trustee

 

Mr. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified power management, 2009-present), AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company, 2002-present) and Booz Allen Hamilton (management consulting, 2011-present). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009). He previously served on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008) and Delta Airlines (2005-2007). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson is not related to Ms. Abigail P. Johnson.

Michael E. Kenneally (1954)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Trustee

 

Mr. Kenneally also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Kenneally served as a Member of the Advisory Board for certain Fidelity funds before joining the Board of Trustees (2008-2009). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management. Before joining Credit Suisse, he was an Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Bank of America Corporation. Earlier roles at Bank of America included Director of Research, Senior Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst, and Mr. Kenneally was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991.

James H. Keyes (1940)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Trustee

 

Mr. Keyes also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Board and Non-Executive Chairman of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines, since 2002). Previously, Mr. Keyes served as a member of the Board of Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions, 1998-2013). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Keyes served as Chairman (1993-2002) and Chief Executive Officer (1988-2002) of Johnson Controls (automotive, building, and energy) and as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008).

Marie L. Knowles (1946)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Trustee

Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees

 

Ms. Knowles also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. Ms. Knowles currently serves as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, since 2002). Ms. Knowles is a member of the Board of the Catalina Island Conservancy and of the Santa Catalina Island Company (2009-present). She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California. Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007), URS Corporation (engineering and construction, 2000-2003) and America West (airline, 1999-2002).

Kenneth L. Wolfe (1939)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Trustee

 

Mr. Wolfe also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Wolfe served as Chairman and a Director (2007-2009) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1994-2001) of Hershey Foods Corporation. He also served as a member of the Boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (telecommunications, 2003-2006), Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (medical/pharmaceutical, 1993-2007), and Revlon, Inc. (personal care products, 2004-2009). Mr. Wolfe previously served as Chairman of the Independent Trustees of other Fidelity funds (2008-2012).

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

Officers:

Correspondence intended for each officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.

Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer

 

Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of other funds. She is Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Marc Bryant (1966)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Assistant Secretary

 

Mr. Bryant also serves as an officer of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Bryant served as a Senior Vice President and the Head of Global Retail Legal for AllianceBernstein L.P. (2006-2010), and as the General Counsel for ProFund Advisors LLC (2001-2006).

Jonathan Davis (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Davis also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

Adrien E. Deberghes (1967)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Deberghes also serves as an officer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Deberghes was 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).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

President and Treasurer

 

Ms. Dorsey also serves as an officer of other funds. She is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present) and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

Scott C. Goebel (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)

 

Mr. Goebel serves as Secretary and CLO of other funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Secretary and CLO of other Fidelity funds (2008-2013), Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and certain funds (2007-2008); and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). Mr. Goebel has been employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate since 2001.

Bruce T. Herring (1965)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds

 

Mr. Herring also serves as Vice President of other funds. He serves as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Global Asset Allocation (GAA) (2013-present), Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR, and President of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present). Previously, Mr. Herring served as Chief Investment Officer and Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2010-2013), Vice President (2005-2006) and Senior Vice President (2006-2007) of Fidelity Management & Research Company, Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2007), and as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds.

Chris Maher (1972)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Maher is Vice President of Valuation Oversight and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).

Charles S. Morrison (1960)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Vice President

 

Mr. Morrison also serves as Vice President of other funds. He serves as President, Fixed Income and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Morrison served as Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2005-2009), President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR (2009), and Senior Vice President, Money Market Group of FMR (2004-2009). Mr. Morrison also served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2002-2005), certain Balanced Funds (2002-2005), and certain Asset Allocation Funds (2002-2007), and as Senior Vice President (2002-2005) of Fidelity's Fixed Income Division.

Christine Reynolds (1958)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Financial Officer

 

Ms. Reynolds also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).

Kenneth B. Robins (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Robins also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Robins serves as Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2013-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served in other fund officer roles.

Gary W. Ryan (1958)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Ryan also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments and has served in other fund officer roles. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (1971)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Deputy Treasurer

 

Mr. Sadoski also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present) and has served in another fund officer role. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP (1997-2009).

Stacie M. Smith (1974)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Assistant Treasurer

 

Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. She is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present) and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (1996-2009).

Renee Stagnone (1975)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Deputy Treasurer

 

Ms. Stagnone also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Ms. Stagnone is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Michael H. Whitaker (1967)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Mr. Whitaker also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Whitaker is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Whitaker worked at MFS Investment Management where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2004-2006), and Assistant General Counsel.

Derek L. Young (1964)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds

 

Mr. Young also serves as Trustee or an officer of other funds. He is President and a Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2011-present), President of Fidelity Global Asset Allocation (GAA) (2011-present), and Vice Chairman of Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Young served as Chief Investment Officer of GAA (2009-2011) and as a portfolio manager.

Joseph F. Zambello (1957)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Deputy Treasurer

 

Mr. Zambello also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Fund voted to pay shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net investment income:

 

Pay Date

Record Date

Dividends

Capital Gains

Class A

12/16/13

12/13/13

$0.087

$0.110

Class A

01/13/14

01/10/14

$0.000

$0.089

Class T

12/16/13

12/13/13

$0.078

$0.110

Class T

01/13/14

01/10/14

$0.000

$0.089

Class B

12/16/13

12/13/13

$0.056

$0.110

Class B

01/13/14

01/10/14

$0.000

$0.089

Class C

12/16/13

12/13/13

$0.061

$0.110

Class C

01/13/14

01/10/14

$0.000

$0.089

The fund hereby designates a capital gain with respect to the taxable year ended November 30, 2013 $81,105,000, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

A total of 0.04% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally exempt from state income tax.

Class A designates 20%, 93%, 92%, and 91%; Class T designates 22%, 100%, 100%, and 100%; Class B designates 31%, 100%, 100%, and 100%; and Class C designates 29%, 100%, 100%, and 100%; of the dividends distributed in December 2012, April 2013, July 2013 and October 2013, respectively during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.

Class A designates 21%, 100%, 100%, and 100%; Class T designates 23%, 100%, 100%, and 100%; Class B designates 32%, 100%, 100%, and 100%; and Class C designates 29%, 100%, 100%, and 100%; of the dividends distributed in December 2012, April 2013, July 2013 and October 2013, respectively 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 2014 of amounts for use in preparing 2013 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Fund

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the 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 relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established four standing committees, Operations, Audit, Fair Valuation, and Governance and Nominating, each composed of and chaired by 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. The Operations Committee, of which all of the Independent Trustees are members, meets regularly throughout the year and, among other matters, considers matters specifically related to the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its September 2013 meeting, the Board, 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 expense ratio relative to peer funds; (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 exist and 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.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, 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, was 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 Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have 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, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.

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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of FMR and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. 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 to act in the best interests of the fund.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board believes that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading and risk management capabilities and resources, which are an integral part of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, 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 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.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

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 a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options for Fidelity funds of funds, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the combination of several funds with other funds; (vi) strengthening Fidelity's index fund offerings by reducing investment minimums and adopting or lowering existing expense caps for certain funds and classes; (vii) enhancing Global Asset Allocation product offerings by launching new funds and strategies, including "open architecture" target date funds that utilize affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares of Advisor funds to increase their marketability to a portion of the defined contribution plan market; (ix) creating a new low-cost retirement share class for certain Advisor funds to appeal to large retirement plans; (x) transitioning the management of certain Fidelity commodity funds to Geode Capital Management LLC, a registered commodity pool operator, while retaining administrative responsibilities for the funds; and (xi) taking steps toward establishing a new Fidelity adviser to manage sector-based funds and products.

Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history.

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The Board took into account discussions with the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance that occur at Board meetings throughout the year. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board periodically considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against one or more securities market indices, including a customized blended index representative of the fund's asset classes (each a "benchmark index") and a peer group of mutual funds with similar objectives ("peer group"). In its evaluation of fund investment performance at meetings throughout the year, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating underperformance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and the Investment Advisers' explanations for such underperformance.

In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on gross performance (before fees and expenses but after transaction costs) compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, and on net performance (after fees and expenses) compared to peer groups, as applicable, over the same periods, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; expectations for interest rate levels and credit conditions; issuer-specific information including credit quality; tactical opportunities for investment; and fund cash flows and other factors. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.

The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative calendar year total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index and peer group for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should benefit the fund's shareholders.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

Management Fee. 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 in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates, regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. "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 hypothetical TMG % of 50% would mean that half of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and half had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, 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 rate ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2012.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, 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 the current and historical total expense ratios 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 expense ratio of each of Class A, Institutional Class, and the retail class ranked below its competitive median for 2012, the total expense ratio of Class C ranked equal to its competitive median for 2012, and the total expense ratio of each of Class T and Class B ranked above its competitive median for 2012. The Board considered that, in general, various factors can affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that the total expense ratio of Class T was above the competitive median primarily because of higher 12b-1 fees on Class T as compared to most competitor funds. Class T has a higher 12b-1 fee, but a lower front-end sales charge, than traditionally priced front-end sales charge classes. The Board considered that Class T is primarily sold load-waived in the retirement plan market where its 0.50% 12b-1 fee is comparable to the 12b-1 fees of the no-load classes with which it competes in the retirement plan market. 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 expense ratios 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.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2013 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable, although in some cases 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 servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board 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 books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

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 Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity 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 concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and 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 was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

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 also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

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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 calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity 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 benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Amendment to Description of Group Fee Rate. At its September 2013 meeting, the Board voted to approve an amendment to the fund's management contract to modify the description of the "group fee rate." The Board noted that under the prior description in the contract, the group fee rate was based on the average net assets of all registered investment companies with which FMR has management contracts. Under the contract's tiered asset breakpoint schedule, the group fee rate is lower as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and higher as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. The Board considered that the prior description would have excluded the assets of 64 Fidelity sector funds from the group fee rate calculation once Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of FMR, assumed management responsibilities for those funds. The Board noted that modifying the description of the group fee rate to continue to include the assets of those 64 funds for purposes of determining group fee rate breakpoints would avoid an immediate adverse impact on the group fee rate for any fund.

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) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year and the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers, research analysts, and other key personnel, including its effects on fund profitability, the rationale for the compensation structure, and the extent to which current market conditions have affected retention and recruitment; (iv) the arrangements with and compensation paid to certain fund sub-advisers on behalf of the Fidelity funds; (v) Fidelity's fee structures, including the group fee structure and definition of group assets, and the rationale for recommending different fees among different categories of funds and classes; (vi) Fidelity's voluntary waiver of its fees to maintain minimum yields for certain money market funds and classes as well as contractual waivers in place for certain funds; (vii) the methodology with respect to competitive fund data and peer group classifications; (viii) Fidelity's transfer agent fee, expense, and service structures for different funds and classes, and the impact of the increased use of omnibus accounts; and (ix) explanations regarding the relative total expense ratios of certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends and methodologies for total expense competitive comparisons, and actions that might be taken by Fidelity to reduce total expense ratios for certain funds and classes or to achieve further economies of scale.

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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 factors it believed relevant, 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-Advisers

FMR Co., Inc.

Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.

Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.

General Distributor

Fidelity Distributors Corporation

Smithfield, RI

Transfer and Service Agents

Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Fidelity Service Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Custodian

Citibank, N.A.

New York, NY

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Strategic Dividend & Income®

Fund - Institutional Class

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Institutional Class
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Contents

Performance

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How the fund has done over time.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

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The Portfolio Manager's review of fund performance and strategy.

Shareholder Expense Example

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An example of shareholder expenses.

Investment Changes

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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months.

Investments

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A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.

Financial Statements

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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights.

Notes

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Notes to the financial statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Trustees and Officers

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Distributions

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

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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, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.

NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE

Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.

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Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' distributions from 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 November 30, 2013

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Life of
fund
A

Institutional Class

17.50%

18.62%

7.08%

A From December 23, 2003.

$10,000 Over Life of Fund

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Strategic Dividend & Income® Fund - Institutional Class on December 23, 2003, when the fund started. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: The global economic recovery pushed on during the 12-month period ending November 30, 2013, as ongoing monetary policies helped stimulate incremental growth in several key markets. Summer uncertainty over whether or when the U.S. Federal Reserve might begin tapering its sustaining bond-buying program and the potential for a U.S.-led military strike on Syria, along with the government shutdown and a contentious debt-ceiling battle in Washington, couldn't quell investors' upbeat sentiment and willingness to take on more risk in pursuit of higher returns. Among the asset classes that constitute the Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Composite IndexSM, large-cap dividend-paying equities and convertible securities were pushed to the head of the pack by investor demand for riskier assets, with the MSCI® USA High Dividend Yield Index and The BofA Merrill LynchSM All US Convertibles Index advancing 26.74% and 25.14%, respectively. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) experienced a much more muted advance, as the threat of rising interest rates in the latter half of the reporting period dampened the group's strong first-half gain. Accordingly, the FTSE® NAREIT® Equity REITs Index rose 6.06% for the full year. High-quality preferred stocks - which behave more like bonds - were most negatively affected by investors' concern about rising rates, and The BofA Merrill LynchSM Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index returned -2.09%.

Comments from Joanna Bewick, Lead Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor® Strategic Dividend & Income® Fund: For the year, the fund's Institutional Class shares returned 17.50%, roughly in line with the 17.18% result of the Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Composite IndexSM. Positioning among preferred securities was the most helpful. We chose to underweight these defensive securities since their interest rate sensitivity had the potential to dampen performance in a rising-rate environment. From an absolute perspective, the dividend-paying equities subportfolio - which makes up 50% of the Composite benchmark - was the strongest-performing component of the Composite index, fueled by investors' appetite for income. Given the strong macroeconomic backdrop during the past year, including a healthy corporate sector, we overweighted this strong-performing subportfolio, to the fund's advantage versus its index. Looking at the individual subportfolios, the preferred securities sleeve benefited from exceptional security selection relative to its benchmark. On the flip side, security selection in the convertible securities and dividend-paying equities sleeves dampened relative performance.

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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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Shareholder Expense Example

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 (June 1, 2013 to November 30, 2013).

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. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Shareholder Expense Example - continued

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio
B

Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2013

Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2013

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
June 1, 2013
to November 30, 2013

Class A

1.04%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,043.60

$ 5.33

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,019.85

$ 5.27

Class T

1.30%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,043.00

$ 6.66

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.55

$ 6.58

Class B

1.88%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,038.80

$ 9.61

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,015.64

$ 9.50

Class C

1.80%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,040.20

$ 9.21

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.04

$ 9.10

Strategic Dividend and Income

.76%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,045.60

$ 3.90

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.26

$ 3.85

Institutional Class

.77%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,045.60

$ 3.95

HypotheticalA

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.21

$ 3.90

A 5% return per year before expenses

B Annualized expense ratio reflects expenses net of applicable fee waivers.

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Top Ten Investments as of November 30, 2013

(excluding cash equivalents)

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Apple, Inc.

3.3

2.8

Microsoft Corp.

3.0

3.0

Chevron Corp.

2.9

3.0

Procter & Gamble Co.

2.3

2.0

Johnson & Johnson

2.1

2.0

Exxon Mobil Corp.

1.8

1.3

Simon Property Group, Inc.

1.6

1.5

Cisco Systems, Inc.

1.6

1.4

The Coca-Cola Co.

1.4

1.5

Merck & Co., Inc.

1.4

1.5

 

21.4

Top Five Market Sectors as of November 30, 2013

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Financials

31.4

32.4

Information Technology

13.5

13.7

Health Care

12.6

11.3

Energy

9.3

8.5

Consumer Staples

8.8

9.6

Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)

As of November 30, 2013*

As of May 31, 2013**

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Common Stocks 66.9%

 

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Common Stocks 64.9%

 

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Preferred Stocks 9.2%

 

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Preferred Stocks 9.6%

 

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Convertible Bonds 10.6%

 

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Convertible Bonds 9.9%

 

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Other Investments 10.9%

 

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Other Investments 12.6%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 2.4%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 3.0%

 

* Foreign investments

7.0%

 

** Foreign investments

5.0%

 

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Investments November 30, 2013

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Corporate Bonds - 19.0%

 

Principal Amount (e)

Value

Convertible Bonds - 10.6%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.3%

Automobiles - 0.0%

Ford Motor Co. 4.25% 11/15/16

$ 860,000

$ 1,735,996

Household Durables - 0.2%

M/I Homes, Inc. 3% 3/1/18

6,140,000

6,471,560

Media - 0.1%

Liberty Media Corp. 1.375% 10/15/23 (g)

2,800,000

2,886,240

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

11,093,796

ENERGY - 1.5%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.5%

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 3.75% 12/15/17

15,980,000

15,780,250

Chesapeake Energy Corp. 2.5% 5/15/37

17,920,000

18,427,136

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. 5.25% 10/1/18 (g)

1,000,000

1,002,400

Cobalt International Energy, Inc. 2.625% 12/1/19

7,970,000

7,920,188

Ship Finance International Ltd. 3.25% 2/1/18

14,180,000

14,823,772

 

57,953,746

FINANCIALS - 0.7%

Insurance - 0.6%

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. 4.25% 8/15/18

15,470,000

23,418,486

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.1%

Forestar Group, Inc. 3.75% 3/1/20

4,340,000

4,723,656

TOTAL FINANCIALS

28,142,142

HEALTH CARE - 3.3%

Biotechnology - 0.9%

Array BioPharma, Inc. 3% 6/1/20

3,480,000

3,910,824

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:

1.125% 9/1/18 (g)

2,800,000

3,157,000

1.875% 9/1/20 (g)

2,900,000

3,248,000

Gilead Sciences, Inc. 1.625% 5/1/16

2,900,000

9,533,292

InterMune, Inc. 2.5% 12/15/17

2,720,000

3,551,776

Theravance, Inc. 2.125% 1/15/23

6,060,000

9,264,225

 

32,665,117

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.5%

Teleflex, Inc. 3.875% 8/1/17

12,290,000

20,253,920

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal Amount (e)

Value

Convertible Bonds - continued

HEALTH CARE - continued

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.4%

HealthSouth Corp. 2% 12/1/43

$ 24,029,000

$ 26,643,355

Molina Healthcare, Inc. 1.125% 1/15/20 (g)

7,310,000

7,584,125

WellPoint, Inc. 2.75% 10/15/42

12,280,000

16,869,650

 

51,097,130

Pharmaceuticals - 0.5%

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1.5% 7/15/18

3,200,000

3,485,760

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.75% 10/1/19

2,000,000

4,862,500

ViroPharma, Inc. 2% 3/15/17

2,260,000

5,997,475

VIVUS, Inc. 4.5% 5/1/20 (g)

5,770,000

5,113,951

 

19,459,686

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

123,475,853

INDUSTRIALS - 0.8%

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.4%

Covanta Holding Corp. 3.25% 6/1/14

12,890,000

15,145,750

Construction & Engineering - 0.4%

Layne Christensen Co. 4.25% 11/15/18 (g)

6,140,000

6,116,975

MasTec, Inc.:

4% 6/15/14

2,580,000

5,205,150

4.25% 12/15/14

2,580,000

5,353,500

 

16,675,625

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

31,821,375

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 3.2%

Communications Equipment - 0.7%

Ciena Corp. 3.75% 10/15/18 (g)

2,760,000

3,781,200

InterDigital, Inc. 2.5% 3/15/16

17,860,000

18,529,750

Liberty Interactive LLC 0.75% 3/30/43 (g)

4,600,000

5,750,230

 

28,061,180

Computers & Peripherals - 0.6%

EMC Corp. 1.75% 1/1/14

14,650,000

21,841,685

Internet Software & Services - 0.1%

WebMD Health Corp. 1.5% 12/1/20 (g)

4,500,000

4,401,900

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal Amount (e)

Value

Convertible Bonds - continued

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.0%

GT Advanced Technologies, Inc. 3% 10/1/17

$ 12,855,000

$ 19,178,053

Intel Corp. 3.25% 8/1/39

14,220,000

18,113,436

 

37,291,489

Software - 0.8%

Nuance Communications, Inc. 2.75% 11/1/31

14,260,000

13,618,300

TiVo, Inc. 4% 3/15/16 (g)

10,990,000

14,660,660

 

28,278,960

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

119,875,214

MATERIALS - 0.6%

Containers & Packaging - 0.5%

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. 3% 6/1/15 (g)

19,800,000

20,518,740

Metals & Mining - 0.1%

Horsehead Holding Corp. 3.8% 7/1/17

1,560,000

1,866,384

Paper & Forest Products - 0.0%

Rayonier TRS Holdings, Inc. 4.5% 8/15/15

1,330,000

1,832,075

TOTAL MATERIALS

24,217,199

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.2%

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.2%

Clearwire Communications LLC/Clearwire Finance, Inc. 8.25% 12/1/40 (g)

5,500,000

6,290,625

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS

402,869,950

Nonconvertible Bonds - 8.4%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 1.0%

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.1%

MGM Mirage, Inc. 6.625% 7/15/15

3,200,000

3,448,000

Media - 0.9%

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.:

5.25% 9/30/22

7,840,000

7,389,200

5.75% 1/15/24

2,570,000

2,422,225

7.25% 10/30/17

8,000,000

8,460,000

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal Amount (e)

Value

Nonconvertible Bonds - continued

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued

Media - continued

Cequel Communications Escrow I LLC/Cequel Communications Escrow Capital Corp. 6.375% 9/15/20 (g)

$ 2,650,000

$ 2,736,125

Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 4.9% 5/15/15

4,725,000

4,559,625

Harron Communications LP/Harron Finance Corp. 9.125% 4/1/20 (g)

7,145,000

7,948,813

WMG Acquisition Corp. 11.5% 10/1/18

1,340,000

1,551,050

 

35,067,038

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

38,515,038

CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.5%

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.5%

BI-LO LLC/BI-LO Finance Corp. 9.25% 2/15/19 (g)

11,935,000

13,158,338

Tops Markets LLC 8.875% 12/15/17 (g)

3,760,000

4,126,600

 

17,284,938

ENERGY - 0.5%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.5%

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 6% 6/1/19

21,100,000

18,409,750

FINANCIALS - 4.6%

Capital Markets - 0.3%

Chase Capital II 0.7419% 2/1/27 (i)

7,900,000

6,399,000

Chase Capital Trust VI 0.8669% 8/1/28 (i)

5,000,000

4,050,000

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIII 1.2406% 5/15/77 (i)

2,500,000

1,853,125

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. 1.0676% (d)(i)

1,000,000

0

 

12,302,125

Commercial Banks - 2.0%

Bank of Ireland 10% 7/30/16

EUR

8,293,000

12,057,325

CIT Group, Inc. 4.75% 2/15/15 (g)

3,610,000

3,754,400

Corestates Capital II 0.8936% 1/15/27 (g)(i)

3,000,000

2,490,000

Corestates Capital III 0.8106% 2/15/27 (g)(i)

3,960,000

3,286,800

First Maryland Capital I 1.2436% 1/15/27 (i)

2,500,000

2,075,000

First Maryland Capital II 1.0919% 2/1/27 (i)

4,100,000

3,403,000

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXI 1.192% 1/15/87 (i)

12,500,000

9,312,500

PNC Capital Trust C 0.8312% 6/1/28 (i)

9,000,000

7,470,000

Wachovia Capital Trust II 0.7436% 1/15/27 (i)

32,014,000

26,571,620

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal Amount (e)

Value

Nonconvertible Bonds - continued

FINANCIALS - continued

Commercial Banks - continued

Wells Fargo Capital II 0.7359% 1/30/27 (i)

$ 5,930,000

$ 4,921,900

Wells Fargo Capital X 5.95% 12/15/36

2,350,000

2,303,000

 

77,645,545

Consumer Finance - 0.4%

Ally Financial, Inc. 4.75% 9/10/18

6,000,000

6,300,000

American Express Co. 6.8% 9/1/66 (i)

2,500,000

2,656,250

GMAC LLC 8% 11/1/31

3,900,000

4,650,750

 

13,607,000

Diversified Financial Services - 1.9%

Central Fidelity Capital Trust I 1.2436% 4/15/27 (i)

2,500,000

2,075,000

General Electric Capital Corp. 7.125% (h)(i)

10,000,000

11,125,000

General Motors Financial Co., Inc. 2.75% 5/15/16 (g)

795,000

804,938

Goldman Sachs Capital II 4% (h)(i)

7,653,000

5,586,690

Goldman Sachs Capital III 4% (h)(i)

18,715,000

13,306,365

ILFC E-Capital Trust I 5.35% 12/21/65 (g)(i)

33,530,000

29,674,050

JPMorgan Chase Capital XIII 1.1981% 9/30/34 (i)

2,750,000

2,172,500

Transportation Union LLC/Transportation Union Financing Corp. 11.375% 6/15/18

4,945,000

5,427,138

TransUnion Holding Co., Inc. 9.625% 6/15/18 pay-in-kind

2,570,000

2,772,388

 

72,944,069

TOTAL FINANCIALS

176,498,739

HEALTH CARE - 0.1%

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.1%

HealthSouth Corp. 5.75% 11/1/24

2,165,000

2,148,763

INDUSTRIALS - 0.8%

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.0%

Garda World Security Corp. 7.25% 11/15/21 (g)

110,000

111,650

Construction & Engineering - 0.1%

MasTec, Inc. 4.875% 3/15/23

3,325,000

3,158,750

Marine - 0.4%

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp./Navios Acquisition Finance U.S., Inc. 8.125% 11/15/21 (g)

3,755,000

3,801,938

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc. 8.125% 2/15/19

12,965,000

13,224,300

 

17,026,238

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal Amount (e)

Value

Nonconvertible Bonds - continued

INDUSTRIALS - continued

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.3%

International Lease Finance Corp.:

8.25% 12/15/20

$ 705,000

$ 837,188

8.625% 9/15/15

5,000,000

5,568,750

8.875% 9/1/17

3,000,000

3,585,000

 

9,990,938

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

30,287,576

MATERIALS - 0.2%

Metals & Mining - 0.2%

Severstal Columbus LLC 10.25% 2/15/18

8,310,000

8,808,600

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.6%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.3%

CenturyLink, Inc. 6.75% 12/1/23

4,000,000

4,090,000

Sprint Capital Corp. 6.875% 11/15/28

9,215,000

8,754,250

 

12,844,250

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.3%

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 5.5% 8/1/23 (g)

2,945,000

2,819,838

Sprint Communications, Inc.:

6% 12/1/16

4,660,000

5,052,372

7% 8/15/20

1,500,000

1,612,500

T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc. 5.25% 9/1/18 (g)

585,000

609,863

 

10,094,573

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

22,938,823

UTILITIES - 0.1%

Multi-Utilities - 0.1%

Wisconsin Energy Corp. 6.25% 5/15/67 (i)

3,000,000

3,071,250

TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS

317,963,477

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

(Cost $669,069,435)


720,833,427

Common Stocks - 66.9%

Shares

Value

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 4.0%

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.2%

H&R Block, Inc.

239,500

$ 6,679,655

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.2%

Brinker International, Inc.

123,200

5,794,096

Cedar Fair LP (depositary unit)

124,800

6,215,040

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

68,800

4,931,584

McDonald's Corp.

235,900

22,969,583

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

60,400

4,331,284

 

44,241,587

Household Durables - 0.1%

Whirlpool Corp.

31,900

4,873,044

Media - 1.4%

Comcast Corp. Class A

462,100

23,044,927

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Class A

164,600

5,402,172

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

96,500

13,338,230

Time Warner, Inc.

103,400

6,794,414

Viacom, Inc. Class B (non-vtg.)

71,000

5,692,070

 

54,271,813

Multiline Retail - 0.4%

Target Corp.

236,500

15,119,445

Specialty Retail - 0.4%

H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB (B Shares)

133,000

5,636,839

Home Depot, Inc.

76,600

6,179,322

Murphy U.S.A., Inc.

19,450

880,113

 

12,696,274

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.3%

Coach, Inc.

57,400

3,323,460

VF Corp.

37,600

8,820,208

 

12,143,668

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

150,025,486

CONSUMER STAPLES - 8.0%

Beverages - 2.8%

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV ADR

77,700

7,933,947

PepsiCo, Inc.

503,100

42,491,826

SABMiller PLC

72,100

3,719,822

The Coca-Cola Co.

1,348,400

54,192,196

 

108,337,791

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

CONSUMER STAPLES - continued

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.5%

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

247,800

$ 20,074,278

Food Products - 0.9%

Kellogg Co.

143,200

8,683,648

Mondelez International, Inc.

502,000

16,832,060

Unilever NV (NY Reg.)

216,400

8,495,864

 

34,011,572

Household Products - 2.3%

Procter & Gamble Co.

1,034,158

87,096,787

Tobacco - 1.5%

British American Tobacco PLC sponsored ADR

103,800

11,037,054

Philip Morris International, Inc.

524,218

44,841,608

 

55,878,662

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

305,399,090

ENERGY - 7.0%

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.2%

Ensco PLC Class A

143,000

8,448,440

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.8%

Access Midstream Partners LP

137,300

7,712,141

Apache Corp.

113,663

10,399,028

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

170,600

5,616,289

Chevron Corp.

884,900

108,347,156

ConocoPhillips Co.

438,200

31,900,960

El Paso Pipeline Partners LP

76,629

3,186,234

Enterprise Products Partners LP

44,300

2,789,571

Exxon Mobil Corp.

749,800

70,091,304

Markwest Energy Partners LP

52,700

3,639,989

QEP Midstream Partners LP

26,600

602,224

Targa Resources Corp.

25,300

2,051,577

The Williams Companies, Inc.

251,400

8,854,308

Western Gas Partners LP

25,000

1,592,000

 

256,782,781

TOTAL ENERGY

265,231,221

FINANCIALS - 19.7%

Capital Markets - 1.5%

BlackRock, Inc. Class A

70,200

21,253,050

Carlyle Group LP

183,700

5,970,250

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

FINANCIALS - continued

Capital Markets - continued

KKR & Co. LP

546,700

$ 12,973,191

The Blackstone Group LP

536,500

15,333,170

 

55,529,661

Commercial Banks - 1.8%

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

94,158

4,248,409

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (f)

82,200

5,903,604

M&T Bank Corp.

123,600

14,258,496

National Penn Bancshares, Inc.

356,500

4,024,885

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

132,000

10,157,400

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (A Shares)

142,900

6,640,280

U.S. Bancorp

420,300

16,484,166

Wells Fargo & Co.

195,100

8,588,302

 

70,305,542

Consumer Finance - 0.1%

Capital One Financial Corp.

68,100

4,878,003

Diversified Financial Services - 0.5%

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

147,100

8,417,062

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.

224,600

8,824,534

 

17,241,596

Insurance - 2.1%

ACE Ltd.

82,000

8,427,960

esure Group PLC

574,300

2,386,907

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

185,300

8,792,485

MetLife, Inc.

471,900

24,628,461

MetLife, Inc. unit

301,900

9,277,387

The Travelers Companies, Inc.

225,900

20,498,166

Zurich Insurance Group AG

23,062

6,434,664

 

80,446,030

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 13.5%

Acadia Realty Trust (SBI)

198,513

5,155,383

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

281,544

17,810,473

American Tower Corp.

36,300

2,823,051

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

124,590

14,771,390

Boston Properties, Inc.

255,596

25,429,246

Camden Property Trust (SBI)

151,262

8,761,095

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

144,986

2,618,447

Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc.

492,209

2,854,812

Chesapeake Lodging Trust

332,622

7,939,687

Coresite Realty Corp.

153,075

4,953,507

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

FINANCIALS - continued

Real Estate Investment Trusts - continued

Corrections Corp. of America

174,554

$ 5,821,376

Cousins Properties, Inc.

1,181,440

12,653,222

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

308,844

7,097,235

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.

167,372

3,928,221

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.

129,327

4,591,109

Equity One, Inc.

513,048

11,492,275

Equity Residential (SBI)

270,515

13,942,343

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

123,102

18,688,115

Excel Trust, Inc.

84,377

988,898

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

497,000

8,677,620

General Growth Properties, Inc.

266,786

5,535,810

Glimcher Realty Trust

1,091,128

10,594,853

HCP, Inc.

396,739

14,588,093

Health Care REIT, Inc.

140,596

7,871,970

Home Properties, Inc.

20,835

1,095,504

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

639,297

11,769,458

Kite Realty Group Trust

527,134

3,452,728

LaSalle Hotel Properties (SBI)

350,613

10,981,199

Lexington Corporate Properties Trust

698,400

7,172,568

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

280,210

16,879,850

National Retail Properties, Inc. (f)

470,762

14,946,694

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A

620,046

10,156,353

Prologis, Inc.

861,610

32,680,867

Public Storage

207,338

31,660,513

Retail Properties America, Inc.

293,500

3,912,355

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

98,743

2,634,463

Senior Housing Properties Trust (SBI)

99,900

2,262,735

Simon Property Group, Inc.

412,015

61,740,448

SL Green Realty Corp.

239,423

21,660,599

Sun Communities, Inc.

81,582

3,328,546

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

463,462

6,057,448

Terreno Realty Corp.

50,700

897,897

UDR, Inc.

127,200

2,959,944

Ventas, Inc.

553,939

31,480,353

Vornado Realty Trust

25,514

2,243,446

Weyerhaeuser Co.

197,800

5,959,714

WP Carey, Inc.

126,400

7,934,128

 

513,456,041

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

FINANCIALS - continued

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.2%

Forest City Enterprises, Inc. Class A (a)

353,040

$ 6,884,280

TOTAL FINANCIALS

748,741,153

HEALTH CARE - 8.6%

Biotechnology - 0.4%

Amgen, Inc.

138,600

15,811,488

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.1%

Baxter International, Inc.

55,800

3,819,510

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.2%

Emeritus Corp. (a)

312,610

7,036,851

Pharmaceuticals - 7.9%

AbbVie, Inc.

670,900

32,505,105

Eli Lilly & Co.

361,200

18,139,464

Johnson & Johnson

832,944

78,846,479

Merck & Co., Inc.

1,081,290

53,880,681

Pfizer, Inc.

1,688,600

53,579,278

Roche Holding AG:

(participation certificate)

72,661

20,257,540

sponsored ADR

151,300

10,598,565

Sanofi SA sponsored ADR

305,200

16,123,716

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. sponsored ADR

388,600

15,839,336

 

299,770,164

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

326,438,013

INDUSTRIALS - 3.4%

Aerospace & Defense - 0.5%

Honeywell International, Inc.

112,400

9,948,524

United Technologies Corp.

81,300

9,012,918

 

18,961,442

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.0%

Royal Mail PLC

136,000

1,235,079

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.5%

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

79,000

2,179,610

Republic Services, Inc.

106,300

3,710,933

Waste Management, Inc.

150,800

6,888,544

West Corp.

249,700

5,750,591

 

18,529,678

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

INDUSTRIALS - continued

Electrical Equipment - 0.6%

Eaton Corp. PLC

177,300

$ 12,882,618

Emerson Electric Co.

122,100

8,179,479

 

21,062,097

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.2%

3M Co.

153,500

20,493,785

General Electric Co.

589,553

15,717,483

Siemens AG

67,795

8,948,473

 

45,159,741

Machinery - 0.6%

Caterpillar, Inc.

69,600

5,888,160

Cummins, Inc.

58,800

7,782,768

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

86,800

7,064,652

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. unit (a)

15,200

1,550,400

 

22,285,980

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

127,234,017

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 10.1%

Communications Equipment - 1.6%

Cisco Systems, Inc.

2,732,200

58,059,250

Computers & Peripherals - 3.5%

Apple, Inc.

224,900

125,060,139

EMC Corp.

293,500

6,999,975

 

132,060,114

IT Services - 1.0%

Accenture PLC Class A

65,200

5,051,044

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

105,100

8,410,102

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

160,300

8,124,004

Paychex, Inc.

380,200

16,626,146

 

38,211,296

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.0%

Intel Corp.

1,625,200

38,744,768

Software - 3.0%

Microsoft Corp.

3,015,100

114,965,763

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

382,041,191

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

MATERIALS - 1.4%

Chemicals - 1.1%

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

301,500

$ 18,506,070

Eastman Chemical Co.

56,400

4,344,492

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

150,700

11,631,026

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

66,400

2,102,203

The Dow Chemical Co.

157,800

6,163,668

 

42,747,459

Metals & Mining - 0.1%

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

169,100

5,866,079

Paper & Forest Products - 0.2%

International Paper Co.

131,700

6,143,805

TOTAL MATERIALS

54,757,343

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.7%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.9%

AT&T, Inc.

962,600

33,893,146

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.8%

Vodafone Group PLC

8,650,900

32,072,063

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

65,965,209

UTILITIES - 3.0%

Electric Utilities - 2.0%

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

174,100

8,193,146

Cleco Corp.

81,800

3,739,078

IDACORP, Inc.

153,900

7,953,552

ITC Holdings Corp.

61,200

5,537,376

NextEra Energy, Inc.

295,800

25,021,722

Northeast Utilities

236,099

9,698,947

Southern Co.

183,900

7,471,857

Xcel Energy, Inc.

355,300

9,955,506

 

77,571,184

Gas Utilities - 0.2%

Atmos Energy Corp.

133,500

5,934,075

Multi-Utilities - 0.8%

CMS Energy Corp.

147,100

3,904,034

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

UTILITIES - continued

Multi-Utilities - continued

NiSource, Inc.

270,700

$ 8,559,534

Sempra Energy

218,100

19,288,764

 

31,752,332

TOTAL UTILITIES

115,257,591

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $2,186,289,930)


2,541,090,314

Preferred Stocks - 9.2%

 

 

 

 

Convertible Preferred Stocks - 4.2%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.4%

Automobiles - 0.4%

General Motors Co. 4.75%

300,884

16,006,887

CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.3%

Food Products - 0.3%

Post Holdings, Inc. 3.75% (g)

96,800

11,646,008

FINANCIALS - 0.7%

Capital Markets - 0.0%

AMG Capital Trust I 5.10%

23,800

1,590,138

Commercial Banks - 0.3%

Wells Fargo & Co. 7.50%

8,190

9,223,988

Diversified Financial Services - 0.0%

Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.25%

1,228

1,320,100

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.3%

Weyerhaeuser Co. Series A, 6.375%

199,100

10,882,806

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.1%

Forestar Group, Inc. 6.00% (a)

160,000

4,121,600

TOTAL FINANCIALS

27,138,632

HEALTH CARE - 0.2%

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.2%

Alere, Inc. 3.00%

21,712

5,993,380

Preferred Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Convertible Preferred Stocks - continued

INDUSTRIALS - 0.4%

Aerospace & Defense - 0.4%

United Technologies Corp. 7.50%

234,600

$ 15,333,456

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.1%

IT Services - 0.1%

Unisys Corp. Series A, 6.25%

49,200

3,667,860

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.3%

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.3%

Crown Castle International Corp. Series A, 4.50% (a)

122,000

12,243,920

UTILITIES - 1.8%

Electric Utilities - 0.8%

NextEra Energy, Inc.:

5.779% (a)

189,000

9,387,630

5.889%

186,100

10,412,295

PPL Corp. 8.75%

195,900

10,353,315

 

30,153,240

Multi-Utilities - 1.0%

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 2.00% ZENS

383,900

19,868,745

Dominion Resources, Inc.:

Series A, 6.125%

177,300

9,723,132

Series B, 6.00%

177,400

9,702,006

 

39,293,883

TOTAL UTILITIES

69,447,123

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS

161,477,266

Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - 5.0%

ENERGY - 0.1%

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.1%

NuStar Logistics LP 7.625%

180,000

4,644,000

FINANCIALS - 4.3%

Capital Markets - 0.1%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 5.95%

65,219

1,433,514

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 6.60%

140,000

3,487,400

 

4,920,914

Preferred Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - continued

FINANCIALS - continued

Commercial Banks - 0.3%

HSBC Holdings PLC Series B, 8.00%

45,400

$ 1,223,530

SunTrust Banks, Inc. Series E, 5.875%

80,000

1,713,600

U.S. Bancorp:

Series A, 3.50%

11,890

8,691,590

Series H, 5.15%

40,000

834,800

 

12,463,520

Consumer Finance - 1.6%

Ally Financial, Inc.:

7.00% (g)

46,758

44,887,680

Series A, 8.50%

410,000

10,975,700

HSBC U.S.A., Inc. Series F, 3.87%

300,000

5,730,000

 

61,593,380

Diversified Financial Services - 1.1%

Barclays Bank PLC:

Series 2, 6.625%

47,200

1,146,488

Series 4, 7.75%

247,800

6,274,296

Citigroup, Inc.:

Series C, 5.80%

200,000

4,214,000

Series J, 7.125% (a)

120,000

3,142,800

GMAC Capital Trust I Series 2, 8.125%

900,698

24,174,734

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIX 6.70%

155,000

4,003,650

 

42,955,968

Insurance - 0.1%

MetLife, Inc. Series B, 6.50%

111,000

2,762,790

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 1.0%

Chesapeake Lodging Trust Series A, 7.75%

50,000

1,241,500

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Series G, 5.875%

140,000

2,720,200

Health Care REIT, Inc. Series J, 6.50%

12,000

288,480

Hersha Hospitality Trust:

Series B, 8.00%

48,200

1,221,870

Series C, 6.875%

50,000

1,155,000

Hospitality Properties Trust Series D, 7.125%

60,000

1,494,000

Kimco Realty Corp. Series K, 5.625%

120,000

2,426,400

Public Storage:

Series T, 5.75%

44,000

956,560

Series V, 5.375%

200,000

4,140,000

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. Series A, 7.125%

485,000

11,800,050

SL Green Realty Corp. Series I, 6.50%

60,000

1,332,000

Preferred Stocks - continued

Shares

Value

Nonconvertible Preferred Stocks - continued

FINANCIALS - continued

Real Estate Investment Trusts - continued

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. Series D, 8.00%

226,218

$ 5,743,675

Vornado Realty Trust Series L, 5.40%

80,000

1,581,600

 

36,101,335

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.1%

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp. 5.45%

60,000

1,314,000

TOTAL FINANCIALS

162,111,907

INDUSTRIALS - 0.1%

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.1%

Pitney Bowes, Inc. 6.70%

120,000

2,992,800

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.1%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.1%

Qwest Corp. 6.125%

160,000

3,209,600

UTILITIES - 0.4%

Electric Utilities - 0.4%

Duquesne Light Co. 6.50%

141,050

7,052,500

Gulf Power Co. 5.60%

30,000

2,670,000

Southern California Edison Co.:

5.349%

44,479

4,497,716

Series D, 6.50%

12,500

1,215,625

 

15,435,841

TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS

188,394,148

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost $327,034,463)


349,871,414

Bank Loan Obligations - 1.1%

 

Principal Amount

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.1%

Media - 0.1%

Nielsen Finance LLC Tranche E, term loan 2.9175% 5/1/16 (i)

$ 3,970,000

3,974,963

Bank Loan Obligations - continued

 

Principal Amount

Value

ENERGY - 0.2%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.2%

Chesapeake Energy Corp. Tranche B, term loan 5.75% 12/2/17 (i)

$ 2,300,000

$ 2,343,240

Ruby Western Pipeline Holdings LLC Tranche B, term loan 3.5% 3/27/20 (i)

3,308,805

3,321,213

 

5,664,453

HEALTH CARE - 0.4%

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.4%

HCA, Inc. Tranche B 4LN, term loan 2.914% 5/1/18 (i)

16,295,000

16,275,446

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 0.1%

IT Services - 0.1%

Computer Discount Warehouse (CDW) LLC, Tranche B, term loan 3.25% 4/29/20 (i)

2,487,502

2,475,064

UTILITIES - 0.3%

Electric Utilities - 0.3%

La Frontera Generation, LLC Tranche B, term loan 4.5% 9/30/20 (i)

12,358,839

12,498,493

TOTAL BANK LOAN OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $40,768,090)


40,888,419

Preferred Securities - 1.4%

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.0%

Media - 0.0%

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. 5.25% (g)(h)

975,000

985,266

FINANCIALS - 1.4%

Commercial Banks - 0.4%

PNC Preferred Funding Trust I 1.9044% (g)(h)(i)

3,450,000

3,015,398

SunTrust Preferred Capital I 4% 12/15/49 (i)

6,866,000

5,345,562

USB Capital IX 3.5% (h)(i)

8,625,000

6,766,911

 

15,127,871

Diversified Financial Services - 1.0%

Citigroup, Inc. 5.35% (h)(i)

3,000,000

2,654,594

General Electric Capital Corp. 5.25% (h)(i)

5,000,000

4,854,959

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

5.15% (h)(i)

15,000,000

13,564,019

Preferred Securities - continued

Principal Amount

Value

FINANCIALS - continued

Diversified Financial Services - continued

JPMorgan Chase & Co.: - continued

7.9% (h)(i)

$ 6,250,000

$ 6,949,657

Wachovia Capital Trust III 5.5698% (h)(i)

8,091,000

7,625,873

 

35,649,102

TOTAL FINANCIALS

50,776,973

TOTAL PREFERRED SECURITIES

(Cost $52,586,682)


51,762,239

Money Market Funds - 2.3%

Shares

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.10% (b)

78,719,364

78,719,364

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.10% (b)(c)

9,521,375

9,521,375

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $88,240,739)


88,240,739

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.9%

(Cost $3,363,989,339)

3,792,686,552

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.1%

5,297,105

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 3,797,983,657

Currency Abbreviations

EUR

-

European Monetary Unit

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is generally available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.

(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.

(d) Non-income producing - Security is in default.

(e) Amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.

(f) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.

(g) 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 $220,369,751 or 5.8% of net assets.

(h) Security is perpetual in nature with no stated maturity date.

(i) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.

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

$ 153,109

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

24,816

Total

$ 177,925

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2013, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 166,032,373

$ 166,032,373

$ -

$ -

Consumer Staples

317,045,098

305,399,090

11,646,008

-

Energy

269,875,221

269,875,221

-

-

Financials

937,991,692

867,232,081

70,759,611

-

Health Care

332,431,393

332,431,393

-

-

Industrials

145,560,273

136,611,800

8,948,473

-

Information Technology

385,709,051

385,709,051

-

-

Materials

54,757,343

54,757,343

-

-

Telecommunication Services

81,418,729

37,102,746

44,315,983

-

Utilities

200,140,555

149,783,700

50,356,855

-

Corporate Bonds

720,833,427

-

720,833,427

-

Bank Loan Obligations

40,888,419

-

40,888,419

-

Preferred Securities

51,762,239

-

50,776,973

985,266

Money Market Funds

88,240,739

88,240,739

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 3,792,686,552

$ 2,793,175,537

$ 998,525,749

$ 985,266

Other Information

The composition of credit quality ratings as a percentage of net assets is as follows (Unaudited):

AAA,AA,A

2.1%

BBB

3.6%

BB

4.6%

B

5.8%

CCC,CC,C

0.9%

Not Rated

4.5%

Equities

76.1%

Short-Term Investments and Net
Other Assets

2.4%

 

100.0%

We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes. Percentages are adjusted for the effect of futures contracts, if applicable.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

November 30, 2013

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $9,166,330) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $3,275,748,600)

$ 3,704,445,813

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $88,240,739)

88,240,739

 

Total Investments (cost $3,363,989,339)

 

$ 3,792,686,552

Cash

 

313,238

Receivable for investments sold

12,605,766

Receivable for fund shares sold

2,486,124

Dividends receivable

8,295,300

Interest receivable

7,518,384

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

10,059

Prepaid expenses

10,538

Other receivables

15,182

Total assets

3,823,941,143

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 10,177,273

Payable for fund shares redeemed

3,347,997

Accrued management fee

1,741,169

Distribution and service plan fees payable

400,184

Other affiliated payables

638,734

Other payables and accrued expenses

130,754

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

9,521,375

Total liabilities

25,957,486

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 3,797,983,657

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 3,306,989,174

Undistributed net investment income

18,296,243

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

43,992,499

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

428,705,741

Net Assets

$ 3,797,983,657

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

 

November 30, 2013

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($530,203,212 ÷ 37,813,444 shares)

$ 14.02

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $14.02)

$ 14.88

Class T:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($174,568,323 ÷ 12,454,462 shares)

$ 14.02

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $14.02)

$ 14.53

Class B:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($11,911,647 ÷ 850,578 shares)A

$ 14.00

 

 

 

Class C:
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($253,825,116 ÷ 18,171,061 shares)A

$ 13.97

 

 

 

Strategic Dividend and Income:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($2,581,719,213 ÷ 183,240,919 shares)

$ 14.09

 

 

 

Institutional Class:
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($245,756,146 ÷ 17,471,733 shares)

$ 14.07

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

Statement of Operations

 

Year ended November 30, 2013

 

 

 

Investment Income

 

 

Dividends

 

$ 91,751,464

Interest

 

29,787,025

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

177,925

Total income

 

121,716,414

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 20,238,332

Transfer agent fees

6,756,336

Distribution and service plan fees

4,061,724

Accounting and security lending fees

1,010,653

Custodian fees and expenses

87,731

Independent trustees' compensation

13,515

Registration fees

301,148

Audit

81,571

Legal

9,109

Miscellaneous

27,739

Total expenses before reductions

32,587,858

Expense reductions

(255,383)

32,332,475

Net investment income (loss)

89,383,939

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

224,317,151

Foreign currency transactions

(176,569)

Futures contracts

1,058,593

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

225,199,175

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

242,080,867

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

7,260

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

242,088,127

Net gain (loss)

467,287,302

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 556,671,241

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended
November 30,
2013

Year ended
November 30,
2012

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 89,383,939

$ 66,458,915

Net realized gain (loss)

225,199,175

97,652,651

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

242,088,127

160,863,707

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations

556,671,241

324,975,273

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(84,894,576)

(58,382,786)

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

351,154,912

1,260,938,289

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

822,931,577

1,527,530,776

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

2,975,052,080

1,447,521,304

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $18,296,243 and undistributed net investment income of $14,082,357, respectively)

$ 3,797,983,657

$ 2,975,052,080

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Class A

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.24

$ 10.77

$ 10.23

$ 9.13

$ 6.87

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .31

  .31

  .30

  .23 F

  .23

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.77

  1.45

  .55

  1.05

  2.25

Total from investment operations

  2.08

  1.76

  .85

  1.28

  2.48

Distributions from net investment income

  (.30)

  (.29)

  (.31)

  (.18)

  (.22)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 14.02

$ 12.24

$ 10.77

$ 10.23

$ 9.13

Total Return A, B

  17.17%

  16.47%

  8.30%

  14.16%

  37.12%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D, G

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.05%

  1.09%

  1.14%

  1.16%

  1.21%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.05%

  1.09%

  1.14%

  1.16%

  1.21%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.04%

  1.09%

  1.14%

  1.16%

  1.21%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.28%

  2.60%

  2.76%

  2.38% F

  3.08%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 530,203

$ 353,726

$ 125,190

$ 77,340

$ 74,580

Portfolio turnover rate E

  64%

  50%

  56%

  130%

  100%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable 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 any 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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.98%.

G 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 reductions from 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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Financial Highlights - Class T

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.24

$ 10.77

$ 10.22

$ 9.12

$ 6.87

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .27

  .28

  .27

  .21 F

  .21

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.77

  1.44

  .56

  1.05

  2.25

Total from investment operations

  2.04

  1.72

  .83

  1.26

  2.46

Distributions from net investment income

  (.26)

  (.25)

  (.28)

  (.16)

  (.21)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 14.02

$ 12.24

$ 10.77

$ 10.22

$ 9.12

Total Return A, B

  16.86%

  16.16%

  8.14%

  13.92%

  36.63%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D, G

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.31%

  1.35%

  1.37%

  1.39%

  1.45%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.31%

  1.35%

  1.37%

  1.39%

  1.45%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.30%

  1.35%

  1.37%

  1.39%

  1.45%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.02%

  2.34%

  2.52%

  2.16% F

  2.84%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 174,568

$ 123,395

$ 78,994

$ 59,931

$ 60,134

Portfolio turnover rate E

  64%

  50%

  56%

  130%

  100%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable 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 any 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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.75%.

G 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 reductions from 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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Financial Highlights - Class B

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.22

$ 10.75

$ 10.20

$ 9.10

$ 6.85

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .19

  .21

  .21

  .16 F

  .17

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.77

  1.45

  .55

  1.05

  2.25

Total from investment operations

  1.96

  1.66

  .76

  1.21

  2.42

Distributions from net investment income

  (.18)

  (.19)

  (.21)

  (.11)

  (.17)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 14.00

$ 12.22

$ 10.75

$ 10.20

$ 9.10

Total Return A, B

  16.13%

  15.51%

  7.48%

  13.31%

  36.06%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D, G

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.89%

  1.91%

  1.93%

  1.94%

  1.98%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.89%

  1.91%

  1.93%

  1.94%

  1.98%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.89%

  1.91%

  1.92%

  1.94%

  1.98%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.44%

  1.78%

  1.97%

  1.60% F

  2.31%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 11,912

$ 13,962

$ 12,754

$ 15,442

$ 16,098

Portfolio turnover rate E

  64%

  50%

  56%

  130%

  100%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable 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 any 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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.20%.

G 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 reductions from 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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Financial Highlights - Class C

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.20

$ 10.75

$ 10.21

$ 9.11

$ 6.85

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) C

  .20

  .22

  .22

  .16 F

  .18

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.77

  1.44

  .55

  1.05

  2.25

Total from investment operations

  1.97

  1.66

  .77

  1.21

  2.43

Distributions from net investment income

  (.20)

  (.21)

  (.23)

  (.11)

  (.17)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 13.97

$ 12.20

$ 10.75

$ 10.21

$ 9.11

Total Return A, B

  16.31%

  15.54%

  7.54%

  13.33%

  36.15%

Ratios to Average Net Assets D, G

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.81%

  1.84%

  1.88%

  1.91%

  1.96%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.81%

  1.84%

  1.88%

  1.91%

  1.96%

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.80%

  1.84%

  1.87%

  1.91%

  1.96%

Net investment income (loss)

  1.53%

  1.85%

  2.02%

  1.63% F

  2.33%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 253,825

$ 140,428

$ 59,464

$ 39,889

$ 39,920

Portfolio turnover rate E

  64%

  50%

  56%

  130%

  100%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable 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 any 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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 1.23%.

G 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 reductions from 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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Financial Highlights - Strategic Dividend and Income

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.30

$ 10.82

$ 10.27

$ 9.16

$ 6.90

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .34

  .34

  .33

  .27 E

  .26

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.78

  1.45

  .56

  1.05

  2.25

Total from investment operations

  2.12

  1.79

  .89

  1.32

  2.51

Distributions from net investment income

  (.33)

  (.31)

  (.34)

  (.21)

  (.25)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 14.09

$ 12.30

$ 10.82

$ 10.27

$ 9.16

Total Return A

  17.48%

  16.77%

  8.69%

  14.57%

  37.37%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .77%

  .81%

  .84%

  .86%

  .93%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .77%

  .81%

  .84%

  .86%

  .93%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .76%

  .80%

  .84%

  .86%

  .92%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.56%

  2.89%

  3.06%

  2.68% E

  3.36%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 2,581,720

$ 2,190,089

$ 1,138,764

$ 542,828

$ 444,401

Portfolio turnover rate D

  64%

  50%

  56%

  130%

  100%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

C Fees and expenses of any 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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.28%.

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 reductions from 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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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 12.28

$ 10.80

$ 10.26

$ 9.15

$ 6.89

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .34

  .34

  .33

  .27 E

  .25

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.78

  1.46

  .55

  1.06

  2.26

Total from investment operations

  2.12

  1.80

  .88

  1.33

  2.51

Distributions from net investment income

  (.33)

  (.32)

  (.34)

  (.22)

  (.25)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 14.07

$ 12.28

$ 10.80

$ 10.26

$ 9.15

Total Return A

  17.50%

  16.83%

  8.61%

  14.61%

  37.44%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .78%

  .81%

  .83%

  .83%

  .91%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .78%

  .81%

  .83%

  .83%

  .91%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .77%

  .81%

  .82%

  .83%

  .91%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.55%

  2.88%

  3.07%

  2.71% E

  3.38%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)

$ 245,756

$ 153,453

$ 32,356

$ 19,705

$ 16,397

Portfolio turnover rate D

  64%

  50%

  56%

  130%

  100%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

C Fees and expenses of any 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 Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.04 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been 2.31%.

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 reductions from 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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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended November 30, 2013

1. Organization.

Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Salem Street Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Strategic Dividend & Income and Institutional Class shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Class B shares are closed to new accounts and additional purchases, except for exchanges and reinvestments. 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.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies generally available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by the investment adviser and its affiliates. The 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 the investment adviser. Annualized expenses of the Money Market Central Funds as of their most recent shareholder report date are less than .01%

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or currency exchange rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)

Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities may be used and would be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. For equity securities, including restricted securities, where observable inputs are

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limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities may be categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. For corporate bonds, bank loan obligations and preferred securities, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances.

Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of November 30, 2013, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency. The Fund may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.

Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.

The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified

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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. Subsequent to ex-dividend date the Fund determines the components of these distributions, based upon receipt of tax filings or other correspondence relating to the underlying investment. 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. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status and related interest income may be reduced by ceasing current accruals and writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. A debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectability of interest is reasonably assured.

Class Allocations and Expenses. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated daily 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 may also differ by class. For the reporting period, the allocated portion of income and expenses to each class as a percent of its average net assets may vary due to the timing of recording these transactions in relation to fluctuating net assets of the classes. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for U.S. Federal income taxes is required. As of November 30, 2013, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next

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twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. The Fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income 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 GAAP. In addition, the Fund claimed 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 futures contracts, foreign currency transactions, market discount, contingent interest, equity-debt classifications, partnerships, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales.

The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 482,931,795

Gross unrealized depreciation

(60,488,215)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 422,443,580

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 3,370,242,972

The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 16,120,171

Undistributed long-term capital gain

$ 53,230,519

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 422,452,108

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

November 30, 2013

November 30, 2012

Ordinary Income

$ 84,894,576

$ 58,382,786

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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.

Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. The Fund invests in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loans may be acquired through assignment or participation, or may be made directly to a borrower. The Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the sale of these loans. The Fund did not have any unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding, at period end.

New Accounting Pronouncement. The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued in December 2011, Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, and in January 2013, Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-1 Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. These updates create new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management expects that the impact of the updates' adoption will be limited to additional financial statement disclosures as applicable.

4. Derivative Instruments.

Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments. The Fund's investment objective allows the Fund to enter into various types of derivative contracts, including futures contracts. Derivatives are investments whose value is primarily derived from underlying assets, indices or reference rates and may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (OTC). Derivatives may involve a future commitment to buy or sell a specified asset based on specified terms, to exchange future cash flows at periodic intervals based on a notional principal amount, or for one party to make one or more payments upon the occurrence of specified events in exchange for periodic payments from the other party.

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The Fund used derivatives to increase returns and to manage exposure to certain risks as defined below. The success of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of numerous economic factors, and if the strategies for investment do not work as intended, the Fund may not achieve its objectives.

The Fund's use of derivatives increased or decreased its exposure to the following risk:

Equity Risk

Equity risk relates to the fluctuations in the value of financial instruments as a result of changes in market prices (other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign exchange risk), whether caused by factors specific to an individual investment, its issuer, or all factors affecting all instruments traded in a market or market segment.

The Fund is also exposed to additional risks from investing in derivatives, such as liquidity risk and counterparty credit risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that the Fund will be unable to close out the derivative in the open market in a timely manner. Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the counterparty will not be able to fulfill its obligation to the Fund. Counterparty credit risk related to exchange-traded futures contracts may be mitigated by the protection provided by the exchange on which they trade.

Investing in derivatives may involve greater risks than investing in the underlying assets directly and, to varying degrees, may involve risk of loss in excess of any initial investment and collateral received and amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, there may be the risk that the change in value of the derivative contract does not correspond to the change in value of the underlying instrument.

Futures Contracts. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specified underlying instrument for a fixed price at a specified future date. The Fund used futures contracts to manage its exposure to the stock market.

Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin) with a clearing broker in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the face value of the contract. Futures contracts are marked-to-market daily and subsequent daily payments (variation margin) are made or received by a fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contracts and are recorded as unrealized appreciation or (depreciation). This receivable and/or payable, if any, is included in daily variation margin for derivative instruments in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gain or (loss) is recorded upon the expiration or closing of a futures contract.

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Any open futures contracts at period end are presented in the Schedule of Investments under the caption "Futures Contracts." The underlying face amount at value reflects each contract's exposure to the underlying instrument or index at period end.

During the period the Fund recognized net realized gain (loss) of $1,058,593 related to its investment in futures contracts. This amount is included in the Statement of Operations.

5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $2,631,784,513 and $2,240,213,907, respectively.

6. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. Fidelity Management & Research Company (the investment adviser) 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 an annualized group fee rate that averaged .25% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by the investment adviser, including any mutual funds previously advised by the investment adviser that are currently advised by Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of the investment adviser. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the reporting period, the total annual management fee rate was .55% of the Fund's average net assets.

Distribution and Service Plan Fees. 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 the investment adviser, 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.

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For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 1,156,837

$ 54,762

Class T

.25%

.25%

770,928

3,061

Class B

.75%

.25%

134,212

100,977

Class C

.75%

.25%

1,999,747

757,644

 

 

 

$ 4,061,724

$ 916,444

Sales Load. FDC may receive 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. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges range from 5.00% to 1.00% for Class B shares, 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.

For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Retained
by FDC

Class A

$ 407,626

Class T

72,129

Class B*

11,212

Class C*

41,076

 

$ 532,043

* 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 the investment adviser, 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.

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For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 960,777

.21

Class T

331,533

.21

Class B

40,014

.30

Class C

433,432

.22

Strategic Dividend and Income

4,574,099

.18

Institutional Class

416,481

.19

 

$ 6,756,336

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of the investment adviser, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each 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. Brokerage commissions are included in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statement of Operations. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $40,469 for the period.

7. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by the investment adviser or an affiliate in a $4.25 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 $7,529 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses 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 through a lending agent from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, a lending agent is used and may loan securities to certain qualified borrowers, including Fidelity Capital Markets (FCM), a broker-dealer affiliated with the Fund. 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)

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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, the Fund may apply collateral received from the borrower against the obligation. The Fund may experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. 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 rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $24,816. During the period, there were no securities loaned to FCM.

9. Expense Reductions.

Commissions paid to certain brokers with whom the investment adviser, or its affiliates, places trades on behalf of the Fund include an amount in addition to trade execution, which may be rebated back to the Fund to offset certain expenses. This amount totaled $225,013 for the period.

In addition, the investment adviser reimbursed a portion of the Fund's operating expenses during the period in the amount of $30,370.

10. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

From net investment income

 

 

Class A

$ 10,120,177

$ 5,694,746

Class T

2,956,049

2,191,209

Class B

177,929

221,175

Class C

3,025,398

1,765,285

Strategic Dividend and Income

63,285,770

46,042,179

Institutional Class

5,329,253

2,468,192

Total

$ 84,894,576

$ 58,382,786

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11. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2013

2012

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

18,683,613

21,215,243

$ 249,130,521

$ 249,241,343

Reinvestment of distributions

624,505

402,804

8,184,328

4,728,371

Shares redeemed

(10,385,619)

(4,345,902)

(138,868,091)

(51,525,276)

Net increase (decrease)

8,922,499

17,272,145

$ 118,446,758

$ 202,444,438

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

5,180,462

4,187,256

$ 69,025,969

$ 49,247,460

Reinvestment of distributions

203,617

167,848

2,666,035

1,952,936

Shares redeemed

(3,012,495)

(1,607,633)

(40,049,362)

(19,046,448)

Net increase (decrease)

2,371,584

2,747,471

$ 31,642,642

$ 32,153,948

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

181,589

345,414

$ 2,409,278

$ 3,980,028

Reinvestment of distributions

11,527

15,998

149,790

184,295

Shares redeemed

(485,149)

(405,263)

(6,427,856)

(4,735,580)

Net increase (decrease)

(292,033)

(43,851)

$ (3,868,788)

$ (571,257)

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

9,216,026

7,747,195

$ 122,907,375

$ 90,662,898

Reinvestment of distributions

191,317

123,791

2,508,939

1,445,283

Shares redeemed

(2,743,169)

(1,896,034)

(36,568,038)

(22,335,151)

Net increase (decrease)

6,664,174

5,974,952

$ 88,848,276

$ 69,773,030

Strategic Dividend and Income

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

84,308,226

116,328,586

$ 1,117,201,514

$ 1,362,994,048

Reinvestment of distributions

4,395,083

3,588,133

57,704,962

42,115,378

Shares redeemed

(83,529,229)

(47,124,625)

(1,123,575,306)

(559,602,248)

Net increase (decrease)

5,174,080

72,792,094

$ 51,331,170

$ 845,507,178

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Shares

Dollars

Years ended November 30,

2013

2012

2013

2012

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

11,198,221

12,936,377

$ 148,858,109

$ 151,680,912

Reinvestment of distributions

250,170

130,170

3,295,370

1,540,732

Shares redeemed

(6,472,819)

(3,565,221)

(87,398,625)

(41,590,692)

Net increase (decrease)

4,975,572

9,501,326

$ 64,754,854

$ 111,630,952

12. Other.

The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Salem Street Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income 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 Strategic Dividend & Income Fund (a fund of Fidelity Salem Street Trust) at November 30, 2013, 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 Strategic Dividend & Income 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 November 30, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, agent banks and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

January 15, 2014

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees and 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, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey and Elizabeth S. Acton, each of the Trustees oversees 223 funds. Mr. Curvey oversees 396 funds. Ms. Acton oversees 205 funds.

The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the trust and the fund (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the month in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The officers hold office without limit in time, except that any officer 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.

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.

In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.

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Board Structure and Oversight Function. Abigail P. Johnson is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Albert R. Gamper, Jr. serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.

Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds that are overseen by such other Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.

The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations and Audit Committees. In addition, an ad hoc Board committee of Independent Trustees has worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.

Interested Trustees*:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.

Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

James C. Curvey (1935)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Trustee

 

Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-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. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Abigail P. Johnson (1961)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Trustee

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

 

Ms. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Ms. Johnson serves as President of FMR LLC (2013-present), President of Fidelity Financial Services (2012-present) and President of Personal, Workplace and Institutional Services (2005-present). Ms. Johnson is Chairman and Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2011-present), Chairman and Director of FMR (2011-present), and the Vice Chairman and Director (2007-present) of FMR LLC. Previously, Ms. Johnson served as President and a Director of FMR (2001-2005), a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., and FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2005), Senior Vice President of the Fidelity funds (2001-2005), and managed a number of Fidelity funds. Ms. Abigail P. Johnson and Mr. Arthur E. Johnson are not related.

* 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.

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

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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, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+

Elizabeth S. Acton (1951)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Trustee

 

Ms. Acton also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity funds. Prior to her retirement in April 2012, Ms. Acton was Executive Vice President, Finance (2011-2012), Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (2002-2011), and Treasurer (2004-2005) of Comerica Incorporated (financial services). Prior to joining Comerica, Ms. Acton held a variety of positions at Ford Motor Company (1983-2002), including Vice President and Treasurer (2000-2002) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Motor Credit Company (1998-2000). Ms. Acton currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Audit and Finance Committees of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (homebuilding, 2012-present).

Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (1942)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

Trustee

Chairman of the Independent Trustees

 

Mr. Gamper also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Prior to his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Group Inc. (commercial finance). During his tenure with CIT Group Inc. Mr. Gamper served in numerous senior management positions, including Chairman (1987-1989; 1999-2001; 2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer (1987-2004), and President (2002-2003). Mr. Gamper currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities, 2000-present), a member of the Board of Trustees, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Barnabas Health Care System. Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of certain Fidelity funds (2011-2012) and as Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-2007).

Robert F. Gartland (1951)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Trustee

 

Mr. Gartland also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Gartland is Chairman and an investor in Gartland and Mellina Group Corp. (consulting, 2009-present). Previously, Mr. Gartland served as a partner and investor of Vietnam Partners LLC (investments and consulting, 2008-2011). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Gartland held a variety of positions at Morgan Stanley (financial services, 1979-2007) including Managing Director (1987-2007).

Arthur E. Johnson (1947)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Trustee

 

Mr. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified power management, 2009-present), AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company, 2002-present) and Booz Allen Hamilton (management consulting, 2011-present). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor, 1999-2009). He previously served on the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (1999-2008) and Delta Airlines (2005-2007). Mr. Arthur E. Johnson is not related to Ms. Abigail P. Johnson.

Michael E. Kenneally (1954)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Trustee

 

Mr. Kenneally also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Kenneally served as a Member of the Advisory Board for certain Fidelity funds before joining the Board of Trustees (2008-2009). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Kenneally served as Chairman and Global Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management. Before joining Credit Suisse, he was an Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Bank of America Corporation. Earlier roles at Bank of America included Director of Research, Senior Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst, and Mr. Kenneally was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1991.

James H. Keyes (1940)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Trustee

 

Mr. Keyes also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Keyes serves as a member of the Board and Non-Executive Chairman of Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines, since 2002). Previously, Mr. Keyes served as a member of the Board of Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions, 1998-2013). Prior to his retirement, Mr. Keyes served as Chairman (1993-2002) and Chief Executive Officer (1988-2002) of Johnson Controls (automotive, building, and energy) and as a member of the Board of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies, 1984-2008).

Marie L. Knowles (1946)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Trustee

Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees

 

Ms. Knowles also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. Ms. Knowles currently serves as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, since 2002). Ms. Knowles is a member of the Board of the Catalina Island Conservancy and of the Santa Catalina Island Company (2009-present). She also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California. Previously, Ms. Knowles served as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing, 1994-2007), URS Corporation (engineering and construction, 2000-2003) and America West (airline, 1999-2002).

Kenneth L. Wolfe (1939)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Trustee

 

Mr. Wolfe also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Wolfe served as Chairman and a Director (2007-2009) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1994-2001) of Hershey Foods Corporation. He also served as a member of the Boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (telecommunications, 2003-2006), Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (medical/pharmaceutical, 1993-2007), and Revlon, Inc. (personal care products, 2004-2009). Mr. Wolfe previously served as Chairman of the Independent Trustees of other Fidelity funds (2008-2012).

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

Officers:

Correspondence intended for each officer may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Officers appear below in alphabetical order.

Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer

 

Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of other funds. She is Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Marc Bryant (1966)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Assistant Secretary

 

Mr. Bryant also serves as an officer of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Bryant served as a Senior Vice President and the Head of Global Retail Legal for AllianceBernstein L.P. (2006-2010), and as the General Counsel for ProFund Advisors LLC (2001-2006).

Jonathan Davis (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Davis also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

Adrien E. Deberghes (1967)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Deberghes also serves as an officer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Deberghes was 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).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

President and Treasurer

 

Ms. Dorsey also serves as an officer of other funds. She is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present) and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

Scott C. Goebel (1968)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)

 

Mr. Goebel serves as Secretary and CLO of other funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Secretary and CLO of other Fidelity funds (2008-2013), Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and certain funds (2007-2008); and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007). Mr. Goebel has been employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate since 2001.

Bruce T. Herring (1965)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds

 

Mr. Herring also serves as Vice President of other funds. He serves as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Global Asset Allocation (GAA) (2013-present), Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR, and President of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present). Previously, Mr. Herring served as Chief Investment Officer and Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2010-2013), Vice President (2005-2006) and Senior Vice President (2006-2007) of Fidelity Management & Research Company, Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2007), and as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds.

Chris Maher (1972)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Maher is Vice President of Valuation Oversight and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).

Charles S. Morrison (1960)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Vice President

 

Mr. Morrison also serves as Vice President of other funds. He serves as President, Fixed Income and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Morrison served as Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2005-2009), President, Money Market Group Leader of FMR (2009), and Senior Vice President, Money Market Group of FMR (2004-2009). Mr. Morrison also served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2002-2005), certain Balanced Funds (2002-2005), and certain Asset Allocation Funds (2002-2007), and as Senior Vice President (2002-2005) of Fidelity's Fixed Income Division.

Christine Reynolds (1958)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Financial Officer

 

Ms. Reynolds also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).

Kenneth B. Robins (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Robins also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Robins serves as Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2013-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served in other fund officer roles.

Gary W. Ryan (1958)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Assistant Treasurer

 

Mr. Ryan also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments and has served in other fund officer roles. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (1971)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Deputy Treasurer

 

Mr. Sadoski also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. He is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present) and has served in another fund officer role. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP (1997-2009).

Stacie M. Smith (1974)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Assistant Treasurer

 

Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. She is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present) and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (1996-2009).

Renee Stagnone (1975)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Deputy Treasurer

 

Ms. Stagnone also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Ms. Stagnone is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Michael H. Whitaker (1967)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Mr. Whitaker also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. Whitaker is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2007-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Whitaker worked at MFS Investment Management where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (2004-2006), and Assistant General Counsel.

Derek L. Young (1964)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Fidelity's Asset Allocation Funds

 

Mr. Young also serves as Trustee or an officer of other funds. He is President and a Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2011-present), President of Fidelity Global Asset Allocation (GAA) (2011-present), and Vice Chairman of Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC (2011-present). Previously, Mr. Young served as Chief Investment Officer of GAA (2009-2011) and as a portfolio manager.

Joseph F. Zambello (1957)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Deputy Treasurer

 

Mr. Zambello also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

The Board of Trustees of Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Fund voted to pay shareholders of record at the opening of business on record date, the following distributions per share derived from capital gains realized from sales of portfolio securities, and dividends derived from net investment income:

 

Pay Date

Record Date

Dividends

Capital Gains

Institutional Class

12/16/2013

12/13/2013

$0.097

$0.110

Institutional Class

01/13/2014

01/10/2014

$0.000

$0.089

The fund hereby designates a capital gain with respect to the taxable year ended November 30, 2013 $81,105,000, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

A total of 0.04% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally exempt from state income tax.

Institutional Class designates 18%, 82%, 82% and 82% of the dividends distributed in December 2012, April 2013, July 2013 and October 2013, respectively during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.

Institutional Class designates 19%, 90%, 90%, and 91% of the dividends distributed in December 2012, April 2013, July 2013 and October 2013, respectively, during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2014 of amounts for use in preparing 2013 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Fund

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and the 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 relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, covers an extensive agenda of topics and materials and considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established four standing committees, Operations, Audit, Fair Valuation, and Governance and Nominating, each composed of and chaired by 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. The Operations Committee, of which all of the Independent Trustees are members, meets regularly throughout the year and, among other matters, considers matters specifically related to the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its September 2013 meeting, the Board, 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 expense ratio relative to peer funds; (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 exist and 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.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts was in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts was fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, 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, was 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 Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have 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, which is part of the Fidelity family of funds.

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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered Fidelity's staffing as it relates to the fund, including the backgrounds of investment personnel of FMR and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. 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 to act in the best interests of the fund.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of Fidelity's investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as Fidelity's approach to recruiting, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board noted that Fidelity has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board also noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. Further, the Board believes that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered Fidelity's trading and risk management capabilities and resources, which are an integral part of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, 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 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.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

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 a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options for Fidelity funds of funds, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the combination of several funds with other funds; (vi) strengthening Fidelity's index fund offerings by reducing investment minimums and adopting or lowering existing expense caps for certain funds and classes; (vii) enhancing Global Asset Allocation product offerings by launching new funds and strategies, including "open architecture" target date funds that utilize affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares of Advisor funds to increase their marketability to a portion of the defined contribution plan market; (ix) creating a new low-cost retirement share class for certain Advisor funds to appeal to large retirement plans; (x) transitioning the management of certain Fidelity commodity funds to Geode Capital Management LLC, a registered commodity pool operator, while retaining administrative responsibilities for the funds; and (xi) taking steps toward establishing a new Fidelity adviser to manage sector-based funds and products.

Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions and its performance history.

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The Board took into account discussions with the Investment Advisers about fund investment performance that occur at Board meetings throughout the year. In this regard the Board noted that as part of regularly scheduled fund reviews and other reports to the Board on fund performance, the Board periodically considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against one or more securities market indices, including a customized blended index representative of the fund's asset classes (each a "benchmark index") and a peer group of mutual funds with similar objectives ("peer group"). In its evaluation of fund investment performance at meetings throughout the year, the Board gave particular attention to information indicating underperformance of certain Fidelity funds for specific time periods and the Investment Advisers' explanations for such underperformance.

In addition to reviewing absolute and relative fund performance, the Independent Trustees periodically consider the appropriateness of fund performance metrics in evaluating the results achieved. In general, the Independent Trustees believe that fund performance should be evaluated based on gross performance (before fees and expenses but after transaction costs) compared to appropriate benchmark indices, over appropriate time periods that may include full market cycles, and on net performance (after fees and expenses) compared to peer groups, as applicable, over the same periods, taking into account relevant factors including the following: general market conditions; expectations for interest rate levels and credit conditions; issuer-specific information including credit quality; tactical opportunities for investment; and fund cash flows and other factors. Depending on the circumstances, the Independent Trustees may be satisfied with a fund's performance notwithstanding that it lags its benchmark index or peer group for certain periods.

The Independent Trustees recognize that shareholders evaluate performance on a net basis over their own holding periods, for which one-, three-, and five-year periods are often used as a proxy. For this reason, the performance information reviewed by the Board also included net cumulative calendar year total return information for the fund and an appropriate benchmark index and peer group for the most recent one-, three-, and five-year periods.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should benefit the fund's shareholders.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable investment mandates. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

Management Fee. 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 in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps relative to the total universe of funds with comparable investment mandates, regardless of whether their management fee structures also are comparable. "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 hypothetical TMG % of 50% would mean that half of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and half had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s are in the chart below. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to a subset of non-Fidelity funds within the Total Mapped Group that are similar in size and management fee structure. For example, if a fund is in the first quartile of the ASPG, the fund's management fee ranks in the least expensive or lowest 25% of funds in the ASPG. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee structures, 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 rate ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2012.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio. In its review of each class's total expense ratio, 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 the current and historical total expense ratios 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 expense ratio of each of Class A, Institutional Class, and the retail class ranked below its competitive median for 2012, the total expense ratio of Class C ranked equal to its competitive median for 2012, and the total expense ratio of each of Class T and Class B ranked above its competitive median for 2012. The Board considered that, in general, various factors can affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that the total expense ratio of Class T was above the competitive median primarily because of higher 12b-1 fees on Class T as compared to most competitor funds. Class T has a higher 12b-1 fee, but a lower front-end sales charge, than traditionally priced front-end sales charge classes. The Board considered that Class T is primarily sold load-waived in the retirement plan market where its 0.50% 12b-1 fee is comparable to the 12b-1 fees of the no-load classes with which it competes in the retirement plan market. 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 expense ratios 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.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients. The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of Fidelity, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2013 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.

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Management Fees - continued

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable, although in some cases 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 servicing the fund's shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, Fidelity presents to the Board 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 books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

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 Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of the methodologies used by Fidelity 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 concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and 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 was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

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 also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether Fidelity attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

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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 calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity 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 benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Amendment to Description of Group Fee Rate. At its September 2013 meeting, the Board voted to approve an amendment to the fund's management contract to modify the description of the "group fee rate." The Board noted that under the prior description in the contract, the group fee rate was based on the average net assets of all registered investment companies with which FMR has management contracts. Under the contract's tiered asset breakpoint schedule, the group fee rate is lower as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and higher as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. The Board considered that the prior description would have excluded the assets of 64 Fidelity sector funds from the group fee rate calculation once Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, an affiliate of FMR, assumed management responsibilities for those funds. The Board noted that modifying the description of the group fee rate to continue to include the assets of those 64 funds for purposes of determining group fee rate breakpoints would avoid an immediate adverse impact on the group fee rate for any fund.

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) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability trends for certain funds, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (ii) portfolio manager changes that have occurred during the past year and the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers, research analysts, and other key personnel, including its effects on fund profitability, the rationale for the compensation structure, and the extent to which current market conditions have affected retention and recruitment; (iv) the arrangements with and compensation paid to certain fund sub-advisers on behalf of the Fidelity funds; (v) Fidelity's fee structures, including the group fee structure and definition of group assets, and the rationale for recommending different fees among different categories of funds and classes; (vi) Fidelity's voluntary waiver of its fees to maintain minimum yields for certain money market funds and classes as well as contractual waivers in place for certain funds; (vii) the methodology with respect to competitive fund data and peer group classifications; (viii) Fidelity's transfer agent fee, expense, and service structures for different funds and classes, and the impact of the increased use of omnibus accounts; and (ix) explanations regarding the relative total expense ratios of certain funds and classes, total expense competitive trends and methodologies for total expense competitive comparisons, and actions that might be taken by Fidelity to reduce total expense ratios for certain funds and classes or to achieve further economies of scale.

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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 factors it believed relevant, 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-Advisers

FMR Co., Inc.

Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.

Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.

General Distributor

Fidelity Distributors Corporation

Smithfield, RI

Transfer and Service Agents

Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Fidelity Service Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Custodian

Citibank, N.A.

New York, NY

(Fidelity Investment logo)(registered trademark)

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1.802531.109

Item 2. Code of Ethics

As of the end of the period, November 30, 2013, Fidelity Salem Street Trust (the trust) has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its President and Treasurer and its Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The Board of Trustees of the trust has determined that James H. Keyes is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.   Mr. Keyes 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 Strategic Dividend & Income Fund (the "Fund"):

Services Billed by PwC

November 30, 2013 FeesA

 

Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

 

Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Fund

$72,000

$-

$5,600

$2,800

November 30, 2012 FeesA

 

Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

 

Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Fund

$55,000

$-

$5,500

$2,400

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 Fund 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 Fund ("Fund Service Providers"):

Services Billed by PwC

 

November 30, 2013A

November 30, 2012A

Audit-Related Fees

$4,860,000

$5,130,000

Tax Fees

$-

$-

All Other Fees

$50,000

$-

A Amounts may reflect rounding.

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

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

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

Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.

* * *

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

Billed By

November 30, 2013 A

November 30, 2012 A

PwC

$5,450,000

$6,050,000

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 Fund, taking into account representations from PwC, in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board rules, regarding its independence from the Fund and its 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 trust's Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by a fund's independent registered public accounting firm relating to the operations or financial reporting of the fund. Prior to the commencement of any audit or non-audit services to a fund, the Audit Committee reviews the services to determine whether they are appropriate and permissible under applicable law.

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

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

Non-audit services provided by a fund audit firm to a Fund Service Provider that do not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund are reported to the Audit Committee 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 Fund's last two fiscal years relating to services provided to (i) the Fund or (ii) any Fund Service Provider that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund.

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)

 

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 Salem Street Trust

By:

/s/Stephanie J. Dorsey

 

Stephanie J. Dorsey

 

President and Treasurer

 

 

Date:

January 27, 2014

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/ Stephanie J. Dorsey

 

Stephanie J. Dorsey

 

President and Treasurer

 

 

Date:

January 27, 2014

By:

/s/Christine Reynolds

 

Christine Reynolds

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date:

January 27, 2014