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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   811-3737


Fidelity Advisor Series IV

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


245 Summer St., Boston, Massachusetts  02210

 (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip code)


Marc Bryant, 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, 2017


Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders





Fidelity® Limited Term Government Fund



Annual Report

November 30, 2017




Fidelity Investments


Contents

Performance

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Investment Summary

Investments

Financial Statements

Notes to Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Trustees and Officers

Shareholder Expense Example

Distributions

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees


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Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of 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 hypothetical investment and the average annual total 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

For the periods ended November 30, 2017 Past 1 year Past 5 years Past 10 years 
Fidelity® Limited Term Government Fund 0.48% 0.51% 1.98% 

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Limited Term Government Fund on November 30, 2007.

The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index performed over the same period.


Period Ending Values

$12,163Fidelity® Limited Term Government Fund

$12,300Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government Bond Index

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap:  U.S. taxable investment-grade bonds advanced solidly for the 12 months ending November 30, 2017, as the markets recovered from a steep post-election sell-off. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index gained 3.21% for the year. Longer-term bond yields declined slightly through early September – despite three policy-rate hikes – as it became clear that changes to tax, health care and fiscal policies proposed by the Trump administration would take time to develop and implement. Yields then ticked generally higher through the end of November, amid expectations for a policy-rate hike in December, plans by the U.S. Federal Reserve to gradually reduce its balance sheet, as well as proposed tax changes by Republicans that some investors believed had the potential to increase federal borrowing. Within the Bloomberg Barclays index, investment-grade corporate bonds led all major market segments, up 6.16%. Within corporates, bonds of utility and industrial companies outpaced those of financial institutions. U.S. Treasuries returned 1.89%, outperforming the sovereign bonds of many developed nations. Most securitized sectors slightly topped Treasuries. Outside the index, riskier, non-core fixed-income segments led the broader market, while Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) returned -1.97%, according to Bloomberg Barclays.

Comments from Co-Portfolio Manager Franco Castagliuolo:  For the fiscal year, the fund gained 0.48%, performing about in line with, net of fees, the 0.71% return of the benchmark Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 year Government Bond Index. Contributors and detractors versus the benchmark were fairly minor. The fund got a modest relative boost from yield-curve positioning, Our decision to hold bonds with maturities around seven years, which are not included in our benchmark, was helpful, as these outperformed two- to five-year bonds, in which we had an underweighting. Non-benchmark exposure to collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) issued by Freddie Mac also worked to our advantage. These securities, as well as reverse-mortgage holdings, offered higher yields than securities in the benchmark. They produced more income for the fund and, relative to bonds in the index, they performed better on a price basis. Within residential mortgage-backed pass-through securities, our issue selection was favorable, specifically our larger-exposure to prepayment-resistant securities. Our larger-than-benchmark exposure to higher-yielding niche sectors of the agency market, particularly securities issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID),also helped fund performance slightly.

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.

Note to shareholders:  On December 1, 2017, Sean Corcoran became Co-Manager of the fund, replacing William Irving.

Investment Summary (Unaudited)

Coupon Distribution as of November 30, 2017

 % of fund's investments % of fund's investments 6 months ago 
0.01 - 0.99% 8.8 15.6 
1 - 1.99% 63.1 55.0 
2 - 2.99% 15.4 14.5 
3 - 3.99% 3.1 3.1 
4 - 4.99% 2.2 2.2 
5 - 5.99% 6.0 6.4 
6 - 6.99% 0.6 0.5 
7% and above 0.3 0.5 

Coupon distribution shows the range of stated interest rates on the fund's investments, excluding short-term investments.

Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)

As of November 30, 2017*,** 
   Mortgage Securities 2.7% 
   CMOs and Other Mortgage Related Securities 22.4% 
   U.S. Treasury Obligations 69.1% 
   U.S. Government Agency Obligations*** 0.8% 
   Foreign Government & Government Agency Obligations 4.6% 
   Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.4% 


 * Foreign investments - 4.6%

 ** Futures and Swaps - 4.9%

 *** Includes NCUA Guaranteed Notes


As of May 31, 2017*,** 
   Mortgage Securities 3.1% 
   CMOs and Other Mortgage Related Securities 22.6% 
   U.S. Treasury Obligations 67.3% 
   U.S. Government Agency Obligations*** 1.3% 
   Foreign Government & Government Agency Obligations 5.5% 
   Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.2% 


 * Futures and Swaps - 3.9%

 ** Foreign investments - 5.5%

 *** Includes NCUA Guaranteed Notes


Investments November 30, 2017

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

U.S. Government and Government Agency Obligations - 69.9%   
 Principal Amount Value 
U.S. Government Agency Obligations - 0.6%   
Tennessee Valley Authority 1.75% 10/15/18 2,144,000 2,144,697 
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 69.1%   
U.S. Treasury Bonds 3% 2/15/47 40,000 41,266 
U.S. Treasury Notes:   
0.75% 7/15/19 $5,783,000 $5,689,026 
0.875% 6/15/19 26,146,000 25,798,748 
1.125% 9/30/21 3,335,000 3,222,313 
1.375% 2/29/20 16,107,000 15,945,930 
1.375% 1/31/21 7,500,000 7,367,285 
1.375% 4/30/21 1,000,000 979,648 
1.375% 5/31/21 6,000,000 5,873,438 
1.5% 4/15/20 4,981,000 4,940,724 
1.5% 7/15/20 39,698,000 39,319,637 
1.625% 4/30/19 683,000 681,799 
1.625% 6/30/19 2,433,000 2,427,488 
1.625% 6/30/20 7,334,000 7,288,735 
1.625% 7/31/20 2,000,000 1,986,797 
1.625% 11/15/20 26,291,000 26,177,004 
1.625% 8/31/22 1,700,000 1,661,152 
1.75% 12/31/20 (a) 29,574,000 29,406,491 
1.75% 6/30/22 12,897,000 12,685,912 
1.875% 3/31/22 16,565,000 16,407,115 
1.875% 7/31/22 7,000,000 6,919,883 
1.875% 9/30/22 4,900,000 4,840,281 
2% 9/30/20 17,665,000 17,716,753 
2% 12/31/21 3,205,000 3,195,485 
2% 10/31/22 2,500,000 2,483,984 
2% 11/30/22 3,500,000 3,475,801 
  246,532,695 
Other Government Related - 0.2%   
National Credit Union Administration Guaranteed Notes:   
Series 2010-A1 Class A, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.350% 1.5917% 12/7/20 (NCUA Guaranteed) (b)(c) 214,194 214,333 
Series 2011-R1 Class 1A, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.450% 1.6921% 1/8/20 (NCUA Guaranteed) (b)(c) 500,085 501,504 
  715,837 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS   
(Cost $252,235,505)  249,393,229 
U.S. Government Agency - Mortgage Securities - 2.7%   
Fannie Mae - 1.6%   
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.365% 3.115% 10/1/35 (b)(c) 3,786 3,935 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.415% 2.915% 11/1/33 (b)(c) 3,868 4,019 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.480% 3.312% 7/1/34 (b)(c) 5,381 5,615 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.495% 3.081% 1/1/35 (b)(c) 19,145 19,704 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.551% 2.494% 2/1/44 (b)(c) 29,260 30,405 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.553% 2.593% 5/1/44 (b)(c) 89,600 93,046 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.553% 3.322% 6/1/36 (b)(c) 3,858 3,981 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.558% 2.449% 2/1/44 (b)(c) 35,371 36,807 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.565% 3.315% 3/1/37 (b)(c) 5,250 5,512 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.570% 2.559% 5/1/44 (b)(c) 55,664 57,791 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.574% 2.666% 4/1/44 (b)(c) 134,933 140,402 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.580% 2.46% 4/1/44 (b)(c) 49,615 51,543 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.580% 2.58% 1/1/44 (b)(c) 55,374 57,672 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.617% 3.267% 3/1/33 (b)(c) 12,108 12,669 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.643% 3.315% 9/1/36 (b)(c) 6,547 6,865 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.645% 3.31% 6/1/47 (b)(c) 13,075 13,844 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.728% 3.407% 11/1/36 (b)(c) 27,776 29,263 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.745% 3.397% 7/1/35 (b)(c) 5,549 5,813 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.760% 3.336% 2/1/37 (b)(c) 56,891 59,037 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.800% 2.748% 1/1/42 (b)(c) 104,885 110,049 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.818% 2.688% 2/1/42 (b)(c) 154,797 162,273 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.851% 3.573% 5/1/36 (b)(c) 4,482 4,748 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.885% 3.637% 4/1/36 (b)(c) 32,027 33,863 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.176% 3.784% 8/1/35 (b)(c) 44,852 46,776 
6 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.510% 2.915% 2/1/33 (b)(c) 2,790 2,877 
6 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.535% 2.939% 12/1/34 (b)(c) 6,239 6,444 
6 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.535% 2.958% 3/1/35 (b)(c) 3,373 3,485 
6 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.545% 2.943% 4/1/33 (b)(c) 62,728 64,906 
6 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.556% 3.014% 10/1/33 (b)(c) 4,956 5,133 
6 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.565% 2.94% 7/1/35 (b)(c) 3,363 3,480 
U.S. TREASURY 1 YEAR INDEX + 1.965% 2.84% 2/1/36 (b)(c) 2,131 2,226 
U.S. TREASURY 1 YEAR INDEX + 2.146% 3.189% 7/1/36 (b)(c) 25,150 26,328 
U.S. TREASURY 1 YEAR INDEX + 2.208% 3.083% 3/1/35 (b)(c) 2,982 3,151 
U.S. TREASURY 1 YEAR INDEX + 2.295% 3.471% 10/1/33 (b)(c) 6,358 6,721 
U.S. TREASURY 1 YEAR INDEX + 2.303% 3.428% 12/1/32 (b)(c) 50,898 53,703 
U.S. TREASURY 1 YEAR INDEX + 2.460% 3.385% 12/1/32 (b)(c) 336,153 355,439 
4% 5/1/29 2,018,366 2,111,423 
4.5% 11/1/25 to 6/1/41 849,867 903,849 
5.5% 10/1/20 to 8/1/25 248,188 259,667 
6% 1/1/34 to 6/1/36 403,132 457,145 
6.5% 2/1/22 to 8/1/36 415,913 473,714 
10.5% 8/1/20 1,167 1,188 
  5,736,511 
Freddie Mac - 0.3%   
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.325% 2.95% 3/1/37 (b)(c) 3,403 3,523 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.515% 3.099% 11/1/35 (b)(c) 18,792 19,619 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.600% 3.35% 7/1/35 (b)(c) 21,263 22,274 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.754% 3.111% 9/1/41 (b)(c) 150,705 155,863 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.793% 3.32% 4/1/37 (b)(c) 7,159 7,574 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.874% 3.619% 10/1/42 (b)(c) 91,270 95,365 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.880% 3.045% 10/1/41 (b)(c) 166,526 172,402 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.045% 3.811% 7/1/36 (b)(c) 11,666 12,389 
12 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.197% 3.772% 3/1/33 (b)(c) 353 373 
6 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.445% 2.945% 3/1/35 (b)(c) 8,997 9,251 
6 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.647% 3.04% 2/1/37 (b)(c) 8,137 8,473 
6 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.665% 3.087% 7/1/35 (b)(c) 155,642 161,889 
6 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.675% 3.05% 6/1/37 (b)(c) 5,720 5,963 
6 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.720% 3.095% 8/1/37 (b)(c) 10,506 10,976 
6 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.746% 2.967% 5/1/37 (b)(c) 5,329 5,537 
6 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.932% 3.275% 10/1/36 (b)(c) 37,510 38,693 
6 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.976% 3.39% 10/1/35 (b)(c) 24,384 25,587 
6 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.010% 3.385% 5/1/37 (b)(c) 36,238 38,222 
6 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.010% 3.433% 5/1/37 (b)(c) 70,797 73,329 
6 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.040% 3.415% 6/1/37 (b)(c) 14,553 15,091 
6 month U.S. LIBOR + 2.755% 4.144% 10/1/35 (b)(c) 5,940 6,308 
U.S. TREASURY 1 YEAR INDEX + 2.035% 2.904% 6/1/33 (b)(c) 34,057 35,458 
U.S. TREASURY 1 YEAR INDEX + 2.230% 2.988% 4/1/34 (b)(c) 104,619 109,736 
U.S. TREASURY 1 YEAR INDEX + 2.383% 3.075% 2/1/36 (b)(c) 962 1,022 
U.S. TREASURY 1 YEAR INDEX + 2.548% 3.548% 7/1/35 (b)(c) 26,412 28,050 
5% 9/1/35 1,093 1,190 
6% 1/1/24 80,738 86,091 
6.5% 12/1/21 23,403 24,759 
9.5% 3/1/21 to 12/1/22 1,286 1,382 
10% 6/1/18 to 6/1/20 1,304 1,399 
10.5% 9/1/20 
  1,177,793 
Ginnie Mae - 0.8%   
6% 6/15/36 340,511 396,842 
8% 12/15/23 26,366 29,239 
4.313% 8/20/61 (b)(d) 175,800 178,010 
4.643% 2/20/62 (b)(d) 183,158 187,691 
4.676% 2/20/62 (b)(d) 244,963 249,921 
4.69% 1/20/62 (b)(d) 1,538,661 1,569,184 
5.47% 8/20/59 (b)(d) 2,062 2,121 
  2,613,008 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - MORTGAGE SECURITIES   
(Cost $9,445,921)  9,527,312 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - 14.3%   
U.S. Government Agency - 14.3%   
Fannie Mae:   
floater:   
Series 1994-42 Class FK, 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate - 0.500% 1.76% 4/25/24 (b)(c) 152,960 153,532 
Series 2001-38 Class QF, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.980% 2.3075% 8/25/31 (b)(c) 39,986 40,741 
Series 2002-49 Class FB, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.600% 1.8827% 11/18/31 (b)(c) 38,882 39,309 
Series 2002-60 Class FV, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.000% 2.3275% 4/25/32 (b)(c) 8,642 8,822 
Series 2002-74 Class FV, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.450% 1.7775% 11/25/32 (b)(c) 327,028 328,497 
Series 2002-75 Class FA, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.000% 2.3275% 11/25/32 (b)(c) 17,703 18,072 
Series 2010-15 Class FJ, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.930% 2.2575% 6/25/36 (b)(c) 488,753 496,677 
planned amortization class:   
Series 2005-19 Class PA, 5.5% 7/25/34 110,007 113,803 
Series 2005-27 Class NE, 5.5% 5/25/34 12,631 12,659 
Series 2005-64 Class PX, 5.5% 6/25/35 135,204 144,531 
sequential payer:   
Series 2003-117 Class MD, 5% 12/25/23 68,209 71,578 
Series 2004-52 Class KZ, 5.5% 7/25/34 810,943 895,812 
Series 2010-97 Class CX, 4.5% 9/25/25 953,000 1,007,719 
Series 2010-139 Class NI, 4.5% 2/25/40 (e) 277,108 30,271 
Series 2010-39 Class FG, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.920% 2.2475% 3/25/36 (b)(c) 302,054 308,975 
Series 2011-67 Class AI, 4% 7/25/26 (e) 73,214 6,873 
Freddie Mac:   
floater:   
Series 2448 Class FT, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 1.000% 2.2503% 3/15/32 (b)(c) 42,796 43,643 
Series 2526 Class FC, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.400% 1.6503% 11/15/32 (b)(c) 54,108 54,346 
Series 2530 Class FE, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.600% 1.8503% 2/15/32 (b)(c) 21,596 21,818 
Series 2630 Class FL, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.500% 1.7503% 6/15/18 (b)(c) 260 260 
Series 2711 Class FC, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.900% 2.1503% 2/15/33 (b)(c) 138,783 141,477 
floater planned amortization class Series 2770 Class FH, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.400% 1.6503% 3/15/34 (b)(c) 145,741 146,548 
planned amortization class:   
Series 3415 Class PC, 5% 12/15/37 52,838 56,939 
Series 3763 Class QA, 4% 4/15/34 4,264 4,262 
Series 3840 Class VA, 4.5% 9/15/27 335,016 340,956 
sequential payer:   
Series 1929 Class EZ, 7.5% 2/17/27 206,064 222,435 
Series 2004-2802 Class ZG, 5.5% 5/15/34 646,771 716,689 
Series 2004-2862 Class NE, 5% 9/15/24 1,186,484 1,243,970 
Series 2145 Class MZ, 6.5% 4/15/29 202,331 227,731 
Series 2357 Class ZB, 6.5% 9/15/31 117,882 134,476 
Series 3745 Class KV, 4.5% 12/15/26 478,734 508,289 
Series 3859 Class JZ, 5% 5/15/41 913,539 991,778 
Freddie Mac Multi-family Structured pass-thru certificates sequential payer Series 4335 Class AL, 4.25% 3/15/40 549,935 571,430 
Ginnie Mae guaranteed REMIC pass-thru certificates:   
floater:   
Series 2007-59 Class FC, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.500% 1.7827% 7/20/37 (b)(c) 84,071 84,530 
Series 2008-2 Class FD, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.480% 1.7627% 1/20/38 (b)(c) 21,047 21,161 
Series 2008-73 Class FA, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.860% 2.1427% 8/20/38 (b)(c) 169,553 172,434 
Series 2008-83 Class FB, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.900% 2.1827% 9/20/38 (b)(c) 146,961 150,217 
Series 2009-108 Class CF, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.600% 1.8635% 11/16/39 (b)(c) 88,860 89,625 
Series 2009-116 Class KF, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.530% 1.7935% 12/16/39 (b)(c) 64,559 65,019 
Series 2010-H17 Class FA, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.330% 1.57% 7/20/60 (b)(c)(d) 855,945 850,343 
Series 2010-H18 Class AF, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.300% 1.5333% 9/20/60 (b)(c)(d) 1,025,869 1,018,556 
Series 2010-H19 Class FG, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.300% 1.5333% 8/20/60 (b)(c)(d) 1,138,356 1,130,209 
Series 2010-H27 Series FA, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.380% 1.6133% 12/20/60 (b)(c)(d) 350,551 348,805 
Series 2011-H05 Class FA, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.500% 1.7333% 12/20/60 (b)(c)(d) 581,993 581,410 
Series 2011-H07 Class FA, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.500% 1.7333% 2/20/61 (b)(c)(d) 1,105,707 1,104,655 
Series 2011-H12 Class FA, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.490% 1.7233% 2/20/61 (b)(c)(d) 1,321,387 1,319,789 
Series 2011-H13 Class FA, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.500% 1.7333% 4/20/61 (b)(c)(d) 455,983 455,527 
Series 2011-H14:   
Class FB, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.500% 1.7333% 5/20/61 (b)(c)(d) 532,833 532,262 
Class FC, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.500% 1.7333% 5/20/61 (b)(c)(d) 484,275 483,771 
Series 2011-H17 Class FA, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.530% 1.7633% 6/20/61 (b)(c)(d) 618,301 618,185 
Series 2011-H21 Class FA, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.600% 1.8333% 10/20/61 (b)(c)(d) 648,594 649,731 
Series 2012-H01 Class FA, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.700% 1.9333% 11/20/61 (b)(c)(d) 567,194 569,906 
Series 2012-H03 Class FA, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.700% 1.9333% 1/20/62 (b)(c)(d) 404,642 406,544 
Series 2012-H06 Class FA, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.630% 1.8633% 1/20/62 (b)(c)(d) 579,118 580,673 
Series 2012-H07 Class FA, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.630% 1.8633% 3/20/62 (b)(c)(d) 359,101 359,999 
Series 2012-H21 Class DF, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.650% 1.8833% 5/20/61 (b)(c)(d) 256,918 257,393 
Series 2015-H13 Class FL, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.280% 1.5133% 5/20/63 (b)(c)(d) 857,988 857,704 
Series 2015-H19 Class FA, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.200% 1.4333% 4/20/63 (b)(c)(d) 951,463 950,534 
Series 2016-H20 Class FM, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.400% 1.6306% 12/20/62 (b)(c)(d) 1,067,442 1,068,048 
planned amortization class Series 2011-68 Class EC, 3.5% 4/20/41 393,925 406,218 
sequential payer:   
Series 2013-H06 Class HA, 1.65% 1/20/63 (d) 408,345 405,467 
Series 2013-H26 Class HA, 3.5% 9/20/63 (d) 3,281,202 3,341,165 
Series 2014-H04 Class HA, 2.75% 2/20/64 (d) 2,418,594 2,436,780 
Series 2014-H12 Class KA, 2.75% 5/20/64 (d) 475,944 476,882 
Series 2016-H02 Class FM, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.500% 1.7333% 9/20/62 (b)(c)(d) 1,635,961 1,639,653 
Series 2016-H04 Class FE, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.650% 1.8833% 11/20/65 (b)(c)(d) 407,186 408,405 
Series 2010-H15 Class TP, 5.15% 8/20/60 (d) 1,120,730 1,153,271 
Series 2010-H17 Class XP, 5.295% 7/20/60 (b)(d) 1,135,220 1,171,245 
Series 2010-H18 Class PL, 5.01% 9/20/60 (b)(d) 1,010,861 1,036,370 
Series 2012-64 Class KI, 3.5% 11/20/36 (e) 99,648 7,227 
Series 2013-124:   
Class ES, 8.667% - 1 month U.S. LIBOR 6.9564% 4/20/39 (b)(f) 368,990 383,714 
Class ST, 8.800% - 1 month U.S. LIBOR 7.0898% 8/20/39 (b)(f) 938,589 991,282 
Series 2015-H17 Class HA, 2.5% 5/20/65 (d) 1,452,113 1,456,225 
Series 2015-H21:   
Class HA, 2.5% 6/20/63 (d) 3,911,027 3,921,093 
Class JA, 2.5% 6/20/65 (d) 386,187 387,247 
Series 2015-H30 Class HA, 1.75% 9/20/62 (b)(d) 3,485,091 3,463,825 
Series 2016-H13 Class FB, U.S. TREASURY 1 YEAR INDEX + 0.500% 1.65% 5/20/66 (b)(c)(d) 2,089,555 2,102,299 
Series 2017-H06 Class FA, U.S. TREASURY 1 YEAR INDEX + 0.350% 1.66% 8/20/66 (b)(c)(d) 2,108,234 2,114,277 
  51,134,593 
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS   
(Cost $51,366,100)  51,134,593 
Commercial Mortgage Securities - 8.1%   
Freddie Mac:   
sequential payer:   
Series K009 Class A2, 3.808% 8/25/20 3,660,000 3,803,160 
Series K034 Class A1, 2.669% 2/25/23 5,357,539 5,391,838 
Series K709 Class A2, 2.086% 3/25/19 1,480,000 1,481,912 
Series K710 Class A2, 1.883% 5/25/19 2,402,000 2,399,631 
Series K713 Class A2, 2.313% 3/25/20 454,000 455,975 
Series K717 Class A2, 2.991% 9/25/21 2,878,000 2,935,019 
Series K032 Class A1, 3.016% 2/25/23 1,803,566 1,839,513 
Series K036 Class A1, 2.777% 4/25/23 3,447,394 3,490,507 
Series K504 Class A2, 2.566% 9/25/20 227,000 229,050 
Series K704 Class A2, 2.412% 8/25/18 414,788 415,364 
Series K706 Class A2, 2.323% 10/25/18 807,383 806,820 
Series K724 Class A1, 2.776% 3/25/23 1,376,249 1,397,603 
Series K726 Class A1, 2.596% 7/25/49 413,639 416,118 
Freddie Mac Multi-family floater Series 2017-KT01 Class A, 1 month U.S. LIBOR + 0.320% 1.5561% 2/25/20 (b)(c) 3,784,000 3,792,386 
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES   
(Cost $29,038,696)  28,854,896 
Foreign Government and Government Agency Obligations - 4.6%   
Israeli State (guaranteed by U.S. Government through Agency for International Development):   
5.5% 9/18/23 11,600,000 13,554,888 
5.5% 12/4/23 4,000 4,696 
Ukraine Government 1.471% 9/29/21 2,891,000 2,820,460 
TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS   
(Cost $16,387,152)  16,380,044 
 Shares Value 
Money Market Funds - 0.4%   
Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 1.13% (g)   
(Cost $1,431,804) 1,431,518 1,431,804 

Purchased Swaptions - 0.0%    
 Expiration Date Notional Amount Value 
Put Options - 0.0%    
Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA to pay semi-annually a fixed rate of 2.5575% and receive quarterly a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring October 2027 10/6/20 1,200,000 $36,670 
Call Options - 0.0%    
Option on an interest rate swap with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA to receive semi-annually a fixed rate of 2.5575% and pay quarterly a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring October 2027 10/6/20 1,200,000 36,397 
TOTAL PURCHASED SWAPTIONS    
(Cost $79,440)   73,067 
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES - 100.0%    
(Cost $359,984,618)   356,794,945 
NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.0%   94,551 
NET ASSETS - 100%   $356,889,496 

Futures Contracts      
 Number of contracts Expiration Date Notional Amount Value Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) 
Purchased      
Treasury Contracts      
CBOT 2-Year U.S. Treasury Note Contracts (United States) 82 March 2018 $17,581,313 $(14,234) $(14,234) 

The notional amount of futures purchased as a percentage of Net Assets is 4.9%

Legend

 (a) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover margin requirements for futures contracts. At period end, the value of securities pledged amounted to $54,688.

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

 (c) Coupon is indexed to a floating interest rate which may be multiplied by a specified factor and/or subject to caps or floors.

 (d) Represents an investment in an underlying pool of reverse mortgages which typically do not require regular principal and interest payments as repayment is deferred until a maturity event.

 (e) Security represents right to receive monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgages or assets. Principal shown is the outstanding par amount of the pool as of the end of the period.

 (f) Coupon is inversely indexed to a floating interest rate multiplied by a specified factor. The price may be considerably more volatile than the price of a comparable fixed rate security.

 (g) 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.


Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund Income earned 
Fidelity Cash Central Fund $27,396 
Total $27,396 

Investment Valuation

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2017, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date: 
Description Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Investments in Securities:     
U.S. Government and Government Agency Obligations $249,393,229 $-- $249,393,229 $-- 
U.S. Government Agency - Mortgage Securities 9,527,312 -- 9,527,312 -- 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 51,134,593 -- 51,134,593 -- 
Commercial Mortgage Securities 28,854,896 -- 28,854,896 -- 
Foreign Government and Government Agency Obligations 16,380,044 -- 16,380,044 -- 
Money Market Funds 1,431,804 1,431,804 -- -- 
Purchased Swaptions 73,067 -- 73,067 -- 
Total Investments in Securities: $356,794,945 $1,431,804 $355,363,141 $-- 
Derivative Instruments:     
Liabilities     
Futures Contracts $(14,234) $(14,234) $-- $-- 
Total Liabilities $(14,234) $(14,234) $-- $-- 
Total Derivative Instruments: $(14,234) $(14,234) $-- $-- 

Value of Derivative Instruments

The following table is a summary of the Fund's value of derivative instruments by primary risk exposure as of November 30, 2017. For additional information on derivative instruments, please refer to the Derivative Instruments section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Primary Risk Exposure / Derivative Type Value 
 Asset Liability 
Interest Rate Risk   
Futures Contracts(a) $0 $(14,234) 
Purchased Swaptions(b) 73,067 
Total Interest Rate Risk 73,067 (14,234) 
Total Value of Derivatives $73,067 $(14,234) 

 (a) Reflects gross cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts as presented in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the period end daily variation margin is included in receivable or payable for daily variation margin on futures contracts, and the net cumulative appreciation (depreciation) is included in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 (b) Gross value is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities in the investments, at value line-item.


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


Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  November 30, 2017 
Assets   
Investment in securities, at value — See accompanying schedule:
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $358,552,814) 
$355,363,141  
Fidelity Central Funds (cost $1,431,804) 1,431,804  
Total Investment in Securities (cost $359,984,618)  $356,794,945 
Cash  461,838 
Receivable for investments sold  13,460,485 
Receivable for fund shares sold  279,942 
Interest receivable  1,447,739 
Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds  7,311 
Total assets  372,452,260 
Liabilities   
Payable for investments purchased $14,525,774  
Payable for fund shares redeemed 879,889  
Distributions payable 11,641  
Accrued management fee 134,900  
Payable for daily variation margin on futures contracts 10,250  
Other affiliated payables 310  
Total liabilities  15,562,764 
Net Assets  $356,889,496 
Net Assets consist of:   
Paid in capital  $361,911,961 
Distributions in excess of net investment income  (397,817) 
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments  (1,420,741) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments  (3,203,907) 
Net Assets, for 36,110,438 shares outstanding  $356,889,496 
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($356,889,496 ÷ 36,110,438 shares)  $9.88 

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


Statement of Operations

  Year ended November 30, 2017 
Investment Income   
Interest  5,780,300 
Income from Fidelity Central Funds  27,396 
Total income  5,807,696 
Expenses   
Management fee $1,686,112  
Independent trustees' fees and expenses 1,425  
Miscellaneous 1,231  
Total expenses before reductions 1,688,768  
Expense reductions (624) 1,688,144 
Net investment income (loss)  4,119,552 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   
Net realized gain (loss) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers (1,459,862)  
Futures contracts (85,897)  
Written options 43,431  
Total net realized gain (loss)  (1,502,328) 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:   
Investment securities:   
Unaffiliated issuers (639,240)  
Futures contracts (14,136)  
Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)  (653,376) 
Net gain (loss)  (2,155,704) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $1,963,848 

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


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Year ended November 30, 2017 Year ended November 30, 2016 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   
Operations   
Net investment income (loss) $4,119,552 $3,487,886 
Net realized gain (loss) (1,502,328) 1,455,079 
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (653,376) (3,461,819) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 1,963,848 1,481,146 
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income (4,285,392) (3,563,155) 
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain (1,333,910) (345,919) 
Total distributions (5,619,302) (3,909,074) 
Share transactions   
Proceeds from sales of shares 95,303,036 189,088,182 
Reinvestment of distributions 5,424,759 3,801,271 
Cost of shares redeemed (143,013,744) (176,160,541) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions (42,285,949) 16,728,912 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets (45,941,403) 14,300,984 
Net Assets   
Beginning of period 402,830,899 388,529,915 
End of period $356,889,496 $402,830,899 
Other Information   
Distributions in excess of net investment income end of period $(397,817) $(156,945) 
Shares   
Sold 9,582,551 18,753,603 
Issued in reinvestment of distributions 545,993 377,384 
Redeemed (14,382,958) (17,477,183) 
Net increase (decrease) (4,254,414) 1,653,804 

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


Financial Highlights

Fidelity Limited Term Government Fund

Years ended November 30, 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 
Selected Per–Share Data      
Net asset value, beginning of period $9.98 $10.04 $10.09 $10.08 $10.17 
Income from Investment Operations      
Net investment income (loss)A .109 .086 .079 .065 .045 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (.061) (.048) (.026) .043 (.038) 
Total from investment operations .048 .038 .053 .108 .007 
Distributions from net investment income (.114) (.089) (.069) (.062) (.042) 
Distributions from net realized gain (.034) (.009) (.034) (.036) (.055) 
Total distributions (.148) (.098) (.103) (.098) (.097) 
Net asset value, end of period $9.88 $9.98 $10.04 $10.09 $10.08 
Total ReturnB .48% .37% .53% 1.08% .07% 
Ratios to Average Net AssetsC,D      
Expenses before reductions .45% .45% .45% .45% .45% 
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any .45% .45% .45% .45% .45% 
Expenses net of all reductions .45% .45% .45% .45% .45% 
Net investment income (loss) 1.10% .86% .78% .65% .45% 
Supplemental Data      
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) $356,889 $402,831 $388,530 $365,567 $389,199 
Portfolio turnover rateE 114% 118% 102% 107% 89% 

 A Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

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

 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 Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the Fund.

 E Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.


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


Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended November 30, 2017

1. Organization.

Fidelity Limited Term Government Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series IV (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. Share transactions on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets may contain exchanges between affiliated funds. 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.

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 .005%.

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 Fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investments Companies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. The Board of Trustees (the Board) has delegated the day to day responsibility for the valuation of the Fund's investments to the Fair Value Committee (the Committee) established by the Fund's investment adviser. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by 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 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 reports to the Board on the Committee's activities and fair value determinations. The Board monitors the appropriateness of the procedures used in valuing the Fund's investments and ratifies the fair value determinations of the Committee.

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:

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. Foreign government and government agency obligations and U.S. government and government agency obligations are valued by pricing vendors who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. Collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial mortgage securities and U.S. government agency mortgage securities, are valued by pricing vendors who utilize matrix pricing which considers prepayment speed assumptions, attributes of the collateral, yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by 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.

Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Options traded over-the-counter are valued using broker-supplied valuations and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level as of November 30, 2017 is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Income and capital gain distributions from Fidelity Central Funds, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued as earned and includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities as applicable.

Expenses. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, 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, 2017, 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 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.

Dividends are declared and recorded daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized gains, if any, are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Capital accounts are not adjusted for temporary book-tax differences which will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to futures contracts, market discount, deferred trustees compensation and losses deferred due to wash sales.

As of period end, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in securities, and derivatives if applicable, for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation $442,610 
Gross unrealized depreciation (3,696,466) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $(3,253,856) 
Tax Cost $360,048,801 

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

Capital loss carryforward $(1,423,045) 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments $(3,353,856) 

Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that expire. The capital loss carryforward information presented below, including any applicable limitation, is estimated as of fiscal period end and is subject to adjustment.

No expiration  
Short-term (1,178,614) 
Long-term (244,431) 
Total capital loss carryforward $(1,423,045) 

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 November 30, 2017 November 30, 2016 
Ordinary Income $4,756,183 $ 3,563,155 
Long-term Capital Gains 863,119 345,919 
Total $5,619,302 $ 3,909,074 

New Accounting Pronouncement. In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU), ASU 2017-08, which amends the amortization period for certain callable debt securities that are held at a premium. The amendment requires the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendments do not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of these changes to the financial statements.

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.

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:

Interest Rate Risk Interest rate risk relates to the fluctuations in the value of interest-bearing securities due to changes in the prevailing levels of market interest rates. 

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 bond market and fluctuations in interest rates.

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

Any open futures contracts at period end are presented in the Schedule of Investments under the caption "Futures Contracts". The notional amount at value reflects each contract's exposure to the underlying instrument or index at period end and is representative of volume of activity during the period. Securities deposited to meet initial margin requirements are identified in the Schedule of Investments.

Options. Options give the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call) or sell (put) an underlying security or financial instrument at an agreed exercise or strike price between or on certain dates. Options obligate the seller (writer) to buy (put) or sell (call) an underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price or cash settle an underlying derivative instrument if the holder exercises the option on or before the expiration date. The Fund uses OTC options, such as swaptions, which are options where the underlying instrument is a swap, to manage its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates.

Upon entering into an options contract, a fund will pay or receive a premium. Premiums paid on purchased options are reflected as cost of investments and premiums received on written options are reflected as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Certain options may be purchased or written with premiums to be paid or received on a future date. Options are valued daily and any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When an option is exercised, the cost or proceeds of the underlying instrument purchased or sold is adjusted by the amount of the premium. When an option is closed the Fund will realize a gain or loss depending on whether the proceeds or amount paid for the closing sale transaction is greater or less than the premium received or paid. When an option expires, gains and losses are realized to the extent of premiums received and paid, respectively. The net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on purchased options are included in the Statement of Operations in net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities. The net realized gain (loss) and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options are presented in the Statement of Operations.

Any open options at period end are presented in the Schedule of Investments under the captions "Purchased Options," "Purchased Swaptions," "Written Options" and "Written Swaptions," as applicable, and are representative of volume of activity during the period.

Writing puts and buying calls tend to increase exposure to the underlying instrument while buying puts and writing calls tend to decrease exposure to the underlying instrument. For purchased options, risk of loss is limited to the premium paid, and for written options, risk of loss is the change in value in excess of the premium received.

5. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities and U.S. government securities, aggregated $13,839,249 and $3,851,369, 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 that is based on an annual rate of .45% of the Fund's average net assets. Under the management contract, the investment adviser pays all other expenses, except the compensation of the independent Trustees and certain other expenses such as miscellaneous expenses such as proxy and shareholder meeting expenses. The management fee is reduced by an amount equal to the fees and expenses paid by the Fund to the independent Trustees.

Interfund Trades. The Fund may purchase from or sell securities to other Fidelity Funds under procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure these interfund trades are executed in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown in the Purchases and Sales of Investments note.

7. 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 $1,231 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not borrow on this line of credit.

8. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities from time to time in order to earn additional income. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The Fund or borrower may terminate the loan at any time, and if the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, 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 maintained at the Fund's custodian and/or invested in cash equivalents. At period end, there were no security loans outstanding. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers, 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 interest income. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $10,822.

9. Expense Reductions.

Through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of certain uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's management fee. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's management fee by $624.

10. Other.

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

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Advisor Series IV and Shareholders of Fidelity Limited Term Government 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 Limited Term Government Fund (a fund of Fidelity Advisor Series IV) as of November 30, 2017, 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 Limited Term Government 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. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of November 30, 2017 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
January 17, 2018

Trustees and Officers

The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any), 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.  Each of the Trustees oversees 238 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 is referred to herein as an Independent Trustee.  Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs.  The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees.  Officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years. 

The 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.

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

In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing 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.

Board Structure and Oversight Function. Abigail P. Johnson is an interested person 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. Marie L. Knowles 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, asset allocation and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity's high income, sector and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds that are overseen by such other Boards. 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 Fidelity's risk management program for the Fidelity® funds.  The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Trustees." 

Interested Trustees*:

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

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

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 Chairman (2016-present), Chief Executive Officer (2014-present), and Director (2007-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company), 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. (investment adviser firm, 2011-present) and Chairman and Director of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2011-present). Previously, Ms. Johnson served as Vice Chairman (2007-2016) and President (2013-2016) of FMR LLC, President and a Director of FMR (2001-2005), a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firm), 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.

Jennifer Toolin McAuliffe (1959)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2016

Trustee

Ms. McAuliffe also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Ms. McAuliffe previously served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2016) and as Co-Head of Fixed Income of Fidelity Investments Limited (now known as FIL Limited (FIL)) (diversified financial services company). Earlier roles at FIL included Director of Research for FIL’s credit and quantitative teams in London, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Ms. McAuliffe also was the Director of Research for taxable and municipal bonds at Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. Ms. McAuliffe is also a director or trustee of several not-for-profit entities.

 * Determined to be an “Interested Trustee” by virtue of, among other things, his or her affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR. 

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

Independent Trustees:

Correspondence intended for an Independent Trustee may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

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

Elizabeth S. Acton (1951)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Trustee

Ms. Acton also serves as Trustee 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). Previously, Ms. Acton served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2013-2016).

John Engler (1948)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2014

Trustee

Mr. Engler also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. He serves on the board of directors for Universal Forest Products (manufacturer and distributor of wood and wood-alternative products, 2003-present) and K12 Inc. (technology-based education company, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Engler served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2014-2016), president of the Business Roundtable (2011-2017), a trustee of The Munder Funds (2003-2014), president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers (2004-2011), member of the Board of Trustees of the Annie E. Casey Foundation (2004-2015), and as governor of Michigan (1991-2003). He is a past chairman of the National Governors Association.

Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (1942)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

Trustee

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), and Member of the Board of Trustees of Barnabas Health Care System (1997-present). Previously, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman (2012-2015) and Vice Chairman (2011-2012) of the Independent Trustees of certain Fidelity® funds 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 & 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), and Chase Manhattan Bank (1975-1978).

Arthur E. Johnson (1947)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Trustee

Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees

Mr. Johnson also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation plc (diversified power management, 2009-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), AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company, 2002-2016), 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. 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.

Marie L. Knowles (1946)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2001

Trustee

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 (pipeline and tanker operations). 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 Santa Catalina Island Company (real estate, 2009-present). Ms. Knowles is a Member of the Investment Company Institute Board of Governors and a Member of the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (2014-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). Ms. Knowles previously served as Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of certain Fidelity® funds (2012-2015).

Mark A. Murray (1954)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2016

Trustee

Mr. Murray also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Murray is Vice Chairman (2013-present) of Meijer, Inc. (regional retail chain). Previously, Mr. Murray served as a Member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2016) and as Co-Chief Executive Officer (2013-2016) and President (2006-2013) of Meijer, Inc. Mr. Murray serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Nuclear Review and Public Policy and Responsibility Committees of DTE Energy Company (diversified energy company, 2009-present). Mr. Murray also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Spectrum Health (not-for-profit health system, 2015-present). Mr. Murray previously served as President of Grand Valley State University (2001-2006), Treasurer for the State of Michigan (1999-2001), Vice President of Finance and Administration for Michigan State University (1998-1999), and a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee and Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of Universal Forest Products, Inc. (manufacturer and distributor of wood and wood-alternative products, 2004-2016). Mr. Murray is also a director or trustee of many community and professional organizations.

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

Advisory Board Members and Officers:

Correspondence intended for an 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: 2017

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer

Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of other funds. She is Chief AML Officer (2012-present) and Senior Vice President (2014-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as AML Officer of the funds (2012-2016), and Vice President (2007-2014) and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012) of FMR LLC.

Marc R. Bryant (1966)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2015

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)

Mr. Bryant also serves as Secretary and CLO of other funds. Mr. Bryant serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2015-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2015-present); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (investment adviser firm, 2015-present) and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2015-present); and CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited and FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2015-present) and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present). He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company). Previously, Mr. Bryant served as Secretary and CLO of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II (2010-2014) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds (2013-2015). 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 serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).

Adrien E. Deberghes (1967)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer

Mr. Deberghes also serves as an officer of other funds. He serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and 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). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served in other fund officer roles.

Stephanie J. Dorsey (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

President and Treasurer

Ms. Dorsey also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Dorsey serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), 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.

Howard J. Galligan III (1966)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2014

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Galligan also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Galligan serves as President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2014-present) and as a Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2008-present). Previously, Mr. Galligan served as Chief Administrative Officer of Asset Management (2011-2014) and Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Investment Support for Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2003-2011).

Colm A. Hogan (1973)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2016

Assistant Treasurer

Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). 

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, serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Maher served as Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).

John B. McGinty, Jr. (1962)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2016

Chief Compliance Officer

Mr. McGinty also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other funds. Mr. McGinty is Senior Vice President of Asset Management Compliance for Fidelity Investments and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2016-present). Mr. McGinty previously served as Vice President, Senior Attorney at Eaton Vance Management (investment management firm, 2015-2016), and prior to Eaton Vance as global CCO for all firm operations and registered investment companies at GMO LLC (investment management firm, 2009-2015). Before joining GMO LLC, Mr. McGinty served as Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel for Fidelity Investments (2007-2009).

Rieco E. Mello (1969)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2017

Assistant Treasurer

Mr. Mello also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Mello serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1995-present).

Jamie Pagliocco (1964)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2017

Vice President

Mr. Pagliocco also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Pagliocco serves as Chief Investment Officer of FMR's Bond Group (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2001-present).

Jason P. Pogorelec (1975)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2015

Assistant Secretary

Mr. Pogorelec also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. Mr. Pogorelec serves as Vice President, Associate General Counsel (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2006-present).

Nancy D. Prior (1967)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2014

Vice President

Ms. Prior also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Prior serves as a Director of FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2015-present), President (2016-present) and Director (2014-present) of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (investment adviser firm), President, Fixed Income (2014-present), Vice Chairman of FIAM LLC (investment adviser firm, 2014-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2002-present). Previously, Ms. Prior served as Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2012-2014), President, Money Market and Short Duration Bond Group of Fidelity Management & Research (FMR) (investment adviser firm, 2013-2014), President, Money Market Group of FMR (2011-2013), Managing Director of Research (2009-2011), Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel (2007-2009), and Assistant Secretary of certain Fidelity® funds (2008-2009).

Stacie M. Smith (1974)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2013

Assistant Treasurer

Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2013-2016).

Marc L. Spector (1972)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2016

Deputy Treasurer

Mr. Spector also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Spector serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2016-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Spector served as Director at the Siegfried Group (accounting firm, 2013-2016), and prior to Siegfried Group as audit senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (accounting firm, 2005-2013).

Renee Stagnone (1975)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2016

Assistant Treasurer

Ms. Stagnone also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Stagnone serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1997-present). Previously, Ms. Stagnone served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2013-2016).

Christine J. Thompson (1958)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2015

Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds

Ms. Thompson also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Thompson also serves as Chief Investment Officer of FMR's Bond Group (2010-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1985-present). Previously, Ms. Thompson served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2010-2012).

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. 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 provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. 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.

 Annualized Expense Ratio-A Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2017 
Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2017 
Expenses Paid
During Period-B
June 1, 2017
to November 30, 2017 
Actual .45% $1,000.00 $996.70 $2.25 
Hypothetical-C  $1,000.00 $1,022.81 $2.28 

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

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

 C 5% return per year before expenses


Distributions (Unaudited)

A total of 55.22% 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.

The fund designates $3,453,647 of distributions paid during the period January 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017 as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2018 of amounts for use in preparing 2017 income tax returns.

Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Limited Term Government 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. FMR and the sub-advisers are referred to herein as the Investment Advisers. 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 (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 considers, among other matters, information 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 review matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of the 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 all of the Fidelity funds.

At its September 2017 meeting, the Board 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 relationships with the fund; and (iv) the extent to which, if any, economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows, and whether any economies of scale are appropriately shared with 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 of the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among 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.

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 Fidelity, 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 investment personnel compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund. Additionally, the Board considered the portfolio managers' investments, if any, in the funds that they manage.

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 considered 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, risk management, compliance, and technology and operations capabilities and resources, which are integral parts 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, subcustodians, and pricing vendors; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures.

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 Fidelity's investment research process, which includes meetings with management of issuers in which the funds invest, and to the support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) continuing efforts to enhance Fidelity's global research capabilities; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs; (iv) launching new share classes of existing funds; (v) eliminating purchase minimums and broadening eligibility requirements for certain lower-priced share classes; (vi) reducing management fees and total expenses for certain growth equity funds and index funds; (vii) lowering expense caps for certain existing funds and classes to reduce expenses borne by shareholders; (viii) eliminating short-term redemption fees for certain funds; (ix) introducing a new pricing structure for certain funds of funds that is expected to reduce overall expenses paid by shareholders; (x) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through proposals for fund mergers and share class consolidations; (xi) continuing to develop, acquire and implement systems and technology to improve services to the funds and shareholders, strengthen information security, and increase efficiency; and (xii) implementing enhancements to further strengthen Fidelity's product line to increase investors' probability of success in achieving their investment goals, including retirement income goals.

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.

The Board took into account discussions with representatives of 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 considers annualized return information for the fund for different time periods, measured against a securities market index ("benchmark index") and a peer group of funds with similar objectives ("peer group"), if any. 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 discussed with the Investment Advisers the reasons 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; the potential for incremental return versus the fund's benchmark index weighed against the risks involved in obtaining that incremental return, including the risk of diminished or negative total returns; 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 continue to benefit the shareholders of the fund.

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 created for the purpose of facilitating the Trustees' competitive analysis of management fees and total expenses. 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.

Management Fee.  The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in basis points (BP) 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" and, for the reasons explained above, is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons. 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. Funds with comparable investment mandates offer exposure to similar types of securities. Funds with comparable management fee structures have similar management fee contractual arrangements (e.g., flat rate charged for advisory services, all-inclusive fee rate, etc.). "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 20% would mean that 80% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher, and 20% had lower, management fees than the fund. The fund's actual TMG %s and the number of funds in the Total Mapped Group 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. Because the vast majority of competitor funds' management fees do not cover non-management expenses, for a more meaningful comparison of management fees, the fund is compared on the basis of a hypothetical "net management fee," which is derived by subtracting payments made by FMR for non-management expenses (including transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and fees paid to non-affiliated custodians) from the fund's all-inclusive fee. In this regard, the Board considered that net management fees can vary from year to year because of differences in non-management expenses.

Fidelity Limited Term Government Fund


The Board noted that the fund's hypothetical net management fee rate ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2016.

The Board noted that it and the boards of other Fidelity funds formed an ad hoc Committee on Group Fee, which meets periodically, to conduct an in-depth review of the "group fee" component of the management fee of funds with such management fee structures. The Committee's focus included the mechanics of the group fee, the competitive landscape of group fee structures, Fidelity funds with no group fee component (such as the fund) and investment products not included in group fee assets. The Board also considered that, for funds subject to the group fee, FMR agreed to voluntarily waive fees over a specified period of time in amounts designed to account for assets converted from certain funds to certain collective investment trusts.

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 the fund's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's hypothetical net management fee rate as well as the fund's all-inclusive fee rate. The Board also considered other expenses, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees, paid by FMR under the all-inclusive arrangement. The Board also noted that Fidelity may agree to waive fees and expenses from time to time, and the extent to which, if any, it has done so for the fund. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. The fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the fund's total expense ratio ranked below the competitive median for 2016.

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 funds advised or subadvised by Fidelity, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients with similar mandates. The Board noted that an ad hoc joint committee created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically reviews and compares 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.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the fund's total expense ratio was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability.  The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and 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 information about the profitability of its relationships with the fund. Fidelity calculates profitability information for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability information 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 in respect of the mathematical accuracy of the fund profitability information and its conformity to established 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 potential 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.

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 as assets grow through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense ratio reductions. The Board recognized that due to the fund's current contractual arrangements its expense ratio will not decline if the fund's operating costs decrease as assets grow, or rise as assets decrease. The Board also noted that a committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) created by it and the boards of other Fidelity funds periodically analyzes 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.

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.

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) the terms of Fidelity's contractual and voluntary expense cap and waiver arrangements with the funds; (vi) the methodology with respect to competitive fund data and peer group classifications; (vii) Fidelity's transfer agent fee, expense, and service structures for different funds and classes relative to competitive trends, and the impact of the increased use of omnibus accounts; (viii) Fidelity's long-term expectations for its offerings in the workplace investing channel; (ix) new developments in the retail and institutional marketplaces and the competitive positioning of the funds relative to other investment products and services; (x) the approach to considering "fall-out" benefits; (xi) the impact of money market reform on Fidelity's money market funds, including with respect to costs and profitability; (xii) the funds' share class structures and distribution channels, including the impact of the Department of Labor's new fiduciary rule on the funds' distribution arrangements; and (xiii) 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 classes. In addition, the Board considered its discussions with Fidelity throughout the year regarding enhanced information security initiatives and the funds' fair valuation policies.

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.





Fidelity Investments

Corporate Headquarters

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1.968335.104




Item 2.

Code of Ethics


As of the end of the period, November 30, 2017, Fidelity Advisor Series IV (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 Elizabeth S. Acton is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.   Ms. Acton 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 Limited Term Government Fund (the “Fund”):


Services Billed by PwC


November 30, 2017 FeesA

 

Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other  Fees


Fidelity Limited Term Government Fund

 $59,000

$5,400

 $3,500

 $2,700



November 30, 2016 FeesA,B

 

Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other  Fees


Fidelity Limited Term Government Fund

 $59,000

$5,900

 $3,500

 $2,800



A Amounts may reflect rounding.

B Certain amounts have been reclassified to align with current period presentation.


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, 2017A

November 30, 2016A

Audit-Related Fees

 $9,220,000

 $5,315,000

Tax Fees

$150,000

$10,000

All Other Fees

 $-

 $-


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, 2017A

November 30, 2016A,B

PwC

$12,640,000

$6,610,000


A Amounts may reflect rounding.

B Certain amounts have been reclassified to align with current period presentation.


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 Advisor Series IV


By:

/s/ Stephanie J. Dorsey

 

Stephanie J. Dorsey

 

President and Treasurer

 

 

Date:

January 24, 2018



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 24, 2018



By:

/s/Howard J. Galligan III

 

Howard J. Galligan III

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date:

January 24, 2018